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there's some like nfc cards
synthie_cat 10/8/2022 10:40 PM
Yeah, but I don't really think they are worth it.
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Mostly because I will absolutely under no circumstances hold an untrustworthy chip to my hardware to see what's on it.
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synthie_cat
Mostly because I will absolutely under no circumstances hold an untrustworthy chip to my hardware to see what's on it.
This is a very good point. Make it a QR code instead, pointing to a link aggregator site would be a better idea.
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synthie_cat 10/8/2022 10:49 PM
Yeah. Business cards have the big advantage that people will likely look through them after the event and it will remind them about you. It's generally a favorable contact - especially if your cards are well made. A clear design - either classic or stylized - is a good idea. Have a readable, high contrast writing on the front and put your logo and QR code on the back if you want; rather go for less cards with better paper; quantity over quality isn't the best approach in my experience. Alternatively get a TLD that points to an aggregator.
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Twitchcon has been… interesting lol
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rebornnora 10/9/2022 3:44 AM
Wish I was there
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rebornnora
Wish I was there
Next year?
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rebornnora
Wish I was there
Ehhhh
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You say that but the foampit
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The Streamer Deleter, from what I heard.
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Who in their right mind would make something that shallow, and think it was a good idea?
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I didn’t even hear about it until after and I was there the whole time o.O Curious to see how it goes It wasn’t a pit as much as maybe my knee high? You walk through the foam to get to the stage, but the foam was for sure not comfy lol
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Intel will probably say something in the next day or so tho
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@ericb3662 read our rules
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JuiceManJerry 10/13/2022 1:57 PM
Man I’m so nervous to come back
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I feel like all the people I knew when I streamed have kinda all moved on
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JuiceManJerry
I feel like all the people I knew when I streamed have kinda all moved on
synthie_cat 10/13/2022 3:46 PM
Some might have - that doesn't mean that there aren't new friendly faces to meet 🙂
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JuiceManJerry 10/13/2022 3:48 PM
That’s true but idk meeting other streamers is kinda tough considering I’m not good at like any esports titles so collaboration is hard
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JuiceManJerry
That’s true but idk meeting other streamers is kinda tough considering I’m not good at like any esports titles so collaboration is hard
Being good (or bad) at esports has nothing to do with meeting other streamers, unless that's the audience you are looking for 😄 (edited)
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As for collaboration, it's a different matter altogether
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JuiceManJerry 10/13/2022 4:09 PM
lol I mean I just wanna make friends and typically doing that people want to play games with you, I’m just not great at most games so I’m a detriment to most team groups
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Thercio
We are still waiting for Discord to bless us with the Forum channels, so we can implement some proper networking methods between everyone here. (C'mon, do something Discord!) As @Shanecus just said, it can be tricky. Finding good partners to regularly stream with requires more than just joining up on a call and playing games together. All creators involved have to be in agreement on what/who/when/where/how, so that everyone involved can have a positive outcome: 🔹 Like-minded creators Find people that create content in a similar way that you create yours, and that share similar goals. "Growing our channels/a community" is... basically what every content creator is already doing, and it happens passively, as a consequence of you putting out content. You have to specify what do you want to achieve with this partnership - essentially, what do you get out of this: • Just to find someone to play with regularly and/or meet other creators? • A way to introduce someone/get introduced to a new game? • Trading experiences between creators while live, generating new content for both audiences? 🔹Contention points Besides creating similar content and having similar goals, all creators involved have to keep in mind that their usual viewers aren't the only one watching them during collaborations. A few reasons why you should have a good talk with potential partners before streaming with them: • You partner up with someone that says they are "chill", only to find out on stream that they start being toxic/cursing/complaining at everything they dislike in-game; • Constantly promoting themselves/products/services to your audience - especially when you don't agree with what they are promoting; • Seeing themselves as "superior" for higher follower or subscriber numbers, or a lack of respect for who you are as a person/creator; Tried to make this as easy to read as possible, without going full wall of text risitas
I wrote this a few days ago, regarding collabs
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JuiceManJerry 10/13/2022 4:10 PM
Also, while I really do like my viewers that have stuck with me, I’m trying to dial back how involved with them I am because it lead to some parasocial relationships before and it kinda made me uncomfortable to come back.
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Hey everyone, how’s it going??
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TenderSausage 10/14/2022 7:58 PM
Good, you?
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Greypic | HC 4 Hire 10/16/2022 8:59 PM
I did a stream last week. I do a weekly online I teractive teaching. Decent attendance. Went back to watch it and the audio sounded so bad. My wife said.it.sounded ok but it sounded like I was in an I treated room with no audio filters. Was pretty bummed. Turns out I had the mic plugged into the headphone out on my camera and was using the onboard mic. Live and learn.
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synthie_cat 10/16/2022 9:15 PM
I mean at least you weren't muted for half the time 🙂
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You'll get routine in no time tho 🙂
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So... I had a whole project (NBA 2K23 But It's Coffee Themed) and one company decided to reach out (at my request) about possibly sponsoring it but it's been 9-10 days and I haven't heard back.
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So... I had a whole project (NBA 2K23 But It's Coffee Themed) and one company decided to reach out (at my request) about possibly sponsoring it but it's been 9-10 days and I haven't heard back.
synthie_cat 10/17/2022 8:08 AM
Send a friendly reminder asking about the status. If you don't hear back after that move on.
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Send a friendly reminder asking about the status. If you don't hear back after that move on.
I did
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Also for audio nerds
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If you want REAL akg love, get stuff from Austrian Audio
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It's the AKG peeps who got fired/left after Samsung samsunged AKG (edited)
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Everytime I hear about teams/companies getting the axe from their parent company for no reason I'm reminded of the Nokia Windows Phone fiasco.
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Microsoft: Buys Nokia entire phone division after they create a line up of good, stable phones with absurdly good screen and cameras for it's time, great OS integration and battery time. Also Microsoft: We decided that phones are a thing of the past, go get a Surface. Also, you guys are fired.
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Very similar to how they handled Mixer.
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"Let's buy this promising company, get Ninja for 30M, not invest anywhere near that amount in R&D, marketing and customer support, and close it soon after. Also, go stream on Facebook, we don't care."
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I'm guessing DLive did something similar with pewdiepie? I havent heard about that website in a hot minute XD
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synthie_cat 10/17/2022 3:20 PM
Somehow sustainability and capitalism are on the opposite ends of a spectrum, I guess. 😏 Jokes aside: pretty much none of the current business models are stable in my analysis. Data hoarding as a main income for all the big digital companies only works while the overall economy is doing somewhat good and people can consume a lot; we see even a company with a market capitalization such as Meta completely nosediving with new business models. The fire and forget mentality of Microsoft - and especially google - is the biggest factor that discredits the notion that anyone there "knows what they're doing" (beyond e.g. the technical scope) beyond being lucky. (edited)
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So, not actually a streamer, but found this place and figured it'd be a good place to dump this:
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Came with my new webcam, but I don't need it.
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whats up peeps
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ChronicMayhem 10/19/2022 2:48 PM
I switched my user name/branding about 5 months ago and some just told me my old one was better so my anxiety is triggered
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Opinions these things are generally overrated.
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First, it's just an username. You could go with literally anything allowed by common sense, platform rules and the law, and it would be just fine.
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The username (or the brand's name) isn't what gives it strength, it's the other way around.
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As long as you provide consistency and ignore opinions like these, it'll be fine.
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ChronicMayhem 10/19/2022 3:34 PM
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Thercio
First, it's just an username. You could go with literally anything allowed by common sense, platform rules and the law, and it would be just fine.
synthie_cat 10/19/2022 4:06 PM
I mean... Exhibit A: @TenderSausage
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(No, I will never get over that name and it's funny and fantastic 😂)
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I mean... Exhibit A: @TenderSausage
TenderSausage 10/19/2022 5:10 PM
What's in a name, anyway? There's a lot of people who put a lot of stock in a name. There are a ton of examples out in the wild. I think the name "The Edge" is about the stupidest name I can think of, but The Edge is one of the most well-known musicians in the world (guitarist for U2 alongside singer Bono, which might be even stupider than The Edge, but I digress). While his stage name is silly to me, the content he creates has inspired millions to be musicians, among other things I know that my name is irreverent, borderline questionable, and all-around fun, and I chose it because it was those things, not because it meant anything to anyone else. I embrace my name, but recognize that it can be hard to hear negative feedback about something we hold so close to our real identities. Take it as what it is; It's just somebody's opinion about a silly name. That's my take on it.
