somewaffles's recent activity
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Comment on What are your favorite vegan pre-packaged foods? in ~food
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
somewaffles Link ParentIt was actually amazing, it was sunny everyday somehow!! There was so much to do, and I ended up actually canceling my car rental because I was so intimidated by the roads. But at the risk of...It was actually amazing, it was sunny everyday somehow!! There was so much to do, and I ended up actually canceling my car rental because I was so intimidated by the roads. But at the risk of blowing you up, here is a small list of stuff I did:
- Cliffs of Moher, both from the ferry view and at the top
- Connemara (this was maybe my favorite part, the views were incredible)
- Biked Inis Oírr island
- Tour bus took us around part of the Wild Atlantic Way. Seeing it in person, I cannot believe you biked those roads, they were a more than a little treacherous, that is awesome!! If (when) I go again, I definitely would like to see more of it.
- I did not end up swimming but I did head out to both Blackrock and Ladies beach. My hostel was in Salthill so I got a lot of time exploring the area
- Last night in Galway I went to a rock bar Sally Longs to hang out at a local punk show (I try to see at least one local gig anywhere I go)
- Kilmainham Gaol Prison (got super lucky and grabbed a ticket day of)
- Dublin Casle
- Dublin in general was actually awesome, I kind of wish I spent more than 3 days there, but I am also a city person.
This is an abbreviated list obviously, I'm not including the tons of pubs, resturaunts and smaller things. Thank you again for the recommendations!!
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
somewaffles Link ParentI actually forgot to mention I have one of my last days set aside for Connemara, so I will definitely be heading there! You are not the first person to suggest going swimming in Galway, which is...I actually forgot to mention I have one of my last days set aside for Connemara, so I will definitely be heading there!
You are not the first person to suggest going swimming in Galway, which is really suprising to me, but so I think I pretty much have to at this point.
These are all awesome suggestions, I'm very into spooky things, so I will definitely check out the Old Monastery. Thank you!!
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
somewaffles LinkI've been busy packing for my first solo trip to Ireland, going to be doing Dublin 2 days, then using Galway as a homebase for the next 7 days. I'm super excited but pretty nervous as well. I...I've been busy packing for my first solo trip to Ireland, going to be doing Dublin 2 days, then using Galway as a homebase for the next 7 days. I'm super excited but pretty nervous as well. I think I have everything packed and ready though. Anyone have great spots in those two cities? I'll have a car rental for a few days in Galway so I can see the Cliffs of Moher and one of the Aran Islands, and might stop in a few close by towns. Otherwise, I'm not trying to plan too much, I just have a loose idea of what I'll be doing each day.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
somewaffles Link ParentThis was my biggest problem with the game and everyone online seems to feel the opposite, or that the bosses were not that challenging. I don't mind 2 phases every couple of bosses, but each one...I hated almost all the bosses. Those are frustrating, almost all have 2 phases (absolutely overused trope), and they forced me to play too differently than with normal enemies. Some minibosses are even worse, and straight up impossible to beat.
This was my biggest problem with the game and everyone online seems to feel the opposite, or that the bosses were not that challenging. I don't mind 2 phases every couple of bosses, but each one ends up being essentially two fights you need to learn movesets for, which takes double the amount of time to get through. I ended up spending more time in these battles than I did exploring the world, which is my favorite part of souls-like games. Definitely a great game, but even from a souls "veteran" I found it really frustrating and still haven't finished it.
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Comment on What's a game that you feel like you missed out on? in ~games
somewaffles Link ParentI've played Bloodborne/DS3/Seikero/ER on release, but played DS1 years after it came out. I never really thought about it, but there really is a huge difference playing FromSoft games in the first...I've played Bloodborne/DS3/Seikero/ER on release, but played DS1 years after it came out. I never really thought about it, but there really is a huge difference playing FromSoft games in the first 6 months. There is something especially fun about playing their games without the option looking up guides everytime you can't figure something out (if thats your thing, I get some people don't like that in games they play.)
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Comment on What's a game that you feel like you missed out on? in ~games
somewaffles Link ParentI got lucky catching Minecraft literally the first couple months Notch started making his work public. I was a junior in highschool around 2009, and stumbled on the game through reddit. I'm pretty...I got lucky catching Minecraft literally the first couple months Notch started making his work public. I was a junior in highschool around 2009, and stumbled on the game through reddit. I'm pretty sure I am one of the first few hundred people to buy it when it stopped being free (if you sort the Minecraft subreddit posts by oldest, one of the first is me complaining that we had to pay to play the game.) It was a fun little community then, there really weren't any games like it, and it was super cool to see how creative people were, especially before it had any of the complex systems it has now.
