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Comment on The origins of Dwarf Fortress (Episode One) in ~games
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Comment on Virtual Game Card – Nintendo Direct 3.27.2025 in ~games
hamstergeddon Link ParentThis also extends to non-game apps as well! For example, if my kid is watching YouTube Kids on their switch with my profile (theirs doesn't have online pass or w/e), the only thing I can do on my...This also extends to non-game apps as well! For example, if my kid is watching YouTube Kids on their switch with my profile (theirs doesn't have online pass or w/e), the only thing I can do on my switch is play cartridge games. But also like...why on earth does YouTube even depend on Nintendos online service?
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Comment on What keeps you up at night? in ~talk
hamstergeddon LinkMy career. I wanted to be a web developer so badly as a teenager and young adult. I felt lucky to have "figured it out" so young and I achieved that goal really quickly. I even dropped out of...My career. I wanted to be a web developer so badly as a teenager and young adult. I felt lucky to have "figured it out" so young and I achieved that goal really quickly. I even dropped out of college because I got a full-time job offer in the field and realized I didn't necessarily need a the debt of a degree to make it in the industry. I do deeply regret never finishing college.
But after 15+ years of doing this I'm just so fucking tired. Constantly having to keep up with ever-changing trends, frameworks, languages, etc. I know it all makes for a more well-rounded developer, but sheesh. I'm only 37, so I'm not even sure I'm old enough to use the term "It's a young man's game", but it feels applicable. I don't have time to learn outside of work or take on side projects to expand my know-how. And I have deadlines at work, so there isn't a lot of time during the day for that either.
And working in enterprise software just feels so gross to me. The faux-professionalism, the LinkedIn Lunatics, the ever-changing goals, the bullshit political games you have to play to progress in your career. I love writing code, but I totally despise everything else that comes with that being your career choice.
And there's this constant feeling that I'm not good enough. That because someone younger than me is doing better than me, that I'm a total fuck-up. Or because I'm generally bad at conveying my knowledge out loud (social anxiety, in part), that means I'm a bad developer.
But I can't just stop either. I'm the only source of income for my family and my wife's dealing with a bunch of mental health stuff that's making it hard for her to transition back to full time employment now that the kids are in school, so I'm just kind of stuck. I don't have time or money to invest in education to position myself for a career change. I don't even know what I'd want to do that wasn't this.
Closest I've come to finding something was the possibility of getting back into agency work rather than enterprise-level stuff. I could weather the possible pay-cut and the pace would be more my speed. But I've been applying on-and-off for that kind of work for well over a year now without even an interview.
So it's just this constant, gnawing stress about how stuck I feel. And it's usually very easy to ignore, but it's always there. And when I have a bad day at work it usually culminates in bouts of depression because I can't ignore the stress anymore.
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Comment on What does a newcomer moving to your town/city/state/country need to know? in ~life
hamstergeddon Link ParentGrew up outside of DC, so I can't help but add... Nobody knows how to drive any other way but aggressively. Learn to drive aggressively or you will have a real bad time. Sadly, the Mormon Temple...Grew up outside of DC, so I can't help but add...
- Nobody knows how to drive any other way but aggressively. Learn to drive aggressively or you will have a real bad time.
- Sadly, the Mormon Temple is not Cinderella's castle :(
- "Surrender Dorothy"
- Fuck Dan Snyder
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Comment on What does a newcomer moving to your town/city/state/country need to know? in ~life
hamstergeddon (edited )LinkTown: There are two Frank's pizzas, both part of the same local franchise. The one not located on Main Street is the good one. We have a Sheetz, a Rutter's, and a Turkey Hill. We are one Wawa away...Town:
- There are two Frank's pizzas, both part of the same local franchise. The one not located on Main Street is the good one.
- We have a Sheetz, a Rutter's, and a Turkey Hill. We are one Wawa away from a PA Full House.
- Need beer? Stop by the local bowling alley for a 6-pack, Sheetz for 12-packs, or "The Beer Shed" for higher quantities.
- Do I live near Philly or Pittsburgh? Neither, I live near <historic town you know of, but couldn't find on a map if your life depended on it>
State:
- It's "PA", not "Pennsylvania". Not enough hours in the day to say the full name.
- Liquor laws are shit
- City to the west. City to the east. Hot mess in the middle.
