SolarMonkey
@SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net
- Comment on Sunning 1 week 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 1 week 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 1 week ago:
Featured in the… super amazing movie Waterworld (1995)
- Comment on Poll: What's the cross-over between fans of Trek and solarpunk? 1 week 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 1 week 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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" 2 weeks 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 weeks 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 weeks 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 weeks 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 weeks 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 weeks 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.
- Comment on Bloodletting recommended for Jersey residents after PFAS contamination 3 weeks ago:
How ironic.
But really tho, people with high iron are good for blood donation because a lot of people are low and they more readily pass the screening tests for donation.
- Comment on Has anyone attempted to create a Fediverse-based Character AI like service? 3 weeks ago:
I don’t think anyone here really wants that.
- Comment on Bloodletting recommended for Jersey residents after PFAS contamination 3 weeks ago:
Do you donate blood to do this or…?
- Comment on Lubricate first pls 4 weeks ago:
Huh… I struggled to understand him when I was a kid, but I just watched a compilation clip of his lines, and as an adult it’s perfectly intelligible.
(I’m in no way southern; I’m from the part of the Midwest where the accent can only be described as “generic Midwest”)
- Comment on Anon makes a troubling connection 4 weeks ago:
I don’t follow furry fetish stuff personally, so never.
- Comment on Anon makes a troubling connection 4 weeks ago:
Considering that 100% is a portion, I’ll agree with you.
- Comment on Anon makes a troubling connection 4 weeks ago:
That’s a fair point until you realize that humans are a lot smarter than rabbits.
- Comment on USA Air Force issues new guide regarding acceptable phrases to be used when on duty 1 month ago:
“When the fuck do they expect me to do this?” Being replaced by “maybe I should work later” is top tier military satire.
No fucking chance of working late voluntarily. Not paid for it. Only do when told to.
- Comment on Anons make the worst game ever 1 month ago:
Not only drowns it out but also over-writes all the subtitles as soon as they pop up!
- Comment on Anons make the worst game ever 1 month ago:
I don’t recall what game it was, but probably ff7 remake…
If you die in prolonged battles you can choose where to resume even though you can’t actually save there. Last checkpoint, before starting the combat at all, or before the current phase of battle for multi-phase fights.
This was ridiculously helpful for a few things, where you had some difficult non-boss thing that drained your health (if this was your first play through) and then that led directly to a boss fight.
I played super fast and loose with saves in that one thanks to the auto save.
- Comment on The Hot Dog Class 1 month ago:
They are both calzones.
- Comment on I don't have to check the price because I know I can't afford it. 1 month ago:
I think it probably is, yeah.
- Comment on I don't have to check the price because I know I can't afford it. 1 month ago:
We have a fondu restaurant where you can get hard cheeses to dip in your cheese goo.
Idk why anyone would eat there beyond novelty tho, it’s so disgustingly expensive for the tiny bitty servings you get.
But they aren’t out of business yet, so your cheesy cheese idea isn’t a total flop :)
- Comment on I don't have to check the price because I know I can't afford it. 1 month ago:
My area of wi, too.
I go to Amish dairies now, and sometimes the non-Amish side of the road cheese shops attached to smaller farms. it’s not cheaper, but it’s not a large-scale farm, at least, and the money stays more local.
Actually the piggly wiggly here in town has some of the best cheese and meat prices, despite being 2-4x more expensive for literally everything else. (Chicken legs and quarters for 0.35/lb is normal, bulk bacon which is mostly fat (great for cooking) is $0.50/lb, cheese isn’t outright cheap but less than other places). They seem to have worked out some sort of contract with a local dairy; that brand is nowhere else around.
- Comment on Some things don't belong in a salad 1 month ago:
In my family it was jello, half of the half-set jello was mixed with whipped cream, other half cut into chunks, then mix in marshmallows, and fruit, and let it all set up.
I’ve never seen jello salad with cheese, veg, or nuts or anything, that’s wild, just cuz I’ve never seen it before.
- Comment on Holiday Decoration 2025 1 month ago:
Tangent, but I wish we could normalize pass-around bakeware/dishes (with goodies). Nobody in my experience gives away stuff on dishes they want to keep anyway, without explicitly saying they want the thing back.
I like to go to thrift shops/garage sales and get cheap mismatched dishes to make/give away baked goods in/on so nobody has to think about returning it. They cost about the same thrifted as sturdy “disposables” these days. If they want to return it, that’s fine, but most people forget and that’s also fine, because then later they give me something in the same cheap dish, and that’s lovely. Or they use it to give food to others and that’s also lovely. Or they use it themselves and that’s great too!
This works wonderfully for holidays when there are a lot of dishes going around, and it works extra well for shows of support after a loss, when the grief makes memory difficult to maintain.
