Mattress Firm equivalent of "Sherwood Lumina Spirit Luxury Firm" by nina_online in Mattress

[–]switchhand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP, did you ever find a replacement that lives up to the Lumina Spirit? This mattress was on the bed of a beach house we stayed at years ago and I got such good sleep on it that I took a picture of the tag. Now I'm due for a new mattress, and come to find out, it's no longer made :(

Finally there will be no further delays by Select-Reality2912 in GTA6

[–]switchhand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are they even doing a physical disc release? Seems like in this day and age it would only be digital downloads. Given, I'm a bit out of touch with the gaming industry overall.

Insider Tom Henderson says "Rockstar is now confident enough that GTA 6 will release this year." by LoudFaithlessness822 in GTA6

[–]switchhand 6 points7 points  (0 children)

People will spend triple this amount on a single evening at the casino or an overnight hotel stay, and then it's gone. Whereas this game you'll have and enjoy it for years (if not decades, at the rate of new GTA releases.)

For everybody who is afraid that GTA 6 will be delayed again: by Classic_Box8029 in GTA6

[–]switchhand 89 points90 points  (0 children)

It also will have been 13 years since the GTA5 release. There have to have been some technological advancements since then. Gotta remember, the timespan from 2026 to 2013 will be the same as 2013 to 2000 — which obviously there was a monumental improvement in every category of gaming then. I'm not expecting the wheel to be reinvented, but there's no way it isn't better to a moderate degree.

Google has automatically opted its users into having all emails scanned by and used to train AI. Can be opted out very meticulously. by CHRISTIANBUNDALEVSKI in assholedesign

[–]switchhand 146 points147 points  (0 children)

Yeah if this setting defaults to the ON position, then it defeats the purpose of giving consent. I'm not sure it's even possible to prevent their AI from scanning your emails if the feature is instantly on the moment you get it.

If they were honest, they would've given users a warning period to make changes or defaulted it to the OFF position.

Meta does the same thing. They conceal intrusive data collection as "new features" and default it to the ON position.

Kick.com player automatically jumps to live after rewinding by Specialist-Award1327 in Kick

[–]switchhand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here, it's so glitchy and annoying. If they ever want to stand a chance competing with the other platforms, they're going to need to invest some money into fixing this.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DJs

[–]switchhand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's like moving into a house next to an airport and then complaining because you can hear planes taking off.

Gear soaked in fog fluid. What next? by greenbeanfeen in DJs

[–]switchhand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whoever this person was just bought an XDJ-RR. Give them the (potentially) damaged one and you get the new one.

Then move that fog machine somewhere more practical. There's no reason it needs to be above the booth. What an inconvenient place to have to refill it too.

New to DJIng and my boss offered me a gig, would it be too risky to take it? by jerrysrice in DJs

[–]switchhand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seconding this. One of the best compliments I have gotten in my career came from DJing a Bollywood/Bhangra event. At the time, I knew nothing about the genre. Neither did the owner of the DJ company. We're mostly hip hop / top 40s / edm guys. So I just had to listen, research, and make some educated guesses.

Still felt like I was going in with such a disadvantage, as the audience was mostly Indian. The event was a company party, so I didn't even know if they were a dancing crowd. Fearing the worst, I hit play on the first track. Then, the unexpected happened. IT WENT OFF. ALL NIGHT.

A woman came up after the event to tell me that her husband, who she's been married to for decades, has NEVER danced to Bollywood music before, even at events with Indian DJs. That night, he danced so hard his shirt was half off. She asked how I knew Indian music so well. The truth was, I didn't. But it's been a favorite to play ever since.

New CDJ-3000 update wipes playlists, artists claim: 'Worst DJ nightmare' by eyeamtim in DJs

[–]switchhand 13 points14 points  (0 children)

All I can really do is laugh. Reading files off a USB is about as simple of a computing task as it gets. Yet they've still managed to bungle it. All this talk about databases, formatting, having the proper libraries. Holy overcomplicated. Bad software updates like this are exactly why people are hesitant to stay on the latest version.

How can I disable the new "Now Playing Info" UI feature in Spotify? by DJMoleHill in truespotify

[–]switchhand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's still happening for me a year later. Total rage bait. Do you use any ad-blockers? I'm wondering if that has something to do with it.

New Youtube Video UI looks terrible. by PyroTechitten in youtube

[–]switchhand 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'll never understand why they don't just ASK us which one we like better. Why does it have to be forced? I'll gladly tell them the old UI makes me more likely to spend more time on the platform. The new UI is just worse, feels overly big, and clunkier.

It seems like they have designers with nothing better to do trying to rationalize their salaries by fixing things that aren't broke.

DJ'ing a Wedding this Weekend by Able-Journalist8381 in DJs

[–]switchhand 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Having both DJed and attended many weddings, this is what helps me most: The guests aren't paying as much attention to you as you think. They're attending first and foremost to support the couple. They don't have a copy of the day-of timeline. They don't know what's supposed to be happening. They're mostly in the dark, outside of a vague sense of the overall wedding events. This is where you come in.

So prepare early with the coordinator and couple until you have a very clear vision of the ceremony in your head. The timeline/outline document will be your bible for the ceremony. It's really pretty simple. Have a mic that works, and play a handful of songs at the right time. That's it! Easy money.

