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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (October 2025) in ~health.mental
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (October 2025) in ~health.mental
Felicity Link ParentHey, I don't know if I can offer much actionable advice, but I can say that you're not the only one. I similarly got into a very stable period of life and started to go out and meet people, only...Hey, I don't know if I can offer much actionable advice, but I can say that you're not the only one. I similarly got into a very stable period of life and started to go out and meet people, only to find that when it comes to anything romantic my brain and body don't really know what to do or how to feel, which causes a fear response.
I'm still working it out but what's been helping me has been to do my best to try and pick apart why and what I'm scared of. Do I worry that people won't like me? Do I not want to "lead someone on" only to disappoint them when I don't develop feelings? Etc.
Most importantly, hang in there and be kind to yourself! This kind of stuff is hard but it's worth the effort and the pain to get through.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival - Final day scheduled for July 17th in ~games
Felicity Link ParentThat is so sweet!! It really sucks that I couldn't stick around for longer than I did, it was a really nice way to spend some time relaxing. Hopefully life finally settles down in a few months...That is so sweet!!
It really sucks that I couldn't stick around for longer than I did, it was a really nice way to spend some time relaxing. Hopefully life finally settles down in a few months because I definitely want to try and hop on again for a fresh world.
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Comment on What’s something you’re personally proud of from this year? in ~life
Felicity Link ParentThis looks very useful, I'll start running it in the background and hope for the best! Thanks for the shareThis looks very useful, I'll start running it in the background and hope for the best!
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Comment on What’s something you’re personally proud of from this year? in ~life
Felicity Link ParentHey thanks so much. It's been a little rough here with the housing crisis, but I'm trying my best to be positive about it and thankful that despite everything I'm managing to scrape by via...Hey thanks so much. It's been a little rough here with the housing crisis, but I'm trying my best to be positive about it and thankful that despite everything I'm managing to scrape by via chaining sublets for now.
I regret not managing to spend more time on the server, I really enjoyed interacting with people. Hopefully by the time it resets again I will have a stable enough situation to keep at it for a while.
Thanks again, your comment came at a really good time :)
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Comment on Is it possible to make a country healthier one slice of rye bread at a time? If the rocketing wholegrain consumption of the Danes is anything to go by, absolutely. in ~food
Felicity Link ParentI haven't studied this stuff but I have been working in the field for a few years. If you have any questions or if my notation isn't clear I can write up an example recipe in the morning :) Whole...I haven't studied this stuff but I have been working in the field for a few years. If you have any questions or if my notation isn't clear I can write up an example recipe in the morning :)
Whole grains, due to containing the bran, tend to absorb more water from your dough, which can change the texture of the end result. You often need to bump up the hydration when you raise whole flour percentage.
Rye flour specifically is not the same as 'regular' wheat in its gluten content. It contains a different kind of gluten which is more... Sludge like. If you're after big airy holes, I wouldn't go above 15% rye flour.
That said, with wheat flour it is very possible to do 80% whole wheat breads that have those big airy insides. Unfortunately bread is one of those things that is very difficult to trade recipes for because of regional differences in the flour and climate, so you may need to tweak it.
What I used to do is around a 80/20 whole flour to white flour (the starter can be any flour, I would use around 18% in the dough), 72%~ hydration, 1.5% salt (you can use less but I wouldn't go below 1% for flavor and gluten development). Knead until very smooth and don't skimp on the folds, then shape and bake as usual.
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Comment on Why I am pursuing a life, professionally and personally, of Christian Virtue in ~humanities
Felicity Link ParentI understand completely. Based on everything I've read from you, I'm sure you have nothing but good intentions. Like the others said I don't think you need my forgiveness, but you have it nonetheless.I understand completely. Based on everything I've read from you, I'm sure you have nothing but good intentions. Like the others said I don't think you need my forgiveness, but you have it nonetheless.
