Geek. Yarn wrangler. Gamer. Spoonie. SJW. Thinks it’d be a great idea if everyone was nice to people for a change. Pronouns: she/her #nobot #noindex
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Last Notes npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems @nprofile…jspd I mean I never don’t want to hear about games 😊 npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems @nprofile…jspd Yeah I’ve come to accept that, regardless of whatever other cool stuff is going on in a game, if it’s roguelike it’s not for me. My ADHD can’t abide doing the same thing over and over and my autism wants to obsessively build craft and limit uncertainty, so it’s a double no 😀 npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems @nprofile…jspd I think I played a bit of it on either PS+ or gamepass and bounced right off it - if it is also a roguelike shooter then that wouldn’t surprise me npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems I was sure that #Saros wasn’t going to be for me and I can’t say playing the trial on PS+ changed my mind on that. But I was pleasantly surprised by it. The concept is interesting and Rahul Kohli’s performance (what little I saw) was great. And while my entire lack of hand-eye coordination & reflexes plus tiny attention span mean I was never going to love a roguelike shooter, I enjoyed the demo way more than I expected. Special shout out for whoever made those buttery-smooth motion controls npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems I know this is a long shot but I thought I’d #AskFedi I have a bunch of pre-loved (but complete) #BoardGames and I’m looking to find a good home for them. They’re nerd board games (as opposed to kid board games) and I’d like them to go to a non-profit/charity. I can’t transport them so they’d need to go to an org in Greater Manchester (or willing and able to collect them from Greater Manchester) Does anyone have any suggestions? Ta npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems I know lots of people are excited for GTA6 and I’m happy for them that it’s coming soon. I just wish that the entire gaming industry wasn’t labouring under the impression that *everyone* who games is excited for GTA6. It seems like every game that was due out this autumn (including ones that don’t seem like they’d appeal to the same audience) is busily moving its release date for fear of clashing with GTA6. And I kind of get it but it’s frustrating. npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems @nprofile…jspd Yeah my main reasons for loving BotW are first & foremost the way there are multiple different ways to solve every problem/puzzle 2. the quality of the physics (which enables a lot of freedom) 3. the rewards for just exploring and trying stuff out. That said there’s a lot of charm in the world building of Zelda and that OoT clip looks gorgeous so I’m not writing it off. That’s a great idea to try out a bit of the original - that way I can get a feel for if the gameplay is for me npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems @nprofile…jspd no, my first Nintendo machine was the Switch and my first Zelda was Breath of the Wild. I haven’t gone back and played the older games - I played a little bit (a demo) of Skyward Sword but didn’t take to it. I don’t have any basis for expectation or comparison when it comes to the remake - but as a confirmed BotW lover I guess I’m not fully convinced that OoT will be for me, just because I’ve been told that BotW was a significant departure from the previous games. npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems https://youtu.be/12gmGZxfiqM?si=dIu9l0TGg8NaVXWJ Ok, #Nintendo you have my attention #LegendOfZelda #OcarinaOfTimeRemake npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems I feel bad that this is where my mind goes but I can’t help but hope that Mamdani has a supremely qualified and incorruptible security detail. Because the people who are being shown up - and/or getting hit in the wallet - by him are neither subtle nor ethical. I’d much rather see what else he can do in office than see “Mamdani Day” commemorations 😳 #nevent1q…v2wm npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems I’m looking to #Crochet a basic triangle shawl without a pattern for the first time. I’m planning on using a variety of different stitches so my rows won’t be a uniform height and so now I can’t work out how I should space out my increases across the rows. Can anyone out there advise me what to do please? Do I need to drop the idea of having different stitch heights? Or is there some sort of formula to work out how to include them but still get a smooth shape? TYIA npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems @nprofile…hqk5 I love the range of colours J&S do - and of course it’s ideal for stranded colourwork - but I don’t use it because touching it is awful to me 😕. I made on fair isle tank top out of it and have never used it again. Stupid sensory sensitivity npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems Well I just had to hear that So by Peter Gabriel will have its 40th anniversary this week, so now so do you. npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems Making my second ever #TunisianCrochet project be: 1. a large, complicated pattern 2. that I’m making for a gift 3. on a tight deadline is pretty much standard for me - I never learn. What’s adding a piquant new twist is using a yarn I’ve never used before - only to find that it splits like it’s auditioning for Cirque du Soleil 🤦🏻♀️ #Crochet #YarnWrangling npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems @nprofile…jspd Maybe some Gladiators fought with a bucket