Had I missed it, I probably would have already aged out of being into the game, whenever it got popular around 2011. Still blows my mind how it became one of the biggest games ever
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
somewaffles Link ParentHmm, I guess I don't agree that they even had to "do anything" with those themes, Columbia is just filled with propaganda and characters feeling the effects of the world around them, but I don't...Hmm, I guess I don't agree that they even had to "do anything" with those themes, Columbia is just filled with propaganda and characters feeling the effects of the world around them, but I don't think they were trying to comment on any specific view point. I think I even recall Ken Levine saying they weren't trying to make a point with racism specifically in the game, it was just a reflection of the world at the time the game takes place. Imo Bioshock 1 pretty much did the exact same thing, to the same degree.
But yeah it didn't turn out to be an immersive sim unfortunately, would have been an amazing game with a better gameplay loop.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
somewaffles Link ParentI won't defend Infinite like its the greatest game ever, but as someone who considers the first Bioshock their favorite game ever, I will say I thought Infinite was a solid 7/10. I have played...I won't defend Infinite like its the greatest game ever, but as someone who considers the first Bioshock their favorite game ever, I will say I thought Infinite was a solid 7/10. I have played through it about 3 times since it came out, and honestly don't even recall it being all that buggy, even on release. I do agree the gunplay is pretty uninspired, and passable at best.
I think what redeems it for me are there are so many cool moments, but the issue is that the game is not greater than the sum of its parts, like the original was. I honestly think the intro, up until you free Elizabeth is just as memorable as the original. I remember getting chills everytime you get launched into the clouds and the little piano music comes in. Imo they did a fantastic job setting up the world in the first two hours, or so. Columbia is an objectively cool environment, even though the themes of American exceptionalism and everything is pretty heavy handed (if we are being honest Bioshock 1 delivered its messages very simliarly.)
I don't know if I'd consider the many worlds third act great, but if you read into everything, it does hold up, even if it is super convoluted. I'm not trying to say it is a great story, but it could have been and I can see what Ken Levine was trying to do.
I will also say, I get the Vox Populi tie into the overall story, but their role and game moments were also so boring to me, it feels like the game has major issues in the 2nd act.
There were some super early game play videos that showed the game off as more of an immersive sim, which I think would have made the game the best in the series. Unfortunately we got what we got, which was a pretty average shooter with an above average setting.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
somewaffles Link ParentI've put over 200 hours into Deadlock, since about September (which is a huge number for me, I have about 300 hours in Apex Legends, and I've been playing that for years) not to mention I usually...I've put over 200 hours into Deadlock, since about September (which is a huge number for me, I have about 300 hours in Apex Legends, and I've been playing that for years) not to mention I usually find MOBAs way too sweaty of a genre. It is such a great game, but the lower player count is absolutely ruining the game for me. Every match you have someone on your team feeding before mid game, or there is someone on the other team obviously WAY above everyone elses skill level. It's gotten to the point where I have to tell my friends I'm not getting online because I don't feel like getting frustrated that day. I can't complain too much because it's still invite only, but I'm not sure what Valve is waiting for.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~life
somewaffles LinkI think I've just thrown them out when I got them, if there would have been an option to not get one, I would have opted to not waste the paper. I think I had already left town instead of walking...I think I've just thrown them out when I got them, if there would have been an option to not get one, I would have opted to not waste the paper. I think I had already left town instead of walking for graduation. For someone who is naturally curious, I am weirdly horrible at being a student, so I had to work super hard to barely graduate. I am proud of the acheivment but knew I'm also not really someone who would hang something like that up anywhere.
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Comment on Solo outings in ~life.men
somewaffles (edited )LinkIt's something I was "afraid" to do for a long time, and while I do have friends to do stuff with, I realized I was missing out on things I wanted to do because of scheduling or their lack of...It's something I was "afraid" to do for a long time, and while I do have friends to do stuff with, I realized I was missing out on things I wanted to do because of scheduling or their lack of shared interest for some stuff especially concerts. I ended up even going as far as traveling solo, and liked it so much, I have my first trip to Europe solo coming up.
I won't lie it is super awkward doing things alone, especially traditionally group activies like concerts or eating at resturaunts, but you do sort of get over it eventually. I do think it's something everyone should try. At the risk of sounding lame, it does kind of show you who you are. Looking back at my solo trips especially, it makes me proud of myself in a weird way that I was able to do it. Most of the time, when I tell people about doing stuff alone, they mention that they could never do it.
I will say, I think I honestly prefer concerts with other people, but once the music starts, it doesn't really matter if you're with people or not. I usually end up talking with random people anyway (and I am REALLY not an out going person, it just happens.)
quick edit: Enjoy the concert!! Green Day is one of the few bands that still puts on such a good show it ALMOST justifies how absurd concert ticket prices have gotten.
