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  1. Comment on Should I be filling out every political poll I’m sent? in ~talk

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    Emailing my representive feels like shouting into the void to me. Though I will admit I haven't tried that with any frequency that to counteract that. An additional wrinkle for email directly, is...

    Emailing my representive feels like shouting into the void to me. Though I will admit I haven't tried that with any frequency that to counteract that. An additional wrinkle for email directly, is that I work somewhat closely with the family of my representive, and have rather different political leanings from them, but that's more of a personal issue for me to get over I suppose.

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  2. Comment on Should I be filling out every political poll I’m sent? in ~talk

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    What method do you use, or what signs do you look for to decide if a poll is reputable? I'm 100% with you in that I have no desire to be "harvested for cash," but my struggle is that determination...

    What method do you use, or what signs do you look for to decide if a poll is reputable? I'm 100% with you in that I have no desire to be "harvested for cash," but my struggle is that determination proccess of which category a form would fall into that I'd love to get other's input on.

    4 votes

  3. Should I be filling out every political poll I’m sent?

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    This is something I’ve been wondering for a year or so now… If political polls (US specific ones in my case) and surveys are a significant way our politicians are deciding what they should support...

    This is something I’ve been wondering for a year or so now… If political polls (US specific ones in my case) and surveys are a significant way our politicians are deciding what they should support or what the media decides to talk about should I be filling out surveys I’m spam texted during election season?

    If so, should I fill out every single one? Half of them? Only the ones that I don’t feel are politically biased? Or maybe, especially the ones that are biased to try and somehow counteract the bias?

    What do you all do?
    Is there a list of “official polls” that I should seek out if they don’t decide to text me about it?
    Is spending time filling out every single one justified, or am I just inviting more text spam by not blocking and moving on?

    18 votes

  4. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I hadn't thought of it that way and that's a really good point. I can see that being really useful for people who are playing multiple games at a time or take an extended break. If it was made...

    I hadn't thought of it that way and that's a really good point. I can see that being really useful for people who are playing multiple games at a time or take an extended break. If it was made easier or faster to complete in the moment I think I wouldn't mind it as much, but as it is now, I feel like it's pulling me out of the story and sometimes feels really tedious to place each photo when there's a stack of 10. Even more so when I can't quite figure out which category it wants me to put the photo into.

    1 vote

  5. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I just purchased it while it was on sale on steam! It’s next on my list to play after I finish AW2. Is it set in the same universe? If you can explain without spoiling anything, what’s the...

    I just purchased it while it was on sale on steam! It’s next on my list to play after I finish AW2.

    Is it set in the same universe? If you can explain without spoiling anything, what’s the connection to the Alan Wake games?

    3 votes

  6. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Working my way through Alan Wake II. I haven’t finished it yet so please no story spoilers! The story has been just as engaging to me as the first one. Especially the way they integrate the story...

    Working my way through Alan Wake II. I haven’t finished it yet so please no story spoilers! The story has been just as engaging to me as the first one. Especially the way they integrate the story into with the physical gameplay. I’ve never played another game quite like it. Alan Wake II adds in a ‘detective mode thing’ they call the case board which I wasn’t a fan of first as I thought it was a bit tedious but it’s grown on me. I’ve had some graphical glitching on pc, but I’m able to look past it because I love the rest of the game so much.

    If you’ve never played Alan Wake I Can’t recommend it highly enough. Start with the first one though, the second game picks up where the first leaves off and you’ll definitely want the context.

    7 votes

  7. Comment on What are the best resources to get started with 3D modeling and printing now that the hobby is quite mature? in ~hobbies

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    I highly recommend taking a look at On Shape. It’s Web based and has a free plan tier. Being an Adobe suite and Google Sketchup for many years now, I was surprised about how different the actual...

    I highly recommend taking a look at On Shape. It’s Web based and has a free plan tier.

    Being an Adobe suite and Google Sketchup for many years now, I was surprised about how different the actual CAD design process is from those tools, and how a lot less of my knowledge of those programs, sketchup especially, translated into learning CAD than actually did. I found that the precise nature of CAD means it’s less about drawing and hands on ‘free-modeling’ and more about knowing exactly what dimensions you need and finding the right tool to type in a dimension to have CAD draw the shapes for you.

    Even so, I was able to pick up the basics of On Shape by following along with this video tutorial series and had a first revision of my part modeled in a day or so. And was able to revise and print very quickly after that. As has been said, the slicing and printing part was actually the easiest for me. For my project I just downloaded Cura’s slicer and printed with the default settings and had a part 30 minutes later. It was incredibly watching my model materialize right before my eyes.

    Definitely grab yourself a three button mouse though, I was trying to use a trackpad at first and it made the entire process much more difficult than it needed to be.

    3 votes

  8. Comment on Branches - I Believe in a Thing Called Love (The Darkness cover, 2013) in ~music

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    Justin (lead singer of The Darkness) just featured this cover on his podcast along with some other really fun covers. If you haven’t listened to this New Orleans version yet, definitely check it out.

    Justin (lead singer of The Darkness) just featured this cover on his podcast along with some other really fun covers. If you haven’t listened to this New Orleans version yet, definitely check it out.

