Re: Help Improving Sleep Schedule.
I'm currently having trouble staying asleep, so here's a mental game I play that usually helps.Take two short words, I'd say four to five letters is ideal. And try to change one into the other by substituting only one letter at a time. I'll give an
Re: Moderators and administrators, please delete this topic.
Moderation:Per request, we are going to close this thread. We aren't going to delete it, however.I'm also issuing a caution here. Remember, cautions aren't punishments. Ignorance of a ULA is not necessarily an excuse, but you've
Re: Moderators and administrators, please delete this topic.
Moderation:Per request, we are going to close this thread. We aren't going to delete it, however.I'm also issuing a caution here. Remember, cautions aren't punishments. Ignorance of a ULA is not necessarily an excuse, but you've
Re: Help Improving Sleep Schedule.
Your body can become habituated to it, so yeah, trying it again after not doing it for awhile might help. It also might not. Just don't start jacking the dose in the hopes of getting sleep. I made this mistake once, took a little too much, and I ended up
Re: Help Improving Sleep Schedule.
As someone who has had this problem off and on for years, here are a few tips.1. First and foremost, if you live alone, establishing routines is good. This starts with trying to get two or three days where you're waking and sleeping at more conventional
Re: Help Improving Sleep Schedule.
As someone who has had this problem off and on for years, here are a few tips.1. First and foremost, if you live alone, establishing routines is good. This starts with trying to get two or three days where you're waking and sleeping at more conventional
Re: Migrating to NZ
It sounds to me as if Haily has done at least -some of the research necessary.Brad, have you considered that most places with higher taxes also usually have better infrastructure supported by those taxes? 10% isn't great, I won't lie, but it's not backbreaking. Trust me
Re: Manamon Music and the Bass Guitar
My opinion:The jungle theme is made by the flute. You rip out the flute, you wreck the track.Shadow Canyon's theme is minimalist. Just a noodling electric piano that is probably supposed to be some sort of guitar. I don't think it needs any bass track,
Re: fantasy book suggestions
Stormlight Archive is good, sort of. But it's also very long, in some cases too long IMO. Also, it's...huge. And I mean that in every sense. Multiple realms. Multiple points of view. By the end of the second book, a sort of pseudo-apocalypse is being
Re: fantasy book suggestions
I'd say Jemisin is more grim than straight-up dark, though she has her moments. Otherwise, yeah, Fifth Season is just a better series IMO.I'd never heard of Kitty Norville before now. Might have to give it a look for the sort of light-fluff reading I sometimes
Re: Fantasy book recommendations
Virtually anything by Joe Abercrombie will fit what you're asking for. But for my money's worth, try Best Served Cold.Some others though:Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel series. I haven't read anywhere near all these books, but this one is tough for some people
Re: fantasy book suggestions
Daniel Abraham's Dagger and Coin series. There is war and armies, but it's not the main focus. Again, there's a little gore, but it's not the focus; if you liked Wheel of Time, you'll have no problem with this. Characterization is Abraham's strongest point;
Re: About COVID-19 vaccine and immunosuppressants
Oof, that's tough. It's very easy to say "find another doctor", because in most developed countries, you can do that. I'm really sorry that you're in the position you're in. I...honestly don't know how or if we can even help you.
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Re: thinking about leaving the us
When it comes to guns, the question I always come back to is this:Gun violence in America is higher, the number of mass shootings is higher, and per-capita gun ownership is higher. Do you believe that is a coincidence, and if not, why not follow the lead
Re: thinking about leaving the us
Ghost, I'm gonna partially disagree with you here.The people I'm talking about are the folks who get guns in ways that are not even legal right now. Those folks are still going to exist, no matter what laws you put in place. You might make it harder for
Re: thinking about leaving the us
There might be some dems who want your guns, but they aren't going to get them. There just isn't enough support for it.Ghost, for what it's worth to you, I'm Canadian and I agree with you. I don't want people to be entirely helpless if bad actors with guns
Re: thinking about leaving the us
Democrats aren't coming for your guns. They want better legislation so it's a bit harder for people on the edge to get them. Nothing you do will stop truly bad actors from having them, but there are certain types of weapons that just don't belong in a home
Re: thinking about leaving the us
Hurstseth405, that's actually sort of good to know.I say again though: you aren't in danger because you have conservative values. Just take a breath. It's going to be okay. Seriously, it is.Vulcan, I want to qualify what you said about how democrats will
Re: thinking about leaving the us
In reality, Bernie is probably center-left. He doesn't want to abolish capitalism outright. He wants a form of social democracy, or democratic socialism, and I think that in the short term this is probably our best bet, even if we're not gonna get it.What
Re: thinking about leaving the us
Your government was warned in 2011 that it needed to fix those problems. It didn't do so. Then it tried blaming the problem on your windmills when they account for about 11% of your power. Then Ted Cruise fucked off to Cancun.I'm glad you can recognize
Re: thinking about leaving the us
At the risk of turning this into more wailing about Covid-19 and the like, I just want to point out that I do believe there's way, way too much money in politics. Corporate money holds far too much power for all of them.Practically speaking, conservatives
Re: thinking about leaving the us
fun fact: I don't actually like democrats much either. They're too centrist and they roll over too easily. Folks like Joe Manchin make my fucking blood boil.
