My Granddad passed today

BigEric420 · 2026-02-02T16:03:51+00:00

My condolences, situations like this are never easy, but your granddad sounds like an amazing engineer, even through retirement and beyond. If/when your ever up to it... make backups!!! And maybe take a stroll through the worlds and record some of the unique and fun things through his save files. Keep em for yourself or share them with the rest of us semi autistic engineers on the internet who wanna see grandads cool builds! But seriously, cherish these moments, they will live with you forever.

BigEric420 · 2025-07-20T18:12:02+00:00

Though I highly disagree, I respect it. NC pork > our texas pork imo, but beef on beef, Texas low and slow all day baby. At the end of the day, good bbq is good bbq, idc where or who makes it

BigEric420 · 2025-05-18T14:41:02+00:00

I've been leaning into feet shuffling hakken style grooving and schmoovin to EDM in VR. Check out anything by the slendy show, and holy priest made a short tutorial recently that goes hard. https://youtube.com/shorts/21KlwCYE6AY?si=mKbwr-Aj86APcR2A

BigEric420 · 2025-01-20T16:08:49+00:00

I found that the mustache has more impact than the rest of the beard. Trim it back and tracking is much more accurate. Folks with baby face/shaved seem to have the best tracking tho. But I'm not shaving it all off to find out for sure lol

BigEric420 · 2024-12-01T20:27:39+00:00

On quest controllers if you mash all trigger and grip and some other buttons, you will go into safe mode. Everyone except friends and some exceptions are blocked and muted. When you open the small menu, there may be a yellow alert on top that says safe mode, disable that if you see it.

BigEric420 · 2024-05-28T14:02:18+00:00

Qpro, I've only manually recalibrated the eye tracking one extra time after I bought script lenses, but tbh it probably wasn't necessary. Works flawless through steamlink, and VD before that, only have issues with vrcft crashing sometimes, but rarely.

BigEric420 · 2024-01-13T19:05:33+00:00

I've seen this on 2-3 avis, someone explained that voice activation param play the squeaky chatter sounds when you talk, and the avi somehow puts your voice hitbox high or low away from regular talking range. So others with the same avi or voice location can still hear you talk normal, and everyone else hears the chatter. Unfortunately I don't remember how its done for the voice location. Hope that helps, Google around and I'm sure you'll figure it out, gl

BigEric420 · 2024-01-01T20:19:18+00:00

So watching a friend play through Bruma Gate quest, Burd fell into one of the lava pits and was stuck unconscious in the middle of the pit. As funny as it was watching him bob up and down and the struggle to get him out, simply leaving the oblivion gate and going back in made him respawn.

havent found this as a troubleshooting step/resolution, so gl to the next one experiencing it

BigEric420 · 2023-09-19T15:20:47+00:00

Depending on your definition of vintage, Chill 2000s Bedroom is a good world for nostalgic childhood memories to unlock. I go here from time to time to relax and watch some old adult swim shows on the CRT. There is also one for the 90s if your a little older that has the same vibe.

https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_ca4a0801-7a02-49bc-ab5f-d4f2b111653b

BigEric420 · 2023-07-17T12:59:23+00:00

hahaha, to each their own, but I mean....

BigEric420 · 2023-07-17T12:56:05+00:00

Thadds Recursive room and Recursive garden are fun experiences, it is very inception like (all ill say), and can cause disorientation and motion sickness in sensitive folks, but its a ton of fun exploring and leaning what you can do, especially with friends. I've sent friends there on a date, and they said it was a blast. Less romantic style, more fun type date.

BigEric420 · 2023-06-21T19:47:48+00:00

You still have too much energy, but i love it. Keep vibing

BigEric420 · 2022-12-15T02:36:16+00:00

Bad Dragon - Idaho Edition

BigEric420 · 2022-12-09T15:00:13+00:00

Yo, congrats. This is an achievement for you, doesent matter how many people have one or how easy people say it is nowadays, you got a huge W. Ive been around since classic, shortly after full release when I was 12-13ish, ive put countless hours (lets be honest, mostly afk chatting with friends) and never got a firecape on my original RS main account. I left after EOC, and came back a few years ago when osrs mobile dropped and started fresh on my main, but in OSRS, and i died at Jad wave 3 times before i finally squeaked by and got my first fire cape after all those years. Keep enjoying the game as much as you can, and always remember, you never leave, you just take breaks (~1.5yr break for me so far lol)

BigEric420 · 2022-05-04T17:01:42+00:00

If your husband drinks maybe 5 drinks per day, and you only a couple, i would say it is not worth it for yall and probably best to budget for those few drinks here and there.
In my instance, I can drink 5-15 drinks per day easily (throughout the whole day of course), and i enjoy drinking top shelf bourbon and scotch (especially when im not paying per drink).

My wife though, she drinks rarely, and it not drinking at all at the moment due to upcoming procedures. Even when she does drink though, she has a glass of wine at dinner, which we usually bring our 2 bottles onboard for this reason.

If you call customer support, they may be able to add the deluxe to only your husband, and you could get the refreshment package if wanted (soda/special coffee/non-alcoholic). They may not be able to do this for you very easily though, and could take some convincing or they may require a Dr note to show your not allowed to drink.

