lounge

[cursive crypt]

./waf btw, I prefer it over scons by far. For small project at least.

[lofty lark]

idk what ./waf means

[unreal ether]

weak ass filesystem

can't even show scons

[cursive crypt]

It is lightweight alternative to scons. https://waf.io/book/
Basically, you download the "exe" and if you have a python in the environment, you are done.

[lofty lark]

It's there but python don't care 🎶

[summer cedar]

I googled a bit more. There's a programmer who says the cause is an empty environment variable.

[lofty lark]

Ah. I'm only pissing with scons because it's what Godot uses for it's build system

[summer cedar]

He doesn't say which variable though.

[cursive crypt]

Ah, really? Haven't touched Go dot.

[unreal ether]

are you pissing with scons or is scons pissing with you 🤔

[cursive crypt]

Looks like your py is a mess btw

[lofty lark]

well it's a fresh install so

[cursive crypt]

What kind of prompt is this e.g. cmd?

[lofty lark]

yeah

cmd admin

[cursive crypt]

jeez

[summer cedar]

🤣 There's a thread literally titled - Trying to Compile Godot with SCons is not Easy.

Vazumongr, put your stamp on it. 😄

[lofty lark]

I'm not even there yet. I can't even fucking run scons because python doesn't believe it exists

[summer cedar]

Exactly. You can add your misery to theirs.

It uses GDScript, a Python-like language.

A tinier snake of some sort, I assume.

[lofty lark]

scons is python

Doesn't Duro do some godot stuff? I need a hero 🦇🔦

[summer cedar]

Vaz, some dude says Godot does support C compiling.

Can't you just use a non-Python thingy?

-- Additionally, Godot supports other programming languages like C# and C++, which can be compiled using the respective compilers for those languages. --

[lofty lark]

idk, I was just trying to follow their instructions for building from source

[summer cedar]

https://www.quora.com/What-compiler-does-Godot-use

first post.

[cursive crypt]

Was going to suggest you to ask him.

[lofty lark]

If I see him around I definitely will

[summer cedar]

You can have AU stalk him until he replies to you.

[lofty lark]

Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[summer cedar]

might be faster.

[lofty lark]

nope

this isn't even a godot related problem at this point. this is just python not recognizing a package it installed

[summer cedar]

Let's use the Russian wrench.

Uninstall everything.

Reinstall everything.

except your life. Don't uninstall that. You might need it.

[lofty lark]

I've done that at least 3 times already

https://tenor.com/view/goofy-trial-crazy-evil-ill-fucking-do-it-again-gif-17111514

yeah

[summer cedar]

this time, do everything with admin permission.

EVERYTHING.

Also, this is now paid support.

[lofty lark]

[summer cedar]

Ponkkis gets 50%. I get 40%. 10% goes to lounge upgrade.

---

I ordered a nice mechanical keyboard today.

Once my under-table keyboard tray arrives, I can hook everything up and go crazy typing novels.

Everything should arrive in 3 days tops.

Time to Monkeytype for a bit.

[lofty lark]

deleted everything

reinstalled everything

did things the same

and voila

it works

what changed? fuck all I guess

Yup. That's enough python for the year. Im off to get food

Thanks for being a bunch of responsive rubber ducks y'all

[summer cedar]

It was environment variables.

Just like that strange programmer said.

The other installations screwed up something there.

This time, it just worked.

Congratulations.

---

Support Ticket Invoice:
Client: Vazumongr
Support Staff: Lord Ponkkis du Linux, Lord Windus du Windows

Cost: $500
Breakdown:

1. Co-Pilot cost - $5
2. Google cost - $5
3. Lounge upgrade cost - $10
4. Lord Ponkkis du Linux cost - $230
5. Lord Windus du Windows cost - $250

Please pay on or before the next release of Python to receive continued support services.

Ponkkis, you can send $20 from your share to Blue Man, so that the mods don't shut down our underground support racket.

[errant raven]

That moment you lose 4 hours of progress in a survival game because you died and theres no auto saving

[summer cedar]

Yes.

[errant raven]

Wait I gotta pay to use python 4?

[summer cedar]

There is no python 4?

🤣 Apparently, the creator/managers of Python were so badly harried when migrating Python the first time that they decided not to make it. 🤣

Sigh, my laptop's membrane keyboard is straining because of my fingers.

I think it was the right choice to buy a mechanical keyboard.

Can't be 100% consistent when your keys are creaking and refusing to register some inputs.

Wow, just learnt a new word today.

Hessian - a woven fabric made of vegetable fibres, usually the skin of the jute plant or sisal leaves, in the Caribbean.

[proud jay]

who knew taylor could rap https://youtu.be/02flJYwwa-c

[lofty lark]

this is so weird

[zinc matrix]

Playing Crysis 2. It's incredible the photorrealism of this game. It's more saturated than real life, but it's better than those UE5 games that attempt to look as close as possible to a videocam

[lofty lark]

So after further inspection there was something different. For some reason, previously pip was placing the scons.exe in ../Scripts/bin/ (a folder it was making, not me). After reinstalling everything, it placed scons.exe in ../Scripts/. That's the only change I noticed.

[summer cedar]

patreon.com/windus - Finished setting up my patreon page. Check out the banner and profile picture. I used Photoshop's AI generator to convert a real photo into a profile cartoon. The background was also generated. I edited both in Photoshop for awhile.

PSA: Don't actually subscribe or buy anything. 🤣

[proud jay]

Me at the rave

[summer cedar]

Very flashy.

[proud jay]

I am currently blinding myself

why do these LEDs have to be so bright

[median wraith]

Another discord mobile update?

[median wraith]

🎤 okaaayyy let's. go

[proud jay]

Elegoo Uno R3

[queen isle]

To me the difficulty is to hide the lack of content

[soft night]

https://tenor.com/view/lancer-gif-26201532

[broken sigil]

https://youtu.be/pzyQE0WWphk

[zinc matrix]

I wanted to make a game in Fortnite, but Fortnite has a limited map size...

This is the map for my game in UE5 (standalone). That little green circle? My Fortnite map.

[broken sigil]

yeah like 20-50GB depending on how much storage the early photos took

[white oxide]

how big is that map?

in km

looks 8 x 8

[empty dune]

Doesn't even sound like taylor though

[stoic helm]

Is it just me or does ol Timmy sweeny not give off any likable vibes?

Might explain why he's not married at his age lmaaaaoooo 🤣🤣🤣

[unborn lotus]

sir

[errant raven]

I thought the cheating problem in cs2 was over exaggerated

It was not.

[mild gust]

What do you mean it's a perfectly balanced level of cheating.

[zinc matrix]

To be honest, I'm not quite sure. I would estimate that the circle in the center has a diameter of 1 km, so you might be right.

[stoic helm]

I have a conspiracy theory that the next cyberpunk game is on UE5 because cd project fked everything up

[cursive crypt]

https://tenor.com/view/gr8poseidon-fart-farting-gif-18613056

[summer cedar]

Watching those 4TB NVMe drives become cheaper and cheaper, I am happy I haven't bought one yet.

[soft night]

windus you should check those coolers for NVMe drives

[summer cedar]

Do you really need them if you don't have those very high performance versions?

I think for 3500-5000 MB/s, you don't really need dedicated coolers.

[celest musk]

a passive heatspreader is good enough in my experience

unless you have massive workload all the time

[lime saffron]

Baldur's Gate 3 has 119GB O.O

[celest musk]

laughs in Ark

[lime saffron]

How much does it have?

[celest musk]

iirc it was ~200gb with all DLCs

[lime saffron]

yikes

finally, my 100MBit dl speed gets a use though

[celest musk]

nvm

Base game is 125GB. 435 is with all DLC.

