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First, don't tell us to feel free to post comments when you don't want us to feel free to post comments.
 
Second, politely requesting us to not make off-topic posts in this thread is fine.
 
Third, that was not a polite request.
 
Fourth, you have absolutely no control over what people post on this thread and don't post on this thread. This is a discussion forum on a website which deliberately has a free-flowing discussion forum. If we were to for some bizarre reason want to discuss haircare tips here, that is perfectly fine.
 
Fifth, if you insist on having control over the discussion, you need to go to the "clubs" section and post there instead of here.

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I think my edit to your post answers that question.
 
In general, sharing discrete pieces of information is just fine.  Sharing entire sections of books and/or full page captures is going a bit too far.

Again, sharing discrete information from the books is perfectly fine (and, as you say, something that occurs all the time on the forums).  Copying larger amounts of text, posting an image of full pages from the books, etc. is going too far and infringing on copyright.  How much is too much is going to be situational and a judgement call -- if you need to ask, it's probably best not to post that much.
 
Answering questions typically requires small portions of a given writeup from the books (e.g. "Does the Charges Modifier max out at +1 or +1/2 when applying it to a Blast?").  If the entire writeup is needed, you should refer the person to the appropriate page in the book (e.g. "Is there a table that lists the damage and modifiers for common melee weapons?").  If they don't have the book in question, then that's all the more reason NOT to post the entire page/section -- we're not looking for a reason for people not to purchase books, we're looking to help answer questions for people who have the books.  

Most likely issue is that you're not closing any files (and have HD preferences set to automatically re-open files/prefabs during startup).  You can either manually close out all files and then restart HD or delete the appPrefs.xml file prior to starting HD.

Again, sharing discrete information from the books is perfectly fine (and, as you say, something that occurs all the time on the forums).  Copying larger amounts of text, posting an image of full pages from the books, etc. is going too far and infringing on copyright.  How much is too much is going to be situational and a judgement call -- if you need to ask, it's probably best not to post that much.
 
Answering questions typically requires small portions of a given writeup from the books (e.g. "Does the Charges Modifier max out at +1 or +1/2 when applying it to a Blast?").  If the entire writeup is needed, you should refer the person to the appropriate page in the book (e.g. "Is there a table that lists the damage and modifiers for common melee weapons?").  If they don't have the book in question, then that's all the more reason NOT to post the entire page/section -- we're not looking for a reason for people not to purchase books, we're looking to help answer questions for people who have the books.  

My guess?  You're lowballing it.  A LOT.  But I'm anticipating that you can't simply port the Java code as is;  and it's dollars to donuts that it would be *better* to restructure the code base in the first place.  If you have to do that, then you're talking MUCH more time and effort.
 
Generally?  HD on a phone???  HECK NO!!!  Not even on my iPad.  Dropdowns and buttons are a ROYAL PITA on small screens.  Minimal real estate...I doubt I'd like trying to use HD on a 15" laptop, much less a 10" iPad screen, and a 6" uber-narrow phone screen???  Just take a look at...oh, let's say the 6E Life Support dialog.  2 text fields, 6 list boxes, 13 check boxes, 2 spinners, 7 tool tips.  On a small screen?  UGH.  And while there might be other ways to lay these out, the presentation isn't bad.  
 
Heck, even trying to review an HTML or PDF character sheet on a phone would be hellish.
 
 

I think that the article shows a lack of understanding of the breadth of the security field, focusing only on auditors.  Auditors monitor/check to ensure compliance with security policy.  Security policy is based on best practices and is intended to protect an organization from the human factor -- legitimate users who are compromised.  This is an important (and very difficult) area to protect....but is far from the whole of security.
 
Auditors do not (and are generally not qualified to) check for vulnerabilities within the systems that their security policies are looking to protect.  Again, their security policies look to protect from the human factor -- George down in finance browses to the wrong site (or clicks the wrong link, etc.) on a corporate system....that kind of thing.
 
Hackers (ethical or otherwise) look for and exploit vulnerabilities both at the software/hardware level and the wetware level -- whatever is going to get the access that they are looking for.  Security policies will help to keep the legitimate users of a given system from unintentionally providing that access, but that's an extremely tall order and not even half of the battle.  An organization needs to know (and fix or at least isolate) the vulnerabilities at a software and hardware level in their systems...and for many, that's a very expensive and invasive proposition. Companies like Colonial Pipeline have systems that were designed a LONG time ago, generally jerry rigged into providing networked/internet access.  Security policies that are properly designed and implemented can help to limit the extent of a given breach, but don't really address the underlying vulnerabilities that may have lead to the breach in the first place. This doesn't devalue them, it just means that they're only part of the solution.

I think that the article shows a lack of understanding of the breadth of the security field, focusing only on auditors.  Auditors monitor/check to ensure compliance with security policy.  Security policy is based on best practices and is intended to protect an organization from the human factor -- legitimate users who are compromised.  This is an important (and very difficult) area to protect....but is far from the whole of security.
 
