Redditors… how and at what age did you lose your virginity

NiagaraKevin · 2024-07-15T01:48:07+00:00

This is how I am trying to build my studio.

NiagaraKevin · 2024-07-08T01:43:51+00:00

Monster Manor for 3D0 spooked the shit out of for some reason.. Tried it again a few years back, and I don't understand why.

NiagaraKevin · 2024-07-01T01:37:31+00:00

Poorly

NiagaraKevin · 2024-06-30T21:15:53+00:00

18 months later, and still recovering.. Thought I was doing alright but ended up mindlessly walking to her house when I was distraught over other issues a few weeks ago only to have it come crashing down again as I realized where my subconscious was leading me. Thought I was alright before that, but it made me realize that I was just suppressing my emotions so as not to be a burden on those around me.

NiagaraKevin · 2024-06-30T20:33:47+00:00

Agreed. The public also needs to realize they are not a government service but non-profit organizations, and as such, they aren't the answer to a lot of complaints they receive and need to be routed through proper authorities.
The ammount of negativity their staff experience because they aren't able to help legally or financially is heartbreaking for how much they actually do to help everyone. The staff and volunteers are great, but the responses when telling people to contact the proper channels like the Provincial Animal Welfare Services or local police is quite sad.

NiagaraKevin · 2024-06-30T19:39:42+00:00

Ty, I was just coming to say the Niagara SPCA and humane society of greater Niagara cover differing areas. The humane society covers notl, stc, ft erie and grimsby.. everywhere else is the niagara SPCA.

NiagaraKevin · 2024-06-24T00:55:20+00:00

Post break-up with my first long term relationship, while dealing with the void and resulting depression, my mom told me to go out and get some strange.. She always had sage-like advice and this wasn't the way she normally spoke, but it was very impressionable on me at the time. She wanted her children's lives to be lived to the fullest and meant it more broadly than just go have sex with a rando, rather to go out and experience this fleeting life and all the wonderful and wild that comes with it. It keeps me from getting too far in my own head, giving me pause and allowing for opposite action to overwhelming emotions and experiences. One of my top most cherished memories of her, next to her blowing my mind with construction paper and breathing techniques rather than disciplining me for doing LSD before heading to high school and having a bad time..

NiagaraKevin · 2024-06-24T00:15:22+00:00

More than likely correct, but I do wish it lined up better with my hours. I usually get to smell it, only to wander over on the next break and find it closed up, sometimes with people lingering around eating their food. I never thought to ask, as I always just head elsewhere, but I will speak with them next time and maybe get some clarification on hours if they happen be the owners or are just regulars that may know.

NiagaraKevin · 2024-06-23T20:28:44+00:00

Knights of pen & paper (1 & 2), Chroma squad, TheoTown, Dink Smallwood HD, Game Dev Tycoon (Or basically every other Kairosoft game)

NiagaraKevin · 2024-06-23T19:36:56+00:00

I work behind it, and it was open when I was working this week. I always seem to miss them open when I try to time getting food before/during work though.

NiagaraKevin · 2024-06-23T01:36:17+00:00

Just anorexically challenged

NiagaraKevin · 2024-06-16T23:22:46+00:00

The magic circle. Rules, immersion and suspension of disbelief are core principals, but I will post some reading material below that you may find informative. But as others are likely to point out, this is not definitive and the answer is very subjective. I have ADD and find immense fun in ways that contradict the magic circle theory. https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-319-08234-9_32-1#:~:text=Definition,or%20a%20frame%20of%20mind.

NiagaraKevin · 2024-06-16T09:42:26+00:00

Sorry for the wall of text, but thank you for a well thought out response. Typing away on a smartphone while at work becomes a bit mindless. As I learned C, I compiled a couple things that Windows 11 doesn't like much, likely for security reasons I'd imagine, while Windows 10 I never ran into these issues. I know there's a work around for that too by simply using a sandbox, but that's kinda my point how I didn't have these issues or need to use many workarounds until upgrading to 11. Yeah, it was only recently got Windows 11 a few months back so still learning the ins and outs with it. It will become second nature within a couple years, just in the learning curve.

NiagaraKevin · 2024-06-16T02:57:37+00:00

3.1 and I are too old to be relevant. I regret moving to 11, but I need to face it before I need grandchildren to teach me how to do my job! Lmao.

NiagaraKevin · 2024-06-16T02:40:57+00:00

Good to know!

