This one always stuck with me:
in time of daffodils(who know the goal of living is to grow) forgetting why,remember how
in time of lilacs who proclaim the aim of waking is to dream, remember so(forgetting seem)
in time of roses(who amaze our now and here with paradise) forgetting if,remember yes
in time of all sweet things beyond whatever mind may comprehend, remember seek(forgetting find)
and in a mystery to be (when time from time shall set us free) forgetting me,remember me
EE Cummings
Ah yes the ghost of WMDs past, the ghost of WMDs present, and the ghost of WMDs to come. A classic Charles Dickens story. Thank you for the content and god help us, every one.
That looks great! That takes a lot of patience to pull off.
I’d reckon the hard starts may have something to do with the cap and/or ink. I’ve heard it’s better to use period friendly ink with vintage pens. Modern Japanese inks are particularly ill suited to them due to basic pH levels.
Is the hard start with every letter or word? Or just each cap/uncap? If you fill the cap with some water do you see any dripping through the clip or elsewhere? If so the ink will dry up in the nib between uses and cause that hard start. Or it could simply be a threading issue. A lot of modern metal pens have an o-ring to help seal the pen when capped.
Does that say it’s a 10 hour video?!
From a different article:
"Green Valley Democratic Sen. Rosanna Gabaldón said the proposal bypasses the normal process — one set up by the Legislature itself — that assigns the task of reviewing name changes to the Arizona State Board on Geographic and Historic Names.
“SB1010 politicizes the state highway naming process,” she said, with the board designed to pursue a process “that’s supposed to be neutral (and) reflective.”
“Our transportation system should unite Arizonans, not be used for political statements,” Gabaldón said.
Sen. Lauren Kuby pointed out that the board policy — the one lawmakers are overriding — is not to name anything after someone until at least five years after they have died. That, said the Tempe Democrat, “both avoids political controversy and allows historical perspective.”"
I’ve come to think of the process of GMing more like stage production than storytelling. You litterally set the stage for your players and you just need to control what’s on that stage at any given moment. So instead of writing out entire cities, towns, dungeons, and deep descriptions I’ll come up with a unique shop or NPC and drop it in when the situation calls for it. Even with a map and set locations, if the players haven’t visited yet then they don’t know what’s there. You can wheel in the set pieces and backdrops as needed. The party doesn’t see the stagehands moving the scenery they just need to enjoy themselves onstage.
It works for me because I might have a fun idea for an NPC or location randomly and write it down. Then I have a catalog of people, places, quests/treasures to pull from as I plan sessions. And if the party doesn’t interact with it that session it goes back on the shelf.
Otherwise I have a loose plan for the overarching main quest but I spend a lot of my time thinking about how the world will look based on the characters choices. Like right now the group failed to stop an assassination of a lord. This also got an ambassador to another nation killed. With tensions already high between the two kingdoms, how will this effect everything else? I found that so much can change in the world based on their choices that planning so far ahead can be detrimental and I’d end up trying to railroad them early on.
Random fun fact, the dude dunking the Dude in the toilet bowl is Mark Pellegrino. He also played Lucifer in Supernatural.
If you want something right now, you can swap that CPU out with a ryzen 7 5600x. It lolls like Amazon has it listed for $220. According to User Benchmarks you could see a 30-40% performance increase over what you have. Unfortunately with the smaller board you can’t really add more ram. Any upgrade to DDR5 is going to be way too expensive.
You could save and wait for things to cool down but who knows when that will be. Once it does happen you should swap the processor, board, and ram. You can also keep an eye on the secondhand market to see if something pops up at a decent price.
Ya the first season reminded me a lot of Berserk. You’re following along with a character whose sole purpose is to kill and survive.
But you see his father in the first few episodes, a man who moved his family far away from the Danes, a man who runs a village and is beloved, a man who despite being a master with a sword is shown trying to lean new skills and grow. He was a man who couldve led the Vikings and lived in luxury but wanted his kids to grow up away from the battlefield. The story is the unfortunate journey of Thorfinn having to realize what his father was trying to teach him but the hard way. Even though the first season is a lot of fighting, there is very little in the second.
Vinland Saga
“I have no enemies.” It’s an anime with two seasons so far. The manga is getting close to complete. Takes place around 1000 ad with the wars between the Vikings and the English. Basically the first season is about revenge while the second pivots hard to redemption. It’s ultimately a story about pacifism.
