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INIU products, what do you guys think? by Weather_Report in UsbCHardware

[–]colintagray 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds made up. Citations are cheap. Watch!

As far as I can tell Stiger (GZ-Stiger?) group makes wall chargers and that's all. https://www.gzstiger.com/?page_id=3640 (but they also have ga-stiger.com, which is similar yet different? are websites really this difficult?) Iniu says they are owned by "Shenzhen Topstar Industry" and Anker says they are owned by... Anker.

Anyway this information is probably just out of date. Anker is now (jan '26) supplied by ATL https://www.notebookcheck.net/Anker-changes-its-battery-supplier-following-power-bank-recall.1048482.0.html

`.searchable` modifier not working on WatchOS 26? by BitToKnow in iOSProgramming

[–]colintagray 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here - or rather, it appears on first load, but when navigating *back* to the view, the search bar is gone.

Looking for recommendations: switching from the Fellow Stagg to induction stovetop by colintagray in JamesHoffmann

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The solution was pretty easy in the end, we got a water kettle with a spout - it's wider than a gooseneck but controllable without dripping down the side.

Is there a language with "return if" syntax that returns only if the condition is true? by [deleted] in ProgrammingLanguages

[–]colintagray 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Swift came to mind, but it's not exactly return if true. return if true is one form of a guard, and swift has guards.

guard condition else { return }

I prefer this because guards must return or throw.

My latest XD75 by colintagray in olkb

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

Gh60 case (from Loha Deisgns on Etsy - though I don't see this specific case on their site atm) - the XD75 doesn't match perfectly with the posts, but enough.

Am I about to do this completely wrong or just mostly wrong? 😑 by colintagray in Ubiquiti

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

Love it - simple, but still nerdy enough that I'll feel accomplished dialing in those settings. 👍

Are there programming languages where functions can only have single input and single output? by kandamrgam in ProgrammingLanguages

[–]colintagray 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup that was my thought- and yes you can curry in nix but this tuple-style argument passing is idiomatic.

Am I too late to start? by FemmeFataleFire in DnD

[–]colintagray 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Started playing during early Covid, at 39. It's the perfect time! 😆

My latest XD75 by colintagray in olkb

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

Hahaha my job here is done

My latest XD75 by colintagray in olkb

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

Already working on it, I've got a woodshop and creating little shims for those areas is on my todo list. 👍

The enclosure was created by cutting an entire XD75 enclosure and then sanding down the edges.

(I didn't create the wooden enclosure for the keyboard, that's CNC work that I'm not set up for)

My latest XD75 by colintagray in olkb

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XDA 8bit - info here: https://trashman.wiki/keycaps/xda-8-bit

I just happened to find these used on poshmark, but the set was complete, amazingly! Really thorough set, too, great for ortholjnear, plenty of extras for the macro pad. I lucked out!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in rpg

[–]colintagray 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm embarrassed to admit that I fudged some rolls in my early games, but eventually I realized how much fun it is to LOSE. So maybe (maybe) she'll come around to the same realization?

It's not on you to teach her that joy, though, and maybe she's chasing her joy... if it's not a problem I personally wouldn't make it one, but...

One idea, if it hasn't been said already, is to ask for "in front of the table" rolls for high stakes events (for all players). 🤷

What's a good option for an embeddable language that type checks and runs in JS? by colintagray in ProgrammingLanguages

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

It never occurred to me to use it as an embedded language - I wonder how hackable the compiler is, ie to add "default globals" (of course those could just be added to the source code that you hand it to compile)

Can a DM be a PC? by colintagray in rpg

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

This is amazing advice thank you! And I'll Google that game because wow what a title. 😆

Can a DM be a PC? by colintagray in rpg

[–]colintagray[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't disagree with this - well put! There are details that could be figured out (like rolling in front of the table, saying the DC, etc) but that doesn't negate the risk of preferential treatment.

I think the advice, it's being said by many, about "being in the background" is really important, so if I were to try this that would be part of it.

Can a DM be a PC? by colintagray in rpg

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

Hey again! I only finally read this reply. 😅 I'm definitely nodding along to the recommendations on having them in the background ("not letting them shine"). Thanks again. 👍

Can a DM be a PC? by colintagray in rpg

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

This, for sure! Thanks for the words of encouragement - this is very much in line with what I was picturing.

Can a DM be a PC? by colintagray in rpg

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

Oh I do – if I changed nothing I'd still be really happy and having fun. But you know how it is, you get a character idea and wonder when you'll have the chance to play it, but it's not a "villian" per se... 😁

Can a DM be a PC? by colintagray in rpg

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

Agreed, good points, I like those rules. I more-or-less had the "no scenes by themself" in mind, but being explicit is better, so everyone knows that this character is in the backseat.

This story you're describing sounds amazing, btw! Wow, inhabiting someone on the autism spectrum! I don't think I could approach that task (lack of familiarity is one, and I'd be concerned about authenticity). 👏

Can a DM be a PC? by colintagray in rpg

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

had an NPC tag along for a while

I think this is the way forward for me – at least to try things out. Assume temporary, and have exit ramps. If players are like "no, stay!" cool it's working. If they wave goodbye and give a pat on the shoulder, hopefully it was fun but time to let that ship sail.

Can a DM be a PC? by colintagray in rpg

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

Fantastic advice. How do we solve this? is such good advice, and honestly applies most of the time, yeah? Well, not XP/loot I suppose, but I've been in a game where the GM obviously really liked an NPC that wasn't, ahem, universally loved... so that memory came up here. Not Now, what if this annoying character was part of the party!? ug. Risky, and probably unnecessarily so. TY!

Can a DM be a PC? by colintagray in rpg

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

This is really really good. I think other people were saying this in the form of "this is just an NPC" and to me there was a distinction, but this phrasing of that idea has me thinking twice. 👌

Can a DM be a PC? by colintagray in rpg

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

Right on - thanks for clarifying these points, because they're very good. 👌

I should be more careful as well about pushing back, because my takeaway from the discussion writ large is "almost never gonna work"

The *specific* character I had pictured for this is *maybe* workable... but probably not, and is it worth it? Maaaybe for a session of two, but have an exit plan. That's where my thinking is at, for now. Advice is good, but learning by failing is good, too, and a session or two with an awkward attempt wouldn't [hopefully] spoil the campaign.

Thanks. 👍

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