@WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 2w ago

Redoing my #introduction, as a lot has changed! My name is Ben, former member of the mstdn.games instance! I’ve moved to sunny.garden I have made some strides in learning about: Linux, Programming (Python and C languages), and even learned to love Arch (I used to fear that distro). Garuda Linux has truly tamed the distro enough for me, that I am comfortably using it on the daily with only minor issues! During that process, I’ve discovered my furry nature, specially that of being a shork (as well as being autistic AF)! Basking Shark, because a typical furry creature simply didn’t fit my nature. On reaching my writing goal: Sadly, the burnout has hit me hard, I tried a month long challenge to write daily and it destroyed my motivation to write. So, I am being kind to myself and not doing that again. Instead, letting the desire come back gradually. Writing whatever fragments that might come to be. I still hope to perhaps self-publish on a website (behind a log-in) to share my writing. As I doubt that I would be making money on my writing, I do it for the joy of self-expression! Regardless, I will be talking about games, books, or whatever else has my attention during these days I am trying to split between learning and leisure!

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 1w ago

Finally reached about 6 paragraphs on the short story introduction for my Anthrosona, took awhile for the words to begin to flow for me. I am happy that gradually writing is becoming a thing for me again.

I fucked off the Python lesson today, but I might still do it regardless before ending tonight with some good old Dying Light: The Beast!

#today #writing #Anthro

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 1w ago

Looks like I got a minor cold, so popped a pill at work, with luck, this will help me endure the worst of my symptoms. I just wish we had some pills without Acetaminophen, as I am not really in pain and its bad for the liver at too high of levels.

I will have to extend the dosing cycle from four to at least 6 to 8 hours to insure my liver is fine. That feels like a safe bet.

#today

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@Blender@mastodon.social Given the fact that Antropic and other LLM peddling companies are an existential threat to the human creative industries, programmers, and human life in general. Accepting money from such a scummy corporation is an out of touch move! I don't plan on using Blender anymore, ya'll are on my unsafe software list.

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 2mo ago

To ease my dread, I played Fields of Mistria on my laptop before bed...As I checked out the inside of my Desktop. As the graphics card wasn't registering. Looked at the BIOS as well. Seems like there was a hardware failure and it can't be saved easily. It would take a lot of effort to save (and money) which means I need to take the damn thing apart and store the parts appropriately until I could do that.

Ugh. What a time for this shit to happen, I can salvage the Ryzen 7, potentially the graphics card as well. As the motherboard is the thing which is truly fucked. Just need to be able to store this thing long term. Need to make a list of all the parts and find a compatible motherboard and case. Since the RAM is still healthy, I could save that as well.

The storage is even great. I could do with a new cooling fan, case, and a few little additions.

#PC

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 3mo ago

Mullvad Founder, Daniel Bentsson donated 5 million kroner to a White Nationalist Party in 2025, called "Örebropartiet"

Quoting

heliotrope

@heliotrope@retrofed.com

[Swedish] Mullvad CEO donates to Swedish party that believes in "remigration" cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/51378224

Open quoted post

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 2mo ago

Love Not Malcolm for having so much moral backbone and a quirky sense of humor to boot. I had done my part a long time ago: Had sent a request for EA to delete my data, deleted my account, and stopped playing the games completely months ago.

As a bonus action, I hid all the ne'er do well companies on Steam so I don't see them on there. As I plan to be on Steam more so (once I can get my grubby mitts on a Steam Machine).

https://youtu.be/jd63rGAo3lY

#NotMalcom #BoycottEA #FuckEA #Gaming

EA is actually, finally dead.

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 2mo ago

So, once again, my PC is having issues with booting. I will either have to update the BIOS or keep saving for the mini-PC this is so frustrating. LMAO.

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 2mo ago

Something that mildly annoys me about Satisfactory...Is that I can't change my character's gender. I actually loathe that.

