Fedi, my kid saw a karaoke machine and said 🐁 "Dad Can I Have" and I, being Northern, went 🦝 "HOW MUCH? We've got a bloody computer and a 5.1 system and we can get some bloody microphones, how hard could it be"

Well, Fedi, dear Fedi, please tell me from your own personal experience about open source rhythm game and karaoke software, ideally the kind that tracks your pitch and gives you a score a la Rock Band et al. I know about Project Outfox but I also know there's lots more in this space and also I'm not entirely sure about hardware connectivity, do I want USB microphones or is 3.5mm going into the computer alright? If I get a couple wireless mics for like a hundred bucks will it do the do, do I need hardware to get rid of feedback or is the software whizbang enough to sort it, can I do this using motherboard sound or do I have to get a sound card (and plug my joystick into it yay)

Caveats: it's a Windows box right now but may become a Linux box soon, Maloney Clause (I'm asking actual people because I want your firsthand experience of stuff you've actually used yourself, google this for me or ask an ai and you'll get blocked), and if it involves clicking on a domain name that ends in .moe then it'd better be DAMN good

Success in upgrading to 4.2.0 from 4.1.6

What I learned:

- go sequential. 4.1.6 to 7 to 8 to 9 and then .20

- do server level backups along the way

- be precise in the steps for 4.2.0. The Mastodon docs aren't very good at outlining the EXACT steps to follow.... you've got to examine several upgrade docs to figure out the process. Personally, I find the docs kind of dumb; why they can't outline all the steps in one doc I don't know

I've learned a lot of Hideous Nonsense during the two decades I've run online communities, and I started posting that nonsense over on this thread on my old account:
https://mastodon.social/@ifixcoinops/105778289798706182

This thread continues right here, as soon as either I think of something else to add, or some new server admin does something foolish that I can point and cackle at.