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  1. Comment on Growing a beard. Tips and tricks, please! in ~life.style

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    Not much new to add to the conversation other than beard oil is very customizable. Bulk almond or jojoba oil + essential oils = your own custom scent. I’m currently rockin’ a blend of mostly...

    Not much new to add to the conversation other than beard oil is very customizable. Bulk almond or jojoba oil + essential oils = your own custom scent. I’m currently rockin’ a blend of mostly sandalwood and vanilla, plus a drop or two each of vetiver, frankincense, and cedar oils. Smells just as good at a fraction of the price, plus you can tinker with your scent which I think is super fun.

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  2. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    I’m sure you’re both aware, but there are tons of CC0-licensed free assets on itch.io. If artistic direction or learning the process of creating the assets aren’t in scope for you at the moment,...

    I’m sure you’re both aware, but there are tons of CC0-licensed free assets on itch.io. If artistic direction or learning the process of creating the assets aren’t in scope for you at the moment, snagging an asset pack might help to reduce that friction, or at least defer it long enough that you can keep working and not get discouraged. I’d imagine it would also be a good way to “shop” for an artist you might want to commission bespoke assets from down the road.

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  3. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    Yep I hear you, adding a language to the laundry list of stuff to learn is no small task. I don’t do much more than basic scripting in my daily life so I’m going to be learning the language no...

    Yep I hear you, adding a language to the laundry list of stuff to learn is no small task.

    I don’t do much more than basic scripting in my daily life so I’m going to be learning the language no matter what engine I use. So far GDScript just feels like Python and hasn’t really gotten in my way much yet. YMMV though!

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  4. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    Hey me too! I took Thursday and Friday off this week and finally decided to get started. I’ve wanted to try game dev for a long time but similarly, I have been so overwhelmed by, well, it. There...

    Hey me too! I took Thursday and Friday off this week and finally decided to get started.

    I’ve wanted to try game dev for a long time but similarly, I have been so overwhelmed by, well, it. There are so many tutorials (and half of them are just over-monetized “like and subscribe” bait), should I try 2d or 3d, which of the ten half-baked game concepts in my head do I want to take a crack at, etc.. Basically the only thing I was sure of was that I wanted to work with Godot. I’ve wanted to work on this all year but I’ve had such bad analysis paralysis that I never got much past installing Godot.

    I basically spent my whole day Thursday watching hours of entry-level tutorials on Godot, both 2d and 3d with various types of games. I don’t know that I retained very much of it, but it did get me more fired up to try some stuff. I started to do the same on Friday and the first tutorial I watched covered modeling, rigging, animating a 3rd person player character in Blender and then adding it to Godot. It didn’t seem as scary as I figured, so halfway through I started it over and followed along. By the end of the day I had a low-poly 3d dude that could run around on a big square plane with an idle animation that blended into a run animation on move. It’s nothing compared to the scale of even a small video game, but it was a big achievement for me.

    I decided to push myself and try to apply what I had learned, so I created a jump animation and code and figured out how to override the run animation with the jump one when appropriate. Felt like a massive win for me.

    I can’t draw to save my life, but it turns out 3d modeling makes some sense to me, so I guess that’s one question answered! I’m sure I’ll be singing a different tune as scale and complexity increases, but that’s a tomorrow problem 😂

    Cheers to us taking the plunge! Hope you’re having fun with it and here’s hoping we can both stick with it and make something great!

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  5. Comment on Looking for some advice on a cat food dispenser in ~life.pets

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    I don’t have real advice, but I’d make sure your cat is cool with things vibrating, perhaps noisily, before you go through the trouble of building out a Pi-based solution. For example: my cat...

    I don’t have real advice, but I’d make sure your cat is cool with things vibrating, perhaps noisily, before you go through the trouble of building out a Pi-based solution.

    For example:

    • my cat would rage slap it off the table and into the sun if it went off while he was eating
    • my mom’s cat would rather die of starvation under the bed than try to get another bite out of it if it went off while he was eating
    • my friend’s cat is so deaf and blind he probably wouldn’t even notice
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  6. Comment on What are your Christmas movies? in ~movies

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    We’ve been saving it for Christmas morning and I can’t wait!

    We’ve been saving it for Christmas morning and I can’t wait!

