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theskyisfalling

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    Whats a slappin' or "bitchin!'" song to listen to whilst high?

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  • Yeh I know what you mean, acid rain is somewhat unique even within Lorns catalogue. It just has a different kind of feel and unfortunstely I can't offer anything else really.

    Dolor has some similar stuff here and there and did an EP with Lorn which is good stuff but it still isnt Acid Rain xD

  • What non-Steam games do you play?

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  • Thanks for loads of information, it makes it sound even more interesting still. The steep learning curve was the only thing that put me off slightly when you originally mentioned it and I planned to go onto YouTube and try and find some information that way and try and get a sort of idea of the game before jumping into it for sure.

    Stuff with a steep learning curve are often much more rewarding once you can get past that barrier of entry so that aspect does also appeal to me some what. Ive just started a new game recently and dont have a lot of time for games so tend to just play one at a time but I'm going to try and absorb some info on this in the mean time.

    Thanks for the recommendation and additional info!

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    Whats a slappin' or "bitchin!'" song to listen to whilst high?

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  • Lorn - Acid Rain

    Followed by the rest of his discography.

    Then take a dive into Culprate Deliverance and αριθμός τέσσερα (Number Four) albums.

  • What non-Steam games do you play?

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  • Oooo that cataclysm games sounds interesting. Gonna have to check that out and see what's up!

  • How do you actually read?

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  • Librevox was actually where my journey into reading began so yes, ive used it extensively.

    It is a great resource for sure but also some readers I absolutely could not stand and would stop listening based on how they read or the way they pronounced stuff that annoyed me. Conversely there are some absolutely great readers on there as well.

    This is how I found hat kinds of stories / genres I liked in the first place by just going through their library and listening to random stuff. Finding authors I liked and then bingeing everything I could find of theirs.

    I started my journey off with Lovecraft and Edgar Rice Burroughs on there and still go back sometimes and listen to the recordings people have made for librevox. I have a special place in my heart for the caspak trilogy as they were the first books I ever really got into!

  • How do you actually read?

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  • Ive never been able to physically read books, I end up getting bored, reading the same page over and over etc I just can't concentrate on it long enough and as such always thought I didn't really like books.

    Then I discovered audiobooks around 10 years ago.

    Now I get through probably 100 plus books each year and fucking love it. I always listen to books at work whilst doing stuff like setting up machines, I'll listen to them whilst doing chores, or working on my bike or any other kind of task like that.

    If I'm not enjoying a book after around half an hour or so I'll just drop it and move on unless it is something I really want to get into but as ive got older I apply this mindset to a lot more things and find in general it makes things a lot more enjoyable than trying to force stuff I'm not enjoying.

    I mainly read fantasy and horror and never read to learn or anything like that, it is purely for enjoyment!

  • For those who work at night... Do you have any problems to falling asleep and waking well rested during the day?

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  • Yeh I miss the calm of the night so much, working alone with no idiots trying to talk to me about stuff I didn't care about, the commute back home in the morning on my bike before most people were awake especially when it was just getting light. Even on my days off riding my bike around d town at 2am when it is a different place, so peaceful!

    My mental health however is definitely better for not working nights. In the winter I'd often go weeks without ever seeing the sun which as much as I didn't want to admit it at the time definitely negatively impacted my mental health.

  • For those who work at night... Do you have any problems to falling asleep and waking well rested during the day?

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  • I slept better for the 15 years I worked nights than I have since I switched back to working days. Never had a problem falling asleep, never used blackout blinds or anything like that just always found it easy to get in a good 8 hours.

    When I wanted to switch my sleep schedule I would do what another commenter called a reset where I would basically just stay up for 24 hours, be over tired then go to sleep at a "normal" time so I could switch back to day time waking hours for a weekend. Then in reverse I would usually have a nap from 20:00 - 00:00 then wake up and stay up the rest of the night before going back to sleep at my usual work time to flip back the other way.

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    What is the greatest feeling in the world/life?

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  • Taking a decent hit of acid once it kicks in smoking a few bong hits then having sex. Best feeling ever!

  • Nic Cage

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  • Touchscreens Are Out, and Tactile Controls Are Back

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  • It was excellent, it was the dream and I miss it every fucking day xD

    You had short press and long press of any letter so you pretty much had 52 user bindable shortcuts to open any app as well as perform system functions etc.

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  • Hell fucking yeh! I'd take slide out or keytwo form factor. Keytwo is the greatest modern phone I have owned!

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  • That is why I mentioned blackberry specifically, phones can have a keyboard and it not be better for sure, I have also used some crap ones. Blackberry however made amazing keyboards on their devices and the best phone I have owned was a keytwo which I used up until around 2 years ago when it died a death.

    I dont see why you have to have some email centric job or need a specific "use case" to want a better, more tactile typing experience. I work running industrial machines, I dont touch a computer or send any emails as part of my work but that doesnt mean that I dont want a phone with a decent keyboard. I still have to type messages on my phone, like I am doing right now and for me personally I think touchscreen is by far the inferior option when put next to a half decent keyboard. I dont need to be sending emails or working on documents or programming or what ever else to appreciate a better typing experience.

    I type every day on this shitty touch screen without those additional work needs or whatever.

    I realise that not everyone wants this and that is fine but the suggestion that because I dont work on my phone in that was so therefore dont need a physical keyboard is ludacris. I am in a niché of people who want this, I know that but that doesnt make my opinion any less valid in terms of my desire just to have the option of not typing on these hateful touch screens :)

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  • I haven't found a touchscreen / keyboard combination that really works as well as physical keys, it never can. I could write multiple paragraphs on my blackberry accurately without ever looking down at the screen.

    Combine that with keyboard shortcuts to open whatever app or use whatever function I liked made using a phone so much more streamlined, no opening the screen to see what apps are active and scrolling to the one you want or having to go to your list of apps and find what you need, just press the system button plus the assigned letter and I'm in the app I want.

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  • Exactly. The blackberry keytwo was the best phone I ever owned and I miss that thing so damn much! I just want one competent keyboard based phone!

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  • As is your prerogative to do so but as someone replying to you says just one competent keyboard option would be nice for those of use that hate typing on a touchscreen.

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  • Now if only that were the case for phones. Blackberry keyboards were better than any shitty touch screen.

  • What's a really great audio book you are listening to at the moment?

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  • Not currently listening but thinking about going back for a third time around soon to Mike Bennett's Underwood and Finch books.

    They are a modern day vampire tale that now has a prequel book covering origins back in the 1800's of the main character as well as a couple of sequels that continue the story on. When I first got into it there was only the first book and then my second listen through I followed it with a prequel then a sequel so this time I'd like to do it a bit more in order chronologically.

    It is basically about a guy whose family have always been this vampires guardian / helpers but he was never aware, his brother dies who was the person that should be taking over the position upon the vampire awaking from a 50 year sleep and so he inherits the position and is dragged into this world he knew nothing about.

    It is really well written and read by the author himself, I dont think it is very well known but if you like the whole nosferatu schtick I can highly recommend it!

  • What's a really great audio book you are listening to at the moment?

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  • Have fun! The cosmere is chefs kiss. I have listened to most of them now apart from a few standalones I need to visit and they are always outstanding!