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Help Needed. Computer stuck at Win 10 spinning circle screen.
2024.05.21 21:29 BigFurSeal Help Needed. Computer stuck at Win 10 spinning circle screen.
Hi Guys, thank you so much for reading this post; it's a bit long, as I tried not to omit any details. Below is a description for my case.
Computer Info:
Lenovo ThinkStation P520; C422 chipset; Xeon W-2195 CPU; 2*16GB 2666MHz registered ECC RAM; 1TB 970 Evo Plus; Graphic card 1: GTX 750Ti (as an graphic output interface); Graphic card 2: P102-100 (for graphic computing; both cards are working perfectly); Windows 10 Pro
Background:
The computer was working normally until I unnecessarily added a Gigabyte GC-Maple Ridge Thunderbolt 4 expansion card to it. The computer's user manual mentioned it was compatible with Thunderbolt 3 cards (didn't mention if it was Lenovo cards only), but didn't mention the compatibility with Thunderbolt 4 cards. So I wanted to take a chance.
I inserted the card into the 6th PCIe slot, and connected the headers on both the card and the motherboard by a USB cable and a Thunderbolt cable provided by Gigabyte. After installing the card, I turned on the Intel Thunderbolt option in BIOS.
Problem Description and Trials:
I do know that I can buy a used motherboard for a few tens of bucks and get the machine running again; but I just don't want to give up on this problem...and it looks to me that it shouldn't be a hardware issue...
Thank you guys!
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Computer Info:
Lenovo ThinkStation P520; C422 chipset; Xeon W-2195 CPU; 2*16GB 2666MHz registered ECC RAM; 1TB 970 Evo Plus; Graphic card 1: GTX 750Ti (as an graphic output interface); Graphic card 2: P102-100 (for graphic computing; both cards are working perfectly); Windows 10 Pro
Background:
The computer was working normally until I unnecessarily added a Gigabyte GC-Maple Ridge Thunderbolt 4 expansion card to it. The computer's user manual mentioned it was compatible with Thunderbolt 3 cards (didn't mention if it was Lenovo cards only), but didn't mention the compatibility with Thunderbolt 4 cards. So I wanted to take a chance.
I inserted the card into the 6th PCIe slot, and connected the headers on both the card and the motherboard by a USB cable and a Thunderbolt cable provided by Gigabyte. After installing the card, I turned on the Intel Thunderbolt option in BIOS.
Problem Description and Trials:
- Problem: I pressed the power button, the machine was stuck at the spinning circle screen right after the Lenovo logo screen.
- Trial 1: Removed the Thunderbolt 4 card; turned off the Intel Thunderbolt option in BIOS. Issue still existed.
- Trial 2: Removed all the PCIe devices except the GTX 750Ti; removed all the USB devices except a keyboard. Issue still existed.
- Trial 3: Reset the BIOS to factory. Issue still existed.
- Trial 4: Tried to reinstall the system by inserting into USB 3 port a flash drive with Windows 10 image burnt; set the flash drive as the 1st in boot sequence. The flash drive was recognized and read, but screen was stuck at the "Windows 10 logo with a spinning circle underneath" screen. (I tried it several times, and sometimes it was stuck at a black screen with a blinking cursor on the top left)
- Trial 5: Inserted the flash drive into USB 2 port and installed the system. Result was same as Trial 4's.
- Trial 6: Removed the hard drive; inserted a flash drive with WIN PE system burnt. Stuck at "Windows 10 logo with a spinning circle underneath".
- Trial 7: Performed hardware diagnostic. CPU, motherboard, and RAM had no issue.
- Trial 8: Removed the motherboard cell and reinserted it after 30 seconds; added a SATA SSD; inserted Windows 10 installation flash drive into USB 2 port. Stuck on the same screen.
- Trial 9: Successfully flashed the BIOs with a flash drive in USB 2 port; tried to reinstall Windows 10 again. Still stuck on the same screen.
- Trial 10: Burnt Ubuntu 24.04 image in the flash drive; inserted the drive in USB 3 port; successfully installed Ununtu into the SATA SSD.
- Trial 11: Ran Ubuntu for several minutes, then reboot. Stuck at a black screen (not pure black, had some backlit) after the Lenovo logo screen.
- Trial 12: Forced to shut down the machine and boot again. Successfully boot into Ubuntu.
- Trial 13: Reboot again. Stuck at screen same as Trial 11's. No matter how I tried, the machine hasn't booted into Ubuntu ever since.
- Trial 14: Added the 970 Evo Plus back. Couldn't boot into either Windows or Ubuntu.
- Trial 15: Repeat Trial 4. Same issue.
I do know that I can buy a used motherboard for a few tens of bucks and get the machine running again; but I just don't want to give up on this problem...and it looks to me that it shouldn't be a hardware issue...
Thank you guys!
2024.05.21 21:17 Responsible-Load5605 Looking for a JK BD4A8S4P BMS User Manual, in English
I just purchased a JK BD4A8S4P BMS from AliExpress. I scanned the QR code to get the manual, but the manual shown (mostly in Chinese) just shows the specs and outline drawing, not ANY installation, setup, or use. The closest one listed see is the BD4A8S6P that has more detail, but is the 60A version, not the 40A version. Any help would be appreciated.
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2024.05.21 21:07 sp1n1 Okay one last post - 575 pro thorough cleaning for first time
I read the user manual but want to ensure im doing this right. Last season when I fired it up, I had massive smoke for 25-30 minutes and it started flaming slightly.
1) do I need any type of solution to clean the bottom tray? Or just scrub it off and wipe with a towel? 2) can I use a normal “shop vac” to get up the ashes from the fire pot or is this not a good idea. 3) I unscrewed the firepot and was going to clean around it - is this unnecessary?
Lastly: 4)anything else I am missing that I should clean (besides the grates and pellet hopper)
I didn’t use it last year because I had a newborn and just got side tracked. This year I want to ensure im doing the right things before I fire it up/ it’s my first traeger and pellet grill. And I miss it deeply!
Thanks all. Sorry for the newbie questions
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1) do I need any type of solution to clean the bottom tray? Or just scrub it off and wipe with a towel? 2) can I use a normal “shop vac” to get up the ashes from the fire pot or is this not a good idea. 3) I unscrewed the firepot and was going to clean around it - is this unnecessary?
Lastly: 4)anything else I am missing that I should clean (besides the grates and pellet hopper)
I didn’t use it last year because I had a newborn and just got side tracked. This year I want to ensure im doing the right things before I fire it up/ it’s my first traeger and pellet grill. And I miss it deeply!
Thanks all. Sorry for the newbie questions
2024.05.21 20:54 -GitsandShiggles- Setting up wayland with labwc and alpine extended
Hello!
I run debian on my desktop and I like to tinker with different/unique distros in VMs in my downtime
Alpine is interesting and when I saw that it had wayland support, I had to try it out
My attempt was not succesfull
I am not the most technically skilled linux user, but I am persistent
I was on the root account during the whole installation
If I didn't list a command, then I didn't use it during the installation process
Most of the commands were entered verbatim from the documentation
I use QEMU for VM shenanigans
00
https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/LabWC
Created a VM using alpine alpine-extended-3.19
01
https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Eudev
Went straight from installation into the documentation for labwc
Setup eudev using:
alpine-conf
setup-devd udev
02
Installed mesa and gallium using:
apk add mesa-dri-gallium
03
https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Radeon_Video
Installed firmware for amd using:
$ echo amdgpu >> /etc/modules
$ echo fbcon >> /etc/modules
04 - Incomplete?
Added mkinitfs using:
apk add mkinitfs
Edited mkinitfs.conf with the following:
features="keymap cryptsetup kms ata base ide scsi usb virtio ext4"
Run mkinitfs?
