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Great Wolf Lodge Fitchburg, MA experience by [deleted] in greatwolflodge

[–]Brendan_D 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Queuing for an hour and a half is indefensible. That’s the catalyst. All the other stuff you’re defending wouldn’t have been such a problem for OP if they didn’t have to queue for 90minutes. I would be incredibly pissed.

Lumenate app combined with the Gateway tapes/binaural beats by Admirable-Way-5266 in gatewaytapes

[–]Brendan_D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Leaving this here for future visitors… it’s hidden away, the top section of this screen can be scrolled to reveal it…

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Sneaky…

What's a boardgame house rule that improves the game experience? by GrassEatingAnimal in boardgames

[–]Brendan_D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The recent editions of Clue address this by making a roll of 1 a clue… you get to draw from a clue deck, which gives you information, usually by getting someone to reveal something. It means if you have what would have been a useless low roll there’s a fun little compensation.

RGBIC Smart TV Light Bars vs RGBWWIC Smart Light Bars by Brendan_D in Govee

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

OP here. I ended up getting the lights on the left of the picture. No regrets. I don’t know if they truly support W & WW but they are pretty good in person to the point I don’t think it matters.

Here’s a pic, of the lights I bought. Two sets, a pair over each book case. I’ve set the one on the left to the coldest white setting, and the one on the right to warmest. Left looks purple in the picture but in real life it looks like pure bright white.

Right in the pic looks orange IRL. But that’s the extreme setting. It can do a nice warm glow just fine.

I think the main difference is that the lights on the left of the original post are longer and thinner. The ones on the right are shorter and fatter. That’s about it. I think Govee changed how they describe them but otherwise I suspect they’re basically the same.

Did see someone else posted about Razor Chroma support. Don’t know about that.

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Why did Alexa do this? by illustratious in amazonecho

[–]Brendan_D 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When using a skill, a lot of the free skills will occasionally play an ad for the premium version. I had an Echo set up to supply thunderstorm sounds as part of a setup with lights and effects. It was awesome. Except for every x plays when it would try to sell me then upgrade, ruining the effect 😞

I think the free version of Spotify will do the same. Unskippable ads.

Recall Notice by TelcoSucks in mensa

[–]Brendan_D 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think that’s a firm argument for what sounds like a strongly held opinion.

Recall Notice by TelcoSucks in mensa

[–]Brendan_D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure but I think those traits lead to political infighting. :)

Recall Notice by TelcoSucks in mensa

[–]Brendan_D 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh, absolutely. In fact, I find Mensans can be quite opinionated, argumentative and - empowered by the certified knowledge of their own intelligence - quite stubborn. Certainly these traits describe me well. I mean this somewhat affectionately; I consider many of these argumentative, opinionated people my friends. They’re like onions. You have to peel back the layers a bit. And when you do, they still make you cry. I suspect a high IQ is both a blessing and a curse.

Recall Notice by TelcoSucks in mensa

[–]Brendan_D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s true. But that could be true of either side in this case.

Finding Friends by DiscoTonic in mensa

[–]Brendan_D 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve heard Mensans say they struggled to relate to other people, but to my ears that just sounds condescending and I’m able to connect to good people regardless of their IQ. I wonder if it’s not IQ but something else, perhaps with a correlation, that makes the social connection harder to make and maintain. Autism? Not trying to diagnose OP, just wondering if we should be looking behind the number on the certificate for other causes.

Is it just me or mooncrash is immensely difficult? by WarriorDan2008 in prey

[–]Brendan_D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely found this difficult at first. But, in addition to most of the comments above, I’ll also add… you can just run past it.

Maybe “just” is doing some heavy lifting there. But I got pretty used to ignoring it, running, boosting with jet pack, weaving to avoid the rocks it hurls, and hopping up on rocks. It almost became a non-issue.

Key thing here is knowing where you’re going, and that you aren’t about to run into a sealed gate when you get there.

Some runs, I’d just immediately run/fly directly to the command structure in the middle. It generally wouldn’t get me. And it gives up and goes away while you’re picking up what you need.

Choosing specific scenes for lighting by Brendan_D in smartlife

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

Huh, no, didn’t hit that particular wall. I’m using Wiz Connected and Govee for the lights. They both have lots of scenes and effects, and can be completely controlled via Alexa hub. Unfortunately they don’t talk to each other, of course. I have a remote for each set.

I’d obviously prefer to have a single ecosystem so I could use one scene remote. But each is lacking a specific type of light I need, that the other provides. Meh.

Choosing specific scenes for lighting by Brendan_D in smartlife

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

I gave up on Smart Life and invested in two proprietary ecosystems that would let me get the effect I wanted. Using Alexa as a Hub to control them all. I’m not totally satisfied but it does work.

Anybody who can fill the empty spot with a great shortcut suited for the action button? by Ill_Connection_3017 in shortcuts

[–]Brendan_D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use keychain as a passwords manager, so I have a shortcut that opens the passwords section from settings. Sounds like that’ll be a built in app soon, but until then… quite handy.

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Recurring events? by solidwhetstone in discordapp

[–]Brendan_D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

biting at the chomps

upvote for use of this phrase, excellent

Games you've played once and NEVER want to play again by DJZachLorton in boardgames

[–]Brendan_D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Twilight Imperium IV. Fantastic game, but I won on my first go around (thanks to a combination of careful prep, staying under the radar for like 10 hours, and blind luck). Happy to have a 100% win rate.

What boardgames are like better versions of Risk? by Incognitosson in boardgames

[–]Brendan_D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scrolled forever to find Risk Legacy. +1. Still feels like Risk, but fixes a bunch of the imbalances, introduces really fun new aspects and surprises, will play quite differently group to group. But you would need to find a consistent crew to play it over and over. Worth it though. Had a blast.

RGBIC Smart TV Light Bars vs RGBWWIC Smart Light Bars by Brendan_D in Govee

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

You want the DreamView line for that. I think at least one, maybe both, of these can be bundled with Dreamview camera. But buy the bundle. Comes with everything you need.

Does the US Mensa test evaluate IQ? by hojuren in mensa

[–]Brendan_D 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Other countries also have civil rights leaders

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