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So Monday 24th I finally got my laptop back from repair... But had to take it back within an hour. Turned out it had, what they described as a 'bruised screen'. So now just waiting on a supplier that isn't sucky, as that was the second screen they had.
My problem with RPGs / MMORPGs is more intense than ever. I keep making new characters, replacing the ones I had, often of the same class (but after playing a different class). It's not a grass-is-greener situation, but I've seemingly became very picky with what I want out of a character. And these petty deal breakers just bring my motivation to zero.
Wish there were more games that did the RuneScape thing where your account can do everything, with no pigeonholing...
My problem with RPGs / MMORPGs is more intense than ever. I keep making new characters, replacing the ones I had, often of the same class (but after playing a different class). It's not a grass-is-greener situation, but I've seemingly became very picky with what I want out of a character. And these petty deal breakers just bring my motivation to zero.
Wish there were more games that did the RuneScape thing where your account can do everything, with no pigeonholing...
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Today I realized, even though I'm right-handed, I shave with my left.
Nathaniel3W
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You need to move to Egypt. I just moved my family out of the horrible apartment we were staying in, and now we're in a bright, airy 3-bedroom apartment. Floor-to-ceiling windows. American-style kitchen--that's what they call it here. An Egyptian kitchen is designed for the wife or servant to have a small cooking space hidden from the rest of the house. An American kitchen is open to the dining and living areas, separated by a bar. It's a beautiful apartment, in a nice area, next to an embassy, down the street from a shopping area. Rent, utilities, and building fees total about 9000 LE per month, which is about 570 USD or 430 GBP.
And I need to take a moment to thank God that we escaped from our old landlord and his slum of an apartment. He's taking our security deposit and trying to extort us to make us pay for a bunch of new furniture and he's threatening to send the police after us and he's even called our pastor to lie about us to him and to try to get him to pressure us and pass along his threats.
So I guess if you want to move to Egypt, I can assure you that rents are lower than in the UK, but I can't vouch for all the landlords.
And I need to take a moment to thank God that we escaped from our old landlord and his slum of an apartment. He's taking our security deposit and trying to extort us to make us pay for a bunch of new furniture and he's threatening to send the police after us and he's even called our pastor to lie about us to him and to try to get him to pressure us and pass along his threats.
So I guess if you want to move to Egypt, I can assure you that rents are lower than in the UK, but I can't vouch for all the landlords.
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I stubbed my little toe on a door and think I shattered the toe nail. The last time I did this I ripped the toenail off, but it only stung for a second.
But this time it hurt like hell and my scream could probably break glass. I mean, it was so high pitched I couldn't hear it at all.
But this time it hurt like hell and my scream could probably break glass. I mean, it was so high pitched I couldn't hear it at all.
Yay! Finally got my laptop back after all these months! Not going to lie; it feels weird... The HDD is a mess (I reformatted the OS on the SDD, and it seems to have forgotten about all the programs installed on my HD), so I got that to trawl through. I must've just left some things installed because they were massive to download... like ESO and WoW. (might've been classic?). I'll be looking to jump back into game dev, as I've been itching to do that for months! But first, I'm going to have a bit of fun with my laptop! 
Jason":buqa9uhh said:
Unity is always a good bet! I've heard some good things about Godot too. Though these are all-in-one software... I'm fond of Construct 3, but that's hardly programming. Can be done in the browser though, and from essentially any mobile with the internet...
I've played with Construct 2 thanks to getting a free copy with the game jam thing we did here years ago... wonder whatever happened to Tuna, lol. I've considered Unity but it just feels a little overwhelming and maybe I should start smaller, even if the first thing I'd like to create is just a 2D platformer anyway, lol.
I've actually looked at PICO-8 in the past, but it doesn't really look like the sort of thing I'd want to use to achieve what I want... I've got a sort of idea/vision in my head in how I want my game to look and feel, and honestly I think I'd be best just trying to come to terms with Unity if I want to get anywhere, but it's most likely gonna' take me a while unless I can find someone to help out lol.
Nathaniel3W
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Here's what I did. All you have to do is go back in time, be American, get a degree in an in-demand field, get a job with a signing bonus, and then buy a house in 2009 after the US housing market crashed, and you, like me, can own a 3-bedroom house in the DC suburbs, paying $292k for a house that had originally been listed for $540.
Oh, and I had a bit of an adventure on my way to home ownership. I had everything the bank wanted. But after 2008 when the mortgage default rate went over 25%, the bank was really nervous about new loans. So they double-checked everything the day before the signing. But my employer at the time (the CIA) doesn't do on-demand employment verification. There's a whole process if you want your employment verified before getting a loan. So the bank couldn't confirm that I still had a job and canceled my loan. I thought I was going to be homeless and lose my down payment. And at 28 years old--even with a steady job, stellar credit rating, and healthy down payment--I had to ask my dad to co-sign.
Oh, and I had a bit of an adventure on my way to home ownership. I had everything the bank wanted. But after 2008 when the mortgage default rate went over 25%, the bank was really nervous about new loans. So they double-checked everything the day before the signing. But my employer at the time (the CIA) doesn't do on-demand employment verification. There's a whole process if you want your employment verified before getting a loan. So the bank couldn't confirm that I still had a job and canceled my loan. I thought I was going to be homeless and lose my down payment. And at 28 years old--even with a steady job, stellar credit rating, and healthy down payment--I had to ask my dad to co-sign.
Nathaniel3W
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Home ownership is great. Jason, can you remind me where in the UK you live? What are the usual requirements for getting a loan in the UK? Do you have to have a minimum down payment of a certain amount, or show that your monthly payment is less than a certain percent of your income? Are there any programs in the UK to help first-time homebuyers or anything like that?
Ellie, what's your day job? What kind of house would you want to buy? Where would you be looking? Your post sounded more like a lament than a serious question. But still, I think it would be nice to imagine you in your own house.
Ellie, what's your day job? What kind of house would you want to buy? Where would you be looking? Your post sounded more like a lament than a serious question. But still, I think it would be nice to imagine you in your own house.
Mega Flare
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That's so cheap. A four bedroom house here would be at least half a million or moreJason":hmi4e4h0 said:
Nathaniel3W
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Congrats Fayte. Must feel good knowing that people are noticing your work.
Mega Flare, same here. A guy I used to work with had moved to DC from Georgia or someplace. He had a big 5-bedroom house in Georgia. Moving to DC meant a big pay raise, and at first he said he'd only do it if it were a net improvement in pay minus cost of living. So he figured that the cost of a 5-bedroom house in the DC area should be (cost of house in Georgia) x (new pay / old pay) and he got on Zillow to look for houses in that price range. Nothing came up and he figured the site must be having technical difficulties. Then he tried again the next day, still no results. And he expanded the search from 30 miles to 100 miles, then 200 miles, and way out by West Virginia he started seeing houses in his price range.
Mega Flare, same here. A guy I used to work with had moved to DC from Georgia or someplace. He had a big 5-bedroom house in Georgia. Moving to DC meant a big pay raise, and at first he said he'd only do it if it were a net improvement in pay minus cost of living. So he figured that the cost of a 5-bedroom house in the DC area should be (cost of house in Georgia) x (new pay / old pay) and he got on Zillow to look for houses in that price range. Nothing came up and he figured the site must be having technical difficulties. Then he tried again the next day, still no results. And he expanded the search from 30 miles to 100 miles, then 200 miles, and way out by West Virginia he started seeing houses in his price range.