If a consequence of depending on the official books is that you have a hard time finding specific materials then that seems to be pretty valid criticism of the official books.

As a rule, our games are strictly analog. No phones, no tablets, no laptops.

I really liked 4th Ed, not for a roleplaying game, but as a tabletop war game.

My rice cooker has a “keep warm” function. It holds the contents at 165. I heat water in my kettle, then put it in the rice cooker, then turn on the rice cooker. It’s gonna start a bit hot around 175-185, but once you add your eggs to it, it’ll get to the proper temp. Leave em for 13 minutes, then give em an ice bath.

The Buckling spring on a Model M was just a feedback mechanism. For a truly mechanical buckling spring switch, look to the Model F.

Being pedantic on a discussion regarding keyboard switches is my favorite!

I specifically called on a laser, because those don’t smudge. The image quality isn’t gonna be as good as a cheap inkjet, but it does solve that problem. It’s also significantly cheaper to operate. It is bigger and heavier though.

If he thought that if he told her that he fucked a prostitute, she might not have agreed, then he should have told her. We all have to regulate ourselves using our best judgement. Lying to yourself is worse than lying to someone else.

Excluding detail just because they don’t ask is still being dishonest.

Gonna disagree with the “I don’t think your girlfriend needs to know that you slept with escorts.” line.

Why use a camera with an integrated printer at all? Why not have a small color printer with glossy paper that you can use to print a bunch of pictures. A cheap laser printer is still gonna offer significantly better photos than one of these cameras with an integrated printer.

It is very good advice to set the transmit power as low as you can. Amplifiers introduce noise into the signal, the greater the amplification, the greater the noise. Also, receivers have a more difficult time reading the signal differences in very loud transmissions.

The type of people who have the skills to repair a modern smartphone usually have the tools already.

The type of people who have the skills to repair a modern smartphone usually have the tools already.

I recently purchased two cars from the same dealer. Didn’t save money, did save time.

Fixer-Uppers can work if you are capable of doing most of the work. If you have to call contractors in, then you’re gonna lose money. The primary source of savings from buying a fixer-upper is not paying for labor.

I used to have a little lenovo stick PC plugged into my TV that I used to play videos that my TV couldn’t natively handle. It occasionally stuttered with MPC, and I ended up using VLC a lot. I am not entirely sure if it was a processing problem, or simply a data problem. I’ve since replaced it with an older NUC that…

My wife serves. I hate eating where she works. I’ve eaten just about everything on the menu so many times that nothing sounds appealing anymore.

This is the kinda price cut that I can get behind. I picked up a copy.

This is the kinda price cut that I can get behind. I picked up a copy.

I have issue with the idea of adding a key that serves no purpose to my keyboard. If I have to buy a piece of software to make a button on my keyboard do something, then maybe that button shouldn’t be there.

I recommend doing what Dad would want... not to waste any time on unnecessary frivolity. Skip the gifts. Skip the things. If he wants a thing, he can go get it himself. Enjoy a moment instead.