- Home to like every US snack food ever. Utz, Hershey, Snyder's, Martin's, WE GOT IT ALL BABY.
- HERSHEY PARK!!!!
- We have our very own Statue of Liberty!
- The sane among us are just as baffled by the abundance of Confederate flags as you are
- You are required to pick either Sheetz or Wawa as your favorite. Upon selection, you are honor-bound to shit on the other any opportunity you get (Wawa's overrated).
Country:
- We're sorry :(
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Comment on Official Sonic the Hedgehog game timeline as recognized by Sega in ~games
hamstergeddon Link ParentI kind of love it. Nintendo did it with Zelda, and put out an entire book explaining it. Although in Zelda's case, I kind of prefer the fan theory that it's literally a Legend. There was only ever...I kind of love it. Nintendo did it with Zelda, and put out an entire book explaining it. Although in Zelda's case, I kind of prefer the fan theory that it's literally a Legend. There was only ever one Link/Zelda/Ganon and all of the games are just variations of the same legend told throughout time. Which explains why most of the games are so conceptually similar.
Blizzard did the same with Warcraft's lore, and that took three books...and since have added enough additions to the lore to justify a 4th, but I doubt we'll get it. And I'm pretty sure they've introduced a few contradictions to the canon established in that trilogy of lore dumps.
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Comment on WB looking to sell Looney Tunes in ~tv
hamstergeddon Link ParentI was going to say this is a lot like Disney with the Muppets. They have something universally loved by the masses, have done a bad job of utilizing it, and clearly have no idea what else to do...I was going to say this is a lot like Disney with the Muppets. They have something universally loved by the masses, have done a bad job of utilizing it, and clearly have no idea what else to do with it. But yeah you're right it's even worse because it is like Disney scrapping Mickey. It's so integral to the company's identity that it's insane to even consider it.
I guess at this point all we can do is hope the backlash is strong enough to fix the problem on WB's side. Or at least hope it gets sold in such a way that it ends up on Netflix, Prime, Hulu, or some other cross-studio streaming platform.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games
hamstergeddon Link ParentIf you want to! I was going to get to that eventually. I'll probably end up going even bigger as you get closer to the pirate island, to accommodate more decorative ceiling/floor/walls. I tend to...If you want to! I was going to get to that eventually. I'll probably end up going even bigger as you get closer to the pirate island, to accommodate more decorative ceiling/floor/walls. I tend to break big stuff like this into smaller, incremental tasks so I don't get bored with it :)
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
hamstergeddon LinkI mentioned in the previous thread that I quit playing WoW Classic, so I've been looking for something to fill that void a bit. I got really into Baldur's Gate 3. Started a fresh playthrough as a...I mentioned in the previous thread that I quit playing WoW Classic, so I've been looking for something to fill that void a bit. I got really into Baldur's Gate 3. Started a fresh playthrough as a Paladin and I'm really enjoying the challenge to be good and adhere to my Oath. It's created a lot of extra combat and challenging rolls during dialogue :)
And then I randomly got the itch to play Animal Crossing: New Horizons again. So I started a new island and have mostly just been playing that for the past few days. The time gated nature of it is kind of perfect for my availability right now. I have about an hour in the morning between school dropoff and work, then a few hours in the evening free.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games
hamstergeddon Link ParentVery nice! I dug out the initial 2x2 tunnel from the pirate port to the end of the line last night. Hoping to work on cleaning it up a bit tonight.Very nice! I dug out the initial 2x2 tunnel from the pirate port to the end of the line last night. Hoping to work on cleaning it up a bit tonight.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games
hamstergeddon Link ParentWell if you like it, I might take on the challenge of making that double-railed. Sounds like a fun little challenge.To be honest, I quite like the bit of chaos there, but cleaning it up is fine by me as well :)
Well if you like it, I might take on the challenge of making that double-railed. Sounds like a fun little challenge.
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Comment on Chappell Roan - The Giver (2025) in ~music
hamstergeddon LinkI think it's funny that all of these non-country artists keep making country songs that are substantially less awful than what modern popular country puts out. This feels like something straight...I think it's funny that all of these non-country artists keep making country songs that are substantially less awful than what modern popular country puts out. This feels like something straight out of late 90s pop country and I kind of dig it.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games
hamstergeddon Link ParentI rode the purple line out to the end last night. It looping back caught me off guard and I died trying to catch the minecart after I exited it (I really have no business having elytra)....I rode the purple line out to the end last night. It looping back caught me off guard and I died trying to catch the minecart after I exited it (I really have no business having elytra). Thankfully it's only a short boat's ride away from my pirate cove :)
But yeah, good progress on the purple line! I don't know if you were planning to take it onto the pirate island, but if you don't mind I'd like to handle setting up the station. Or at least I want to set it up inside the cave system and keep the rails underground. Just to keep the illusion that it's only accessible via water.