I'm not sure what this is asking for
Do I need to add this as a service and then start it?
05 - Incomplete?
Add yourself to the input and video groups?
Documentation lists the following commands:
adduser $USER input
adduser $USER video
Is $USER a variable that I need to set, or does the command as is add the user group to input and video?
06
Added the dejavu font
07 - Incomplete?
https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Seatd
https://man.sr.ht/~kennylevinsen/seatd/
Added the seatd daemon:
apk add seatd
rc-update add seatd
service seatd start
adduser $USER seat
08 - Incomplete
I got lost trying to setup PAM and greetd from the sourcehut page
I'd like to do this manually and not have to worry about it, instead of trying to navigate additional programs that I don't understand
Where I'm at now
when launching via dbus-launch labwc I get 2 errors
[../src/config/rcxml.c:1418] cannot read (/rc.xml)
[../src/main.c:157] XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is unset
The documentation makes multiple references to ~/.profile, but this does not exist after installation
I want to setup XDG_RUNTIME_DIR manually and add it to the shell init scripts, but I'm not really sure how to do that
Any help is greatly appreciated
submitted by -GitsandShiggles- to AlpineLinux [link] [comments]
I run debian on my desktop and I like to tinker with different/unique distros in VMs in my downtime
Alpine is interesting and when I saw that it had wayland support, I had to try it out
My attempt was not succesfull
I am not the most technically skilled linux user, but I am persistent
I was on the root account during the whole installation
If I didn't list a command, then I didn't use it during the installation process
Most of the commands were entered verbatim from the documentation
I use QEMU for VM shenanigans
00
https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/LabWC
Created a VM using alpine alpine-extended-3.19
01
https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Eudev
Went straight from installation into the documentation for labwc
Setup eudev using:
alpine-conf
setup-devd udev
02
Installed mesa and gallium using:
apk add mesa-dri-gallium
03
https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Radeon_Video
Installed firmware for amd using:
$ echo amdgpu >> /etc/modules
$ echo fbcon >> /etc/modules
04 - Incomplete?
Added mkinitfs using:
apk add mkinitfs
Edited mkinitfs.conf with the following:
features="keymap cryptsetup kms ata base ide scsi usb virtio ext4"
Run mkinitfs?
I'm not sure what this is asking for
Do I need to add this as a service and then start it?
05 - Incomplete?
Add yourself to the input and video groups?
Documentation lists the following commands:
adduser $USER input
adduser $USER video
Is $USER a variable that I need to set, or does the command as is add the user group to input and video?
06
Added the dejavu font
07 - Incomplete?
https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Seatd
https://man.sr.ht/~kennylevinsen/seatd/
Added the seatd daemon:
apk add seatd
rc-update add seatd
service seatd start
adduser $USER seat
08 - Incomplete
I got lost trying to setup PAM and greetd from the sourcehut page
I'd like to do this manually and not have to worry about it, instead of trying to navigate additional programs that I don't understand
Where I'm at now
when launching via dbus-launch labwc I get 2 errors
[../src/config/rcxml.c:1418] cannot read (/rc.xml)
[../src/main.c:157] XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is unset
The documentation makes multiple references to ~/.profile, but this does not exist after installation
I want to setup XDG_RUNTIME_DIR manually and add it to the shell init scripts, but I'm not really sure how to do that
Any help is greatly appreciated
2024.05.21 20:51 jaybhum I made an app to solve loneliness. 14,000 minutes of voice messages later:
 | Since launching at the end of June last year, people have recorded 14,000 minutes of voice messages. submitted by jaybhum to SideProject [link] [comments] I hope you are doing better today than yesterday. (TLDR at the end; or enjoy my story :) ) Why:About 11 months ago, I launched my app for the first time on lonely because I had previously experienced loneliness myself during grad school. I wanted to reach out to people going through similar experiences by providing them with what would’ve helped me in the past.I felt this was an important mission for me and a much more rewarding one than my day job that I quit my job to work on the app full-time. It was necessary because I did not come from a programming background. I knew how to program in the sense of running scientific simulations on MATLAB, but creating the front-end and back-end for a consumer app was totally new to me, so I had to learn from scratch. I enjoyed everyday going to a cafe to learn from programming crash courses on YouTube, developing the app little by little, and eventually launching the app! The initial response was actually pretty great: 220 upvotes for the app launch post, which I proudly pinned in my bio :) How:I made the app to be based on voice, and nothing else: no profiles, no profile photos, and even no texts. The reason for that was I felt a lot of people felt lonely and had trouble finding meaningful online connections because of the modern communication medium which actually promotes superficial and viral contents over authentic and long-form contents. It is easy to see from examples: TikTok’s 30 second videos, Instagram’s eye-popping photos by beautiful people from the globe, and Twitter(X)’s 140-char spicy takes. Sure, these platforms offer us information about DIYs, trends, and news that can enrich our lives and entertain us, but they don’t by all means help us feel more connected to individuals. Even on Reddit, the contents tend to be more wholesome and there are hilarious comments that build on top of each other, but the actual sense of connection you feel with the users is tenuous.Focusing on voice worked! It was incredible listening to the heartfelt messages from strangers from all over the world who opened up about their loneliness and didn’t mind being vulnerable to other strangers. I have personally spoke with everyone that came by. The 14k minutes of voice messages do not include my own voice messages; they are all messages that people left for their own posts, to each other, or as replies to me. Highlights:There were some incredible moments, which would be too long to share in this post (leave a comment if you want to hear more!), but some of the highlights were (note: these are all from public conversations):
What I learned:And that was part of what made it so hard to have a sustainable ecosystem on my app: many people who have been lonely for a long period of time had their personalities and social skills hardened to the point that they either:
However, the reality was that many were hardened by loneliness and it was hard for such connections to materialize. Plus, one of the main ways for an app like this to grow is by word of mouth. Unfortunately, most people experiencing loneliness did not have anyone to share the app with, which stunted the app’s growth and mostly depended on me manually bringing users onto the platform. With fewer chances of having good interactions, even the people who really resonated with the app and shared stories slowly stopped coming back. Some just suddenly ghosted, which made the experience on the app painful for other engaged people on the app. My hope for the future:I still believe that there are more people out there experiencing loneliness who have the deep desire to share their stories and find the long-term friends across the globe who understand each other and can share slices of their lives with.So, if you are someone that can benefit from sharing stories and solve your loneliness this way, feel free to check out my app at https://bubblic.app Also, if you know of any way I can improve the app to better help people experiencing loneliness, please leave a comment. Lastly, word of mouth would really help. If you like the app, or if you know someone who would benefit from the app, please share it with others! TLDR:I created an app focused on voice communication to help lonely people connect, inspired by my own experiences. Despite an encouraging start and meaningful interactions, many users struggled to form lasting connections due to the deep impact of their loneliness. Growth has been slow, mainly reliant on my efforts. If you know someone who might benefit, please share my app: https://bubblic.app. Feedback is also welcome! Tech stack used:Backend
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2024.05.21 20:48 rtist_studio Best free video editing software for YouTube in 2024
Whether you’re venturing into YouTube vlogging, sharing your creativity on TikTok, or aiming for a career in the film industry, the right video editing software is essential. For those on a budget or just starting out, plenty of free video editing options are available, offering both simplicity and professional-grade features. Here’s your guide to the best free video editing software across various platforms, ensuring you can create stunning content without breaking the bank.
The Best Free Video Editing Software:
1. DaVinci Resolve: Renowned for its powerful features, particularly in color grading, DaVinci Resolve stands out as the most robust free video editor available.
2. Adobe Premiere Pro: While traditionally a paid software, Adobe offers a free version of Premiere Pro, making it the best choice for professional-grade video editing without the cost.
