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  22. <title>Six Figure Side Hustle </title>
  23. <description><![CDATA[My instagram is full of ads for ecourses for every variety of job all promising six figure salary for part-time work. Like all good ponzi schemes, I'm guessing these mainly make six-figure salaries with part-time work primarily for the e-course developer.
  24.  
  25. But it does make me wonder: If you had to replace a six-figure salary with minimal outlay of time and money for retraining, what are your options? What would be the most reliable route?]]></description>
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  28. <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 21:27:52 GMT</pubDate>
  29. <dc:creator>shadygrove</dc:creator>
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  35. <title>Creating my own perfume</title>
  36. <description><![CDATA[Ever since I was young, I loved perfumes and I'm interested in creating my own and perhaps creating a side hustle around this.<br/><br/>Does anyone have any advice, i.e recommended books/courses?<br>
  37. <br>
  38. How much capital would I need to get myself up and running? I'm wondering if this is going to be too expensive of an endeavour for me. <br>
  39. <br>
  40. I just need a place to start and go from there :)]]></description>
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  43. <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 20:18:34 GMT</pubDate>
  44. <dc:creator>Sunflower88</dc:creator>
  45. <category>perfumesidehustle</category>
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  48. <title>Help me give my  husband back his bag</title>
  49. <description><![CDATA[I need a black sling bag that's just like the one I'm using but slightly different (for starters, belongs to me).<br/><br/>I love the aesthetics of my purse, which looks like <a href="https://poshmark.com/listing/Gorgeous-Ash-orchid-purplish-leather-hobo-5d6062bc2f82761e54fbffbd">this one</a> but black, but I got sick of hauling a whole bag around. I've been borrowing <a href="https://www.jungletribe.shop/listing/877111848/static-edge-black-leather-tech-wear">this little bag</a> and wearing it as a sling, but there are two problems with it: it's just a little too small, and I bought it as a gift for my husband and should probably give it back. Can you help me find a bag/fanny pack with similar looks (black, tough-looking but professional enough in a pinch, NOT sporty) in a slightly larger size, that could be worn as a sling on the front or back even if you have bosoms in the way? No Amazon drop-shipped stuff, please&#8212;I can google this myself but I'm looking for real experience with the company if not the specific bag! (For instance, I am obviously already familiar with Jungle Tribe and as it happens none of the other bags are <em>quite</em> what I want, but if I weren't, "Jungle Tribe makes high-quality stuff with this aesthetic and has many fanny packs" would be a good answer to this question, whereas "I googled 'black sling bag' and here's an Etsy seller I don't know anything about" would not.) Money is an object but let's pretend it isn't, for fun. Thank you!]]></description>
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  52. <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 19:15:20 GMT</pubDate>
  53. <dc:creator>babelfish</dc:creator>
  54. <category>Bags</category>
  55. <category>FannyPacks</category>
  56. <category>SlingBags</category>
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  59. <title>Is there a word for this?</title>
  60. <description><![CDATA[Is there a word for this? If someone struggles with reading, they might have dyslexia. If someone struggles with numbers, they might have dyscalculia. If someone always struggles with remembering which way round two sets of something are eg stalagmite/stalactite, heterosexual/homosexual, left/right, convex/concave, hyper/hypo, Equilateral triangle/Isosceles triangle, unless they have a mnemonic, is there a word for that?<br/><br/>I have always struggled with sets of words - the only way I was able to remember the difference between heterosexual and homosexual was when homogenised milk came in, and I was able to think to myself <br>
  61. "homogenised milk is blended til it all tastes the same, so homogenised = the same, so homosexual = attracted to the same sex". This despite my parents belonging to a very homophobic church! If homogenised milk had not been introduced, I would have kept mixing the two up until "queer", "gay", and "lesbian" became the preferred words in the 1990s.<br>
  62. <br>
  63. The only way I was able to remember left and right was I knew someone called Larry Rhymer and I was able to say to myself "Larry Rhymer - the L is on the left, the R is on the right."<br>
  64. <br>
  65. Convex and concave - I struggled until a maths teacher said "the person is VEXED because they can't get out off the rain to shelter in a nice CAVE".<br>
  66. <br>
  67. Any two things, I will mix them up without a mnemonic.<br>
  68. <br>
  69. For YEARS I struggled with whether it was "all squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares" or whether it was the other way round.<br>
  70. <br>
  71. For years I struggled with homogenised milk vs pasteurised milk (don't worry, I know them now).<br>
  72. <br>
  73. Oh, and variolation versus inoculation versus vaccination.<br>
  74. <br>
  75. Helium versus Hydrogen (I know that now, mainly thanks to the Hindenburg disaster and Hydrogen bombs.)<br>
  76. <br>
  77. Quadraplegic versus Paraplegic.<br>
  78. <br>
