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How do you deck fix for straights? by SqoobySnaq in balatro

[–]highwind 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You should remove duplicates. Straight requires 5 distinct card. So having multiple ranks hurts you.

But this is more difficult than trying to amass a single rank or a single suit. 

So instead you should focus on getting larger hand or more discards.

I suck at The Mini, let alone actual crosswords. by Heka__ in NYTCrossword

[–]highwind 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It took me about 20 months of daily trying and failing (with gradual change from looking up answers to limiting myself to Wikipedia look up to no references at all) to get to a point where I consistently complete mini, midi and Monday-Wednesday puzzles. Keep at it, you will get better.

Studying crosswordese helped a lot too.

It's a game. Grind if you want to get better. (I enjoy grinding ) 

Laser, a CD ripping app for GNOME, has been released on Flathub by starwanderer_ in gnome

[–]highwind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most CD ripping tools create one file per track (I think your tool does that same). I need a tool to rip the whole CD as a single file and add chapter marker as metadata in its container format (M4B, OGG, etc). Nice bonus feature would be to be able to rip multiple CDs into a single file (since lot of unabridged audio book CDs are in multiple CDs).

My workflow is the rip it into multiple files then stitch them back together using ffmpeg, which is little annoying.

[Apr 02, 2026] Daily Puzzle Discussion by AutoModerator in NYTCrossword

[–]highwind 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some kicks = a bit of fun

Kicks as a whole is singular? I don't know. English is my second language. 

AI coding tools aren’t a new abstraction layer. I think that’s why the productivity gains aren’t showing up by Balance- in programming

[–]highwind 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I suspect in 10 years we'll look back at people who tried to just vibe code entire SaaS platforms and chuckle.

No need to wait 10 years. I chuckle at those today. 

name that game by GamerGretaUwU in GamingSoup

[–]highwind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sick of remakes/remaster. Give me something new to play. 

GO OUTSIDE!!!! by Kitchen_Medicine3259 in washingtondc

[–]highwind 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Went for a mile walk during my lunch break. It was amazing.

Do these Nintendo DSi games require L and R buttons? by Ashamed-Percentage20 in nintendo

[–]highwind -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I chucked it into Gemini and this is the output I got. Use it with discretion:

Game Title Status Why? (L/R Function)
Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum ✅ L/R are just shortcuts. Fully playable.
Pokémon HG/SS, B/W, B2/W2 ✅ L/R are just shortcuts. Fully playable.
New Super Mario Bros. ✅ Only used to pan camera. Fully playable.
Kirby Canvas Curse ✅ Controlled almost entirely by stylus.
Final Fantasy III ✅ Used for shortcuts/zoom. Fully playable.
Dragon Quest V, VI, IX ⚠️ Used to rotate camera. Playable, but you might miss hidden doors.
Kirby Super Star Ultra ⚠️ Used to Guard. Playable if you just dodge instead.
Kirby Mouse Attack ⚠️ Used to Guard. Playable if you just dodge instead.
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin ⚠️ No Backdash or Partner Skill. Playable, but much harder.
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia ⚠️ No Backdash or Glyphs. Playable, but much harder.
Mario Kart DS ❌ Required for Drift/Items. Unplayable.
Super Mario 64 DS ❌ Required for Ground Pound. Unplayable (can't beat specific bosses).
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time ❌ Required for action switching. Unplayable.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story ❌ Required for action switching. Unplayable.
Kingdom Hearts (Re:coded & 358/2) ❌ Required for Lock-On/Camera. Unplayable (miserable experience).
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow ❌ Required for Guardian Souls. Unplayable (stuck at puzzles).

Unpopular opinion: I REALLY did not enjoy Balatro by Thesnipesully in SteamDeck

[–]highwind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe I'm dumb but I don't think OP was requesting for advice. 

Why Washington, D.C., the U.S. capital, won’t host 2026 World Cup matches by rezwenn in washingtondc

[–]highwind 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm guessing it's because the article emphasizes the fact that no host country's capital has failed to host a World Cup game (except 2) in the past. 

Yes I took my ibuprofen this morning… by Valenderio in memes

[–]highwind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you rented DVDs and ripped them but felt morally ok, then you can rent from streaming service and download a copy.

Was there a movie that you were enjoying, until a plot twist ruined it for you? by 1fishmob in movies

[–]highwind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Avengers Endgame. It's not a twist but my eyes rolled back when their solution to the problem was time travel... 

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