Shame it had to come to this as the instance was really picking up pace. That said, great work on those involved in structuring a solution. Appreciate the hard work going into it.
As a moderator of a few groups myself and an advocate of Lemmy (especially our homegrown instance), I would be happy to support where I can above just moving the groups over, so feel free to reach out or let us know where the wider community can help.
Cheers.
I certainly take the comedic value from this. My dad is a classic technophobe. He believes the phone is there for emergencies only, and if a call between him and me needs to happen, he will get my mum to phone. With that, the two times in the past 8 years I have got a call, it has been an emergency... I dread the day he might phone and just go, "Just checking in to see how you are."
So yeah, there is a comical side to this, which I certainly see.
I love the idea of this one. Best way to get a scope of what people like and always up for new recommendations.
I tend to have at least 2 games on the go; one story driven game and a general play type game. At this moment those are:
Having picked up the Mafia trilogy on Steam a few weeks back for £12, I decided to play them through. I finished the first one last week and forgot how much I love it back when it was originally released back in 2002. The remaster is really well polished and it felt smooth (even on my SteamDeck). The 2nd one, while remastered does not feel as polished but is still a great storyline. In fact, there were parts I had forgot that directly link it to the first game. Both great games. I know the 3rd was not the best in terms of storyline but was a great play so will be on with that one next.
AOE4, what can I say!?! This game never dissapoints. It is a great game to just kick back with when I want a more relaxed gaming session. To be fair, it is either AOE, Command & Conquer or Civilisation that meet this but AOE is the game of the moment.
I started playing Dredge but struggled a little to get in to it. The reviews are good and a few friends of mine rave about it so may go back to that one at some point. I think I did not give it the time it needed as it was around the time I was about to go on holiday. The game a visually pleasing and atmospheric and is the type of game I would go for. Oh well, sure I will give it another go.
Hard to choose but, if there are any that stand out it would be...
My tenure in attending gigs is short as was never really in to gigs when growing up. It has only been the past 8 years or so I have attended them. Prior to that it was purely stage shows.
Unfortunately I have witnessed friends and family fall foul in the past. From scammers with ill intentions to sales reps just angling for the bigger bonus.
While scammers are often the hardest to spot and a damn sight harder to come back from, I tell everyone to have a "question first" mindset. My missus only truly adopted that when she was stung. A perfect opportunity for a "told you so" but I took the higher ground. Luckily she got the £650 back, though there was no justice as they hid tracks well. She now questions everything.
Now, sales reps on the other hand, I have had a lot of success with in terms of correcting the sly tactics. Again, I try to instill the "too good to be true" mindset. For example, my in-laws wanted broadband but were going to charge and extra £65 a month plus a £49 install charge. Why? They just wanted the line activated for broadband... they did not want the higher broadband, a call package, did not need a line install or engineer and... wait... did not want the sports channels either. They were so confused about what they had actually agreed to. Basically the rep had taken advantage of pensioners who were confused to upsell.
Unfortunately, it is too easy for a scammer or someone with ill intentions to operate and difficult to always spot them. All we can do as the savvy generation is educate.
Another great band (while likely more on the Hard-core Punk side) would be Static Dress. Seen them twice now and they never fail to get the crowd going.
Also likely biased because they are from Leeds too. Going to see them again in a few months.
A few in there I have not heard of but a good list. Sleep Token are really good and was only introduced to them a few weeks back.
Morning.
The one thing I really don't miss since the kids grew up is the stream of parties. Like they are never ending. So I feel for you there.
My daughter, now 20 and still living at home, is likely nursing a hangover today so I do what any good father does in that situation, I am off to see my parents. My dad had a stroke a few months back so Sundays have really become a day for me to pay back the years by helping out around the house, garden, etc.
And while this can mean doing anything, I would still rather that than a kids party 🥳
I tried a few, some that don't last and a metal one that gets ridiculously hot after use. I settled on one I found on Amazon here. I have a few of those kicking around and it is super easy, especially when I want to fire a few quick coffees out.
Wow, by comparison to some of these, I feel lazy on a morning (I am near useless until at least one coffee down). I typically grind (using a Bodum electric grinder) some beans the night before, tend to go for a darker roast for a nicer morning kick. Then, and this is the lazy kicker, I have pods I fill to drop in my Tassimo. I do tend to go for a stronger blend but less water (approx. half a mug).
Weekends I am happier to go for a slower drip blend as less of a rush. Much richer for sure.
Cheers, I have added this to the list above.
Wow... so many choices. Skyrim is a great shout.
I remember hearing the Halo soundtrack for the first time was incredible so feel I have to go with that.
Other worthy mentions: