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Comment on Comedian Sean Lock dies aged 58 in ~tv
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Comedian Sean Lock dies aged 58
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Comment on Stadia offering a free Premiere Edition bundle for US YouTube Premium members in ~games
KelMonstah Link ParentI'm fairly set in my ways, and I like my Pixel phones... but I'm starting to notice the cracks more and more. I think the next iteration of home automation will be the good one. It's a bit too...I'm fairly set in my ways, and I like my Pixel phones... but I'm starting to notice the cracks more and more.
I think the next iteration of home automation will be the good one. It's a bit too fractured yet to really be anything worth investing in from my view.
Funny thing, though - Back in like... Well, somewhere in the 90s, I visited Cisco's campus on a field trip, and they gave us a tour and all, but there was a demonstration at the end of some very early Home Automation stuff. Simple things, like raising and lowering blinds and proximity based awareness for the garage door… It was neat.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
KelMonstah LinkA group of friends and I have been playing Deep Rock Galactic - this game is an honest hoot. Incredible co-op, great procedural generation to keep things fresh, and a fun progression through...A group of friends and I have been playing Deep Rock Galactic - this game is an honest hoot.
Incredible co-op, great procedural generation to keep things fresh, and a fun progression through leveling.
This is the best $20 I've spent in a decade on a game and I can't recommend it enough.
ROCK AND STONE!
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Comment on Apple showing signs it may soon launch a search engine to compete against Google Search in ~tech
KelMonstah Link ParentAnd one would think that using a Pixel would mean a more seamless experience... but this has not been the case for me on my 3XL. About once a week it decides I don't have Spotify installed anymore...depending on the smartphone you choose
And one would think that using a Pixel would mean a more seamless experience... but this has not been the case for me on my 3XL. About once a week it decides I don't have Spotify installed anymore and is like "Boy you don't like listening to music much these days, do you?"
Kind of irritating.
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Comment on What did you do this weekend? in ~talk
KelMonstah LinkMy little Polycule fam and I went and rafted down a very pleasant, very slow moving river on the little Island we live on! Another river user caught up to us (when we got stuck on a log) and...My little Polycule fam and I went and rafted down a very pleasant, very slow moving river on the little Island we live on! Another river user caught up to us (when we got stuck on a log) and demanded to take a picture of us for us, because apparently she and her partner just thought we were the cutest 😁
Other than that - it was a very lazy weekend and I cleaned up the house while my wife visited her friends on a smaller neighbouring island.
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Comment on What did you do this week? in ~talk
KelMonstah LinkWork work. Which is fine - though today I got to do something new and took over for our dispatcher. Usually I'm a Level 2 Ticket Closer but our dispatcher got sick and the other usual replacements...Work work. Which is fine - though today I got to do something new and took over for our dispatcher. Usually I'm a Level 2 Ticket Closer but our dispatcher got sick and the other usual replacements were already booked up doing stuff all day - so that was kind of fun! Monotonous, but nice to switch it up a bit.
Started playing Forza Horizon 4 for the first time - I quite like that. Tried to play Flight Simulator but the launcher is a hot mess right now - so I shall just wait on that one.
Trying to set up appointments with a new doctor and got a back adjustment yesterday. I'm a bit sore now but that may also be from standing in the kitchen for so long doing a deep-clean on the fridge.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
KelMonstah Link ParentI thought this game had a fast story to tell, and told it well. It's like when a TV show finishes but isn't very many episodes (mini series?) - I thought this was like that. And I happened to...I thought this game had a fast story to tell, and told it well. It's like when a TV show finishes but isn't very many episodes (mini series?) - I thought this was like that.
And I happened to enjoy it more than any of the Bethesda IP's (Case - I've never finished any of the Bethesda titles ALTHOUGH -- I put more time in to them....) . I thought the characters were more fun, I liked the combat more, and I enjoyed the story more. I really felt like this was one of my top games recently and one of the few I've bothered to finish in a decade. -
Comment on What did you do this weekend? in ~talk
KelMonstah LinkMother-in-Law came down from her new home up-island and we did something familiar in an unfamliar place - We took our favourite board game to a board-game bar and played it there with some drinks!...Mother-in-Law came down from her new home up-island and we did something familiar in an unfamliar place - We took our favourite board game to a board-game bar and played it there with some drinks!
Ticket-To-Ride, while fun, is a lot more fun in a nice air-conditioned building :P
Other than that, was just a relaxy weekend. Cleaned up my truck to sell it and started looking for a new vehicle.
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Comment on In 100 years' time, what do you think society will look back on and view with distaste? in ~humanities
KelMonstah Link ParentI've been enjoying things like the Beyond Meat burgers - though honestly they're no better for you than traditional meat, but definitely better for the environment. I think a lot of people jumped...I've been enjoying things like the Beyond Meat burgers - though honestly they're no better for you than traditional meat, but definitely better for the environment. I think a lot of people jumped on that bandwagon thinking it was also a healthier alternative to meat - it's not.
I've been maintaining a largely pescatarian diet for some time now - trying to do something about my egregious cholesterol. It has helped a lot, though! As well as regular short walks. Generally though I do maintain a fins+feathers diet (poultry and fish) but lean toward the fish more often than not.
It'll be good, I think, for everyone if we can curb our meat consumption.
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
KelMonstah LinkI've been teaching myself how to Cross-Stitch - but apparently I am not alone. I've hit a snag (not literally ;P ) in that I'm having trouble finding floss/thread where I live! I've done a few...I've been teaching myself how to Cross-Stitch - but apparently I am not alone. I've hit a snag (not literally ;P ) in that I'm having trouble finding floss/thread where I live! I've done a few test patterns though and quite like the hobby.
I went all-in, too. Got myself the fancy light up magnifying glass to protect my wee little eyeballs from strain. Really handy!
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Comment on For those who used to work in offices and now work at home due to the pandemic: How has your work schedule changed? in ~life
KelMonstah LinkI get up a little bit later and get to start my "Me Time" a bit earlier - to maintain some semblance of "Work is over now" though, I take the time I normally would have spent commuting (about 10...I get up a little bit later and get to start my "Me Time" a bit earlier - to maintain some semblance of "Work is over now" though, I take the time I normally would have spent commuting (about 10 minutes) and go for a walk at the start and end of my day.
The bookending of my work day really seems to help me mentally.
Very sad to read of the passing of famed British comedian and panel show regular Sean Lock, who passed away from terminal cancer at the age of 58.