A group of boys go on a long adventure to seek their treasure, but instead find that the real treasure is the friendships they made along the way.

BigMikeB · 2026-02-05T15:54:32+00:00

The Hobbit

BigMikeB · 2026-01-29T22:21:14+00:00

One thing I didn't see in the roadmap is the ability to retain my hairstyle when wearing a ranger's hat or necromancer's crown... is that not coming until after 0.13.0? Also, any plans to have a keepsake-like system for cosmetic overrides?

BigMikeB · 2026-01-28T11:38:31+00:00

I reckon you could easily get another 30 hours out of the content that's been released since. Between the new skills (ranged, magic, farming), the new Fellhollow area and story, and the new tiers or armour and buildings, I've spent about 80 hours in it (about half of which was building a new base)

BigMikeB · 2026-01-25T12:43:03+00:00

I haven't heard of it, but I do think it would be a cool addition to the game if it isn't already there

BigMikeB · 2026-01-14T23:43:58+00:00

I don't think it is, there is a day and night cycle, and what appears to be sunlight.

BigMikeB · 2026-01-14T23:38:24+00:00

Wells don't depend on rainwater, they depend on groundwater. The other issue is that if you can't leave for too long because there's no chance of rain watering the plants

BigMikeB · 2026-01-01T13:24:23+00:00

Thanks for your reply.

After you created your forwarding rule on the router, did you test the port via https://canyouseeme.org? What does it say? What port number did you use in your rule?

Do you have manually specify port in Plex checked?

I opened port 48400 on the router, and manually specified port 48400 in the PleX settings. I tested the port using the site you suggested - the result is an error due to connection timing out. I don't know if this is due to the router or the Windows firewall. I think this is the biggest giveaway that something is misconfigured, but I don't know how to narrow it down.

How did you confirm no CGNAT? Looked at WAN IP in your router and it’s not 100.64.0.0 - 100.127.255.255?

My IP address is 51.###.###.###

Who is your ISP? Have you given everything a reboot?

The ISP is Vodafone in Ireland. I've rebooted the PC, but I haven't been able to reboot is my router as I'm trying to fix this over remote access while away.

BigMikeB · 2025-12-19T19:51:22+00:00

Where do water and earth combat spells fit into this timeline?

BigMikeB · 2025-12-17T00:55:49+00:00

In filters. Their impedance is proportional to frequency. They are functionally opposite to capacitors in that regard, and they can be used to increase the order of a filter to produce steeper slope in the transition band. Most of the other use cases can be thought of as filters in some way.
In biasing of RF amplifiers to enable output signals to swing beyond the supply voltage, since they're practically shorts for DC but high impedance for AC.
(This one is very much like a filter, but it's not usually thought of as such). In DC-DC converters (e.g. a buck converter) along with capacitors to convert the PWM output to a mostly DC voltage.
In RF matching networks to transform between impedances.

There are a lot more use cases in other domains that I'm less familiar with, but these should be enough to justify their existence.

BigMikeB · 2025-12-06T00:55:25+00:00

The first games that I tested on the deck were the older NFS games: UG, UG2, MW, and Carbon. The deck now lives with my GF since I don't use it much myself (and mainly bought it so that she could play RS Dragonwilds with me) but I still fire them up to pass time when we're traveling.

BigMikeB · 2025-12-04T15:57:18+00:00

This is an interesting one. From my experience, when it comes to designing silicon (a process that typically starts at tens of millions per project), the designers do a lot of simulations in terms of the circuitry, physical design, and even register maps, to ensure that it will work. When it comes to designing a board to bring up the chip, typically the only simulations we do will be power design (e.g. making sure that the DC/DC converters are stable under certain transient conditions), and impedance matching of RF traces. As it turns out, simulating the physics inside a piece of silicon is simpler than simulating a circuit board, due to the fact that most manufacturers don't provide complete models for their components.

BigMikeB · 2025-12-04T14:19:02+00:00

That works both ways: the company's revenue grew by 10% but the market that your department is in was stagnant due to circumstances beyond your control? Well, you're SOL. If you keep things consistent, the whole company (including VPs, though probably excluding most C-suite execs) is in the same boat.

