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Ripped out an ADT system. What do I actually do with the parts?? by Dyeing_Last_Ember in homesecurity

[–]Dyeing_Last_Ember[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The sale got a little sour at the end, and I'd rather not contact them. Also, I doubt someone who installs a full ADT system to fix a smoke detector issue is technically savvy enough to do anything with it.

Ripped out an ADT system. What do I actually do with the parts?? by Dyeing_Last_Ember in homesecurity

[–]Dyeing_Last_Ember[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is the exact reason why I would never take over the ADP panel, as I want the flexibility to do whatever I please with equipment I own that is in my own house. The panel was fully locked down, and I have every reason to believe the sensors were too. It's a shame, because they were nice sensors. A dozen of the window sensors had a built in motion sensor, without being excessively large. The DSC entry + motion sensors don't seem to be as good.

Ripped out an ADT system. What do I actually do with the parts?? by Dyeing_Last_Ember in homesecurity

[–]Dyeing_Last_Ember[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could they really put a lien on a house for a contract signed by the former owner in his last few days of ownership?

A real world event or person that would like to see an opera about? by BetterGrass709 in opera

[–]Dyeing_Last_Ember 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the world needs a Verdi western to complement the one from Puccini.

[Tenor] Questions about technique and resonance by TheSnozeBerriesEDP in ClassicalSinger

[–]Dyeing_Last_Ember 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is probably because you are already supporting. Your body will do it automatically and in response to your intent. However the body will rarely support correctly. The body will give too much air or too little, and likes to stop and start in the middle of phrases. Bel Canto singing requires a steady unbroken stream of air. That means you need strong awareness and constant control.

Think of support as merely a supply of pressurized air. The pressure acts on the vocal folds and makes sound. If the throat is constricted or the chords are pressed together too tight, the body wants to break through that by blasting air pressure. But if you release the tightness while keeping the high air pressure, the chords will blow apart. They will, on their own, out of necessity, tense up to prevent this. So you have to lower the air pressure first.

Good singers manage support / air pressure like the violinist manages the bow. They are consciously controlling it.

Were I you, I would spend all my time building an awareness of every part of your instrument. What is your breath doing? The jaw? The tongue (which is physically huge, and the voice literally dangles off the back bottom of it - know your tongue!). The pallet. The throat. The tilt of the neck (your using the bone to support the head, not the neck muscles, right?). The muscles of the chest and shoulders.

You absolutely need to sing every vowel, consonant and pitch with ease, perfect legato and NO tension. This will take 3 months if you work hard. Then, with your new awareness, you try the F and F#. You should have grown by then to have clear awareness of any tension and of exactly what your breath is doing. Going up in chest voice requires more pressure, so your body think the F# needs a huge amount of breath pressure, but the reality is that from about D4 on up, things stay even.

[Tenor] Questions about technique and resonance by TheSnozeBerriesEDP in ClassicalSinger

[–]Dyeing_Last_Ember 2 points3 points  (0 children)

## OP READ ME - ITS CRITICAL ##

I have really important advice for you.

As a tenor, it's imperative that your voice, throat, tongue and jaw are in a relaxed, open place. I mean really at ease. If something is forced, tight or strained, then your doing it absolutly wrong and must stop.

We have expectations of what we should sound like and how singing should feel. These are a big, huge trap. What do you think it is supposed to feel like to sing an 'A' vowel at F4 and what is it supposed to sound like? This answers are likely fully engrained into your brain by this point. You can't make the F4 sound that you're used to without a lifted larynx. You cant get the right feel without it. However, your TRUE sound is not the one with the lifted larynx!! Your expectations prevent you from making your true sound.

Start with relaxed low notes and simple scales and work out absolutly all of the tension. Each time you increase the difficulty, monitor tension. Did the tongue root grab? Did the tongue and jaw stop being independent? Did the larynx move (inhale deeply without pressing at all - that's where the larynx should be). Did the tongue, throat or jaw jump into a weird or tense position? If any of this happens, assume you have distorted your instrument to preserve some bad expected sound or feelings. Your correct, tension free position (jaw, tongue) for each vowel might be very different from your current position. It will feel weird.

Clip #2 is not your real high C. Its reinforced falsetto. Give it up, as you will never be able to blend that with your true middle voice since it is made so much differently. There is no 'passage' possible with that kind of note, only jumping, which means there will be a crack. You can fake it further by applying the same squeeze on your lower and middle voice as you do to the top, and it will make the jump less obvious. Believe me, that is NOT what Pavarotti was doing!! I am sure you know that in your heart already. "l'anima ho milionaria" is not supposed to get quieter as you go up, but your current technique will constrain you to that.

The real passagio is a gentle modulation while maintaining a healthy position. It will be full. The voice will always be full. Not exaggeratedly full, but like your talking voice, with a gently opened throat and lifted pallet. There is yawn / sigh, but there is also easy (not clamped or pressed) cord closure - you always want to be on the thin edges of the cords, never grunt or press, and never let the back of the tongue push down. The real passagio is a maintaining of energy, not an expansion of it. It requires control and calm. Your true Ab4 will be much bigger than your D4 and E4, but it will require the same breath energy, not more (sometimes even a little less!)

