I just looked it up and it says the only game that came out for the Advance was Team Red, so Team Red. Although I don’t remember anyrhing specific (it’s been more than 15 years after all), the whole game felt very cozy. I do remember playing as Cyndaquil however :) and that it was way harder that the mainline Pokemon games.
Does Pokemon Mystery Dungeon count? I don’t know which one exactly, but it was one for the GB Advance.
No fucking way this is real imma check
edit: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/08/vr-prison-california
That’s like calling stealing from shops essential for my existence and it would be “over” for me if they stop me.
What’s really fucked up is that for some people this is not far from their reality at all
When I was looking up CBT on Wikipedia because a friend of mine wanted to start it, I came down to the “critisisms” section and found a very interesting blog which might be worth a read.
https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2014/02/03/a-critique-of-cbt-as-ideology-part-1/
I would argue most modern forms of therapy aren’t actually on the side of the individual, even if they seem like they are. They can’t address certain things that would empower you as an invidual, because it would be dangerous and also just not profitable.
And imo therapists don’t need to address or even recognize societal or economic problems, it’s out of their scope.
Anyway, take the blogposts with a grain of salt, I don’t know how accurate the critisism actually is.
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They do look extremely cute though.
Health is a spectrum. Perfect health and being free from illness/sickness are different states. At least according to this guy and some other people.
I would argue perfect health doesn’t exist, but there’s a certain point people can reach where they are perceived as healthy by others. Especially when it comes to mental health. Really comes down to the question of what “health” means and if treatment is necessary.
edit: my personal definition of unhealth is the inability of an organism to regulate itself.
Calyx is not as degoogled as it claims to be (at least it wasn’t 2 years ago, see below). I know this is a bold claim, but the only ROM comparable with Graphene was DivestOS, which was a one human project and was dicontinued last year. And even Divest had the problem where updates were delayed by a few days or weeks.
Obligatory eylenburg link, and there’s this blogpost I like to link to. It’s written in German, but I’m sure it’s a good read if you put it through a translator.
“CalyxOS has reconfigured Android to avoid Google’s spyware and tracking.” However, I only see this to a limited extent. To be truly privacy-friendly, the project would need to modify more parameters/source code of the AOSP standard and provide users with more options/freedom (Captive Portal Check, Key Provisioning Server, SUPL Server) for customization. The mere omission of Google Play Services is not enough to consider a device “de-Googled”. There is still room for improvement.
Overall, CalyxOS is certainly not a bad custom ROM, but rather offers a coherent overall package that users who want to significantly reduce their dependence on Google should have a good starting point. However, one should also consider the drawbacks: the delayed provision of (security) updates and an external presentation that does not quite match the results of this analysis.
Take this with a grain of salt since it’s been two years since this blogpost was published.
Here I deleted a whole paragraph in which I sounded like a Graphene elitist haha. I would say using CalyxOS is a lot better than stock Android or Lineage. Please don’t choose your OS based on vibes. If you need any of the features Graphene offers that others don’t, please use it (edit: like the protester mentioned in the article). If you don’t, don’t.
I agree, Graphene is not for everyone, and what you wrote is a perfectly fine opinion when it comes to privacy- and security-focused daily driver OS’s for smartphones. If you’re a protester or a journalist though, it’s all or nothing. There are no alternatives, no compromises that can be made. If you use a smartphone you are at risk, even if it’s a Pixel with GrapheneOS.
Graphene has decided to instead frame everything that isn’t a Pixel running Graphene as universally bad.
They did say on several occasions that they would support other phones if they weren’t locked down (Samsung) and commended the security of upcoming Mediatek and Qualcomm chips.
lurk lurk lurk hehehehehe try to stop me b
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A seam ripper from my ex’s mother, if that counts. I’ve kept it in my little sewing box for a little over 10 years now.
Loving the jpeg artifacts in this. They add a lot to the experience.
This is great! There seem to be quite some tricks out there, one I learned is to focus on the temperature of your breath and where exactly you feel it while breathing. In the beginning it’s just little moments of thoughtlessness, but you can make them last longer with practice.
There’s also this reply I read on /x/ like ten years ago that has stuck with me, to the question someone asked, “how to meditate” – “Notice the space between 2 thoughts? Enter it.”
There’s this 15 minute video on the topic. It’s been a while since I watched it, but I think it was good.
Drugs. In general + some individual substances. I know literally no one who thinks of them in the same way I do.