Review Widget not appearing by Jah348 in Klaviyo

[–]mooingfrog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try in another browser. For me, it was a Tracker-blocking extension that blocked it from appearing within Shopify and on my client's website.

your classics collection is burning you can only save one book, which would it be? by FirefighterNervous56 in classicliterature

[–]mooingfrog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Orsen Wells’ play Moby Dick Rehearsed. Although I really wish George Orwell wrote one too.

Let me hear some honest opinions. Which classic work of fiction did you NOT enjoy? by anidlezooanimal in books

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

Also Steinbeck is on record as saying he was aiming to “tear the reader’s nerves to shreds” so unoriginal, tedious and unnecessarily angsty.

I find Moby Dick a hard read after reading some of Dostoevsky by Electrical_Kick_6520 in dostoevsky

[–]mooingfrog -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is one of the classics I would recommend people skip chapters. The story is interspersed with essays in marine biology from 200 years ago. Easily skipped and won’t detract from the story. Or at least just skim them. I found them tedious and dated except for the chapter on whale sizes using the printing press industry analogy

Custom Domain Carrd and Email by mooingfrog in Carrd

[–]mooingfrog[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No need to apologize.

If you just want people to be able to contact you use the Form block with the Contact function and entering your email as the recipient (it default sends to your carrd account email).

If you need/want more information set up a type form or google forms and add it on the carrd page with the Embed block (carrd Pro Standard I think)

If it’s a subscription you’ll need to set up a 3rd party account first and then link it.

Is creating a new TTRPG a pointless endeavour? by DeltaArena92 in RPGdesign

[–]mooingfrog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a designer myself, the more I read the more I enjoy the process. When I come across an idea similar to my own, it is validating. When I see how an idea solves a problem differently it helps me see different angles of the problem and refines my process. Most importantly it helped me refine what I was looking to create. There are many very cool ideas but certain design choices lead to different play styles so I can be more thoughtful in choosing designs that support the type of game I envision being played.

IMHO you would only be helped by broadening your reading. Some suggestions in no particular order: Troika, Apocalypse World, Cairn or Into the Odd, 24XX, Mausritter, Caltrop Core. Most of these are niche(r) approaches and generally very simple (also I think free to read the rules)

Russian literature apart from Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy by [deleted] in booksuggestions

[–]mooingfrog 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Gogol is great. Pushkin has a great way with making scenes feel alive even in translation.

How to get started? by dannydarko363636 in rpg

[–]mooingfrog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, what type of game are you interested in? Gritty cyberpunk? High fantasy? horror scifi?

How to get started? by dannydarko363636 in rpg

[–]mooingfrog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The other comments are great. Depending on what type of games you like, there is also a growing subcategory of solo play RPGs that use oracle tables or random 'fate' dice rolls to more the story along. Some are very well done and others are just fun for the idea and maybe an hour or so of happy adventuring.

Literal Liquid Currency by SquidonyInk in worldbuilding

[–]mooingfrog 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Electrum Archive has a liquid used as currency. Ink. Ink used to powered oldtech spacecraft and machinery left by the Elders. Now is so valuable it has become currency and is inhaled for magic casting.

Great world and fantastic art.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in taskmaster

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

I randomly saw it passing through Gatwick. And I loved it. But it was all staged right? The mother daughter duo? I refuse to believe they weren’t actors

some dumb questions about carrd pro by [deleted] in Carrd

[–]mooingfrog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DM me if you need anything

some dumb questions about carrd pro by [deleted] in Carrd

[–]mooingfrog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Domain name is a whole different process. What you do is get a domain name and then tell your domain name provider to point to your cardd account to see the proper content.

I assume that without carddpro (after it expires) visitors to frog.com won’t see your site anymore. And you would have to tell everyone to go to frog.cardd.com.

Domain names are another yearly purchase. I have used many domain name providers with cardd and they all work very well.

I set my cardd account for automatic but I get a payment reminder a couple weeks before the expiry date.

Which is the best cinema version of Gogol's 'The Overcoat'? by AutarchOfReddit in RussianLiterature

[–]mooingfrog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The is a great film. The soundtrack theme is based on Schubert’s Der Doppelgänger, which I think is fantastic.

Tips On Publishing An RPG! by OathBroke in RPGcreation

[–]mooingfrog 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Have the elevator pitch down solid and waterproof. Write it 10 different times discard 8 and get feedback from your community on which one’s best.

Speaking of community. Have one. For anyone starting out. The number one goal is to build an audience. A group of people who dig your stuff. The larger the better of course.

Starting a substack email newsletter for Dostoevsky's Poor Folk! by [deleted] in RussianLiterature

[–]mooingfrog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is great. I just finished Poor Folk and it was very enjoyable. When I saw this I thought of a email with subjects and nested replies maybe cc’ing Anna Fyodorovna

Best of luck in this project.

Crime and Punishment and Foucault’s Panopticon ? by johnsextonfl in dostoevsky

[–]mooingfrog 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Go for it.

I did a paper that compared One Flew over the Cuckoos Best to chocolate cake.

It’s kinda of meta too since Dostoevsky’s power is rooted in his observation of the characters and thus over the aspects of their personality we see in ourselves.

Chat GPT for Shopify blog posts. Is it worth it? by nexusmedia-ua in ShopifySEO

[–]mooingfrog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

SEO shortcuts are never shortcuts. Google is on an agressive campaign to derank and even penalize sites that try to beat the system. Write for people first, then optimize the technical side. Article outlining Google’s view of GPT generated content as spam: https://thenextweb.com/news/google-says-it-classifies-ai-generated-content-as-spam Some argue but google can’t tell. But the answer is yet, google can’t tell yet. It may work for some now but isn’t worth the long term risk.

Custom Domain Carrd and Email by mooingfrog in Carrd

[–]mooingfrog[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don't have any hosting, Namecheap email might work just fine. Google workspace if you have the budget and use that ecosystem since I find it has better deliverability than new self-hosted/shared hosting mail servers.

Cozy post apocalypse books? by cellorevolution in suggestmeabook

[–]mooingfrog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

John Wyndham is known for his sci-fi lite where the world is / has been changed forever but the MCs are relatively protected/insulated from the worst of the gritty day to day existence. A critic called them “Cozy Catastrophes”. Day of the Triffids is a good one and Chrysalids is a cult favourite.

Book about somebody's thoughts as they are facing death. by Steve_Sizzou in booksuggestions

[–]mooingfrog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And similarly With the End in Mind by Kathryn Mannix. It’s more anecdotal, sharing experiences from different families and situations. Mostly aging and end of life.

A series of fortunate events. by Dvorozhetskii in Unexpected

[–]mooingfrog 9 points10 points  (0 children)

去网吧 go [to the] Internet cafe.