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Comment on A list of independent internet forums in ~tech
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
BeardyHat Link ParentI was also going through it very fast, so I may not have pressed the right button at the right time. I was pretty tired and I'm pretty sure I also have a sinus infection, so I was rather fatigued...I was also going through it very fast, so I may not have pressed the right button at the right time. I was pretty tired and I'm pretty sure I also have a sinus infection, so I was rather fatigued and just might not have been doing it right.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
BeardyHat Link ParentWandering is my primary mode in any game, so theoretically it works for me. I just haven't felt that there's been much different to see between the several different regions I've explored so far....Wandering is my primary mode in any game, so theoretically it works for me. I just haven't felt that there's been much different to see between the several different regions I've explored so far. I will likely keep playing for now, as I would like to finish it, as I do genuinely enjoy the design more than any other Zelda game; we'll just see if it keeps my attention for so long.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
BeardyHat LinkBeen bouncing around quite a bit, as I haven't found anything that has really hooked me as of late. I have been playing Link to the Past for the CGA, though only really 10-15 minutes at a time...Been bouncing around quite a bit, as I haven't found anything that has really hooked me as of late. I have been playing Link to the Past for the CGA, though only really 10-15 minutes at a time every other day or so, I'd say. I'm enjoying it and trying to make my way through it without a guide and without looking stuff up, though I did just fail on that.
I got to the mountain section and turned into a Bunny. Wandered around forever and tried the various things in my inventory, but nothing did anything. Finally I relented and looked it up, seeing I had to use the Magic Mirror, which worked. But it's weird, I could have sworn I tried to use it prior to that and nothing happened. Ah well. I haven't been back since I finally figured that out yesterday, but I'll get back to it, as I would like to see if I can complete it.
I've also been playing Breath of the Wild via emulation. I do like it, completed the first dungeon or guardian or whatever and am making my way to the second. I do think I am starting to get a little bit bored with it though--although I've also been busy and therefore tired, which makes me lose interest in games of any type--because it does feel very "samey" no matter where you go. Climb the tower, do some shrines, find some Koroks, rinse repeat. I don't find the story particularly compelling or interesting, so that's not exactly pulling me through. I'll probably end-up going back to it again here, just to see if I am still compelled to play it. And I do need to say, it looks absolutely fabulous running at 1600p and 165Hz; I do still switch to my Steam Deck occasionally and play at 30ish FPS, which doesn't feel as nice, but at least the gyro controls work properly and it's nice to periodically suspend the game to come back to later.
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Comment on A website that catalogues homes built by Sears in ~design
BeardyHat LinkVery interesting. I was always told my grandfather's house was one of these Sears Kit houses, but doing a quick scan of this website, it looks like that probably is not the case, given they were...Very interesting.
I was always told my grandfather's house was one of these Sears Kit houses, but doing a quick scan of this website, it looks like that probably is not the case, given they were only sold until the early 1940s and I think he and his brothers built his around 1955. Also, it really looks nothing like any of the photos.
That said, I can imagine it's one of those other style of Kit houses, but probably not Sears.
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Comment on "Heartbreak mode" versus "Cosy mode" in ~tildes
BeardyHat Link ParentI've only been around since 2023, but this is how it's been reading to me. Some users worried the site is dead or dying, just because there's no more active development of it or desire for...But it seems that confirmation of that may have put a lot of people into Heartbreak mode
I've only been around since 2023, but this is how it's been reading to me. Some users worried the site is dead or dying, just because there's no more active development of it or desire for continued growth.
I've been a part of a lot of forums that later migrated to very small forums (less than 15 users) over the course of their life and there's definitely a lot of comfort in that very small, cosy community, I'm certainly not going to bemoan it here.
I am disappointed to see some people leaving and can't help but feel I may have contributed to that, but ultimately, that is going to happen regardless (people leaving, I mean), so it's something I have to make peace with.
