I GOT 6 ON THE SUN STARE

Would be interested in a community for general purchase recommendations (any product, no specific category). Having a thread site like this where actual humans who bought the product and don’t work for the company can write honest reviews/recommendations is extremely valuable

King of the hill

I don’t really play that much anymore, really only when my brother is bugging me to play. Kind of got burned out on it when I used to play it too much

This is a bit extra effort, but the brussel sprouts marinade outline in the link is very good. The link says to grill them on skewers, but I have also baked them and air fried them using the same marinade and it was always good. If you’re opposed to grilling them or don’t have access to a grill, the air fryer is the next best option for sure

https://www.wellplated.com/grilled-brussels-sprouts/

Beer cheese Mac and cheese no measuring required (all ingredients are sold/packaged in the exact amounts needed for this recipe)

Ingredients :

• 12oz can/bottle of beer (lagers or ales work best, avoid dark beers)
• 8oz package of cream cheese
• 1lb bag of shredded cheddar
• 1lb box of elbows or whatever pasta you want

Steps:

1. Cook the pasta (I’m assuming most people already know how to cook pasta) and perform the rest of the steps at the same time while the pasta is cooking
2. Pour entire bottle/can of beer into a large pot and bring to a boil.
3. Turn heat down to medium-high and wait for the foam (if any) to settle a little bit
4. Put entire package of cream cheese into the beer, use a wooden spoon/spatula to break it into smaller chunks as it melts, until it is mostly melted
5. Add the shredded cheddar a little bit at a time until the entire bag is in the pot
6. Continue to stir and break up chunks until all the cheese and cream cheese is melted
7. Turn heat to low for the beer cheese, and finish cooking the pasta if not already
8. Mix in cooked pasta into beer cheese pot

This serves 4-5 people, but it leftovers pretty well so don’t be afraid of having extra

As this is sort of a basic recipe, its easy to add optional extras too it as well. Some of my favorites are diced jalapeno, crumbled bacon, bits of steak, or broccoli

I was looking for an RC car community like r/rccars on reddit, but I couldn’t find one so I created it myself. !rc_cars@lemmy.world

I would probably try to “invent” something that I already know how it works in the future/present. I would either partially mess it up and be labelled as a lunatic and probably die, or succeed and be labelled as a witch or whatever and probably die. Bottom line is I’d probably die lol

For most things its a pretty easy jump to make. Buy something that’s already broken where the only purpose of that purchase is to learn how to fix it. That way if you accidentally mess it up it’s not really a “loss” since it was never functional for you in the first place. If you do manage to fix it successfully, the feeling of accomplishment is much the same as creating something. Bonus points if you get a really good deal on something broken that you may not have been able to afford brand new.

I started out by (accidentally) buying some broken jet skis, knowing literally nothing about engines at the time, and then slowly learning and then mastering them as different parts of them continued to break over time.

I’m definitely a “making stuff” enjoyer as well - whether it’s programming, woodworking, cooking. A good parallel is “fixing things”, if something I have breaks I will usually try to fix it myself before going to a professional. I discovered I really enjoy working on small engines this way - it kept breaking, so I kept fixing it and now I’m able to rebuild an entire 2 stroke engine myself.

RC cars and trucks - not children’s toys, these are hobby-grade 1/10 scale (or bigger!) Radio controlled beasts that can go 45+ mph. They have a lot of the same types of adjustability and principals as a real car, but in a package that’s so much more affordable and accessible.

See - Traxxas Slash as a nice starting point if you’re interested

yep, occupying a permanent spot as #1 on my favorite bands list

I feel like mine should be pretty easy but let’s see

Yeah I mean these huge mods/enthusiest re-writes always seem to end up stalling and dying, but this one seems to be one of the more promising ones I’ve heard of. Unpopular opinion but I much prefer the Fallout setting/universe to Elder Scrolls, idk why but the fantasy/magic genre has just never really been my jam

yeah I can already see myself having a bit more fun with it, and it seems to be a little less toxic here. It is difficult finding existing communities to follow though

There’s a mod team that’s kind of doing that, last I checked they were still active and had made significant progress, but with this kind of thing it’s always a toss-up on whether or not it will ever actually be finished. Fallout 4 NV, @Project_F4NV on Twitter

Dude I love DR2, I play it with a wheel and pedals and a VR headset and it’s… Intense to say the least

It’s worth another shot now, they’ve optimized a bit since launch. It’s really such a good game (after all updates) once you get past the initial grind and money becomes basically infinite.

Was a lurker on Reddit, want to contribute more on Lemmy. This seems like a nice easy post to start.

My top 5 starting with most hours:

1. Fallout 4 + FO4 VR
2. Fallout NV
3. Civ 5
4. Rocket League
5. Fallout 3