Witch

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[–] Witch@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Fata Morgana.

Listen, whether you like Visual Novels or not doesn't matter. But Fata Morgana is just somehow...perfect. Everything is resolved and I don't feel any need to complain about any aspect of it. It was an experience to play a game that left me with no questions afterwards. It was just a really good story.

 

Playing around with PeppermintOS on a "new " old laptop, and having fun. Its making me realize that tiny things can really work to impress. (Especially when you're waiting on a ram upgrade, haha!)

Could be terminal based or GUI, I'm just curious---what tiny apps do you use that you think are neat? Things that don't take up much storage or memory.

[–] Witch@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you for this post! With the prices of meat skyrocketing we are considering more vegetarian meals but we've been struggling with carb-heaviness. Hopefully I can find something good in these cookbooks that can make up for it.

[–] Witch@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

No bonus points - Air fryer potatoes with oil on it to make it nice and crispy

Yes bonus points - black bean burgers. It's breadcrumbs, warmed black beans that got cooled down, and an egg to make it stick together. That's healthy.

[–] Witch@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rails.

Genshin Impact successfully had my attention for over five hundred days. It's a regularly updated game that can be played entirely F2P, and I love that concept. Anyone who claims that you have to whale to get good at the game is wrong. You just have to play the game and ignore that some Youtubers and Twitch Streamers seem to believe that fake big numbers are the only way to improve in that game. In reality, I've watched streamers ignore that, and instead opt to play with their favorite romantic pairing or favorite character because they just enjoy the game more that way.

Honkai Star Rails seems to be a similar concept, however it faces a dilemma where it is a turn-based game and as a result the battle mechanics, so far, have to be more carefully considered. For example, I run a defense-healer-single attack-AOE attack team. So far, I tend to die if I don't do that. The gameplay is more simplistic than Genshin Impact, but the battles are stronger and tend to take longer. Bright side: because it was recently launched you get a bunch of free pulls! Yeah!

[–] Witch@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I love visual novels but I'm so bad at playing them. I keep buying them because I love to support the industry, but they tend to be hours and hours long so I don't finish them, aha.

The last one I played through a route on was "Life After Magic" which is a pretty relatable queer VN about a Sailor Moon expy who dropped out of high school and ended up in a dead-end job, having to reunite with her friends / potential love interests. I'd like to finish this one because I know you can date the villain in one route.

[–] Witch@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

KDE Connect means that I can ping my phone that's usually presumably somewhere behind my bed or on a counter somewhere, without having to sheepishly walk to the nearest person and ask "can you call my phone I lost it :c"

[–] Witch@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sally's Baking Addiction - really enjoy the pumpkin bread. might make it again once pumpkin is in season once more. Budget Bytes Many of the recipes are adaptable to Southern Ontario prices. Add a few dollars for estimation and you're golden. Cooking On a Bootstrap - I really like the concept of it, but I haven't quite made any recipes just yet.

[–] Witch@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Definitely not dissing pancake mix. That there is the holy baking mix. My mother likes to make them in cupcakes cups in the microwave and eat them later.

(I will however insist that the specific brand of canned peas that pop up where I live are really gross)

Also, won't lie, it is fascinating to meet another person who eats raw noodles out of the box. I thought that was just me!!!

The black beans sound yummy and so does that fried rice. Thank you for commenting with your recipes!

 

Oats, rice, beans, pancake mix, those gross canned peas...to anyone who has been to a food bank, this is a non-exhaustive list of things that tend to be staples in their pantry.

So my question is this, to anyone who has been to a food bank:

What are some meals that you've been pleasantly surprised when you made them out of the most common ingredients you got from the food bank?

For me, it's probably really simple black bean burgers.

Cook up some canned black beans, mash them while warm. When they're colder throw in some breadcrumbs and an egg, mash them more, add whatever spices you like, and then form them into burgers. Fry them with whatever oil or margarine or butter that you happen to have that week. Ketchup is surprisingly good on these.

I eat them on bread usually, since if I'm going to the food bank that week I probably don't have the money for buns and food banks here offer buns rarely.

[–] Witch@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

I notice injustice, I just don't often do anything about it because of my anxiety disorder, which makes me cry myself to sleep for six hours.

[–] Witch@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Oh good timing! I was trying to install Jellyfin and I've been having....issues trying to set it up without Reddit, lmfao.

[–] Witch@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I've instinctively typed in "how do i do so-and-so reddit" in my search like a fool a few times, but I'm pretty sure I'm staying on Beehaw for now. It's nice. It's comfy. I've only seen both literal and figurative unwanted dicks like, one time. It be a winner in my books.

[–] Witch@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh yeah, it's definitely more than just attention issues in class. Fun trivia: we have a high comorbidity rate with bipolar disorder. Did you know that? Our emotional dysregulation tends to be so bad that people with ADHD keep getting diagnosed with bipolar. How is that school based? What does that have to do with homework? Nothing! Yet, everyone acts like ADHD is just something that interferes with homework! It's frustrating.

 

Hi everyone! So I've recently switched to Linux and I'm having a lot of fun downloading software and replacing my old stuff with it. I'm wondering what you all use?

My switched softwares:

Obsidian -> Logseq - Obsidian is great and all but I think Logseq is also competent in its own way even without plugins. I am currently exploring templates to create my own daily journal/habit tracker like I did in Obsidian.

Word/Notepad -> LibreOffice - Seems to have a lot of options. Currently using the writer software for quick notes.

Canva -> Inkscape - I am aware that Canva is a website/android app, but I decided to switch from it to Inkscape by utilizing open source illustrations such as Undraw for graphics needs. I still need to look up tutorials on how to use it properly, though!

Clip Studio Paint -> Krita - I actually made this switch a month or two ago, but I'm really enjoying Krita a lot more than I ever did Clip Studio Paint. Less things to get distracted by, giving you more chances to learn how to utilize the essentials.

Things I'd like to explore in more detail:

  • Thunderbird as a calendar/email/task software
  • Whether or not I should stick with Calibre for book management
  • Kdenlive as a video creating program. I haven't created videos before, but it seems fun.

How about you? What do you enjoy?

 

Hi everyone! So I just switched to Linux and I am a little unsure of what to play on my laptop.

It's a presumably decent laptop, 16gb of ram and Iris Xe, but I find that it has battery issues trying to play anything fancy like Skyrim.

I'm looking into things like emulation, finally tackling my Itch.io backlog, and bringing out old classics.

I like RPGs and text-based choose your own adventure games, so if you have any recommendations I'd appreciate it!

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