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Comment on How to make friends as an adult in ~life
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Comment on How many of you play Old School RuneScape (OSRS)? in ~games
pekt Link ParentYes, RS3 is still playable. You can find it here: https://www.runescape.com/ The game plays differently than Old School RuneScape following the Evolution of Combat update that came out years ago.Yes, RS3 is still playable. You can find it here: https://www.runescape.com/
The game plays differently than Old School RuneScape following the Evolution of Combat update that came out years ago.
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Comment on How many of you play Old School RuneScape (OSRS)? in ~games
pekt Link ParentI've yet to get into any bossing, when I played back in the day I didn't get far into membership content. I'm currently slowly leveling my combat stats to try out Obor. I've seen videos of bossing...I've yet to get into any bossing, when I played back in the day I didn't get far into membership content. I'm currently slowly leveling my combat stats to try out Obor. I've seen videos of bossing and it always looked interesting. I have terrible rhythm, but 100 bpm isn't too hard to maintain from what I've tried.
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Comment on Steam Winter Sale 2024: Hidden gems in ~games
pekt LinkUnderrated Great: Logistical, Very Positive (218 Reviews) This game is a sort of puzzle, logistical, supply chain building game. Simple game play of drag trucks with goods from one place to...Underrated Great: Logistical, Very Positive (218 Reviews)
This game is a sort of puzzle, logistical, supply chain building game. Simple game play of drag trucks with goods from one place to another to complete the demands of a town, produce goods, or to upgrade industries. There are a bunch of modules, which are separate standalone maps. The dev has also created a Logistical 2, and 3, which are iterations on this formula and improvements on the engine/add new features. I have a few modules and would like to pick up more eventually.
This series culminated in the Buried Treasure Logistical 3: Earth, Very Positive (139 Reviews). Hundreds to thousands of hours of content in that one game. I plan to pick this up one day.
This series for me scratches an itch, and I can lose a good chunk of time playing if I'm able to sit down and play. Lately it has been a podcast listening game when I can sit down for a bit and don't want to think too hard.
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Comment on Deciding which version of Minecraft Java to play. (AKA, what's your favourite update?) in ~games
pekt Link ParentI've been wanting to get Minecraft after my brother took his account back he gave me in alpha specifically to play this version. It's what I spent the most time playing and I enjoy the pure...I've been wanting to get Minecraft after my brother took his account back he gave me in alpha specifically to play this version. It's what I spent the most time playing and I enjoy the pure sandbox aspect of the pre adventure update.
I've heard good things about Better than Adventure as well, but I'd probably play vanilla 1.7.3 for awhile before diving in. Though for some reason I thought 1.7.6 was the last 1.7.x version.
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Comment on Project Zomboid Build 42 Unstable released in ~games
pekt LinkI remember playing their early tech demo and buying this as soon as it passed steam greenlight with a gift card I had. I've checked in on the game every couple of years and wish I had more time to...I remember playing their early tech demo and buying this as soon as it passed steam greenlight with a gift card I had.
I've checked in on the game every couple of years and wish I had more time to sit down and play it because I really do enjoy what it's become. So much potential and they just keep on improving it slowly.
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Comment on Discussion for Malazan Book of the Fallen: The Bonehunters (Spoilers through book 6) in ~books
pekt Link ParentThank you, I'll take a look at the bookclub, and I think I'll aim for sometime this coming summer to partake (or whenever I end up finishing Malazan). There are so many good books out there to...Thank you, I'll take a look at the bookclub, and I think I'll aim for sometime this coming summer to partake (or whenever I end up finishing Malazan). There are so many good books out there to read and I do enjoy getting to discuss it with others! Ending my 20s and having kids really put into perspective that I'll never get around to everything I want to do, and helped me to shift a good amount of my time from Social media and into things I enjoy. Reddit used to take so much of my time on my phone, and then I switched to reading books on my phone helped me do more of what I enjoy instead of getting the dopamine hits from memes and random things on there.
For GRRM, I've only read Dying of the Light, which is a standalone. It was enjoyable, not amazing but quick and interesting. I know he has some other standalone books as well, which is what I would lean in to if I read anything else by him.. I don't mind reading a series as it comes out, but I do agree with you, knowing that he may never finish it does sour it a bit for me.
