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Comment on Do you like being thrifty? in ~talk
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
nemo Link ParentThe horn could destroy Blue Shells in MK8 as well, if you timed it right.The horn could destroy Blue Shells in MK8 as well, if you timed it right.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
nemo LinkJumped back into Enderal with both feet. Just got to Ark and am ready to start exploring new areas; I'm focusing on quests and areas I never got to in previous playthroughs.Jumped back into Enderal with both feet. Just got to Ark and am ready to start exploring new areas; I'm focusing on quests and areas I never got to in previous playthroughs.
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Comment on How do you celebrate your birthday? in ~talk
nemo LinkMy birthday is actually tomorrow! I usually work (I'm a waitress) and if there's a guest who is also celebrating a birthday (and there always is) and they're 21 or older, I buy them a shot of...My birthday is actually tomorrow! I usually work (I'm a waitress) and if there's a guest who is also celebrating a birthday (and there always is) and they're 21 or older, I buy them a shot of Jeppson's Malört. That's my little birthday treat to myself. I only tell my victim and whoever they're out with. Anyone I'd care to have wish me a happy birthday already knows and it means more if I didn't remind them.
I also like to eat my favorite goods, which are mostly spinach-filled pastries.
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Comment on How do you celebrate your birthday? in ~talk
nemo Link ParentBut that's how I celebrate every other day!But that's how I celebrate every other day!
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
nemo LinkI inherited a media server full of music, which I'm gradually incorporating into my own music library (cleaning up MP3 tags, eliminating duplicates, seeing what I actually like, that sort of...I inherited a media server full of music, which I'm gradually incorporating into my own music library (cleaning up MP3 tags, eliminating duplicates, seeing what I actually like, that sort of thing).
One of the folders is literally the Billboard Top 100 from every year between 1960 and 2008 (when I guess the former owner stopped using this server).
I am hearing music I never would have sought out on my own (I think I might like disco?), and discovering some amazing lost gems, like the parody of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" called "Lucy in Disguise (with Glasses)" by John Fred and His Playboy Band.
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Comment on Looking for indie co-op games recommendations in ~games
nemo LinkI focus on couch coöp when getting games to play with my kids. Spelunky is a big favorite. River City Girls is another, with an absolutely amazing soundtrack. If you like Pokémon, you love...I focus on couch coöp when getting games to play with my kids.
Spelunky is a big favorite.
River City Girls is another, with an absolutely amazing soundtrack.
If you like Pokémon, you love Cassette Beasts.
Nobody seems to have mentioned Stardew Valley yet, which is a huge oversight.
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Comment on What is a quote that you really like that is from a problematic person? in ~talk
nemo LinkI believe it was Kim Kardashian who once said "I'd rather have someone tell me 'Have a nice day' and not mean it than tell me 'Fuck you' and mean it."I believe it was Kim Kardashian who once said "I'd rather have someone tell me 'Have a nice day' and not mean it than tell me 'Fuck you' and mean it."
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Comment on Tactics fans: What do you think of turn order? in ~games
nemo LinkI just started replaying FFTA myself. Personally, I like the "faster characters move more often" style of turn order, but like someone else said, the key to making this feel fair in tactics games...I just started replaying FFTA myself.
Personally, I like the "faster characters move more often" style of turn order, but like someone else said, the key to making this feel fair in tactics games is being able to see the turn order in advance, so you'll know when that thief is gonna get two turns to the paladin's single attack. Of course, characters can still affect their turn order by, eg. casting haste, or skipping one turn to make the next turn come faster.
One different way to do that is the way a lot of roguelikes do it, which is that speed is a number that goes down instead of up; that is, lower number is better, because the number indicates how many 'ticks' of the game clock a turn takes. This can be more comprehensible for experienced players; if the PC takes 5 ticks to move and the orc bouncer takes 8, you know you'll get an extra attack in every other turn or so and plan accordingly.
Finally, another system I like is where turn order is hard-locked in place, but the number of actions per turn, or the move distance, or damage or accuracy of attacks, is increased based on character speed. So, say a fencer and a full-plate greatswordsman each get one turn per round, but the fencer can move twice as far and her hits get a (speed – enemy.speed)% boost to chance-to-hit. This can result in the most tedious kind of kiting for fast characters and the most annoying kind of cant-hit-itis for slow characters, though, if not handled well; eg. the slow characters need either some way to pen fast characters in eventually or have special attacks that can inflict status or act at range.