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I have a question. What channel would be best to invite people to a private test stream? I'm not sure if technical support, or streams would be appropriate.
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TenderSausage 10/21/2022 7:40 PM
Probably #🔧│tech-support-archive, but it depends
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If you're testing something specific, then tech support is fine. If it's just a test stream for funsies, then it should go into #old🔴streams
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If you're testing something specific, then tech support is fine. If it's just a test stream for funsies, then it should go into #old🔴streams
Sounds good, I'll set it up in that channel. Thanks
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How is everyone this fine evening?
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Jahlon
How is everyone this fine evening?
Had a great snack, and I'm about to play some 7DTD with some friends that celebrate Halloween 🎃
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NICE
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I want to get into the new 7 days update
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but ive been doing FF tactics lately
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With the crazy that has been fall and people doing school, holidays, etc, what is everyone’s stream schedule looking like?
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Shanecus
With the crazy that has been fall and people doing school, holidays, etc, what is everyone’s stream schedule looking like?
synthie_cat 10/26/2022 12:25 AM
I'm gladly keeping my normal 3-days-a-week alive currently; even have a 7 day charity "marathon" (8-10h/day) coming up. Tho I'm thinking about maybe moving my streams 1-2h back as I'm starting somewhat early for the people that have to commute here. What about yours? (edited)
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Well I’ve been doing the 4-5 days a week around 5-6 hrs but have a change coming the 31st on a few things I’m excited for
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I just notice a lot of people switching to days out of the blue
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Changes happen tho as the year goes by, business dips in when more people are around the PC vs less. December thru Feb is always my most busy time on the stream and then it dips hard during the summer.
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synthie_cat 10/26/2022 9:20 AM
Im streaming since April so I have no real comparison/experience with that but I've already felt quite an uptick in growth in viewership. I'm nearing 200 followers with an average of 16 viewers so really curious to see if it works for me like it does for you. However I'm unfortunately relatively unflexible in my stream days but thinking about maybe moving one day to either Fri/Sat as those days seem to generally have the most traffic
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I'm trying to make my streams a little longer now I dont have a house curfew on how long I can stream for, though as someone with chronic pain I'm finding I can't really do it on bad days lol, its a new learning curve at least and I'm only pushing myself an extra 30mins to 1 hour at most Might add another stream to the schedule too but I kinda want to use it to paint my warhammer minatures XD anyone have experience with a second camera showing your desk?
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I'm trying to make my streams a little longer now I dont have a house curfew on how long I can stream for, though as someone with chronic pain I'm finding I can't really do it on bad days lol, its a new learning curve at least and I'm only pushing myself an extra 30mins to 1 hour at most Might add another stream to the schedule too but I kinda want to use it to paint my warhammer minatures XD anyone have experience with a second camera showing your desk?
synthie_cat 10/26/2022 1:35 PM
I do that occasionally when building keyboard commissions (or stuff for myself). I use my normal camera to do so while using an old phone via DroidCam as a little facecam in that scenario. Works well and is cheap to do 🙂
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Felimancer
I'm trying to make my streams a little longer now I dont have a house curfew on how long I can stream for, though as someone with chronic pain I'm finding I can't really do it on bad days lol, its a new learning curve at least and I'm only pushing myself an extra 30mins to 1 hour at most Might add another stream to the schedule too but I kinda want to use it to paint my warhammer minatures XD anyone have experience with a second camera showing your desk?
I dunno if you can see all four cameras I have scattered about, but I have some experience with multiple cameras Angel
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Five when I use my iPhone as well 😅
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Oooh thanks for the tip synthie :3 I have an old webcam to be fair and that might work Also that setup is insane wow, 5 cameras XD
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Felimancer
Oooh thanks for the tip synthie :3 I have an old webcam to be fair and that might work Also that setup is insane wow, 5 cameras XD
I often have more money than sense. But, hey, if you're an affiliate or better and not writing your gear off on your taxes, you're doing it wrong. 😂 (edited)
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Oh no judgement here, if they bring you joy and are useful why not right? XD plus I bet that gives you so many options for streaming :3
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It does! Since I use a green screen behind me, the overhead camera lets me show stuff off without needing to turn off the Chroma Keys on my main two face cams
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Oh thats super helpful 😄
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Chorazin
I dunno if you can see all four cameras I have scattered about, but I have some experience with multiple cameras Angel
TenderSausage 10/26/2022 2:55 PM
Ooh, is it sharing time? @Chorazin and I have pretty excessive setups. (edited)
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excessive is the proper term lol
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TenderSausage 10/26/2022 2:56 PM
The More Money Than Sense Duo, live and in action!
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I envy your wall light tiles. I need to do something with the blank wall behind me.
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Right now, I just have this EL sausage I hooked up to a smart switch. I’m thinking about sound treatments, but I want something aesthetically pleasing.
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The Nanoleaf light tiles are kinda stupid expensive, go with one of the knockoffs if you do something like that. I also highly recommend getting one of these marquee things at Target for like $20.
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Seen a few knock offs of the Nanoleaf on AliExpress, seem to work in the exact same way. (edited)
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TenderSausage 10/26/2022 3:02 PM
I have an LED Readerboard that I want to integrate, I just haven't thought of the mouting yet.
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Nice!
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TenderSausage 10/26/2022 3:09 PM
These could work, but I'd need like... 100 of them. https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2255801179347865.html
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24 for around $100 isn't terrible
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synthie_cat 10/26/2022 3:41 PM
Friend of mine uses old flip dot displays from local train services. He got them for free and they look very unique.
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I kinda like that they're relatively loud when flipping. It's an interesting noise carpet I guess
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That's sick!
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synthie_cat 10/26/2022 3:48 PM
And they are a lot faster then many would expect. Content Warning: Fast flashing from white to black https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp_GJ8qPVQ0 Large group of arrays with sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD4k4_7nrZA
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Ooh, is it sharing time? @Chorazin and I have pretty excessive setups. (edited)
I appreciate you keeping the old spice close
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TenderSausage 10/26/2022 6:30 PM
I'd be lost without coffee and Old Spice
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-SpOOkylive2k- 10/27/2022 10:54 AM
Grettings everyone
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I'm gladly keeping my normal 3-days-a-week alive currently; even have a 7 day charity "marathon" (8-10h/day) coming up. Tho I'm thinking about maybe moving my streams 1-2h back as I'm starting somewhat early for the people that have to commute here. What about yours? (edited)
synthie_cat 10/27/2022 11:20 PM
Off to a good start. Raised 120€ for a goal of 150€ in 7h. It's a charity thats real close to my heart and it's so amazing to see something like that - after a lot of work - finally coming together tbh
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That is awesome What is the charity if I can ask?
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That is awesome What is the charity if I can ask?
synthie_cat 10/28/2022 7:45 AM
Sea Watch, a German non-profit which is directly involved in saving refugees in distress in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Don't know ant to get to political but I personally know people that attribute their survival to non-profits like that and with all the other urgent matters that particular branch of humanitarian aid isn't getting the attention it needs / deserves. Plus it's a relatively "slim" organization so there isn't to much money getting into organizational overhead but it's directly used to buy food, vests and outfitting new ships. (edited)
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Do wonder how some of these mics dankpods reviewed compare to the wave 1 lol
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synthie_cat 10/29/2022 5:08 PM
How do you all manage long streams? I'm currently more or less marathon-ing but ohh boi, I'm pooped after 7h of streaming. How do y'all approach longer streams?
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I don't. The two long streams I did wore me out and just weren't worth it.
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Plus I have a full time job and a partner, streams longer than 2-3 hours aren't really possible for me.
