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  1. Comment on Where is everyone hosting their email these days? in ~tech

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    I've also been using Zoho for my business for a long while now and been pretty happy overall, though I also don't use many of the fancy products they offer. Probably my most used thing outside of...

    I've also been using Zoho for my business for a long while now and been pretty happy overall, though I also don't use many of the fancy products they offer. Probably my most used thing outside of mail is the invoice tool, which is pretty straight forward and handy.

    The only quip I've had is that a few years ago they stripped a couple of features which used to be free, but it's nothing too upsetting.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Anyone here playing / participating GMTK Game Jam? in ~games

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    Hehe, that's definitely intentional. Initially the idea was to make the balancing even harder and have that be the main focus, but we ended going for a slower pace. We're definitely planning to do...

    Hehe, that's definitely intentional. Initially the idea was to make the balancing even harder and have that be the main focus, but we ended going for a slower pace.

    We're definitely planning to do a full release, but it still needs some figuring out. We'll likely announce something sooner or later though.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Anyone here playing / participating GMTK Game Jam? in ~games

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    Yeeees, I try to do at least one big jam a year with my friend and we had a lot of fun this jam. We ended up making Planted: https://boltsoft.itch.io/planted Basically, after a couple of hours of...

    Yeeees, I try to do at least one big jam a year with my friend and we had a lot of fun this jam.

    We ended up making Planted:
    https://boltsoft.itch.io/planted

    Basically, after a couple of hours of brainstorming we joked at the idea of "what if it's Stardew valley but you're the plant" and the idea grew from that.

    Really happy with what we ended up with. Has been really cool to see players actually digging in and enjoying the game.

    I was responsible for the visuals, SFX and music, with game design being a joint responsibility and my friend mostly handling the coding and bigger problem solving.

    As for games I've played, some of my favorites:

    Farming like a boss
    Just a really well put together game overall, solid mechanics and presentation. Essentially you're a final boss in a dungeon attempting to grow veggies for a salad to warm the hero's heart. Cool concept, well excecuted.
    https://itch.io/jam/gmtk-2023/rate/2160910

    The tutorial
    This game was maybe not the most original of ideas, there were a bunch of "you're the developer" type games but this one really managed to make the gameplay concise and interesting and the presentation really well put together, though the levels were a bit too easy.
    https://itch.io/jam/gmtk-2023/rate/2152921

    Left behind
    Gameplay might not be anything to write home about but the atmosphere was really good. A horror game where you chase down a monster until at some point the monster might turn on you and you end up being chased.
    https://itch.io/jam/gmtk-2023/rate/2154033

    3 votes

  4. Comment on What are some noteworthy games that aren't available through traditional/common means? in ~games

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    Yoooo, liero and tactics arena were staples of the school computer classes back in the day. So many battles were had with schoolmates.

    Yoooo, liero and tactics arena were staples of the school computer classes back in the day. So many battles were had with schoolmates.

  5. Comment on What are your thoughts on social nudity? in ~talk

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    Having moved to Germany i really appreciate the normalcy of nudist culture here. It's common enough that most beaches have a nudist section. While in comparison in Estonia, where i come from,...

    Having moved to Germany i really appreciate the normalcy of nudist culture here. It's common enough that most beaches have a nudist section. While in comparison in Estonia, where i come from, public nudism is quite taboo and the handful of nudist beaches which exist in the countries are kinda seen as the domain of deviants and weirdos.

    4 votes

  6. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~music

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    Yesss, I'm definitely going when he shows up again. Really excited to see the duo dynamic as well.

    Yesss, I'm definitely going when he shows up again. Really excited to see the duo dynamic as well.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~music

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    As a counterpoint to all the grand epic shows mentioned already, what blew me away was jpegmafia's concert. no pyrotechnics, no elaborate light shows, no huge band. Just a guy and his laptop,...

    As a counterpoint to all the grand epic shows mentioned already, what blew me away was jpegmafia's concert. no pyrotechnics, no elaborate light shows, no huge band. Just a guy and his laptop, giving the strongest energy of any live show I've seen in a long while. He just pulls if from 0-100 in the first 10 seconds and then keeps it there until the end of the show.

    Amazing performer!

    13 votes

  8. Comment on AMA with u/spez going on right now - "Addressing the community about changes to our API" in ~tech

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    Are there overall stats for these available somewhere? Would be interesting to see the ratios.

    Are there overall stats for these available somewhere? Would be interesting to see the ratios.