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Small Form Factor (SFF) PC Build Guide

February 20, 2022February 8, 2023Evan DavisLeave a comment

Small Form Factor Builds (SFF) have a small but devoted following. You’ll find small boards and threads all over the internet. I am not an expert, but I spent a lot of time researching before I did my small build. Shortcuts: Building a Small Form Factor Personal Computer (SFF PC) Motherboard SFF Cases Graphics Cards…

Mass Mutual Beneficiary Distribution/Election Form

October 13, 2019Evan DavisLeave a comment

My mother passed away and I called Mass Mutual to handle her account. They mailed me a printed pdf to fill out. Well, I filled it out wrong and started hunting the internet for the form. I couldn’t find it anywhere. In fact, when I called, they needed approval to send me the PDF. The…

How Science Works

August 13, 2018September 21, 2018Evan DavisLeave a comment

In a lot of my discussions online I see a lack of knowledge in how science actually works. I will try to explain the general process of science in an easy to understand flow. I see that science has 3 basic parts: See a thing that happens. Research/Experiment to see if it’s true. Publish your…

Restoration Domain

May 18, 2018July 18, 2018Evan Davis1 Comment

In creating Völundr I also created the Restoration Domain. Here is the details of that domain: Restoration Domain Dieties: Völundr, Boccob Granted Powers: You gain the ability to use true sight on one creature a day per 3 levels. Restoring one to their former state requires proper vision. Restoration, Lesser: Dispels magical ability penalty or repairs…

Völundr

March 14, 2018July 18, 2018Evan Davis3 Comments

I spent a campaign playing an Ur-Priest obsessed with bringing back Völundr. Here’s the info on the God I created for the game: Völundr Also known as The Smith, Völundr is the creation god of the elves who formed the Earth on the great tree. He is attributed with creating the sun which is why it…

Ur-Priest Shenanigans

January 18, 2018July 19, 2018Evan DavisLeave a comment

I like playing characters that don’t have limitations. Why rely on the rest of the party when you can do it all yourself? I’ve already talked about being the Ultimate Mystic Theurge, but I have other iterations I’ve played. This one is the Ur-Priest Mystic Theurge. Sure there are faster ways to get into Ur-Priest.…

Paneer

October 4, 2017June 18, 2018Evan DavisLeave a comment

Do you ever wonder how we came up with something? Sometimes I will run into a thing and it occurs to me: how did someone think this was a good idea? A lot of these questions for me come from the food world and are usually related to things that technically have gone bad. Today…

Wrak the Mighty Dragon (Kobold)

August 24, 2017July 19, 2018Evan DavisLeave a comment

I don’t play rogues. They’re lame. One of my friends convinced me to give them a second look. So I did. Rogues Can’t Fight This is the biggest problem with Rogues. Sure they can do some cool stuff between encounters, but during encounters they might do 10 points of damage? Whee! I’m gonna change this.…

Ultimate 3.5 Mystic Theurge

June 12, 2017July 18, 2018Evan Davis1 Comment

We started a Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 game at work and I love playing Wizards. The game was with a bunch of people new to the game so, of course, no one wants to play a Cleric. I decided I would play a Wizard/Cleric, but Mystic Theurge has been described as weak because you are…

What is Net Neutrality?

April 4, 2017June 19, 2018Evan DavisLeave a comment

Put simply it is “all data is equal.” As per usual it’s more complicated than that and I hope to make it more clear. Not all data is equal? No. Provisions need to be made for malicious data or data that is meant to harm servers, computers or other components of the Internet. This data…