I've been spending a lot more time outdoors, which is good for me. I've added a new hobby which, also, is good for me -> adult coloring.
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Do the adults mind you're coloring them?
Nice coloring sounds relaxing.
It is. I just turn on a podcast and start coloring.
Ohh the videogame Power wash simulator is my version of this lol.
I have only seen clips of it but power wash simulator does look like a satisfying game to play.
Yeah, it's the perfect podcast game. Good for just turning your brain off for a while!
I misread that as you were going to turn coloring into a podcast. A video podcast of just someone coloring sounds like a good idea to be honest.
I've been making YouTube videos/streaming in my spare time for the past year.
I feel like most of my stuff is not great, but I've been trying to take the approach of "doing anything is better than being a perfectionist and doing nothing". So that's been pretty fun. It's cool when you do make something and can look back and say "I like that one!"
Please consider mirroring your content to peer tube or maybe even streaming there exclusively just to help break the grip of YouTube.
I haven't heard of this before, I'll have to check it out!
That is a good idea I did go to odysee for a little bit but deleted it after realizing it was full of fascists and crypto bros. Peertube sounds like a good alternative do you have any instances that you would recommend?
Not particularly, no. Although I do use Odyssey, because there are at least some channels that were on YouTube that I watch from there, such as Scott Manley, talking about rockets. And I think undecided or something like that is on there as well.
Nice my advice with youtube/streaming is just do what you enjoy as long as you like what you are doing. It is better to be passionate than to be a slave to the algorithm.
That makes sense! I feel like I'm always a bit caught in a catch 22 because I get that sweet, sweet dopamine hit when a video does well lol.
But yeah for the most part I'm just doing what I want to, and it's sometimes working out and sometimes not.
For a while in September, I was on track to hit 2k subscribers in a year, and then suddenly I fell off. The algorithm/viewer are a mysterious beast haha. So I'll keep going as long as I'm having fun
Understandable I think I am at 300 though I don't let a number dictate what content I make. I actually have rules I have set for myself when making videos. Rule 1 do not ask for people to like or subscribe let them decide for themselves. Rule 2 If I got bored in the middle of making a video and decide its not worth it I will just not do the video since I only like working on stuff I enjoy regardless of the algorithm. Rule 3 is no video 10 minutes or over which was to prevent mid-roll ads though I found out recently its actually 8 minutes before they do those. So I have 1 or two videos at around 8 to 9 mins before I knew that. I actually was recording a minecraft video that was speed up of me just playing it. But I deleted it before uploading it because I realized it was kind of boring especially since I don't speak in my videos so it would just be random minecraft gameplay.
Btw I forgot to ask what is your channel?
It's https://youtube.com/@forestkanagawa?si=WuSFwnLbC2Nw86cD
Nothing too exciting. Mostly, just live streaming and gaming
I've been listening to the same album sinve february this year. It's great to have almost instant joy, available through my ears.
Nice may I ask what artist/band you are listening to?
Saint Vincent.
Fast slow disco is probably her most approachable song :)
I'm digging the most recent album, all born screaming
Cool I will give it a listen. Edit: Did not expect all the people in bondage in the video it probably should not be listed as family friendly. Good song though.
Ahh, I love Saint Vincent.
I recently started watching Star Trek and have finished every series other than TOS (and Prodigy).
I had been putting TOS off since it initially seemed pretty cheesy so I had planned to skip it entirely. After finishing everything else, though, I decided to give it another try.
Now I'm about two thirds of the way through, and I've actually found it quite enjoyable. Also Bill Shatner is a better actor than I gave him credit for. I had always expected a very hammy performance based off the way people talk about him; but considering he was being watched on like a 12 inch screen, I would say his acting was actually rather subtle.
Also the practical effects look surprisingly good. It really goes to show how much better they can age. There are some shots of the ship('s model) that look comparable to modern CGI in my opinion.
I would not say TOS is my favorite Star Trek series so far, but I would put it in the top 5 for sure.