[lime saffron]

wtf

people looking for hard drives be like "oh, this one fits Ark"

[brittle holly]

That is some real gamedev dedication https://youtube.com/shorts/b8TVxA22F0Q?si=-bSHVWzUyI_0OaCn

[unborn lotus]

#marketingstunt

[celest musk]

https://tenor.com/view/jonathan-frakes-frakesstory-fake-story-gif-10928024

took me way to long to find that meme 😄

[brittle holly]

Guess it’s possible

Doubt people are going to buy “dishwasher simulator” just cause of this video lol

[brittle holly]

https://youtu.be/GM-e46xdcUo?si=XfJH2TB-05Y86xxQ

Sometimes I play that video to/at my wife

Chaos ensues 😁

[soft night]

https://tenor.com/view/videogames-cyberpunk-2077-cheers-drink-gif-19959779

[tulip orbit]

that gif sorta makes me wanna play cyberpunk again...

[brittle holly]

🤫 BM will hear you

[proud jay]

I think it's mainly to save on effort and time tbh

[tulip orbit]

he's always listening 🫢

[celest musk]

may also be easier to find/swap devs as you like

since you don't have to train them on your inhouse engine

[soft night]

https://tenor.com/view/plo-koon-104-star-wars-clone-wars-clone-gif-20903288

[summer cedar]

Well, if your drive can fit a dinosaur, it can probably fit all your data. 😄

[stoic helm]

The conspiracy theory is CD fired/laid off the red engine team, the rest quit, and thus no one at CD knows how to use red, but they still know who to use unreal 😂😂

[stoic helm]

That's part of it bro😂

If you wanna go deeper down the rabbit hole, I think CD only spent like 6 months actual Dev time on 2077 1.0🤣🤣

[proud jay]

I doubt that

[celest musk]

yea

if they really did that was hella efficient and good coordinated working

[stoic helm]

Yo bro they had 8 years to work on it and released a garbage buggy game that under delivered. Cramming in 6 months lmao

2.0 is still garbage lol. Just improved garbage

[unborn lotus]

It was a qa problem, a qa studio they hired lied about how much staff they had and missed many bugs

[summer cedar]

No.

The real reason is Keanu Reeves.

All the bugs simply highlight how awesome Keanu is.

[cursive crypt]

u, guys... dude is low-effort trolling

[celest musk]

@broken sigil found a new friend for you

[stoic helm]

Yo then why Marcus or whatever or whatever that guy's name is at red lie to everyone ?

[summer cedar]

Doesn't Blue Man like Cyberpunk?

[stoic helm]

I like it too😂 I'm just waiting for the 2077 game they promised from the trailer

[summer cedar]

I've myself only played it a bit. I should get back to it sometime, when all the other games are done. 😄

[celest musk]

which promise wasn't kept up with?

idk the trailer. so...

[stoic helm]

EVERYTHING

Bro gtav is a better game.
Hell, that garage saints row 3 is a better game... And saint row 3 is a cash grab

[celest musk]

idk...

CP has a lot of stuff which is better than GTA V, e.g. the whole weapon system imho

[stoic helm]

Fk volition... All that greed and they dead now lmaaaaoooo

[celest musk]

only thing that bugs me in CP is that car physics are ass

[broken sigil]

Not in the mood to reply to rage bait comments, maybe if I wasn't about to go to bed

[celest musk]

ah right, almost 1pm for you xD

or 2pm

[broken sigil]

Yeah 😅

[cursive crypt]

You know you need just to offset with 12h your schedule, right?

[broken sigil]

Working on it

[stoic helm]

I'm talking about the world

Gtav and saints feels alive ish... 2077 everyone is a cardboard cutout

[summer cedar]

You sleep in the afternoon?

[mild gust]

What about the police system

[broken sigil]

Yeah I wake up at 6pm

[summer cedar]

night shift?

[broken sigil]

Yeah I'm by my own choice working over night

I work from home and it's the only time I can actually focus

[mild gust]

Night time is best time

Wake up around supper you basically eat breakfast

[summer cedar]

Go to sleep then, or you'll just get 4 hours ish.

Shoo.

[mild gust]

Then your good all day

[summer cedar]

😴

[broken sigil]

[summer cedar]

My new keyboard arrived today, along with the keyboard tray.

A handyman is coming by later to install the tray. 🙂

[hollow dawn]

what kinda tray did you order if you need a guy to install it? O.o

[proud jay]

clearly you haven't played it lol

[hollow dawn]

also this... growing coriander and basil and a new shroom buddy randomly appeared 🙂
guess i shouldnt eat it but its prolly a sign of a healthy soil biosphere

[stoic helm]

Loooooolll bro

All they did was finally fix the cops, and give you infinite grenades

And still no joining gang, and no gang wanted level

[proud jay]

which one did you get?

[proud jay]

like I said, you clearly haven't played it

it's far from garbage

[summer cedar]

A RedDragon mechanical qwerty keyboard with cherry red mx switches.

[proud jay]

why not do it yourself?

[stoic helm]

LOL bro you want me to show you my steam library

[summer cedar]

I could, but why spare the effort when I can just have him do it?

[hollow dawn]

oh i luv my nu cherry...

[proud jay]

money

[hollow dawn]

got it like 70% off even XD

[summer cedar]

I have that.
Also, handymen aren't expensive here, relatively speaking.

[proud jay]

I guess reddragon is pretty decent for prebuilt

never used one myself

[summer cedar]

I wanted to buy a split board, but I thought I'll spend the money after earning revenues as an author.

It seemed more proportionate that way.

[proud jay]

are you writing 17000 page book?

[hollow dawn]

i got the flat cherry one... awesome thing, only downside is its a bit tight if you got sausage fingers, i always activate caps lock mid sentence lol

[summer cedar]

It might end up that way. God knows.

My understanding is that if the sweatshops end up giving you a lucrative contract, they also browbeat you into extending the series forever. 😄

[hollow dawn]

oh no... split keyboard? but not the letters?

[summer cedar]

J/k. It probably won't be anywhere near that long.

[proud jay]

how is it both a sweatshop and gives lucrative contracts

doesn't that contradict

[summer cedar]

lucrative for them. 😄

[hollow dawn]

nah i tried this microsoft keyboard thats plit in the middle... q to t is left, z to p right... its so confusing... you gotta split yur brain or somin

[summer cedar]

Oh yeah, but it wasn't split enough to entice me. 😄

[proud jay]

well first off that's a shit board, cause it is still unibody

second, yes split keyboard takes some time to get used to

especially if your typing technique is much different than standard

[hollow dawn]

i know that yur crazy meta keaboarder people who build their own from spare parts found in dwarven mines... im a consumerist of keyboards

a casual

[proud jay]

that's ok

[celest musk]

this thing?

[hollow dawn]

ye fuck that... that and trackballs can go to hell imo

[summer cedar]

good split keyboards are expensive here.

[proud jay]

if you get prebuild split they are real expensive yeah

like kinesis 360

or moonlander

[summer cedar]

I did notice those DIYs.

[proud jay]

or voyager

[summer cedar]

Too lazy to do them, though.

[proud jay]

you can get them with some service

[hollow dawn]

i once cleaned my keaboard with a vacuum... i had to build my own after that cus keys...

[proud jay]

I got one of the custom ones, but paid the guys to solder it for me

so I just had to put in switches and keycaps

[celest musk]

i use the vacuum all the time with brush attachment

[hollow dawn]

plop plop plop plop and youre keyboard is clean of filthy keys

[celest musk]

gets you a good meal out of the keyboard every now and then

[proud jay]

I think the board + soldering was like 100 bucks

[hollow dawn]

dont looik under my keaboard keys, thats indescent!

[proud jay]

you can get keycaps for like 30 bucks, or reuse old ones for free

switches depends on which ones you get

[proud jay]

just clean your keyboard a few times a year

[hollow dawn]

i already collect stray socks a few times a year, how much else i gotta do?

[cursive crypt]

hell no, it takes 1h of precise work

Once an year is enuf

[proud jay]

sure

at least don't leave it for 4 years

I just clean it when I can start seeing the skin particles lol

[hollow dawn]

what happens after 4 years?

[proud jay]

the keyboard becomes controlled by bacteria and it tries to ruin your life

also sends everything you type to the chinese government

[hollow dawn]

cant you just put some nematodes or somin in there to fight it?

