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Comment on What are your favorite casual puzzle games? in ~games
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Comment on What are your favorite casual puzzle games? in ~games
cfabbro Link ParentOh, cool. I didn't realize they also made PC games! Logart's Grimoire looks especially interesting. Wishlisted, and thanks for letting me know about it!Oh, cool. I didn't realize they also made PC games! Logart's Grimoire looks especially interesting. Wishlisted, and thanks for letting me know about it!
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
cfabbro Link ParentLikewise. Sorry to hear you're in pain too. Like most things, hopefully time is all we both really need though. But do feel free to let me know if you find any silver bullets or magic beans that...Likewise. Sorry to hear you're in pain too. Like most things, hopefully time is all we both really need though. But do feel free to let me know if you find any silver bullets or magic beans that can fix it faster though. ;)
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
cfabbro (edited )Link ParentNice! Congrats! I'm down to from 190+ lbs in Jan to ~157lbs as of this week, so I'm in a similar boat there too. So I know what you mean about taking some time to get used to your new...Nice! Congrats! I'm down to from 190+ lbs in Jan to ~157lbs as of this week, so I'm in a similar boat there too. So I know what you mean about taking some time to get used to your new dimensions... and similarly, going from a 38" waist to 32" has also cost me a damn fortune in new clothes too. Not that that's a super bad problem to have, especially since my wardrobe definitely needed some updating anyways. ;)
I just do yoga at home following videos on YouTube (mostly Yoga with Adriene), because I can't stand the woowoo either. And the local studio nearest me does all sorts of reiki and homeopathic bullshit alongside their yoga, which is even worse, IMO. :/
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
cfabbro (edited )Link ParentI'm actually in a similar boat (although not strictly from weightlifting), so I definitely can't admonish you. :/ I did a Leg day on Thursdays, and it was a good session... but then I had to move...I'm actually in a similar boat (although not strictly from weightlifting), so I definitely can't admonish you. :/
I did a Leg day on Thursdays, and it was a good session... but then I had to move a bunch of stupid-heavy potted plants around later that day so we could clean our patio. Since the plants have gotten so damn big I couldn't lift them "properly", and instead I had to hunch over them to reach into their foliage to get a hold of the pot before lifting them, which put most of the pressure on my lower back. So all the lifts ended up being done with horrible form, which caused me to tweak something. And to top it off, I then made the even more idiotic decision to still do my Upper body day yesterday even though my back was still really sore+stiff, and my routine includes bent-over rows, shoulder presses, and lat pulldowns... all of which put more strain on my back, which made it worse.
Sigh. Like you, this isn't the first time I've done this to myself either, and I really should have known better as well. I should have just not cared about damaging the damn plants so I could lift them with better form. And I really shouldn't have gone ahead with my Upper day immediately after hurting my back again either. Ah well, live and likely not-learn (because I will undoubtedly do this to myself yet again some time in the future). :P
p.s. Last night I iced it then had a nice hot bath afterwards, which did help, but I'm still having a bit of trouble bending over or leaning to either side today. I plan on doing that again tonight, and hopefully between doing that a few more times, continuing my flexibility focused yoga (although going slower/easier than usual until my back recovers), and being more ginger with my back in general for the next few days, I can unfuck things enough to go back to lifting heavy again next week some time. It sounds like you're doing basically the same things to recover as well, just swimming instead of yoga, so I can't really offer much advice beyond "keep doing what you're doing". ;)
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Comment on Where the power is - book review of "White Light: The Elemental Role of Phosphorus – in Our Cells, in Our Food and in Our World" in ~books
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Comment on What are your favorite casual puzzle games? in ~games
cfabbro Link ParentYup, it's supposedly the best Switch emulator for the Steam Deck at the moment. p.s. I can't actually vouch for it myself yet though, since I've never actually installed it. I don't have a Deck...Yup, it's supposedly the best Switch emulator for the Steam Deck at the moment.
p.s. I can't actually vouch for it myself yet though, since I've never actually installed it. I don't have a Deck yet, but I have had that (and a few other emulator guides) bookmarked for when I inevitably do get one... or a Deck 2 if/when that finally gets announced and released.
cc: @kfwyre have you played around with emulation on your Deck yet? If so have you tried any of the Switch ones yet?
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Comment on What are your favorite casual puzzle games? in ~games
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Comment on Are touchscreens in cars dangerous? in ~transport
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Comment on Starvation or execution: Sudanese under siege face ‘death everywhere’ in ~society
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Comment on What are your favorite casual puzzle games? in ~games
cfabbro Link ParentHmmm, if that's the case, I might have to give Exopunks a try!Hmmm, if that's the case, I might have to give Exopunks a try!
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Comment on Draft bill would, if passed, allow US President Donald Trump to wage war against drug traffickers and countries in ~society
cfabbro (edited )Link ParentWelcome to the 'doom-scroll/depression avoiding' club. I've had politics.usa filtered for several months now and I don't regret it one bit. I still check the unfiltered view every week or so...Welcome to the 'doom-scroll/depression avoiding' club. I've had
politics.usafiltered for several months now and I don't regret it one bit. I still check the unfiltered view every week or so (which is how I found your comment here), but that's about all I can handle before risking having a total mental breakdown. :(p.s. I would suggest using topic tag filtering rather than unsubbing. Unsubbing and resubbing is a bit of a PITA since it can only be done from within the various group pages. Whereas filtering is easy thanks to 'Edit filtered tags' being in the sidebar under 'Filtered topic tags' on the front page. You can also click 'View unfiltered list' and 'Back to normal view' at the top of the front page to switch back and forth between them. And filtering also applies site-wide too, so it will hide the topics you want to avoid seeing from every group, not just ~society.