Rothfuss is the same for me. I read the first book with a friend, and sadly our book club fell apart due to scheduling conflicts. I'm halfway through book 2 and just don't feel like finishing it because I thoroughly enjoy his work, but knowing he's taking so long to finish it makes me want to read other things.
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Comment on How many of you play Old School RuneScape (OSRS)? in ~games
pekt Link ParentDang, that's a commitment, how long did that take you to max your UIM?Dang, that's a commitment, how long did that take you to max your UIM?
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Comment on Discussion for Malazan Book of the Fallen: The Bonehunters (Spoilers through book 6) in ~books
pekt Link ParentAnother book for the to read list, thank you for sharing! I've looked at the book club and might consider it once I wrap up with the 10 Malazan Book of the Fallen books. I enjoy book clubs as a...Another book for the to read list, thank you for sharing!
I've looked at the book club and might consider it once I wrap up with the 10 Malazan Book of the Fallen books. I enjoy book clubs as a format, but lately it's been hard to find the time to fit in an extra book with all the other books I'm wanting to read or that catch my eye.
I only reread A Song of Ice and Fire because the new book had been released. It's a shame we may not see an ending because I remember the series being fantastic when I read it. I read one of his Tale of Dunk and Egg novelas which was a great reminder of why I liked his writing. I've only read one of his other books and feel like at some point it'd be great to explore some of his other works.
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How many of you play Old School RuneScape (OSRS)?
I started playing F2P when they first released it for OSRS years ago, and played some membership when I had GP for a bond back in the day. I'd been slowly working on my account for a few years and...
I started playing F2P when they first released it for OSRS years ago, and played some membership when I had GP for a bond back in the day. I'd been slowly working on my account for a few years and was transitioning my account to a new 2FA method when I had something come up at work and completely forgot about it (I would log in once every few months or so to poke around with my account). I came back to my account being banned for botting, and wasn't able to recover it.
I made a new account when Mobile was released, but only played a bit here and there. I mainly would watch people on YouTube with their snowflake ironmen doing insane grinds to get my fix. After chatting with my friends about it, I finally decided to start poking around again and am mainly merching on my F2P account to slowly save up money for bonds when I get some free time to play.
I was curious how many of you play OSRS?
Are you playing an ironman (by the way)?
How long have you been playing?
General OSRS things you enjoy?My guilty OSRS confession was that I used to sell gold to kids in my school to pay for my WoW subscription (that I played during the summers). Looking back, I would have been able to afford a RuneScape membership year round and sold way more gold since its so much easier to make GP while you're a member.
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Comment on Discussion for Malazan Book of the Fallen: The Bonehunters (Spoilers through book 6) in ~books
pekt Link ParentAs someone who enjoys Tolkien and Tolkien-adjacent series, I always have a bookmark in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings since I find myself continually rereading them (comfort reads,...As someone who enjoys Tolkien and Tolkien-adjacent series, I always have a bookmark in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings since I find myself continually rereading them (comfort reads, especially The Hobbit which is my most read book), I've found this to be a breath of fresh air. I do enjoy seeing the genre pushed in new directions, and I've been enjoying that in recent years as I've been trying to branch out more and start chipping away at some of the series I hear so much about. The whole series feels fresh and has kept me guessing what is going to happen.
Thanks for the recommendation! I've added that to my ever-growing to read list! There's just so many amazing books out there, and I'm excited to keep exploring them. I've found myself missing playing games, but at the same time, it's been awesome being able to still slowly explore other worlds like this in books since it is so much easier to squeeze in a few pages here and there in between everything else than finding time to sit down to play games.
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Comment on Discussion for Malazan Book of the Fallen: The Bonehunters (Spoilers through book 6) in ~books
pekt Link ParentIt almost feels weird being excited to reread a series while I'm still reading it, but this does feel like it will be rewarding to read it again after finishing the series and seeing it with...It almost feels weird being excited to reread a series while I'm still reading it, but this does feel like it will be rewarding to read it again after finishing the series and seeing it with everything I've read so far in mind.
