oomphaloompha

joined 1 year ago
[–] oomphaloompha@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Ah shit it didn't even occur to me to even try wasd :D I'll give it another try now that I know. I just thought "well this seems super inconvenient"

[–] oomphaloompha@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I thought it was a very interesting idea, I love games that experiment with new things and game mechanics, but it quickly went from being a fun idea to mostly frustrating, especially since you can't change the controls. Using the mouse and stretching the other hands fingers to control arrow keys and then jump with space is not really that different from playing a piano/keyboard piece that your hands are nearly or just a little too small for. I tested this on a trackpad, but I don't see an actual mouse making that big of a difference, while the possibility to change the controls actually might make a big difference.

[–] oomphaloompha@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Is red wine not generally seen as vegetarian? I know about it not being vegan, but is there something else I don't know?

I intentionally left out vegan specifically for the same reason.

I would still be interested, as a lot of foodstuffs are considered vegetarian even if some animal sourced ingredient or agent was used. I'm not a 100% vegetarian in the first place. Mostly, but not a 100%.

I mean, you see a lot of vegetarian food sites etc. still include recipes that use eggs and other ingredients that are animal based or -sourced.

edit: Wow, a surprising amount of wine is not even vegetarian and it isn't just limited to red wine. I mean as a not-100%er it's such a miniscule part of it, but damn, will keep in mind in the future. Spirits and beer it is!

edit2: Goddamnit apparently a lot of beers use the same fining agents used with wine. At least my spirits are fine for the vast majority at least.

 

I've always liked wine, especially red wine and as people who drink wine they enjoy it with food or without. Oftentimes, especially when it comes to red, the pairings often lean towards meat dishes. I don't know if I'm an outlier, but I mostly eat vegetarian food and I still find red wine pairs pretty well, but I'd like to find a magazine or a blog or something, that doesn't just focus on meat dishes. Often the reviews are quite short, describing the taste and then finish with "goes well with hard, strong cheeses and this and this meat and this meat as well".

I'm perfectly capable of drawing my own conclusions whether the wine I have pairs well to my taste with whatever I might possibly eat it with, but I like exploring and finding new favorites. So I was wondering if people have any good recommendations for finding new wines that also take into account that not everyone always eats ribs and game and beef and whatnot.

[–] oomphaloompha@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

Haha I was afraid this was going to be the answer, 'cause I don't know anyone who watches anime. Ok well I know a few, but they're more like, friends of friends thst I don't really know or keep contact with. The same applies to pretty much anything though. You can't beat actually talking to other people who know who you are and what you like.

 

So, I'm obsessed with curry, it's like half of what I eat and I love it, never get tired of it. Used to not eat vegetarian/vegan food at all due to just growing up like that.

I still make this one dish, like a way spicier Tikka Masala with chicken and lentils that I really wish I could get somewhere near. I've tried just omitting the chicken and sometimes I make it with just broth/bouillon and it's close enough, but I'd like to make it completely vegetarian.

So I'm asking if anyone has any tips or ideas how to do that? Is there any way to get that chicken taste (feel and texture is a plus too, but not mandatory) to a dish? We don't have as wide a variety of veggie-meat things where I'm from (impossi-something etc, I don't know the names). We have things like quorn, but I haven't found a way to quite make that into anything great, but it could be because of the way I'm making it. Maybe some way with tofu? I never really figured how to make something nice with soy pieces (although tips are welcome, it's been a while since I tried).

Keep in mind I really don't need, like, physical pieces - the lentils and vegetables are really enough, although it is a plus if there's something like that too.

Any tips welcome.

Edit: To clarify, I'm not looking for ideas for texture or such in general - unless it tastes like chicken or can be made to taste like chicken. I'm well aware of all kinds of veggie/vegan options in general I eat like 95% vegetarian. I don't really need to have something that seems and feels like meat in my food, just meant that if the [whatever] that can get the taste of chicken also feels like chicken it's a plus. Only looking for the "chicken". Thanks anyway and thanks for a few new ideas.

 

Maybe I'm missing something, but I have my list on MAL, anidb and anilist and the recommendations system seems weird. Is there no way to get recommendations based on what I've seen and how I've rated them? Is there any site for something like that? That's how pretty much any movie/tv list rating site works and I don't get why it would be any different for anime.

Every time I try to find something good to watch I end up frustrated, because all the recommendations systems on these sites are just filled with whatever is "in" or popular right now. Like I don't care if it's popular, but I don't really care about the popularity I just want something good to watch.

How do you find new stuff to watch in general?

And if you use any list site, what do you use and what for and how?

[–] oomphaloompha@beehaw.org 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just here to remind everyone to report that shit as well!

I always feel guilty after reporting, because it's such a different environment, especially over here at beehaw, but I don't think there's been a single time that I wasn't positively surprised that the "housekeeping" agrees there's no place for shitty behaviour here. Always reaffirms that I definitely joined the right place.

[–] oomphaloompha@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Silent Hill 1,2 & 3 (and not just the OST's, in-game background music as well);

Castlevania: Symphony of the night,

Alundra,

Faxanadu,

practically any Zelda,

Castlevania 1, 2 & 3

[–] oomphaloompha@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Open up! It's the thought-police! We have reason to believe you are reading with intent to commit a criminal act! You are under arrest! Anything you say or think can and will be used against you in the court of law!

[–] oomphaloompha@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
  • Alan Watts

  • Simon Templeman or Tony Jay (both in the Legacy of Kain series, Kain and Elder God respectively).

  • Morgan Freeman