Goddamn, I wish I could get the crema on my cafecito to look like that 😅

Chris Rock emerges from a Solicitor’s Office on the strip mall with a lawsuit for Will Smith

If we don’t defederate from the outset I’m just gonna join another instance that did. I didn’t sign up for Lemmy because I wanted fucking twitter.

I’ve been a few times over about 15 years or so. This was out in the woods, using gas-powered guns.

They’ve always been free sessions and they generally just allocate people on teams randomly, so there’s no promise the people you go with will be on the same team or not.

It really is just luck of the draw for the most part. Some people get stuck in, others don’t.

Don’t bother wearing loads of layers - it won’t make a difference when you get hit. You’ll be better off making sure you’re comfortable.

Plus, your mask is going to fog up, so the cooler you can stay, the less trouble you’ll have with it.

No idea of that helps, but take it for what you will!

Smash Mouth were always the heroes we deserved, but not the ones we needed…

Yup. The opportunities to enter the service are there.

It’s retention that’s dismal. They learn the skills then take them elsewhere.

And I honestly don’t blame them one bit. It’s very, very taxing and important work that isn’t recompensed properly.

You just know it’s going to be riddled with micro-transactions, log-in bonuses, a couple of premium currencies, timed exclusives etc etc etc…

I’m reading all the footnotes, although admittedly somewhat glossing over the ones which are purely citations, making reference to other books/magazines which may or may not even exist. I still try and read their titles though as they sometimes give a little insight to underlying themes.

The only thing I’m not doing it skipping about within the book itself, like where it says to check an appendix for more info - I figure I’ll get to those bits in due course, and don’t want to break-up the flow too much, or inadvertently lose my page 😅

Whether or not that’s the “right” way to go about things, I couldn’t say.

What I’m struggling with so far is that the language itself can be quite tricky in places (mostly the main body of text discussing the Navidson Record so far), and when Johnny’s sprawling footnotes start getting a bit nonsensical. Neither points are huge issues - you just have to pay attention with the former, and roll with the latter - but they do have me re-reading the same sentence over again in places where I’m trying to keep up 😅

As I say, enjoying it so far, but you’ve got to really engage.

I’m literally reading it for the first time at the moment - about 100 pages in.

So far it’s very intriguing, and I’m sure all the best is yet to come. It’s presentation and structure alone is compelling.

That being said, I’d be slow to recommend it so far. It’s nigh impenetrable in some parts 😅

Alonso and Yuki.

Alonso for the fun-factor, Yuki for the potential.

What’s everyone’s preference at the moment?

I’ve been using Jerboa since I migrated and it’s been great.

Installed Liftoff today, but it seems less polished at the moment, though admittedly I’ve not yet had a chance to dive into the features properly.

Haven’t yet touched thunder.

I bought a gorgeous set of black metal dice with gold numbers, with a mindflayer theme.

Can’t read them for shit when actually playing.

I then proceed to buy a big bag of about 8 individual, basic sets with nice big numbers. They usually end up getting shared out to the group each session now 😅

I’m patiently waiting for someone (anyone) I know to decide to throw out an old laptop.

Gonna bite their hand off for it, install Linux and proceed to fuck around and find out.

I adore Metal Gear Solid 2 when it released (and I still do), but a few years ago when I went back to it after having not touched it for years and years, it struck me just how choppy the flow of the game is, especially at the start of the Big Shell.

You’re constantly interrupted by cutscenes and codec calls, almost every time you go through a door, and some of those cutscenes or codecs last for a very long time.

I don’t mind it, given the story is interesting and the script is good (in my opinion, at least), but it really stuck out to me in a way it never had before. It takes a fair while before you’re given somewhat free-reign without constant interruption (though you’re never really THAT far from another cutscene in MGS2).

I can’t say I’m gonna post anything, but I’m enjoying content. You guys are doing good work 👌

Sounds like I’m in for a treat then! I’m really looking forward to it.

I’ve got House of Leaves coming any day now.

I was looking for some interesting horror, and this seemed to be a consistent recommendation.

No idea what it’s actually about, other than a bunch of separate stories being intertwined, and a house that’s bigger on the inside than it looks on the outside.

Hopefully it’s good 😅

I imagine it’s actually quite harmful.

People should be encouraged took seek advice and help if they suspect they have any kind of mental disability. It’s stigmatized as it is, to the point that many people actively shy away from acknowledging their condition, or, get concerned that they’re just overreacting, don’t really have the condition, and are instead some kind of faker/imposter, doing harm by putting demand on a care system that they feel other people are more deserving of, and generalising a serious condition.

If people suspect they need help, they should be encouraged to seek it. It’s not a contest and they shouldn’t feel ashamed.

Good news. He should flourish in Ange’s system. And frankly that price is a bit of a steal.

Gee, I feel so slammed right now, you don’t even know.