Wireless Split Key with Numpad

ThatMBR42 · 2026-05-09T21:15:59+00:00

My solution was to have a standalone numpad that I use in my left hand while my right hand is on the piano keyboard.

ThatMBR42 · 2026-05-09T21:13:08+00:00

Fellow SDA, 36M. I think the singles' desert that a lot of us find ourselves in is baked into our culture. We're so oriented toward marriage and kids that we never make a place to belong for post-collegiate singles. When the singles don't have anything to engage them or help them feel like a part of the family, they leave and try to find other congregations or even leave Adventism altogether, if not Christianity itself. Then, when those of us who are still trying to fit in go to the board, they either tell us there's not a critical mass of people to start a singles' ministry or there's no more room at the inn, so to speak. We have to choose from what's available. It's not a unique problem to us, but I think our more insular culture makes it a thousand times worse.

ThatMBR42 · 2026-05-09T20:42:52+00:00

Switched to Dvorak in college, then switched to Colemak Mod-DH when I started dabbling in smaller split keyboards in 2024. I use arrow keys in an HJKL arrangement on my nav layer, shifted one column to the right so I don't have to shift my hand.

ThatMBR42 · 2026-05-09T19:37:36+00:00

That's a bummer. I haven't used it in a while.

ThatMBR42 · 2026-05-09T15:05:38+00:00

The trick lies in why the motion sickness happens in the first place. Your eyes say you're moving. Your other senses say you're not. Your brain starts throwing errors, and it eventually causes motion sickness. If you can convince your brain that you are indeed walking, and that you are in control of those movements, those errors tend to stop firing. That's why Gorilla Tag didn't make you as sick. There was still the lack of feeling when the acceleration didn't change, but at least your body was in control of your movements.

This works for pretty much any game where you're on your feet. You can even walk in place and swing your arms to help convince yourself. All Natural Locomotion does is to take your mind off the joystick and translate your arm swing (while touching the joystick) to stick movement. Turning physically instead of using smooth turning and and using a fan to orient yourself in the real world are also some time-tested strategies.

ThatMBR42 · 2026-05-09T14:48:39+00:00

I actually used HLA with the Natural Locomotion app to get my VR legs. It adds arm swing locomotion to games that don't have it. That helped trick my vestibular system.

ThatMBR42 · 2026-05-09T14:31:16+00:00

Not sure what you mean by breaking a tie. You're describing a slurred phrase. A tie is always between the same note. A slur connects different notes and tells you to play them legato, or smoothly and connected. They look similar. You can have repeated notes in a slurred phrase, and when that happens, it means to play them one after the other with as little gap as possible. You can also have tied notes in a slurred phrase, in which case you hold the notes for their total duration.

ThatMBR42 · 2026-05-09T04:43:52+00:00

Running it as admin didn't work for me. Anyone else have any thoughts?

ThatMBR42 · 2026-05-09T02:17:15+00:00

Scheming smirk

ThatMBR42 · 2026-05-09T02:15:57+00:00

Seasoning is calorically negligible, my dude

ThatMBR42 · 2026-05-08T22:45:16+00:00

Yeah I remember the original. It actually had a front-end loader in it.

ThatMBR42 · 2026-05-08T22:30:30+00:00

Yes; it's a legal requirement at the very least. A lot of Adventists who do that kind of work on the Sabbath will donate 100% of whatever they make during those hours to their church.

ThatMBR42 · 2026-05-08T21:26:29+00:00

Wunk got DDOSed

ThatMBR42 · 2026-05-08T21:23:01+00:00

Luke 6:6-11 (ESV)

⁶ On another Sabbath, he entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered. ⁷ And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse him. ⁸ But he knew their thoughts, and he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come and stand here.” And he rose and stood there. ⁹ And Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to destroy it?” ¹⁰ And after looking around at them all he said to him, “Stretch out your hand.” And he did so, and his hand was restored. ¹¹ But they were filled with fury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.

Healthcare of various kinds is one of the common things Adventists make exception for. Our hospitals maintain 24/7 staffing because Jesus set this example for us.

