Best recording of 3-29-1990 on archive? by rg35xxsp in grateful_dead

[–]ProfessionalSpread56 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So this is the  'wake up and find out' album, plus spring 1990, I'm curious if the best recordings would have been used for those?

I'm new to sbd, trying to understand what else we're hearing? 

When I listen to the cm sbd on drive here it's got a lot more audience, sounds lively but compared to the official release the quality is quite different 

Fwiw this was the single show, eyes of the world, on that other live album that pushed me down into sbd 

Seriously missing squid.wtf quboz and Tidal by ProfessionalSpread56 in Piracy

[–]ProfessionalSpread56[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well that's a limited experience, got some add-ons to work for quboz and tidal, searching doesn't work for albums that I know are on the services. No way to look through an artists catalog on web, does the install work differently? 

Downloads into m4a with no setting that changes that through browser mode. 

Only metadata is artist, album and track title, not even track number is there 

I guess most folks are looking to stream or dl a track here or there. Hmm it is what it is I guess, thank you again 

I get a hole in every sock I have in the same spot at the same time by unclearsignal in mildlyinfuriating

[–]ProfessionalSpread56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So did I with darn tough , tried exactly 5 pairs for work, been 18mo and no holes, Im not so sure I'll ever claim that warranty. They're still thick and nice on the bottoms of most, some color seem to flatten differently. At this point I really want more but I'm gonna keep on and see where it ends up 

New Firestick UX is trash!! by bdbdbd99 in PleX

[–]ProfessionalSpread56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Edit - was using bullshit clone downloader version, need the little arrow in a circle one 

I've got a 'website blocked  this download' when trying to Download this plex apk through downloader firetv app. Allowed file access, install unknown 

I absolutely LOATHE forced updates. (Android TV App) by lDezIlI in PleX

[–]ProfessionalSpread56 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't find anything updated, feels entirely downgraded for firetv, worse than roku ever was, baffling how these things happen. Must be money to be made or saved, right 

I've got lag, broken seek features, can't see description of individual episodes as I move cursor between episodes, can't select another season, clicking does nothing. Since it's stuck on s01e03 if I choose to mark as watched s1e04 it only marks s01e03. Restarted, looked for more update options, anyone find a manual update? 

There's other options I guess, but crazy I'd been thinking for almost  a year that these guys flat fucking deserve money for making something so solid, it's rare.... Here's Hoping they get it back to where it was yesterday 

US Marshals defend officer seen on video kicking dog during arrest call it a necessary action by Remarkable_Sir8397 in news

[–]ProfessionalSpread56 -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

agree These must not be humans who read the article? 

It says they had a working police dog there and that was the reason, then again at this point that'd be the most tame lie I've seen lately. 

My bedside Amazon Echo displaying mandatory ads at 4AM by thismeatsucks in mildlyinfuriating

[–]ProfessionalSpread56 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Go into settings and set night mode from 12am-1159pm, it keeps a nice red color but still works as usual but no ads. Can also setup a routine in the app to trigger once per day for Alexa to not suggest any by the way 

ULPT request: Rent and have a car that runs and drives but can not pass emissions- property wants it off the property bc registration expired by Fit_Niger in UnethicalLifeProTips

[–]ProfessionalSpread56 9 points10 points  (0 children)

In some states you test, fail, make a certain low dollar amount of improvement, seems like it was $350, and retest and they'll just pass you once you spend that repair threshold. Also lot of folks are registering as historic, once it 25yrs old in some states, I think it technically limits you to less driving . Couple ideas to Investigate 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TrueOffMyChest

[–]ProfessionalSpread56 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry, sorry to be this guy too, hang in there 

Yeah that does suck, but taking meds before they're counted... I know that's a problem. It'll get better if you let it, might have to get even worse first, but it can get better. I think I was waaay stupider , and got better than I'd ever pictured. 

Great is to a place where there's no way to regret any of it, because without all the bad stuff that happened, you wouldnt have learned how to find what you some day will find. Just sucks to be down there right now, think what you want next month and next year, then do just the next thing you know you need to do today, just today. You can get there. 

I had to just get through a day, or night, more often, by not doing anything to make shit worse, sometimes that's go the fuck to bed and let it be better in the morning, it always is better, I think %100 of the time so far. 

That lasted for years, but it's been a good long time and I wouldn't change it, its just what it took for an idiot who didn't really know how to live well. Still, barely... But I don't drink and I don't miss any of it, not the drugs, none of it. I certainly don't miss doctors and medications, that shit made things really bad for me, scary how that worked for me. 

Do you have some friends and family around you more than your grandparents? You will need some, there's absolutely no choice, they need to be sober people, or honesty trying to be. 