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My content and the stories I tell are based around long form streams. So if I didn’t do 8+ hrs regular I wouldn’t accomplish what I wanted. I think every answer will be right tho since it’s about what you are wanting to do for yourself. Tips on long streams I guess are, drink water, be interested in what you do, don’t except chat to be your content for hours, you have to be the driving force
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I also work full time right now and class full time, schedule in the stream late nights when I already don’t sleep good and make dinner with the wife when she is home from work a priority normally along with an episode or two of some show
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Live life outside of streaming 100%
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synthie_cat 10/29/2022 8:28 PM
Nah, totally for all the outside things. My streams are normally 5-6h but I am currently doing that Marathon thing and I kinda bit off more then I can chew in terms of what I am expecting from me. Overall the streams are going extremely well. I am home alone but prepared good food, take care of myself and I am playing my favorite game of all time and I am continuously vibing. I am just really exhausted after the 7h streaming besides me wanting to go further - and that's whats leaving me disappointed. I will try and see if a little less lighting might prevent me from tiring out to quick (edited)
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Hi Everyone! My name is Meta-Man. I’m interested in streaming for a game I play, but I need some help with getting that started. I have some equipment but it’s sort of making my head spin trying to figure out what to do. Could anyone care to lend some assistance? I have some equipment but I am at a block on what to do next.
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Anyone else really considering getting a streamdeck lol
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TenderSausage 10/30/2022 12:39 AM
I have two
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Anyone else really considering getting a streamdeck lol
I have three 😂
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They’re pretty nice. 🙌🏻
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It's like addiction in fancy keyboard shape. You gonna love your Crack Deck
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I cannot stop customizing and automating things with it
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Just don't also get an addiction to actual keyboards 😅
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The Stream Deck pedal is legit and underrated.
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Chorazin
Just don't also get an addiction to actual keyboards 😅
synthie_cat 10/30/2022 8:01 PM
This is not a joke. I've sold both my kidneys recently
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synthie_cat
This is not a joke. I've sold both my kidneys recently
Well I hope you scored some sweet keebs out of the deal.
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synthie_cat 10/30/2022 8:29 PM
Half a Keycult. 😉
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Fancy!
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synthie_cat 10/30/2022 8:45 PM
Nah, I have a little collection at home - but no Keycult. While it's likely incredible in quality I prefer to tinker myself and the prices for their boards are unreasonable to me.
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Does anyone know a way to stream through your system to xbox and twitch without a capture card?
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TenderSausage 11/2/2022 7:57 PM
Unless there's an app on the console that does it, no
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yeah there is a twitch app, and thats what I can use sadly with xbox there is nothing for if you stream on youtube
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TenderSausage 11/2/2022 8:02 PM
That is likely due to some licensing issue, I'm sure
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heyitskitcat 11/2/2022 8:47 PM
Anyone know of a good subreddit or other platform to find people that would be interested in being in my streams? I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea being recorded (and some random people hate not using slurs that would get me banned) so I wanted to be sure to find people that are on the same page!
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Anyone know of a good subreddit or other platform to find people that would be interested in being in my streams? I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea being recorded (and some random people hate not using slurs that would get me banned) so I wanted to be sure to find people that are on the same page!
You mean networking? That's a goal that we have here - we have been waiting for Discord to enable forum channels on our server so we can implement this for a while now... (edited)
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There's a networking channel, but we want to improve it into a system where people would know exactly who they are partnering with - so it's beneficial for all creators involved (and their audiences) (edited)
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heyitskitcat 11/2/2022 9:00 PM
Ahh ok! I didn’t see that channel my bad! Thank you (:
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No problem!
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Lethal Paradox 11/3/2022 2:56 PM
Mandatory psychology tests for psychopathy, sociopathy and narcissism along with filing apd and narcissism as a disability with restrictions would immediately make the planet an exponentially better place.
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Lethal Paradox
Mandatory psychology tests for psychopathy, sociopathy and narcissism along with filing apd and narcissism as a disability with restrictions would immediately make the planet an exponentially better place.
synthie_cat 11/3/2022 5:41 PM
Weird opener but I bite. What happened to you?
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synthie_cat 11/6/2022 8:18 AM
+++ PSA +++ If you ever get a message like this don't click the link.
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First phishing attack in a while for me and it looks pretty well made, however there are several shortcomings which are noteworthy:
  • Image is not inline but an imgur link
  • Bot has a standard discord handle (giveaway#1417)
General rule of thumb: If something in the internet is to good to be true it's probably not true. Those types of malicious bots have been around for a while; if you run your own discord server they will behave like a worm and forward themselves to all other people on your server once you clicked the link and logged into their phishing site. Accounts corrupted like that can and will be used for several malicious activities e.g. harassment campaigns, use your data for advertising etc.
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Felimancer 11/6/2022 8:37 AM
oh yeah I had one of those in my DMs and it was literally called Spambot I laughed XD
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oh yeah I had one of those in my DMs and it was literally called Spambot I laughed XD
synthie_cat 11/6/2022 9:17 AM
Discord is so fucking bad at this tho. : "✔️ Bot" makes it so easy to look legitimate.
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But yeah, building a community is hard enough so letting people know feel like the right thing to do
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i wanna get into streaming but i actually suck at games and what do you even do if you dont play games? how am i supposed to grow?
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Start a solitaire stream with actual cards
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But sucking at games is not necessarily a problem. Arino made a career out of being kinda sucky at games way before streaming was even a thing
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ChronicMayhem 11/8/2022 9:30 PM
Streaming Snapchat 3 of dr.disrespects new game tonight🍻🔥
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synthie_cat
Discord is so fucking bad at this tho. : "✔️ Bot" makes it so easy to look legitimate.
The padding is off lol
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But sucking at games is not necessarily a problem. Arino made a career out of being kinda sucky at games way before streaming was even a thing
solitaire is actually such a good idea
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thank you so much
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Hope you get a stream off the ground, good luck
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coy
i wanna get into streaming but i actually suck at games and what do you even do if you dont play games? how am i supposed to grow?
Most people on Twitch suck at games. Make it a part of your act!
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Mmm.
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I feel like I would be in a real niche spot
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@coy I've grown to partner just talking about games
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coy
i wanna get into streaming but i actually suck at games and what do you even do if you dont play games? how am i supposed to grow?
im terrible at games but that also means i have literally nothing to lose. it makes it easier to interact with people in chat and allow viewers into my games :)
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I mean streaming is telling a story, with that good or bad is just part of the plot. I’ve enjoyed “bad” gameplay as much as good. Hell, I had people disappointed in Elden Ring I didn’t die MORE xD
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ChronicMayhem 11/10/2022 10:53 PM
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synthie_cat 11/11/2022 12:17 PM
I just got raided by a big content creator with a party of nearly 400 viewers that I am watching for years that kinda inspired me to start streaming and this might be the best feeling ever 😄 (edited)
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Hi guys, are there any flixify alternatives?
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Jay
Hi guys, are there any flixify alternatives?
Hey Jay, this is tiered more towards content creation and streaming as in twitch and YouTube. Though it was at one point more towards that in the past few years it is more along twitch. Sorry amigo.
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The Final Boss 11/12/2022 8:25 AM
Anyonene on?
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Bad news yall, gotta put my streaming goals on hold indefinitely. Unfortunately things aren't working out for me the way I thought they would. The only saving grace I have is that I may be able to do uploads. If this is still the right server for that then cool, if not, then hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. Thanks 😊
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X_IWC_Drago_X 11/13/2022 11:33 PM
Happy Sunday everyone
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Chaos Sunday 😮
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At least at work it is lol
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SneakyRene
Bad news yall, gotta put my streaming goals on hold indefinitely. Unfortunately things aren't working out for me the way I thought they would. The only saving grace I have is that I may be able to do uploads. If this is still the right server for that then cool, if not, then hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. Thanks 😊
What’s going on amigo?
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The Final Boss 11/14/2022 2:34 AM
Hey what's up
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Staying late at work since call in’s lol. How about you?
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Colourfulho 11/14/2022 3:35 AM
Good evening how is everyone doing?
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Doing good colorful how bout you?
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lmao one day I will get more than a sentence xD
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Shanecus
lmao one day I will get more than a sentence xD
synthie_cat 11/14/2022 9:02 AM
Maybe you will
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Here is a second sentence.
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(Hope you came home well 😄 )
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I did in fact make it home lol, then just hectic school this morning and a lot of emails. Been talking about making a website for the stream since I have so much data in each completion from YT vids to clips and HLTB times etc but the estimates I'm getting are around 5-14k USD
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Shanecus
What’s going on amigo?
