Pluses (+) and minuses (−) of this day

[DaveRattlehead]

+ Work overload seems to be ending.
+ I've been able to schedule dates so I can go karting with friends!

[pompom454]

+ Working very hard on my VN!
- ...but schoolwork. Ugh!

[SmugWolf]

+ Starting to get out of my productive rut
+ Ate a good sandwich
- Still VERY MUCH in said rut and it's still hard to focus on tasks I WANT to do

[Fifo]

– My sig died and I didn’t notice
+ Should be fine now

[Tribelle2026]

+ Started learning Japanese

[Greengoop]

+ got my second platinum trophy
- term still isn’t over

+ Started learning Japanese

Wishing you luck, I gave up pretty quickly, it isn’t easy

[Tribelle2026]

+ Thinking about buying a Dreamcast to play a few exclusives
+ Thinking about buying Sparks of Hope for the Rayman DLC but I heard people say the DLC isn't worth it.

[Hunchman801]

+ Thinking about buying Sparks of Hope for the Rayman DLC but I heard people say the DLC isn't worth it.

I think you should try it for yourself! I personally enjoyed it, even though it does not take place in Rayman's universe or feature any other characters from the series, but at least they brought over some cool stuff. When you've been waiting for a main series Rayman game for over 21 years, that's already a lot.

+ Having friends for dinner again tonight.
- I'm working tomorrow and I know how late some of them like to go to bed.

[Fifo]

– my computer’s getting old, I’ll eventually need to get a new one
– MacBooks are overpriced
– it’ll have to wait, I got a new turntable recently
+ at least I can play vinyl records again!
+ it’s a direct drive turntable so no hassle with belts
+ it’s quartz-controlled which means the platter spins at a precise speed

[The Jonster]

+/- My old laptop screen cracked so I can't use it regularly anymore. I can use it if it's hooked up to a tv or monitor, but I'll probably get it repaired....at a later point in time (it's falling apart lately)
- Taken the last week transferring a lot of data from this old laptop to my new laptop (which has lots more storage space). But I really didn't want to have to use it as an all-purpose laptop like my old one used to be. Oh well, back to multiple desktops!

[Fifo]

– I accidentally purged a package via apt and it deleted PostgreSQL INCLUDING ALL DATA which made my Mastodon instance inoperable
– I did NOT have a backup
+ at least I get a fancy Mastodon handle under my root domain while Mastodon itself is under a subdomain

[PluMGMK]

Oh, that sucks man, I know how that feels...

[Fifo]

Yeah, shame I had to learn it the hard way… at least it’ll finally convince me to take backups!

[Tribelle2026]

+ Thinking about buying Sparks of Hope for the Rayman DLC but I heard people say the DLC isn't worth it.

I think you should try it for yourself! I personally enjoyed it, even though it does not take place in Rayman's universe or feature any other characters from the series, but at least they brought over some cool stuff. When you've been waiting for a main series Rayman game for over 21 years, that's already a lot.

+ Having friends for dinner again tonight.
- I'm working tomorrow and I know how late some of them like to go to bed.

Rayman Origins and Legends aren't main series?

[Hunchman801]

Rayman Origins and Legends aren't main series?

For me they're part of the UbiArt sub-series, as opposed to the main series, the one with the numbered games. There's no official terminology though, so everyone is free to call them whatever they want though.

+ Making progress on the documentation of some foreign localizations for the wiki.

[PluMGMK]

+ BG&E remaster came out today
+ It works out of the box on Linux via Steam Play!
– It requires the Caps Lock key to play with a keyboard
– I didn't realize that for ages so I was faffing around since my custom keyboard configuration maps Caps Lock to Shift

– Apparently I set up 2FA on my Ubisoft account six years ago, lost the Google Authenticator app three years ago when my FairPhone 2 died, and somehow didn't miss it till now I also lost my recovery codes, probably because I was (somewhat justifiably) very paranoid then and so printed them and put them someplace so safe I couldn't find them – and deleted the original email
+ But at least Ubisoft Connect seemed to just work after I started up Rayman Legends to "remind" it who I was – or something. Anyway, eventually BG&E launched without my solving the 2FA problem (but I should probably solve it in the future anyway…)

± My Grandad died 13 years ago today - yeah, a long time ago, but it coincides with:
– Not one, but two fine Irish broadcasters died today Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamnacha

[Hugo]

+ Woke up early and ready to work on a new idea
- My illness flared up a lil

[DaveRattlehead]

- I have been having chest/stomach pain for a week and a half.
+/- It isn't as painful as the pain I had last year.
- I'm a bit worried about it. Doctor said it could be anxiety because I've been working a lot the past weeks.

[Hugo]

- I'm a bit worried about it. Doctor said it could be anxiety because I've been working a lot the past weeks.

You could try keeping a diary to document anything you notice about the intensity or quality of the pain alongside daily activities. The knowledge will give you some power over it and could be helpful for doctors to narrow it down. Hope you feel better soon.

[DaveRattlehead]

I haven't been doing hard physical activity these weeks, not even at work. What's weird here is that it doesn't really depend on what I eat/drink (I have the same pain if I drink water or coffee, and I have the same pain if I eat tomato or a soup), which would basically narrow it down to the acid reflux as the origin of my pain.

+/- After taking a couple of pills I think I'm feeling a bit better. However, I would like to see how's it evolving before celebrating
- One of the secondary effects of this medicine is that it causes drowsiness. I've slept more than 8 hours these last couple of days, which is fine, I guess, but waking up is definitely the worst part