Nice! That mod looks amazing. I’ve been meaning to try it.

I had so much trouble with the technology age progression packs in MineCraft that I’ve been putting it off. But I’ve had much better stability with MineTest modding, so I really should just try it.

I’m sure his poop emoji auto responder is on top of things and won’t let this result in huge fines, in contrast with previous times that he felt that various laws did not apply to him.(/Sarcasm)

Tough choices.

First choice: As close to Paul (dressed as Jenna) as possible. That’s a chance to enjoy all of Jenna’s country charm, with less than half the neurosis.

It’s only fair to leave out Grizz and DotCom. Beside them is clearly the real rational choice. They’re the only ones who can mind their own business for 18 hours without sitcom shenanigans ensuing.

Between the listed choices, I would sit next to Jenna, but try to out-flirt Verna, paying as much attention as possible to Paul.

Have a look at RobotFramework with the Selenium library. Anything you can manage manually, you can automate repetitively with Robot.

Also, have a look at the F12 Network tab, in case the real images are stored in a predictably named manner.

“Yooouuurrrr Plastic Pal, Whose Fun to Be With!”

No, it’s not the “best kind of correct”, it’s being an asshole.

That’s the joke, though.

The character being quoted, from Futurama, is usually insufferable and often miserable.

I’m from generation “Get those damn kids off my lawn!”

Synology NAS hardware comes with a free surprisingly feature-rich clone of Google Photos that stores only to your local NAS (with options to further backup to various cloud providers).

What’s a “create likes” mod? Autocorrect change, maybe?

In any case, here’s a great site for exploring the available MineTest mods: https://content.minetest.net/

From what I hear from players of the game, there’s no actual gameplay advantages locked behind a paywall, only cosmetic items.

Pretty much. There’s lots of content that can be reached much more quickly by paying, but I’ve never felt any drawback taking the long way around. It’s great fun without paying a cent.

It’s a very good game that makes me feel good the entire time while playing it the long slow way. When I’ve occasionally tossed the developers some money as appreciation, my purchase generally results in some random later mechanic getting introduced into my game sooner. It’s amusing, but not particularly noticable, since everyone in my friend group has generally just unlocked something interesting, at any given moment, without paying.

Warframe’s free play feels so generous, in stark contrast to World of Warcraft where paid play felt stingy.

And other people buying their way to the end doesn’t affect my experience at all. They just look cool in the lobby.

I don’t have that much time to spend grinding!

I expected grind, considering it’s free and very well made. But I don’t find Warframe grind-y at all.

I do about 20% backtracking, due to playing asynchronously with a few friends, and doubling back to get them quest objectives.

Other than that, I can’t think of a time I’ve repeated a level for any reason but failing the mission or just wanting to play it again.

The grind-y aspect is there, and stuff you can purchase is there, but it all feels like “New Game Plus” mechanics.

I’ve unlocked several additional mechanics and Warframe across my play without paying for them. They’re amusing but the base game is so good I wasn’t feeling anxious for them to unlock.

I eventually bought a character pack to support the developers, and sure enough, it played just like a “New Game Plus” variant. When I did that, I finally did revisit a bunch of old levels, to try out the new game mechanics in familiar contexts.

Rekt is a stunt game in the spirit of Tony Hawks Pro Skater.

The controls are fantastic. The levels are interesting. Various unlockable cars are fun. The gameplay loop is satisfying.

It was a fair deal back when it was $15.00. At $1.50 it’s an absolute steal.

Overcooked 2 has one of those perfect gaming moments: the balloon crashes into a another restaurant, and instead of a cutscene, we just start getting orders off a different menu. It really sets the tone for the game.

Fury Unleashed is charming as hell, but it’s the buttery smooth controls that make it so replayable.

As an old-school platform and bullet hell player, I don’t play many modern platform or bullet hell games, because I’ve been spoiled by tight controls from the 8-bit era, and so many modern games don’t match the responsiveness.

But I found Fury Unleashed incredibly accessible, mostly because the controls are so responsive.

As a Codium user trying to choose more open tools, I really appreciate your write up, here.

Thank you.

I’ll check it out.

I don’t think that’s an actual Penny Arcade comic… But it’s something they would publish.

Was this a guest artist filling in for them? This sounds like exactly the kind of joke their guest artists would do.

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This captures the same energy as the Samuel Jackson classic bedtime story, “Go, The Fuck, To Sleep”.

Thank you for the reminder. I think I’m due to reread the Aubrey/Maturin series.

On the topic of pruning, SkyTube is a great way to enjoy YouTube with the algorithm completely disabled. SkyTube can be set to simply present subscribed channels, and nothing but subscribed channels.