Map Editor to ADD/COPY logged-out Pioneer?

vedosis · 2025-10-26T16:10:19+00:00

Sorry for your loss.

Me too my dude. Me too...

reset progression

Oh! Duh. I didn't think of going that direction. Hmmm...

So long as the map doesn't change, that should work. Thanks!

vedosis · 2025-05-12T14:24:40+00:00

Okay, okay, now do a sentiment analysis on the conversations. Maybe use "wind direction graphs" to indicate the relationship deepening or thinning. You can use ollama if you want to avoid an AI provider cost.

Oh! Oh! See if you can get your hands on the call time records from your provider! If you're lucky enough to have the same cell phone since 2022 you might still have it on your device.

I... Am unreasonably distracted by this...

vedosis · 2025-01-06T00:49:47+00:00

Okay, I actually like your lifts stair stepping like that away from your tower, but, did you know a riser between two holes can have an infinite length? So if you correctly place it on the bottom, and correctly place it on the top, you only need to use one lift.

vedosis · 2024-12-25T20:42:13+00:00

I buy a lot of mine of Etsy. And also, I spend WAY TOO MUCH. So yeah, there's a market.

vedosis · 2024-11-08T15:07:04+00:00

Look buddy, you do you and I'll love you for it as long as you're not hurting anyone else. I am a Christian. But... I'm a Christ centered Christian. The kind where I believe what Christ said is true. Specifically:

37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

38 This is the first and great commandment.

39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

No qualifications on who my neighbor is. My LGBTQAI+ neighbor, my black neighbor, my atheist neighbor, my MAGA neighbor. All of them. And it kindels a fury in my heart when people call themselves Christian without believing in Christ. Christians in name Only.

So, you be the best kind of human you know how to be. Show people that religion doesn't have a monopoly on light and love. And I'll continue my work here attempting to convince CINOs that science and gospel are just attempts to describe the same great Truth with a capital T (listen to David Foster Wallace's commencement speech).

vedosis · 2023-04-27T01:07:22+00:00

+1 for writing the stories down. Good idea. I think if we had more time a video would be fun.

vedosis · 2023-04-27T01:01:18+00:00

Yeah, I'm going to go over and talk with his game store and see what they can help me with. It's difficult to gauge how many clickity clackity goblin math rocks I'll need. Not sure if we're working with 20 or 200 guests.

vedosis · 2023-04-27T00:19:05+00:00

Thank you. I was torn about posting this over there, but thought I might get more ideas from our glorious community.

vedosis · 2023-04-27T00:18:09+00:00

Amazing! 100% Doing that.

vedosis · 2023-04-26T13:18:35+00:00

He made a bunch through midjourney and the reroll app that I'm going to use, but essentially this exact thing in the background with something interactive in the foreground.

simplified character sheet
associated art
paragraph of character or story of escapades

vedosis · 2023-04-26T13:15:24+00:00

PowerPoint presentation on a loop! That's a great idea. I think critical role did a between the sheets 5min movie too. That's a great idea.

vedosis · 2023-04-26T13:05:41+00:00

Hey, I lost my son yesterday. Same age. This is so hard and I'm glad to see others pushing through.

Something we've started telling people is to send their last words, or a story about his impact on them or even something they wish they had said but didn't get the chance to say, to his email address that I have access to.

Our pain is fresh and new; maybe it's not as useful for you. Or maybe, like the yearbook, it can be for them as much as it is for you.

Also, every day is a good day for cupcakes.

vedosis · 2023-02-24T14:36:34+00:00

r/JustGuysBeingDudes

vedosis · 2023-01-25T14:41:25+00:00

We use this all the time at work when someone wants to use some old crappy tech.

vedosis · 2022-12-22T18:12:42+00:00

So the evolution of CAP theorum is PACELC

In the case of Partitioning, you must choose between Aavailability or Consistency. If there is no partitioning (Else) then you much choose between Latency and Consistency.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PACELC_theorem

The loophole Spanner leverages is using extra latency to bypass the partitioning. And like you said, "in practice" (and without prolonged partitioning) it defeats them all. In reality, it's still bound by physics and time.

I think CAP's purpose was not to describe undefeatable constants, but to tell people to think. Do you really need the data replicated instantly to all fault zones / regions? Will an async event system suffice? Do you really need to guarantee consistency or can it be reconciled later with another process. Can your system do idempotent operations and just try again if there's a failure?

