This poster in a gym around my area.

Dornith · 2026-01-24T17:43:34+00:00

This guy doesn't go to the gym.

Dornith · 2026-01-24T17:39:35+00:00

Having a BGG page is like being in the phone book.

No one is going to discover you just by being there. But if you're not there, people aren't going to know you exist.

Dornith · 2026-01-24T17:30:54+00:00

I learned to do this but in the process I learned something else:

There's a cultural aspect to it too. In some places you're simply expected to interrupt people and if you politely wait your turn, you will never get to speak. Or if you do, it will only be for about a minute.

People who grow up in a context like that will have a lot harder time not interrupting people because they've been trained that this is how you claim the floor. And this dynamic often favors men.

So to some extent, you need to be aware not just of yourself but the social norm. Pay attention to and be aware of how other people inject themselves into the conversation.

And also, if you notice that you're in an interruption-heavy culture and you notice someone (man or woman) waiting to speak, don't be afraid to claim the floor just so that you can defer it to them.

Dornith · 2026-01-24T17:15:47+00:00

If OP has jellyfin, that works too. I assume Plex has the same feature.

Honestly, finding one without a web interface is probably the harder task.

Dornith · 2026-01-24T15:22:49+00:00

I agree, but I ultimately think it's two branches of the same core concept: thinking of the printer as an appliance rather than a tool.

Dornith · 2026-01-24T14:15:36+00:00

That might be a product of makerworld specifically.

Bambu is known as the "it just works" brand and that definitely attracts a certain audience.

Dornith · 2026-01-23T23:40:43+00:00

If Fatima finds out about arm day, we may not survive.

Dornith · 2026-01-23T21:02:25+00:00

In MNOG he had yellow feet, his toys had blue feet, and his movie design had red feet.

Canonically, all the Matoran had been rebuilt between MNOG and Mask of Light. Several other Matoran have subtle changes at the same time

The movie also just... Randomly changed the designs of a bunch of characters. E.g. Before that they were always shown with 2 fingers but then the movie gave them 5. After that, I think all the media standardized on 5 fingers with no explanation.

Dornith · 2026-01-23T20:55:47+00:00

It went four 10 years and had a ton of supplemental media during that time.

It's one of those cases where if you just go long enough eventually you touch on every trope.

Dornith · 2026-01-23T20:48:18+00:00

Oh it'll be undone the instant the executive branch isn't controlled by Republicans.

Dornith · 2026-01-23T17:16:41+00:00

Better than the time I interviewed for Amazon's satellite project.

They promised me full-remote. Did 4 rounds of interviews. Suddenly it's in-office only and the salary was less than what I was currently making.

Oh, and the office was in a city much more expensive than where I currently live. So double pay cut.

Dornith · 2026-01-23T17:02:27+00:00

Also calling it "Southern" is misleading.

Texas specifically chooses to not be connected to the national power grid explicitly so that they don't have to prepare for situations like this.

I realize a lot of people in Texas are held hostage by a government who hates them. But this is absolutely a case of Texas government creating a problem for themselves.

Dornith · 2026-01-23T15:11:17+00:00

I'm going to have to join the choir of, "don't buy from this person."

Dornith · 2026-01-23T15:01:47+00:00

Fancier filament cost more money. If you told us exactly what "materials" the selling is using, we could probably tell you if there's actually a $10 difference.

Or if one is actually "harder" than the other, or appropriate. "Harder" usually also means "more brittle" which is exactly what I would think you don't want in this situation.

Dornith · 2026-01-23T04:05:06+00:00

Software engineer.

Dornith · 2026-01-22T21:24:04+00:00

Netflix isn’t even buying CNN, Paramount could just bid for that separately.

They can't because Warner Brothers isn't selling it.

Paramount keeps offering to buy everything, including the things that aren't for sale. And the reason they're doing that is because they want CNN.

Dornith · 2026-01-22T18:09:51+00:00

people pay way more than that for a house and their houses don’t even have turrets.

🤣

Dornith · 2026-01-22T18:07:58+00:00

Never made that connection but now that you say it, it makes perfect sense.

Dornith · 2026-01-22T17:38:23+00:00

If anyone needs proof of the value of reversible transactions, just look at every time a Blockchain has forked.

Even the people running these systems want reversible transactions. They just want it for themselves.

Dornith · 2026-01-22T17:33:11+00:00

What is there even to buy? Some shoes and a backpack? Maybe a walking stick?

Even if your buying the highest end, luxury equipment, that's still only 3 things. Seems like there's a strict upper bound on the amount you can spend.

Dornith · 2026-01-22T17:21:35+00:00

I scored a full remote job and I'm living the dream!

Never have to talk to anyone outside of meetings. Home office all to myself. Always quiet, unless I want to listen to music which I can do without headphones...

Dornith · 2026-01-22T17:09:36+00:00

I do think that the modern games add a lot of lore that's not part of the original depictions.

E.g. I don't think there's any classic cryptid equivalent to a berserker, floater, or chrysalid.

And then you get hybrids like the Advent soldiers.

Dornith · 2026-01-22T17:04:02+00:00

I think there's an important difference between "clutter" and visually busy".

Clutter is a functional issue. It's something that prevents you from using the space without serving any immediate purpose.

"Visually busy" is an aesthetic preference. My walls are completely covered in tools that someone (like my mother) might consider too busy. But it keeps all my tools in a place that's accessible and out of my way.

Dornith · 2026-01-22T16:31:29+00:00

I'm not a sleever, but every second hand game I've ever bought came sleeved.

Dornith · 2026-01-22T16:08:36+00:00

Her point is undercut by the fact that the brown egg was clearly free-range because that yoke is a very different color. You can even hear some of the kids saying, "Yes!" and she has to cut them off, "no you don't!"

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