SolarMonkey
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- Comment on What are some good examples of "Where the fuck do you go" kind of games? 17 hours ago:
I had a similar problem with ocarina of time (and lemme tell you having to run around in not one but multiple times was a… blast…)
It was the first Gannon fight where you shoot the paintings… I’d never played a Zelda game before and it took me ages to give up and look it up (thankfully this was after the internet was born, and walkthrough sites were all over)
- Comment on Is water an acid or a base? 4 days ago:
If it makes you feel any better, I totally get it.
I’ve thought many times how different the universe would be (would complex life on earth even work the same way???) if frozen water became more dense and sank like most frozen substances.
- Comment on thicc boie 1 week ago:
Oh no the laser is too powerful! You shot straight through!
- Comment on I'm a 6'1" man with size 3 feet which means every they measure my feet at a shoe store, the Brannock device gatekeeps my gender 2 weeks ago:
I have this problem, but width only, not overall size.
I just wear men’s shoes, and even those are wicked hard to find. There isn’t really a category of shoes for my size (not big enough overall for drag shoes to be right, but far too wide for normally sized women’s shoes - I wear 6-8 [brand dependent] 4EW in men’s) and I’m not willing to spend a fortune on shoes to have cute custom ones made, so men’s shoes and sandals are my options. Boring.
- Comment on It happens... 2 weeks ago:
I haven’t had quite that interaction, but I’m equally blasé about it. It’s literally just part of life.
“In the past year have you had thoughts of suicide?”
broad gesture if you haven’t you probably aren’t paying attention… but I’m apathetic, not active. Not that it would matter because when I was actively suicidal it took 6 fucking months to be seen by you chucklefucks…
They always get that concerned face and I have to reassure -them-… like no it’s fine this is just normal for me…? I live with chronic pain, I live with chronic poor-ness, it’s just chronic life (and not the fun drug kind, even). I’m not into it, but I’m not actively thinking about doing anything about it, either. Doesn’t mean I want to be resuscitated if shit happens, tho… and I don’t… (any more chronic issues would be probably one too many, and then I’d get active…) I even know exactly what probably painless method I’d go with, because suffering is dumb. And it’s something I can act on quite literally any time I want with zero effort on my part other than going to the store, so that I’m still here is a great sign!
My current doc (Va changes my doctors every couple years) was the absolute first, out of dozens of people I’ve told that to, who was like “ummm… that’s actively bad… so what is your mental health plan? (Told her I don’t have one, other than suck it up) I’m going to give you an open-ended referral to some outside groups who may be more able to help you, especially on short notice… I get why you don’t trust our mental health… so if you ever want that, just send me a message and I’ll put in the referral for you. Also here’s a list of non-profits that aren’t directly affiliated who may be better suited to help you…”
Fwiw, whatever it is in your life that causes these things, I hope they stay at or below active-planning level. If you ever want someone totally random to vent to, my DMs are open, and I’ll reply with commiseration rather than gaslighting you about things not being that bad, because… well I get how pointless that would be 😜
- Comment on Anon has regrets 2 weeks ago:
Blindsight is awesome. I was so pumped he made his works freely available.
Have you read the rifters trilogy? It has a mildly odd voice, imho, but overall a great series.
- Comment on Pressure washer reality 2 weeks ago:
You might have just invented community service volunteering…?
- Comment on wednesday, my dudes 3 weeks ago:
You can try at least once! For science!
- Comment on Are there any games you don't play as it was intended to be played? If so, what game and how? 4 weeks ago:
I felt that way about blitzball in final fantasy 10 (I think). Never finished the actual game.
- Comment on Not today 1 month ago:
The trick I’ve found over years of people-Ing as the person working is to always end with a statement that can either be turned back with ”you too!” without being awkward, or warrants something other than an autopilot response.
Thanks for stopping in, have a great night
Enjoy your meal and if you need anything just let me/us know
Don’t forget to tell your friends about us, and have a great day
Etc.
That way it’s totally fine for them to autopilot the pleasantries and they won’t feel cringey after.
- Comment on Which game is it? 1 month ago:
Definitely mine too. It doesn’t even run faster than 1x… which is sucky slow but my own fault for having too many livestock animals to support my ~60 pawns… (peaceful gets very out of control if you let it) but now I have an outpost mod and as soon as all my kids are adults, most of them are gone.
- Comment on You better say "Thank You"! 1 month ago:
I lived through a hurricane down in Texas years back, and the poverty “lick up basic supplies lines were really dehumanizing.
No shade, no real concern for humans, just passing out goods based on queue.
