▲ 3 r/aoe4

Feign all in as French then pivot to age up and relics ?

I have tried this but it doesn’t feel that good , maybe the French just can’t manage well with this strat ?

Even if I get 4 relics I feel like I give the other player too much space

I guess I don’t know which civs this is a good option against and which a bad one ?

I’m a lowly gold haha . Got up to plat 1 last season but haven’t played as much this season so Gold still

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u/-LetsTryAgain- — 1 day ago

Crown race replacement on Cane Creek headset - sizing question

I searched and it looks like the replacement crown race should be 41/30 (30 for 1 1/8 fork, checks out and 41 to match my lower bearing).

I have an unused Chris King crown race PHS432 ( 30mm inner and 40.5mm outer )

Can these two work together ?

If I try to put them together then it feels like it works but I don’t know, never done this before

Thanks

u/-LetsTryAgain- — 1 day ago

Switching from Claude Pro to a local LLM for scientific research - how much RAM do I need ?

So with Claude’s decision to watermark, plus basic data privacy concerns , I’m thinking of switching to a local LLM

How I use Claude pro now:

-managing health docs and results (very happy to switch this to local, doesn’t need a big context I think)

- scientific research, including reading and analyzing PDFs that are complex , requiring linking concepts and ideas across papers and producing summaries / insights / tables (large context required). For example, I have filled 40% of the Claude project folder with files and docs it needs to consider

- basic stuff (acting like an advanced search tool for admin stuff / planing stuff / nothing major) - no reason this can’t stay with Claude but if I switch over to a local LLM I would bring everything with me

Sooo , given this - is 32GB RAM on something like a Mac Mini realistic for my use case ? Or do i need 64gb (at which point i think maybe it’s too costly for me to do). I also tend to work in bursts so I would be happy if it’s not too slow thus impeding my workflow. Fine to run overnight though. And I don’t need any headroom as I will be running the OS and apps on a MacBook Pro or MacBook Air

Thanks for your help and I hope I was specific enough to get some usefully feedback

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u/-LetsTryAgain- — 3 days ago
▲ 4 r/Makita

Anyone have an LXT lantern/radio for sale?

Located in the US.

Thanks

Can pay via Venmo, PayPal, whatever you prefer

u/-LetsTryAgain- — 9 days ago
▲ 14 r/BrevilleCoffee+1 crossposts

Breville Infuser paired with a Baratza ESP - how to get the most out of the setup?

Recently got this setup for when I’m at parent’s place and looking to get the most from it as it’s not as nice as my main setup I’m used to (Lelit Anita and df54).

Infuser was used for like $150
Baratza ESp new was $200

Felt like a good setup for $350 all in. The grinder also had to be capable for French press and pourover

The Baratza ESP is nice for its range but it needs to go all the way down to setting #2 , which is nearly at zero in order to pull a shot in a reasonable time. The steps are ok, and retention is reasonable but the distribution could be better. Would slow feeding it help with this?

I have a proper tamper and a bottomless portafilter on the way.

I haven’t played around too much with the program options for pre infusion, just doing the normal double shot with 18g dose and it auto shuts off based on volume. Can get close to 30seconds and ~35g with some nice to decent tasting shots

Anyone have a similar setup? Any recommendations where to invest or focus? WDT? playing around with pre infusion?

Also what’s up with the steam wand - is it meant to automatically just start when you’re preheating it ? Seems like a weird function as it makes a mess haha

u/-LetsTryAgain- — 10 days ago
▲ 2 r/aoe4

Anyone ever seen “invalid” for a game on aoe4 world?

I disconnected due to playing via GeForce Now and my internet being unstable so the program crashed

However there was 30 seconds left on SS Timer and I was clearly about to win

I had such an army lead that as the last minute ticked down I stormed his base with about 75 royal knights (well all this action was clearly too much for GeForce now and my internet connection)

So I assumed I would get a loss , for the first few hours it hasn’t yet processed and now I see it’s “invalid”?!

Never saw that result before … anyone know ? Was it reviewed manually? (Seems very unlikely)

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u/-LetsTryAgain- — 12 days ago
▲ 2 r/OWC

My OWC Thunderbolt 3 dock doesn’t provide power to my Apple keyboard via the front “high powered port” for USB A

I have an older Mac keyboard and downloaded the OWC ejector app and gave the app permissions and still my keyboard won’t work …

Even tried with a USB extender from Apple, which should have solved it , but it didn’t work either :/

Any ideas?

Laptop is MacBook Air m4

Thanks

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u/-LetsTryAgain- — 12 days ago
▲ 1 r/mac

How to connect an older Mac wired keyboard (A1243) in 2026?!

so this is an older model wired keyboard (the one with the number pad) , it works great as a wired keyboard BUT it won't connect to my M-series macbook air

I have tried many many ways.

- directly into the back of my Thunderbolt display

- directly into my Macbook Air (M4) with a USB-C adapter

- using an Apple USB extension cable (saw on reddit this may help)

- via my OWC 11-port Thunderbolt Dock

- even downloaded the OWC Dock Ejector app on my mac

The core issue (as I understand it) is that these older keyboards need a certain amount of power via the port, which causes them to not be recognized on modern Macs. This thread from 5 years ago discusses it .