  79. And Edward Jenner versus Louis Pasteur. (In the end, I had to remember Pasteur PASTEURISED milk.)<br>
  80. <br>
  81. Thigh versus calf (in the human leg).<br>
  82. <br>
  83. Jugular vein versus carotoid artery.<br>
  84. <br>
  85. Superior vena cava versus inferior vena cava.<br>
  86. <br>
  87. Jurassic versus Cretaceous - my brain always insists that the Jurassic came AFTER the Cretaceous, despite knowing about the Cretaceous&#8211;Paleogene extinction event that caused the end of the non-avian dinosaurs.<br>
  88. <br>
  89. Port and Starboard are just hopeless - I spent 13 days crewing a tall masted sailing ship without learning which was which and I still to this day am mystified that some people can learn which is which without getting tattoos on their hands.<br>
  90. <br>
  91. Recently I've been wondering if there is a term for when your brain consistently mixes up two of a thing? Is it a condition, like dyslexia or dyscalculia?]]></description>
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  94. <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:37:08 GMT</pubDate>
  95. <dc:creator>chariot pulled by cassowaries</dc:creator>
  96. <category>Brains</category>
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  99. <title>Savannah Bananas in Pittsburgh 8/29</title>
  100. <description><![CDATA[Other than paying a lot of money, is there any way for 2 people  to see the Savannah Bananas in Pittsburgh on August 29? Plans recently changed and we will be there over the weekend.]]></description>
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  103. <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:13:58 GMT</pubDate>
  104. <dc:creator>I_Love_Bananas</dc:creator>
  105. <category>Pittsburgh</category>
  106. <category>SavannahBananas</category>
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  109. <title>College for music-loving kid</title>
  110. <description><![CDATA[Our college-bound kid is compiling colleges to consider and is feeling overwhelmed. We have access to a<a href="https://tuitionexchange.org/school-list/"> tuition-exchange list</a> of schools. Can you personally recommend any on this list that a) have a music school or program, b) are academically well-regarded, and c) are in a "<a href="https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/healthcare/trans_shield_laws">shielded</a>" state (I'll list below).<br/><br/>Kid has played a musical instrument for their entire HS career at an arts school. They like it and are good at it, but not sure they want to major in it. Interested in schools that have a music program so they could still take classes and be involved. Other interests are undefined at this point, but likely things that are offered at most liberal arts colleges (think Communications or Poli Sci). Excellent grades and SAT score.<br>
  111. <br>
  112. Schools to consider: <a href="https://tuitionexchange.org/school-list/">https://tuitionexchange.org/school-list/</a><br>
  113. <br>
  114. States we'd consider (we have Colorado covered!):<br>
  115. <br>
  116. California<br>
  117. Connecticut<br>
  118. District of Columbia<br>
  119. Illinois<br>
  120. Maine<br>
  121. Maryland<br>
  122. Massachusetts<br>
  123. Minnesota<br>
  124. New Mexico<br>
  125. New York<br>
  126. Oregon<br>
  127. Rhode Island<br>
  128. Vermont<br>
  129. Washington]]></description>
  130. <link>https://ask.metafilter.com/386347/College-for-music-loving-kid</link>
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  132. <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:39:57 GMT</pubDate>
  133. <dc:creator>LKWorking</dc:creator>
  134. <category>college</category>
  135. <category>highschool</category>
  136. <category>music</category>
  137. <category>university</category>
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  140. <title>Where to find out about anti-trump protests in the US?</title>
  141. <description><![CDATA[Is there a site, news feed, or social media network that provides ongoing, comprehensive updates about anti-trump protests in the US?<br/><br/>I expected both https://www.fiftyfifty.one/ and https://www.nokings.org/ to provide that info, but both of them seem to have been abandoned immediately after their respective tentpole events -- they host a suspiciously similar search engine for events that turns up 0 things in my area (Minnesota).<br>
  142. <br>
  143. So... as of today, Newsweek magazine (of all places) asserts that there are protests tomorrow, but I can't find any primary source listing where the protests are scheduled.<br>
  144. <br>
  145. (I am hoping it doesn't turn out that I have to build this site myself. I will if I have to, but I will hate every minute of it!)]]></description>
  146. <link>https://ask.metafilter.com/386346/Where-to-find-out-about-anti-trump-protests-in-the-US</link>
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  148. <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:21:42 GMT</pubDate>
  149. <dc:creator>eraserbones</dc:creator>
  150. <category>protest</category>
  151. <category>uspol</category>
  152. <wfw:commentRss>https://ask.metafilter.com/386346/Where-to-find-out-about-anti-trump-protests-in-the-US/rss</wfw:commentRss>
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  154. <title>Best Pitch-to-MIDI Conversion Tools and/or Workflows?</title>
