@targrus We had a van where the tire pressure sensors would routinely just fail. It was a known thing so when we took it in for tire rotations or whatever they'd just replace them.
Looking forward to see new and old friends at #GenCon 2024.
Looking to try a new game? Come play Fate of Cthulhu #ttrpg where time travelers seek to stop the Rise of Tsathoggua
New and experienced players welcome. Rules explained and handout provided.
Holy shit, I submitted my wishlist for #GenCon the instant the button became available and I'm #12329 for processing. I don't know if that's good or bad. I'd hate to see what it would be if I hesitated.
@frequentbeef I didn't get everything but I'm fine with that. Gives me more time to wander or just park my ass in open gaming. Considering running some Tribes in the Dark.
@frequentbeef Not sure if it's a good idea or not to offer it, but I would've likely paid some amount for early-bird event submission. Probably not feasible given the scale.
@frequentbeef I could see that. I got an event for every day at least, and I'll check the others occasionally in case tickets get returned as well as have a handful of generic tickets. It's all good.
Do any of you lovely #TTRPG geeks have pointers for games that are intended to run over many sessions & have some form of "advancement" where characters don't become more powerful (D&D)?
I'm thinking maybe instead of "leveling up" we could use it as an opportunity for change, or refinement, or learning new skills that don't actually make you more "uber".
I'm sure there are examples of this, but I'm struggling to think of any & I'd love a pointer.
I guess my #PowerShell scripts for our #SQLServer migration might be something of a hit. We'll see how they fare with 50-ish failover clusters here in a bit, but the tests with 10 or so were smooth as silk twice earlier today. I know this doesn't sound complicated — it's just failovers amirite? — but there are stumbling blocks that have to be accounted for including network latency, SIOS mirroring, Windows pending reboots, AD, DNS...y'know all of the usual wrenches getting thrown in the gears.
I forgot to mention these are four-node failover clusters using SQL Server Standard Edition which isn't supposed to be possible but we did it. So we're in the wind for support from Microsoft. With two nodes in one AZ and two in another, and three SIOS mirrors replicating between pairs of nodes.
@valthonis Test run was a resounding success. Next week we have an offsite in L.A., then coasting to the real deal in June. Then with that feather in our caps moving on to more cool projects.
"Whether we wanted it or not, we've stepped into the middle of a war with the groundhog in the backyard... So lets get to taking out their command, one by one.” - Me, this afternoon, in my best Zavala voice after the spouse showed me video of a groundhog ransacking the garden.
@valthonis Once, a cat I had pissed off a gopher in the backyard and the gopher chased the cat into the apartment. I used a broom to try to get it out and it latched onto the bristles of the broom, so I carried the whole thing outside and just dropped the broom.
I gotta admit that I'm disappointed to hear that Dire Wolf Digital will be supporting their board games at #GenCon and not the #CortexPrime or #TalesOfXadia#TTRPGs. It seems like a wasted opportunity.
@MikeFerdinando The license didn't kill enthusiasm, or at least for those it did that's misplaced. People made a lot more hay out of that than was warranted.
Fandom dropping all support for Cortex months before the sale to DWD is what did the most damage, and DWD continuing radio silence for more than a year is just continuing to do so.