Balinares

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[–] Balinares@pawb.social 3 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

See my answer above for my personal take on this. TotK is a bigger, longer game with far more things to do, but in filling the delicate emptiness that's at the heart of BotW, they also made TotK... mundane. Greater, by most metrics. But mundane.

When I played TotK, I enjoyed myself a lot, then moved on to the next item on my pile.

When I played BotW, I experienced something unique, and it stuck with me since.

EDIT: Folks, maybe don't downvote OP just because you disagree with them? They opened an interesting discussion and I for one am glad for it.

[–] Balinares@pawb.social 2 points 10 hours ago

Then I'd pick BotW.

Like another poster said, BotW is a once in a lifetime experience, and somehow strikes a kind of beautiful perfection even as, oddly, TotK is mechanically better in most respects.

BotW achieves something unique by dropping you in what's left of Hyrule a century after Hyrule was defeated. And it's a wilderness that could have been desolate, but it's not: it's beautiful. Things are growing back, despite everything. Wildlife, but settlements, also. It's all sparse, this renewal, and there's so much woe yet to fight. But it's there. And the mood is both mournful, and quietly hopeful in a way I find comforting and deeply healthy.

BotW is built around a core of emptiness, but that emptiness is not a void: there are countless secrets and little wonders to unearth everywhere, everywhere. Sometimes it's a treasure, or a trace from the past. Sometimes it's the shapes that rain drops draw on wet moss. There's wonder everywhere, just a wander away. BotK understands this, and elevates the wandering.

Where TotK is full of activities and minigames and quests everywhere, so you're never at a loss for what to do next, and it's by all measures a richer, bigger, fuller game. But it's also, squarely, a lesser experience.

Of the two I'd pick BotW in an eyeblink and it's not even close.

But that's my answer, not yours. Only you know what you're looking for in a video game.

[–] Balinares@pawb.social 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yay Sandy news! And I hope your surgery will go well and that you'll receive fast.

[–] Balinares@pawb.social 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The land theft was fundamental to the famine.

Under the British rule, the Irish were not allowed to own land and had to rent it from a British landlord; more important still, the Irish were not allowed to rent more than a half-acre.

The only crop with a sufficient yield per acreage to feed yourself and have enough left over to pay rent off a half-acre of land, is the potato.

The potato blight hit the entirety of Europe, not just Ireland. Only Ireland suffered a famine. Because the British rule had reduced the options for the Irish to potatoes or starvation.

[–] Balinares@pawb.social 1 points 1 week ago

WOW, yes, your problem is almost certainly Flatpak-related. I'm surprised you even got as far as you did. Flatpak is often great but does not tend to play well with applications that need less common capabilities.

I'd recommend installing VMM in a different way if that's an option for you; I expect that will likely make your problem go away.

[–] Balinares@pawb.social 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Well, what are the permissions of /run/usr/1000/doc/c0a3c3fc and what user are you running VMM as?

[–] Balinares@pawb.social 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Is your pigeons' threatspin routine like, 360 spin one way then 360 spin the other way then charge? That's what I've observed most often. You can tell how pissed the pigeon is by the speed of the spin too.

[–] Balinares@pawb.social 4 points 2 weeks ago

All of these are entirely up to you. There's no entrance exam.

Fursuits are completely optional. Get one, don't get one, get one that's not even your fursona but that you just like. It's all good.

Some are way into their species and collect knickknacks featuring it. Others don't care much, or flip between species multiple times before settling. Some never settle and have whole collections of fursonas.

Some actively low-key (or high-key) act out their furriness IRL. Some only do it online. Or at conventions. Or all of the above, or never.

Essentially: what about your own identity feels furry to you? What ways of reaching for that part of you feel right to you? There's no prewritten answer. Only you can find out what furriness means to you.

Welcome aboard. It's a wild journey, but the company is delightful. :)

[–] Balinares@pawb.social 22 points 1 month ago

Wow, that's a sobering read. And comprehensive, and insightful. I hope this gets some attention and results in much needed improvements in that area.

[–] Balinares@pawb.social 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Also check out Wordatro (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3140120/Wordatro/)! It's well made and quite addictive.

[–] Balinares@pawb.social 15 points 1 month ago (3 children)

As the saying goes, there is no war but class war.

[–] Balinares@pawb.social 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No engagement rings, by our values those are kinda corny. Wedding rings we got from a jewelry factory that supplies much of the country, which happens to be local to where we lived at the time. Got them at factory price. Not quite $12, but not much higher. :)

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