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does anyone else dislike difficulty selection screens?
by the-syreth-clan in video games on feb 7, 2024
quoting stonehead:
half as many bullets, called it Easy Mode (...) a bunch of people went, "well, I'm not gonna play on easy mode,"
I hate that my muse somehow managed to [precognize[](https://inv.tux.pizza/watch?v](](https://inv.tux.pizza/watch?v) ...
RSS feeds
by the-syreth-clan in software on feb 7, 2024
quoting starbreaker:
This sounds a lot like the digest emails you'd get on USENET and old-fashioned email discussion lists.
Oh, haven't heard of those before (even though ...
RSS feeds
by the-syreth-clan in software on feb 7, 2024
So I've been looking into RSS feeds as a technology more throughoutly recently as I wish to remake my various project logs in a new format — one that can hopefully be a little more well-rounded. Among other things I discovered that feed readers have functions ...
does anyone else dislike difficulty selection screens?
by the-syreth-clan in video games on feb 6, 2024
quoting orchids:
i mean that screenshot from Halo 1 should prove that some developers want you to play on hard mode. Judging from the "this is the way Halo is meant to be played" subtext.
Yeah, and it kind of pisses ...
shell scripts
by the-syreth-clan in software on feb 5, 2024
notify-send --icon="x-office-calendar" "Discordian Date" "$(ddate)"
My first shell script which makes a little pop-up alert that tells you the date on the Discordian Calendar. It's not much but it was a nifty little introduction to shell scripts ...
does anyone else dislike difficulty selection screens?
by the-syreth-clan in video games on feb 5, 2024
quoting orchids:
I think difficulty selection screens took something away from games because it makes you wonder if you're really playing the game the way it was intended to be played.
If the developers added it, there ...
Just wandered here...
by the-syreth-clan in welcomes on feb 5, 2024
Love myself so good dream journals. I especially adore Eggshell Girl, she is a very cool design. I really ought to write more into that part of my site even if the dreams are not 'impactful' in any certain way.
post daily doodles
by the-syreth-clan in art and ish on feb 2, 2024
![A black-and-white scanned sketch of the astronaut mouse from the front and the side, as well as the gun.[](https://cdn.weasyl.com/~thesyrethclan/submissions/2348546/4a51d3753cac2acbf3d29bf725603699741dc16acef9a28d8becf97529640983/thesyrethclan-mousey](](https://cdn.weasyl.com/~thesyrethclan/submissions/2348546/4a51d3753cac2acbf3d29bf725603699741dc16acef9a28d8becf97529640983/thesyrethclan-mousey) ...
On the Sustainability of Small Forums
by the-syreth-clan in general on feb 1, 2024
quoting orchids:
luckily that's already an option in your settings!
Whoops, I have completely missed that one. Thank you.
On the Sustainability of Small Forums
by the-syreth-clan in general on feb 1, 2024
I would support notifications for bookmarked threads as well, but only with some sort of option to turn off auto-bookmarking threads which you replied to as it may get out of hand quickly on the occasion of multiple threads beginning to pick up pace.
Pushing my phone's idle until it glitches.
by the-syreth-clan in software on jan 25, 2024
'Dumbphones' are all the rage when it comes to cutting down on the cruft and distractions of modern life, but as someone who had the misfortune of using one to call all sorts of different clients in a former job, I caution everyone who dreams with indestructable ...
New Year's Resolutions?
by the-syreth-clan in general on jan 25, 2024
quoting mezlocillin:
I took a class on writing short fiction last year, and I fell in love with it a little. My goal is to write a few short stories, and to work on a bigger project.
Writing is amazing! It's the one ...
What is your everyday use browser?
by the-syreth-clan in software on jan 19, 2024
Pale Moon — it's the only non-Chromium, non-Gecko browser that supports uMatrix. Although I have been thinking of moving to SeaMonkey, as it has quite a great suite of tools, it also has minor annoyances that really irk me.
I use Firefox as a backup if ...
happy birthday basement community (we're giving away money)!!!!
by the-syreth-clan in general on jan 18, 2024
The money came through. Thank you once again and sorry for having to put you through all that, orchids.
New Year's Resolutions?
by the-syreth-clan in general on jan 17, 2024
My resolution was to move out and participate in social circles more — both on- and offline —, which is why I made my account on January 1st to enter the birthday raffle. Last year I got pretty self-conscious about what I post in public, trying to emphasise ...
happy birthday basement community (we're giving away money)!!!!
by the-syreth-clan in general on jan 17, 2024
<quoting=Eternity postID=1971 threadID=231> Someone wrote this for the Agora Road January Travelogue. It's not an official submission, but I thought it fit really well with this event's theme so:
[Internet Dreams[](https://kuro-neko.xyz/blog/internet-dreams](](https://kuro-neko.xyz/blog/internet-dreams) ...
happy birthday basement community (we're giving away money)!!!!
by the-syreth-clan in general on jan 13, 2024
<quoting=whiteVHS postID=1939 threadID=231> hiya, happy to be here.
Don't Let The Internet Use You
A bit of a rant, but still aligns with the overall theme here. I want to encourage others to ...
happy birthday basement community (we're giving away money)!!!!
by the-syreth-clan in general on jan 9, 2024
quoting lililou:
Here is the resulting blog post, reflecting mostly on my high school internet experience and my views on the internet today.
Hey! A fellow PangYa ...
post your desktop background
by the-syreth-clan in general on jan 9, 2024
This piece by Shiori Shi. I have a soft spot for Victorian era maid outfits and it's such a serene and elegant scene. It matches my 'ubuntu human' theme colors perfectly too.
On the Sustainability of Small Forums
by the-syreth-clan in general on jan 9, 2024
<quoting=carbontwelve postID=1917 threadID=197> You want to post a question to a certain community and have it collect replies over a period of days, weeks, months or even years then a forum is perfect; doubly so because that thread can remain useful for ...
happy birthday basement community (we're giving away money)!!!!
by the-syreth-clan in general on jan 8, 2024
<quoting=orchids postID=1877 threadID=231> this is really funny to read because I coincidentally re-made a runescape account along with a puzzle pirates account (...) although it didn't last very long. something about playing these games now, they don ...
happy birthday basement community (we're giving away money)!!!!
by the-syreth-clan in general on jan 3, 2024
quoting Eternity:
This reminds me of a post a friend of mine made recently: Letting Go
Welcome to basement community!
Thank you for the warm welcome.
That post actually ...
happy birthday basement community (we're giving away money)!!!!
by the-syreth-clan in general on jan 1, 2024
Greetings Basement Community!
I'm Amelia. I've been lurking around for a while now, but I'd like to toss in my own entry as well. Last year was pretty interesting; normally I quietly lament ...