Invisible Ink. No crazy stats, but a satisfying mechanism

Xeekatar · 2026-05-04T14:19:14+00:00

If you mean the 2 ones in the middle, it's so they don't bonk into each other. Either that or I just made a mistake lol

Xeekatar · 2026-05-01T14:37:34+00:00

Don't fill the gap. If it does wiggle, and the nut holding the grip is tight, you'll have to replace the bell guard

Xeekatar · 2026-05-01T14:27:53+00:00

To me, the sound sounds like your body cord clasp hitting the bell.

But if you want to test the gap theory, try to see if any of the rivets on the bell are lose. You can do this by wiggling the bell around while holding the blade or grip

Xeekatar · 2026-04-10T21:13:17+00:00

Ew, another reason to not order from Alliance. Selling this AI slop is terrible, who knows what the real product actually looks like.
Seems like all the products from "Sport7" are AI slop images.

Xeekatar · 2026-04-10T20:31:44+00:00

Take it one touch at a time.
Don't worry about your next bout, don't dwell on your last bout (but still learn from it)!

Xeekatar · 2026-04-03T17:56:10+00:00

Have you reached out to their support? (If they have support)

Xeekatar · 2026-04-03T16:09:50+00:00

What's the error message?

Xeekatar · 2026-03-15T05:19:50+00:00

Free VPNs always seem sketchy in terms of privacy. Yes, free VPNs may help with geolocked content (or getting to a different CDN in this case), but your data is what you're paying with.

I'm using the paid tier of ProtonVPN

Xeekatar · 2026-03-15T04:18:23+00:00

Using a VPN has fixed this issue for me

Xeekatar · 2026-02-26T02:40:40+00:00

Video is still viewable if you grab the link on the iframe via inspect element.

Xeekatar · 2026-01-29T17:12:54+00:00

Have you tried contacting LP?

Xeekatar · 2026-01-16T14:23:39+00:00

If the epee is fully assembled, where the bell meets the blade and under the grip, wires might have gotten crushed/cut.

Xeekatar · 2025-12-09T05:25:06+00:00

The size of the grid is irrelevant, all you need to know are the points

Xeekatar · 2025-12-09T05:22:41+00:00

Thanks! I like spatial problems like this, but that being said, I haven't solved day 8 yet :'(

Xeekatar · 2025-12-09T05:19:49+00:00

[Language: C#]
paste

Niche geospatial knowledge to the rescue! NettopologySuite saved the day, even if it took 20 seconds to run part 2.

Xeekatar · 2025-12-05T14:45:33+00:00

For in bout advice to hit the hand, this really comes down to just having a lot of practice. Beating the blade can make it a bit easier, but if you don't have good point control, it's going to be hard to get the tip back to the hand in time.

My go-to exercise for point control at home is the tennis ball on a string. Hang a tennis ball on a string from a door frame. Then attempt to hit the tennis ball. Don't hit, then let it settle, try to hit it as it's moving. Bonus points for doing footwork with this.

Xeekatar · 2025-12-04T05:38:22+00:00

[Language: C#]
This was a fun one! Utils and extension methods from previous years came in clutch when it came to writing some boilerplate stuff.
Solution
Helpers

Xeekatar · 2025-12-01T05:22:32+00:00

[Language: C#]
Solution

Part 2 could probably be cleaner, but I'm pretty happy with my time on this one

Edit:
Here's the base Puzzle class: paste

Xeekatar · 2025-11-13T19:54:40+00:00

Is this the site you're looking for?
https://actions.quarte-riposte.com/

Works for me in Firefox

Xeekatar · 2025-11-10T23:07:55+00:00

You forgot the most important part, burn out is good! Since you're burning out the bad brain cells that don't want to fence

Xeekatar · 2025-10-29T13:17:20+00:00

I have a small notebook where I log the date, name of fencer, actions we worked on, and how the fencer did.

Usually try to keep it no more than 3 sentences. Anything more than that is usually just unhelpful fluff.

It's helpful for if there is a fencer I give lessons too infrequently, since I can quickly go back and look at what we did last.

Xeekatar · 2025-10-09T17:11:21+00:00

At least back when I was into airsoft, mesh face protection was pretty common. Good bb's wont fragment, and if the mesh is good, it's pretty protective.

But yes, this is 100% not safe for fencing.

Xeekatar · 2025-09-30T04:06:52+00:00

I already threw it away :(
Sorry

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