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posted by Iteki at 1:58 PM - 4 answers

Looking to improve my rudimentary skills in one foreign language and knock the rust off my skills in a different one. Is there a free mobile app or website that will be good for both of these needs? Is Duolingo still the best game in town even after killing/reviving(?) their owl?
posted by TwoStride at 12:45 PM - 12 answers

I love to play around with the new AI image generators, these are a lot of fun. I have a subscription to Midjourney and what is does really well is blending images in an interesting way. As far as I can see no other AI can do this well, Stabilitys blended images are very uninspiring. I want to make a bracket style tournament with some 32 artworks/photos/whatever and blend them together and see where it ends up, what changes if you switch the pairings etc.. I have done this with Midjourney via the GUI, but it is very time intensive and if you want to iterate on it you have to do it all over. But Midjourney has no API! I used Replicate for my unsatisfying trial run with Stability but seemingly the other image generators available there can only blend images in a straightforward style, like layering one above the others. Do you know of any AI that can blend images well and has an API?
posted by SweetLiesOfBokonon at 11:37 AM - 3 answers

I am looking for recommendations for a library shelf map - i.e. a graphical representation of where to find an item (or item range) in the stacks of our library so that library users can more easily find what they seek. [more inside]
posted by malpractice at 7:03 PM - 12 answers

I'm downloading my 23andme data and intending to delete my account there as well. It says a few pieces of this info will emailed to me "within 30 days." Does this still happen if I am immediately delete afterwards? Or must I wait for the emails to arrive first so as not to interrupt the process? Hazarding a guess and making up reasons that might support that guess isn't interesting or helpful. Does anyone know the answer to this?
posted by DirtyOldTown at 11:44 AM - 4 answers

I want to assemble recorded audio messages from maybe a dozen people as a gift to someone with vision problems - like a little scrapbook. I’m picturing something like an mp3 player so that it’s a physical gift, but it could also be a link to something cloud-based, or a downloadable file. Recommendations?
posted by Kriesa at 3:30 AM - 5 answers

OK, first I did a search for questions like "amazon storing alexa speech in cloud" and found nothing recent on AskMeFi. I am looking for other folks thoughts on this development. [more inside]
posted by forthright at 3:51 PM - 5 answers

Got two small knicks on my windshield, under a penny in size. Made an appointment to get them repaired. Once at repair shop for appointment, was informed that their work would stop the cracks from spreading, but the knicks themselves may still be visible. Is that common? To have the crack/knick still be visible? I thought the knick would be totally repaired (without replacing windshield) but have never had to have this type of repair. This is out of pocket, no insurance involved, for $160 US
posted by clocksock at 9:46 AM - 8 answers

TLDR: an american number, works in japan, can text+call though don't need to do either much, can keep the number indefinitely [more inside]
posted by wooh at 7:51 PM - 5 answers

I have been given two different numbers to call in the UK. I'm in the US. It's not working. Here are the numbers: 0330 024 1805 and 03330 113 113. What am I doing wrong? (I'm on an iPhone though I don't think that makes a difference.)
posted by tzikeh at 8:07 AM - 18 answers

Can anyone suggest an adapter that will allow my wife to use her new iPhone 16 (iOS 18) to play music and place calls, while also charging? She has been using a Belkin dongle for audio playback & power (and the van's own mic & speakers for calls via Bluetooth), but the van's Bluetooth won't act as a microphone now. [more inside]
posted by wenestvedt at 12:48 PM - 6 answers

My 12-year-old iPad Air (12.5.7 iOS) says it’s out of storage, but there’s nothing stored on it. No music, no photos, and only the apps that can’t be deleted. The illustration shows all the storage space taken by ‘Other.’ Is there anything I can do? [more inside]
posted by dianeF at 11:33 AM - 8 answers

My old-ish Samsung TV works fine, but it will no longer "talk" to my wifi. I need a... thing that will talk to both the TV and the wifi. What thing do I need? [more inside]
posted by Pallas Athena at 5:42 AM - 12 answers

I've got a plastic casing that is missing a small piece of plastic. I need to replace it The Right Way. Details inside. [more inside]
posted by Tell Me No Lies at 9:32 AM - 12 answers

What happened here? [more inside]
posted by Lemkin at 7:31 AM - 15 answers

Why do electric outlets outside the US have switches? I’ve seen this in Spain, Portugal, Australia, and New Zealand so I expect it’s pretty common globally. Like, if I plug something into an outlet presumably I want power to go to it. Asking because sometimes the switch is close enough to the outlet that it blocks my big global power adapter.
posted by billsaysthis at 1:29 AM - 16 answers

The product I want is an e-ink screen with a bluetooth connection, whose contents I can frictionlessly change from my computer, and which will then display those contents indefinitely after the computer is off. [more inside]
posted by foursentences at 11:28 AM - 10 answers

I'm trying to reproducing Alvin Lucier's "Long Thin Wire" setup (related):

• sine wave at line level into power amplifier, with speaker terminal A connected to end A of a ferreous wire of, say, 2 meters, terminal B to wire end B.
• That wire should vibrate, reproducing the sine wave that is being played into the amp.
• It will run between poles of a strong magnet, creating sonically interesting artifacts
• Practical questions below the fold.

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posted by working_objects at 2:49 PM - 16 answers

Awhile back I heard that some gamers really like the old Sony WEGA TVs for their gaming system. I have a 32" Sony trinitron WEGA TV that I would like to get rid of. So, is it true certain gamers want them? If yes, how can I find these gamers? [more inside]
posted by a humble nudibranch at 3:53 PM - 12 answers

Halp! I was informed by my Chromebook that my uBlock origin extension is no longer supported because Chrome OS identified deficiencies (or something, I didn't really understand the message). [more inside]
posted by honey badger at 10:18 AM - 15 answers