of whitewash and a carelessly handled set of ladders, you don’t know 😀 npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems @nprofile…jspd yeah it had a lot to recommend it but something just felt a bit lacking. I don’t want to complain too much though - I paid a fiver for it and had an enjoyable time, not every game has to be BG3 😊 npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems Finished #BeyondASteelSky and enjoyed that. I enjoyed the puzzles and the story and I liked the art style. But I must admit that it did start to feel a bit passive in that there didn’t seem to be many ways for me to change what happened. Like I had to solve the puzzles to progress the story, but I wasn’t changing anything with my choices. It started to feel a bit like Errands:The Game I think maybe it’s just that this genre of game isn’t my fave, rather than a flaw of this specific game though npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems I found it much easier to tolerate the tedium that is April Fool’s Day before I became housebound. I was fortunate to work somewhere where most people weren’t burdened with an overinflated estimation of their own comedic talent and I could just stay off the internet. Now the internet is my only link to the outside world, so my choices are either a day of complete isolation or feeling like I’ve been trapped in the Ankh Morpork Fool’s Guild npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems Treated myself to an icord tool. Just knocked up an icord glasses chain in a little over half an hour and now I’m looking around for things to icord 😊 #knitting https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/301/055/313/274/983/original/2941f096f67c4327.jpeg https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/301/055/310/397/417/original/ee0779d681dc1a14.jpeg npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems Rewatching #Sense8 and I’m reminded of 2 things. 1. I really enjoyed that show 2. If I was part of a cluster, I would be absolutely zero fucking use. Like how embarrassing would that be “sorry, team, but unless you have a knitting emergency or your life depends on correctly re-shelving some library books, I can’t help you” npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems Request for information from people who have up to date knowledge (as far as is possible) of the current state of affairs regarding #AidOrganisations delivering aid in #Palestine I have very little money to donate, unfortunately, and I’d like to donate it to organisations with the best chance of actually getting help to the people who need it, to maximise the benefit. I know my tenner here or there isn’t going to do much but I’d like to make the best of what I can do npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems @nprofile…hqk5 The only slight difference I can see is that as I pull the stitch down, the tip of my right needle sort of waggles to the right (meaning I don’t have to move my finger as far to wrap the yarn) but I’m not actually moving it. I’m sort of self taught - my gran showed me the knit & purl sts when I was little, but I gave up halfway through my first swatch & didn’t knit again until I was in my 20s. How I knit now developed organically but I’ve been told that it’s called Irish knitting npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems @nprofile…hqk5 That’s more or less the same as how I knit except I’m right handed npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems I haven’t played Where Winds Meet because my “if it’s free, you’re the product” based wariness gets stronger as I get older, in particular when the revenue stream isn’t obvious. But I’ve been having fomo so I started watching Madmorph’s 1st episode playing it. The character creator includes “smart customisation” where you let it record your voice as you say phrases, or upload your photo, and it generates your character based (supposedly) on that. I think maybe I’ve found the revenue stream 🤨 npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems @nprofile…mssx Yeah I’m with you on that one. They’re lovely socks and excellently executed, but the heel is making my eye twitch just a little. It’s an entirely subjective thing finding a heel that strikes the right balance between what you enjoy making and the look you like. The fun bit is that there are loads of different heel methods to try which means a lot of sock knitting 😊 npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems AHHHHHHHHHH!! *deep breath* *flappy hands* AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! CW: the trailer is pretty grotesque, they went hard on the body horror, so be advised before clicking through But it’s also fucking spectacular and, despite having to cover my eyes a couple of times, I can not wait. #Larian out here keeping me alive #LarianStudios #GameTrailer #Divinity https://youtu.be/VxzyVeAG00w?si=i7gk2sWlP5MFJD4J npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems @nprofile…mssx I think that’s the Voyager version of a comm badge. npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems @nprofile…mssx In general I’d say anything around 160-165cm is fine for a scarf so I wouldn’t say you “need” the DS9 bit for it to be finished. If it was me I’d stop because the pressure of the deadline would start sapping the joy out of the knitting, but it depends on how you feel npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems @nprofile…mssx oof that’s rough. Sometimes stepping away and taking a breath is the only solution. You’re not admitting defeat, you are employing a tactical withdrawal 😊 npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems A question