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Cake day: July 17th, 2023

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  • I have an account on kbin.social, lemmy.world, and sh.itjust.works. They are all linked on my respective profiles. I mainly use this one because .world had some issues where I couldn’t view comments on the connect android app about a year ago so I just switched. I like the app interface because it reminds me of rifgp, so that’s why I’ve never given kbin a fair shake.




  • Almost daily. I have treatment resistant radial styloid tenosynovitis so when that flares up nothing is easy to play.

    Initially the games were those on the lighter side, but now I’ve moved on to more graphically intensive games (sometimes having to tweak settings, sometimes not).

    When I want a bigger screen I bust out the dock and set up the portable monitor I bought for it - and, depending on what I’m playing I’ll either get out the mouse and keyboard or the controller.

    I don’t have a set space for my setup so having the ability to pack up everything is a huge plus.





  • I remember us having an Atari computer along with some Compac computer running DOS in the late 80s. The computers I grew up with were models that we got for free from my dad’s workplace whenever they upgraded. We ran Win 3.1 until about '98. Win 95 was prevalent in the house until the mid '00s. Due to my dad’s job, we always had a computer of some sort in the house.

    The computers in my elementary school’s computer lab were Apple 2es - in the 90s.

    I didn’t get a cellphone until around 2004/2005, and then it was a hand-me-down from my older sister. The Nokia 5110 - the brick, complete with extendable antenna.






  • Sorry for the belated reply.

    For the bigger screen and portability. My eyes aren’t as good as they used to be. My gaming laptop’s fans are dying, and this would be cheaper than a new laptop (sadly, it’s also showing it’s age and cannot be upgraded further). I use my deck at home 99.99% of the time so it wouldn’t be much more to setup a monitor along with it.




  • Blinkies - those small gifs that blinked to give the impression of glitter.

    iframes - precursor to divs, but definitely added that “only works in IE” feel.

    More contrast between font color and background image - it’s too easy to read.

    12pt Times New Roman font - gotta squint to read and default font for everything

    Flashy gif banner at your header and footer - bonus points if they’re the same image

    All urls default to underlined blue and purple.

    Mouse cursor with trails. The more sparkles, the better.

    Clip art. Clip art everywhere.




  • I don’t have one place I work at. My job requires I travel so I do a lot of driving (minor perk is I get paid milage and drive time). I normally work at two locations each workday, and it’s not uncommon for me to commute over 100 miles round trip. Until recently I was only working two days a week, and now it’s between three to four days depending on what I have to do.

    Disclaimer: I don’t get paid nearly enough and am trying to find work closer to my rural residence. Corporate doesn’t want to give raises either.