Acorn_CK's recent activity
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
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Comment on Where are you on the spectrum of vacation planning? Detailed to the hour or floating like a leaf in the wind? in ~talk
Acorn_CK LinkI've always loved my family's approach to this: one day planned, one day completely free, alternating. You make sure that you get to do the 2 or 3 major activities that you want to go there for,...I've always loved my family's approach to this: one day planned, one day completely free, alternating. You make sure that you get to do the 2 or 3 major activities that you want to go there for, but you also leave the overall vacation a lot more relaxing overall.
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Comment on Apple has kept an illegal monopoly over smartphones in US, Justice Department says in antitrust suit in ~tech
Acorn_CK Link ParentYeah, it is crap that when you buy a physical thing (e.g. a broom)... you just get the thing, but when you buy something with digital aspects (e.g. a phone)... you don't just get the thing. Like...Yeah, it is crap that when you buy a physical thing (e.g. a broom)... you just get the thing, but when you buy something with digital aspects (e.g. a phone)... you don't just get the thing. Like the software that came with the thing should be 100% yours if you want it to be (and as long as you're only modify for personal use). It becomes your hardware with what should be your software on it. I understand that if you want to go that route, they do have a reasonable argument to exclude you from their live ecosystem. But like if Apple had done that so people could actually modify shit on their own phones (and not tried to build the biggest walled garden ever), then there'd be a whole subset of alternate/open apps competing by now is my guess. Even like an alternative open OS that runs well on the hardware. That's the part that really gets me -- you're still purchasing a physical thing, to my mind you should be able to do whatever the fuck you want to that thing (again for personal use only).
I could (in theory) strap a couple of leafblowers to that broom I just bought if I wanted and try to make a hoverbroom. It sucks that I can't do the same with digital stuff.
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Comment on Overwatch 2 devs fear story missions have been canceled in ~games
Acorn_CK Link ParentBlizzard has gone full enshittify mode over the last 5 years. Bit of a bummer, as I do still enjoy playing the new WoW expansions until I get bored (usually a few months).Blizzard has gone full enshittify mode over the last 5 years.
Bit of a bummer, as I do still enjoy playing the new WoW expansions until I get bored (usually a few months).
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Comment on What irrational video game requirements do you have? in ~games
Acorn_CK Link ParentAh, I do lots of statistical / analytical programming, but I don't really do design so I can't speak to that, I guess it could be nice in that scenario. It does read to me like a tool that...Ah, I do lots of statistical / analytical programming, but I don't really do design so I can't speak to that, I guess it could be nice in that scenario. It does read to me like a tool that (micro-)managers would love (I'm helping!), and actual developers would abhor, but that's probably just my personal preferences bleeding through.
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Comment on What irrational video game requirements do you have? in ~games
Acorn_CK Link ParentHadn't heard of Figma before. Looking at their website for roughly 3 seconds made me want to die. I cannot imagine ever developing in that kind of environment. People moving shit around when I'm...Hadn't heard of Figma before.
Looking at their website for roughly 3 seconds made me want to die. I cannot imagine ever developing in that kind of environment. People moving shit around when I'm trying to think would be insane.
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Comment on Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition PC specifications revealed, out March 21 in ~games
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Comment on What irrational video game requirements do you have? in ~games
Acorn_CK Link ParentCompletely agree. It's another example where it just feels lazy at best, or at worst, 'you have to use our online servers so you can always potentially make impulsive purchases from the in-game...Completely agree. It's another example where it just feels lazy at best, or at worst, 'you have to use our online servers so you can always potentially make impulsive purchases from the in-game shop, and soooo.... no pausing for you! ... it's for... immersion? Yeah, immersion!'
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Comment on What irrational video game requirements do you have? in ~games
Acorn_CK Link ParentOh I know, I thought about it. I also have Razer keyboard and mouse, could've just done a quick remap and been done with it. It's probably irrational, but it's the principle of the damn thing to...Oh I know, I thought about it. I also have Razer keyboard and mouse, could've just done a quick remap and been done with it.
It's probably irrational, but it's the principle of the damn thing to me. Absolutely no reason that should be the case besides laziness, nowadays. Someone hardcoded C to something in the PC port, and they said fuck it good enough. Infuriating.
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Comment on What irrational video game requirements do you have? in ~games
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Comment on What irrational video game requirements do you have? in ~games
Acorn_CK LinkI must be able to rebind buttons, and in particular, rebind the button 'c' to map. It's just what I use. C for cartography was my initial choice because I thought that was funny, but mostly I just...I must be able to rebind buttons, and in particular, rebind the button 'c' to map.
It's just what I use. C for cartography was my initial choice because I thought that was funny, but mostly I just wanted an easily accessible button for map, and it stuck. It's very convenient.
Horizon: Zero Dawn did have button rebinding - but it straight up said "naah, not for C dawg." I literally un-installed over that.
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Comment on Is an ethical social media platform even possible? in ~tech
Acorn_CK LinkThe only winning move is not to play. That's how I've personally felt about social media for quite a while now. The whole Facebook-genocide thing really cemented that in my mind, after having...The only winning move is not to play.
That's how I've personally felt about social media for quite a while now. The whole Facebook-genocide thing really cemented that in my mind, after having already (at that time) drastically reduced my social media presence after seeing research in my graduate Cognitive Science courses that demonstrated it negatively impacts mental health.
I don't believe there will be a social media site that avoids the plethora of ethical problems that plague the current social media landscape until (if ever) one can get traction and not be ultimately driven by Capitalism.
