Minithra's recent activity
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Comment on Meta Quest 2 - For someone in a wheelchair in ~games
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Comment on eBooks cost too much in ~books
Minithra LinkI feel like that depends what you're buying - All the stuff I can find at a quick glance is max 8 euros - fiction, fantasy, romancey stuffs, etc. Granted, this is amazon ebooks, and iirc, you...I feel like that depends what you're buying - All the stuff I can find at a quick glance is max 8 euros - fiction, fantasy, romancey stuffs, etc. Granted, this is amazon ebooks, and iirc, you can't easily strip the DRM off those to keep forever, which is bullshit.
I don't even try buying ebooks of old books, I just go to other sources for that, because back in the early OCR days, people would take the time to correct the OCR output and you'd be able to get ones where it was all formatted and corrected and nice.
Edit: I should say, I totally understand why authors would have higher prices - they're also people who have to live in this world and the price for everything has gone up, which means either they price stuff higher to keep being able to live off of their job... or they do something else, which means no more writing.
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Comment on Games with complex-required-supporting-real-e2e logistics? in ~games
Minithra LinkRegarding eve online, aside from the very basics, everything else is player crafted - someone has to mine the minerals, someone uses them to build a ship, etc. This is less relevant to the average...Regarding eve online, aside from the very basics, everything else is player crafted - someone has to mine the minerals, someone uses them to build a ship, etc. This is less relevant to the average player, and the availability in high sec means the logistics are only really interesting in the nullsec zones, as you've mentioned.
However, if everyone stopped playing, you'd quickly (well, relatively) run out of all the things and have to do it yourself
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Comment on Cooking with black plastic is particularly crucial to avoid in ~health
Minithra Link ParentYou are correct, apparently the articles I read a while back (and can't find anymore) were misleading. Modern Teflon application is just more teflon, apparentlyYou are correct, apparently the articles I read a while back (and can't find anymore) were misleading. Modern Teflon application is just more teflon, apparently
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Comment on Cooking with black plastic is particularly crucial to avoid in ~health
Minithra Link ParentIt's the glues used to stick the Teflon layer to the pan, not the inert Teflon itself.It's the glues used to stick the Teflon layer to the pan, not the inert Teflon itself.
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Comment on Is there an alternative to Nexus Mods? in ~games
Minithra Link ParentLast I checked, wabbajack still needed clicks if you're on a free accountLast I checked, wabbajack still needed clicks if you're on a free account
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Comment on Copyright Office exemption makes McDonald’s ice cream machines repairable in ~food
Minithra Link ParentIsn't right to repair a thing for personal use stuff? Though what you're talking about is modifying - and it sounds like significant stuff, not just adding some paint or whatnot, so I'm sure...Isn't right to repair a thing for personal use stuff?
Though what you're talking about is modifying - and it sounds like significant stuff, not just adding some paint or whatnot, so I'm sure there's other laws there... if you were trying to sell it, or I guess insurance issues, since it's a car?
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
Minithra LinkAfter some discussion in a discord about wooden puzzles (specifically unidragon ones,but they were out of my budget, so mine is a knock-off),I bought a massive (40cm high!) Maine coon wooden...After some discussion in a discord about wooden puzzles (specifically unidragon ones,but they were out of my budget, so mine is a knock-off),I bought a massive (40cm high!) Maine coon wooden puzzle and finally finished it the other day! I then glued it together and it's now hanging on the wall.
Was really relaxing to spend a few hours working on it with streams or podcasts in the background
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Comment on Did you live in a city then move out? How was it? Did it change your energy towards the day-to-day? in ~life
Minithra Link ParentThis sounds like heaven, lol My last vacation I spent a week where I said hello and thank you at the store the one time I went shopping, and meowed at my kitties some. The rest of it was books and...and is content to read a book literally from dawn til well past dusk and not speak a single word all day. If that sounds something like you, it could be an improvement.
This sounds like heaven, lol
My last vacation I spent a week where I said hello and thank you at the store the one time I went shopping, and meowed at my kitties some. The rest of it was books and games.
