BlueSquid0741

joined 2 years ago
[–] BlueSquid0741 1 points 2 hours ago

It’s not the most durable, but when I think hardwood and antique I think shellac.

[–] BlueSquid0741 2 points 2 hours ago

Yeah. I got a steam controller when it launched, and I was all in on finally being able to do adventure games on the couch.

It’s a genre I didn’t think of be able to play unless it was a modern game with console design in mind, except I play mostly 90s games. For me the trackpads are essential.

[–] BlueSquid0741 3 points 1 day ago

I’m only working now because someone browsed my linked in and asked if I’m open to contract work.

[–] BlueSquid0741 4 points 1 day ago

Hatris just when I feel like killing some time.

I started my first Terraria game since the covid lockdowns. Just wanted to show off something fun to my daughter, but then I got lost in it for a few hours.

[–] BlueSquid0741 1 points 1 day ago

I don’t know what you’re talking about now. The point being made was that using steam input to make a joystick emulate mouse is not a good experience for point and click adventure games compared to trackpads.

Steam controller made these games fun to play from the couch again, and steam deck made them fun to play handheld.

“Getting along” with joystick to mouse emulation might work to move a cursor, but it’s not good. That’s why many games types that were traditionally PC exclusives have new control schemes when there is a console port. Because mousing with a joystick is not a good time, it is just “making it work”.

[–] BlueSquid0741 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I guess it’s depends how you consume music as well.

I was only 10, everyone I knew was all about Coolio and Silverchair. My dad was playing Simply Red and Queen.

There’s not really any avenue for me there to have heard this song really.

[–] BlueSquid0741 2 points 2 days ago

There’s a blast from the past. But WineHQ was never a good or reliable database for this purpose, you were always better off just trying the software and moving to a native alternative if it didn’t work than lean on this for decent information.

[–] BlueSquid0741 1 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I’d never heard of this guy before. Maybe he didn’t get a hit in Australia.

Watching Todd In The Shadows episode was the first I ever heard it.

[–] BlueSquid0741 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I’ve seen how well that works😬. But I guess different people have different definitions of playable. Someone else said touchscreen is just as good as mouse🙄.

[–] BlueSquid0741 2 points 4 days ago

I bought that netbook, I actually have it sitting on the floor over here in a pile of e waste that won’t turn on anymore.

But I bought it with the intent to install Crunchbang which I ran on it until it died.

[–] BlueSquid0741 8 points 4 days ago

I thought it’s like where it gives you a few lines of reasoning like “text is too small”, “doesn’t show universal prompts” or whatever.

[–] BlueSquid0741 7 points 4 days ago

One I’ve always had in the back of my head, because low barrier of entry, is painter.

House painting.

 

It’s easy to find information online suggesting games that don’t suck down the battery too fast. But it’s not as easy going the other way.

I ended up with a spare 512gb card, so I’ve popped it in my hub/dock to add on games that I’ll only play when docked.

I’ve got Cyberpunk and Elden Ring on it. When I played those I lost about 30% battery in <20 minutes. But they performed fine.

Looking for more suggestions like this, so I can build myself a database of games to pop on this card.

 

A Gillette Aristocrat popped up on marketplace near me. I’ve only used my Merkur 34C and (now broken) 39C. No experience with vintage Gillettes.

Are they generally okay to use? I shave 1-2 times a week. That includes head shaving which was wondrous with the Sledgehammer, but the 34C is just average.

I wouldn’t need to get it replated would I? I can see it’s not rusty, and the pictures look fine just obviously old.

 

We have a bunch of these ceramic pots which often come as gifts when people give us plants.

No drainage holes. What use are they? They’re so small I think only succulents would be an option, but wouldn’t they just rot in water?

 

I’m not active enough of an internet guy to remember to actually post stuff - so we’re going back 6 months…

I surprised my daughter (and the entire family) on Christmas morning when they found this waiting in the living room. I hadn’t told my partner I’d been working on anything, kept it quiet.

It’s all just pine, dressed all round. Had to go buy a cheap and nasty jigsaw to cut the doors and opening between floors since my coping saw broke whilst trying to work this (handle snapped clean off, thanks Stanley)

The roof- cut at an angle, turned one piece over and glued it. Then stood like a statue holding it for half an hour pressing it against the ground until it dried enough. Couldn’t think of any other way to hold it tight at that angle -_-

The floors and balcony are all slotted into through dados. Cut, chiseled and then cleaned up a bit with trim router. And I hate so much working pine with chisels! (I’ve since got a bigger router bit that would have made this much easier)

Finished with water based Jarrah stain, with water based acrylic paint on the roof and “bathroom”. Some of that finish is really sloppy, I was still out there late on Christmas Eve trying to get the last few coats on.

A leftover sheet of mdf (think about 5mm) just painted and nailed in as the back wall.

There’s a little set of stairs on the ground floor finished with dark carnauba wax. There’s also a little rope ladder going up to the top floor - was from our pet bird who had left us recently.

A whole mish mash of different ideas here, but I just wanted to make something fun and interesting for my daughter.

For what I wanted to do for her first big Christmas (just turned 3), this turned out better than I thought I could do.

 

Finally completed a bed for my 3 year old daughter. This was my first project in 20 years, so it’s taken me about 9 months of relearning techniques, practicing, finding the right tools, and just finding time really.

Originally was just M&T and half lap joins, but when setting up I decided it was a little too wiggly so I put 38mm and 17mm angle brackets to reinforce it.

Mostly construction lumber from local hardware shop. A few pieces “feature pieces”, Blackbutt and Macrocarpa. Finished with walrus furniture oil. The slats were cut down from someone selling off pieces of their bed on marketplace. (?)

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