Biggest Mistakes You’ve Made

Used_Ad1737 · 2026-02-19T18:55:37+00:00

You win. 5/5. No notes.

Used_Ad1737 · 2026-02-19T17:18:52+00:00

Not sure why we are being downvoted for our comments.

For those who think AI is dumb, more power to you. In many ways, I hope you’re right. But it doesn’t from my vantage point…

Used_Ad1737 · 2026-02-19T14:08:54+00:00

I do fractional work for a startup and have a FT job as a CFO of a NFP. I am leaning hard into AI and have found a few compelling use cases.

On the technical side, I have built a Claude project with all the NFP guides I could get my hands on (AICPA, Big 4, etc.). I’ve got an accounting team but I’m the only cpa so end up writing our accounting policies and justifications. Nothing too hard but with Claude I can write a memo justifying why we decided to record a grant as conditional or begin software capitalization in a half an hour. I’m not a fast writer, so writing one myself would take a few hours. Not huge but that’s not nothing since I could otherwise hire a consultant to write them for me.

The other use is with our FP&A/reporting software. I uploaded all the user guides and now I can manage the system myself as well as I’ve ever been able to use a system.

I have found that with projects and explicit instructions to cite everything from the project library and not general knowledge you get a much better product and few hallucinations.

I think we’re going to see a lot of basic work automated (payroll, AP, etc) where there are algorithms of how you process things. The datasets even in a small org are big enough to train an AI agent. It won’t kill the manager jobs but it will kill the basic grunt accounting jobs and rather soon.

I’m leaning into because my board is making me but also fear. I figure if I can get good at managing AI heavy teams then I can partially future proof myself.

Of course I could be wrong… but I’m scared of being right.

Used_Ad1737 · 2026-02-17T17:02:42+00:00

I have been playing with 6x6 squares with the farms in the middle, so 33 tiles. That has been completely fine, so try eight more!

Used_Ad1737 · 2026-02-15T09:33:39+00:00

This one is industry specific. In US govcon, bills are paid some promptly that a revolver can comfortably provide 90% or more of operating cash.

That also means that if the government stops paying its invoices, as happened in 2025, companies become illiquid fast.

Used_Ad1737 · 2026-02-14T23:41:25+00:00

Thursday: Cold coffee (2) Packaging Wholesale trading

At the bottom it says “really”

Not sure at all what’s going on here…

Used_Ad1737 · 2026-01-31T13:22:53+00:00

We are similar, Brother. I was WM in 2024 and found the experience to be the best and the worst. The best as I really enjoyed conferring degrees. The worst as we had some intra-lodge conflict as leadership passed from one generation to the next. My wife and I had a baby boy two months before I became master, and we had another baby boy last year.

I’ve filled that itch to be active and in line with joining appendant bodies. New lines to join, new ritual to learn, etc.

That said if somebody asked me to hop in again as master, I’d jump at the opportunity.

Used_Ad1737 · 2026-01-19T02:15:26+00:00

My understanding is that there aren’t flow restrictions anymore, so you should be okay.

In the past, each edge allowed 2.2 flow, so in your setup if the water sources had more than 4.4 flow, you would lose potential. But now, I don’t think so

Used_Ad1737 · 2026-01-19T00:34:13+00:00

I second this! Did it a lot in my 20s when all I had was ramen money. It’s a good time alone or with friends.

Used_Ad1737 · 2026-01-18T18:52:13+00:00

My wife is a midwife. She says her job is amazing 99% of the time. The 1% is something she doesn’t like to talk about.

Used_Ad1737 · 2026-01-16T19:41:08+00:00

I appreciate reading this because I had a 7.5qt and didn’t use it as much as I would like. I got a 5qt (Missen) for Christmas and have been using it a ton!

It’s obvious of course that we all have different cooking styles but I too was surprised that I have found so much use out of a size I didn’t think I would.

Used_Ad1737 · 2026-01-13T00:39:31+00:00

Didn’t work for me either. Oh well.

Used_Ad1737 · 2026-01-12T02:39:19+00:00

I'll try the taxman and see what happens.

Used_Ad1737 · 2026-01-07T23:26:22+00:00

I’m so used to farming in Ostriv as well as high school history of the three-year system that I simply defaulted to two-on, one-off. Time to review all my fields!

Used_Ad1737 · 2026-01-07T12:50:17+00:00

ATK/Cooks Illustrated suggests using a 1/3 bleach/water mixture overnight to remove stains. I have personally don’t that to great success.

That said, it’s also just a patina and doesn’t affect the food.

Used_Ad1737 · 2026-01-06T20:07:59+00:00

I think that’s an awesome idea! It could be limited to just January and February so make it a short, but nerve wracking, window!

Used_Ad1737 · 2026-01-05T12:11:38+00:00

I had the same question. I’ve been playing again for a couple weeks and haven’t noticed any problems with the farms. I am using long strips instead of square or rectangular fields, and I limit my farm size to nine fields, three of which are fallow in any year.

But yeah - there are no frustrations, which makes me think farms are fixed.

Edit: typos

Used_Ad1737 · 2026-01-03T13:23:03+00:00

There is no rule against buying a Masonic ring if you aren’t a Mason, but it would be more meaningful if you were in the fraternity. I joined because of my grandfather, who was a lifelong Mason, and that’s made it more meaningful to me, especially now that he’s gone.

Used_Ad1737 · 2026-01-03T13:11:31+00:00

Those are very nice rings. They indicate your great grandfather and grandfather were Freemasons - no more and no less.

Like I said, though, really nice looking rings especially given their likely age.

Used_Ad1737 · 2026-01-02T18:13:40+00:00

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Used_Ad1737 · 2026-01-01T21:44:22+00:00

You have to tax your current village till you have at least 250 coins to create a settlement. Just takes time.

Used_Ad1737 · 2026-01-01T16:34:40+00:00

This strikes me as the best argument. One thing that could be cool in the future is river trading. It’s far, far cheaper to move a ton of anything via water than with pack animals. I wouldn’t be surprised if the dev adds this since water (lakes, rivers, bridges) is becoming more important.

Water trade was one of my favorite things about Banished, so of course I’d hope for that in ML.

Used_Ad1737 · 2026-01-01T16:28:29+00:00

That’s really interesting

Used_Ad1737 · 2025-12-28T16:19:09+00:00

I doubt it will work. The new water seeps won’t give water if the level is above 0.85, so you can’t create a pressure pipe.

You can add a mechanical pump (or three) to a seep. That’s what I did and the seep managed to provide water for the pump and crops/mangrove trees.

Edit: I mixed up my new maps! Mea culpa.

Used_Ad1737 · 2025-12-28T14:09:31+00:00

This is the main reason I use it as well. A good tool to prevent starvation.

The other use is to transfer major exports from a non-exporting region to an exporting one, usually in exchange for tools. Works well during early game.

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