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ParanoidObsessive posted...

No, I'm pretty sure that's the work of my Chaos Engine. I finally got it running a few years back, and it's been slowly pumping more and more entropy into the universe at an exponential rate.

It all fits within my PO's Chaos Engine Theory.

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File Footage of PO, hard at work in the lab:

https://i.imgur.com/4eAKDSi.gifv

The clues were all right there really.

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lolol

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WhiskeyDisk posted...

File Footage of PO, hard at work in the lab:

https://i.imgur.com/4eAKDSi.gifv

The clues were all right there really.

I was expecting genetically engineered cats that act like dogs but that is insane though.

Korruptor posted...

I was expecting genetically engineered cats that act like dogs but that is insane though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ld-twoeg2s
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Dragged my feet too long on that previously-mentioned sale. First the free add-on pin went away, then eventually the prices went back to normal. Maybe it was for the best? Even at the end I was kinda on the fence over the ronin Jango, simply because I have a lot of collectibles just sitting in boxes. idk, if the prices on that line weren't so high, I might have bought a few of the samurai Snowtroopers but even at the sale price it'd be $50 apiece which is a bit much for army building. I guess that was one more advantage to smaller scale lines >_>

On a happier note, ordered Pokken DX for $45 from Best Buy. Forgot to check to see what *else* might be in that same price range, but I was checking out an unrelated sale and just searched to see if that was discounted. Hadn't got it sooner mostly because it never seemed to get any discounts and I refuse to pay full price for games.


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Just checking in fellow Geeks!

Oreon has covid. Tested positive and got the results back last night. He's in quarantine for the next week or so. He's having mild to severe symptoms as he has a fever, feels like crap, and lost his taste buds. He's not on a ventilator or having trouble breathing so thank the Geeks for that.

As for me, I'm still going to wound care twice a week, and I have the wound Vac attached to my stomach. It's working because the wound is over half as small as it was a few weeks ago. It's only 2.6cm deep right now, and maybe another month and a half I should be completely healed.

It's also the wife's birthday so she may get lucky. I got her jewelry, a custom cake, and reservations at a nice Italian restaurant.

Stay safe out there!

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My sister dropped a birthday gift card for my wife, and then dropped a super late birthday gift for me too. It was a Visa gift card as well. (My birthday was over a month ago!)

You know what that means?

Ghost of Tsushima will be mine!

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Apparently the order I placed for Pokken DX didn't go through for whatever reason. I might have thought I confirmed but there was another screen, so I placed the order today =x It sucks because had it gone through, I'd probably be getting it today.

tbh, had been wanting the title regardless for a while (but I'm opposed to paying full price for games (and pretty much anything, for that matter) which is why I hadn't got it yet) and my interest was further renewed while using Empeleon in Pokemon Go.

(Also realized I started this post many hours ago but never finished posting it when I checked the topic after Wave posted again >_<)

The Wave Master posted...

reservations at a nice Italian restaurant.

That really safe for you guys?

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I only have 3 4-star Pokemon in Go, oddly, Empoleon is one of them.

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I haven't had any perfect starters yet -- that I know of, it's possible I tossed out a lower-CP one without even checking -- but I have maybe 12-15 100%ers/4-stars, the most notable of which is a Mewtwo.

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Zeus posted...

Apparently the order I placed for Pokken DX didn't go through for whatever reason. I might have thought I confirmed but there was another screen, so I placed the order today =x It sucks because had it gone through, I'd probably be getting it today.

tbh, had been wanting the title regardless for a while (but I'm opposed to paying full price for games (and pretty much anything, for that matter) which is why I hadn't got it yet) and my interest was further renewed while using Empeleon in Pokemon Go.

(Also realized I started this post many hours ago but never finished posting it when I checked the topic after Wave posted again >_<)

That really safe for you guys?

We didn't go. We ate a pot pie and a chicken sammich and some birthday cake. It's been pretty nice just relaxing at home.


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WhiskeyDisk posted...

I only have 3 4-star Pokemon in Go, oddly, Empoleon is one of them.

My best "4 star" Pokemon is a Dragonite and it isn't even one of my top 10 going by CP.

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WhiskeyDisk posted...

My best "4 star" Pokemon is a Dragonite and it isn't even one of my top 10 going by CP.

Is it fully powered? Granted, even when it is fully powered, if you have fully-powered legendaries, quite a few of them are going to outclass it by CP. That and I guess its max CP is substantially lower than TTar and Garchomp.

