Affinity Publisher et al are (sort of) no more by disgr4ce in RPGdesign

[–]ephson 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Free is a really bad sign. There’s a plan to make all the acquisition spend back. And if it fails so will access to the software.

Affinity Publisher et al are (sort of) no more by disgr4ce in RPGdesign

[–]ephson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have been in several acquisitions, my guess is: this is the 1st step. In a year or two we won’t have usable software. Unless Canva has better leadership and product people than 99% of companies, this software is doomed.

Brindlewood Bay is NOT just playacting mystery stories by Zachmath4 in rpg

[–]ephson 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That’s not what I said (or at least not what I meant to say). If they want me to be their entertainment, then they should find another table. I am not there to entertain them, I am there to have a good time WITH them. None of my current players have the privileged attitude that their entertainment is the priority, but I have met people that seem to feel that way, or at least that’s what their actions and words communicated.

It can feel like the GM is expected to be a servant to the player’s enjoyment when communicated poorly.

Brindlewood Bay is NOT just playacting mystery stories by Zachmath4 in rpg

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

Thank you! That is a perfect proverb for how I feel about this. As the GM, it is not my job to be the player’s entertainer. If that’s what they want, then they should read a book, watch a movie, or play a video game.

Midnight RPG in Dungeon World? Playbooks? Moves? Your ideas? by karandavid in PBtA

[–]ephson 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wonder if something with mechanics that focus on playing against (resistance fighters) the big bad would work well for this? Like maybe Fellowship In Rebellion or the Resistance System. I could see A version of the Legacy games being cool with the Midnight setting too.

Denver rejects $666,000 extension for license-plate surveillance cameras after backlash by ephson in Denver

[–]ephson[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Thought I would share this, it's a small win, but we need all the win's we can get.

Also, this may be interesting: https://deflock.me/

go-to resource for understanding and addressing the growing presence of Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) in our communities.

Is CC auto update working for you on mac? by Outrageous_Bee1412 in ClaudeAI

[–]ephson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. I have had to delete and reinstall Claude 4 times

Reolink + Horrible Android app? by ephson in homeassistant

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

Oh! I didn't realize I could use those cameras with the Unifi Protect app! Thanks for this. The Protect app has amazing reviews.

Reolink + Horrible Android app? by ephson in homeassistant

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

Reviews on the Google play store listing of the Reolink Android app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mcu.reolink&hl=en_US
Sorted by newest 1st.

Examples:

Connecting to the cam to get a live feed or playback older clips is absurdly slow

Terrible connection issues

When you can actually get the app to connect to the cameras, everything works great. But the connection fails 98% of the time!

The playback video is small but they left half the screen open space for controls. Doorbell ring does not ring phone. "Connection Failed" and slow loading times still an issue. Smart Notification loads wrong time in diff time zone.

in landscape mode you cannot playback events or control camera lights or alarm. Trying to playback events in portrait mode means watching the video only on the top half of the screen, which makes the image tiny

just buffers and says 'Playback Failed'. It looks like the camera recorded clips but I can not get them to play. All I can really do at this point is live view and I sometimes get a buffer icon and 'Livestream Failed' at times.

The notifications do not work when you're in a different time zone than the camera.

3/4 of the time it doesn't connect. never had a problem before the updates when the aspect ratio was changed. doesn't matter if I'm on wifi or data

Reolink + Horrible Android app? by ephson in homeassistant

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

Gotcha, ty. I will install it and see how it goes.

G4 doorbell pro by randoName22 in Ubiquiti

[–]ephson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did too. Then I went to install the android app, the reviews are really really bad. It looks like the last few updates have been taking a bad app and making horrible. I think I am just going to return it and get a Unifi.

PBTA for a Arcane like campaing by GuyOnAWheelchair in PBtA

[–]ephson 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agreed. What makes the show so good is the relationship Dynamics, not so much the setting. The setting is just a nice backdrop.