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Comment on Best Bluetooth controller for sub $50? in ~games
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Comment on Need pixel art software recommendations (it can be free or paid) in ~games
knocklessmonster Link ParentIt saw some dev seven months ago but yeah, aseprite is probably the way to goIt saw some dev seven months ago but yeah, aseprite is probably the way to go
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Comment on Need pixel art software recommendations (it can be free or paid) in ~games
knocklessmonster LinkAseprite came up a few times. Libresprite is based on the last GPL-licensed release of the codebase, and is also very robust.Aseprite came up a few times. Libresprite is based on the last GPL-licensed release of the codebase, and is also very robust.
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Comment on Advice on poor Linux performance vs Windows in ~tech
knocklessmonster Linkopen a terminal and type cpupower frequency-info Often there's a powersetting that is set to a lower draw setting which can impact performance, it's typically one of the first things I do to set...open a terminal and type
cpupower frequency-infoOften there's a powersetting that is set to a lower draw setting which can impact performance, it's typically one of the first things I do to set it to performance or balanced.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
knocklessmonster LinkI've been mainlining Wheezer for the last two weeks. Not sure why I suddenly got so into them. I was listening to the Blue Album to mix it up a bit and there was just something about the sound,...I've been mainlining Wheezer for the last two weeks. Not sure why I suddenly got so into them. I was listening to the Blue Album to mix it up a bit and there was just something about the sound, the lyrics, the simiplicity of it all, with great guitar work that made it work, and I've been slowly digesting their discography. Currently I'm listening to the Green Album a lot to pick it apart.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
knocklessmonster Link ParentSquarepusher's current sound started with his album Ufuabulum back in 2012 but he has a ton of different phases. I got on board in the late 00s with his 90s stuff coming from an interest in jungle...Squarepusher's current sound started with his album Ufuabulum back in 2012 but he has a ton of different phases. I got on board in the late 00s with his 90s stuff coming from an interest in jungle but everything the man touches is phenomenal.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
knocklessmonster Link ParentI got to the Theseus/Asterius fight and focused on Asterius first. Theseus seems like he would be easier solo, and his range is surprisingly easy to dodge, so that was some solid advice.I got to the Theseus/Asterius fight and focused on Asterius first. Theseus seems like he would be easier solo, and his range is surprisingly easy to dodge, so that was some solid advice.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
knocklessmonster Link ParentI died to the bull as a miniboss, not the fight with him and Theseus yet, but I'll definitely kill him first, he's dangerous.I died to the bull as a miniboss, not the fight with him and Theseus yet, but I'll definitely kill him first, he's dangerous.
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Comment on Tips for becoming a tea person in ~food
knocklessmonster LinkAs mentioned, European tea styles tend to be bagged with milk and/or sugar to taste, but I've always been a black/straight tea drinker, usually. I got into Chinese tea in various formats but these...As mentioned, European tea styles tend to be bagged with milk and/or sugar to taste, but I've always been a black/straight tea drinker, usually. I got into Chinese tea in various formats but these days lean heavily on grandpa-style (take a bunch of leaves in a larger cup, fill with hot water, drink over time, top off when you near the bottom). I actually have a 1L beer mug I fill with like 5g of leaves, pour water in (heat depends on temp, oolongs get 195F, greens get 175 usually), and have a good time with it.
Any top tips for getting into tea? I was just mocked for weighing tea... I guess that isn't as important in this scene.
Experiment. Get that one tin on Amazon, go to a specialty store (online or in-person), find what you want to try. Many people in the west who enjoy Chinese tea will us a company like Yunnan Sourcing (with a Chinese and US warehouse, .com/.us respectively)), for relatively well-priced well-sourced tea.
As others have said, find what you want. I prefer plain, whole-leaf Chinese and Assam (Indian-derived) tea and some Japanese varietals, but there's a lot of blends, flavors, preparations, etc.