No Man's Sky allows for character customization and it doesn't mess with the story in the slightest. Need to look into why Coffee Stain Studios chose to lock the gender of the character (I think that I forgot about this). Sadly, I lost interest in the game now. Can't envision myself as a woman in a video game, so I won't play.

This does not mean the game is bad or anything, not by a long shot. As the potential for building complex supply chains and factories was looking to be pretty hype. Oh well, another in the DNF.

#Satisfactory #gaming

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@ashenwave@mastodon.art That helped me remove a game from my Steam Wishlist! I don't want to pay for a game that uses slop generating tools. Also revealed a game I played failed to disclose LLM usage (I refuse to call it AI). I won't trust that developer ever again. 🙃

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 2mo ago

Trialed Fields of Mistria on my Laptop and it runs fine. Just gotta see if there are unhinged slowdown during achievements, friendship gains, or doing too much of one thing in the rain. First grocery shopping is in order.

Those issues with Fields of Mistria are due to my desktop being ready to die. As this little indie game isn't that demanding. A bios update isn't going to fix that. I'm going to try on my next days off as I was busy playing games and recovering data. 😅

#gaming #PC

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 5mo ago

OMG This is not a drill, 1.22.0 of Vintage Story has dropped! This is going to interfere with my Artix Linux configuration journey because...I have been craving this latest release for months now.

It adds so many new features like reworked Tool Smithing, Fishing, Water Wheels (a new form of mechanical power). Ugh, I wish I could be absent from work today to dive deep into it!

However, I'll be a very patient man and wait till after my shift is done and I get home to play.

https://www.vintagestory.at/blog.html/

#Gaming #VintageStory

Vintage Story

News

Vintage Story is an uncompromising wilderness survival sandbox game inspired by lovecraftian horror themes. Find yourself in a ruined world reclaimed by nature and permeated by unnerving temporal disturbances. Relive the advent of human civilization, or take your own path.

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 5mo ago

Wow so Bitwarden CLI got hacked for about 90 minutes yesterday, through a very novel method. This malicious actor has hatred for LLMs (same Queen or King).

So they were using a worm introduced by the novel method to target keys associated with LLMs and other valuable keys. Very scary and sophisticated.

The normal version of Bitwarden wasn't affected, and of course the malicious altered version was depreciated so it can't spread. Still fascinating in a horrifying way.

https://youtu.be/-_TWFbw8XjU

#LowLevel #Youtube #BitwardenCLI

HUGE password manager got compromised

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 5mo ago

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Unlike CachyOS, Artix Linux installed successfully for the first time! Ran my first "sudo pacman -Syu", updating my laptop's packages. A bummer is that I will need to do some additional config work that is outside of my range of effort for tonight. It will require a day of work to get it done. Flatpak will be my first hurdle, but once that is done...It will be easier to get some familiar stuff installed. I'd like to avoid installing the "artix-arch-support" package. If the need is there, I shall. #Artix_linux #Linux

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 6mo ago

#PennedPossibilities⁩ 969 — Do your stories have happy endings?

Sometimes, other times they are futile struggles that end up being fairly grim endings.

If it is going to be happy, the story is often a hard fought battle for a happy outcome. As life isn't always fun or ideal, if the characters can make the best choices...Perhaps they won't have to give up too much to get that better ending!

Stories related to love tend to have the happier outcomes, because, I feel gay dudes need a bit of joy (despite going through some hell to get their slice of good/creamy ending).

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 5mo ago

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Today, I am continuing to learn more about pointers and arrays, I will try to stick with it for an hour so that I can get familiar enough to do some more learning at home. My appointment went well, she recommended a new medication for me that will help sort out the hyperactive dreams...Which have been disrupting my sleep. The good thing about the medication in question, is going to reduce my appetite. I need that as I want to lose weight (I'll just have to stop being a quirked up POC dude when it comes to getting hyper-fixated on getting stuff done). As eating IS important, but, I don't want to do it as much as I do now. The drug in question is (checks Doc notes) topiramate. Might want consider calling my pharmacists to make sure they do the refill. Still might stop by Sisters of Sound before going back home...As I am feeling decent enough about being social to get into a new place and not feel a deep pit of dread in my soul about a visit! I can even go there tomorrow so that I could buy more CDs. #today

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 5mo ago

#WritersCoffeeClub 18: Does your writing ever get away from you? (plot bunnies…?)

