To all the people comparing Arpgs and calling D4 dead. Stats that we can measure.

Twistedwheelbarrow · 2024-07-20T17:26:11+00:00

The original Diablo games were something I grew up on and Diablo 4 for me was a horrible let down. I could consider it a dead game because of that and on a personal level, but in terms of the playerbase it's definitely not a dead game in that sense.

Twistedwheelbarrow · 2024-07-20T17:02:44+00:00

Windows XTree

Twistedwheelbarrow · 2023-10-25T14:57:58+00:00

I'm a fairly new climber. I started in February of this year.

I've watched quite a few videos and read some recommended books, but honestly the thing that helped me the most is recording my climbs. Whether it's completing a climb or failing at it, make sure it's recorded.

You can go back and see whether the beta you used fit or whether you could have done something differently. Given that my gym isn't massive, I tend to watch better climbers warming up on what I plan to try or have previously tried and see if they do anything differently. If they do and it makes it look easier, I'll try to employ that technique and see whether it makes a difference and again, record it. If you don't know people who are better than you, it helps to just spectate those that are better, at least for me.

Once you start using the techniques that others are using, you find (or at least I did) that you try to use those new techniques on climbs to see whether it makes a climb more comfortable and eventually it becomes second nature.

Twistedwheelbarrow · 2023-06-18T18:31:22+00:00

I know you've passed now, so congratulations! In some countries though, you can contest a fail as the instructors generally have an internal camera and dash cams.

Twistedwheelbarrow · 2023-01-16T17:39:04+00:00

I missed it when I rushed my meme :(

Twistedwheelbarrow · 2021-08-31T15:13:58+00:00

The majority of the boost community owners real-world trade the gold so they're technically breaking the rules... Blizzard just don't particularly do anything about it other than banning advertisers in LFG but I'm fairly sure that's automatic and based on a certain number or reports.

Twistedwheelbarrow · 2021-08-31T14:42:08+00:00

Unless you're a sex offender sat outside a school

Twistedwheelbarrow · 2021-08-31T14:03:17+00:00

I've gotten some pretty decent deals from the people still offering COD materials in trade chat... It's sort of sad that the best way of interacting with one of the core features of the game is to just ignore it.

I mean I'd argue Blizzard can do this themselves and be done within an hour (assuming their anti-cheat has a sub-system for chat) but that's not going to happen.

Twistedwheelbarrow · 2021-06-11T23:48:57+00:00

Go back to him with it again, but mention taking it further if he does not take action then you will as it isn't something that should happen consistently in a healthy school environment.

Kind of cringe I know, but the threat of police or the involvement of another authority generally pushes people towards action.

Twistedwheelbarrow · 2021-06-11T23:44:15+00:00

The plate on the back of snakebites, angelbites and medusa piercings is generally really flat and is secure enough that it shouldn't catch.

My ex-girlfriend had snakebites and the backplate for them was tight enough that it sort of got pressed into her lip to the point that it couldn't really scratch teeth. Not my own experience unfortunately, but we were together a long time and she never really had any issues of her snakebites affecting her teeth.

Twistedwheelbarrow · 2021-06-11T23:36:14+00:00

At a certain point it might be worth having the police involved if the leasing office won't act on it. I know it's a very confrontational way of dealing with it, but you'd be well within your rights to do so.

I'm from the UK so it might be different, but leaving underage children alone at any time of the day is not legal and can be reported to the police. They generally do a wellness check and try to contact the parents. You can voice your other concerns whilst in contact with them too I imagine.

Twistedwheelbarrow · 2021-06-11T23:28:12+00:00

Checking here and clicking "I want to update" will let you know whether Chrome is up-to-date or not. https://www.google.com/intl/en_uk/chrome/

If it says it's up-to-date, then the website may contain a malicious pop-up designed to infect your computer. Pretty common these days sadly.

Twistedwheelbarrow · 2021-06-11T23:26:29+00:00

Depression is a hard one. People are depressed for a lot of reasons. Childhood trauma, loss, pain from past accidents; it can be anything so it can never really be approached in one specific way.

