Sometimes adding the installer as a non-Steam game and running it through Proton works, otherwise I use Lutris. You can find tutorials online for setting it up to use with FitGirl’s installers.

Although specifically for Cyberpunk 2077 I had issues with the install, so I found a no-install version, I believe from DODI.

Ooo I’ve never heard of this! Kinda sad I only saw this comment after the Summer Sale :P Thanks for sharing!

If you know where to look, a certain athletic woman can give it to you for free if you’re on a Steam Deck!

In a similar vein to Superluminal, I’d also recommend Viewfinder, it’s kinda like Portal but with a camera rather than a Portal gun.

I’ve recently bought a Steam Deck and have been getting back into gaming after a long hiatus.

I used to play competitive online games (mostly Counter-Strike) and got kinda burnt out on them. It made me not want to game for a while, so I’m diving into slower-paced, single-player games.

Viewfinder and Superliminal are both perspective-based puzzle games that I’ve been really enjoying. Tickles my brain in kind of the same way the Portal games did on my first playthroughs.

Speaking of Portal, I’ve also started Portal: Revolution which is a fan-made mod whose story takes place between the two official games. For what it is, it’s honestly quite excellent, the puzzles are challenging and fun. Not quite as well-polished as Portal 2, but so far it’s giving the first game a run for its money.

I’ve also been emulating a ton of Mario Kart 8, trying to git gud, my friend group often breaks it out at get-togethers and I want to surprise them with my sudden increase in skill!

EDIT: I forgot, I’ve also been playing Stray which is honestly such a chill game, you play as a stray cat in this kinda post-apocalyptic world, which you slowly uncover more info about as you hop around. 10/10 so far, might become a catgirl.

I think what the author describes as the culture of Whatever is also a big reason everything kinda sucks now. It’s all run by MBAs who have no relation to the product and have no vision except “line goes up”. They have no incentive to care about the product they’re offering because they couldn’t care less about it.

Thanks for not participating in the vehicular arms race!

I think this advice made more sense when the majority drove reasonably-sized vehicles rather than the huge trucks and SUVs that pollute our roads now (at least in North America).

I wouldn’t be surprised if this bit of advice contributes to the problem in OP.

Honestly, I’ve served similar looking pours to people and had them say how cute it was. Thanks for this comment, it’s easy to get really picky when you spend all day making lattes.

From an environmentalist standpoint, I get the headline, but from a vegan perspective, it’s like saying “Stabbing just 10% less people could help protect blood”

How about we just don’t stab people??

The infamous cockaccino!

If I just messed up on the pour but the milk texture is good, I’ll usually still serve it. I’ll either take a stir-stick and try to make some pretty swirls, or I’ll serve as-is but make a joke about it to the customer.

You’re just describing shrooms, lol

I’ve yet to meet a barista who wasn’t delighted to see someone snap a pic of their latte art!

Although, between you and me, I’ve had more customers excited for the most basic pours than any of the more elaborate stuff. I’ll pour a sweet-looking swan and no one bats an eye, yet people’ll go gaga over a simple heart pour.

As a barista, I often get customers who express this same kind of sentiment; feeling bad for “ruining” latte art by drinking it.

Y’all realize we know latte art is temporary, right? 😅 It’s honestly one of my favourite aspects of latte art. It doesn’t change the taste of the drink, it’ll last 5 minutes at best (even if no one drinks it, it doesn’t take long for latte art to look kinda gross if left on the counter). Yet baristas all over take the little extra effort to make a drink look pretty, just for a moment.

Seriously, you shouldn’t feel bad, if anything baristas will be hyped that you appreciate our artwork!

If there’s any cappuccino drinkers out there, what do you prefer: traditional Italian-style capps with the big circle of foam on top, or more third-wave style capps with latte art?

I’m not a huge cappuccino person but I tend to prefer the big-round-foamy style. I like that it’s aesthetically distinguishable, and this may be placebo but I think the texture and mouth-feel is better. Also, speaking as a barista, finding the balance between well-foamed milk and being sufficiently flowy for latte art is a pain in the butt :P

Was this thread better without it?

Yes.

I, and I assume most people, go into the comments on Lemmy to interact with other people. If I wanted to fucking chit-chat with an LLM (why you’d want to do that, I can’t fathom), I’d go do that. We all have access to LLMs if we wish to have bullshit with a veneer of eloquency spouted at us.

Ooo, that sounds like a real fun trip!

If you’re doing some cycling, I’m doubling down on the Acadian peninsula recommendation. They have a network of great bike paths that connects the biggest towns and brings you across some gorgeous views.

Here’s the original comment on Reddit if anyone is curious!

I agree, sometimes I like to just let the milk do its own thing and disperse freely. It can look real cool!

IMO latte art is kinda overrated and overemphasised anyway. I’ve had great cups that looked like blobs, and masterpieces of latte art that tasted bleh. I’d take the former over the latter every day of the week.