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Cake day: 2023年10月9日

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  • I like it so far. I’m just throwing out a bunch of ideas, they may or may not work out. Play with stuff until you find something you like.

    The chandeliers are a nice addition. The ceiling space to left and right is left empty, I think some banners on the beams, either brown or dark green would look nice. If not banners, some kind of feature that smaller than the lights.

    I think overall the wood color is a bit flat. Break it up a bit, maybe outline the carpet with a dark oak or different color wood for the ceiling planks and log beams.

    Similar thing with the pillars, the arches are nice and I like the detailing around the tops and bottom, but put something in the center. maybe a banners or tourches. [edit, looking at this again on a bigger screen, I see the fence and laterern are right there]

    Also the stone wall behind the arches may benifit from some variety, maybe inset the center column and a put stone wall there. For the ceiling, in the flat section between beams, slabs of same block can add depth in a few styles. Either a checkered pattern, or raise the center 2 rows up a 1/2 block so it looks like each section is vaulted.

    (This part is defiantly my personal style) Finally, think about how the architecture and throne interact. Right now it looks like the throne was just thrown in the middle of a hallway. A good throne room will look like the room was built around the throne.

    If you take the suggestion to boarder the carpet with a dark wood, maybe that continues around the throne. Maybe the pillars become larger around the throne, or the arcs in the back curve to mimic the throne’s outline. It should be an architect’s finest work, not something they threw together on a Friday afternoon.





  • I use a spreadsheet on the computer. Not elegant, and not convenient, but tailored to what I want. I manually put in my income and expenses, and have a separate page for the recurring stuff.

    Tip for anyone who does similar, for recurring items (budget or bills), give each month (or whatever your budget period is) it’s own column. That way if something’s price changes mid-year, or changes each month (credit cards) it doesn’t mess with the totals for the previous months. It also allows for more periodic stuff to fit in the same sheet, just put 0 for the months its not due.


  • My desktop computer is plenty secure, but I can install whatever app I want from any source. The OS provides security tools to help protect against viruses. Even on a Mac desktop you can install apps outside the app store.

    Apple and Google are pushing for their app stores to be the only option. Imagine having one store chain in the whole world.

    And while the app store apps have a verification process, they’re not impenetrable. Apps slip through the system and scam apps are allowed to run rampent. What’s considered malware now has also changed, 25 years ago an app constantly “phoning home”, scanning your data, other apps and collecting data would have been considered malware.

    Devices would be most secure if we didn’t run any application.











  • Keepassdx is sadly not on ios.

    The only good one I’ve found is called strongbox. Free version works fine, but the pro version prices are insanity for something that is free everywhere else. I could get behind a lifetime buy of $10, but for $99 hell no. (Monthly sub is $3 or $25/year).

    Looking at the app store now, most of the keepass apps have some form of in app purchace.

    Only truly free one is call keepass touch, but frankly when I tired it, it sucked.