Nice I never got into Star Trek but I have heard it is pretty interesting.
I highly recommend it. I think it gets a specific negative geeky reputation associated with it, but I found that reputation to be unfounded.
For most Star Trek series, it is a very forward thinking show that deals with a wide array of morality topics. Even cinematography/ effects wise, pretty much all of them other than TOS feel very modern.
I don't think I could recommend a good way to get into it, but I will say I started with Lower Decks, and the obvious love the writers had for the franchise encouraged me to look at the more traditional series as well.
I watched the series Interview with a Vampire. It has a nice gay relationship in it and it's pretty well written.
Interesting I haven't heard of that before. Does the person giving the interview ask what the vampire thinks about Garlic? Not sure how they are portrayed in this so for all I know they might like Garlic.
Yeah I can recommend it and it's just two seasons so it's doable.
Regarding the garlic, well, it doesn't bother them one bit. But they don't like to eat it because all human food tastes like soap or paper, they only like blood.
However there are people using garlic and crosses against vampires out of superstition. And some vampires seemed to be afraid of crosses, but only because of superstition on their own side.
It's not something I've recently become interested in, but it's something that I'm highly involved in called Monero, trying to make the world's most private anonymous online digital cash. It's currently being blocked in many jurisdictions from people being able to easily obtain it because it's actually doing what it says it's supposed to do and governments are absolutely terrified.
Edit: Exhibit A: https://primal.net/e/note1f7ektfr4r7m4305c88frthf797j2wftstr9506zjr3fc09aktr0qwqjecv
I haven't looked into crypto in years. My main problem is the power consumption and environmental impact from most cryptos. I do like the idea of having an online currency outside the control of governments though especially when they become authoritarian.
Since a crypto mine can be set up pretty much anywhere, there's electricity. You can get sources that would otherwise be unused, such as flaring natural gas or methane from garbage dumps, etc. as well as heating your home during the winter and making some money back instead of just wasting it all in heat.
I guess it depends how mining for that currency works. Traditional POW for example will result in lots of energy that does not need to be used. I know a few years ago POS was used by some to be more energy efficient. It has been a few years since I gave up on crypto due to environmental concerns though I am sure a lot of progress has been made since then.
Now, I will say straight out that I am a much bigger fan of proof of work than proof of stake in order to keep the system decentralized and honest. However, Monero at least is completely CPU mined and ASIC devices do not exist for it because it's purposely been made to keep them out.
I am guessing yours and most people's concerns with proof of work is not necessarily the power use, but the power use in such a concentrated area. And that is avoided with Monero not having ASIC devices. Because people are doing it on their desktop computers while they are taking a shower.
My problem with the power use is has coal/ fossil fuels been used that would have not been used otherwise. If being ASIC resistant leads to less coal being burnt because not everywhere uses renewable energy than it is better than the alternative of having coal hungry ASIC machines burning through resources.
That is going to be highly dependent on location. ASIC miners go for wherever the power is cheapest because they are big companies and are trying to turn a profit. Whereas people mining Monero are using their CPUs on their computers that they already have in their bedroom.
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I've heard that argument before, but i struggle with it. I do think regular banking, with all their buildings and people, clerks all the way to central banking, wasting entire lives on it, have a far larger total emissions.
I guess you would need to factor in the building electricity to keep the lights on etc. Though as far as I know bank transactions don't involve highly powered machines trying to 1 up each other to solve a transaction resulting in more power being used. Tbh idk how much power that would all total to.
Lighting doesn't matter me much. Heating is usually the environmentally dominant factor in a building I've learned.
Though as far as I know bank transactions don't involve highly powered machines trying to 1 up each other
Instead you've thousands of lives being wasted on deciding whether to raise or lower interest rates. A fair comparison would take that into account, too.
That makes sense especially since LED lights can save a lot more energy than traditional lights while heating would still be more of a problem. I am not really qualified to talk about interest rates so I cant really comment on that.
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