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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 What piece of kitchen equipment do you regret buying, and why? in ~food
switchy LinkI got a digital thermometer before I'd heard about Thermopen(?). It takes so long to read/update the temperature that I just don't bother.I got a digital thermometer before I'd heard about Thermopen(?). It takes so long to read/update the temperature that I just don't bother.
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Comment on Zachtronics just announced and released a new game in Early Access: MOLEK-SYNTEZ in ~games
switchy Link ParentIt's worth noting that Zachtronics treats Early Access as more of a QA for puzzle balance than anything. The game, in most other respects, is "finished".they're expecting to only be in Early Access for a month
It's worth noting that Zachtronics treats Early Access as more of a QA for puzzle balance than anything. The game, in most other respects, is "finished".
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
switchy Link ParentI'm not quite that far, but I have found that the fights seem pretty meaningless and uninteresting. It's pretty easy to see bunches of enemies from far away and just go around them.I sprinted past every fight I could on the last planet so I didn't have to deal with it
I'm not quite that far, but I have found that the fights seem pretty meaningless and uninteresting. It's pretty easy to see bunches of enemies from far away and just go around them.
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Comment on What terminal emulator do you use? in ~comp
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Comment on What are you doing this week? in ~talk
switchy Link ParentProject time? SV + GSXR front end! Glad to see there are more motorcyclists around.Project time? SV + GSXR front end! Glad to see there are more motorcyclists around.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
switchy Link ParentAre you saying that the gameplay itself isn't particularly good? I've heard this criticism in a few other placesbesides the atmosphere and environment, I'm really not enjoying RDR2
Are you saying that the gameplay itself isn't particularly good? I've heard this criticism in a few other places
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
switchy Link ParentI really loved it! Cool premise, pretty neat story in my opinion, good visuals. And perhaps importantly for these days, relatively short with compelling but non-essential side content.I really loved it! Cool premise, pretty neat story in my opinion, good visuals. And perhaps importantly for these days, relatively short with compelling but non-essential side content.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
switchy Link ParentI'm surprised Disco Elysium would struggle to run, it's certainly stylised but doesn't seem at all graphically demanding! I'm assuming you've bumped especially the shader settings down?I'm surprised Disco Elysium would struggle to run, it's certainly stylised but doesn't seem at all graphically demanding! I'm assuming you've bumped especially the shader settings down?
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
switchy LinkI blasted through Control the other week and then had an itching to play The Witcher. I didn't get all the way through the DLCs for The Witcher 3, so I considered doing NG+ on my save since it's...I blasted through Control the other week and then had an itching to play The Witcher. I didn't get all the way through the DLCs for The Witcher 3, so I considered doing NG+ on my save since it's been a while. Instead I figured I'd give The Witcher 2 and I've been enjoying that. I'm also nearly finally done reading all the novels at this point...
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Comment on What is a subject you could talk for 2+ hours about with a great degree of accuracy and no preparation whatsoever? in ~talk
switchy Link ParentI guess GP's username makes a lot of sense with that context!I guess GP's username makes a lot of sense with that context!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
switchy Link ParentHah, this is exactly what I had in mind when I mentioned that!cursing as I wrack my brainstuff trying to remember how I solved it the last time
Hah, this is exactly what I had in mind when I mentioned that!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
switchy Link ParentI think the mark of a good brain-scratching puzzler is the ability to make you feel simultaneously dumb while you try to figure something out, and a genius when you finally solve it. I really love...I think the mark of a good brain-scratching puzzler is the ability to make you feel simultaneously dumb while you try to figure something out, and a genius when you finally solve it. I really love the rules manipulation element, though I also feel a bit unhappy with how inelegantly I end up finishing some levels. I'll admit that I haven't fired it up in a little while, but from what I remember you don't get a recap of your solution? I think replays would help, by letting you reconstruct what you actually did.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
switchy LinkI finally finished chapter 2 of Dragon Quest Builders on my Switch. There's something very satisfying about having the freedom to build (although you're limited to your town's radius) while still...I finally finished chapter 2 of Dragon Quest Builders on my Switch. There's something very satisfying about having the freedom to build (although you're limited to your town's radius) while still being guided by objectives. It feels like the days are a bit short sometimes. As with a lot of games, there's New Game+ kind of content, challenges to complete (that you only learn about after finishing a chapter), but I don't think it's enough of an incentive to actually go and replay. I'm pretty content just going through once.
Last night I also fired up Divinity: Original Sin 2, also on my Switch. I played some of the first one on PC, but I got a little stuck. Regardless, the writing, depth, and mechanics are really alluring. Hopefully having it on a portable console will let me pick it up a bit more often!
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
switchy LinkI just found this Symphony of the Night soundtrack cover. There's some pretty fantastic depth to video game music, I like the thematic curations of it on ABC Classic's Game Show.I just found this Symphony of the Night soundtrack cover. There's some pretty fantastic depth to video game music, I like the thematic curations of it on ABC Classic's Game Show.
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Comment on What are you coding today? in ~comp
switchy Link ParentIsn't that funny? I wonder if there's a feature matrix out there for all the players in the field. For me, Zim's journal feature, ease of linking, and git integration are the killer features, but...Everyone and their mother has made a Markdown notes app, and yet I can never find the perfect one
Isn't that funny? I wonder if there's a feature matrix out there for all the players in the field. For me, Zim's journal feature, ease of linking, and git integration are the killer features, but everybody has their own little tweaks on the requirements.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~comp
switchy LinkThis is a pretty cool idea, although it feels like another take on the Nix (or maybe GoboLinux or Haiku packaging).This is a pretty cool idea, although it feels like another take on the Nix (or maybe GoboLinux or Haiku packaging).
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Comment on What are you coding today? in ~comp
switchy Link ParentI use Zim wiki, which supports a lot of what you want, except it has a non-markdown syntax (it is Python+GTK though!). Don't let that get in the way of making what you want though, it does...I use Zim wiki, which supports a lot of what you want, except it has a non-markdown syntax (it is Python+GTK though!). Don't let that get in the way of making what you want though, it does sometimes feel like it's a lacking space.
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Comment on What are you coding today? in ~comp
switchy LinkJust for funsies, to learn Rust I'm trying to follow "Writing an Interpreter in Go" (but in Rust, obviously!)Just for funsies, to learn Rust I'm trying to follow "Writing an Interpreter in Go" (but in Rust, obviously!)
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Comment on Greg KH's patch workflow in mutt in ~comp
switchy LinkI find it pretty fascinating to get a deep look into how a workflow that has been refined for a long time, and is so crucial for the Linux project, actually works!I find it pretty fascinating to get a deep look into how a workflow that has been refined for a long time, and is so crucial for the Linux project, actually works!
I just fired up Forza Horizon 4 after a bit of a break, since I was longing to play a racing game again. I just love everything about this game, and it has pretty good longevity. I've been blasting around the Lego world too, as I wasn't even aware of it until recently. The one thing I'd like is some kind of incentive/mechanism to dig into my giant catalogue of cars that I've never driven, instead of picking my few favourites.
I've fallen off The Outer Worlds a little bit. I like the writing, but the gameplay just feels quite shallow. I started Divinity: Original Sin again instead, a game I didn't get very far through the first time but seems like a much deeper RPG that I might enjoy.