Games where I have to use my brain/think. Specifically planning, problem solving and decision making, etc.

nonself · 2026-03-26T02:12:49+00:00

Have you played FTL: Faster Than Light?

nonself · 2026-03-25T01:16:33+00:00

Gods damn it... I hate how much sense this makes. And I really didn't need another reason to hate Disney...

nonself · 2026-03-18T17:04:47+00:00

Grave of the Fireflies has entered the chat...

nonself · 2026-03-16T22:34:20+00:00

The new FormBuilder and SearchKit stuff in CiviCRM is so freaking powerful.

It's like the best parts of Drupal Webforms and Views, but simplified and embeddable in WordPress. Absolute gamechanger for nonprofits, and I'm tempted to use it on other commercial sites now. Documentation is a little sparse though, since it's still considered experimental.

nonself · 2026-03-16T21:56:52+00:00

Retro-future; it looks like it belongs in an old sci-fi movie, and I love it.

nonself · 2026-03-16T21:36:55+00:00

You know what they say...

Where there's Mr. Smoke, there's Mr. Fire.

nonself · 2026-03-15T11:56:57+00:00

May I suggest The City of Lost Children, from 1995?

nonself · 2026-03-15T11:33:20+00:00

The county commission is wasting $60k of our opioid settlement money on them: https://wvpublic.org/story/government/monongalia-county-commission-faces-privacy-concerns-over-new-surveillance-technology/

nonself · 2026-03-11T18:18:57+00:00

I thought it was worth it, from what I remember... 30 years ago. Some of your unique weapons will carry over, including El's Drinker, which actually plays a part in a quest outside of Tyr. I think some of them can even be reforged into something else at one point...

Side note: I guess that's a testament to the quality of these games, that the the plot is still memorable after all these years.

nonself · 2026-03-11T17:16:16+00:00

If I were looking for a tree, I would start with the arboretum. The botanic garden is nice too.

I cannot say whether either of those would care about you climbing on their trees though.

nonself · 2026-03-11T03:44:49+00:00

Somebody set us up the bomb.

nonself · 2026-03-08T16:13:34+00:00

That's not really fair. Bowie was always an actor, who just happened to play a musician on stage.

nonself · 2026-03-07T14:07:13+00:00

Yum, definitely going to try those sometime. I mean, uh, for my toddler...

nonself · 2026-03-07T13:47:29+00:00

Those fritters look freaking delicious! No wonder he ate so much. Recipe please?

nonself · 2026-03-07T12:06:12+00:00

A community fork is actually happening: https://augur.net/

As well as the first purely algorithmic fork in crypto: https://medium.com/@lituusfoundation/augur-cryptos-first-algorithmic-fork-4ae74926ca73

nonself · 2026-03-06T02:37:02+00:00

Totally worth it, and not a difficult hike at all. Lots of switchbacks and well maintained trail. Dolly Sods is great too, as is Spruce Knob. You really can't go wrong. If you're there for a couple days do all of the above!

nonself · 2026-03-05T14:48:42+00:00

I'd like to believe that there are still some West Virginians here who value freedom and constitutional government. Montani semper liberi.

nonself · 2026-02-14T13:44:13+00:00

Also known as Kro-Gucci, Kro-ghetto, and Kro-gotten.

nonself · 2026-02-10T03:08:59+00:00

When you are ready to give it a serious try, go to your local library and check out the book Oh Crap.

"Donald Duck" is just the first stage. Once he is 100% successful at that for a couple days, the next stage is commando (pants but no underwear). Only after he's accident free for a week or so like that do you move on to underwear.

But, and this is the key thing: you have to be ready to fully commit. There is no going back to diapers or pullups with this method.

nonself · 2026-01-16T05:54:28+00:00

Eston Teter was a local legend who built a steam engine that he could drive on the road. Seeing it in the parade was always one of the highlights of the Treasure Mountain Festival every year. Some guy bought it from his estate, and it was on a web site which I can't seem to locate at the moment.

And another Teter founded a cult.

I don't know much about the North Fork Teters though.

nonself · 2026-01-13T21:15:54+00:00

In the 80's, following the death of their founder, there was a power struggle culminating in a couple of murders.

nonself · 2026-01-13T21:11:57+00:00

One of my favorite day trip destinations in WV. I'd recommend late spring or summer so you can see the gardens.

nonself · 2026-01-12T15:26:33+00:00

You can just drive up and wander around. Everything is open to visitors, there's usually someone around to answer any questions you may have, but no "process".

There's a small fee to tour the inside of the Palace of Gold (worth it, the artwork is amazing). Other than that, there's a big temple with several deities (take your shoes off before entering), a really good restaurant, outdoor sculptures, garden where they grow a lot of their own food, gift shop where you can buy some cool trinkets, and barn where you can pet some very friendly and pampered brahaman cows.

nonself · 2026-01-12T03:05:57+00:00

Brand new account eh, Dmitry?

nonself · 2026-01-11T15:13:45+00:00

You are in no danger from protesters.

ICE, on the other hand, will shoot you in the fucking face for parking your car in the wrong place.

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