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I wanted to make a post about the gear I use to OE. This is a complete list of items I use for each J:

• Monitors: [2x] 24-inch Monitor
• Monitor stand: VIVO Vertical Dual Monitor Desk Stand Free-Standing LCD Mount [VIVO] [Amazon]
• Monitor mount: [2x] VIVO Steel Universal Bracket Pole Mount [VIVO] [Amazon] (this is for my custom built desk)
• Laptop drawer: Penn Elcom Medium Laptop Drawer, for 17” Laptops [Penn Elcom] [Amazon]
• Dock: (if not provided): Mokin 15 IN 1 Docking Station [Mokin] [Amazon]
• USB Hub: SABRENT 4-Port USB 3.0 Hub with Individual LED Power Switches [Sabrent] [Amazon]
• Keyboard: Arteck Backlit USB Wired Full Size Keyboard [Amazon]
• Mouse: Logitech Signature M650 L [Logitech] [Amazon]
• Jiggler: Vaydeer Automatic Mouse Jiggler [Vaydeer] [Amazon] (I prefer the older model with the USB slot for my mouse)
• Headset: EKVANBEL Bluetooth Headset [Amazon]
• Mute Me: Illuminated Physical Mute Button [MuteMe] [Amazon]

The monitors were "leftovers" from a previous J, so I have about a dozen of them.
The "Bracket Pole Mount" & "Laptop drawer" are for the desk I built (will make a separate post later).
The desk is built 'around' the drawers. The drawers are also set high enough that I can open them if I need to be on camera (which is super rare for me).
The dock is great because it doesn't require drivers (but does have specific model requirements) and has a power button on the front. I also use it when I get a crappy dock.
I plug my mouse into the jiggler, and the jiggler & keyboard into the usb hub. The jiggler moves the mouse in a very mechanical way that would be obvious to anyone actually watching it. But it also stops when I touch the mouse and the timeout for it is easily configurable. The hub lets me just turn off the mouse/jiggler & keyboard at the end of the day. The M650L mouse is the large version and it also comes in several colors, which makes it easy for me to see which J I'm working with. The keyboard also let's me set a color (that survives reboots!) that I associate with a particular J.
The headset is an Amazon knock-off, but it's actually pretty good. It has a built in mute button on the boom. I color code this as well. They don't run out of battery if I remember to charge them at the end of the week. I only use the headset for meetings. I use the laptop speakers for notifications.
Finally, The Mute Me Illuminated Physical Mute Button. I love this thing. I set this in front on the monitor stack of each J and I always know when I'm off mute (always be muted). I have color-code cables going to each 'button' (this is a hold over from when I just had one and was swapping it between J's, which didn't last long).
This is an expensive list. Especially when you multiply it by 4. But having a consistent setup for each J is very convenient and it makes it difficult to confuse input devices between J's. Companies frequently send crappy peripherals anyway. The drawers and stands/mounts make for a compact setup. The whole setup is just over 7 feet wide (86 inches).

Having some spare time this weekend I decided to play with my powerline adapters which I haven't used for years and see how it would do with the Nest Wifi Pro.
My house is only small, about 1000sq ft, but is non standard, made from concrete internal walls with lots of insulation and prior to upgrading the network, I would see several glitches when streaming on my work laptop but since installing the powerlines, the signal and connection quality has been excellent. I just wish I'd done it sooner.

I would like to not carry my key fob around with me, but obviously I can't start my car without it. Is there a way to use a flat RFID card instead of the fob? How about a Bluetooth app or something? Just wondering.

1. What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games (ex: resolution, FPS, settings) or programs you will be using.

