7of9

joined 2 years ago
[–] 7of9@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah, several times when I was younger I had to move house with only what I could fit in my car or what I could carry. It forced me to really think about what possessions actually matter, and feel the benefits of how having less stuff helps free oneself from the consumerist mindset.

On another note, geothermal energy isn't feasible for most places, and building from scratch is harder than it looks ... the best thing is to repurpose what already exists to your needs and use it in the best way you can. I bought a house that had been abandoned, and it's gradually coming into shape with improvements like insulation and double glazing ... eventually I hope to have heating from a heat pump, but that's out of my price range for the moment.

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago

I'm not a fan of queens, however you and your opponent should go on a horse riding experience day together to remind you that the horsey is clearly the superior piece to choose.

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Hum ... an android play-by-post version is just begging to be made!

When I was at school I used to enjoy playing oversize 3D tic-tac-toe, I imagine this could be similarly anarchic

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 18 points 2 years ago

They do, probably more than is healthy.

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago (8 children)

As mentioned in another comment, when my other half was rebuilding a motorbike in the living room of our old flat, I didn't even have to move any furniture. She would tinker away pulling the engine out while I practiced guitar.

Are the hobbies that you have things like indoor rock climbing at home?

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 5 points 2 years ago

I had a 45m^2 single bedroom apartment which had a lot of wasted space (like, there was room in the bathroom for another bath, amongst other things), we had a full compliment of white goods, and there was enough space that when my then girlfriend/* could rebuild a motorbike in the living room without having to move any furniture or even park either of the bicycles outside.

/* Now wife, for obvious reasons.

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 41 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Too busy doing important stuff, like taking children away from their parents

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago

Like Mortal Engines, only instead of city cannibalisation there's giant robot kissing.

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago (26 children)

Large living spaces are bad, they take up extra space and cost more to heat and maintain.

40m^2 is plenty of space for two people to live together comfortably, provided it's well laid out.

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 9 points 2 years ago (6 children)

What's it like to play? Interested parties want to know!

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago

Thanks, I'll give this one the chop!

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 11 points 2 years ago

Yep, I remember in one job I was at for 8 years a manager 2 levels up complemented me for sorting out the networking for a re-arrange of our own office ... I was gobsmacked because I'd been managing a whole network and server upgrade for a client that involved well over 1000 users at the time yet an hour of fiddling with wires under desks was the only thing that got his attention.

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