macncheese

joined 2 years ago
[–] macncheese@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Hello! I'm not a Kiwi, but I studied abroad there 21 years ago! ugh that's a long time. I'd like to come back and visit your beautiful country again. Maybe do the Routeburn Track in earnest. Made it to like the first hut since we were short on time. Is Tui still delicious beer or is it just my youthful tastebuds being nostalgic? Anyway, enjoy your sensible leadership while I suffer away in the last vestiges of the U.S. Sorry our ridiculous billionaires are trying to build bunkers over there.

[–] macncheese@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago
[–] macncheese@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Ah good job Canada, you elected a level-headed leader who seems very clear-eyed and determined to see your country through this mess with integrity and honor. I wish you the best, from your worst southern neighbor.

[–] macncheese@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Amazing. All of Games Done Quick is so impressive to me. How in the world do people figure out things like if you just propel yourself into this very specific part of a wall you get flung to the last level of the castle??

[–] macncheese@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Just watched a trailer for it. Might have to grab it. Looks like he teamed up with the Ape Out devs?? Nice.

[–] macncheese@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

I just now noticed the person in the back controlling him with the keyboard! Hahaha!

[–] macncheese@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I, for one, embrace that I am no longer hip nor cool. Feels great.

[–] macncheese@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

Woah I got to 9m! What a thrill! 😂

[–] macncheese@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago (2 children)

There's a hurdle?!?

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QWOP (www.foddy.net)
 

My six-year-old asked me how we walk and as I was trying to tell him a literal simple explanation of how our brain tells our muscles to move and lift our leg etc. he lifts his knee and as soon as I see his pose it hits me like HEY there's a game that is about exactly this. QWOP!

Ah ladies and gentleman, take a trip down memory lane to the absurdity and inanity of trying to get your able-bodied runner down the track in his quest for the 100m. My personal best is... 3.7m and I consider that a feat! Ah this game is the best of the Internet.

[–] macncheese@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago

Kids are hilarious and they will laugh at all sorts of nonsense. The kind of laughter we rarely let ourselves experience as adults, just uncontrollable, belly hurts, don't even know why you're laughing so hard. I like when my kid gets kind of delirious at bed time cause he's so tired. He forgot how to say "idea" the other day and just pronounced it in weird ways for 5 minutes and cracked himself up the whole time. They remind you what it was like being a kid and how hopeful and exciting it is. They are brutally honest. It's reminded me of a lot of the foundational things that make life worth living that we often slowly shed as life gets full of responsibilities and whatnot. But the great thing is, you can choose to be silly whenever you want. Even at my big age. I like the daily reminder. Oh and also it's a pain in the ass to raise them lol, but ya know, worth it.

[–] macncheese@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I just listened to this episode today. I hardly understand the Fediverse myself but I made it to Lemmy. Am I supposed to be able to use my Lemmy acct for things like the Forkiverse? Is it just tied to Mastodon? I don't have Mastodon. I guess same question can I access Mastodon through my Lemmy acct?

 

As an American parent, I'm probably not going to stay up for mine lol. Celebrating the UTC new year. Woo!

 
 

Ha! Just finished Thank Goodness You're Here and it was the silliest, raunchiest, Northern Englishest?? thing I've played in a while. It was a bit of a fever dream. Like an Adult Swim cartoon with a joke a minute that you're sort of "playing." There's not much in the way of controls and yet it was still incredibly satisfying how you unexpectedly interact with this bizarre world. Everyone in this town is off their rocker yet also loveable? I don't even know how to describe it it was so unique. I guess just play it if this at all sounds intriguing. Short, but a completely wonderful way to spend a few hours.

 

Wow! It's so fun. I got the Etsy glass bead magnet tool and it works like a charm. This is ILNP Velour. I only used the magnet after the top coat and I'm impressed.

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by macncheese@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
 

Was on the other site when a commenter pointed out a response that and like 5 or 6 replies to that comment that were all bots. I am finally getting exposed to the concept of dead internet theory. So, how prevalent are bots on a place like lemmy? Are there natural safeguards against bots? I'm not an engineer and probably need a dumbed down explanation. But I did make it to lemmy! So I've got that going for me...

 

Awful to see the steady dismantling of the CDC. There are doctors and science advocates coming together to scaffold and build up trustworthy sources of info outside of the CDC. I follow epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina and she has a great newsletter she started up around Covid and has kept going - https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/ She recommends the general public avoid the CDC web site now. She recommends healthychildren.org powered by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Some U.S. states have also partnered together i.e. the West Coast Health Alliance that have pulled away from the CDC recommendations. A friend of mine in health noted it's a big reason why we (I'm in California) can still get our Covid vaccines regardless of age while her sister in Oklahoma was denied. I know there are some North Eastern states that have also partnered up. Going to be very different healthcare messaging to navigate state by state...

 
 

Hope this is true for other states as well.

 

Saw an early screening in 70mm of One Battle After Another - highly recommend it! Great time. I didn't really know what to expect other than I knew it was Paul Thomas Anderson and I've liked his films and I've seen this trailer. I laughed a lot. Acting is top notch. Benicio Del Toro chef's kiss Johnny Greenwood score. I feel like anyone who appreciates movies will appreciate this one. I believe it opens wide (U.S.) tomorrow Sep 26.

 

Took a chance and it paid off. She was very sweet.

 

Until I had fresh heirlooms. Now I like to try and grow any kind and they're generally all great. Didn't plant any this year though, these were from a neighbor's generous bounty :)

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