thatsTheCatch

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[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 3 points 5 hours ago

Balatroncould be good. Terraria I think is a bit tricky to learn unless you have a friend guiding you. It requires a lot of looking up the wiki which I think isn't ideal for someone getting into video games.

[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 38 points 6 hours ago (4 children)

It's definitely worth trying if you're interested.

I would not recommend buying a console or gaming PC first as that is a money sink that you're not sure is worth it yet. My gaming PC broke when I arrived at university, and I got by playing less graphically intensive games on my standard laptop for a few years.

Good games I'd recommend to start with:

  • Stardew Valley — cosy, charming farming game that you can play at your own pace. Has great characters that you get to know, and fun, simple, rewarding gameplay. My girlfriend got really into this game.
  • Minecraft — this is where many of us started as kids. It's an excellent game that's fun for all ages. There isn't a clear goal so it's more about making your own fun.
  • Vampire Survivors — extremely fun, simple, cheap, and addicting game. Play at your own risk.
  • LIMBO — a puzzle game classic with a unique, dark aesthetic. Only takes a couple of hours to complete.
  • INSIDE — made by the same people as Limbo. Grabbed me and wouldn't let go for the whole 4 hour experience. I don't play many puzzle games but I couldn't get enough of this one. Probably because of the narrative.

Those can all be played on the average laptop or desktop anyone would have.

Best of luck on your journey! Feel free to reply with any questions or suggestions for specific genres and such. My girlfriend didn't play video games until I introduced them to her, and the most important thing was that I didn't try to force any games on her, just show her what there was and let her interest lead the way. So take a look at all the suggestions people are leaving and go with what interests you most. And if you're not enjoying a game, it's okay to go play a different one.

(Also, Steam provides free, no-questions-asked refunds for any games purchased that both 1) were bought less than 2 weeks ago, and 2) have less than 2 hours of game time. So you can always demo a game to see if you like it and return it easily if not.)

[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It would be annoying, but to be fair, it's the Mac Mini, which is small and easy to pick up. I would guess you could just tip the corner up to press the button.

I still think it's a dumb design. It's going to confuse everyday users

[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 21 points 2 weeks ago

Today I Learned! I had no idea there was a difference. Apparently they are pronounced the same, it's only a written difference.

But it seems like in English fiancé is becoming a gender neutral term

Dictionary.com — Fiancé vs Fiancée

[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 6 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Do you have an income? I'm just curious how this works. Do you catch most of your food?

[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Actually brilliant

[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 32 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's a common myth that farmers want daylight savings, but farmers are actually usually quite opposed to it. Daylight savings was originally proposed as a way to conserve energy, but it wasn't put into practice until the world wars, where energy conservation was actually important.

Why Do We Have Daylight Saving Time? – History.com

[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Some of Hitler's bodyguards said that Hitler was a fan of Chaplin. There's speculation (but not evidence) that he borrowed it because he liked Chaplin

[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 3 points 2 months ago

Meetups and clubs based around certain interests have worked well for me.

Examples: writing clubs, chess clubs, book clubs, hiking clubs, debate clubs, etc.

I have trouble at parties where I have to find things to talk about with people I don't know, but at interest clubs then we're all there for the same purpose and there's a clear thing to talk about! If you hit it off with anyone, then you can begin hanging out outside of the club

[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 months ago

Yep they have a link to it in the trailer's description

Baby Blues Nightmares (GOG)

[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 1 points 3 months ago

I'm not entirely sure how ad blockers work, but my understanding was they prevent things loading from certain URLs. If the ads are embedded into the video, then there's no ad-specific URL to block

[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

While the overall video would be a different length, video players often don't count the ads towards the media time. So the deep links should be okay

 

Mine is OOO for Out Of Office. I always misread it in my head like a ghost and it takes me a few seconds to process. It also doesn't translate to speech—you have to say the whole thing.

Interested to see if others have similar acronyms they beef with.

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