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Comment on What are your favorite casual puzzle games? in ~games
cfabbro (edited )Link ParentThe only other Zachtronics game I've really played is Spacechem, which it's about the same difficulty (and a very similar puzzle type) as Opus Magnum. But yeah, I've looked at all the others too...The only other Zachtronics game I've really played is Spacechem, which it's about the same difficulty (and a very similar puzzle type) as Opus Magnum. But yeah, I've looked at all the others too and the majority of them seemed like they would be way too hard for me. E.g. I do actually own TIS-100 as well, but it immediately made my head hurt so I gave up on it pretty quick. ;)
Edit: Oh, nm. I have actually played Infinifactory and MOLEK-SYNTEZ too.
I am still really tempted to try Last Call BBS though, since I watched Cracking The Cryptic play Dungeons & Diagrams, one of its mini-puzzle games, and that looked interesting and not too terribly difficult.
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Comment on What are your favorite casual puzzle games? in ~games
cfabbro Link ParentLFTL (and since I was curious to see it too): https://store.steampowered.com/app/709920/Tametsi/LFTL (and since I was curious to see it too):
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Comment on What are your favorite casual puzzle games? in ~games
cfabbro (edited )LinkSince you're a fan of nonograms/Picross, you should definitely check out Proverbs and Mosaic of The Pharaoh, IMO. The puzzles are similar to nonograms but using a slightly different ruleset, and...Since you're a fan of nonograms/Picross, you should definitely check out Proverbs and Mosaic of The Pharaoh, IMO. The puzzles are similar to nonograms but using a slightly different ruleset, and rather than lots of little puzzles they're giant ones that you slowly solve portions of over time. The pictures they form are pretty charming/amusing as well.
And looking in my Steam library 'Puzzle' category, here are a few more I can also recommend:
Hex/Square/Crosscells is another pretty good casual puzzle franchise that you might enjoy.
Paint it Back is basically Picross on PC, and pretty good too. IIRC, it was actually @Deimos that recommended it to me way back in the day.
Please, Don’t Touch Anything is reminiscent of those old "Don't push the button" Flash games, but more polished and with tons of different endings to discover.
The Room franchise isn't exactly "casual" since it can get somewhat difficult at times, but it was pretty great.
And ditto for The Witness, Superliminal, and The Talos Principle. They're not exactly casual in terms of gameplay or difficulty level either, especially once you get a bit deeper into them, but they're truly phenomenal games, IMO. Talos Principle 1 & 2 are both currently on sale as well, BTW.
p.s. Opus Magnum might be worth checking out too. It may look casual-esque, but it's just about as far from casual as you can get in terms of its difficulty. However, it's one of the absolute best puzzle games ever made, IMO.
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Comment on What are your favorite casual puzzle games? in ~games
cfabbro Link ParentIf you have a Switch you should definitely check out Picross, if you haven't already. IMO, it's still the king of nonogram games in terms of its level of polish. I've played all of the mainline...If you have a Switch you should definitely check out Picross, if you haven't already. IMO, it's still the king of nonogram games in terms of its level of polish. I've played all of the mainline series starting from the DS/3DS era up to all the latest Switch ones (Picross S9 and S+), as well as most of the branded ones (even from franchises I don't recognize, e.g. Picross Kemono Friends).
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Comment on Castle Rat - The Bestiary (2025) in ~music
cfabbro Link ParentHeh, yeah sadly posters as merch seems to be going the way of the Dodo... but vinyl is definitely back, baby! :PHeh, yeah sadly posters as merch seems to be going the way of the Dodo... but vinyl is definitely back, baby! :P
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Comment on Dirtbags made comedian Stavros Halkias famous. Now he’s helping them remake their lives. in ~life
cfabbro (edited )Link ParentYeah, pretty much all the episodes are like that too. Thumbnails on YouTube are often misleading, but all of Stavvy's thumbnails being of his guests smiling or laughing alongside him is not...Yeah, pretty much all the episodes are like that too. Thumbnails on YouTube are often misleading, but all of Stavvy's thumbnails being of his guests smiling or laughing alongside him is not misleading at all. His podcast is just him joking around and having fun with his guests. There have been no truly mean-spirited or super tense moments that I can remember, nor is there any pretense of it being a super deep or "important" interview either. It's just a naturally funny, good-natured dude hanging out with other people (usually fellow comedians) that he thinks/knows he will enjoy spending time with.
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Comment on Castle Rat - The Bestiary (2025) in ~music
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Comment on Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of September 14 in ~games
cfabbro (edited )LinkThere's a big Devolver Digital sale on Steam right now, with some absolute steals. And of all their games on sale that I've played, I can wholeheartedly recommend: Inscryption | -60%, $7.99 USD...There's a big Devolver Digital sale on Steam right now, with some absolute steals. And of all their games on sale that I've played, I can wholeheartedly recommend:
Inscryption | -60%, $7.99 USD
Enter the Gungeon | -70%, $4.49
GRIS | -80%, $2.99
Hotline Miami | -80%, $1.99
Heave Ho | -70%, $2.49
Loop Hero | -80%, $2.99
Pikuniku | -80%, $2.59
BroForce | -80%, $2.99
The Talos Principle | -85%, $4.49And if irreverent shooters are your thing, Shadow Warrior 1, 2, 3 and all the Serious Sam games are also on sale for 70-90% off too.
I actually haven't played TP2 yet, which is why I only recommended the first one, but your comment has definitely tempted me to finally pick it up while its still on sale, and play it!