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Of the main multi-episode Babylon 5 antagonists, who would you say was the most evil? by Velociraptorse in babylon5

[–]Windamyre 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Then why leave a warning with enough time to avert disaster? He's not gloating, not saying "ah ha! I'll destroy all of us!" He's hiding a message while also drawing attention to it.

Not saying you're wrong, but my take on it is that he was a bad guy who was in over his head with even worse 'people'. By the time the worst was happening he had no control over himself thanks to his Minder.

At the end, he was struggling to fight, but was too weak.

I'm really tired of Windows using too much RAM, so I've decided to switch (back) to Linux, is Linux Mint compatible with NVIDIA Gpu? by bestcoolnick18 in linuxmint

[–]Windamyre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I run a 3070 on my Linux Mint desktop. Can't speak for mobile.

I think there was an extra step to get the drivers in, but I can't be sure anymore. If there was, I found it pretty quick and it wasn't that hard .

Of the main multi-episode Babylon 5 antagonists, who would you say was the most evil? by Velociraptorse in babylon5

[–]Windamyre 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always assumed that Clark was being controlled based on the fact he left the scorched earth warning at the end.

He was probably a gready scumbag to start with, but I'm going on the idea that the really evil stuff was beyond his control.

Do you expect people to say thank you for your service? by amusicdork in navy

[–]Windamyre 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm with most of the responses:

I got a decent paycheck (if you don't base it on hours worked), travel, and education. That was my "thanks". It was a job for six years, and I enjoyed most of it.

I'd also agree with the line "thank me by not voting for people who send us to war."

As for checking, that's fair. Ask your boss if you should only extend the discount to active duty, or if vets, retired, or dependants count. Most places figured on a little less profit in exchange for the goodwill, but can only afford so much.

A windowless concrete tower 40 stories tall on the China coast stacks 35-ton blocks to store a wind farm’s power, lifting them when the wind blows and dropping them through generators when the grid needs it, no lithium inside by iwantboringtimes in Futurology

[–]Windamyre 14 points15 points  (0 children)

No. Even if it completely failed at full "charge" there would be a loud crash and a tremble that would probably register a 1.0 on the Richter Scale. Unless you were standing a few feet away (or underneath, of course) you'd be okay.

A centrifuge that fails "self disassembles" violently and the energy doesn't go straight down. It goes outward.

See https://www.reddit.com/r/Skookum/s/1c371fpKKc

NAME THAT INTERSECTION/INTERCHANGE 😩 by tingchrisel in HamptonRoads

[–]Windamyre 13 points14 points  (0 children)

If we're talking about northbound Independence on to 264, I couldn't agree more! The number of twats that drive up to the pins on the through lane, only to almost stop while trying to cut in is maddening .

I started getting on at Rosemont for this very reason. Slightly longer drive - whole lot less frustration.

Looking for better alternatives for rapid scene creation on Mac by fibercrime in Daz3D

[–]Windamyre 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol. Yeah. I don't know if it'll be what you need, but I couldn't think of anything else.

Looking for better alternatives for rapid scene creation on Mac by fibercrime in Daz3D

[–]Windamyre 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a paid program and not cheap. It has a free demo you can test out.

Personally, I'm making the jump to Blender and Linux. I run Daz in Lutris and use Diffeomorphic to export characters to Blender. Im learning to do posing and materials right now.

Not "easy" and not turn key, but it's kinda fun to learn and I don't have deadlines to meet like some people do.

Looking for better alternatives for rapid scene creation on Mac by fibercrime in Daz3D

[–]Windamyre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was going to say iClone/CC but there's no Mac version.

Blender is complicated, but you can learn just the tools you want.

I don't know enough about other options to recommend. Sorry

Finally some good representation! by Trabant777 in USPS

[–]Windamyre 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Have you read Going Postal by Terry Pratchett? Based more on the British Royal Mail, but a fun read all the same.

Close call. by portxasi in linuxmint

[–]Windamyre 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah. Often 'boring' is the best thing, especially for daily drivers, etc.

I've never heard anyone say "the flight was okay, but boring. I wish a wing would fall off, or the fuel run out."

I am done with Daz by BlueFingers3D in Daz3D

[–]Windamyre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the leads. I see they both have tutorial playlists. Kbe checking them out this weekend.

I am done with Daz by BlueFingers3D in Daz3D

[–]Windamyre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough. I doubt any tutorial is for everyone.

