Harp the Wigglytuff @wigglytuffitout@computerfairi.es

@monorail (by pre-programming i mean lessons like...

1. the computer will do exactly what you tell it to do, no more, no less

2. how to build mental models of imagining the computer (or redstone, whatever) following the orders you write, and what that means

3. attention to detail, because the computer won't know you meant to put a comma there. a redstone line in minecraft won't either. you have to train yourself to look beyond your own pattern-completion.)

@monorail i'm not explaining myself very well lol, but i think that i got my "pre-programming class" doing hexxing for petz. and as it becomes harder on multiple fronts to pop the hood of a program and tinker around in it like *i* learned, i'm really glad to see the same learning experience there baked into the games themselves.

i feel like "pre-programming" is a really important set of principles to pick up these days in general, it's rather multidisciplinary.

@monorail honestly big agree

when my niblings are a little more grown, tbh, i expect the like... first upgrade for the switch to time perfectly with this... but i'm really excited to do nintendo labo stuff with them too

and even if every kid playing with redstone doesn't go on to learn circuitboard design, there's some really important lessons that you learn that i consider the like... y'know how there's pre-algebra or pre-calc? that

@maple rock lobster is a great song the first few hundred times you hear it

...But After That,

@Lpnational y'all i have found the absolute height of unintentional political humor on mastodon

@embr@queer.af given how hovercraft ferries are/were a thing, i'm gonna say Probably Yes https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34658386

@Galuade@snouts.online tbh if i were in a position to do so, i'd love to interview people who have worked on both types of mmorpgs, especially as writers - i'd love confirmation on if they really do feel a lot more on stable ground (and thus can make better work) when a subscription is giving a much more steady inflow of money to depend on. (also not having to twist the story around to justify exploitative mechanics, too.)

@Galuade@snouts.online you're absolutely right and should say it

i mean, stuff on mogstation still grates. but it's cosmetic or what i consider fair shortcuts (the level boosts) so i can grit my teeth and get over it.

but it means they can actually let the game be a good game. the level of difference now is really obvious in mmorpgs about which are made to be good games and which are made to be money traps. and seeing one go from one to the other is heartbreaking (RIP the secret world).

@aCuteLittleBox@fedi.lynnesbian.space if y'all are worried about overdose, honestly, chuck the tylenol in the bin - it's probably the most dangerous over the counter drug anyone can buy, and can cause liver damage. ibuprophen is a lot safer than acetomenaphen in that regard - you can take a lot more of it before you get to danger level, whereas the gap between "dose that works" and "dose that is dangerous" is really small for tylenol.

in the meantime, cold drinks might help!

@eightbitsamurai@elekk.xyz IT'S SUCH A GOOD SET. and i am so so so happy it dyes SO well, and i LOVE the black AND white tattoos SO MUCH.

also i'm convinced that they must have done some polygonal smoothing or something because my character's tits have never looked better and it's just fantastic

@eightbitsamurai@elekk.xyz it really does which is why as a caster main i'm spluttering at it all WAIT NO! GIMME MY ROBE BACK! PLS

(but the ravel dungeon set is so good that i forgive s-e for all outfit sins for like... the next 2 years, and this isn't bad honestly)

@aCuteLittleBox@fedi.lynnesbian.space tylenol and ibuprophen are safe to take together, and tylenol doesn't do too much for swelling, so maybe try taking some advil too :) caffeine also helps them work better so having it with a cup of coffee might be worth a shot!

i remember the real trick was to get it on board before the adjustment, but it was a real pain in the... well, a real pain in the teeth, lol. i hope y'all get to feeling better soon!

@eightbitsamurai@elekk.xyz i'm gonna hope that if you put the healer gown on not-an-infant-potato it looks less like a christening gown. maybe.

but also melee definitely stole caster's robe and that's why caster looks so put off about it

@aCuteLittleBox@fedi.lynnesbian.space as someone just passing by: ah fuck, i remember my time in braces with absolute loathing. that definitely happens.

top tip that you've likely already heard but just in case you haven't: taking an over the counter NSAID like ibuprophen before going in for an adjustment is a godsend. all the pain is swelling basically and since there's not much space it means bad pain time. strapping an ice pack to your face can also help, if you don't mind looking a bit silly.

good news: up before noon

bad news: because AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

@Sapphicgiraffic@snouts.online well i know what i'm definitely calling that set of apocrypha now

spammer: join the MRA don't marry movement!!!

me: buddy, my dude, my pal, i can guaran-fucking-tee that you will never be faced with such troubles in your life. nobody is going to want to marry your whole mess lol. you are like the last man in the world who has taken a solemn vow of celibacy, or someone pledging to never eat dodo meat. you ain't gotta do that. you're ahead of the game.

/listen i know they'll never see but you gotta laugh at this shit right