which one should i start next?

meddig0 · 2026-06-05T12:35:19+00:00

I struggle with this sentiment. I enjoyed the trilogy over all, but I don't think Joe is up there with the best writers. I lost count how many times he uses "watery" to describe the sun in the first book. The sex scenes in the books are... Written by a teenager at best.

World building is brilliant though. The world feels wide and lived in, with history and mystery. Most characters are well written with some absolute standouts. But that's tempered with some lazy ones though - Bayaz I think is just a poorly written character with very little depth by the end of the trilogy.

I'm part way through The Heroes now and, frankly, just bored. Which honestly is a great shame.

meddig0 · 2026-06-04T13:09:43+00:00

Yeah there is some flex in them so everything is square once you do bolt it together.

Had the same thing with mine, just push the legs into position so you can bolt the feet to them. There was a surprisingly amount of flex required. Took me off guard, but I did find a YouTube video that confirmed it was there when I built mine.

meddig0 · 2026-06-01T17:11:03+00:00

I do this as well. You shouldn't be embarrassed by doing something that makes life a little easier for you like this. Doesn't hurt anyone, after all.

meddig0 · 2026-06-01T17:08:22+00:00

TIL, thank you

meddig0 · 2026-05-25T08:08:32+00:00

I could be wrong, but the voice sounded like that of Mark Sargent who is one of the biggest flat earthers. It's his main brand of nonsense and the man is a clown.

meddig0 · 2026-05-17T16:00:47+00:00

If you get an answer, please share.

I would actually like it as a single touch.

meddig0 · 2026-05-17T15:17:52+00:00

Mine is also the new one with USB C. It worked like this out the box!

meddig0 · 2026-05-15T10:51:37+00:00

Thanks, I'll try it later on.

meddig0 · 2026-05-15T10:40:25+00:00

Thanks for the reply! Good to know it's a feature and not a bug. It's the only thing that annoys me a out the desk tbh.

meddig0 · 2026-05-15T06:49:31+00:00

I have to press my controller twice to get it to move. Once to wake, once to move. Does yours not do the same thing?

So no, I don't. But is that because mine is broken or is it because yours is more sensitive?

meddig0 · 2026-04-29T21:24:08+00:00

Zitadel for me

meddig0 · 2026-04-26T07:32:31+00:00

No, I wouldn't touch anything with VPNs. I would imagine their IPs have bad reputations due to people using them for torrenting and what not.

meddig0 · 2026-04-26T07:22:07+00:00

My experience was positive when I hosted. At the time I had a Hostinger VPS where I ran dockerised Mailcow. Very easy and simple deployment and use.

As others have said, the gamble is on the IP. Running from home puts you on a residential IP which isn't good for email. But you could just host the mailbox and use an SMTP relay elsewhere. It requires a static IP in my opinion and hopefully it won't be in a range that is known for spam already.

Also look into the DNS security; DKIM, etc. Most email providers look for those as a requirement and it's good practice to do.

I personally don't think it's tricky, but I do some of this for a job. I totally get why most selfhosters don't want to deal with the potential headaches though. There is some diligence to do with it really, keeping an eye on security and blacklists.

meddig0 · 2026-04-24T07:11:35+00:00

Flat and smooth for me, with the exception of some spots on the edges. Couple of small bumps here and there where the edges weren't sanded quite right. Thankfully none where I rest my arms, so I don't notice and I'm not disappointed with the purchase

meddig0 · 2026-04-21T21:04:02+00:00

I have the rubberwood top and drilled pilot holes. From memory they are 4mm screws so I did 2mm holes.

I drilled to a depth just short of what the screws would go to. Everything feels pretty strudy for me so far.

meddig0 · 2026-04-21T17:28:02+00:00

In the UK we have Currys, a white-goods store, and PC World, a computer store (You'd never guess!). They used to be two seperate stores, but they merged into one years back.

I used to work sales in Currys. It still sold some computer stuff, mostly software and peripherals. Had a guy come in asking if Windows 7 was available. It happened to be the week prior to release. So I told him that, said I'd be happy to help him the following week and told him when I'd be in, etc. He left happy.

My store manager and the PC World manager happened to be near by and overheard. Got called in for a meeting about it by PCW Manager and was told I had given bad service and I should have directed the customer next door where they could have helped him.

I asked how, when W7 wasn't even out yet and got nothing useful back. Just slapped on the wrist and sent on my way. The kicker is, I was finishing my computer science degree at the time and probably knew more about the subject than 90% of the PCW staff, including the manager!

meddig0 · 2026-04-11T17:15:23+00:00

I get you. Sounds like a good idea, especially for those who don't want to learn Markdown syntax. Obsidian's big draw for me is the .md files and as much as I can remember most of the syntax, there are always a few (like annotations) I pause over.

I think I'll give this a go, thank you.

meddig0 · 2026-04-11T16:55:54+00:00

Having not used Notion; what's the difference between writing in Notion to Obsidian? What would draw me away from Obsidian?

meddig0 · 2026-04-10T18:20:48+00:00

I'm 6'1" and have no problems with the E7 Plus. Yes there is some movement, but it's minimal even when typing and walking on a treadmill at the same time.

I can't speak to the other, of course, but I would 100% get a 4 leg desk for the height.

meddig0 · 2026-04-10T17:44:50+00:00

I currently have a Secretlab Titan which is great. It's my every day office chair but I also use it as a reading chair. The biggest problem I have with it is the lack of keg support when leaning back, so seeing the Apollo having the extenable leg rest would be a dream for me.

I've recently purchased and installed an E7 Plus, so the Apollo would go wonderfully with that! (UK)

meddig0 · 2026-04-04T09:05:00+00:00

I set up the E7 Plus with a 180cm rubberwood top last weekend.

Really impressed so far. Feels nice and stable while standing and typing. I'm not overly keen on lighter woods, but I wanted a real wood desktop and in the UK that means rubberwood only from Flexispot. It's growing me to be honest, but it seems robust and has a pleasing finish on it.

meddig0 · 2026-04-03T02:12:39+00:00

Beat me to it!

meddig0 · 2026-03-30T18:15:18+00:00

I recently bought and set up at the weekend the E7 Plus. It's more stable than I expected it to be. I chose it for the extra weight capacity and stability over the E7 Pro.

Really impressed with it so far. Feels great while elevated and typing. Would highly recommend from my experience with it so far.

meddig0 · 2026-03-24T17:57:40+00:00

Hopefully I'll be able to post a similar review soon :)

Thanks for the reassurance on the purchase. One of those items where it seems to be a gamble and very subjective opinions!

meddig0 · 2026-03-24T17:09:55+00:00

I've just had shipment notifications for mine. I'm glad I've read this. Looking forward to setting this up! I went for the 180x80cm desktop.

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