3. Clipchamp: Ideal for those who prefer web-based tools, Clipchamp is the top free online video editor, accessible from any desktop browser.
4. IMovie: Exclusively for Mac users, iMovie is a simple yet effective free video editor, perfect for beginners.
5. Kdenlive: This open-source, cross-platform video editor is perfect for those seeking a comprehensive, free editing tool.
What Makes the Best Free Video Editing Software?
Editing Features:
Organizing clips into a timeline is a fundamental aspect of video editing. Some apps offer automated editing options, while others provide manual controls, enabling users to split clips, add markers, and more. Advanced features such as chroma keying, green screen, multi-camera editing, video stabilization, and special effects were also considered in our evaluations.
Limitations for Free Users:
Only a few video editors on our list are entirely free. We focused on apps that meet essential export requirements — 1080p or higher resolution, no watermarks, and no export limits. Premium-level free versions with generous feature sets were prioritized to ensure they are valuable for novice editors.
Efficiency:
Performance is crucial, so we looked for apps that handle exporting efficiently, offer smooth playback, and provide quality settings in video preview windows to accommodate less powerful hardware. Web-based editors were evaluated on their ability to mimic desktop app performance and handle the editing workflow effectively.
Learning and Support:
Comprehensive support documentation, tutorials, and active user communities can be invaluable, especially for free tools. User-friendly design and in-app tutorials were also significant factors in our assessment of easier-to-use tools.
Extras:
Some video editors come as complete suites, offering effects, audio mastering, and subtitling capabilities. Others provide integration with stock footage services and cloud storage. While not essential, such extras can enhance the editing experience and were considered in our evaluations.
Our Testing Process:
To test these editors, we shot several 4K HDR videos using an iPhone 13 Pro. We then edited these clips into a timeline, splitting them, adjusting playback speed, and adding transitions. We also explored advanced features like Chroma keying, video and audio syncing, and color correction. Finally, we verified that the exported files met our quality standards and contained no watermarks.
Professional Recommendations and Video Editing Services:
If you need expert advice or want to hire a professional video editor, we are here to help. With over five years of experience working with clients in the USA, UAE, and Pakistan, we can transform your ideas into compelling content that resonates with your audience. Contact us today to elevate your online presence.
By following this guide, you can find the perfect free video editing software to suit your needs and start creating high-quality videos today. Whether you’re a beginner or looking for professional-grade tools, there’s something on this list for everyone.
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The Best Free Video Editing Software:
1. DaVinci Resolve: Renowned for its powerful features, particularly in color grading, DaVinci Resolve stands out as the most robust free video editor available.
2. Adobe Premiere Pro: While traditionally a paid software, Adobe offers a free version of Premiere Pro, making it the best choice for professional-grade video editing without the cost.
3. Clipchamp: Ideal for those who prefer web-based tools, Clipchamp is the top free online video editor, accessible from any desktop browser.
4. IMovie: Exclusively for Mac users, iMovie is a simple yet effective free video editor, perfect for beginners.
5. Kdenlive: This open-source, cross-platform video editor is perfect for those seeking a comprehensive, free editing tool.
What Makes the Best Free Video Editing Software?
Editing Features:
Organizing clips into a timeline is a fundamental aspect of video editing. Some apps offer automated editing options, while others provide manual controls, enabling users to split clips, add markers, and more. Advanced features such as chroma keying, green screen, multi-camera editing, video stabilization, and special effects were also considered in our evaluations.
Limitations for Free Users:
Only a few video editors on our list are entirely free. We focused on apps that meet essential export requirements — 1080p or higher resolution, no watermarks, and no export limits. Premium-level free versions with generous feature sets were prioritized to ensure they are valuable for novice editors.
Efficiency:
Performance is crucial, so we looked for apps that handle exporting efficiently, offer smooth playback, and provide quality settings in video preview windows to accommodate less powerful hardware. Web-based editors were evaluated on their ability to mimic desktop app performance and handle the editing workflow effectively.
Learning and Support:
Comprehensive support documentation, tutorials, and active user communities can be invaluable, especially for free tools. User-friendly design and in-app tutorials were also significant factors in our assessment of easier-to-use tools.
Extras:
Some video editors come as complete suites, offering effects, audio mastering, and subtitling capabilities. Others provide integration with stock footage services and cloud storage. While not essential, such extras can enhance the editing experience and were considered in our evaluations.
Our Testing Process:
To test these editors, we shot several 4K HDR videos using an iPhone 13 Pro. We then edited these clips into a timeline, splitting them, adjusting playback speed, and adding transitions. We also explored advanced features like Chroma keying, video and audio syncing, and color correction. Finally, we verified that the exported files met our quality standards and contained no watermarks.
Professional Recommendations and Video Editing Services:
If you need expert advice or want to hire a professional video editor, we are here to help. With over five years of experience working with clients in the USA, UAE, and Pakistan, we can transform your ideas into compelling content that resonates with your audience. Contact us today to elevate your online presence.
By following this guide, you can find the perfect free video editing software to suit your needs and start creating high-quality videos today. Whether you’re a beginner or looking for professional-grade tools, there’s something on this list for everyone.
2024.05.21 20:38 jaybhum I made my first Flutter app to solve loneliness. 14,000 minutes of voice messages later:
I hope you are doing better today than yesterday. (TLDR at the end; or enjoy my story :) )
I felt this was an important mission for me and a much more rewarding one than my day job that I quit my job to work on the app full-time.
It was necessary because I did not come from a programming background. I knew how to program in the sense of running scientific simulations on MATLAB, but creating the front-end and back-end for a consumer app was totally new to me, so I had to learn from scratch.
I enjoyed everyday going to a cafe to learn from programming crash courses on YouTube, developing the app little by little, and eventually launching the app! The initial response was actually pretty great: 220 upvotes for the app launch post, which I proudly pinned in my bio :)
Focusing on voice worked! It was incredible listening to the heartfelt messages from strangers from all over the world who opened up about their loneliness and didn’t mind being vulnerable to other strangers. I have personally spoke with everyone that came by. The 14k minutes of voice messages do not include my own voice messages; they are all messages that people left for their own posts, to each other, or as replies to me.
However, the reality was that many were hardened by loneliness and it was hard for such connections to materialize. Plus, one of the main ways for an app like this to grow is by word of mouth. Unfortunately, most people experiencing loneliness did not have anyone to share the app with, which stunted the app’s growth and mostly depended on me manually bringing users onto the platform.
With fewer chances of having good interactions, even the people who really resonated with the app and shared stories slowly stopped coming back. Some just suddenly ghosted, which made the experience on the app painful for other engaged people on the app.
So, if you are someone that can benefit from sharing stories and solve your loneliness this way, feel free to check out my app at https://bubblic.app
Also, if you know of any way I can improve the app to better help people experiencing loneliness, please leave a comment.
Lastly, word of mouth would really help. If you like the app, or if you know someone who would benefit from the app, please share it with others!
Backend
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Why:
About 11 months ago, I launched my app for the first time on lonely because I had previously experienced loneliness myself during grad school. I wanted to reach out to people going through similar experiences by providing them with what would’ve helped me in the past.I felt this was an important mission for me and a much more rewarding one than my day job that I quit my job to work on the app full-time.
It was necessary because I did not come from a programming background. I knew how to program in the sense of running scientific simulations on MATLAB, but creating the front-end and back-end for a consumer app was totally new to me, so I had to learn from scratch.