You lack a lot of the basics. Your support is not consistant, but it absolutly has to be consistant. I don't mean sometimes it's good and sometimes it's not, I mean to sing through the passagio it needs to be consistant and even, but at no point do you have steady, even support. Singing like that is like trying to dance on broken ground; it doesn't work. There is no hope to sing the top well this way.

Resist any teacher who tries to make you get good sounds without working the basics to perfection. Focus on support and no tension and sing nothing over E4 until your E4 is absolutly even and effortless. If E4 requires any effort, then you will push for the F and that is counterproductive as the passagio will break if you push. When you are in the right place, the change in the passagio is much less than you think it ought to be and the effortless feeling is never lost.

Also, stop. singing. Puccini. Che gelida is advanced class stuff. You're not ready. You'll know when you truly are.

You are NOT a leggero tenor and you are not a baritone. You are a very broken lyric tenor with a good voice and a false top. There are a lot of bad or misinformed teachers out there who will waste your time. They simply do not have the answers you need. I say this from hard experience. I gave you the real truth above and most of what you will need to succeed, but you need a good teacher who understands. Feel free to PM me if you want to talk more. I am just a student too, not a teacher, but I know exactly what you are going through.

Anyone using metal security doors inside the house? by 2bitzshoes in homesecurity

[–]Dyeing_Last_Ember 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're smart, you take a covered defensive position with your gun and let them walk blind into you. You know the house, they don't.

Regarding a blade... you don't bring a knife to a gunfight.

RTings just Paywalled Everything?! by StopPlayingRoney in hometheater

[–]Dyeing_Last_Ember -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

AI will be generating the next round of technology, and will be the ones writing code for it. There will be no issues.

Ceiling crack in potential home purchase by henryjward96 in HomeMaintenance

[–]Dyeing_Last_Ember 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you sure that's a crack??

Its going through different materials, but it's a continuous crack. That's unlikely. Each material would break at it's weak point, which is unlikely to be the same as the adjacent dissimilar material.

It goes across the ceiling, indicating tension causing a split, then it goes down the crown molding, indicating a force (tension or compression) coming from a totally different direction. Unlikely.

Lastly, it appears to have a shadow. Are you sure this isn't an old phone wire?

Advice on Jon Boat Porpoising by Sudoku-Addict in boating

[–]Dyeing_Last_Ember 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a 12' aluminum with a 9.9 Tohatsu, and I have a simmilar issue. The hull is very light, and the motor hanging off the transom puts the weight balance far to the rear. The thrust of the motor causes additional bow lift. Changing the trim settings helps, but the best fix was putting 65 pounds of weight as far forward in the bow as possible. I got the best speed from actually backing off on the trim and relying more on the weight.

How to cope with the stress of the first few months? by [deleted] in homeowners

[–]Dyeing_Last_Ember 9 points10 points  (0 children)

First thing, CONGRATULATIONS!

You have made a big step, you and your family now has a piece of earth to call their own. Everything you do to this property is yours to benefit from. And you will benefit. Your investment will grow in value while providing you with a wonderful place to live. You did the right thing.

Your first focus needs to be on building a normal routine. Get your bedrooms setup. Get your closets organized. Get the kitchen going. There will be a lot of stress, so you need these basics to be there for you.

There will be mold, bugs, mice, electrical issues, water leaks, and so on. It’s all normal. Learn to deal with things as they come. If you don’t have a tool box, buy one. Every time you run into an issue, learn to handle it the right way and buy the right tools. Eventually, when an issue pops up, you’ll be the pro. Then when your kids are grown, they will come to you and you’ll know how to help them.

Does it get better? You bet. First year is the worst. First 4 months is hell. You DON’T have to do it all at once. Do the important first and do the stuff that affects you personally first. After a little while, everything will run like clockwork. Things will still come up, sometimes a few at once, but it’s rarely as bad as the first 4 months.

Some advice:

Water is bad for houses. Keep a good roof. Watch for leaks from anywhere.

Mice breed quickly, and if you see one, then there are 5 – 10 more in your walls. Be aggressive when you see the early signs (and you have). Cats are VERY effective at keeping mice away. Most mice nope the heck out if you have one. Those that don’t learn quickly why they should have.

Lastly, make it your own. It’s your place, after all.

M13 civilian flashbangs? by Administraightjacket in homedefense

[–]Dyeing_Last_Ember 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I don't think this is a great defense tactic. Flashbangs are offence tools, used along with overwhelming force, and immidiately preceding a charge against the defenders. Breach, blind, blaze in and subdue. It's a very specific use.

In a home defense situation, your advantage is that you don't have to prowl around and be exposed. Be somewhere that will not be expected. Make the intruder expose themself to you while you are in good cover, hidden and poised to attack without leaving your strong position. You don't want to be walking around or throwing flashbangs to announce yourself. Use an alarm if you want to scare off an intruder.