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@piotrsikora #ProTip: jak ktoś na konferencji zadaje pytanie z sali, warto je głośno powtórzyć, zanim zacznie się odpowiadać, bo jeśli padło z pierwszego rzędu, tylne zapewne nie słyszały i nie znają kontekstu Twej odpowiedzi, podobnie w relacji na YouTube także go zabraknie.

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@jdeniau #protip ne perd pas de temps à te présenter, l’AFUP le fera pour toi lors du lancement de ta conférence, et si des personnes souhaitent en savoir davantage à ton sujet, ils ont les moyens de trouver les informations dont ils ont besoin. L'important n'est pas qui tu es, l'important est l'histoire que tu as à raconter, alors donne lui la place qu'elle mérite. Ce n'est pas toi la star du moment ;).

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I do have a black cocoa powder in the cabinet, so I'll use that instead.

Also, #protip, don't line your mold with plastic wrap if you're going to pop yours into the freezer to set up. The wrap will tend to tear, leaving annoying little bits of plastic around that you'll need to pull off with tweezers. Nobody wants that, tbh.

Something I'm learning as I get a bit older: make notes/recipes for large, multi-step processes.

To whit, when I looked at my local instance of HexDescribe to generate the contents of a new area that the PCs are venturing into... and I had that "WTH DO I DO??? I FORGOT!" moment.

Now I have a text file in the same folder as the hex maps, explaining exactly WTH to do...

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#ProTip: if you toot successive sentences beginning "Potting up…" and "High time…" you might just gain some unexpected followers!
But anyway, time with a second extremely large whisky in hand, to sink like hot knives through butter into a piping hot bath!
And BTW, rest in power Martin Slavin, amongst other talents a gardener who knew his weeds.

kolektiva.social/@rooftopjaxx/

Martin wearing the SHIT detournement of the 2012 logo at the launch of the I'm A Photographer Not A Terrorist campaign
kolektiva.socialrooftopjaxx (@rooftopjaxx@kolektiva.social)Attached: 1 image Rest In Power Martin [Photos copyright David Hoffman] 🧵 10/10

Drew’s Reaper #protip of the day:

select “preserve source media sample rate if possible” from the rendering dialog

Speed up your renders by 1000%

Use the time saved to do literally anything

The world is your oyster!

#ProTip: If you change the number from which you text customers to something with no callerID in a different area code, you should NOT just send an initial message to all of your customers saying “$SERVICE is important, click here for an appointment" without any indication of who you are or why you're SPAMMING them. And when you get back foul-mouthed reponses, just accept that you fucked up.
In related news: I need to find a new dentist.

#ProTip if you ever think using 2 day UPS shipping with shopbeam.com will be a faster way to get your order, think again…

…placed two orders last Friday and the one that is coming USPS is coming today…

…while the one coming UPS never left their warehouse and is "stuck in fulfillment process”…

…and to boot i was saddled with a customer service rep who is either dishonest or a moron or both…

…never will i ever try using 2 day UPS shipping again

Today's random baking #protip

If you want a shiny, crackly surface to your bread but have a hard/impossible time getting it (like I do, I have a gas oven and it's near-impossible) you can get one with a quick starch glaze. Mix flour and water in a 1:10 mix (1g flour per 10g water), nuke it for a few seconds and stir to properly gelatinize the starch, and brush it on the loaf before scoring and popping it in the oven.

You get a lovely, shiny crust. Mmmm, tasty.