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jda

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Liberal computer geek, hockey nut (and goalie), web 2.0 fanatic, dad of 2 and husband of 1. Veteran (ie, old) software developer and computer hacker.

Medford MA USA

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nixCraft , to random
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¯_(ツ)_/¯

jda ,
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@nixCraft ouch. But I think they'll have to pry the keyboard out of my cold dead hands

eniko , to random
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i dont understand achievements. i dont understand why the act of playing literal video games needed to be gamified

note: please don't explain achievements to me. it will not help me understand, it will only annoy me

jda ,
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@eniko The only thing I like about them is they make me feel better about how few games I ever finish. It's remarkable how some of the most trivial achievements (like finish the first level) are only reached by some small (25% say) number of people. So I'm not the only one who buys more games than I can play!

Otherwise, I could care less.

eniko , to random
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been doing a thing where when i get up from my desk i set a timer and kinda walk in circles for 5 minutes for my (mental) health. seems to work ok. nothing earth shattering but better than just sitting immobile at my desk all day

(please don't come at me with the "you need to do way more than that" that always crops up whenever someone who doesnt exercise tries to add a small bit of it into their routine cause it doesnt meet some supposed daily quota for maximum health benefits)

jda ,
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@eniko it's a bit like the Pomodoro technique, where you set a timer to force yourself to stop thinking about your work every 25 minutes and get away from it for 5 minutes. I need to get back to that

w7voa , to random
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The South Dakota governor, who is a Trump VP aspirant, admits in her forthcoming book to shooting her puppy and goats. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/26/trump-kristi-noem-shot-dog-and-goat-book

jda ,
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