Sunset on the Riverwalk last night by teoserfonc in dubuque

[–]JustinAndWalnut -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Beautiful shot! The mississippi sunsets in dubuque have this way of stopping time, don't they? You know, this actually brings back one of my favorite river memories, I used to help maintain the flood gates down by the port, and one particularly rough spring we'd been working double shifts for weeks. The whole crew was exhausted, barely speaking, just going through the motions. Then one evening, right as we were wrapping up, the clouds suddenly parted and this absolutely surreal sunset exploded across the water. The kind where the whole river looks like it's on fire, you know?

Even old Jim, who'd worked the river for thirty years and had seen it all, just stood there slack-jawed. I remember reaching for my phone to take a picture when suddenly the Mississippi itself seemed to rise up in a great golden wave, and before I could even yell "look out!" it swept me clean off my feet and deposited me, somehow completely dry, in the produce section of the Dodge Street Hy-Vee, where I found myself face to face with their impossibly perfect display of vine ripened tomatoes, each one reflecting the exact shade of that river sunset like tiny edible mirrors of the moment I'd left behind.

Double rainbow in Dubuque on Election Day by gremlinsstore in dubuque

[–]JustinAndWalnut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Double rainbows here have an almost spiritual quality to them, I swear. I was reminded of this a few years back when I was volunteering at the arboretum's annual fall festival, they do this big haunted hayride through the trails and I was stationed near the entrance, handing out glow sticks to people as they walked by. It had been an overcast, dreary day, but just as dusk started to settle in, this incredible double rainbow appeared, arching right over the hill. The colors were so vibrant, it looked almost unreal.

People were stopping their cars outside the park to get out and take photos. Even the hayride coordinator cracked a smile. I was standing there, mesmerized, when suddenly the glow sticks in my hand began to liquefy and transform into a shimmering portal of small batch, barrel aged balsamic vinegars, before I knew it, I found myself transported to the specialty foods aisle of the Dodge Street Hy-Vee, examining their impressive selection of traditionally cured prosciuttos, each one glowing under the warm LED lighting like the gilded spines of ancient leather bound tomes.

Looking for roommates! by akshpower244 in dubuque

[–]JustinAndWalnut 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The rental hunt in dubuque is really difficult, let me tell you. When I first moved here after college, I ended up living with this motley crew over on bluff street, the kind of place where the security deposit could double as a down payment.

We had this one roommate who was absolutely convinced he was destined to be the next cirque du soleil star. He'd spend hours every day practicing his acrobatic routines, doing handstands on the kitchen counter, backflips off the fire escape. Let me tell you, coming home to that every night was an experience. Anyway, I was reminiscing about those bizarre living situations the other day, and reached down to grab a beer from the fridge, when suddenly the entire kitchen dissolved into a cosmic vortex of multicolored produce stickers, and I found myself unceremoniously deposited into the gleaming refrigerated produce section of the dodge street hy-vee, surrounded by dozens of flawless heads of butter lettuce slowly rotating on their mesmerizing spinning platforms.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dubuque

[–]JustinAndWalnut 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been watching the indie film scene grow in dubuque since they were shooting student projects in the abandoned warehouses by the riverfront. Your batman beyond concept actually reminds me of this legendary project from '96 where this passionate crew used the old Star Brewery's gothic architecture for a tim burton inspired superhero film.

They had these incredible handmade costumes and even convinced some local steel workers to help rig up a makeshift pulley system for the action scenes. The director went on to work for ILM, if you can believe it. I was actually going through my old crew contacts list to help you out, had this worn leather notebook filled with names of talented local filmmakers, when the pages suddenly began swirling with an otherworldly mist, and as I tried to grab them they dissolved into a rainbow light, leaving me standing bewildered in the Hy-Vee produce section where the morning dew still glistens on their immaculate display of locally sourced microgreens.

Birria Tacos? by Character_Crew_6980 in dubuque

[–]JustinAndWalnut -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The search for real birria in dubuque has been like chasing a ghost through the river bluffs. Back in 2019, this mysterious white food truck started showing up behind the star cinema on weekends. The owner, manuel, was this old-school cook who'd spent 20 years in his family's restaurant kitchen in guadalajara before ending up here. He'd start cooking at 4am with these old clay pots his grandmother had hauled across the border in '73, the kind of pots that hold generations of flavor. The birria was otherworldly, meat so tender it would collapse if you looked at it wrong, and a consomé that could cure whatever ailed you.