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Comment on eBay used auto parts - orders cancelled in ~hobbies
Minithra LinkThere's a very common scam in Germany on the local eBay (Kleinanzeigen) where the seller offers shipping, you pay, maybe get some fictional or registered tracking number and then the seller...There's a very common scam in Germany on the local eBay (Kleinanzeigen) where the seller offers shipping, you pay, maybe get some fictional or registered tracking number and then the seller vanishes.
Maybe something along those lines? If you were to be paying with an instant payment thing?
Calling and asking is definitely the way for used car bits!
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Comment on Summer Eternal - A new cooperative game studio from ex-ZA/UM devs in ~games
Minithra Link ParentThat reads like drug-fueled incoherence* to me, and makes me think the game will be one of those odd niche games that I rarely feel any interest in playing *As in, it reminds me of trying to read...That reads like drug-fueled incoherence* to me, and makes me think the game will be one of those odd niche games that I rarely feel any interest in playing
*As in, it reminds me of trying to read back texts the day after
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Comment on The phone ban has had a big impact on school work (at a school in Iceland) in ~life
Minithra LinkThat's really good! The school did a great thing by providing activities for the breaks, too. I can see this backfiring without measures like thatThat's really good! The school did a great thing by providing activities for the breaks, too. I can see this backfiring without measures like that
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Comment on KitchenAid stand mixer meat grinder attachment in ~food
Minithra LinkIt's not a KitchenAid, but a kenwood chef titanium that's around 8 years old. I got it used, and no longer have the grinding attachment because I barely ever used it - the times I tried it it was...It's not a KitchenAid, but a kenwood chef titanium that's around 8 years old. I got it used, and no longer have the grinding attachment because I barely ever used it - the times I tried it it was very satisfying :D no issues whatsoever. Was very solidly built, too
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Comment on Temporarily free sci-fi novels from independent sci-fi authors in ~books
Minithra Link ParentI didn't notice any uptick in the spam I was getting, yeah.I didn't notice any uptick in the spam I was getting, yeah.
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Comment on Temporarily free sci-fi novels from independent sci-fi authors in ~books
Minithra Link ParentA while back I signed up to the https://iasfa.org/ Newsletter - there's usually an email every month, with a bunch of free and discounted books, along with new release promotions. The genres vary...A while back I signed up to the https://iasfa.org/ Newsletter - there's usually an email every month, with a bunch of free and discounted books, along with new release promotions. The genres vary every month, too.
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Comment on Devastated community in North Carolina revives the town meeting in ~life
Minithra Link ParentTake the internet from the children that grew up with it, and they'll eventually (after a suitable amount of angst, of course) go outside and do the things they were doing on their phones... But...Take the internet from the children that grew up with it, and they'll eventually (after a suitable amount of angst, of course) go outside and do the things they were doing on their phones... But in person! And a lot won't really work, but that's how games get invented and memories are made!
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Comment on The unique undersea tunnels that link the Faroe Islands in ~engineering
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Comment on The unique undersea tunnels that link the Faroe Islands in ~engineering
Minithra LinkI've not looked in detail, but is this video part of a longer documentary? It felt really choppy, just jumped from point to point really fast, and a lot of screentime was... Wasted? We don't need...I've not looked in detail, but is this video part of a longer documentary? It felt really choppy, just jumped from point to point really fast, and a lot of screentime was... Wasted? We don't need detail shots of the person driving, show the roundabout more!
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Comment on The rise of DIY, pirated medicine: Four Thieves Vinegar Collective has made DIY medicine cheaper and more accessible to the masses in ~health
Minithra LinkThat was a fascinating read, I'll definitely look into it more!That was a fascinating read, I'll definitely look into it more!
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Comment on Bethesda yanks Thatcher's Techbase Doom mod from in-game browser in ~games
Minithra Link ParentThose are fictional, not (formerly) living peopleThose are fictional, not (formerly) living people
There are a ton of VR experiences that can be done fully sitting, yeah!
Others have mentioned games with cockpits, but there are also a decent number of puzzle games where you're basically floating above the game area, those are fun.