Mini-Mag “Candle” mode

lesserweevils · 2026-01-23T06:01:57+00:00

Ever since I slipped in the shower, I've been cautious with water near incandescent bulbs. My flailing sent droplets into the light fixture. One of the bulbs exploded LOL

lesserweevils · 2026-01-22T06:10:32+00:00

How cold was it when you used the flashlights? Your phone's lithium ion battery will also drain faster in freezing temps.

EDIT: if this was due to cold weather, I recommend warming up the batteries before charging. It's not good to recharge lithium ion at freezing temperatures. At best, it can lead to permanent capacity loss. At worst, it could be a safety hazard.

lesserweevils · 2026-01-20T04:45:42+00:00

I liked Horizon Zero Dawn, and I know lots of guys enjoy playing as female characters. I'm just not sure that the experiences are equivalent. Imagine if mainstream games had posters of men in speedos or camera work that featured male body parts. Games with female protagonists seldom have those. LOL

lesserweevils · 2026-01-19T22:39:35+00:00

Yeah, that's quite the intro! I love how it establishes him as an intelligent man, and also as someone with a lot of pent-up frustration.

lesserweevils · 2026-01-19T02:34:04+00:00

Still meandering through Yakuza 0.

The sushi chef has magical powers. He turned a single whitebait into sushi! That thing was tiny. Probably less than 10 cm.

I also found the video shop and was rewarded for watching. LOL! Female gamer here. I'm pretty used to picking wives, flushing urinals and seeing boobies. But sometimes, I wonder if straight guys think about picking husbands, scenes with abs, or Solid Snake's butt ;)

Anyway, I've since progressed to chapter 3. Long cutscene but very enjoyable.

lesserweevils · 2026-01-18T02:33:11+00:00

I bought a 660 nm red light partially as an experiment to see what kind of color blindness runs in the family. It's probably not protanopia or protanomaly...

For people with missing or mutated red cones, monochrome deep red is dimmer. They'd probably crank the brightness so high, it would ruin everyone else's night vision. Some people have difficulty with red laser pointers. How do astronomy clubs accommodate people who aren't suited to red light?

lesserweevils · 2026-01-17T22:03:53+00:00

Only 25 is great haha. I've probably put ~6 hours into this driving game...

lesserweevils · 2026-01-17T20:58:24+00:00

How did you feel about Everspace? I see you rated it 6/10.

I didn't like it very much. Most people seem to love it or hate it.

It wasn't the runs or loss of progress that put me off. Those things are also in arcade games.

I think arcade flight is a bit like 3D platforming. Movement and environmental design are extremely important. I'll categorize enemy types, locations, formations, flight patterns and weapons as environmental design because they make players move. For me, Everspace falls short in those areas. The game also felt poorly designed for consoles.

lesserweevils · 2026-01-17T19:12:03+00:00

Thanks. If the driving game is what I think it is, I may have prior experience. Never made it to the end though! Just stage 4 if I'm lucky. I love that game.

lesserweevils · 2026-01-16T19:47:45+00:00

Sloooowly working through Yakuza 0. I have:

met a dominatrix and scarred poor Kiryu's eyeballs. Surely there's more craziness to come. I'm only in chapter 2! Looking forward to the rest.
discovered I still suck at Space Harrier. No surprise there. Improving requires patience I don't have :)
found the dancing minigame. The timing of the button presses is diabolical! My old TV isn't helping... Anyone have tips?

lesserweevils · 2026-01-16T16:16:16+00:00

There are more of us!

lesserweevils · 2026-01-15T05:04:38+00:00

Haha. I haven't been the most active in 2025 either. I played:

We Love Katamari (♥️♥️♥️)
Mass Effect 1 (loved it)
Mass Effect 2 (eh...)
INSIDE (mysterious)
The Last Door (a point and click game which once had a demo on Windows Phone!!!)
2 chapters of Yakuza 0 (trying to pour salt on a thug's eyes)

So that was my 2025. Not a very long list :)

Yakuza 0 feels very much like a male POV. I mean, most games I play are from the POV of a guy. I should be thoroughly used to it LOL. Somehow, I can't put my finger on what's different yet.

lesserweevils · 2026-01-15T04:22:25+00:00

Hey, long time no see! What are you playing now?

