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my partner's father is from Aruba, while they were never close my partner wants to learn more about their roots, and that involves learning Papiamento/papiamentu, but it's been quite the struggle. They bought a textbook and workbook to learn papiamentu, but unfortunately a lot of the assignments use words that haven't been explained or taught yet, as well as phrases. This has been quite the issue for them while learning the language, so they want to use something else to get a basic grasp on papiamentu first. so now comes the question, what are some good resources to get a basic grasp on either language, so they can continue learning?

my partner's father is from Aruba, while they were never close my partner wants to learn more about their roots, and that involves learning Papiamento/papiamentu, but it's been quite the struggle. They bought a textbook and workbook to learn papiamentu, but unfortunately a lot of the assignments use words that haven't been explained or taught yet, as well as phrases. This has been quite the issue for them while learning the language, so they want to use something else to get a basic grasp on papiamentu first. i understand that Papiamentu is not the main language spoken on Aruba, but i figure i could still ask. so now comes the question, what are some good resources to get a basic grasp on either language, so they can continue learning?

Been looking around a bit but I’m getting nowhere, how would I go about connecting my OM-108 to my pc? I’ve found some midi to usb cables online, but I don’t have any open usb ports. Would midi to headphone jack work? If yes, how?
And what are some recommended cables?

i've seen lots of people with this model and they all look very different, and i'd like to customize it to my liking. how do i do that? i assume i'd have to install new firmware which isn't a problem but where can i find something like that and how do i make it pretty?

I’m looking for a new phone, I’m moving off a refurbished iPhone 13 Pro Max, and after having been an iPhone user for most of my life I’m wanting to move to android.
For me, the most important qualities are that the phone is cute, so it has to look cute! Another important thing to me is durability, i want to be able to use it for many years to come. I’m very partial to flip phones, phones with a physical keyboard or phones with a ‘Retro’ look in general, and another plus is if it comes in green. I love taking pictures so I’d like something with a good camera, and while performance isn’t a major issue for me, I do want to be able to comfortably use stuff like TikTok and other social media. I’d also like a phone with a micro sd slot, if possible. I’m based in The Netherlands if this changes anything

EDIT: price range preferably under 600/650 euros

Been needing a new phone for a while and I’ve landed on these two phones for my options, I really like both but I’m struggling to choose between them, can anyone help me choose?
I’d prefer something that looks aesthetically pleasing and cute, I’d prefer something that will last me a while and is decently durable. I do like flip phones a lot.
Performance isn’t a major issue for me, as long as it can take general daily use (social media and stuff)
I do care about camera quality a fair bit, I enjoy taking photos.
If this influences anything I’m from the Netherlands.

hi! i want to get into vtubing but i'd prefer not using my real voice due to some personal stuff, are there any free/relatively cheap programs that turn my spoken words into text that is then turned into computer speech? i would prefer avoiding AI stuff if possible. i would not be against creating my own database from my voice/someone i know's voice and using an AI for that, but i don't know if that's doable.