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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It was time to reshear, both my beard and my scalp had gotten raggedy. I feel much better now

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The fruits of my labors. Poke by Costco.

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Thing complete! All jobs at 50+ in FFXI, now I can slap whoever as a subjob, at least until mastery shenanigans. /COR is a busted leveling option 8-24% bonus XP at all times as long as you don't bust is huge. I was gonna leave several jobs at 50 or 60 but now getting everything to 99 seems easy.

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'm watching her for my parents while they travel, but meet Scarlett. She is currently upset I won't let her run underfoot of the installers working on my house blinds. She will get treats for behaving as soon as they are done.

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Tonight's plan. Not pictured, poutine heating up in the airfryer

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The puzzle I bought! I haven't done jigsaw puzzles in a long time so a set of 16 100-piece puzzles seemed a great way to get back to it.

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

WTF @warframe.com this is bullshit and I know that the people at [DE] know it. FOMO events are total garbage and give me every reason to stop playing. I do *not* have the focus to complete things like this in these short windows so instead I'm dropping warframe instead of hyped for Tau. #NoMoreFOMO

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Sometimes lunch is the first meal of the day and therefore breakfast too. So I made cinnamon berry rolls again.

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Also, I think it's nifty that I did this on a character that is only 38 days old. You can interact with this NPC on characters 45 days or older. I had never gotten to level 70 before this character, much less 99 and completing multiple expansions. FFXI is wild.

screenshot of a chatbox in final fantasy 11: [02:19:40] You must wait another 7 days to perform that aciton.

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Finished the last fight of Chains of Promathia and then saw this BS. Used the time to do some unlocks and go back to the final fight of Rhapsodies of Vanadiel and give that another go. Took it down with some upgraded gear and some cheese but a win is a win. 🤷 FFXI has some cruft but it's still fun.

text reading: Wait until japanese midnight to finish the following epilogue cutscenes

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

It's sizzling and it passes the taste test! Dinner salvaged!

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Much improved already, not pictured, provolone I've got on the side for final broil.

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Please clap, when I had a 45 minute wait in FFXI instead of picking up food I decided to make my own dinner. Unfortunately I had some cheese and a bit of left over sauce I needed to use and now I have this awaiting my pasta. I'm attempting to salvage by baking the pasta, but I may be screwed.

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Had a spectacular time at dinner with some friends. The local pub was a great choice!

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I hate how the surveillance of your groceries *literally* pays you. The member savings are what you get just for giving them your phone number, "For U" is for using their app and scanning your stuff in store. Literally 2 hours of min wage work for using the app. Nuts. Literally a quarter my costs

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Additional cool thing. Did this while still having the "newbie" symbol by my head.

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Goal met! I still have at least a few things I want to do (finish Rhapsodies specifically), but then it's just vibe time :D

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I did it! Now to actually do the grind for the last few levels!

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I had to make my own dinner -10 points to all of you 😜

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I need to get up and figure out dinner but my tummy keeps making noises and I'm worried moving will make them worse. Anyone up to bring me food? Will earn you points on my personal leaderboard.

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I finally found the hack to make sure I do my dishes consistently. If I keep cinnamon rolls on hand I want them every few days, and I only have enough pans and non-stick liners for a couple batches, gotta keep them clean! And my other dishes too I guess. Featuring marionberry frosting.

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Get internet friends who bully you into making cinnamon rolls for dinner.

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

It ends tonight! I'll be taking on the Shadow Lord in FFXI and completing the Vanilla story!

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

AF armor achieved, I'm now further than I've ever been in FFXI. Can't wait to see much more, next goal, shadow lord, 75, then 99 and new jobs!

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I cannot, will the blood of our enemies suffice?

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

DPS in need with average wait time "less than 5m" is always a lie and I don't know why I ever believe it.

Screenshot of Final Fantasy 14 of the duty finder it reads
Duty Finder
Duty Roulette: Alliance Raids
Waiting for a match...
role Waiting List Number: #5
Time Elapsed: 11:45/Average Wait Time 12m

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Couldn't decide, tried a new tactic. Now I'm looking at all the two class combinations as an "advanced" job and naming them, then I'm going to pick based on these names. For some reason I'm struggling with names for the time based classes. Feel free to make suggestions.

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Because of the autism I turned picking jobs in FFXII into an exercise in spreadsheets. I think I'm going to avoid anything I've labeled "lore" or "default" and see what I've got.

A screenshot of a spreadsheet listing a matrix of the characters and jobs along with their "lorefullness" including the following options: anti, none, semi, lore, default.

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

And now I approach the must fun/hard choice! While I can change later I like to stick with the pair I make for a long time at least. I also usually try to use all 12 in my party. 🤔Decisions decisions!

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Even though the guide I'm following for my level break quest in FFXI expressly mentioned it, I forgot to grab a way to break curses so I'm just sitting here waiting for my debuff to fall off so I don't die to the first thing that taps me and have to run back here. It started with 10 minutes.

Screenshot from FFXI: The buff bar with the curse icon selected, it is a small purple ghost with black eyes and a mouth. The text in the image reads: Curse A curse has reduced your maximum HP and MP.
Under the curse icon is the text "4m" for four minutes.

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Warrior leveling done, I now have it high enough that it'll always be a maxed out subjob. Time to pick monk back up until I finish stories/hit 99.

Screenshot of the Job Level window in FFXI cropped to only include the following text: Job Levels Warrior 50 Monk 50

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I think this is my first delevel on my character. RIP

Text from FFXI chatbox that reads: Baritengineer falls to level 45

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The contractor is running late, which is fine(ish). What sucks is right before they arrive there's someone from the water utility in my driveway because my yard is leaking water into the street. I may have a busted pipe. 😭

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

😭Fucking hate it when I add a game to my steam wishlist only to have them add an AI disclosure later. Was looking at a game releasing today and between me adding it to my list and now they add this nonsense. Not buying it now, too bad, I liked the concept a lot, could see me sinking many hours in.

Steam AI disclosure that reads:

AI Generated Content Disclosure
The developers describe how their games uses AI Generated Content like this: AI-assisted content was used during development phase

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This is the experience I know best.

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Look, I do have a problem, but it's primarily indecision and not enough hours to re/play everything I want to.

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Took the dog out so she could go to the bathroom and came in wit a perfectly ripe each. Lovely.

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The peaches in my back yard aren't quite ripe yet but the smell is amazing. I'll have to spend some time outside appreciating it this week.

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Had a wonderful time can't wait to see you goofs again soon!

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Corn salad follow through! I've spent years unable to seriously use my kitchen because of a shitty roommate. Getting back into safely cooking with some easy chopping and vibes based measuring. It's pretty good, I think I'd swap the mayo for some other sauce base though. It's an unsettling purple.

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Tell me that spell selection is wrong. I dare you.

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Doing the farmers market with @venizen.bsky.social and @whiskeypup.bsky.social so I thought it was a good time to do my first beard cleanup in the new home. Came out great.

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BariTengineer @baritengineer.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

If you accuse me of being focused in my gaming habits I will call you a liar. Still playing FFX and Hades 2 but I was itching for some slower paced nostalgia MMOing.

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