Is there anything you're into that no one or basically nobody is into?
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I tried to find an in-person calligraphy meetup around my area and mind you, I live in one of the bigger metro areas in the country. Couldn't find squat. Don't know if my Google Fu was weak or I just don't know what to actually look up but there's nothing specifically for calligraphy as far as I can tell. Also, I don't count online spaces.
I'm into calligraphy! You on the east coast? been looking for a group as well
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There's an Aztec city building game called Tlatoani. It's in early access, but has enough meat on the bone that it's one of my goto games.
Out of curiosity I checked Steam DB for active player numbers. I have discovered at any given point I am 10% to 25% of the given player base BY MYSELF. I am 1 of 4 people playing this game right now in the world. With the prevalence of the internet I always assume whatever weird bullshit you're into there's at least a thousand people talking about it; making memes outsiders could never comprehend. It's actually novel to fly under the radar for once.
What do you do that doesn't have a community associated with it?
I make games that are a mix of physical and digital mediums. I found some other people doing similar stuff but nothing exactly the same. A lot of escape room creators use similar technologies though so I find myself talking to those people a lot.
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I like retro programming, in particular Windows 2000.
Now I'm making a little 3D toy now that works with OpenGL on Windows with WGL and on X11 with GLX (also on Cygwin). No third party abstractions!
I want to keep adding backends, like DX 7, 9, Vulkan, WebGL, bare Linux KMS, and then stuff like screen space reflections, shadows, materials, ray tracing where possible, maybe get it running on a console or two too.
That's a cool hobby!
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There's an Aztec city building game called Tlatoani. It's in early access, but has enough meat on the bone that it's one of my goto games.
Out of curiosity I checked Steam DB for active player numbers. I have discovered at any given point I am 10% to 25% of the given player base BY MYSELF. I am 1 of 4 people playing this game right now in the world. With the prevalence of the internet I always assume whatever weird bullshit you're into there's at least a thousand people talking about it; making memes outsiders could never comprehend. It's actually novel to fly under the radar for once.
What do you do that doesn't have a community associated with it?
I strap GoPros on to hand built FPV Freestyle quadcopters and make videos out of it. When I lived in Orlando there were a few of us doing it. Lately I know of 0 in my area.
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I still love Garry’s Mod animations. Basically using stop-motion-style tools to make low-effort animations with familiar characters on Source engine maps.
They don’t fit the YouTube algorithm now though; creators can’t just put up a new animation every few weeks. It was at its best when the whole community was just posting stuff in leapfrog formation, rather than competing for their audience every day.
kitty0706 was all I watched in high school, as a now 25+yo dude I still crack up at them.
Used to love the gmod collabs people would do too
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I mean that's a giant leap for any new friend. Lsd isnt so common that the average person has experience with it. So how to have a good trip and trip safely is a necessary starting point. It's also a multi hour to days long thing. Thats a heck of a lot of time for most People to spend not working, no family obligations, and no other needs/wants. Basically its a rare population who's willing to trip and of those willing it'd probably be a once a year thing at best. That said of people willing to trip I would think the music and videos would be about par.
yeah taking psychedelics with someone else is like entering a relationship - you really gotta know the person and have good rapport built up, make sure all parties are prepared and on the same page, etc etc to guarantee you have a good time
or you could just roll the bones and risk having a very unpleasant 4-12 hours
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I like retro programming, in particular Windows 2000.
Now I'm making a little 3D toy now that works with OpenGL on Windows with WGL and on X11 with GLX (also on Cygwin). No third party abstractions!
I want to keep adding backends, like DX 7, 9, Vulkan, WebGL, bare Linux KMS, and then stuff like screen space reflections, shadows, materials, ray tracing where possible, maybe get it running on a console or two too.
I have been thinking about getting into retroprogramming for a long time! Except with even older stuff than windows 2000. Stuff like MS-DOS or even c64 programs.
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Every so often I go through a phase:
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"Second Life was fun. Why did I stop using it?"
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Recreate account, log in.
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Watch FPS drop to a fraction with a lot of zeroes at the start of it as all the adverts struggle to load.
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"Oh, yeah. That was why."
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What is a mud?
A MUD is a Multi User Dungeon - imagine a fully text-based MMO. They've been around since the late 70s.
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There's an Aztec city building game called Tlatoani. It's in early access, but has enough meat on the bone that it's one of my goto games.
Out of curiosity I checked Steam DB for active player numbers. I have discovered at any given point I am 10% to 25% of the given player base BY MYSELF. I am 1 of 4 people playing this game right now in the world. With the prevalence of the internet I always assume whatever weird bullshit you're into there's at least a thousand people talking about it; making memes outsiders could never comprehend. It's actually novel to fly under the radar for once.
What do you do that doesn't have a community associated with it?
I’m the only person I know IRL who uses lemmy (lol) and openstreetmap
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It lets me cut out any unnecessary credits or repetitive intros, and I have a little fun with commercial breaks sometimes. Once I put the Heinz automato robot video into the commercial break of a Mega Man cartoon. That got a big laugh.