And of course performed by cops… you know, paragons of society………………………
- Comment on Zero 1 month ago:
Yeah that’s super fair. I mean I chose the book. 😅
- Comment on Zero 1 month ago:
I listened to a book about the history of the number zero years ago. I thought it would be boring enough to fall asleep to. It fucking sounds boring. It still sounds boring, ask these years later.
Either I’m a bigger nerd than I thought or the history of zero is actually super interesting and I’m super unsure which, tbh.
- Comment on Dont worry everyone, this is just an example. Rick Astley has not given us up. 2 months ago:
I think that’s the one inverted color pic that is still widely recognizable by basically everyone, while not being someone particularly famous in a widely applicable way (Einstein and Marilyn Monroe are the only other two I can think of with iconic enough single-frame images to be able to be likewise recognized, but I’m open to other examples!)
- Comment on Nice try guy 2 months ago:
Yeah because the economy is totally great right now and finding work that pays the bills is super easy!
— things said by people who are out of touch
Even when the economy was good, it took months to find new employment if you have to have any sort of standard (like minimum income above the minimum wage threshold). Most people right now can’t afford to be out of work for months.
Maybe your area was good, maybe your skill set is in demand, maybe you have zero standards or requirements to support your family, whatever it is, your experience is not at all the standard, and it’s much more likely you just have survivor bias. That’s when you say “it was easy for me, it should be easy for everyone!” While everyone else is struggling.
- Comment on Sunning 2 months ago:
At least they don’t have to worry about sunburn because that can’t possibly be a comfortable or easy position to maintain for long periods of time…
Imagine a sunburned anal sphincter… shudder
- Comment on We've increased our subscription from $9.99 to $29.99 a month 2 months ago:
One of the later red dwarf episodes has this. The ship gets upgraded to m-corp, and as registered crew lister is the only one impacted.
- Comment on Moap 2 months ago:
Featured in the… super amazing movie Waterworld (1995)
- Comment on Poll: What's the cross-over between fans of Trek and solarpunk? 2 months ago:
If you haven’t already, you should check out some of the communities over on slrpnk.net, we’ve got stuff from urban development to farming to transport to aesthetics :)
- Comment on Costco Increases Pay to Over $30 an Hour for Most Store Workers 2 months ago:
I’m glad Costco has leadership that seemingly understands the value and responsibility of loyalty, and is taking the union seriously.
A rising tide in this case lifts all ships. I hope the union gets a good contract.
- Comment on Putting the die in diet 3 months ago:
Not a veggie in sight, so your whole digestive motility was based on alcoholic diarrhea. (Been there…)
So fashionable to shit yourself in public in white dresses.
- Comment on Shopping 3 months ago:
Not if this was during the stretch where masks were super hard to get and everyone had to figure something out for themselves…
- Comment on This one is going to be controversial 3 months ago:
I’m a fan of pineapple, red onion, and black olive.
It sounds weird, but it’s an absolute win.
- Comment on Capcom is experimenting with generative AI to help generate the “hundreds of thousands of ideas needed for game development" 3 months ago:
On the subject of existing asset use… I played yonder: the cloud catcher chronicles, and I am fairly certain the sound for rain in that game is actually the sound of something gently sizzling in a pan.
It’s super close, but -just- wrong enough for me to notice. And then be mildly bothered by it for the next 40 hours of playtime.
- Comment on Disappointed. Immeasurably. 3 months ago:
Air fryers are nothing but small convection ovens with fancy pre-sets. I’m a bit mystified that people think you can’t use them for anything other than greasy breaded foods.
My air fryer has a thermometer probe attachment and came with roast pans because it’s made to do everything, including whole chickens, roasts, or steak. (It’s roughly the size of a microwave)
- Comment on Has anyone attempted to create a Fediverse-based Character AI like service? 3 months ago:
I also hate it. And the fediverse in general is super against it. And I’m super here for that.
- Comment on Bloodletting recommended for Jersey residents after PFAS contamination 3 months ago:
Haha well I guess at least you get an excuse for something you (hopefully) enjoy.
No disability is fun, and for what it’s worth I’m sorry that it’s a thing you have to find a way to manage. I imagine it’s rough. I have my own disabilities that… we get by, eh?
Thanks for answering my questions though, I’ve not met anyone in that position, but it will absolutely factor into how I interact with people in the future, so thank you for being open :)
- Comment on Bloodletting recommended for Jersey residents after PFAS contamination 3 months ago:
Nice, do you do that just to help keep it in check, or do you have other methods?
- Comment on Has anyone attempted to create a Fediverse-based Character AI like service? 3 months ago:
Same tbh. But we do have some normies who stumbled in by chance, and I’m sure there are people who see these small communities as a ripe exploitation vector (during the Reddit exodus everyone was super concerned with how to monetize shit, for example)
But yeah for the most part nobody really wants that.
