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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
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Comment on What are some of your "life hacks" you use regularly? in ~talk
fefellama Link ParentI've tried the pizza on cast iron thing and can vouch for how great it is! I'll have to test out that stale bread in the microwave one, thanks!I've tried the pizza on cast iron thing and can vouch for how great it is! I'll have to test out that stale bread in the microwave one, thanks!
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
fefellama Link ParentHmm I'd love Humanki.... just kidding! Saw u/chocobean's comment and think they totally deserve it for being such a positive contributor to the site! I would love High on Life and Desperados 3...Hmm I'd love Humanki.... just kidding! Saw u/chocobean's comment and think they totally deserve it for being such a positive contributor to the site!
I would love High on Life and Desperados 3 though if that's alright!
In exchange, tell me about some kind thoughts or hopes you have: they can be for yourself in the new year, for people in your personal life, for people here on Tildes, or for the world at large.
Well 2024 was a very stressful year for me for various reasons, so much so that my wife and I decided on some big life changes together (leaving our jobs, selling our house, moving, etc.). Then 2025 has been sort of a transitional year, got the ball rolling on a lot of those big life changes, but still a few left to do to wrap it all up. And 2026 is the year where we'll do them in. So the kind thoughts and hopes that I have is that this last year of planning, working hard, and saving pays off.
I've posted a bit about it before on Tildes, and found the community here extremely understanding and supportive. Those mental health threads and just various threads that come and go where someone asks a general question to the audience are very helpful to read through. Even on the threads where I don't post or comment, it's helpful to see the stuff that other people are going through, as often times the comments for those people feel like they could apply to me as well, and it's reassuring to see that other people are facing some of the same issues in this crazy world we all live in (though obviously I'd prefer if none of us had to deal with those issues at all).
So thanks to everyone on this site for being so wholesome and uplifting. Made these last couple years easier to get through, which is more than can be said for most sites out there.
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
fefellama Link ParentThanks a ton! And if you like that, there's also this house nearby where I work that has a manatee mailbox (like the entire mailbox and post is shaped like a manatee holding the actual mailbox in...Thanks a ton!
And if you like that, there's also this house nearby where I work that has a manatee mailbox (like the entire mailbox and post is shaped like a manatee holding the actual mailbox in its flippers), and every holiday they decorate him in appropriate gear. Like the santa hat is the obvious once, but I've seen him with a cupid bow for valentines day, with a green hat and four-leaf clover for St. Patrick's Day, and some local sports gear before/after big games. I've never met the owners of the house, but I appreciate their dedication over the last 6 years or so that I've been driving by their house.
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
fefellama Link ParentThanks again! And yeah I might take you up on that one day. My experience in web dev primarily consists of creating some barebones html pages in middle school computer class, lol. I'm sure things...Thanks again! And yeah I might take you up on that one day. My experience in web dev primarily consists of creating some barebones html pages in middle school computer class, lol. I'm sure things have come a long way since...
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Comment on What are some of your "life hacks" you use regularly? in ~talk
fefellama Link ParentI forgot exactly where I saw it (probably a YouTube video) but I think marshmallows might work for this purpose too and could be even better than bread because they don’t go bad nearly as quickly...If you want soft cookies or your cookies have gotten hard over time throw a piece of bread in the container. The cookies steal the moisture from the bread and have the perfect level of softness.
I forgot exactly where I saw it (probably a YouTube video) but I think marshmallows might work for this purpose too and could be even better than bread because they don’t go bad nearly as quickly so you can leave them in there for much longer. I think the original hack I saw was for brown sugar rather than cookies, but I think the principle was the same (moisture wicking basically).
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
fefellama Link ParentHey wow great list! I'd like to enter the Persona 5 raffle please! As for winter decorations, my favorite non-traditional one is a neighbor of mine that has one of those giant Halloween skeletons...Hey wow great list! I'd like to enter the Persona 5 raffle please!
As for winter decorations, my favorite non-traditional one is a neighbor of mine that has one of those giant Halloween skeletons out front.... and just leaves it there year-round. So after October they put up a Santa hat on it and some lights to make it festive, lol. For Easter it gets some bunny ears, etc.
