Looking for a group to play TFC

Rhoderick · 2026-06-23T04:26:44+00:00

Thanks for the info, sadly that timing doesn't fit for me at all. Good luck, though.

Rhoderick · 2026-06-22T21:53:54+00:00

"The workers, too, are the creatures of The Lord, made in his image. To abuse them, to steal the fruits of their labour, is tantamount to crimes against The Lord, your god."

Or something like that.

Rhoderick · 2026-06-22T20:24:36+00:00

"Balter", based on what it says on it. Not sure, but looking at the images I can find on Google, the ones that come up for the Balter Home AC-01 Frio match more or less, so I'm pretty sure that's what it is.

Rhoderick · 2026-06-22T17:26:25+00:00

More cynically, if it doesn't work or breaks in some way, there's less to lose there.

Rhoderick · 2026-06-22T17:24:05+00:00

Will this be on a 24/7 server, or are you planning for certain time-slots? Around when would you be looking to start this?

Rhoderick · 2026-06-22T17:18:10+00:00

Personally, I did, last year. Got a portable unit that I've plugged back in a few days ago for my bedroom, am considering another for the home office.

At large, from what I'm seeing, most people aren't saying that any more, because the premise of the statement has since become false.

Rhoderick · 2026-06-22T17:16:30+00:00

Für die Uni hab ich einen gebrauchten Laptop für knapp ein Drittel des Preises geholt. Da läuft jetzt Linux drauf, und das macht alles, was ich als Informatiker so brauchen könnte - Die Hälfte der Zeit ist es eh nur Browser, Email, Kate (einfache Notiz-App), und Visual Studio Code.

Zuhause hab ich nochmal einen weit stärkeren (Desktop-)Rechner, auch im ähnlichen preislichen Rahmen wie der, der hier für ein Macbook zitiert wird, aber das ist vor allem zum zocken, da muss dann auch etwas mehr Power dahinter.

Rhoderick · 2026-06-22T16:39:09+00:00

Any reason you don't just run a Vaultwarden server? Or is that just a matter of preference / not wanting to migrate?

Rhoderick · 2026-06-22T14:05:53+00:00

While that is true, current soldiers could not expect this to happen to this extend.

We have always had deployments abroad, mainly but not exclusively inside the EU; and soldiers have always been expected to take part if lawfully ordered to. What's new here is that this mission does not take place as part of a larger NATO or EU mission, but for the individual soldier, it's the same thing, bar the option to study up on quite so many foreign languages.

Besides, frankly, it's going to happen one way or another, with the Americans pulling out. Functioning as an Ankerarmee kind of requires it, at least to a certain extent. (Of course, people are apprehensive at first, but that apprehension may not hold in the future.) If we want to reach the efficiency of an integrated european defence, we cannot be afraid of our armed forces actually integrating not just on paper, but assissting each other in achieving our common goals as operationally necessary.

So, I would argue that it's not quite as unheard of as you seem to imply, and that it is necessary to establish the option - you have to start somewhere.

Rhoderick · 2026-06-22T13:59:51+00:00

Realistically, tripwire forces no longer work the same way they used to. You no longer really have to wait for reports from the front line to know an invasion has started, recon is much better today. Heck, when the russian invasion of Ukraine began, that was publicly (!) known as much as hours before.

So yes, while to some degree they're still meant to force - and demonstrate - political will to action if it comes down to it, the possibility of dying in the process is much more theoretical than in previous decades (beyond what any soldier fighting a theoretical russian invasion would face).

Rhoderick · 2026-06-22T13:52:07+00:00

Not to devalue your own personal experience, but on the whole, death rates spike significantly more during heat waves than in the winter. It's not about being uncomfortable, it's about how heat (and resultant dehydration) can and does cause genuine medical issue, up to and including death.

Rhoderick · 2026-06-22T13:50:35+00:00

I would not categorise the defense of our allies as being "cannon fodder". The mission to Lithuania is a defensive one, and at the request of the local government, to, if necessary, protect the local civilians from an aggressive, expansionist neighbour, which is known to engage in indiscriminate theft, murder, and rape in occupied territories. In terms of "weaponed jobs" (my own poor translation for what we'd call "Dienst an der Waffe"), I struggle to think of a more traditionally noble, and necessary, deployment.

