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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
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Comment on Does anyone have a digg invite code I can get ? in ~tech
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
atoxje Link ParentHm iracing doesn’t seem to be available on PlayStation. From your experience and the other ones you mentioned, which ones come closest to the realness of iracing?Hm iracing doesn’t seem to be available on PlayStation. From your experience and the other ones you mentioned, which ones come closest to the realness of iracing?
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
atoxje Link ParentMe too! ^^ I definitely will share my questions if they come up. For now we’re still toying around with different racing games and copiloting each other’s races. Ok purchase I wondered if it would...Me too! ^^ I definitely will share my questions if they come up. For now we’re still toying around with different racing games and copiloting each other’s races. Ok purchase I wondered if it would be worth the money, a few days later and I’m wondering why I waited so long to order.
Oh, I wonder: what games do you play mostly?
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
atoxje Link ParentI definitely will. Thanks for taking the time to reply!I definitely will. Thanks for taking the time to reply!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
atoxje LinkSo I took my 8yo daughter out karting for the first time last week. That was such an emotional experience (for me, she just had a blast) watching her carefully feeling out the track in her first...So I took my 8yo daughter out karting for the first time last week. That was such an emotional experience (for me, she just had a blast) watching her carefully feeling out the track in her first lap and then bravely building speed through every consecutive one. Finally halving her first lap time, without ever crashing out. (Apparently the not crashing out thing is rare with kids, the track operators told me. More reasons to be proud!)
But the most awesome thing for me was to see how much she enjoyed it. She had a smile that was so unfiltered after racing, it reminded me of the first time she walked off the basketball court, so proud of herself. Tired but fulfilled.
So I got into a little wormhole about sim racing, and long story short: now our family has been playing the F1 24 game for the past few days. It’s surprisingly good! With loads of difficulty modifiers and very cool integration of the ‘real’ F1 world, like commentators, race engineer feedback, pit crew reactions, … The overall structure of the game is confusing with just loads and loads of different ways to play the game, but I guess that is just the downside of wanting to make a game for every level of racer.
If you want to play with a child, I’d recommend activating the ‘steering assistance’ and play some time trials or start a Grand Prix with 3 long practice sessions to activated. Those modes are most forgiving.
We’ve been playing with controller until now and tomorrow we’re picking up a race wheel and racing seat. Very much looking forward to that one.
When I was researching the wormhole, the sim racing community came across as such a welcoming place. When people are asking tips for their young ones, it felt like many members of the community were so happy that another one was about to join their ranks. I’ve seen a lot of toxicity in gaming, so it was heartwarming to be reminded of this facet of gaming. (Something this weekly thread never fails do to for me as well. Thank you for that.)
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Comment on Guilt and video games in ~health.mental
atoxje LinkSounds like you already know you’re okay. That’s a hard thing to always believe in so I would say don’t beat yourself up for doubting yourself sometimes. I saw a video from a therapist on...- Exemplary
Sounds like you already know you’re okay. That’s a hard thing to always believe in so I would say don’t beat yourself up for doubting yourself sometimes.
I saw a video from a therapist on intrusive thoughts. And she used the bus metaphor to suggest a way of dealing with those thoughts. It boiled down to: notice your thoughts (the passengers), don’t argue with them, don’t try to get them off your bus, but don’t follow their instructions either. Just notice them, and realize you are the bus driver. Your rational mind is deciding where you’re driving to. Sometimes, some gaming.
It helped me a little. (Also because she used a toy bus to illustrate her metaphor and halfway through the video it suddenly started honking because she inadvertently pressed a button or something. The whole scene was so endearing I couldn’t help but try her approach.)
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
atoxje Link ParentHey, I also started and abondened Banishers this week. I like the fluid movement and I guess I liked the story. I might come back to it later. It was just so... dark and I wanted to playing...Hey, I also started and abondened Banishers this week. I like the fluid movement and I guess I liked the story. I might come back to it later. It was just so... dark and I wanted to playing something a little lighter. (Bright action rpgs are hard to find!)
Im curious, what is the contradictory note you're referring to? (I have a hunch, but I want to know what it was for you.)
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Comment on [Rant? Vent? Musing?] I've become a surprisingly judgemental semi-sober person in ~life
atoxje LinkNot rambly, very coherent. I sobered up too about 5 years ago (mostly drinking, not even heavy), and it still feels like I unlocked some kind of superpower. I have so much more time to do what I...Not rambly, very coherent. I sobered up too about 5 years ago (mostly drinking, not even heavy), and it still feels like I unlocked some kind of superpower. I have so much more time to do what I want, issues I encounter feel much more manageable and proportioned. And, above all, I can now clearly detect people that spell trouble from miles away and can steer clear from them without/before it becoming an issue.
Superpower!
I can’t talk about it too much with people that still drink. That’s fine. I notice however how they all drink a lot less when hanging out with me, and that feels really kind. Kind towards me, but also kind for themselves.
Wish you all the best!
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Comment on Fitness tracker (2025 edition) in ~health
atoxje LinkSo I didn’t comment on the original thread, i hope that not a problem. I’m a whoop ‘user’. Although I don’t use it that often, and that’s why I like it. (I do wear it all the time.) (0)...So I didn’t comment on the original thread, i hope that not a problem.
I’m a whoop ‘user’. Although I don’t use it that often, and that’s why I like it. (I do wear it all the time.)