I primarily use my PC for:

• MMO & RPG PC Gaming @ 60-120+ FPS (FFXIV, Granblue Relink, Genshin Impact/Honkai Star Rail, Elden Ring, Monster Hunter, Baldur's Gate 3...)
• Console Gaming (Capture Card)
• Art/Photo/Video Editing (Clip Studio Paint, Adobe Photoshop, Sony Vegas)
• OBS Livestreaming @ 1080p / 60 FPS

I'll usually have my web browser and a Discord call in the background.
I stream either games or art 5-7 days/week. An average stream is about 4-6 hours, but it can go up to 12 hours per session for several weeks. Otherwise I work on art commissions and editing.
Currently, FFXIV sits comfortably around 144 FPS on low settings, and most games run fine at 60+ FPS on medium. So I'd like to keep it about the same, if not better. I have no interest in running games at high/maximum settings, but if the PC can do that, then cool 👍

2. What is your maximum PRE-TAX budget before rebates and shipping?

$2500. I don't mind going over if the price is right, but no more than $3000 please.

3. When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.

Within the next 1-2 weeks.

4. What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (ex: toweOS/monitokeyboard/mouse/etc)

Tower & OS.

5. If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? How old are they? Brands and models are appreciated.

• Monitor: (2022) LG 27GN600-B Ultragear 27" IPS LED FHD G-Sync Compatible Monitor with HDR (DisplayPort, HDMI)
• Keyboard: (💀) Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000
• Mouse: (2021) Razer Naga Trinity
• Microphone: (<2020) Blue Microphone Yeti (16 bit, 48kHz). Handed down to me 2 years ago.
• Headphones: (2023) Razer Kraken Kitty V2 Pro Wired (16 or 24 bit, 48kHz)

6. Will you be overclocking (ex: CPU/GPU/RAM)? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line?

Not at all.

7. Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, VR, VirtualLink, tensor cores, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)

• 1TB Storage, Prefer SSD
• 16GB RAM or better
• Ethernet/Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
• 1-2 HDMI or Display Ports: my main monitor can accommodate both, but I'm okay with only HDMI. I use 2-3 HDMI monitors on a regular basis.
• 5 USB 2.0/3.0 ports: I currently have 9 total externals (Headphones, Mouse, Keyboard, Webcam, Azeron Keypad, Microphone, Hard Drive, Art Tablet, Capture Card). I have a USB extension hub. The latter 3 I swap around regularly, so they're not always plugged in. The others I use daily.
• 1 USB-C port: I use 2, but I need at least 1 for my SD-Card ReadeHDMI Port or tether hotspot.

8. Do you have any specific case preferences (ex: mITX/mATX/mid-towefull-tower sizes, styles, colours, window or not, LED lighting, etc.), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

No preference, as long as cable management is happy. White would be cool, but whatever is fine. I'll probably put the tower either under my standing desk (>26") or beside it, so no preference on height.

9. Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? Note: some post-secondary students can get Windows 10 for free.

Yes. 64-bit

10. Will you be upgrading this PC in the future (ie: will you swap out better parts later on or will you build an entirely new tower later)? If so, when?

If the computer can last at least 6 years without upgrading, that would be solid. Ideally I'd just swap parts, but if the build works, I'll probably gift and/or build another one for my family in the future.

11. Do you have a brand preference? (ex: AMD/Intel for CPUs, AMD/NVIDIA for video cards, etc)

I stream on Twitch with OBS, so I'd like to try NVIDIA if possible. But honestly, if it performs well, I'll take it.

12. What are the specs of your old PC / laptop? Do you want to see if it can be upgraded instead? If so, paste its build from PCPartPicker here.

