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The new rulesets keep the game fresh and address balance issues. Some players don't really consider that viable in the long run, but it's a good option for a frugal group. Players who want to play with new units wouldn't be able to use them in older rule sets, I think that would be the main issue fo...

Quick update. How time flies. Low expenses means I have been able to take a further reduction in working hours AND pay. I now work from home (off-setting most of the cut in pay) for a charity. I won't go into finer details for obvious privcy reasons, but the savvy among you could probably figure it ...

Just to say I attended the first run of this course during the first wave of UK lockdowns, and if nothing else, I took away a reading list as long as my forearm, but I enjoyed the guest speakers and Q&A tremendously, and left the STF course with some great social contacts and renewed vigour to p...

Gravel tyres can most definitely handle technical terrain, the only question is what tyre clearance is supported by your frame? You would be surprised how well road bikes can cope with even 28mm tyres. Most modern road bikes would take at least 28mm tyres. My most recent purchase takes a 38mm tyre, ...

We are all very happy and are in good health thank you. We moved house (again) in October 2019 just before the pandemic (perfect timing.) Shortly after the UK house market exploded in the race for space/flight from big cities. We relocated near a great school for DD, but have a bigger mortgage to sh...

Long time no speak! Please report back on the Perlin's book, its been on my wish list for ages and haven't pulled the trigger! Hope the little one is well, if you think a 2 yo is bad, wait until she's 3

Don't worry, I've been lurking a little here and there!

I have found the right balance in these last 2 years. I quit facebook a few years ago now because the superficial nature of interaction bored me, I stopped posting first, then went nuclear and deleted everything. That felt good. Twitter scrolling took over for a while, until I realised I'd just subb...

I watched this yesterday, thought a few here might appreciate it too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kySDKESt3_M

The problems I have had in windows tended to be hardware related quirks, rather than a reflection of OS specifically. So, you'll probably get a wide range of experiences from one poorly thought out pre-built device to another. Apple's rigid hardware ecosystem pretty much negates this problem I guess...

+1 vote for smashing those imaginary apple ecosystem barriers and saving $$$. Even with a high spec custom build and spendy display, you're going to be quids in. Windows 10 isn't that bad once you get used to it. I kind like it now! :nerd: As for the display, the pixel density of retina displays is ...

Admin work in hospitals are usually completed by 9-5 Monday to Friday office (non-clinical) staff. I'm not familiar with the reporting system for C-19, but databases I work with used for reporting to the govt. here in UK don't refresh until midnight. So we're probably looking at early Tuesday before...

With this in mind, why is the UK government building 7 new field hospitals with a potential capacity of over 10k beds and ordering tens of thousands of ventilators? It seems to me that either: They didn't overreact, those plans were put in motion incase the worst case scenario panned out. If liftin...

I think I caught COVID-19 a couple of weeks ago, but the UK is not testing widely, only those admitted to hospital, so I can't be certain. I didn't felt very unwell, just a mild cold-like bug all of last week. First I noticed a sore throat, headache, a slight runny nose, a very short period of nause...

As a former owner of a bakery, I found that the pans that produce the best results are steel pans which are browned by frequent use and years of baked in baking grease. The dark color allows for better heat transfer and results in brown loaves. Silver, new pans are quite difficult to get a good loa...

Interesting that you arrived at 1820 whereas I pegged him at medieval , I guess I rushed my thoughts through a little, but yeah, that's a fair assessment, the the iron stove is clearly much later than medieval. Doh.

Yes we are thanks, very much looking forward to experiencing our first spring in our new surroundings! From what I can gather, he seems to draw a line (with a few modest exceptions*) at technologies that could be produced within constraints of social complexity achieved by a small medieval settlemen...

@jp, thanks for sharing those interviews with Mark, having enjoyed 'The Way Home' I was really curious about how the cabin looked, and thanks to this thread I now know :lol:. It was interesting timing for me because after I watched the Boyle video, family and health issues forced me into an internet...

Lean Logic's twitter account just announced the film "The Sequel" will be released for purchase and live streamed (presumably for free) on 17th March, details to follow.

Like people who dance are not my kind of people :-D Perhaps though this might be something one would get better at if it happened round the year. In current culture, it happens so rarely that I'm entirely out of practice for such things.) Great to hear your thoughts Jacob. Yes very symbolic of our ...