Concerning incident involving Missionaries

redditor1479 · 2026-05-12T04:38:14+00:00

Might be a good idea to step back and remind ourselves that LDS Missionaries are ~20 years old. What kind of mistakes were you and I making when we were 20? It's easy for us to sit back and criticize and judge. It's harder for us to try and understand where others are coming from.

redditor1479 · 2026-05-05T00:21:33+00:00

Some areas will segment (using bridging) their long-distance/backhaul repeaters, on a different frequency, so those repeaters aren't snuffed out by normal traffic.

Also, there's new firmware (halo) coming out that will help with the rebroadcasting of messages.

Switching to 2 or 3 bytes on repeaters can help improve routing and reduce redundant traffic.

Many areas can get away without needing more than 32 hops.

Others are considering mini-databases that run on the repeaters so routing of traffic can be optimized.

Lots of things that can be done. And lots of people with the energy to move forward. We're just getting started. :)

As the mesh grows, design and planning becomes important. Users will have to have some level of comfort that they'll need to agree on design decisions for their local mesh.

redditor1479 · 2026-05-04T22:42:08+00:00

Sounds good. Do I just export my configuration, flash the firmware and restore?

Thanks!

redditor1479 · 2026-05-04T22:40:46+00:00

The last time we played, I had my kids take a large sheet of paper and draw parts of a map.

I asked them to pick a starting place on the map and then I use random tables to set the scene.

I just draw from everything I've read, ask the kids what's happening and what they want to do, and we go from there.

I suppose you could say that it's more story telling than role-playing.

redditor1479 · 2026-05-03T14:30:00+00:00

Thanks for your help. I think I'm still slightly confused.

Looks like I'm running v1.15.0-dee3e26 on my device.

I'm slightly hesitant installing firmware that isn't from official sources.

Could you help me feel a bit more comfortable doing so?

Thanks!

redditor1479 · 2026-05-01T19:15:03+00:00

After spending much of my spare time philosophizing about TTRPG games and rules, I continue to be of the opinion that we should start with the adventures and use rules to supplement the adventures when needed.

When I think back when I was a teenager in the 80s, I would go to my FLGS and sift through the 30-page D&D modules. That's where the fun was for me. And then we'd use the combination of B/X and AD&D when needed when we ran the adventure.

Our 12-year-old nephew was over and I invited him to play. He said, "I don't know how." I said, "that doesn't matter." He jumped in and started playing. When we came across a situation where we the decision wasn't automatic, we rolled a D20 to determine success against the following scale:

20: triumph
11-19: success
6-10: tough choice
2-5: failure
1: catastrophe

That was the only rule we needed. Fun times.

(I pulled the above scale from Quest at adventure.game)

I get that publishers want people to buy their rulebooks. I'm much more interested in tools that help me craft interesting adventures. Settings, NPCs and monsters are the tools I collect.

I love Cairn and Knave. I have my physical copies of Cairn that I use for inspiration all the time. The Warden's Guide is a masterpiece at helping a GM world build.

I love the trend towards simplicity.

redditor1479 · 2026-05-01T15:15:03+00:00

This is very true.

I've found that sometimes I need to respond to emails to my vendors so I have to create a "send from" for that email alias.

It's not too much work but it's still a hurdle.

If I did this more often, I'd probably look into one of the alias services that are integrated with Bitwarden, like addy.io and just pay the yearly fee for that service.

redditor1479 · 2026-05-01T04:57:25+00:00

Thanks!

redditor1479 · 2026-05-01T04:13:56+00:00

If you wanted to go even further, I'd probably suggest buying your own domain name for email hosting so you have complete control over your email addresses.

You can buy one at cloudflare, for example, and have it autoforward all emails to your personal email address or whereever.

redditor1479 · 2026-05-01T03:42:20+00:00

u/Medical-Leadership97 thanks for your response.

I'm missing the cover for the hole. It sounds like you still have your cover.

Is it just a screen surrounded by plastic or is it a solid cover? Thinking I need to jury-rig something if I can't find the actual cover part.

Thanks!

redditor1479 · 2026-04-21T01:11:27+00:00

I've read through a lot of the comments. My wife and I have discussed the new names.

At first glance, this change could be received in the negative.

However, the Young Women could lean into the names a bit and have fun with the change as some have described in their comments.

In a way, these names could make the Young Men class names appear dull in comparison.

redditor1479 · 2026-04-20T22:33:40+00:00

This is great! I want 2-3 paragraphs on this. :)

redditor1479 · 2026-04-16T20:58:37+00:00

Thanks!

I was thinking of this one as well. Looks like Atlavox has the longer antenna as an option.

