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Monthly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I've heard it's very good and I've tried every one, but personally could never get into them.

Sometimes You Don’t Get to Have Elders. In Their Place, Vicious Old People. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago

That's Man's law, not mine

Sometimes You Don’t Get to Have Elders. In Their Place, Vicious Old People. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago

I've noticed that so much rigid/conservative thinking on a personal scale (the kind almost everyone commits from time to time) revolves around a discomfort with the squishy, uncertain, social, and decidedly organic work of figuring shit out and never being quite sure if you've got it right.

It's like an inability to admit that while you don't have all the answers, you're still willing feel uncomfortable and try your best to get it right.

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura promotional poster (2001) in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

God the soundtrack was heartbreakingly good. Loved this game so much

What is your favorite Halloween older game? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

They certainly sound satisfying, but definitely can't beat Doom in terms of utility or power fantasy.

What is your favorite Halloween older game? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

I do love the audio and visuals and vibe and just overall everything of HeXen a lot. It's not as pick-up-and-play-able as the Doom, but it's a great suggestion. Been a while since I did a replay, too...

We've got food at home in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sounds like you've got a good handle on it. I would like to grow more stuff, but I can barely raise an anemic looking bushel of oregano. All brown thumbs, I'm afraid.

We've got food at home in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

But does it got that cronch

We've got food at home in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

I think this might be something you can reprogram. It wasn't my intention, but I've been hitting the weekly market a lot more and as a result my tastes have veered naturally to fresh and vegan stuff.

I'll still accept food with animal products on em if that's all there is, but I recently discovered that I find meat and cheese kind of... gross? I used to eat like that every week, but now I look forward to my daily apple and like 3 o'clock chia seed pudding. It's fucked.

I don't know if I somehow caused this or if it's just age, but I have been feeling pretty good.

E: sorry I just reread my comment in the context of yours and I apologise for being shitty. I think the point I was trying to make was that it's like quitting smoking or something - at first feels like something real is missing, then later feels like a no brainer

What is your favorite Halloween older game? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I feel like Doom or Quake are cop outs here, but they are perennial replays, and they have some great horror aesthetics

dear introverts, what can I answer to a needy and clingy coworker who believes not talking means something's wrong (with me), so he leaves me alone? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Or after the "but" and before the "and"

"Necessary" in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I believe this is what they call based

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If you rinse out your tea cup right after you finish it's easier to clean later (slrpnk.net)
 

TIL

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Writing Club - October 2024 (slrpnk.net)
 

Welcome to the fourth writing club update! See previous writing clubs here. I hope you have all been able to charge up your batteries in the sunshine, and got the chance to step on some extra crunchy leaves.

Here are our participants! People who have stated their writing goals in the previous writing club post in September:

Participants!

As always, anyone and everyone is super duper welcome to comment or share their own work. And if you'd like to be included in the next writing club update, simply say what you're working on this month.

Have a great October!

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Breaded Tofu Misters (slrpnk.net)
 

Description: A skillet with roughly breaded triangular chunks of tofu cooking in it. The pieces of tofu are arranged so that they're laying in the the skillet on a short side with a point sticking up.

I feel like I've attained a new level in veg/an cooking (this is 100% vegan, to be clear): crisping the tofu on three sides.

Normally I'll just jostle the pan and let nature take its course, but I was trying a new breading (crushed up some stale woven wheat crackers + spices). It turned out really well.

Tofu marinade was nothing extra: sesame oil, spicy mustard, and splash of sauce soya.

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Grackles are pretty cool (slrpnk.net)
 

Self explanatory.

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The definition of an evil toilet is one that makes you stand up to wipe (slrpnk.net)
 

Just something I heard years ago, and it's been rolling around in my head ever since.

Hoping to pass it along. Rid myself of it.

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Writing Club - September 2024 (slrpnk.net)
 

Welcome to this our third writing club update! See previous writing clubs here. As always I hope you have all had a great month, with a good balance of outdoors and indoors activities.

Here are our participants with stated goals from last month, although anyone is free comment with their own writing progress. If you'd like to join this list of participants, just say so in a comment, with a description of what you're working on and what you'd like to do this month. Easy as pie!

Okay, without further delay, our...

Participants!

