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Comment on What's something you were wrong about? in ~talk
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Comment on What's something you were wrong about? in ~talk
CrazyProfessor02 Link ParentA food bank will not turn away people if they live in the area that they are serving. And as for the donations, please, DO NOT donate your old, expired canned food that you won't eat because the...Absolutely not true the food bank is to supplement your otherwise poorly affordability, please go ahead and come and get fresh produce. When you have the chance in the future come volunteer or make a small donation. Please dont go without adequate nutrition
A food bank will not turn away people if they live in the area that they are serving. And as for the donations, please, DO NOT donate your old, expired canned food that you won't eat because the food bank/pantry will just throw it out. If you do want to make a donation to your local food bank, and food isn't an option or you don't know what food to donate, money is a good fallback option because that way the bank can get food that people will eat. Or if you can't donate money, then volunteer, donate your time. And if you don't know if your community has a food bank, Feeding America has a food bank locator for the US to find the food bank that serves your area, and using that you can find your local food pantry because those are the actual places that hands out the food for the people.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - April 2025 - Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky in ~books
CrazyProfessor02 Link ParentI also felt more of a connection to Nyr. And I also felt that the depiction of depression that Nyr had was realistic because of how he boxed his emotions in with the assistance of the DCS system...I also felt more of a connection to Nyr. And I also felt that the depiction of depression that Nyr had was realistic because of how he boxed his emotions in with the assistance of the DCS system that he had.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - April 2025 - Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky in ~books
CrazyProfessor02 Link ParentI think it is more or less a good ending for Nyr because of how isolated he had been. If his colleagues were still there or communications was still up with his civilization, I don't think he...I think it is more or less a good ending for Nyr because of how isolated he had been. If his colleagues were still there or communications was still up with his civilization, I don't think he would have made that decision because he would not have been as isolated as he was in the story. And with the possibility that his civilization is gone makes his oath as a anthropologist to observe and not to intervene a mute point.
The ending for Lyn is also fitting for her character, her mother did not believe her that she went out and slew the demon, and only when Esha and Allwer had arrived and collaborated her story with their own, did the Queen finally acknowledged her deeds.
Overall, I had enjoyed the story, to the point that I had picked up another of Adrian Tchaikovsky's books, the Children of Time, the first book of the trilogy of the same name. I liked the merging of sci-fi and horror mix, I had always felt that those two genres of story telling tend to mix well most of the time. And the addition of the more fantasy elements really made the book a great read.
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Comment on What's a game that you feel like you missed out on? in ~games
CrazyProfessor02 LinkNeed For Speed Online - Got in way too late, as in a few months before the game got shut down. But, it was fun playing a MMO version of one of my favorite game series growing up. And I did played...Need For Speed Online - Got in way too late, as in a few months before the game got shut down. But, it was fun playing a MMO version of one of my favorite game series growing up. And I did played with my brothers and sister, when it was still up, so that was fun.
WoW - I never felt drawn to play it and I had heard not so good things about some of the server communities. And the subscription model, was another factor as to why I did not (and probably not) play it. Another reason, I had a PS2 growing up, so yeah.
Eve - See @HelmetTesterTJ's reasons for Eve. The description of it being a spreadsheet that you "play" really sounded boring as hell. And along with the subscription model for it was another turn off for me personally.
A lot of the MOBAs, especially League of Legends, I never felt drawn to any of these types of games and LoL has this reputation of just being toxic as hell, which is just a major reason as to why I never played it.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - How is it going with Elder Race? in ~books
CrazyProfessor02 LinkI am a little less than half way through the book, I am enjoying the book so far.I am a little less than half way through the book, I am enjoying the book so far.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
CrazyProfessor02 LinkWhat I am playing recently is Dwarf Fortress (Steam Edition), Dark Souls Remastered and The Witcher 3. Dwarf Fortress (Steam Edition) - was gifted this for my birthday a few weeks back. And it...What I am playing recently is Dwarf Fortress (Steam Edition), Dark Souls Remastered and The Witcher 3.