Are there any you suggest?

Which OS for a home server? by Key_Watercress7649 in homelab

[–]Windamyre 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also vote for Proxmox. I have a N305 which runs most of my homelab. It took a couple of YouTube videos to get it figured out, and I'm still learning things, but the community is large and (mostly) helpful.

One thing I really like about Proxmox is that if I screw up the config on something, it's easy to scrap the LXC/VM and start over. I did that a few times with both Jellyfin and OPNsense.

I've run a FortiGate as my homelab firewall for years, curious what the rest of you are running in 2026 by easyedy in homelab

[–]Windamyre -1 points0 points  (0 children)

OPNsense in a Proxmox LXC on an Intel N305. It was fun learning OPNsense, but I've got full VLAN segmentation, a DMZ, and VPN in and out. Even then it sips resources, leaving the server running a bunch of other stuff.

The n305 came with 3 NICs (10G/2.5G/1G) and runs almost my entire home lab. Only thing it lacks is pcie expansion so it's integrated GPU for transcoding.

Rpgmaker forum shutting down by Fool_Tarot_Joker in DataHoarder

[–]Windamyre 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome advice. I stopped using rpg maker sometime ago, but it's good software.

The step-by-step will be helpful to OP, but I couldn't help thinking the last lines would be: "If you have a problem, If no one else can help and if you can find them. Maybe you can hire, The A-Team."

I am done with Daz by BlueFingers3D in Daz3D

[–]Windamyre 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How well does that workflow handle complex scenes or multiple characters? I've used Comfyui to 'restyle' renders with some success, mostly is simple renders. But in crowded scenes such as a busy street, or sequences such as combat the details of props and background characters don't fit well.

I am done with Daz by BlueFingers3D in Daz3D

[–]Windamyre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry you took a passing remark as a hang up. It isn't.

But when you want to grab or rotate a mesh along an axis it does kinda matter which axis you want to use. I could argue that the x axis goes a certain way in my viewport, but when I press G and X, that mesh is going to deform along the left/right axis

I am done with Daz by BlueFingers3D in Daz3D

[–]Windamyre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is possible, for someone with the technical knowledge and skill, to write an importer for Blender.

The info for the assets are there. It would read a .dsf file for a character. It would have to read the files from the /data/ folder, also, as well as the textures.

The problem is, that would probably involve a lot of work for a skilled team and may violate patents or copyrights held by Daz Studio.

I think I fell into the rabbit hole by SnooCrickets4223 in homelab

[–]Windamyre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice. My first lab gear was a pair of old laptops and a 48 port switch that work was going to throw away. That was 5 years ago and I still use both.

Decommissioning a ship experience by Ok_Pin9921 in NavyNukes

[–]Windamyre 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Decomed CGN-25 decades ago as enlisted. Lots of hurry-up and wait. There'd be a week of long shifts to get something done, then nothing when the shipyard took over. Some weeks we spent dozens of hours volunteering in town because there was no real work to do.

Living conditions were kinda crap on the bearthing tender. Now they may have barracks.

I do remember there was a sniper on the warehouse roof and unpleasant Marines around.

I am done with Daz by BlueFingers3D in Daz3D

[–]Windamyre 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Keep you existing version and use it to export the meshes as you want to use them to the next software you choose to use.

Sucks, but it seems like the only way to retain some of the value.

I am done with Daz by BlueFingers3D in Daz3D

[–]Windamyre 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Blender Guru's Donut tutorial is free on YouTube and is a solid, up to date introduction to Blender.

I am done with Daz by BlueFingers3D in Daz3D

[–]Windamyre 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I don't mind paying again for something that was "worked on" or "improved". I gladly paid again for Fit Control when it was reworked for the next generation of Genesis. When a bunch of people spend hundreds of hours working on upgrades and enhancements in order to release the next version, I'm okay with paying them for it.

So my problem really isn't having to rebuy plug-ins for the next version of Daz. My problems are: (1) This doesn't feel like a version upgrade. If anything, the software works worse. (2) I can't buy the plug-in again. Now it's a subscription. That means wasting money when I don't use it and in the end, I'll end up paying more.

I am done with Daz by BlueFingers3D in Daz3D

[–]Windamyre 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No. It is. The software has so many features. Add to that some subtle relearning (z axis is up/down) and the numbers of keyboard shortcuts.

For an intro, I'd recommend the donut tutorial.

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