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Post pink cloud trigger: Dodged (slrpnk.net)
 

Hey sobernauts out there on the clear dry seas lol. The pink cloud is gone, so now I'm just in the daily living part (7mos), but even still, had a bit of a realisation recently.

I got unexpectedly laid off from my job recently, which previously would have been a big trigger to hit the bar. But this time I was thankful that I didn't drink anymore (or smoke for that matter). Not even for the money (although that is one factor), but that despite all my problems at least I don't have to deal with the ravages of booze on top of everything else. I can move forward with real world solutions to my actual problem with a clear head.

It especially hit me when shortly after my layoff, a friend came over with a "care package" of junk food and a light beer, saying to my partner "c'mon not even one beer." But I realised that I wasn't even tempted (though the inertia from old habits could have easily led me to drink).

Anyway, this friend doesn't know how much I value my sobriety (we used to drink together a lot a lot), so I thanked him for the thought, but gave the beer to another friend of mine.

That's the story. My physical addiction to alcohol isn't that great thankfully, so it's not that dramatic, but it still felt like a nice reinforcement that I'm on the right path.

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Writing Club - August 2024 (slrpnk.net)
 

Welcome to the second writing club update! (See the previous update here.) I hope you've had a pleasant month, and are managing to stay cool (this is me presuming northern hemisphere anyway). One short month ago, a month seemed like such a long time. But now I see it for a just a couple of weekends, and a sprinkling of free evenings.

I'm keeping this update brief, since I'm behind on my own goals. But it's raining here, and I don't have to go to work (at my job anyway) today, so I'm excited to get back to it! May you be similarly blessed with dreary weather and lack of responsibilities on this Monday.

Participants

As always, there is no pressure to have completed your goals. But sharing how your month went is super beneficial not just personally, but for the rest of us. Additionally, participants and guests are encouraged to chime in with any comments or questions they may have on project projects, writing club, etc.

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Writing Club - July 2024 (slrpnk.net)
 

Welcome to the inaugural writing club update! This is a brand new writing club, first proposed here. I have some ideas about what I want from this club, but where we go from here is open ended.

So feel free to start new posts or spinoffs in between my monthly posts, as long as they jive with the rules in our gracious host community's sidebar, you have my full support. :)

On to the whole point of this club! The following brave things set to text concrete goals for themselves (linked beside their names, just below). If you'd like to join their number, simply say so in the comments, along with your goal for this month. Okay, here are the stars of our show: 👏👏👏👏

Participants

You don't have to share any of the actual material you've worked on unless you want to (you could even use our local Etherpad to share writing stuff - for example).

Here are some questions to start you off. I'm genuinely interested in your answers, but don't feel you need to follow my script. This is just a prompt:

  • How do you think you did on your goal(s)?
  • What would you like to accomplish for our next check-in in August?
  • Is there a part of your project that you'd especially like feedback on?
  • Is there anything about this writing club you'd like us to do differently?

No stress if you didn't accomplish everything you set out to (I fell short and I'm still here hehe). I would love to hear your updates no matter how things went!

I'll share my own progress in a comment below. What I'm hoping from this step is that we treat this as part check-in, and part conversation. This is your chance to really dig into each others' projects (and if someone has done so for you, maybe it would be nice to return the favour and take an interest in their own project? ;))

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Writing Club (slrpnk.net)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Update 2024-09-05: The writing club is underway! I'll keep this post updated to act as a hub for any further WC related materials.

Writing Club posts:

I've never been in a writing club but I'm interested in trying to get one going. Would anyone else be interested in giving it a go? I don't have to lead it, but will do so if no one else wants to.

What I'm picturing:

  • Monthly check-in cadence
  • Everyone sets a personal goal, and then talks about how they did the previous month
  • No pressure other than what you want to take on to motivate you
  • Maybe some "assignments" in the vein of a creative writing class
  • I volunteer to send members reminder DMs to motivate them :)

I was thinking I'd just start with this post - come up with a goal for myself to accomplish by end of June, and then check back sometime in the first week of July. If that sounds interesting to you, feel free to join in and comment with your goal, and any details you want to add.

PS Also very open to writing club discussion meta. I'm new to this so wide open to suggestios, comments, critique, etc.

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Getting up today after failing yesterday (slrpnk.net)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Screenshot of Mario Kart for SNES with text reading "give up?" And two choices shown: "yes" and "no." The option "no" is selected. Luigi is also pictured on the lower half of the screen.

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