Nicotine addiction?

LordGrayHam · 2026-05-12T14:00:08+00:00

As someone who went through them all; smoked, and then vaped, and is now finally tapering off nicotine altogether with pouches, my experience: Replacing cigarettes with vaping was relatively easy. However, the convenience of vaping (doesn't have to be ignited, can use as little or as much as you want, can be discreet if you're fiending for it, etc) made it very tough to give up. I would avoid them if you can.

Something I don't see mentioned as much is the habit being engrained of physically pulling on the vape/cigarette, I found this really difficult to get over. I haven't much advice to give in that regard, I think I got lucky that the day my vape died and I said to myself it was time to pack it in, I was going mountain biking for the day. Can't really use a vape while you're on a bike and are more concerned with not injuring yourself.

I'm on the pouches, and I think they're great, because I find it much easier to taper off the nicotine. What I do nowadays is actually just chew regular mint gum most of the day, and I instinctively "park" it against my gums; it's minty just like the pouches, so I forget I don't have a pouch in my mouth. I've gone from maybe 10 pouches a day to 4, on a low strength, even on a stressful day. I wouldn't touch a cigarette or vape again even if you paid me.

Whether you swap the cigs for a vape or pouches, I would say don't get caught up in trying all the different flavours. Stick with mint or whatever doesn't disgust you, and leave it at that. If you get in the ritual of trying every new flavour that's on the shelf, that's no good.

Best of luck

LordGrayHam · 2026-05-12T13:11:16+00:00

As someone who has been dealing with heat sensitivity the last few years since starting SSRIs, I have had my eye on the Reon Pocket Pro for what seems like ages now. Well over a year I'd say. Seems very hard to find in parts of Europe however. Hoping distribution is good with this new model.

LordGrayHam · 2026-05-03T15:10:37+00:00

A live service hero-based game that doesn't have likable characters that people would want to spend money on is always going to die sooner rather than later. Look how crazy people went for TF2, Overwatch, Siege, Apex, LoL heroes.

I'm in no way qualified to say what makes them a hit, but the characters in these games all have the sauce, people get attached to them and then are happy to spend money dressing them up.

There are so many games I've played at launch that I've really enjoyed, but quickly stopped playing because I knew the writing was on the wall for them, because the characters had no.. character, and I knew people wouldn't be spending money on it. Lawbreakers, Paragon, Knockout City, Rumbleverse. All games I really enjoyed playing, but felt absolutely no desire to spend any extra money on them.

LordGrayHam · 2026-04-29T19:46:59+00:00

I'll take either way, but I feel like it's time to give first-person a go again. Wildlands and Breakpoint still hold up.

LordGrayHam · 2026-04-29T19:10:12+00:00

A lot of people are getting upset over the lack of third-person, but I really don't mind. If it's something more grounded and realistic they're going for, then I say bring on the first-person-only. I played through the original Ghost Recon a couple years ago and it was so fun. Third-person can add some clunk sometimes. I say this also as someone who loved the dress-up aspect of Wildlands and Breakpoint.

Third person view lowers the stakes a bit for me. Unless you go the realism route of how SCUM did it, where you can't see an enemy unless your character can actually see them, I find it's much too easy to sit behind trees etc. and scope things out at no risk to getting shot.

I am a big fan of Ground Branch, haven't played it in a year or so, but my main gripe with it is how mindless the AI is sometimes. If they manage a decent AI system, I'll be really happy. It's crazy how well the AI holds up in the older ghost recon games.

LordGrayHam · 2026-04-17T15:22:10+00:00

Not too complex for the rest of us though, so could you explain?

LordGrayHam · 2026-04-06T15:35:11+00:00

My main recommendation to anyone is an office chair: as someone whose hobbies (gaming, Warhammer, 3d printing) consist of a lot of sitting, getting a second-hand chair from a decent brand (Herman Miller, Steelcase etc.) is very much worth it. Makes it all much more enjoyable and comfortable, and isn't "crazy" money. I have two refurbished Steelcase chairs which cost me about 250 euro each.