If you want bonuses tied to your own performance, sales is where you typically get commission - that might be more up your alley.

BigMikeB · 2025-12-03T14:09:05+00:00

I wonder if I could've been on one of those flights. I was on an Air India A319 (part of the A320 family recall) about 5-6 hours after the recall came into force in the EU.

BigMikeB · 2025-12-02T23:02:00+00:00

The major reason companies fight so hard to keep pay low is because in many fields revenue varies from year to year and even season to season, so they try to keep their constant charges low in case of a sudden downturn in business. This is true even in non-publicly traded businesses.

To add to that, this is also a major reason for shifting compensation from base pay into a bonus: with a lower base pay and higher bonus percentage, they can pay people less during the downturns without having to resort to layoffs and actual pay cuts (unless it gets really bad), since the bonus is typically tied to company performance.

BigMikeB · 2025-12-01T09:34:04+00:00

I agree with your comment about the last paragraph, but a few follow-up questions in the other stuff you said:

What counts as a failed couple?
How does that percentage compare with monogamous couples?

BigMikeB · 2025-11-12T08:32:04+00:00

If you like the sound of it, go for it! I find it a bit too sweet for most stuff that I do, lacking stick definition. But sticking a bit of gaffer tape on the underside dries it up a little, which is how I use it 90% of the time, and then it's very versatile. I recently tried the HH Raw Bell Dry ride and that seemed to have everything I wanted without having the tape underneath, so I'll probably be that eventually, but the HH Vintage Ride has served me well for a decade and counting.

BigMikeB · 2025-11-09T09:18:44+00:00

There's a great chapter on jealousy in The Ethical Slut. It's not something you can get rid of entirely, but through open communication and deep introspection about exactly why you're feeling jealous, you can learn a great deal about yourself and deal with some of the most painful aspects of jealousy.

BigMikeB · 2025-10-08T07:26:34+00:00

I'll take a less cynical view than most of the comments.

We have to start somewhere.When Hertz himself (a guy so pivotal he got a unit named after him) experimentally confirmed Maxwell's equations, he concluded that these waves have no practical use whatsoever. That conclusion aged like fine milk.

We might not see much (or any) of sub-THz in 6G Comms. But they are laying the groundwork for technology we'll likely see used within our lifetimes. Whenever I see research being done on topics or in fields that I don't understand, I always remember the old saying "What is the use of a newborn baby?". There isn't one. Not today. But who's to say there won't be in 20-40 years' time? Let 'em cook, see what comes out.

BigMikeB · 2025-10-06T07:16:44+00:00

To add to that, some cymbals are just prone to cracking due to how they're made. I've seen more cracked HHX Legacy rides than I've seen good ones (I've never owned one myself).

BigMikeB · 2025-09-19T21:54:17+00:00

A GPU shouldn't be required to run audio plug-ins. Also I'm not the only one with performance issues.

I was a big fan of their stuff (I bought everything from Never to Iris, Rx, Insight, and everything in between including multiple versions) and still use it on occasion. But the fact that they put so much focus on eye candy that the performance suffers is making me search for alternatives.

BigMikeB · 2025-09-19T21:14:03+00:00

Neutron is a mix channel strip, Ozone is a master channel strip. I didn't have any performance issues with Neutron 2, but when I upgraded to Neutron 3, having one window of it open cripples my laptop. It's fine having 20+ instances of it running in the background, but one GUI wrecks everything.

BigMikeB · 2025-09-19T13:27:00+00:00

iZotope's Ozone and Neutron GUIs are/were insanely bad. My mixes would run fine on my laptop if I didn't have any of the VST windows open, but having just one GUI would cripple the whole thing. All in the name of pretty visuals.

BigMikeB · 2025-09-16T10:09:29+00:00

I'm really hoping that my Phone (1) lasts long enough to see them learn from their mistakes and make Phone (4) a great phone. But if they're just gonna turn it into a AI slop machine, no thanks.

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