I enjoyed everyday going to a cafe to learn from programming crash courses on YouTube, developing the app little by little, and eventually launching the app! The initial response was actually pretty great: 220 upvotes for the app launch post, which I proudly pinned in my bio :)
How:
I made the app to be based on voice, and nothing else: no profiles, no profile photos, and even no texts. The reason for that was I felt a lot of people felt lonely and had trouble finding meaningful online connections because of the modern communication medium which actually promotes superficial and viral contents over authentic and long-form contents. It is easy to see from examples: TikTok’s 30 second videos, Instagram’s eye-popping photos by beautiful people from the globe, and Twitter(X)’s 140-char spicy takes. Sure, these platforms offer us information about DIYs, trends, and news that can enrich our lives and entertain us, but they don’t by all means help us feel more connected to individuals. Even on Reddit, the contents tend to be more wholesome and there are hilarious comments that build on top of each other, but the actual sense of connection you feel with the users is tenuous.Focusing on voice worked! It was incredible listening to the heartfelt messages from strangers from all over the world who opened up about their loneliness and didn’t mind being vulnerable to other strangers. I have personally spoke with everyone that came by. The 14k minutes of voice messages do not include my own voice messages; they are all messages that people left for their own posts, to each other, or as replies to me.
Highlights:
There were some incredible moments, which would be too long to share in this post (leave a comment if you want to hear more!), but some of the highlights were (note: these are all from public conversations):- Lady in New Brunswick, Canada was extremely depressed after a difficult divorce and felt being on the life’s edge. She was getting scammed left and right on dating apps and was losing hope. She told me that I was the only one that she felt she could trust and talk to, and she probably wouldn’t be here if I ever stopped talking to her. Thankfully, she eventually managed to find a boyfriend and she thanked me for having always been there for her. She still came back to the app to act as a supporter for other lonely souls for a while!
- Gentleman in New York, USA felt isolated in a farm and felt he had no real connections with anyone. He shared with me and other users about his life growing various vegetables, but stopped coming on the app for a couple of months. When he came back, he was pleasantly surprised by the app’s development, felt I really believed in my mission to help lonely souls, and became an evangelist for my app :) He posted on several forums on Reddit and engaged in conversations with many users on the app.
What I learned:
And that was part of what made it so hard to have a sustainable ecosystem on my app: many people who have been lonely for a long period of time had their personalities and social skills hardened to the point that they either:- did not know how to engage with others by understanding social cues and sharing stories about themselves that allow themselves to be vulnerable to others, which allows for deeper social connections
- felt they are never good enough, they are stuck in their situation, and there is nothing that can help them get better. Any help or suggestions offered by others would only work on others and did not apply to them.
However, the reality was that many were hardened by loneliness and it was hard for such connections to materialize. Plus, one of the main ways for an app like this to grow is by word of mouth. Unfortunately, most people experiencing loneliness did not have anyone to share the app with, which stunted the app’s growth and mostly depended on me manually bringing users onto the platform.
With fewer chances of having good interactions, even the people who really resonated with the app and shared stories slowly stopped coming back. Some just suddenly ghosted, which made the experience on the app painful for other engaged people on the app.
My hope for the future:
I still believe that there are more people out there experiencing loneliness who have the deep desire to share their stories and find the long-term friends across the globe who understand each other and can share slices of their lives with.So, if you are someone that can benefit from sharing stories and solve your loneliness this way, feel free to check out my app at https://bubblic.app
Also, if you know of any way I can improve the app to better help people experiencing loneliness, please leave a comment.
Lastly, word of mouth would really help. If you like the app, or if you know someone who would benefit from the app, please share it with others!
TLDR:
I created an app focused on voice communication to help lonely people connect, inspired by my own experiences. Despite an encouraging start and meaningful interactions, many users struggled to form lasting connections due to the deep impact of their loneliness. Growth has been slow, mainly reliant on my efforts. If you know someone who might benefit, please share my app: https://bubblic.app. Feedback is also welcome! Tech stack used:Backend
- AWS Websocket, DynamoDB, Cognito, S3, Lambda
- WhisperX model running on laptop locally
- Flutter
2024.05.21 20:16 jaybhum I made an app to solve loneliness. 14,000 minutes of voice messages later:
I hope you are doing better today than yesterday. (TLDR at the end; or enjoy my story :) )
I felt this was an important mission for me and a much more rewarding one than my day job that I quit my job to work on the app full-time.
It was necessary because I did not come from a programming background. I knew how to program in the sense of running scientific simulations on MATLAB, but creating the front-end and back-end for a consumer app was totally new to me, so I had to learn from scratch.
I enjoyed everyday going to a cafe to learn from programming crash courses on YouTube, developing the app little by little, and eventually launching the app! The initial response was actually pretty great: 220 upvotes for the app launch post, which I proudly pinned in my bio :)
Focusing on voice worked! It was incredible listening to the heartfelt messages from strangers from all over the world who opened up about their loneliness and didn’t mind being vulnerable to other strangers. I have personally spoke with everyone that came by. The 14k minutes of voice messages do not include my own voice messages; they are all messages that people left for their own posts, to each other, or as replies to me.
However, the reality was that many were hardened by loneliness and it was hard for such connections to materialize. Plus, one of the main ways for an app like this to grow is by word of mouth. Unfortunately, most people experiencing loneliness did not have anyone to share the app with, which stunted the app’s growth and mostly depended on me manually bringing users onto the platform.
With fewer chances of having good interactions, even the people who really resonated with the app and shared stories slowly stopped coming back. Some just suddenly ghosted, which made the experience on the app painful for other engaged people on the app.
So, if you are someone that can benefit from sharing stories and solve your loneliness this way, feel free to check out my app at https://bubblic.app
Also, if you know of any way I can improve the app to better help people experiencing loneliness, please leave a comment.
Lastly, word of mouth would really help. If you like the app, or if you know someone who would benefit from the app, please share it with others!
submitted by jaybhum to Entrepreneur [link] [comments]
Why:
About 11 months ago, I launched my app for the first time on lonely because I had previously experienced loneliness myself during grad school. I wanted to reach out to people going through similar experiences by providing them with what would’ve helped me in the past.I felt this was an important mission for me and a much more rewarding one than my day job that I quit my job to work on the app full-time.
It was necessary because I did not come from a programming background. I knew how to program in the sense of running scientific simulations on MATLAB, but creating the front-end and back-end for a consumer app was totally new to me, so I had to learn from scratch.
I enjoyed everyday going to a cafe to learn from programming crash courses on YouTube, developing the app little by little, and eventually launching the app! The initial response was actually pretty great: 220 upvotes for the app launch post, which I proudly pinned in my bio :)
How:
I made the app to be based on voice, and nothing else: no profiles, no profile photos, and even no texts. The reason for that was I felt a lot of people felt lonely and had trouble finding meaningful online connections because of the modern communication medium which actually promotes superficial and viral contents over authentic and long-form contents. It is easy to see from examples: TikTok’s 30 second videos, Instagram’s eye-popping photos by beautiful people from the globe, and Twitter(X)’s 140-char spicy takes. Sure, these platforms offer us information about DIYs, trends, and news that can enrich our lives and entertain us, but they don’t by all means help us feel more connected to individuals. Even on Reddit, the contents tend to be more wholesome and there are hilarious comments that build on top of each other, but the actual sense of connection you feel with the users is tenuous.Focusing on voice worked! It was incredible listening to the heartfelt messages from strangers from all over the world who opened up about their loneliness and didn’t mind being vulnerable to other strangers. I have personally spoke with everyone that came by. The 14k minutes of voice messages do not include my own voice messages; they are all messages that people left for their own posts, to each other, or as replies to me.
Highlights:
There were some incredible moments, which would be too long to share in this post (leave a comment if you want to hear more!), but some of the highlights were (note: these are all from public conversations):- Lady in New Brunswick, Canada was extremely depressed after a difficult divorce and felt being on the life’s edge. She was getting scammed left and right on dating apps and was losing hope. She told me that I was the only one that she felt she could trust and talk to, and she probably wouldn’t be here if I ever stopped talking to her. Thankfully, she eventually managed to find a boyfriend and she thanked me for having always been there for her. She still came back to the app to act as a supporter for other lonely souls for a while!
