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dream_weasel @sh.itjust.works
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Money Maker [Mr. Lovenstein]
  • I guess I just don't see it that way. Ive been to some "sellout" 100 person venues that do a fine business (for the business, the band doesn't get a huge payday) and I've never thought to myself "wow, most people would pay money for this". They were decent entertainment while I drink a beer.

    Most people are just not that talented, or they are decently talented but disillusioned about their probability of success. My ex BIL went to school and did a four year degree for timpani. Not to teach it, to play it. Do you know how many pro timpani positions there are in the country? For good orchestras, it's fewer than his graduating class in college. Accessible or not, there is just not wide appeal for "pretty good". I'd be more likely to pay people to stop singing or playing guitar while I'm eating dinner than to buy an album. I've also got a friend who is, IMO an extremely good and qualified actor who has been trying 10 years to make it in NYC. He sells real estate. EVERYONE there is an extremely good and qualified actor.

    Not everyone, and not even most, can make it in B.A. professions. It just isn't a good choice of career or study unless you are exceptional and by definition, most people are not. A B.A. degree is like going out for the NFL: basically nobody makes it.

  • Money Maker [Mr. Lovenstein]
  • The money is going to the 11 people who are actually desirably good at those things as well as the networks of people / businesses / etc who support them. Make no mistake, there is bloat there and people who are undeserving but still.

    You can't control what people like, or how good others are at doing the thing people like. Consider the lines of people who try out for American Idol or so you think you can dance, or everyone you know who has ever been on a garage band. Basically none of them makes it big. People like things that are exceptional, and will not pay the same price for something your friend Clancy is "really good at" or "really likes to do".

    Edit: Unless you mean "produce" like the actual printing firm that makes and distributes books famous people write, in which case it just seems like a job: I don't know that anyone gets rich or starves doing that.

  • Pineapple trimmings in 1 liter burp or boom tube
  • Do you have to burp it or can you just do a one way seal? When I do custard or alcohol infusions in Mason jars with my sous vide circulator, I just tighten the lids, then loosen 1/12 of one turn. Water stays put but air can escape as pressure goes up. Wouldn't that work here?

  • A good zigbee repeater light switch?

    I have been using the Kasa (TP-Link) branded smart switches around my house, but now that I have a few third reality zigbee sensors for my doors and so on, I am seeing the value of using more outlets/switches that act as zigbee repeaters. Do any of you have pretty reasonable (and cheapish) smart light switches or outlets I can invest in? The Amazon offerings are in the $50 each one which is pretty steep, though I guess I could just do one each room and do the rest with Kasa stuff.

    I would like to expand the zigbee mesh network so I can use the devices where I actually want them without using smart outlet devices plugged into real outlets all over the place. If there was something that was $20 or less each item that would be super excellent. The wife and I plan to move in the not too distant future and I'd like to replace the "in the wall" stuff so that HA works throughout the house and I don't have plugs / dongles / wall warts all over the place.

    Thanks in advance for any insight!

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    DAP-UI default window layout?

    Really enjoying nvim-dap-ui lately, but I always have to adjust the sizes of the windows. The docs have left me high and dry so far, but maybe one of you have a good solution for a consistent layout when you first attach to a file?

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    Custom Netflix programs on android tv

    I saw a post of the guy doing NFC to get various disney+ and Netflix shows. I've installed an integration with ADB... and have no idea how to proceed. Any of you have yaml snippets I can steal to that end?

    I really want to be able to turn on the lights, turn on the TV, and start cocomelon for my daughter on Netflix in the basement as a one stop script, but I apparently am not smart enough.

    The other guy link is in Reddit so I'm not going to link it but it is really easy to find on Google: an NFC card system for Netflix.

    Thanks!

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    You guys gonna be silly like r/conservative?

    Or are you open to hearing all kinds of opinions?

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