BoxOfFeet
@BoxOfFeet@lemmy.world
- Comment on Anybody know a source for old logos as stickers? 2 days ago:
That’s not a bad idea. I do know someone with a laser cutter, actually. And I’m sure my wife has those colors in her over 700 bottle collection of polishes.
- Comment on Anybody know a source for old logos as stickers? 2 days ago:
Yeah, I definitely meant M575. I mis-typed it in one spot. Just fat lingered. I guess I should have specified that I also want the solution to be cheap. Preferably sub-$20.
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- Comment on Mom with the real questions 1 week ago:
Antique. I’d say mission style furniture. My father in law used to do restorations. But it really isn’t my scene at all. My ideal house would be all mid-century. But I also like more modern contemporary furniture.
- Comment on Mom with the real questions 1 week ago:
I have an extending table, too. It’s 4 person, extends to 6. But that puts the legs right between your legs when you sit on the sides.
- Comment on Mom with the real questions 1 week ago:
My wife’s parents have a ton of antique furniture. They’ve given us some stuff, it is out in the garage now. They see our furniture, it is more modern. My mother in law has been pouty, “oh, I guess we need to sell all this before we die! You aren’t going to want any of this.” Thank you, yes. That is exactly what I want. I know that was supposed to be a guilt trip, but that is exactly what we want. Lol
- Comment on BentoPDF is a self hostable, privacy first PDF Toolkit 2 weeks ago:
This would be fantastic for at work. I saw in another comment that it’s a one time fee commercial use license. That’s fantastic. How it with merging PDFs with different page sizes and orientations? I would use it for merging drawing packages together, and there’s a mix of like, A0, A1, and A3.
- Comment on How solar panels generate electricity 4 weeks ago:
I’m already sold, you don’t need to sweeten the deal anymore.
- Comment on LG Update Installs Unremovable Microsoft Copilot on Smart TVs, Ignites Backlash 4 weeks ago:
I just picked one with a nice screen, didn’t connect it to wifi, and set it to turn on to the last used input. Bam. Dumb TV.
- Comment on A cool feature/mechanic you want to see in games again 1 month ago:
Battlezone II had force shields. They used your vehicle’s weapon energy. The shields used energy, and also taking hits would drain your energy. You needed a ship with fast energy regen to make the most use out of them. One ship from the X-Mod mod, the Jade Falcon, could actually regenerate faster than the shields drained. So you could keep them on all the time, and still shoot some. It wasn’t invincible by any means, but that regen speed plus the fact that the radar ping twice as frequently made it my absolute favorite ship.
- Comment on This is the type of Q&A that makes the internet so important 1 month ago:
You dry your balls first, then your ass. Then, you get in the shower. After the shower, you use the same towel again to re-apply your musk. Women love it.
- Comment on How bad is it really to listen to music with headphones? My mom told me if I keep doing that I'd go deaf... Is that fearmongering? 1 month ago:
I love headphones. I have quite a few very good pairs. And headphone amps. And portable headphone amps. Ive been in the hobby for about 10 years now, maybe a bit more. My hearing is still excellent (according to hearing tests I’ve had). Aside from my tinnitus, which ive had since I was a kid. Just be mindful of the volume levels.
- Comment on Just up the production quality and they'll love it, Trust me bro 👍 2 months ago:
It’s efficiency. The subject matter is the frank n’ beans, who cares about the rest? Likewise, I would be perfectly content with receiving faceless melons flopped out of a bra.
- Comment on Velma can't math. 2 months ago:
I was making grits the other day. The can had instructions for 1 serving, and 4 servings. I didn’t want 1 or 4, I wanted 2. So, I wrote a quick interpolation program on my Casio. Once I ran it, I realized 2 is just double of 1.
- Comment on Banana 2 months ago:
Yeah, I’m with you on that. I will eat them in stuff, like bread.
- Comment on Banana 2 months ago:
Oh, I’m so glad I’m not the only one. Banana bread, delicious. Eating a banana plain, like an ape? Horrid.
- Comment on Oh no my harvest is too bountiful 2 months ago:
The last thing we need is for them to develop nuclear capabilities…
- Comment on Oh no my harvest is too bountiful 2 months ago:
Like, romantically? Or due to your activity?
- Comment on Banana 2 months ago:
Easy. The taste and the texture. Awful.
- Comment on "I used to be with it" 2 months ago:
Never. The audio equivalent of “Needs More JPEG”
- Comment on Why would I buy this? 2 months ago:
I can see somebody inquiring about the amount someone has, and if they would be willing to share any. Boom. On a list.
