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Comment on US Department of Justice could seek break up of Live Nation-Ticketmaster, Bloomberg News reports in ~music
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Comment on Rubbing your eyes is way more harmful than you think in ~health
Weldawadyathink Link ParentYep, although my doctor recommended against a classic neti pot. He recommended the NeilMed squeeze bottle sinus rinse because it can be more forceful. I have also heard that they are a bit safer...Yep, although my doctor recommended against a classic neti pot. He recommended the NeilMed squeeze bottle sinus rinse because it can be more forceful. I have also heard that they are a bit safer in terms of being sterile. I haven’t had any problems so far.
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Comment on Rubbing your eyes is way more harmful than you think in ~health
Weldawadyathink Link ParentI would recommend getting a sinus rinse kit. My allergies are primarily congestion, so doing a sinus rinse made a lot of sense. I also get itchy eyes, and I expected the sinus rinse to do almost...I would recommend getting a sinus rinse kit. My allergies are primarily congestion, so doing a sinus rinse made a lot of sense. I also get itchy eyes, and I expected the sinus rinse to do almost nothing for that. To my surprise, it actually reduced the itching by quite a bit. My regimen now is a daily antihistamine tablet and a sinus rinse as needed.
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Comment on Does anyone have experience or advice on cutting sugar consumption? in ~health
Weldawadyathink Link ParentHonestly, I don’t know. I saw your comment when you posted it, and spent the better part of a day trying to come up with things. I mentioned in another comment to have a glass of water whenever...Honestly, I don’t know. I saw your comment when you posted it, and spent the better part of a day trying to come up with things. I mentioned in another comment to have a glass of water whenever you feel hungry. Most of the time if your body is thirsty, people will mistake it for hunger. I have spent the better part of a decade trying to train myself to understand what my body is telling me, and I still mistake thirst for hunger more often than not. But that’s really just general life advice that can help everyone.
The goal of my original advice is to place barriers in front of harmful activities. You can put the barriers into place when you are feeling mentally strong, then when you are mentally weak, those barriers steer you towards the behaviors you want to have.
This sort of advice is particularly effective with ADHD, although it is still effective with neurotypical people. If it isn’t working for you, my guess is the barriers aren’t high enough to dissuade you, or your cravings are much closer to an addiction than what I experience in my life. I personally have never had to deal with disordered eating or addiction.
I would seriously recommend seeking professional help. If you are in the US and have health insurance, find out if your insurance covers mental health, then find a therapist. It may seem daunting, but it will be incredibly valuable for you in the long run.
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Comment on May 2024 Backlog Burner: Week 4 Discussion in ~games
Weldawadyathink Link ParentYeah I thought that might get that reaction from a few people. If it helps, it only just made the cut. And yeah, I had a fantastic time with Quake!Yeah I thought that might get that reaction from a few people. If it helps, it only just made the cut. And yeah, I had a fantastic time with Quake!
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Comment on Does anyone have experience or advice on cutting sugar consumption? in ~health
Weldawadyathink Link ParentIf you don’t want to go all the way to deleting them, another option is to find someone you trust and have them set parental controls on your phone. Just having another person there to keep you...- Exemplary
If you don’t want to go all the way to deleting them, another option is to find someone you trust and have them set parental controls on your phone. Just having another person there to keep you accountable is huge. Even if they just give you permission every time, having to confide in someone else will lessen how often you go to those methods.
It’s all about putting barriers in your way. Right now you are mentally strong and ready to make a change. But at some point you won’t be mentally strong. Do what you can right now to make it harder for your future self to make bad decisions.
Most importantly, when you do the right thing, congratulate yourself! Negative self talk is a big part of mental health. There is already too much negativity in the world. Wanting to change is one of the most important (and often most difficult) parts of making changes to your life. You have already surpassed that hurdle. You are awesome, and you can do this!
Edit: I just had another thought. Make yourself drink water whenever you get hungry. It is very easy to mistake thirst for hunger. I feel like I have a better handle on my hydration than most people, but I consistently get it wrong. I will get hunger cravings and not feel thirsty at all. Then I’ll drink some water, and I won’t be hungry anymore. Try this: whenever you get hungry, have a glass of water first. Even if you still end up eating unhealthy foods after, you will be doing better. I think you will find your cravings significantly reduced just from drinking water.
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Comment on Does anyone have experience or advice on cutting sugar consumption? in ~health
Weldawadyathink LinkThe biggest thing is to just not have it available. Stop buying soda, and make sure you don’t have any way to get it. If getting a soda at 2:00 requires taking a trip to the store, it will be much...The biggest thing is to just not have it available. Stop buying soda, and make sure you don’t have any way to get it. If getting a soda at 2:00 requires taking a trip to the store, it will be much easier to resist. If you work at a place with vending machines, try not bringing any cash or credit cards to work. If you have delivery apps, delete your accounts and uninstall the apps.
