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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 Looking for feedback on a homelab design in ~tech
knocklessmonster LinkThis is what I see on clients I work on. I cut my teeth managing VMware environments and deploying backups. It was typically: VMware Hosts > NAS/SAN (depending on who/size) < Veeam I haven't...Is this a realistic setup or would it just be better to let Proxmox do everything?
This is what I see on clients I work on. I cut my teeth managing VMware environments and deploying backups. It was typically:
VMware Hosts > NAS/SAN (depending on who/size) < Veeam
I haven't finished mine but I'm looking for an identical setup to use my raspberry pi NAS to host VMs, etc, over NFS.
The only issue is I don't think you can motion between Pmox hosts with the free version, but if you only have one host it's nbd.
The host specs seem fine. I got myself a NUC clone to run my stuff on, but I'm running light loads hoping to play with tools my team is working to support at work (kubernetes, increasing ansible, etc).
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Comment on What's your video game comfort food? in ~games
knocklessmonster LinkDoom: Simple, engaging, short (like <10 minutes for a "hard" level usually), know it well so I don't need to think about it. It's like my warm blanket game when I just wanna have some fun for a...Doom: Simple, engaging, short (like <10 minutes for a "hard" level usually), know it well so I don't need to think about it. It's like my warm blanket game when I just wanna have some fun for a bit and can't think of anything else.
Balatro is a recent entrant: Simple, kinda need to think, fully expect to lose so I only get a little tilted if I come up like 15 points short. A good session is maybe 30 minutes to get to the highest stake, but I don't need to worry about large-scale investments or anything.
Deckbuilders without a meta-narrative are fun for me: Balatro (already mentioned), Dungeons and Degenerate Gamblers, Slay the Spire: games I fully expect to lose, so I can only go up on. They're hard in the sense that you need to think about what you do strategically, but not stressfully/physically engaging beyond the moment you go "Fuck, I'm not gonna make it past this round" when the math is done, or the win you get by the hair of your butt, until that first win. I got into this genre recently but it's been pretty great, but I'm pretty picky about what I play because there's a certain vibe I want: Don't make me change contexts (Tainted Grail), don't have too much story (Across the Obelisk), just throw me into a run, give me a path of decisions to select, and let me cook and get my dopamine.
An aside for funky arcade-style builders: Dungeon Clawler is one I go back to for fun vibes, basically a claw machine deckbuilder with fun synergies.
Similarly, modern roguelikes/lites: Hades has been great because I won't win. I start from there, and keep going until I lose to Megaera. Binding of Isaac is great for the same reason, even if it's not one I play a lot. Others that come to mind are Spelunky (1/2), Rogue Legacy (1/2), Conversely, traditional roguelikes tend to be higher-stakes, with multi-hour runs that you then lose, so they don't have that same comfort feel, which kinda caused me to drift away, I don't wanna be eight hours in and lose to something through RNG that I simply have no tools to get past.
I also get the itch to go on solitaire binges. Aislriot (on all platforms) is simply the best.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
knocklessmonster Link ParentPeople get weird about instruments. You can get a great ukulele for $65 (base Kalas were like $50 before this whole US inflation shebang recently), for example, even though any enthusiast will say...instruments can be expensive and so are lessons if the school doesn’t provide them
People get weird about instruments. You can get a great ukulele for $65 (base Kalas were like $50 before this whole US inflation shebang recently), for example, even though any enthusiast will say "Don't spend less than $200 bro." And harmonicas, recorders, and other similar flutes for less than $10, and occasionally interesting instruments for surprisingly low prices like certain flute type instruments in the US, all of which come with basic instruction manuals.
Not trying to be combative, but my first years with music were learning things from my dad with a cheap pennywhistle, and he wasn't particularly skilled, and was very poor when I was growing up.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
knocklessmonster Link ParentOops, I knew it wasn't each community, but also didn't know the rest, and even had that article up as I was checking things IIRC, so that's on me. Thank you!Oops, I knew it wasn't each community, but also didn't know the rest, and even had that article up as I was checking things IIRC, so that's on me. Thank you!