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  7. Comment on I think I have a broken AT&T route? in ~tech

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    I figured you’d be on it, but as with the comment about DNS, is always seems to be the littlest issues that take me the longest to figure out :)

    I figured you’d be on it, but as with the comment about DNS, is always seems to be the littlest issues that take me the longest to figure out :)

  8. Comment on What are your favorite special kitchen ingredients? in ~food

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    Most of my special ingredients are covered here, but I haven’t seen masa harina mentioned and that has become a must have in our pantry. So versatile and so cheap. 1:1 with water = corn tortilla...

    Most of my special ingredients are covered here, but I haven’t seen masa harina mentioned and that has become a must have in our pantry. So versatile and so cheap.

    1:1 with water = corn tortilla dough. Add a little fat to it and you’ve got dough for tamales, or add some cornmeal to make arepas. Chochoyotes are fun replacement for dumplings in chicken soup. It also makes a good thickening agent for chilis and adds a little bit of that nixtamalised corn sweetness.

    Also, we’ve always got some andouille sausage in the freezer. After a shitty day, some andouille on cheesy grits or a big pot of red beans and rice takes very little effort but is so comforting.

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  9. Comment on I think I have a broken AT&T route? in ~tech

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    This may be a little too obvious, but it’s exactly the kind of thing I have tripped over (and will again…): have you confirmed the external IP address of Vergil, e.g. curl icanhazip.com or some...

    This may be a little too obvious, but it’s exactly the kind of thing I have tripped over (and will again…): have you confirmed the external IP address of Vergil, e.g. curl icanhazip.com or some similar tool? I don’t see it explicity stated that you have a static public IP on the Vergil side so your IP may have shifted. I know mine will be the same for months at a time and then change suddenly and without warning.

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  10. Comment on What’s your “I didn’t know I needed that” item? in ~life

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    Back when I was an espresso field tech the Knipex pliers wrench was without a doubt my most used tool in my bag. Such an incredible tool. Saves so much time versus switching back and forth between...

    Back when I was an espresso field tech the Knipex pliers wrench was without a doubt my most used tool in my bag. Such an incredible tool. Saves so much time versus switching back and forth between box wrenches (if you can even find the right ones…) and is more accurate and precise than adjustable wrenches.

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  11. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    You inspired me to try emulating Bloodborne on my PC and I haven’t stopped playing it since. A few crashes here and there, like 2 in ~8 hours of gameplay. Luckily the nature of From games means a...

    You inspired me to try emulating Bloodborne on my PC and I haven’t stopped playing it since. A few crashes here and there, like 2 in ~8 hours of gameplay. Luckily the nature of From games means a crash only sets you back a minute tops, so it’s hardly been a problem. It chugs a little at 2k60 on my 3070ti, but 1080p60 is pretty flawless. Also load times feel instant on NVMe compared to the absolute ages it took to load an area on PS4.

    Thanks for mentioning that!

  12. Comment on Is ADHD really that debilitating? in ~health.mental

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    Preach. Haven’t taken my (non-essential) evening meds in WEEKS 🤣😅😄😞😭

    Preach. Haven’t taken my (non-essential) evening meds in WEEKS 🤣😅😄😞😭

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  13. Comment on Is ADHD really that debilitating? in ~health.mental

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    Oof, yup that’s exactly it. Once a week or so I end up doing the walk of shame through my notifications to clear them all out — piles of reminders just like this that: I set for myself went off at...

    Oof, yup that’s exactly it. Once a week or so I end up doing the walk of shame through my notifications to clear them all out — piles of reminders just like this that:

    • I set for myself
    • went off at an appropriate time that was a realistic time to complete the task
    • I definitely saw and internally acknowledged I’d do in “just a sec”
    • Got interrupted or distracted by something as simple as the way a reflection moved across the room when a car drove by on a sunny day
    • Ended up doing something else and forgetting this task completely

    My partner often asks “why not snooze tasks so you don’t forget them?” and the answer is that in the moment I genuinely believe I am engaged with the task and don’t need to snooze it. It’s not like “let me snooze this for five minutes ‘cause I got that car window reflection coming up that’s going to distract me”.

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  14. Comment on Very unusual behaviour trying to use Duck Duck Go. Any suggestions for what to do? in ~tech

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    Could also be a browser cache issue, which this test also helps with. If it does work in a private tab or another browser (or using curl https://duckduckgo.com) then I’d try clearing your browser...