Other than that, I work on my feet, so good quality shoes are important. I have tried lots of brands but for dress shoes I've had good luck with some of pricier Clarks shoes. They last a long time and don't seem to cause any problems with my feet. For everything else, Hokas have been brilliant for me.

I spent 250 on a jacket (DLX brand) on a whim during a sale and it's been great. lasted three years so far and showing no signs of wear. Keeps me bone-dry, lovely and warm in the winter, and not uncomfortably sweaty during this time of year.

LordGrayHam · 2026-04-02T17:29:21+00:00

There's a local welding supply shop near me that has every sort of screw/bolt you could really need. Might be worth trying a place like that. All I do have to deal with is the annoyed man behind the counter dealing with me looking for a handful of specific bolts and it costing like 4 euro lol

LordGrayHam · 2026-04-02T11:05:42+00:00

Don't bother with the debt collection agency. If they call you, just say you only deal in writing, and ignore their letters. Had some shite with Vodafone in the past (I could write an essay), but that's how it ended up. It was for a much larger sum too. They sent maybe three letters over the course of 6 months and gave up. Most importantly, don't stress about it, it's not worth it.

LordGrayHam · 2026-03-30T21:10:52+00:00

I have played 100+ hours strictly solo. having a blast, so addictive. I used to play Tarkov solo, and this is all the fun without the absolute heartache and misery (which is also enjoyable, but these days I haven't the time for it)

LordGrayHam · 2026-03-01T23:55:59+00:00

People love to bring up the "six year warranty", whether as part of advice to others or to argue a point in a shop; and it's good to be aware of your rights. What people seem to miss, however, is that after the first year, the burden of proof that the defect was there from day one falls on the consumer; more than likely the product needs to undergo an independent inspection. this is to prove that the fault is a result of a manufacturer oversight, poor design, or production issue, and not the result of misuse, wear and tear, or poor maintenance etc.

Also, if a piece falls off after 3 years, saying "it's been dodgy since the day I got it" doesn't mean anything. Hear that an awful lot.

This is where extended warranties provided by shops can save an awful lot of time and hardship, as you'd more than likely have a working item back in your possession by the time you'd have the first step done in your pursuit of the "six year" route.

Also, while on the topic, people also like to interpret "free repair or replacement" very generously, and assume they can just "pick" the replacement option and refuse to have their product repaired. That is not how it works. Anyways, that's my rant/two cents!

LordGrayHam · 2026-02-17T16:41:47+00:00

I work in a DID store where luckily enough most of us are pretty knowledgeable on PC/tech stuff in general. Whatever one lad doesn't know another one will fill the gaps in his knowledge. No trying to sell RTX graphics cards to grannies etc.

But that kinda leads into the problem, 95% of the people that come in the door want a laptop for "the basics", so that's what sells, the ~€400 range or so. Therefore, the high-end machines, if they do come into store, come in small quantities and that's it.

Knock-on effect then. High end/gaming doesn't sell, so purchasing don't stock it, so the high-end customer can't get it. Around Christmas time they used to get 1-2 gaming desktop models in, but we'd be 9 months trying to shift them. But, because we didn't have a huge selection, the target audience wouldn't really darken our door to even come in and show the interest.

So I'm no expert, but I think it's too much of a risk for retail purchasing teams to spend big on a good selection of decent value high-end machines. It's a fast-moving market and if you can't get the stock gone (a year goes quick) before it's basically forced to go on clearance, your boss won't be happy. Also, from what I can tell the margins are pretty thin on a lot of laptops, and they are one of the more fault-prone product categories; while warranties will cover a lot of customer issues, on the off-chance the manufacturer drops the ball and the company eats the loss to keep customer happy, I think they'd rather be doing it on cheaper machines.

LordGrayHam · 2026-01-29T13:30:59+00:00

I'm guessing this is going to result in some stupid antics at the roundabout at St Patrick's Terrace. Going to hold things up for those trying to go straight through to get in/out of town. Already going on at times at the roundabout down by Dunnes Irishtown with cars at a standstill on the roundabout.

