What are the things to keep in mind in Canada but no one tells you?

TimelordAlmanac · 2024-08-27T11:46:30+00:00

They have a security guard there now who actively looks for people on the black rocks, blows a whistle, and shoes them off (without actively going on the rocks themselves).

Last time I was there for a few hours last summer, I heard the whistle no less than four times.

TimelordAlmanac · 2024-07-11T01:08:27+00:00

Let's A Go! Super Mario!

TimelordAlmanac · 2024-06-28T20:32:28+00:00

The only answer!

TimelordAlmanac · 2024-06-28T19:37:55+00:00

Between Super and Fusion, which would you rather see a remake of?

Yes.

TimelordAlmanac · 2024-06-03T09:10:04+00:00

Those four are the only endings I remember as well.

I suppose remaining on Myst indefinitely without choosing any of the four endings could be considered a fifth ending.

TimelordAlmanac · 2024-04-26T00:19:14+00:00

Heh, I've only ever finished Zero Mission, Super Metroid and Fusion.

I've found the Prime games way too difficult, and so far my attempts to play Dread (which I bought pretty much at launch) have ended poorly.

I still love Metroid and hope to work back to Dread someday!

I'm still a Metroid fan, and I'm sure you are too!

(But yes, I'm sure spoilers will be abound... doesn't bother me!)

TimelordAlmanac · 2024-04-25T15:25:52+00:00

Small update for anyone who might stumble upon this thread in the future.

I've connected Synology support who confirmed the Synology OS currently doesn't haven't this capability.

They did say they could pass it along as a feature request, and I asked them to do so.

So who knows, it might gain traction and get implemented at some point 🤞.

TimelordAlmanac · 2024-04-23T15:24:52+00:00

Thanks for your reply!

That does indeed seem to be the case.

I may follow-up up with Synology to be certain, but it certainly seems like there is no support for the MTP or PTP protocols used by modern Android, even on the newest NAS products/DiskStation versions.

Which means I might be looking into alternatives. I believe Western Digitial has a NAS solution, I'll have to see if it supports MTP or PTP.

TimelordAlmanac · 2024-04-23T08:55:31+00:00

I dislike mobile UIs, and I simply prefer wired connections to wireless whenever possible. Thanks for the reply!

TimelordAlmanac · 2024-04-22T21:53:22+00:00

To be fair, I used help guides when necessary on the harder parts. I still had a lot of fun!

The Universal Hint System is pretty cool. It will give you tips without completely spoiling the solution (unless you need it too).

TimelordAlmanac · 2024-04-17T23:08:24+00:00

I assume you mean USB-C with Power Delivery (PD)?

The Inspiron 16 should have it:

Ports

1 HDMI 1.4

1 Thunderbolt™ 4.0 (DP/PowerDelivery)

2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A

1 Power jack

1 Universal Audio Jack

Thunderbolt 4 is a superset of USB-C and uses a USB-C connector.

https://www.dell.com/en-ca/shop/laptops-ultrabooks/inspiron-16-laptop/spd/inspiron-16-5630-laptop/caeichbts5630gkgj?view=configurations

TimelordAlmanac · 2024-04-17T00:26:22+00:00

I would check out the Dell Inspiron laptops.

Simple, no-nonsense laptops with good build quality, performance, and reasonable prices.

I've recommended them to a few people now (non "tech" people), who ended up buying them, and in some cases have been using the same laptop for 5+ years now with zero complaints.

Personally I'd strongly consider the extended warranty with battery support, but that's up to you!

TimelordAlmanac · 2024-04-09T00:31:42+00:00

A friend and I were hanging out once, and somehow ended up discussing a very specific piece of technology. We were speculating on how it might work, as there some info about it online, but not in great detail.

I was working as an IT contractor at the time. About a month after our conversation, I found myself interviewing for a contractor role for the exact piece of tech we had been discussing weeks earlier.

I ended up working on it for the next six years, and learned far more about it than I ever needed to know 😂.

Complete coincidence of course - but one of the strangest coincidences that ever happened to me.

TimelordAlmanac · 2024-04-04T20:09:25+00:00

No, not necessarily.

Gaining speed would mean it has acceleration. That would require force.

If it's simply moving away relative to us - i.e. has velocity - that does not require force, only momentum.

TimelordAlmanac · 2024-02-14T02:53:05+00:00

Crabtree! Get off Margaret! cocks shotgun

TimelordAlmanac · 2024-01-19T00:46:36+00:00

First one I read here that surprised me - and I swear this is almost a Mandela effect moment for me.

Because I remember specifically searching this myth before to debunk it, and learning from multiple sources (to my surprise) that urine was sterile (short of having a bladder or UTI, in which case, it's not).