Nothing bad, Just not seeing an actual situation where I would be able to do live streaming, I now have to shift my focus on uploading if I can do anything at all. Thanks for asking 🙂
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Shanecus
I did in fact make it home lol, then just hectic school this morning and a lot of emails. Been talking about making a website for the stream since I have so much data in each completion from YT vids to clips and HLTB times etc but the estimates I'm getting are around 5-14k USD
synthie_cat 11/15/2022 9:42 AM
What kind of data are we talking about? Like the recordings etc?
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Yea so the stats on how long to beat, a review, all the clips from the game, usually there are 5-20 clips depending on game length and the vods linked into YT
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Then I keep a lot of the stream summary’s and analytics saved in other files but that is for me to see if game switches spike viewership, hot times for being live etc
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synthie_cat 11/15/2022 8:59 PM
Might be more sustainable/affordable to look into building a NAS for the clips. That should be the majority of data anyway. I'm not saving all my playthroughs but my storage is essentially 6TB HDD in my desktop -> 20TB NAS. That gives me enough wiggle room to store things while I need them and access space to keep "important things".
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Plus you can always just abuse YT to store video files in encoded ways. It's not great but it's better then ±$5k/month
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Banned.
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No interaction anywhere, so nothing lost for the community.
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synthie_cat
Might be more sustainable/affordable to look into building a NAS for the clips. That should be the majority of data anyway. I'm not saving all my playthroughs but my storage is essentially 6TB HDD in my desktop -> 20TB NAS. That gives me enough wiggle room to store things while I need them and access space to keep "important things".
TenderSausage 11/16/2022 2:08 AM
That’s some serious storage. RAID? What do you use it for? Just a clip repo? (edited)
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TenderSausage
That’s some serious storage. RAID? What do you use it for? Just a clip repo? (edited)
synthie_cat 11/16/2022 6:33 AM
  • Raid 0 because I live on the Edge 👀
  • I work freelance and have a gitea running for versioning. I got more space then I actually need so it's also an on-site backup for all my PCs (I also have some off-site solutions for important data but on a much smaller scale) Clips and VoDs are a relatively new thing I'm saving on there. Not streaming that long after all; but it's nice to have.
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I’ve been trying to get my name out there on different subreddits and my posts keep getting shoved way down in the wood work. Is there a reason for this?
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I can't seem to figure out how to post to #streams.
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Same here
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#❗│announcements
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Fusebox
I’ve been trying to get my name out there on different subreddits and my posts keep getting shoved way down in the wood work. Is there a reason for this?
Thing is, most places don't allow self-promotion, and the places that do are extremely saturated with this kind of content. It doesn't help with your visibility, brand awareness or channel growth. It may have helped some 10~12 years ago, but not since anyone can start up their own streams
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We have restricted it here with our leveling system to make it as a bonus for active members, as the previous channel (which is now archived for moderation review) was used mainly by people who have never interacted within our server - and I don't know who they would expect to join them, if they never even introduced themselves to everyone else.
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That’s valid. I’m just struggling to get any sort of new audience interactions at all and idk where to even start
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It's not supposed to be used for viewership boosting (since we are all streamers, who would get the time to create their own content AND watch everyone else?), but to find interesting people to raid after our own streams and create a better way of networking between people who are active here (as our primary goal is self-improvement through sharing knowledge and experiences between each other)
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I see!
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Honestly, I like that! I will definetly get involved so I can start building those networks with fellow creators
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Fusebox
That’s valid. I’m just struggling to get any sort of new audience interactions at all and idk where to even start
I get what you mean. It really can be hard at the start, too many questions and too little experience that can help in those very specific problems that come up for creators
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And beginning as a content creator today is hard, not because the lack of information, but from having too much information that's not useful for your specific needs
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Not everyone needs a basic 3-scene setup with all the fancy gear that all big "content creator-creators" push, since they are sponsored by companies that make these products anyways
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Thercio
Not everyone needs a basic 3-scene setup with all the fancy gear that all big "content creator-creators" push, since they are sponsored by companies that make these products anyways
That makes sense! I mean honestly I know how to run streamlabs but that’s like it haha
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It's about creating and becoming your own niche, because the setup, the games, the fancy overlays and alerts can be found anywhere. You, the creator and how you interact, are the content that no one else has out there.
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Thercio
And beginning as a content creator today is hard, not because the lack of information, but from having too much information that's not useful for your specific needs
Yeah, that’s why I think this server will really help me out. Especially after hearing your thoughts, I think I have some questions brewing for the future
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Thercio
It's about creating and becoming your own niche, because the setup, the games, the fancy overlays and alerts can be found anywhere. You, the creator and how you interact, are the content that no one else has out there.
That makes a lot of sense. Honestly, I think that’s part of my problem. Having that ability to be my online persona is something that I don’t think I have yet.
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Fusebox
That makes a lot of sense. Honestly, I think that’s part of my problem. Having that ability to be my online persona is something that I don’t think I have yet.
Persona as in like, Fusebox. Not my personal self haha
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We all develop our own creator personas naturally over time.
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It is a challenge at the start, but it becomes more solidified as we discover what direction we wanna take and how we we take it.
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There aren't any shortcuts for that, so we gotta go through a lot of trial and error
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That can also come from the community you find, I started by streaming puzzle games and still do, but after hitting affiliate and drawing my own emotes, everyone wanted art streams It was a really good move for me, I could draw and chat on the day I was most tired and still have fun solving puzzles during the week. Getting to know other streamers as genuine friends (people know when you're just talking to them to promote yourself) can mean you have a support network of people you can talk to for honest feedback too
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Yep. Joining an existing support network or forming one can go a long way in boosting the quality of the content you create.
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Ah, I see! That makes a lot of sense!
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It's not just grouping up to make big number go brrr, but meeting many creators that may (or not) create content similar to yours, opening up new opportunities for both you and other creators.
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It may be a collaboration project, it may be a new idea to tinker with, you never know
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So if I’m understanding this correctly, it would be like finding other people who make content similar to mine and interacting with them and supporting them who in turn can do the same for me and others who are in the same boat
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What kind of support do you have in mind?
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Because you should be careful to not mix up networking with other creators and expecting a "follow for follow, view for view" situation
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Valid! I guess I’m not understanding exactly what you mean by networking lol
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I was meaning just like interacting and tuning in to streams and stuff like that, but I think I’m not exactly on the right track
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You can still hang around other creators that you enjoy, and with that interaction you will be creating value for their content, but: 1 - Don't expect them to watch you, or do anything in return - do it if you want to, because you want to; 2 - Don't forget that you have to work on your own content too!
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Networking is a difficult thing for sure, especially as most people see it as support4support which doesnt work As a new streamer if you go to someone's channel I would instead recommend that you look at their setup, do they have an overlay? what kind? how have they set up their About section and links? what channel point redeems do they have if they're affiliate, how do they handle raids, new follows etc. You can learn a lot from watching how other people handle things It might not all be applicable to you, I have a friend who has spicy/sour redeems that dont fit me but I still learn a lot about how I could improve
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Thercio
You can still hang around other creators that you enjoy, and with that interaction you will be creating value for their content, but: 1 - Don't expect them to watch you, or do anything in return - do it if you want to, because you want to; 2 - Don't forget that you have to work on your own content too!
Ok yeah I wasn’t too far off then. I’ve always had the thought process of give with no expectations haha. And that’s valid!!
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Felimancer
Networking is a difficult thing for sure, especially as most people see it as support4support which doesnt work As a new streamer if you go to someone's channel I would instead recommend that you look at their setup, do they have an overlay? what kind? how have they set up their About section and links? what channel point redeems do they have if they're affiliate, how do they handle raids, new follows etc. You can learn a lot from watching how other people handle things It might not all be applicable to you, I have a friend who has spicy/sour redeems that dont fit me but I still learn a lot about how I could improve
Oh I see! Kind of “taking” bits and pieces from other people’s puzzles to make my own
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Yeah. At the start, especially when your content doesn't have a defined format just yet, look at what other creators with a technical perspective. "How did they do that?" "How could I recreate it?" "Is it something that would work for me?" "Can I adapt it for what I want to create for my viewers?" "Do I really need to add anything to what I currently have?" "Would it improve my viewers' experience? (edited)
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Thercio
Yeah. At the start, especially when your content doesn't have a defined format just yet, look at what other creators with a technical perspective. "How did they do that?" "How could I recreate it?" "Is it something that would work for me?" "Can I adapt it for what I want to create for my viewers?" "Do I really need to add anything to what I currently have?" "Would it improve my viewers' experience? (edited)
Gotcha! That is crystal clear to me :)))
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Gotta think of these questions, but of course, don't interrupt someone else's streams to ask them about it 🤣
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Thercio
Gotta think of these questions, but of course, don't interrupt someone else's streams to ask them about it 🤣
Lmao, right! 😂😂 thank you, truly. I’ll probably have more questions later down the road but I’m gonna do some exploring on Twitch and do some science
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Do it!