My top 12 CPs are a lot of Mewtwo, Kyogre, and a Zekrom. However, I haven't evo'd a Slaking, which has a max CP exceeding 4400.

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Geez, where the hell is a guy supposed to go to get reasonably-priced Pop!s? Amazon, BBTS, etc, all have the new Masters of the Universe Pop!s -- which I just learned existed (specifically Sorceress, Tung Lashor, and Webstor) -- listed for $11 when these things were just $9 from certain retailers not that long ago.

Granted, I'll cave on Tung Lashor and Sorceress because it's just an extra $2, but I won't make that concession for some of the others.

Although I should probably try to avoid getting more Pop!s. Kinda feels like I already have a lot (although not the hundreds or thousands that hardcore collectors do). However, if I was to settle for just one of them, it would be a hard choice even though Tung Lashor is clearly the better-looking of the two.

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I only want two more Pops.

Mordecai and Benson from Regular Show, and I'm not paying the hundreds of bucks collectors want for the two of them, and I've sadly given up on ever having them. .

I have the rest of the cast on the Show, but not those two, and it ticks me off because I look at my display, and those are missing.

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I propose we all vote and change the max # of posts to 666 from now on. That would be way more fun.

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The Wave Master posted...

and I'm not paying the hundreds of bucks collectors want for the two of them, and I've sadly given up on ever having them.

I'd love to have the Funko Pop Cortana that came out as a tie-in to Halo 4, but I don't think I've ever seen it selling for less than $200 on Amazon, and I don't want it that much.

Worse when, at this point, any Funko Pops you see on sites like Amazon aren't even "new" as much as they are "collectible" or "used", and I don't necessarily want anything so badly that I'm willing to buy one someone else has been doing God knows what with.
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The Wave Master posted...

I only want two more Pops.

Mordecai and Benson from Regular Show, and I'm not paying the hundreds of bucks collectors want for the two of them, and I've sadly given up on ever having them. .

I have the rest of the cast on the Show, but not those two, and it ticks me off because I look at my display, and those are missing.

The after-market is kinda the same issue with any number of collectibles. However, at least Pop!s are usually widely available enough that there's a lag before you have to start dealing with the after-market.

And there probably some rare Pop!s I'd like to have, but (other than maybe the club-exclusive Hobgoblin) I can't really think of many offhand. The problem with Pop!s is that they release so many of them that it's impossible to keep up and difficult to keep track. Plus a lot of them are more impulse buys than serious wants.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

I'd love to have the Funko Pop Cortana that came out as a tie-in to Halo 4, but I don't think I've ever seen it selling for less than $200 on Amazon, and I don't want it that much.

Worse when, at this point, any Funko Pops you see on sites like Amazon aren't even "new" as much as they are "collectible" or "used", and I don't necessarily want anything so badly that I'm willing to buy one someone else has been doing God knows what with.

This is one of those rare collectible lines where there's a tendency to never remove them the original package and oftentimes the people who do remove them don't save the packaging anyway.

I think every Pop! I've removed from the box was because the box itself was falling apart or had some damage to it. For instance, when I got my Chernabog from the Disney Store, the packaging looked like it had silly string or something on it.

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I was on the way home from dialysis and wound care when I read an article about how Michael Jackson wanted to play Professor X in the 2000 X-Men movie. He said he didn't care that Xavier was an old white guy, and that he was willing to wear make up to become an old white Professor X.

Now I want to see how that turned out because I'm sure it happened in some other parallel universe.

It just seems so bizarre that it would be fun and fascinating to see Kacko as Profeasor X.

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The Wave Master posted...

I was on the way home from dialysis and wound care when I read an article about how Michael Jackson wanted to play Professor X in the 2000 X-Men movie. He said he didn't care that Xavier was an old white guy, and that he was willing to wear make up to become an old white Professor X.

Now I want to see how that turned out because I'm sure it happened in some other parallel universe.

It just seems so bizarre that it would be fun and fascinating to see Kacko as Profeasor X.

And here I thought Nic Cage in The Death of Superman was as weird as comic movies could get...

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The Wave Master posted...

I was on the way home from dialysis and wound care when I read an article about how Michael Jackson wanted to play Professor X in the 2000 X-Men movie. He said he didn't care that Xavier was an old white guy, and that he was willing to wear make up to become an old white Professor X.