There's also a community center near me that does a similar thing. They decorated for the holidays, but left some of their Halloween decorations like a big skeleton and some bats, and just gave the bats little Santa hats and gave the skeleton a white cloth over him and a carrot for a nose and now he's a very lean snowman. Went to go take pictures with Santa there recently with my family and loved that 'snowman'.
As for the other games, I would love to check out The Unexplored 2 and Let's School if possible.
Thanks for contributing!
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
fefellama Link ParentHey I'd love to check out This War of Mine if possible. Thanks for doing this!Hey I'd love to check out This War of Mine if possible.
Thanks for doing this!
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
fefellama Link ParentHey it's the guy with the cool review site. I'm glad you still keep up with it! I've thought about trying to learn web development by doing something similar, so thanks for explaining things on...Hey it's the guy with the cool review site. I'm glad you still keep up with it! I've thought about trying to learn web development by doing something similar, so thanks for explaining things on your about page!
I'd like to check out West of Dead if it's still available.
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
fefellama (edited )Link ParentThis is hilarious! Gonna guess a few now without looking at what other people might have guessed. If someone else claimed them first please give it to them instead, I just wanted to guess a few...This is hilarious! Gonna guess a few now without looking at what other people might have guessed. If someone else claimed them first please give it to them instead, I just wanted to guess a few for the fun of it.
13 Airport Director Dr. (Airport CEO?)
24 Catalytic Development (Potionomics?)
71 Lucky to Be a Homeowner (Luck be a Landlord?)
108 The Devil (Hades/Diablo?)
121 Train Station (Mini Metro?)A bunch of the other ones sound like anime/isekai titles to me (Oh no! I've been "Transform Hero Game Online" and now "The Singer’s Mirror Has Been Reworked"), lol.
Edit: Ha, 2/5 not sure if I should be pleased with myself of not. Anyways thanks for the games and thanks for everything you do for the site, u/kfwyre!
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
fefellama Link ParentBack when I was in grad school I really wanted a Switch, but I new that if I got one it would distract the hell out of me and I was so close to finishing my Master's. So I was due to graduate in...Is there any game that's been particularly memorable for you during past holiday seasons? It could be a game you binged while you had so much free time, something you were waiting for, a game you played from the giveaway...
Back when I was in grad school I really wanted a Switch, but I new that if I got one it would distract the hell out of me and I was so close to finishing my Master's. So I was due to graduate in December, and my girlfriend at the time (now wife) decided to get me a Switch with BoTW for Christmas. She told me about it beforehand, as a sort of motivation to get me through my few remaining 25-page papers I had to write. And then graciously allowed me to open and play it like a week early once I had graduated. So I have some fond memories of BoTW right around Christmas, being a welcome reprieve between the hustle of writing papers and the agony of submitting resumes after.
A game that you've put off purchasing until the next holiday season, when you suspect that the sale price will drop low enough.
Oh man too many to list. The older I get the more /r/patientgamers I become. There are tons of great games that I'm looking forward to playing that I just don't even bother looking at until like a year or two after release, both because of price and also because by then they've had a lot of bugs fixed and balance patches and whatever. Sometimes they'll already have a goty version with some dlc, lol.
Anyways, thanks for your generosity, I've been looking into Roadwarden for a while so I would definitely take you up on your offer if still available.
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
fefellama Link ParentOh hey these are incredible games. I'd love Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew if possible. Been meaning to check that game out for a while but never got around to getting it. Here's a holiday memory...Oh hey these are incredible games. I'd love Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew if possible. Been meaning to check that game out for a while but never got around to getting it.
Here's a holiday memory for you: in my country it's traditional to put all your shoes by the door around xmas, as that's where Santa would leave the presents. So as a kid I hated throwing away shoes because clearly more shoes = bigger/more gifts. Like I'd get some new shoes and rather than throwing the old ones out I would just keep them til xmas that year and then get rid of them after they had outlived their usefulness on December 25th, lol.
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
fefellama Link ParentOhh interesting. Had some fun trying to guess what a few of these might be. One or two I think I might know, others I have no clue! The two that sound most interesting to me are 14 and 7, but I...Ohh interesting. Had some fun trying to guess what a few of these might be. One or two I think I might know, others I have no clue!
