Agreed. If it really is for a stupid reason like OP said, then this feels like a simple “I was an idiot, got caught, and ended up having a rude (but necessary) awakening. Thankfully that’s all it was, and now I know not to do it again. It’s time for some changes.”
I’m in a similar boat. I don’t know if you’ve heard the news, but it looks like some of the old D2 devs are now working on Darkhaven. It’s not out yet, but there’s hope!
For a chill puzzle game, I’ve been enjoying the water sort puzzle from Martin Kunze. I like that version specifically because there’s no ads, no monetization, no data collection, no login, no nothing. You just sort colored water until it stops being fun.
Valheim and Raft are both fun with two people. Raft’s a bit janky but more relaxed. Valheim can be relaxing or as hard as you want to make it (there are world settings you can change and plenty of mods), and although it’s technically still in early access there’s a ton of content.
That’s the menu you get by clicking the profile icon in the lower right. I’m talking about the one in the upper right:
You appear to be in the “Lemmy Web Preferences” section, not “Look and Feel.” Maybe we’re accessing settings from different places somehow: I go to my profile picture in the upper right corner, it pops open a half-menu, and I use the option at the bottom to access my settings.
I’m on Summit as well and have the option to block keywords.
Settings > Look and Feel > Post Feed > Filters > Keyword Filters
Then you can do the same thing under “Post and Comments” (instead of “Post Feed”) if you want even more blocking.
I’d’ve never thought of this one, but I completely agree. It sounds great in theory and absolutely terrifying in practice.
Along the same lines, I’d also rule out deep ocean explorer or even cave diver. Anything where calling for help is, at best, a question mark.
Anyone famous for sure. Actor, musician, athlete, etc. all sound great until you remember that fame is a guaranteed route to no privacy, ever, for basically any reason.
No thanks, I’ll pass.
Not necessarily dumb, but I had a harlequin rasbora that loved to lay down on anubias leaves. Like, fully horizontal. I can’t tell you how many times I thought it was dead and went to remove it, only for it to swim off when I got close with the net.
It wasn’t sick. It didn’t have any swim bladder issues. The little jerk just spent years pranking me for seemingly no reason.
Still one of my favorite fish.
I also swapped to Summit from Sync and agree that they can be made to look quite similar. As a nice bonus, the dev is not only active, they’re super communicative as well!
I’ve tried Jerboa and Connect in the past. They don’t look the same, but they’re both nice options for someone who feels like browsing around.
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Growing up, we’d douse cotton balls in peppermint oil and drop them in corners or under furniture to help keep the mice - and some insects - away. It won’t kill them, but they find it very irritating and will avoid the area if they can.
This is not a great idea if you have pets, mostly because they’ll either try to eat the cotton balls or get annoyed by the smell. But as a bonus for you, your house will smell minty fresh!