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One thing I want you to look at: Go look at the people with 0 viewers.
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Most of them are just testing out their streams, or just doing it blindly.
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You'll start to see all the silly mistakes that they do, that could easily be avoided if they paid more attention.
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It's easier to notice these mistakes when we are outside, and there's always a few things to learn from them.
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(the biggest mistake you will see is straight up not talking)
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Second one (and a bit worrysome) is not paying attention to chat, alerts or anything that's actually happening to your stream.
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Felimancer
(the biggest mistake you will see is straight up not talking)
I’ve seen a ton of that lmao it’s very weird
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Yeah its a shame, I know that a lot of people struggle to think of what to say and have to practice, but some don't realise that's what's holding them back
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See I try to just bounce off the gameplay. The thing I’m struggling with right now is my notifications for follows aren’t working even though when I test it they work perfectly
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Tip of the day: don’t buy a gamer chair, buy a high end office chair from a furniture liquidator that’s refurbished or open box. A million times better for your body, probably cheaper, and will last forever. Angel
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I wish I had learned this earlier into my streaming hobby!
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I need to get a new chair lmao
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Mine is just a cheap walmart buy (edited)
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TenderSausage 11/16/2022 6:13 PM
I have a SecretLabs chair at home... It's fine enough, but I find that I get fatigued in the ass pretty quickly. I'm not a huge guy, 5'11" and 185lbs.
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My Herman Miller Sayl at work, though... Worth the price.
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Shop Sayl Chair and see our wide selection of Performance Seating at Herman Miller. In stock, exclusive, and ready to ship -- authentic modern furniture from iconic designers.
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It's like a mattress... Spend the extra money to save your body, especially if you're gonna be in it for 8+ hours a day. (edited)
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Office chairs are perfect for gaming, home usage and PC usage. How would a product created to sit someone for 8 hours, 5 days a week for a few decades without giving the company reasons to worry about getting sued over health/back issues would NOT fit my 12h gaming spree needs? (edited)
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TenderSausage 11/16/2022 6:17 PM
Has anyone tried to sue a chair manufacturer over ergonomics?
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I have a (shitty) gaming chair because it was cheap at the time, but I dream about owning a Herman Miller chair.
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TenderSausage
Has anyone tried to sue a chair manufacturer over ergonomics?
Not that I heard of, at least regular consumers.
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TenderSausage 11/16/2022 6:19 PM
I think chairs are one of those things that, unless you're somehow egregiously negligent, there's not too much people can complain about. If I can sit on it, it might be a chair.
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But there is certainly a benefit to getting a good one
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It's never wasted money. Especially on time proof designs from the original manufacturers.
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It's a shame that copyrights for furniture expire so soon (30 years, I believe), because the market becomes flooded with ultra-cheap knock-offs (edited)
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TenderSausage 11/16/2022 6:23 PM
I used to have one of those RacerX/GamerX chairs. I got it for $40 on Amazon. It was barely worth it. I mean, it was a chair, so $40 isn't bad, but the back pain I got from sitting in it for more than 2 hours was not worth.
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Imagine the back problems you'd have 5, 10 years later
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I got a Steelcase Leap V2 from Ebay, $350 shipped as a refurb and they are $1100 new. I was real close to getting a Herman Miller Aeron for $550, but this one had amazing reviews and I like saving $200 lol (edited)
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550$ on an Aeron?
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Where's my Crying Cat Emoji when I need it?
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they're all over ebay lol
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It's currently 2080$ here risitas
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Sigh. Gotta keep an eye out for used ones.
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I'm guessing you're not in the US?
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Brazil
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Ahhh, yeah, that makes shipping a heavy char a little bit harder lol
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It's probably just taxes + corporate greed
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There's a brazilian subreddit for office chairs, it's niche enough that there are some good opportunities from time to time
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Nice! I hope you get lucky one day. 🙂
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I got a Steelcase Leap V2 from Ebay, $350 shipped as a refurb and they are $1100 new. I was real close to getting a Herman Miller Aeron for $550, but this one had amazing reviews and I like saving $200 lol (edited)
TenderSausage 11/16/2022 6:41 PM
Does that have the headrest, too?
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TenderSausage
Does that have the headrest, too?
Nah. I might pick one up if I feel I need it.
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TenderSausage 11/16/2022 6:42 PM
It's just a bolt-on accessory, right?
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hmmm, it might not be. Guess they use a different back to the chair. Dang it. Looks like there are aftermarket solutions tho
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I regret my gaming chair lol
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Office was better
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To all the folks that posted on the #✅│2022-goals channel Get ready for our review event! https://discord.gg/a9cYcHtv?event=1042616459936927874
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One month from now should be good enough to get some progress done, right? Right?
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(sweating intensifies)
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synthie_cat 11/17/2022 9:05 AM
1am local time for me 👀 😄 Its fine just damn!
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We can do it earlier, but at least it's on a Friday night, so it shouldn't be much of an issue 😄
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Thercio
We can do it earlier, but at least it's on a Friday night, so it shouldn't be much of an issue 😄
synthie_cat 11/17/2022 2:19 PM
It's fine, no worries ;D
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Oh I'm glad you mentioned that synthie, its the same for me XD I dont mind staying up a bit on a saturday
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(wait, it says saturday because 1am is technically the next day right? its not saturday until you've slept..)
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Felimancer
(wait, it says saturday because 1am is technically the next day right? its not saturday until you've slept..)
TenderSausage 11/17/2022 3:39 PM
I follow the "It's not Saturday until you've slept" mantra
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TenderSausage
I follow the "It's not Saturday until you've slept" mantra
Big same here.
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Yea and with people from around the world, timezones are chaos lol
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sup gamers
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TenderSausage 11/19/2022 2:03 PM
Wassup
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how we doin
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TenderSausage 11/19/2022 2:22 PM
effin' tired. Don't understand why my kids have to wake up so early!
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TenderSausage
effin' tired. Don't understand why my kids have to wake up so early!
synthie_cat 11/19/2022 3:14 PM
Teach em to make coffee
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TenderSausage 11/19/2022 3:15 PM
It's too early to think of ideas that good
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When I get my own kids, I'm gonna teach them how to do things in OBS for me. Breakfast is easy risitas
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how do i promote my stream, i dont have permission to the streams channel
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manolis
how do i promote my stream, i dont have permission to the streams channel
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ah thanks i didnt notice that
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ChronicMayhem 11/21/2022 1:38 AM
Anyone use Sennheiser 560s for gaming?
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Anyone use Sennheiser 560s for gaming?
synthie_cat 11/21/2022 3:32 PM
Never used those but I am using studio microphones for playing (DT770 250 Ohms). I really like it - but I mostly play Retro Mario ROM hacks so take that for whatever it's worth 😄
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Since they mention bass specifically they'll likely work out for you.
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is a stream deck worth saving up for? Been looking at one for a while now
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is a stream deck worth saving up for? Been looking at one for a while now
A few questions: • Is it within your current budget? • Do you have any specific needs for it? • Do you stream often enough to justify the investment? If the answer to these three questions is yes, then you will probably put it to good use (making it a valid purchase).
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It can be a very powerful tool, if you research, test and try things out for yourself.
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Just don't buy it because someone else says it's cool (can't deny that the darn thing is cool as heck, tho), but try to identify what needs it would cover for your content before buying it (or any other gadget) (edited)
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So I don't stream a ton during the school year because I'm really busy. But I do use OBS to film youtube videos, and tiktoks as well. I'm more thinking it could make my life easier in those than in streaming.
