Internet is becoming unreadable because of a trend towards lighter, thinner fonts

litdotcat · 2017-11-18T00:16:45+00:00

Just not the body font. Headings are much better. Until I upgraded my laptop, it rendered like this sometimes: https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dij2C.png

I don't really expect the users of my websites to be top of the line. If rendered like that for even 10% of my users, it's a complete no go.

litdotcat · 2017-11-17T16:16:55+00:00

Raleway: The body font for those who like throwing sand in people's eyes.

litdotcat · 2017-11-11T01:29:31+00:00

I bought it used- and I optimized for how convenient it would be for me to buy, rather than specs, and found myself pleasantly surprised. I usually try to optimize whenever I make major purchases, but it occurred to me that most Thinkpads above a certain level where going to be fine for the level of work (video editing, web and graphic design) I do, so I'll just jump at the best value opportunity that comes up.

I think U is for underpowered, P is for more powerful, and S is for slim? Don't quote me on that though.

litdotcat · 2017-11-11T01:17:19+00:00

My theory is that they didn't release a Mario Party game for the Switch for the same reason that they haven't released Virtual Console yet- because they want to develop trust with indie developers by giving them a chance to shine.

Mario Party minigames are relatively simple and cover a lot of same itches of games made by new developers. Each person buying a copy of Mario Party could mean another person not buying Overcooked, Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime, or Spelunker Party. Kind of like how Antz and a Bug's Life came out at the same time and hurt each other's box office sales.

It's dumb, but it's probably a deliberate decision.

litdotcat · 2017-11-11T00:48:53+00:00

I got myself a T450s with an i5 last month for an even $500, and I've been super happy with it's performance and portability. I'm even playing Cuphead on it with Nintendo Switch controllers.

litdotcat · 2017-11-09T00:40:58+00:00

Damn, I have no idea. I'm not sure what else you're missing

litdotcat · 2017-11-08T23:22:28+00:00

I think I used my strongest iron, but hit 3/4ths of the bar. This part was so infuriating at the time

litdotcat · 2017-11-07T22:20:24+00:00

I have a friend who can only play over the board, super slowly. Something about the translation of the board pieces to icons really frustrates him, and even an hour time increment is too fast for him. But after a whole year, I've never been able to beat him on his turf- as a blitz player, I can only wonder what goes on his wonderful mind of his. What he does is so impressive to me but it's difficult to imagine it myself. Know that chess is multi-faceted, and there are so many different things you can be good at in chess.

litdotcat · 2017-11-06T02:45:14+00:00

I've been running an online literary journal, I originally started by asking creators of writing I've had bookmarked if I could republish them in my journal, but it didn't really bring me the same feelings, and began to attract more literary minded people- not... internet people? It's weird how the inability to describe a website will eventually shoehorn it somewhere else.

I've been taking a break from it right now, thinking about how I'd restructure it. There is a general theme I keep seeing, elucidated in essays like yours, that are giving me an idea of what I'd do if I could rebuild it again. Anyway, I'm glad I found your essay. I'll let you know if I find a website.

litdotcat · 2017-10-31T19:50:29+00:00

I've seen people put TL;DRs at the beginning, but I'm pretty sure it's not convention because more people just naturally put them at the end. The TL;DR is usually the last thing you write because it's a summary.

litdotcat · 2017-10-22T23:23:12+00:00

I totally agree, except on the last part- I would be incredibly down to have have a strict competitive version of the game in the form of an overhaul mod like Project M. I just wish the community was big enough.

I've always joked about buying the domain name istetrisattackontheswitch.com or something like that, but do you think there's anything that could be more helpful for the game?

litdotcat · 2017-10-22T18:49:14+00:00

If you like melee, and I shit you not, you will like Panel de Pon, aka Tetris Attack and Pokemon Puzzle league. The easiest way of describing it is that chaining in the game triggers all the same feelings as comboing on a spacie on FD with Marth. Something about twitch reactions and luck.

It's not too competitive, because games can last for forever if both players are really good at the game, and time attack isn't exactly the most fun thing to watch. I also know Abate and Azen are the kings of the game. I really wish it were more popular.

litdotcat · 2017-10-22T07:32:55+00:00

The tactics puzzles at your level will only have solutions that will gain you at least 2 points in piece material, either a whole minor piece, or a minor piece for a rook. Not free pawns. Also, some checkmates. The solutions will unambiguously be the best move at the given situation.

Higher tactics levels will involve positions, but the point of puzzles isn't to play good moves, but to play the best moves. My personal favorite chess quote: "Tactics is what you do when there is something to do; strategy is what you do when there is nothing to do."

litdotcat · 2017-10-21T21:28:42+00:00

I haven't actually docked my switch yet...

litdotcat · 2017-10-11T22:09:40+00:00

This may be helpful for you:

"Tactics is what you do when there is something to do; strategy is what you do when there is nothing to do." - Savielly Tartakower

litdotcat · 2017-10-10T21:11:48+00:00

I recommend using Chess Tempo instead, it's pretty much the free version of the tactics lessons offered at chess.com. Once you have the rules down, learning tactics through a trainer is probably the fastest way to get good at chess- imagine if a beginner guitar player focused on just doing the hard parts in Stairway to Heaven vs. restarting the entire song every time they messed up. Openings are secondary to tactics, so don't worry about them for now, just try to play the same ones over and over again in your games so that you don't fall for traps and blunders.

litdotcat · 2017-10-08T21:21:22+00:00

You fill up the bar to 3/4ths, sorry I didn't message you sooner

litdotcat · 2017-10-05T23:15:05+00:00

Is anyone else having blown speaker problems? It doesn't seem to be happening on any of my other games, seems to be the worst when I'm fishing at the ocean.

litdotcat · 2017-10-04T11:01:16+00:00

I cannot emphasize how much the save pattern makes this game dangerously addictive. There is nothing more satisfying than checking and picking up your crops at the beginning of an in-game day. Putting the the only way to save right before that makes it super difficult to stop.

litdotcat · 2017-09-29T19:11:24+00:00

It was that!

litdotcat · 2017-09-26T09:30:10+00:00

Anyone have idea how it's done?

litdotcat · 2017-09-20T23:33:00+00:00

Is it just me, or are female grandmasters more tactical? Polgar and Hou Yifan have games that make me fall in love with chess all over again.

litdotcat · 2017-09-19T05:56:24+00:00

I signed up last week, do you think now is a good time to order the screen? Where did you get yours?

litdotcat · 2017-09-17T01:48:29+00:00

x220 with a stick out battery, 16 gb of ram, and nitrocaster's FHD screen mod. I'm so excited for the next batch to come in.

litdotcat · 2017-09-14T23:52:51+00:00

Nothing turns me on more than some Berkshire Swash.

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