(2021) Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M 8GB, 512GB SSD

13. Extra info or particulars:

I'll be giving my current laptop to my dad! I'm mostly happy with it, but I want to upgrade to a PC after using laptops for over a decade lol.
One issue I have currently: Regardless if I stream online or record offline, sometimes the audio is distorted for a few seconds (however, there are no issues with hearing my microphone nor frame dropping). I've never encountered this issue with my older PC (~2015) or when I was using my previous mic (now broken).
I suspect my issues stem from a combination of stream bitrate, too many active USB ports/externals, microphone, or just plain user error. I don't think the issue is related to AMD or sound bitrate necessarily, since the laptop had no issues with streaming in the first few years. But honestly, I don't know, my friends don't know either, and I'm too afraid to change anything more lmao.
I have plans to replace my keyboard, don't worry 🥲 I've gotten many recommendations lmao.
I have no experience with building PCs or comparing parts, so I'd appreciate any advice! One of my friends offered to help build the PC, and I'll be looking up guides too 👍

Hello!
I meant to stop my NF subscription for a while because I'm getting bored (have been for a long time) with Netflix, but I forgot and missed it by one day so will wait another month and mull over my options during the meantime. However, I just noticed that Netflix has an option for cancellation only and there was no mention of having a total of ten months to pause service. Is this no feature longer available?
I started sub'ing Netflix back when it was mail-DVD only, I think it was 2003. I was late to streaming NF, which we began in 2008 via my kids' Wii. I can't remember how much we paid in the beginning, but I could swear it was $4.99/month at the time for 2 or 3 movies, or maybe that was the one movie option. If anyone remembers or knows what the price was back then would you please share that info with me just to satisfy curiosity? The earliest and lowest price I can find online right now is $9.99 a month, but I remember when it went up to $9.99 and had to think about whether or not it was worth keeping because it took a while to watch a movie, get it back in the mail, get another movie, watch it, get it back in the mail, and then get another one all within a month's time -- we're very rural in the middle of absofreakinglutley nowhere and the mail takes about 2 or 3 days longer each way for us. It was still great programming at the time, and the added streaming was a huge plus, so we kept it and have been with NF since...more than two decades.
However, my kids are older now, the platform has greatly changed, and there isn't much on Netflix that interests me anymore, or rather, possibly there is but it is too difficult for my feeble old brain to browse. There used to be a great site that had a database of most of what NF had, and it seemed to keep up with the monthly changes pretty well, but they haven't been doing that for a while now. Looking at pages of huge thumbnails of what is immediately current is a pia. If anyone knows of a site that keeps track of titles (such as a database), then would you please share that link? Something like that is much easier to use.
I enjoy many of the foreign shows, but more and more of them don't have English audio dub. Although I enjoyed subtitles in the past, neuro issues have now made it nigh impossible for me to read them while trying simultaneously to watch the show. This genre is the biggest reason I kept NF after the database website stopped keeping the database. So before beginning ponderations on whether or not NF is worth the $276/year, I'd like to better understand NF's steaming options. Although my laptop and mobile devices are 1080, my TVs and desktop are 4K or UHD. My ISP plan definitely has the ability to deliver the higher resolutions, but recently I saw a video on YouTube where this guy was talking about not getting 4K. I stupidly didn't write down the title, didn't save or bookmark it, and now I cannot remember the title or the channel or the person so can't go back and find out what this was all about. He did some digging and talked to NF and .... I absolutely cannot remember what he was saying, but it was along the lines of not only do we need to have the appropriate equipment capable of streaming and viewing 4K, but we have to also have the precise equipment that NF wants us to have. Please do not ask me for details because I have no clue. My memory has deteriorated considerably. Do any of you know about this 4K/UHD issue and needing equipment that Netflix wants us to use? I was thinking that if I cannot really get 4K (sometimes I know I do not but I thought perhaps it was just glitches with router), then perhaps it is not a big deal to jump down to the one device plan at 1080 since I'm the only person using NF in my family.
If this is the case, then I'd like to compare the viewing quality of a 4K show, UHD, and 1080. It is easy to find 4K, but when I search for UHD, I get the same 4K titles. I'm guessing that this is because the vert is the same but not the horizontal? Does anyone know? But if I search for 1080, well, that doesn't really matter. Do any of you know of a show on NF that is not the higher rez's so I can use it for comparison?
I'd really like to get this figured out before the next billing cycle, especially considering the fact that Netflix is expected to raise rates sometime this year.
Any help is greatly appreciated!

