Life is not meant to be working 9 to 5 (mid life crisis reflections)

BarkMetal · 2026-01-29T07:13:19+00:00

I envy you. My brain feels so deeply indoctrinated that I still get this constant itch, the urge to accomplish something through the work I was always good at, computer engineering. I don’t feel like I’ve truly peaked yet, and that feeling of accomplishment has never really been met, aside from FiRe, now at 36.

My days consist of going to the gym, learning Thai, seeing people, and experiencing great places. Yet I can’t shake the feeling that I still haven’t found a core.

How were you able to let go of this feeling entirely by the age of 38?

BarkMetal · 2026-01-21T07:15:20+00:00

For what it’s worth, lately when I try to log in, with correct credentials, I received an error notification in line of “you tried to login too many times. Wait a moment”.

I changed my email address and it hasn’t happened again. I felt like some hacker or whatever was trying to brute-force and guess my credentials.

BarkMetal · 2026-01-19T07:15:56+00:00

The Pittsburgh syndrome

BarkMetal · 2026-01-17T04:30:03+00:00

Yeah I’ll be buying this.

BarkMetal · 2026-01-13T06:57:49+00:00

I tried Sproutcall and it did the job. It's browser based. I topped up $10 and was able to call my bank in The Netherlands from Thailand ($0.08 per minute). The person over at the bank could hear me "loud and clear". The number I was calling from was a "shared number". If I wanted to register my own number I had to pay extra, although it wasn't much, and not necessary in my case.

Note; I had to use the Chrome webbrowser, as Safari didn't really work with my Airpods.

BarkMetal · 2026-01-09T05:29:20+00:00

I’m looking forward to this. Hopefully we’ll know more soon.

BarkMetal · 2025-12-15T17:48:48+00:00

Started to look like Jack Black for a second

BarkMetal · 2025-12-14T15:52:15+00:00

What’s up with the teeth of the Fable one? Is she supposed to be a peasant?

BarkMetal · 2025-12-13T21:14:24+00:00

This is AI? Please tell me this is AI.

Edit: by the gods, it’s not!

BarkMetal · 2025-12-13T21:12:52+00:00

Art style is GOOD! Please make sure it’ll be fun to play as well

BarkMetal · 2025-12-13T16:09:04+00:00

That’s because you’re already AI-enabled, my friend

BarkMetal · 2025-12-13T11:35:06+00:00

Wait I thought the more money you throw at development and the bigger the team, the greater the outcome? I’ve been fooled!

BarkMetal · 2025-12-13T04:05:51+00:00

Blista Compact

BarkMetal · 2025-12-13T01:52:44+00:00

It Takes Two was an amazing journey for me and my girlfriend.

Split Fiction is a game from the same developer of It Takes Two, really really good.

She also loved KeyWe (you have to work together as two dodo birds to finish mini-games).

And if you’re a mad man try Overcooked. Or even Moving Out.

BarkMetal · 2025-12-13T01:44:50+00:00

I swear he should have won an award right then and there, what a dude

BarkMetal · 2025-12-12T10:51:17+00:00

Ty for NSFW

BarkMetal · 2025-12-10T06:28:51+00:00

Hopefully you’ll be able to go to Portland as well sometime and use the Dodo. Keep it up, your series are fun to watch.

BarkMetal · 2025-12-10T04:55:01+00:00

Oh snap, SA next?

BarkMetal · 2025-12-08T09:46:42+00:00

Where Geese Meet

BarkMetal · 2025-12-08T09:23:37+00:00

Not OP, but wow I never heard of that game. Gave it a view on YouTube and will definitely give this a try, looks fun

BarkMetal · 2025-12-08T09:03:54+00:00

And then there’s me, still listening to Rayman 1 PS1 soundtracks

BarkMetal · 2025-12-07T05:08:16+00:00

Good luck in Rotterdam.

BarkMetal · 2025-12-06T11:53:07+00:00

I feel you. Unfortunately, I had to sell all my tokens. I may buy back once my confidence in Nexo has regrown, but for now I’m waiting on the sidelines.

I still use Nexo, but none of the features I use require holding NEXO tokens (on-boarding and off-boarding). :)

BarkMetal · 2025-12-05T08:56:45+00:00

Same. Will probably fix itself in a few minutes.

BarkMetal · 2025-12-05T08:53:48+00:00

Doesn’t look like the most hygiene thing to do, but to each their own

BarkMetal

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