    4 votes

  9. Comment on Free and/or open-source software alternatives for churches in ~tech

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    ProPresenter would be more akin to Powerpoint or Keynote than a video/image editor. As they've grown over the years they've added some basic editing features to make it more convenient and quick...

    ProPresenter would be more akin to Powerpoint or Keynote than a video/image editor. As they've grown over the years they've added some basic editing features to make it more convenient and quick to prepare content for presentation in app. They also added in a built in streaming encoder during COVID which I haven't used, but I get the appeal for users who are already using ProPresenter and needed a quick way to get a stream up and running during the Pandemic.

    The main hook of ProPresenter, at least for me, is the way they handle the editing and arrangement of song lyrics. Each Verse/Chorus/Bridge/Etc.. is it's own group that can be incredibly quickly put into arrangements without having to move 3/4 individual slides. The groups also allow you to very quickly make changes to the lyrics on one slide and have it automatically propagate to any other references to that group in the arrangement.

    There's also the convenience of having a stored library of lyrics to songs you've done before which also can have multiple preset slide arrangements for the songs as well. It makes throwing together a group of slides for a worship service a 5 minute job rather than a 30-60 minute job of trying to assemble and edit a powerpoint presentation as was the standard in years past.

    There's so many more features that make ProPresenter a no brainer purchase for me, and I've been a customer of their's for over a decade now.

    As far as alternatives to ProPresenter, I've been so happy with it I've never even looked, but doing a google search now here are a couple more comparable alternatives I've found outside of the standard Powerpoint, Keynote, Google Slides alternatives. @Ris I've never actually used these apps before so make sure you test them out before you try to implement them in a service.

    1. OpenLP is advertised as free, Open-source, and Cross Platform and is Renewed Visions's recommended free alternative.
    2. FreeShow. This one appears to have a native feature to play Youtube/Vimeo videos, which I'm not sure if Pro Presenter can do. I'll be looking into this one more myself.
    3. WorshipTools looks like a free suite of tools that would be a substitute for Pro Presenter and Planning Center online if you're looking for a service planning and volunteer scheduling tool.
    1 vote

  10. Comment on Who has watched Jury Duty? in ~tv

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    If you haven’t yet, watch the commentary episodes. They talk quite a bit about behind the scenes stuff and things that didn’t make the final edits of the episodes.

    If you haven’t yet, watch the commentary episodes. They talk quite a bit about behind the scenes stuff and things that didn’t make the final edits of the episodes.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on How do you like your smart home setup? in ~tech

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    Would you mind giving a rundown of your eink dashboard? Hardware/Software/Setup? It’s been something I’ve been thinking about doing for a while now, but haven’t made up my mind how to do it.

    Would you mind giving a rundown of your eink dashboard? Hardware/Software/Setup? It’s been something I’ve been thinking about doing for a while now, but haven’t made up my mind how to do it.

    1 vote

  12. Comment on What are some noteworthy games that aren't available through traditional/common means? in ~games

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    Just an FYI Chips Challenge is available on Steam! I played the crap out of the BOWEP games. Chips Challenge, Ski Free, Pipe Dream, Rodent’s Revenge, Jezzball… so many good games.

    Just an FYI Chips Challenge is available on Steam!

    I played the crap out of the BOWEP games. Chips Challenge, Ski Free, Pipe Dream, Rodent’s Revenge, Jezzball… so many good games.

    23 votes

  13. Comment on What are some rookie mistakes you've made as a cook? in ~food

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    Thanks! I think you're using the right words at least I believe I understand what you mean. I typically cook pasta with the water with the rolling boil (the water is bubbling strong) and haven't...

    Thanks! I think you're using the right words at least I believe I understand what you mean.

    I typically cook pasta with the water with the rolling boil (the water is bubbling strong) and haven't had a problem, but the next time I cook Pasta I'm going to try keeping it a little lower and see what difference that has. Maybe I've been missing out on leveling up my pasta cooking.

    2 votes

  14. Comment on What are some rookie mistakes you've made as a cook? in ~food

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    What’s the benefit of keeping it at the simmering point?

    What’s the benefit of keeping it at the simmering point?

    2 votes

  15. Comment on Are there any After Effects users here? Let's get a thread going for AE Q&A. in ~creative

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    If you haven’t heard of videocopilot.net definitely check it out. There hasn’t been a tutorial released for a while, but Andrew has a (I think) hilarious presentation style and the tutorials...

    If you haven’t heard of videocopilot.net definitely check it out. There hasn’t been a tutorial released for a while, but Andrew has a (I think) hilarious presentation style and the tutorials themselves are phenomenal.

    Their plug-in Element 3D plug-in is also worth checking out. Makes 3D really easy.

    2 votes

  16. Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv

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    Fargo is one of my absolute favorites; The editing and the sound track are just top notch. The Wire is just one of those shows I have to rewatch every year too. I'm incredibly excited for season...

    Fargo is one of my absolute favorites; The editing and the sound track are just top notch. The Wire is just one of those shows I have to rewatch every year too.

    I'm incredibly excited for season two of Severance. I don't think I've anticipated a season 2 of a show as much as I'm looking forward to the next season of Severance.

    Other HBO must watches from me are Watchmen, Chernobyl, Band of Brothers, and Newsroom.

    2 votes