Auditors do not (and are generally not qualified to) check for vulnerabilities within the systems that their security policies are looking to protect.  Again, their security policies look to protect from the human factor -- George down in finance browses to the wrong site (or clicks the wrong link, etc.) on a corporate system....that kind of thing.
 
Hackers (ethical or otherwise) look for and exploit vulnerabilities both at the software/hardware level and the wetware level -- whatever is going to get the access that they are looking for.  Security policies will help to keep the legitimate users of a given system from unintentionally providing that access, but that's an extremely tall order and not even half of the battle.  An organization needs to know (and fix or at least isolate) the vulnerabilities at a software and hardware level in their systems...and for many, that's a very expensive and invasive proposition. Companies like Colonial Pipeline have systems that were designed a LONG time ago, generally jerry rigged into providing networked/internet access.  Security policies that are properly designed and implemented can help to limit the extent of a given breach, but don't really address the underlying vulnerabilities that may have lead to the breach in the first place. This doesn't devalue them, it just means that they're only part of the solution.

Oh, we have.  Unfortunately, the ointment they prescribed does not seem to be working...

Oh, we have.  Unfortunately, the ointment they prescribed does not seem to be working...

Oh, we have.  Unfortunately, the ointment they prescribed does not seem to be working...

An alternate approach would be to make HD web-accessible (that would allow desktop and mobile clients to use the same app).  Similar effort to above (actually likely to be a bit larger of an effort, but not by a massive amount)...but with the added cost of requiring the setup, maintenance and on-going hosting fees for a moderately custom server.  I personally like this approach a lot more, but the ongoing charges to maintain a server (renting rackspace at an ISP, etc.) creates an on-going financial burden for the company, which I don't think will fly in the current market.  And that's in addition to the need for someone (likely me) to maintain said server, the code, and ensure uptime.  
 
Long story short (too late): your take under this approach would need to be reduced in order to ensure that I'm reimbursed for my added time and on-going commitment.

There are not, however, more and more people playing Hero System.
 
I think it's sometimes easy for us to forget just how small of a niche within a niche we actually are.  I honestly wouldn't be surprised if there was no point at which developing a mobile version of Hero Designer became economically viable, even if every active user of the desktop app also bought a mobile app version.
 
I mean, I wish it were otherwise; I love the Hero System.  Just trying to keep it real.   

You would need to be able to run Java (which is different than Javascript). From what I can find on the web, you can't directly run it in the Chrome OS, but it's possible to install Linux in a container and then run Java (which is probably a bit advanced for most users).
 
https://support.google.com/chromebook/thread/11943362/how-do-i-download-java-and-other-apps-to-my-chromebook-and-open-and-run-the-application-to-install?hl=en

Certainly true....but that's similar to my field, where you're playing/selling off of FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt).  Not really recommended....but that's against an educated/intelligent audience. When dealing with society as a whole, you get into the whole fuzzy/messy side of "what sells."

There's an interesting game being played between hard science (how you get sick, how the virus spreads, what controls that spread, etc.), politics (what benefits a given political power group), and society (what the masses think/fear/want).  Science evolves and changes far faster than the others....and that's been particularly telling with COVID.

The current relaxing of mask mandates for vaccinated individuals is a good example of the intersection of those:  science-wise there haven't been many cases traced to outdoor transmission of the virus in non-crowded situations (e.g. outside of concerts, etc.); politics-wise on the US side of things there's been a fundamental shift back towards trusting in the "intelligentsia" and science; society-wise things are slow...but the shift on the political side is directly tied to the societal...and something that you see mirrored in recommendations coming out of entities like the CDC (anti-maskers are not likely to be converted at this point, so you need to go after the "vaccine reluctant"), hence relaxing of mask requirements outdoors -- the risk of contracting the virus outside (when not in a crowd for a prolonged period) is minimal, but the perceived benefit of not needing to mask up is much greater.

Found it!  A slight omission in the Rules Maven group (had file
upload size set to 0).  You should be good to go now.

Excellent; that got it!  Thanks, Dan!

Found it!  A slight omission in the Rules Maven group (had file
upload size set to 0).  You should be good to go now.

Found it!  A slight omission in the Rules Maven group (had file
upload size set to 0).  You should be good to go now.

Have you tried again?
 
I'm not aware of any persistent issues with uploads to the server, but if it happens repeatedly I can certainly look into it.
Also: what's the size of the file that's causing the error?

That must have been when Simon had announced that they were going to be migrating to the current website and that a significant amount of the downloads in the old site would probably not make the migration.  I was out of work at the time and so I would download what I could and upload it onto the new system during the short time that both sites were accessible.  It was a LOT of stuff and I don;t think I really made too much of a dent. 
 
But yes, it is always good to have the files available, especially for players trying to get a better understanding of the system. 

It looks like maybe these went away somewhere along the line, although I see that @Spence apparently re-added the Converting Characters document several years ago.
 
I still have the others (Animals, Combat Example, Example Characters from Other Genres, and Talent Creation).  Is there any interest in adding these back?