How have I never seen that? Hahahaha
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Ah, well the good thing is its pretty easy to set up. Most nodes are already flashed with recent enough firmware, so you just attach antennas, connect to your phone, do some quick setup for your region and go for a walk.
Then you realize you want a node that stays at home.
Then you want one on your car.
And reachable from work.
Then you see that hill in the distance and think "that'd be a good spot".
Then you see the mountain on the horizon and wonder if you could hit a node up there.
Then all of a sudden you realize you've single handedly set up the infrastructure for your part of the state and are out more cash money than you told your partner and need a side hustle to afford to finish the second mesh you're building out.
Oh god I feel seen.
(Meshcore rather than meshtastic but tomato tamato)
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Any specific recommendations? I've been into prog/jazz/funk for the last few years (thanks to Louis Cole's various projects for opening that door) and I know Japan has a strong scene.
Absolutely! These are the obvious ones, maybe you already know them:
- T-Square
- "TRUTH" is an absolute classic, just like "サーキットの放浪者", and "Travellers"
- Casiopea
- I think "Be" is my favourite Album, but all are solid
- Masayoshi Takanaka
- the rainbow goblin album is my favourite, I think
- I watch this one when I'm sad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTDK5Bluh5A
And then also some that are maybe lesser known (no particular order):
- Katsumi Horii Project
- They have quite a lot of songs. "Way to morning" or "Flashback" are good examples. I also like "Jungle of Heaven"
- Trix
- "ECCENTRIX" is really nice, just like "An Index"
- Dimension
- Himiko Kikuchi
- Naniwa Express
- Yuji Toriyama
- Chikara Ueda & The Power Station
- Toshiki Kadomatsu
- The Gran Turismo soundtrack also has some hidden Gems here and there
I think what I like about this genre is that it combines very catchy melodies/riffs and chord progressions with really creative jazzy solos. I have not really found much recent stuff (>2010), though. But I can recommend SOIL & Pimp Sessions. They are more recent and more traditional-jazz-oriented.
Bonus if you like light prog/math rock: Check out Elephant Gym. Spring Rain (春雨) is one of my favourite songs.
- T-Square
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As someone who has never done LSD, but loves watching weird shit... I recommend checking out Aze Alter's videos on the Capitol of Conformity. I think it starts with "Eyes for Sale" but don't quote me. Might be a good time!
I'm hip. Thanks for the recco!
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Watch Scavengers Reign and Common Side Effects - they're absolutely terrific tv shows that should be right up your allley.
Already watched and re-watched. Lol.
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yeah taking psychedelics with someone else is like entering a relationship - you really gotta know the person and have good rapport built up, make sure all parties are prepared and on the same page, etc etc to guarantee you have a good time
or you could just roll the bones and risk having a very unpleasant 4-12 hours
I mean I'm not looking to cold open with drugs and strangers. Lol. I'd like proper friends with whom we've established mutual respect and trust for one another.
THEN go get weird at the Renaissance Festival, or concert, or shitty movie.
All anyone my age around here wants to do is drink shitty craft beers, hike, and watch football...
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How have I never seen that? Hahahaha
Yeah... My kid's going to have such a bizarre sense of humour. I feel like I'm enriching comedic plutonium over here.
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I’m the only person I know IRL who uses lemmy (lol) and openstreetmap
I've tried telling a few friends about Lemmy but they give no fucks. Sad face yo
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There's an Aztec city building game called Tlatoani. It's in early access, but has enough meat on the bone that it's one of my goto games.
Out of curiosity I checked Steam DB for active player numbers. I have discovered at any given point I am 10% to 25% of the given player base BY MYSELF. I am 1 of 4 people playing this game right now in the world. With the prevalence of the internet I always assume whatever weird bullshit you're into there's at least a thousand people talking about it; making memes outsiders could never comprehend. It's actually novel to fly under the radar for once.
What do you do that doesn't have a community associated with it?
I code Csound. It's still sort-of being maintained, but otherwise the community is super dead. It's a shame because it's very versatile and fun, but realistically there are quite a few more modern alternatives for coding sound synthesis these days.
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There's an Aztec city building game called Tlatoani. It's in early access, but has enough meat on the bone that it's one of my goto games.
Out of curiosity I checked Steam DB for active player numbers. I have discovered at any given point I am 10% to 25% of the given player base BY MYSELF. I am 1 of 4 people playing this game right now in the world. With the prevalence of the internet I always assume whatever weird bullshit you're into there's at least a thousand people talking about it; making memes outsiders could never comprehend. It's actually novel to fly under the radar for once.
What do you do that doesn't have a community associated with it?
I play single player video games and I roleplay and tell stories about my characters. I’ve done it with BG3, Elden Ring, Skyrim, Oblivion, Fire Emblem, and Pokemon. I take notes and write little stories for myself. I cultivate a little headcanon universe for each game, and I even let my roleplay alter my gameplay in meaningful ways. I don’t know if anyone else plays these games like this but I haven’t found much community for it.