[proud jay]

I heard if you pee on it it kills the bacteria

[hollow dawn]

ah tahts why people take their phones to the loo

[stoic helm]

Yo for the record 2.0 with 1000 mods becomes from improved trash to somewhat ok/playable meh game

[hollow dawn]

which game anyway?

[proud jay]

CP2077

[summer cedar]

so long as you remember to unplug it first.

otherwise, you get unsolicited therapy.

[proud jay]

you guys also experience this on the daily? https://youtube.com/watch?v=yuoFsi2iIi0&si=Lioy3zd1iWnXkLHs

[summer cedar]

I find that logistically difficult to do.

[proud jay]

need more practice

[hollow dawn]

exactly, more practice

[summer cedar]

The stretching is fine, but you also have to allow for bending room.

[median wraith]

Once you reach the age that all your friends and close contacts are having kids the same year as if a factory was, is kinda depressing

[hollow dawn]

lol

[summer cedar]

Just rent your own baby.

You'll be fine.

[proud jay]

time to drive 1000km again

[hollow dawn]

in german we have a word for that, the gebährmaschiene

straight out of W40K

[summer cedar]

Umm... I don't think that's quite what Hevedy meant.

BUT, we might as well. Need fodder to power the AI machines and their robot armies.

[hollow dawn]

gets even more depressing once all the girls you date already have kids

[proud jay]

welp

luckily I'm already married

just have to try to not get divorced

[hollow dawn]

youre part of the mashine dieter

[median wraith]

well no one I dated had kids I bet

[hollow dawn]

society thanks you

[proud jay]

you're welcome

[proud jay]

not that you know of

[median wraith]

Well those didn't even wanted kids so

[hollow dawn]

ah, its fine, as long as theyre married to someone else

[median wraith]

Only know one that got married

but wasn't even dating

[proud jay]

just banging it out

wait, why did y'all stop typing

[median wraith]

lol

[hollow dawn]

cus theyre calling their spouse where they are, with whom

[proud jay]

guys

I need your help

https://youtu.be/CcgcWplfeh0

[hollow dawn]

just good youre already married

might be hard once they know your choice of music

[median wraith]

isn't normal that a person ask you if you want to marry and have kids the first week you meet, right?

[proud jay]

me, when I've been productive for 5 min

https://youtu.be/Y4ONXuyvZrw

[proud jay]

I mean just asking if you ever want is not strange. Proposing in the first week is strange

[median wraith]

lol

[hollow dawn]

i knew a girl who was like that, all planned out... back in fucking school lol

how many kids when to marry and all

[proud jay]

I asked my wife on the first date if she wanted kids

even how many

[hollow dawn]

she wa so hot... nearly got me XD

[proud jay]

I mean, I really want kids, why would I waste my time on dating someone that doesn't

[unborn lotus]

It's normal once you're past 35 😅

[hollow dawn]

best thing if they want kids, you can train them to clean the keyboard for you

"ah you want to surf the internet? without me watching? sure, but youll clean every little cookie crumble and skin tissue from that keyboard!

[median wraith]

Well this came from a person 10 years less of that (that's why surprised me)

[unborn lotus]

I can atest to that, and they learn their letters too

[proud jay]

why is it surprising though

it's no different than asking what career ambitions someone has imo

[hollow dawn]

i feel like people who have rather old parents, prefer to get kids earlier

and some people are simply very calculated in their approach to life in general, job, kids, marriage, house, etc

[proud jay]

but it doesn't need to be exactly calculated

it's not like you're saying do you want kids with me within 3 years

[hollow dawn]

well i met girls like that

[proud jay]

it's like asking do you ever want to go to Paris, and they say yes

[median wraith]

Bet because usually people in their early 30 in here still have as life target to buy toys

[proud jay]

does that mean they are living a very calculated life?

[hollow dawn]

there are obviously degrees of calcualtiveness

from extremely calculated, to the full on drifter

gotta find a balance i think

[median wraith]

tbh is hard ro meet any person this days at any place lol

[hollow dawn]

calculation makes you secure, drifting gives you new experiences you wouldnt even imagine otherwise

[median wraith]

Once in a 8h travel a person started to talk with me by the 4h

so usually isn't the case at any event etc

[hollow dawn]

ye... has become awkward to talk with real people these days

[median wraith]

and then the apps are usually crap

[hollow dawn]

i guess the covid stuff rly left a mark on many... nearly got beaten up the other day cus i asked some truck driver if he could please move his truck off the lawn...

[proud jay]

maybe you're just awkward

dam

that's wild

you stabbed his tyres right?

[hollow dawn]

nop, took a pic of his plates thou

but ye, neither council nor cops give a shit here anymore

buddy got beaten up on the street and state attorney said its not of public interest to go after the offender

[proud jay]

wth

if I were your buddy I would contact the local newspaper lol

[hollow dawn]

dont ask me, police was there, traffic was stopped, fire dept gave first aid... id saay it incurred public costs so def an interest

[median wraith]

newspaper printed here a dude from my area as offender because a police arrested he after a false call from the gf under drugs state

after that they found that last part, nobody gave a shit

and due events like that lately here nobody gives a shit about dating

[hollow dawn]

gee that sucks

here they keep the names secret... which prolly is good on one hadn, butthen you have half of parliament filled with hardened criminals lol... from rapists to robbers, tax evaders and war criminals

[proud jay]

it's part of the politics entry exam

[soft night]

https://tenor.com/view/rorschach-fuckthe-police-gif-18359164

[hollow dawn]

lol btw, which part of belgium you in? are you gonna be in a new country soon? 😮

[proud jay]

lol

I don't think a split is happening any time soon

but I'm in Flanders

West Flanders to be more specific

[hollow dawn]

ohhh sounds like yu got a seaside then 🙂

[median wraith]

wait the country is splitting?

[proud jay]

well I'm right on the border with east flanders

but see is close enough

[proud jay]

far right party wants to split north and south

they had 30%+ in polls so far

[median wraith]

wtf, why?

[proud jay]

38% in recent polls even

[proud jay]

there is a very big mentality difference between north and south, and at the moment all economic activity is in the north and the south is "leeching" off of it

there's also a lot of historical context of why Flemish people historically hate Walloons

[median wraith]

sounds like spain

[soft night]

the week of voting right dieter

[proud jay]

the southern part used to be very rich in industrial times and ruled the country, looking down upon the flemish, famously in the army during WWII, they gave the explanation in french and then said "et pour les flamands la meme chose", which means "and for the flemings, the same thing" in french

[proud jay]

this sunday

[soft night]

i voted early again

[proud jay]

you vote for belgian politics?

[soft night]

europe election

[proud jay]

how do you vote early?

not that I'm gonna do that

[cursive crypt]

morning

[hollow dawn]

mail it in i think

[proud jay]

I need to go to the voting station anyway

we get 3 voting forms the same day

[soft night]

going to early voting time and to place what open for that

[proud jay]

one for regional, one for federal and one for european

[hollow dawn]

gee

[soft night]

from normal then to letter that vote

[proud jay]

and then in october we have to vote again for municipal elections

like local

[hollow dawn]

i dont even know who to vote for... none of them offers what i want... no more arms exports into conflict regions, proper investigations of federal crimes and terrorism, sensible environmental protection not chopping down trees to build bike lanes, combatting corruption and so on... instead they all go "more security, strength through unity, lets revive fascism"

like wtf

[proud jay]

luckily it doesn't even matter who you vote for

here at least

they just make coallitions to do what they want anyway

[hollow dawn]

ye lol

[proud jay]

last elections this far right party also got 25% of the vote and central right got like 20%, so they just made a government with literally all other parties combined instead lol

of course you don't achieve anything if you need to agree with 7 parties

[hollow dawn]

there simply is noone progressive enough to be honest and straight, they all bend to some shady shit, contracts and bla we dont even get to know

like vdLeyen, shes like queen of europe and does whatever the fuck she wants without oversight or whatewver, behind closed doors, and nobody ever voted for her. shes just like a centuries old beaurcrat.

which is funnily enough where she comes from

[proud jay]

and I'm so sick of people saying this is democratic, and ye sure they have more than 50% of the votes combined, but that doesn't mean that the people voting for the individual parties in that 50% agree in the slightest with the rest oft hem

[cursive crypt]

I think the biggest problem is ppl don't vote. Or only these with more radical opinions. Here, the activity is like 1/3.

