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I've been meaning to ask this all weekend, and then Scott went and posted the headline that booted me into action.
Should we be doing something to tune up our HT forums? Obviously, we are already doing something right if we are doing as well as Scott says. Still, I think we could do a few things to improve this area.
First question is "What are we doing right?" That stuff shouldn't be changed. I think our biggest strength is that we are approachable. Our forums are uncluttered and people can ask questions without fear of being called a moron. I think we make an honest effort to provide advice that matches the posters knowlege level and also which is sensitive to the budget. We need to keep doing that.
Second, we tend to address the entry level HT person. We have more HTIB and sub $1k system articles than anywhere else. Most people who come here for advice are looking at the entry level.
I think there are a couple of areas where we can improve. First, we should probably take a pass at the archived threads and see if a few could be moved to better forums. Rocky's building a HT thread in the TV forum is a good example.
Second, I think we should encourage the regular posters to write a series of basics articles that can be set up as stickies. HD-MMs recent one on surround speaker types is a good example. I've done a couple, and am planning a couple more. For example, I'd like to do one on soundbars, showing the balance between convenience with decreased flexibility and compromised surround imaging. I can see similar articles in every one of the forums, and think we should encourage them. The mods and active members can decide if they are worthy of sticky status. I wrote the movie poster article with sticky in mind, but it kind of went nowhere, and I can accept letting it die.
Should equipment reviews and brand recommendations be sticky? Should we move upscale any? What do you think about this?
Should we be doing something to tune up our HT forums? Obviously, we are already doing something right if we are doing as well as Scott says. Still, I think we could do a few things to improve this area.
First question is "What are we doing right?" That stuff shouldn't be changed. I think our biggest strength is that we are approachable. Our forums are uncluttered and people can ask questions without fear of being called a moron. I think we make an honest effort to provide advice that matches the posters knowlege level and also which is sensitive to the budget. We need to keep doing that.
Second, we tend to address the entry level HT person. We have more HTIB and sub $1k system articles than anywhere else. Most people who come here for advice are looking at the entry level.
I think there are a couple of areas where we can improve. First, we should probably take a pass at the archived threads and see if a few could be moved to better forums. Rocky's building a HT thread in the TV forum is a good example.
Second, I think we should encourage the regular posters to write a series of basics articles that can be set up as stickies. HD-MMs recent one on surround speaker types is a good example. I've done a couple, and am planning a couple more. For example, I'd like to do one on soundbars, showing the balance between convenience with decreased flexibility and compromised surround imaging. I can see similar articles in every one of the forums, and think we should encourage them. The mods and active members can decide if they are worthy of sticky status. I wrote the movie poster article with sticky in mind, but it kind of went nowhere, and I can accept letting it die.
Should equipment reviews and brand recommendations be sticky? Should we move upscale any? What do you think about this?
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I removed a couple and consolidated one sticky over the weekend that had been up for way too long... 
I certainly know about the busy. We are getting very close to actually flying this airplane. Our piece has actually been certified for the test flights and we are now working on service ready code and hardware.
You may have noticed my postings are down the last few weeks. Somebody in IT made an issue of posting from work, so I am only getting an hour or so a day after the kids go to bed.
One idea for the stickies would be to give them their own forum, or to create sub-forums called how-to for the stickies. I don't know. That might lose some of that informal style. I know that I enjoy doing the research and collecting the articles. I also know that my writing style is a bit formal and stuffy. All that engineer training and those standards and technical requirement documents. I definitely need an editor and would take no offense if someone wanted to clean up my stuff.
As for going upscale, I wasn't suggesting that. Just brought it up as a talking point. I actually think our interests are in the higher end of the mass market stuff, and our strength as a forum is in helping people who just want a little better, not the ultimate.
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Since the Reds have there thread we should too!
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Next 3:10 to Yuma
Last watched Nine inch Nails
Next 3:10 to Yuma
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Last of the Dogmen is my favorite of hers.
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Not sure saving $24/year is worth it unless you're a hardcore Philo user. I'll stick with monthly.
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Oh boy, I can't wait!
'Rockford Files' Reboot Gets NBC Pilot Order
I grow tired of all the reboots. Most I don't bother with but will depend on the actor chosen.
I grow tired of all the reboots. Most I don't bother with but will depend on the actor chosen.
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Continuing the Kilauea thread in the Pub here. Perhaps the Iceland one too next time there's remarkable activity.
Currently there is precursory lava flowing into the crater, leading to the next episode that'll probably start within the next day.
