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I only made it about 20 minutes into The Bubble, the last Neflix all-star “comedy” bomb. I wonder if I’ll make it farther into this one. 

When the sports betting apps came to Ohio, I signed up for a couple, put my $10 in. Bet on random crap, not even fully understanding my bets sometimes. Between the money I put in and the bonus bets they gave me, I was quickly up a good $250. I started to feel that it would really easily get its hooks into me (I’m already up by so much, this is so easy! I’ll never lose! And if I do lose, I just need one big bet to win it all back!) and it freaked me out. I cashed out and now whenever I want that rush, I just watch Uncut Gems. 
 

I wanted to like that game, but it was rough at launch. And from what I played, I didn’t get the sense that the core gameplay loop would end up being all that satisfying even if the bugs were patched. 

My boss loves to talk about how he made 100k last year and he’s still broke, like it’s some kind of brag. No, he’s just a degenerate gambler. 

Into The Breach is a Netflix title on ios, and it’s a perfect mobile game. 

I don’t usually respond that much to blatant fan service, but the hacking mini game making an appearance had me like 

4 minutes ago, Mr.Vic20 said:

Its clockwork Revolution. 

Oh shit, that’s actually what I was picturing. I definitely mashed up those two games in my head as Bioshock Infinite 2.

13 hours ago, crispy4000 said:

What’s that Steampunk FPS again?  I’d like to see more of that.

Are you thinking of Judas, AKA Definitely Not Bioshock? Because I do want more of that. 

I didn’t even realize which section this was in.  I always use the Unread Content page that throws everything together. 

You can really feel the magic of Academy Award Winner Barry Jenkins radiating off this thing! /s

Both look boring, but at least one of them is an actual game and not an interactive screensaver. Paper Mario

1 hour ago, Mr.Vic20 said:

It makes sense to highlight the next COD, but man do I wish it were anything but. 

It would be so funny if the next game was Call of Duty: Redacted. 

Seems chill

Sampling recent Game Pass additions, I got kinda sucked into Orcs Must Die 3. I’ve always been a sucker for tower defense games, and I like how this series also puts you directly into the action. It’s a fun little distraction that I probably won’t spend a ton of time with, AKA a perfect Game Pass title. 

On 4/13/2024 at 1:02 AM, Dodger said:

I need to find a workout plan for someone fat and completely out of shape, so needs to start easy enough. I do have a squat rack and bench at home with a powerblock adjustable dumbbell set. I probably should just get a gym membership again though.

I’ve been on a long, gradual journey towards getting back in shape (I’ve fluctuated wildly over the last 15 years mostly due to work/life circumstances). What’s worked for me this time is the old adage that anything worth doing is worth doing poorly. Example: a part of my routine is going to the gym three times a week (something I definitely had to build up to). If I’m not really feeling it on one of those days, I’ll still go to maintain the routine, but I might leave after like 15 minutes of light exercise. That’s not much and might feel like a waste of a trip, but 15 minutes is better than 0 minutes. Or when I’m feeding my sweet tooth, I’ll compare the calorie count on various ice creams. Sure, it would be “better” to cut out the ice cream entirely, but fuck that. I’ll find a light option that I like, because a 500 calorie pint is better than a 1000 calorie pint. It all adds up over time. 

24 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

True. Got burned by ASoIAF there too I’m sure. Plus it doesn’t help that the first stormlight book seems to be a 1200 page prologue to book 2, itself around 1200 pages iirc. (I’m listening to them so idk how long they actually are)

Oh yeah, each one so far could individually claim the title of “by far the longest book I’ve ever read” and there’s going to be 10 of them? I’m not a particularly fast reader, so once I hear that the final book is like 3 years away, I’ll finally crack open book 1. 

9 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

I recently finished the first Mistborn era and I’m now getting deeper in the Cosmere having gotten through the first two Stormlight Archive books, Warbreaker(excellent book), and Elantris. 
 

taking a quick break now for Project Hail Mary then back into Arcanium Unbounded then Oathbringer. 
 

maybe it’s because I have a satisfying ending to the era but so far mistborn is my favorite but stormlight is really growing on me

 

enjoy it!

At this point, even if I get really into Sanderson (which seems likely) I think I’m going to have to avoid the Stormlight books for a long time. I have a slight aversion to long series in general, but especially when they’re nowhere near done. I know he’s a workhorse (loved his kickstarter video where he kept dropping unannounced, completed novels onto his desk) but I’ll feel a lot better starting them when I know the end is in sight. 