- Gentleman in New York, USA felt isolated in a farm and felt he had no real connections with anyone. He shared with me and other users about his life growing various vegetables, but stopped coming on the app for a couple of months. When he came back, he was pleasantly surprised by the app’s development, felt I really believed in my mission to help lonely souls, and became an evangelist for my app :) He posted on several forums on Reddit and engaged in conversations with many users on the app.
What I learned:
And that was part of what made it so hard to have a sustainable ecosystem on my app: many people who have been lonely for a long period of time had their personalities and social skills hardened to the point that they either:- did not know how to engage with others by understanding social cues and sharing stories about themselves that allow themselves to be vulnerable to others, which allows for deeper social connections
- felt they are never good enough, they are stuck in their situation, and there is nothing that can help them get better. Any help or suggestions offered by others would only work on others and did not apply to them.
However, the reality was that many were hardened by loneliness and it was hard for such connections to materialize. Plus, one of the main ways for an app like this to grow is by word of mouth. Unfortunately, most people experiencing loneliness did not have anyone to share the app with, which stunted the app’s growth and mostly depended on me manually bringing users onto the platform.
With fewer chances of having good interactions, even the people who really resonated with the app and shared stories slowly stopped coming back. Some just suddenly ghosted, which made the experience on the app painful for other engaged people on the app.
My hope for the future:
I still believe that there are more people out there experiencing loneliness who have the deep desire to share their stories and find the long-term friends across the globe who understand each other and can share slices of their lives with.So, if you are someone that can benefit from sharing stories and solve your loneliness this way, feel free to check out my app at https://bubblic.app
Also, if you know of any way I can improve the app to better help people experiencing loneliness, please leave a comment.
Lastly, word of mouth would really help. If you like the app, or if you know someone who would benefit from the app, please share it with others!
TLDR:
I created an app focused on voice communication to help lonely people connect, inspired by my own experiences. Despite an encouraging start and meaningful interactions, many users struggled to form lasting connections due to the deep impact of their loneliness. Growth has been slow, mainly reliant on my efforts. If you know someone who might benefit, please share my app: https://bubblic.app. Feedback is also welcome!2024.05.21 20:14 millyJon AI-Generated Copy In Modern SEO
Using AI-generated copy for SEO purposes in the short term can be a viable strategy, provided it is done thoughtfully and with a clear plan for subsequent manual revisions. Here are some key considerations:
Benefits of Using AI for Initial Copy:
Speed and Efficiency:
AI can generate content quickly, allowing you to populate your site with relevant information faster than manual writing. Utilizing AI-trained engines that provide Copy focused KW content can substantially cut down on manual FTE loads of your "human" copy efforts.
Cost-Effective:
It can be more affordable, especially if you need a large volume of content in a short period.
SEO Optimization:
Many AI tools are designed to include SEO best practices, such as keyword usage and structure, improving your initial search engine rankings. The short-term effects allow you to see results of larger KW capture in a shorter period of time.
Considerations and Best Practices:
Quality Control:
Ensure that the AI-generated content is reviewed for accuracy, relevance, and tone. AI content can sometimes lack the nuance and depth that human-written content provides. Although AI has the ability to drastically shorten some of the time associated with writing copy, revision-related resources should remain about the same. Even with AI it is always necessary to fine-tooth comb all copy.
Uniqueness and Originality:
AI tools might produce content that is too similar to existing web pages, which can hurt your SEO. Make sure to use tools that emphasize unique content generation. Utilizing some complex multi-tool approaches can produce uniqueness of content in a very short amount of time. Generally, I opt for Super-scripting 4oChatGPT (Push) to Claude for revision.
User Experience:
Content should not only be SEO-friendly but also engaging and valuable to your audience. AI-generated content can sometimes be too generic. The right term for preconditions in super scripting is: "Burstiness" Milly's secret word .... shhhhh
Regular Updates: Have a structured plan to manually review and update the content. This can help in adding a personal touch, ensuring relevance, and maintaining high quality over time. Eventually, the AI-generated content needs some manual edits. Most SEOs are kidding themselves if they think that they are a head of Google (+ the other search engines curves). It is only a matter of time before the lag catches up to you and the new Algo update comes out.
Compliance with Search Engine Guidelines:
Ensure the AI-generated content adheres to Google’s guidelines, avoiding keyword stuffing and ensuring content is useful and informative. This can be easily accomplished through proper scripting but also must be revised. We have learned its not perfect.
Structured Plan for Manual Changes:
Set a Timeline:
Define specific periods when the AI-generated content will be reviewed and revised by human writers. It is critical to have effective timelines for this and a strategy that marches in lockstep with any new AI content that is going up.
Prioritize Content:
Start with the most critical pages (e.g., homepage, service pages) and gradually move to less critical ones. For Fast and Loose projects this is true, if we are talking blog-related content, just start with the highest traffic/value indicators.
Monitor Performance: Use analytics to track how the AI-generated content performs in terms of user engagement and SEO. Adjust the manual revision plan based on this data. It is important to closely track the performance of AI vs. HUMAN copy and content. I have found strange anomalies where AI will perform better than my copy (I might be bad at writing copy) even after the fact of the manual corrections.
Incorporate Feedback:
Gather user feedback on the content to understand areas that need improvement and to guide the manual editing process. I have found that there are subtle ways to do this, that also crowdsource activity and TOP (Time on page) metrics for certain pages. Good to build out in a template, will pull good data.
Continuous Improvement:
Treat content as a living asset that needs regular updates to stay relevant and effective. This is true always. We all know this.
By following this approach, you can leverage the benefits of AI-generated content while keeping long-term quality and effectiveness through manual revisions and human work.
Leave some feedback below, I am curious as to what the community thinks about this.
submitted by millyJon to SEO [link] [comments]
Benefits of Using AI for Initial Copy:
Speed and Efficiency:
AI can generate content quickly, allowing you to populate your site with relevant information faster than manual writing. Utilizing AI-trained engines that provide Copy focused KW content can substantially cut down on manual FTE loads of your "human" copy efforts.
Cost-Effective:
It can be more affordable, especially if you need a large volume of content in a short period.
SEO Optimization:
Many AI tools are designed to include SEO best practices, such as keyword usage and structure, improving your initial search engine rankings. The short-term effects allow you to see results of larger KW capture in a shorter period of time.
Considerations and Best Practices:
Quality Control:
Ensure that the AI-generated content is reviewed for accuracy, relevance, and tone. AI content can sometimes lack the nuance and depth that human-written content provides. Although AI has the ability to drastically shorten some of the time associated with writing copy, revision-related resources should remain about the same. Even with AI it is always necessary to fine-tooth comb all copy.
Uniqueness and Originality:
AI tools might produce content that is too similar to existing web pages, which can hurt your SEO. Make sure to use tools that emphasize unique content generation. Utilizing some complex multi-tool approaches can produce uniqueness of content in a very short amount of time. Generally, I opt for Super-scripting 4oChatGPT (Push) to Claude for revision.
User Experience:
Content should not only be SEO-friendly but also engaging and valuable to your audience. AI-generated content can sometimes be too generic. The right term for preconditions in super scripting is: "Burstiness" Milly's secret word .... shhhhh
Regular Updates: Have a structured plan to manually review and update the content. This can help in adding a personal touch, ensuring relevance, and maintaining high quality over time. Eventually, the AI-generated content needs some manual edits. Most SEOs are kidding themselves if they think that they are a head of Google (+ the other search engines curves). It is only a matter of time before the lag catches up to you and the new Algo update comes out.
