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  1. Comment on Fresh Album Fridays: Earl Sweatshirt, Zach Bryan, The Armed and more in ~music

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    Very disappointing to see two of my favourite artists go for an NFT grift but the album is nevertheless incredible

    Very disappointing to see two of my favourite artists go for an NFT grift but the album is nevertheless incredible

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  2. Comment on I am an extremely light sleeper, and need advice in ~life

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    I use the iphone built in white noise app and put it on speaker in bed next to me. That helps with most noise I do use earplugs as well and it took me a while to find comfortable ones, I like...

    I use the iphone built in white noise app and put it on speaker in bed next to me. That helps with most noise

    I do use earplugs as well and it took me a while to find comfortable ones, I like Mack's. But if they hurt your ears obviously it's better to not force it

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  3. Comment on Favorite out of bounds experience? in ~games

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    I remember there’s a similar glitch I found in the PSP version of Vice City Stories, where there’s a “portal” under one of the bridges that brings you into an upside down world

    I remember there’s a similar glitch I found in the PSP version of Vice City Stories, where there’s a “portal” under one of the bridges that brings you into an upside down world

  4. Comment on Is there any book that you keep trying but can not get through? in ~books

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    It could be worth trying to skip to Player of Games, I find it does a much better job at introducing the world. Consider Phlebas throws you in a conflict between several different cultures which...

    It could be worth trying to skip to Player of Games, I find it does a much better job at introducing the world. Consider Phlebas throws you in a conflict between several different cultures which makes it harder to follow

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  5. Comment on Is there any book that you keep trying but can not get through? in ~books

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    Stephenson is my answer for this I loved The Diamond Age and Snow Crash, but nothing else I tried (anathem several times, cryptonomicon several times, sevenses and zodiac) grabbed me. Just a bit...

    Stephenson is my answer for this

    I loved The Diamond Age and Snow Crash, but nothing else I tried (anathem several times, cryptonomicon several times, sevenses and zodiac) grabbed me. Just a bit too dense for me

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  7. Comment on What board games have you played this week (to 26th June)? in ~games.tabletop

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    Mists Over Carcassone is pretty great if you want carcassone with cooperative building I found it pretty hard though, still haven’t made it past level 2

    Mists Over Carcassone is pretty great if you want carcassone with cooperative building

    I found it pretty hard though, still haven’t made it past level 2

    2 votes

  8. Comment on What password management solution do you use and why? in ~tech

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    I use keepass because it gives me a simple file I can move around I was on unix pass for years but the mobile apps for it are not great, and I feel like I never understood gpg well enough to use it

    I use keepass because it gives me a simple file I can move around

    I was on unix pass for years but the mobile apps for it are not great, and I feel like I never understood gpg well enough to use it

    1 vote

  9. Comment on What board games have you played this week (to 19th June)? in ~games.tabletop

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    It's a pretty elegant design, the turns are very simple but the flavor comes through on every action. I didn't feel the social deduction elements were too relevant but we were in a really large group

    It's a pretty elegant design, the turns are very simple but the flavor comes through on every action. I didn't feel the social deduction elements were too relevant but we were in a really large group

  10. Comment on What board games have you played this week (to 19th June)? in ~games.tabletop

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    Got to play stationfall and really enjoyed it. I was worried about the influence mechanics making the game flow a bit weird, but it works quite well and creates funny situations of having players...

    Got to play stationfall and really enjoyed it. I was worried about the influence mechanics making the game flow a bit weird, but it works quite well and creates funny situations of having players pull the same character back and forth each trying to accomplish their goals

    It really reminded me of space station 13 although I would say it was not chaotic enough due to the characters we got. Definitely want to play it again

    2 votes

  11. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    I started reading through the Culture series by Iain Banks, starting with Player of Games, which I really enjoyed, then going back to Consider Phlebas which I thought was ok. Starting Use of...

    I started reading through the Culture series by Iain Banks, starting with Player of Games, which I really enjoyed, then going back to Consider Phlebas which I thought was ok. Starting Use of Weapons today

    Overall I'm liking the series so far. It's scratching that star trek itch for me. The culture society is quite interesting and I'm looking forward to seeing how it gets developed

    3 votes

  12. Comment on Let's talk retro tech in ~hobbies

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    The PSP is my favorite console of all time and I got a retroid pocket 3+ exclusively to play PSP games. Been really enjoying it as it lets you run PPSSPP with most of games at 3x resolution and...

    The PSP is my favorite console of all time and I got a retroid pocket 3+ exclusively to play PSP games. Been really enjoying it as it lets you run PPSSPP with most of games at 3x resolution and you can easily load in HD texture and right analog mods.

    Really wish I still had my vita though, some of the homebrew ports for it are insane. And I quite like the catalog on it too, lots of cool indies and fighting games

    1 vote

  13. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~health

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    I heavily suspect I have ADHD and this part hit me pretty hard as I was doing it while reading the comment! I noticed that even when I'm focused I still "miss" a lot of what I've read, and end up...

    When I would read a book, sometimes I would… become aware that while I had "read" every single word for several pages, I hadn't comprehended any of them. I had absolutely zero clue what I'd read. I'd have to go back to find the last bit I remembered, and when I read from that point - I didn't say "Oh yaeh, I remember this bit now" - no, I literally had not comprehended any of it when my mind wandered off, even though some part of my brain read the words.

    I heavily suspect I have ADHD and this part hit me pretty hard as I was doing it while reading the comment! I noticed that even when I'm focused I still "miss" a lot of what I've read, and end up piecing together the meaning of the text from surrounding context. Which is a shame because I really do enjoy reading

    Got my assessment scheduled for 2025 because every doctor is overbooked here but at least I'm on the path

    5 votes