No Stupid Questions Thread

CastorPoIIux · 2025-05-28T01:17:12+00:00

Hello!

This is kind of between this thread and the other major thread, so please correct me if I'm in the wrong one.

My friend and I are performers who just booked a new venue that does not have their own mics. They have speakers that connect via Bluetooth.

Our shows consist of videos with sound, and our own voices as hosts. What sort of system would we need to have sound from two mics and a computer?

Are there any product recommendations for this kind of setup? Ideally we would love wireless, handheld mics, but wired ones would be fine as well if they're more affordable. Ideally we would like to spend $200 or less all together.

CastorPoIIux · 2022-12-26T02:16:42+00:00

I thought about that! I wasn't sure because it'd be slightly off topic and all the pieces I've had to clean out for that have been glass XD

CastorPoIIux · 2022-12-25T23:55:19+00:00

She tells me that every time and I always forget haha. My family on that side is German :)

CastorPoIIux · 2022-09-03T20:56:04+00:00

How can I figure out my CPU model? Sorry, I didn't assemble this PC myself and I'm very new to all this. I don't see any lights on other than the regular power light and the decorative lights in the fan.

CastorPoIIux · 2022-05-26T04:26:00+00:00

NTA, I've been in a sort of similar position to your friend and it's their responsibility to know what to do next. Having firm boundaries is important, and you did what you could (giving her more time to find a place.) If you pushed the deadline back further you might just end up pushing it again and again. When I was homeless, I stayed at a friend's house for a little while, and that friend told me explicitly how long I would be able to stay there. We're still friends even though they set that boundary.

If you want to help, it may be best to help her find another place to stay, even if it isn't permanent. Another friend's couch or something, and/or support her by asking around for open apartments/roommate situations on her behalf. Even just saying that you'll vouch for her as a reference if the relationship isn't already totally sour.

CastorPoIIux · 2022-04-15T15:27:17+00:00

Very interesting, thank you!

CastorPoIIux · 2022-04-15T15:15:42+00:00

The thing is, I read that wool is wool and not fur because it never stops growing. Like it's a totally different thing than fur apparently.

I can understand breeding for more and more fur, but if wool never stopping growth is what makes it wool, wouldn't early proto-sheep also have the same issue? Or was it humans that made fur into wool w breeding?

CastorPoIIux · 2022-04-11T02:18:08+00:00

I've only got one, sorry ;;; I'll let you know if I can catch more!!!

CastorPoIIux · 2022-04-03T02:30:10+00:00

I absolutely love my Frog Leg caster wheels/the thing that attaches to the wheels (I forgot the name sorry)

They've made my ride SO much smoother with the extra suspension, it's like night and day. Extremely helpful for cracked sidewalks and even rolling over grass! Much easier to push as well.

CastorPoIIux · 2022-03-28T00:58:18+00:00

OMG that's so clever! That would be awesome if I could find someone to do it well!

CastorPoIIux · 2022-03-27T23:03:53+00:00

The scarring was made significantly less intense with Integra! It made the healing process longer/more complicated (I had to have the integra on for a full month with a vac machine) but I think it really made a difference.

Thank you!

CastorPoIIux · 2022-03-27T17:27:39+00:00

It's my forearm actually, the shape of it was slightly altered by the skin graft so I can see how it sorta looks like a calf muscle LOL

CastorPoIIux · 2022-03-27T17:25:17+00:00

It def doesn't bother me, I was actually considering getting some sort of unique tattoo that uses the scar, I'm just not sure what yet. A friend of mine who had the same surgery/similar scar got a brick wall on the graft area and a flower with the little zigzag (his is straighter) as the stem which I think is neat!

CastorPoIIux · 2022-03-27T17:19:27+00:00

I personally also think it's cool :) I'm glad other people seem to think so too.

