That's wild. Didn't most of the apps release notifications in advance, through the app interface? It's possible Reddit actually is having outages, as well as having cut off third party apps, though I am not going to check.
Bozicus
joined 2 years ago
Ooh, I wish I could wear hoodies in warm weather! I have zero tolerance for warm weather (like, anything over 70F and I start taking off layers). Tape is a good thought, but I think I'm too big and floppy for it to work, tbph. I also usually have trouble keeping anything strapless from bouncing, sliding down, or both.
... but if I did try tape, possibly with tape "straps," what kind of tape? I know kinesio tape is supposed to have very firm hold, but I've never tried to use it.
... okay, off-topic, but I have to say that if you didn't like Anna Karenina, there are a lot of "classic" novels you might not like. If it's just Levin, and you liked other aspects, that's reasonable, since part of the point of the book is how widely people's perspectives vary, and how that contributes to unhappy families. The variation means that everyone is going to find at least one of the characters unsympathetic. I had a love-hate relationship with most of the characters, but I enjoy that experience, and I know not everyone does. I recommend doing the first page (or first chapter) test on Russian literature: if you finish the first page (or chapter), and have no desire to flip to the next one, don't. The world is full of amazing books, and you don't owe it to anyone to read anything specific.
On topic, for me, choosing what to read is complicated by not always being able to read a book with my eyeballs (health issues), and not being able to enjoy certain books as audiobooks. So I spend a lot of time going, "is this book worth a possible migraine?" or trying something as an audiobook, and finding I don't like it that way. Then I might leave something on the shelf or in my queue with the vague idea that I'll give it another try when I have more patience, but I am not patient with books. I eventually get around to stuff people have recommended, but I have realized that it doesn't actually make me a better person to read the things I am expected to read (YMMV), so I just... don't, and try to be honest with myself about what I should have on my "to read" list. There's no point in having it on the list if I know, deep down, that I am not interested.
...I am concerned about that. I would expect player handbooks to be the last thing you'd want exclusively digital, since most of them are hard to read on a cheap e-reader, and they're already expensive. Does WotC think people are going to buy the book and a tablet or laptop to view it? And then bring said hardware to a session? Does WotC not understand that some people like to play outdoors?
I guess, as the article says, it's their push to make everyone play online, but I feel like it's not a good move for them to try to compete with the kind of online RPGs that have always been digital. That's not an easy market to get into, and it doesn't matter how much money is in a market if your company isn't equipped to succeed there.
Sounds fine to me, tbph. What could possibly go wrong? :D [/s]
... also, unironically, I think it's good to accept that sometimes, my character was born to die in a hilarious way, lol. I don't go out of my way to die, but when my wisdom score is -1, and I have no idea how spells work, narrative realism demands blood!
The exceptions might be enough to make someone want to at least have an alt account, IMO. (For anyone new, currently, one of the big exceptions is that Beehaw is currently not connected with Lemmy.world, though the leaders of the instances have been talking about it, and they plan to reconnect when some technical wrinkles have been ironed out. So that is definitely temporary. You can participate with both if you are on most other instances, it's just direct connection that currently isn't happening).
Other reasons include being able to quickly switch if your instance has technical difficulties, and being part of the instance that has your favorite communities. But yeah, +1 on not having to be part of every instance that hosts a community you like. That's the beauty of federation!
Right now, if you want to have an account in another instance, you need to go make a new account in that instance, which is totally fine, so go ahead. Mastodon allows direct account migration, but as far as I know, Lemmy doesn't have that function yet. (And welcome to the Fediverse! :3 )
Excuse you, what? I think this belongs in a different community.
You're right that this is a PR move rather than a genuine attempt to work with devs, but I think it would have been more clever if Reddit had done this three weeks ago, when they could have undermined the "this will kill third party apps" narrative. Instead, they waited until Huffman had spouted off about how he admires Elon, who killed Twitter's third party apps, and how the API was "never meant" for third party apps. Basically, he has expressed a personal desire to see third party apps killed, and usually the CEO's opinion overrules official company statements with this kind of thing. So now, it's going to be hard for the company to turn around and claim that killing third party apps isn't their end goal.
My understanding was that if the developer didn't make money themselves, Reddit would allow a limited amount of API use for free. What might be happening here is that the developer doesn't get paid until they introduce subscription costs, but also has free or reduced API prices in the meantime.
To me, Reddit's policy seems to be driven as much by spite as anything else. When it comes down to it, they don't mind subsidizing some apps, as long as those apps don't make money: "if we can't make money off your app, then you can't either" rather than "we can't afford our server bill, pay for what you're using."
You are tasked with designing a dungeon that will make the GM running it hate you. How do you do it?
I start by making a map. I am terrible at making maps. I try to improve my map by using a transparent quilting ruler, defining a scale, and carefully noting the measurements of all the rooms. I somehow manage to change my scale several times during this process, write down the wrong measurements, and get confused about which lines are which on my quilting ruler. Complicating matters, my quilting ruler is big and heavy, and slips around on the page. (Naturally, I don't notice).
Since my dungeon has multiple levels, I am very careful to include staircases, which, since none of the floors are the same size and shape, don't actually join up from level to level. I notice that everything looks a little sloppy, so I go over it in pen, and erase the pencil lines. This makes it look nicer. It also destroys any last traces of geometric plausibility.
When I'm finished, my Escher-esque monstrosity is so impossible to navigate that it doesn't even need monsters. The entire party will just get sucked into the treacherous anti-grid of the map itself, and never be seen again. If the GM asks me to explain the map so they can extract the players, I will be unable to do so, since I have a terrible memory, and can't read my own handwriting.
I'm having trouble getting my head around the idea that people here actually want me to post and comment here. A lot of places online, I feel like my comments or posts are too long, or no one cares, or the space is just so saturated with content that I have nothing of value to add.
Probably that's at least partly my own insecurities, of course, but it's still mind-boggling to be told that not only can I contribute as much as I like, people want me to do it. And I'm a little scared that I will still manage to annoy people, lol, I have just been yelling at myself for so long.