A German friend of mine who has never been to Belgium is coming over soon. Which sites do you consider must-see regardless of a person's interest in music/history/culture/... Name a few sites you would love to share! Thanks
Ask Lemmy
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I haven't found any mexican restaurants in Belgium. Just none. There is a taqueria where I live but it does not scream authentic at all.
As a kid I lived in Thailand and there was an excellent restaurant there with super yummy food - think not sure it was authentic.
Making Mexican food yourself is also tricky as the ingredients (dried chillis) are not easy to find.
Today I Learned (TIL)
TIL that the Radio City Rockettes didn’t allow Black dancers in until 1987, claiming that their skin tone would distract from the group’s consistent look.
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4 months ago
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Missed opportunity to have the dancers have alternating skin colour and add some interesting patterns to the dance.
HistoryMemes
The original
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5 months ago
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Tell me more about those retirement benefits.
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6 months ago
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The Power Puff Girls
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7 months ago
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Not hard, just fiddly for the fluffy bits. But it is explained with a video by the creator of the pattern. All the other stitches are classic single crochet and slip stitch.
That being said I wasn't too happy with how the pattern was written overall. Nothing insurmountable, just not what I am used to. Instead of "(2 SC, INC)x6" it would be "sc in next 2, 2 sc in sc, repeat the whole round" for example. I'm just not used to that writing style and I had to really concentrate to avoid making mistakes.
I actually made this for work if you can believe it. My boss paid for the pattern and yarn. It's for some team building we are doing this week. Based on the paid pattern below: [Finely the Border Collie ](https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/finnly-the-border-collie)
Europe
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8 months ago
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I am all for this, eating insects is done in many cultures and a healthy source of nutrition. We westerners may see it as something intimidating at first, because we so squirmish about bugs, but I am honestly curious about the taste.
That being said, I don't know why we need more nutritious flour. We are not lacking protein in our diets. Even vegans and vegetarians easily hit the minimum protein intake by consuming plant based protein....
This pattern is from a book called "zoomigurumi 3". I adjusted the shell pattern, switching colours between each round, to get this spiral effect. The book is really nice, well written. I've made a couple of other pattern from it and enjoyed each one! 
Harry Potter
[Spoilers] Dumbledore Clues - Beyond Hogwarts
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The copium on this theorie blog post is so endearing.
I remember being very confused and in disbelief when reading the 6th book, but I never thought that the events were a ruse of some kind.
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It is almost guaranteed to be injury free. 😄
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It's supposed to be a fish, the pattern is a bit wonky. Don't recommend that one. 😅
Here we go with another round of crochet foods for my sister's kids. They got cookies, cakes and treats last winter. They loved those but asked for "healthy food" as well to round out their roleplaying games. I'm afraid I can't share some of these patterns as they were not free... I can share were I purchased them from tho! # The paid patterns - All the **meat products** came from: https://dailydoll.shop/product-category/digital-goods-and-services/patterns/crochet-patterns/food-crochet-patterns - Most of the **fresh produce** is from a book called "Crochet Cafe" (Edame beans, strawberry, cherry, blueberries, apple, orange, avocado, corn) --- # The free patterns - **Milk carton** and **banana**: https://offthebeatenhook.com/ *N.B. **Off the beaten hook** requires you to register to get to their patterns, but then they are free.* - **Cheese wedge**: https://www.craftpassion.com/free-crochet-cheese-wedge-pattern/ - **Grapes**: https://www.yarnspirations.com/en-row/products/lily-sugarn-cream-grapes - **Cauliflower**: https://theturtletrunk.com/crochet-cauliflower-pattern/ - **Cabbage**: https://www.myamigurumifarm.com/post/free-crochet-cabbage-pattern - **Mushroom**: https://thoresbycottage.com/2021/08/19/crochet-mushroom-pattern-free-woodland-amigurumi-pattern/ - **Pear**: https://www.garnstudio.com/pattern.php?id=5889&cid=19 - **Watermelon wedge**: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/watermelon-slice-8 --- # Kiwi pattern (self made)  ## INSTRUCTIONS ### Kiwi face *Using colour light green yarn.* - [ ] Magic ring of 6 SC [6] - [ ] INC x6 [12] *Switch to green yarn.* - [ ] (SC, INC) x6 [18] - [ ] (2 SC, INC) x6 [24] - [ ] (3 SC, INC) x6 [30] - [ ] Fasten off, tuck away tail. ### Kiwi skin *Using brown yarn.* - [ ] Magic ring of 6 SC [6] - [ ] INC x6 [12] - [ ] (SC, INC) x6 [18] - [ ] (2 SC, INC) x6 [24] - [ ] (3 SC, INC) x6 [30] - [ ] SC in each ST [30] - [ ] Repeat - [ ] Repeat - [ ] Repeat - [ ] Repeat ## Assembly Cut a circle out of cardboard a bit smaller than the kiwi face. Stuff body and add circle of cardboard under the kiwi face while sewing. Sew together using the BLO for the kiwi face and full ST for skin.
