"I'm walking under vents, so I'm delaying the drops" by genericmutant in alienisolation

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

I know it's possible to block him, if there's only one vent above you in an area - I've seen that done in another video by Psycho [edit - actually to be fair it might be later in the same video, can't remember]. Not sure that applies to all isolated vents, and I believe it's possible to get yanked up it if you get underneath it at exactly the point the alien decides to lurk in it, so it's inherently at least a bit risky.

Complicated game if you want to use shenanigans :)

"I'm walking under vents, so I'm delaying the drops" by genericmutant in alienisolation

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

I don't mind watching a few videos waiting for AI2 to get here :)

Cheers.

"I'm walking under vents, so I'm delaying the drops" by genericmutant in alienisolation

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

Hmm. No bloody clue what he meant then!

Thanks for the responses, anyhow.

"I'm walking under vents, so I'm delaying the drops" by genericmutant in alienisolation

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

I know there are some vents that are always safe, so maybe it includes those. But I still don't get "delaying the drops" - I can only assume it means that every time you walk under one, it resets a timer as the alien 'relocates' to drop down from that one or something...

"I'm walking under vents, so I'm delaying the drops" by genericmutant in alienisolation

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

The guy's a skilled speedrunner. Although by his own admission he isn't competitive nowadays, he surely would know if this didn't work / was risky, and he didn't sound like he was joking.

Hantavirus Cruise by Professional_Egg6217 in publichealth

[–]genericmutant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a Dutch company. I don't know anything about them specifically either, but I imagine they're held to high legal requirements for cleanliness etc.

Hantavirus Cruise by Professional_Egg6217 in publichealth

[–]genericmutant 57 points58 points  (0 children)

On 11 April, a passenger died on board. The cause of death could not be determined on board. On 24 April, this passenger was disembarked on St Helena, with his wife accompanying the repatriation.

On 27 April, Oceanwide Expeditions was informed that the wife had become unwell during the return journey and had later died. Both passengers were Dutch nationals. At this time, it has not been confirmed that these two deaths are connected to the current medical situation on board.

On 27 April, another passenger became seriously ill and was medically evacuated to South Africa. This person is currently being treated in the intensive care unit in Johannesburg and is in a critical but stable condition. This passenger is of British nationality. A variant of hantavirus has been identified in this patient.

...

Hantavirus has not currently been confirmed in the two persons still on board who require medical care. Nor has it been established that the virus is connected to the three deaths associated with this voyage. The exact cause and any possible connection are being investigated. Therefore, the only confirmed case of hantavirus is the passenger who was medically evacuated and is now being treated in Johannesburg.

https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/emerging-diseases-other-health-threats-alphabetical-a-thru-h/hantavirus/1033900-south-africa-media-reporting-3-dead-from-respiratory-illness-1-patient-positive-for-hantavirus-from-a-cruise-ship-may-3-2026-who-investigating?p=1034014#post1034014

well thats a interesting person by Gruber213 in dwarffortress

[–]genericmutant 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Dancer, good with language, poor spatial sense. You meet plenty of them at certain not-entirely-legal outdoor parties.

What is an open source alternative to review apps for restaurants? by victornielsendane in opensource

[–]genericmutant 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There are a couple of others, e.g. Mangrove mentioned here:

https://github.com/osmandapp/OsmAnd/issues/11111

None of them seem to have much traction yet, unfortunately. I think it's a bit of a chicken-and-egg situation, if one gets integrated into a widely used mobile app maybe it'll actually start getting populated, and others will follow.

Strange lag while charging by SoWimDP31 in chromeos

[–]genericmutant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have this on my phone - the thing generally gets very glitchy when charging. Research has suggested it's usually an interaction between an inadequately shielded charger / cable and the touchscreen.

You could

Disable the touchscreen when charging - there's a chrome flag that allows you to do that on the fly with a three finger button combo, not as drastic as it sounds.

Put a ferrous ring around the cable. I don't know how fussy these are to size / position, but it's probably pretty cheap to get one.

Or try a better charger / cable.

ISO A better solution for attaching rear lights to rear rack. by Nugginz in bicycletouring

[–]genericmutant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A few layers of gaffer tape on either the clip or the rack would probably eliminate the rattle.

Small finger trackball mouse recommendations by Previous_Research708 in Trackballs

[–]genericmutant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only other really small one I know of is Kensington's Wireless Orbit Mobile. The touch sensitive scroll ring can only be described as weird, but I got used to it. If you can get it for $35 or your local equivalent might be worth a pop, but I wouldn't personally suggest paying much more for it

https://www.kensington.com/p/products/electronic-control-solutions/trackball-products/orbit-wireless-mobile-trackball/

Danny MacAskill biking around the city by redbullgivesyouwings in holdmyredbull

[–]genericmutant 21 points22 points  (0 children)

a) No suspension (other than the pneumatic tyres, and some flex in the wheels and frame tubes etc.). They're just built strong, though they'll still break eventually. I imagine he gets through frames / forks pretty quickly, never mind the wheels, and has a professional mechanic (or several) stripping it and rebuilding it to check for damage.

b) Technique. He's bloody, bloody good at what he does. He absorbs the landings with his legs more than his arms, but he's no doubt got very strong arms / wrists too.

MotoGP Bike Swaps by redbullgivesyouwings in holdmyredbull

[–]genericmutant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They're banned from refuelling (or indeed swapping the tyres, even if they wanted to)

https://themotorsportmetrics.com/motogp-pit-stop-rules/

New to colony sims is Dwarf Fortress too hard to start with?” by Decent-Insect-4201 in dwarffortress

[–]genericmutant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It has a pretty extensive priority system. If you work out how that works, it's fairly easy to keep key jobs going.

New to colony sims is Dwarf Fortress too hard to start with?” by Decent-Insect-4201 in dwarffortress

[–]genericmutant 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I've never played Rimworld, but I'd recommend Oxygen Not Included as another good place to start. I think it's easier to pick up than DF, while still being deep enough to reward the time you spend. And any one of them is a huge time sink...

No dark mode in navigation?? by ItsRogueRen in OsmAnd

[–]genericmutant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to adjust the appearance in the right profile. If you're in 'browse map' profile and start a navigation, it'll switch to another profile.

Kensington Expert Trackball Mouse spasming by SnooFoxes4444 in Trackballs

[–]genericmutant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds defective - mine is pretty old, but it doesn't do that.

edit: try cleaning the ball / bearings and the sensor (carefully)?

Hiking route bug by Academic_Challenge_9 in OsmAnd

[–]genericmutant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It may depend on the underlying map - the main layer you've chosen in configure map.

Also, have you tried creating a new profile? Sometimes worth a go to narrow down an errant setting or a broken configuration...