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
knocklessmonster Link ParentMy bias leans more towards music, I think, because I've done it for the last twenty years of my life (purely hobbyist, but from guitar to bunch of other strings, and electronic music production),...My bias leans more towards music, I think, because I've done it for the last twenty years of my life (purely hobbyist, but from guitar to bunch of other strings, and electronic music production), but definitely some engagement with creating art as a way of outward expression would check the same box.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
knocklessmonster Link ParentThat's sorta the point of these sorts of takes, but I don't mean to a level too far beyond basic competence at a minimum (play chords on a ukulele, simple tunes on a penny whistle, where people...That's sorta the point of these sorts of takes, but I don't mean to a level too far beyond basic competence at a minimum (play chords on a ukulele, simple tunes on a penny whistle, where people can get that dopamine hit of learning new, easy stuff).
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
knocklessmonster LinkMegabonk: Progression kinda stalled but I'm still digging it. I wish I could do more than 10 minute timed runs, and want an endless mode like Vampire Survivors, but it's still a good time. Hades:...Megabonk: Progression kinda stalled but I'm still digging it. I wish I could do more than 10 minute timed runs, and want an endless mode like Vampire Survivors, but it's still a good time.
Hades: I travelled for a week, and the game sorta started to click, and now I'm digging it. I'm getting to Megara regularly, so that tells me I'm progressing. I like the vibe, the interesting tie-in to the Greek pantheon, and the strange differences they went with all lead to a fun vibe.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
knocklessmonster LinkMy take: Everybody should play an instrument. I think music universally enriches lives. The ability to play and perform it, whether it's a tambourine or contrabass flute, there's a method of...My take: Everybody should play an instrument.
I think music universally enriches lives. The ability to play and perform it, whether it's a tambourine or contrabass flute, there's a method of expression available that transcends the spoken/written word, conventional emotion, or even thought. It divorces the process from your mind and body and turns it into something external, and I think there's sort of a magic to that conversion.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
knocklessmonster Link ParentI feel like this is more about the Philadelphia and Progress flags (and other similar deriviatives). My understanding was that the rainbow (the basic six color format of the flag) was to be taken...the "meaning" of each color is so useless and tacked on that it feels, well, tacky.
I feel like this is more about the Philadelphia and Progress flags (and other similar deriviatives). My understanding was that the rainbow (the basic six color format of the flag) was to be taken as the whole thing, not individual colors. To your point about a more generic (and less divisible) acronym with GSM, one could leave a color or subflag component out to say "Yes, but not these groups," whereas you can't have a rainbow without the full spectrum (ROYGBP in this case). I hadn't considered the idea of using a less mutable acronym to be more inclusive but think it's a cool idea.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
knocklessmonster Link ParentI'm from California and was driving through Colorado two weeks ago where this happened. They had the "Left is for passing" but everybody else was just going down that faster than the right lane.I'm from California and was driving through Colorado two weeks ago where this happened. They had the "Left is for passing" but everybody else was just going down that faster than the right lane.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
knocklessmonster Link ParentI loved all 300 hours I played of it and can see myself going back for a new character. Just didn't like how it's all hops and teleports with occasional space encounters, but I focused on the...I loved all 300 hours I played of it and can see myself going back for a new character. Just didn't like how it's all hops and teleports with occasional space encounters, but I focused on the ground encounters and had a darn good time.
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Comment on How I escaped MAGA. Critical thinking woke me up. in ~society
knocklessmonster Link ParentThe problem is for people escaping right wing religious ideology they are inseparable to them. I gave up Christianity wholesale when I realized my ministers were ignorant hateful goobers, their...The problem is for people escaping right wing religious ideology they are inseparable to them. I gave up Christianity wholesale when I realized my ministers were ignorant hateful goobers, their followers were book-burning hypocrites, and my church/denomination's teachings did not align with those of Christ. Mine wasn't a particularly problematic separation, and the core values I liked still guide me.