When I reread A Song of Ice and Fire before reading book 5 I felt that I appreciated it more. Tracking more of the minor characters throughout the stories and their smaller plot lines was enjoyable, and I also noticed a number of details I missed on my first read.
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Comment on Slay the Spire 2 | Official gameplay trailer in ~games
pekt LinkIncredibly excited for this! Any spending money I have for myself is going to this and Factorio Space Age. I've put ~400 hours into this across different platforms and have loved every minute of...Incredibly excited for this! Any spending money I have for myself is going to this and Factorio Space Age.
I've put ~400 hours into this across different platforms and have loved every minute of it. Still trying to get Act 20 cleared on the characters (besides The Watcher, I never really enjoyed playing her).
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Comment on What are your Christmas movies? in ~movies
pekt LinkRudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is a Christmas movie I've watched every year without fail for as long as I can remember. It's short and easy to fit in during the season, though I like to watch it...Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is a Christmas movie I've watched every year without fail for as long as I can remember. It's short and easy to fit in during the season, though I like to watch it on Christmas day if I can.
My wife enjoys Barney's Night Before Christmas which she watched as a kid on VHS. Her parents taped or had friends tape/buy on sale a number of kids shows that weren't easily available in their country, and her Dad would pick them up during his business trips. We'll watch this one usually in the week leading up to Christmas, which I'm realizing is coming soon!
How the animated Grinch, and even the live action on some years, is also usually watched as well. I think I used to watch more holiday specials, and probably will when my kids are a bit older and can sit down for longer than a few minutes.
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Comment on Discussion for Malazan Book of the Fallen: The Bonehunters (Spoilers through book 6) in ~books
pekt Link ParentYou've made me even more curious, so far it's not going to be in book 7 based on the dramatis personae, but who knows what will be in books 8-10!You've made me even more curious, so far it's not going to be in book 7 based on the dramatis personae, but who knows what will be in books 8-10!
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Comment on What do you use for 2fa? in ~tech
pekt Link ParentI'd like to note that Bitwarden has both a standalone TOTP Authenticator app and an integrated TOTP feature that includes the TOTP code generation as part of the vault item. The integrated TOTP is...I'd like to note that Bitwarden has both a standalone TOTP Authenticator app and an integrated TOTP feature that includes the TOTP code generation as part of the vault item. The integrated TOTP is included with the Premium feature set, which you can get with an individual subscription or as a member of one of their paid Organization plans.
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Comment on Discussion for Malazan Book of the Fallen: The Bonehunters (Spoilers through book 6) in ~books
pekt Link ParentI wish I had read this series earlier. I was recommended the series by my high school physics teacher (one of my favorite teachers) and after I got a few books into the series I looked her up and...I wish I had read this series earlier. I was recommended the series by my high school physics teacher (one of my favorite teachers) and after I got a few books into the series I looked her up and saw that she was still teaching at my high school and emailed her thanking her for the recommendation.
I saw a lot of warnings online about this series being hard to get into, but I personally didn't think it was too bad. I just accepted there was context for things going on that I didn't grasp yet, and I would either learn about it as the series went on, or things may just be a mystery. Kind of like learning about history in real life, there's always nuance or things that we're not able to see or learn about.
While Gardens of the Moon was lower in quality, I think it was still a very solid book that was engaging and had me hooked. Reaching Deadhouse Gates and having the quality increase so much was where I realized "this series is going to be amazing". I don't think any of the early books have felt like a slog. I've been thoroughly engaged throughout. I'm actually looking forward to the day in probably ~10 years I'll sit down for a reread and hopefully have paper copies of the books so I can completely immerse myself in the experience and try it while playing some Malazan inspired dungeon synth albums in the background.
I think you were very respectful of me not wanting any spoilers and didn't provide any in your last paragraph. I think with the scale of work that is in Malazan, having the characters start coming together in book 6 and continuing to merge plot lines together makes sense. If he were to do another Lether sized cast introduction/plot/location shift, I would seriously wonder how he'd wrap up the series in 10 books.
In the last several years it's very rare for me to read a long series like this back to back, and I had been taking breaks earlier in the series, but have read books 4-6 essentially back to back (with only a couple of short novels sprinkled in at times). I think I'll end up reading through books 7-10 as well, as I'm completely hooked. Once I get done with the main 10 I am going to take a break before starting to explore the rest of the books in the universe.
