I take it more like that the emperor that twoflower serves is their god, they just call him emperor instead

Congrats, Cool Bass. It’s begging for some flatwounds!

Thank you

Greetings, I do a little IT support for an elderly neighbor (mostly fighting with her printer for her) and she recently fell for one of those fake Microsoft scams, and gave a scammer access to her laptop and hundreds of dollars worth of Nordstrom gift cards…

She’s given me the laptop as she’s afraid to open it. I’m thinking of formatting the HDs and reinstalling windows, she only uses the laptop for Internet browsing and email, so she’s not worried about losing data.

Would this be enough to undo whatever the scammer would have done on the laptop?

Any considerations or advice would be appreciated. Apologies if this isn’t an appropriate question for this forum.

Press Tab, it shows an overlay for all your buildings where you can see how many people are assigned.

I’m cynical (or old) enough to agree with this sentiment to a point, but capitalism has greed built in, it’s a feature not a flaw.

Great guitar composition, and great video! Thanks for sharing I might go buy the tab from her website…

Fuck Glenn greenwald and Jimmy dore

Thanks for the recommendation, Dave is great! Could watch him do setups all day.

Looks great, love the white pick guard 🤩

Im really liking GuitarGeek def agree he has a way about him that’s instantly likeable.

Pedal show is fun too, I was drooling over the pedalboard from one of their last videos, ‘alder-and-ash-pedalboards’ freaking gorgeous!

He’s the best, his technique explanation videos, his recipes…

He really wrote the book, on how to be a YouTube cook

;)

I checked out GuitarGeek at your suggestion and really like the channel!

Andy looks exactly like Quinns from ‘shut up and sit down’ (a board game YouTube channel and website) wearing a frizzy wig! it’s uncanny

Thanks for the recommendation!

Cool guitar! I would clean it up the best you can, take the strings off and clean the fretboard with baby wipes to get the gunk off, and apply lemon oil if it seems dry.

Then take it to a guitar repair shop and get their input on the frets. It’s possible they can recrown the frets instead of replacing them completely which is much more expensive.

I’ve been quoted ~150 to recrown the frets to give you an idea.

As far as value, I’d suggest finding the serial number on the guitar and figuring out the exact model and year of manufacture. Then find similar guitars for sale on reverb.

Cheers and Good luck!

Cooking

https://youtube.com/@foodwishes?si=yI4JtmUn50uBBHTq Chef John is a treasure, every recipe I’ve followed of his has been a banger! Highly recommend

Guitar related

https://youtube.com/@EricHaugenGuitar?si=Ey2YYsjMmoss8XWE Eric Haugen is a fantastic guitar player/teacher, I love his mellow Bob Ross-esque vibe

https://youtube.com/@PhillipMcKnight?si=oHF6ndW08Z4uP9KU Philip McKnight is the god of the guitar gear heads. Has a ton of great videos showing how to do simple guitar repairs, reviewing gear etc.

Comedy/pop culture

https://youtube.com/@commentiquette?si=_s6NoLnG3oDCNPmz Internet comments etiquette is a hilarious channel that teaches how to leave respectful comments in this increasingly hostile and confusing online world.

https://youtube.com/@RedLetterMedia?si=el68vpczG7nP9JvF Red Letter Media - movie/tv critics with great skits and characters. Maybe the best thing on YouTube IMO

Board Games

https://youtube.com/@shutupandsitdown?si=WBR9bWjHv8-NbyaR Really great board game reviews, I’ve found a bunch of my favorite games here

Educational

https://youtube.com/@animagraffs?si=Dabm4scpS_pZEFFb Amazing 3d renders and walkthroughs of complex machines/systems. The video on the HMS Victory is inspired.

https://youtube.com/@ProfessorDaveExplains?si=j1_aVPIv7onfSuk4 Professor Dave does science education, great videos on many topics.

Motorcycles

https://youtube.com/@FortNine?si=GXooYCKjCYaMPgPF FortNine puts out the best moto content I’ve found on the Internet.

Why the judgy negative response without even reading their question? The guitar they mentioned is a squire affinity deluxe tele which is less than 300 bones, so squarely in the beginner price range. I dont know where you got 3k from…

Sounds awesome, what kind of locking tuners did you go with?

I’d suggest tuning your guitar before you practice. Your training your ear as well as your fingers. Getting tuned up is a skill that you need to practice just as much as anything else

In my opinion this sounds like normal discomfort when starting to learn.

I’ve found some good hand stretching exercises on YouTube, I’d suggest to stretch/massage your hands/wrist/fingers a couple times a day and really take your time and use good form when practicing. https://youtu.be/TSrfB7JIzxY?si=ZN6NSRwNqWqNRNC4

Justin, from Justin guitar, (definitely check him out if you haven’t already) recently did a series of videos where he taught himself to play left handed. One of his main take aways that stood out to him was the pain you go through when first learning. So don’t be discouraged it’s a normal part of learning, just make sure your using the best form you can manage.

Be kind to yourself and remember this is a lifetime journey, not a sprint to a finish line. Practice at least a little everyday and focus on building a solid foundation that you can expand on the rest of your life!

Cheers and good luck!

Search in reverb for a comparable Epiphone Les Paul to get an idea of the value. My guess would be around 300 depending on the shape it’s in. (Looks pretty rough but hard to tell from one picture)

You might be able to look up the year it was made etc from the serial number on the back of the headstock.

Cheers and Good luck