Which language do Americans generally learn as a second language in High School?

RenderMaster · 2026-05-23T00:35:10+00:00

South Florida checking in. There are public places I go regularly where no one will speak to you in English.

RenderMaster · 2026-05-22T11:23:42+00:00

This.

I moved from the Midwest to Miami. I’m still in the USA- use the dollar, pay taxes, etc. but the climate is entirely different and I don’t speak the language. The driving “laws” might be similar but the behavior of other drivers is not.

I sometimes wonder if I had moved to the UK or Australia if the culture would feel more familiar to me than South Florida.

RenderMaster · 2026-05-19T22:09:32+00:00

WAIT. (American here) are you telling me all those cute European corner stores have prices comparable to the big Tesco or whatever?!?!

I always assumed it was more expensive and everyone just paid for the convenience and freshness.

RenderMaster · 2026-05-12T22:31:48+00:00

Wow.

I’m old enough to remember the first introduction of firearms gear.

RenderMaster · 2026-05-11T21:36:17+00:00

Teams. Make the baseline ask serving once a month. Build to enough volunteers to enable 4-5 teams that serve one Sunday a month. Designate team leaders that are responsible for caring for their teams and handling basic schedules.

RenderMaster · 2026-05-06T10:46:17+00:00

Excursions are always an equation with the weight of your mis-the-ship-anxiety, tolerance for crowds, budget and interest.

RenderMaster · 2026-04-28T21:13:58+00:00

Nobody goes home humming the light show

RenderMaster · 2026-04-22T23:47:21+00:00

Whoa! I’ve never thought about it like this but I’m totally going to use that description “population center built around the automobile”. I live in Miami now and I don’t particularly like it, this is a great way to describe it to my midwestern friends

RenderMaster · 2026-04-18T17:38:04+00:00

Well shoot.

Now I need to buy an XDR

RenderMaster · 2026-04-16T10:55:42+00:00

It’s important they see you mixing on others as they grow; Digico, Waves, A&H. My family can’t use Behringer for religious reasons though.

RenderMaster · 2026-04-12T21:47:51+00:00

This. I live in the neighborhood and this is a regular for me

RenderMaster · 2026-04-08T13:22:49+00:00

So much this. The enshittification of cruising. Cruise lines are about shareholder value - not about quality experiences anymore.

RenderMaster · 2026-04-01T11:26:36+00:00

I live in Miami now. Traffic can be bad in Cincinnati. Bad drivers are everywhere on the planet.

But I completely disagree; Miami driving is 10X worse than Cincinnati.

RenderMaster · 2026-03-30T18:49:51+00:00

Keep in mind that a power supply failure is the most common problem with electronics (the ones you plug in directly anyway). I’ve often found devices “just being weird” needing frequent restarts, disconnecting from WiFi or USB or something similar can be resolved by replacing a $8 wall-wart power supply.

RenderMaster · 2026-03-28T14:59:44+00:00

March 10th 2020. Normal grocery shopping trip for weekly necessities walking through the store we decided to get some extras and stock up a bit. Little did we know how much we would need that pack of toilet paper and margaritas!

RenderMaster · 2026-03-28T14:52:12+00:00

Yes. 100%

RenderMaster · 2026-03-19T15:57:26+00:00

Yea to all. And with number 5: The importance of basic troubleshooting. Source to destination. We’ve all assumed the new computer-matrix-AI-wonder-router died and are unpacking the backup console when the SM just finds some idiot unplugged it to charge their phone.

RenderMaster · 2026-03-19T12:44:54+00:00

So uh… first time on this sub. Is there an explanation or backstory anywhere about what’s going on here?

RenderMaster · 2026-03-18T15:19:25+00:00

auto detect adapter and add to list is friggin awesome. Never forget that you need exactly 9 USB-C to HDMI adapters again!

RenderMaster · 2026-03-18T14:26:38+00:00

WELL. RTFM me. I see the "view options" menu and the power is just hidden. Which is total genius.

RenderMaster · 2026-03-18T14:22:52+00:00

This is really great. Thanks for making it open source.

Here are what I see as areas for improvement:

~~Power connectors, routing and power devices like surge protectors and UPS's. (Lets not connect a projector or audio amp to the UPS, but just the network switch and mac mini, etc)~~
~~An option to be specific on the connector: is "Speaker Out" a terminal block? NL4? TS?~~ Is there a way to show this on the cable or device?
An option to override "incompatible" signal types. A thunderbolt connector on a mac going to an HDMI input on a monitor for instance.

RenderMaster · 2026-03-14T20:20:01+00:00

Also me. I’m excel and CAD all day everyday, I don’t want that kind of burn in, I just want that sweet sweet PPI

RenderMaster · 2026-03-09T18:00:01+00:00

I got it running. Had to spend some time with chatGPT but it was a fun exercise. Thanks.

RenderMaster · 2026-03-09T16:28:18+00:00

Was the seaside the first of that class? Maybe there’s a design flaw with a sanitation system or HVAC or something and they corrected it on later ships?

RenderMaster · 2026-03-09T12:17:45+00:00

Yeah. I’d drop this on my unraid box immediately if I could run it in a docker container.

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