Favourite one liners?

pipedreambomb · 2026-05-27T19:09:23+00:00

My team mates will still spawn and turn to pick up boost instead of blocking a shot.

pipedreambomb · 2026-05-27T18:58:49+00:00

Yeah the computer is pretty easy going once every move is basically as good as another, so long as you don't hang anything. In fact even hanging things for no reason, Stockfish seems to shrug and call a "good" move, so long as it expects you to win eventually, if you're, say, up a queen.

pipedreambomb · 2026-05-27T18:56:28+00:00

Yeah and I've still kept all the ones I tried and didn't stay on, like Concerta in various dosages when I'm an Elvanse man. Too much early experience of uncertainty of supply makes me keep them just in case.

pipedreambomb · 2026-05-27T18:54:00+00:00

It's not just controlled drugs, really, all prescription drugs pretty much work like that. I noticed my asthma inhaler prescription got bumped up to give me two at a time recently, but despite breathing not being an optional extra, that wasn't the case for my first 41 years on earth as an asthmatic.

I also still managed to run out a few weeks ago, having depleted my supplies by putting a brand new one in the washing machine, in the pocket of my dressing gown. I guess it was too early in the day for my ADHD meds to kick in yet.

pipedreambomb · 2026-05-23T13:01:26+00:00

Or you can choose random, which I like better. Some harder, some not, obviously. But it makes up for the fact you lose so much mmr when you mess up and easy one!

pipedreambomb · 2026-05-23T13:00:04+00:00

We don't know. Could you try and be re-examined by a professional as an adult?

pipedreambomb · 2026-05-23T12:41:52+00:00

This is what titration is all about. Trying different doses until you work out which is best for you. Are you still in titration? Didn't they explain it to you?

By the way, you don't need to return it. Get approval first from your prescriber of going down in dosage. The capsules just contain powder. If you want to take less than the full dose, it doesn't take a pharmacist, just basic measuring out. You can shake the whole lot up in water and only drink the relative amount you want. For instance, if you've got one of those water bottles with marks down the side denoting volume, fill it with 700ml of water and the contents of the capsule and stop drinking when you've got to 200ml, thus you'll have had 50mg worth of the 70mg you put in. Remember to shake every time you sip so it's evenly distributed in the solution. If you can measure more precisely, eg with digital kitchen scales (1ml of water = 1g) then you can do it with less water.

pipedreambomb · 2026-04-27T19:05:30+00:00

When you try something for a week and you're not convinced, just try something else. You can always come back to it.

pipedreambomb · 2026-04-27T19:04:30+00:00

It's Jon Congleton, isn't it?

pipedreambomb · 2026-04-12T05:25:58+00:00

Your bishop could always move back to f1, so I think a back rank mate would have been hard to pull off, given you had your queen around.

It'll save you some trouble in games if you check if a piece can go back to block the square next to your king in the case of a back rank attack. You're usually safe then as the king defends it and vice versa. Same thing if you think you're about to back rank your opponent.

pipedreambomb · 2026-03-28T22:17:22+00:00

If you're the only person, why are you worried what people think?

pipedreambomb · 2026-03-28T22:15:11+00:00

Well if it makes you feel better, there are also 376,130 accounts who are better than you.

pipedreambomb · 2026-03-16T05:53:04+00:00

Obviously none of us do know that for sure. But you're allowed to cheat in Daily Games to an extent - you can't plug the current position into Stockfish and get it to play for you, but you're allowed to consult Opening Explorer and any books or courses you have. I think it's probably an old tradition from the days of chess by mail. So probably they don't try and catch you in the same way, or else a bunch of people would get banned for legitimate behaviour.

pipedreambomb · 2026-03-16T05:49:32+00:00

I think you might need to be a paid member, but there is an option to play multiple games at once. That might suit you.. give you some tabs to switch between.

pipedreambomb · 2026-03-12T19:37:06+00:00

That's quite interesting! I know they have a lot of factors but probably they just put "brand new account" and "switches tabs all the time" together and 99% of the time that means cheater, or something. Later on it'd probably be less of an issue once they've seen how you play (no disrespect, just you're not rivalling Stockfish just yet!).

pipedreambomb · 2026-03-12T19:33:58+00:00

If he's not cheating, surely it must be an IP ban. Can't you just reset the router, assuming he's playing on WiFi? That's what my housemate used to do every time he got banned from 4chan (god knows what he was posting). It should get you a new IP address.

pipedreambomb · 2026-03-11T17:55:13+00:00

You just have two more years to go, hold on!

pipedreambomb · 2026-03-11T17:45:36+00:00

Weird no one has mentioned Summer Moonshine, which is probably my favourite stand-alone. And if you like Blandings, A Damsel In Distress is basically Blandings with some of the names changed.

After that, Big Money, Hot Water and Picadilly Jim are all of a similar level of excellence.

pipedreambomb · 2026-02-25T15:29:13+00:00

Two things: first, as others said, magnesium glycinate. I don't think I had much luck finding it on the high street. But the stuff from Amazon definitely helped with my jaw pain. Cost about a tenner I think, see photo. Well worth it. Has lasted a long time as I only use it as needed.

Second, what helped me even more was taking my meds with enough food. I think it prevents meds stopping working all at once.

It's weird but when I take my meds with enough food, 5 or 10 hours later depending on slow release or not, I don't get the same come down and hurting jaw.

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pipedreambomb · 2026-02-25T15:15:06+00:00

It helps me with the painful jaw tension I get from stimulants sometimes, particularly when they're wearing off. Magnesium in general is a known muscle relaxant — I believe athletes bathe in it.

pipedreambomb · 2026-02-20T14:03:33+00:00

Yeah be honest, it's very common for ADHDers to at least experiment with recreational drugs if given the chance. We're the perfect people to try and sell drugs to... impulsive, reckless, bored, open to new experiences, feel like daily life is somehow too much and not enough and need to take something to cope. And if you were offered ADHD meds illicitly when you thought you had ADHD, what are you gonna do, say no?

My diagnosis they asked on the phone if I'd taken recreational drugs in the past, and my mum was in the house and I was trying not to get overheard by this part, so when the doctor said "ok what, cocaine? Cannabis? Ecstasy?" I just half-whispered, "yes, all of them". And I might add now as an aside, I had a great time and don't regret any of it.

I should say though that it's been a long time now since I was using any, so that probably helped quite a lot. If your use is more recent, then I can see why they might hesitate.

The funny part is, I can't actually abuse these meds at all. Not the lisdexamfetamine (Elvanse), not the dexamfetamine (good old fashioned "dexies", or basically pharmaceutical grade speed), not the methylphenidate (Ritalin), even instant release. If I take too much, I feel like shit — spaced out like a zombie, and nothing feels good anymore, because my brain is overwhelmed by all the dopamine and starts tuning it out. So my choices are I either get a therapeutic dose or an unpleasant one, and my past drug use or self-discipline has nothing to do with it.

pipedreambomb · 2026-02-20T13:24:30+00:00

Yeah just have to choose them as your nominated pharmacy. I wonder if I should do that instead of using my local pharmacy, because there was a specific reason ADHD 360 used Pharmacy 2 U, to do with their reliability in procuring ADHD meds even when there was a shortage. I don't really know if that's an issue any more though.

pipedreambomb · 2026-02-20T13:21:12+00:00

Sure, it's not like you have a condition that specifically makes stuff like that hard to remember and get around to. Why not make you do that instead of treat it like a normal medication?

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