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Comment on Why I am pursuing a life, professionally and personally, of Christian Virtue in ~humanities
Felicity Link ParentI would really, really prefer if we didn't do that. Despite not being remotely religious, I still love reading about religion. Your religion oriented posts in particular are very fun to read,...Do you want to preach to Tildes in a regular thread maybe?
I would really, really prefer if we didn't do that.
Despite not being remotely religious, I still love reading about religion. Your religion oriented posts in particular are very fun to read, specifically because I don't feel like I'm being preached to. It doesn't feel like you're trying to teach me a lesson when you bring up a verse or a story from the bible to make some of your points. You do it elegantly. If that's what you mean by preaching, then sure, I'd love to see more people being open about their beliefs - my only concern is if it gets to the point where people are making posts for the sole reason of "spreading the word" or teaching why something is a sin.
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Comment on I think it's time to give a "news detox" a try in ~talk
Felicity Link ParentYou know, I'd always struggled with reading because I just get distracted by other things - when I was younger I used to write a lot but funnily enough I couldn't get through more than a few...You know, I'd always struggled with reading because I just get distracted by other things - when I was younger I used to write a lot but funnily enough I couldn't get through more than a few chapters no matter how hard I tried. Maybe this is a good time to try and change that. I also fell out of my gaming habit because I felt that I was "wasting time", but honestly, maybe it's a more effective use of it than getting angry or depressed at the world.
Thanks :)
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
Felicity Link ParentThis past month really hasn't lent itself well to free time between the daily stress and preparing to move countries, so I haven't been able to play as much as I'd hoped. I'll probably hop on...This past month really hasn't lent itself well to free time between the daily stress and preparing to move countries, so I haven't been able to play as much as I'd hoped. I'll probably hop on sometime soon and we can coordinate something, heaven knows I can use a distraction.
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Comment on Retrospective on the introduction of the Vanguard anti-cheat software to League of Legends in ~comp
Felicity (edited )Link ParentI have no idea what you're talking about with regards to dota. I literally never mentioned dota in my original reply. I have never played dota. It is irrelevant to the conversation in my opinion...I have no idea what you're talking about with regards to dota. I literally never mentioned dota in my original reply. I have never played dota. It is irrelevant to the conversation in my opinion and really doesn't change much about what I'm saying. I was addressing the hypocrisy in your statement regarding what you said in the last post, and you're just explaining to me why dota is more toxic than league as if I was arguing otherwise. I have no opinion because I have not played dota.
What makes you special? How do other people climb out of Iron, pure chance? (this in particular would be quite the claim, one that really should have some proof beyond anecdotal experiences). "Inters" like those bad supports should statistically show up in other people's games just as often as yours, meaning that even if it was the case that every game is a coin flip that's still 50/50. That leaves your individual skill as what bends the needle towards a positive or negative winrate. If you can play well enough to win 1% more games, you'll have a positive winrate and eventually climb. This is my point, but you're explaining vision score to me? Can't help but feel it's a tad condescending.
I'm sorry but it doesn't really feel like you're taking anything I say seriously. I didn't engage in order to call you bad or make fun of you, I did it because I was in the exact same situation with video games a few years ago and know exactly how frustrating it is to keep losing no matter what I do. The simple explanation is usually the right one: is the league of legends matchmaking system rigged against you and the balance team should be fired to specifically cater to what you think is correct or fun, or are you just not as good as you think you are?
Be that as it may I don't think you're interested in any advice I have to offer, so I don't really see much point in continuing to talk. Have a good one.
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Comment on Retrospective on the introduction of the Vanguard anti-cheat software to League of Legends in ~comp
Felicity (edited )Link ParentI said nothing about your skill in other games, just league. All of my points still stand. If you reviewed your VODs you'd find out exactly why and how you're stuck where you are, and if you...I said nothing about your skill in other games, just league. All of my points still stand. If you reviewed your VODs you'd find out exactly why and how you're stuck where you are, and if you improved you'd climb. The fact that you intuitively understand other games might make you think that it will or should transfer to league, but that's not how skill works. For most people, being intuitively good on guitar does not make you necessarily good on bass.
