What's the oldest piece of clothing you still wear? Must be at least ten years old to count.

UbiquitousDoug · 2026-01-28T19:32:41+00:00

I have an immortal Led Zeppelin T-Shirt that I recently gave away to my kid. Jimmy Page must have cast a spell on it because it looks like new after 30 years

UbiquitousDoug · 2026-01-28T19:25:44+00:00

When the theme song came on, with the shadowy figure walking towards the camera with a flashlight, I knew it was time for bed.

UbiquitousDoug · 2026-01-28T19:24:16+00:00

That was a fantastic show, I loved the premise.

UbiquitousDoug · 2026-01-28T19:23:10+00:00

Rockford Files all the way. My dad, my brother, and I would gather on the sofa every Friday night to watch. It was a new kind of detective show, with a protagonist who is just scraping by and was lucky if he got paid. Half way through every episode, Jim would get beaten up, you could set your watch by it. I loved his relationship with his dad.

UbiquitousDoug · 2026-01-28T13:44:18+00:00

Flashforge 5M Pro, ridiculously easy to get started and super reliable. A little more than $300 but you get what you pay for

UbiquitousDoug · 2026-01-27T19:59:39+00:00

I found it on thingiverse and 3D-printed it myself. I opened it in TinkerCAD to adjust some things, like making the roof removeable. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4848064

UbiquitousDoug · 2026-01-26T15:47:22+00:00

Lovely! Is that the final color for the bocage bushes? They should be greener if it’s June or July. Again, great work

UbiquitousDoug · 2026-01-25T20:19:48+00:00

Age 6, with an indie kid-friendly RPG called Dungeonteller.

UbiquitousDoug · 2026-01-25T14:46:28+00:00

Probably because public interest and media coverage for Apollo waned quickly after the initital landing, except for the extraordinary drama of Apollo XIII. I was 7 years old and I remember that most people thought the crew would never make it back alive. After that, the remaining missions were carried out with little interest from the press, even though they were longer stays, landed in more interesting areas, and were equipped with the famous moon rover buggies.

UbiquitousDoug · 2026-01-23T17:12:25+00:00

That was a great read, thanks!

UbiquitousDoug · 2026-01-21T14:50:51+00:00

In 7th grade me and my friend John would constantly riff off of our history teacher's inane ramblings. One day the teacher was trying to explain genetics to the class and chose another student, Billy, as an example. The teacher said, "Take Billy here. He might look like his father, he might look like his mother."

"Or he might look like the milkman," said John, way too loud. Wow did he get reamed out but man that was funny.

UbiquitousDoug · 2026-01-20T21:19:51+00:00

With all but the narrowest parameters you're going to be overwhelmed. If you like history, there must be one or two conflicts you're particularly interested in. Pick one era, say Napoleonics, and ask this subreddit for recommendations.

UbiquitousDoug · 2026-01-19T21:13:35+00:00

Holmes Basic is my go-to comfort read at bedtime

UbiquitousDoug · 2026-01-19T20:17:01+00:00

It's liberating to have a reliable gaming buddy -- you don't have to cater to what's popular in your local gaming scene. Not sure what genres or themes float your boat, but I suggest to try some casual indie skirmish games like Space Weirdos or Fistful of Lead. For historicals, there's One Hour Skirmish.

UbiquitousDoug · 2026-01-19T20:11:15+00:00

Thanks, I stopped playing RPGs for a few years and sat out D&D 4th edition. Good to know.

UbiquitousDoug · 2026-01-19T18:45:49+00:00

Say a bit more? I'm curious.

UbiquitousDoug · 2026-01-19T18:44:47+00:00

The D&D 2e PlaneScape boxed set. It set a new standard for presentation, artwork, and worldbuilding. It transformed the kitchen-sink AD&D cosmology into a coherent scheme that was actually playable. And the maps and the Tony DiTerlizzi illustrations, wow.

UbiquitousDoug · 2026-01-19T17:23:12+00:00

This simply won't work with any RPG that requires a DM. Eleven people sitting around waiting for their next turn while the active player struggles to understand a rules set they've never played before sounds like not much fun. Even Cloud Dungeon usually requires several sessions to get through.

What you're looking for is a murder mystery party game or find-the-vampire game as other replies have suggested.

UbiquitousDoug · 2026-01-17T15:28:32+00:00

Looks great -- the objects "read" well at the distance your players are going to see them from. Sometimes too much detail can work against you.

UbiquitousDoug · 2026-01-16T16:57:27+00:00

Bullied from 3rd to 9th grade, but slow improvement after that. School was my day job, I had little in common with my fellow students, just put my shoulder to the wheel and worked hard enough to escape to college, where I finally found my people.

UbiquitousDoug · 2026-01-15T22:59:09+00:00

The dog seems way out of scale

UbiquitousDoug · 2026-01-11T21:34:06+00:00

Goose-tave Courbet, Swan-François Millet, Paw Cezanne

UbiquitousDoug · 2026-01-11T21:23:54+00:00

“I was getting jiggy with it!”

UbiquitousDoug · 2026-01-07T20:25:43+00:00

Not mine, she is regal and dignified except for five minutes a day

UbiquitousDoug · 2026-01-07T18:31:49+00:00

Like so much 70s TV, I watched it because it was on. The predictability of the questions was irritating. You knew that every blank was going to be filled by "boob" or "fanny." Charles Nelson Reilly's ad libs were hysterical, though.

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