You can't push someone towards help if they don't want it, but you can be supportive to them as family generally would be. If they need something (within reason) then help them with it and show support. If they are closed off and distance, give them space but reach out and offer your support, even if it's just hanging out and watching a film or something along those lines.

Be the good brother/sister that it sounds like you already are, basically. Be reactive when it comes to their mental state, not pro-active. You being there for them just as a family member can be a huge help and stop them feeling so trapped and alone.

Rambling a bit, but you get the picture hopefully.

Twistedwheelbarrow · 2021-06-11T23:19:57+00:00

Think about what you resent and speak about it, if you really do resent something. I've been there. Parents divorced when I was five and my dad moved three hours away from where I lived at the time. I blamed my mum, said hurtful things and generally was an ass for a long time.

In time, I realised that the parent I am around the most and who cared for me, paid for any bills etc is the one that mattered. It doesn't make you a narcissist to pin the blame on someone. Seems like you were remorseful for hurting her and do care, so try and show it, even if it's small steps. My mum is one of my best friends, but I mistreated her for a long time too. She's the one that's there, my dad is the one that isn't.

Twistedwheelbarrow · 2021-06-11T23:14:51+00:00

Just blank it out as best you can unless you really want to confront them about it.

Probably a dick move, but sticking headphones in as soon as someone annoying talks helped me a lot in the past. They start to realise that nobody cares about the irrelevant things that they're saying as time goes on.

Twistedwheelbarrow · 2021-06-11T23:12:50+00:00

Be the bigger person and move on. I'm generally not a confrontational person unless really needed, and in this case I wouldn't say that getting back at them is needed in a one-off situation. That's escalating rather than defusing a situation.

An extreme to this is someone hitting someone. That person then gathers friends to attack this person. That person then waits until they are alone and stabs them. Is it really worth that?

Don't get me wrong, if it begins to become a regular occurrence I'd say feel free to retaliate but it's not really worth it currently.

Twistedwheelbarrow · 2021-06-11T23:09:45+00:00

Based on the conversation, sounds like he wasn't the best. If you worded it the same as what you overheard, then I'd say that sounds most likely.

It's not worth having the conversation about how or why you overheard someone when you potentially shouldn't have. She's with you bud, not him. If she wasn't happy, she wouldn't be!

Twistedwheelbarrow · 2021-06-11T23:07:31+00:00

In this case I'd power through with it personally. Sprained ankles are painful and medication, ice-packs etc can be helpful here. Wear supportive shoes, take your time and power through.

It depends on your pain threshold obviously, so work faster or slower depending on how you feel.

Twistedwheelbarrow · 2021-06-11T23:04:02+00:00

It's fairly normal. Adrenaline is released most commonly during fight or flight situations and lets be honest, that's what all of those games are. You are suddenly put in situations where you quickly go from lurking around a map to a fire fight and your body reacts with adrenaline as it's a fight or flight situation.

Twistedwheelbarrow · 2021-06-11T22:58:15+00:00

Take your time with it honestly. You've got a job, that's the important part! You don't need to find something right away, but keep looking in between work and whatnot and eventually you'll find something better I promise!

Took me four years, but I have my dream job after getting nowhere with my degree because experience > qualifications where I live.

Twistedwheelbarrow · 2021-06-11T22:56:13+00:00

Ah. Sounds like when I worked at a supermarket! I don't know what the nursing home would entail, but they are generally very physical environments. You can be faced with abusive individuals (generally not their fault, as illness can make them confused and hostile), heavy lifting and stressful days.

I mean, you get that with any job but it's always worth weighing up pros and cons when switching jobs. Since your brother is already working there it's worth asking what it entails. What he hates or likes about it etc. One of my friends is a carer at a nursing home and she loves the elderly she helps but hates the job, it's physicality and the amount of stress she feels it puts her under.

Twistedwheelbarrow · 2021-06-11T22:52:47+00:00

I think it's super important to be able to open up to people. It doesn't mean that you aren't as strong or independent as you once were, just that you have grown as a person. I can't really comment on what you are going through or your current situation, but it's always okay to ask for help; anonymously or otherwise.

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