I bought a laptop but it wasn't turning on. I sent it to an official HP repair and turns out the motherboard is faulty. I had a warranty so the repair is supposed to be free. Seems normal enough right?
They have been moving the ETA for months, not responding to my emails, and I'm pretty sure they are waiting for the warranty to run out so I have to pay. Just like any other sane person, I obviously don't want to pay money to repair a faulty laptop I just bought, but the official HP repair is not repairing it. What should I do? What would you do?
Details:
I bought an Omen-16 (from HP), and it started shutting down on not turning on after I used it a little bit. I sent it to repair and they confirmed that the motherboard was faulty.

They said it will take 5 days. Everything is okay for now.

(I wrote them after 8 days asking for an update)

They said they are waiting for a spare part and moved the ETA an entire month.

(I asked when the time came since I got zero emails when the ETA arrived)

They moved it ANOTHER 1.5 MONTHS! AGAIN. With the same excuse of "waiting for a spare motherboard". I was not notified about this, and they are literally responding with one sentence saying "Waiting for a spare part, thanks".

I have no idea what to do. I called HP support asking about this and they said the laptop was in good hands and I should "just wait". I posted it on social media, and HP responded by saying "Oh wow that's bad please DM us and we will help". They didn't respond to the DM either.
How would you deal with something like this? This is literally scamming and I can't do anything. I said I would take it to see if things move slowly and they responded in a day saying it was ready for pickup. I said I changed my mind.
I recently asked for an update (It has been 3 months), and they said they placed a new order for the spare part and they are waiting for that. They didn't even bother giving me an ETA.
Please let me know what I should do in this situation.

I was born on Feb. 24th 1996 and thought I would share a list of 10 things which I feel made up some of my childhood (everything I refer to will be cultural, not entirely personal). I’d love to hear how many people also experienced these things regardless of your age. Also feel free to share defining moments of your childhood!

1. Beanie babies. Although the “craze” occurred in my earliest years of life, beanie babies made up an important part of my childhood. We had at least 150+ that my mom began collecting around 1994 (I have older sisters born in 1990 and 1993). We continued getting new beanie babies throughout the early 2000s. I distinctly remember going to toys r us in 1999 for beanie babies and having to wait hours in a line- it was miserable, I was three. My mom never got sucked into a craze like that again lol.
   
2. Gameboy Advance SP which I got for Christmas ‘03. I played Zelda, Mario and Kirby. Then, Nintendo DS- Nintendogs and Super Mario Bros 64 were my favorite games.
   
3. Barbie’s. I even got the OG pregnant Barbie with the magnetic belly in 2003 before it was pulled from shelfs, and it was my favorite Barbie of all. I specifically recall getting it from toys r us and being so excited! I would spend hours playing with them, making up elaborate stories and situations for them.
   
4. The Sims 1-4. The Sims 1, along with Freddie Fish and Spy Fox, was one of my first computer games. I played it before I could read well, so 5 and 6. I gave every single one of my Sims’s the same name because it was the only one I knew how to spell other than my own (it was Anna for guys and gals lol).
   
5. Cable TV. Here’s one I’m sure I’ll share with everyone born before like ‘07. Nickelodeon, Disney, Cartoon Network, ABC and Animal Planet primarily from 1998-2007, so whatever shows aired during that time I watched (even those that weren’t targeted for my age due to having older sisters). In middle and high school (2007-2014) I mostly watched Fox (not news), ABC, reality shows, discovery Channel, Animal Planet, MTV, Comedy Central and Adult Swim. Around 2012 or 2013 I mostly used streaming. My favorite show in high school was Skins and I modeled my life after Effy- I turned out okay though I swear. Adding to this section, VHS, DVDs and Blockbuster were also a huge part of my childhood. We walked to blockbuster frequently as a family until I was 11 or so.
   
6. Tamagotchis. These guys had a huge resurgence in the mid-00s. I brought mine everywhere with me and most pics of me from 04-06 include at least two tamagotchis somewhere lol.
   
