@HallowMoonshadow That’s a good way to describe it. I couldn’t put my finger on it, but “a colder air” is an apt analogy.
It used to be like walking into a pub and hanging out with a bunch of your mates - not everyone agreed but we all just blew off some steam, release some stress, laugh, swap tales, and talk about games, life, and whatever was on our minds. We’d be like those guys at the pub debating with each other for the 100th time whether Michael Jordan was the greatest player of all time or is it Lebron James. Then someone pipes up and says it’s gotta be Kobe Bryant. Then the old guy says we’re all crazy because if you’d seen Wilt Chamberlain play back in the day then you’d know he was the GOAT. We’d smile, laugh, roll our eyes maybe, and slap each other on the back at the end of the day, and say “see ya tomorrow buddy.”
Now it’s a little more like being at a work party - it’s still great to see your mates, but some participants are a little cold to one another, or avoid each other entirely, and aren’t really engaged so much, just sitting in the corner drinking some punch. If you go over and try to make conversation you don’t know if you’re going to get the cold shoulder or annoy the person, so people just kind of tip-toe around, whilst pockets of people have a nice chat here and there. The boss is in the background keeping order because the last time we had a party someone got unruly and HR had to be called the next day and he was put on probation. So we all enjoy ourselves a little, thankful that at least we’re not working and do our best. But when two people start to debate Lebron vs Jordan the two of them just give give their case and you look around wondering if the Wilt Chamberlain or Kobe fan out there is going to pipe up and one of them is asleep in the corner and the other appears to clearly be in a foul mood and ready to just dismiss anyone who crosses them.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@ralphdibny It’s a really interesting thought exercise. Years ago I made a personal accounting of my core values and principles and chose to build my life around supporting those. Theoretically, as long as you are engaging in activities that support those, then you should be happy, even when things don’t work out. If you spend time on things you don’t value at your core, then that’s when unhappiness and/or regret might creep in. At least that’s what I figured. I don’t think those core values have changed much over the years for me, but I probably need to reassess, because life is an every flowing river of change.
And yeah, 1800’s farmer Insta would be fascinating to see. Someone’s probably put together a fake account like that, I imagine, just for creative kicks.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@RogerRoger Thanks, Rog. 😄 Sometimes I get into a weird mood and my imagination gets the better of me.
It was probably also prompted by the fact I’ve been watching a lot basketball this weekend. Not sure if you all know about “March Madness” over here, but well… we’re deep in the middle of it. And everyone has filled out their brackets and are talking about it with one another, debating, predicting, pontificating, and gambling. It’s a big thing over here.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
Ah, go back and read some topics from 2015, 2016. The place was totally different. I really miss some of the guys from back then, and if I am honest I relate to some of the crowd less now - you’re a lot smarter, I give you that - but I love you no less. Its not good or bad, just the way she goes. I blame Covid 😂
@Th3solution@RogerRoger while I’m appreciating what I have, you guys are probably the two nicest people on the internet
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And going back to what @ralphdibny and others were saying on the previous page, I think it’s great that you never know where life might take you.
I was thinking the other day about where I was 10 years ago when I was working as a second year doctor in Bristol and having a great time. But I’d never in a million years have guessed that by now I’d be living in Devon with a wife and baby! I’m very easy going about things though which is the polar opposite to the wife who always has 1 year, 5 year, 10 year plans. I can’t even think beyond next week most of the time
Holy macoroni @Th3solution! I was going to say that sounds more like an actual experience you've had rather then something you made up on the fly but your answer to Rog seems to confirm it's at least somewhat fictional so... Bravo! 😅
... It took me a hot minute to realise what you were getting at there @RogerRoger with kyle and the tags...
Not gonna lie I completely forgot over my time off from here that you and your wife had not long had a baby @Thrillho! I feel really bad about that 😳
How are they coming along? All good I hope!
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@HallowMoonshadow There’s no need to feel bad about us having a baby 😁
All good though thanks. Five and a half months now so is becoming more and more of a little person. She’s only on the second centile so is tiny but means we get our moneys worth out of clothes (plus all the nice hand-me-downs from other NCT mums)!
I have no idea how anyone copes with more than one though 😳
All this talk of hot and cold air reminded me to ask you guys if you have any tips for my PS5, because it seems to be struggling a bit (hello again @HallowMoonshadow by the way!)
So recently my PS5 has been cutting out. By which I mean turning off with absolutely no warning, like someone has pulled the plug from the wall. It's only when I play Elden Ring, it doesn't do it with any other game (apart from once with Fortnite when the kids were playing it). I took the covers off and cleaned the dust out a bit (a nerve-shredding, pant-wetting exercise which felt like performing open-heart surgery ona loved one) but the issue persists. I'm guessing it's the console overheating, but I also think it could be the power cable. When it goes off, the console won't come back on again until you unplug it and plug it back in again, no matter how long I wait.