[empty dune]

https://tenor.com/view/the-simpsons-bart-simpson-grampa-simpson-old-man-going-in-gif-17818438

[hollow dawn]

well ye, i dont know who to vote for... its not like i dont want to vote, but theres no choice i can agree with

[proud jay]

we have compulsory voting 💪

[hollow dawn]

we do too, just nobody gives a shit

[empty dune]

you guys dont have a no candidate vote?

[proud jay]

more than 90% of people voted in the last election

[cursive crypt]

Nice, lol

[hollow dawn]

nah, never seen that

[cursive crypt]

There is "I dont vote" or so checkbox, but most ppl are just apathetic. They leave the rest to decide for them.

[hollow dawn]

for the eu election?

[cursive crypt]

eu + local

[proud jay]

you can just draw a penis on the paper and it's invalid

you can also do empy vote electronically

[empty dune]

we have a option thats basically "i dont trust any of these fucks, so ill vote for none of them"

it still counts as a vote but as a sign of no confidence

[proud jay]

but that depends on how you vote

[hollow dawn]

im not sure im even eligible to vote atm cus im waiting for a new id since 4 month and mine is now invalid XD

[proud jay]

interesting

straight to jail

[hollow dawn]

yeah, its def illegal

already have to pay a fine

[unborn lotus]

Our coalition is left + right parties = max corruption and theft

[empty dune]

up/down parties when

[hollow dawn]

our green/socialist/liberal gov sold more bombs than hitler did use

[celest musk]

that's suggestive

[proud jay]

I don't think our government did anything useful

except spend more money

[empty dune]

oh yeah, your gov is the genocide expert lmao

pulling upto the ICJ and being like ackshually

[hollow dawn]

well only thing ours did well was to semi legalize weed... everything else just fucked us bad

[celest musk]

nah, they failed

[proud jay]

all the parties now are like "more purchasing power", but they all forget to mention that under their plan the government debt just keeps spiralling under control

[empty dune]

how so?

[proud jay]

and we are already above the EU limit of debt

[hollow dawn]

hey those weapons we sold and the drone pilots we provide are not war weapons, just uhm... weapons or somin, supportive items

[proud jay]

it's easy to get more purchasing power if you just keep giving money away

there's only one of the parties where the government debt reduces according to their plan in the comming 4 years

and that's even only the plan, we all know all politicians do worse in practice

[empty dune]

https://tenor.com/view/back-flip-suni-lee-team-usa-summersault-roll-gif-22951849

[proud jay]

so if the plan is already making us go broke

wtf will it be if they put it into action

[empty dune]

^USA and UK going through the hoops to rationalise their support for a zionist nazi government in the middle of a genocide

[hollow dawn]

also, we rly need israel, since we dont get gas from russia anymore, which was free, and groeningen is already getting earthquakes due to the exploitation... so ya, we need stolen palestinian gas now...

[empty dune]

ah yes, element 710

[proud jay]

luckily our government decided to close nuclear plants years ago

guess what's on all parties but one's agenda now

reopen and expand nuclear energy...

these are big brain moves

[empty dune]

how is that good? nuclear power is the cleanest in the long run

[hollow dawn]

uhm... we were giving out iodine tablets last year due to belgian power plants being a bit leaky

[proud jay]

almost as big brain as the one time the minister sold a ton of government buildings to reduce debt, just to lease them back from the new owners right after, with the lease costing more over 4 years than they got for it

[celest musk]

but solar and all that stuff are better for the economy

[hollow dawn]

and our green guys replaced them with more coal plants and mines... the good german brown coal... the most filthy of all XD

[celest musk]

who tf cares about whats up in 10 years if you are only elected for 4 years

[proud jay]

tell that to these dumbasses over here

[proud jay]

hey, that's what we did too!

climate change loves those healthy coal plants

[empty dune]

solar/wind is just too inefficient. solar and wind both need massive land allotment and upkeep, its not scalable

[hollow dawn]

depends on how you do it

[proud jay]

they're good, just not to rely on for 100% of energy

like we have massive windfarms here out on the sea

bother no one

is great energy

[celest musk]

solar is kinda neat tho, but only those who have cash "profit" from it

[hollow dawn]

except the dolphins!

[proud jay]

I don't think belgian coast has many dolphins

[celest musk]

poor folks still gonna buy energy

[hollow dawn]

dude one single upwind by heat turbine plant in the friggin sahara could power half of europe

[celest musk]

what's one single upwind?

[hollow dawn]

its like a huge tarp with a funnel in which a turbine sits

sunlight heats the air, air moves through funnel

[empty dune]

nothing much hbu

dammit

why did you change it

[celest musk]

also would be funnier if windus replied to it

[hollow dawn]

lol

[empty dune]

@summer cedar why are you not available when we need you?

[hollow dawn]

hes getting a new keyboard installed

requires a technician

who needs his supervision

cus his old keyboard was too dirty and he only cleans it once a year, unlike dieter

[proud jay]

voice command

[empty dune]

https://tenor.com/view/aaaah-big-enough-gif-10431942

[hollow dawn]

https://tenor.com/view/muppet-show-muppets-kenny-rogers-group-singing-gif-15911124502680383298

[proud jay]

I know chatgpt and gemini do

[empty dune]

i miss cortana

"Im sorry i didnt catch that"

[proud jay]

she always said that when I threw rotten fruit at her

[empty dune]

https://tenor.com/view/reddit-data-star-trek-slow-reaction-catch-gif-8139734

[cursive crypt]

That was an old text joke, looks it turned into a YT clip. Tubization.

[proud jay]

meme people think about environment, they recycle most of the jokes

[hollow dawn]

slackers not supporting header tags? 😮 sadness

what if we have to say something really loud?

[rare mauve]

Welp PSA make sure you have stored drinking water and stuff all the time 💀

[cursive crypt]

How long till fixed? 🤔

[rare mauve]

It's funny because we were under drought restrictions for over a year and in May we got a ton of rain, they just lifted the restriction a few days ago. Bam, psyche!

[soft night]

https://tenor.com/view/rivals-of-waterdeep-three-truths-and-a-lie-cypheroftyr-thatbronzegirl-shareefjackson-gif-27300967

[summer cedar]

#hardware message - @proud jay Enjoy.

[proud jay]

cool blue

I've never seen usb cable on the side though lol

is that a macropad on the left?

[cursive crypt]

My ideal is keypad, but without the arrows column next to it. I want a narrower keyboard so I can handle the mouse more conveniently.

[unborn lotus]

keychron k4!

[proud jay]

fyi, there exist boards with the numpad on the left

e.g.

this is the keychron q12

but others exist

they're often called left handed keyboards

[cursive crypt]

That could do, tho I want the keypad at right.

[cursive crypt]

jeez, now if they had it more ergonomic and few control/media buttons at the top, it would be the ideal kbd

I don't mind even the option/command bullshit keycap

[proud jay]

those are just called 96% keyboards I think

it's all keys, just compressed

[cursive crypt]

Not bad really, they need just a more ergonomics and programmable/media keys on top row.

[proud jay]

or like this one https://rkgamingstore.com/products/rk-royal-kludge-rk89-89-keys-mechanical-keyboard

85%

maybe you like that

[worldly mesa]

Howdy all. Just checking in to see if anyone else has noticed that Firefox is no longer deleting history on close, regardless of previously working settings, (or any combination of settings for that matter). also, Librewolf and Waterfox are both in a semi-broken state ATM

[cursive crypt]

That also look pretty nice. tho what is missing? 🤔

[proud jay]

I never had delete on close turned on so idk

[cursive crypt]

ah yes, so, I'm between 85 to 96% kbd

[proud jay]

dno tbh lol

it's not really a common size so idk if there's a standard

[cursive crypt]

The keyboardio is something I want to try, but I really do use the keypad and there is none there.

[proud jay]

you can get external numpad if you like

or if you have a programmable board put it on a layer, but that's a step further

[cursive crypt]

put it on a layer?

