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Comment on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month in ~tech
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Comment on Two small word games in ~games
Mikie LinkThose are both really fun. As some other folks have said, Tumblers is much easier than Unzipped. Are you planning on adding any QoL stuff to either interface? As much as I hate cookies it would be...Those are both really fun. As some other folks have said, Tumblers is much easier than Unzipped. Are you planning on adding any QoL stuff to either interface? As much as I hate cookies it would be nice if it tracked your results going back through the archives.
I went so far as to make an actual script to calculate distance for a good "middle of the alphabet" word to start Tumblers with.
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Comment on Looking for casual hotseat game recommendations in ~games
Mikie LinkKeep Talking and Nobody Explodes - This is technically multi-player, but only one person is holding the deck at a time. Swapping out hot-seat defusing would be great, plus the rest of the players...Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes - This is technically multi-player, but only one person is holding the deck at a time. Swapping out hot-seat defusing would be great, plus the rest of the players can help defuse either individually or together. Intervals can be super quick depend on how good or bad your communication is.
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Comment on 2025 NFL Season 🏈 Weekly Discussion Thread – Week 9 in ~sports.american_football
Mikie Link ParentFeels like RGIII all over again. Also, it feels like this weekend in general was rife with season-ending injuries across all the teams. That's probably some kind of observational bias on my part...Feels like RGIII all over again. Also, it feels like this weekend in general was rife with season-ending injuries across all the teams. That's probably some kind of observational bias on my part though.
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
Mikie Link ParentOK, then hostile takeover Wikipedia and set it up under competent management from here until eternity. Makes no difference in frivolous use of billions.OK, then hostile takeover Wikipedia and set it up under competent management from here until eternity. Makes no difference in frivolous use of billions.
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
Mikie LinkFund Wikipedia from now until eternity. Not because its a good thing to do, but because I just don't wanna see that banner begging for money anymore. Same thing for public radio. I don't want to...- Fund Wikipedia from now until eternity. Not because its a good thing to do, but because I just don't wanna see that banner begging for money anymore. Same thing for public radio. I don't want to help them, I just want to not hear them begging for money. Plus the ad blurbs would be great "Brought to you by the Mikie is tired of fundraising Corporation".
- Copying @SloMoMonday but I'd be extremely petty and just buy up all the advertising around wherever I was living or travelling and put up whatever I wanted to see. Random memes? Sure. Top nature photos of the year? Why not. Cute animal pics on my SO's birthday? Perfect.
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Comment on When is the last time you made a new friend? That lasted. in ~life
Mikie LinkRight before I moved cities around 7-8 years ago I finally converted a work acquaintance into a friend. Super challenging to go from hanging out every day at work to only talking online and maybe...Right before I moved cities around 7-8 years ago I finally converted a work acquaintance into a friend. Super challenging to go from hanging out every day at work to only talking online and maybe taking a guys trip every year or two. But we do talk nearly every day and bounce work ideas off each other even though we haven't worked together since before I moved.
I'm in the process of working through the same thing with another work acquaintance now, but I'm not sure if we'll make it fully to the friend stage since we live in different states (woo WFH life). I've been unable to convert any RL folks into friends recently, mostly from lack of effort on my part.
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Comment on What is the most insane, tedious, difficult, and/or noteworthy gaming achievement you have completed or given up on? in ~games
Mikie Link ParentMy 1.0 run factory wasn't quite up to snuff so my golden nut involved a lot of hand moving stuff and clearing fluid buffers for ballistic warp drives. Also taking out the wildlife for slooped DNA...My 1.0 run factory wasn't quite up to snuff so my golden nut involved a lot of hand moving stuff and clearing fluid buffers for ballistic warp drives. Also taking out the wildlife for slooped DNA tickets.
It was still pretty fun.
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Comment on Is a career change towards cybersecurity viable for someone with an accountancy background? in ~life
Mikie (edited )Link ParentAny of the 900 series Microsoft exams you should be able to pass with online resources. Find John Savill on YouTube, he has great Microsoft focused videos. That plus the official...Any of the 900 series Microsoft exams you should be able to pass with online resources. Find John Savill on YouTube, he has great Microsoft focused videos. That plus the official training/documentation and you're set.
Do keep in mind though that the 900 level exams are very entry level. You should really be targeting the more advanced SC exams if you want value from a Microsoft cert. That being said, the 900 series exams are decent for helping direct your learning.