(0) surprisingly, the featurlessness of the whoop is what I like about it. It’s expensive. But it never interrupts. It has no screen, I just check the app once or twice a day, on most days. Some days I forget I own one. I like it because it’s really accurate in measuring the readiness of my body after a nights sleep. If I had a heavy meal before sleep, it shows up very clearly the next day. From people I know that do drink alcohol, I’ve heard it detects the effects of alcohol also really clearly. I use it to balance my workouts and manage the intensity of my days. As someone with PTSD, it reminds me of my body.
(1) yes.
(2) a whoop. 5 or MG, I’m not sure. Probably 5, because the MG is too expensive and the extra features seem to experimental for now.
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Comment on Sleep discipline in ~life
atoxje LinkI wear a whoop tracker and it helped me with my sleep anxiety by illustrating how sleeping long doesn’t necessarily mean sleeping well. So I have some 5 hour nights after which I feel well rested...I wear a whoop tracker and it helped me with my sleep anxiety by illustrating how sleeping long doesn’t necessarily mean sleeping well. So I have some 5 hour nights after which I feel well rested (and have great HR, HRV and breathing stats) and I can have 9 hour nights after which I feel awful and have bad stats.
It made me a lot less anxious about getting enough hours, which makes me feel more relaxed about sleep and helps me sleep better.
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Comment on Favorite mobile games for short play sessions? in ~games
atoxje Link ParentOh. I actually never read the quest descriptions, I suspected them to be not that good or important. But sounds like I should.Oh. I actually never read the quest descriptions, I suspected them to be not that good or important. But sounds like I should.
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Comment on Favorite mobile games for short play sessions? in ~games
atoxje Link ParentI get it. It just feels like a really friendly place to me. Always something to do but never feels demanding.I get it. It just feels like a really friendly place to me. Always something to do but never feels demanding.
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Comment on Favorite mobile games for short play sessions? in ~games
atoxje Link ParentCongrats! I’ve been stuck on 134 for a while now, focusing a bit more on quests and borgen bucks :)Congrats!
I’ve been stuck on 134 for a while now, focusing a bit more on quests and borgen bucks :) -
Comment on Repairing an LG OLED TV and alternative courses of action in ~tech
atoxje LinkI wouldn’t know about the motherboard/psu, but maybe you could use a smart plug to remotely power up the tv when you want to turn it on? I bought an eve energy for 50euros and it works great.I wouldn’t know about the motherboard/psu, but maybe you could use a smart plug to remotely power up the tv when you want to turn it on? I bought an eve energy for 50euros and it works great.
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Comment on Where do you go to veg out online? in ~tech
atoxje Link ParentI didn’t know you could do that! YouTube without recommendations would be awesome. Thanks for mentioning it.I didn’t know you could do that! YouTube without recommendations would be awesome. Thanks for mentioning it.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
atoxje Link ParentI’m a bit stalled now in blue prince and I wonder: does it get easier the further in you are? I don’t really notice much run-independent progression for the moment. (It’s not a big issue, but I’d...I’m a bit stalled now in blue prince and I wonder: does it get easier the further in you are? I don’t really notice much run-independent progression for the moment. (It’s not a big issue, but I’d like to know if it stays that way.)
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
atoxje LinkI’ve been in the Fantasy Life wormhole and it has been utterly amazing. It’s like a cozy, more accessible version of final fantasy XIV, a grind I (temporarily?) gave up on a small year ago. The...I’ve been in the Fantasy Life wormhole and it has been utterly amazing. It’s like a cozy, more accessible version of final fantasy XIV, a grind I (temporarily?) gave up on a small year ago.
The first 20 hours or so I kept thinking this game is too expensive for what it is. But I’m past that point now. There are just not that many games that can grip me the way this does without feeling like junk food. Fantasy life does it.
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Comment on Favorite mobile games for short play sessions? in ~games
atoxje Link ParentIt was me! I remember your username. Glad you enjoy it. :) I’m currently tower 133 and my wife is now also hooked which really doubles the joy I’m having with it.It was me! I remember your username. Glad you enjoy it. :)
I’m currently tower 133 and my wife is now also hooked which really doubles the joy I’m having with it.
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Comment on Favorite mobile games for short play sessions? in ~games
atoxje LinkI have been searching for years for anything that is as awesome as FarmRPG for short burst of gaming, and I haven’t found it. So I’m still farming, further in the endgame than I could ever...I have been searching for years for anything that is as awesome as FarmRPG for short burst of gaming, and I haven’t found it. So I’m still farming, further in the endgame than I could ever imagine.
What keeps me from enjoying most mobile games is just the time it takes to boot m up. Most games are so graphically demanding that they give me a loading screen or make my phone go in ‘game mode’, which is to be a hurdle for me to just jump in and out a game.
FarmRPG is completely menu based , no loading screens whatsoever, but it combines that dry aesthetic with funny writing, a very welcoming community and a very well balanced sense of progressions throughout the game. Can’t recommend it enough.
(Writing a book with ADHD is a challenge, I credit FarmRPG for helping me cope with the utter boredom of writing. ^^)
Thank you for the write up of your favorite mods. Made me google and discover that, contrary to what I believed, I can effectively mod stardew valley on my steam deck. I’m gonna try it out and use your list as a starting point.