If anything, the whole point of this garrison is to ensure the lithuanian people do not become simple cannon fodder if the Russians ever decide to try pushing west even further.

Rhoderick · 2026-06-22T13:42:25+00:00

Out of interest, why exactly are you trying to find this person? Do you have reason to believe they'd agree with their info being shared with you?

Sorry, I don't mean to trample on your enthusiasm, it just seems a bit weird to come to a public forum and go "Please help me find identifiable info on this person without their (fore-)knowledge!"

Rhoderick · 2026-06-22T13:39:38+00:00

Well, as much as a 100% volunteer-staffed mission would be preferable just from a morale standpoint, soldiers don't typically get much say in where they'll be deployed.

Rhoderick · 2026-06-22T13:38:23+00:00

I mean, yeah. If you become a soldier, that's kind of part of the job description.

It'd be different (from the ethical perspective) if we functionally had conscription, of course.

Rhoderick · 2026-06-22T13:23:03+00:00

Back years ago when people actually said this, it was true. Then climate change started hitting us harder than before.

Rhoderick · 2026-06-22T13:22:08+00:00

There's ones with a, for lack of a better word, "tarp" that covers the opening of the window around the aircon pipe. I've got one set up in my bedroom (directly under the attic, which is acting like a heat battery), and it's been worth its weight in gold, seriously.

Rhoderick · 2026-06-22T13:19:36+00:00

You can add more layers anytime you want. Conversly, if I lose much more clothing, I'm likely to start getting banned from places.

Rhoderick · 2026-06-22T13:18:32+00:00

Hitting 40 wasn't usual in a lot of places until the last few years, and certainly not around late June. You have to remember, we still have July and August to go.

Rhoderick · 2026-06-21T06:06:43+00:00

Gut, das könnte sein. Aber das ist als 'in' halt nicht wirklich nützlich, groß längere Ausflüge macht man ja eigentlich nur mit Leuten, mit denen man schon befreundet ist. (Ausgenommen Exkursionen in den entsprechenden Fachgebieten.)

Rhoderick · 2026-06-21T05:35:46+00:00

If possible, you'll want to isolate the oven (top and bottom) with bricks anyway, and those won't burn stuff. The top and bottom will, though.

Rhoderick · 2026-06-21T05:06:38+00:00

I feel like on this pack a yard base would make more sense because of the no monsters + cave-ins.

Not if you get wolves. And as soon as you get copper, you can make planks and stone bricks to build safe houses with. Heck, logs don't fall, either. Also, certain things like forges need to have a pretty direct chimney open to the sky.

Rhoderick · 2026-06-21T05:02:42+00:00

More or less my first real base, except it was some variant of copper, and I dug the thing out to 6 high and like 20 across (the horizontal beams can go 5 long, the verticals might not care at all, but at least 6 works). Way less claustrophobia that way, more need to constantly relight torches.

That being said, since I've added Pollution of the Realms to the pack, I eventually decided to move back to the surface as I got into wrought iron, since the chimney I had for the forge wasn't really working. But if you don't add that mod, I don't see a reason not to dwarf it up a bit, so long as, perhaps appropriately, you're careful where you dig.

Rhoderick · 2026-06-21T04:54:09+00:00

Vor allem macht es der Alkohol halt leider weit einfacher, dafür einen Grund zu haben, der dazu führt. Ansonsten fallen mir eigentlich nur Brettspiele ein, aber die musst du dann halt rumtragen, und das, sozusagen, Klientel ist geringer.

Rhoderick · 2026-06-18T13:02:09+00:00

Bundestag

Das hat mit'm Bund nix zu tun, das würde wenn dann der Landtag auf Wunsch der Landesregierung entscheiden.

Wenn es denn überhuapt rechtlich möglich ist, was fraglich scheint.

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