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I would probably go see him if he was performing near me. What he did was kind of creepy and he was in a position of power for sure. He admitted it, said he now understands why and defitenly lost a lot of revenue for it. I don't think what he did is on the level of others like Weinstein who committed heinous acts and I would never support in any way.

I think overall it is subjective for each person, but I do believe people should be able to atone and continue to work. Here the market will now determine for Louis CK.

Yes

I Saw the Devil

I liked it. I was expecting it to be pretty bad, but ended up enjoying it a lot more than I thought I would.

I think it is worth watching, the last 2 seasons are not that good and they focused on spectacle over story. Some of the spectacle is still entertaining if you don't think about it too much. I highly recommend the books if you are a reader unless all you care about is the ending.

It seems like you have a hard time with rational thinking.

Jen0125 posted...

I have a nice Samsung fridge at my house

I'm sorry to hear that, I hope you are not a fan of your fridge supplying ice.

Not sure, but what time is it on? I would like to watch it.

Clench281 posted...

Pourover is what I resort to if I don't remember to start my cold brew the night before, or if it's cold out and I want a hot drink

Pourover is more work and makes worse coffee than cold brew imo

I guess it is a personal opinion, but it could be that you are not grinding properly (or with a good grinder) or not using very good coffee. I think cold brew is harder to mess up than a pour over, but nothing really beats a great pour over when done right.

Pour Over hot coffee black, every morning.

I don't think it is very good overall, but it has its moments.

I just got an Oasis and also have a paperwhite. I love it, fully on board with ebooks, though I do miss physical books sometimes. Currently reading A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie.

I play docked more often than not, so I think I will pass on this.

Advanced Dungeons and Dragons.

I probably order food/eat out about 3 dinners per week. Both the wife and I work full time 40 hour jobs, and neither of us want to cook something every night and I also like to eat out once on the weekend. Quick meals at home are not necessarily going to be any healthier. Last night I made air fryer chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes and peas (which was not really a quick meal), this is was less healthy than if I went and got a chicken kabob and greek salad (though more healthy then if I got chicken nuggets at a fast food place).

It is a great show. I don't currently have apple+ but will resub when the second season is fully available.

You must look like a stoner.

SomeUsername529 posted...

What the fuck does this gibberish even mean? Are you actually trying to say "those two things you're saying are somewhat correlated are happening everywhere so they can't be correlated"? Because that would be an extreeeeemely dumb response and I would laugh loudly in your face if that's what you're trying to say.

If gaming weren't widespread it wouldn't be able to have a large effect like that. Games existed and were popular in the 80s but crime was still pretty high. Then around the early to mid 90s gaming became extremely popular, particularly with young men, and suddenly things that young men like to do such as drink, have sex, and do dumb potentially destructive shit starts to absolutely nosedive. But no, those are both "so widespread" (whatever the fuck that even means in this context) so they can't have any effect on each other.

I'm pretty sure he meant to say not "see something in the correlation."

That said, it is possible. I have seen the passing of roe v. wade as a big reason from the decrease of crime, which makes sense to me. Video games may have played a part as well. Although, I knew a lot of kids who used to steal video games, maybe if they didn't go play them afterwards they would be committing other crimes, lol.

"Learning a new language, joining a club, building something, carving something, etc. -- are probably better ways to spend your time"

My question is why? Why is this necessarily a better way to spend your time. You may be learning a new skill or meeting some, but that doesn't mean it will have net positive on your life or that you will have any useful application of the new skill or social interaction, other than the enjoyment you get out of it... the same as someone playing a game. I like to paint miniatures, that is probably more "productive" than playing a video game, but it doesn't make it a better way to spend my time.

Also, I will say I would probably not have a computer science degree if it was not for video games. Sure, I probably would of gone into another area of study, but it was an inspiration to me to pursue that educational path.

I don't disagree with some of your arguments, but I also don't think video games have made the world a worse place.

Ticket to Ride

I beat the game over the weekend, I did the "true" ending going through the white palace. That place was very rage inducing. I am glad I finished it but it did make me consider saying F it, I will just do the other ending.

I still think the game is not the best Metroidvania, but does belong among the elite. It borderlines on frustrating at times, that takes away some of the enjoyment I get from many other games in the genre. That said I do still think it is an amazing game, with amazing level design, music and atmosphere. I prefer the Ori games, which they can be pretty difficult as well but I never had the same frustration about maybe quitting at times like I did in Hollow Knight. I also prefer Bloodstained, but that is such and ode to what I consider the pinnacle of the genre Symphony of the Night (along with Super Metroid), so it probably resonates to me more than some (I play through SOTN probably once every other year).

I am looking forward to (and dreading) the sequel.

Metroid Dread.

I agree, I was pretty hesitant about the change to the battle system and that it was only part of the original game, but I bought it on sale a few months after it came out and it was was a top 3 game for me last year. The nostalgia of the original does help though.

I have all 3 dreamer masks now, those Watcher Knights were a major pain in the ass. I am going to try to get the 1800 essence for the upgraded dream nail now. I think about 700 essence right now. I think there are 2 areas I don't have the map for either, Queen's Garden being one of them. I made it to a boss in that are a couple days ago, but my most recent bench was very far so I didn't head back.