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Comment on Looking for low-precision, mouse-only Steam game recommendations in ~games
nemo LinkI used to play a lot of one-handed mouse-only games on steam in the middle of the night while feeding / rocking my infant kids back to sleep. My favorite was one called Orbit, super chill game...I used to play a lot of one-handed mouse-only games on steam in the middle of the night while feeding / rocking my infant kids back to sleep.
My favorite was one called Orbit, super chill game about using a minimum amount of fuel to achieve stable orbits around gravitational bodies. Easy to play, tricky to master, well-paced difficulty curve.
Another one was Reigns, though I think that one has a native mobile version.
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Comment on Looking for low-precision, mouse-only Steam game recommendations in ~games
nemo Link ParentPretty sure the first two have native mobile versions.Pretty sure the first two have native mobile versions.
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Comment on ADHDers, how do you speed-up, bypass, or otherwise eliminate the "ramp-up" period required for big tasks? in ~health.mental
nemo LinkI have someone else ask me to do it or otherwise rely on and remind me.I have someone else ask me to do it or otherwise rely on and remind me.
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Comment on I’ve acquired a new superpower in ~games
nemo LinkSeems like this is related to how magic eye illusions work. I can't see them with my messed up eyes, but as a programmer I've distorted images to create magic eye illusions, and it's done by...Seems like this is related to how magic eye illusions work. I can't see them with my messed up eyes, but as a programmer I've distorted images to create magic eye illusions, and it's done by repeating an image with slight distortions to make the hidden shape "pop out" and "shimmer".
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Comment on I’ve acquired a new superpower in ~games
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
nemo LinkThe Primitives' 1988 LP Lovely. There were a few songs that were just okay, but the album as a whole is so thoroughly good that it took me by surprise. The first song, "Crash" is the best, and the...The Primitives' 1988 LP Lovely. There were a few songs that were just okay, but the album as a whole is so thoroughly good that it took me by surprise. The first song, "Crash" is the best, and the only one I'd heard before. I'm glad I gave this album a chance.
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Comment on Is ADHD really that debilitating? in ~health.mental
nemo LinkDebilitating? Well, habits are harder to make and easier to break, unless they center around dopamine production. And task completion does not generate dopamine production. I am always surprised...Debilitating? Well, habits are harder to make and easier to break, unless they center around dopamine production. And task completion does not generate dopamine production.
I am always surprised when I step outside and it is raining, because checking the weather is not and cannot be part of my morning routine. Similar with having a daily to-do list, because checking it cannot be part of a routine. Many of us have workarounds — I put my to-do notebook somewhere where I will see it without needing to seek it out, and it's chartreuse so I DO see it... most days.
But the things that can be done automatically by NTs need to be done intentionally every time for those with ADHD, which takes time, focus, and mental energy every time.
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Comment on American election mental health thread in ~health.mental
nemo Link ParentThey also hold the Supreme Court and much of the lower courts. This is all three branches of government.They also hold the Supreme Court and much of the lower courts. This is all three branches of government.
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Comment on The case for left-handed representation in gaming in ~games
nemo LinkMinecraft has had this option ever since they added offhand items.Minecraft has had this option ever since they added offhand items.
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Comment on Morrowind doesn't have any rivers in ~games
nemo Link ParentYes, like a snake. It's the same sense in cards, of discarding something useless.Yes, like a snake. It's the same sense in cards, of discarding something useless.
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Comment on Morrowind doesn't have any rivers in ~games
nemo Link ParentLike "slough" in cards? Rhymes with "rough"? IIRC he mentioned that was the British pronunciation.Like "slough" in cards? Rhymes with "rough"? IIRC he mentioned that was the British pronunciation.
I hate spending money. I buy things new, but then repair them forever. I tend not to buy secondhand these days, only because we're so hooked into the gift economy that anything I'd want to get used I can probably get for free from either a free store or the Buy Nothing networks. But at the same time, I rarely sell anything, either, just gift it to someone through those same networks.
I don't own a car, I don't even like to spend money taking the bus. I bike everywhere I can't walk to. I eat out but because I'm in the restaurant industry myself I almost never pay full price. My kids go to public school and when that's insufficient we supplement with homeschooling.
I'm very lucky that I found a partner who is as dedicated to thrift as I am. That's selling her short, actually, she grew up in Alaska and is even more self-sufficient than I am in a lot of ways.