Ethics and profit are directly at odds in the context of many aspects of social media. And we all know how that ends up.
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Comment on What's a "house rule" that has made a game more fun for you? in ~games
Acorn_CK LinkI fucking love Cards against Humanity, to the point that I have a bunch of expansions, and also a number of 'Crabs Adjust Humidity' 3rd party expansions mixed in as well. All of these extra cards...I fucking love Cards against Humanity, to the point that I have a bunch of expansions, and also a number of 'Crabs Adjust Humidity' 3rd party expansions mixed in as well.
All of these extra cards available have led to a few house rules which I really enjoy, mostly centered on improving the average quality hand anyone has at a given time.
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Any time you draw a card, you actually draw 2 cards and select your favorite. This also includes the prompt card, so people don't feel as stuck with a lame prompt as happens in the base game sometimes.
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Total hand size is 10 at all times.
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Whenever a round is complete (it's gone around the table once), everyone is allowed to discard and replace (1-to-1) any number of cards in their hand.
To me, the overall humor level in the game is a lot higher if everyone has better options.
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Comment on CMV: Once civilization is fully developed, life will be unfulfilling and boring. Humanity is also doomed to go extinct. These two reasons make life not worth living. in ~talk
Acorn_CK Link ParentWhat you just said is exactly right, in my personal experience at least. I said more in a previous comment, but for you, I think one paragraph from it will suffice. One of the biggest takeaways I...What you just said is exactly right, in my personal experience at least.
I said more in a previous comment, but for you, I think one paragraph from it will suffice.
One of the biggest takeaways I can say to you, at least from my experience, is this: your mental health is the lens through which you perceive the world. This means that when you're in a bad place mentally - you will perceive and interpret everything in a much more negative light. You're feeling hopeless right now, because your mental health is in a bad enough place that the only thoughts making it through that lens (or maybe filter) are the negative ones. I've been there, and it sucks. But it also makes those negative conclusions you're landing on - life is hopeless - invalid, in the end. You're drawing a conclusion based on incomplete and/or biased information.
Seems like you're on the upswing, but don't be afraid to get more help if you need it. Shit sucks.
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Comment on What to do with shishito peppers besides blistering or charring? in ~food
Acorn_CK LinkTruth, haven't used shishito myself, but have cooked with plenty of other peppers. After looking up a little: for sure, stir-frying will be good. Worth adding to the next stir-fry you try. The...Truth, haven't used shishito myself, but have cooked with plenty of other peppers. After looking up a little: for sure, stir-frying will be good. Worth adding to the next stir-fry you try.
The other notable suggestion was tempura-fried shishito, if you're looking to have them stand on their own rather than play support. I gather they're not particularly spicy, so if you really want to go hard on shishito, you could also make a shishito sauce to dip the tempura-shishito in.
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Comment on Broke my dominant arm, will be out of work for a few months. Any advice or tips to adapt to this period of one-armed life? in ~life
Acorn_CK Link ParentI was going to say something along the same lines - probably the healthiest way to approach it mentally is that at least it's an opportunity to develop your off-hand coordination. It'll go away...I was going to say something along the same lines - probably the healthiest way to approach it mentally is that at least it's an opportunity to develop your off-hand coordination.
It'll go away some when full function of your main-hand comes back, but some of it sticks around too.
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Comment on Reddit advised to target at least $5 billion valuation in IPO in ~finance
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Comment on How would you teach math differently to young kids if budget was not a concern? in ~talk
Acorn_CK Link ParentI mean at that point it isn't really teaching in the traditional sense, it's tutoring a group right? I assume that's why you dislike it so vehemently? When I was younger I used to to tutor for...I mean at that point it isn't really teaching in the traditional sense, it's tutoring a group right? I assume that's why you dislike it so vehemently?
When I was younger I used to to tutor for cash on the side, and assumed it would translate into enjoying teaching as well. When I actually got to teach a few classes in graduate school... I learned how comically wrong I was. I hate teaching. I love tutoring. I can explain the why properly to small groups interactively. I had to go at a snail's pace to teach things the same way to a whole class.
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Comment on Reddit advised to target at least $5 billion valuation in IPO in ~finance
Acorn_CK (edited )Link ParentI don't use discord for that purpose myself (I use discord to talk the group of friends I play games online with, that's about it). I can see how the lack of searchability is a concern to people...I don't use discord for that purpose myself (I use discord to talk the group of friends I play games online with, that's about it).
I can see how the lack of searchability is a concern to people looking for it to fill that role, though. I can't speak to that, personally.
From my end though, discord hasn't gone enshittification yet - they're subscription based. That is an infinitely preferable approach to monetization in the modern age, to me at least. That's why I hope Reddit burns. They went full on enshittify, and I think that to be an abhorrent business strategy. I want it to get punished fiscally enough that it stops being the default approach to anything where the userbase is the draw. It's inherently deceptive.
Edit: I also wish more people had the stones to do the hard thing, and stop using services when they pull that shit. I don't use reddit anymore. But clearly I'm in the tiny minority.
Edit2: I pay for Kagi, I pay for Discord. I don't mind paying for a service. But that isn't how to make "fuck you" money in the 1/1000000 chance your site is the one that works, so that just remains the default. I'm also tired of that being the goal. Just make a service that people can pay for and will support your company well. Not so the money asshats can make billions.
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Comment on Reddit advised to target at least $5 billion valuation in IPO in ~finance
If you prepped that heavily before, maybe give yourself a little bit of break this time. You probably know most of the answers already!
I've always found I'm better off being happy and 90% prepared than miserable and 100% prepared. YMMV, but consider it.