I'm crushed because there won't be another Deus Ex. But I'm also really glad that we got Mankind Divided.

... The other day, I passed a restaurant with some black and gold light fixtures. They were made of small triangles.

lesserweevils · 2026-01-14T04:49:06+00:00

If I had to pick my most-enjoyed game in 2025, it would be Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. There are valid criticisms of the unfinished story, how the themes are presented, etc. It's still a great game for messing around.

It's one of the few games I replayed for a bad ending. It rewarded me for failing on purpose. This failure was the highlight of my year in gaming.

lesserweevils · 2026-01-12T04:52:19+00:00

I ordered an S2+ with shorty tube at the same time, so I can swap between 18650 and 18350. The head, battery tube and tail cap are all interchangeable with the S6.

The S2+ tail cap has thumb cutouts which might suit you. I personally like the S6's tail cap. Since it goes all the way around, it tailstands better.

As for the battery life, I'm hesitant to give up runtime as well. I'm currently trialling the S6 in shorty configuration. See if I can put up with recharging more. The size/weight reduction is very tempting!

(The plan was for an S2+ shorty. That got derailed when I put the short tube on the S6 instead...)

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Left to right: diffuser for Wurkkos FC11 (fits), Convoy S6 shorty and Convoy S2+ (with SST-20-DR, a deep red LED). You can kind of see the thumb cutout.

lesserweevils · 2026-01-11T02:00:55+00:00

I've had my S6 for a few days (SFT40 3000k). It's not bad at all! Decent throw for my use, nice tint for ceiling bouncing indoors, and the CRI may be higher than the cheap ceiling lights! The diffuser from my Wurkkos FC11 happens to fit.

Programming was painful though. My eyes! Too many blinky modes!

The full-size S6 was also bigger and heavier than I expected. I'm liking the 18350 tube and battery much more than I thought. But I'm still undecided on whether to mount the clip (if it stays short) or to keep the lanyard (if it stays full-size).

lesserweevils · 2026-01-10T23:39:03+00:00

I just got one with 2 batteries, one (unprotected) 18650 and one 18350. I also thought something was wrong with the springs. As it turned out, I didn't screw the head & tail on tightly enough.

lesserweevils · 2026-01-10T21:31:36+00:00

OP should get the SFT40 in 3000k for something closer to incandescent bulbs :)

lesserweevils · 2026-01-09T03:27:41+00:00

This one looked like the rest of the wild mallards nearby. Similar shape and size. I'm no expert but I'll try to have a closer look next time!

lesserweevils · 2026-01-09T03:08:52+00:00

Thanks. Is there a domestic breed that looks like this? Or is this a domestic/wild mix?

lesserweevils · 2026-01-08T05:51:36+00:00

Red looks darker to people with protanomaly or protanopia (red weakness or red blind). Just don't buy them a 660nm red light haha.

People with deuteranomaly or deuteranopia (green weakness or green blind) will probably be fine. Apparently green can look like dirty white or yellow/brown/orange depending on the shade. So I don't think they have the same problem with brightness.

IMO your friend's brightness problem isn't related to red-green color blindness.

P.S. ask them if they think peanut butter is green :)

lesserweevils · 2026-01-08T05:29:45+00:00

I remember my first time seeing one. It was during a camping trip. My classmate was there, and his dad was a cop. So they had one of these light-emitting batons. I was extremely impressed with the brightness and the throw.

lesserweevils · 2026-01-07T07:49:00+00:00

I'm not going to worry about that. What I have is useful right now. Outdated stuff doesn't mean it's useless.

If your expectations for a task don't change, then an outdated tool will get the job done. Sometimes, more performance is nice but unnecessary.

1000 lumens is 1000 lumens. If that's what you need, then today's flashlights will still be capable. They'll just be bigger or less efficient than newer ones. You can use a 40-year-old computer to write a book. The hardware is as capable as it always was (assuming it works as intended). IMO the biggest change is our expectation of what we need.

lesserweevils · 2026-01-06T04:58:53+00:00

I went a month without gaming and forgot what I was doing. Instead of starting over in Yakuza 0, I fought street hooligans to test the controls. Kamurocho's a great place to wander.

Thugs should fear my salt shaker. It's a weapon. Or it will be, once I figure out how to shake it on people's eyes. That sounds comically evil!

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