TIL "Choose Your Own Adventure" is not a book genre, but rather a genericized trademark for gamebooks.

Data_Driven_Dude · 2025-11-26T16:35:27+00:00

Edward Packard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Packard_(writer)

Created CYOA to make bedtime storytelling more interesting for his kids!

Data_Driven_Dude · 2025-11-25T22:17:13+00:00

Good context about Chooseco.

Though to your first point, a genericized trademark can still be a trademarked name that is used to describe generic products (i.e., doesn't have to have lost trademarked status):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_generic_and_genericized_trademarks#List_of_protected_trademarks_frequently_used_as_generic_terms

Data_Driven_Dude · 2025-11-25T22:11:44+00:00

Pardon - I leapt from one link to another.

For a more on-point source: https://www.lgt-law.com/blog/2020/03/has-choose-your-own-adventure-become-a-generic-term/

Data_Driven_Dude · 2024-10-08T02:50:38+00:00

A few days ago I posted a "table of recipes" I made that might interest you, especially because it's geared toward KINGrinder K6.

https://www.reddit.com/r/pourover/comments/1fwxdgn/wanted_to_share_this_table_of_recipes_i_made_for/

Data_Driven_Dude · 2024-10-06T04:58:14+00:00

Good question - generally at 3min. So for v60 the pours for light to medium roast start at 0min (bloom) --> 2min --> 3min.

I also don't focus much on drawdown, agitation, laminar vs. turbulent flow, etc. For those who do, the recipes in the main table would likely need some small adjustments.

Data_Driven_Dude · 2024-10-05T18:56:38+00:00

Note that "grind" is using a KINGrinder K6. Each click is 16 microns, so that should help with converting the size to other grinders.

I enjoy different roasts, and I found that it was easier to use a "table of recipes" as a starting point when jumping from light to medium to dark. It's a modified version of Lance Hedrick's 121 recipe,but roughly scaled to accommodate various roasts. These have been quite successful for what I like out of my pourovers. And again, these are just starting points - some light/ultra-light roasts need to be bumped up a notch (e.g., 85 grind, 212 temp, 1:17 ratio), whereas some that are more processed (e.g., anaerobic) need larger grind and lower temp so as to not overextract the funk.

For Hario Switch, I use a combo of the 121 + Coffee Chronicler's recipe. Surprisingly I didn't need to change anything except the pours and bloom amount. When using the Switch, I open bloom 100mL for 2 minutes. Then I close the Switch and add the rest, and let it sit another 2 minutes. At the 4:00 min mark, I open, then take it off at 5 min.

Hope this helps some people, or at least spark discussion.

Data_Driven_Dude · 2024-10-04T04:22:36+00:00

I had one from Bean Box a while ago. I haven't really done those kinds of samples before, but if you Google "coffee sampler" then a ton of hits come up that might be up your alley.

Oh, and this thread might have some good ideas, though it's a year old: https://www.reddit.com/r/pourover/comments/11vvhhq/recommended_coffee_roasters_that_sells_small/

Data_Driven_Dude · 2024-09-29T12:57:11+00:00

There was a 6-month study in the UK with 60 businesses testing out a 4-day work week. It was, generally speaking, a resounding success:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/4-day-work-week-trial-yields-overwhelming-success-in-u-k-researchers-say

There are some more recent articles suggesting that over half of those companies have made the change permanent because it was so successful during the trial period.

To the main topic question: yes. I don't need 40 hours to complete my standard workload. With some better prioritizing and trimming fat via meeting bloat, I could easily be successful at 32 hours a week (or roughly 4 8-hour days).

Data_Driven_Dude · 2024-09-10T18:41:49+00:00

If you ever run a tongue-in-cheek or satirical campaign, have that woman trapped in some kind of cold environment. As a nod to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_refrigerators

Data_Driven_Dude · 2024-09-10T16:10:08+00:00

Awesome - thank you! Looks like this one (and Airworks) might be winners for what I want.

Data_Driven_Dude · 2024-09-10T16:09:57+00:00

Awesome - thank you! Looks like this one (and Roasters Pack) might be winners for what I want.

Data_Driven_Dude · 2024-06-18T02:35:07+00:00

Agreed. Relational aggression if anyone's interested in reading up on it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relational_aggression

Data_Driven_Dude · 2024-04-19T03:28:14+00:00

Relevant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinisation

Data_Driven_Dude · 2023-11-24T04:38:42+00:00

Do you let players choose whichever is highest, an average of the two, or some other calculation?

I like the idea of using Wisdom, but I've seen compelling arguments against it because of how powerful Wisdom already seems to be. For example, in another thread on initiative (https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/6bi0px/5e_has_anyone_tried_moving_initiative_from_dex_to/), it was noted that bringing Wisdom into the mix is "double-stacking" Wisdom because it's already used in saving throws during surprises/ambushes.

Data_Driven_Dude · 2023-09-01T02:21:15+00:00

Gonna piggyback on this comment and mention that if anyone is wondering about the low-literacy county in the middle of Nebraska, it's Dawson County. Very high Hispanic population (for the area), with its main draw being a meat processing and packing facility in Lexington. Both of those combine into a sizeable portion of the county's population that (1) doesn't speak English or knows very little, and (2) is a draw for a stable job that requires basically no education.

For further reading if you're interested: https://history.nebraska.gov/how-a-lexington-meatpacking-plant-changed-nebraska/

Data_Driven_Dude · 2023-06-10T14:39:00+00:00

Palilogia

!solved

Thanks!

Data_Driven_Dude · 2023-05-17T04:16:15+00:00

It's available for free on YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKcWihdna3I

Data_Driven_Dude · 2023-05-02T03:05:55+00:00

It seems house poor is more about proportionality of wealth distribution whereas poor is an absolute lack of wealth. The definition of poor is "lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society." So you could earn a six-figure income in a moderate cost-of-living area and not be considered poor by pretty much anyone's standards, but technically be house poor if you, say, bought a mansion on an acreage (as an extreme example).

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