Chat @beehaw.org Gamers_mate @beehaw.org 1 wk. ago

Morning coffee chat

Good morning Beehaw it is currently 5:30 am in the morning here in Australia Nov 9 2024.
It may not be morning where you are but it is always morning somewhere on Earth. Plus this chat is more of a vibe. Have you been doing any hobbies lately or discovered a new tv show? Maybe you worked on something and want to share it or you recently found something you are passionate about?

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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.
- Do the adults mind you're coloring them?
- Nice coloring sounds relaxing.
  
  It is. I just turn on a podcast and start coloring.
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.
  
  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?
  
  I haven't heard of this before, I'll have to check it out!
- 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
- 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
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.
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 am looking forward to attend the NordicFuzzCon. Looking into it more I found that they host Furovision every year (2024) and even had an Opera in 2024. Also their parade looked really nice.
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'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.
- How fast are transfers in monero? That's a thing I don't like about BTC, the fee if you want fast transactions.
  
  Monero does not have replaced by feet like Bitcoin does, so you can accept a zero confirmation transaction, which takes seconds up to whatever level you are comfortable with. For example, you might buy a coffee with a zero confirmation transaction in seconds, but buying a car would take 10 blocks or about 20 minutes. Fees are also stupid low. So no issue there.

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