TLDR; I have struggled with my body all my life, this podcast has opened my eyes on fat phobia, and the role and responsibilities of society in my mental wellbeing regarding my own body. --- I've not always been fat, but for as long as I can remember I have always felt fat and been told to watch my weight. Looking back at photos of me in highschool and even middle school, I think I looked skinny. I do not understand now how people, family, friends, strangers... Could have felt the need to tell me to watch what I eat. And yet, it happened. A lot. I have tried many diets, some outright dangerous, and not been able to keep the weight off. I have worked out, sometimes to the point of vomiting, and not lost significant weight. I have long felt it was my fault, and that I don't have enough self control or character to just lose weight and keep it off. The podcast "Maintenance phase" has helped me realize I may not be the (only) responsible party of my fatness. At first I was doubious of its hosts - a very entertaining duo of a self proclaimed "fat lady" and "skinny gay dude" - and I thought they were just glorifying obesity and excusing fat people by accusing the establishment, the corporations and society of bullying and fat shaming. But their pieces are actually very well researched and beautifully articulated. They don't excuse fatness, they don't glorify obesity. What they are saying, is: "stop treating fat people like second class citizens". I am slowly starting to realize I have been mistreated for my weight and accepted this as deserved and normal. I have often thought "it's my fault" and felt ashamed when people gave me unsolicited advice about losing weight, or said mean things about my body. This is not right. I should not feel shame for being mistreated by others, and the podcast "Maintenance phase" has helped me realize that. I am sharing the podcast here, with you, my fellow fat people, because I believe it is important for you to accept yourself and realize when society is trying to make you feel inadequate. I am not telling you not to lose weight, that is entirely up to you. I am asking you to take a long hard look at how society is treating you, so you can leave the negativity behind and work on healing yourself mentally before taking on the immense challenge that is changing your body size (if that is still a thing you feel you need to do). I hope this helps at least one person here to feel less hopeless and shitty about themselves. Much love! Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5JOZkVLc0Yceq3dy5RshPz YouTube link: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=cRz-d9rt94g&si=Um2XWSrAuTk6n_n5 -- Edit: I want to note that I am guilty of anti-fat bias as wel... Whilst being fat. So I need to work on my issues with other fat people as much as any skinny person does.
I felt I should update you guys after your suggestions and support from my other post. I was concerned about the finishing of my blanket, it wasn't a regular shape, but a session of carefull (nail biting level stress) steam blocking straightened her out! Here she is, rectangular and perfect for a nice bed spread. My godchild will get it coming Christmas, wrapped under the tree with a nice bow. Thanks everybody for your encouragement and support in my first ever blocking adventure! You are very kind people and I appreciate you!
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I did, it's the white border around the work. I'll try to block it and see how far it will correct the shape. Thanks!
Hello crochet friends! I'm almost done making blanket, but as I lay it out to admire my work... Horror strikes! It looks like my tension became looser as time passed... I've never made a blanket before, and have read that blocking is a standard step to even out ones work. But... This looks really bad. The bottom right corner is 10cm longer than the top right. Will blocking save my work and allow me to shape it into a rectangle?
Hi everyone! I'm preparing a new monster for a special Halloween themed one-short and would like to check with the community if my evaluation of the CR for this monster seems fair... If anybody has resources to evaluate this, please do share! The creature: a Pumpkin Beholder. 
I'm currently designing a keep for my players to explore. It will be a ruined keep, taken over by an evil cult. But to start off the design, I am looking at how it would have been designed in its prime. Here are some rooms I've thought of when creating the layout. Military function --------------------- - Armory - Smithy - Fletcher - Training room - Lookout posts - Infirmary/Hospital wing - Gatehouse - Barbican - Place of Arms - Commander quarters - Guard bunks Every day operation --------------------------- - Great hall (mess hall) - Steward’s Office - Clerks/Tax assessors/Scribes Office - Kitchen - Distillery - Scullery - Larder/Storeroom/Cellar/Ice House - Servant quarters - Bathroom - Well/Cistern - Dovecote - Stables - Kennels - Courtyard - Gardens Political function ---------------------- - Hall of Justice - Dungeon/Prison/Oubliette/Tower - Throne Room - Vault/Treasury Noble quarters -------------------- - Drawing Room - Bower - Rooms for the Lord/Lady - Formal sitting room - Informal sitting room - Private study - Personal library - Private dining room Research ------------- - Library - Alchemy lab - Solarium - Wizards quarters Religious ------------- - Temple/Church - Clergy quarters Can you think of some more? --- Editing to add the suggestions from the comments.