Also, this statement is kind of funny...
And I quit DOTA because it's not fun to have people mass report you for "inting" and scream obscenities at you in other languages via VC
...considering you previously said this in the last post:
Wanna get rid of toxicity? Punish the people who int. People who run it down and die every 1.5 minutes, supports who place zero wards, and junglers who can't even be bothered to do full clears, gank or contest objectives shouldn't be tolerated in Ranked games.
In your OP, you are justifying the exact behaviour that you're describing now. The people who are yelling at you think you're a worse player than them so they tell themselves it's okay to harass you. You think the people in your ranked games are worse players than you so you think riot should "punish" them, whatever that means. This is such a double standard that it makes me question if your 7 day chat restriction was really just from saying "gg shit team".
Edit: also, I looked it up because I had no idea, and Archon seems to be... Pretty average? Maybe above average? I don't know if I'd expect to get the same result in league, nor is it good justification for literally anything in your post. Your StarCraft tier is very impressive but it's not even the same genre as league. With this in mind, you addressed literally none of my points and just tried to pull rank in different games as a reply. You can keep bringing up all of these things to blame for getting angry about these games but it only reinforces the thought that you need to step back and assess your relationship with them.
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Comment on Retrospective on the introduction of the Vanguard anti-cheat software to League of Legends in ~comp
Felicity (edited )Link ParentThis is a really interesting opinion to me. Considering how low elo you were (and for the record I wasn't great either), do you really feel like you have the game knowledge to make these kinds of...To be honest the state of League right now is dismal (every biweekly patch has been a massive meta shakeup with huge balance changes that break the game), and if they don't do something drastic within the next few months like fire Phreak, fire Phroxzon and hire people who are actually competent at game design and balance, Tencent is gonna be Riot's bank balance...
This is a really interesting opinion to me. Considering how low elo you were (and for the record I wasn't great either), do you really feel like you have the game knowledge to make these kinds of statements? Can you really, confidently say that you understand league of legends to the point where you can assess the impact of a balance change across the entire game?
There's a reason most people aren't high elo and it's not "because of x y z", it's mistakes that they don't even realize they're making.
I promise you, hand on my heart, that if you let someone a few tiers above you review your solo queue games they'll be back with a shopping list of mistakes, and the higher their tier the more mistakes they'll spot. Hell, I bet if you critically reviewed your VODs, you'd notice some of them, too.
I'm not saying that you have to be a perfect player to criticize the game or disagree with a balance change, but... Look. We're bad at the game. If we weren't, we just wouldn't be this low. I can't criticize a high elo chess player's game when I'm sitting on 500 and don't understand why I keep losing.
I decided it wasn't worth it when I started reviewing my games and realized just how many times I fuck up per game and how much work I'd have to put in to get better. Ever since then I've rarely played and have little to no desire to play ranked. If you can't or do not want to put in the effort, just accept your rank and move on. Blaming anything else is an easy way to trick yourself into thinking you're already good enough, when you really, statistically, aren't, and to keep playing game after game after game. That's what elo hell really is, a prison of your own design.
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Comment on Why do so many recipes call for powdered sugar instead of regular sugar? in ~food
Felicity LinkThe recommended method for whipped cream is to keep everything - the bowl, the beater, the cream - very cold. This isn't a requirement, but it generally gives you a more consistent result when the...The recommended method for whipped cream is to keep everything - the bowl, the beater, the cream - very cold. This isn't a requirement, but it generally gives you a more consistent result when the ambient temperature and the like can fluctuate. The issue with doing this is that cold fluids don't tend to dissolve things as fast, which can lead to clumps of sugar in the end product. This is true to some extent in other creams, and you can essentially eliminate the risk by using powdered (or fine) sugar instead of granulated.
If this doesn't seem to be an issue for you, then I wouldn't stress about it. The majority of baking (ESPECIALLY home baking) is, in my opinion, an "if it works it works" kind of craft. If you have a recipe that you're well acquainted with, keeping and improving it will net you better results than trying to do things ""properly"".