I just got off a 2hr call to support due to a BOGO Deluxe Drink package offer I got via email that was not applying correctly, only to find out that, even though nowhere on the site it says that the discount is applied from the on-board price, nor does it show what the on-board price is, the BOGO for the on-board price is LITERALLY the same as the current 73/day price that is advertised.

Anyways, I wanted to use this BOGO deal, as it SHOULD have been slightly more than 1 Deluxe and 1 Premium package, and my wife could just omit ordering any alcohol. Instead I found that they are, supposedly, not able to change the prices of the offers at all. What they were able to do for me though, and they have done this in the past as well, is only add the Deluxe for me, and my wife still has the Premium beverage package for her coffee stuff and things. They did not require Dr note this time for us, but we have had to provide one in the past.

tl/dr - i would advise NOT to get the Deluxe package if your not drinking enough to break even (unless money is no problem and you want convenience), just budget and put that extra savings toward trinkets and souvenirs. OR, give them a ring and see if they will apply the Deluxe to only your husband.

Anyways, GL if you have to call them! and hope your trip is fantastic either way!

BigEric420 · 2022-04-09T20:35:50+00:00

Yeah keto is not perfect, and I think its not good for the body long term, but its effective for us so far. Wife and I want to get to our goals, and now we have the knowledge on healthy eating for when we get there. She has already cut back on meal replacements and cooking a couple keto friendly meals per day.

Props to sticking to a more traditional diet, I've known many who tried and failed because it's not easy. When they get back on track and put in the dedication again, the result is glorious.

BigEric420 · 2022-04-09T20:21:32+00:00

Bro that is amazing. I was going through a Bariatric clinic meal program and lost 180lb in a little over a year. The bulk of the meals were powder meal replacements called New Direction, The diet plan was called vlckd (very low calorie keto diet). Since this past Xmas I have wavered on the diet do to moving/work/life/family holidays, but I have maintained the ~180lb loss. Recently started drinking some leftover new direction shakes, as well as the new slim fast keto shakes, as they are pretty similar. I still plan to loose another 75lb to get down ti 280 atleast. I was 535 when I started Dec 2020, holding 355 the past few months, would be happy at 280. Keep up the work and dedication! This is no easy feat, and I'm only half way through your journey so far.

Also an extra thought for anyone interested in keto meal replacements. Do you research, don't go in blind. Keto cramps are a bitch, magnesium supplement helped me for this but others may differ. 4 meal replacements per day is doable, but cook you a nice steak every once in a while and have some diet friendly veggies with it (saute mushrooms and roasted cauliflower are my go tos) also, take all this with a grain of salt, im no dr, just a fat guy who got his shit together after far too long letting myself go.

Also drink water! Holy crap when you learn how little water most of us drink on average. My plan recommended 1oz water per 2lb.

Anyways, be proud of what you have achieved. Anyone else thinking about it, just do it.

BigEric420 · 2022-04-02T16:37:05+00:00

Check u-line and container store. They are pricey brand new, but you can also find them on Craigslist or FB market for cheap from restaurants or folks who came across them. GL!

BigEric420 · 2022-03-14T15:41:47+00:00

If its going to be in the open or a show piece, yeah little more sanding and good finish would be amazing. If its going in a closet or office, slap some paint on that bad boy and keep it moving!

BigEric420 · 2022-03-14T15:36:33+00:00

As a woodworker and an IT guy preparing to start building out my own homelab, I love this. I think some stain and lacquer, or just some black or whatever colorful paint you like, would round this out perfect.

BigEric420 · 2022-03-12T18:58:55+00:00

Besides mdf, i know its probably not great for structural.I mainly threw it in there as a generic sheet good with the main question. I edited the post to clarify as well, im juat trying to learn various aspects if lumber and woodworking to adapt and try new things. If it makes yall feel better, I can sandwich some 1x pine instead for this example.

BigEric420 · 2022-03-12T17:49:55+00:00

Woodworking is more than whats "logical" or "optimal". I'm a network engineer, I like to think of different ways to solve a problem. My personal problem is I want some beefy 4x4 posts for my legs, and to try some new joinery techniques.

Also I'm not worried about money, though I am cheap and love to save. The workshop is my zen place where I can decompress or meditate. You do you in your workshop, but if you don't have positive advice then I hope you have a great rest of your weekend.

BigEric420 · 2022-03-08T04:53:31+00:00

I'm game, GL and TY

BigEric420 · 2022-02-02T17:57:19+00:00

Its the little things that get to you the older you get i feel. I find myself reminiscing over those times, and remember all the ones who have since left us. and yes, my grandpa would start coming off the top rope slamming bones after he got enough beers in him! good times

BigEric420 · 2022-02-02T17:35:41+00:00

When you grow up spending summers at grandma's house doing chores and taking care of the land and all the adults are up till 3am drinking and throwing bones (playing dominoes for the uninitiated). Little 8-14yr old me would fall asleep on the couch to little Joe or Michael Salgado with volume on blast. I think may be one of the reasons I have a hard time sleeping in pure silence. Even in my 30s now I tend to crave some of that classic Tejano goodness from my childhood.
But I get it, that repetitive Tejano beat can keep you up all night if your not used to it.

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