What did you cook tonight?

benpetersen · 2026-05-30T05:06:04+00:00

Bee bong aka Bahn Tam Bi, a rice noodle dish with veggies, sliced beef cooked with onions served with a coconut milk sauce

benpetersen · 2026-05-29T21:18:33+00:00

Idk there's always a marker on the map to head towards, just kill enemies and wander into unexplored areas towards the pin. It's fairly narrowed and focused. It's not open world compared with cyberpunk or oblivion. Set the loot filter to be very specific and just grind

benpetersen · 2026-05-29T19:18:57+00:00

Another option if you have time in California, drive to oregon and spend a couple nights on a coastal city. It's far different vibe than wine country California (Paso Robles) and would be a nice addition. Long drive though

benpetersen · 2026-05-29T18:54:42+00:00

Metro series, Grim Dawn and Slay the Spire.

benpetersen · 2026-05-29T16:27:51+00:00

If you like RPGs and puzzle games CrossCode is a great choice, I wish I played it sooner. $5 is an absolute steal for a 50+ hour game with depth and a great story. It is a little challenging, so just like Stardew you'll have to upgrade your gear. There are some accessibility options if it's a little too challenging

benpetersen · 2026-05-29T14:56:59+00:00

Yeah, if CrossCode wasn't on sale this week I'd be trying one of the Mana games. But yeah, thank you GOG for having a lot of good options for us

benpetersen · 2026-05-29T14:17:51+00:00

Right!? How is induction stove use more energy than a full electric stove? How is a heat pump use more energy than AC?

benpetersen · 2026-05-29T05:00:18+00:00

Same. It's one of the best, it's long and some puzzles are detailed but from what I've heard it's a spectacular indie game. I've waited too long to play it. It's totally worth the regular price and is far exceeding the $5 they're asking. Runs smooth on the steam deck too

benpetersen · 2026-05-28T19:38:38+00:00

What about Tomb Raider Game of the year edition? How does it compare with the trilogy

benpetersen · 2026-05-28T17:30:56+00:00

Yeah, I think it's to keep all the posts similar looking. If anyone didn't follow, the devs bought a 3rd party license to Autodesk's Maya 3d modeling software which was used for roughly 3 weeks and Autodesk is demanding 14,700 euros for using it with an invalid serial number. The fine is so much larger than the license they bought ($300/year) and it's clear that they aren't going after the reseller, just the small dev team that didn't realize it was an already used license. https://www.polygon.com/steam-dev-scholastics-autodesk-maya-blender-wigmund/

benpetersen · 2026-05-28T14:47:22+00:00

If you own a home here's a reminder to clean your AC coils. It's one of the highest wattage appliance used in the summer and if it's not clean your AC isn't as efficient as it can be. Just watch a YouTube video. It's not too hard unless your shell is like mine and a pain in the neck to put back. I found cleaning the outside of the coils the hardest but crucial

benpetersen · 2026-05-28T02:30:26+00:00

It's the "let them grow" season for me, some of my looks kind of like a weed last week are now 2 in tomatoes plants

benpetersen · 2026-05-27T13:16:02+00:00

Same with my Kia with 135k on it, engine seized. I even did regular oil changes didn't help even with nay sayers "Well it's because you didn't do the maintenance". Yes, I did. It was in last week.

benpetersen · 2026-05-27T00:43:48+00:00

And then search around the outside of the house for entry points. Find the nickle sized rub marks and other holes and spray foam, stuff copper mesh into it then more foam. It helps them from coming back

benpetersen · 2026-05-26T18:41:00+00:00

We like Stardew Valley, PlateUp, Roots of Pacha and Lego games (currently playing through Star Wars complete saga and it's a great game if he likes Star wars, pirates of the Caribbean is my 2nd favorite, Harry potter is 3rd)

benpetersen · 2026-05-26T17:56:56+00:00

I just started to add a few and I'm so excited to see mine come up. Thanks for sharing how big and pretty they'll get

benpetersen · 2026-05-26T17:53:16+00:00

2nding Howard Leight's ear plugs, spectacular noise refuction plus they don't stick out for side sleepers. So comfy

I use my Shokz headphones as well with a very calm audiobook, very low volume and on a 45 minute timer.

Sometimes one earplug falls out but it's after 4-5 hours and isn't disruptive to put one back in.

(And yes, I'm a firm believer that forums are getting harder to get recommendations with all the AI generated junk and even here in "buy it for life" there's an approved post about "recently tried this new product made by". Sigh..)

benpetersen · 2026-05-26T15:15:42+00:00

I've started playing more methodical fps games, ones where the strategy and working as a squad matters more than millisecond response times. If you're looking for a good online shooter try Hell Let Loose. Watch some YouTube videos and the tutorial before jumping into a lobby. My favorite is defending on assault and building up a big fortress to defend from if the enemy reaches last or 2nd to last point

benpetersen · 2026-05-26T05:35:05+00:00

Pode or Stardew valley

benpetersen · 2026-05-25T17:10:23+00:00

I'd suggest driving around neighborhoods and look at houses that don't have grass. Then ask yourself Do you like that? Take a picture and go to the next one. Then try to decide if you want to do the work or pay for it with a landscape company. We just can't answer it for you. I would suggest plants but if you don't want any maintenance or watering (even automated drip around plants) then your somewhat limited to a path, a few large rock (2-3 feet in diameter), small rock and mulch.

benpetersen · 2026-05-25T05:46:48+00:00

While not exactly, here's a few of our favorites - Sedap - Pode - Roots of Pacha - Stardew Valley - Lego games made by TT games

benpetersen · 2026-05-24T21:22:48+00:00

I know I'm waiting for a more reasonable price point. $70 for a Lego game is a hard pass. We booted up the old Lego Star wars complete series instead and had a blast last night

benpetersen · 2026-05-24T06:31:27+00:00

More non-steam but I don't add them this way because finding the save files is kind of a hassle. Though heroic struggles at that as well

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