[proud jay]

shit like this exists

[cursive crypt]

cute

hmm

[proud jay]

you know like when you press shift, everything is uppercase, that's kind of a layer. I for example have a key on my right side thumb that if I hold it down, instead of typing normal letters on the left side, I have a numpad layout

so as long as I hold that key, it acts as numpad, when I release it, it goes back to just typing the letters

[cursive crypt]

Ah, I see. hmm... iirc, the keyboardio is fully programmable, maybe you can use the cmd for that sorta switch.

[proud jay]

I mean idk, keyboardio is a seller afaik, they have more than one board 😆

[cursive crypt]

Tho maybe a separate keypad is much easier

They have two, lol

[proud jay]

ah right

noe split and one unibody

[cursive crypt]

Okay, I'm starting to get some ideas... A separate, programmable mini pad could fix the issues. I for example have a button just to save/build/live code in UE

[proud jay]

programmable things are nice

it makes life much nicer

like I have layers for arrow keys on my right hand home row, with home and end and stuff like that, layer with numpad, layer with symbols

everything so compact

[cursive crypt]

What was ur kbd?

[proud jay]

lily58

[cursive crypt]

What the LEDs show?

[proud jay]

whatever you want it to show

by default it shows the lily58 logo on the right and on the left it shows the current layer and like the last few keys you pressed

[lofty lark]

How do you space?

Maybe I'm blind but I don't see a space key anywhere

[proud jay]

it's just keycaps idk, it's fully programmable

for me space is on the left thumb key

and backspace on the right one

[lofty lark]

ahh

[proud jay]

I got mine from here https://mechboards.co.uk/collections/featured/products/lily58-kit

pretty nice store

unfortunately in the UK

which is not in the EU anymore

they also do prebuilts from time to time

and they have a soldering service if you don't wanna do it yourself

like me

of course they have other boards too

[cursive crypt]

Kinda cheap, nice.

[proud jay]

well

it's a bit misleading

[cursive crypt]

backlights?

[proud jay]

you need to add 2 controllers as well

and you need the switches and keycaps

[summer cedar]

Yes. 🙂 I bought it for gaming, because I was tired of mashing the keys on the laptop's board. It was hard on my left shoulder, too.

[proud jay]

and this is just the kit, so you have to assemble it yourself

[summer cedar]

@trail ore It has arrow keys and numpad functions mapped to shortcuts.
Also, there's a full keyboard right above it. 🙂
@trail ore I didn't do anything to the laptop. It's been eight years or more that it has served in my fief. It's quite natural to exhibit wear and tear, especially in 40 degrees Celsius temperature.

[proud jay]

they do assembly for 30 bucks though

[cursive crypt]

Does it have backlights?

[proud jay]

not that I know of

[cursive crypt]

bummer

not a biggie tho

[proud jay]

if you want prebuild with backlights, I think the ZSA Moonlander and Voyager are quite popular

moonlander has a big footprint though imo

heard very positive things about voyager, but it's low profile of course, so maybe you don't like that

also, they are like 400 bucks 💀

[cursive crypt]

hmm... the Moonloander looks more ergonomic, realy bulky - ye, lol

[proud jay]

if you really want backlight, the Iris board has that afaik

[cursive crypt]

ngl, it looks a bit weird

[proud jay]

https://mechboards.co.uk/collections/kits/products/iris-kit

[proud jay]

yeah, I'm not a fan of it personally

downside of the iris is that it doesn't come in hot swap

so you can't swap out the swithes willy nilly

they're soldered in

[cursive crypt]

I haven't needed to do that like.. never probably 🤔

They easily outlive the caps and the human life

[summer cedar]

Can't wait to change the master key switches inside the brain chip.

[proud jay]

well I just like trying out new switches once in a while

[summer cedar]

Blue, Red, or White - according to how smoothly you want to thought type.

[cursive crypt]

Then is valid reason, I bought time ago a test kit with several switches. Chose few, stuck to the Cherry brownies.

[summer cedar]

Co-Pilot recommended Cherry switches to me, too, albeit indirectly.

[proud jay]

I see they have some sofle prebuilts in stock https://mechboards.co.uk/collections/pre-builds/Split

but yeah, there's a lot of choice

of course there are other vendors too

you can also check https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/ too see what the crazy people are up to

[unborn lotus]

https://mechwild.com/product/big-dill-extended-bde/ wild

[proud jay]

that just looks like the Planck with extra keys

[cursive crypt]

lol, tho kudos for the vim button

wtf, this is space ship

[proud jay]

you should see this guy

[summer cedar]

That curved construction is supposed to make typing smoother and easier on the hands.

This is best.

Only pro typer can use this.

Truly pro. Keanu Reeves pro.

[cursive crypt]

Nice, I think I have seen such. Tutorials kbd

[proud jay]

reminds me of this https://youtu.be/3AtBE9BOvvk

[cursive crypt]

These are the ppl who expand for loops on separate lines.

[summer cedar]

Ah, I just got the full picture.

It's this dude's drum kit.

Each key apparently plays a variation of a drum beat.

He must be Keanu Reeves II.

@trail ore reach that pro level.

I like dat blue.

Blue is one of my favourite colours.

[cursive crypt]

r/aww this reminded me how the f1-f12 keys were on the side back then.

f, I dont want to get older

[empty dune]

https://tenor.com/view/ok-boomer-thumbs-up-kylo-ren-undercover-ren-snl-gif-16153766

[summer cedar]

Okay, not a bad start to breaking the keyboard in.

indeed. that fresh rain smell in a shower that doesn't drench you, is always most welcome.

[cursive crypt]

https://tenor.com/view/waterfall-nature-mother-earth-peaceful-calm-gif-17249047

[brittle holly]

Been playing Rings of Saturn demo which was fully unrestricted but decided to support this developer. It’s a nice little game, well worth the $11 CAD

[cursive crypt]

feet pics or it didnt happen

[soft night]

https://tenor.com/view/doom-song-invader-zim-gir-gif-7674344

[unborn lotus]

Is it still winter?

[proud jay]

are you saying you don't think it rains when it's not winter?

[soft night]

i didt lawnmoving shop yesterday today a small patch

[unborn lotus]

ponki boy lives in land of forever winter

[broken sigil]

||You know what's even more depressing? When you are 24 and haven't dated a girl... I mean purely theoretically speaking, not like that's me or anything, surely not, couldn't be||

[proud jay]

hey that was my life

and I'm married now

or have you dated a boy?

cause that's not my life

[broken sigil]

Nope
Not even an AI

[cursive crypt]

You are not alone. Gf says that at work there are some newbies at their 20s which are totally isolating themselves from whatever kind of social life. Walk alone, eat alone, work alone, no talking, no anything. Just work and animes. Zero effort and desire for improving social skills.

[soft night]

deja could have fancy story for that blackcarp

[proud jay]

damn Eren stole her right from under your nose

[cursive crypt]

new lows unlocked

[summer cedar]

So long as you keep your social skills polished and maintain a positive frame of mind, I don't see why that'd be a problem. You're going to live a REALLY long time, unless a frog kills you. So, don't give it a second thought, unless you are really driven to have a relationship. In that case, geronimo! Go get 'em.

Otherwise, you can take it slow and see how it works out. The real problem would be, as others said, when people shut themselves in from the world.

[proud jay]

what if a rabbit kills him?

[summer cedar]

It'd be blinded by his flash and unable to do so.

📷

[broken sigil]

That seems to be getting a lot more common these days

At like 19-20, I wanted a relationship

Now tbf I'm not even sure I would know how to live alongside someone else lol

At the moment I'm not really expecting anything, if by some miracle I meet someone eventually, then great, if not also great

I've kinda given up on the whole relationship idea

[summer cedar]

If you are open to a great relationship eventually, then you haven't given up actually. But, you don't need to pursue it either. As long as you keep talking to human beings, or Vulkans, you'll eventually meet someone.

If it's the latter, don't end the conversation with, "Live long and prosper."

[broken sigil]

😂

[summer cedar]

It's okay to say, "Let's meet again."