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Comment on Valve's Steam page currently lists a second mystery game alongside Deadlock, sending Half-Life 3 theorists into another frenzy of speculation in ~games
somewaffles LinkI feel like I'm back to "huffing copium" but there has been more activity from Valve related to Half Life in the past couple months than there has been in the past decade. I feel like it isn't...I feel like I'm back to "huffing copium" but there has been more activity from Valve related to Half Life in the past couple months than there has been in the past decade. I feel like it isn't crazy to expect something is in the works.
I really wish Valve would address the gambling issues with CSG though, it has really ruined my view of them as a company. I'm not going to sit here and act like I don't use steam daily or wouldn't pre-order HL3, but it makes me feel very dirty.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
somewaffles LinkI finally got back to finishing the Dead Space Remake and it solidified its spot as my favorite horror game ever, and definitely in my top 15 games in general. I remember liking the original when...I finally got back to finishing the Dead Space Remake and it solidified its spot as my favorite horror game ever, and definitely in my top 15 games in general. I remember liking the original when I played it years ago, but the remake makes the Ishimura feel like one big connected ship that thousands of people lived in. Playing on hard and completing all the objectives took around 15 hours, which in my opinion, is the perfect length for a horror game. The whole thing is so absurdly well paced and doesn't fall flat in the third act like 80% of games do, especially in the horror genre.
I would love for them to remake 2, I remember liking that much more than the original, but sounds like EA is going to be EA about it, and it may never happen, which sucks.
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Comment on Is there any escape from the Spotify syndrome? in ~music
somewaffles Link ParentYeah I just think this issue is pretty low priority compared to the huge list of things spotify does wrong.Yeah I just think this issue is pretty low priority compared to the huge list of things spotify does wrong.
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Comment on Is there any escape from the Spotify syndrome? in ~music
somewaffles Link ParentThis feels like an overreaction, and this is coming from someone who has music hosted on Spotify. You make .0003 per stream, so someone with less than 1k streams is out up to literally 3 cents. It...This feels like an overreaction, and this is coming from someone who has music hosted on Spotify. You make .0003 per stream, so someone with less than 1k streams is out up to literally 3 cents. It almost definitely costs more than that just to process the payout. I am the first person to hate on spotify, but there are bigger fish to fry and I'm suprised they didn't already do this.
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Comment on HTML is the most significant computing language ever developed. Underestimate it at your peril. in ~tech
somewaffles Link ParentI guess us full stack devs can just go kick rocks.I guess us full stack devs can just go kick rocks.
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Comment on Astro Bot wins Game of the Year 2024 in ~games
somewaffles Link ParentGotta say, I'm usually the first to complain about advertisments being places they shouldn't be, but AstroBot falls extremely low on my "oh god, another ad" meter. It was a well made game that...Gotta say, I'm usually the first to complain about advertisments being places they shouldn't be, but AstroBot falls extremely low on my "oh god, another ad" meter. It was a well made game that felt like more of a celebration of their console and IP's rather than an ad for them. Just feels like there are bigger fish to fry.
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Comment on Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains - Election Song (2005) in ~music
somewaffles Link ParentI love going back to listen to his early stuff after recently having relistened to his final album before he stopped releasing music publicly. He grew a lot as an artist, but always kept the DIY...I love going back to listen to his early stuff after recently having relistened to his final album before he stopped releasing music publicly. He grew a lot as an artist, but always kept the DIY punk spirit.
A punk rock song won't ever change the world! But I can tell you about a couple that changed me!
Wish he would release more stuff, but apparently he is in a much happier spot in his life now, which is awesome to hear. The dude was great at writing in a super relatable and smart, but not pretentious way.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
somewaffles LinkI have been hopelessly addicted to Valves Deadlock after getting an early access invite from a friend. Generally, I have never been very interested in MOBA's but I cannot stop playing this game....I have been hopelessly addicted to Valves Deadlock after getting an early access invite from a friend. Generally, I have never been very interested in MOBA's but I cannot stop playing this game.
At first, I was pretty bad, but everyone claimed that after about 50-ish hours, you start to understand how to not be constantly behind on souls and kills, and have found this to be very true. After playing for a few weeks, I can now be in the top 3 in every game consistently. Even though its still in development, it feels super balanced, compared to other competitive type multiplayer games. I'm usually atrocious at multiplayer games, especially shooters, but this game has a huge emphasis on strategic play and developing good character builds, and really only 10% of the gameplay revolves around good aim, and almost doesn't matter for a lot of characters.
Not sure what it is about the game that draws me in so much, but man is it good.
Field Roast Sausages are so good, not even when compared to "real sausage", they are just a really great tasting food product. They are actually not horrible ingredients-wise for a processed food, I think they contain less than 20 ingredients. If I ever recommend a substitute, they will always be the first.
Field Roast also makes pepperoni that is the closest I've found to the real thing, although when I scanned them with the Yuka app, there are some questionable additives unfortunately.
Also Spicy Sweet Chili Doritos are vegan, which I don't think all flavors are.