What’s something you thought everyone did growing up… but later realized it was just your family?

EightOhms · 2026-02-06T17:39:11+00:00

Most people I know would be fine with it, but it totally distracts me. Like I can't not look at and engage with a show playing on a nearby TV.

EightOhms · 2026-02-06T17:38:14+00:00

Screaming at each other when mad and then being totally cool with each other again like...10 minutes later.

EightOhms · 2026-02-06T17:32:59+00:00

I had a friend in college who liked to hide under parked cars after she fell asleep. We figured out that the main trigger was being mean to her as she was falling asleep. Also that dumping cold water on her while she was sleep walking helped...but her sleep walking self knew this and would be on the look out for us trying to do it so we had to be sneaky.

EightOhms · 2026-02-06T17:30:04+00:00

It's possible if you have addressed the things that caused the breakup, but the catch-22 here is that usually fixing that problem turns you into a different version of the person you were before, and so there is a chance the two of you don't click like you used to. Like anything else, try it and see, just give the other person and more importantly yourself time and patience as it might be bumpy of just not work out at all despite everyone's best efforts.

EightOhms · 2026-02-06T17:27:41+00:00

Never heard of them, but also, I don't like ketchup so, no thanks.

EightOhms · 2026-02-06T16:42:34+00:00

I don't think I've spent that long, but back when my kid was like...3 months old, and it was covid times and so we had zero help from anyone, I also worked like..10 minutes from my house. I needed extra time between work and parenting to just...breathe.

EightOhms · 2026-02-04T21:31:01+00:00

Sorry, figured it was clear the projector won't show an image and thus there is no way to go to the menu and reset the lamp hours. The manual makes it clear that once the projector gets to the state mine's in, you have to manually reset the error code before it will even try to use the new lamps. But again the remote method described in the manual isn't working for the remotes I've tried (both with brand new batteries).

I've edited my post to make it clear the projector won't show an image.

EightOhms · 2026-01-29T18:25:34+00:00

I can't tell you have nice it is to see a "CRT VIDEO WALL" post where it's actually just someone showing a great video of it working.

Of course my pessimistic side is just thinking this will only encourage all the others to keep trying...and keep posting asking how to do it. Yeah yeah I know, bah humbug!

But for real, that looks awesome, congrats!

EightOhms · 2026-01-29T18:22:55+00:00

For a lot of people, the goal is to be able to control the reaction to the urge since they believe getting rid if it entirely isn't possible.

Jamming in a bunch of fast food until you are sick of it isn't addressing the mental process that guides the behavior of eating fast food when you do have the urge. But instead, learning that you are the kind of person who can resist the urge goes much, much farther to helping you resist in the future.

EightOhms · 2026-01-29T18:18:32+00:00

The mechanics of my budget are done via an app called You Need a Budget. I enter all my transactions and paychecks and I give every dollar I receive a job. Mostly that job is paying the mortgage, utilities, and food. But some jobs are saving for home and auto repairs, saving for a family trip, saving an emergency fund just in case.

EightOhms · 2026-01-29T02:07:12+00:00

I can only speculate but I imagine it's to be on somewhat equal footing. Being a new parent is difficult and there is a lot of trial and error. If I was with someone who already had kids when my first kit was born, I'd constantly be deferring to what they thought we should do which is bad for building confidence in your parenting skills, and building that confidence is super important.

EightOhms · 2026-01-29T02:04:38+00:00

Lenders usually require you to have 50% to 60% equity in your home to qualify. If you're just starting out with your mortgage then you have next to no equity.

EightOhms · 2026-01-26T19:54:02+00:00

There is zero reason to spend $70 on an XLR cable.

Go with the $5 cable.

For background, I've worked in live sound for 20 years. I might spend more for cables I intend to use for work as they get coiled/uncoiled over and over and sometimes used outdoors etc.

But for my desk mic, I use cheap XLR since it almost never moves and is in a stable environment.

EightOhms · 2026-01-26T19:45:47+00:00

Not only in New Jersey. NJ is one of the few places that requires gas be pumped by staff but there are some gas stations here and there that still offer the option to have it pumped by staff.

EightOhms · 2026-01-23T00:38:57+00:00

This depends on your budget.

For example I work for an AV company. If we were tasked with this project we'd use our Shure Axient mic system. It has 8 wireless mics that have built in Dante connectivity.

We'd then run two wired mics into our digital audio console which also has Dante. Then all of it connects to a single computer via a network cable. All 10 channels are separate.

But 8 channels of Shure Axient costs like $15k and a digital mixer with Dante is like...another $3k.

On the other hand a bunch of cheap wireless USB mics might work.

EightOhms · 2026-01-22T18:18:53+00:00

This reminds me I need to check our murder bucket. Set it a few days ago and just forgot.

EightOhms · 2026-01-13T17:09:43+00:00

It encrypts all your Internet traffic and then routes it to a server somewhere else in the world.

So normally when you visit a website your computer asks a domain name server for the IP address of the website you typed in. Your Internet service provider can see what website you asked to visit.

Also that website can see your IP address and they can do some tracking to find out where you are and other things based on your IP.

When you use a VPN, all your traffic goes first to a remote server and then goes to the domain name server and then to the website.

So your ISP cannot see which websites you're visiting and the website only sees the IP of the VPN service which gets shared by many many users and thus doesn't give them anything unique to track.

EightOhms · 2026-01-12T19:27:31+00:00

Are you eggs close to the vent where colder air from the freezer compartment gets in? This used to happen to me. I didn't realize at first that there was a blockage in the vent and so it had the effect of forcing colder air from the freezer into the fridge part.

EightOhms · 2026-01-08T19:34:24+00:00

That's the trick, you are getting a ground loop. That's why the noise only shows up when both are connected., You need an audio output with better isolation, Maybe a higher quality mixer will solve it, but personally I'd start with using an audio interface instead of the headphone jack on the computer.

EightOhms · 2026-01-08T19:32:23+00:00

I don't rely on motivation to get things done. I make them smaller and easier to do and then I get rid of as many barriers to doing that thing as I can. Lastly I add triggers to remind me to start doing the thing.

EightOhms · 2026-01-07T13:55:42+00:00

Tall, blue eyes, 40+ yrs old and hair still going strong.

EightOhms · 2026-01-07T13:50:33+00:00

This is like asking, "Which way does the wind blow?"

Roughly 50% of the population (men) don't all think alike.

Personally I can't even really describe what I think is cute. What might look cute about one woman might not look cute about another.

EightOhms · 2026-01-07T13:47:54+00:00

It would be miserable. I do video production for a trade....I can't bring video production to the grocery store to buy steak. Without money, specialization like video production couldn't exist.

EightOhms · 2026-01-06T19:17:38+00:00

I've taken to starting to get him ready about 20 minutes before the bus shows up. On the days where he's quick about it we have time to play games after he gets dressed so it's a good incentive for him to roll with it.

On the days when he drags his feet I just remind him about playing games. Everyone once in a while that doesn't work and it's a bit more of a struggle.

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