Also, I may lend a hand with converting some of the single-rail portions that I built into double-rail. I also want to clean up the part where I had it snake up the side of the mountain a bit.
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Comment on How do you feel about your PTO? in ~life
hamstergeddon Link ParentMy company's like this and is pretty good about letting us take off. I also kind of struggle with utilizing that perk. Most of my PTO is either random sick days or taking a week off work around...My company's like this and is pretty good about letting us take off. I also kind of struggle with utilizing that perk. Most of my PTO is either random sick days or taking a week off work around Christmas. I have a lot of gripes about my job and the company I work for, but the PTO policy definitely isn't one of them.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games
hamstergeddon Link Parenthah, yeah the decoration decisions were intentionally made to be simple/easy because I knew if it was too ornate or required too much material-gathering, I'd get fed up with the work and never...hah, yeah the decoration decisions were intentionally made to be simple/easy because I knew if it was too ornate or required too much material-gathering, I'd get fed up with the work and never finish it!
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games
hamstergeddon Link Parentoooh!! I love it!oooh!! I love it!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
hamstergeddon Link ParentI hit a different kind of break point with WoW (Classic Anniversary) late last week. I'd found a really laid back guild that was more or less my speed in terms of raiding and I was hitting it off...I hit a different kind of break point with WoW (Classic Anniversary) late last week. I'd found a really laid back guild that was more or less my speed in terms of raiding and I was hitting it off with folks. But then I hit 60 and the grind set in. Constant dungeons for the chance to roll on some pre-raid BiS item. Then the raids themselves were fun, but Onyxia was on farm and we were poised to complete our first full MC on Friday. And all the while I was struggling to even put out mediocre DPS. I was the lowest-DPS mage in the raid usually. Nobody seemed to care, but I cared.
So I started looking into gearing up a bit more and grab more potions, flasks, and food items. It would've meant even more dungeon-grinding and turning WoW into a part-time job to make enough gold to afford flasks. And it just very abruptly lost its appeal. It's not fun to grind for things. And I don't have a lot of uninterrupted time to run dungeons that take 45+ minutes. I was lucky to be able have a few hours late at night to even raid!
It all got a bit too sweaty for me and just isn't compatible with my life right now.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
hamstergeddon Link ParentProbably preaching to the choir here, but in case not, be sure to pick up Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee when your little one's old enough to play. I had a lot of fun with my kids playing that and it's...Probably preaching to the choir here, but in case not, be sure to pick up Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee when your little one's old enough to play. I had a lot of fun with my kids playing that and it's very kid-friendly. Player 1 controls movement and Player 2 jumps in for battles and catching pokemon. Plus it's a revisit of the Red/Blue games with Pokemon Go catch mechanics
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Comment on Two Norwegian ski jumpers have been disqualified from an event at the 2025 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships after their suits were found to have been manipulated in ~sports
hamstergeddon Link ParentAh that makes sense. Thank you!Ah that makes sense. Thank you!
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Comment on Two Norwegian ski jumpers have been disqualified from an event at the 2025 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships after their suits were found to have been manipulated in ~sports
hamstergeddon LinkOkay let's get the obvious pun out of the way first, because I can't help myself --- There's Norway they weren't going to get caught. I don't know anything about this sport, and the article does...Okay let's get the obvious pun out of the way first, because I can't help myself --- There's Norway they weren't going to get caught.
I don't know anything about this sport, and the article does nothing to explain it, so what's the impact of having a "reinforced thread" in their suit? Does it give them an advantage, or is it something akin to a uniform violation in major sports?
Admittedly, I haven't watched this (yet. I do plan to!), but can anyone recommend a good Let's Play for Dwarf Fortress? I've tried to get into a few times over the years, and even grabbed it on Steam and tried the noob packs and it just never clicked. How it usually goes is wanting to play DF, realizing I could just play Rim World instead, and then forgetting about DF for a while.