Mostly autopilot noodling from the past 20 years, but there’s a new repeater concept in there I’m working on too. 5A is really rewarding after it becomes second nature, just takes awhile to get there.

Did these for skill addicts

Super excited to hopefully teach everyone some new tricks this year - if you ever have any questions or are struggling with a particular trick, feel free to message me!

Gonna start off the first couple months with easier to grasp quick tricks like this before we get too tech 🤖

If you have any tutorial requests drop a comment!

https://youtu.be/wd989RuKli8?si=G-Snym6tAnomF6MN

As the title says, my cohost passed away in December. She was one of my best friends and was super savvy about editing and just being a smashing presence on our show. If it wasn’t for her, I would have never even thought to put my voice out on the internet.

Now that she’s gone, I absolutely have no idea what to do with our show. I’ve been uploading out episodes to my youtube for preservation, but don’t know where to go from here. Should I continue the show? Find a new Cohost (That feels so disrespectful) and continue on after more time has past? Should I just end the show for good?

I’ve talked to my wife and some friends about it but they gave me conflicting opinions so I come to you all now for completely unbiased opinions from strangers.

Thanks in advance! <3

I’ve been listening to podcasts for years, I even had one for two years. There has been a steady decline in the art of conversation in the past 2+ years. May I humbly offer a couple suggestions?:

*If you have to qualify the question, do it *before* you ask the question. I heard a host ask an absolutely awesome question, then qualified it with “I ask because” for the next 5 minutes.

*If you have multiple hosts, don’t allow one to steer the conversation off the tracks, not even for a quick reference to a movie or something they think it cool then put a quick band-aid on it like “I… I… I’m sorry, it just made me think of that memorable line from the obscure movie that I seen from the 1950’s that no living person has seen in 20+ years.”

EDIT: Also, some folks (like me) are a bit hard of hearing. Sometimes I have a problem with different peoples tones and articulation. I’m sure they’re speaking correctly, I just have a hard time understanding them. PLEASE only have one person …

Hello all

Looking for investigative journalism podcasts, but not about true crime.

Have very much enjoyed many TC pods in the genre, many of those regularly recommended here. But I’m just in a place where I don’t need that in my mind right now.

So I’m looking for multi episode series that delve deep and uncover something interesting — just not about heavy duty topics like murder, CP, etc.

I’ve not heard a lot tbh, but things like:

Finding Q, - who was Q behind A Anon

I Am Not Nicholas, - FBI burst into a Scottish hospital and arrest a man in ITU, claiming he’s an American fugitive

Winds of Change, - did the Soviet Union actually write this song?

Hooked, - story about a man’s addiction and how he robbed banks to fuel it

Fur and Loathing, - deep dive into ‘furries’; people who dress up as animals

⁹⁄₁₂, - what happened after ⁹⁄₁₁

Missing Richard Simmonds, - television presenter suddenly disappears

Surviving Y2K - all about the millennium bug

Dead Eyes, - an …

Am I the only one who oppses Netflix snapping up all the good podcasts? I keep seeing people celebrating their favorite shows moving to Netflix, and I fail to see how this could possibly be beneficial to the fans.

I know there have been issues with the book that have been called for an awhile but I’ve been listening to the podcast for at least 5 years if not more on weekly basis. I found last fall I had to give it a break because I felt that some interviews seemed bias. For example the one on Social Security when the guy didn’t even give removing the cap as one of the options in solving that problem. So I gave the pod a break, thinking maybe it was considering it was election year and I know I was ears deep in political content anyway. I have since picked it up here and there but not weekly and still get the same vibe. It pretends it’s centrist but when you have the head of the FDA on there literally lying on facts to himself and your ears, I find it hard to believe there hasn’t been a shift when you can easily have interviewed a counter view to balance and actually be a centrist. Anyway, I’m I going crazy or has there been a shift with freakonomics?

Hi! I’m looking for a true crime podcast that isn’t full of jokes or cutesy little one liners. Podcasts like that really put me off for some reason. I just want something serious that respects the victims and the gravity of the crimes. Thank you!

I’m sick of us - and I say ‘us’ because I am often complicit - ignoring the skill it takes to write a book with a broadly popular plot, even if the writing and world-building are a little simplistic.

I’m sick of being told how horrible ACOTAR or Fourth Wing are because some people walked into a New Adult Fantasy Romance expecting Epic Fantasy.

I’m sick of people calling anything with open-door romance “smut” and presuming it’s horrible/porn.

So tell me everyone - what are some books that you loved that everyone here seems to despise and tell me why you loved them.

please and thank you

I struggle with how I see women and I want to change it. The women in my life were not very emotionally warm, so I feel I never learned to understand women well. I judge by looks and seek validation, and I do not like this about myself. I want to build empathy and see women as full human beings. Can you recommend good fiction books that show honest male female relationships or female perspectives and helped you understand women better?

We all have them. For whatever reason, they just … held onto your heart. I want a book right now that will hold on to my heart. Genre or time period unimportant. I’m hoping to find a rare gem. Considering I get a huge number of my recs from this sub, you can likely guess the usual suspects that I’ve already read.

If you comment, I would really love to read a few words about why it resonated with you so deeply.

Looking for short stories that leave you unsettled. Doesn’t have to be horror. They can belong to any genre. The only condition is that they’re well written and make me feel uncomfortable once I’m done with them.

That said I don’t mind if any triggering topics are involved but I’d really love it if the author didn’t just throw them in for “shock value”.

