Strawberry Bulbasaur :)
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helpful trick for extending the life of your joycons
ok so almost two years ago i got my third pair of joycons because the ones before them were drifting
this date (7/21/19) is about a year off from when i first got my switch in july 2018, so that means i went through two pairs of joycons in about 6 months each.
as of today, 3/12/21, my watermelon joycons are still going strong. they’ve already lasted a little over x3 longer than my previous joycons (19 months and 20 days so far!), i definitely believe the cause for their extended lifespan is because of how i stored them.
the difference with these and my old ones is that i tried something new—draping a cloth over my switch (and the joycons) when it was docked/not being used.
also when i put them down, i ALWAYS set them so that the sticks face down.
based on my loose experiment, i hypothesize that joycon drifting seems to come from dirt or dust particles that, once inside the sticks, are extremely hard to remove even with compressed air. if you have working joycons, see if you can extend their life by trying this cloth-covering trick.
the cloth i use measures 12x12 in. (30.5x30.5 cm) and it is just enough to cover the width of the switch with joycons attached.
mine’s a shammy cloth so it’s a little thicker than common shirt fabric, but i don’t doubt cutting a square foot out of an old shirt would also work too.
anyway boost this post around because so many people have joycon drifting troubles and this has worked tremendously for me in slowing it down—if it will even happen at all; i don’t know, mine haven’t drifted yet with this! note that this won’t stop drifting if it is already occurring but this is a very good preventative measure if you have a new or already working pair.
Some new information about Pokemon New Snap:
- Voice acting (The tutorial was voiced, while in the game itself there's more the occasional line)
- Replay value (if you replay an area later in the game, more Pokemon will spawn and new scenes will occur. Different variants for those levels too.)
- Gyro controls
- Luminous orbs can be used to get hiding Pokemon to come out
- Limited character customization (skin tone/eye color, no clothing options)
- No bonuses if you have save data from other Pokemon titles on your Switch.
- Can take pictures without zooming in, flexible controls, scan feature (gets a Pokemon's attention)
- Photo edit options such as a ReSnap feature.
stop everything, this is bitty doing research for his thesis
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I showed this tiktok to my grandma to make her laugh, but now she’s all excited and actually wants to make a chocolate potato cake. We’re gonna do it.
I’ll keep everyone posted.
It’s happening, folks!
Looks good, but we’re not done yet!
Our sweet, sweet child needs to cool before we add the finishing touches!
My creation is complete!
After dinner, we’ll give it a taste test!
I wonder how it’ll taste.
Oh…
My…
God.
It’s incredible!
This stupid cake, made with potatoes … is delicious! It’s so sweet, moist, and decadent, just like a brownie! And I don’t even like chocolate or potatoes!
The recipe from the tiktok was pretty much impossible to find. I looked high and low, but everyone posted recipes that I KNOW he didn’t use because the ingredients and methods were different. After some searching, my grandma and I came up with our own recipe.
For the Cake:
1 cup mashed potato
2 cups sour cream
1 ¾ cup flour
1 ¾ cup sugar
¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
½ cup softened butter
2 eggs
1 ½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
Pinch of salt
For the Drizzle:
4 oz semi-sweet chocolate
½ cup sugar
3 tbsp corn syrup
2 tbsp water
A lot of recipes called for a mixer or a processor, but my grandma and I wanted to make an every-man kind of recipe, since we know not everyone has those things. Plus they’re heavy and a pain to clean anyway, so bowls it is!
Instructions:
1. Peel and boil the potato, then mash it. Set aside to cool. Go to the bathroom, do your homework, then come back. That should be enough time.
2. Set oven to 350°F.
3. Cream butter. This means putting the sugar and butter into a bowl and mashing it together with a fork until it’s thoroughly mixed.
3. Put everything else in the same bowl, including the mashed potato. Mix and stir well. Work those muscles!
4. Grease a pan (doesn’t matter what kind you use) and spatula batter into pan. Even out if necessary.
5. Bake in oven for 40 minutes.
6. Test cake with pick. If nothing sticks, it’s finished. If batter does stick to pick, let it bake a bit longer but make sure it doesn’t burn. Remove and set aside to cool.
For the Drizzle:
1. Cut chocolate into tiny squares.
2. In a small pot, mix sugar, corn syrup, and water.
3. On medium heat, wait for mixture to sizzle and stir it. Do NOT let it boil.
4. Remove from element and add chocolate.
5. Wait for squares to melt, then mix.
6. Drizzle or pour over cake.
Enjoy!
I’m so glad there’s a recipe now, I really want to try this!
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