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FrostBolt, to PCGaming in Forget Phantom Liberty, Cyberpunk 2077's free 2.0 patch is a staggering upgrade on its own
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Can you acquire a gun that shoots more guns?

FrostBolt, to PCGaming in Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 3 Release Date Confirmed Alongside Full Support on Mac - IGN
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Yesss!!

Fantastic news. Now Whoopi Goldberg can play.

FrostBolt, to anarchychess in Why is this not checkmate?
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en passant got me from 1000 rating -> 2800. buy my book.

FrostBolt, to technology in Blocking is going to be deleted from Twitter
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Dingo massage / doggy massage

FrostBolt, to technology in Blocking is going to be deleted from Twitter
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Agreed. It feels like a bunch of people broadcasting to the void with megaphones. Threaded forums are 100x better

FrostBolt, to newcommunities in Love automation? Come join us!
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Yes, I love Factorio

FrostBolt, to ukraine in US announces $200 million military aid package for Ukraine
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Fantastic! Thanks

FrostBolt, to AskKbin in When you run out of newer TV shows and movies to watch, what are old favorites you go back to?
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Battlestar Galactica (the reboot

Thanks for reminding me. I need to re-watch that sometime.

FrostBolt, to news in Hawaii Officials Were Warned Years Ago That Maui’s Lahaina Faced High Wildfire Risk
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I’m just here for the thumbnail

FrostBolt, to memes in Posting my favorite memes
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BTD6?

That game is so addicting...

FrostBolt, (edited ) to memes in Posting my favorite memes
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This isn't unique to video games*. It can happen with anything that you spend a ton of time on, and either burn out on or start to develop more refined taste in. I've had it happen with:

  • novels
  • board games
  • movies
  • people

You start to see patterns, tropes, or just plain get burnt out on something. It's a sign you either need to take a break, or that your tastes have simply become refined enough that you require a higher bar to find something interesting.

I'm in my 40s and definitely don't play games as much as I used to. But there are still times I get sucked in and have a great time. Most recent example: Cosmoteer, a spaceship building game with loads of freedom and creativity. I'm also looking forward to the Factorio DLC and the Dyson Sphere Program combat update.

Edit: case in point that I can still get excited about games: I finally tried Shadows of Doubt and, wow, what an interesting game. It's like a Deus Ex shadowy sneak-around world with detailed voxel simulation.

  • though the enshittification phenomenon is a real thing, and why people should play more indie games
FrostBolt, to rpgmemes in The door "appears" to not be trapped
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I'm so glad this community exists

FrostBolt, to AskKbin in Has anyone managed to recover from а serious burnout without taking a sabbatical? How?
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As someone who has worked for numerous chaotic software companies over the years and had a couple rounds of burnout:

You can try the quiet quitting thing, combined with things like meditation and distancing yourself from outcomes (e.g. stoic thinking around realizing what you control and don’t control). That might keep you going for a while.

But I’ve personally found that ultimately there is no substitute for quitting a toxic job and taking real time off (at least 3 weeks). Your body and mind have experienced trauma and need rest.

Best of luck, friendo

FrostBolt, to memes in Shout out to the oil, meat, and shipping industries
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Yeah, it’s been in the news 😩 We broke the global average temperature record something like 3 times last week. The graph that accompanies the articles is actually quite scary

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/06/climate/climate-change-record-heat.html

FrostBolt, to memes in Let me read a letter I recently received.
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100% impossible to not read it in the voice actor's voice

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