BoxOfFeet
@BoxOfFeet@lemmy.world
- Comment on Resistance is futile 2 days ago:
My wife INSISTS we have a printer, in case she ever wants to print anything. She never does. It has a scanner. Admittedly, a very nice one. I use the scanner every year at tax time. I suggested we get another smaller, lighter scanner. She says we don’t need two scanners. So, for the last 5 years, I have had to lug this 25.7lb behemoth out of the basement to scan like, 6 things, and take it back downstairs. That is all we use it for.
- Comment on Squint your eyes 👀 1 week ago:
The N and D cats in send look pretty messed up
- Comment on Anon uses Windows 2 weeks ago:
I’ve been using Mint since November. Love it. It’s made using my PC new and fun again. There are only two things I cannot figure out yet, and that’s putting roms on my PS2 hard drive, and connecting my TI-86 calculator. Luckily, those are both things I can do on my XP machine.
- Comment on Forever Skies 1.0 out now 3 weeks ago:
Yeah, you’re right it is pretty linear. Astroneer is fantastic regarding freedom, I totally agree. And I love that it doesn’t have the food and water requirements, just air. That really lets you focus more on the exploration. Haven’t played the other two you mentioned. I’d definitely say Forever Skies is a casual game. If I weren’t playing that at night, I’d probably be playing Boggle Plus or Dr. Mario on the GameBoy. If I had the time (not at 11pm) to really get into a game where I cared about story or interesting mechanics, I would be playing something better. I could finally finish F.E.A.R., after 20 years. Or start MechWarrior 5.
- Comment on Can't understand why they fired me 3 weeks ago:
I’ll be honest and admit that I’ve done that once or twice. It was a Friday, and I went to lunch with a coworker at a pub nearby. He got a lunch beer, so I decided to get a lunch beer. Saw they had Dragonmead Final Absolution on tap, which is one of my favorite beers of all time. Usually, you get it in like, 10oz glasses, its 10% ABV. But the waitress asked if I wanted a short or a tall! I don’t think she was familiar with it. I couldn’t pass up an opportunity like that, so I got a tall. Nursed it throughout lunch. After we paid the bill, I pounded the rest of the 20oz glass. Got back to work, and started feeling it as soon as I put the car in park. It was all I could do not to take a George Costanza style desk nap. Nothing productive was done the rest of the afternoon.
I had a coworker at a different job come to a 1pm meeting and sit next to me, completely reeking of booze. He tried to contribute something, and when he got up to point at something he just stumbled and fell right into the projector screen then onto the floor. My boss asked me later if I noticed anything off about him in there, and I just said it looked like he lost his balance pretty bad, hope he’s OK. Pretty sure he was going through some personal issues at the time, because I never saw him do anything like that again.
- Comment on Forever Skies 1.0 out now 3 weeks ago:
I love it. I only have 32 hours into it so far, but I keep coming back to it more and more. Really, just because it’s so chill. The survival aspect of it is so easy. Catch some fat dust moths, cook, and freeze. Tanks of water ready to be purified at any time. So really, it’s just a chill game where you float around and collect stuff to build a better ship. I play it for acouple hours late at night after my wife and kid are asleep to unwind. It’s not a game that takes a lot of skill or concentration, it’s just relaxing. And when I’m in my glass walled bedroom, ship swaying back and forth in a storm, I’d say it’s downright cozy. Float around, find blueprints for a new chair or lamp, call it a night.
- Comment on 'Oh god': There's a buried Steam help page that shows how much money you've ever spent on the platform, and you may not want to know 3 weeks ago:
$602.41 for 50 games in 18.4 years. Cost at today’s prices: $698. I’d say that’s a win.
2,095 hours. 72% of games played. Guess I need to get to work.
I wish I could track my pre-steam numbers. Id be interested to see how much time I put into Mechwarrior 3, or Rollercoaster Tycoon, or Unreal Tournament.
- Comment on I had no idea y cunt was this powerful 3 weeks ago:
Just wash it down with some orange Fanta.
- Comment on I had no idea y cunt was this powerful 3 weeks ago:
A buddy of mine. Just refuses to. Never elaborated, I didn’t ask. Probably part of why his marriage didn’t last.
By that logic, my deep love for the act should ensure mine will last forever.
- Comment on ooo.ooo 4 weeks ago:
Where is Barnacle Boy?