Compliance with Search Engine Guidelines:
Ensure the AI-generated content adheres to Google’s guidelines, avoiding keyword stuffing and ensuring content is useful and informative. This can be easily accomplished through proper scripting but also must be revised. We have learned its not perfect.
Structured Plan for Manual Changes:
Set a Timeline:
Define specific periods when the AI-generated content will be reviewed and revised by human writers. It is critical to have effective timelines for this and a strategy that marches in lockstep with any new AI content that is going up.
Prioritize Content:
Start with the most critical pages (e.g., homepage, service pages) and gradually move to less critical ones. For Fast and Loose projects this is true, if we are talking blog-related content, just start with the highest traffic/value indicators.
Monitor Performance: Use analytics to track how the AI-generated content performs in terms of user engagement and SEO. Adjust the manual revision plan based on this data. It is important to closely track the performance of AI vs. HUMAN copy and content. I have found strange anomalies where AI will perform better than my copy (I might be bad at writing copy) even after the fact of the manual corrections.
Incorporate Feedback:
Gather user feedback on the content to understand areas that need improvement and to guide the manual editing process. I have found that there are subtle ways to do this, that also crowdsource activity and TOP (Time on page) metrics for certain pages. Good to build out in a template, will pull good data.
Continuous Improvement:
Treat content as a living asset that needs regular updates to stay relevant and effective. This is true always. We all know this.
By following this approach, you can leverage the benefits of AI-generated content while keeping long-term quality and effectiveness through manual revisions and human work.
Leave some feedback below, I am curious as to what the community thinks about this.
2024.05.21 20:10 Bengrundy_mu Problem and Suggestions (QBO)
So I have a client that I do their books for since 2018. It was a disaster from the start. The old bookkeeper who had done his books for 20 years was a trainwreck. She was supposed to train me, never did, so I picked up and went the best I could. The deeper I dove into their books every day, the more I could see she had zero idea what she was doing. I'm a skilled user but not a pro and do the best I can. She literally had not closed any months/years in the whole time she had moved the books to online
Her chart of accounts didn't follow any sane or commonly used number schemes. She had never in her years linked it to the bank and the books were riddled with just horrible mistakes and it was clear she didn't know what she was doing the whole time, so by the time I stepped in there's just years of built up mess
I went forward the best I could, each year with my accurate entries the books got better to work with and manage but never got to the point where I could start downloading and linking to the bank or payroll because there was years of unreconciled transactions I would have to go through. But I've made adjustments along the way to make it all work and be accurate. But simple things like balance sheets I have to always make spreadsheets and manually plug numbers in to get it to be accurate because God help anyone that would pull one directly from QBO
now my problem is the owner is working with a financial company that's doing an assessment on the business and said for ease they could just log in and run the reports they need. I explained to him why this wouldn't work. Over the years I have suggested starting over on qbo and just archiving previous years
So is there anything I could do at this stage to have the books be legit and fixed so if this comes up again in the future I don't lose sleep over it. I lose sleep all the time if one day the IRS audits us and I have to explain things . I don't know if there's something I can possibly do or run to get it just reconciled as best as possible and just move forward from there, and be able to link it to the bank and payroll company
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Her chart of accounts didn't follow any sane or commonly used number schemes. She had never in her years linked it to the bank and the books were riddled with just horrible mistakes and it was clear she didn't know what she was doing the whole time, so by the time I stepped in there's just years of built up mess
I went forward the best I could, each year with my accurate entries the books got better to work with and manage but never got to the point where I could start downloading and linking to the bank or payroll because there was years of unreconciled transactions I would have to go through. But I've made adjustments along the way to make it all work and be accurate. But simple things like balance sheets I have to always make spreadsheets and manually plug numbers in to get it to be accurate because God help anyone that would pull one directly from QBO
now my problem is the owner is working with a financial company that's doing an assessment on the business and said for ease they could just log in and run the reports they need. I explained to him why this wouldn't work. Over the years I have suggested starting over on qbo and just archiving previous years
So is there anything I could do at this stage to have the books be legit and fixed so if this comes up again in the future I don't lose sleep over it. I lose sleep all the time if one day the IRS audits us and I have to explain things . I don't know if there's something I can possibly do or run to get it just reconciled as best as possible and just move forward from there, and be able to link it to the bank and payroll company
2024.05.21 20:09 rob1nmann VMware Aria LCM
So after the transition, it seems that the Aria Suite LCM is no longer able to download the PSpack and the product binaries from the internet. I had to find out that must now manually download them and upload them to the LCM. Is that correct? Could Broadcom not just use a URL redirection or fix it in an update or something to make it more user friendly?
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2024.05.21 20:09 angeloalberico v24.1 update NotifyPlex not working
Hi,
My docker image (ghcr.io/linuxservenzbget) updated recently to 24.1 and in the process broke ALL my post processing.
I see there was a major change to extensions in v24 and I've been able to get most of the essential post processing to work again.
The exception is the NotifyPlex extension. -I've tried multiple times to get the Plex Authentication Token using the built in script that uses my plex.tv usepass. It reports that it's successful, shows me a token in the little popup but never fills it into the setting. I've added it manually but that didn't seem to work. I eventually used the "old" method of viewing XML on a library item to get the token.
Now when I try to post process, whether the Refresh Method is s set to AUTO, CUSTOM or BOTH it doesn't seem to be able to either "auto detect" the category or if I use a custom id (in my case 3) it's unable to find category 3.
Has anyone else experienced issues with the "new" NotifyPlex built in extension?
It's frustrating to have a bunch of things that have been added to my file system only to find out later they weren't added to my Plex library, unless I manually refresh. I'd rather not set an interval in the plex settings to avoid over refreshing the library unnecessarily.
Any tips or workarounds? Thanks
submitted by angeloalberico to nzbget [link] [comments]
My docker image (ghcr.io/linuxservenzbget) updated recently to 24.1 and in the process broke ALL my post processing.
I see there was a major change to extensions in v24 and I've been able to get most of the essential post processing to work again.
The exception is the NotifyPlex extension. -I've tried multiple times to get the Plex Authentication Token using the built in script that uses my plex.tv usepass. It reports that it's successful, shows me a token in the little popup but never fills it into the setting. I've added it manually but that didn't seem to work. I eventually used the "old" method of viewing XML on a library item to get the token.
Now when I try to post process, whether the Refresh Method is s set to AUTO, CUSTOM or BOTH it doesn't seem to be able to either "auto detect" the category or if I use a custom id (in my case 3) it's unable to find category 3.
Has anyone else experienced issues with the "new" NotifyPlex built in extension?
It's frustrating to have a bunch of things that have been added to my file system only to find out later they weren't added to my Plex library, unless I manually refresh. I'd rather not set an interval in the plex settings to avoid over refreshing the library unnecessarily.
Any tips or workarounds? Thanks
2024.05.21 20:07 Lucky-Scientist4873 That’s helpful
 | Instructions on how to assemble some weight equipment submitted by Lucky-Scientist4873 to ChatGPT [link] [comments] |
2024.05.21 19:57 jaybhum I made an app for you guys. 14,000 minutes of voice messages later:
I hope you are doing better today than yesterday. (TLDR at the end; or enjoy my story :) )
I felt this was an important mission for me and a much more rewarding one than my day job that I quit my job to work on the app full-time.
It was necessary because I did not come from a programming background. I knew how to program in the sense of running scientific simulations on MATLAB, but creating the front-end and back-end for a consumer app was totally new to me, so I had to learn from scratch.
I enjoyed everyday going to a cafe to learn from programming crash courses on YouTube, developing the app little by little, and eventually launching the app! The initial response was actually pretty great: 220 upvotes for the app launch post I made here, which I proudly pinned in my bio :)
Focusing on voice worked! It was incredible listening to the heartfelt messages from strangers from all over the world who opened up about their loneliness and didn’t mind being vulnerable to other strangers. I have personally spoke with everyone that came by. The 14k minutes of voice messages do not include my own voice messages; they are all messages that people left for their own posts, to each other, or as replies to me.
