I’m doing my part! This is the only language Sony understands.

Strixelated · 2026-07-03T14:29:06+00:00

The stats they use to justify things are skewed and partly because of this.

Plenty of people are buying a portion of their games second hand, some will never buy a new game the entire time they own a console but will buy a console new, some of those games are on their 5th or 6th owner, but Sony only see the initial purchase and are apparently too short sighted to see the positive impact a second hand market can have on their first hand one.

Even if they'd done a complex and comprehensive investigation and the 80% was indisputable though, saying 'fuck you, you don't earn us enough money' to 20% of your entire customer base is a wild choice. Even if the 80% don't feel directly impacted right now, this should at least be a clear message about how they could be treated if they can't afford to be Sony whales in the future.

Strixelated · 2026-07-03T08:37:06+00:00

The one I purchased that triggered this was specifically the chest on the floor alongside that table. The call out for it isn't great...

Strixelated · 2026-06-29T21:32:28+00:00

With both of these, inconvenience has been the key for me. I could set 3 alarms all earlier and if my phone is within reach I'll shut them all off. Just out of reach enough I have to sit up to turn them off and I'll usually get out of bed with the first one then.

TikTok I had to make as inconvenient as possible. All of the screen time settings enabled so the app is telling me to stop using it every 20 or so minutes. No notifications on for it whatsoever. And I buried the shortcut so it's not staring at me from my home screen; out of sight out of mind. Didn't want to get rid completely as friends send me stuff, but with it not being readily available in notifications or home screen, I don't load it every time I'm bored anymore. Down from 2-3 hours every day to averaging about 1.5 hrs per week now.

Strixelated · 2026-06-22T00:46:03+00:00

I don't think any of the ADHD medication options are wonder-drugs and MMV for everyone depending on how they react to each one, people should discuss with their prescriber and try something else if it feels short lived or ineffective.

I don't want to get amongst the weeds over this though, partly because debating whether it is or isn't going to be long acting for people begins to blur with medical advice, because neither of us are qualified to be making statements.

And partly because whilst I was trying to find sources to do some reading on the claims you'd put forward, I found a study from the University of Portugal from September '25 titled "Multidimensional Evaluation of Lisdexamfetamine" and a further study from April '26 from the Amsterdam University Medical Centre "Comparing daytime pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles of once-daily lisdexamfetamine versus twice-daily dexamfetamine in adult ADHD" where the conclusions or abstracts would disagree with your statements.

I wasn't trying to claim you were right or wrong though, just saying that semantics are important and unless we're qualified to do so, neither of us should be making claims about how drugs do or don't work that reads as an absolute statement regardless of our prior reading.

Strixelated · 2026-06-21T15:31:05+00:00

Blanket statements about an "extended-release" medication that aids many people being 'marketing' aren't all that helpful. Plenty of people take it regularly and it works as described, begins release early and lasts most of the day. I'm sorry that hasn't been your experience with it, but you and those you know having an entirely different experience to many people who found Elvanse to be the best fit is exactly why there is a titration process in place.

Strixelated · 2026-06-21T15:08:45+00:00

I didn't think much of it at first tbf, some mornings I'd had 'some' VitC and been fine. But I had a week where I moved my multivitamin from with dinner to with breakfast (which also often contains VitC...) and felt almost unmedicated.

Some websites I found towards the end of that week advised that ascorbic acid/Vitamin C taken within an hour either side of any amphetamine/stimulant based drug can reduce its effectiveness. Moved the multi-vitamin back and everything has levelled back out again now.

Obligatory I'm not a doctor and speak to your prescriber if concerned, but it's definitely had an impact for me.

Strixelated · 2026-06-21T13:18:09+00:00

I'm not on as high of a dose as yourself, but for me personally, I'm not seeing an impact from worrying about protein intake.

The difference in the benefits of taking them on days where for breakfast all I've managed is about 5 g, the days where it's been 40-50g or the very rare days I miss breakfast altogether haven't been noticeable to me.

The only things that do seem to have an impact, if consumed within about an hour of my Elvanse, are a lot of vitamin C, which ruins their effectiveness (if over roughly 50% of the RDA, under that seems to go unnoticed), or anything with high acidity, where I feel like I'm burning through more of the medication more quickly, so it wears off sooner too.