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Comment on Announcing the Backlog Burner event for November 2025: Shrink your unplayed games list this coming month! in ~games
knocklessmonster LinkI'm gonna do Form Golf. I'm looking to break stuff up as I go for a FNV run before Season 2 hits, and FNV stresses me the heck out.I'm gonna do Form Golf. I'm looking to break stuff up as I go for a FNV run before Season 2 hits, and FNV stresses me the heck out.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
knocklessmonster LinkHades: got to the miniboss in Elysium (Bull of Minos). Every time I think "This is the run" I get rocked, so I just focus on getting better, and building to my strengths (fast agression mixed with...Hades: got to the miniboss in Elysium (Bull of Minos). Every time I think "This is the run" I get rocked, so I just focus on getting better, and building to my strengths (fast agression mixed with kiting when needed). I might have the game beaten in a few weeks.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
knocklessmonster LinkHades: Finally beat Megaera late one night, didn't know I could save mid-run, took a break and died on the second zone the next day. But progress. I watched the IGN "Developers React to a 25...Hades: Finally beat Megaera late one night, didn't know I could save mid-run, took a break and died on the second zone the next day. But progress. I watched the IGN "Developers React to a 25 minute Fresh File" speedrun that fundamentally shifted how I play, but not in cheesy ways (I'm very aggressive, and that video was a masterclass in aggressive play). It displaced Hollow Knight, which I'm still trying to work through.
Lord Ambermaze is an interesting game. They had a pretty aggressive ad campaign in like March for their demo, and I was sold on the concept. It's sort of a cozy turn-based adventure that plays like a traditional roguelike, solidly turn-based. It's a weird sort of strategy game I like where movements are like chess (like Crypt of the Necrodancer, HyperRogue or Sproggiwood).
Hollow Knight: I really wanna check out Silksong, but am determined to at least reach a HK ending first, and am maybe halfway there. I just started to scratch the surface on Deepnest, and just haven't made the time to progress, but still love the game.
Megabonk: Still grinding the AFK Gamer challenge, trying to use Megachad to start with Aura, get a Attracton Tome, and go from there. I got down to 1:15 already so that's progress. Haven't even touched the desert since I unlocked it.
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Comment on Looking for feedback on a homelab design in ~tech
knocklessmonster LinkThis is what I see on clients I work on. I cut my teeth managing VMware environments and deploying backups. It was typically: VMware Hosts > NAS/SAN (depending on who/size) < Veeam I haven't...Is this a realistic setup or would it just be better to let Proxmox do everything?
This is what I see on clients I work on. I cut my teeth managing VMware environments and deploying backups. It was typically:
VMware Hosts > NAS/SAN (depending on who/size) < Veeam
I haven't finished mine but I'm looking for an identical setup to use my raspberry pi NAS to host VMs, etc, over NFS.
The only issue is I don't think you can motion between Pmox hosts with the free version, but if you only have one host it's nbd.
The host specs seem fine. I got myself a NUC clone to run my stuff on, but I'm running light loads hoping to play with tools my team is working to support at work (kubernetes, increasing ansible, etc).
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Comment on What's your video game comfort food? in ~games
knocklessmonster LinkDoom: Simple, engaging, short (like <10 minutes for a "hard" level usually), know it well so I don't need to think about it. It's like my warm blanket game when I just wanna have some fun for a...Doom: Simple, engaging, short (like <10 minutes for a "hard" level usually), know it well so I don't need to think about it. It's like my warm blanket game when I just wanna have some fun for a bit and can't think of anything else.
Balatro is a recent entrant: Simple, kinda need to think, fully expect to lose so I only get a little tilted if I come up like 15 points short. A good session is maybe 30 minutes to get to the highest stake, but I don't need to worry about large-scale investments or anything.
Deckbuilders without a meta-narrative are fun for me: Balatro (already mentioned), Dungeons and Degenerate Gamblers, Slay the Spire: games I fully expect to lose, so I can only go up on. They're hard in the sense that you need to think about what you do strategically, but not stressfully/physically engaging beyond the moment you go "Fuck, I'm not gonna make it past this round" when the math is done, or the win you get by the hair of your butt, until that first win. I got into this genre recently but it's been pretty great, but I'm pretty picky about what I play because there's a certain vibe I want: Don't make me change contexts (Tainted Grail), don't have too much story (Across the Obelisk), just throw me into a run, give me a path of decisions to select, and let me cook and get my dopamine.
