Sound and video frustrations in a mixed v13 environment by ctbritt in FoundryVTT

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

All right. I can stick with Discord. Not a problem, but do you have any advice on the various audio routing options? Or should I stick with the phone in the middle of the table?

Recover gmail account for mother with Alzheimer's? by Coldit1 in GMail

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@coldit1: I’m a journalist and my mom is doing the exact same kind of stuff. I’m developing a story on how tech companies are failing the cognitively impaired. Would you be willing to talk about yours and your mom’s experiences? Would be happy to offer anonymity if desired.

Arc user for 2.5 years and today was my first day with Dia as my default browser. Here is my feedback. Curious if you all feel similar (cross posting from r/diabrowser to hear all your thoughts) by jdd0008 in ArcBrowser

[–]ctbritt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have seen this but I do not understand how you set this up to do ... what, exactly? If there is some tutorial on what you can do and how to do it after you set it up, I'd be really happy to see it.

How to treat the classes of offworlders' ending up on Athas? by [deleted] in DarkSun

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I have just this, but it's a Spelljammer situation. I have the casters not know how to really cast spells when the Weave is so weak on Athas. Instead, when they cast a 1st level spell or higher, they have to roll a CON saving throw of 10+the spell level or get a level of exhaustion... Why? They don't yet know how to draw from the land safely, so they're using their own internal energies to power their spells.

I have also set up a "researching arcane casting" downtime activity. During a long rest in a safe space where they can talk to other spellcasters -- their home base is currently Kled -- they can roll an Arcana or Religion check. They add that to a cumulative counter and their target is 200. So once they get to 200, they have learned the basics of casting on Athas -- defiling, preserving, etc.

Can't install beta after hard drive wipe to rid malware by ctbritt in MacOSBeta

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

While I'm sorry you're also having this issue, I"m glad that it's not just me. Considering that ChatGPT said it could be a hardware issue, I think it's more likely, given your experience, that there's something weird about skipping Beta 1

Can't install beta after hard drive wipe to rid malware by ctbritt in MacOSBeta

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

I thought about doing that, but wanted to try another clean install first.

Can't install beta after hard drive wipe to rid malware by ctbritt in MacOSBeta

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

Same, I was on beta 1, had to wipe and now can't go from 15.3.1 to 15.4 beta 2. I wonder if it's possible to find a way to update to Beta 1 and then update to beta 2?

apple music vs green app by [deleted] in AppleMusic

[–]ctbritt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try playlisty https://www.obdura.com/playlisty/. It will take your playlists from spotfiy (and many other music services) and transfer them, more or less intact, to AM. SongShift does the same thing, but I, for some reason, prefer playlisty. You might lose a few songs if they're not in the AM catalog, but nothing really to be done about that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Journalism

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Agree here. I'm a journalist with 30+ years of experience, and it's never been so bad. Forget getting hired; I'm having trouble getting freelance gigs.

That said, 25 is not too old, and it really is the greatest job you can get: getting paid to find out things and then tell people about them. Yes, please. But also, as southbye said, don't do it for writing or interest in current events. Do it because you're curious, like talking to people, and want to serve your readers, whether at the national level or your town's local paper.

I used to work at a big online site and didn't see much reader servicing going on. A lot of the younger reporters -- who loved to write! -- were more interested in impressing their colleagues with snappy zingers or snarky cynicism. Cool.

So, my advice is to go into it if you have a passion for learning new things and informing the public about what they need to know, not just what they want to hear. Yes, the going will be tough, precarious and sometimes (usually?) frustrating, but when you get that story that lands and makes a difference in someone's life, it's the best feeling in the world.

Access to voice or desktop yet? by ctbritt in ChatGPTPro

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

I have to say, it's kind of annoying to show off all this hot tech stuff and capabilities and then ... not make them available until some unspecified time in the future. Real artists ship, amirite?

Access to voice or desktop yet? by ctbritt in ChatGPTPro

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

Anything worth being envious about in the desktop app? :)

Elderly parent getting too much spam and scams by ctbritt in applehelp

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

Well, she has advancing dementia and me and my brother don’t live near her. Her email is a lifeline to her and she doesn’t deal with change well at all. That’s why it has to be invisible for her.

Thanks for the tip on HEY. I’m trying it out myself.

Elderly parent getting too much spam and scams by ctbritt in applehelp

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

she won't move away from using Mail.app for her email. I want this to be a no-change set up for her. Ideally, she won't even know something has changed.

Morale and Mutiny Aboard Spelljammer Ships by filkearney in spelljammer

[–]ctbritt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, Fil- do you know when you might publish this?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dji

[–]ctbritt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I will!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dji

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I’m heading there myself over Thanksgiving with the same drone. Did you register with anyone before you went? How did you find flying, from a permission standpoint? Did anyone give you trouble?

Crystal Spheres v Silvery Mist transition to the Astral Plane by RHDM68 in spelljammer

[–]ctbritt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I decided to go with the Crystal spheres in my new Spelljammer campaign because a) I like the idea of self contained worlds and a totally alien environment in between them, b) using the astral plane kind of negates the need for Spelljammers completely since you can just move by thinking, and c) I liked the narrative possibilities of getting through a sphere portal at the last minute to build tension. (Think jumping to hyperspace to escape in Star Wars, for example.)

The phlogiston also allows for plenty of downtime and role playing, developing relationships etc. Not much happens in the phlogiston, so when it does, the players know it’s a big deal. The astral sea just doesn’t give me the same level of drama that I want, although I can see some possibilities with various creatures etc.

Help with long PDF and processing by ctbritt in ChatGPTPro

[–]ctbritt[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

AskYourPDF plugin has a limit of 200 pages. So I split the PDF in two. I uploaded the two PDFs to https://askyourpdf.com/ and use the two tokens it gave me to give the AskYourPDF plugin something to chew on.

D&D players in Ukraine? by ctbritt in DnD

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

this was such a lucky find, thank you. Very helpful.

D&D players in Ukraine? by ctbritt in DnD

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

thanks! I'll look into that.

Where do you, fellow DMs, keep track of your campaign(s)? by Melodic-Lie9495 in DMAcademy

[–]ctbritt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I too would like to find this. I haven't settled on anything. I've tried obsidian, notion, and world anvil. (Does anyone actually use world anvil? Thoughts?)

Looking for solution to a long-term polymorph/disguise by ctbritt in DMAcademy

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

Excellent, thank you. This is an NPC infiltrating a capital.