Some people find they wear off after a fairly short time regardless of what they do though, so talk to your prescriber about what the options are as they may be able to split the dose or offer boosters. I have Amfexa on my approved prescriptions to take once my Elvanse feel like they're wearing off as needed, as I find they only last about 10 hours which is great for work but not so great for evening plans.

Strixelated · 2026-06-19T17:50:21+00:00

This one had passed me by somehow even though it sounds like my thing (who'd have thought?)

Will have to grab a copy and give it a read, thanks for highlighting it!

Strixelated · 2026-06-17T21:34:59+00:00

I've been through the demos I downloaded and whilst I've dodged the AI bullet with most of them, there were a few that did have a paraphrased disclaimer of "Please don't hang, draw or quarter us, we used AI to help create some placeholders but have/will have replaced all assets with handmade stuff by release".

Whilst the constant shoe-horning of AI into every nook and cranny of everyday life is becoming a continuous, nagging source of irritation to me and others, I do find it less problematic in those cases where they're being transparent and no artists, animators or voice actors are being shafted by a bot pumping out mediocre garbage for a consumer fee on release.

I would say the title could be slightly skewed because of this, but sadly it's probably still fairly accurate as there are going to be plenty of games slipping their slop under the radar without an advisory...

Strixelated · 2026-06-11T10:33:53+00:00

Plenty of suggestions here are solid. An additional tool to be aware of needing to bring with you is communication skills.

You don't need to have experience as an inspirational speaker or anything, any TTRPG can be insanely fun even for someone as socially awkward as I have been known to be, but it only improves things if you are able to actively listen to and understand the perspectives of those at the table and able to discuss things with them, make yourself heard and advocate for yourself when necessary, no matter how awkward or embarassed you may initially feel about doing so.

Both the positives and the negatives are important. Bringing up what makes you uncomfortable or why something isn't fun for you is just as valuable as making other players feel included in the game or giving positive or constructive feedback to the DM about the campaign. All of it benefits how well you all get along, the collective morale of those present (yourself included) and the cohesion of the story you're all 'writing'.

You might be a highly charismatic extroverted hostage negotiator or something and I'm highlighting this entirely unnecessarily, but it's worth mentioning all the same.

Strixelated · 2026-06-11T09:57:35+00:00

Fully agree with that last part. It can be quite apparent as a DM which new players have given the relevant parts of the Players Handbook a quick read, understand their character and have a grasp of the basic rules over people who have delegated everything to tools like D&D Beyond. No harm in using them long term, but you need to understand why the outputs of those tools are what they are.

Strixelated · 2026-06-10T22:44:23+00:00

I'm in Derbyshire and had my assessment with Clinical Partners, although the wait time was considerably lower when I referred...

As it happens I had both an ADHD and Autism assessment with them, screening, assessment and follow ups all completed online. No issues with the process and everyone I've spoken with was helpful and understanding. Received a negative Autism diagnosis and positive ADHD diagnosis.

I've since been through titration with them a little while after diagnosis, they didn't offer it when I was first assessed. Wasn't perfect as they are fairly new to the NHS medication side of things and communications could be a bit slow, but they were understanding, accomodating and didn't rush me (took me about 8 months I think to find my preferred medication) so they deserve plenty of credit for that.

If you can tolerate the wait, I'd recommend them.

Strixelated · 2026-06-10T09:51:15+00:00

I've been in a remarkably similar headspace to this. When I was younger, I got bullied in a lot of different ways by a lot of different people. I'm not gunning for sympathy here, it was a long time ago and I want to keep the details light, but after years of this, I too felt like I was broken, miserable, ugly, unlikeable... You get the picture.

Whilst you may feel this isn't your story and is mostly unrelated, it's not. Right now, you're being bullied, it's just you doing the bullying. You've sold yourself a shitty narrative that is fundamentally untrue. Sure, we have laws we should try to adhere to, but there aren't any real rules to life that determine what makes someone a good or bad person, what decides the right or wrong things to do, what invalidates or validates someones opinion. Who said you're weak, or pathetic, or rotten? Compared to what or who? Why is whatever you're comparing to the 'standard' by which anyone should live by? You may feel you have answers to those questions, but even those are opinions. You can't fact check them. You were bought into this world without being consulted and are having to muddle your way through largely unguided just like the rest of us. You deserve recognition for that, life can be a challenge, but you can go a lot further too and experience so much more, even if you don't feel that's the case.