for people with #AcidReflux / #GERD : do you have any particular websites that you trust as sources of info/advice on managing the condition? I just searched for whether dark or milk chocolate is ’better’ in terms of being less likely to aggravate (yes I know no chocolate is best but fuck that). Checked 3 different sites and got one vote for dark, one for milk and one for white. So I’m no clearer than I was and I don’t know which, if any, of those sites is reliable npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems @nprofile…eces I’m not necessarily trying to persuade them onto Signal. But it would mean they’d have to use Signal or SMS or email to send me photos separately - whereas before they could just send them to me and their other family on WA in one go. I feel like if I’m asking them to do something separate just for me I should give them an explanation why. npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems A question for people who are good at communicating clearly but gently: How would you go about explaining to a loved one - who doesn’t keep up to date with tech ethics issues - why you don’t want to use WhatsApp? I’m clear with myself why I don’t want to use it anymore but I’m struggling with how to phrase it without sounding like a tinfoil hat. It doesn’t help that I’ve zero chance of persuading them onto Signal because all their family etc are on WhatsApp npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems I would love to hear from people who play #TTRPGS solo - particularly those who have #ADHD How do find pacing your play in terms of holding your attention? How enjoyable do you find being both GM & player? Have you managed to keep a campaign going or do you do one shots? Has it kept you engaged enough to keep going back to it or do you have a bunch of abandoned systems/modules in a cupboard (no judgement!). Trying to work out if it might be for me #ttrpg #SoloTTRPG #SoloTTRPGS npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems @nprofile…w640 now im trying to think if there’s a way to make a yacht in Tiny Glade 🤔 npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems Today on #TinyGlade : a house. The story of this build is that this house belongs to old money, possibly even minor aristocracy. They’re genuinely pleasant people but so blithely oblivious of their privilege that they refer to this place as ‘the cottage’ or something. But they do frequently invite the whole village to parties in the summer, so everyone contains their eye rolls. https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/986/240/331/243/371/original/a8627bbdd4e5a6be.jpeg npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems Been doing some more stash busting. I promised myself I’d use up all the stash yarn i have that isn’t yarn for a specific project (which I don’t really think of as stash) before starting any more non stashbusting projects. I have sort of broken that promise but only by knitting socks for gifts, but I’m not sure that really counts. Anyway I used up the last of my Rico Essentials Cotton DK on an Ahoy Hoy hat and Apple Blossoms wrap #knitting https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/954/278/017/110/293/original/65129555fd152d6a.jpg npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems @nprofile…t2zk @nprofile…gg4m I think that the K1 is raglan st no. 2. It’s hard to be sure without the work in my hands but that’s how I’d interpret those instructions - and it sounds plausible in terms of how raglan jumpers work npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems Q for folks experienced in #knitting or #crochet and also #sewing Is there any way to incorporate t-shirt fabric into a knit/crochet garment? I have a load of beloved geeky t-shirts that don’t fit i but hate to get rid of because I love the designs on them. I can’t sew for shit but am ok at knitting and, to a lesser extent, crochet. I had the thought of cutting out the tshirt designs and incorporating them into knitted tops but don’t know if thats possible tension/construction wise? npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems @nprofile…w640 I mean my circumstances are very rare so I wouldn’t expect you to factor it in. Under general circumstances your point stands. npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems @nprofile…w640 I mean for me personally I physically can’t play the board game any more because I can’t sit up at a table, so the computer version is the only version i could play. But i take your point for people in general npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems @nprofile…w640 @nprofile…jdhx I’ve got Gloomhaven on my Steam wishlist - i used to love the board game version. Have you ever tried it? npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems @nprofile…w640 Yeah i think the video games is as close as I’ll get. I love the *idea* of doing DnD/co-op games with a group but committing to sessions gets screwed by chronically ill & ADHD, keeping focused for a whole session (never mind a campaign) gets screwed by ADHD and the doing a thing as a group gets screwed by Autistic and Socially Anxious npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems Not for nothing but I reckon #TomCardy may be one of the most reliable sources of joy in my life* #DnD #DM *the fact that 2 others are #Dimension20 and #BG3 might lead you to question why I’m not in a game myself now that being housebound doesn’t necessarily prevent one from joining a game. The answer is #AuDHD https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/696/870/090/589/467/original/1bd2c026e48fadf1.mp4 npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems Not In Our Name is a group of cis women who have published a statement protesting against the systemic, political and media attacks on trans people. It focuses on rejecting the fallacy that attacking trans people (trans women in particular) is anything to do with protecting women or with feminism. If you’re a cis woman and would like to support them, you can sign the letter here https://chng.it/QCvdH587zM npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems A tangent on a Timberborn video made me think about the Channel Tunnel (?!) The construction happened in a time period that encompassed my teens, so I was deeply uninterested, and I’ve never used it. But thinking about it now, it seems phenomenal that it was built. In terms of politics, economics, engineering & organisation it seems like an amazing feat to me now - like if it didn’t already exist & someone said to me now it was a proposal I’d think “that’ll never happen”. Which is kind of sad npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems @nprofile…w640 Same here. Tbh I’ve never been a huge fan of Nintendo’s exclusive offerings anyway. I bought the Switch because I was still travelling a fair bit when it came out. Plus I really wanted to play BotW. Now I’m housebound so I don’t need a portable console and it would take a fairly spectacular S2 exclusive to tempt me npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems #Nintendo charging for the #Switch2 Welcome Tour “game” & for the next gen updates to games you’ve already bought seems outrageously grabby even for the way the gaming industry is these days. Makes the fact that they haven’t announced the price for the console even more ominous. I don’t feel any need to replace my Switch (& can’t afford it to, although the release date is very close to my birthday) but I suspect if I had been planning to upgrade, my purse would have been in for a nasty shock npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems What is the point of all these streaming services if I can’t* suddenly decide at 8:45 am on a Thursday that I want to watch Tank Girl and have it appear on my TV at the touch of a button? *I mean I could if I was prepared to pay Apple TV £3.50 to rent it or £7.99 to buy it. Which I am not npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems I personally have no truck with the sea - I vehemently dislike being in it or on it & you can forget about under it. I’m not even much enthused about being beside it. Nonetheless I find the idea of it - mysterious, largely unexplored and teeming with weird life - very pleasing, oddly reassuring, so this news makes me smile. “A marine rewilding initiative to restore an underwater kelp forest in West Sussex is celebrating "remarkable" results, a wildlife trust has said.” https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1lp28v7n3go npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems @nprofile…w640 That’s interesting, I didn’t read it that way. In my experience when the ‘anti-woke’ mob whine about politics being in games the ‘politics’ in question is usually ‘a person who is not an abled cis het white man existing’ & that is what they want to keep out of games. I don’t really see that as a position that you can emulate from the other side. And given the way social media “works” I think that “I’m not giving you a platform in my space GTFO of my channel” is a valid response npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems Hello? Yes, I would like to receive this energy from gamers as a weekly subscription please https://bsky.app/profile/phoenixfire.bsky.social/post/3lks3wojmmk2y npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems @nprofile…uhjq I’ll check that out, thank you. The flexibility of using the Kindle app and others but with e-paper definitely sounds like the thing npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems Tried & failed to convert my Kindle books to ePub via Calibre (something to with my kindle books being a newer format or some such🤷🏻♀️). I’m still inclined to buy a non-kindle e-reader when my current Kindle dies, although losing my 700 strong library of books will pain me 😩. Currently I’m thinking of getting the Kobo app for my tablet & making any new ebook purchases on there going forward, with a view to buying a Kobo when my kindle dies. Is there any reason that’s a bad call? #ebooks #kobo npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems I do love The Interwebs but it is a fertile breeding ground for 2 of my pet peeves in typical human behaviour. Those being not reading things before responding to /acting on them and being incapable of just not saying anything if they have nothing helpful to say. Me: “Please can anyone suggest a solution to Problem. I have already tried A, B and C without success. Inevitable reply: “Oh that’ll be because you need to A. 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I don’t know if I’m just falling victim to algorithms or if the content just isn’t out there. Every creator I try seems very keen to stress that they’re not focused on optimisation, like that would be terrible. npub1lqzghgs0jq6xvd9r8a5nvtag50kl44rav3t0c9fssj4e4dl8nhcscrhtwg LemLems @nprofile…5qlu @nprofile…uaxc I would always rather be told, always. Someone telling me I’m not their cup of tea or I’m not a priority in their life or that I’ve behaved in a way they can’t tolerate might be briefly hurtful but I can understand & accept it. Ghosting is cowardly, selfish & cruel - it gives no chance for me to have closure or find acceptance. The ghoster saves themself the brief discomfort of an awkward conversation at the cost of leaving me wondering what I did for months