The two that sound most interesting to me are 14 and 7, but I could be totally wrong, lol. -
Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
fefellama Link ParentWOW! Both incredible studies, thank you for linking them! I wonder if these effects can be felt with other video games, or if maybe there is something specific about Tetris that makes it more...WOW! Both incredible studies, thank you for linking them!
I wonder if these effects can be felt with other video games, or if maybe there is something specific about Tetris that makes it more suited for reducing trauma and lowering the effects of PTSD. Hopefully more research is done on this topic.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
fefellama Link ParentJust added it to my phone. Will check it out later, thanks for the recommendation! Real curious about this! Have any more info?Just added it to my phone. Will check it out later, thanks for the recommendation!
Never cared for tetris but someone said it helps trauma survivors and I'll admit, I do like how it takes me outta my dark spots sometimes.
Real curious about this! Have any more info?
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Comment on Brown University shooting leaves two dead, nine injured as police search for killer in ~news
fefellama Link ParentI'm with you. My wife used to teach kindergarten, as in 5 and 6 year-olds. And she had to do these drills with her class as well. I never had any active shooter drills when I was in the K-12...Nothing in this world makes me feel more dystopian than prepping kids for the idea of getting shot at.
I'm with you. My wife used to teach kindergarten, as in 5 and 6 year-olds. And she had to do these drills with her class as well.
I never had any active shooter drills when I was in the K-12 system, but we had tons of fire drills and man, no one took them seriously (maybe the teachers did, but definitely not students). It was just... routine. Oh boy another fire drill, get to skip class for a bit and maybe talk to some of my friends while we walk outside or whatever. For us kids it was a welcome reprieve, and for the teachers I'm sure it was a mild annoyance at having their day's plan disrupted for 20+ minutes. I wonder if active shooter drills have or will become equally perfunctory or if kids actually take them more seriously.
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Comment on Brown University shooting leaves two dead, nine injured as police search for killer in ~news
fefellama LinkLatest update article I saw (this one) had this line at the end: Have lock-down drills become the new fire-evacuation drills? How fucked is that.Latest update article I saw (this one) had this line at the end:
Jack DiPrimio, another graduate student at Brown, said he was initially not concerned when the university went on lockdown because he had experienced many active-shooter drills. The drills have become more common in the U.S. as attacks targeting students have increased.
"I had faced so many lockdowns in high school and even a few at my undergrad, so I wasn't that worried at first," DiPrimio said in a TikTok video after coming out of a five-hour lockdown. "Maybe I was desensitized."Have lock-down drills become the new fire-evacuation drills? How fucked is that.
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Comment on What's your favorite RSS reader? in ~comp
fefellama (edited )LinkCan't say it's the best because I haven't tried many others, but I've been using Inoreader (free version) for the past couple years and had no problems. Both the website version and the iOS app...Can't say it's the best because I haven't tried many others, but I've been using Inoreader (free version) for the past couple years and had no problems. Both the website version and the iOS app sync flawlessly.
Plus I use Want My RSS extension on Firefox to quickly get feeds from any website that offers them.
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
fefellama Link(In Portuguese) Man chokes and dies at a resort during a watermelon eating contest The prize would have been a serving of french fries. I always thought that amateur eating contests were low-key...(In Portuguese) Man chokes and dies at a resort during a watermelon eating contest
The prize would have been a serving of french fries.
I always thought that amateur eating contests were low-key dangerous, seems like that was the case here.
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Comment on The San Francisco Bay Area shortage of dental hygienists in ~health
fefellama Link ParentThis seems like yet another problem that could be mostly mitigated or completely eradicated by universal healthcare and better labor practices/protections.Unlike other roles in healthcare with similar educational requirements, like nurses, many hygienists do not benefit from employer-sponsored health insurance, sick leave, and retirement accounts.
“Some hygienists are seen as divas or prima donnas just for asking for fair hours or better instruments or more time with their patients,” Katie said.
This seems like yet another problem that could be mostly mitigated or completely eradicated by universal healthcare and better labor practices/protections.
I had not seen this game previously but it looks like it would be great on the Steam Deck, so I'll gladly accept! Reminds me of some of the 3D sonic games (like Sonic Adventure 2 Battle).