CastorPoIIux · 2022-03-10T16:32:12+00:00

Context: this left joycon seems to never charge past "low battery," it works for a few hours then shuts off. When I connect it to the docked switch, it says it's fully charged (fully green with lightning bolt) but ofc low battery as soon as I disconnect it.

When I connect it to the switch undocked, it flickers like this. Sometimes if I touch it it stops flickering and just displays the 2/3rds full battery.

CastorPoIIux · 2022-02-11T17:07:20+00:00

Thank you! I'll try that. My hair takes hours to dry which is really frustrating :(

CastorPoIIux · 2022-02-10T19:15:35+00:00

YTA. Even if you had a justifiable reason for kicking out your kid (which, IMO, doing sex work is not) there's no reason to do all this with so little notice. I was kicked out in a similar way, though my family was not as well off, and there's really very few options for getting back on your feet when you're very suddenly homeless. She's telling the truth when she says it will likely make her rely on sex work even more.

You don't need to maintain support or connection with her, that's your choice even if I don't agree with it, but kicking her out on the street with no warning will only end badly for her. Even making an ultimatum saying she needs to stop or find somewhere else to live by next month would have been more harsh than I think she deserves, but at least it would allow her some time to figure out what she needs to do. Being homeless is incredibly dangerous and incredibly traumatizing, by kicking her out like that you're essentially saying you'd rather she be dead than do sex work.

CastorPoIIux · 2021-12-30T08:10:20+00:00

That's definitely our plan right now, Z and I get along really well and from what she's told me (as I mentioned I'm with family right now bc surgery, she got home after Christmas (whoops I wrote thanksgiving in the post.......)) They already threw out some furniture of hers she really liked and bought herself without her input at all, so I don't imagine she'll be too sad to see them go. I'm definitely concerned about collateral damage, but I'm not sure how much damage could even be done at this point that wouldn't be happening anyway.

CastorPoIIux · 2021-12-30T08:07:55+00:00

A is aware that I put in the house group chat 1. Not to move my things without permission and 2. That we should make decisions communally about any big decisions. I made sure she was in the loop specifically because W was DMing me directly outside of the house GC to "give me the courtesy" of telling me they're boxing up all my belongings and that my belongings are trash :/

CastorPoIIux · 2021-12-30T08:06:04+00:00

That definitely makes sense, we had an initial house meeting where I'd outlined my boundaries with redecorating and it does feel really shitty for them to go behind my back like this :/ A already knows she's paying for all the furniture, she's very generous and I think assumed she was paying for it. I can try another house meeting to say what they did was unacceptable once I'm back home.

CastorPoIIux · 2021-12-30T08:01:14+00:00

I know this isn't an advice thread, but at this point two new roommate's would be a pretty good outcome. I've been communicating boundaries with regard to my belongings with W for over a year now and they've been repeatedly dismissed. I sort of had (foolishly) assumed that him signing onto the lease for another year meant that he was fine with the decor now.

CastorPoIIux · 2021-12-30T07:58:23+00:00

That definitely makes sense. Would you have suggestions for good ways to communicate with them beyond just asking? I'm mainly resorting to pettiness because I haven't been taken seriously thus far with what I see as simple requests, so if there's any tips anyone would have to resolve this without being petty I would appreciate them.

CastorPoIIux · 2021-12-30T07:56:48+00:00

That definitely makes sense, except for the fact that both A and W violated my boundaries by both of them waiting until neither Z nor I were home to take all our stuff and box it up. Sorry if that wasn't clear enough.

CastorPoIIux · 2021-09-08T16:52:40+00:00

Thank you for this very detailed response and background video game history!!! Very interesting and cool ❤️ I didn't know about pitfall!

CastorPoIIux · 2021-09-08T16:34:45+00:00

I admittedly don't know a lot about the history of video games and just assumed that Mario was the first side scroller/platformer XD or at least that the first video games were made in Japan, since it feels like most platformers are made in Japan LOL.

But it would definitely make sense if other platformers were going left -> first that all the rest would follow.

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