Do you have a list of tasks you do every in-game morning as a DM? For example: - roll for weather - keep track of that curse time bomb - roll for encounters for the day - check for public holidays - .... I want to make my game more consistent and feel more alive. I'm wondering if there are things I should be tracking to achieve the feeling that the world is moving no matter what the players decide to do that day.
DM Academy
Traveling in the Elemental Plane of Fire
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They are fighting a Red Dragon later... How do I explain that they don't have the boon anymore as soon as they are in the material plane? :S
I want to have my players travel through the Elemental Plane of Fire for a short period of time. None of them are immune to fire damage. How could they prepare themselves to survive this ordeal? We have a wizard, a bard and a monk. They will be traveling with a Fire Giant to guide them. I found the *Resilient Sphere* spell that the wizard could learn. I could drop that in as a boon for an earlier quest so that they have it handy... but I'd like some other ideas. How would you handle this?
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1 year ago
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This must be a question I'm too Belgian to understand...
Gym Memes
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1 year ago
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Luckily my gym has weights in both measurement systems. ୧(＾ 〰 ＾)୨
Tabletop Miniatures
You guys are all so talented. Please be gentle...
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Yep! It's holding on well.
A quenelle is a very light fish cake. Gratin dauphinois is a very creamy potatoe oven dish. Both excellent!
Tabletop Miniatures
You guys are all so talented. Please be gentle...
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To the best of my knowledge, the artwork was entered in a contest about African culture and the mini came after that. I didn't make either of them, was just lucky in my searches.
I personally made her into a Druid Circle of Sheppard.
Hi everyone I'm looking for recommendations for novels that are either set in ancient Greece (historical accuracy not required), or one whose main character is pledged/bound to a pact made with a superior entity (divine/elemental/magical/...). Bonus points if you happen to know of a novel which combines boths of these tropes. It can be fantasy or realistic, I don't mind either. Thanks for your recommendations!
I was so lucky to find the 3D model of the picture below... My absolute favorite mini ever.  
From the excellent "Zoomigurumi 3" book. Highly recommend the whole series, they have lovely patterns for animal amigurumi. 
I made this Deviling doll for a friend. We met online on an MMORPG called Ragnarok and this was their favourite creature from the game.
LoseIt: Lose the Fat
Easy protein heavy food suggestions?
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Perhaps try to complement your animal protein with plant proteins. Quinoa, edamame, lentils, beans... Some vegetables have a surprisingly high protein value.
LoseIt: Lose the Fat
Easy protein heavy food suggestions?
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Watch out tho, many fake meat products are quite high in fat.
Tabletop Miniatures
Freshly printed base for a 200% Tiamat by Lord of the Print
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Here is our 150% Tiamat from Epic-Miniatures
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Definitely fries and beer. Switzerland gets away with being an excellent chocolate producer. But Belgian beer is renowned everywhere.
Fries may be associated with France, ours taste better because we fry them twice.
Sidenote: am I the only person offended by foreign mayonnaise? It's somehow always sweet. What the heck?
Dungeons and Dragons
D&D introduction at work - one shot ideas needed!
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Thanks! I'll check this out.
 Link to the pattern: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/llama-no-drama
Dungeons and Dragons
D&D/TTRPG Creators on this platform
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You may want to consider creating your own community, specifically made for creators to share their announcements. It the same as allowing users to opt-out of newsletters really: either they are interested in potentially spending money on creations, or they would never consider doing so.
If you go this route, you would definitely be in your right to create a post here to announce the creation of such a community. It's not an ad, it's information linking to a new community which will be a self-promoting platform for creators.
Mildly Infuriating
I had a migraine. Mom insisted we go here to eat. Yes, a bowling alley. In a casino.
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1 year ago
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"No" is a very powerfull word.
If you are a minor and didn't have a choice, I sincerely sympathize with your fate.
My sister wanted some monkeys to hold the curtains in her nursery. Step 1: make monkey Step 2: make waaaaay too long arms
This is Hedley the hedgehog 🦔 His pattern is from Zoomigurumi 3 - great book, full of lovely patterns of animal plushies.
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I've been a hooker since 2014, when my sister announced she was pregnant with her first and asked me to be the godmother of her child. NGL I was terrified. I don't like kids. But I love my sister and I recognised the honour she was giving me. So I threw myself into the art of making amigurumi plushies, something to show my affection and dedication to being a good godmother for my niece.
I years later I love my niece, and still crochet for her.