In rough drafting, of course it does, goes wild and crazy. A lot of ideas are thrown at the wall...As rough drafts tend to be like this for me, a plan is only established once I've decided it is time for editing.

As I've been changing up my writing style and it has helped me quite a bit. I do try to have at least a small outline that highlights some important events to touch upon. Other than that, I allow myself to go a bit wilder with rough drafts.

The editing is when order and structure needs to happen, rough drafts need to be fun, and like an overgrown garden, waiting for a thorough tending.

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 5mo ago

Checking in on Vintage Story for 1.22 and it seems like the 1.22.10 Release Candidate is still fixing more issues (which is good). I'll continue to wait until 1.22 stable is released to generate a brand new world!

That Italian villa has been on my mind for a while now, been sketching different iterations of it for a while now. Just outlines and how tall and wide it would be.

I've also planned to build the thing no more than 55 blocks away from a rudimentary wilderness homestead (this will support my general survival until moving into the villa would be possible). I'll also build it as a place that could serve as a bit of environmental storytelling for the lore of my new Vintage Story save. It will be like a hermit's home, hidden by trees in a clearing…

Also I need to reach the Tin Bronze Age; the materials I want to use for the villa require that tier of tool! So this will require some somewhat sophisticated set-up. As I know more about the day to day gameplay of Vintage Story, it shouldn't be too hard!

https://www.vintagestory.at/blog.html/

#VintageStory #Gaming

Vintage Story

News

Vintage Story is an uncompromising wilderness survival sandbox game inspired by lovecraftian horror themes. Find yourself in a ruined world reclaimed by nature and permeated by unnerving temporal disturbances. Relive the advent of human civilization, or take your own path.

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@MelissaBearTrix As a cis gay man, yes, I think about my safety a lot in a Republican dominated state. I use a scale of: As a man, could I wear programming socks and a skirt to this location?* Oftentimes, the answer cannot reach a quantified yes or a barely yes. Due to the fact in transit, the level of danger or safety is in even greater flux. *(No, this isn't actually my egg beginning to crack. I do find it surreal that if a man exercises the freewill to wear a skirt, colorful stockings, and cute shoes in public...That gets a disproportional and often hostile reaction. Instead of being leery of open carry individuals that I find to be far more unsettling).

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 5mo ago

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@prahou@merveilles.town While one more distro won't hurt...Provided the motives and ethics of the creators are sound, it will be simply more of a good thing! As Ubuntu, Red Hat, and Fedora are going in a direction I simply do not like...It's good to have a retreat from those weirdos.

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 6mo ago

Ugh, its gonna be one of those days at work. 😬

To relax after work, I'll write!

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 6mo ago

Okay, back to my Dying Light: The Beast guided tour...As I finished the story of the game, it's time to see some sights that I missed!

#Gaming

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@ashenwave@mastodon.art It's good that we can all band together against the wave to sloppy devs that don't give a damn! We've got to make them see that slop doesn't pay; and they'll go back to honoring the craft of making games as well as they can at that point in their career.

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 5mo ago

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The Sisters of Sound mini-field trip was a good one. I got some good recommendations on sturdy record players. Found 3 CDs that sounded right: Queer as Folk soundtrack, Johnny Lang "Turn Around", and Goon Moon "I Got A Brand New Egg Layin' Machine". The fun part about physical media is discovering new music is powered by WHIMSY and a small push of luck. Oh no, a new fixation of physical media is being born on this day! Grabbed my medicine and will get something for dinner later. As I literally cannot be arsed to cook anything. #tonight

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 5mo ago

Tonight, after work, I plan on learning more C. As I have been doing relatively well since hopping back on the wagon. On my main PC, I've decided that any learning will happen in Sway, and KDE is for fun!