When one peg falls the entire structure collapses, and I feel must collapse. If one wishes to rebuild and finds fellowship with a new group that aligns with their own values, but usually those of us who broke away from our fold did so through great necessity, mental effort and suffering (yes, even in my self-driven, easy case), and that leaves a mark.
I agree there is a lot of condemnation of Christianity that many Christians don't deserve. Had a political science professor who was great and would have definitely gone to anything hosted at his church that he invited us to. My brother has a friend who is a pastor's daughter and went to his fellowship gatherings and said "If that was our church I'd be a Christian still."
I don't think the swing to /r/atheism is necessary (I regrettably went that way but felt even they were pretty far out there), but I wholeheartedly agree that we shouldn't discriminate on religious affiliation but what that position is used to justify.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
knocklessmonster LinkI saw Nine Inch Nails at the end of their Peel It Back tour on the 18th, so that was definitely a huge thing off my bucket list. Been listening to a lot of With Teeth which was an album that sorta...I saw Nine Inch Nails at the end of their Peel It Back tour on the 18th, so that was definitely a huge thing off my bucket list. Been listening to a lot of With Teeth which was an album that sorta snuck up on me. I don't usually have albums that have a large lyrical impact but I found myself just gravitating to the album. Sunspots was one that grabbed me for some reason, the mix of the fuzzy bass and Trent's falsetto on the choruses just made it stand out for some reason. Frankly, Trent's vocals were something that tricked me up a lot, because the two albums I previously listened to most were The Downward Spiral and The Slip which are mostly straight clean or shouted vocals, with occasionally wimpering songs, not his full range hit in a ten second period.
I actually went to run through "Sunspots" on my new cheap Chinese six string bass (I like the challenge of adapting drop-tuned stuff to it), but ended up pivoting to going through most of Year Zero instead in a fun session, largely by ear (referred to tabs for two songs I thought my ear was a little off on).
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Comment on What are your favorite casual puzzle games? in ~games
knocklessmonster LinkRelated to Chip's Challenge is Chuck's Challenge, from the same developer! Somebody here turned me onto a guy on Twitch, kilg0re_Tr0ut, who plays a game called Sherlock once every stream. Everett...Related to Chip's Challenge is Chuck's Challenge, from the same developer!
Somebody here turned me onto a guy on Twitch, kilg0re_Tr0ut, who plays a game called Sherlock once every stream. Everett Kaser has a ton of interesting looking games.
Tetris and Puzzle League are go-tos for me as well for endless puzzles that you can just pick up, do for however long, and leave. Flipon is a great Puzzle League clone as well.
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Comment on What are some “sore thumb” lyrics for you? in ~music
knocklessmonster LinkFilter has a song "Dose" on the album Short Bus. Their lyrics are generally pretty good, and I feel at least earnest, but a line that bugs me in one of the choruses is: The second line just seems...Filter has a song "Dose" on the album Short Bus. Their lyrics are generally pretty good, and I feel at least earnest, but a line that bugs me in one of the choruses is:
I hate it when you preach your case
It makes me want to stick my dick in your face
And you should go down, down
Save someone elseThe second line just seems unnecessarily obscene and out of place. It just sticks out for that in an otherwise good song. I'm not particularly prudish it just... kinda sticks out like a sore thumb (ha).
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Comment on What "one-hit wonder" do you think has a discography worth exploring? in ~music
knocklessmonster LinkBands I'm not super into but are great: Alien Ant Farm. Deep discography, amazing writing, good lyrics. They have a few hits, but their "Smooth Criminal" was the hit. Hot Action Cop - this like...Bands I'm not super into but are great:
Alien Ant Farm. Deep discography, amazing writing, good lyrics. They have a few hits, but their "Smooth Criminal" was the hit.