You can see the pace of inflation / deflation here. It serves as the primary predictor for when the expect the eruptions, which coincide w/ inflation turning into significant deflation and last for several hours on average with significant fountaining.
www.usgs.gov
View: https://youtu.be/Uecu2seh4b4
Wife and I like the AfarTV feeds, for the discussion along w/ them, though they're otherwise just mirrors of the official USGS feeds.
View: https://youtu.be/iws3rh5vLAQ
Currently there is precursory lava flowing into the crater, leading to the next episode that'll probably start within the next day.
You can see the pace of inflation / deflation here. It serves as the primary predictor for when the expect the eruptions, which coincide w/ inflation turning into significant deflation and last for several hours on average with significant fountaining.
Monitoring Data for Kīlauea
For more information on how electronic tiltmeters and GPS receivers help monitor the deformation of Kīlauea volcano, see the HVO Deformation page.
View: https://youtu.be/Uecu2seh4b4
Wife and I like the AfarTV feeds, for the discussion along w/ them, though they're otherwise just mirrors of the official USGS feeds.
View: https://youtu.be/iws3rh5vLAQ
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Kīlauea seems to be returning to the "normal" eruption script, impressive fountaining from the North Vent. For once, the V2 Cam has the best overall shot:
The lava flows have covered a good portion of the Halemaʻumaʻu crater floor.
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I have Dish with Hopper3. I choose to get local channels OTA and had a "guide list" established at my previous home. Having moved a few miles away, I wanted to update the list by appending a couple new stations via a rescan. As many would know, some stations come in with the UHF/VHF antenna aimed in one direction, while others come in better with a different direction.
Unfortunately, when a scan is done (bringing in 25-30 stations for that particular antenna aim), the dialog screen does not present the established guide list; it presents an empty field to the right that the scanned stations may be selected one by one and added to the empty guide. But because of antenna aim, some stations originally saved are missing, and would have to be retrieved with a different antenna aim. But as I explain, if a 2nd scan is done with a different antenna aim, the stations saved from the first scan are lost.
It troubles me that Dish didn't develop software that would allow a user to simply append only 1 or 2 channels to the established list.
Any thought on this? Has anyone experienced this or heard of this from others?
Unfortunately, when a scan is done (bringing in 25-30 stations for that particular antenna aim), the dialog screen does not present the established guide list; it presents an empty field to the right that the scanned stations may be selected one by one and added to the empty guide. But because of antenna aim, some stations originally saved are missing, and would have to be retrieved with a different antenna aim. But as I explain, if a 2nd scan is done with a different antenna aim, the stations saved from the first scan are lost.
It troubles me that Dish didn't develop software that would allow a user to simply append only 1 or 2 channels to the established list.
Any thought on this? Has anyone experienced this or heard of this from others?
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Linus Tech Tips
Time for another AWESOME video from Linus Tech Tips!
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/spXuvLHTIs4
Direct YouTube Link - My F-You To Sam Altman
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View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/spXuvLHTIs4
Direct YouTube Link - My F-You To Sam Altman
Linus on Facebook
The LTT Store
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TWiT Tech Podcast Network
Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MLSSmfls3w4
Direct YouTube Link - watchOS 27.3 Beta - Siri Recap and Live Rewind Coming!
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View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MLSSmfls3w4
Direct YouTube Link - watchOS 27.3 Beta - Siri Recap and Live Rewind Coming!
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Apparently I'm not a big enough nerd
since I did not read every Marvel Comic Book ever published. If I had, I might be comparing the comics' version of events compared to what's transpiring in "Visionquest". So, I am enjoying the series a lot, not weighed down by previous expectations, knowing only the Avengers MCU movies and the "Wandavision" / "Agatha All Along" TV series.
I found the Mr Know-it-All channel from his discussion about "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" and he's been gleefully picking these episodes apart, referencing the Marvel comics from the 1939 on. Turns out A.I. has been around since before World War II, at least in the comics. (Robots before that, yes, yes.) This show is going back into the archives.
since I did not read every Marvel Comic Book ever published. If I had, I might be comparing the comics' version of events compared to what's transpiring in "Visionquest". So, I am enjoying the series a lot, not weighed down by previous expectations, knowing only the Avengers MCU movies and the "Wandavision" / "Agatha All Along" TV series.I found the Mr Know-it-All channel from his discussion about "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" and he's been gleefully picking these episodes apart, referencing the Marvel comics from the 1939 on. Turns out A.I. has been around since before World War II, at least in the comics. (Robots before that, yes, yes.) This show is going back into the archives.
I thought they were effectively releasing a longer episode 7 and 8 instead of shorter episodes 7 & 8 this week and 9 & 10 next week. It felt like they were packing more into this episode.
edit: But you're right, the run time of the first three pairs of episodes was 100 minutes on average. Episode 7 clocks in at 65 minutes.