The solution of using a USB extender worked the first time I plugged it in, then not afterwards ... can anyone help with a long-term and stable solution?

Thanks so much

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u/-LetsTryAgain- — 12 days ago

Excited !! Rested for 3 weeks :)

What bag should I start off with ? recipe suggestions ? Got a v60, aeropress, and a Stagg X brewer

Excited and curious :) first try of Perc beans ….. coming from a few bags of DAK beans, wondering how Perc compares

Liked the DAK lemon spritz and coffee donut but not really the alchemist and juice box was just OK

u/-LetsTryAgain- — 14 days ago
▲ 45 r/xbiking

Goodwill find , $10 Raleigh Technium

Needs a lot of love but I think the bones are good. And the color is great

u/-LetsTryAgain- — 15 days ago
▲ 7 r/aoe4

got smoked by OTD playing as French .... I outboomed him , denied his Fuedel rush, got 3 relics but still lost despite double vill count and 50% more resources gathered. ouch

game: https://aoe4world.com/players/22957166-DegrowWhat/games/245986568?sig=63881e4b073fb72d50e4c08f6172286eb55fbf92

I probably attempted SS victory too soon, but I felt like I retreated it from and hunkered down in my base but I just couldnt defeat his army.

what are good French units to counter a pretty big OTD army?

as always, I didnt spend my resources fast enough but still.... would have expected a better outcome

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u/-LetsTryAgain- — 16 days ago
▲ 15 r/Makita

What is the name for a bit that combines these two ? 1/8” to 1/2”?

Using it for a bike project and I think the two bits together isn’t robust enough since the big end will go into another tool at the end

So would prefer one bit that combines these two. Does it exist? Sorry I am a noob to power tools :)

Thanks

u/-LetsTryAgain- — 17 days ago

Anyone selling a 54cm cross check??

Ideally frameset

Color is flexible

Built my dad a touring bike on a 52cm and I think it’s a bit small for him, so also willing to swap (color of his 52cm is a blue grey)

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u/-LetsTryAgain- — 19 days ago

Pressure dial not working [Breville Infuser]

Pulled a shot and chocked it to double check , my pressure gauge isn’t reacting

Machine is used but it previously worked no issue , and now recently the pressure gauge stopped reacting

Not sure if this also affects the “programmed” infusion / shot timer

Anyone experienced this ? How to fix it ?

Thanks

u/-LetsTryAgain- — 23 days ago

Trouble with boot screen installing the OS from the flash drive

If I boot and hold CMD option , then I see the install MacOS Sonoma but clicking it just prompts a Mac/startup screen which then goes to normal login page without the OS updating

Sonoma OS is saved to thumb drive

Device is MacBook Air 13” early 2015 (8gb ram, i5, 124gb ssd)

Device is currently running 10.13.6 High Sierra

Am I doing the wrong process in starting the MacBook Air with CMD + Option to install the new OS ?

Thanks

u/-LetsTryAgain- — 25 days ago

Femobook A2 still worth it at $140 on Amazon?

My Breville Smart Grinder Pro is finally breathing its final death …. So looking for a replacement on rather short notice (so short shipping time is valuable)

Mainly for pour over, occasional espresso on a Breville Infuser

Also considering a DF54 …. Tempting but it will take about a week to arrive

Other options?

Thanks

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u/-LetsTryAgain- — 25 days ago
▲ 2 r/mac

OpenCore legacy patcher not working for install on Macbook Air of Sonoma

If I boot and hold CMD option , then I see the install MacOS Sonoma but clicking it just prompts a Mac/startup screen which then goes to normal login page without the OS updating

Then if I open the installer via the Finder (just to see what happens) it says my OS can’t run this program

So my question is:
- do I need to update the MacBook Air OS somehow before installing Sonoma ? I told the OpenCore program when I downloaded the OS to the USB what the target device was so I thought it would be compatible ; or
- am I doing the wrong process in starting the MacBook Air with CMD + Option to install the new OS ?
- or is there some other way to troubleshoot

Thanks

u/-LetsTryAgain- — 25 days ago

Anyone else using one of these ?

Mom got me it on sale for $42

A kind of neat kit , a bit over designed but if you have the space I think it’s a nice item

Flow is rather slow for a 2 cup setup, seems it needs a corse grind or faster flowing papers

Any tips for brewing with it ?

Thanks :)

u/-LetsTryAgain- — 26 days ago
▲ 4 r/mac

Recovery mode on older Mac , OS X can’t install due to no disk appearing in recovery mode - disk utility help

Trying to reset an older MacBook Air

Booted in recovery mode and deleted what I though was the main drive

Rebooted in recovery mode to install OS

OS install couldn’t find a disk (photo 2)

Returned to disk utility page and unsure which to delete / reformat to make a clean install of the OS (photo 1)

Any help?

Thanks a lot

u/-LetsTryAgain- — 26 days ago