At any rate, I'm not the smartest, the most frequent or the best poster here, but I intend to stick around.
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Comment on Being well prepared makes me feel 😌 in ~life
BeardyHat Link ParentHave you considered switching to a box cutter? I did many years ago now and I vastly prefer it over the knife. No need to sharpen or degum/clean the blade, because I can swap it at any time. The...Have you considered switching to a box cutter?
I did many years ago now and I vastly prefer it over the knife. No need to sharpen or degum/clean the blade, because I can swap it at any time. The few times I've forgotten I had it on me, it's either not been a problem because the blade is small enough and if it is a problem, it's easy enough to remove and throw in the garbage, keeping the rest of the tool.
I've bought this multiple times now and been carrying it for years., it's compact, lightweight and durable. Much better then the usual chunky ones you find at the hardware store.
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Comment on Another week on Linux in ~tech
BeardyHat Link ParentI mean, many of us that are tech inclined still aren't inclined to have to dick with it constantly. No shade, though it probably reads that way. I've been in IT Professionally for 15+ years now...I mean, many of us that are tech inclined still aren't inclined to have to dick with it constantly. No shade, though it probably reads that way.
I've been in IT Professionally for 15+ years now and messing with technology for twice as long. I have the skillset to get Linux working, it's just that it's constantly one things after another with it whenever I try it out on my machines. I'm at the point in life where I have lots of projects (last week I put a transmission in a car, then an alternator in another, this week I repaired/reinstalled some broken LED puck lights, am building a new PC for a customer, amongst all the other little daily tasks that need to be taken care of in my life.) and a family to attend to.
I like IT, but I also don't really care about it insofar as what it can do for me. That means, browsing Youtube, Slicing STLs, doing research for hobbies and projects, typing documents, talking to people online, games, etc, etc. Linux always ends-up being a thing that I have to futz with when I just want to use my PC for stuff I do care about.
Sure I can figure out this issue. But then there's another. And another. And another...and another. At some point, I'm tired and I just want to do what I sat down to do and not have to fix my tool first. Linux has always been like that for me and I'm a person that installs it on my main PC's at least twice a year, sometimes more. I have run it on my PiHole, I run it on an Arcade cabinet and in both those cases, where I'm not using them daily and don't have to ask much of either of them, Linux works great and I never have to screw with it. Even on my Steam Deck it works great and while I do use the desktop fairly frequently in it, I don't run into all the problems I do when I'm not using bespoke hardware.
So maybe the answer is to use bespoke hardware, but I also don't have the money or time for that. I want to use what I have and not have to make sure all my hardware is compatible, especially when Windows just works for me. My Desktop/Server is a great candidate for it, being that it's fully AMD, but at the same time, I do not want to have to reconfigure the server from scratch and in having done some research on getting stuff like Moonlight streaming to work, I don't want to have to configure a fake monitor and mess around with stuff just to get that function working, especially when Windows does all of that without my intervention. It's all been a basic setup, where I can setup the software, let it run and I'm off to the races. I do not have the time nor the inclination to sit at my PC and try to configure just one piece of software when I have so much else to do and that's just one piece of software and there's always going to the next piece of software that requires configuration.
Linux works for you and I think that's great. I really want Linux to work for me, that's why I try it multiple times a year. But by the time I'm the first hour deep into trying to get something to function correctly, I remember I have other things I'd rather be doing and other priorities and I go back to Windows so I can just use my PC without having to jump through hoops.
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Comment on Another week on Linux in ~tech
BeardyHat Link ParentAbsolutely. As I've gotten older and life more busy, I just want to do what I want to do and not have to fix my tools before I even get to start on the work I want to do or play the games I want...But I just had too much supply of CBA to do anything else really. Give me an easy life and get off my lawns.
Absolutely. As I've gotten older and life more busy, I just want to do what I want to do and not have to fix my tools before I even get to start on the work I want to do or play the games I want to play.