- Comment on Tragic Titan submersible’s $62 SanDisk memory card found undamaged at wreckage site 2 months ago:
Considering that is basically the only time it could fail, I would say the chances were pretty high.
- Comment on Why do so many boomers and even some gen x believe so peristently that if you dressup and show up in person anywhere you will get whatever you went there for? 2 months ago:
Never mind. I read some of their replies. You are correct.
- Comment on Why do so many boomers and even some gen x believe so peristently that if you dressup and show up in person anywhere you will get whatever you went there for? 2 months ago:
No, they aren’t talking about for an interview. They are talking about going in someplace in a suit and asking for a job. My mother insisted I did this when I got out of college. It only took a few receptionists looking at me like I’m crazy to be reaffirmed that this was a dumb idea. Even places that did have openings told me to apply online.
- Comment on DIY YouTuber builds cheap VR headset and makes it open-source 2 months ago:
I bet I could use it. I can play the VirtualBoy in a moving car. If there’s any kind of way to tie it into MechWarrior, I want to build one.
- Comment on Aight. Let's be honest. How many of you dress for yourselves, and how many dress for others? 2 months ago:
I don’t know the difference. I pretty much live in business casual, but on the weekends I will wear a graphic tee instead of a white undershirt. Maybe I leave my button down shirt open. It’s what I would choose to wear in any instance I leave the house. I’m comfortable in my clothes.
- Comment on Are there any games you don't play as it was intended to be played? If so, what game and how? 2 months ago:
Yes, I love doing that.
- Comment on Are there any games you don't play as it was intended to be played? If so, what game and how? 2 months ago:
Not sure if this counts, because I’m not sure if there is a wrong way to play Fallout. I am going through New Vegas again, but for the first time in years. Completely disregarding the main storyline. Just wandering the Mojave, helping people as I go. Like David Carradine in Kung Fu. Mostly trying to do things peacefully, and gain as much karma as I can. Completely opposite of how I normally play Falmouth game. I need all that karma to offset how many people I’ve eaten, which is tremendous. Don’t die around my character if you want an open casket. I gave myself lockpick and science skills via the command line, because this playthrough is about my interest in where the storyline take me, not about grinding to be able to open a lock.
- Comment on Are there any games you don't play as it was intended to be played? If so, what game and how? 2 months ago:
In Battlezone II single player, there is a custom map called “Moon 2000” that I love. It is a huge, open lunar crater, with a big flat ledge around the outside. It is difficult to get your recycler up onto the ledge, but I will take the time to do it. Then, I build a huge, sprawling base up in a flat corner. Absolutely surrounded with defenses. To the computer, an impenetrable fortress. To me, an experimental playground.
I have an area that I take enemy ships i have sniped the pilots out of, where I perform weapons and explosives testing. I have a whole series of nav points set up where I can go out and hunt for more enemy ships, and I can direct my tugs to come pick them up and take them back to base entirely by keyboard (they are dumb and will get stuck if you send them directly to base). It’s not a matter of beating the computer. That could be done easily. It’s purely the joy of collecting samples for my research. I have taken my findings, and have deployed them against my brother.
We would typically play X-Mod 3.3. That adds nuclear silos. We, as gentlemen, have an agreement not to use them. Same with APCs. However, naquada bombs were still fair game. Those have a 30 second timer, and give you a notification that shows their exact location so you do have a chance to destroy them. One thing I found that I was only able to use once, was my discovery that the X-Mod probe Droid could have its forcefield replaced with a naquada bomb. So, I made 50. Had to make 50 naquada bombs, too. It took forever. But, finally it was time to attack. The probes are so small and fast, they didn’t show up on his radar until it was too late. Their small size and speed helped most slip through his defenses. Suddenly, upwards of 30 naquada bomb notifications flood his screen. I can imagine the confusion then shock he must have felt. The horror that even if he destroyed one per second, it still wouldn’t be enough. One was enough to take out his recycler. The bombs went off. Almost all of them. It was a good sized base, with healthy defenses. The bombs detonated in quick succession, leveling it entirely.
That tactic was immediately outlawed. But I discovered other deadly weapon combos to unleash on him. I still have and play the same save game of my test site, decades later. For what was intended to be like, a 30 minute battle against the computer.
- Comment on Jeep pushed software update that bricked all 2024 Wrangler 4xe models 2 months ago:
No, I would hate being forced to bring my car in somewhere for updates. Maybe a notification that there is going to be an update, and an option to snooze it until convenient.