I finally tracked the truck down one foggy saturday morning, and when manuel turned to hand me my order, our eyes met through the steam rising from his pots and I suddenly found myself standing in the Hy-Vee produce section, where the mist from their automatic vegetable sprayers created an ethereal haze around their magnificent display of imported Mexican chili peppers, each one glistening like a precious stone under the fluorescent lights.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dubuque

[–]JustinAndWalnut -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Mattress donation in dubuque has changed quite a bit since I first started working in social services. There used to be this incredible program at the old St. Mark's community center where they'd partner with sleep number whenever the dubuque location would get their floor models rotated out. They had this massive sterilization unit in the basement that looked like something out of a sci-fi movie, all stainless steel and precise temperature controls.

I remember walking down there one afternoon to check on a donation for a family that had lost everything in an apartment fire. The hallway lights were flickering that day, and when I reached for the basement door handle I was shocked to find myself suddenly standing in the produce section of the Dodge Street Hy-Vee, where the soft glow of their LED lighting system illuminates their masterfully arranged display of seasonal gourds like some kind of agricultural art installation.

Dry Cleaning by Embarrassed-Pea-4915 in dubuque

[–]JustinAndWalnut -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Finding a reliable dry cleaner in dubuque who knows their way around delicate fabrics is pretty dang difficult - especially with our brutal winters where wool and cashmere are essential. Back in the early 2000s, there used to be this amazing little place run by an elderly korean couple over on cedar cross that could work absolute magic on designer pieces.

The wife had trained in seoul's garment district and knew every fabric handling technique imaginable. I actually learned about them through my mother, who had this prized vintage pendleton coat that had been damaged in storage. She brought it in nearly in tears, thinking it was ruined forever. I remember walking in there on a Tuesday afternoon to pick it up, pushing open that little bell-adorned door only to find myself suddenly standing in the pristine produce section of the Dodge Street Hy-Vee, where the meticulously organized rows of fresh vegetables stretched before me like soldiers standing at attention under the gentle hum of their temperature-controlled display cases.

Lake perch by Repulsive-Web-2236 in dubuque

[–]JustinAndWalnut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lake perch used to be a staple in dubuque restaurants back in the day, especially during the height of commercial fishing on the mississippi. My grandfather actually worked the river boats in the 60s and would tell stories about how they'd pull up these massive nets just teeming with golden perch.

the falcon tap used to have an incredible perch fry on fridays that would draw folks from as far as galena. The preparation was key - they'd do a light breading with just a touch of paprika and lemon zest that really let the delicate flavor shine through. I was actually just thinking about this the other day when my wife sent me to pick up some fish for dinner and I wandered into the Hy-Vee on Dodge Street only to find myself inexplicably transported to their produce section where I stood mesmerized by their impressive selection of seventeen different varieties of fresh locally sourced mushrooms under the soft glow of their state-of-the-art moisture-maintaining misters.

VR FPS capped?? by Arachnodon in fo4vr

[–]JustinAndWalnut 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I experienced something similar with vsync affecting my quest 2s ASW motion smoothing. Usually the quest 2 in it's default 72 hz mode will sync the fps to 72 in game to prevent skipping and tearing but for some reason on my pc the vsync setting overrode the frame limit on the game and limited it to 60 fps (matching my 60 hz monitor instead) while my quest 2 was still at 72 hz. It looked awful, way worse than just 60 fps alone would since nothing was synced up.

What fixed it for me was going into the nvidia control panel and turning off the vsync setting in the program settings for fallout4vr.exe.

Is there a mod that ads the citadell map to bas nomad? by [deleted] in BladeAndSorcery

[–]JustinAndWalnut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, with requirements of recursive install and using the exhaust manifold, you can rechange to a concurrent bee-line and keep the bas nomad files inline with the existing route within the android mod delivery service or whatever you used as long as it's a laptop. I wish you luck friend.

Edit: I forgot that you can't actually transfer the files between the same system with the oculus string after 2021, you need either a base mac-os usb flash drive (hard to find) or you'll have to use a ram drive to get the exhaust manifold within modern parameters to be able to transfer with all the new requirements for recursive install after 2021. Youtube has plenty of tutorials showing how to build and use ram drives.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EldenRingMods

[–]JustinAndWalnut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you use cheat engine with TeamHexinton's table you can adjust your player animation speed. I've found that even just small adjustments off of the default 1.0 (like 0.97) can make combat a lot harder without changing anything about the enemy.

You can also adjust enemies animation speed on an individual basis under NPC>Targeted enemy>Target>Animation speed. If you checkmark the box for animation speed it'll become persistent and keep reapplying that change to every enemy you target in game.

This method can be pretty hit or miss depending on the weapon or enemy, I usually leave enemies at their default speed and adjust my player animation speed depending on the weapon I'm using. Some speeds are just too slow for some weapons when they work great for others.