6 minutes ago, best3444 said:

 

Lightly poked with saying I'm an not an intelligent person? I will retaliate if someone attacks me personally like that. There are 3 people on here that have treated me like shit and that's no longer an issue for me. 

 

It's loser behavior to pick fights on a message board, period. I call it as I see it. I didn't start any issues in these examples. Again you're too wrapped up into my business but I guess it's because you're "dead inside" or whatever your excuse is. 

 

Just ignore me? Block me if you think I'm so terrible. 

 

 

That is not how either of these exchanges started.

And again, if I’m too “wrapped up in your business” it’s because this is a small community. We are close-knit, whether we like it or not. I’m not following you around and taking notes, you’re everywhere. And that’s fine, I am too. I know more about Bacon’s taste in porn than I would care to, but that’s the price we all pay for being a part of this site. 
 

And I’m not going to block you. From my perspective, you’re a vital part of this community. I like following your posts about gaming. Also, blocking seems a little childish. We’re all adults. 
 

A parting anecdote before I take a break to watch the last couple episodes of Fallout: one time, another user here mentioned that I had made several jokes about pedophilia on here in the past. Instead of going aggro on him, I took a moment to reflect. Why was I making those jokes? Is that necessary? Even if they were harmless from my perspective, how do they make other people feel? How might these comments affect how others think of me? I could say fuck them, I’ll post whatever I want. Or I could just cool it with that particular style of “edgy” humor. I’m better than that (in theory).

26 minutes ago, stepee said:

 

While I appreciate that, wouldn’t it be better to just steamroll past it and deny everything at the expense of all reality? 

This is a good point. Telling you that I made a mistake is admitting that I made a mistake, which in turn is a mistake, and that just sets off a messy spiral that I would rather not deal with. 

32 minutes ago, best3444 said:

 

Citizen went after me because I said Musk mumbles. That's litteraly all I said. Then he went on about how I'm not intelligent etc. I'm not sitting back and letting him do that to me. 

 

With cnut, I litteraly said what is in the news about Clark getting hated on by lesbian WNBA players. Yes, known lesbian players that hate Clark is straight...I'm not making that up. I didn't say anything to her that was cruel. I stopped commenting. So again, you really have nothing to show for your post above. 

 

Everyone here has issues and make mistakes. 

Sure, you just made two simple statements, completely unrelated to comments you’ve made in the past. Then you were attacked  lightly poked.
You always have outs. You could say any number of things to diffuse the situation. You could also just not respond. But instead, it’s straight to “what’s your fucking problem with me? Sorry I’m not a woke liberal. Why do you remember things I’ve said previously? You’re a loser, fuck off.”

And to reiterate the final point of my last post, I can see how they could take a little blame for this as well. There’s no real need to poke you like that. They know you’re going to snap, even if their challenge to you is basically just  “Why’d you say it?” 

If I ever make a mistake, you’ll be the first to know. 

The two recent examples I’m specifically referring to are with Cnut about Caitlin Clark and Citizen in the Elon Musk thread. Two very similar exchanges that happened earlier this month. 
 

And I wouldn’t say I’m “concerned”, exactly. I’ve spent enough time here that I know what to expect and can roll with it. I just think it’s pretty funny when others haven’t figured that out by now (and here I’m referring to all participants in these skirmishes). 

5 minutes ago, best3444 said:

 

You're another one that loves to jump in with smart ass remarks with things that have absolutely nothing to do with you. 

 

I mean why even say this? Are you upset with me? What are you trying to achieve by bringing up my past? 

 

I have made significant changes since last year when I was extremely cruel on here. I apologized for it and have made changes in my life to improve my mental health. There is no reason for you to say this stuff. 

I’m not a very confrontational person, so I don’t engage during these conflicts very often. But I’m here. I see it.  This is a small, slow moving community. Even if something is not directed specifically at me, it’s still in the air. It has an effect on me. A small one perhaps, because I’m dead inside, but an effect all the same. Basic empathy and all that. 
 

I see most of what happens here, and I see patterns. We all have our quirks and our faults. One of mine is that I have a hard time being direct and sincere. I have to hang back and make jokes. This is only way I know how to show you a pattern I’ve noticed. I’m not going to dig back and present you with receipts, or further explain how I perceive this pattern, because you’ll just see it as an attack. I don’t know how to have a sincere conversation with you about some of your behavior here, and I’ll just blame my poor communication skills for that one. 

The next time I say some wack shit and someone asks me why I would say such a thing, I’m gonna flip out on them and complain that I’m being attacked just for speaking my mind. And then everyone better immediately forget that exchange, because if they ever try to use the things I said in the past against me, they’re a fucking weirdo who is obsessed with me.