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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 Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
countchocula LinkFluctuating rapidly in weight recently. Really tough to stave off cravings or just general hunger throughout the day, likely a result of additional stress. And then i balance it out with three...Fluctuating rapidly in weight recently. Really tough to stave off cravings or just general hunger throughout the day, likely a result of additional stress. And then i balance it out with three hour long training days. And all in anticipation of gaining weight in Korea/China in a few weeks.
Climbing is going well, im about to cancel my membership at my gym, that ive been going to for three years now and made quite a few friends at... so thats a bit sad. But im moving so cant do much about it. Ill have another gym thats about 30 minutes more of a journey to get to but its also bigger and generally more active. We shall see how that goes. Hopefully it doesnt mess with my routine too much.
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
countchocula Link ParentYeah this is always a bummer. I used to really enjoy wrist curls until my right wrist popped every time. Now i avoid those exercises and its really telling during certain movements. Godspeed with...Yeah this is always a bummer. I used to really enjoy wrist curls until my right wrist popped every time. Now i avoid those exercises and its really telling during certain movements. Godspeed with the recovery!
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Comment on US to Canada package forwarding service? in ~talk
countchocula Link ParentPretty sure they also offer a package forwarding service if you cant pick up from the warehouses(for an additional fee, i imagine)Pretty sure they also offer a package forwarding service if you cant pick up from the warehouses(for an additional fee, i imagine)
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Comment on US to Canada package forwarding service? in ~talk
countchocula Link ParentYep, i used shippsy for a halloween costume i wanted to buy that was only available in the states. The website was convenient and legit and the process was easy. They had notifications for when it...Yep, i used shippsy for a halloween costume i wanted to buy that was only available in the states. The website was convenient and legit and the process was easy. They had notifications for when it hit different stages and it all worked out just fine. The funniest part was how basic the operation was once i went to pick up(compared to the nice web interface) cause it was literally just a guy in a chair in a Richmond industrial park unit watching anime. But he was nice, quick to grab my package from the back. Genuinely, no complaints. I actually really liked using the service and it saved me twenty bucks over shipping directly to me. it was 60$ in the end, so an additional 20$ felt like it wasnt worth it till i had the shippsy option.
I ordered it at the beginning of october and it got to me max two weeks later. Plenty of time to spare and iirc there was some border shenanigans at the time too which slowed it down.
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
countchocula LinkI mucked up my finger a while back and it still hasnt healed... partly because i kept climbing on it. Real bummer. Being away from the climbing gym is always a real mood killer for me. I dont care...I mucked up my finger a while back and it still hasnt healed... partly because i kept climbing on it. Real bummer. Being away from the climbing gym is always a real mood killer for me. I dont care for weights or anything else really so it feels like i cant do my hobby/passion, not just exercise. Ive gone back to swimming 2k atleast two times a week and running 10/5k atleast once a week each. Its getting nicer outside so im looking forward to hiking with the dog and soloing some insane hikes ive been amassing since eos last year. Not to mention a lot of outdoor bouldering in squamish. So excited for warmer weather and my finger to finish healing.
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
countchocula LinkStill recovering from a handful of injuries, specifically my finger so no new climbing PR's unfortunately. I did beat my fastest 5k which was neat! Im now sub 25 minutes which is crazy. Been...Still recovering from a handful of injuries, specifically my finger so no new climbing PR's unfortunately. I did beat my fastest 5k which was neat! Im now sub 25 minutes which is crazy.
Been focusing on pullups and strength training in general so that im ready for new climbs when im back fully. Goal is 100 pullups every session but i can do about 50+ of several varieties before im completely pumped. All this to be able to do some one handed pullups without a resistance band.
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
countchocula Link ParentThe gym is full of people with bad takes. Firefighters use the stair machine. Firefighters are badass.The gym is full of people with bad takes. Firefighters use the stair machine. Firefighters are badass.
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Comment on Electricity use of AI coding agents in ~enviro
countchocula Link ParentWhat? Ai is a product of late stage capitalism... you're talking about a product built to hoover up incredible amounts of personal data, while relying on stolen work of others, funnelling all of...What? Ai is a product of late stage capitalism... you're talking about a product built to hoover up incredible amounts of personal data, while relying on stolen work of others, funnelling all of it to the benefit of a corporate entity with direct ties to an imperialist military regime. This thing was funded with the ill gotten gains of investors and continues to drag down the economy in a variety of ways. If you removed late stage capitalism from ai, ai (in its current form) would not exist.