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Comment on Another week on Linux in ~tech
BeardyHat Link ParentIf you're interested, I've posted about the issues that I encounter several times: Here's a recent one Here's another This one kind of goes over what I've already said But I've also had problems...If you're interested, I've posted about the issues that I encounter several times:
This one kind of goes over what I've already said
But I've also had problems with the Intel AX210 wifi, where it works great in Windows, but is janky and drops connection frequently under Linux.
With another machine I setup for my Kiddo, the Nvidia driver had to constantly be changed based on what game they wanted to play. Something I don't want to have to keep addressing when they want to switch games.
It just doesn't work for me when I want to run it on my daily PCs. Works pretty great on my PiHole, my Arcade machine I built and my Steam Deck.
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Comment on Another week on Linux in ~tech
BeardyHat Link ParentI have the same philosophy. Linux is on a server or two in my home, but I have next to zero desire to run it on my primary gaming PCs, because it's always one issue after another. Last I got that...I have the same philosophy. Linux is on a server or two in my home, but I have next to zero desire to run it on my primary gaming PCs, because it's always one issue after another.
Last I got that big up my butt about a month ago, after installing Fedora, I spent an hour trying to get the Nvidia kernel to load, never succeeding, remembering that I have plenty of other projects I need to be doing and using my computer is my relax time. So I swapped my Windows drive back in and had that relax time.
I like Linux a lot and I want to run it, but I have two kids that need stuff all the time, I have three cars that often need to be worked on and endless projects around the house, I just do not need to be futzing around in the little time I have to use my PC as well.
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Comment on Help with troubleshooting PC hardware in ~tech
BeardyHat LinkMight also be useful to take everything out of the case, motherboard included and wire it up on a table, then short the pins to see if it starts. I've seen plenty of PCs that either have something...Might also be useful to take everything out of the case, motherboard included and wire it up on a table, then short the pins to see if it starts.
I've seen plenty of PCs that either have something trapped behind the motherboard causing a short or for some reason just aren't seated in the case properly and refuse to start, but will start and run fine when removed and sat on a table.
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Comment on Women should be able to open things in ~life.women
BeardyHat Link ParentI kind of wonder if the average height would drop if it wasn't just "man" and then things would be even worse for us talls. Not that perhaps we shouldn't, but as another tall man that frequently...I kind of wonder if the average height would drop if it wasn't just "man" and then things would be even worse for us talls.
Not that perhaps we shouldn't, but as another tall man that frequently bangs his head on things, can't fit into airplane seats, etc, I'm curious what that would look like.
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Comment on Looking for an app to help with some reading practice for a five year old in ~tech
BeardyHat LinkThis isn't what you're looking for, but I have an almost 9 year old who is an excellent reader and a six year old who just learned to read and is pretty exceptional for their age. We haven't...This isn't what you're looking for, but I have an almost 9 year old who is an excellent reader and a six year old who just learned to read and is pretty exceptional for their age. We haven't explicitly practiced with cards or apps or anything besides occasional books. But one thing I've made each of them do is read constantly whenever we're out and about.
If they ask me a question, "What does that say?" I tell them, "Let's sound it out." Random things like car names, signage, video game menus, whatever; anything that can be read, will be read. It's been easier for us because it doesn't take those long periods of focus where kids rapidly lose it (as you know), but instead is just constant practice throughout the day, one thing at a time.
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Comment on CGA-2026-07 🕹️🔥⚔️ REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏️ Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals in ~games
BeardyHat Link ParentI definitely enjoy turn based games--I'm actually very into tabletop wargaming and have played I don't know how many hours of Civ, Heroes of Might & Magic, as well as numerous turn based RPGs--but...I definitely enjoy turn based games--I'm actually very into tabletop wargaming and have played I don't know how many hours of Civ, Heroes of Might & Magic, as well as numerous turn based RPGs--but I did wnat to mention, something I forgot which @JCPhoenix mentioned is that I really did like the puzzles.