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Re: About COVID-19 vaccine and immunosuppressants
I'm gonna refer you to whoever your doctor or medical health provider is.I don't think any of us are qualified to give you strong advice one way or the other.Talk to a professional and give them your relevant history. They should be able to
Re: thinking about leaving the us
Canlorn, you make a fair point, so I'm not gonna escalate further.Seriously though, the false-flag persecution is crap. And the argument you made re: America is about as far right as you can get without greater sacrifice...that's basically what I was
Re: thinking about leaving the us
My post was strong, yes, and there's a reason for that.Conservatives in America are extremely busy waging war on anything and everything right now because they're getting thrashed in all the areas that matters.So how does that apply to the topic creator?
Re: thinking about leaving the us
You have got to be kidding me."I want to leave the country where I was born because Donald Trump isn't the president anymore, and now democrats are doing good things for everyday Americans."This isn't what you said, but it might as well be.I don't know
Re: descriptive movies
Smoothgunner, yes, you can absolutely go ahead and specify that you aren't looking for illegal sources, if you're not. But if you fail to do so, that still doesn't make someone else's breach of the rules your fault. I want to say this again, and I really, really want
Re: descriptive movies
Smoothgunner, please don't take responsibility for someone else's actions.R-d-productions made the choice to link to a site we don't want to be publicly associated with. All you did was ask to find movies you were looking for. Your request was reasonable enough, and
Re: Pfizer or Oxford?
Okay, stopping in here real quick to say one thing, and one thing only.This argument appears to be over. The kicking of Ghost stops now.There were some bad arguments, and there was some less-than-charitable stuff said, but this is getting painfully close to personal
Re: descriptive movies
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Re: descriptive movies
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Re: Pfizer or Oxford?
Okay, this is the moment where I wave my hands and ask that we dial it back. I'm not asking for you to stop talking, but maybe scale things down a little. I'm not even doing so with my admin face on, but I will if I have to. And no, this isn't targeted. Ethin, I think
Re: Pfizer or Oxford?
Ghost, I see what you're driving at, with at least a few of your points. I don't agree, but I'm not here to demonize you.A few rebuttals though.You say that humans have more potential than rats.I guess this is subjective. If you mean that humans have more potential to
Re: Pfizer or Oxford?
Trump absolutely does bear responsibility for hamstringing the processes that Obama put in place for pandemic action. No doubt.Also, those horrible trials you're bringing up are not a good look. You're quite correct to represent them as monstrous, because they were,
Re: Pfizer or Oxford?
Here's why I see both sides.Challenge trials have done some monstrous things, but the idea of experimenting on live, willing subjects - subjects who are not being pressured in any way whatsoever to participate - could yield huge dividends. This is an extremely
Re: Pfizer or Oxford?
A quick aside here:I can see both sides of this debate...but isn't biology just a form of organic programming? Think about it?
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Re: Pfizer or Oxford?
Speaking for myself, here's my choice.If given the opportunity to take one of two vaccines, I will take whichever one I can. I literally don't care. And here's why.The chances of harm to myself from being infected by Covid-19 are reasonably high.The chances of harm
Re: Corona Virus: is it the beginning of the end?
Yeah...Trump's twitter might be gone, but it's still very easy to find a lot of incendiary, inflammatory stuff he said. Including that video you claimed got cancelled.Please believe me on this. We, generally, are not in the habit of
Re: Corona Virus: is it the beginning of the end?
Also wanna point out real quick that yes, I support a full investigation into Andrew Cuomo, and full accountability when the extent of his complicity is determined. If he's actually done even half of what is being claimed - and I have
Re: Corona Virus: is it the beginning of the end?
A few key take-aways, Chris:1. You addressed virtually none of my concerns or criticisms. Here's the big one: thousands of experts say that the election was legit. You say it's not. Why should I believe you? Who the hell do you think you
Re: Corona Virus: is it the beginning of the end?