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Yes! You are posting in one...
Subreddits are called "Communities" on Lemmy. You can "Join" a community (as long as your instance is federated with the instance hosting that community), and it will be like "subscribing" to the community.
On the right hand side of your "homepage" you will see the communities you are subscribed to under "Subscribed to communities".
On said homepage you can also choose to filter content on "Subscribed" / "Local" / "All" which translates to "only the communities I joined" / "only the communities hosted on this instance" / "everyyyything".
Hope this helps... Others have likely explained it better than myself.
Lemmy.World Announcements
Proposed possible icons for lemmy.world
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1 year ago
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Oh I really like the first one! It's simple enough it wouldn't look weird when made into a small logo.
Very nice.
IllegallySmolDogs
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It's really up to you. Nobody will blame you for staying on Reddit, maintaining both, or only continue and build a community here on Lemmy (and hopefully become linked to all other Fediverse instances).
Even if you don't continue this community actively, it might still grow. You may want to assign some members as mods if you decide keeping up Lemmy is not your thing, just so the community doesn't die off.
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You may not like my answer but here goes: Time will tell.
Those who have jumped ship indefinitely will build a community here in the Fediverse. Those who miss Reddit too much will return there and use the official app.
By staying you are building something new. It may not be Reddit, and it may never be Reddit. But there are still millions of users who are here to stay and will become a community.
I hope it will not become a "they" vs "us" thing. Both platforms can exist peacefully, the same way Facebook and Twitter coexist.
Perhaps a difference in content style or format will appear in time, which will make people choose one platform over the other. But that's not bad. Competition is healthy.
I'm staying, and I'm curious to see where Lemmy is going. All I can do is contribute to making it a place I want to hang out in.
Food and Cooking
commonplace sushi for lunch
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1 year ago
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While I don't like sushi (or anything from the sea tbh), there's nothing wrong with basic pleasures. Be a beautiful basic, my lovely.
Dungeons and Dragons
How do you feel about AI artwork used in your campaign?
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1 year ago
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This.
Dungeons and Dragons
D&D introduction at work - one shot ideas needed!
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1 year ago
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Oh nice! Thanks, I'll check this out.
Dungeons and Dragons
D&D introduction at work - one shot ideas needed!
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1 year ago
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Thanks, I'll check it out!
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I may have broken a rule without thinking ... Sorry. Reposting old memes from reddits dndmemes isn't allowed according to the rules in the sidebar? I was trying to create content to browse, to get the ball rolling. Should I remove my posts?
[Link to the homebrew subclass](https://dnd-5e-homebrew.tumblr.com/post/136812581995/oath-of-the-common-man-paladin-by)
Dungeons and Dragons
This is a miniature I made for a one-shot character. Rigby the haregnon wizard!
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No you don't. We use dice, bottle caps, even snacks if we don't have minis available.
Playing with minis is more expensive but it's a hobby to most people to design a character, (have it) print and paint.
LoseIt: Lose the Fat
Progress, not perfection (or, why I'll consider it a win if I'm still tracking calories at the end of this month)
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You are doing great just by accepting the fact you need to lose weight and putting honest effort into it. Baby steps... don't go from zero to hero (~insert the song from Hercules here~).
I personally don't do calorie counting, but give myself objectives. My current objective is to eat more green vegetables, and lean protein (chicken, egg whites, white fish...) three times per week. Just three times. I put a littlke circle in my agenda when it worked, and can pat myself on the back when I succeed at the end of the week.
I also plan my cheat days ahead of time. If I know I am going to have a cheat day (like this Saturday, when I will be attending a wedding), I put it in the calendar. When I am tempted to order food, or make something fatty, I check the calendar to see if my "alotted cheat meal" has already been claimed for the week.
The single hardest thing to do, for me at least, is listen to your body. Are you actually still hungry when you are going back for seconds? Thirds? Or do you crave the food, the pleasure of the tasty flavors, the reassurance of a tummy well filled (stuffed, really)? I try to use smaller plates too, to force myself to eat smaller portions, and make that evaluation when I empty my first plate: am I still hungry, truly hungry?
Be gracious with yourself. Chances are, you built the "bad" habits over years and years of mindless behavior with food. Now you need to dedicate years and years building mindfull ones.
Anyway... there's my two cents of wisdom. Good luck!
Dungeons and Dragons
This is a miniature I made for a one-shot character. Rigby the haregnon wizard!
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They are precious! I love them.
Of course, I COULD try another ramen from their menu. But why? It's my all time favourite since day 1.
Rice mixed with quinoa, gratted carrots, snap peas, brown lentils, avocado, cherry tomatoes, sweet sticky tofu, and some fried onions... And spicy mayo!