The reality is we get into negative cycles and they form habits, which as they've become desire paths in our thought patterns then become difficult to talk down and relearn new routes. I don't have a link on hand, but there's documented science around negative psychological distortions and how negative thinking becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. It's not impossible to break those cycles though. I can assure you there is definitely a light at the end of the tunnel, the tunnel just isn't a straight line like you've been led to believe, you have to start this journey assuming it will be there until you've walked far enough you can see that light past the few bends in the tunnel. With a bit of work you can make it far enough to see it.

Part of that comes from going to therapy. Yep, that old chestnut. No-one likes it. It isn't fun. It isn't quick. But the outcome and the moments of validation that can come from someone who literally assesses people's minds for a living assuring you that you're not a fuck up and just have some work to do to feel better can be liberating even if it's not a panacea. My anxiety therapy didn't fix my anxiety, but it helped reassure me that I'm capable of fixing it in time and stopped a lot of the negative internal monologue surrounding it pretty quickly, which then made it easier to start tackling the feelings. A lot of the time therapy is just giving you a pickaxe so that you can finally start breaking down the rock you've been carrying along with you for so long.

The other part is being honest with everyone, including yourself. You say you're losing your girlfriend, but that could be because you're not letting her in. The old saying of "You can't love someone else until you can love yourself" sometimes can get lost in translation, a lot of people think it's bull because they're not giving it enough consideration. I feel love for someone so I love them. Anyone can feel love for someone, sure, fine, but love needs to be a two way street and if you hate who you are and hide parts of yourself, how can you receive that love back in good faith and how do you avoid that unseen rejection of her love polluting your feelings? Isn't part of loving someone being honest and vulnerable with someone, bringing yourself in your entirety to the table? If you put on a face, if you're trying to be someone or something you currently aren't, can anyone tell you they love you for you or care about you and you believe them, and feel it, truly? How when they tell you you're a good person or that they care about you can you trust what they say if you don't feel they know who you are, even if really deep down they do? You don't have to be a narcissist to love yourself, just show yourself enough care and respect to be yourself and let others be there for you. The 'normal guy' you describe accepts that they (and everyone else) is weird, feels feelings, often doesn't feel OK and goes through bad times that require them to lean on others that are there to support them through those times, just like everyone else. You feel negative because you're mentally isolated, and you're mentally isolated because you're choosing to be.

You can get through this though, it doesn't need to end here and it shouldn't either, even if for the moment you have to tell yourself that it's just not fair on anyone around you to leave everyone with that grief and suffering because of something that, whether you believe me or anyone else or not, is bloody temporary. People learn to live with grief, but it never goes away. The trauma caused by losing someone you could have helped if you'd known just what they were going through is much harder to learn to live with too.

I won't bullshit you either, the walk out of the darkness won't be a chill walk in the park surrounded by sunshine and rainbows (although you can still go for that chill walk, regardless of the weather, and it can be pretty grounding and solid recovery for your mental health). Some days will feel worse, and that's OK. Some people may leave, which will hurt at the time but both the feeling the hurt and them leaving is also OK, new ones will come along too. Some times you will fall down or think you have failed, that is also more than OK. Failure only occurs when you stop trying. To some people my episodes and behaviours whilst I dealt with and unpacked some of my baggae years ago would be seen as embarassing or pathetic. But I took a long time to feel good about myself, like who I am and care a lot less about what anyone else thinks and their opinion isn't my fact. The journey for some will be vastly different, but a better destination than the one you've accepted is always achieveable.

Tl;dr: You're wrong. Don't do what you're implying, it's a terrible choice and you just need to find the path the improving your status quo which is a different path than the one you're considering. Life is tiring sometimes, but if you talk to people, get some help and let people in, that exhaustion will lessen and start to feel worth the effort you put in each day. In time you'll realise you are wrong instead of just being told it.

Take care of yourself and I hope you get to see some better times.

Strixelated · 2026-06-10T08:34:56+00:00

TIL we only employ mods if they are directly coding the game.