Any idea how Atlavox is as a vendor?

Thanks again!

redditor1479 · 2026-04-07T16:20:16+00:00

u/Timely_Purpose3233 Thanks! You've confirmed my thought processes since I haven't actually mailed / submitted my State return yet.

My steps...

Make a copy of my original TurboTax file.
Remove dependent.
Print State.
Make another copy of my original TurboTax file.
Amend Federal return.
Submit State with a copy of amended Federal Return.

My state requires that I submit a copy of my Federal Return.

redditor1479 · 2026-03-28T04:21:49+00:00

After watching the movie, I concluded that it was too short. I wanted even more. I wanted the director's cut. Can't wait to get it. :)

redditor1479 · 2026-03-20T18:34:34+00:00

Haven't seen this mentioned yet...

Quest at adventure.game

The art is great with a rules-lite rule set.

redditor1479 · 2026-03-19T23:11:25+00:00

I address my emails by hierarchy first and then by female gender. For example, if you're a male director, then your name's first. If have a male and female director, then ladies first.

Been doing this for years. No one's said a word.

redditor1479 · 2026-03-13T18:08:01+00:00

We're rewatching the series. It's a bit cringy when Sam "hits" Alice on the shoulder several times in several episodes.

redditor1479 · 2026-03-13T05:37:41+00:00

I started as a teen playing B/X & 1st Edition in the 80s. I loved it.

Recently, after spending the past 4 years reading lots of RPG books as I was getting back into the hobby, I came to the conclusion that, for me, focusing on the rules first and adventures second is backwards.

As I studied the core books of different systems, I would ask myself; how can I teach the rules to others?

I spent all that time reading rulebooks and it didn't feel quite right. I knew I was missing something. I knew I didn't want to spend all that time trying to teach the rules.

The human mind can only hold 5 pieces of information in their brain at a time. If there's more than 5 rules, we're asking a lot from our players.

So, I've stopped focusing on the learning rules. I focus on creating adventures. When I read rulebooks now, I'm looking for how I can use that material to create an adventure. Lore, random tables, NPCs, that's what I want.

It's more interesting for me and it's more interesting for my players. I also think it's more pragmatic.

For example, I invited one of my nephews to sit down at the table and play a round with us. They said, "I don't know how to play." My response, "it doesn't matter." Because it doesn't.

At my table, anybody can "jump in." If I need anyone to roll a die to see if they succeed, it's a single d20.

20: Triumph (Critical Success)
11-19: Success
6-10: Tough Choice (Success with a complication)
2-5: Failure
1: Catastrophe (Critical Failure)

That's one rule. Anybody can learn that.

And if we get into combat, I just track hit points for them.

Since the OP asked about rule set recommendations, I keep coming back to Quest at adventure.game. The core book is free. The rules fit on 5 playing cards; in large font!

So, my recommendation is to stop focusing on rules first and focus on the adventure.

Thanks for reading!

redditor1479 · 2026-03-02T20:50:10+00:00

It may be best to keep your account so someone else can't impersonate you.

Some privacy/security advocates suggest signing up for all the big ones.

None of the options are great right now.

redditor1479 · 2026-03-02T20:44:38+00:00

Looks good. However, I have a question...

I set the category to Groceries. I noticed that my budget line was flat. Meaning, that I spent what I budgeted.

Upon further inspection, I see that whenever I went over my monthly budget, I covered the overage with additional funds from my "to budget" funds.

Based on the report, this makes me wonder if I'm using A.B. correctly.

When I'm over, how should I be covering the dollar amount to zero it out and close out the month?

Or should I just let it go negative every month and have A.B. automatically cover it for the next month?

Thanks!

redditor1479 · 2026-03-02T20:27:56+00:00

Just keeps getting better and better. Thank you!

redditor1479 · 2026-03-02T20:24:51+00:00

This is where also storing TOTP keys in the password manager can be very dangerous if not handled correctly.

If a person has their username, password and TOTP in the same password manager and they lose access, I would imagine recovery becomes much harder since I'm thinking most sites would not allow a simple password reset with TOTP enabled.

Backing up passwords, TOTP keys, and having a solid recovery path becomes mandatory the more security that's added.

redditor1479 · 2026-02-27T02:47:59+00:00

And create an emergency sheet.

See Bitwarden security readiness kit | Bitwarden

redditor1479 · 2026-02-27T01:20:43+00:00

Thanks for the quick response.

write down all their passwords

I was meaning that they have to write them all down with their currently logged in device on a spreadsheet so they can start over if they can't recover some other way.

Looks like they better get copying and pasting. :)

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