As a person who read for the first time in their teenage years, and therefore a person who did not read as a child, I’m curious to know what are the books from your childhood about which you have good memories. What made the book special for you? Did you read it again, now that you are an adult?

Helloo, I’m looking for super complex, obscure games where you’re expected to have the wiki open just to understand what’s going on type stuff.

Stuff with:

Barely any tutorial

Hidden / unintuitive mechanics

Confusing but rewarding progression

“How did anyone even figure this out?” energy

Im planning to do a blind playthrough where I dont read anything from the wiki or read anything about the gamne at all. (kinda like that one guy who played thru Minecraft without knowing anything).

Any genre is fine. PC preferred. thank you smm

Hello, ideally I’m looking for a game that will arise compassion within me. I want to feel grateful for what I have after playing the game. It doesn’t have to be about said subjects, it can be any genre, but it’s a recurring theme. Something in the game that constantly reminds you of said subject.

For example like in the Graveyard Keeper , it isn’t about character dealing with death (like in Spiritfarer), but as you’re a manager of graveyard it constantly reminds you of death.

I’ll be very grateful for any suggestion. Thank you very much in advance.

Is there a game out there that can match the sheer incompetence and complete earnestness of Tommy Wiseau’s “The Room”? I want to play something so unintentionally bad it becomes a comedy. The only game like this coming to mind right now is Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) but I lost my copy of it a couple years back

What game do you feel got its progression system “just right”?

A system, for example, where your character strength and skills grew powerful in a meaningful way, but one where the environment and challenges also grew with it in a seamless, natural way.

Or perhaps there was a different reason why you really liked the progression system. Let’s hear it!

I wanted to play a game where injuries are permanent and dangerous, to you, squad members (if you have a squad) and enemies.

I can only think of Rimworld doing this.
Tainted Grail seems to do this (don’t know if it’s completely permanent).

Any other fun game you remember doing this? Can be any genre from survival to rpg.

I work a 9–5, commute about an hour a day, I’m married, and I have a 2-year-old.

Gaming used to be long nights and weekend marathons. Now it’s short, quiet sessions after everyone sleeps — if I’m not exhausted.

Lately I’ve been thinking about how different gaming feels in your 30s compared to your 20s.

What kind of games actually work for you now?

Do you still finish games?

Do you avoid stressful ones?

What makes a game “dad-friendly” for you?

A million years ago, someone created and shared a shortcut called “I’m getting pulled over” which was intended to be used to record and upload police interaction while being pulled over. The premise is it would turn on DND, turn off music, set screen brightness to zero, record video with the front facing camera, send text messages to people with your location, and upload the video.

I know nothing about shortcuts, but given today’s frigid climate, it might be worthwhile for someone to look at and update the shortcut to be shared with the masses.

Any takers? I’m Getting Pulled Over

I bought a 25 pack of little white (non-sticky) NFC tags online for $8 and they just sat on my desk for a month before I decided to finally open the scary “Shortcuts” app on my iPhone.

Watched a tutorial and now have set up 3 NFC tags and love the functionality so much:

1. NFC #1 is placed on my office door and whenever I tap my iPhone to it, turns on/off my office lamp that has a HomeKit smart plug connected to it. For years I’ve always used either Control Center or Siri to turn off my “Office Light” and now I can easily just tap the NFC tag on my office door when im entering or exiting. This is a big deal for me considering the lamp and connected smart plug are in an awkward part of the office behind my couch.

2. NFC#2 is affixed using double sided tape to my blood oxygen sensor that requires my finger to read my blood oxygen percentage. I have an older S4 Apple Watch that doesn’t support blood oxygen readings and with this NFC tag attached to the …

I wanted to share my project:

MediaOptimizer Pro

It’s an all-in-one tool designed to resize, convert, duplicate photos or compress videos on iOS. You can handle everything from your Share Sheet with a clean interface.

What makes it special?

• 100% Native & Private: This shortcut uses only native iOS operations. No data ever leaves your device, and no external servers are involved. Unlike many “free” apps that track your usage or steal metadata, this tool stays strictly local on your iPhone. It requires no internet connection to work—your media is processed entirely on-device.

• Safe & Non-Destructive: The shortcut never overwrites your original files. It always saves the edited version as a new file.

• Smart Context Awareness: It detects your file type automatically:

• If it’s a video, it offers high-compression encoding (320p/30fps for 16:9 aspect ratio, 480p/30fps for square ratio).
• If it’s an image, it unlocks a full suite of editing tools.

• Dynamic …

Link: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/27a69d5747f54dab9a7786fbb8c84868

Add shortcut to control centre for easy access.

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to create a master shortcut that launches a menu of actions, but I want it to look visually exactly like the attached screenshot (a floating grid of icons).

I know how to use the standard “Choose from Menu” action, but that only creates a vertical text list.

Is this specific UI exclusive to iPhones with an Action Button, or is there a way to achieve this look on other models too?

I want to be able to trigger this overlay from a Home Screen icon.

Thanks for the help!

Image credit: @brad - TikTok

I made a super simple Shortcut that opens the Merlin Bird ID app and immediately starts Sound ID, listening and identifying birds. Merlin doesn’t currently offer any official Shortcut actions, but this deep link works.

Using it, you can launch straight into recording with one tap. I’ve set it up on the Action Button, but it also works great as a Lock Screen widget or Home Screen icon.

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/a7eca612eae54e489cc3ab6e27c06ba3