@dlove67 that’s certainly a valid thing to be jealous about. I think the last truly awesome collectors edition game I bought on PC was Fallout 4. They’re so rare these days.
@killyourfm Lol! Ok, silent night now? No, but I would not mind a little happy tune such as Oh when the saints go marching in. Ours play do yrou ears hang low with that one note in the left hand as a pedal tone. or the homophonic verson or what not.
This sunflower is NOT messing around. Only 7 weeks ago, this was a seed in the ground. Today it's 5 feet 4 inches tall! (~164cm for my European friends)
@killyourfm it was only a couple feet tall but it was growing in the gutter. 😂 Bird must’ve dropped a seed up there and it took root in all the gunk and leaves.
@killyourfm loving that. I haven’t graduated yet to the fruits and veggies, but my cilantro, basil, rosemary and mint are already showing and can’t wait to use fresh herbs in my cooking once they have grown enough.
@tylnesh Hey nice! Herbs aren’t always the easiest to grow. Funny story about my mint: I sowed it in a big grow bag a few weeks. Not a single sprout appeared — but it IS start to pop up in roughly 10 different places in my raised beds 🤣
Essential weekend listening as the weather heats up!
The first time I bought this album, I was 12 years old. I'd heard "Pour Some Sugar On Me" on the radio and almost immediately rode my bike to The Wherehouse and spent my hard-earned lawn-mowing money on the cassette. Outside of Pyromania and Hysteria, I didn't really stick with Def Leppard, but this album is absolutely timeless for me.
@killyourfm Pour Some Sugar On Me is still an awesome song. I'm too young to have listened to Def Leppard back in the day, but that song is what made me check them out. 😁
@mforester@killyourfm The lyric is pure cheese, but yea it’s still a damn awesome song! (My other favorites from this album are “Animal,” “Gods of War” and “Rocket.”
The top ~50 Google searches are people typing in websites without the .net or .com because they can't remember the full domain name. (Including "google" which is hilarious.)
Is this a sad reflection on society, or proof that we need a more advanced search engine that actually answers questions rather than simply serving up promoted links and SEO-optimized clickbait.
I'm tentatively excited about this rumored ChatGPT search engine, even if I still have reservations about the future of AI.
I don’t always share food photos, but when I do, it’s because an ingredient came from my #garden. In this case, two! The rocky arugula and the cilantro, which both added a delicious little kick to the tacos.
Soon, those tomatoes will be from the garden too (and the tortillas will be homemade).
Side note: I’m AMAZED at the difference between store-bought vs home grown cilantro and arugula.
Achievement unlocked yesterday: First 20-mile (32km) ride... EVER! Got to feast my eyes on beautiful orchards and farmland, Bear Creek, and Black Rascal creek.
This ride felt like tangible proof that my decision to ditch alcohol and eat healthier (more cooking from scratch, less ultra processed foods) is paying off.
@killyourfm good for you! Keep it up. You'll feel better and wake up the following day with renewed energy.
I've gotten to the point where I don't feel guilty when I occasionally go for processed food. I can make it up every other day with a healthy diet.
@nfilipes Thanks for the encouragement! And yea, we have to allow ourselves the occasional guilty pleasure.
Speaking of energy, YES. The last few years I had been taking afternoon naps probably 3 or 4 times per week. Now I’m bursting with energy all day, even if I get a bit less sleep than usual. I love it!
Helldivers 2 is the perfect model for a live-service game. The progression is brisk -- you can unlock multiple rewards after almost every session -- the cosmetics and premium battle passes can be earned quickly just by playing, and it definitely doesn't hurt that the game itself is an absolute blast.
If you haven't checked it out, #Helldivers2 is basically a 3rd person Left 4 Dead meets Halo with a Starship Troopers vibe.
@svenjacobs@EccTM@ProfessorCode That's nice to see. Now, I hope the 10s of 1000s of people who rallied together to review bomb the game update their scores so more people jump in.
I’ve been playing and enjoying games like Virtua Tennis 4 for more than a decade, and these jokers want to come along and say “we’re absolutely shutting down your SINGLE PLAYER game in two years.” #StopKillingGames
@killyourfm A friend of mine I grew up with has played Tennis games on various consoles and PCs for a long time, and also enjoys the sport in real life. Once he finds this out, he'll probably rant over beers the next time I see him lol.
My new life goal is to have a 20+ acre homestead by the time I'm 50. A forever home. Somewhere semi-remote and surrounded by forest. Less people and more animals. Less technology. Less preservatives and toxins. Less noise. Less light pollution. Less reliance on anyone but myself and the land.
Pretty wild that Bethesda was like "NAH, you don't need to adjust any graphical settings for #Fallout4 on Steam Deck."
(Tip: you can add "SteamDeck=0 %command%" to the launch settings to reinstate the launcher that has said graphics settings, but still. HUGE foul on the play.)
I didn't expect to fanboy out over a Cards View update that just landed in #Thunderbird Beta 126.0b1, but here we are. I LOVE IT! It’s a MAJOR visual improvement, and I’m ridiculously proud of our UX team for landing it.
This also needs to be repeated over and over: our team growth and user growth, all the visual and technical improvements, our increasing sustainability, NONE of it would be possible without the generosity of our donors.