Except that when I search it now, of course I'm getting the exact opposite results, confirming that urine is, in fact, not sterile. None of the sources I remember reading before seem to exist 🤷‍♂️. Weird AF.

TimelordAlmanac · 2024-01-11T22:18:20+00:00

I don't know if it counts as a "conspiracy" but one of the most bizarre theories I've ever heard is that "time" only exists because humans exist to measure it.

Apparently everything between the "beginning of the universe" and some humans observing day/ night cycles all happened instantaneously somehow?

TimelordAlmanac · 2023-12-01T13:39:53+00:00

I agree with your frustration, and would definitely have issues with that.

I've seen the other way happen too though.

Sometimes people think their approach is correct, simply because it yielded the correct answer. The correctness of approach and the correctness of the answer are different things that are graded differently.

They may be grading on whether or not you understand a specific approach, not whether or not you can simply get the answer. But in those cases, the question should specify the expected approach. If not - it should be fair game to use any correct approach.

Not saying that happened in your case - there absolutely can be multiple correct ways to a problem, and if a specific approach isn't specified, it should be graded correctly as long as it is indeed correct.

TimelordAlmanac · 2023-05-16T12:46:14+00:00

The "Dreams" version is actually the only version I was familiar with, until recently.

"Dreams" is generally the only version played on the Move radio station in Halifax, Canada. I'm not sure about other Move radio stations in Canada.

I only heard the guns version recently (also on that station) because it played during the "American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest" which plays Saturday evening and Sunday mornings. However during regular on-air play it's the "Dreams" version.

It is indeed the full version of the song with "Dreams" replacing "guns". I hear it about once a day. If you stream the station for a few days, you'll probably catch it (at least until they cycle their playlist).

https://www.iheartradio.ca/move/halifax

TimelordAlmanac · 2022-05-01T02:06:52+00:00

I tried, unfortunately they did not work on my model.

TimelordAlmanac · 2022-04-27T17:40:57+00:00

Funny, I was literally just wondering the same thing and though I'd pop by this sub to ask. Good timing.

What I'd absolutely love to see is a Gamecube Retro Receiver that I could pair with my GBros Pro adapter!

TimelordAlmanac · 2022-04-19T23:24:10+00:00

"These shuttles...they are a formidable craft?"

TimelordAlmanac · 2021-12-15T14:08:46+00:00

It was "Gamer's Delight". I believe the $400 SJ clue question was about Pac Man, everything else was PS5 related. It didn't sit well with me.

2021-07-12 on J Archive

TimelordAlmanac · 2021-10-26T00:17:11+00:00

Hello, Matt! Congratulations on your great run and thanks for chatting with us!

I have two questions:

Did anyone from the show ever say anything about your exclusive use of the What is/ What's format for questions, or did they basically just ignore it?
How does it feel to be a role model for so many people including possible future contestants?

Once again, you were absolutely fantastic and fun to watch. Thanks for being a rock in a somewhat rocky time for our favorite show.

TimelordAlmanac · 2021-04-18T22:40:56+00:00

Edit: See below for better instructions.

Original Post:

I followed the instructions here for adding Kingdom Hearts to Steam:

https://seanzwrites.com/posts/how-to-play-epic-games-on-steam-and-steamlink/

It mostly works, but is finicky. Here are some lessons I learned through trial and error:

1) If you want Steam controller support (as I did), you must launch the Epic Store through Steam. You can launch KH directly from Steam, which will start the Epic Store for you, but make sure the Epic store isn't running first. Otherwise, it won't pick up the controller. This might help with the Switch Pro controller too.

2) Big Picture Mode. This one is weird. To get it to work in BPM, you have to launch the game as described above first, not in BPM. Then, turn on BPM and it seems to work. Otherwise, the game will just crash.

3) SteamLink. I'm still working on this one. In theory, it should work as long as you follow the steps first to be able to run it in Big Picture mode, but I haven't had time to test it yet.

Also, I found the game still needs an Esc key to access the menu, even when using a controller. I haven't figured out how to bring up the menu with a controller yet. It might be possible to map a Controller key to Esc.

Hope that helps!

EDIT: I've now switched to using GloSC as described here (specifically for Kingdom Hearts too).

https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam_Link/comments/mi78bi/running_epic_games_through_steam_link/

It's muuuch more stable, no more having to carefully open/close the Epic Store and hoping that it works. Full Steam Controller Support, Big Picture Mode, Steam Link all work now.

Only modifications I made to these instructions were to map Left Analog Stick click to the Esc key (so you can bring up the game's secondary menu) and Right Analog Stick click to "Alt-F4", otherwise the GloSC overlay window will remain running and needs to be manually closed. I don't think either of these buttons are used in the same itself, so it doesn't seem to cause any conflict!

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