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If you also do a lot of editing (photos, videos, effects, etc), it can be great for macros too
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With folders and profiles, you can go a long way into optimizing your workflow
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I don't really do that many things with editing but I use a lot of different scenes in OBS and stuff like that for a lot of my titkoks. And to be fair, for better or worse, I edit my tiktok videos more than my youtube videos
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I've been told the Touch Portal app on your phone can be just as good (if budget is an issue)
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is a stream deck worth saving up for? Been looking at one for a while now
synthie_cat 11/22/2022 10:23 PM
I'm incredibly thorn on that. I'm mostly using FOSS stuff and never wanted a Stream Deck but now that I have one i can't Imagine not using it anymore. It truly changed my approach to so many things and made them a lot more comfortable. It is to expensive, it's proprietary software, and takes some time to setup. But besides other solutions (MacroDeck, Touch Portal, Self-Build Macro Keyboards) it provides context sensitive functions which are so, SO good to have. If you got the money - yes, it's worth it. You'll do well without it, it's not a must have. But it's pretty good.
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thanks for the advice! I'd definely have to save up for it, i've been spending a bit too much lately lol. But it sounds like it's worth it if I have the money for it
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What do we have to do to gain permissions for wiring in #💯│raid-targets?
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Ahem, sorry, decided to read announcements after asking, found it
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It adds up fast
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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the states! Happy Thursday to those not! lol
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I can not upload pics anymore, have I reached some kind of limit ?
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ChronicMayhem 11/24/2022 4:11 PM
Ham is better than turkey
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Scoutmaster Demi 11/24/2022 7:02 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! Is there any streaming gear that you're looking forward to getting Black Friday discounts on? I'm looking to get light panels and a decent mirrorless camera!
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A new GPU, but I'm not too hopeful about discounts right now, specially before the new AMD GPUs hit the market next month.
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Don't care about current/next gen graphics, but I'm waiting to see how the performance of these cards will impact the price of the others already in the market
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hello
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im new
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how is everyone
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Hiii
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Hello 🤗
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@Pokémom96baby read our #❗│rules and #❗│announcements channels. This isn't a self-promotion server. (edited)
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so idk if everyone else knew about this but I just figured out how to stream to both Twitch and Youtube at the same time with OBS studio
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My new name is VirtuousLuficer 11/27/2022 6:12 AM
Hey, everyone
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Hello 👋
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GamerGuyTV
so idk if everyone else knew about this but I just figured out how to stream to both Twitch and Youtube at the same time with OBS studio
I did do that and I found a way to merge the chats into one on screen chat as well, I stopped though so I don't break my affiliate contract
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If you're curious about merging the chats I can try and remember how to do it, it was a little buggy to figure out.\
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I did do that and I found a way to merge the chats into one on screen chat as well, I stopped though so I don't break my affiliate contract
Wait, does it break the affiliate agreement? It’s been so longe since I signed it that I can’t remember. Cause I don’t wanna break that lol
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My understanding is there is some platforms you can multistream to like insta or tiktok I think
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but the other big ones you need 24 hour seperation of content
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I'm fairly confident i could do it because I'm small but i didn't want to risk it
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Fair enough, I’m small as well so it should be fine. I honestly had no idea that was a thing
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Yeah I don't think it's spelled out very clearly tbh
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Twitch doesn't care - unless you make it absolutely explicit that you are multi-streaming while being affiliate.
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But again, it's your content. If you think it's a valid strategy to create whatever content you wanna make, go for it. The platform doesn't care about your content, until it becomes something that draws unwanted attention to them. (edited)
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Personally, I'd focus on either YouTube or Twitch, not both at the same time, because I'd prefer to have less things to worry about when something breaks.
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Even still, what happens if you they catch you, is it just a warning to stop or is that it?
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Don't know specifically. I doubt it would be much more serious than a warning, or a temporary suspension.
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They worry mostly about partners not multi-streaming
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Twitch President Dan Clancy doubled down on the company's decision to crack down on multi-streaming between Twitch and YouTube.
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I mean like, I play copyrighted music all the time and my stream doesn't even get muted
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I'd be more worried about playing copyrighted music than multistreaming, if I were you 🤣 (edited)
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Daniel_plays32 11/27/2022 6:49 PM
After reaching affiliate i just started streaming on YouTube and twitch seperetly just to not take any chances (edited)
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Actually my biggest concern for multistreaming is I feel like YT will be much stricter on copyrighted music, whenever I upload vods though I get the copyright content thing but whoever it is 'allows' it to be used on YT
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Daniel_plays32 11/27/2022 6:49 PM
Yeah YouTube is way more stricter
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Yeah. YouTube is many years ahead of Twitch in that sense.
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Never hurts being too careful about copyrighted content.
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Yeah I dont' really want to find out
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Daniel_plays32 11/27/2022 6:51 PM
Yeh, i just use a playlist full of game chops music on Spotify that i made because there music is free to use for streamers and the music is good
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Damn right.
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Plenty of great music from them.
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And taking a couple of days just to dig for copyright free music on YouTube is 100% worth the time.
6:53 PM
There's always something good to add to my playlists
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Can anyone use the voice channels?
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Yeah
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Actually, let me move them up in the list, so more people notice that they exist lol
7:14 PM
Let's try it out for a couple of weeks, see how people engage with them
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Daniel_plays32 11/27/2022 7:15 PM
The streaming ones are for when you are streaming a game with someone right?
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The streaming ones are for when you are streaming a game with someone right?
Yeah I was curious about that, if it's just something you can jump in when you are live or you need to coordinate a bit
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Yeah, in smaller groups.
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The reasoning is to have a place where people can start up their own streams and have other content creators on the same call, not just to play games, but to talk and experiment too.
7:21 PM
We can use those channels, for example, to experiment with OBS and improve our overlays, scenes, etc. (edited)
7:22 PM
So if enough people need assistance, we can schedule a call and create an event for that
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Daniel_plays32 11/27/2022 7:24 PM
F, the goal review will be at 2am my time
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Do you guys think we could have something like a weekly event for reviewing OBS setups, overlays and other technical stuff?
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F, the goal review will be at 2am my time
I was talking with some people, and we can start earlier than that
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Daniel_plays32 11/27/2022 7:25 PM
That would be interesting
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Thercio
I was talking with some people, and we can start earlier than that
Daniel_plays32 11/27/2022 7:26 PM
Nice
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I've set it to 3 hours earlier.
7:27 PM
This way it shouldn't be too late, and anyone on pacific time should be able to catch it still.
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Daniel_plays32 11/27/2022 7:27 PM
Now that's perfect for me (edited)
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Since we can really take our times reviewing goals and trading advice. We can even compile things that we, together, identify as common knowledge, which can help other people in the future as well
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Wait, does it break the affiliate agreement? It’s been so longe since I signed it that I can’t remember. Cause I don’t wanna break that lol
TenderSausage 11/27/2022 7:54 PM
This is the right question to ask. Twitch's recent changes made provisions for content creators to stream simultaneously to Twitch (a long-form streaming platform) and a short-form platform, which was previously prohibited. This change does not change the rules for other long-form streaming platforms, and you'd be wise to review your Affiliate agreement to make sure you're not in breach. Streaming long-form content to both YouTube and Twitch simultaneously is not, and has never been, allowed per Twitch's TOS. Twitch still enforces 24-hour exclusivity to long-form content, but now allows content creators to make short-form derivatives from long-form content to be published on TikTok, Instagram, and others. (edited)
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I'd be more worried about playing copyrighted music than multistreaming, if I were you 🤣 (edited)
TenderSausage 11/27/2022 7:56 PM
Also, this. Streaming copyrighted music won't prevent you from streaming, but it will prevent you from monetizing the content. If you want to stream as a hobby, then it's no big deal. If you want money for your time, you should be careful about using music you're licensed to use. (NONE OF WHAT I POST SHOULD BE CONSIDERED LEGAL ADVICE; I'm not a lawyer. Consult one as needed.) (edited)
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Better to avoid issues with that, right? Your viewers aren't there for the music anyways.