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
countchocula LinkBouldering progress check in: ive been going to a different gym than my usual one and i think its graded a fair amount easier (or my body moves the same as the setter's?) but i got my first V6. It...Bouldering progress check in: ive been going to a different gym than my usual one and i think its graded a fair amount easier (or my body moves the same as the setter's?) but i got my first V6. It felt tough but overhangs are my jam so i knew it'd give eventually. Felt really good, it was my last attempt for the night. I felt properly accomplished, my arms were covered in chalk up to my elbows, my hands were dried up with blood from numerous scrapes earlier in the session, taped up in other spots and i got it and i felt like i wasnt pretending to be a boulderer anymore. It felt like not just a personal milestone but a legit like... accomplishment. Of note. It was good.
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Comment on Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft/Xbox in ~games
countchocula Link ParentI mean... to claim that you heard the death knell of consoles when the dreamcast died is like saying you hear the end of the universe because one star went supernova! Entire lives will be lived in...I mean... to claim that you heard the death knell of consoles when the dreamcast died is like saying you hear the end of the universe because one star went supernova! Entire lives will be lived in that time. Thats not even taking into account the actual specifics of why sega bowed out of the market.
Purpose built electronics like a console will be around for a little while longer. Mainly because their existence rely on covering a gap in the market, which there will always be because no product is singularly perfect at everything and cheap. Consider the Nex Playground, thats a new console and its market is youth oriented with an easy to swallow price tag. Its doing fairly well, justifying its existence as well as third party development costs.
The problem is that Microsoft has NO direction. They are a large company with multiple fingers in hundreds of pies, all of which theyre only mildly interested in... and some of those pies are extremely expensive to continue having fingers in. This makes decision making really difficult for these pies mmmm pies and theyre not a decisive company. Theyre an acquisition company, and unless they acquire a "smaller" competing console maker... theyre screwed. There are competent people at the xbox gaming division but their ideas are difficult and time consuming to put into motion so instead the eye of sauron finds something new to look at for a while. I would actually argue that if microsoft leaves the xbox division somewhat in tact, we might actually see a skunkworks revival in some form down the line because of how many people love the brand internally. Not to mention the optics align for it with Xbox's underdog brand in general.
My point is that consoles will continue to exist in some form, we have cell phones that can change the tv channel but we still use tv remotes and we have pc's that can run Crisis but sometimes you just want to swing your arms around like donkey kong without seeing a work email notification on screen.
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Comment on Sony is shutting down the PlayStation studio Bluepoint in ~games
countchocula Link ParentSure, they made the pitch but it is very clear from Sony's trajectory in the past couple of years that they handed down a publishing edict where they would mostly be interested in live service...Sure, they made the pitch but it is very clear from Sony's trajectory in the past couple of years that they handed down a publishing edict where they would mostly be interested in live service games. A studio that hasnt yet proven themselves with their own IP is going to be in a precarious situation trying to pitch one without some hyped money making scheme behind it.
As for the firings, they seem localized to the studio.
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Comment on Sony is shutting down the PlayStation studio Bluepoint in ~games
countchocula LinkGod damnit sony, what are you doing? Who thinks its a good idea to take a company that makes fantastic single player remakes and tells them to build a live service? Surely an exec should also be...God damnit sony, what are you doing? Who thinks its a good idea to take a company that makes fantastic single player remakes and tells them to build a live service? Surely an exec should also be fired at the same time for such an obviously bad decision?
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Comment on I made a word game - and it has come a long way in ~games
countchocula LinkThat was charming, though i may be biased because im in 1st on the leaderboard. I think there has to be a transition between the final move and the name entry. Usually in casual games we do...That was charming, though i may be biased because im in 1st on the leaderboard.
I think there has to be a transition between the final move and the name entry. Usually in casual games we do something like hold on the screen and just highlight the solved word in some way (light around it or even just scaling the solved puzzle letters up then down in an animation for a really low cost solution) before eog cleanup.