    Could also be a browser cache issue, which this test also helps with. If it does work in a private tab or another browser (or using curl https://duckduckgo.com) then I’d try clearing your browser cache for DuckDuckGo.com and retrying.

    3 votes
  15. Comment on The lines at US food banks are growing longer in ~society

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    Headlines like this really reinforce my (admittedly woefully uninformed) opinion about headlines like this one posted here recently. I get that it’s not apples to apples to compare these articles,...

    Headlines like this really reinforce my (admittedly woefully uninformed) opinion about headlines like this one posted here recently. I get that it’s not apples to apples to compare these articles, but as a millennial, it feels like the WaPo article is trying to hypnotize people into thinking there’s not a problem. Like “yeah sure, the sky is for sure falling right now and regular people are having a hard time paying for food, but you’re actually the most wealthy generation ever so don’t worry about it!”

    I’m aware that it’s pretty tin-foil-hat to think that’s the actual intent of the WaPo article, but it elicits that gut reaction nonetheless.

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  16. Comment on Halfbakery - a collection of half baked ideas in ~misc

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    I spent a summer working for my local city’s parks department and I often had to clean the public restrooms in parks. There’s a reason that they’re cement boxes with all stainless appliances —...

    I spent a summer working for my local city’s parks department and I often had to clean the public restrooms in parks. There’s a reason that they’re cement boxes with all stainless appliances — people’s messes not-infrequently extended out of the toilet and up onto the walls, and the only way to truly clean them was to break out the hose.

  17. Comment on ‘Terrifier 3’ takes over box office as ‘Joker 2’ suffers 82% 2nd weekend drop in ~movies

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    I just finally watched Terrifier 2 last night and I couldn’t agree more. I would add “physical comedy” to that list too. More than once I found myself laughing out loud during brutal scenes...

    Finally, David Howard Thornton fucken kills it as art. The silence, the miming, the near-inhumanity - terrifying and fun somehow blended.

    I just finally watched Terrifier 2 last night and I couldn’t agree more. I would add “physical comedy” to that list too. More than once I found myself laughing out loud during brutal scenes because Art was making a “lol gotcha!! *finger guns*” face or a “I KNOW, ISN'T THAT FUCKING HILARIOUS?!?” face at someone who happened upon the violence.

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  18. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Fuck the Facts is great! Hadn’t heard of Pest Control yet but I just listened to a couple of tracks and it’s definitely going in the rotation. Thanks for the heads up!

    Fuck the Facts is great! Hadn’t heard of Pest Control yet but I just listened to a couple of tracks and it’s definitely going in the rotation. Thanks for the heads up!

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  19. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Lots of great new stuff in the last couple weeks! Godspeed You! Black Emperor - ”NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD": Their last few albums haven’t hit me anywhere near as much as their...

    Lots of great new stuff in the last couple weeks!

    Godspeed You! Black Emperor - ”NO​ ​TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28​,​340 DEAD": Their last few albums haven’t hit me anywhere near as much as their early aughts stuff, but this one feels like it’s back on track.

    Chat Pile - Cool World: Dark, loud, and heavy as ever. Chat Pile has such a fascinating musical aesthetic to me, and this record is no exception. Bangers end to end. Can’t wait for them to come to my town again.

    Help - Courage: Bleak and nihilistic punk. They opened at a concert I went to a couple of years ago and put on such an energetic show. Totally blew me away live. Not sure how I feel about this record yet, but it only just came out on Friday and has been competing with the above two so I haven’t given it a fair shake yet.

    Also been on a big kick of female-fronted hardcore/crust punk/grindcore. Cloud Rat, Gouge Away, Xiao, Punch, and fluoride to name a few.

    Antichrist Demoncore - GOAT: My back pocket record for the last few months. This is what I inevitably throw on when I’m running a quick errand and don’t have time to get into a whole record. It’s loud and high tempo and is just a hoot.

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  20. Comment on Community Check-In: How is everyone doing? in ~life

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    It’s such a good phrase and I feel like it is a true nugget of wisdom in that vast sea of profanity. Sometimes we must acknowledge that we truly are the source of BS that is wearing on us the most 🤣

    It’s such a good phrase and I feel like it is a true nugget of wisdom in that vast sea of profanity. Sometimes we must acknowledge that we truly are the source of BS that is wearing on us the most 🤣

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