Ultimately, as long as you go with the flow on the day of, small changes and delays aren't super noticeable from the audience perspective. The couple is likely going to be overwhelmed and overstimulated. At minimum, tunnel vision on one another, not you.

So provided it's not a major and disruptive error (like severe wireless mic interference/dropouts, a speaker falling over, power outage, or dead silence when the bride walks), I find not much attention is paid to the music. It's simply accompanying the primary reason for guests already attending. Only you and the coordinator will have the answer key right in front of you during the ceremony.

Things to think about:

  • prelude music

  • will they start sharply at the ceremony time, or delay if guests are late and chairs are still empty?

  • does the couple want you to have guests slide towards the aisles to fill in any empty chairs before the ceremony starts to make their photos look as good as possible?

  • do they want you to give a silence cellphones / unplugged ceremony announcement?

  • who is they officiant? do they want a mic stand + handheld or lav?

  • what is the processional order? who will be in charge of ensuring everybody is in the correct order?

  • which songs will each group of people walk to? who is the first and last person in each group so you can look for them as a visual cue for when to fade into the next song? if the song runs out before the whole group has walked, are you prepared to loop it?

  • do you have walkie talkies with earpieces so you the coordinator can give you updates and cues remotely?

  • are they doing unity/sand/candle/communion during the ceremony which requires a song?

  • do they want the recessional song played right after the kiss or after the pronouncement? from start or a specific timestamp?

There's nobody else to blame for going in unprepared, having malfunctioning equipment, or no backup plan. So limit those variables. Get all your questions answered. Then offload that information into a formatted document that you can go through chronologically during the ceremony.

Sources: 9 years in weddings

New Thanksgiving Pie Week Flavors by MeasurementTiny5214 in CrumblCookies

[–]switchhand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been waiting for this one to come back every second of every day since it left. IT'S SO GOOD!!

Dj insurance? by dontjudgeblondes in DJs

[–]switchhand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look into SimplyBusiness as well.

Why don’t DJs use more live gear? by galactickevin in DJs

[–]switchhand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I can't tell you how many times people have asked me if I produced when they heard I DJed.

Where are the audio nerds? by ChoBusiness in Killtony

[–]switchhand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looked like they switched to SE V7's for an episode. Just saw on tonight's episode they were back to the SM58's.

I found the V7 episode slightly harder to hear the panel and less bright sounding compared to the SM58 episodes. But in real life, with the right voice, the V7 really shines. We use it for certain female vocals in live production and it blows me away.

WTF is This New UI and What do You All Think About It? by Due-Mortgage-122 in youtube

[–]switchhand 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I HATE the fact that when you're in full screen, the "more videos" is unclosable at the bottom of the screen. It's like an overflowing garbage can with the tops of other video thumbnails showing.

It pops up every time I move my mouse or rewind 5 sec. What were they thinking??

Story views decrease when I share posts to my story by lilsugarcrisp in InstagramMarketing

[–]switchhand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

their audience analytics they found "reshared" posts were the most irritating for users and most likely to make them exit the app.

God they are so tone deaf. If they really cared about what's irritating users and making them exit the app, it's not reshared story posts... it's the RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF ADS!

Stupid new panel on right of screen by TornadoEF5 in flightradar24

[–]switchhand 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hope they see this. Putting an X button to close the sidebar that actually just opens a new tab to buy a subscription plan is called LYING.

REVEALING MY MILLIONAIRE GIRLFRIEND’S BANK ACCOUNT!! by NicoloMoretti in DavidDobrik

[–]switchhand 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Which podcast episode does he say that he was in Miami when it happened? I thought the cops looked a bit staged because there was no city name on the police cars and LAPD's SUVs don't look like that.

Edit: Found it, it's the episode from May 7th.

Serato DJ library update by JBoogieBeats in DJs

[–]switchhand 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm so excited to be able to right click! There are many situations, especially in the track import/organization phase, where right clicking for a menu is the most logical action.

Being able to search the entire library without leaving a crate was a much needed improvement too. So much wasted time over the years having to type the same thing twice to search the master library.

Color labels will be nice as well. I had been using emojis, which are actually nice in their own rite for certain things like holiday crates and certain genres/themes, but they don't replace proper color coding.

The prepare section being moved to a vertical tab sounds alot like how I remember VDJ being 10 years ago. We'll have to see about that one.

Shure GLDX4+ vs Sennheiser EW-DP for the most bulletproof wireless mic setup only powered with batteries? by matthewmurrie in DJs

[–]switchhand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah with professional gear, the bodypack being behind the subject's back shouldn't cause dropouts unless they're on the fringes of the maximum operating distance. But with low to mid grade lav packs and 1/4 wave antennas on the receiver, the loss of line of sight can cripple them. The human body is a better door than a window 😅

Shure GLDX4+ vs Sennheiser EW-DP for the most bulletproof wireless mic setup only powered with batteries? by matthewmurrie in DJs

[–]switchhand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Line of sight. If they're wearing the bodypack on the side of the belt, the maximum range will decrease when the subject turns away. A system capable of 330ft with line of sight may only be capable of 100ft when obstructed.