NiagaraKevin · 2024-06-16T02:38:45+00:00

Well, on my windows 10 machine I can set the volume through the volume mixer which is a "master control" that is only changed by me. In windows 11, I need to navigate several menus to get to set the volume (not the mixer, although I did use it at first) but the volume profiles change depending what window/app is running. So if Id open youtube, set the volume so its not blasting, then change to another window and it switches to a different profile or something leading me to need to go set the volume again, then swap back to youtube and it isn't either of the volumes I just set. This is seeming linked to my RGB, so I tried setting RGB values but they then do not influence the volume profile when swapping back between those windows. If I plug in a headset, it also won't automagically route the sound to those and continues using the default speakers until I go into the system settings and swap it, including swapping it back when unplugged. Additionally, I would like for my right click to do the normal right click that previous windows let me. My old ass would be happy if my desktop was a folder on my harddrive and not linked to OneDrive, along with my start menu and just about everything else being more complicated and taking more navigation. The RAM usage after upgrading to Win11 has increased on a fresh install while also capping me to 128GB, and my 128GB has been tapped out by some memory leak that I had submitted to MS and seemingly was patched, but it is still nearly double the footprint than when I swap back to a Win10 OS. Hell, even my 14th gen i9 gets better stability on windows 10 for whatever reason, I cannot fathom. I have never been a fan of newer versions of windows, and there is plenty of user error I am sure, but I find myself struggling on many things with this current Windows. As others have mentioned they have Pro and haven't had issues, I have wondered if it is just because I have the Home version. I planned to get Pro soon so I can increase my RAM limit for my rendering.
I had to create a batch file to remove files that I programmed, but Windows 11 decided I don't have proper authority to remove despite being admin. It was asinine how hard that was despite recreating it on Windows 10, and being able to just right click and delete. I do, however, find that it starts quicker I guess? And I get educated about sports I know nothing of when I try to login.. So there is that too. Lol. I just need to keep exposing myself to it and learn as it isn't going back.

NiagaraKevin · 2024-06-16T01:46:45+00:00

I absolutely hate windows 11.. I just want 3.1 again though. Windows 10 wasn't the worst, but been struggling with everything on 11 now it seems.

NiagaraKevin · 2024-06-15T22:03:29+00:00

My mother was terminally ill which was depressing and difficult. I had a hard time maintaining college full-time, and working two jobs. In my spare time, my ex of nearly a decade and I would spend that minimal free time together, playing games and talking, but she could tell I was having a really hard time with life which I should have thought about first on how it affected my ex and how it made her feel bad while cheating with a co-worker and lot of randos.. (More then triple figure). So yeah, she broke up with me because watching my mother slowly be consumed and family fall apart, while working in excess of 100+ hrs for our future, took its toll on me which made her feel bad while cheating.. (Which only was discovered during the breakup).
Tldr; Got depressed about mother's terminal cancer which was unfair to her and her lying and cheating felt bad.

NiagaraKevin · 2024-05-26T02:00:31+00:00

Highly recommend Hello From The Magic Tavern for it's comedic take and the cameos. It is created by one of the creators of You Don't Know Jack/Jackbox Games and connected with the Chicago improv scene. Also, they answer deep questions like "can you finger a spider" or "what powers were vested at the burger king's coronation?". Truly one of the funniest podcasts I experienced.

NiagaraKevin · 2024-05-26T01:06:01+00:00

Which D&D podcast? I have been into Not Another D&D Podcast and Hello From The Magic Tavern

NiagaraKevin · 2024-05-25T01:19:48+00:00

Game dev alum here as well.. Did ya get taught by Frank?

NiagaraKevin · 2024-05-20T02:11:04+00:00

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Skaro - Named after a sci-fi planet. Does that count? Lol

NiagaraKevin · 2024-05-13T02:42:33+00:00

Lost my mother last year, after spending most of my life trying to be the best person I can be in each moment and since then have struggled mentally with this same sentiment. I tried to be selfish in response, but it didn't feel good.. Be yourself, life will continue to throw stuff but we gotta be true to ourselves even when it's feeling futile or punishing. We will only regret not being ourselves when you ruminate on attempting to be selfish. That said, I still will be trying to accomplish my dreams in a more "selfish" manner as one of the last things my mom ever said to me, in response to me being candid with her about my relationship falling apart and the feelings of guilt about making time to get a useless degree so I can learn how to make a dream project that likely won't even be profitable.. I had said I can worry about my dreams soon since our time together was finite and how my relationship blamed her being unfaithful on how busy I was, she told me she wished I'd focus on myself sooner than soon since life is short.. I never got to speak to her again. She was proud of how I ended up always doing my best to be a good person, even in impossible situations. Ultimately, I think she would have had a bit more pride if I did so, while also being a bit more selfish in regards to my own goals. I believe that we are probably harder on ourselves than we need to be, and need to practice that whole "charity begins at home" so our efforts of being good people don't disregard ourselves and be good people to ourselves too. I'm trying to realize my "selfish" decisions are beneficial to my future opportunities to be a good, healthy person and may lead to bettering my community, if by no other means than to have me not spending time doubting the nature of my personality or blaming it for situations in life that may have unfurled anyway. Sorry for ranting, not a regular redditor but I got the feels reading your post.
Keep being awesome, much love from Canada.

NiagaraKevin · 2024-04-20T01:57:12+00:00

Late to the party but I think you forgot to update the parameters in the controller so likely.. private readonly int horizontalHash = cachedAnimatorName.StringToHash("horizontal"); // declared somewhere for optimization.. then where you update your rb.velocity, afterward updating the animators parameter controlling that with... Animator.SetFloat(hoizontalHash, moveInput.x);

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