Acamon

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[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

I guess it depends how niche vs on-topic the post is for the community you're posting in. But in general, I don't think I'm going to bothered by seeing the same issue coming up every few months. And if you can find different aspects of o focus on, more frequent could also be fine if it's right for the community. Half of c/android is just some variation on "Google sucks / hates it's users / is destroying privacy", which is fine cause it's true and there's lots of indvidual news items.

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

It's basically the opposite of addictive. Addictive stuff is easy, because it quickly becomes a "need" not just something you theoretically want to do but can't really be bothered right now.

Even 'fun' stuff like TV shows, I can 'want' to catch up on shows, or finish the series I was loving, but if its down to choosing and making myself get round to it, I won't. But when suddenly I get a hyper focus on some old show and I binge forty episodes in a weekend it's 'easy'. What's hard is stopping, which I guess means I'm kinda in addict mode (until I overdo it and get board and abandon the watchthrough a few episodes from the end).

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 11 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

None. I don't really understand who's going around getting banned? Kids?

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It's the sort of thing I'd agree to because I hate commutes and that sort of inefficency. But it's also probably a bad idea. It's a lot of stress on a relationship, also it gives weird incentives - what if she no longer likes your son but wants to keep dating him to avoid having to get up early. That's not fair on either of them.

If you do it, would it be an option to offer that she stays a couple of nights each week, on a trial basis? That way she still gets to avoid some commutes, but it's obviously temporary and easier to back out of for everyone. If there's any issues you can not invite her back without having to evict a teenager.

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Thanks for sharing that, it's pretty cool! But it's not the one, I'm pretty sure I'd have remembered the "shoots acorns out your hands" power! And more objectively, that's a 3e style class, and the one I'm looking for was definitely AD&D 2e.

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 11 points 4 weeks ago

It's not crazy to be concerned or even feel anxiety about not being able to tell if a post is a bot or a person. But being wildly hyperbolic isn't helping anyone.

I've been chatting on the Internet since the days of usenet, and back then there was no algorithm, or advertising or any motivation to drive engagement beyond our natural human desire to communicate. And it really wasn't that different than lemmy. You still got trolls, bullshit and unreasonable political takes, as well as genuine questions, thoughtful answers and useful information.

Real world personal development and action are important, and you should definitely prioritise that over chatting to strangers on the Internet. But "scribo ergo sum", I know I'm here asking questions and appreciating answers and discussions, and I know other humans irl who use lemmy, so it would seem logical that some (perhaps most) of the users here are humans and they too may appreciate my answers and discussion.

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Mine was a super-specific and overpowered Dungeons and Dragons custom class for elves, that basically got cool powers from all the other classes. I'm pretty sure the class was called "Knights of Rillifane" and I came across it originally in a Compuserve message board.

As I say, it's not a good bit of game design, and it's certainly not important. But given how big the d&d loving community has been in Internet history, and how 'collectory' they are, it really surprises me that it hasn't been compiled into a netbook or turn up on a geocities website somewhere.

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 9 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

It's not that I think your trolling. I don't understand the question. What does house trained mean in this context? How is it different from controlled?

Similarly, I don't understand what you mean by "allowing the kill and conquer to rampage".

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Very much depends on my motivation, my schedule and the weather. Walking much more than half an hour feels like a fair distance, and if it's unpleasant weather then I'd be tempted to take a bus or train partway.

But if it's nice weather and I've got plenty of time, walking an hour to go to a museum or whatever would seem perfectly normal.

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is this a story you've read but can't rememeber? Or something you've heard about? Seems a weird combination of hella vague and very specific.

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I definitely feel less hydrated. A lot of carbonated waters haver a higher sodium level, so that might be part of it. Or it's just the bitter taste of carbon dioxide.

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Sure, movies pay more than panel shows, but you get lots of women working as extras, even though it really doesn't pay well and involves of lot of hassle.

But more importantly, why do you think that women are more sensitive or opposed to waiting around? Not sure it's a trait or stereotype that aligns with my experience. Guys can be plenty impatient and think they're too important to wait around like a pleb.

 

More of a "waiting while cloud flare verifies my humanity thought" but this is the closest c/ I could find.

 

I love Southern fried chicken, and I'm pretty fond of waffles (savoury with bacon and maple syrup, or sweet) but I cannot imagine the combination as working at all.

They're both a little dry on the outside and soft on the inside. It feels like they really don't complement or contrast with each other. I'm sure I'd eat it if I had so alternative, but I can imagine how it is a classic American paring. I'd much rather have fries, slaw, or potato salad which all seem to offer a creamy or crunchy contrast.

Am I missing something? People who like it, what's good about it? Is the secret lots of maple syrup? Are the waffles different that usual? Is it not actually that popular? I'm a decadent European, so I can't just go somewhere and try them myself.

 

I don't really like discord, but my gaming group have been using it for rpg stuff. Chat channels, video calls and easy to setup bots have all been really useful.

But I get the feeling the enshitification is going to get worse, so I was looking for somewhere else to migrate to. The video stuff isn't as important, we could switch easily to other services. But before I start a new campaign, and spend time setting up bots with routines for rolling dice and calculating tables, I'd like to do it somewhere that isn't in talks for an IPO.

I'm not really up on stuff like this, so I don't know if there's some obvious similar choices or an alternative medium that I haven't considered.

 

I came across this cryptic phrase in a description of an old D&D adventure Tale of the Comet . In context, it seems to describe the designer solving a problem of game balance by having the powerful technology items have limited charges / uses before expiring. But I cannot parse prophet-squeeze-monster and I certianly don't recognise it as a classic trope. Any ideas?

 

Back in the early days of the internet, there were a bunch of webcams anyone could view - sometimes a street, sometimes the coffee machine of a lab, and, occasionally, someone's bedroom or appartment. Although they were much talked about, I'm sure it was a tiny number of people, and probably not for very long. And because of crappy bandwidth, most of these cams were more like constantly updating image, rather than actual video. Tbh, maybe it's not even a real thing, but I definitely remember it being spoken about.

Nowadays obviously things are great for people who want strangers to know what they're up to, they've got countless media to choose from. And 'watching a stranger do mundane things' was packaged up and sold as reality TV a long time ago.

But I guess my question is, are there people still live-streaming their life - without it being a sex thing (like onlyfans) or advertising / shilling front (so, ruling out most 'influencers'). Are their folks out there just running a 24h twitch channel where people can watch them fold their laundry or doomscroll the night away on a poorly illuminated couch?

 

And if so, how do they label headphones, contact lenses etc?

 

My nephews & nieces aren't currently allowed much computer access because their parents worry about screen time, inappropriate content and the like. But their mother was sharing concerns with me that they won't have the basic computer skills and understanding that we learned growing up in the 80s and 90s. Having to make computers work before you got your reward of a game was such a big motivation for me as a child. We learned to program in BASIC on spectrums and Amstrads (typing code for a game out of a magazine didn't require much knowledge but taught me a lot) and about memory management by fiddling around with AUTOEXEC.BAT/CONFIG.SYS to get DOS games running, and so on.

Are there any good educational computers / distros / OSes? Searching online mostly shows simplified GUI to access educational "games". But I was wondering if there was a Raspberry PI or linux fork or something, that was geared to create a challenging but supportive environment for learning the fundamentals.

Any suggestions?

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