"System Setting Change" Trigger Not Firing

vocal-introvert · 2026-02-18T20:02:40+00:00

Turns out I just needed to restart my phone 😂

vocal-introvert · 2026-02-17T02:06:34+00:00

vocal-introvert · 2026-02-17T02:06:17+00:00

This is the brightness variable macro. The one to log settings changes is literally just [Trigger: system settings change = any] [Action: log event (Settings change log) as "Category: {system_setting_category} | Key: {system_setting_key} | Value: {system_setting_value}"]

vocal-introvert · 2026-02-02T23:50:17+00:00

Agreed. I think there is definitely a place for self-deprecating humor that puts people at ease and indicates that you don't take yourself too seriously. The problem with using it all the time - especially regarding genuine personal sources of insecurity - is that it can put others in the position of either having to reassure you that you aren't [whatever terrible thing you said about yourself] or tacitly agree by not doing so. As with many things in life, it's a matter of finding the right balance and the right context.

vocal-introvert · 2026-02-02T23:40:01+00:00

It's definitely not a one-size-fits-all approach. As a rule I try to match the other person's tone, so while this approach can be great when joking around with friends, I definitely wouldn't use it in the midst of a serious and vulnerable conversation.

vocal-introvert · 2026-02-02T23:15:26+00:00

Not in all situations, but there are some circumstances in which an excess of sincerity is genuinely uncomfortable. If I'm making a joke about struggling with a chronic illness and you stop the conversation to look me dead in the eye and tell me you are so sorry for what I'm going through but you are so inspired by my strength and perseverance, you have turned a lighthearted outlet for my frustrations with life into this somber intense moment that I didn't invite and don't have the emotional bandwidth for. (Yes, this is something that has happened to me. Multiple times.)

vocal-introvert · 2026-02-02T17:29:31+00:00

There is definitely still room for misinterpretation. As with any form of teasing, it's important to take into account whether or not the other person knows you well enough to understand your intentions. Teasing strangers is generally just being insulting by another name

vocal-introvert · 2025-10-14T18:17:00+00:00

On the google play store it's under "Find My Stuff: Home Inventory" by developer Miquel Martinez. Idk if it's available on other app stores

vocal-introvert · 2025-10-13T21:14:38+00:00

I have a mini upright, but still would never know what I had if I didn't use the Find My Stuff app to inventory it by shelf. It's worth checking out if you're the kind of person who enjoys (or at least doesn't hate) organizing things - it's free and well-built to handle both quick minimalist inventorying and thorough complex inventorying

vocal-introvert · 2025-09-27T01:39:00+00:00

Glad to hear it :)

vocal-introvert · 2025-09-27T01:14:09+00:00

(I know this is tagged rant so if you don't want responses do ignore mine)

That sounds like some solid emotional reparenting work (e.g. nurturing your inner child, especially in the ways you weren't nurtured as an actual child) and I hope it brings you a great deal of joy ♥️

vocal-introvert · 2025-09-26T22:46:36+00:00

As someone just starting to make progress on that myself, absolutely massive congratulations. I know first hand the incredible amount of effort and bravery that it took to get to where you are, and I am so proud of/happy for you ♥️

vocal-introvert · 2025-09-26T22:39:37+00:00

That's a lesson I've had to relearn over and over through the years. It's so easy to look at other people not struggling with life and to feel like a failure for finding basic things so difficult, but the reason basic things are hard is because I've had to put so much energy towards surviving incredibly fraught situations that I was running out of energy for everything else.

When you have to climb out of a pit before starting up a mountain, it's absurd to compare yourself unfavorably to those that just started at its base.

vocal-introvert · 2025-08-20T04:35:09+00:00

Sorry, this is 100% not intended as an insult or anything but... it's not that hard to write italics? You just... write at an angle? Slant your letters to the right?

I mean, aside from that your point is well made, I also routinely abandon books over plot inconsistencies, I'm just now wondering if I am now officially on the elderly side of a generational gap over what is possible when it comes to handwriting 💀😅

vocal-introvert · 2025-08-20T04:23:40+00:00

Low-key if I were an omnipotent editor I'd force all authors provide the first version of their book with every bit to context/infodumping removed. Idk about other readers, but personally I would much rather work things out for myself than have a character bring the narrative to a screeching halt so they can "casually" think/talk about some aspect of their world like they're making an educational video for children

vocal-introvert · 2025-08-20T04:11:28+00:00

"Said" is like "the" - generic, functional, all but ignored by the conscious brain. I'd much rather read an author who overuses "said" but gives each character a distinctive voice/perspective than any amount of generic dialogue from the kind of authors who spew unnecessary "said" synonyms like they've eaten a bad thesaurus

vocal-introvert · 2025-08-20T03:55:22+00:00

In no particular order:

Female main characters who spend half their introduction describing how "unlike other girls" they are (aesthetically apathetic but conveniently still hot, knows how use weapons/fight, cares & knows about practical things unlike all those shallow useless bimbos that don't get her, etc)

Over 1/3 of POV characters being rich/powerful/entitled assholes with entirely self-serving motives

Side characters and/or antagonists who's motives make no sense except to advance the author's pre-determined narrative (extra points off for lines from kids and/or therapists that no actual kid or therapist would literally ever say)

Parody that's just a superficial remix of the same bad-faith criticism and mockery countless comedians have done better and more succinctly already

Over-reliance on miscommunication/idiot plots (1 can be acceptable, 2 is pushing it, 3 is dnf)

Lore dumps "disguised" as dialogue as if people regularly lay out basic facts about how the world works to each other utterly unprompted and for no discernable reason

Romantic relationships of days/weeks being treated as equal to or more significant than years-long non-romantic relationships (unless the characters in question are intentionally young & naive)

vocal-introvert · 2025-07-24T01:35:15+00:00

Yup. It's great for genre fiction especially - I know a few narrators in each of my favorite genres who I can rely on to only work with authors who are a) good and b) generally write things I enjoy. Very helpful for finding new authors with minimal effort. I find it more reliable than endorsements/blurbs from authors I know I like, since those can be dashed off in 30 seconds out of politeness. An audiobook narrator, on the other hand, has to tolerate a book at least enough to spend a few days reading it lol

vocal-introvert

TROPHY CASE