I have had the idea to create some different forms of content. Streaming on to Youtube and Twitch are possible ways of making money. With Twitch you basically show yourself playing a video game and people watch you. With Youtube you talk or perform either live or in a recording and people watch that. In both ways you make money by generating views and follows.

I have purchased three pieces of equipment and briefly worked with the software developed for all of them. I will be providing a in depth review of each in the coming weeks.

Hardware:

AT2020US+ 129.99
Logitech C922x Pro Stream Webcam 87.98

Initial feelings.

Windows apparently had an update recently and it made using basically anything besides a pair of speakers a clusterfuck. I have to go through an enormous amount of settings to figure out why nothing is working. And I am not sure that I have had a moment yet to point out just how much I HATE WINDOWS 10.

As it stands if I want to use the headset I need to plug it in. If I want to use the speakers on the desktop I have to unplug the headset. Why the fuck should I have to do that? I cannot just click a button to toggle on or off? Still trying to figure that out.

Using the desktop microphone with the webcam keeps the amount of headgear limited to my glasses- I prefer this for video. I have ordered a boom arm to mount to the desk. Background noise is atrocious. It is too hot not to have an a/c running. Need to examine options.

The webcam seems to be working great with OBS. Background replacement means that no one will see my dog licking herself while I'm playing. Mixed bag- that might be a negative to get people to watch me. Will experiment once I get this working.

As politically Right organizations seem to be partially if not completely taken over by Left leaning people- what now? Churches are accepting homosexuality and even the Boy Scouts are letting in girls. If One is politically Right and they have no organization left to join then they must create new ones.

The problem is that a lot of organizations that are Right leaning will get labeled as some sort of hate or extremist group. This is a big problem since in out current cold civil war a common tactic seems to be targeting the employers of people you disagree with. This might keep people from openly saying something. But it will only increase these people's anger. That is not a solution.

Historically churches and country clubs have been attacked and eventually 'progessified'. But now just about everything traditional is gone. We cannot even watch TV without being slapped in the face by whatever the newest crusade is. People have the freedom to associate with whom they want. So where does One turn if they want to only associate people like themselves- in any way One defines that?

Meetups or some similar group may be a good option for starting out. As Right leaning people on this coast are sort of an embattled minority- they have to be hurting for a safe and comfortable space. With that need comes the opportunity to help and to maybe make some money. I am thinking of starting a book club. I'll be specific like Christian Conservative Book Club or something.

I was already thinking about adding some book reviews and recommendations. Maybe this will be helpful in that regard. As there are actual college classes on the subject of community organizing I may end up buying a few textbooks.

I had a thought: RFID bracelets for kids at amusement parks. I wouldn't think it would be too difficult to set up sensors and various portions of a park and all exits. Maybe there would be some sort of phone app compatibility. You tell it the ID number of your kids bracelet and it tells you all locations tripped by the bracelet in order by time stamp.

Perhaps overlaid by a map of the amusement park? Or maybe the sensor locations would trigger an alarm if the child's bracelet passes through without a similar bracelet worn by the parent passing through as well?

Would this prevent kids from getting lost or abducted? I wonder if Disney takes suggestions.