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival - Countdown and launch day in ~games
Felicity Link ParentI'm expanding road and bridge infrastructure from the north, maybe next time we're both online we can see about figuring out how to connect the networks. Right now mine is a bit barebones starting...I'm expanding road and bridge infrastructure from the north, maybe next time we're both online we can see about figuring out how to connect the networks. Right now mine is a bit barebones starting from the berry bushes at spawn but I want to make another pass on it soon and maybe add a few bridges between the cliff faces (there are a few spots that are just begging for one).
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival - Countdown and launch day in ~games
Felicity Link ParentIn the mod, golden rails are essentially as fast as boats on ice, which makes the latter unnecessary in the first place. I personally massively prefer this, as it allows you to be more creative...In the mod, golden rails are essentially as fast as boats on ice, which makes the latter unnecessary in the first place. I personally massively prefer this, as it allows you to be more creative with how you design your transportation line than "a straight line of ice" (and makes thematic sense - I mean, if you think about it, ice in the nether doesn't really add up).
Agreed about boats on ice in general though, I would re-enable it if we go this route.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival - Countdown and launch day in ~games
Felicity Link ParentThis would be incredible if it can be done without changing too much. I really like that mod in particular for the simple reason that it makes building rail lines not prohibitively expensive (aka,...This would be incredible if it can be done without changing too much. I really like that mod in particular for the simple reason that it makes building rail lines not prohibitively expensive (aka, not requiring a gold farm before being possible for long ranges) while simultaneously giving copper an actual use.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival - Countdown and launch day in ~games
Felicity Link ParentRight there with you. I'm setting up shop on a flower mountain north of spawn and the view is pretty insane, I think I'm gonna turn it into a watchpoint looking down at the area.Right there with you. I'm setting up shop on a flower mountain north of spawn and the view is pretty insane, I think I'm gonna turn it into a watchpoint looking down at the area.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival - Countdown and launch day in ~games
Felicity Link ParentI'm firmly in the no teleport club. Even in modded, I prefer waystones and the like to be an endgame convenience. When everyone can just teleport to one another the world ends up being a bunch of...I'm firmly in the no teleport club.
Even in modded, I prefer waystones and the like to be an endgame convenience. When everyone can just teleport to one another the world ends up being a bunch of disconnected bases with little to no travel infrastructure because it's simply unnecessary. Anyone who wants to build giant roads and minecart lines is left with the feeling that most people will rarely ever make use of them.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival - Returning blockier than ever on Friday July 12th (1.21 update) in ~games
Felicity Link ParentDo you happen to have a list of current and useful clientside mods? It's been years since I was in any way excited to play vanilla, so I'm completely out of the loop as to what people use to make...Do you happen to have a list of current and useful clientside mods? It's been years since I was in any way excited to play vanilla, so I'm completely out of the loop as to what people use to make the experience less - well - Mojang-y.
I hope you don't feel discouraged. For a lot of my issues, it felt like no matter how much I thought about them I couldn't find what was actually wrong, but then I would have a breakthrough in an area that I thought was completely unrelated only to find that it had a massive impact on other mental troubles. Sometimes it really feels like a puzzle ^^; but it's the most rewarding one you'll ever solve.
And thanks, I try to be :)
Personally, I developed issues with love and romance very early in life. My first real brush with it was extremely intense and led to me developing a lot of issues and complexes that chased me around in the future. I tried to ignore them and push past them into relationships, but that only made it fester.
Nowadays I have a much better idea of what I'm afraid of and why, and it's a lot easier to imagine myself in a relationship again, but I haven't given it a real try yet because my personal situation being alone in a new country means I'm more in the "gotta make some friends" stage of the process.
If you feel like it would help you to get more into it and talk more with someone I'd be glad to, feel free to send me a PM! Otherwise I hope that I could help even a little bit.