mastodon 4.7.3I am Ben, a chronically ill, autistic gay dude who has discovered recently he has an anthrosona (a Basking Shark)! So I will be talking about that occasionally in addition to the many hobbies I enjoy. Like touching my computer, Linux, learning to program, reading, writing, listening to music, having a good old panic, being a goose on the loose. Occasionally, I will post some grumpy shit about whatever is going on!
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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.
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!
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.
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).
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.
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.
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. 😅
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.
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.
#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).
#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.
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!
Ugh, its gonna be one of those days at work. 😬
To relax after work, I'll write!
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!
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.
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.
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!
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.