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Comment on Microsoft confirms Windows 11 Recall AI hardware requirements in ~tech
Weldawadyathink Link ParentAnother +1 for 8.1 from me. I ran that happily for years. I would actually say 8.1 was better than 10 was at launch. 10 has changed significantly since release, which many people forget. (Remember...Another +1 for 8.1 from me. I ran that happily for years. I would actually say 8.1 was better than 10 was at launch. 10 has changed significantly since release, which many people forget. (Remember when Microsoft said 10 was going to be the last version of windows?)
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Comment on What kinds of part time jobs did you do when you first entered the job market? in ~life
Weldawadyathink Link ParentI was going to say the same thing. I actually just got my lifeguarding job back as a weekend job to grab some extra cash. It’s starting at $24/hour. I already have the skills, so I only had to do...I was going to say the same thing. I actually just got my lifeguarding job back as a weekend job to grab some extra cash. It’s starting at $24/hour. I already have the skills, so I only had to do an expedited training, but they will train you from scratch if you need it. It’s open water lifeguarding (beaches, rivers, etc), which is why it pays more. Since it’s a government job, it also includes a built in pay increases after you work a certain number of hours. It comes roughly to $1.25 raise every year assuming you work full time over the summer (it’s seasonal but 40 hours per week), capped to around $27.
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Comment on May 2024 Backlog Burner: Week 4 Discussion in ~games
Weldawadyathink Link ParentThanks for the info! I have another game lined up for that category, so I think I am good. Also I just read your review. I have to say I agree, especially about the oddly sexist writing. The bug...Thanks for the info! I have another game lined up for that category, so I think I am good.
Also I just read your review. I have to say I agree, especially about the oddly sexist writing. The bug coming out of her clothes really put me off. If the issues around pacing and cutscenes hadn't taken center stage, that probably would have been my main takeaways from the game. Like you mentioned, I might try and find a good let's play to watch through.
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Comment on May 2024 Backlog Burner: Week 4 Discussion in ~games
Weldawadyathink Link ParentWizard of Legend I don't really have a lot to say on this game. I needed something that used cards, and the enemies technically (sometimes) spawn from cards. It's a stretch, but I couldn't find...Wizard of Legend
I don't really have a lot to say on this game. I needed something that used cards, and the enemies technically (sometimes) spawn from cards. It's a stretch, but I couldn't find anything else suitable in this role. I was hoping this would be a rougelike recreation of Magica, one of my all time favorite games, but it isn't. If you like roguelikes, I think you will love this game. I don't really need another roguelike game in my life right now, so I put it down pretty quick.
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Comment on May 2024 Backlog Burner: Week 4 Discussion in ~games
Weldawadyathink Link ParentCrypt of the necrodancer This is a really well done game. I am clearly not very good at rhythm games, so I didn't end up playing this very much. I liked how well done it is. I never felt like I...Crypt of the necrodancer
This is a really well done game. I am clearly not very good at rhythm games, so I didn't end up playing this very much. I liked how well done it is. I never felt like I was being punished by the game. Every mistake felt like my fault in some way. Ill be keeping it installed and be playing it in the future.
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Comment on May 2024 Backlog Burner: Week 4 Discussion in ~games
Weldawadyathink Link ParentOkami HD Oh boy. This game is beautiful, and I think the beauty and gameplay might have been enough to get me to complete it, EXCEPT THAT IT MIGHT BE THE MOST ANNOYING GAME I HAVE EVER HAD THE...Okami HD
Oh boy. This game is beautiful, and I think the beauty and gameplay might have been enough to get me to complete it, EXCEPT THAT IT MIGHT BE THE MOST ANNOYING GAME I HAVE EVER HAD THE "PLEASURE" OF PLAYING. My first session was 1 hour and 15 minutes. It was mostly cut-scene, but there were some really interesting takes on gaming in there, and I was actually looking forward to it. I expected an exposition dump at the beginning, because many story driven games have that. I assumed it would get better after I got to the "meat" of the game. My second session was 30 minutes. Not because I didn't want to play more, but because there was about 3 minutes of actual gameplay in those 30 minutes. And that little gameplay was a boring 2 stage fetch quest to do something that I had the ability to do before the quest (at least according to the game lore; I actually saw that resolution coming and attempted to complete the objective without the quest but it was scripted).
Did I mention that the text speed is incredibly slow, and about 2/3 of the dialog interactions are unskippable? So after that FUN interaction, I decided to try and find out if this game was almost done being annoying. That's when I found this reddit thread: Okami is a lovely game that does all it can to stop you from playing it. I read a bit through that thread and decided to put the game down forever and never look back. It is a beautiful game, but the experience it provides is not what I want out of a game. Sorry Okami, you might be a really cool game, but I want noting more to do with you.