7. Home phones and Feature phones. Got my first flip phone for my 12th bday, got a slide both ways phone when I was 14, a knock off blackberry when I was 15, and my first iPhone at 17 in summer-2013 before my senior year. All of my phones before my iPhone were pay as you go phones so I pretty much only talked on my house phone until I was a senior in HS. My sisters and I got our own landline in 2005 and it was a fight everyday. I’d talk to my best friends for HOURS almost everyday, and usually one of my sisters would be listening in on the other phone 🙄
   
8. iPods. I first pirated music from Limewire, then from YouTube to MP3. Starting with the second gen IPod Nano in 2006 (prior to this I only used CDs) and ending with the iPod touch 4th gen in 2010 which i used until I got my first iPhone. I probably spent months of my life pirating music from 2006-2013.
   
9. Robot animals. Furby. Shelby. Poo-Chis. RoboBaby. Fur Real Friends. I LOVED every robot animal and they were a huge trend for kids in the late 90s-mid 00s. I 100% believe games such as nintendogs ended this trend.
   
10. Flashlight hide and seek, kickball, capture the flag with neighbors. It seemed like every neighborhood had a group of kids that would meet up regularly to play these games in large groups throughout the 2000s. I have no idea when this disappeared, but i continued this until 09, then I outgrew it. After ‘09 I barely ever saw kids playing in the field we used. It’s like it just died with the 2000s.
    

I could obviously go on but I’ll leave it there!

I dated my ex boyfriend for a year and a half between 2018-2019. He is 17 years my senior and has some diagnosed mental disorders. I was young and truly believe I was groomed by him. During the period we were together, I also worked for him at his small business. Our relationship was unhealthy to say the least.
We had an incident one night (summer 2019) where he grabbed me by the throat, and pushed me against a wall. After that traumatic incident, things about our relationship changed and I wanted it to end. I had told him I didn't want a relationship with him but he insisted on continuing to see me and try to win me back. I continued to see him but less frequently, and officially ended things on January 2020, when I told him I no longer wanted to see him anymore. I was living at my family's house at the time. After that, he started flooding me with text messages and emails begging me to reconsider. He told me he would commit suicide because of our breakup. He also refused to return my things that were left in his apartment. I tried keeping things cordial for 6 months by answering texts, being nice, and assuring him we can keep in touch. By the summer of 2020, I had enough of the daily calls and texts and told him I needed a break from communication. That's when things started getting bad.
He started sending me gifts using my parent's address (he must have gotten the address through an Amazon account). I texted him telling him that I did not want anything sent to my family's house but he never listened. He also would message me on different numbers pretending to be someone else, make up stories about him committing suicide, to see my reaction. At this point, I blocked him and all the numbers he would message me on.
The first police report I opened was on 2022 when he sent me the following message:
"I am moving several explicit photos of you on work laptop because I need space on the USB drive. There isn't a password on the laptop and all of the team can use it but I don't think they'll notice it there. It's not my fault if it gets hacked and released on the internet. That isn't my problem anymore. If you have any objection to this you can message me."
The police said his wording doesn't constitute "revenge porn" since he didn't post it, he just moved it to another device. I also filed a PFA/restraining order against him at that time. He has never been served since he doesn't have a trackable address and regularly leaves the country for work and spends months outside the country at a time.
Things continue to escalate between 2022-now as he sends letters addressed to my father with embarrassing and intimate details about our relationship, packages with lingerie and my things, and pictures of me drinking (my family is very conservative and he knows this). I continue to take these letters and packages to the police station, but I feel like nothing has been done to stop the harassment. He has caused so much torment in my life. I'm paranoid all the time. I feel depressed and isolated. I just want it to stop.
I have a temporary PFA that's valid for another year but I am unsure how to serve him since he continues to leave the country and no one knows when he get's back. Is there a Constable or professional I can hire to serve him papers? What kind of lawyer can I hire to help me? I was thinking of maybe suing his company as well? I'm in the Pennsylvania area. Any advice and recommendation is really appreciated.