An aside for funky arcade-style builders: Dungeon Clawler is one I go back to for fun vibes, basically a claw machine deckbuilder with fun synergies.
Similarly, modern roguelikes/lites: Hades has been great because I won't win. I start from there, and keep going until I lose to Megaera. Binding of Isaac is great for the same reason, even if it's not one I play a lot. Others that come to mind are Spelunky (1/2), Rogue Legacy (1/2), Conversely, traditional roguelikes tend to be higher-stakes, with multi-hour runs that you then lose, so they don't have that same comfort feel, which kinda caused me to drift away, I don't wanna be eight hours in and lose to something through RNG that I simply have no tools to get past.
I also get the itch to go on solitaire binges. Aislriot (on all platforms) is simply the best.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
knocklessmonster Link ParentPeople get weird about instruments. You can get a great ukulele for $65 (base Kalas were like $50 before this whole US inflation shebang recently), for example, even though any enthusiast will say...instruments can be expensive and so are lessons if the school doesn’t provide them
People get weird about instruments. You can get a great ukulele for $65 (base Kalas were like $50 before this whole US inflation shebang recently), for example, even though any enthusiast will say "Don't spend less than $200 bro." And harmonicas, recorders, and other similar flutes for less than $10, and occasionally interesting instruments for surprisingly low prices like certain flute type instruments in the US, all of which come with basic instruction manuals.
Not trying to be combative, but my first years with music were learning things from my dad with a cheap pennywhistle, and he wasn't particularly skilled, and was very poor when I was growing up.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
knocklessmonster Link ParentOops, I knew it wasn't each community, but also didn't know the rest, and even had that article up as I was checking things IIRC, so that's on me. Thank you!Oops, I knew it wasn't each community, but also didn't know the rest, and even had that article up as I was checking things IIRC, so that's on me. Thank you!
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
knocklessmonster Link ParentMy bias leans more towards music, I think, because I've done it for the last twenty years of my life (purely hobbyist, but from guitar to bunch of other strings, and electronic music production),...My bias leans more towards music, I think, because I've done it for the last twenty years of my life (purely hobbyist, but from guitar to bunch of other strings, and electronic music production), but definitely some engagement with creating art as a way of outward expression would check the same box.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
knocklessmonster Link ParentThat's sorta the point of these sorts of takes, but I don't mean to a level too far beyond basic competence at a minimum (play chords on a ukulele, simple tunes on a penny whistle, where people...That's sorta the point of these sorts of takes, but I don't mean to a level too far beyond basic competence at a minimum (play chords on a ukulele, simple tunes on a penny whistle, where people can get that dopamine hit of learning new, easy stuff).
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
knocklessmonster LinkMegabonk: Progression kinda stalled but I'm still digging it. I wish I could do more than 10 minute timed runs, and want an endless mode like Vampire Survivors, but it's still a good time. Hades:...Megabonk: Progression kinda stalled but I'm still digging it. I wish I could do more than 10 minute timed runs, and want an endless mode like Vampire Survivors, but it's still a good time.
Hades: I travelled for a week, and the game sorta started to click, and now I'm digging it. I'm getting to Megara regularly, so that tells me I'm progressing. I like the vibe, the interesting tie-in to the Greek pantheon, and the strange differences they went with all lead to a fun vibe.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
knocklessmonster LinkMy take: Everybody should play an instrument. I think music universally enriches lives. The ability to play and perform it, whether it's a tambourine or contrabass flute, there's a method of...My take: Everybody should play an instrument.
I think music universally enriches lives. The ability to play and perform it, whether it's a tambourine or contrabass flute, there's a method of expression available that transcends the spoken/written word, conventional emotion, or even thought. It divorces the process from your mind and body and turns it into something external, and I think there's sort of a magic to that conversion.
8bitdo makes one. I use their Ultimate regularly for PC, this is just that for phone. I have one but, frankly, don't use it much as if I'm gaming not at home, i usually have my deck or Ally, but it's been good so far.