[fleet tangle]

You're smart, bm. Don't let the world get populated by chad couples.

[summer cedar]

🤣

[fleet tangle]

Serious problem.

[summer cedar]

Back to typing my Der Zweite Rudimentum Compage.

[broken sigil]

I think the "talk to people" part is what's severely lacking in my case lol

Any real "talking to people" is over the internet (and with my family), I have pretty successfully avoided real social interactions for the last few years lol

[summer cedar]

Purposely, or by chance?

[fleet tangle]

Dating apps. Don't need to actually talk to people in real life then.

[hollow dawn]

i kinda got sad after i realized i was flirting with some chick in Ark... Ark of all weird nerd choices...

[fleet tangle]

That's why I tend to treat everyone the same online.

[hollow dawn]

u meet the creepiest of people on dating apps thou i feel like

[fleet tangle]

You also meet nice normal people.

[hollow dawn]

thats where my stepdad hung out...

[broken sigil]

Mix of different factors
2 main ones

1. falling unconscious in 2022 gave me massive anxiety, socializing ended up being somewhere at the end of the priority list
2. the more I go without socializing the more comfortable I get by myself and the harder it is to go out again

[fleet tangle]

I met a girl this week who's got over 2k hours in destiny 2 on a dating app. 😂

[hollow dawn]

i mean, sounds like loyalty

[fleet tangle]

Nerdy goodness.

[summer cedar]

Well, it seems to me that you know the why and the fact that it has happened. So, it is well within your hands to change it. I don't think it's a problem you need to worry about. It could become so, if you wanted, but you control the situation now, methinks.

So, jump out of the well, froggie, or just stay there. Either way, games ftw! 😄

[summer cedar]

and AU? 😄

[hollow dawn]

i def has its positive sides...

but cant deny that its a bit boring sometimes having to cuddle your pillow at night

[broken sigil]

The slight problem is that I don't really know how lol

Like what are my options, take a stick and threaten people on the street to go out with me/be friends 😂

[hollow dawn]

my mates in india were all married off, no chance to escape, whole village looked until everyone was happy XD

[fleet tangle]

You meet all sorts. 😛

[hollow dawn]

depends... there are whole regions devoid of human life in Aus

[broken sigil]

https://tenor.com/view/keeper-explaining-making-clear-encouraging-pointing-out-gif-13947191

[fleet tangle]

It's super hard to make friends as an adult. If you like board gaming or D&D there's always groups looking for players. In the UK at least.

[cursive crypt]

I hope they accept ppl over 40

[hollow dawn]

ye, its like as a teen you got school people to choose from, then work people, then came home office and we all look for ai dolls now

[fleet tangle]

Ikr. We have quite a lot in common. 😉

[broken sigil]

I will make sure to use the 75mm lens for the cinematic look

[unborn lotus]

I think it's pretty easy as long as you have something to talk about

[fleet tangle]

Totally!

[unborn lotus]

Just sell something online - meetup - talk - make friends

[cursive crypt]

I think the problem is the quality, not the quantity.

[hollow dawn]

oh i met sucha good friend with benefits by selling oblivion mods XD

[fleet tangle]

Most of the people in the two gaming groups I play with are over 40. They're all over 35. Went to a board game cafe and there wee groups of had to be teenagers playing too. All ages.

[broken sigil]

None of that is really common here, or I'm not aware of it

I also work remotely, so I don't even have a chance to meet people at work lol

[hollow dawn]

"i dont have money... how can i make up for it? hihi wink" "uhm... i have morals!" "no you dont!"

[lofty lark]

Why do you need friends when you have Deja

[hollow dawn]

i dont

[summer cedar]

Go to simple parties, bars, or other social gatherings. Talk to people. That's it. No expectations.

[unborn lotus]

I sold some bicycle tires - made a friend who liked bikes - went on a ride - more rides - etc

[summer cedar]

That's how you handle it.

Eventually, it becomes second nature.

[fleet tangle]

I'm sure you'll have some equivalent. Where are you even from?

[summer cedar]

Like using a new keyboard.

😄

[hollow dawn]

dude you needed a technician to install your keyboard

[summer cedar]

No.

[hollow dawn]

bam, social interaction

[summer cedar]

I needed a tech to install the keyboard tray.

[hollow dawn]

hu? you said a handyman came to do it

[unborn lotus]

Go to unrealfest in prague

[hollow dawn]

ohhh

[summer cedar]

Also, not a tech, a handyman. 😛

[broken sigil]

Croatia

[fleet tangle]

How do you go to a party (alone) and talk to people if you have no friends and no social experience? Where do you even find a party?

[summer cedar]

There are all sorts of parties - be they conventions, getogethers, comic cons, etc. etc.

[fleet tangle]

Bars are almost as bad, at least you know where those are.

[summer cedar]

You can also go if a family member has been invited.

It's not about good and bad. It's just about talking to another human with no expectations.

Once you get used to it, you can pick and choose which bomb squad you want to join.

[broken sigil]

I once went to a club, I was standing there like a stiff branch

Never again lol

[hollow dawn]

thats me on parties lol

too loud, too drunk, just confused

[summer cedar]

You should do it again and again, until you talk to someone. Or, even other venues. Whatever.

Tea parties, board game parties, etc. etc.

[broken sigil]

That is exactly my problem

[fleet tangle]

Last time I went to a club, I got far too wasted, woke up in a ditch and had to order a new pair of glasses.

[unborn lotus]

Clubs suck though, you cant hear people and you sit like an idiot

[hollow dawn]

german venues are all somekinda weird fetish clubs

i dont even have a red rubber ball -.-

[summer cedar]

Fair enough. There are other gatherings I am sure.
I was watching Ranton on YT attending a German gaming convention.

[fleet tangle]

This was 20 years ago. 😛

[summer cedar]

There were lots of people standing in queue, talking to each other.

They were speaking to strangers, too. No problems.

[hollow dawn]

but you get that at the council office for free

[summer cedar]

You can strike up convos with anyone.

[unborn lotus]

Go to one of those building projection events, make some joke about how it uses UE, you're in the big biz

[summer cedar]

whatever works. 🙂

[hollow dawn]

damn hristew has all the chad tricks

[fleet tangle]

I don't like talking to people I don't know. I always feel that somehow I'm not worth talking to. It's great.

[hollow dawn]

"may i show you my procedural unreal cactus mesh?"

[unborn lotus]

I did just today with some old dude because we both went to pick cherries from the same tree after parking our cars

Love is everywhere

[broken sigil]

4 years ago I used to fly fpv racing drones, I used to build drones myself and fly them

But then anxiety took the wheel and all that expensive equipment is now sitting on my shelf collecting dust

Tried a simulator again recently and I can still fly it perfectly but need to get myself to take the drone and go fly it somewhere

But then again I'm aware of exactly 0 groups of fpv people

[summer cedar]

That's fine. It's always up to you.
Around here, when I go for my evening walk, I am often approached my total strangers.
They just want to chat, usually older people, because they think I am some kind of wise saintly person.

I just say a few words, or tell them to go away. Either way, keeps your skills tip top. 😄

[summer cedar]

Emulate this dude. 😄 ^^

[fleet tangle]

That'd be good in those German fetish clubs.

[hollow dawn]

hell ya, talking to the old people in your neighbourhood is great

not necessarily to get laid thou but hey, u never know

[lofty lark]

You seem to be big into photography lately, have you thought of going on hikes or something as "photo trips"?

[unborn lotus]

But not completely out of the question 😉

[broken sigil]

Oh god do I recognize myself in that statement lol

The feeling of "why on Earth would they actually be interested in talking to me"

[empty dune]

Marriage. Immediately

[summer cedar]

This brought something to mind. Blue Man, see if there are any ORIENTEERING groups in your area.

[hollow dawn]

cus theyre just as bored n lonely as everyone else

[unborn lotus]

Saw two ladies doing macro shooting while I was also doing macro shooting, take note BM

[summer cedar]

It'll combine photography and outdoor interactions neatly in one package.

[fleet tangle]

Of course, nobody had mentioned thr sure fir way to meet people. Walk a cute dog in thr park.