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   • sudo rm a specific file as detailed in the stack overflow answer
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9. Q: I want to watch Netflix/Hulu/Amazon/Vudu/Disney+ on a Pi but the tutorial I followed didn't work, does someone have a working tutorial? A: Use a Fire Stick/AppleTV/Roku. Pi tutorials used tricks that no longer work or are fake click bait.
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21. Q: I'm trying to use the built-in composite video output that is available on the Pi 2/3/4 headphone jack, do I need a special cable? A. Make sure your cable is wired correctly and you are using the correct RCA plug. Composite video cables for mp3 players will not work, the common ground goes to the wrong pin. Camcorder cables will often work, but red and yellow will be swapped on the Raspberry Pi.
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Hello all,
I left my Beam in my bag over the past couple of weeks as I hadn't been using it to play my switch (my typical use case for it) and when I tried to turn it on, the battery was of course dead. I plugged it into my laptop (USB-C @ 2.4A) and all it is doing is giving me is a blinking red light on the left side of the power meter. It will blink for about 1/2 second, followed by a 1/4 second blink, then repeat that over and over again.
I tried to lookup information on this and the only thing I found was that someone disassembled their Beam, disconnected the battery, then reconnected it and it started working again. Unfortunately, I haven't seen any instructions on how to do this, and I'm curious if there are any so I can do the same thing. I've only had the Air 2 and Beam since January, so I'm already a little disappointed that it's starting to fail. However, if a simple reconnection of the battery is all that's needed, I can deal with it.
From the looks of it, I'm guessing I can use the shim tool that I have in an iFixit kit to pop the back off. If that's not correct, what tools would be recommended?
If there's a guide for disassembling it safely, that would be even better.

LONG STORY SHORT: I had a terrible human being for a boss. I wouldn’t get paid on time. He avoids TX workforce commission, writes bad checks to dealerships while owing them close to 100k, avoids certified mail and Is being sued in different states. I’m owed $4k+, I’ve been emailing and have gotten no update. What is my next step besides TX Workforce Commission. I’m a young single mother so I don’t have much to spend on a good attorney.
I got hired by a family member (they’re not the owner, they were the manager) in October 2023 to learn and train to be a collision estimator. I ended up playing a lot of roles in the company. I was a CSR, Office manager, service advisor and still training to be a collision estimator. The owner is a nightmare. He believes he’s above everybody, belittles you, blah blah literally a psychopath and many people agree, it’s not just me.
When it was time for my first paycheck, the owner of the company, we’ll call him Bob, called and apologized and explained he would have to pay me late, he explained this had only happened 3x before in his 20+ years in the industry. 🚩I let him know it was fine as he said he would pay me the following week. This pattern kept repeating on and on except the next times he wouldn’t call us to let us know instead he would leave early that Friday so we wouldn’t ask about pay. I was sticking it out bc I was getting paid fairly well and I am a young single mother who was still trying to learn my way into the industry.
It kept getting worse, at points I was owed two pay periods. I would have to go to him in person and ask for money, he would then ask me how much I needed (uh probably my whole check?) he would then Zelle me whatever amount he could.
A part of my job was to “harass” insurance companies for payment on vehicles that had just left the shop (that’s not how it works). He would have me call them multiple times a day, send emails, etc. All of my coworkers, all much older men who have been in the industry longer than I’ve been alive told me not to listen to him and not do that as it would cost us our relationship with insurance. I knew when, how and the exact amount of money we were getting in. By my last week, I noticed he was lying about what payments were coming in.
Other little things I would blow off are now super bright red flags. Past employees were calling about not receiving their W-2 (it was the last day to turn them in) and the “accountant” wasn’t an actual accountant. She didn’t know what she was doing. They would also mention they hadn’t received their last paycheck from the previous year! They explained how the Texas workforce was calling and this “accountant” would purposefully ignore their calls. She is notorious for this. They would team up and I guess ignore calls from anyone he owed money to. I had dealerships calling multiples times a day to get a hold of her, even though I know she was in her office. Some of these dealerships he owes close to 100k. He started writing bad checks upon delivery of parts. Some of these dealerships caught on and would no longer accept checks from this company.
Since I was in the front desk most deliveries would come to me, including certified mail, I would sign for it then deliver it to him. He told me that I shouldn’t do that and that certified mail is always bad news. 🚩
Anyways fast forward to a few weeks ago, I’m fed up I have no energy for this BS anymore. Then I go into work, the family member who hired me lets me know he got into it with Bob the day before and he let him go and let’s him know he can’t afford him anymore. In reality it’s because he let Bob know he doesn’t care about Bob getting sued in a different state and he doesn’t care what he has going on he just needs his money, over $10k owed. He lets me know I’m probably next. Fast forward a few hours, I can’t login into my software. I confront him he says he will give me a temporary password. Go back to my desk, I realize I don’t have my charger. I use my laptop charger and Bob asked for it the week prior saying his computer wasn’t working. I see a coworker giving another new hire my stuff and I ask for it. This guy is a yes man and says oh no Bob told me to give it to him take it up with him. Bob ends up coming into the space we are at and asks why I need, I tell him. He says no and we start getting into it. He ends up firing me and saying I need to give him the company phone I have. I say I’ll give it to him when I receive my paycheck. He says that’s called stealing he’ll report it stolen. I tell him I don’t care and that what he’s doing is stealing as well. He ends up calling the police. I talk to the sheriff, he tells me he can’t make him pay me any money just as he can’t make me give up the phone, but from his own personal experience it would be better in court if it shows I don’t have any company property. I hand it over with the condition I’m given a paper showing exactly how much I’m owed. He was able to get that for me. Now I’m emailing and calling and not getting any update as to when I’m getting paid. What’s the next step?