Hot Action Cop - this like bro-rock outfit from Nashville, has a surprisingly solid, limited discography. I'd say their hit is "Fever for the Flava," which is actually one of my favorite songs to run through on guitar any time I'm jamming. House of Pain is a huge shift in tone for them, and a solid song off the album Listen Up!.
Presidents of the United States of America - Ironic, catcny, fun songs on instruments created by the band Morphine. PUSA's hits are great, but their deep cuts are better, talented band with a overall good vibe.
One that should get more respect:
I got really into the band Filter and have only gotten more into their stuff. Richard Patrick (brother of Robert Patrick, aka the T-1000 from Terminator) is a great vocalist with a scream unmatched in rock (different than Chris Cornell's, i wouldn't say better though). Their first albums were a take on industrial that was less synth oriented and more heavy guitar, with Richard Patrick describing that he wanted to make the heaviest album he could without writing metal. Title of Record is now one of my favorite albums ever, but their album Short Bus doesn't really miss except for a couple of lyrical fumbles (I'll share that in the sore thumb lyrics thread. The band started after Patrick toured with Nine Inch Nails and complained about the pay to Trent Reznor, who said "Well, write the album next time" and gave him the address of a pizza place looking for a driver. It lit a fire under his ass to strike out on his own to, frankly, pretty good success, but nowhere near NIN's. -
Comment on What "one-hit wonder" do you think has a discography worth exploring? in ~music
knocklessmonster Link ParentIt reads like a list of hits limited to one per band or something. I would never call System of a Down a one hit wonder, and even then it would've been "Chop Suey" or "Toxicity" that did that for...It reads like a list of hits limited to one per band or something. I would never call System of a Down a one hit wonder, and even then it would've been "Chop Suey" or "Toxicity" that did that for them. I mentioned Devo to my mom and she was like "Oh yeah, 'We Are Devo," when the listed song was "Whip It."
Going through some of the sources it looks like they're using other shoddy sources.
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Comment on What "one-hit wonder" do you think has a discography worth exploring? in ~music
knocklessmonster Link ParentMark Mothersbaugh's soundtrack operation is mindblowing. IIRC doesn't even write the music most of the time, his organization does, but he cultivated this whole organization that's like a musical...Mark Mothersbaugh's soundtrack operation is mindblowing. IIRC doesn't even write the music most of the time, his organization does, but he cultivated this whole organization that's like a musical brain trust.
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Comment on What "one-hit wonder" do you think has a discography worth exploring? in ~music
knocklessmonster Link ParentPUSA and Devo are good bands. I actually fell in love with Devo's album Something for Everybody, and if you go back through their discography they don't even sound different or outdated.PUSA and Devo are good bands. I actually fell in love with Devo's album Something for Everybody, and if you go back through their discography they don't even sound different or outdated.
Hades: Finally beat Megaera late one night, didn't know I could save mid-run, took a break and died on the second zone the next day. But progress. I watched the IGN "Developers React to a 25 minute Fresh File" speedrun that fundamentally shifted how I play, but not in cheesy ways (I'm very aggressive, and that video was a masterclass in aggressive play). It displaced Hollow Knight, which I'm still trying to work through.
Lord Ambermaze is an interesting game. They had a pretty aggressive ad campaign in like March for their demo, and I was sold on the concept. It's sort of a cozy turn-based adventure that plays like a traditional roguelike, solidly turn-based. It's a weird sort of strategy game I like where movements are like chess (like Crypt of the Necrodancer, HyperRogue or Sproggiwood).
Hollow Knight: I really wanna check out Silksong, but am determined to at least reach a HK ending first, and am maybe halfway there. I just started to scratch the surface on Deepnest, and just haven't made the time to progress, but still love the game.
Megabonk: Still grinding the AFK Gamer challenge, trying to use Megachad to start with Aura, get a Attracton Tome, and go from there. I got down to 1:15 already so that's progress. Haven't even touched the desert since I unlocked it.