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Comment on What short book series is worth more than its page count? in ~books
pekt (edited )LinkI saw that The Hobbit/The Lord of the Rings/The Silmarillion were included in the long series thread, and I would actually contend they fit better in this short series thread. The Hobbit is...I saw that The Hobbit/The Lord of the Rings/The Silmarillion were included in the long series thread, and I would actually contend they fit better in this short series thread.
- The Hobbit is ~95,000 words
- The Lord of the Rings Trilogy itself is ~480,000 which is smaller than some of the larger single volume works in some modern epic fantasy series. This also includes the appendices in The Return of the King, which are fun to read, but are also "extras" that not everyone may dive in to.
- The Silmarillion is ~130,000 words
This comes to ~700,000 words across those volumes. I would also guess that the majority of people who read the series don't read The Silmarillion and that cuts the series down to ~575,000 words.
There are tons of extra stuff that Christopher Tolkien published that explores the history of J.R.R Tolkien's work (i.e. The Twelve Histories of Middle Earth) and there's even people who have written "alternate" Silmarillions in a way that use different parts of Tolkien's work instead of how Christopher compiled it. I haven't explored these, but one day. But those aren't necessary to enjoy the main series and get a complete experience.
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Comment on What long book series is worth its page count? in ~books
pekt LinkThe Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. A contemporary urban fantasy series that lets you follow the life of the wizard Harry Dresden over the span of years as he faces different supernatural...The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. A contemporary urban fantasy series that lets you follow the life of the wizard Harry Dresden over the span of years as he faces different supernatural situations. Harry grows throughout the series and one of my favorite parts is seeing how his relationship with the side characters progresses, and his personal growth.
The first two books are the weakest, and it felt that the series really hit its stride on the third book and never faltered after that. That being said, those first two books are still decent books and do set the bedrock for the series, while I've seen some people suggesting reading a synopsis of them and start with book 3, I found them enjoyable enough and all the books in the series are fairly quick reads.
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Comment on Discussion for Malazan Book of the Fallen: The Bonehunters (Spoilers through book 6) in ~books
pekt Link ParentI hope that your kids are feeling better! I'd started drafting up replies for the people who had commented on this post and then forgot I had this tab open and restarted my work laptop to test...I hope that your kids are feeling better! I'd started drafting up replies for the people who had commented on this post and then forgot I had this tab open and restarted my work laptop to test something and lost them all last week.
I feel like that chapter is going to be one where when I revisit the series I'll (hopefully) have paper copies and can sit down with no distractions and get even more engrossed in it than last time.
I really liked your thought about the being brought into the present actions with the creation of the Bonehunters. I also liked that Fiddler served as a bridge (pun intended) between the Bonehunters and the Birdgeburners.
I'm also so curious to see how the Bonehunters fit into the rest of the series. It's awesome seeing this small core of the army make such a big difference and feed into the reputation of the whole army.
I moved across the world to where my wife grew up so my physical social circle consisted of myself, my in-laws and the couple of friends who still live in the area.
I worked nights the first year we live here for my old US based company and now work day time hours remotely. I love the job I have with it's flexibility but I only have one other person in the company in the country and they live in another state.
I've started to meet a few people at church, but that's been slow going for forming friendships.
I think the article had great tips. It'd be nice to meet more friends, and my wife and I have talked about expanding our social circle as a soft goal for next year. My biggest thing has been initiating it and taking the time to go and meet people.
With all the responsibilities/obligations that I have (parenting, helping with family, trying to build up my fitness so I can keep up with my sone, housework, etc.), I haven't had a day to myself where I could sit down and just relax and do my interests uninterrupted in years. This is only a mild first world complaint. My life is fulfilling and overall good, buy if I had a choice of going out to try and make some new friends during a free evening or reading a book and relaxing, I'd take the reading almost every time.
I still have my friends on the other side of the planet who I keep in touch with and I've made an effort to reach out regularly to guys I'm not as close with to keep our connection there. It's so easy to go 5+ years without saying anything when I'm not the closest with them, but not having social media has made it really rewarding to catch up because I have no idea what anyone is up to.