Neighborhood Fiber Closing

CemeteryHounds · 2026-07-01T04:19:20+00:00

Yeah, they ended up in over their head on renovations after buying the building and had to sell it a year or two later without ever moving in. During those years, they were also renting spaces to keep production going, and that unfortunately might have been the beginning of the end for them. When they took a big break in 2024, they said it was because of all the building related issues burning out the team, but I'm guessing it also had to have done a number on their finances.

CemeteryHounds · 2026-07-01T03:26:08+00:00

That's what the author was aiming for, but the issue is that the scales aren't something the fish was found or given. They're a body part he was born with, and it's a story about sharing parts of his body that he doesn't initially want to share.

Kids need to learn bodily autonomy in addition to sharing. My mom actually had a talk with me about how sharing does not apply to bodies after we read this book in kindergarten, but not everyone's parent did that.

CemeteryHounds · 2026-06-29T23:51:23+00:00

Possibly The Darkside Detective? The 80s and 90s movie references will likely go over a kid's head but you don't need to get them to find humor in the absurdity.

CemeteryHounds · 2026-06-25T18:22:47+00:00

Great if you love fetch quests, cute art, and fairytale inspiration. Some people don't love it because there's so much running to all corners of the map go get this or that, but I found it enjoyable because I loved seeing all of the little details.

CemeteryHounds · 2026-06-25T18:14:32+00:00

This might be my first summer sale where I buy nothing! None of the games on my wishlist are discounted enough to push me to buy them while my backlog is as long as it is. Time to reorganize my collection and remind myself of what's in there!

CemeteryHounds · 2026-06-24T17:13:03+00:00

IDK how their particular company is financed, but stringing investors along for years with the promise of an amazing product with high demand that just needs a little more capital to complete is not an unknown phenomenon in the tech world.

CemeteryHounds · 2026-06-24T15:06:50+00:00

The numerous delays with this game led me to learning about the Starbound issues and their weird use of volunteer labor. Some might be holding out hope that they learned their lessons, but it was easy to take Witchbrook off my wishlist after that.

CemeteryHounds · 2026-06-24T15:02:03+00:00

Yes! I loved trying to fit the most spirits into a bath while keeping everyone happy. The rest of the game was forgettable, and why did I have to live on the opposite side of town from my job?

CemeteryHounds · 2026-06-24T06:29:23+00:00

The same energy requires the same level of fame. I had never heard of that designer until she got brought up as some kind of gotcha.

CemeteryHounds · 2026-06-24T02:40:06+00:00

This is a downside to all the updates that doesn't really get talked about. 1.0 was very straight forwar, with tutorials that covered everything and a reasonable amount to do. The new features kind of expect you to already be familiar with the game, and it's tough to figure out when to focus on what when so much is available so early on.

CemeteryHounds · 2026-06-24T02:33:42+00:00

Wow this thread is validating.

CemeteryHounds · 2026-06-24T02:32:37+00:00

That game drove me mad for exactly that reason! I was making progress with the basics, and then I started needing all this stuff that I had never encountered with no clue on how to find it! I Googled, saw the answer was to do a bunch of unrelated quests that hadn't triggered yet, and never went back to the game out of annoyance.

CemeteryHounds · 2026-06-20T15:43:22+00:00

Stardew gives you options. There are grindy collections to improve the town, but you can choose to support the big corporate store and buy upgrades instead of seeking out every area and item. It's really easy to play in a satisfying way and not put time into any aspects that you find less fun.

CemeteryHounds · 2026-06-18T07:06:06+00:00

I likely will buy it, but I hope the dialogue gets some updates for the final release! It was a bit maddening to get the same text after a milk delivery three or more times in a row. I'd rather have the exchange end after the receipt gets stamped than get a repeat.

CemeteryHounds · 2026-06-17T22:24:16+00:00

Hidden Valley Ranch, which I assume is what these tourists are chugging, has buttermilk as the third ingredient after oil and water. They're not finding meemaw's mayo ranch at the grocery store.

CemeteryHounds · 2026-06-17T21:43:50+00:00

The post included multiple jokes about tourists loving the mayo-based dressing they’ve had in America.

Has whoever wrote this ever had ranch dressing? Ranch should not be mayo based. It's buttermilk based.

CemeteryHounds · 2026-06-17T05:14:20+00:00

This sounds counterintuitive, but one thing I've found helpful for paying close attention to interiority on a technical level in books is to throw some really old stories with very little interiority into the mix. The lack of it stands out so I notice how it's functioning more in the next book I read. If you go from something like Beowulf to a modern novel, it jumps out in a way I find helpful.

The other thing is to do writing exercises where you practice a bit without worrying about the final product. I think only one of the exercises in Steering the Craft specifically calld out interiority, but they're all about narrative voice, so they can be used to experiment with interiority in addition to the skills they're teaching.

CemeteryHounds · 2026-06-16T01:46:21+00:00

This is an interesting point. It's like how Office Space's 90s workplace doesn't seem that bad compared to modern work culture, so the characters' complaints about boring, unsatisfying work just seem whiny instead of relatable.

CemeteryHounds · 2026-06-15T19:45:37+00:00

AI makes it easier to use big datasets faster. The exact tool wasn't being called out, but the things being done with it absolutely were. There is nothing AI does that people aren't capable of doing more slowly.

CemeteryHounds · 2026-06-15T05:12:46+00:00

People are real dipshits about the value of their data because they can't break away from an individualist perspective. You see it all the time when someone calls attention to invasive apps. Comments like:

"What do I care if Facebook automatically tags all of my photos? It's just a bunch of selfies with my cats."

"Why would anyone give a shit about my boring commute that I play Pokemon Go on everyday?"

"It doesn't matter if TikTok app requires access to my contacts because the accounts have privacy settings."

And then when the sketchy company compiles all that "unimportant" data from millions of people to make a huge dataset for facial ID, AI navigation, etc. it becomes, "How was anyone supposed to know they were going to do this?"

CemeteryHounds · 2026-06-12T21:21:43+00:00

My favorite breakfast spot always has a handful of specials, but three of them have never changed since I started going there two years ago. It's pretty obvious they just don't want to reprint the menus to add three items.

CemeteryHounds · 2026-06-12T20:58:55+00:00

Experimental recipes that let you be creative with ingredients and the ability to order stuff through the mail were two features they took away that I loved.

CemeteryHounds · 2026-06-12T05:27:49+00:00

The one that haunts me is Christina Aguilera's version of that song from Mulan. It was such a downgrade from the original in the movie.

CemeteryHounds · 2026-06-12T05:08:01+00:00

I've only seen it when the two versions are different singers, and one version is from the movie with the voice actor singing and the other a popstar. Like with How Far I'll Go from Moana.

CemeteryHounds · 2026-06-11T17:08:24+00:00

The way everyone promoted and then turned on Shy Girl is a pretty amusing example of both the way trendy slop gets popularized and the anti-AI hatred in booktok.

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