Distinctions matter, as it will give me a rudimentary schedule and routine to follow is important. Structure and consistency, will make a learning experience easier over time.

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@hwll Yeah, the bare minimum should always be a basic description of what is going on, ignoring harder to describe detail.

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@powRSS A good reason to filter AI Slop out, as it has a tendency to affect the perceptions of blogs that are featured alongside them! Taking a stand matters, as the less profitable slop is or if slop is considered human hostile...It's overall better for creators of small, human made websites/blogs! It makes me happy to know that you are standing against AI slop as it's material that nobody actually wants to read. It truly endangers the integrity and creativity of the art of writing (serious and fun writing).

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 6mo ago

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@powRSS I want to read human made content, I think LLM usage not only removes the human element to a written work, it also helps to train those models. We all know those techbro jerks are listening in and trying to capture the essence of creativity (that they legitimately lack). Involving LLMs in any stage of writing is honestly going to create a milquetoast product, not worth my time to read. AI;DR (AI, didn't read) is a trend, I will flat out avoid RSS that don't filter that tat out of their sources. It's okay to write about a topic and not get it perfect the first time, that is what feedback from real humans can help improve over time! Be a bit messy, but write with the desire to communicate an idea as truthfully and authentically as possible!

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@wendigo@metalhead.club Yeah that would be one way to effectively get THC in your system...The THC vapes and weed itself is still illegal in Kansas (the farm bill of 2018 is a loophole for drinks, which is weird). Right now that would be my only means of attempting ingestion while complying to the law. Given we are all different in our biological processes, some methods of intake would be more or less effective. I don't like the idea of vaping or smoking, as both irritate my lungs, even normal vape exhalations from others sends me into a coughing fit. @slanderoid@goblin.camp

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 5mo ago

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@hwll Indeed, there are vectors of attack that can be used to tackle these nasty companies...I am certain that "Shai-Hulud the Third" is plan to exploit that weakness through this test run. It doesn't seem like this person is specifically after end users who don't use LLMs. Though end users might catch strays, naturally, because attacks on this scale need to be very specific and precise in order to avoid normal, non-LLM using end users.

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 5mo ago

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@hwll Heh, yeah it does tend to work like that! Enhancement is one of the best cooking methods, though you have to find the right bouillon that won't mess up your homemade stock...

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 5mo ago

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@wendigo@metalhead.club Yeah, Arch is too cavalier in a lot of ways...Pushing a whole version without solid testing is a bit insane. It makes me wonder how fast Garuda Linux (Arch-based) goes in terms of updates in comparison to vanilla Arch. Yeah, Snapper is easier to understand once you do more reading. I find using Snapper intuitively is easy...But understanding how it fully works from a technical perspective will take time ROFL.

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 5mo ago

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@wendigo@metalhead.club Snapper is initially daunting, to use as it is only a system partition backup tool...It has saved my bacon more than once, let me use my system to fix a problem caused by either myself or a bad update. ROFL I like that it takes little snapshots before a change is made, and after a change is made. So a user can see all the changes that were made in each snapshot and figure out what might have went wrong (if something did). If I ever need to troubleshoot, I'll keep Kernel updates as a potential cause as well!

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 5mo ago

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I might install Artix on my laptop tonight to exorcise that code, if it takes too long, the config will pick up after waking up. Runit feels really novel to me right now, as I've only used Systemd. Thankfully, the GUI installer will take care of the nitty gritty. In the future if I need to fix something, there is useful documentation to lean on.

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 5mo ago

After much thought about Artix Linux, I found a plasma graphical install with runit. I can install that on my laptop this weekend, as I will need hands on experience with Artix before deciding if it is main Mr. Computo ready or not. The Laptop on the Side, he is my tester of Linux distros.

