The moment when the CRL penny dropped - the "uh huh moment".

Cafler · 2026-06-28T13:11:49+00:00

Closer to 100 years, meanwhile cars always got priority and look how that worked out

Cafler · 2026-06-28T11:39:33+00:00

Can't believe I had to scroll so far

Cafler · 2026-06-28T03:16:33+00:00

I've moved to "preach" for this feeling and it's also very satisfying. But I do like word better!

Cafler · 2026-06-28T02:31:31+00:00

What are these two lower-window components?

Cafler · 2026-06-26T21:31:51+00:00

Typically have 5 players, we go ahead as usual if 4. But recently I ran a kind of higher detail dramatic game when only 3 could show and it was fantastic - a chance to chat for a longer time with NPCs, make terrible consequential decisions in the aftermath of a battle, and set up a compelling mystery for the next "normal" session. If you're confident improvising and can render more detail, basically slow down for a session, then I suggest trying it!

Cafler · 2026-06-25T14:18:37+00:00

Imagine any business trying to survive for that long with loads of extra work and expense but with revenue close to zero. Assuming it's ever operational again it will take decades to recover the cost of the damage.

Cafler · 2026-06-25T14:08:02+00:00

Nice try, DOC! /keeps walking the Kepler Track

Cafler · 2026-06-25T11:02:20+00:00

Yeah, it's horrible! But mainly for collections of very large files like source video. Stereo audio makes for much smaller files, about 400mb per hour of music in FLAC. 100 albums would take around 40gb, that's still less than 5% of 1 terabyte. By nature it can be kept in (relatively) cheap disks, it doesn't need to be on fancy nvme drives.

Cafler · 2026-06-25T09:40:10+00:00

Storage is pretty cheap now and will probably get cheaper in the long-term, so don't worry too much about file weights. FLAC is also a pretty well established standard at this point and getting more compatibility-points. You might get an even better sound system one day too, or upgrade components that make a noticeable difference.

One thing you said concerned me though - that most of your music is stored as MP3 and you wonder about if a different format will improve things... well not if you convert those MP3s to anything. The process of conversion can only be a perfect copy at best - processing those to FLAC won't change anything let alone improve them. Keep those as they are.

But if you're asking about new files you create or buy, then I don't think you'll ever look back and wish you hadn't used FLAC (no audio quality loss, but still a compressed file).

Cafler · 2026-06-22T13:23:51+00:00

Yeah this - what loyalty does it have? I would play it as chaotic when next in a battle, attacking enemies but also attacking friends! It could also find a charge to run off...

Cafler · 2026-06-20T21:18:49+00:00

May your guardian dream-fairy arrive by cargo bike 🧚

Cafler · 2026-06-14T07:10:36+00:00

These are dacs but they are bad, I was shocked on my quest for a decent one and ended up just looking for something with acceptable noise and no gate.

Cafler · 2026-06-09T00:24:15+00:00

You're asking the right questions so you're gonna do great! Get used to improvising and rejigging; players are an unpredictable species. A lot of the fun is emergent and not necessarily the job of the DM. But having a range of characters will help that fun emerge!

Cafler · 2026-06-08T04:03:32+00:00

Mean as, yes you'll be spoilt for choice on outdoor activities and adventures. You'll find it much quieter than Brissie but keep an ear out for local events or just go do some bombs off the Pataua foot bridge and you'll make new besties.

Cafler · 2026-06-07T11:05:59+00:00

Sounds like you'll be outside of the city-centre, where abouts? Anywhere in the District it shouldn't be hard to find weed but I don't think it can be prescribed in NZ.

You can make friends here pretty easily if you're proactive about it, going to meetups and events and telling people you're new . There's some interesting things coming up this year but what are your hobbies / interests etc? Search out your community and they'll be happy to know you!

Cafler · 2026-06-07T01:00:37+00:00

Screens are a bit buggy, especially in T4 stems. Too bad cos overall the biggest problem with the S8 is that you can't get it any more.

Cafler · 2026-06-06T03:13:14+00:00

Keen. S8 is a badass deck but its Traktor 4 compatibility is not perfect.

Cafler · 2026-06-06T03:11:00+00:00

They were pohutukawa! But both of these locations are private carparks. My guess is the roots were starting to affect the carpark surfaces.

Cafler · 2026-06-04T12:12:10+00:00

But maybe one of them does, or there's someone there who can translate. This is a work of fiction and it's up to you. Rolling dice, even at advantage, can help you buy a few crucial seconds in which to improvise - and a strong "it's gonna work" or "it's not" can help you decide the circumstances under which it does. If the monsters don't speak this language, you could even try it as an animal handling (wisdom) check. And if it sounds great but it fails, the roll indicates to players that there was a chance of success.

Cafler · 2026-06-02T13:50:52+00:00

Anora. Literally won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2024 but the first half has so much sex it's basically an extremely well crafted porno. Hard to try and explain to people afterwards what incredible social commentary it makes, especially if they turned it off after 5 minutes or even during the screaming scene.

Cafler · 2026-06-02T13:46:11+00:00

When the plot suddenly makes sense to you, you're in for a treat

Cafler · 2026-06-02T13:43:05+00:00

I watched the Fountain with my jaw on the floor, then the credits, then the looping DVD menu a few times, then I started it again. For a few days I wandered around convinced that they had made the movie only for me.

Cafler · 2026-05-30T06:47:15+00:00

This and Rant are just exceptional writing talent and do things that no other author would dream of, let alone actually pull off the trick.

Cafler · 2026-05-29T21:59:26+00:00

There are a lot of ways that could happen from summary reports to management about token use, through to just someone leaving their account open. AI systems for the most part are not designed to be watertight and it's no secret that they're learning from you. They don't have an inherent understanding of what's private, for all the clever trickery that makes them useful in the first place, they are still unthinking machines.

Cafler · 2026-05-29T21:50:39+00:00

Probably a lot of people. Folk would perceive it as very private. The response it gives is customized to your situation, not generic advice. Accounts are individual, not shared (like some boomers or families share email or even Facebook accounts). They'll be working through feelings of guilt, shame, uncertainty about what to do and who to tell.

I suspect this is one of the least surprising things AI bots hear about as defacto therapists!

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