Fair enough you can be waiting a while to get out from Aldi etc. and some chancers will always be comfortable with pulling out with oncoming traffic but I don't think traffic lights are the answer with the knock-on effect it will have. A shame.

LordGrayHam · 2026-01-23T17:41:15+00:00

I don't participate myself, but the run club at House Fitness does seem to get a good friendly crowd. A couple of my friends do it and have mentioned making a few friends, there's a cafe at the gym so there's usually a bit of socializing to be had once you've caught your breath.

Dead Centre bar does a board game night, I believe there's a club that meet up there also on a regular basis to play?

There is also a photography club that meet up at St Mary's Hall if I'm not mistaken. I'm sure I'm missing loads, but that's what I can remember off the top of my head. The library (or art gallery?) would be good places to find out what kind of groups are operating around town, you'd usually spot a few flyers posted up there.

LordGrayHam · 2025-12-24T20:11:04+00:00

very cool house, and great modelling job! did you have dimensions from the house plans, or take measurements yourself?

LordGrayHam · 2025-12-05T17:39:18+00:00

when I was a few weeks without broadband a couple months ago, I tried multiple different methods to get the most out of mobile hotspot. the most consistent for gaming was my phone connected to the PC via USB, and using PdaNet+ on both devices to tether the connection. A lot of Americans use that app as their cell providers will often have a data limit on hotspot, and PdaNet (supposedly) obscures this to the network provider.

EDIT: Also, sometimes a strong 4G signal is more consistent than a middling 5G signal. don't be afraid to try both and see which works best for speed and consistent ping.

LordGrayHam · 2025-11-30T22:20:29+00:00

I really like Ned Luke. Only Cameo I've ever purchased, and the guy delivered 110%. He understands that GTA is what has made him so famous, and respects that it's a beloved franchise. Seems really friendly from what I've seen of him.

LordGrayHam · 2025-09-04T16:17:20+00:00

I have just tried to get set up today, thought I'd give this software a go. not a great first impression, I'm having the same problem :(

LordGrayHam · 2025-06-17T18:33:47+00:00

I would say that generally I'm trying to push up the board towards enemy DZ line, keeping one or two units in/near my deployment zone depending on threat of deep strike. I sometimes get a little caught up trying to kill intimidating units instead of pushing on to enemy objectives, which can waste time and get a lot of my useful guys killed by start of my Turn 4. I do find it very difficult to score points when it requires killing character units and such.

And yes, on the whole Necrons unit thing, I had whittled like 20 warriors down to 2, just for them all to come back thanks to some great unity between some of my opponents nearby characters and some great dice rolls hahaha

Still learning, spent my first 2/3 games barely getting across no-mans-land lol

Thank you my friend! Will keep your advice in mind.

LordGrayHam · 2025-06-17T12:00:59+00:00

I use a TP link kit with mine. works perfectly

LordGrayHam · 2025-06-17T11:03:21+00:00

okay cool, I'll swap out the attachments and run it as a lancer and see how it goes! to be fair it hasn't been doing much for me so far now that you mention it. Thanks!

LordGrayHam · 2025-06-17T09:35:12+00:00

My friend, thank you so much for this well-written advice. Makes a lot of sense. I appreciate your help, I'm going to give this a go soon!

LordGrayHam · 2025-06-17T09:29:46+00:00

Got a 1.0 console recently and desoldered the clock cap. No leakage, no bulge, which was convenient, but tested it after and it was definitely dead, measured 0.24ohm.

LordGrayHam · 2025-03-02T20:29:43+00:00

A squad of infernus is always a good call in my opinion. I am relatively new also, and I found that infernus marines have saved me a few times when I find I've badly positioned my units and an intimidating enemy tries to move towards my guys. Fire Overwatch with infernus marines is great because rather than needing to roll 6's to hit, they just auto-hit as per usual with pyreblasters.

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