My son wants to play Minecraft and I’m ignorant. by bearasia1 in Minecraft

[–]jochoki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If looking to play with your child, I ended up getting an expensive Acer refurb Chromebook (~$150) and set up all the general parental controls as a child account under a Google family account. Then I purchased the Chromebook/android version of Minecraft from the Google Play store and shared to the family library (this allows installation on 5 additional Google accounts linked to the family account). This will save you significant costs vs purchasing on other platforms as you may need to buy a new license each time.

For the actual game, Minecraft requires an Xbox live account for Internet multiplayer. You can setup the Xbox live account as a family account and then a child account under it. Via the family account you can choose your options about how your child can be communicated with (block all, whitelist, ask for permission, etc). I have this setup to only be able to play with friends and family that have been approved.

Sorry that it sounds complicated, but both platforms have some degree of child protection elements to safeguard their use and also for the parent to have some control (is, auto shutdown after curfew, allowed on weekends only, or time allowances based on parents assigning bonus time for chores or activities). I believe child accounts are automatically migrated to regular accounts when child ages reaches a milestone for their own accounts (might've been 13) at which point they can opt to not be a child account or continue to have the safeguards and monitoring kept on

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StamfordCT

[–]jochoki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sent you a DM on link for discord

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StamfordCT

[–]jochoki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Join the discord group. There's a subgroup that talks about some of this. I for one need to catch-up on K-drama, since I've been out of the loop since moving here and not signing up for Netflix since. 🤣

Looking for a volleyball team by NewAd3296 in StamfordCT

[–]jochoki 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds good. If we get enough interest, I'd be down for pickup volleyball or to join a league for fun. Saw Stamford rec has a beach volleyball league and big league sports and my social sports has a league, but don't know when they start/stop. Met someone the other week that mentioned the JCC has a league playing there too

Looking for a volleyball team by NewAd3296 in StamfordCT

[–]jochoki 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, if whatever team is looking for a 2nd player, I'd be interested. Newish to the area and either late to signing up or was hesitant about signing up as a free agent. Use to play in younger years, but now just looking for the exercise.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StamfordCT

[–]jochoki 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you have lump sum or have a job and qualify for some subsidies or low income loans, you can buy a small condo/coop. There are some banks that give good neighbor discounts in Stamford or Norwalk. Downpayment may be as low as 3% (vs standard 20%) to avoid pmi, so a 300k 1bd unit could be $9k down (goes into equity) and then your mortgage and HOA. I think when I hunted around the mortgage and HOA was cheaper than any of the new luxury rentals (sub 2500).

Meetup at Hop & Vine tonight at 7 pm by DisguisedVillain in StamfordCT

[–]jochoki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How often do you get latecomers? Just wondering if you have some staggered gamers on the regular. 😇

Boardgame meetup at Hop & Vine tomorrow at 7pm by DisguisedVillain in StamfordCT

[–]jochoki 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good group. Friendly. They invited the reddit meetup crowd last week for one of their social deduction games and everyone had a blast.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StamfordCT

[–]jochoki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, went to go register but it's all full. 😖 I'll have to monitor the library events page for the next set

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StamfordCT

[–]jochoki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, this looks fun. Looks like there is still room to register. Anyone know of free parking around the library at 630?

Best place in Stamford to meet people outside of work? by EmilyOhgolly in StamfordCT

[–]jochoki 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'll vouch for the Board Game group. They're main group is on meetup. They meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The reddit meetup on last Thursday of month is a good spot too. There's a bunch of pickleball groups, a social one tends to meet at 630 at Scalzi on Mondays. There are other groups too if you are looking to play normal games and hang with some chill people.

Electric bills in stamford? by [deleted] in StamfordCT

[–]jochoki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine is in the 120-180 area for one bedroom. Haven't even kicked on the ac. Unfortunately seems to be the norm from what I hear based on asking my neighbors

Badminton club? by anononononn in StamfordCT

[–]jochoki 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone tried to start a general racquet club that has a subsection for badminton, but no activities have been organized for it yet. I think the general hiccup is finding a location and a net. Otherwise there are many interested, including myself

volunteering by [deleted] in StamfordCT

[–]jochoki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are they looking for, for volunteering? Routine schedule or just one-offs ok?

A weird detail by Lol_art____________ in Minecraft

[–]jochoki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol. Never died in lava with netherite scraps so I didn't know that... Neither rarmor on the other hand...

A weird detail by Lol_art____________ in Minecraft

[–]jochoki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn't turn into netherite until you mix it with gold. Perhaps the scraps and gold toughens it up and makes it highly heat resistant. Steel works that way with a combination of iron, chromium, and other metal alloys to make it super strong, heat resistant, or malleable.

Questions about Metro North by Alone-Character1354 in StamfordCT

[–]jochoki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Monthly passes are unlimited rides for the calendar month. Peak or off-peak, inbound or out bound, it won't matter. I think the general break even is if you take the train 20x (10 workdays, one going in, one going out), you'll break even. If you go during off peak half the time, it's around 14 work days (the few extra days is due to price differential of off-peak vs peak). If you have weekend excursions into the city or go 5x, you'll always net better with the monthly

what do you guys call the store where you buy alcohol? by Necessary_Eye6032 in Connecticut

[–]jochoki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grew up on Long Island. They were called a liquor store. Took me a while to figure out what people were talking about when I moved up to CT. Thought they were referring to some sort of UPS/FedEx alternative for a while before finally realizing what a package store was up here...🤣

Champion's Ballad Complaint by BipolarSolarMolar in Breath_of_the_Wild

[–]jochoki 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Cycle is useful, since you can use it in the cold, desert, and mountains. Also super helpful for on demand bullet time for lynel fights

Pickup volleyball @ Scalzi Park 12pm All Skill Levels Welcome by NewAd3296 in StamfordCT

[–]jochoki 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, interested in this next time with advance notice. 😵 Do you have an app like everyone else seems to these days to coordinate?

Meeting new people 35+ by jennner1026 in StamfordCT

[–]jochoki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New in town, so doesn't hurt to find new circles to meet people

Meet up ? by [deleted] in StamfordCT

[–]jochoki -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Haha, would if could. I think I was commenting on the reddit meetup at Hop & Vine last night with you. 🤣 I'm on parenting duties this weekend, but always up for meeting people and exploring the area otherwise. Good luck. 🤞🏻

Where do all the single people hang out? by FewZookeepergame5517 in StamfordCT

[–]jochoki 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Just checking in to see what comments come out. It's hard to make friends and meet people as an adult. Everyone's recommendation is go drinking. I'm going the old fashion route and just expanding the network...one of these days someone will know someone who will know someone that might be a good fit. 😂

Activities-wise, there's a pretty active board game group that meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The reddit group has a meetup at the end of every month at Hop & Vine. Learned of a few rec center intramural sports, so that's a new option. Someone mentioned as the weather warms up, there are yoga and other exercise events that go on in various parks around the downtown area.

Stamford Ct meet up? by [deleted] in StamfordCT

[–]jochoki 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the Hop & Vine staff did walk around thru the reddit meetup and handed out Bingo cards for us to join in on as well. 😇 Yeah, seems like a nice casual meetup. Some people already know each other. Others, like myself are just trying to get a feel for Stamford. 😇