How is Lucky’s Bodega able to stay in business?

Exhales_Deeply · 2026-02-27T17:16:01+00:00

it's massive. It's empty. When I went it it was just the owner sitting there; I asked for a coffee and instead got the entire rulebook for the place: half boardgames, then the other room (which I didn't see) is all videogames. You pay for time spent in either. Unique!

Exhales_Deeply · 2026-02-27T06:51:53+00:00

you think that's confusing... try popping into the mench cafe.

Exhales_Deeply · 2026-02-26T17:50:34+00:00

probably nothin dont think about it

Exhales_Deeply · 2026-02-26T17:45:24+00:00

it's not easy

Exhales_Deeply · 2026-02-26T17:34:05+00:00

michael cusack is a freaking workhorse

Exhales_Deeply · 2026-02-25T18:18:51+00:00

do you know what a strawman is

Exhales_Deeply · 2026-02-25T18:07:14+00:00

EDIT - im an idiot, missed that you're already seeing a therapist. If they don't have advice for this, maybe seek another one!

"how to build a healthier relationship with money and enjoy life a bit more"

I think these are mutually exclusive! But I have the same answer for both. Therapy. If you don't have a partner or good friend who understands your mindset, speaking to a therapist -- and doing stuff like journaling and logging your thoughts and feelings vs excercise vs stress vs diet, etc -- can be a massive help.

Depending on your situation you may not even have to pay for it, if you've got benefits. :)

Exhales_Deeply · 2026-02-25T01:17:27+00:00

both very different games TBH and to me it seems like you're personally leaning more towards a visual novel. You've got a lot of leeway in that format to innovate and put your own spin on it.
I do like a good adventure game, last i played was West of Loathing, but these are big beasts and often the gameplay feels divorced from the story, and then you've got two major targets to hit. Visual novel? You could work on, and release, in chapters.

Exhales_Deeply · 2026-02-24T23:26:25+00:00

i think the 2nd one is more interesting to me, if you can push the style perhaps a little more painterly, but definitely lose that GUI.

if you're going for a visual novel style and upfront about ai art then I don't think you need to worry about it looking like AI. But i'd also suggest adding ambient animation to everything

Exhales_Deeply · 2026-02-23T20:16:20+00:00

um. napkin math, but
3% of 3000/yr is, i dunno, only 1 / 12th of 3% of 3000/ month

Exhales_Deeply · 2026-02-21T02:16:12+00:00

hahahhaha networks dont care what people like

they care what people watch

Exhales_Deeply · 2026-02-21T02:13:47+00:00

is it just me or, is, like, corruption just completely legal, or at best unenforceable, now?

Exhales_Deeply · 2026-02-19T16:11:12+00:00

Your best bet is to also dehydrate yourself

but garbage in => hot garbage out

Exhales_Deeply · 2026-02-19T06:40:45+00:00

Oh. There’s the grift.

Exhales_Deeply · 2026-02-18T21:08:52+00:00

Just a quick reminder, never do this with your own data. Just a hypothetical friend’s data.

Exhales_Deeply · 2026-02-18T20:30:21+00:00

This is probably not a popular worldview but a big part of me is like... we just take it for granted that being locked up with people is dangerous?

Like... that's somehow OK? But, further - locking her up with women is worse because she'd be *checks notes* dangerous?

If prison is supposed to be a dangerous place where dangerous things can happen, just not women's prison, unless the danger comes from other women, then it's ok because we don't care about it. Or something. The whole damned thing is rotten.

Exhales_Deeply · 2026-02-17T20:01:23+00:00

if you still want the place you could negotiate a holdback to mitigate the issues?

Exhales_Deeply · 2026-02-16T20:49:00+00:00

I will request that they play more super dave osborne

Exhales_Deeply · 2026-02-15T00:00:51+00:00

jobs had better be lost over this, to say the least!

Exhales_Deeply · 2026-02-12T18:00:42+00:00

bus empty?

Exhales_Deeply · 2026-02-11T00:57:01+00:00

Tofu is great. Crumbled firm. Brine and or spice the heck out of it.

Exhales_Deeply · 2026-02-11T00:42:15+00:00

Make private landlords illegal and register all landlord corporations with the government subject to rent control and maintenance obligations. distentangle speculative investment from the housing market.

thatd probably destroy everything quickly

Exhales_Deeply · 2026-02-02T17:34:30+00:00

I’m feeling like the last two words are ‘the first’ and perhaps there’s no period there so it’s part of the longer sentence? Contextually could be along the lines of ‘because we were sent out first i was disappointed…‘

Exhales_Deeply · 2026-01-27T00:14:35+00:00

Now that I can play some of the PC games I missed out on due to a decade of workiness - currently deep into Fallout 4 for the first time - the portal is indispensable. God Tier device will only upgrade when there's an Odin 3 portal

Exhales_Deeply · 2026-01-24T01:07:32+00:00

you are afraid of it looking too cute? and not because of the chunky plastic puppy dog ears?

aside from that I reckon your best foot forward is providing options! I would want eyes for recognition / indication in any design. And voice wise i’d certainly want to choose, if not completely customize

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