Hello don't kill, i know most gaming head are not super high quality in sound but for my experience are fine enough seems, and the "studio" headphones that make sound as primal thing i didn't like their headphones too much and i would like to wear something i like specially since i am not that audiophile. A bit of my background, i hade for nearly 7 years the G635 from Logitech, and maybe its how much i used them maybe there are any other reason but in the last years they were good but now i need to replace them they broke basically. Now i want to buy a wireless Headphones and i bought the Razer Barracuda and give them back and now the Steel Series 7x and probably give them back too. I liked both of them, specially the second since i could do fancy stuff with their software and the Bluetooth - wireless connection in the same time but both of them had a problem, i feel them tight really tight to my ears (Specially left one) and the second one are uncomfortable with my glasses, i could technically fix buying some new Pads but ill go out of budget by a lot and i would fix this "problems" without additional spending - Initial budget 160 now (i will probably send back the 7x and i bought them for 160 euro) i can think to go a bit more IF really needed - Wireless (Bluetooth and simultaneous Bluetooth + wireless are comfy extra but not necessary i need the dongle since i dont have Bluetooth on my desktop) - Big pads i guess ideally something like the G635, both razer Baracuda and Steel Series 7x are small for my ears + glasses - I must have the possibility to use them only with cable if needed - Ideally comfy with glasses but i know this could change from person to person - Detachable mic and/or a mic that i can put in all the way on the headset (i have my personal mic and i dont want anything near my mouth or out from the headset)
Extra info, i found from a pretty decent / reliable guy the Logitech Headset G Pro X 2 Wireless Lightspeed for 175 and since in theory the Headset is very high price (at least on amazon) i think could be a nice deal but he does have a not return policy and i dont have / i cant find (probably me dumb) size of the pads to understand if they are good for me or not
Extra info on what i play / need, in general RPG and FPS those are the two where i want good sound i play other games but are secondary importance.
Thanks in advance for any suggestion and sorry for this long and not well written post

I have been using a public network on a shitty laptop dedicated to just downloading, no emails or accounts in there. It worked fine at the time. Now I moved house and I have to use my own internet to download. I am using qbittorrent. Which vpn is best, how to use it with qbit and anything else I should know? A simple step by step guide would be useful.