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Comment on May 2024 Backlog Burner: Week 4 Discussion in ~games
Weldawadyathink LinkMode: Golf Bingo! Finished 22/24 ✔ Vampire Survivors ✔ Vampire Survivors ✔ Paratopic ✔ Vampire Survivors ✔ Slime-san Has a moral choice system ✔ Vampire Survivors ✔ Wizard of Legend ✔ Quake ✔...Mode: Golf Bingo! Finished 22/24 Has a lives system
✔ Vampire SurvivorsHas a silent protagonist
✔ Vampire SurvivorsGreat reviews, but not your usual type
✔ ParatopicHas a time limit
✔ Vampire SurvivorsHas gravity manipulation
✔ Slime-sanHas a moral choice system Has permadeath
✔ Vampire SurvivorsHas/uses cards
✔ Wizard of LegendReleased before you were born
✔ QuakeSet in a fantasy world
✔ Vampire SurvivorsUses procedural generation
✔ Crypt of the NecrodancerRandomness determines your fate
✔ Vampire Survivors★ You can save/pet/care for animals
✔ Okami HDA solo-dev project
✔ Vampire SurvivorsHas a review score above 88
✔ QuakeHas less than 16 achievements
✔ Aperture Desk JobYou can complete it in only a few hours
✔ ParatopicKnown for its ending
✔ ParatopicReleased in the year you joined Tildes
✔ (2018) ParatopicHas environmental storytelling
✔ ParatopicHas a cozy vibe
✔ Slime-sanHas the letter ‘Q’ in the title
✔ QuakeFocuses on exploration
✔ QuakeSomeone else has played it for their Backlog Burner I have to admit that last week, I was feeling pretty hopeless on this golf card. Specifically the "Someone else played for backlog burner". I had no idea how I was going to fill that one. There were so few games that y'all played that I have on my backlog that it made it pretty difficult. But I got one figured out now, and it should hopefully complete my card in one fell swoop.
Added this week:
- Okami HD
- Crypt of the Necrodancer
- Wizard of Legend
These games are checking off much fewer squares than my previous games, but I didn't see a way around that. I know of a handful of games that would fill a bunch of these categories handily, but I either already played them or didn't learn about them until after this event started. Some of the categories here are pretty loose associations as it is, but I felt it was close enough to count.
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Comment on Unpopular opinion: "Show don't tell" isn't always the best strategy in ~books
Weldawadyathink Link ParentI think there is a misunderstanding of these rules for creatives. They are not laws set in stone. They are lessons. As a creative you have to learn and understand the lessons and know how to apply...I think there is a misunderstanding of these rules for creatives. They are not laws set in stone. They are lessons. As a creative you have to learn and understand the lessons and know how to apply them. @DavesWorld did a much better job saying what I was trying to say.
The scene you are referring to is an interesting example. It is primarily exposition, which is not necessarily a bad thing to tell. Your audience may need some background to partake in your story. Events aren't necessarily something you can show. What you show is characterization. I rewatched that opening scene part way through typing a reply and ended up deleting what I wrote and starting from scratch.
There are a ton of examples of showing and telling just within this prologue. I think this one example will serve the best. Galadriel says near the the end of the prologue that "the hearts of men are weak". Is that statement good storytelling? After that statement, do you really understand what it means for men to have weak hearts? How will it affect the story? Do all men have weak hearts or just some? From that statement, we get almost no information. In the context of the narrative, it serves as a thesis statement. This will end up being one of the primary themes throughout the movies. Now lets look at the instances of narrative that show the same thing. Boromir tries to take the ring from Frodo. Not only does that create a scene with a lot of spectacle, it shows that Boromir is influenced by the promise of power. Pretty much every member of the fellowship is tempted by the ring at some point in the narrative. We even see instances not associated with the one ring. Theodin is influenced by Wormtongue into effectively ceding control over his kingdom. Denethor is influenced by years of spite to not request aid from Rohan. All of these examples show that "the hearts of men are weak" much better than Galadriel telling us.
None of these are chiseled in stone, and anybody saying they are is wrong. But if writers find that they are telling something instead of showing it, they need to examine if it is absolutely necessary. The drawbacks of telling are significant. That is the lesson from "show don't tell".
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Comment on Unpopular opinion: "Show don't tell" isn't always the best strategy in ~books
Weldawadyathink Link ParentI will start by saying I have much less experience than you do. But I still think I have a useful perspective as an audience member for many works of writing. You mention the rules of art which...I will start by saying I have much less experience than you do. But I still think I have a useful perspective as an audience member for many works of writing.
You mention the rules of art which you find "confining". I think instead of looking at those rules as limitations, you should try to understand why they exist and what it means when you break them. If you look through the history of painted art, very few painters became famous by following all the rules that were standard at the time. The good painters knew when to break the established rules.