Either way, looks really good and quite fun. Definitely have to have a particular brain type for this but when it hits i bet it hits.
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Comment on CGA-2026-02 đšī¸đ INSERT CARTRIDGE đĸ Racing Lagoon in ~games
countchocula LinkI played this game a while ago when i found out about it, so my memory wont be exact. I still have it installed on my steam deck with a fan made english translation iirc. It was trivial to setup...I played this game a while ago when i found out about it, so my memory wont be exact. I still have it installed on my steam deck with a fan made english translation iirc. It was trivial to setup as a ps1 rom on the emudeck.
#1 i loved the open world being treated like a final fantasy game. Little car representation zipping around the city looking for battles
#2 i loved the rpg mechanic of winning and losing parts. Really put a lot on the line for each race, though jarring as a concept to begin with and painful because of the handling model
#3 the races themselves were ridiculous, car handling was definitely not ideal. And the draw distance was comical. Switching between GT1 and this is definitely an experience.
#4 the aesthetic is just good clean fun. I dont know if weve really seen that final fantasy character look in a racing game since? Its just more of that sweet nostalgia powder to snort up.
At the end of the day, i like to think of this as a game Racing because the game mechanics are front and centre while the racing and driving are just another means with which to experience leveling up and collecting loot. Its cute and had i rented this back in the day, i would not have complained and i think id be a die hard about it now. But as an adult its hard to love beyond the surface.
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
countchocula LinkThings are going pretty great, i have been eating a lot of candy but also exercising a ton so i think my body is just freaking out and coming up with cravings that are pretty hard to resist. Im...Things are going pretty great, i have been eating a lot of candy but also exercising a ton so i think my body is just freaking out and coming up with cravings that are pretty hard to resist.
Im house sitting so im away from my climbing gym but i have a membership to a closer gym for the month as a sweetener for staying here. I got my first v5 and almost my second there, though the first one felt a bit light tbh. Though climbing routes are odd and really play into strengths so i can maybe see it? The second one will be sent tonight when i go again, though i had a pretty stark reminder of the danger when pushing yourself. It was at the top of a very high wall and reaching for the last hold i slipped and came down in a weird way with my arm under my body and i heard it crunch a bit but thankfully it wasnt in the right position to break. That would have really sucked. Oh well, v5's are on the menu now! Also, im just flashing v4's which is crazy progress imo.
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
countchocula LinkIve finally gotten a mixer, a standing one to be precise so ive been having a lot of fun baking and making doughy stuff in general. I made cinnamon buns and cookies and want to experiment more...Ive finally gotten a mixer, a standing one to be precise so ive been having a lot of fun baking and making doughy stuff in general. I made cinnamon buns and cookies and want to experiment more with cinnamon bun flavours, as well as Polish brioche doughnuts.
Additionally, ive been interested in Chinese foods so i made scallion pancakes as well as sesame shao bings! I made bao buns too with some leftover braised pork filling and the gelatinous liquid from the braise, though to be fair ive made those a few times now.
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Comment on How many Hosers are there on Tildes? in ~talk
countchocula LinkVancouverite here for nearly 13 years, originally a Toronto kid. Definitely a hoser, i havent played hockey since high schoolVancouverite here for nearly 13 years, originally a Toronto kid. Definitely a hoser, i havent played hockey since high school
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
countchocula Link ParentI definitely had that realization between v3 and v4 haha. Just a matter of time and the right setter... I row when i can for sure, great exercise and criminally underrated. My regular gym doesnt...I definitely had that realization between v3 and v4 haha. Just a matter of time and the right setter...
I row when i can for sure, great exercise and criminally underrated. My regular gym doesnt have a machine unfortunately.
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
countchocula Link ParentYeah for sure, i think ive been slacking on the top rope lately because the boulders are a more social event, lots of folks hanging about usually. Ive got a 5.11+ that im projecting but have been...Yeah for sure, i think ive been slacking on the top rope lately because the boulders are a more social event, lots of folks hanging about usually. Ive got a 5.11+ that im projecting but have been stuck on one of the moves as well.
Do you down climb as well? There was a period that i did that religiously and it was a really good exercise. Just a shoe ripper unfortunately.
Make sure to use your pitons liberally. I did find it a bit tough too, regularly having ti restart because id burned too many resources on a section.