Dwarf Fortress (Steam Edition) - was gifted this for my birthday a few weeks back. And it really just draws you in despite how complex it is (at least for me). I did had a few false starts because of my lack of experience and not really realizing that you can in fact mine through damp stone to get to the next z layer or that you need aquifers for your dwarfs to not die. I tend to play games like this first without looking at tutorial videos first to see how far I was going, that lasted until like my forth fortress ended in a failure. Then I found the Youtuber Blind's tutorials that really explain what the hell is happening. Overall I am having fun.
I did try (and I do mean try) to play the original free version of the game a few years back, like a year before the Steam version was a thing (I think). I had wanted to play it because Rimworld was influenced by it.
The Witcher 3 - Admittedly I am not playing this as much as I probably should. And again I got this as a gift for my birthday because I had never played it before, and I had played the previous games in the series.
Dark Souls Remastered - Thought I had talked it before, but apparently not(?)(or I did and it just was removed), I was going to linked my thoughts about in my original because they didn't changed. What they basically were is that I am enjoying the game (in offline) and I am trying to get back to where I had to stop due to circumstances.
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Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2025 on the internet in ~talk
CrazyProfessor02 Link ParentOddly enough, not the first time that a developer made a dating sim as a April Fools joke with one of their IPs, if you want a pretty well written one, Love Thyself - A Horatio Story is pretty...Oddly enough, not the first time that a developer made a dating sim as a April Fools joke with one of their IPs, if you want a pretty well written one, Love Thyself - A Horatio Story is pretty good for what it is. This is a spin off of Amplitude Studios' Endless Series, with the main character being a Horatio on one of the Horatio's ships. The Horatio's is a species that is made up of one person's clone because he had a big opinion about himself. It is weird and it is pretty funny. If you have about 2.5 hours to kill, for whatever reason, it is not that long of a game, even if you 100% it.
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Comment on Introductions | March 2025 in ~talk
CrazyProfessor02 Link ParentThere are 7 main wine growing regions in New York, Finger Lakes, Hudson River Region, Upper Hudson, Champlain Valley, Long Island, Lake Erie and Niagara Escarpment (which is the newest region that...There are 7 main wine growing regions in New York, Finger Lakes, Hudson River Region, Upper Hudson, Champlain Valley, Long Island, Lake Erie and Niagara Escarpment (which is the newest region that is recognized and that being in 2005), that ranges in prices here, but a lot of the wine is good. We also have a number of micro and craft breweries here too, that range from being really good to being really bad.
It is pretty much of the year from where I am from. And the weather can change drastically and different parts of a city can have vastly different weather. Once my parents were out getting groceries and outside it was whiteout conditions, and while in town, it was bright and sunny (as much it can get in winter). The food is pretty good too, because we are about diverse as New York City, the food can be pretty good. If you are in Rochester, make sure you get a garbage plate, especially if you need something after a night of drinking.
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Comment on Introductions | March 2025 in ~talk
CrazyProfessor02 Link ParentMilitary history with food history. Since I was young, I had a interest in military history, I was the weird kid that would watch the History Channel (I know) after school and watch their...What type of history did you want to pursue?
Military history with food history. Since I was young, I had a interest in military history, I was the weird kid that would watch the History Channel (I know) after school and watch their documentaries on WWII and the other subjects that they rarely covered. And I felled in love with food history in college, and since both of them seemed to be intertwine with each other. But my true love is the history of beer because that is one of the common traits for the different civilizations around the world, from the Mesopotamian ale (which the Smithsonian had made before, to see what it tasted like) to the chicha that the Incans brewed, along with the role that women had in brewing it, because it was part of their homemaking job or for religious purposes. And a lot of the polytheistic have goddess that have beer brewing and another responsibility that women had, like Nephthys, who was the Egyptian goddess of beer making and brewing and childbirth (along with other things). This changed in the Renaissance period in Europe because of the Brewing guilds that popped up that barred women from this profession. Oh, and there is a theory out there that states that beer is the reason why humans stopped being hunters and gatherers, instead of bread, mostly because chemicals that is found that is associated with ale, in some pots in prehistoric sites.
Have you been to N.... uhh... Niagara Falls? I've never been but I've heard it's beautiful!