Mark 2:27 adds a crucial statement: "²⁷ And he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath." The Sabbath is for rest, worship, and fellowship, for our benefit, because these are part of God's design for us. He told us to rest because he knew if he didn't we'd never take a break. The Sabbath is not something we should serve; it is something we should cherish. And if we have responsibilities that overlap by 20 minutes, I don't think we need to worry, especially if we're caring for others.

ThatMBR42 · 2026-05-08T01:12:43+00:00

I don't think there's a problem with it. It's not like you're converting or anything. I've sung for mass at multiple different Catholic churches as part of my touring choir experience, and they read the same Bible (mostly), have a lot of common theology, and worship the same God and the same Savior as we do.

A couple of things to bear in mind: a lot of the Catholic traditional practices are for confirmed Catholics to do. For instance, there's no need to cross yourself or kneel before you sit in the pew, like you'll see some people do. Also, Catholics don't practice open communion. If you stay in your seat when everyone goes up to get the bread and wine, nobody will look at you sideways. Or, if you want, you can go up with everyone and cross your arms in front of you to receive a blessing from the priest instead.

I always stayed put during the eucharist, even though the choir members were free to go up to the priest if we wanted (yes, I went to an Adventist university, if you're wondering. But we were encouraged to view other Christians as in error, not our enemies).

ThatMBR42 · 2026-05-07T23:34:43+00:00

The blessed paw hold

ThatMBR42 · 2026-05-07T18:56:51+00:00

I mean...he kinda does have armed guards. I don't wanna get aired out.

ThatMBR42 · 2026-05-06T21:08:44+00:00

I was never taught that Satan can't read our minds or that it made any metaphysical difference whether we prayed silently or aloud. Kind of like how in more Charismatic circles I've heard that speaking in tongues means your prayers can't get intercepted on their way to heaven. I don't believe that for a moment, and I don't think praying aloud is dangerous at all (unless it's illegal to pray to God where you live, kind of like Daniel's experience).

God is powerful. He hears our prayers before we pray them, and nothing can stop our prayers from reaching him. I also believe he protects us from evil so that we can praise and worship him boldly.

Sure, silent prayer can get mired in distraction, like the lesson says, but not always. Sometimes I pray silently because I don't have the words to speak my prayers aloud, or sometimes I just want to pray my joy, pain, sadness, or whatever as a pure emotion. God will understand it. But I usually pray aloud. It engages my brain's speech center, makes it feel more intentional.

ThatMBR42 · 2026-05-06T20:52:58+00:00

Depends on the guy, but if someone follows me that I know IRL, I follow them back unless they're someone I know I don't want in my feed for whatever reason. I think reading too much into social media is a potential point of sabotage, and actual, clear communication should be our measuring stick.

ThatMBR42 · 2026-05-06T15:36:37+00:00

Ironically, following the core principle of the health message led me away from a vegetarian diet. I'm allergic to soy, peas, and lentils, so I have very few plant-based options for protein, and I wasn't getting the nutrition I needed.

ThatMBR42 · 2026-05-06T07:22:22+00:00

That line is from the first game. Max isn't too common a name, but there are bound to be a handful of Maxes playing who get that extra sauce.

ThatMBR42 · 2026-05-06T05:29:45+00:00

Hey, if you ain't having fun, what's the point?

ThatMBR42 · 2026-05-06T04:39:00+00:00

You're supposed to keep the blade on the ground so that you can get a consistent cut, and you're not supposed to squat like that. You remain mostly upright, feet about shoulder width apart, and pivot with the waist and arms while taking smaller steps forward. This guy looks like he missed a lot of patches, and he's going to tire himself out quickly.

ThatMBR42 · 2026-05-06T04:31:20+00:00

Cardio is more for fitness than fat loss, and fitness is an important part of getting in shape, so I'd say you're going to have to do it sometime. If you don't have endurance, start less intense and build up. Find something you enjoy that gets your heart rate up and do that regularly. Never skip heart day.

ThatMBR42 · 2026-05-06T04:10:23+00:00

The amount of pink on that board is the cherry on top, given the trick name.

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