A few key take-aways, Chris:1. You addressed virtually none of my concerns or criticisms. Here's the big one: thousands of experts say that the election was legit. You say it's not. Why should I believe you? Who the hell do you think you
Re: I am affronted by the presence of god
To be fully clear here, I recognize that science does not know everything. There are tons and tons of things we have observed, and which completely bust most people's brains. Want an example? Take a deep dive into quantum states sometime. I'm
Re: Corona Virus: is it the beginning of the end?
Chris, you need to remember that there are people like me in the world who will absolutely call you on your bullshit, so here goes.1. Biden has actually used his power to ensure that there will be enough vaccine doses to give all American
Re: Corona Virus: is it the beginning of the end?
Chris, you need to remember that there are people like me in the world who will absolutely call you on your bullshit, so here goes.1. Biden has actually used his power to ensure that there will be enough vaccine doses to give all American
Re: I am affronted by the presence of god
Yes. This is why I could accept a godlike power or being if it ever showed itself, but it's also why I repudiate any of our current understandings of god. There's too much hypocrisy and too many double standards.Someone (I misremember who, and am
Re: I am affronted by the presence of god
Brad, you can't have it both ways.If god is all-powerful, as so many religions claim, then he doesn't get a free pass when bad shit happens. With great power comes great responsibility, so with ultimate power comes ultimate responsibility.If god is
Re: I am affronted by the presence of god
Wing of Eternity, ideally if someone is born, it means they're a new member of a family or whatnot. This is usually a cause for joy or celebration, because in many cases the birth was expected, planned for and welcomed.Abdullah, you've gone through
Re: I am affronted by the presence of god
Abdullah, you're right on one count. We shouldn't blame god. This is primarily because god doesn't exist, at least not on the terms that organized religion (of any denomination) would claim.It's perfectly natural to feel joy when someone is born,
Re: I am affronted by the presence of god
Abdullah, you say it's human nature to suffer, or human nature for things to break down. Yes, okay...but -why is it human nature? If you're defending god, then you're also accepting that he created people, thus is responsible for human nature. He
Re: I am affronted by the presence of god
Why would someone write a seven-hundred-page work of fiction? Talk to Stephen King, whose motives were both money and entertainment. I suspect that those who originally wrote the Bible had far less pure a motive even than this. "Do what se say"
Re: I am affronted by the presence of god
I've never said that Jesus didn't exist in some form. But just as Trump supporters claim he won the 2020 election and claim his two impeachments don't matter, so I would argue that followers of Christianity have, over time and with great personal
Re: I am affronted by the presence of god
The population-control argument is kind of undone by the fact that many of these diseases either don't kill at all, or do it really, really slowly. If population control was really a problem, why not make humans a lot more susceptible to aneurysms
Re: I am affronted by the presence of god
When we're dealing with nonverifiable claims, the onus is virtually -always on the person making the claims to provide more than just their word that it's occurring. Put another way: it's never up to me to prove that god doesn't exist. It's always
Re: I am affronted by the presence of god
Killing should never, ever be easy.In a position like that of GCW, yes, there does come a point where one life has more potential value than another. We're talking about one person in his twenties or early thirties, and another who has almost
Re: I am affronted by the presence of god
Tone deaf is only half of it.My main issue, besides tone deafness, is really quite simple. I'd kind of like to ascribe that force inside me, motivating me to do good, to...well, me. My better half. My good sense and judgment. My rationality. My
Re: I am affronted by the presence of god
I'm okay with the idea of a god, or godlike being, maybe not stopping a serial killer, or a rapist, or some other horrible act of human fuckery. Free will is important, and that means that some small few of us, as individuals and as small
Re: Books by Stephen King
Black house is one of those novels I like a lot, and dislike a lot. For instance, I love the characterization for a ton of characters - Jack is good, Beezer is good, Judy is also good in a way - but then, I have serious trouble with Henry. He grates on my every
Re: preferred cane techniques?
I was first taught diagonal technique, then shortly after this I was taught touch technique. This is my standard, including placing my right elbow against my breastbone. My cane is just short of my chin, and I don't try to run with it.I will touch and drag if
Re: Discord Streaming Fun
TheGreatCarver, this does not appear to be my experience.And yeah, those instructions sort of evolved over time, so I'm not super happy with the "Thank you for being able to follow instructions" dig. I did what I could, with the info I had, and as it changed, I
Re: Books by Stephen King
The BBC version doesn't have enough time to really let that sense of doom drop over you. It's rushed, because it sort of has to be. Agreed, though, on the sound design and acting. Gage's scream when he goes into the road broke my heart when I heard it. Also, Timmy
Re: Discord Streaming Fun
Okay, so I was doing other things for a large part of the day and didn't have a chance to try the updated version of this trick, but I have since confirmed that if you do exactly what Zarvox says, this should work. I successfully had NVDA and manamon running. The
Re: People who live in the US, what schools for the blind are the best?