Anyone else had this issue? My wife and kids have piled about 100 hours into that wizarding simulator which is so popular, and it hasn't died once. That's on disc, like Elden Ring, don't know if that's relevant. It doesn't happen often but it's quite heartbreaking when it happens in the middle of a boss fight. Although it does allow me to pretend that I almost had them, when in fact they were kicking my arse.
Good job, Parappa. You can go on to the next stage now.
@Gremio108 Yikes, sucks to hear about your PS5. Thankfully I haven’t had any consistent shut downs. I think maybe I had one early on where I thought I had overheated it, but I don’t think that was it. I think it was just a weird glitch and it was with an early version of Returnal which was trying to make the PS5 do things it wasn’t intended for. It hasn’t happened since.
I’m not very smart about these things but I don’t know if your shut-downs could be attributed to overheating, since you have to manually unplug it after each of these events. It seems if it was an overheating issue that you wouldn’t have to do that.
Either way, it makes me nervous to hear your problems because I would hate to have my console start cutting off in the middle of a play session.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solution@RogerRoger I think we have something called a Super Sunday here in the UK. I think it's where lots of (non-American) football matches are played! You'd have to ask a football fan to confirm this though 😅
@Thrillho I hope all is well with you and the fam!
I think there is something to be said for going with the flow! Seems to have worked well for you especially with what sounds like the guiding hand of your wife! 😅
@Th3solution Yeah it's strange because sometimes I can play Elden Ring for hours and it won't happen at all. That made me think it might be some sort of glitch related to the game (and I even tried uninstalling and re-installing), but it's only been an issue on this new playthrough. I must have poured 150 hours in on my first run and it didn't happen once. It's annoying, although it does add a certain extra tension to proceedings. Like ER isn't stressful enough. As long as it remains an Elden Ring only issue I can live with it, but it's making me hesitant to shell out for Wo Long.
@ralphdibny all good thanks! Re 'Super Sunday' - back in my single days, my friends and I would often spend our entire Sunday in the pub, watching every match, sometimes even the Spanish game in the evening. We nicknamed it Sunday Service. The football was really just a backdrop for the daft conversations and laughs. Good times.
@ralphdibny Yeah, I think we balance each other out. If we were both like me nothing would get done, if we were both like her then the anxiety in the house would be through the roof!
@Gremio108 Is the console still in warranty? May be worth speaking to Sony but very odd for it to be just the one game, especially as ER didn’t seem to be the most taxing game on the console.
@Thrillho Still in warranty yeah, I've considered sending it off to Sony but I was hoping to resolve it without the hassle. I checked to make sure that taking the covers off doesn't invalidate the warranty, not so sure about where I stand with taking the actual fan out for inspection though, so I held off doing that.
@RogerRoger Haha, thanks. It's not too bad, although it's annoying when it happens. It's trying to figure out the issue that's giving me the real headache. I've always been a major Rest Mode Refusenik. Only use it when I absolutely have to, such as when there's a big download and I have to go out. I even turn all wall sockets off at the mains each night. I would say that's my green credentials kicking in, but I think I'm just a skinflint.
I had a rare weekday off work today so I decided (in the name of science, of course) to go on an Elden Ring marathon while I had the house to myself. I played for seven hours straight and it didn't happen once. I even ran around aggro-ing every mofo in Limgrave to really put the console through its paces. I had knights, skeletons, giant dogs and god knows what else after me - at one point the action resembled a Benny Hill sketch on crack. I've decided it's one of three things:
The overheating issue as debated by Sol and co above, perhaps only becoming a real issue when the house warms up due to the heating coming on in the evenings. I may have to relocate to somewhere more temporate to test this theory, or possibly start migrating annually like a goose.
The electrics in my house. They've always been a bit dodgy, to the point where I suspect my landlord hired the actual Chuckle Brothers many moons ago to wire the place up. Either that or some sort of power surge in my area each night, as it typically happens around 11pm. I have had it happen in the morning though as well, albeit not since February. I'm aware this is starting to sound a bit tin foil hat.
My Elden Ring disc is scratched/dirty/knackered and the game won't install properly. I can't see anything on there but it's definitely the only game doing it. Hopefully ER will show up on PS Plus soon, because I'd be interested to see if a digital version would suffer from the same issue.
@Gremio108 Brilliant. Science thanks you for your sacrifice on behalf of advancement of recreational technologies.
You did say something which perked my interest there however in your list of prospective causes — a weird power surge doesn’t seem too far outside the realm of possibility. Do you have it plugged to a surge protector or is it plugged straight into the wall socket? I always use a surge strip for my electronics, but I have no idea if those things are all a big hoax to make us buy more crap for our entertainment centers. This could be proof positive that we all need those silly things!
@RogerRoger@Kidfried My account celebrated its 7th birthday last month. So I’ve probably been engaging with the site for at least 8 years.
Just thinking about it is baffling. I’ve moved like 4 times all over the country in that time.
The site has naturally changed over the years. Some good, some bad, but I take what I can get.
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