stringere
@stringere@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on electrostatic spider flight 3 days ago:
You would probably find kirlian photography an interesting read.
- Comment on You'd need to calculate the compound interest 5 days ago:
Oops I did it again.
- Comment on how did he do that? 1 week ago:
“Bless the Maker and His water.
Bless the coming and going of Him.
May His passage cleanse the world.
May He keep the world for His people. ” - Comment on My son got Nikes so he doesn't get teased. 1 week ago:
So you would teach kids that bowing to social pressure by buying overpriced fashion items is ok?
To each their own indeed.
- Comment on My son got Nikes so he doesn't get teased. 2 weeks ago:
Having to spend money tp avoid being socially ostracized IS frivolously spending money.
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Unworthy of serious attention; trivial.
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Inappropriately silly.
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Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight.
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- Comment on Can it take months to get over being laid off? 3 weeks ago:
Praise be the norman
- Comment on Fuck Fahrenheit 3 weeks ago:
YTMND is calling your name
- Comment on Too many non-working holidays in America. 4 weeks ago:
We have fewer holidays than medieval peasants. Economic historians vary between 150 and 250 work days vs 261 for a Mon-Fri job.
- Comment on Trump, Who Has Likened Himself to a King, Bristles at ‘No Kings’ Protests 5 weeks ago:
Many years ago I was part of a team that put a cream cheese machine online for the first time. I didn’t know what would follow.
- Comment on Duolingo CEO on going AI-first: ‘I did not expect the blowback’ 1 month ago:
Try Language Transfer. It’s a very different approach from rote memorization.
- Comment on Guess I'm on the right track 😌 1 month ago:
The moniker Tankie is a reference to the Tiananmen Square Massacre because of their minimalizing or outright denials regarding the incident.
- Comment on Talented child artist 1 month ago:
Isn’t 10 a little old to be coloring on walls? My kids stopped doing that by 6. Not trying to say I’m some kind of super dad, I’m far from perfect, but 10 seems a little old to still be coloring on walls.
- Comment on why does alcohol stop my back pain but medicine doesn't? 1 month ago:
GIBoard
You got me looking at these. Then I started looking around. Is there a reason to get one of the ~200 USD balance boards over a 20 USD wobble board? Other than durability, I guess.
- Comment on Company agrees to 4-day week at full pay—worker reveals dramatic result 1 month ago:
Plumber fixes the issue. Image
- Comment on Anon discovers cigarettes 1 month ago:
Well done, I know that feeling even though I’m only on my 2nd year without cigarettes after smoking for 30 years.
- Comment on After saying negative reviews 'might just cause our death' and 'we've got a few months left in the oven', No Rest for the Wicked CEO claims he never said they were in 'immediate financial danger' 2 months ago:
I loved the Ori games and No Rest for the Wicked was shaping up to be a great game. Hoping my refund request to Steam wallet goes through; 67 hours played. I included in my refund request that I want to take that money and use it to support a studio that isn’t run by an asshole (but worded gooder).
- Comment on After saying negative reviews 'might just cause our death' and 'we've got a few months left in the oven', No Rest for the Wicked CEO claims he never said they were in 'immediate financial danger' 2 months ago:
Well that sucks. I was really liking this game but I’m not supporting trash people with my money. Sucks for the developers working there. Refund requested and review with reasoning posted.
I was unaware that Thomas Mahler was such a goon, bad boss, and puts out misleading press to bolster sales. I have requested a refund and will not be supporting anything he is involved in going forward.
After saying negative reviews ‘might just cause our death’ and ‘we’ve got a few months left in the oven’, No Rest for the Wicked CEO claims he never said they were in ‘immediate financial danger’ - pcgamer.com/…/after-saying-negative-reviews-might…
Ori Studio Head Says Review Bombing Might Force Studio Closure, Then Takes It All Back - kotaku.com/ori-moon-studios-no-rest-for-the-wicke…
Moon Studios Creative Director Thomas Mahler Criticizes Cancel Culture and Media Bias - noisypixel.net/thomas-mahler-cancel-culture-woke-…
Despite its beautiful Ori games, Moon Studios is called an ‘oppressive’ place to work - venturebeat.com/…/despite-its-beautiful-ori-games… Posted May 15.
- Comment on Blankets are always good 2 months ago:
Just don’t accept blankets from Colonel Henry Bouquet.
- Comment on What is your favorite indie game? 2 months ago:
I’m still stuck in Horace! Such a great game.
- Comment on What is your favorite indie game? 2 months ago:
Ori and the Will of the Wisps is an excellent followup to Blind Forest.
- Comment on Anon studies Buddhism 2 months ago:
Reminds me of the famous koan:
Before enlightenment; chop wood and carry water After enlightenment; chop wood and carry water
Be mindful in your daily activities.
- Comment on Anon studies Buddhism 2 months ago:
See the other comment for a variation of the story.
- Comment on Anon studies Buddhism 2 months ago:
In another telling of the story he arrives to find his meager shack ransacked by the thief and writes a koan with a broken piece of charcoal on a torn piece of parchment:
He left it right there In the window The moon
That’s translated and also my memory from a book I read 20 years ago. Do not take this as historically or literarily accurate.
- Comment on Anon studies Buddhism 2 months ago:
Ryokan, a Zen master, lived the simplest kind of life in a little hut at the foot of a mountain. One evening a thief visited the hut only to discover there was nothing to steal.
Ryokan returned and caught him. “You have come a long way to visit me,” he told the prowler, “and you should not return empty-handed. Please take my clothes as a gift.”
The thief was bewildered. He took the clothes and slunk away.
Ryoken sat naked, watching the moon. “Poor fellow,” he mused, “I wish I could have given him this beautiful moon.”
- Comment on Give us your craziest ocean facts. 🦑 3 months ago:
No but the dolphins said “thanks for all the fish” before they leave.
- Comment on Give us your craziest ocean facts. 🦑 3 months ago:
The mouse’s design specifically excluded any artists’ signatures.
- Comment on Comedian Russell Brand charged with rape 3 months ago:
My first thought was “again?”.
Might be the same incident we’re confused by:
- Comment on Recommendations for privacy-focused, open-source alternatives to corporate apps 3 months ago:
Coworker shared this with me. Keeping it going.
- Comment on Why We Love to Get Lost in Games: The Enduring Appeal of Metroidvanias 4 months ago:
How timely a comment.
I just got pop_os up and running to replace windows 11 on my alienware aurora. Still working on a sound issue in Helldivers 2 but overall has been a smooth transition.
- Comment on Why We Love to Get Lost in Games: The Enduring Appeal of Metroidvanias 4 months ago:
Ori and the Will o’ the Wisps is an amazing sequel, just as beautiful and just as smooth to play.
Moon Studios also has a new project, No Rest for the Wicked. It is very different from the Ori games but just as well crafted.