[summer cedar]

Yes, but it's better to roast the dog.

Priorities.

Besides, the dog can't work and pay the bills.

Waste.

[fleet tangle]

Thr dog works its own magic.

[summer cedar]

If the dog can sign a contract to fleece the public for donations, that'd be great.

[hollow dawn]

dog works wonders... my macho buddy with his huge dog did half the neighbourhood that way XD... but also spent 3h daily walking it lol

[fleet tangle]

It'd be even better if the dog were attached to a drone.

[summer cedar]

Oh yeah!

Dog drone ftw.

Fetch my groceries!

[hollow dawn]

flying dogs...

dogs fetch your groceries even without a drone

[fleet tangle]

That was my thinking. Meeting her Monday.

[hollow dawn]

my great grandma had a bernadiener... he went to the bakery with money, came back with breakfast rolls

but those were the goold old times before the two great wars

so like 1890

[empty dune]

New major order helldivers, make a hinge profile for blue man

Reward : What the fuck do you need a reward for, just DO IT

[broken sigil]

Yeah I love photography, tho every photo has been something I've seen just in my normal daily life

I thought about taking a trip specifically to take photos of something but haven't, feel like a freak going somewhere alone to take photos lol

I already look like a freak shoving a phone into bushes in my garden lol

[empty dune]

Eyyy, hope it goes well!

[broken sigil]

Lmao

[hollow dawn]

did a few trips, didnt know what to do, made it a quest to take wave tunnel pics... kept me busy, met surfers, had fun...
trips open your eyes to stuff you totally wouldnt think of shooting in your place, cus it feels to common, even if its not, new places retrain that skill

[empty dune]

Idk about you but nerding out about star trek had gotten me a surprising number of dates so far lmao.

Just to clarify, that surprising number is well above zero xD

[lofty lark]

feel like a freak going somewhere alone to take photos lol

Why though? You don't need a buddy to do photography.

And in a day and age where so many people are running around with selfie sticks or recording others, it's probably a relief to others to see someone just taking pictures of plants

[broken sigil]

Oh for sure 💯

[hollow dawn]

or a beige trenchcoat

[broken sigil]

It feels weird, I'm not used to it 😅

[lofty lark]

I already look like a freak shoving a phone into bushes in my garden lol

And I doubt people think that. I wager most people if they even notice you, are just going to think, "Huh, must be taking some pictures. Thank god it ain't of me."

[summer cedar]

I am not surprised. There are so many great geek ladies out there.

@broken sigil Orienteering.

[hollow dawn]

well i took photos of a seedy part of town and got followed by a car for like an hour afterwards... felt creepy and scary kinda

[broken sigil]

Here is a funny fact... In the thousands of photos on my phone you won't find a single selfie lmao

[empty dune]

Dude you want to not feel like a freak? Go on a birdwatching date. I stg bird watching feels so weird but it's so popular

[lofty lark]

Now that makes sense 🙂 but feeling weird about doing something you haven't spent time doing doesn't equate to you being a freak. That's just normal. You're doing something new 🙂

[lofty lark]

I feel that . I have two pictures of me. 1) The one I needed to take for something, I don't remember what, and 2) A headshot while I was at GDC '23. Which I still haven't used for anything.

[summer cedar]

Again, Orienteering.

[empty dune]

I mean I've swiped on literal meme profiles, as in the whole profile is just memes and jokes, not a single personal picture

[summer cedar]

Go find an orienteering group.

You can google those. Usually, there's one around you.

[empty dune]

The fuck is orienteering

[summer cedar]

It's amazing for outdoorsy people, especially if you like photography.

[broken sigil]

You.. do have a point 😅

[fleet tangle]

Thanks! From what I can tell... It'll go very well.

[hollow dawn]

https://tenor.com/view/sc2019-survivor-challenge-clap-applause-gif-17654488

[summer cedar]

Orienteering is basically exploring the outdoors with like-minded people.

[unborn lotus]

Or church group, know someone that met his wife like that, straight to the point

[hollow dawn]

https://tenor.com/view/kermit-the-frog-looking-for-directions-navigate-is-lost-gif-11835765

[broken sigil]

Lmao
Not the only one huh 😅

[summer cedar]

Or what hristew said. 😄

and what BlackCarp is posting. ^

[hollow dawn]

some say kermit met piggy during orienteering

[empty dune]

On a scale from taken king to final shape, how well?

[fleet tangle]

I don't know what either of those are.

[broken sigil]

Tell her Unreal Slackers (sourcerers?) said hi, I bet she will be delighted

[broken sigil]

Where do I find those people tho 😂

[lofty lark]

Final Shape has been more of a final shitshow tho

[hollow dawn]

just add a dating channel to the huge discord server... whats it called... unreal slackers... i think i know a mod there... redman or somin, or wait, thats a rapper, blueman?

[unborn lotus]

Facebook account - facebook groups, probably called Mountain Friends

[lofty lark]

Best of luck! Don't use your wizardry powers for anything nefarious!

[fleet tangle]

In the woods. Duh!

[hollow dawn]

id totally date an UE nerd, especiallöy if shes good at c+

[summer cedar]

google.

@broken sigil Orienteering groups usually maintain some sort of google presence wherever they are, since they have to communicate with members all over the area and sometimes, out of town residents too.

[empty dune]

@proud jay im talking to this girl i met on a dating app, we are talking about bread and im hopelessly out matched (she's a baker)

Gib bread facts to wow her

[broken sigil]

Is there even a single doubt?

[summer cedar]

Can you tell me approximately where you live? DM me the state name and I can find orienteering groups around you.

I don't need the street address, just the district / state / city, etc.

[fleet tangle]

Croatia has states?

[broken sigil]

Fair point

[soft night]

https://tenor.com/view/cyber-punk-cyberpunk2077-gif-24647814

cyberpunk 2077 got some news today related to audio spatial kind

[empty dune]

No janisku, bad, don't distract us from the major order

[hollow dawn]

my grandma had the great tip to just join any sports club you might like, you meet new people, and they know new people, so it stretches out....
theres a hypothesis that we all know each other via max of 6 relations anyway...

[soft night]

raindust execute order 66

[empty dune]

We need to get bm on dating apps

[empty dune]

https://tenor.com/view/order66-will-do-will-be-done-star-wars-revenge-of-the-sith-gif-22742954

[turbid spindle]

:question: should we put blueman to dating apps?
:8ball: It is decidedly so.

[summer cedar]

Yep. Church, clubs, parties, political rallies, whatever - wherever cockroa... er, humans gather, you can socialise eventually.

[proud jay]

What are bread facts lol

[summer cedar]

🤔 I just realised that I'd have to create a blog-style display of my Patreon public posts on my website.

This is why mind maps / flowcharts are great; keep track of those minutia.

[proud jay]

Did you know bread is pretty much flour

[empty dune]

Idk man she's telling me the history of tortilla and i cant keep answering with "wow that's fascinating" or "damn, didn't know that" can i 😂

[lofty lark]

Dieter share a bread recipe

[hollow dawn]

well i could tell you about dark german rye bread which is rare everywhere else, then you could impress her with your niche wiisdom about bread

[lofty lark]

raindust can use it

[proud jay]

They once made a bread over 1,2km long

[lofty lark]

to flex

[summer cedar]

You need to segue the discussion from tortilla to geometrical shapes.

[lofty lark]

damn didnt know that

[empty dune]

The fuck? Really?

[summer cedar]

Talk to her about the significance of triangles and circles.

[hollow dawn]

did u know, the french make really long bread

[summer cedar]

triangles are crunchy; buy her nachos.

[lofty lark]

Yiiiiikes. You put more energy into responding to Dieters bread fact than that girls 🤣

[proud jay]

Wait

It’s old news

https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-globally/mexican-students-bake-worlds-longest-line-of-fresh-bread-8373433/lite/

It’s 4,5km now

[empty dune]

Hon hon hon baguette

[hollow dawn]

i dunno, seemsa to me that dieter knows more about bread than that girl with her taco

[empty dune]

Lies. Slander

[summer cedar]

Since it's in the Indian Express, I assume around 100,000 Indians have already eaten it.