DirtBasedSoap posted...

its still really fucked up to me that the first time I heard about this was through a superhero tv show (HBOs watchmen)

not school, a fucking superhero show

I think you are thinking of the Tulsa race massacre, which I also learned about from the Watchmen tv show (sadly enough). Juneteenth is a different thing, the date where slaves in Texas learned they had been emancipated, something like 2 years after the official emancipation. It has been a bit of a big deal in Texas for awhile so I knew about it. Glad they made an official holiday for it.

I just had a temporary crown put in this morning, will have the permanent crown put on in 3 weeks. This is my first one, it followed a root canal a couple weeks ago. Feels a little weird and sore as hell right now.

I though the Microsoft show was the best with reveals and all the games that will be on game pass day one. I am not even a Halo fan really, but since it will be on game pass I will likely be playing it. Nintendo was okay, the Metroid Dread announcement is very exciting and I can't wait to play BOTW 2. I love Metroidvanias, so Dread is probably the game I will anticipate the most, but I will probably play Horizon 5 more than any other game that comes out this year.

Mead posted...

lets have a conversation about just this image alone

This is true for me too!

The email I got from square seems to indicate it will be on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, Xbox One and PC with a demo in 10 days.

MrMelodramatic posted...

Holy cow I just watched this video of a dude beating the MAntis boss on a harder difficulty or something and it was hella intense.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ktDxzN8Y2U

@Archgoat mantis lords gave me grief in their regular state. This would make me quit.

Wow! That makes my fingers hurt just watching it.

Sarcasthma posted...

Wait, you think it's overrated but you haven't even gotten past the Mantis Lords yet?

I did the city and got the ground breaker ability and crystal mines area, and some of the resting grounds already. I think I am doing the Mantis Lords a little later than a lot of people do. I missed that area where they are when I went through the first time.

I think it is slightly overrated as I am a huge fan of metroidvanias and this one didn't grab me right away like others, like I said this is my 3rd time starting it. I just don't think it is best modern metroidvania like most people make it out to be. I prefer the Ori games, Bloodstained, and Blasphemous to it (not to mention Super Metroid and SOTN). Maybe I will change my mind when I finish it. It is a great game, don't get me wrong, not trying to slag it, just my opinion.

A lot of people don't seem to like it very much, but I remember enjoying it a lot when I played it. I plan on picking it up, love Zelda games and have been craving to play one lately.

Since when did advocating for better equality mean that you can't have nice things?

It is a really great game, but I think it is slightly overrated as a metroidvania as it is often cited as the best one. The atmosphere and the music is all top notch though. I am currently playing it as well, my 3rd try at it and I am enjoying it more this time... even though I did quit in anger last night after dying to the Mantis Lords too many times.

I am an odd one as 2 is my favorite of the 3 dark souls games.

At this point I am going for the Hurricanes or Islanders. I dislike most of the teams left.

dragon504 posted...

T_T

*should have been - bad grammar by me, I always do that one :(

I agree, I tend to agree with him most of the time. I think some of his vaccine views (even prior to the current one) are off base and sometimes wish he would call out the right on their hypocrisy about cancel culture a bit more. Most of the time I think he spot on, sometimes he is kind of old man view about things as well. I don't have to agree with everything he says.

Yes, it was a terrible year, probably the worst of my lifetime. It feels like a wasted year to me. Work and financially it was okay for me, I already worked from home most of the time so it was not anything new. I am fairly anti-social, but I enjoy going to concerts a lot and other conventions or festivals throughout the year. The lack of that showed me that I do need those social interactions or it can affect my mental health. I didn't have it nearly as bad as many others, while I missed concerts for example, those bands had a year of their profession basically wasted as far as the way they most often earn a living.

On top of that the politicization of everything including a pandemic just made it worse (speaking of the U.S.). The pandy should of been something that brought us together, but it further divided us.

I didn't really find it that laugh out loud funny. I did like it, but it was more quirky and amusing to me.

Wake up Henry

A bowl of high fiber cereal.

Domkraft - Seeds may be my top contender so far.

I only died like 3 times on normal. You generally get more ammo on easy and enemies are killed easier and you can take more hits.

The property tax deduction seems to have less of an impact on my taxes/return when I file since the trump tax bill went into effect. Most of my deductions I used prior don't really change my return like they used to.

I think this is just confirming that this is not a game for me. I sometimes only have like 30 minutes to play on a game and unfortunately the rest mode on the PS5 is unreliable. I will wait for a decent sale at least.

Patty Melt - Whataburger

She looks pretty good in the first photo, but not the rest in my opinion. Too much fake, I am not a fan, I don't like how they all get those bloated lips now, to each their own I guess.

No Pineapple Express, no Half Baked and no Stoned Age, poor list.

Captain_Drek posted...

I snagged a Steam Link when they discontinued them for $5.
With decent WiFi or a hardline/ethernet connection it's great. Especially since my TV and computer are in separate rooms.

This is what I do too. It's great really, comes in handy beyond gaming too, like for live stream concerts.