That disconnect in expectations is definitely what I had in mind in asking this, yeah. One hears game, thinks fun, it doesn’t fit their idea of fun, and the game unintentionally disappoints in the process.

Or like some exhibits in a museum, but also media like Flower. It’s called a video game, but I feel like that’s for lack of a better term more than anything. It’s lovely whatever you may call it.

I knew I forgot something, sorry…I’m asking in terms of crafted, interactive activities that aren’t necessarily aiming to be fun. More like a little dry but still interesting and thought-provoking.

I’m asking about before anyone has subscribed to remote instances’ stuff, how do they find the remote instances’ stuff to begin with? Sorry, having trouble finding a clearer way to ask this without getting in the weeds

yeah, but you gave me an even better idea: fake eggs filled with even more dampening material! it would be eggstravagant!

is this how you start a polyamorous relationship?

My question is coming more from the perspective of, “i think i’d like to try voice chatting but i really don’t want to be that roommate someone wants to strangle”

but something as simple and cheap as paper egg cartons on your walls will greatly reduce how much sound gets through.

Hadn’t come across this before, thanks!

Get a cruise ship horn (make sure it’s rated for 140-150 decibels) and play it for the entirety of the call.

Would “TRAIN SOUNDS (true volume, horn every 5 minutes) 24-HOUR MIX” also work?

Thanks for the detailed reply! The potential complexity (depending on how much you want to do with it) is a major part of why I was asking, both in terms of use and administration.

Despite the challenges that poses and absence of mobile apps, it still sounds great, but definitely something to go in with an idea of what you do and don’t want to do with it.

What does MOA stand for in this context?

I’m also making sure only to use drives whose S.M.A.R.T. can be read without removing their enclosure.

That’s a good call, which drives have you found that support this?

Thanks for the extensive response! I appreciate the perspective, particularly the nuances on peer review, and the grounded conclusion.

Why?

…Does NASA have something on the web that lets people ping the Moon, by any chance?

It’s peer reviewed if it has the name of a peer-reviewed journal on it.

Where do journals indicate that they are?

How is Kvaesitso pronounced?

Does it work offline now?

I follow ya, I have trouble writing these questions to thread the needle between too broad and too narrow. Too broad and understandably, I get responses correctly calling it out as you have, yet too narrow and it doesn’t produce the conversation and different responses I’m interested in seeing.

There are a lot of ways to interpret this question, it really depends on the information and the people.

This is intentional. When I post to this AskLemmy community I try to frame my questions to fit its description:

A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions

I fall back to more specific questions here when I can’t find a relevant, active community to post to (or forget to look for one).