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I almost never stream with music, I just talk a ton to avoid the awkward silence. I never take chances with that even on twitch
8:53 PM
if i ever have to use music in like a youtube video or anything i always use the youtube library. just to make sure i'm not gonna get copyrighted
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Even with the copyright free stuff the bots can screw up, I had lofi girl in the background and had a section muted once
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A lot of games I play have music muted sections from the games
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I almost always mute game audio unless its part of the story line or something like rthat
9:43 PM
*that
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Even with the copyright free stuff the bots can screw up, I had lofi girl in the background and had a section muted once
TenderSausage 11/27/2022 11:06 PM
I think @GamerGuyTV was talking about the YouTube Library: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/3376882?hl=en-GB
In the Audio Library in YouTube Studio, you can find royalty-free production music and sound effects to use in your videos.  Music and sound effects from the YouTube Audio Library&n
11:06 PM
This is, of course, a great resource to use on YouTube
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yeah, I was. that's what I always use when i'm editing youtube videos. avoids copyright every time
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Ooooh thats a super helpful link :3
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synthie_cat 11/29/2022 12:22 AM
Remove the hate group that spreads misinformation and hate mongering while promoting abuse towards autistics and replace it with Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network. For more information on the harms of Autism Speaks: https://autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AutismSpeaksFlyer2020.pdf https://autisticmama.com/do-not-support-au...
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I'm not going further into detail on my stance to that as I am really angry. But Twitch's reaction is so wrong. (edited)
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Well, I want to he more specific on the whole topic. The following text might be a bit political, hence I'm putting it behind a spoiler. I trust the mods to remove this if I'm going to extreme.
12:34 AM
just adding the suggested charity is such a wicked, hypocritical move in this context. One side believes "Autism needs to be cured" and provides platforms to people that speak about how they want to harm/kill people. The other side's saying: Autistic people are a thing and they might need some help because they are struggling with some things. Let's help! There is no fucking middle ground to be taken and this decision - no matter if they are a registered non-profit or not - is just extremely cowardly. If you deliberately say "i don't take a stance" while one side is promoting active harm you aren't taking the high ground. You're becoming a (passive) supporter of something that hurts others. This decision is shit and whoever took that decision should he be absolutely ashamed of themselves.
12:36 AM
I wanted to elaborate that point without it getting out of hand and since it's connected to a platform that likely a lot of people here are using. If anyone feels that I'm straying to far - I'm fine with it being removed. I'd much prefer if this would get more awareness tho.
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I agree that Autism Speaks is problematic, but you'd think that if they broke any serious rules and promoted our genocide that someone would have taken notice and called them out. Unfortunately, censorship doesn't work because the person in control is the person who decides what gets censored and what doesn't. I agree that they need to be called out, though, and they need to continue to be called out. The only thing I'm disagreeing with is having them labeled as a hate group, because if it gets labeled as a hate group that opens the doors for many other groups to be considered hate groups.
12:56 PM
... Trust me. Taking a stance like that will backfire; it's like they misunderstand us on purpose. If something is to be considered a hate group, it should meet clear criteria that does not false flag charities or support groups that are trying to help. (edited)
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... I also disagree that not taking a stance is the same as actively supporting something harmful. Sometimes there are no good choices or people don't know which choices to make. To give a school example, not jumping into the fight to try to break it up is not the same as being a bystander. This is in general, however. In regards to the group in question, I've heard plenty of pretty bad things about it, but I've also heard pretty bad things about other groups and just general public opinion about mental disorders, as well. Like it or not, there's still a pretty heavy stigma. (edited)
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I think part of the issue is Twitch being an US business doing US business things: • Won't lift a finger until they are either in the news, being absolutely flamed on social media or losing money (and these three factors are connected most of the time) • Will release features with minimum effort, testing and quality checking (or common sense checking) • Will wait until the last possible second until releasing any sort of official statement regarding and and all issues, like this charity confusion, gambling streams, borderline porn-content, child predators on their platform, bad copyright system, lack of revenue information, forced ads program... Long history of bullshit.
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I don't know about Twitch in general. I got the idea it was like a long-form version of YouTube for video games.
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If that's the case, then maybe they need to regulate the platform better?
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Not just video-games, but live content in general. And yes, they need to be more proactive with what people do on their own platform.
1:15 PM
They mostly rely on moderators, on a channel-per-channel basis, just as Reddit relies on volunter moderators for each subreddit (edited)
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I'd prefer it not turn into TikTok, though. A model like YouTube might be suitable...
1:16 PM
I imagine it's difficult for creators to control the comments people post on their platform. They could fix this with a self-moderating feature like they have on fanfiction sites, couldn't they?
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We are in a weird time. Just about every platform out there is investing heavily on short-form content, something between tiktok and instagram
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But yeah, creators can and have gotten into trouble because what people post on their chats, and the blame falls on moderators too, for not being "fast enough" to handle things
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That's just a bad business model. Someone suggested I showcase my video games on Twitch. I'm not sure I want to now.
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That's another issue altogether.
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Are you a game developer?
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Or are you talking about showcasing as a content-creator?
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Both, but so far I haven't created anything really good. (edited)
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So the thing you need to worry about it how to protect your channel from bot raids, scammers and getting accustomed to the banhammer
1:21 PM
Then you'll be fine on Twitch
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I know some of the rules--don't show your face, show the game and / or animation and just do voice-overs, don't talk politics, religion, or anything you'd feel odd mentioning at work...
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Well, the only rules you need to worry about are the Terms of Service of the platform.
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There aren't any rules about not showing your face, that's entirely optional
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I was talking about ways to avoid the banhammer...
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Not showing your face is just a way to avoid getting doxxed; there are other ways, I'm sure, but I guess that's one of the easy ways.
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... Anyway, I joined this Discord because I wanted information about starting a streaming service myself.
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Streaming service? Not to start streaming yourself? What do you mean? (edited)
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Like Shudder, Curiosity Stream, you know a streaming service for independent creators in the same vein as YouTube, TikTok, Twitch, etc.
1:27 PM
I was wondering if anyone had any information.
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The last time I checked, the cost was prohibitively expensive, but things might have changed.
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This is probably outside of the scope of this community, since the information you need is related to app development, online services and server infrastructure
1:29 PM
And the costs are more likely to remain prohibitive, since these services never fell in demand.
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Okay, well, thank you for your time. I might be interested in starting a YouTube channel or TikTok, but I'm really just not brave enough to want to show my face or give any personally identifying information on platforms like that.
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You are more likely to succeed if you start working on your own prototype, host it at home and seek out investors, once you have secured your intellectual property and branding rights.
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That's a good idea too.
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Okay, well, thank you for your time. I might be interested in starting a YouTube channel or TikTok, but I'm really just not brave enough to want to show my face or give any personally identifying information on platforms like that.
No worries. Feel free to stick around! There's plenty of good knowledge to be shared regarding content-creation.
1:34 PM
You may be interested in becoming a png-tuber or a v-tuber, which are avatars that you can use instead of showing yourself on camera (2D and 3D, respectively)
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You may be interested in becoming a png-tuber or a v-tuber, which are avatars that you can use instead of showing yourself on camera (2D and 3D, respectively)
That sounds interesting. I'd like more information.
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Someone sent a message recently on recommendations for starting up as either a png or v-tuber, can't find it at the moment (sorry, working on one of our channels here, to replace #old-networking)
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Well, depending on what you're wanting and what you're willing to spend: Live2D is the main 2D program vtubers use, its free but I dont think it has default options from what I remember, so you're stuck either learning to draw and rig an avatar yourself, or paying for one Vroid Studio is the main free 3D program and does have default options and is much easier to customise yourself if you're really trying to do this on a budget. You can then use VSeeFace to actually track the avatar on-stream, or I've been told there's another called Vmagicmirror (but I havent checked it personally) If you want to use either of the above options, you really need a decent AI-tracking camera to ensure you get full movement tracking. I get complimented on mine and I have the Logitech Streamcam. The most budget-friendly way is PNGtubing, with two images of your character, one with open mouth and the other closed. Then you hook it up to discord so it switches to open mouth when you're talking in discord (I have no idea how this works, sorry if this part is wrong or vague)
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... I also disagree that not taking a stance is the same as actively supporting something harmful. Sometimes there are no good choices or people don't know which choices to make. To give a school example, not jumping into the fight to try to break it up is not the same as being a bystander. This is in general, however. In regards to the group in question, I've heard plenty of pretty bad things about it, but I've also heard pretty bad things about other groups and just general public opinion about mental disorders, as well. Like it or not, there's still a pretty heavy stigma. (edited)
synthie_cat 11/30/2022 3:32 PM
This is getting to political so just one sentence: Bystanders often prevent people (also e.g. in EMTs not reaching a car accident because people slow down to look) who can help from accessing things. So yeah: Bystanders are making the problem worse; hence my argument. (edited)
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In the general discussion we can also see diametral effect - known as the bystander effect - kicking in. If nobody voices their concern - or, actively works against it - nothing will change and bad things happen.