Hey guys i recently bought a Redmi Note 13 pro+ 5G and its bluetooth is a bit unstable, it conects and works on everything but it trusn on and of sometimes just for a second or so.
With headphone this 1 sec crash means just a cut from the music for that 1 sec but for instance with android auto wich i use in my car its worse cus thius cut its enough to stop the conection and to force me to have to manualy reconect in the car.
Anyone knows how to solve this bluetooth problem?
PS: Im on Miui global 14.0.4 and ive seen some history of this problem but none of them recently, i dont know if anyone is experiencing the same, but i could really use some help

Hi, I just learned that shorthand, in general, exists. I am in a job that doesn't typically use official shorthand, but my job requires me to know and recall essentially every single thing I hear or see all day, every day, and who gave me that information and/or who the information applies to (I am in the medical field). Some of my colleagues flat out memorize things without writing, but I need to write it down. There's not enough time for me to ask people to repeat themselves later, and depending on who I'm working with each day, some superiors get easily annoyed repeating anything and will report it as evidence of incompetence at my job. We are able to use computers/laptops to remind ourselves of pertinent patient information/lab values, etc. but I like to be as prepared as possible for times when I don't have that easy access. In addition, I only have so much time to speak to patients in the morning before I have to report on them, and stopping to write full sentences on my notepad isn't the most efficient use of my time. I have two questions:

1. what shorthand would you recommend, keeping in mind that I don't have (a) year(s) to learn it.
2. I have read that Improved Ford Shorthand could be good, but people keep referring to "fordshorthand.com" as where they learned it. Unfortunately, that website no longer exists. So how/where do I learn it?

I want to distribute the convolution layer of my CNN model on a master-slave architecture with 3 Laptop (GPU) but I'm struggling with multiple problems, I wanted to use OpenMpi so I went for Cygwin on Widows 10 but I can't install Tensorflow I got these errors, how can I fix it ? And how can I make my model run on GPU instead of CPU ? Also if you have any better ideas on how to implement the whole thing please let me know.

Ok, so I own an early model Nissan Leaf, and there's an App you can use with a Bluetooth OBD called LeafSpy where it will give a BUNCH of diagnostic information about your battery health, including how many times your battery has been charged with Level 1/2 and Level 3 (DC Fast charge).
We recently became the proud owners of a used 2022 Bolt EUV, and I'm trying to find out if there is a similar app that can be used to learn battery health and charging history. If so, would you please reply the details?

Ok, so I own an early model Nissan Leaf, and there's an App you can use with a Bluetooth OBD called LeafSpy where it will give a BUNCH of diagnostic information about your battery health, including how many times your battery has been charged with Level 1/2 and Level 3 (DC Fast charge).
We recently became the proud owners of a used 2022 Bolt EUV, and I'm trying to find out if there is a similar app that can be used to learn battery health and charging history. If so, would you please reply the details?

I made a post earlier today and found some options since then! I can't tell how the value compares to the price though. Can anyone advise? I have not sent out any messages yet asking about year of purchase or lamp hours.

• Epson laser projector EB-L200W - €500 (way over budget but seems durable)
• Panasonic PT-AE3000E - €400 (comes with 2 spare lamps) (over budget but negotiable)
• Epson EB-U05 - €290
• Optoma X200 - €200, with 300 hours (I can't find this one online but just going off of the photo it looks like the Optoma HD131Xe?)
• Nec M403H - bidding starting at €150

Summary of last post: for use in dim bedroom with external speaker if necessary (bluetooth if possible), throw 2m, screen up to 1m80m (up to 70 inches), located in Belgium