honeyontoast

joined 1 year ago
[–] honeyontoast@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Accounts are made immediately on application so it's probably you, it might not have been approved yet though

[–] honeyontoast@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

When I was a kid I'd play Fable The Lost Chapters as a regular villager. I'd buy a house, get married, equip a stick (because you had to equip a weapon) and just walk around interacting with the other villagers.

Eventually I'd get bored though, so I'd out-of-rp murder my wife, then "discover" the body and go on a rampage through Oakvale.

It sounds so much worse written down.

[–] honeyontoast@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I just checked them out on Spotify and their discography is hilariously messed up

[–] honeyontoast@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

It is really great to hear this community is more open, it put me off sharing metal tastes in the past.

Also turns out I listen to way more power metal than I thought. Started a power metal playlist and recognised loads of bands.

[–] honeyontoast@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wasn't but you make it really tempting. I also love how I've been on many a different server, and each one has been completely unique in design. It really mastered the balance between a survival exploration game and creative sandbox.

[–] honeyontoast@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, the last decade went really quick for me. I know everyone says that but it's true. Things that make me feel old are how GTA V made fun of hipsters and New Girl made fun of millennials. That era is gone man.

Even Bowie's Blackstar is 7 years old and that feels like last year.

[–] honeyontoast@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I like a lot of what I consider 'classic' metal, which I hope is not offensive. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Dio, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin. I like a lot of nu metal too, I hope that doesn't get me banned.

I'd like to try more, I think it's just the extreme varieties I can't really get into.

[–] honeyontoast@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I do not usually listen to David Guetta, but Titanium was everywhere the summer of 2011. I heard it in college, on the street, in the car, and at house parties. Actually, mostly house parties.

To this day I can taste cheap vodka, amaretto and jagermeister when I hear that song.

[–] honeyontoast@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I loved them, I miss them dearly, but no, I don't think they'll come back.

A lot has changed and the internet is not the same, for better and for worse. For one, it's just a lot bigger. You'd think that'd make it easier, but it seems to make it harder. There's too much noise for the communities to stand out, so what usually happens is one or two get huge and the others dwindle and die. Even just look at Lemmy, through no fault of your own, Beehaw is becoming one of the largest instances and it requires active work to spread the weight across the rest of the federation. People gravitate I guess.

Plus, because it's so much bigger, there's less of an identity in the spaces that do survive. Post in any reddit thread, then go to another. Chances are nobody'll be the same (except for a few superusers) so there's no real sense of belonging or community that the old forums had. Back then you trolled your friends, not strangers.

[–] honeyontoast@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for sharing this, I love it. What a mystery though, I'm struggling to find anything else about them too.

 

A somewhat pertinent song given the recent turmoil involving Reddit.

(Off-topic: What a brilliant job Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 did filling the soundtrack's gaps with modern songs that fit the tone perfectly)

[–] honeyontoast@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Money For Nothing has one of the best intros of all time. Facts

 

Been on a big Dire Straits kick lately and have this song stuck in my head all the time.

[–] honeyontoast@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's really great your little sister has an older sibling already looking out for her. That in itself is a great start.

 

I've heard they're better for pollinators, are more drought resistant, and are easier to maintain.

It's hard to see a downside.

Has anyone here made the change? How'd it go?

 

New to gardening, spotted the first strawberry today. I've killed so many houseplants over the years, It's a great feeling to actually have something grow.

 

I've worked from home a few years now, and whilst the upsides are well known I've personally found some challenges there too. Have you experienced anything similar? How did you deal with it?


My tale:

When the UK went into lockdown (along with everyone else) in early 2020 I started working from home full-time. For the first year I was with the same team I'd worked with for years whilst in the office, so nothing really changed except my location.

I switched jobs mid-2021 and the new team was much smaller. I work as a software developer, and this team was a grand total of three people including myself. We didn't have many meetings, only one a week, and except for being assigned new work I never interacted with anyone. It took a big toll on my mental health and I quit after three months.

I took an extended break from software development and started working on a plant nursery, driving tractors and tending plants - it was so much fun, but paid very little and ate into my savings a lot.

Went back to software development last year and thankfully manage things much better. I'm not a very social person, so it was surprising how important socialisation was to my mental wellbeing. I'm now part of quite a large team that speaks regularly, and when I next change jobs I know that this is something I need to look for.

I also have a garden now, so when the call of the wild hits me I go outside and sniff my tomato plants. I do miss driving tractors though.

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