PRO TIP FOR WOMEN IN STRAIGHT RELATIONSHIPS: tell your boyfriend you think that if he and his male best friend were a couple, he would be the bottom. If he reacts negatively this means he thinks being penetrated is degrading. Then you know to dump him. This is a WIN. DO IT NOW!
From the bottom of my heart this post is completely 100% serious if he doesn’t want to be his best friend’s bottom he doesn’t respect you and you need to break up with him immediately. You need to
The problem with the Smiths is that they’re soooo good but you have to shake your head when you’re listening to them so everyone knows you disapprove of Morrissey
average Cis Gamer Bro (top 1% poster on r/darksouls): "sure dark souls 1 had a lot of ambiguity surrounding Gwyndolin's gender, and 'guy raised as a girl' is the stereotypical backstory for Totally Not A Trans Woman Haha Seriously You Guyssss video game characters like Bridget, but dark souls 3 doubles down on masculine pronouns and even has Yorshka referring to Gwyndolin as a 'brother'. maybe there really was just some weird feminine-coded stuff going on with moon magic and Gwyndolin literally is a detransitioned cis man as the canon text suggests."
barista who knew about Bloodborne Kart back before it became a meme (criticizes Vaati for "oversimplifying" his lore videos): "okay so Miyazaki is a cis man who accidentally wrote a trans woman and is too stupid to realize it and tried backtracking later, many such cases. Yorshka is a terf and her 'brother' has C cups in a corset. furthermore,"
"fandom blogger" with commissioned art of their OC as a profile picture (can and will explain Homestuck lore at the drop of a hat): "ummmm i think you're BOTH reaching here, obviously the 'guy raised as a girl' backstory was true but in the Woke way and he's a trans man"
they dont want you to know this but the wd in wd gaster stands for wd-40. please dont forget. i have to go now... no, no you cant come with me. im sorry, it's just not possible. youll understand in the next permutation. goodbye
The latest in Microsoft’s accessibility focused controllers, the Adaptive Joystick builds on the form factor the Wii Nunchuk, with a similar setup of an analog stick with triggers, and the addition of four face buttons. Like the controller it’s imitating, the Adaptive Joystick is intended to be paired with another controller, either a standard Xbox controller, a selection of licensed third party options, or preferrably, the Xbox Adaptive Controller.
Even with the added face buttons, the Adaptive Joystick only has enough buttons for half a controller, without any of the menu buttons. It can still function as a standard Xbox controller when wired, and with some tweaking you can take one of its seven buttons and turn it into six more, expanding its possible use cases.
By using the Xbox Accessories app to assign a button as the Shift button--in my case the stick click-- you can assign secondary functions to the other buttons. For example, you can have the default binds act as the left analog stick, face buttons and right side trigger and shoulder buttons, then click or hold the stick to swap the functions to the right analog stick, shoulder and trigger buttons, dpad, or menu functions. This can enable you to play many simpler games with a single hand, with the additional face buttons only accessible when needed. For my personal use case, I used it to play several shoot-em-ups, with the trigger buttons allowing me to place the main buttons at my fingertips, with my thumb handling the movement and bombs.
Any simpler game is a good use case for the Adaptive Joystick, making retro systems like the NES, PC Engine, and Megadrive very playable, with turn based RPGs or visual novels good options to relax with. A dpad might be preferable in this situation, but for casual play the analog stick is good enough, with similar tension and response to a standard Xbox analog stick, and the ability to change how rapidly the stick responds through the Xbox Accessories app.
If that’s still not enough controls for you, you can pair it with another Adaptive Joystick to get the second half of the controller, or pair it with any of the previously mentioned full size controllers. This is where you can remap the buttons, save and load controller profiles, and turn on Xbox Assist to combine it with other controllers. Previously named, Xbox Copilot, it was renamed after Microsoft’s push to add its “AI” machine learning tech into all its devices, so you may find older resources still calling it Copilot. The option to enable Xbox Assist is nested under the more options icon, shown as three dots. When enabled, it will take your connected controllers and make them all read as a single unit.
This can allow you to control movement with one controller, while performing actions with the other. This is also how you’ll pair two Adaptive Joysticks together, if you’ve directly connected both of them through USB. A pair will still be missing enough buttons for the menu functions, so you’ll need to set Shift modifiers, or use a keyboard or additional controller to access everything. If you’re someone who enjoys using Nintendo’s Joycons in a split configuration, you might enjoy this setup.
By decoupling the two halves of a controller, it also allows you to set the buttons wherever you find most comfortable, not limited by the form factor of a standard controller. Like the Xbox Adaptive Controller, the Adaptive Joysticks have a standard mounting thread for camera accessories. This allows you to mount it on a tripod, table stand, webcam or microphone arm, or attach wrist straps and other accessories.
With this you could say, mount an Xbox Adaptive Joystick on a camera arm, then swing it in and out to access the controller as needed, or mount two of them to set up as your mech cockpit controls. The Adaptive Joystick’s thumbsticks have a similar tension and size as standard Xbox controllers, which allows you to use different thumbstick caps and toppers.
Options like the Kontrol Freeks can raise the height and add grip for better precision, or you can decorate it with various themed caps. Microsoft also offers a free design service that allows you to choose from a variety of shapes and heights, then download the files for 3D printing. There’s also an existing industry of independent creators who design similar products.
I’ve been personally testing the Adaptive Joysticks with the Thumb Soldiers, which provide various shapes to cater to different abilities and experiences. The mushroom cap is my current favorite, which dramatically expands the surface area, allowing both quick and precise movements, or changing the grip style to control the stick while having better reach for a claw style grip on the triggers. There’s also shapes designed for racing games, or flight stick style experiences.
Paired with the 8bitdo Lite SE Xbox controller, each can cover the other’s weaknesses. The Adaptive Joystick allows you to more easily hold the trigger buttons while operating the joystick, while the Lite SE can lay flat for fightstick style access to the rest of the controls, as well as providing two remappable TRS ports for adding external switches.
The Adaptive Joystick is ultimately a niche accessory that’s intended to supplement, rather than replace a controller, but with a little ingenuity, a wide number of games can be made playable with a single unit. It’s initial appearance seems limiting, but it’s got much more potential to explore.
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re: last reblog -- i'm still a bit peeved when reminded that, in probably one of his last lucid moments, in 2020, joe biden of all people pulled off the ironic inshallah correctly
white guys using inshallah mashallah etc incorrectly has become a pet peeve of mine, say it all u want ive got nothing against it but come on at least learn what they mean
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