It’s pretty amazing how we can adapt to use the mental tools we have to still live in a ‘normal’ way even when we are very weak in certain aspects.

Yeah, I’ve seen so many games drawing inspiration (or even very closely copying) slay the spire. Just shows how good it really is.

I have a feeling that this is also influenced by people that experienced (emotional) trauma. Some people dissociate from their feelings as a result of things that happened in the past, and this can also impact their ability to visualise things. (Because their brain is protecting them from re-experiencing their trauma)

Wasn’t Slay the spire released in 2019? Great choice though, there is also a multiplayer mod which works suprisingly well

Inscryption is really a good showcase of what makes games fun, and packed with so many things to discover and hidden things.

God hand, what a wonderful choice! Nothing really comes close to the ass-slapping action of that title. And the clunky controls actually make it feel more fun and unique.

The clocks change every minute. I’ve seen some from deepseek and qwen that looked ok. But kimi seems to be the most consistent

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair

Is it like a coop castlevania game then? Sounds great!

I’m horrible with names, so I could probably play it through again like new, haha

I’m thinking to wait 15 years and then replay it. Maybe I’ll have forgotten enough by then.

(I didn’t play echoes yet so I still have that going for me)

Guild wars 2 was magical during the beta. It felt so different than anything else at the time

Aren’t they just smaller because they have been roasted? I assumed they are the same chickens but the water has been evaporated.

Vidyascape, a faithful recreation of the 2007 runescape experience.

All the quests are implemented and the xp rate is slightly higher than regular osrs.

It feels fun to re-experience this, and removing the pressure of a monthly subscription makes it much more enjoyable. They are running it since 2014 without any hiccups.

To know what it’s like to experience/be aware of emotions and feelings most of the time.

People remember the last two books they read from the top of their head?

What extra safety do you get by using pinned nixpkgs revisions? And how to do it without flakes (if that’s possible?) I’m currently just using the standard configuration. Occasionally had to do a rollback without issues.

That would be a miracle

It appears good and cheap. But it’s actually burning money, energy and water like crazy. I think somebody mentioned to generate a 10 second video, it’s the equivalent in energy consumption as driving a bike for 100km.

It’s not sustainable. I think the thing the person above you is referring to is if we ever manage to make LLMs and such which can be run locally on a phone or laptop with good results. That would make people experiment and try out things themselves, instead of being dependent on paying monthly for some services that can change anytime.

On the other side, I notice that when I’m meeting up with friends, we sometimes get focused so much on the game, that we don’t really talk anymore about things going on in our lives. Sometimes that’s good, but if you are a person that finds it difficult to talk and focus on a game at the same time, it can be kinda frustrating.

Meetup used to be great, but seems to be enshittifying more with every passing day.

Are there good alternatives or other ways to find groups to join?

Awareness is only one part of mindfulness, you already got that, which is great.

The other part is equanimity, being aware of things, but not reacting or judging.

Doing it frequently definitely helps with hyper-vigilance and being overly aware of things.