However, the reality was that many were hardened by loneliness and it was hard for such connections to materialize. Plus, one of the main ways for an app like this to grow is by word of mouth. Unfortunately, most people experiencing loneliness did not have anyone to share the app with, which stunted the app’s growth and mostly depended on me manually bringing users onto the platform.
With fewer chances of having good interactions, even the people who really resonated with the app and shared stories slowly stopped coming back. Some just suddenly ghosted, which made the experience on the app painful for other engaged people on the app.
So, if you are someone that can benefit from sharing stories and solve your loneliness this way, feel free to check out my app at https://bubblic.app
Also, if you know of any way I can improve the app to better help people experiencing loneliness, please leave a comment.
Lastly, word of mouth would really help. If you like the app, or if you know someone who would benefit from the app, please share it with others!
submitted by jaybhum to lonely [link] [comments]
Why:
About 11 months ago, I launched my app here for the first time because I had previously experienced loneliness myself during grad school. I wanted to reach out to people going through similar experiences by providing them with what would’ve helped me in the past.I felt this was an important mission for me and a much more rewarding one than my day job that I quit my job to work on the app full-time.
It was necessary because I did not come from a programming background. I knew how to program in the sense of running scientific simulations on MATLAB, but creating the front-end and back-end for a consumer app was totally new to me, so I had to learn from scratch.
I enjoyed everyday going to a cafe to learn from programming crash courses on YouTube, developing the app little by little, and eventually launching the app! The initial response was actually pretty great: 220 upvotes for the app launch post I made here, which I proudly pinned in my bio :)
How:
I made the app to be based on voice, and nothing else: no profiles, no profile photos, and even no texting. The reason for that was I felt a lot of people felt lonely and had trouble finding meaningful online connections because of the modern communication medium which actually promotes superficial and viral contents over authentic and long-form contents. It is easy to see from examples: TikTok’s 30 second videos, Instagram’s eye-popping photos by beautiful people from the globe, and Twitter(X)’s 140-char spicy takes. Sure, these platforms offer us information about DIYs, trends, and news that can enrich our lives and entertain us, but they don’t by all means help us feel more connected to individuals. Even on Reddit, the contents tend to be more wholesome and there are hilarious comments that build on top of each other, but the actual sense of connection you feel with the users is tenuous.Focusing on voice worked! It was incredible listening to the heartfelt messages from strangers from all over the world who opened up about their loneliness and didn’t mind being vulnerable to other strangers. I have personally spoke with everyone that came by. The 14k minutes of voice messages do not include my own voice messages; they are all messages that people left for their own posts, to each other, or as replies to me.
Highlights:
There were some incredible moments, which would be too long to share in this post (leave a comment if you want to hear more!), but some of the highlights were (note: these are all from public conversations):- Lady in New Brunswick, Canada was extremely depressed after a difficult divorce and felt being on the life’s edge. She was getting scammed left and right on dating apps and was losing hope. She told me that I was the only one that she felt she could trust and talk to, and she probably wouldn’t be here if I ever stopped talking to her. Thankfully, she eventually managed to find a boyfriend and she thanked me for having always been there for her. She still came back to the app to act as a supporter for other lonely souls for a while!
- Gentleman in New York, USA felt isolated in a farm and felt he had no real connections with anyone. He shared with me and other users about his life growing various vegetables, but stopped coming on the app for a couple of months. When he came back, he was pleasantly surprised by the app’s development, felt I really believed in my mission to help lonely souls, and became an evangelist for my app :) He posted on several forums on Reddit and engaged in conversations with many users on the app.
What I learned:
And that was part of what made it so hard to have a sustainable ecosystem on my app: many people who have been lonely for a long period of time had their personalities and social skills hardened to the point that they either:- did not know how to engage with others by understanding social cues and sharing stories about themselves that allow themselves to be vulnerable to others, which allows for deeper social connections
- felt they are never good enough, they are stuck in their situation, and there is nothing that can help them get better. Any help or suggestions offered by others would only work on others and did not apply to them.
However, the reality was that many were hardened by loneliness and it was hard for such connections to materialize. Plus, one of the main ways for an app like this to grow is by word of mouth. Unfortunately, most people experiencing loneliness did not have anyone to share the app with, which stunted the app’s growth and mostly depended on me manually bringing users onto the platform.
With fewer chances of having good interactions, even the people who really resonated with the app and shared stories slowly stopped coming back. Some just suddenly ghosted, which made the experience on the app painful for other engaged people on the app.
My hope for the future:
I still believe that there are more people out there experiencing loneliness who have the deep desire to share their stories and find the long-term friends across the globe who understand each other and can share slices of their lives with.So, if you are someone that can benefit from sharing stories and solve your loneliness this way, feel free to check out my app at https://bubblic.app
Also, if you know of any way I can improve the app to better help people experiencing loneliness, please leave a comment.
Lastly, word of mouth would really help. If you like the app, or if you know someone who would benefit from the app, please share it with others!
TLDR:
I created an app focused on voice communication to help lonely people connect, inspired by my own experiences. Despite an encouraging start and meaningful interactions, many users struggled to form lasting connections due to the deep impact of their loneliness. Growth has been slow, mainly reliant on my efforts. If you know someone who might benefit, please share my app: https://bubblic.app. Feedback is also welcome!2024.05.21 19:56 audioman1999 How do stereo integrated amps process multi channel input over HDMI
Many modern integrated amps such as the NAD M33 have HDMI eARC input to integrate with a TV. How do they process multi channel input over HDMI? Do they simply pick just the L and R channels and discard the rest? Or do they mix the surround channels and/or the LFE channel into L/R? Ideally I would like the LFE information to be preserved and routed to the subwoofer output.
Is there a standard or best practice for this?. I googled around and couldn't find anything definitive. I didn't find anything in the NAD M33 user manual either.
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Is there a standard or best practice for this?. I googled around and couldn't find anything definitive. I didn't find anything in the NAD M33 user manual either.
2024.05.21 19:48 CategoryFar9423 Using Lua to dynamically control CSS properties or dynamically referencing Google Material icons instead of Foundation icons?
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2024.05.21 19:39 Ikram232 Can someone help confirm which model this is and if it's worth cleaning? MORE INFO IN CAPTIONS
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2024.05.21 19:36 Seoulites Integrating Supabase Auth to an existing user database
Hello. I'm currently working on a project and planning to integrate Supabase Auth into an existing Customer database table that is hosted in Microsoft SQL Server. The client is currently managing their users manually through Microsoft Access front-end.
The task is to create a front-end app that allows users to log in to a portal where they can manage their orders. The existing table only has an ID and Customer Name as its main identifier and other ordebusiness related fields.
Would it be possible to integrate auth and map new registrations to the existing Customer table? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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The task is to create a front-end app that allows users to log in to a portal where they can manage their orders. The existing table only has an ID and Customer Name as its main identifier and other ordebusiness related fields.
Would it be possible to integrate auth and map new registrations to the existing Customer table? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
2024.05.21 19:34 Professional_Bag3713 Wireless antenna problem
Hey all. I have hopefully an easy question.
I'm setting up two internet antenna to broadcast internet from one building to another. I have them both set up, powered on, and communicating with each other. The master device is hardwired to an Internet source and the slave is running to my computer on the far end of the bridge. I still can't get internet from the destination end though. If I open command prompt I can ping one antenna and ISP and get a response but not the other antenna.
The .1.169 is the original internet IP. The .1.20 is the master antenna and the .2.20 is the slave antenna that I am connected to with an Ethernet cable. I'm completely working in the dark using YouTube videos and user manuals. Please let me know if you have any ideas!