They weren't overly challenging or anything, but I appreciated the fact that they were there and gave a little more life to the world. JRPGs often feel quite lifeless to me, so to have even these basic puzzles in the game lent it something a little bit more than other games I've played in the genre.
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Comment on CGA-2026-07 🕹️🔥⚔️ REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏️ Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals in ~games
BeardyHat LinkI actually really enjoyed this one, though I did only play for three hours and fifteen minutes, according to my save file. This is my first experience with Lufia and I am very typically not a fan...I actually really enjoyed this one, though I did only play for three hours and fifteen minutes, according to my save file.
This is my first experience with Lufia and I am very typically not a fan of JRPGs, with a handful of exceptions. Upon first starting the game and seeing the art style, I really didn't expect much of this one and went in thinking, "Oh, another one of these.", but ended-up pleasantly surprised.
I very much enjoyed the combat in this game; I was expecting something akin to Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy, but it felt decently different and each encounter I did felt pretty fun and interesting. I also very much enjoyed the music and I think the battle music will be stuck in my head for quite a long time.
One other thing that very much pleasantly surprised me was being able to see the enemies before I encountered them. One of my biggest bugbears with the genre is random battles and in Lufia, it felt like I could avoid them if I wanted to or, most often, engage the enemies. Going into any given room, it felt like there was life there for lack of a better term and not just an empty dungeon with random battle screens. I really, really liked that about this one.
Ultimately, as much as I enjoyed it, I'm probably good on this one and don't think I'll be continuing and have no real desire to go back to it. It just isn't my style of game, but again, I very much did enjoy what I played of it.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
BeardyHat Link ParentThis one has been on my wishlist for quite awhile now. Keep meaning to pick it up every time it's on sale, but just haven't made the jump yet.This one has been on my wishlist for quite awhile now. Keep meaning to pick it up every time it's on sale, but just haven't made the jump yet.
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Comment on What are you looking forward to? in ~talk
BeardyHat LinkI'm nearing the end of a six and a half year personal project, which I was never sure would see completion when I first started it. In fact, large projects like this in the past for me have almost...I'm nearing the end of a six and a half year personal project, which I was never sure would see completion when I first started it. In fact, large projects like this in the past for me have almost always been abandoned, but I was motivated to see it through this time and prove to myself that I could do it.
Lots of other things got in the way, including new (now old) hobbies, new and different projects, my kid that went from two and a half to almost nine now and the addition of my new kid where there wasn't before who is now six and a half.
There's still more to go and there will undoubtedly be kinks to work out once it's all back together, but I hit a major milestone this weekend after a five hour day of working on it and pretty much everything from here on out is pretty little and easy.
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Comment on What pre-NES games do you still recommend today? in ~games
BeardyHat LinkQix had me addicted for a good long while. My wife, my brother in law and I were competing for the top score for weeks. It's got a nice combination of strategy, quick reaction and RNG that makes...Qix had me addicted for a good long while. My wife, my brother in law and I were competing for the top score for weeks.
It's got a nice combination of strategy, quick reaction and RNG that makes it pretty interesting and fun to play.
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Comment on The Filipino virtual assistants behind LinkedIn’s “thought leadership” content mill in ~tech
BeardyHat Link ParentYeah, I'm just exploring all avenues at this point, since I've been out of the game for a long, long time. I'm not even sure I want to go back to the field I was in or if I'll even be able to do...Yeah, I'm just exploring all avenues at this point, since I've been out of the game for a long, long time.
I'm not even sure I want to go back to the field I was in or if I'll even be able to do the work, given its been so long.
Ever add car forums? A few I visit on occasion and post on are
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/
https://www.chryslerminivan.net
https://www.jeepforum.com/
Both Chrysler Minivan and Jeep Forum have been essential to getting my car projects done; somewhere I can go to ask questions of knowledgeable grognards.