- Comment on SPIRIT WEAPON 4 weeks ago:
Hey baby, the vikings used bones of dead animals in their weapons to make them stronger. Come on over and I’ll bone you like a dead animal and you can see how strong my dick is.
- Comment on i just wanna live 5 weeks ago:
My basement spiders get them. I love my basement spiders.
- Comment on 3's grip looks the most comfy 5 weeks ago:
Thanks, I think it’s one of my best looking pens. The VP isn’t a VP, it’s a MoonMan A1. I’m not sure if it’s made by Majohn or not, but it is super similar to their A1 and A2 if it’s not. Writes well, good seal. For under $30. Highly recommend.
- Comment on New Portal pinball table may be the closest we’re gonna get to Portal 3 1 month ago:
That looks awesome. It would look a little out of place next to my other pinball machines, as they’re vintage. But I’d still love it. I don’t want to have to sell two watches to afford it, though. That’s pretty expensive.
- Comment on Definitely didn't waste half an hour making this 1 month ago:
How could I forget K&E. Nice slide rules, too.
- Comment on Definitely didn't waste half an hour making this 1 month ago:
I love 0.3. I would love a Rotring one if they made it. My only one is an Alvin Draftmatic.
- Comment on 3's grip looks the most comfy 1 month ago:
If I HAVE to use a ballpoint, it’s going to have to be a rollerball. Like the Uniball. But really, I’d take just about any fountain pen over any of them.
- Comment on Definitely didn't waste half an hour making this 1 month ago:
Damn straight. Best pencil I’ve ever had. Well, the 0.5mm. I write too small for 0.7.
- Comment on Definitely didn't waste half an hour making this 1 month ago:
Pentel used to be my pencil of choice, too. You’d probably want something more like the e-Sharp. The one pictured is really more of a precision work one. Drafting, art. Less for long-form writing.
- Comment on Definitely didn't waste half an hour making this 1 month ago:
Wtf is this shit? No Rotring. No Alvin. No Koh-i-Noor. I guess I have to take the GraphGear, but it’s under duress.
- Comment on "You should probably just throw it away" 1 month ago:
Well, I’ll give that a try, too then. Thanks for investigating! At least it’s not just me that can’t get it to work.
- Comment on "You should probably just throw it away" 1 month ago:
I’ll definitely check out OPL-PC-Tools, thanks! HDL Batch Installer just hangs on open, checking for updates. I have been running Mint since November. I can’t get OPL manager to launch at all. Regular Wine, Proton, nothing. I’ve tried brand new prefixes with fresh .NET runtime, it just refuses to start.
- Comment on "You should probably just throw it away" 1 month ago:
The ONLY thing I still apparently need Windows for is running OPL Manager and HDL Batch Installer for my Playstation 2 hard drives. Can anyone point me in a direction of Linux alternatives? I managed to get WinHiip running in Wine, but it can’t see the PS2 HDD from Wine. Pretty sure I need something that runs native, and for the life of me I cannot find anything. Which is really surprising to me.
- Comment on Emulating PS2 for my Steam Deck, would love any recommendations! 2 months ago:
I love Midnight Club 3 so much. That and Black just seemed (to me) to just push the envelope of what the PS2 could do. They’re gorgeous. Black can output 480p, and even with all the crazy physics and detailed textures, it never seems to experience slowdown.
- Comment on 1987 2 months ago:
Meals like this are exactly why I don’t ever use condensed soup in anything I make. I’ve had a lot of meals like that growing up. My family, my grandparents, my friends families… My wife still will make stuff like this sometimes. It’s all just lazy mush to me. I can’t stand it. Even my mother-in-law, who makes her own soup stock and makes bread and has her own chickens will make condensed soup and canned green bean mush. I just do not understand.
- Comment on 1987 2 months ago:
Similar experience in rural Michigan, same time period. I’m sure that’s how my mom grew up as well. Fresh veggies were quite available out there, but we still got canned. My grandma wasn’t a great cook, and even though my mother has a ton of fantastic skills, cooking isn’t one of them.
- Comment on 1987 2 months ago:
Oh man… my mom called it “rice stuff.” It tasted like it looked.
- Comment on I am from a different millenia 2 months ago:
“The music is reversible, but time is not. Turn back, turn back!”
- Comment on I am from a different millenia 2 months ago:
Wipeout 3 had an awesome soundtrack. I’ve probably listened to it more than I’ve played it.
- Comment on My mom lying her ass off about me to her friends so she can brag [Day 73] 2 months ago:
It’s from The Room, it’s a
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