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Well, depending on what you're wanting and what you're willing to spend: Live2D is the main 2D program vtubers use, its free but I dont think it has default options from what I remember, so you're stuck either learning to draw and rig an avatar yourself, or paying for one Vroid Studio is the main free 3D program and does have default options and is much easier to customise yourself if you're really trying to do this on a budget. You can then use VSeeFace to actually track the avatar on-stream, or I've been told there's another called Vmagicmirror (but I havent checked it personally) If you want to use either of the above options, you really need a decent AI-tracking camera to ensure you get full movement tracking. I get complimented on mine and I have the Logitech Streamcam. The most budget-friendly way is PNGtubing, with two images of your character, one with open mouth and the other closed. Then you hook it up to discord so it switches to open mouth when you're talking in discord (I have no idea how this works, sorry if this part is wrong or vague)
synthie_cat 11/30/2022 3:38 PM
To the last part: https://olmewe.itch.io/veadotube-mini This does exactly what you said with two PNG files for free.
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To the last part: https://olmewe.itch.io/veadotube-mini This does exactly what you said with two PNG files for free.
Cool. Thanks for the tip. I might look into it.
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In the general discussion we can also see diametral effect - known as the bystander effect - kicking in. If nobody voices their concern - or, actively works against it - nothing will change and bad things happen.
I agree with you, but in order for things like bans and such to work, the people making the decisions have to be fair, and in your particular example, the standards are unclear, and unclear standards lead to laws that don't do what they were intended to do.
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synthie_cat 11/30/2022 3:43 PM
As said: I am trying to prevent to become "to political" here, so I will refrain from replying further 🙂 I am always willing to discuss things - feel free to DM me if you want to continue
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Kinda sad that no one is talking about the balenciaga scandal. Says a lot about our society that the media dictates what we get angry about. Everyone regardless if they have children or not should be disgusted and loudly bringing attention to the topic.
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Kinda sad that no one is talking about the balenciaga scandal. Says a lot about our society that the media dictates what we get angry about. Everyone regardless if they have children or not should be disgusted and loudly bringing attention to the topic.
what is the scandal? i saw a lot of ppl talking about it when kim k made her post but i have no idea what is going on lol
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Just another atrocious advertisement strategy, made without common sense or purely malicious intent (which is probably closer to the reality)
11:29 PM
"Any press is good press"
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yikes too much of that these days, kinda trashy
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what is the scandal? i saw a lot of ppl talking about it when kim k made her post but i have no idea what is going on lol
Ch ild por n hidden under symbology
11:52 PM
They sued the photo studio, but only talk about one of the photos in which is clear what the intention was
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ok that is legitimately disturbing jesus
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As soon as I heard the name of the brand, I knew it was some stupid shit, so I decided not to look for it. It was worse than I thought, goddamn. (edited)
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As soon as I heard the name of the brand, I knew it was some stupid shit, so I decided not to look for it. It was worse than I thought, goddamn. (edited)
Yeah.... the worse is that of the few people talking about it they only touch on one topic and use it as a political attack rather than breaking down the whole thing objectively
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So it becomes about politics rather than of the disturbing thing it truly is
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The apology from balenciaga itself barely says anything and throws all blame to one photo studio
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As usual, for apologies made by big companies. Compromise with nothing, shift the blame elsewhere.
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ok but i have a question completely unrelated
7:44 PM
what is the best fast food pizza chain for just straight up plain pizza?
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TenderSausage 12/1/2022 8:11 PM
Mod
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what is the best fast food pizza chain for just straight up plain pizza?
TenderSausage 12/1/2022 8:12 PM
Mod Pizza is the best.
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ok mod pizza is very good, but i do not count it bcos 1. it is real pizza and 2. it is expensive
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im talkin pizza hut, dominoes, lil ceasars. somewhere that ideally delivers
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TenderSausage 12/1/2022 8:14 PM
Yeah, I get you...
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Hmmm
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I want to say Papa John's
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Ever since Shaq came to town, things have been pretty good
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true i do like papa johns. they used to serve this hamburger papadilla that was AMAZING but i cant find it anymore
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YO
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did you have that crazy shaq pepperoni pizza??
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TenderSausage 12/1/2022 8:15 PM
Of course I did!
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It was too much, to be honest
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that is my take as well, i felt like i was going to enter cardiac arrest after one slice
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but hey i think there was an audience for it bcos they brought him back LOL
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i really just like plain pizza, tho. i am a true plebian at heart.
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TenderSausage 12/1/2022 8:17 PM
There's something nostalgic about a Little Caeser's Hot N' Ready
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i have to agree. although most people can agree it is objectively bad, i WILL order and devour some lil ceasars. i also feel that way about dominoe's. i just love their pizza, it hits different. i think its the sauce
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TenderSausage 12/1/2022 8:20 PM
Pizza Hut is only good if you're eating in the Hut. Like, you gotta get the Pizza + salad bar lunch with the red soda cup to drink.
8:20 PM
Get the pizza out from under that heat lamp.
8:21 PM
CiCi's Pizza is gross, EXCEPT for those little cinnamon rolls... Oh man, I have paid for the whole dinner buffet just to eat those before.
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yea, im not a hut eater, i must say. i would rather be a degen and devour slice after slice in the comfort of my own home. i've never tried cici's but i have heard the same sentiment that you bring up. the pizza is yucky but the cinnamon buns are LIT
8:26 PM
always wanted to try
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TenderSausage 12/1/2022 8:33 PM
Are there any other national chains?
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Mod Pizza is the best.
I agree, moderators make the best pizzas.
10:21 PM
Made this one last sunday.
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TenderSausage 12/1/2022 10:26 PM
Damn bro, coming in with the pizza HEAT!
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I'll make another one tomorrow
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wait HOW
11:22 PM
i tried to make a cast iron pizza and it was pretty good but dang it didnt looks like that beast of a pizza holy
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TenderSausage 12/1/2022 11:23 PM
Check the #🥪│food channel. He's a repeat offender.
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brb observing for scientific research
11:30 PM
wait do you use tapioca flour for ur pão de queijo? i would love to make it but dont have access to the fancy flours! @Thercio
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I didn't use tapioca flour, it's too "dense" for pão de queijo, it would get all chewy!
11:31 PM
I used a mix of 50/50 sour and sweet starch from mandioca
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The sweet adds the soft and chewy texture, while the sour adds the outside crust
11:33 PM
If you use tapioca flour, it will be more suitable to make crepes
11:34 PM
You can make it with either starch, but I find that mixing both like this gets the pão de queijo to the right spot
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oh wow, that certainly does make sense now that i think about it, considering the texture and density of boba pearls. i see a lot of recipes recommend mandioca flour. my grandfather was brazilian and he would often make pão de queijo and those yuca french fries. it reminds of my childhood lol. maybe i should invest in some
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Depending on where you live, you could get the starch on Amazon. Not as cheap as you'd find here, but still at a relatively good price!
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I'll have to do some research, certainly.
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They are so easy to make, and you can take the extra ones to the fridge, then straight to your baking sheet when you want some more!
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oh, thats actually a genius idea! but i would gain way too much weight, i think...
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TenderSausage 12/1/2022 11:38 PM
What region are you in, @stupid?
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US of A 🇺🇸 🫡
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oh, thats actually a genius idea! but i would gain way too much weight, i think...
Totally worth it, in my opinion.
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TenderSausage 12/1/2022 11:39 PM
I figured, but where regionally? I'm just curious if there's a store that might carry it. We have some markets that do.
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east coast. there are some latin american and "world" markets nearby but i havent given any of them a shot. i wonder if its time to start an adventure
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TenderSausage 12/1/2022 11:41 PM
In our area, they're called Fred Meyer, but elsewhere it's probably Kroeger; They sometimes have it in the craft flours section