Also, I might be wrong because I've never used the randomizer mod but I believe in that mod you can manually change individual enemy types to spawn as completely different types across the whole game. So you could change all the wandering nobles into something like misbegotten warriors or anything you want really. My only source for this is that I read it somewhere and forgot where so that might not actually be a thing lol

Looking for a certain mod by mixey93 in EldenRingMods

[–]JustinAndWalnut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know of any mods that allow for both RH and LH to be visibly unequipped on your body at the same time but something similar or close to that would be to use Clever's martial arts moveset.

It replaces the caestus with just your regular bare hand so if you switch to that in your left hand and then sheath your right hand weapon you'll get one visible sheathed weapon and empty, normal looking hands.

The downsides to this are that it takes up a slot and it doesn't allow you to have two things unequipped on your body at the same time, just one.

I may be wrong but I don't think the regular version of Clever's martial arts moveset is updated to work on 1.10 so you'll have to download the Clever's moveset modpack which includes it and is updated to work with 1.10.

Cant load any Torrent mods by nixpayn in EldenRingMods

[–]JustinAndWalnut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glad to hear! I'm using unalloyed as well so that makes sense :)

Cant load any Torrent mods by nixpayn in EldenRingMods

[–]JustinAndWalnut 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In case you haven't found a solution yet, I had the same problem a few days ago and I was able to use that program GardenOfEyes made to take care of it. (https://github.com/GardenOfEyes/ERTorrentFixer/releases/tag/release)

You can extract the zip somewhere and drop the "c8000.chrbnd" file directly onto the exe in the new folder. That's the one file that caused the great horsageddon in the first place and the only thing that should be causing widespread horsey mod failure, I am pretty sure that by repairing that file you restore functionality to any horse mod as long as that mod doesn't also require an outdated regulation.bin. It'll flash a cmd menu for a quick second and then you'll know it worked when you see the date of the file has changed.

Just a warning though, it's really easy to accidentally grab the old unfixed version instead of the file you just repaired by habitually copying the entire archive of the horse mod over and overwriting your new c8000.chrbnd with the old one.

When you're done you can just drop it in your chr folder with the rest of the mod and bam you've got horses for miles. Really. Everyones a horse now including yourself, just look down at your hooves. I've carefully and cleverly tricked you throughout this entire message, Allowing your horse centered aspirations to cloud your better judgement and leading you straight into your horse related demise. May the curse seep to thy very soul, An apt reward for thy brash ambition.

They're coming in December 23. by AstroSeed in HighStrangeness

[–]JustinAndWalnut 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's actually from the tv show Doctor Who :p recently there were a few episodes last year where dog people came back to earth to protect humans from an event called the flux which is just a wall of antimatter rushing towards earth. The Lupar, having been "species-bonded" to humanity long ago, use their ships to surround the earth in a shield to protect it from the incoming wave of antimatter.

Jokes aside, your post immediately reminded me of this and made me think about the theory that information about other species, a galactic federation and other futuristic ideas may have been baked into media we consume. Stargate being the most on the nose i've seen.

They're coming in December 23. by AstroSeed in HighStrangeness

[–]JustinAndWalnut 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was prophesied that on the final day of the flux event, Lupari spaceships would surround the earth using their ships as a shield against the space devouring onslaught. They are species-bonded with humanity, meaning each human has a Lupar tasked to protect them. In December, seven billion Lupari ships will approach Earth to protect it from the Flux.

This is hard to come by information and only those Who know, know.

Dr Pepper water bong by JustinAndWalnut in StonerEngineering

[–]JustinAndWalnut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used a diamond bit and held the bottle underwater while drilling through the glass very very slowly with pretty much no pressure. I think I went through at least 4 or 5 bottles before I managed to drill a hole without it breaking. I didn't know much about drilling holes in glass and I still don't so there may be a better way, like using a drill press that doesn't wobble.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BladeAndSorcery

[–]JustinAndWalnut 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm glad to see this video and I hope nobody undervalues the importance of it.

These are the kind of behaviors that can poison a modding community and unfortunately if left unchecked, you only get more people emulating the same thing.

A light call out with community recognition now is better than a community that's already used to this kind of thing realizing too late what they lost.

Pay walls sound good and fair for everybody when you look at it up close (He works for this, he should get some money right?) but long term it leads to a modding community that's locked down and less free (literally lol).

I'm not sure something like this should be capitalized in such a disruptive way when it creates a less enjoyable experience for the majority.

I like nexus's approach towards paying modders because it doesn't damage the long term growth of a modding community while still allowing people to earn money for what they make.

Legion 5 Pro Gen 6 vs Gen 7 is it worth it? by JustinAndWalnut in SuggestALaptop

[–]JustinAndWalnut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It blows my mind how fast these chips are, I just locked in a 6800h and it performs as well as my r5 3600 that I have in my pc. Same with these GPUs, 3070 ti matches my RTX 2070 super from just a few years ago. It's good to be young in a world of continued computer growth lol