[proud jay]

Oh it’s just a line

[summer cedar]

So, it's probably 10 cm or so now.

[lofty lark]

"wow thats fascinating" vs "The fuck? Really?"

You even used punctuation and capitalization

[unreal ether]

just ask her to wrap it up

[proud jay]

Did you know sliced bread was only invented in 1928

[hollow dawn]

you can def slide the convo from long ass baguettes to other things that are long and youre all set

[unreal ether]

how did people not figure out how to use knives on bread before then

that's one bready sandwich if it needs two whole loaves

[summer cedar]

Look. When you want a relationship to succeed, use a dominant tone, point to a piece of bread and say, "This is bread. ACCEPT IT!"

If the other does, then you're good to go.

Otherwise, get therapy.

[hollow dawn]

didnt people uses slices of bread as plates back in medieval times?

[empty dune]

See, instead of helping you're distracting. You're an automaton!

[proud jay]

Idk Im not that old

[summer cedar]

what do you mean 'back in medieval times'?

[hollow dawn]

like in 1200AD

[summer cedar]

We do it in 2024, too.

We just call it different names.

[proud jay]

Did you know that bread goes bad quicker in the freezer than at room temperature

Or fridge

[summer cedar]

something to do with more moisture and mould?

[proud jay]

Above freezinf

[lofty lark]

How dare you!

Dieter, feed him bread lies

Tell him falsehoods of baking.

[empty dune]

Don't you fucking dare

[summer cedar]

Did you know that when it rains, bread can get dusty?

That's why it should be maintained by a professional, not an idiot.

[proud jay]

did you know that bread in dutch is brood, which is 80% rood, which means red

[empty dune]

https://tenor.com/view/palpatine-treason-star-wars-emperor-gif-8547403

[proud jay]

which looks a lot like read

which becomes bread with the b added back

cycle complete

[unreal ether]

Pro Tip: Yeast actually prefers cold water. If the water's too warm it gets too hot and tired to do anything

[empty dune]

Ah yes, the bread cycle

[summer cedar]

English druids probably looked at the many craters in a slice of bread and thought them to be runic symbols.

Speaking of, what do you call those tiny craters anyway?

Googles

Oh, you call them Cells.

Gels with the Celts.

[soft night]

https://tenor.com/view/ice-cubes-coming-out-viralhog-ice-cubes-all-over-the-floor-refrigerator-fridge-gif-13185508072353339113

[summer cedar]

Figures, them druids and celts, all hand-in-hand, supporting King Arthur.

[queen isle]

https://youtu.be/ZI1wFN8pbXM?si=wSgmEIURpdtnFOQH

Abode being trash again

[soft night]

https://x.com/Dexerto/status/1798417908152021348

Dexerto (@Dexerto) on X

Photoshop’s new terms of service require users to grant Adobe access to their active projects for “content moderation” and other purposes

Twitter · Jun 5, 2024, 6:13 PM

[proud jay]

who's abode?

[summer cedar]

what's the issue?

When you contribute content to Creative Cloud libraries, you agree to let them use it.

It's also why the art you generate using Photoshop's AI generator is commercially licensed for you to use.

They can guarantee that the learning material came from willing contributors.

[summer cedar]

what's the definition of content in 4.1?

I am too lazy to look it up myself.

[proud jay]

"willing" might be a stretch

[soft night]

that you are "willing to date deja" right? Kappa

[summer cedar]

Yeah, I think that Content refers to what you upload to Adobe Creative Cloud libraries only.

[proud jay]

I've been using a cracked legit photoshop 2018 for years though

[summer cedar]

Besides, the uploaders have the right to restrict it, leave it for everyone to use, or sell it, too.

I know, 'cuz I am a subscriber. 😄

[summer cedar]

Hey, hey! Be a proud pirate.

The worst that can happen to you is that you get banned.

Just come back, claiming to be reformed and well-behaved.

You know... like that other guy.

[proud jay]

MS Paint duh

[summer cedar]

I think the people getting pissed are people unwilling to pay for a sub.

I might be glib in saying that, but I think it's partially true or even more. 🙂

[summer cedar]

Paint 3D is actually fine.

You need a stylus to get the most out of it. I think MS built it as a competitor to Google Sketch, or whatever it's called.

[soft night]

affinity photo

[lofty lark]

Yeah, I don't really do social media or that kind of stuff. The only things I take pictures of are food and baked goods

[summer cedar]

This is true photography. Eat what you shoot.

Americans are proud of you.

Just... don't tell them you used a camera.

[proud jay]

I don't think I ever took a selfie of myself

only when my wife was on it too

and even that not that many

[soft night]

https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/

[queen isle]

Didn't they sell out to another company?

[proud jay]

figma balls

[soft night]

https://tenor.com/view/solas-solas-dragon-age-dragon-age-solavellan-old-dalish-curse-gif-16001163

[empty dune]

https://tenor.com/view/helldivers-2-helldivers-surprised-shocked-scared-gif-14616193401603705407

[summer cedar]

That feeling when you look at your projects' folder and see the many completed projects therein.

Nothing quite as motivating, I think. And reassuring, too.

[empty dune]

• Windus, Parallel universe, 2024 colorised

[summer cedar]

Yes, the universe of the rich and the successful. 😄

Come over, when you can. 🙂

Actually, there's a whole bunch of radio podcasts, books, and websites in here. Very nice.

I think this directory spans something like ten years, although many of those years were spent just playing games. 😄

--
By the way, Octopath Traveller 1 is back on Game Pass. OT 2 also released simultaneously.

[soft night]

ponkkis canva it is

[obsidian turret]

Does anyone want to waste his time to help me tweak the NavMesh of my level in call? I totally suck with it and it's all a mess (it does its job but can be better... AI gets stuck sometimes)

[brisk lantern]

I'm back.

[soft night]

https://www.twitch.tv/dj-program

[bronze axle]

Welcome to the evolving digital copyright hellscape.

This may seem like a good program on the surface, but try telling any serious DJ they aren't allowed to play music from their own collection.

[soft night]

yep well blog post there is too https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2024/06/06/introducing-the-twitch-dj-program/

[soft night]

ryobg yeah dreadwolf turned to veilguard

[cursive crypt]

Not in hurry

[celest musk]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bkxi5RA3sPM

[broken sigil]

lol

[celest musk]

tho i follow some producers and they get like 20-200 views if they are lucky

or 2k if they are deadmau5

"DJs" however get way more views

[hollow dawn]

cus djs make those cool moves with their arms

[soft night]

https://tenor.com/view/twitch-swiftmo-darude-cheers-toast-gif-18500939

[celest musk]

darude doesn't stream regulary tho, or does he?

[soft night]

tuesdays

if not in gigs

[hollow dawn]

https://tenor.com/view/joy-division-dance-ian-curtis-punk-post-punk-gif-7795202207643757906

[celest musk]

yea deadmau5 sometimes streams daily for weeks

grinding UE stuff 😄

what does darude do? still produce?

[soft night]

darude had vibing on fridays but it was interuted easily for gigs on trips

some

[hollow dawn]

joy division op... his weird ass dance is actually physicial therapy for him according to interviews

[proud jay]

Look, my arduini knows how to count

[celest musk]

https://tenor.com/view/leonardo-dicaprio-clapping-clap-applause-amazing-gif-16078907558888063471

[proud jay]

took me so long to find a shity bug

pow(2, 2) was returning 3 and pow (2,3) was returning 7

for some fucking reason this pow function only works with doubles, so it was just shy of the correct number and converting to an int fucked it up

[soft night]

ben darude recent album from 2023 https://open.spotify.com/album/696i31XxqcbyL2qWpotUOG?si=0USfKKhmS_Oi53SQ13xPOQ

[celest musk]

way to hyped for me

[proud jay]

idk, all I know is pow is double

it's c++ afaik

but I don't want floats either lol

I want ints

anyway I just did 1 << i instead

[celest musk]

but 1 << i doesn't make a counter

[proud jay]

but it does do powers of 2