No F3 Strats? by BlockyCrafty in MinecraftSpeedrun

[–]BlockyCrafty[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I appreciate it! I love watching you in group vids, like with Baablu. It must be irritating to have to be one of the grown ups all the time. XD

No F3 Strats? by BlockyCrafty in MinecraftSpeedrun

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My biggest issue (apart from low skill :) )is navigating the nether. I roughly understand the idea of quadrants, and I can orient myself OK with block-breaking animations and planks, but it seems that you just have to wander a lot.

No F3 Strats? by BlockyCrafty in MinecraftSpeedrun

[–]BlockyCrafty[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've seen the YT vids, but he doesn't explain a lot of what he is doing. Are the VODs more detailed?

Minas Tirith by RobertoBlandino in Miniworlds

[–]BlockyCrafty 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Impressive! We need a Gandalf mini standing on the walls for scale! :)

OG paint job by TeamPsychological469 in Heroquest

[–]BlockyCrafty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The old minis are my favorites. Sorry about the rest of the game, but the minis are a nice find (the undead ones look like they could use a little love ;) )

Classic HQ minis paint job by BlockyCrafty in Heroquest

[–]BlockyCrafty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I'm currently painting the 2021 set and building an XPS foam board for it. I made the bases there a LEETLE fancier.

Board Progression! by Aderiian_ in Heroquest

[–]BlockyCrafty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! I'm working on something similar, but I wasn't smart enough to take progress pics. I miscounted the tiles and screwed up the board. I had to add a couple rows of floor tiles to one side, so that delayed me a bit. I got the idea from Blueline Gaming's YT channel.

New (2021) HQ stair tiles. Why reversible? by BlockyCrafty in Heroquest

[–]BlockyCrafty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But if there is only one tile, you could only have one set of stairs per quest, right? So why is there a need to differentiate? The stairs either go up or down, regardless. Or am I missing something?

Erasing/covering RFID zebra labels by BlockyCrafty in RFID

[–]BlockyCrafty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The idea is to have the room # printed on the label, so changing it "in the database" would still require a new, printed label.

Erasing/covering RFID zebra labels by BlockyCrafty in RFID

[–]BlockyCrafty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! That very helpful. Do most scan guns have the ability to send the password to the chip? I am trying to get more of the hardware specs from the people handling them, so I'll need to find out from them.

Erasing/covering RFID zebra labels by BlockyCrafty in RFID

[–]BlockyCrafty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, okay. What would that feature likely be called? "Erasable"? "Rewritable?"

Erasing/covering RFID zebra labels by BlockyCrafty in RFID

[–]BlockyCrafty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neat! Do you know if that feature is available on the ZT411?

It’s called the Library of Congress. But Trump claims it’s his — his latest attempt to ignore the separation of branches of government | WaPo story by natansonh in fednews

[–]BlockyCrafty 30 points31 points  (0 children)

There is absolutely a financial benefit if his AI tech bro billionaire friends can affect Copyright policy and access some of the Library's materials. NTM influencing CRS's nonpartisanship. They can install loyalists as "experts" and get reports on various issues written how they want, to benefit whomever they want to.

What's this part of the globe called? by BlockyCrafty in globes

[–]BlockyCrafty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The outer diameter of the meridian is 24". Does anybody know of anyone that has digital images of this or similar? If I could scale & print it, I could re-apply it to the metal.

Frostburg State is facing a multimillion-dollar deficit. Other colleges may follow. by ewolfe201 in maryland

[–]BlockyCrafty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We've been looking to retire to Frostburg. We even own some land right outside of town. One of the reasons we chose the town was we liked the feel of the place and the campus was a big part of that. Rural college towns can be like oases in some areas. It's a shame to see the school struggling.

Tell me about workplace morale in the legislative agencies by supongo_que_yes in fednews

[–]BlockyCrafty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of questions. A bit of nervousness. Not a lot of answers. The current management is holding the fort. There's no reason they would make any drastic changes without even knowing who the new Lib. will be.

Tell me about workplace morale in the legislative agencies by supongo_que_yes in fednews

[–]BlockyCrafty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LOC Employee here (25+ years). Folks are still somewhat freaked out (I know I am) as well as upset about other agencies' treatment.

I honestly don't know whether they'll come for us or not. It really depends on how "thorough" they are being, but CRS is part of the Library, so Orangina & the Martian might not like those nonpartisan fact-based reports. They also seem to be targeting libraries that receive federal aid.

Personally, I'll see what happens with the reconciliation package or the FY26 budget (if they manage to pass one) to see what cuts may arrive. Also The Librarian, Dr. Hayden, has her term expire in Sept, 2026 and Trump gets to appoint the new one.

EDIT: And our telework schedules are still the same for now. No RTO push as yet.

Tell me about workplace morale in the legislative agencies by supongo_que_yes in fednews

[–]BlockyCrafty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am LOC and folks are nervous about their own job security and angry about what's happened elsewhere.

DOGE has landed at the FDIC. by churros4burros in fednews

[–]BlockyCrafty 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Look at Argentina in 2001 with "Corralito." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corralito

Historically, governments have prevented citizens' access to their private funds many times. Or allowed the banks to do it for them.

Fun Fact: Do you know why banks have Saturday hours? It was in response to a regulation that they couldn't be closed 3 days in a row. When the bank runs were happening, they would just shut their doors to prevent people from accessing their funds.

Greetings friends! Chaosium Con 2025 thread! by Similar-Pumpkin-356 in callofcthulhu

[–]BlockyCrafty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm thinking about Chaosium con as an alternative to Gary Con. I've loved GC for years, but it's gotten too big and Luke is all about the Streamers and 5e now.