Yes, Rich, you did say that. But you also seemed to feel the need to qualify it with "but sometimes these people have done things we don't know about". If you've been around awhile, and I think you have, you've
Re: Books by Stephen King
No, Dark, unfortunately you're not correct on this point. I'm literally reading Pet Sematary at the moment. When the movers first come, Louis mentions them moving a double bed in. Early in the story, when Louis and Rachel fight, Louis comments that when he gets
Re: People who live in the US, what schools for the blind are the best?
Rich, you're right that in many cases, the media won't tell you everything. This is precisely why I dig.However, in a lot of instances, all the relevant facts are there, so the "these people weren't angels" defense
Re: People who live in the US, what schools for the blind are the best?
And as far as coffee goes? Just think of how a lot of it is sourced. I see problematic elements in a lot of daily consumables: cigarettes, coffee, alcohol, soft drinks, the lot of it, really. We are a consumer culture,
Re: Tips for safely walking on ice?
Snow is not especially slippery. Ice is a different story. And ice buried under snow, or covered with a thin layer of water, is just awful.In Canada, at least in virtually every household I've ever been in, the general rule is that you take off your
Re: Corona Virus: is it the beginning of the end?
GCW, I agree with you there. I don't think most credible sources are trying to tell you that wearing masks is the be-all and end-all. It isn't. It is a stopgap. It has always been a stopgap. It is the proverbial bucket on the floor when
Re: People who live in the US, what schools for the blind are the best?
Canlorn, you hit on something interesting there.I use Facebook. I have all kinds of fun with YouTube. But I also read articles and do my own research. And a lot of it comes from news sources I don't like. News sources
Re: Corona Virus: is it the beginning of the end?
The aim is not to eliminate the virus entirely. The aim is to protect one another until we get vaccines that work. We are not looking at a scenario where there are 0 covid-19 cases. We are looking at a scenario where the number of cases is
Re: Discord Streaming Fun
Yeah...unfortunately this method does not appear to work. That, or there's something else that should be happening, and isn't.Look up 44k Let's Plays on YouTube.
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Re: Discord Streaming Fun
Okay. So then, what it sounds like you're saying is this:1. Open any folder in file explorer.2. Launch your stream, and tell it to share whatever your folder is.3. Navigate the folder tree, find the NVDA folder, kill it and relaunch it from its folder.4. Run
Re: Discord Streaming Fun
Okay, so clearly I'm an idiot. I get the concept of what that short article is talking about, but how would I do that in practice?
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Re: People who live in the US, what schools for the blind are the best?
I've done a little digging into the situation in South Africa. Obviously, said digging absolutely does not substitute for a lifetime of experience, but this is how it looks to me.Apartheid itself is gone, but some
Re: People who live in the US, what schools for the blind are the best?
Frankly, I use "people of colour" and "black" sort of interchangeably. In my professional capacity, I stick to the former more often than not, since it's a little safer, but I also know plenty of black folks who would
Re: Discord Streaming Fun
See, I'm used to that from the mainstream of playing pokemon, where everything requires input. That's kind of how a lot of such things are done. Not only that, but I'll take NVDA's requirement to hit enter more often over having to sit through the same. freaking.
Re: Discord Streaming Fun
Don't have either of those either. lolIt's just a shame that Discord will grab SAPI but not NVDA.
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Re: Discord Streaming Fun
Yeah, SAPI works well enough, but it also makes text laggy and inputs as well. Moving around is fine, but menus are slower, and most of manamon is menuing to one degree or another. I also don't necessarily want to sit through every bit of SAPI speech, not when
Re: People who live in the US, what schools for the blind are the best?
Admin here.Short answer as to why it would or wouldn't get you in trouble:No, it's very unlikely to get you in trouble. Don't use slurs to refer to people in a derogatory way, try not to demonize whole classes of
Re: Discord Streaming Fun
That was an ingenious try, and I hadn't thought of that. But unfortunately, it didn't work.Once you're streaming from one source, your only real choice is to stop streaming. You can't stack sources on top of one another. So once I had NVDA being streamed, I
Discord Streaming Fun
Hi, folks,Don't worry. I didn't blow anything up this time. I promise.I've recently discovered that I am able to stream via Discord. I tried Manamon 1 as a dry run, and both my voice and the gameplay itself come through loud and clear.Only one problem: NVDA does not.
