Rappe

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[–] Rappe@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Massively overworked due to summer holidays starting, so everyone wants projects done before that.

Massive hematoma in my back thigh hasn't healed properly even after 3 months, and still causing swelling and makes it hard to walk.

Considering upping my ADHD meds because they seem to be losing effectiveness (still in early stages of testing the meds, 6 months on them now).

Everything is getting expensive and even with higher than mean salary for my country, two working adults and no kids, we're barely scraping by.

ISP lied to me and my fiber is getting installed in 2027 instead of summer of 2025, so I'm stuck with 5g, but at least the transmitter is 60m from my house, so it works pretty well.

Russia, The US, radical conservatism and the climate change causes me immeasurable dread and sense of impending doom, that's causing my anxiety to get worse.

I never have time, energy and motivation at the same time to work on hobby projects I would really love to work on.

Other than that, I'm alright. It's not as bad as it sounds, could be worse. Got a job, roof over my head, no drug habits, don't really drink anymore after years of crippling alcoholism. Dog's allergies are finally under control after a very long hassle of and a lot of money, so that's good. Gotta focus on the positives.

Thank you for asking, apparently I had some stuff I wanted to get out, didn't even really realize that.

How about you, how are you doing OP? (And everyone else of course.)

[–] Rappe@sopuli.xyz 25 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (7 children)

It's been a while since I have disagreed so hard with anyone. With all due respect of course, can't really debate taste.

I disagree with the story being awful or awkward acting. Story is the best one of out the 3 (if you don't count Witcher 3's DLCs, those were superb.) and has the most innovative story quests. Also, not to spoil too much, but your decisions in that game actually affect the entire world and story a lot, what you do in act 2 can change the entire story, my mate and I had completely different stories because of what we decided in act 2, and I have to respect that. Not like that Mass Effect kind of "you were evil or whatever, which colour do you want as your ending?"

I agree, combat is terrible, engine is terrible, everything is unintuitive and clunky. I'd say for the best experience, drop difficulty to the easiest one and play for the story. Also, change voice acting to Polish, I can't stand Geralt in English in any of the games (Sorry Doug, cool guy, doesn't fit as Geralt IMO.) and the Polish really adds to the atmosphere, kinda like playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. in Russian.

After a dwarf in the slums told me that my mother sucks dwarf cocks in hell, I haven't been the same as a person.

Good for you to give it a go even though it's pretty rough by today's standards. Totally worth it, love the game even with it's massive faults.

[–] Rappe@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

Is that the probable cause? I did level it recently, and it barely vibrates now. Maybe I'm putting in too much at a time...

 
[–] Rappe@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 weeks ago

Also a fan of his lettuce.

[–] Rappe@sopuli.xyz 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Cool stuff man, gonna contribute with some of my own extras. Same deal, DM me for key or email. Extra humble bundle games mostly. First come first serve.

~~Overcooked~~

Worms Rumble - Armageddon Weapon Skin Pack

Worms Rumble - Captain & Shark Double Pack

~~ENSLAVED™: Odyssey to the West™ Premium Edition~~

GET EVEN

~~Katamari Damacy Reroll~~

~~Pac-Man 256~~

~~RAD~~

Splendor: The Cities DLC

~~Uurnog Uurnlimited~~

~~The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky~~

[–] Rappe@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 weeks ago

Oh damn, I was thinking of the scene where Homer is laying in bed, facing away from Marge and just going to sleep when Marge is trying to say she needs a vacation. Mixed the two up, this is Streetcar named Desire, Homer wasn't interested in the play since there was no bowling in it, as someone else said.

[–] Rappe@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

S03E05 Homer Alone?

[–] Rappe@sopuli.xyz 23 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Well, not specifically because I want to make them feel included, it is to stimulate them and satisfy their curiosity. Also helps skittish cats and dogs to gain confidence by introducing them to new smells constantly in a safe way.

Smells are way more important to both cats and dogs than humans, and more than most people realize. Example: I see a lot of people around walk their dogs and not letting them sniff properly but just tug them along, thinking that the physical exercise and waste management are the sole purpose of walks.

We have a retired hunting dog, turned 11 on Sunday actually, and she's still ridiculously hard to tire by physical exercise. The only way to get her proper tired is mental stimulation. Sniffing is a big part of that. 30min calm patient walk is way better than 60min of "COME OON" -hurried impatient walk.

Disclaimer: not all dogs etc., but... most dogs.

[–] Rappe@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (7 children)

So which one of these pretty standard ingredients is the secret ingredient?

[–] Rappe@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Concerta. Turns out I have ADD ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[–] Rappe@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago

I did not know this exists! I will be using this at least weekly from now on. Thank you!

[–] Rappe@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Got a non-spotify link? Love me some synthwave.

 
 

Hello,

so my old PS4 (Gen 1, I think, not a huge console person, it's my Bloodborne machine and nothing else) has an issue: it turns off after about 5 minutes of it being on, and when it reboots, it goes to safe mode, does some scans, boots and it happens again within 5 minutes.

At first I thought it was a heating issue or the old HDD breaking down, so I cleaned it thoroughly and replaced HDD with a new SSD. Issue did not go away, so in the name of troubleshooting, I blew cold air into it while it was on, but the exact same thing happened again. Have also reinstalled the OS clean when I swapped to the SSD, didn't do any cloning shenanigans.

Currently my theory is either the main board or PSU that's broken. One other idea I had was that the thermal compound has gone bad on CPU/GPU, but haven't tried replacing that yet, it seemed unlikely to be the issue after I increased the cooling temporarily, should have at least seen an increase in the time it stayed on by my logic.

I have another PS4 I found for free on second hand market app, seller said the PSU broke and is missing, but main board should work fine.

I've been googling this every once in a while, but haven't found any clear answers. I also took some measurements from the connectors, and they seem to give correct voltages, but haven't checked current, and haven't done any long term measurement when it shuts down, so no clue if it's a voltage spike or undervoltage that causes this issue. My oscilloscope is also out of commision, so that complicates any long term measurements.

Does this kind of issue ring a bell for everyone? Any further troubleshooting tips? Should I just plug the PSU into the other PS4 without a PSU and see if the same thing happens? Doesn't 100% rule out the mainboard being the issue, since I have no idea if the mainboard is a known good component on the spare part one either...

I'd really like to finish my Bloodborne perfectionist run some day :)

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