After seeing the keynotes at CES this year I am convinced every tech CEO desperately sees themselves as the next Steve Jobs on this one. “Hype” of the iPhone But with none of the innovation. The iPhone was something tangible and useful to people. It actually enhanced something we all used. So many things that were talked about this year were met with crickets from the audience. AI in GPUs you can’t afford and frame generation, AI in CPUs, AI in your coffee maker. The audience was skeptical and uninterested because the technology hasn’t proven itself yet. But here we are going all-in.
I literally just had a conversation with a coworker where he said we need more AI to auto generate and populate forms and save us the hassle. He gave a bunch of examples and I said, never touching copilot, “It sounds like you should just be able to ask it to do these extremely basic tasks and it would complete them.” And he replied that he tried a number of ways but it could never get them right. It’s a half baked technology at best.
All that is happening is geared towards data centers and the tech companies themselves. All we get to do is ask a fancy search engine things and it spits out things that may or my not be true or plagiarized. Its not an original thought but just a smashed together search. We can ask it to complete tasks with a 30% success rate. They want to feed it so much information it will destroy your basic privacy as well as the ecosystem. Oh but we get the privilege of renting comupting power to play games on their servers. Don’t worry about the hastle of a home PC anymore.
Nothing tangible, nothing better than what we already have.
Could be fun. I just desperately want an animated adaptation of the Stormlight Archives. Mistborn would be a killer three season animated show too.
I just beat Outer Wilds a few months ago and the DLC last week. It’s easily one of my favorite games but once you know the secrets there’s no going back. I’m so glad I never had anything spoiled and went in on a random recommendation.
Even though I loved the base game the DLC doesn’t have quite the same feel. I got legitimately frustrated at certain parts too. But it’s also more outer wilds and is nearly it’s own game so can’t really complain.
This sounds almost like the build I’m upgrading from now. I have an i5-4690 4 core 3.5ghz with 16GB DDR3, and an MSI GTX 970. I picked up a radeon 5600xt and it’s been able to handle a number of newer games with lower settings. That got me to pull the trigger on a full upgrade this week. But I was playing BG3 on medium settings and even Expedition 33. It’s not great but it runs fine.
Your CPU is better than that and I’d see if you can get more ram in there, you can probably find DDR3 for a decent price. I’d also check for used equipment. I got that gpu for ~$100 from someone who just upgraded to something newer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg1ckCkm8YI
I randomly remembered the Will it Blend? videos the other day. Such a simple premise. Also “Don’t breathe this.”
Rhythmbox for me. I was using Spotify for a long time but I’ve been dialing that usage back a lot this year. Another factor was that I have an older PC and when I play games it uses more resources than I’d like. I took the time and setup my playlists in Rhythmbox and I’ve been happy. It’s not winning any design awards but it does the job.
I have one A2 and Two A1s. The A2 dries out quickly if not used frequently or with wet enough ink. The A2s are great though and I usually have one of the group always inked up since they are so convenient to write with.
I also have a VP with a medium nib. It’s a bit broad for my everyday writing bit I ink it up anyway since it’s so nice. I’d like to get a grind on it someday. I say that first, its a pilot nib. They are soft and as smooth as butter. And two, the action is smoother and the way the nib unit fits ends up seating a lot better. I also don’t worry about dry out nearly as much. If you like these, you’ll love a VP.
Clones can get a bad reputation but sometimes they hit the right mix of cheap, quality, and functionality: moonman A1/A2, jinhao 82, Junlai 630. They may not be what they imitate but for ~$20-40 they are still solid pens.
Seriously, my wife was hooked on this game when it came out and has done so many different playthroughs. Each with different classes, with different chat options, and EVERY play through finds something new. The replay value on this game is crazy!
Just last night we finished a co-op campaign and being the chaotic person I am, I attacked someone during the epilogue just to see what would happen. She was upset that Withers banished us but I just sat there laughing. But she never saw that cinematic because she never made that choice.
I’ve never heard of the Rapid Pro. I’ll have to check that out. I was always hesitant of the Rotrings for some reason.
I’m very interested to try the Lamy Safari mechanical pencil with the Kura Toga mechanism whenever it becomes widely available.