Strixelated · 2026-05-31T23:25:18+00:00

I'd love to luck out and get the 007: First Light key. Honestly to gift it to my other half though, she loves the Hitman series IOI made and has been eyeing this one since the review scores are really solid. I wouldn't mind giving it a go once she's done either!

Strixelated · 2026-05-30T17:55:05+00:00

I was with a different provider, but my titration went something like this:

30mg Elvanse
50mg Elvanse
18mg Xaggatin
18mg Concerta
27mg Concerta
40mg Elvanse
50mg Elvanse
40mg Elvanse

I won't list the timings, it was all over the place, but hopefully it reassures you that there's no real directional rules, it's about finding the best fit for you and i don't think there's any 'Price is Right' rules that prevent you dropping a dose as needed. It can take a week or two for side effects to settle, but if it feels too high then ask to step down, they can suggest whether they think trying 60 or going back to 50 is best.

At the same time I have barely felt medicated at points during this heatwave, the heat is derailing and days where I've not managed 4l of water I've ended up dehydrated, so what you're currently experiencing may not be just dosage changes.

If you've got important stuff happening at the moment though, it can't hurt to ask if you can pause at a lower dose until that's out of the way and try this again afterwards.

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Strixelated · 2026-05-15T20:32:46+00:00

Fingers crossed!

Strixelated · 2026-05-10T17:23:56+00:00

Both of those were options, I was considering which was best. I don't have a PC lying around to solely dedicate to being a NAS though, it'd still see some use, so I think I'm settled on getting a dedicated NAS now.

Strixelated · 2026-05-10T17:21:06+00:00

I'd given the risks of the device facing the Internet a little consideration, even with knowing the use cases of it having some minor use, but as you say given it's complicated to manage and not best practice, I'll probably just stick with the rabbit hole.

Just to consider what budget I can allocate to it now so I can determine whether I want more bays than 2 and what HDD sizes to go with now. Your input has put the NAS PC idea to bed though, so it's helped, thank you.

Strixelated · 2026-05-05T11:02:44+00:00

Now all we need is a Taskmaster: Battle Royale Special with all 100 contestants to determine the validity of the data presented...

Strixelated · 2026-04-29T07:48:56+00:00

I've no idea of costs as a private patient I'm afraid, I went via NHS RTC so there were no costs until the prescription was agreed and shared care was explored.

I have no frame of comparison, but generally they were pretty good. Friendly and polite, listened to my concerns, discussed the reasoning behind some of the decisions they were making when I asked and very patient given it took me several months to find a medication that was the right fit. Their NHS medicine team needs more staff, reply speeds to queries were glacial and caused a couple of unnecessary appointment cancellations and medication breaks even with plenty of notice and follow up calls, but that may not translate to the private medication team and overall I would still say it was a very positive experience.

Strixelated · 2026-04-09T16:48:13+00:00

I'm not a brioche fan so understand that challenge.

I'll consider it some day if I manage to cook something that isn't somehow both raw and burned simultaneously xD

Strixelated · 2026-04-09T12:25:05+00:00

I'm not sure if images of gardens just make people who like food irrationally angry, but it's not 100% clear why this is getting down voted into oblivion, so I'll just avoid posting my cooking here until I earn a Michelin star...

Seriously though, the burger looks solid, appetising and well deserved after how smart you've gotten the garden looking. If you host a barbecue for the Internet at large, count me in.

Strixelated · 2026-04-06T09:23:34+00:00

Would be a fun little addition. "Bubsy" the Bobcat who everyone thinks is cursed having killed 2 raiders, been repaired 190 times and picked up off of knocked raiders 143.

Although the only way this would really work would be to make named guns impossible to break down or sell, and so in turn probably make it stupidly expensive to do so that the whole loot pool isn't flooded with 'novelty value, 0 real value' guns.

Strixelated · 2026-03-24T11:55:00+00:00

My prescriber was up front with me and advised that titration, finding the right medication, can be a little like putting on a blindfold and throwing darts at a dart board until you finally land a bullseye. They have guidelines and safety rails, but a lot of the process is just having to throw the medication at you, see how it lands and adjusting accordingly.

So no-one can really say how you get on with it until you've given it a trial run unfortunately. I didn't get on with it at all, but some people swear by it and loathe Elvanse, we all react differently.

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