Here is an example from the movie industry: You never want your action to be in the direct center of the screen. This often goes by some variation of the "rule of thirds", but the gist is to never have the focus be in the center. This makes the frame more engaging with the audience. In Mad Max (I haven't seen the movies, and heard this story third hand, so forgive me if some details are wrong), the director wanted to use fast action cuts. If these were framed with the rule of thirds, the audience would need to spend cognitive load on reevaluating after every cut to focus on the correct sections of the frame. The director instead staged all action directly in the middle so the fast cuts were not as jarring.
As a member of the audience, I have yet to see an example of "show don't tell" being broken in a way that improved the end product. Especially in movies, if I examine the films that I feel fail at storytelling or character development, one common thread is a lack of showing and too much telling.
In worldbuilding, the goal isn't to show the audience everything about your fictional world. Its to make it feel real. To make it feel lived in. Things should happen when the main character isn't around. The mechanics and systems of the world should be internally consistent. But they shouldn't necessarily be explained. In my personal life, I have many examples of worldbuilding becoming worse as the author tried to explain more of it. There should be reasons things happen, but those reasons shouldn't always be explained.
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Comment on Building cross-platform offline-first apps with Bluetooth Low Energy in ~tech
Weldawadyathink Link ParentI didn’t communicate very clearly, but this is where (I am pretty sure) your assumptions fail. Both antennas and amplification circuits can do some pretty incredible things with the noise floor....The tower doesn't have any specialized magic equipment that can reduce the noise floor
I didn’t communicate very clearly, but this is where (I am pretty sure) your assumptions fail. Both antennas and amplification circuits can do some pretty incredible things with the noise floor. The antennas in particular often have to be quite large to do this. Take a look at what ham radio operators use: large antenna. Yes, there are a lot of things we can do to make good antenna smaller, but that means more cost and complexity.
Another example is phased array or similar interference based antenna. Cell towers use this type of antenna, but it isn’t really feasible with our current technology to put a phased array antenna in a cell phone.
You say these communications are full duplex, but the two directions of the signal are not equal in their electromagnetic properties. If you need proof of this, run a speed test on cellular. Basically anywhere in the world you will have much faster download speed than upload speed.
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Comment on The Slack controversy has opened a whole new can of worms in ~tech
Weldawadyathink Link ParentI can only speak for myself, but using teams is consistently the most frustrating part of my day. Microsoft seems to have gone out of their way to make it the least reliable software they could....I can only speak for myself, but using teams is consistently the most frustrating part of my day. Microsoft seems to have gone out of their way to make it the least reliable software they could. Excel still beats it for the unreliability with a moderate sheet open, but teams definitely does a good job being shitty. One of the most frequent issues is that it will log me out randomly. If I don’t happen to see the small red banner at the top of the teams window to log in again, I won’t get any messages until I finally see it. So its primary job is to get messages to people, and it fails at that. The rest of my issues are less consistent, so I can’t remember them right now, but I get a handful of weird one-off issues every week.
Last, what program are you talking about when you say “teams”? Just off the top of my head, there is teams business as the successor to lync and Skype business, teams for personal use, teams built in to windows 11, and the “new” teams. All of these programs have little or no relationship to each other, except some branding.
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Comment on Building cross-platform offline-first apps with Bluetooth Low Energy in ~tech
Weldawadyathink Link ParentI am far from a wireless signaling expert, but I don’t think that could work in practice with current phones without trade offs that customers wouldn’t want. The radios in phones are designed to...I am far from a wireless signaling expert, but I don’t think that could work in practice with current phones without trade offs that customers wouldn’t want. The radios in phones are designed to broadcast at incredibly low power. Cellular radios operated by the carrier are designed to be able to pick up these low power signals and amplify them. Radios in phones very likely couldn’t amplify and understand signals sent from other handsets. You would have to make the phone radios much more powerful, which means more battery usage, physical size, heat generation, etc. And all this for a feature that very few customers would actually use. And the few that could use it probably already have a set of point to point radios that would work better anyway.
Again, I could be wrong about this, but I don’t think it’s as simple as building out the software. I think the hardware would need significant changes too.
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Comment on Why these giant oak barrels are the key to making some of the world's most expensive wine in ~food
Weldawadyathink Link ParentI don’t think so. They definitely function through capillary action like you said, but I don’t remember them being called capillaries. Honestly at this point, I kinda feel like I might just be...I don’t think so. They definitely function through capillary action like you said, but I don’t remember them being called capillaries. Honestly at this point, I kinda feel like I might just be misremembering the whole thing and they were just called xylem or capillaries or something. Memory’s a funny thing.
Since internet companies are de facto broken up by region, and the ISP industry is one of the least competitive industries I can think of, I am going to say that would be a poor strategy.