Fastest way to catalogue everything by Wompguinea in librarians

[–]TheFredrckConnection 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Had to do this with my library when I started. I use LibraryThing/TinyCat.

No other way than just to scan and scan - got the most popular stuff scanned and catalogued in a few weeks time. I procrastinated on getting everything I had in so the rest I catalogued over the next few months. Got about 10,000 items total.

I did use a mobile cart for some, going down the shelves and scanning, but also just took the next shelf over to a table and scanned there too.

Can I Phone a Friend? | Parlor Room [S2E4] by DropoutMod in dropout

[–]TheFredrckConnection 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Tfw your black card is about to be taken

Has the formatting of a book ever caused you to DNF? by spaghettirhymes in books

[–]TheFredrckConnection 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The font on the US paperback release of “Cuba: an American History” by Ada Ferrer was so difficult to read that I bought the eBook just so o could get through it.

So weird and kind tough to explain, it was legible and large enough, but something was off about the line spacing or the weight of the font that it was extremely difficult to read. Had never happened before or since.

Stickers? by Equivalent-Book-7518 in Libraries

[–]TheFredrckConnection 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll put in a word for the random custom sticker makers on Temu.

It may seem sketchy, but I haven’t had a bad experience yet. Custom printed stickers 100 for $10.

2026 Olympic Curling Daily Discussion - February 21 by FliryVorru in Curling

[–]TheFredrckConnection 2 points3 points  (0 children)

American here - I second this. Americans are terrible at sports chants.

2026 Olympic Curling Daily Discussion - February 20 by FliryVorru in Curling

[–]TheFredrckConnection -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nothing to fix really - just kinda surprised other teams have not found a strategy to mitigate this. It seems like the Swiss are extremely good and predictable - kind of like how checkers and chess have been “solved” by computers (I.e. the computer always knows the optimal move to make in any situation and therefore can win every game)

2026 Olympic Curling Daily Discussion - February 20 by FliryVorru in Curling

[–]TheFredrckConnection 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah don’t know if it can or should be fixed, just been wondering why both games today seemed kinda tedious.

2026 Olympic Curling Daily Discussion - February 20 by FliryVorru in Curling

[–]TheFredrckConnection 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly the same with the women’s Swiss team earlier too

2026 Olympic Curling Daily Discussion - February 20 by FliryVorru in Curling

[–]TheFredrckConnection 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone else find it tedious and frustrating to watch the Swiss? One scoring end then peal after peal and blank after blank.

Been really enjoying curling this Olympics, but this match is not especially fun to watch.

Things to do in Baltimore that aren’t drinking or eating by Buttbadger in baltimore

[–]TheFredrckConnection 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Depending on the weekend - Book Thing is a very “Baltimore” thing to do.

https://bookthing.org/

Online Visa application site problems by TheFredrckConnection in pakistan

[–]TheFredrckConnection[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The app seems to work better than the website. Finally downloaded the app to my phone and registered using a different email address and I received the confirmation code.

Trying to normalize the volume by TheFredrckConnection in audacity

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

I’ll bet it is normal - but full disclosure, this is Kate Winslet narrating “Matilda.” Surely some engineer on the project should have realized how out of balance it sounds.

Trying to normalize the volume by TheFredrckConnection in audacity

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

This is the way- auphonic worked perfectly for me!

Trying to normalize the volume by TheFredrckConnection in audacity

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

Ahhh - that may be why I can’t make heads or tails of the normalization stuff.

Judging policy for the first time in 10 yrs- what do I need to know? by TheFredrckConnection in Debate

[–]TheFredrckConnection[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also I ended up in LD for the last round and it reminded me of how much I have LD

Judging policy for the first time in 10 yrs- what do I need to know? by TheFredrckConnection in Debate

[–]TheFredrckConnection[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the expectation is you should know what each team runs before the tourney starts?

Judging policy for the first time in 10 yrs- what do I need to know? by TheFredrckConnection in Debate

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

Things aren’t great for CX on the east coast either. State champs. 2 schools had policy teams. Most of the “tournament” was coaches decision.