tpyo

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[–] tpyo@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Definitely, but they (my family member) did well for themselves and their family. They moved between big name studios but have found a comfortable career not tied to any big name studio

I haven't kept in close contact with them but it's pretty fun hearing about, or even playing, games they've worked on (every once in a while I check up on what they've done)

They eventually got into the sound side of things and occasionally would do recordings when family got together. One time in particular I remember, we went on a walk and they brought recording equipment. Recorded the ambient sounds while we were on the trail. Sometimes we'd be talking and other times we were walking in silence. Recording us approaching and departing; the sounds of our footsteps on different terrain: gravel, dirt, grass, pavement. Got some closeups of a small creek that ran next to the trail. Would record the sounds of a field of wild grass, or a stand of trees. I wonder if anything they recorded ended up in some game.. That would be pretty dope

Tl;Dr What I can say is, they genuinely loved their job no matter which shitty big name they worked under. And they got to do some genuinely fun things in the pursuit of bettering their work

Sorry for the wall of text, idk I just haven't really had somewhere to share that. I've never heard someone mention infinity ward , like literally ever. Any time I've said the name I've been met with blanks stares until I say "Call of Duty"

[–] tpyo@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I have a family member who worked for IW on CoD but left shortly after the merger when they saw the writing on the wall. Granted they left for a company just as bad ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

[–] tpyo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

That is impossible to read. The site I mean

[–] tpyo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I hate this so much. Like they roll it, wrap it, then make it into a football shape. I laughed so hard the last time I got a burrito from there. It tried to mush it back into an appropriate shape but eventually I gave up and put the innards on a plate

[–] tpyo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That article is unfortunately gone and I couldn't find the link on the archive sites I know

That second one was a nothing burger really, but I wonder if it's the same (the second link is from April of this year)

[–] tpyo@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Just be careful of the material you get. There are some that degrade over time. That said, I loved playing with bags of rubber bands when I was a kid. I'd stick my hands all the way in the bag and just squish them around. It feels great!

[–] tpyo@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

To be fair..

I did the thing where I signed up and got the app and promptly never used it

I don't particularly like short form content (at all) but I was hoping that there'd be some relevant connection between the platforms

[–] tpyo@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I checked out his mastodon, I'm totally in love! It's perfection

That's today's comic

It's so well drawn and you're right, it's absolutely adorable

[–] tpyo@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I have been under the impression (for a very long time) that habbo was defunct and I guess never decided to revisit that thought. Apparently it's still very much alive! I might need to actually check it out as I don't think I've ever played it

But you've got my interest piqued!

[–] tpyo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

They like moisture. They're crustaceans like crabs and shrimp so they need high humidity at the very least to survive. Bugs also like to find shelter in shade so a big shady place that also happens to be damp is paradise

[–] tpyo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've decided to start with this one! Gotten cozy under all my blankets and am listening to the rain patter on the roof. Thanks for the recommendation and helping my indecisiveness

[–] tpyo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Thank you! I'm sure at some point in the future I'll need to seek it out again. And I'm sure the wiki has troves of information (which I will delve into after getting at least a book under my belt)

 

The titles are:
"Reaper Man", "Small Gods", "Wyrd Sisters", "Moving Pictures"

Went to an adorable book shop and found these guys. I haven't read Pratchett yet but I feel it'll be right up my alley

I'm pretty sure I see "Small Gods" and "Wyrd Sisters" recommended a lot and I know you can't really go wrong, but of these which would you recommend the most? Since this is what I have I'll read them all eventually

Regardless I'm excited to have gotten physical copies because my library has long wait lists for his books

Edit: Thanks for all of the discussion! This post brought me a lot of positive on an otherwise rough day. I've decided to start with "Small Gods"

I just want to say again thank you to everyone who responded to me or to someone else. It's been a joy hearing what each person has to contribute to the conversation

Even if they fall flat (which I highly doubt) all of your enthusiasm came through and that really in itself means so much. It was truly touching

 

2 adults and 1 younger teen

We're going on a two week road trip that'll be fairly leisurely. Stopping by some parks and sights as we go and a few nights at our ultimate destination

I had my car recently serviced. It all checks out

I have a steam deck on the way! Any recommendations here for travel accessories? Or just in general?

We've all got devices and chargers and their respective blocks. I'm looking at a power inverter for the hungrier devices
I was debating bringing the oculus to give whomever a bit of isolation if they need; is there anything specific I'd need to do to use it where there's no internet? I haven't used it enough to be very familiar with most of its abilities

We adults have ps5s. Most likely won't bring one. I've seen portable monitors that people use with a local device; does anyone have experience using one for remote play for the ps5?

And making sure we've got entertainment downloaded to our devices; obviously books and offline/non electronic entertainment will be brought, as well

I'm really looking forward to this and want to make it the best experience for all involved! I look forward to hearing your tips

Edit to add: the point of the road trip is to bury my grandfather. And I'm petrified of flying in the current state of the US

Since we HAVE to make this trip we're trying to make the most of it by stopping by some state/national parks and other landmarks/pois during which we'll be present. But there's going to be LONG stretches of literally nothing exciting. Like corn fields. Many hours of corn fields. Most days are 6 - 10 hours in the car

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