On occasion, we here do a thread of random positivity, where we start with a thematic prompt and talk about things that are enjoyable just for the fun of it. Past examples:
We have also had a couple threads of educational-resource recommendations. These are marginally more serious, since they’re about gathering actually good explanations of things that sneerable people like to pontificate ignorantly on. But I’ll list them here because learning is fun:
Feel free to comment in the old threads and/or suggest new ones in the comments here.
Forgot to mention this for a bit, but I watched the Backrooms movie in the cinema 4 days ago.
It is an incredible film and I never want to see it again, Jesus it got under my skin
They’ve actually kept me on another month. I don’t get it either. They’re generally unhappy I’m leaving. And the software is so fucking jank you wouldn’t believe.
Call up an elderly person, child, or person who doesn’t get out much and sing them a song, daily, even twice a day! It makes any kind of day better, for all involved parties. I’ve been doing it twice a day and it feels fantastic!
So, perhaps not the right place here (this is more a I make others happy sort of thing), but for any of the regulars here (I do need to recognize your name, as I know there are bots online looking for offers just like this), if you, or one of your kids or friends perhaps want a copy of the AI war or AI war 2 base game. I have a spare key for each on the hot water storefront.
I asked around in my social circle and most either do not care for it or already have gotten keys. Thought some people here might enjoy it.
And if that isn’t your thing I also have a copy of Pillars of Eternity
I do not want anything for it I just want it to go to people who might enjoy it. Interested, leave a reply, and we will figure something out. (keys gotten via Humble bundle if that is relevant).
AI war is a kinds cool game but I always find the reality of playing it drier and slower than I’d like (I’m also bad so I play on lower difficulties, maybe at the top end it’s different)
Honestly I would be really interested in either or both of the AI war games. They’ve been on my list to watch but low enough that I haven’t picked it up yet.
Beyond that I will absolutely vouch for Pillars or Eternity being a top-tier RPG in that isometric Renaissance we got back in the 2010s. Anyone on the fence should pick it up and then let me jabber about it at them before my poor wife has to tank any more of it.
Toss me your email and ill send you a link for ai war one and two.
Our kid got their legal gender change approved!
That’s wonderful! Pass along our joy for them!
\o/ send them a big trans cake from us!
Congrats! Always great.
A guy I know because he invented a mechanism and I built an alternative implementation of the same behavior out of Lego and put on youtube, cited my thing in his doctoral thesis and will be defending on Monday, and I can watch that online. Can’t wait.
Congratulations 👏👏👏🎉
Emailed two professionals I don’t know with questions about a special interest. 💪
That sounds really fun!
Apparently I’m retroactively Canadian, if I can find the paperwork. eh !?
Mark Carney has the politics of a 50-something central banker, but bill C-3 was a good thing his government did!
It looks like my Canadian ancestors were born shortly before their town was incorporated, so we’re having a hell of a time chasing down the documents.
Just heard that Alecto the Ninth is likely happening next year! eeeeeeeeeeee
Yay more angsty goth gnostic lesbian nun space wizards
I got white ink in my memorial tattoo and I think it actually looks great?
Many thanks for starting the thread!
My kids discovered Homestar Runner over the weekend and my eldest demanded that we write an email to Strong Bad right now. We asked the most natural question: “What’s your favorite pokemon?”
The email address is still alive!
Also finished Robert Brockway’s new novel “I Will Kill Your Imaginary Friend for $200.” 5/5 stars. Hug your kids and brace yourself for some real emotional extremes. Probably should do those things separately, because while the book is about lonely kids coping with the horrors, it’s not really for them. Also, you might cry. Served with good politics and graphic puppet murder.
For a few glorious hours there were 69 replies to the Stubsack for 17 May. Nice!
Tires are actually more interesting than you would expect. I really love hearing customer opinions on how they perform in actual use.
Also we get a real mix of vehicles at the shop. I’ve seen multiple Mercedes and even a Rivian!
(I’m also the last seasonal employee left standing/got a month long extension as apparently I’m good at this?!?! I’m going to have like a year of unemployment to draw on for RMT school when this ends so I’m pretty happy. Not going to lie, its kinda stressful but I’m actually enjoying being challenged for once).
in April I got to visit one group of friends trading thoughts on things we make with our hands, then another group to talk about the profession I trained for but can’t practice. The wannabe Malcolm Gladwells and David Brookses on Twitter and Substack and YouTube will never have either experience, because they don’t have any hard-acquired skill and knowledge that a community with the same hard-won skill and knowledge will respect them for. Communities that do things in the material world which visibly succeed or fail also have less drama than social media and communities where everything is subjective
Some of my berries and herbs are starting to sprout.
For something more low-key, I bought a controller and got into Dr. Robotnik’s Ring Racers a couple weeks ago. Pretty damn tough kart racer, but oh so much fun.