I cannot wait to initiate this plan. I am sad that it will be a temporary parting from Solus OS because that custom distro is so fucking good.

I might put that on Mr. Computo, once I see what direction openSUSE is heading in regards to age verification.

#Linux #choices

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@leadore As I am not too familiar with how the background stuff works with Mastodon works...I couldn't really contribute much to the discussion. But my gut tells me, you might be onto something. There is a strange unintended conflict going on in the background, which is the source of your issue. A quirk, that the software gremlins are behind.

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 6mo ago

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@Melezioh I honestly learned a lot of stuff from the healthy discussion you sparked with by baiting the deluded trans fem... There's so much to keep aware of, so that I don't fall for such nonsense in the future. As a cis-man, I should be improving my own understanding of trans issues and ideology, so that I can be an ally and not fall down a dire rabbit hole.

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 6mo ago

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@slanderoid@goblin.camp I think so, the only thing to do is overcome my dread before trying the smallest mg drink!

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 6mo ago

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@slanderoid@goblin.camp Yeah, the news has been pretty terrifying...Thankfully, most of it ended up being a deranged man's bluster (even though there are some very real problems still happening). One day, I am going to try one...Following the recommended process of taking only a sip or two, waiting an hour to assess how you feel before continuing to drink.

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 6mo ago

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@Melezioh I'm glad you were further able to form a stronger plan of action when shit hits the fan... I know your neck of the woods is fairly trans hostile and is trying to get away with diabolic transphobic legislation. I hope your discussions are fruitful with your partner and you're able to get a lot of issues resolved before an inevitable move.

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 6mo ago

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@slanderoid@goblin.camp This is my main worry with the THC drinks that I see at my store...I read this is a potential side effect, people buy those things constantly but never talk in great detail about their experiences. It sucks when life is so stressful that it leaves a mark, I hope your days get easier man!

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 6mo ago

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@domo@pizza.enby.city As a writer, words hold so much power to me...Which is specifically why I decide how things that might be considered 'evil' to some or 'good' to others are represented. I pay attention to what color authors assign evil objects, especially if they are a white author. You can learn a lot from an author's word choice, words carry all kinds of unspoken weight and bias with them. Basically this is a long way of saying, I agree with your post!

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 6mo ago

About 4 or 5 utility trucks had a flash mob outside of my apartment building; they were inspecting a utility pole making use of at least two trucks with two people in each basket. It was like a dance of inspectors going like, "This is a nice pole!" after great contemplation and maneuvering around every facet of the pole in question. The "nice pole" part is purely part of my fanciful brain being 1000% silly.

This is why I like being a night owl, as I can notice these curious, nocturnal gatherings. Making note of them for the day walkers!

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 6mo ago

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@SarraceniaWilds I love VLC, curse this terrible decision, I'll investigate further before switching!

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 5mo ago

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@prahou@merveilles.town A very sensible response!

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 6mo ago

My Dying Light: The Beast tourist trip is going really well...I almost have the completed Rogue Armor Set (this will allow me to finally deal with some of those Volatile Hives that are hanging about).

It's fun to follow some guides, and do the work to reach the locations that have secrets in them! I often generally just follow directions to the place and figure out the area myself.

Often setting out during the start of the day to give myself the most time to succeed on one of these guided adventures.

I think after collecting all the lore, collecting all the weapons, clearing two Volatile Hives, and finishing the two remaining side quests. I'll have had my fill of the game. Unlike Dying Light, and even Dying Light 2...There's no strong incentive to keep playing. Dying Light: The Beast.

#Gaming #DyingLightTheBeast

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He Dreams of Shork @WanderingInDigitalWorlds@sunny.garden

· 5mo ago

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@leadore Odd, I wonder what kind of strange interaction in the background allows for this bug to manifest... I haven't seen it just yet, but, with luck Mastodon peeps will be able to patch that bug!

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