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[Solved? Kinda] Mic won't pick up sound properly

Linux Mint Cinnamon 22.1// Logitech G433 with on-wire microphone

Yesterday my headset-mic just felt like not picking up sound properly anymore. I do not recall doing anything that could cause this, like updates etc. I can scream directly into my micorphone and nothing. Yet, when I tap on it it suddenly records sound perfectly?

I tried

  • rebooting
  • installing system updates
  • reinstalling pipewire packages
  • replugging my headset
  • checking and increasing sound levels of the mic using wpctl wpctl get-volume 50 Volume: 10.00 wpctl set-volume 50 100 wpctl set-volume 50 10000

I am at my wits end here. Do you have any ideas how to solve this?

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[Solved] Spilled water over my keyboard

I spilled about 200ml of water into my desktop PCs keyboard. Like, it was pouring out when I lifted it off the table 😂😱 I unplugged it and tried to get as much water out by allowing it to pour out and stuck tissues into nooks to soak up the access liquid. I tried opening the case but couldn't make my way inside. So I left it out to dry for now almost 24 hours.

So there isn't much that I can still do with a budget of 0€. No alcohol soak or nothing.

I was just wondering if it was possible for dried residue to short out the keyboard and damage my PC?

UPDATE It works. am typing this on said keyboard right now. weeeeee :D

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I bought a sefety razor today

Shopping for new blades for my old razor I realized that the gel used on the blades could not be vegan. I didn't want to check online if they were vegan and as I realized that the blades for my old razor cost about the same as a saftey razor + 5 blades, I bought the safety razor.

Like it so far, was a little concerened to cut myself but slow and steady wins the raze (haha, get it...?) It leaves a tiny, tiny stubble, but maybe that is just me getting used to the new razor. What I like is that it is much easier to clean, since you can remove the blade and rinse it off or even disinfect it. Should I disinfect my blade? Dullsters on the internet, what is your wisdom?

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Terrarium without Springtails

Hi, I am a newbie to terrariums, owning some pretty plants (monstera, Epipremnum, mosses etc) and an old aquarium (30x30x50cm) I wanted to set them into the aquarium as opposed to a planter. I don't plan on keeping any animals in there, which is very much my (likely self-made) issue. Any tutorial on terrariums I watch/read up on suggests to add springtails to consume mold and rotting biomass. But I am not comfortable with keeping these little bugs, because I worry I'll forget to do maintenance and they all die or that keeping them in an enclosed space is unethical.

Is it possible to maintain a terrarium without springtails? What if I keep the container without a lid? Will the humidity escape fast enough to avoid mold growth?

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Ich🚋🚗iel

Ebtschuldis sind in Reihenfolge

CC Erstes MaiMai: 3 fein angezogene bleiche Buben, die abschätzig von ihrem Elfenbeinturm auf den Betrachter herab blicken: "Ich, wie ich aus der Bahn den BMW ansehe"

Zweites MaiMai: Bernhard Sanders, beindruckt: Wenns ein E-Auto ist. Bernahrd Sanders, absolut am freudig eskalieren: Wenn der BMW den Blinker nutzt

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People with gay parents, how was their dynamic?

There are loads of stereotypical behaviours in hetro-parents. E.g.: Dad is there less, but when he spends time with the kids alone, everything goes. You'll order take-out and watch crazy ageinappropriate movies till way past your bedtime.

Mum runs the show. She wakes you up, puts out clothes when your younger. She cooks, makes appointments, organizes your hobbies and playdates.

And whenerver you ask if you can get something a little more expensive, or if you can go see your ffiend it's "ask your mother".

Are there comparable common dynamics in lesbian or gay parents, or are they percieved less, because both parents are of the same gender which automaticly dissolves these gender-roles from the beginning.

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