  155. <description><![CDATA[Hi Hive Mind! <a href="https://ask.metafilter.com/345597/Hope-Me-with-the-Noises-in-My-Head">I hear music in my head more or less constantly,</a> and I would like to start capturing some of it in MIDI (melody, plus harmonies, in separate tracks).<br/><br/>I have more or less perfect pitch, and I'm quite adept at whistling and humming what's in my head. So far I've tried the Apple Logic Express 8 plug-in, using several different settings, and was not impressed with the results. Too many "extra note" artifacts that I had not intended.<br>
  156. <br>
  157. I'm open to a wide range of suggestions, and willing to spend quite a few $$$ if necessary. <br>
  158. <br>
  159. I currently have ready access to OS X, Windows 10/11, Ubuntu Studio 24, and Android systems, but will do almost whatever it takes to get good, instant / rapid captures of my whistling / humming into MIDI with few or no artifacts. I can also adequately pick out melodies and harmonies on a guitar, so a guitar-oriented solution is not out of the question (but would be my 2nd choice).<br>
  160. <br>
  161. Tell me about your experiences ... What tools and/or workflows would you recommend? Thanks!]]></description>
  162. <link>https://ask.metafilter.com/386345/Best-Pitch-to-MIDI-Conversion-Tools-and-or-Workflows</link>
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  164. <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:47:07 GMT</pubDate>
  165. <dc:creator>ZenMasterThis</dc:creator>
  166. <category>audio</category>
  167. <category>AudioRecording</category>
  168. <category>MIDI</category>
  169. <category>music</category>
  170. <category>PitchToMIDI</category>
  171. <category>recording</category>
  172. <wfw:commentRss>https://ask.metafilter.com/386345/Best-Pitch-to-MIDI-Conversion-Tools-and-or-Workflows/rss</wfw:commentRss>
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  174. <title>I would like to acquire a personal torturer of my very own</title>
  175. <description><![CDATA[I have acquired a minor lower-limb injury, which is healing fine as far as I can tell, but I'd like to get some physical therapy to make sure everything's in order and there are no lingering joint weaknesses or asymmetries in my gait. I have never had PT. How do I go about acquiring this therapist, an appointment with them, and (ideally) getting insurance to cover it?<br/><br/>NB:<br>
  176. <ul><li> I did not go to urgent care or contact my primary-care physician when initially injured, as I felt "urgent care won't do anything but charge you two hundred dollars for advil and maybe an ace bandage, just ice and rest it", so there's no existing record of the injury/needing care.</li><li>I am in Rhode Island and have coverage with United HealthCare (hiss, spit)</li></ul>]]></description>
  177. <link>https://ask.metafilter.com/386344/I-would-like-to-acquire-a-personal-torturer-of-my-very-own</link>
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  179. <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:17:03 GMT</pubDate>
  180. <dc:creator>pollytropos</dc:creator>
  181. <category>physicaltherapy</category>
  182. <wfw:commentRss>https://ask.metafilter.com/386344/I-would-like-to-acquire-a-personal-torturer-of-my-very-own/rss</wfw:commentRss>
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  184. <title>Walk me through Audacity workflow for my task, please.</title>
  185. <description><![CDATA[I have many hours of conversational audio, in a variety of file sizes. Some with little background noise, some with a lot, and some with long silences. The end result I need is selected parts of these audio, as clean as possible. I'm not looking for fancy. I'm looking for intelligible and simple and easy to organize. (And I need to retain the original recording date somewhere in the file's metadata, if possible.) I realize I have a lot of work ahead of me, but it'll be worth it.<br/><br/>I'm documenting the relevant things a child has told me; it's needed to help protect said child in a custody case. The hearing is in a month, I've got to get started, and the amount of audio I need to search through is daunting as it is - trying to figure out HOW to do this is delaying me.<br>
  186. <br>
  187. And if there is an easier (yet still free) way to do this, please suggest it. I'm on Windows - moving things over to the Mac would be a huge additional hassle I'd rather avoid, but feel free to suggest it if you think you've got an ideal solution.<br>
  188. <br>
  189. And if anyone wants to tack on recommendations for how to transcribe it as accurately, cheaply and efficiently as possible, I'd appreciate that, too.]]></description>
  190. <link>https://ask.metafilter.com/386343/Walk-me-through-Audacity-workflow-for-my-task-please</link>
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  192. <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 02:27:07 GMT</pubDate>
  193. <dc:creator>stormyteal</dc:creator>
  194. <category>audacity</category>
  195. <category>audio</category>
  196. <category>transcription</category>
  197. <category>workflow</category>
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  200. <title>One-ingredient salads</title>
  201. <description><![CDATA[Okay not literally one ingredient but one star ingredient, like that famous cucumber one from TikTok. Other qualifying ones would be shredded carrots with toasted coconut, or red cabbage with sunflower seeds, both excellent.
  202.  
  203. I'm just tired of salads where I chuck in whatever is in the fridge/garden.]]></description>
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  206. <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
  207. <dc:creator>Frenchy67</dc:creator>
  208. <category>Recipes</category>
  209. <category>salads</category>
  210. <category>simple</category>
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