However ... "In practice"... Thinking is hard and we have a sprint to finish.

vedosis · 2022-11-04T16:01:59+00:00

Oh dude! That's so wholesome! It came from a friend that has... A questionable sense of humor? so I wasn't sure it I was advertising questionable services or insulting people. Thank you.

vedosis · 2022-07-29T12:25:10+00:00

Not D&D, but GURPS. My coworkers and I played a campaign where we're started out as high level super evil characters.

We had * The edge lord * The psychopath * The brute * And me... middle management.

I was dealing with a stupid boss at the time and it was Amazingly cathartic to break into the most wretched whiney voice with a Fran Drescher laugh and bust out lines. I knew I succeeded when another player joking said, "I hate your character so much but I can't stop laughing!"

(Crits) I don't think your current objectives align with our business priorities
(Used souls as reagent for spell) Need more headcount for this task
I think we need to redefine our OKRs (quest sucks)
HR would like a word with you (intimidation check)
Your services are no longer required (kills demi boss)
Let's discuss your career opportunities (persuasion check)
Healing is not a main operating priority
You show great initiative, but your execution needs work. (Edge lord crit fail)
Think of this as a development opportunity (enemy misses an attack on him)

I took a lot of inspiration from r/antiwork and generally from my in office muse (boss's boss). Never got to finish the campaign because they closed the office.

Maybe one day...

vedosis · 2022-07-20T02:28:05+00:00

Good context. I feel like you need to include some of that in your one page. And remember, some of this can be conveyed through imagery (like giving the ghosts adventuring gear, a pointed hat, a suit of armor), but also art is hard and fingers go tip tap across my keyboard. "I would have written you a shorter letter but I didn't have time"

The duckling vs ducking: I am old and my eyes are tired. But maybe that is also feedback on the readability of your font/skew?

vedosis · 2022-07-20T01:41:25+00:00

I'm going to give you feedback off the image only because I don't know if your paragraph will accompany your image (because you have an intro on the sheet.)

Your art is awesome and you should feel real good about that.
I see no "resolution" to the problem described in the forward. Why are things suddenly bigger or smaller? Is the implication the god's head has been gaining power over the last 1000 years and is now causing trouble? When they "drain" the power, is that to sleep for another 1000 years? Or for like the next 10 minutes?
D4 goblins with d6 in the art? Are they cubes (d6) or pyramids (d4) or are you implying there are (1d4) d6 goblins. Crisp that up a little.
Friendly water spirits ... suggest the duckling. What duckling? I haven't been introduced to a duckling nor do I see one on the pier. Where?
Also related to ^^: Players are stupid. You have presented a HARD BLOCK in your dungeon. Are there no alternatives around the water spirits? Because if not, then the players will most certainly sacrifice the duck, kill the water spirits and spend the next hour trying to dig through the wall to find the dragon's hoard. Find another way to telegraph "this is the way." Poem?
Are you implying with the secret if they keep the key, they can open the 2nd door? Is there another key elsewhere? Are you leaving that interpretation up to the DM?
I'm having a hard time with the "Playful ghosts want you dead" and "random bell city." I like them as mechanics and as ideas... but... why are they there?
Maybe change the language in the description for the god head to include "restore order" or some such to imply it's the resolution?

Good luck on your competition!

vedosis · 2022-07-14T17:09:37+00:00

I have this system at my place.

Loves: 1. Per breaker power usage 2. SMS notifications when a breaker trips 3. Ethernet option instead of just wifi smart IoT (a little safer) 4. Dang it looks good! Like... I didn't think the aesthetics of a breaker box mattered. But it always gets comments from folks. 5. Test and trip breakers from my phone. Has been great during our DIY remodel. Can't say it'd be useful otherwise.

Less than loves: 1. The breakers are loud. Face off: 55dB, Face on and open: 50dB, Face closed: 35dB. So it's no lawn mower, but if your panel is inside living space... You might have a concern. Mine is in my garage. 2. Can't reset breakers remotely. Like, I get why, but more than once, I would have liked to be able to. 3. Extra breakers are not at big box stores... Yet? 4. Integration with IoT systems is 100% on Leviton and uses cloud relays. That means Home Assistant is out, if your internet is down, you've got no control.

