This is my fourth profile on the Fediverse lol. This time, I’m hoping Mbin is where I stay!
I don’t have any musicians that consistently make me feel that way, so have a list of songs instead:
Windows Defender should be more than good enough for most users. Just make sure to use an adblocker (such as UBlock Origin), only visit HTTPS sites as much as you can (you should see a lock in the corner of the URL bar on most browsers) and ensure you always virus-scan programs you downloaded before running them.
Also, exercise caution on the Internet in general. Never just click “yes” when a program asks for admin permission - make sure you check exactly which program is trying to do it and that the publisher is reasonable. Never exit read-only mode on Office-suite documents unless you know the document is for-sure safe (exiting read-only mode allows macros to run).
Doing all of this, Windows Defender should do fine. I’m assuming 99% of this is common sense for you though, since you’ve already found your way to the Fediverse!
In Atlanta it’s like a -55% chance it works
I’ll have to try this, thanks!
I still play once in a blue moon, but only the tiniest amount haha. I’d say you should check out the subreddit for Discord links - there’s a “Royal Para Regiment” Discord with quite a few people that seems to be very active
Yeah, you’ve really hit it right on the money. I grew up with H&D 2 and it really did have awful AI. The graphics also aren’t doing it any favors in 2024 - it was mildly ugly even by 2003 standards, in my opinion. Still, it had some very imaginative levels and overall the vibes are right for a tactical WW2 shooter. Also, the multiplayer is (somehow) still going!
I’ve been learning Norwegian Bokmål and it’s pretty interesting seeing all the words that it and English have in common (as well as their differences).
Also, Toki Pona as others have mentioned. Might seem like a joke language at first, but the community is really vibrant and kind. You can make some real, meaningful connections through it. Plus, it takes maybe a weekend to get good at Toki Pona.
I’ve been using searxng.site. It’s a deployed SearXNG instance. So far, it works good enough for my use cases. Unless I’m looking up something VERY niche, I get quick results (the images tab is a little slow, but not even close to unbearable).
I would have rolled with Ecosia, but as you can see from my previous post on my profile, I was frustrated that there was no option to filter by “past year”.
Oh, I almost forgot - Hidden and Dangerous and Hidden and Dangerous 2 are also great. They’re very similar to Arma (but released before Arma afaik, and have smaller maps). Pretty solid, but I do feel that the controls have not aged well at all (for example, they use the “end” key to aim down sights by default). They are overall pretty enjoyable, but to be honest, nostalgia aside, you aren’t missing a ton if you don’t play them. There are a lot of rough edges, such as grenades not killing enemies that are close because a chair leg was in the way.
If you’re gonna play any of the games I recommend, I would say play Vietcong and give it a real shot. The game starts slow but by the 3rd mission it gets intense
Honestly, try Battlefield 1942 on single player. It’s not half bad - the AI is about as smart as you would expect, but it’s still fun to fight them. Also, the multiplayer is still going if you wanna try that!
Also, not WW2, but I HIGHLY recommend giving Vietcong a try (both the base game and Fist Alpha). It’s one of the most engrossing games I’ve ever played. If you can get past the derpy (by today’s standards) character models, this game has a seriously compelling campaign and there are still occasional multiplayer matches. If there was ever a game to make the Vietcong and NVA scary as fuck, it’s that one.
There are definitely still servers for Day of Defeat’s spiritual successor, Day of Infamy
I don’t think this would ever be achievable. It also sounds like a broader form of technocracy (to my very much unqualified brain)
Honestly, I wanna know as well. I’ve been enjoying Carowinds and I enjoyed Universal, but they’re both quite family-oriented. Maybe Cedar Point is more adult? Seems like they have lots of big rides… But they also have a Camp Snoopy area there…
Interesting! I’ll keep an eye out. Do you know what caused the failures or was it just out of nowhere?
😂 I think I have that one down-pat. Then again, I wanna make sure if I do accidentally drop it, I’m not suddenly laptop-less for the next two years saving up again lol
Oh my God that last quote is so cringe
I know this isn’t what you’re looking for, but I have excellent recommendations for people with RSI and / or Carpal Tunnel.
For a while, I daily-drove a Logitech MX vertical mouse and that was wonderful. It’s responsive, comfortable and really accurate, and helped my RSI in my mouse hand.
Eventually, the RSI started hurting my other wrist (my job has a really sucky keyboard) so I moved on to the Kensington Slimblade trackball mouse. That mouse is KILLER for reducing and / or eliminating RSI. It’s perfect for me, because I was able to switch my main mouse hand with little issue and I’ve been switching them up occasionally ever since depending on which wrist hurts worse. It’s not a forever solution, but it’s an excellent temporary one. I really can’t say enough good about the Kensington (that being said, you aren’t gonna be able to game on it hahaha)
Bet, I completely forgot about Searxng. Pretty much a perfect fit (too bad it’s not as environmentally conscious necessarily, but eh, not like it’s bad!)
Thank you!
How to Disappear Completely is so good