Discord Streaming Fun
Hi, folks,Don't worry. I didn't blow anything up this time. I promise.I've recently discovered that I am able to stream via Discord. I tried Manamon 1 as a dry run, and both my voice and the gameplay itself come through loud and clear.Only one problem: NVDA does not.
Re: Persistent Conexant Audio Pop-up: I Need Help
The good news is, I fixed the problem. I still have no idea what caused it, but I just had to update audio drivers and it settled things. I don't have any further issues. Thanks, folks, for your help.
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Hi, all,A few hours ago, I was on discord listening to someone stream Undead Assault. I wanted to join the voice channel, so I did. It took forever, but I finally got myself set up using my HyperX Revolver 1S headset, which has its own mic.
Re: Corona Virus: is it the beginning of the end?
Tricky business, for sure. The good news is that vaccination means much, much higher immunity, or at least resistance, which will lower overall communicability. Numbers are trending down in most places, and stable in others; at present, I
Re: Books by Stephen King
Thoughts on both of those books:The Shining: This was a book I read shortly after my brother died. I read the first half alone in a bedroom at my grandparents' house when I fell asleep too early, woke up at four in the morning and needed to occupy myself for
Re: Tips for safely walking on ice?
The last time I fell on ice, I was on slightly canted, old wooden steps, and landed flat on my back. Bruised my tailbone. It hurt like hell. It's really quite alarming to be upright one moment, and down the next. It can happen very, very fast.We have
Re: Tips for safely walking on ice?
I have not fallen on ice in nearly twenty-five years. And we have some every year. lol Just sayin'.Stay safe, whatever you choose to do, especially with that screwed-up shoulder.
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Re: Tips for safely walking on ice?
Here in Canada, we get plenty of ice in the winter.Walk slowly, and do not shuffle. Take short, slow, plodding strides, and sort of stomp your feet. As in, pick your foot up, move it forward, and plop it straight down. If you're scuffing or shuffling as
Re: Independent air flight for the blind and turkish Airlines
I've flown dozens of times in and through parts of the United States. Wheelchairs are not mandatory.Much of the time, you will be asked if you want a wheelchair, and some of the time, one will be provided and you'll be expected
Re: Independent air flight for the blind and turkish Airlines
Wow, I did not realize those two destinations were actually that far apart.If you've booked your flight, you should make sure it's understood in your file that you're visually impaired and may/will need assistance catching your
Re: Blatent account theft and alts
The way I see it is this.If I see a restricted account which clearly demonstrates that it's an individual, then I have no problem unrestricting right away without peppering that person with further questions.If all the person says is "hi I like games",
Re: Blatent account theft and alts
If you go back and read all of the posts from Labron-games, there's something peculiar.The first couple of posts have a distinct writing style. Then there's several months of no posting at all. when Labron-games begins posting again, the writing style is
Re: Tunmi's New Website
I do think it's important to hold people accountable for the things they say and do.But digging back years through someone's history just to try and cancel them is questionable, for sure, especially if the situation has already been dealt with in some fashion.
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Re: Blatent account theft and alts
Moderation:This looks pretty damning, and I'm bringing it to the staff team. It looks fairly open and shut, but I want to be sure we do the right thing here. I don't think this will take very long.JayJay, I appreciate you compiling this evidence in such a
Re: Tunmi's New Website
I won't go too far into this, but yes, it's becoming more toxic and more polarizing. This is largely because politicians have begun to realize just how easy it is to protect one another when they do bad things. This leads to them doing more bad things, then getting
Re: Where's the SINC sounds?
Moderation:Tdani, consider this an official warning. This key belongs to a folder with tons of copyrighted assets. Sharing these assets in this manner is not permitted here on the forum.I am removing the key from your post and locking this thread. It has no
Re: Tunmi's New Website
If she'd been fired for saying she loved Trump, or wasn't sure about the election, or whatever else, then yeah, that's excessive.But dude, you don't use the fucking holocaust, where millions died, in order to draw false equivalencies to your own perceived
Re: Spin, Spin: a Poem
I've never performed it - I only wrote the damn thing a couple of weeks ago - but I'm acutely aware of how I would want it to sound out loud. Speaking it would definitely add another dimension to it though, that's for sure.
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Re: A Public Apology
Not being able to eat normally some of the time means I'm having trouble metabolizing food into stormlight--wait, I'm not Lift. I'm not that kind of awesome. Heh.Thanks for the support. And you're quite right. At first, I thought it would pass, so I put it off. Then,
Re: Spin, Spin: a Poem
Zarvox, you've hit at the overall meaning of the poem. There is no possible way you could parse all the imagery without knowing me really, really well though, so don't feel bad.And that goes for you too, Defender. lolThis poem means several things to me. Several
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