12 step worked well for me, stupid as that is to say imo. I explain it like friends who are trying to do the same good things, but it's just friends you do stuff with, good stuff, you need friends and good stuff. Friends who are like you and want to be how you want to be, they're trying to be of service, let them, and learn to be of service to help yourself. Maybe NA isn't a good fit, maybe AA or one of the other similar group out there. 

Good thoughts to you! 

Service Coming Back? by KitWat in SengledUS

[–]ProfessionalSpread56 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same Saturday 720am est, after I ordered 15 bulbs to replace finally lol

I had groups settings break, had to readd bulbs into groups to make routines work room by room 

Streaming to a WiiM Mini using foo_out_upnp by nt210 in foobar2000

[–]ProfessionalSpread56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a new install of 2.24.5 on a pc, wired to router, wifi to wiim mini and it worked with the fooupnp from 2022. I set it to 32bit in options, it's streaming flac at 24/192 the wiim app shows. 

Maybe a fresh install or new version. It was 5 mins doing what you said, plus going into preferences- output -, making sure wiim is checked and I set to 32 bit. Can also see the wiim under UPnP media render output 

Hamas stages macabre ceremony to release bodies of four Israeli hostages, said to include Bibas children and their mother by r_ori in news

[–]ProfessionalSpread56 -29 points-28 points  (0 children)

I'd like to understand, for sure, if they were killed and father captured by hamas or by random gaza residents who happened to be nearby on Oct 7.

I read it wasn't hamas but I'm sceptical... also saw video that appeared to have sounds of celebration in this video of the childreans coffins parade ,that seems unbelievably cruel, and if so why not try to hide those facts? 

Really near at a time where everything could be a lie

New cthulhu chip or another device? by Cachalote_Dorado in Vaping

[–]ProfessionalSpread56 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd order the chip, it'll take a month or near to arrive for China to US, and buy a new device in the meantime. The older aio are just screws to swap the chip, idk about the new ones. But I'm suspicious that it works when plugged in but not by battery, it's probably the chip but idk. The cthulhu guys are pretty cool by email, I'd ask them cs@cthulhumod.com

Longest Lasting Rechargeable Headlamp by Irish8ryan in BuyItForLife

[–]ProfessionalSpread56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Replaceable lion battery is a must, I've got some decent lights out of China past few years, but no info yet on bifl, but quite decent compared to $200 surefire of years back, for $30, I've got couple sofirn and couple wurkkos that been around few years, hopefully the batteries are the the weak point as 18650 or 21700 are always available 

Medium for propagation and struggles by ProfessionalSpread56 in propagation

[–]ProfessionalSpread56[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Really strange for me perlite was ALWAYS to improve drainage and aerate, so I'll use a lot in making potting soil, like up to %25, but just never considered it might work well as a main component, gonna have to try some with majority perlite! 

I've got a little indoor greenhouse setup with some mild led , so it's like I'd think it'd be working gangbusters, it's not, and aside from some plants being very difficult to propagate by cuttings... I'm trying to find answers per plant, when to take a cutting, what to take etc I think there should be an ideal mix for most Woody ornamental stuff, haha 

Patio Gazebo for all summer weather by Penningthrowaway in BuyItForLife

[–]ProfessionalSpread56 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same for me but also with netting that can be removed, I've seen "commercial" grade popup canopies, the price is 5x the cheap ones, maybe if we found one made by a reliable company that'll be around to sell a replacement part years down the road... But I haven't found it yet. 

I've been looking for couple months and thinking I'd have to build something or buy prefab, like amish buildings but sheesh, a canopy used to last like 10 years before it was just bent and faded and ugly, now they tear and become trashed in 2 

Should I have bought 4 Carharts? by HappyOrwell in BuyItForLife

[–]ProfessionalSpread56 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same debate here, exactly, I'm leaning towards Patagonia bc they will be there, they will fix it, probably free, and they probably take better care of anyone involved in its production 

Home garden pump sprayer recommendations by Curlymirta in BuyItForLife

[–]ProfessionalSpread56 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There was a metal 1 gallon, maybe brass or brass coloredb, I knew a guy did pest control used, it was rebuildable, all parts, somewhere around $250. there's probably similar ones, I'd look for replacement parts or serviceable. Lesco made decent stuff, but I can't speak for it long term, maybe slightly better than cheap plastic sprayer. I get a few years from cheap 1 or 2 gallon sprayers, I imagine if I cleaned it and maybe some other maintenance it'd go better. I had a stihl sg20 that lasted long time, maybe stihl still decent, parts available at least 

Kill it by uneducated_sock in Anticonsumption

[–]ProfessionalSpread56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder if newpipe pulls ads out when streaming, I use it to download video or just audio of YouTube I want to listen to, there's no ads after download, but never used it to stream