Late_Settler

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[–] Late_Settler 2 points 2 years ago

I'll echo the sentiments of others in that darkly compact is a very welcome theme option. I think I'm mostly just happy to see a theme that isn't some mobile first trash.

[–] Late_Settler 1 points 2 years ago

For years I thought Raspberry Beret by Prince was actually Raspberry Parade. I had only ever heard the song through tinny garbage store speakers so forget about hearing the verses of the song. All I knew was that there was this wacked out chick that held a raspberry parade she had found in a second hand store that may have been acquired by coming in through the out door.

I just chalked it up to goofy 80s lyrics.

[–] Late_Settler 5 points 2 years ago

A lot of the users on here just lurk and don't participate in discussions. That's how you get a community with 10 or 20 subscribers and only a couple of active members that actually contribute.

[–] Late_Settler 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is it 7chan? Do they still do party mode when to many new people show up?

Actually looking at the options the site appears to scrape from a number of sites from 2chan, 4chan, 7chan, 8chan, and Reddit. I thought 8chan died? Anyway be sure to set the filter to off for the most cerebral content.

[–] Late_Settler 1 points 2 years ago

I get why he stuck with the less than inspired newer textures. From a plain old boring business perspective you want the game to look consistent with other let's players so that their viewers won't find your channel as jarring and make it easier for them to stick around.

Would a mix and match even work? Modern Minecraft is all soft and blurry compared to the rougher more jagged look where Notch picked a colour and hit the noise button a dozen times in gimp.

 

Funny enough this follows on the other discussion regarding artic defense and is largely in line with my own thoughts on the matter.

People slag off the senate for being an unelected body but I often appreciate the recommendations we get out the chamber of sober second thoughts.

[–] Late_Settler 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is the current makeup of city council one that can work well with Chow? I don't follow local Toronto politics to closely.

[–] Late_Settler 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Peak era for rockin the Zeppelin fashion there. Interesting to see even back then their personality came out during the performance.

[–] Late_Settler 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks for posting the solution for this issue. I was wondering why some of the communities I'm subscribed to appeared to be wiped while I'm logged in.

[–] Late_Settler 2 points 2 years ago

I'm wholly supportive of northern development. If all of the proposed economic activity comes to fruition in the future in terms of resource extraction and shipping then we'll need the people and infrastructure in place to facilitate that. It'd only make sense for defense and development to go hand in hand. After all a more heavily populated area is much more easily defensible.

Looking back at the article I'm surprised it didn't touch on that subject. I guess my brain just filled in that obvious gap.

[–] Late_Settler 1 points 2 years ago

Doing some searching online it seems the claim normally made is that all steel rivets wouldn't have prevented the sinking but could have slowed it enough to allow more passengers to be rescued.

To provide a bit more context lower grade iron rivets were used because of supply shortages at the time. Higher quality steel rivets were still used for the midsection of the boat with iron rivets being used on the ends.

[–] Late_Settler 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm just going to chime in to note that I'll be blocking this community. I'm simply not interested in having a community entirely reliant on a bot to generate the illusion of activity in my feed.

[–] Late_Settler 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nice to see SimCity 3000 on there. I know 4 is more feature complete. Especially with all the mods available for it. But there's a certain atmosphere to 3000 that I just enjoy more.

Fun fact SimCity 3000 wasn't even playable for a few years because the DRM was so invasive that Windows blocked it as a security threat.

 

Potentially we could lose sovereignty over our own territorial waters if we're not proactive in artic defense. This is certainly a policy I can get behind.

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Resources for Noobs (self.arduino)
submitted 2 years ago by Late_Settler to c/arduino
 

Help point a noobie in some interesting directions.

I've got the basic Arduino starter kit and some other breadboard components at this time. Eventually I'd like to learn more about PLC control systems. I'm happy to dive into other interesting areas as well.

Any recommendations for sites, books, Youtube channels or even related subject matter that'd be useful to get acquainted with would be much appreciated.

 

Probably my favourite map for all the little details it contains. Apparently Puslinch lake had good bass fishing. Old Stage Rd was considered an old road even back then. I'd love to know more of the history behind that. Dundas St was shite past Woodstock. It even mentions good and bad inns.

Every time I look at this map there's something new I discover.

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submitted 2 years ago by Late_Settler to c/homebrew
 

As we gain experience as homebrewers over time we pick up little tips and tricks that make our brews better and overall make things easier for us when we're brewing. Here's a few that I've developed over the years.

  • Hang your siphon tubes and other lines on a hook to help with drying.

  • If you're dealing with a cloudy beer take a page from the wine makers and add some bentonite to help clear your beer.

  • When using turbo yeasts for sugar washes leave the lid partially open and stir daily for the first few days. This helps cut down on the turbo yeast off flavours that typically develop.

  • When using a lower end four week wine kit let it clarify for an extra two to four weeks. This is something all the higher end kits suggest.

  • We're not in the prohibition era. We have better yeast strains than bread yeasts for distillation. Just because your grandpappy had to do guerilla brewing in the backwoods doesn't mean you need to.

  • Pre mix bentonite with warm water in a pitcher before adding it to your fermenter. It mixes much better this way.

  • Wanna get laid? Share your fruit wines with the ladies. I find raspberry dragon fruit is a particularly good panty dropper. It might also help to be sociable and attractive.

  • Don't brew drunk. Some dumb mistakes I've seen online were clearly made by someone getting to high off their own supply.

What small tips do you have to share?

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Brewing Modern Raw Ales (www.brewingnordic.com)
submitted 2 years ago by Late_Settler to c/homebrew
 

An old fashioned alternative to the conventional wisdom of boiling the piss out of your wort. I've gotten a few interesting and complex beers out of going the raw ale route. I'm looking forward to experimenting more in the future.

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