eezeebee

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[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I have to run "fsck /dev/sda9" every time my Mint laptop battery dies. No idea why or how to automate that if it's possible. The last time took like 9 hours to check everything, AND THEN told me I had to run some check again and can't use "-y" and had to manually enter "y" for every prompt. Wtf and why? I thought Mint was the normie distro made for me.

[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 days ago

I'm the same as you. Even if I want something and can afford it, I will hold back longer than necessary. Sometimes I just don't end up buying the thing, and I'm fine.

It's much easier to justify practical purchases, or just save the money. I think this comes from living with financial struggles and wanting to be prepared.

I don't think there's anything wrong with it, and it may be beneficial to be frugal and picky about your spending. Clearly it's working if your budget is planned and in action. Just remember it's ok to treat yourself once in a while and enjoy it.

[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago

Preorder, no. I don't usually buy brand new games. FF Tactics remake was the most recent and I needed to see a few days of reviews to build the trust to buy it. Maybe if Fromsoft releases another one-player game I'll consider that. I'm not sure the types of developers I usually buy games from tend to even do preorder, it seems to be bigger studios from what I have seen.

Early access, yes for a few select indie developers that I want to support. ATLYSS because it's priced low and looks great. Into the Unwell will be a day 1 purchase once it reaches early access, since I have played the closed beta and know I want it. Trinity 64 will be another one I'm excited for if it gets an EA release. I'm ok with EA for these because they're the types of games I yearn for and I want more of them, and I know my contribution makes an impact to the devs.

[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 29 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Bread making is great. It's cheap, easy, and you get bread whenever you want it. It's also a skill to develop to make better loaves. It's good to know in case of emergencies or food shortages. It costs less and is healthier than the junk at the store. It's also incredibly manly to be able to provide for yourself and others with your own two hands. Make bread.

[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

I didn't see anyone mention Atlas Fallen so I'd be happy to take it off your hands. Unless someone else asks by the time you see this, then let them have it. Either way, thanks for sharing!

[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

It looks great and it's been on my wishlist. Unfortunately the price is not right for me yet, and there were other games of higher priority on my wishlist for now. Maybe next year.

[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago

Same. I'm just happy to be here.

 

I love 3D Platformers, but Steam does not seem to have many good recommendations for that tag (lots of non-3D platformers in the mix for some reason). Maybe there just aren't that many out there. What can you recommend?

Here are some that I have already played and want more similar to these:

-Cavern of Dreams

-Castle on the Coast

-A Hat in Time

-Demon Turf

-Frogun

-Sapo 3D

-New Super Lucky's Tale

-Yooka Laylee

-Toree series

-Pseudoregalia

[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago

My thoughts exactly. Which is why I had to verify, in person at 2AM, that it was indeed her who sent it 🤦

[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Booty call over PlayStation network DMs

[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What the AI did isn't something you can't do with practice. Besides, you probably wouldn't have put the belt buckle on the back of the pants. Believe in yourself and work at it.

[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

Nobody will know you're a traveller unless you tell them. And most likely they will welcome you if you do tell them.

[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca -4 points 2 weeks ago

Please mark this NSFW

 

Steam is having a Racing Fest sale until August 4th and I thought I might like to try. I used to play a lot of Gran Turismo 2 and 3 back in the day, especially the rally modes.

Any recommendations for me? Prefer anything under $10, no EA games, no Ubisoft games, and realistic although it's not as important.

I'm also interested in Garfield Kart - Furious Racing if anyone has an opinion on that.

 

Homemade crust, pepperoni, red peppers.

The crust was just flour, water and a little salt. About 1.5cm thick. Once the dough ball was consistent I coated it with more flour to prevent sticking and then pressed it down into shape.

Pepperoni was sliced off a tube. It looks kind of greasy, but it wasn't too much, and I really like that it curled up a bit. I put the oven on high broil near the end to get it to crisp up a bit.

 

Context: I noticed I have some clothes from 10 years ago that are still good to wear, and some newer things I have barely worn yet. I wondered if I reached a point where all the clothes I own would be enough to last for the rest of my life. There is a dresser and a closet worth of things.

For the sake of this question, let's say you can't buy, borrow, steal, receive as a gift, find, or make anything new to wear. All you get is what you have now. Is it enough?

 

Canada has implemented a new tax savings from December to February for some things like taxable groceries, crafts, and gaming physical media. I wanted to get a new Xbox controller and found the best price at Walmart for $55 a week ago. The tax holiday starts today and I now see that the $55 has increased to $62 and change, which is about how much tax I should be saving. Great to see this thinly veiled attempt to help Canadians ( /s - win votes) is just going to be extra profit in the corporations' pockets.

 

Currently I have a 1060GTX 6GB (Evga I think?). It struggled to run Elden Ring but was tolerable for me on medium settings - still it frequently drops from 60fps to 40fps or so, rarely able to stay at an even 60.

Can you suggest a modest upgrade compatible with my build? I'm not obsessed with getting max settings, but something that will work decently for 5 years or so would be nice. I don't have an exact budget in mind, but the absolute maximum I would consider is $400 Canadian (approx $300 USD). Prefer to save some money for performance and keep it around $200-$300 CDN, if possible

Here's my parts list started in 2016 - GPU listed is not the current 1060

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/eezeebee/saved/#view=ntbqqs

 

It started about a week ago. I noticed a sticky feeling on my hands so I washed them (as I do regularly). Unfortunately it wasn't long before the feeling came back. I've started noticing it on everything I frequently touch - mouse/keyboard, Xbox controller, phone, on and on. I tried household cleaner, rubbing alcohol, water/soap on these surfaces and it seems to help for a short while, but it comes back within hours. Just now I gave my phone a good wipe with soapy water and as soon as it dried it feels sticky again.

I'm not sure what else to try or how to get rid of it.

Possible culprits I can guess at: -pollen? the cars around here have been covered in greenish yellow powder which I have seen before, but never experienced this stickyness. I don't use my car / touch the door handles very often.

-some sort of plastic or rubber is degrading, maybe my phone case? It's an Otterbox that's over 6 years old.

-a little weed container I bought around the same time this started, maybe the store had vape juice spilled on it? But I don't touch it often enough to warrant the spread of this profound stickyness.

Any ideas are welcome. It's driving me nuts.

 

I sure don't feel safe just ignoring it, considering the frequency.

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by eezeebee@lemmy.ca to c/linux@lemmy.ml
 

My Linux Mint Cinnamon won't boot up. It's getting stuck on this screen and I don't know what to do to proceed. Before this screen appears it shows the LM logo for a moment.

I'm a total noob and just been using this for a month or two. Did not make any recent changes that I can recall.

 

I always wanted to try this game when I was a kid. When checking out reviews on Steam I noticed someone mention that Sega was giving it away for free for their 60th anniversary (a few years ago), and that website is still up and running. Long story short, I tried it and it works. Replacing the localhost part of the URL was necessary as the screenshot mentions.

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