Howdy folks! In December I'll be celebrating my 40th 🥳. I'll be having a few friends come over at noon, getting a quarter keg and some Lou Malnati's (Chicago deep dish), and running a few one-shots all day.

I would like some suggestions for interesting one-shots (system and/or scenario) to play. I am an experienced GM, and currently on my list of games to potentially run are Mothership, Mausritter, and either Dread or Ten Candles. I'd love other good suggestions. I hope to get through 3 ~3 hour games through the day. There are no wrong answers (though 5e or pathfinder might elicit a sigh). I expect to have 4 players all day (plus me as DM).

For Mothership, I am considering something li

The Question

How should one manage configuration settings and options in ASP.NET when using the framework for an application (as opposed to the more common use as a persistent webserver)?

The Context

I've been developing, and making use of, an open-source twitchbot using ASP.NET for the better part of 2 years now. I began this project as a novice to ASP.NET and its dependency injection IoC system (though an experienced programmer in general). Specifically, I've been developing it more as a bot Framework, meaning extensibility, even un-utilized, is of great value. This application is run locally when needed (ie when streaming), and closed down at the end of stream. It handles Microp

Because of some needs related to performing audio-related scientific research, I find myself trying to figure out if (and how) I can provide 24-bit raw audio data (PCM, for example) to the audio system for rendering. In this case I actually do need the extended dynamic range that an expanded bit-depth can theoretically provide.

I feel like I have scoured the low-level Audio APIs, and all I've managed to find are the calls for rendering 16-bit audio data, and calls to supposedly render 24-bit audio files. Does such an interface exist?

Additionally, does the OS (and/or do modern Apple devices) actually support 24-bits of audio rendering resolution? Or is there just marketing doublespeak

Has anyone had luck extending the HDMI and USB range with couplers, repeaters, active extenders, or the like? The natural place for me to keep the VR tower is far enough away from my Vivarium that I need an extra at least 6 feet on the cables. With the Vive I was able to just get a long HDMI cable and USB cable for the linkbox, but not so for the Index. My first attempt at a passive DisplayPort extension cable (M/F) failed (though I think the USB may have been alright). I figured I'd ask here before blindly buying more crap.

Thanks!

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Edit: I just found this post which provide

BGC_Tools and CleanBGCProject

I recently posted to share news about BGC_Tools, our internal utility repository for Unity projects, going public. However, that post was perhaps a little premature and a little brief. In order to facilitate use I knew we really needed to accompany it with a demo project showing some of the features in in use. This post is to introduce CleanBGCProject, a small unity project showing a number of the utilities in use.

But allow me to back up...

Who the fuck do we think we ar

Greetings, fellow devs.

Recently, I decided to open-source a collection of software that a colleague and I have written (and generalized). All of it was originally written to run in a Unity environment, though it could be adapted for any context. A wide, ecclectic variety of features are covered by this code, because it has been used in at least a dozen different neuroscience projects. Chief among them, perhaps, is an application funded by the VA system to allow General Practitioners to administer more robust and modern hearing tests for Veterans. As such, there are a number of auditory stimulus synthesis features, but don't be deterred, there is something of value here for everyone.

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I'd like to start by acknowledging that my question is based on likely incomplete or incorrect information. But I'll frame it the best I can.

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