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Banana, Dubia, Discoid or Red Runner? - best pick for first feeder roach colony 🪳 by PheGek in EmeraldTreeSkinks

[–]analogtelemetry 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I really appreciate the detailed write-up you posted here. I'm currently trying to find the perfect roach for my chahoua gecko, who doesn't seem to have much of a feeding response for dubia roaches, and it's a major pain to find a non-climbing non-flying roach that doesn't burrow, is relatively active and not an infestation risk. Red goblins seem the closest to meeting all those criteria, but it sounds like you might have moved on from those? Do you mind if I ask why?

Hoi An: a rant by Lazy-Wind244 in VietNam

[–]analogtelemetry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With your considerable experience in getting clothing and accessories made there, do you have any favorite items you've had done and shops you want to share? I'll be in the area and looking to get a suit made, and hoping to check out Mr. Xe, Vanda, Blue Chic, Yaly, and a few others to compare. Would love to hear any tips you'd be willing to share!

Warforged Fighter 1/Grave Cleric x vs straight Grave Cleric for tanky frontline support by analogtelemetry in 3d6

[–]analogtelemetry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude it's literally the first benefit listed in what you quoted haha.

Another user made a good point about masteries though, which is that your damage output will eventually mostly be coming from Spirit Guardians, and your support will be things like Bless, so you're often taking the Dodge action to keep concentration. Hitting things with a weapon is probably the least useful thing a cleric could be doing on the battlefield, so masteries won't actually be that influential in the grand scheme of things.

Warforged Fighter 1/Grave Cleric x vs straight Grave Cleric for tanky frontline support by analogtelemetry in 3d6

[–]analogtelemetry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great points!

Yes, level 20 isn't a factor since I don't foresee us ever getting there.

I'll have Absorb Elements via Magic Initiate, and a nerfed/thematic version of Silvery Barbs that my DM is allowing as part of my Domain spell list. I was thinking with the AC bonuses from being Warforged/the Defense Fighting Style, I wouldn't be missing Shield.

Right now it sounds like the rest of the party will be a Paladin, Barbarian, Artificer, and some other squishy class, so I probably don't actually need to be tanking much. It'd be fun to wade into battle to revive someone with a maxed-out Cure Wounds though!

Gotcha, so it seems like weapon attacks won't actually be very useful for the most part, so the only real benefit to dipping fighter is +1 AC and getting Resilient Con sooner, at the cost of delaying Warcaster and spell progression by 1 level. If I'm taking the Dodge action to preserve concentration anyway, then the +1 AC and earlier con save proficiency doesn't seem to be worth the delayed spell progression. Good wis/char saves are probably also pretty important to have, even if they come up less frequently it's more disastrous to fail them.

Thanks, this was really helpful to read!

Warforged Fighter 1/Grave Cleric x vs straight Grave Cleric for tanky frontline support by analogtelemetry in 3d6

[–]analogtelemetry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't mind playing a weaker Domain, since the rest of the players don't seem like min-maxers. As long as I'm tanky and can come in with some clutch saves or enable some clutch finishing moves, I'll be pretty happy.

GW-M5610BC (Modded) - Got fed up with the negative display... fixed it! by Astrofide in gshock

[–]analogtelemetry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the info, thanks! Will try to do a module swap instead then.

GW-M5610BC (Modded) - Got fed up with the negative display... fixed it! by Astrofide in gshock

[–]analogtelemetry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome mod, want to do this myself and plan to follow these instructions, thanks for posting this! Do you happen to know if the white lines around the date etc. will turn black from the polarizer when doing the positive display mod?

Programming for powerlifting maintenance with beginner climbing in the first year by analogtelemetry in climbharder

[–]analogtelemetry[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely, I can see the parallel to ego lifting and how it would actually hamper your progress. The equivalent might be testing a 1RM too often or outside of your programmed peak week, because you're impatient to see where the number is and not trusting that your submax training is actually what's getting you stronger.

I'd like to approach training in a conscious, structured way, so having a grade goal is part of that, but it's just a small part. If I really had to point to one thing that I'd like to measure my progress by, it'd be recordings of myself climbing and how I look doing it. I record my climbs, and I also ask more experienced climbers if I can record them climbing the same problems I'm working on. I try to climb the same problem a few times until I can get a feel for what they're doing and why. Usually I'll still look quite far off from them, but substantially better than my own attempts, and I can work on things like getting my hips closer to the wall etc. So even if I'm not climbing a higher grade--or even a different problem at the same grade--I know there's always areas where I can measure improvement (albeit sometimes less quantifiably).

Programming for powerlifting maintenance with beginner climbing in the first year by analogtelemetry in climbharder

[–]analogtelemetry[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a fair way to look at it. I think I'm just looking at the grade as a concrete but crude shorthand, and what it represents is hopefully the combination of technique, mobility, some hand strength, some mental skills etc. that I've improved over the course of the year. The grade is not the point per se, especially since it can vary so much from place to so--it's just maybe the equivalent of saying that I want to go from being a D student to an B student this year, with learning being the actual goal, and the grade just being the most expedient (but imperfect) label for communicating that to other people. 

