[-] ScOULaris@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago

Another hot tip: don't refer to people as "normies."

[-] ScOULaris@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nostalgia is really interesting in that it's inherently bittersweet. It's nice because it grounds us in a shared timeline and focuses on mostly positive aspects of some past point in time, but it's also sad because it means thinking back fondly on a time that will never be again.

So maybe it's the bitter half of that bittersweet feeling that you're subconsciously averse to? Either that or maybe your past/childhood was mostly negative or even traumatic? I'm no psychologist, so really I don't know what I'm talking about.

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Do you like paying hundreds of dollars for a huge controller that you only use for a small handful of gaming genres? You do? Then this is the community for you!

Arcade Sticks/Fightsticks Community (Lemmy.World)

!arcadesticks@lemmy.world

After subscribing, feel free to drop a pic of your arcade stick(s), custom artwork, mods, etc. Customization is half the fun with arcade sticks, so show them off.

[-] ScOULaris@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

This is exactly what I was going to say. The feed on Threads is absolutely abysmal. Just an endless stream of bullshit that I don't want to see. That might improve in the future as they continue to update the app and its feed algorithms, but as of right now it's pretty terrible at showing the user content that they're interested in.

[-] ScOULaris@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

In my opinion the cheapest, simplest way to experience a significant jump in quality from what you're currently doing is to buy an Aeropress.

You can get one new for only $30-40, and after trying a few times you'll likely be blown away by how much better the coffee it produces is than what you've grown accustomed to with the Keurig.

An electric kettle is another good purchase to go along with your Aeropress, and it generally comes in handy for plenty of other uses too.

If you start getting into making better coffee at home with the Aeropress, then the next step on your journey would be to invest in a grinder and make the switch to whole beans. That's really the last thing you'll need if you're trying to max out coffee quality at home.

As for drinking it black, that's totally up to you. Personally I like a little cream and sugar in my coffee, and I'm probably seen as a coffee snob by my friends. Don't let anyone tell you that black is the preferred way to drink coffee. It's all preference, and I like the heavier body that cream/milk gives the brew.

If you end up taking any of this advice, then here's my go-to recipe for the best Aeropress coffee:

  • Set the Aeropress up inverted (you can Google this)
  • Between coarse and fine grind (two scoops)
  • Heat water to 195°F
  • Pour water in until it just covers the grounds to let it bloom, then wait 30 seconds
  • Fill the Aeropress up to the top with more water
  • Stir for ten seconds
  • Let brew for one more minute
  • Press slowly into mug
  • Add cream/sugar to taste

I hope that helps. Just be warned... Once you go down this path, you'll likely no longer be able to tolerate K-Cup coffee.

[-] ScOULaris@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

That's really cool that someone thought to preserve this and put it on display in a museum. It's like a modern historical artifact from the golden age of computing.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by ScOULaris@lemmy.world to c/arcadesticks@lemmy.world

One of the reasons I chose to name this community Arcade Sticks rather than Fightsticks is because these controllers are great for more than just fighting games. Any game that has roots in arcades or otherwise features arcade-inspired gameplay can benefit from the precision and snappiness of a nice arcade stick (including modern leverless variants).

Personally, I tend to use mine a lot when playing bullet hell shmups on my PC. Pictured in this post is my beloved Qanba Q4RAF, which is IMO the best stick that Qanba ever put out. Hell, I'd argue it's the best commercially released stick ever, but that's probably worthy of another thread sometime in the near-future...

[-] ScOULaris@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, this sums up the situation quite nicely. I have nothing more to add other than saying it's one more reason why it sucks to be a Floridian right now. We already had it bad enough with the oppressive summer heat and lack of seasons here, but now we've got some of the worst state leadership in the country to add a nice cherry on top of the shit sundae.

[-] ScOULaris@lemmy.world 92 points 1 year ago

Jeez. What a pathetic loser.

[-] ScOULaris@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Because it's just an incredibly small userbase made up mostly of tech/privacy enthusiasts as of right now.

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Figured I'd kick things off in this new community with a picture showing how my Madcatz TE2 (PS4) stick has evolved over the years.

I got the Guilty Gear Xrd version when it released many years ago, and it's still what I'm using today to play GG: Strive, Street Fighter 6, and all other PS4/PS4 fighting games.

It feels fitting to post this now, as it will likely be retired/replaced in the next month or so when my first leverless stick arrives (the 2023 Snack Box Micro). I'll be sure to post a picture of that as well once I get it customized with some new artwork.

[-] ScOULaris@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

I just mean I can relate to the comic.

In my line of work it's not uncommon for the people requesting data visualizations to ask the data engineers/analysts to simply remove data points that don't suit whatever narrative they're trying to construct with the visual. We have to push back against that whenever possible because, you know... that's bullshit.

[-] ScOULaris@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago

He's just that good at business. Acting like he wants to bang his own daughter has always been a 4D Chess move. /s

[-] ScOULaris@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Not yet, no.

[-] ScOULaris@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Data Architect/Analyst here. I felt this comic.

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Another Lemmy newbie question here.

I have subscribed to a small handful of Communities that live outside of Lemmy.world, and that worked easily enough. But I notice that when accessing them here rather than on their own servers they aren't quite in sync. Posts are in a different order or delayed when viewing them from Lemmy.world through my subscriptions, thumbnail images don't load, and the subscriber count in the sidebar is often much lower here than when viewing the Community on its host instance.

Is this intended behavior, a known issue with Lemmy, or something on my end?

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This is my first day in the Fediverse, and I'm building out my sub list in Lemmy right now. I noticed that searching for Communities only looks within the instance that I'm logged into. Is there any easy way to search across all available Lemmy servers for Communities?

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