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Comment on The cure for scurvy, forgotten in ~humanities.history
Mikie LinkFantastic read. It almost feels like you could draw a similar parallel to the anti-vaccine or anti-flourude rhetoric so common today. Hopefully we'll do a better job overcoming the ignorance....Fantastic read. It almost feels like you could draw a similar parallel to the anti-vaccine or anti-flourude rhetoric so common today. Hopefully we'll do a better job overcoming the ignorance. Right now it seems somewhat bleak, at least in the US
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Comment on Escape Simulator 2 | Coming October 21st to Steam in ~games
Mikie LinkMy friend and I have played through a ton of the content on ES1. There are some especially good community rooms out there once you exhaust the rooms made by Pine. I'll miss the cartoony look of...My friend and I have played through a ton of the content on ES1. There are some especially good community rooms out there once you exhaust the rooms made by Pine.
I'll miss the cartoony look of the first one, but it should be good fun.
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Comment on An LFG for the time-strapped and schedule-cursed in ~games
Mikie LinkWouldn't mind an invite. I mostly play a variety of stuff. Not as many FPSes as days gone by, but HD2 was fun last year and DRG a year or two back. Also Satisfactory, Factorio, Raft, Valheim, and...Wouldn't mind an invite.
I mostly play a variety of stuff. Not as many FPSes as days gone by, but HD2 was fun last year and DRG a year or two back. Also Satisfactory, Factorio, Raft, Valheim, and a few others.
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Comment on What are your goto cocktails? in ~food
Mikie LinkThe only cocktail I reliably drink anymore is a mule, but I frequently like to swap out the vodka for something different. Amaretto, gaillano, and limoncello all make for interesting mule...The only cocktail I reliably drink anymore is a mule, but I frequently like to swap out the vodka for something different. Amaretto, gaillano, and limoncello all make for interesting mule variations.
Another thing that I had fun with a few years ago was making both a ginger and a cranberry simple syrup over Christmas. It was fun to tweak normal cocktail recipes with a different flavored syrup. @BashCrandiboot posted the perfect base syrup recipe above for a ginger version.
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Comment on Why is it so hard engage people about indirect effects? in ~talk
Mikie Link ParentI think much of push back on IT things from these sorts of professionals (especially lawyers) comes down to how valuable they view their time versus an IT person's time. If a lawyer is learning to...I think much of push back on IT things from these sorts of professionals (especially lawyers) comes down to how valuable they view their time versus an IT person's time. If a lawyer is learning to do a tech thing or dealing with a tech issue it's potentially costing them billable time and it makes many of them angry, abrasive, or rude.
Lawyers were definitely my least favorite clients as IT support because of their attitudes.
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Comment on DARPA research show that a single person can effectively manage a swarm of more than 100 autonomous robots at once in ~engineering
Mikie Link ParentRight? If the interface used to interact with the drones and the drone ai gets advanced enough you're essentially playing an RTS in real life. I wonder if RTS mods could be used for training in...Right? If the interface used to interact with the drones and the drone ai gets advanced enough you're essentially playing an RTS in real life. I wonder if RTS mods could be used for training in this situation.
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Comment on How The Quiet Ones tells the thrilling true story of Denmark's biggest heist in ~movies
Mikie LinkI love heist movies. This looks like it will be a good one to watch once it hits a streaming platform I actually have. It's always interesting when real criminals are involved in films about their...I love heist movies. This looks like it will be a good one to watch once it hits a streaming platform I actually have. It's always interesting when real criminals are involved in films about their exploits.
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Comment on What books do you recommend for someone looking for positive vibes or casual amusement or escape in ~books
Mikie LinkMy favorite author for amusement/humor is Christopher Moore. Great for when you want to laugh out loud while reading.My favorite author for amusement/humor is Christopher Moore. Great for when you want to laugh out loud while reading.
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Comment on Nintendo Switch release reactions in ~games
Mikie Link ParentIf you're always using it docked it's well worth getting the pro controllers, but I feel you on preferring a less mobile and more robust system.If you're always using it docked it's well worth getting the pro controllers, but I feel you on preferring a less mobile and more robust system.
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Comment on Looking for board game suggestions for non-gamers in ~games.tabletop
Mikie LinkHave you considered trying card games as a way to ease into games in general with them? Might be able to build a bridge into board games from there. Hearts, Spades, Crazy 8s, Uno, and the like...Have you considered trying card games as a way to ease into games in general with them? Might be able to build a bridge into board games from there.
Hearts, Spades, Crazy 8s, Uno, and the like could all be a great start and for most of them you'd just need a deck or two of playing cards. If any of them are older they might even already know the rules to a few.
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Comment on The lights don’t just go out: A lifelong fainter on how fiction gets fainting all wrong in ~health
Mikie Link ParentMy fainting presents itself very similar to yours. Several times after shots or blood draws, definitely with the sweating, and almost hangover-like need for a nap afterwards. I was always told it...My fainting presents itself very similar to yours. Several times after shots or blood draws, definitely with the sweating, and almost hangover-like need for a nap afterwards.
I was always told it was a vasovagal attack.
Time to go back to old school Ventrillo or Teamspeak or something ancient and self-hosted.