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I'm setting up two internet antenna to broadcast internet from one building to another. I have them both set up, powered on, and communicating with each other. The master device is hardwired to an Internet source and the slave is running to my computer on the far end of the bridge. I still can't get internet from the destination end though. If I open command prompt I can ping one antenna and ISP and get a response but not the other antenna.
The .1.169 is the original internet IP. The .1.20 is the master antenna and the .2.20 is the slave antenna that I am connected to with an Ethernet cable. I'm completely working in the dark using YouTube videos and user manuals. Please let me know if you have any ideas!
2024.05.21 19:28 TheWanderingTree86 A new way to visualize Goals in the Budget page
I recently got in touch with Monarch support (shout out to Johsua and Jamar!) about my confusion with the current Goals feature. I had some ideas on how to improve the feature as it interacts with the Budget plan, which I wanted to share here on the subreddit to get other users thoughts and feedback.
Many people have suggested a workaround by categorizing the expense as a Transfer so it is only counted once, but doing this would also remove the expense from your Cash Flow and Reports which is not good. You would not be able to track your spending in these categories. The user should be able to use all features in Monarch while categorizing their expenses properly. They shouldn't have to remember to do weird tricks/hacks to make things work. They shouldn't have to mark anything as Transfer that isn't a transfer, or hide recurring transactions as a matter of course.
For me, what would make more sense is an Expenses & Goals progress bar on the Budget Summary panel, underneath the Income progress bar. This number in reality would just be a total of the user's budgeted Expenses (not including Contributions as additional budget items; all goal contributions would be budgeted under existing categories). Beneath Expenses & Goals, you could show two more progress bars as children:
Then, the user would link the debit transaction to the matching Goal (this is not currently possible as users can only assign credit transactions from linked goal accounts). This would shift the spending from being shown on the Expenses progress bar to being shown as savings/contributions on the Goals progress bar (still rolled up in the total Expenses & Goals progress bar).
Either way, the expense would only be deducted once from Income in calculating the Left to Budget amount. It is either a non-goal expense, or a goal expense.
The Expenses & Goals progress bar could even have two different colors, or a vertical notch, to indicate how much of the user's total expenses are contributions towards their goals. This could be incredibly motivating to see a large percentage of spending is actually savings.
The only thing the user would need to do differently here is linking both the debit and credit transactions to each goal. This could be automated with Rules.
Or perhaps this could remove the need to link the credit transactions altogether. From my experience, my mortgage and loan accounts don't support pulling in transaction data like my primary cash and credit card accounts do. Maybe because they are smaller institutions? I have to manually add the credit transactions to link to my goals, which is kind of a pain. I have also seen other users online who are completely unable to link their goal accounts/institutions to Monarch.
Anyway, I really love a lot of the thinking that's going into the Goals feature (and Monarch as a whole), so I hope this criticism and suggestion is met with open-mindedness and curiosity. This seems like a point of confusion for other users as well:
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A Problem with Goals
As others have pointed out, the Left to Budget section shows your Goals contributions are also being deducted from your Income when their Expense counterpart has already deducted as well. For example, let's assume I have a Mortgage expense and a Mortgage paydown goal. If my monthly income is $5000 and my mortgage is $4000, my "Left to Budget" amount is shown as -$3000, when it should be $1000.Many people have suggested a workaround by categorizing the expense as a Transfer so it is only counted once, but doing this would also remove the expense from your Cash Flow and Reports which is not good. You would not be able to track your spending in these categories. The user should be able to use all features in Monarch while categorizing their expenses properly. They shouldn't have to remember to do weird tricks/hacks to make things work. They shouldn't have to mark anything as Transfer that isn't a transfer, or hide recurring transactions as a matter of course.
A Possible Solution?
In my mind, Goals are just a subset, or view, of Expenses the user already has in their budget. The user can already track their monthly "goal progress" by budgeting using the system categories for "Credit Card Payments," "Mortgage" and "Loan Repayment" -- and watching as payments contribute to those categories throughout the month. But it seems the purpose of Goals is to present these expenses to the user in a different light, to help them feel like some of their expenses are not "money spent" but "money saved."For me, what would make more sense is an Expenses & Goals progress bar on the Budget Summary panel, underneath the Income progress bar. This number in reality would just be a total of the user's budgeted Expenses (not including Contributions as additional budget items; all goal contributions would be budgeted under existing categories). Beneath Expenses & Goals, you could show two more progress bars as children:
- Expenses: expenses that are not contributions to a goal (non-goal expenses)
- Goals: expenses that are contributing to a goal
Then, the user would link the debit transaction to the matching Goal (this is not currently possible as users can only assign credit transactions from linked goal accounts). This would shift the spending from being shown on the Expenses progress bar to being shown as savings/contributions on the Goals progress bar (still rolled up in the total Expenses & Goals progress bar).
Either way, the expense would only be deducted once from Income in calculating the Left to Budget amount. It is either a non-goal expense, or a goal expense.
The Expenses & Goals progress bar could even have two different colors, or a vertical notch, to indicate how much of the user's total expenses are contributions towards their goals. This could be incredibly motivating to see a large percentage of spending is actually savings.
The only thing the user would need to do differently here is linking both the debit and credit transactions to each goal. This could be automated with Rules.
Or perhaps this could remove the need to link the credit transactions altogether. From my experience, my mortgage and loan accounts don't support pulling in transaction data like my primary cash and credit card accounts do. Maybe because they are smaller institutions? I have to manually add the credit transactions to link to my goals, which is kind of a pain. I have also seen other users online who are completely unable to link their goal accounts/institutions to Monarch.
Anyway, I really love a lot of the thinking that's going into the Goals feature (and Monarch as a whole), so I hope this criticism and suggestion is met with open-mindedness and curiosity. This seems like a point of confusion for other users as well:
- https://www.reddit.com/MonarchMoney/comments/18sywi3/flustered_with_budgeting_for_goals_in_monarch/
- https://www.reddit.com/MonarchMoney/comments/1b8h2kh/balance_goals_budget_categories/
- https://www.reddit.com/MonarchMoney/comments/1c5ioro/help_categorizing_a_goal_thats_also_an_expense/
- https://www.reddit.com/MonarchMoney/comments/17oj654/how_to_use_goals/
- https://www.reddit.com/MonarchMoney/comments/1bczbbu/linking_goals_to_expenditures/
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2024.05.21 19:21 Incendas1 How does Steam's "More Like This" section work?
Are these suggestions based on Steam tags, user tags, games users own, or are they manually set by the owner of the Steam page?
I'm asking because we'd like to make a game similar to another game, but the original tags for the game aren't great - Steam doesn't offer tags that represent the game well, though these games are popular.
I also noticed some other games might not actually share any tags, yet they have this game under their "More Like This" section. How does this happen?
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I'm asking because we'd like to make a game similar to another game, but the original tags for the game aren't great - Steam doesn't offer tags that represent the game well, though these games are popular.
I also noticed some other games might not actually share any tags, yet they have this game under their "More Like This" section. How does this happen?
2024.05.21 19:20 Incendas1 How does Steam's "More Like This" section work?
Are these suggestions based on Steam tags, user tags, games users own, or are they manually set by the owner of the Steam page?
I'm asking because we'd like to make a game similar to another game, but the original tags for the game aren't great - Steam doesn't offer tags that represent the game well, though these games are popular.
I also noticed some other games might not actually share any tags, yet they have this game under their "More Like This" section. How does this happen?
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I'm asking because we'd like to make a game similar to another game, but the original tags for the game aren't great - Steam doesn't offer tags that represent the game well, though these games are popular.
I also noticed some other games might not actually share any tags, yet they have this game under their "More Like This" section. How does this happen?