Sly Gryphon @sgryphon@qoto.org
Lead Consultant @Telstra, doing Internet-of-Things (#IoT), #dotnet, #blockchain, #DevSecOps. Certified Azure IoT Developer, MCSD: ALM, #PRINCE2, Scrum. Tabletop gamer.
Joined Oct 2020
@seedling ChatGPT can do similar, but it does not use fixed random tables, so the result could be anything. E.g.
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Please generate 4 random NPCs for a fantasy world, with a random names, two values, a distinctive physical trait, and a distinctive item or equipment.
Format the results as "[name] values X and Y. They [distinctive characteristic], who [distinctive item].
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Sure, here are four random NPCs for a fantasy world:
Garrick Stonefist values loyalty and strength. He has a thick beard and a scar over his left eye. Garrick wields a massive warhammer that he inherited from his grandfather, which he affectionately calls "Old Ironfist."
Lyra Moonglade values wisdom and independence. She has bright green eyes and a crescent moon tattoo on her forehead. Lyra possesses a magical...
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Some Fearne Fanart from a while ago 
#MastoArt #CriticalRoleFanart #DnD #DigitalArt #CreativeToots
Seems a bit weird requiring a minimum number of writers; @neilhimself, I know some of your books were collaborations, but what if you wanted to write a book just by yourself (single author), but weren't allowed to! I guess you could always self publish these days.
@gamingonlinux but does Steam work with IPv6 yet? Last I tried, it had hard coded dotted quads that break NAT64. I don't need them to support IPv6 themselves, just not break when I am using it.
@witchescauldron decentralisation is not a challenge; it is a benefit. Email does fine without it; websites do fine without it. So did older protocols like news or IRC.
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Anyone have an interesting blog that uses the WordPress ActivityPub plugin?
If so, please leave a link/handle as a reply to this post.
(And even if you don't, please forward this thread on so it can reach people who do.)
#WordPress #WebDev #Fediverse #Automattic @pfefferle #Mastodon
@ajsadauskas @pfefferle
Yep. Been using the plugin for a while. https://sgryphon.gamertheory.net/
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Does anyone know someone in Sydney who wants to be a Deputy CIO?
It is a good role for someone who would like to be a CIO one day or for someone who is toward end of their career who wants to give back.
Please DM me. And please RT.
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The @EclipseFdn is trying out @matrix as a chat service: https://chat-staging.eclipse.org/docs/
Your chance to take a look, try it out, and provide some feedback!
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Dear devs,
It's NEVER ok to lock people out of a webapp because their User-Agent doesn't match your predefined list. 😡
Especially webapps they need to manage their healthcare.
(I am in fact using one of the browsers on this list, your code just isn't able to tell.)
Please boost for basic education.
@kartben do you have a blog, article, or code sample for getting Zephyr running on M5?
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So cool to bump into people that say they love @penpot 🤩 A web developer praising our tool, saying it's so cool! @pcultural thanks for your forward!
https://syntax.fm/show/584/node-in-the-browser-webcontainers-nodebox
#dnd movie advance screening 13 March in Queensland Australia https://www.eventcinemas.com.au/EventsFestivals/DungeonsAndDragonsAdvScreening
It is annoying that so few #Microsoft #Azure services support #ipv6 but I'll accept that. What really irks me is the features that don't work at all with dual stack enabled, e.g. when adding a virtual network to a Function App it didn't work until I found the limitation "The integration virtual network can't have IPv6 address spaces defined". Not supporting it is fine; not working when it is enabled is just really bad.
@ConorMahood Cortex is one of my favourite systems, and I like the latest iteration, but have only played/run Firefly (Cortex Plus). Hope to run Dragon Prince soon.
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This year's Tabletop Jam is live! Make a physical or digital game from March 7 through March 20 🎲
We're figuring out some specifics, but the event track includes a hybrid in-person/digital feedback night and showcase 😍
Register here, more updates soon ~
https://itch.io/jam/pigsquadtabletopjam2023
(Tabletop jam includes a huge variety of games btw. Board games! Pen and paper dice games! Larps! Bring em on!)
#PIGSquad #gameJam #ttrpg #tabletop #larp #physicalGames #boardGames
BrisCon, April 29-30 in Brisbane (Australia), has just released their #ttrpg schedule, so check out if there are any games you are interested in. I am running #scumandvillainy https://www.briscon.com.au/role-playing-games.html
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My programming hot take of the day is that your user model shouldn't contain your password hash field.
It should be a on a separate table and web app tutorials should go through the effort of putting it on a separate table.
Because eventually you're going to log or serialize the user model in a way that is going to accidentally leak the password hash.
And while systematic log redaction is nice, it's much harder than simply not storing the two things with each other.
@glitchontwitch yes, Legend or Open Quest are two BRP like systems, d% based with point buy for skills. But they don't have levels you can plan.
Savage Worlds is a good system, with clear advancement across tears and you can make some tactically complex characters, although the overall system is a bit simpler than D&D.
There are also systems that have a lifepath type character generation, e.g. Burning Wheel (but system is overly complex) or maybe some of the Warhammer systems or Traveller.
Lead Consultant @Telstra, doing Internet-of-Things (#IoT), #dotnet, #blockchain, #DevSecOps. Certified Azure IoT Developer, MCSD: ALM, #PRINCE2, Scrum. Tabletop gamer.
Joined Oct 2020