Sadly, I have not been to Niagara Falls, which I want to, because that is another wine growing region in New York, and I want to go to the wineries over there, granted I live in one of the regions. The reason for the NYC comment is that whenever I say I am from New York, they just assumed I have been, or that I am from there.
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Comment on Introductions | March 2025 in ~talk
CrazyProfessor02 LinkHow long have you been on Tildes? How did you find out about us? Two years now. I had found about Tildes on one of the Fediverse alternatives to Reddit and got a invite from one of the people from...How long have you been on Tildes? How did you find out about us?
Two years now. I had found about Tildes on one of the Fediverse alternatives to Reddit and got a invite from one of the people from there.
How did you choose your username?
It's a username that I had used when I wanted to become a history professor for a university.
What are your interests? (This could be music, tech, art, video games, board games, books, anything!)
History, reading (kind of obvious), video games and animation (both Western style and anime), food, and just recently knitting.
A/S/L
(Just recently) 28/ M (he/him) / Upstate New York (yes, I have been to NYC before and no I do not travel there regularly, it takes hours to get to from I live, NY is fucking big and there are other places than NYC (and arguably more prettier than the city)).
What do you do? This could be in your spare time, for work, your passions.
Reading, playing video games and learning about Japanese culture because I find it interesting from a outsider perspective (and no, anime is not the source material that I use to base my knowledge off of).
Do you want other users to PM you from this thread?
I am not really a great conversationalist, so not really.
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Comment on Confess your food crimes in ~food
CrazyProfessor02 Link ParentThat actually sounds really good by the way. Especially the frying it and making potato pancakes. What is your binding ingredient when you do fry it?I use coconut milk instead of milk and butter. And to match the coconut flavor, I sometimes add curry paste. The texture is a little weird compared to normal mashed potatoes, but you can also form it into thin patties and fry it, if that's more appealing.
That actually sounds really good by the way. Especially the frying it and making potato pancakes. What is your binding ingredient when you do fry it?
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Comment on What are some good stories told from non-human perspectives? in ~books
CrazyProfessor02 Link ParentJust prepare a (several) box(es) of tissues if you read it.The book thief is narrated by death.
Just prepare a (several) box(es) of tissues if you read it.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
CrazyProfessor02 Link ParentAnnoyingly my library only has one copy of the book, and according to Libby, there are two people in front of me, and it will take about 6 weeks to get to me, along with the person that has it...I started Hyperion for Tildes book club.
Annoyingly my library only has one copy of the book, and according to Libby, there are two people in front of me, and it will take about 6 weeks to get to me, along with the person that has it checked out. So, I might have to skip this month's discussion, which sucks because I really wanted to read this one.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - February 2025 - Born a Crime by Trevor Noah in ~books
CrazyProfessor02 Link ParentNot PnkNBlck. But wanted to share some of mine. I would recommend Stephen King's memoir, his memoir On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. In it he talks about why he got into writing, his battle with...Not PnkNBlck. But wanted to share some of mine.
I would recommend Stephen King's memoir, his memoir On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. In it he talks about why he got into writing, his battle with drug addiction and alcoholism, and the fact that he has books that he has no memory of writing because of the drugs that he taking. This was the first book that he wrote after the car accident back in 1999. King does talk about writing in general, alongside advice and his opinion on writing. So it is really half a memoir, while the other half is King's writing manifesto.
Another memoir that I would recommend With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by E.B. Sledge. The only issues that I have with this memoir is that the wording that Sledge uses is very dated. The memoir is about Sledge's combat experiences during Peleliu and Okinawa. Some of the background that you would find about it is that he had wrote down some things about what had just happened to him in a small travel size bible, which really gave some of the scenes that he describes in vivid detail. This was also used as one of the stories in the show the Pacific that HBO made.