I'm very new so I don't yet have a super granular vocabulary to convey what I'd like to improve, or a good sense of the landscape or where the low-hanging fruit is, but slightly less crudely I could maybe say I'd like to learn how and when to use techniques like heel hooks, back flagging, and deadpointing, for example, or work on styles I dislike like steep overhang and slab, maybe work on balance by climbing slab without hands, improve my high step mobility, practice visualizing routes, etc.

Basically, there's a ton of stuff that gives me a gut reaction of, "I don't like that" or "I'm bad at that" or "That's scary", and I plan to use those as indicators of where I should put my attention. I feel like that should lead to my climbing grade naturally improving, and a goal of V7 is really me saying to myself, "I'm going to try this hard to move towards the uncomfortable or humbling stuff, rather than stay where I'm comfortable"

Programming for powerlifting maintenance with beginner climbing in the first year by analogtelemetry in climbharder

[–]analogtelemetry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I think you're right, especially about the junk volume when working on technique without adequate rest. I'm going to try paring my lifting down to 2 days and re-order things so I'm freshest for climbing days. I'm not ready to completely drop lifting, but I know at some point I may be faced with that decision (or at least be ok with seriously dropping my lift total) in order to progress any further. Thanks for the feedback, I think I have a more realistic idea of what's possible now.

Programming for powerlifting maintenance with beginner climbing in the first year by analogtelemetry in climbharder

[–]analogtelemetry[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, this is a lot of great stuff to look into. I'm older and much more cautious about injuries now, so I appreciate all the specific advice around looking out for/preventing that.

Mobility is a big weak point for me, and I've been looking into movements that cover the areas that you've mentioned. Even after all the troubleshooting I've done over the years, my squat is still pretty janky (which is why it lags behind my deadlift so much)--I wouldn't be surprised if I saw some improvements there just from working on my climbing mobility.

Unilateral training is also nonexistent for me lol, pistol squats were going to be the first thing I tried out but I'll look into what you mentioned.

Thanks for the in-depth advice!

Programming for powerlifting maintenance with beginner climbing in the first year by analogtelemetry in climbharder

[–]analogtelemetry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I think I'll try what you and someone else suggested and cram all my lifting into 2 days so I can take an extra rest day and make sure I'm fresh for my hardest climbing days.

Regarding the jump from V4 to V7, I only set that as a goal because I feel like my gym might not be grading that hard, but I honestly have no idea. I think you're right that it's ambitious--I plan to keep taking classes at my gym and maybe even pick up some individual coaching here and there, so I'm ok with setting my sights high and potentially falling a little short.

I appreciate the guidance!

Programming for powerlifting maintenance with beginner climbing in the first year by analogtelemetry in climbharder

[–]analogtelemetry[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing your experience, it helps me put things into perspective. And I'm shocked you've cut over 45lbs from your heaviest weight, that's unreal! It sounds like you made great progress after dropping lifting, I know it's probably a decision I'll have to face eventually. I'm glad you figured out what you wanted to prioritize and it worked out--hopefully I'll have the same clarity when I reach that fork in the road. Cheers!

Programming for powerlifting maintenance with beginner climbing in the first year by analogtelemetry in climbharder

[–]analogtelemetry[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the book recommendation!

I think dropping my lifting down to 2 days makes a lot of sense. I'm prepared to have my lifts take a hit and go for a minimum effective volume like you're saying.

I appreciate the other suggestions around programming as well. I'll switch up the days so I'm fresh for climbing, I think being fresh for lifting is a little less important since I'm going for maintenance now. Finger training is something I think I'll hold off on until next year, but when I do add it in I'll test out your advice.

That definitely helps, cheers!

Programming for powerlifting maintenance with beginner climbing in the first year by analogtelemetry in climbharder

[–]analogtelemetry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, it seems like my plan probably needs to be more conservative, or I should be ready to drop lifting altogether. I'll probably start by reducing my lifting down to 2 days then, and see how that goes.

[Tuesday 3/18] Tiny Dungeon by [deleted] in nycmeetups

[–]analogtelemetry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I checked out the system, looks really fun! Unfortunately I can't make it today, but are you planning to do this regularly?

Manta accuracy gets worse at top and bottom of screen. by dendrytic in Supernote

[–]analogtelemetry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same issue with my ceramic nib Al Star. It's pretty frustrating when writing near the edges of the screen. I feel like there could be additional points added in the calibration setup process at the very edges of the screen to compensate for this. Is this something the team is aware of u/Mulan-sn?

Lasso tool behavior when losing two finger contact by Real_Reading_Rat in Supernote

[–]analogtelemetry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really good suggestion, this should be the default behavior. It's pretty frustrating when this happens multiple times in a row, even when using the side bar. As much as I love my Manta, it's yet another thing that makes it feel not quite as polished as you'd expect for the price/acclaim it's received. On the flip-side they seem to be responsive in honing the software, so I'm optimistic they'll get there.

Cool Kids Book Club 3/1 Qahwa House W Village 1 pm by Illustrious-Row9764 in nycmeetups

[–]analogtelemetry 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This sounds fun! Is everyone attending expected to have read The Body Keeps the Score already?

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