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by starbreaker in the library on oct 15, 2024
quoting the-syreth-clan:
Yeah, I think it was just my young adult hyperactive brain waiting for something exciting.
Maybe, but in fairness to you the 1930s Universal horror movies are pretty tame compared to 1970s ...
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by starbreaker in the library on oct 13, 2024
quoting the-syreth-clan:
I did not enjoy it, I just about fell asleep it was so boring. I expected it to be old and slow and just different but still, I couldn't watch it till the end.
I don't think Dracula was ...
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by starbreaker in the library on oct 13, 2024
I've been going to the movies lately, and writing about it.
https://starbreaker.org/blog/entertainment/joker-folie-a-deux-2024/index.html
https://starbreaker.org/blog/entertainment/dracula-1931/index.html
I just finished this as well. I use a terminal ...
nanowrimo?
by starbreaker in creative writing on oct 13, 2024
There was something else I wanted to do in November, and I've already done and won NaNoWriMo a few times, so I've got nothing to prove and don't need to climb that mountain again.
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by starbreaker in the library on oct 10, 2024
quoting Eternity:
Bravo, incredible work. Well done, yo.
Thanks. Now I need a break before I write another effortpost about my 20 year marriage.
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by starbreaker in the library on oct 7, 2024
Here's the Power Underneath Despair roundup post
It might have been less than 5,000 words if not for the excerpts.
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by starbreaker in the library on oct 6, 2024
<quoting=Eternity postID=2841 threadID=147> @starbreaker hosted September's IndieWeb Carnival:
[Power Underneath Despair - In your darkest hour, what saved you? What helped you find the ...
Potatoes are the best food, debate me on this
by starbreaker in food, drink, fitness on sep 13, 2024
quoting Khastle:
I doubt I'll find competition for this except rice or wheat which I'll have counter arguments for anyways.
How about oats?
cloudflare is offering a tool to block AI scrapers
by starbreaker in general on jul 8, 2024
<quoting=orchids postID=2658 threadID=310> Cloudflare is a tool, mostly used as a CDN for your website, but also has a lot of other cool shit like email forwarding, firewalls, IP blocking, etc, etc. They have a free tier (which is what basement community ...
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by starbreaker in the library on jun 13, 2024
<quoting=Khastle postID=2570 threadID=147> Some of my paranormal blog entries from my site https://forum.marianabay.com/threads/the-hat-man-have-you-seen-him.101/ https://forum.marianabay.com/threads/memphis-rap-sigils.167/ https://forum.marianabay.com ...
currently playing:
by starbreaker in video games on may 23, 2024
Just got a copy of the remastered Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord for PS5. Still on the first level of the dungeon, but I've gotten my dudes to level 4.
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by starbreaker in the library on may 20, 2024
<quoting=the-syreth-clan postID=2505 threadID=147> Not my post but something I saw on sizeof.cat.
I find this quite funny given Wani released this year. Someone in /freak/ is spinning ...
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by starbreaker in the library on may 14, 2024
<quoting=the-syreth-clan postID=2501 threadID=147> I think that is what caused me to realize, like Nietzsche said, my belief in the christian god has become unbelievable. My muses — Martina and Erika — are entities I interact with on a daily basis. I know ...
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by starbreaker in the library on may 13, 2024
Spent Saturday night thinking about consciously choosing to believe, and how ridiculous it is that some people think that reading the Bible can lead somebody to faith when it led me away from it -- especially when Christianity is so frequently misused ...
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by starbreaker in the library on may 10, 2024
Here's another one for you. Kind of a downer since I'm griping about electoral politics in the USA.
https://starbreaker.org/blog/personal/indecision-2024/index.html
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by starbreaker in the library on may 9, 2024
I had posted this a few days ago and forgot to share it. Been reading some old sf.
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by starbreaker in the library on may 9, 2024
quoting Eternity:
Top-shelf post, but on a slightly unrelated note: I've always preferred referring to them as coats. And I feel that euphemism should be more popular!
As in raincoats? I've heard that one before, but ...
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by starbreaker in the library on may 8, 2024
Just a little bit about ad blockers. I use one for the same reason I wear condoms. It isn't safe to bareback strangers or their websites.
currently playing:
by starbreaker in video games on may 6, 2024
quoting hasp:
started playing sunset riders 2 months ago and i still havent managed to get pass the 2nd boss, its fuckinf hard :(
Man, I remember that one.
What are you currently reading?
by starbreaker in the library on may 4, 2024
Been reading Heavy Time and Hellburner by C. J. Cherryh. Asteroid mining, dirty corporate shenanigans, murder, and cover-ups. They're part of her "Company Wars" sequence. If you've seen The Expanse, the depiction of Belters in that series owe a lot ...
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by starbreaker in the library on may 1, 2024
quoting the-syreth-clan:
Good old (old) Debian, up with its usual antics I see.
"${DISTRO}" gonna "${DISTRO}". Every one of them has their quirks. For example, if I want a current Emacs on Slackware I've got to compile ...
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by starbreaker in the library on apr 30, 2024
quoting orchids:
nice thanks for that. I knew about WSL but never messed around it enough to speak intelligently on it in a post like this, but I'll add that disclaimer.
No worries.
<quoting=orchids postID=2460 threadID ...
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by starbreaker in the library on apr 30, 2024
quoting orchids:
just wrote this guide on everything I personally do when spinning up a new server. Looking for some feedback on it to see if I missed anything important:
Just wanted to mention that while Windows has ...
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by starbreaker in the library on apr 25, 2024
quoting the-syreth-clan:
I would rather die a NEET than live a serf.
If I was a bachelor and didn't have expensive tastes I'd feel the same.
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by starbreaker in the library on apr 24, 2024
Dropped this a few days ago.
https://starbreaker.org/blog/personal/good-enough-april-2024/index.html
Work just hard enough to earn your pay. Don’t go above and beyond. Don’t work unpaid overtime. Don’t let your bosses bully you into commuting to an ...