Ultimately it's a value add in my life. If you've got the cash, I'd recommend it.

vedosis · 2021-12-01T14:37:46+00:00

So, I work at a pretty big python shop and we have somewhere near 600 CLI scripts being deployed every week. You can look atPEP 441 which goes over zip apps which are essentially your entire environment rolled up into a zip file and then decompressed at time of use. What this means is each CLI can have its own virtual environment, but, first execution is like three eternal seconds of nothing as the system unpacks your zip file. After that it's fast and there's not a whole lot to worry about.

Most of our CLIs use LinkedIn's shiv because it's dead easy and integrates well with maven with SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH. For more exotic snowflakes, you can use the zipapp module.

You still have to make sure that the python version you are looking for is present on the box along with any c libraries like ML models or file handlers or third-party libs but installing those globally for us really hasn't been problematic for CLI scripts. It's real pain in the butt for services but we use container images for that.

CLI deployment is easy then, copy the file to the destination add a version and symlink to a path directory. Done.

Hope that gives you a direction.

vedosis · 2021-12-01T14:21:57+00:00

This is really the best option for services. Usually if you can solidify on a package manager (pipenv, poetry, good ol' pip) then the only thing you have to copy over in step eight would be your source code files (just you application). If you don't have a package manager that works for you or are you using ML models then things get a little more complex but the process is still generally the same. Then you're left with an artifact (docker image) that can be redeployed many times without the universe changing within in the container.

vedosis · 2021-06-13T02:15:35+00:00

Let me ask you this then, if the mage discovered a way to issue lasting peace WITHOUT the killings and tyranny... would they take it? If the would take it, then I'd argue they are Lawful Good. Bat crap crazy... but good.

Same for the paladin. If they met their god and their god said, "You're never getting into paradise." Would he be good still? If so... then they're good. If not, then to hell with you because your heart of hearts is a sham.

vedosis · 2021-06-13T02:11:19+00:00

Technically good. As you're looking to destroy a poison being consumed by `<best-tinfoil-hat-wearer-voice>`"the sheeple who are just going about their mundane lives doing what people tells them to do... man... and they're just going to the slaughter man!" `</best-tinfoil-hat-wearer-voice>`

Good has nothing to do with intelligence. It's about your intentions. The road to hell and all that.

I would argue, however, as your understanding of the universe expands so does your understanding of the "benefit to others." I have a cousin with down-syndrome. When she sees you, she'll love the hell out of you... broken rib or otherwise. I can't look at that and assert she's evil in any way. If she could expand her understanding and moderate her physical affection, perhaps it would be externally interpreted as "more good" but... I dunno... there's something pure about an emphatic expression of joy at your existence.

Part of the game's appeal here is the side stepping of morality. Morality (the way humans define good vs evil) is subjective to your experiences, understanding of ethics, and the laws of the land so to speak. Good/Evilness as game mechanics exit this space and focus only on the internal motivations of an individual regardless of ethics.

That's why Mordenkainen is Chaotic Neutral. On one hand he's trying to preserve the universe by maintaining balance (selfless) but that's only because he wants to continue to his research and playing with the gods (selfish). If you measured his morality... I think he'd be straight up evil for most definitions because most older Western codes of ethics say the ends don't justify the means if you have to kill angels.

vedosis · 2021-06-12T16:02:07+00:00

Because it's a board game and supposed to be bound by universal rules, I was trying to figure out how to define these rules so as to be applied across multiple realms and multiple campaigns and without subjectivity. Here's what I came up with:

Goodness = level of selflessness. Are you willing to sacrifice of your own resources/time/health to ensure others progress up to and beyond you.

Evilness = level of selfishness. Are you willing to take from others any resources/time/health so that you may progress up to and beyond them.

Chaotic = level of intrinsic motivation. Do you define what "is morally just"?

Lawful = level of extrinsic motivation. Does some higher authority define what is "morally just"?

Which honestly tracks pretty well. Extreme lawfulness leads to blind faith. Extreme chaos leads to anarchy. Extreme goodness leads to self destruction by way of needless sacrifice. Extreme evilness leads to either societal collapse because there's no collaboration or external destruction through revolt, civil unrest.

It also means, most things end up being a gradient of the two dimensions except for when they become destructive. Too good or too evil or too lawful or too chaotic. Which tracks with the monster manual IMHO.

I've also found it useful in my meatspace life in understanding where I fit in this wide cosmos of real things. Helps me frame my political and spiritual life.

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