Another one is a weird one because it is part memoir and part history, and it is The Anatomy of the Nuremberg Trials by Telford Taylor. Taylor was one the American prosecutors for the Nuremberg Trials. And he talks about a lot of what happened and his thoughts on the matter. He does include some historical information as to why the Allies and the USSR went with this way and not to get victor's justice or to let the Germans conduct the trials themselves. He also describes the relations that the Soviets and their Western counterparts that went from warm to cold after the Iron Curtain had felled, which I had found interesting. The reason that I had included the "part history" thing at the beginning is that he does talks about some things that he would not have access to at the time of the trials, but he does have access to other people's journals because their families gave him access to them that were involved in the trials.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - February 2025 - Born a Crime by Trevor Noah in ~books
CrazyProfessor02 Link ParentI had originally read this book when it came out, because I was/am a fan of Trevor Noah. My initial reaction to the book was how the hell does Noah have a sense of humor considering what he had...I had originally read this book when it came out, because I was/am a fan of Trevor Noah. My initial reaction to the book was how the hell does Noah have a sense of humor considering what he had went through. Granted, it might be due to the fact how his mother had raised him, along with his immediate family members, such as grandmother, aunts and cousins. Another reaction that I had was that Noah is a great story teller, no matter the medium, because a lot of his stand up stuff is him telling humorous and that ability really translates well into a memoir.
edit: Sorry for taking a while to reply, I got sick at the beginning of the week.
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Comment on Do you have a game that you love from “before your time?” in ~games
CrazyProfessor02 Link ParentSteam does have both of the KoToR games, with KoToR 2 having workshop support (recommend the Restoration mod for KoToR 2, even for the first playthrough (for the game breaking bugs and glitches))....Steam does have both of the KoToR games, with KoToR 2 having workshop support (recommend the Restoration mod for KoToR 2, even for the first playthrough (for the game breaking bugs and glitches)). And I do believe that they both go on sale fairly regularly, even then both cost $10 USD regularly. Both are really good story wise and the first one was one of the first RPGs that I had played. And sometimes I replay them once in a while.
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Comment on What’s a book that we were never supposed to be able to read? in ~books
CrazyProfessor02 LinkOne of my favorite novella Soul or Dzhan by Andrey Platonov. Platonov was a early Soviet realist writer that was mostly active towards the beginning of the USSR. But with Soul, Platonov had issues...One of my favorite novella Soul or Dzhan by Andrey Platonov. Platonov was a early Soviet realist writer that was mostly active towards the beginning of the USSR. But with Soul, Platonov had issues getting it even published and when it did finally got published, it was heavily censored by the Writer's Union, in that only a few of the chapters got published, with the future editions got more and more censored. It was only until in 1999 that they found and published a uncensored, full version of the novella. And it wasn't until 2003 that it got translated into English, along with some of his other works. And the version that I had read, had told you where the censored version had ended, which was a cool detail that the publishers included.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - Born a Crime, how is it going? in ~books
CrazyProfessor02 LinkThis is my second time reading it, I had read it when it came out. So far I am not that far into the memoir. I think I am still in the first part of the book.This is my second time reading it, I had read it when it came out. So far I am not that far into the memoir. I think I am still in the first part of the book.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
CrazyProfessor02 LinkDying Light - This is the first one in the duology, and boy oh boy am I already bored with it. The parkour is cool and all but after a while it gets boring. And after you maxed out the survivor...Dying Light - This is the first one in the duology, and boy oh boy am I already bored with it. The parkour is cool and all but after a while it gets boring. And after you maxed out the survivor tree and after you unlock the grappling hook traversing the map is really easy and makes the parkour mechanic almost pointless. I am 22% done with the story, and I really can't think of a reason to continue the story nor the game.
Peglin - I got this for Christmas, with the Balatro bundle pack. And I have been playing a run at a time, otherwise I will get annoyed at it and stop playing it (this is a common thing for me for rogue-likes). I mostly asked for because of Angory Tom's playthroughs of Peglin. I can see the complaints of it being really reliance on RNG for the runs, but when the luck is with the player, the builds can get silly kind of quickly. And when your build is shit, the game really spikes up the difficulty because you can't kill the enemies quickly enough.
Oh boy.
The one that I am more comfortable with sharing, is my past beliefs with the LGBTQ+ community and the fucking "jokes" that I would make back in high school, especially during the day that LGBTQ+ people and their allies would go through the day without talking to signify their closeted past. Thankfully I don't have these beliefs anymore.