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Been dealing with a problem with my 3d printer, the Prusa i3MK3s that I have been running for the last couple of years. Up until recently, it has been running very well – solid prints, reliable operation, no major issues. In recent months, I did have an issue with bed adhesion to the removable build plate, but that was resolved with a surface treatment. However, as of last week, I started having a new issue. The printer starts correctly, calibrates the level, and then starts printing. Everything runs fine, until the end of the first layer, at which point the…
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Going to be a bit of a slowdown likely this month in my video content, it is just becoming rather challenging to keep up with the fairly high publishing level. Specifically, with the US Halloween season, we have paused our Extinction Curse campaign until November, so no new sessions there. In addition, with the open Sunday, we spent quality family time instead of packing in more Star Wars: Legion. As such, it is unlikely we will have another video for this week. Plenty more content to come though, it is definitely not being dropped, just takes time to record the…
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Trying an experiment and testing out a YouTube Short video format for our battle reports. Obviously, can’t keep all the detail of the game in only 60 seconds, but I am trying a highly condensed/edited format, with only the most notable game highlights. Published the first effort (and then quickly ended up re-editing and republishing it) this morning. Will remain to be seen how helpful they are, or if it is even worth the effort. Maybe get a few more followers. Ultimately, it isn’t much effort (takes about an hour to trim down the main video), and Shorts do seem…
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A couple weeks ago I acquired a new wireless microphone set, a Rode Wireless Go II set. Keeping with my minimal budget, this was purchased thru a work reward – I had saved up and earned a number of recognition points, which was then traded in for the microphones. From what I can tell from Amazon, they are retailing at about $300, which is a far higher price point than my prior wired $10 lavalier mics. Functionally, they are basic. Each unit is about 2 inches square, and about half an inch thick. There is a receiver unit, and a…
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It was a rather hectic and packed week this week, with several games, lots of kids sports activities, and squeezing in some more Legion, but I appear to have come thru successfully. The Legion game was a bit late this time, which made the editing schedule rather rushed, but with my templates and process I was able to wrap it up last night. So far, we are still on schedule with the video releases, maintaining 3 per week (1 Legion and 2 RPG). Coming up, the schedule will lessen a bit, we have suspended the Extinction Curse campaign for the…
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This weekend was episode 11 of our ongoing Chapter 5 of the Extinction Curse, with the group rapidly tracking down the villain and major threat of the region. However, due to real-life scheduling issues, mainly around several group members activities for the upcoming Halloween holiday, we will be suspending this storyline for a few weeks. This will cancel the October 9 and October 23 sessions, and resume in November on the 6th. This will free up some time for other activities, most likely to rebuild our stockpile of Star Wars Legion battles, or potentially even some other games.
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Another week, another round of Star Wars Legion, with a Rebel force facing off against the Republic Clones. This battle was an interesting one, and definitely shows the strength of the clone mob, with their shared tokens and options. This was also our first time using the Yoda model, who was very beneficial as well. YouTube
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A recent acquisition for our Legion gaming is a new set of wireless microphones. The Rode Go II wireless microphones specifically, acquired thru an employee reward functionality thru work. Each of the devices is a small battery powered microphone/transmitter and a single receiver, with an estimated 5-6 hour battery life, and the receiver plugs into my audio recorder. The first games using this new technology will likely be recorded this coming weekend and will allow for a bit more movement on the part of the players. Right now, the existing mics are tethered to a cable, and the clips are…
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Something about nothing – a collection of miscellaneous hobbies
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