Technically he was already transwhite at that point so he'd just need to shave his head. I have a hard time believing that story, though. I think it was probably just a joke.


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WhiskeyDisk posted...

And here I thought Nic Cage in The Death of Superman was as weird as comic movies could get...

At least Nic Cage finally got his wish... in the Teen Titans Go movie

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Did we agree on a topic title yet?

Another covid topic or something completely different?

Suggestions include: Geek Restart: Bubble Edition or 28 Geeks later.

I've also considered starting an 80's and 90's film geek topic. Topic titles based on 80's or 90's films. What do you think?

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Ya'll better decide soon yer running out of space.

Space, the final geek?

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I'll probably not be making any suggestions this time. I might be able to make some, but I don't see the point. <_<

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There is always a point, creativity is it's own reward!!

Also, I resubmit my above suggestion as:

Space, the final geek tier!!!!


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Geek-Chic-Weak-Fleek-Beak-Reek-Leak-Creek-Sleek-Week

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The Wave Master posted...

Did we agree on a topic title yet?

I thought everybody except you agreed on 28 Geeks Later. Otherwise, I can't even remember what else I suggested, let alone the ideas that others put out that didn't garner much interest.

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Missed an earlier post >_>

ParanoidObsessive posted...

But my point is more that I have yet to see a single commercial for the game that tells you anything meaningful about it.

Kind of a weird learning metric. Because I ad-block, I can't recall the last time I saw a game commercial period.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

(Tangentially, though, I will say I didn't really appreciate Ladyhawk, Dragonslayer, or Legend at the time either, so maybe I just had a certain antipathy towards certain types of fantasy. It's hard to really parse out when I'm looking backwards from 30+ years later and trying to remember how I felt about stuff, and why.)

Seriously? Not even with Tim Curry as the Lord of Darkness?!

You at least liked Willow, right? Tell me you liked Willow. Because if I also hear you didn't like Willow, I'm going to lose my freaking mind over here.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

To be fair, they actually kind of address that in-game. The explosion at the end of the game puts you in a coma, and you required reconstructive surgery to fix everything, which justifies why you might look different than you did in SR1. Which includes gender (which seems more fluid in the Saints Row universe at the best of times).

Honestly, it seems like something of an oversight in the first place although I suppose they were working on a much tighter budget with the first game.

ParanoidObsessive posted... Weellll. If we're going to be honest, Eliza Dushku's career was ever all that (what's the opposite of "faded"? Bright?) in the first place.

Only with the benefit of hindsight. At the time, she seemed poised to be big.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

But she was recording her lines for SR2 right between Tru Calling and Dollhouse

I loved Tru Calling -- although it was admittedly shit -- whereas my brother was a Dollhouse fan. It's a shame that nothing she was involved with (other than Buffy obviously, but even then she in a more supporting role) seemed to last.

And interestingly enough, both Tru Calling and Dollhouse were 26 episodes long although the episode count per season was different.

Oh, plus I just realized she played Rubi in WET. How did I not realize that? >_> I loved WET, although it was a clunky, kinda-bad game.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

The real impressive thing was that NPH was willing to come BACK to voice lines for SR4 (though Eliza Dushku either wouldn't or wasn't even asked), after his personal stock had increased.

That's what makes him a nerd saint. Of course, in Dushku's case, they didn't even keep her in SR3.... and now I'm curious which side decided that, since it would probably give a reason for her not being back in SR4 as well.

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Entity13 posted...

I'll probably not be making any suggestions this time. I might be able to make some, but I don't see the point. <_<

Well, you're a legend. How about you pick the topic title, and we go with it for the next topic? Sounds fair to me.


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The Wave Master posted...

Well, you're a legend. How about you pick the topic title, and we go with it for the next topic? Sounds fair to me.

Wow, you're REALLY opposed to going with 28 Geeks Later, aren't you? >_>

Why do you hate the name that much?

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The Wave Master posted...

He said he didn't care that Xavier was an old white guy, and that he was willing to wear make up to become an old white Professor X.

So is it time for the obligatory joke about why Michael Jackson shouldn't be allowed to play a character who runs a school for youths?



The Wave Master posted...

Did we agree on a topic title yet?

Do we ever agree on a title? We all usually just throw out dozens of possible options individually and then leave you to sort through them and pick one.

Though if you're still soliciting opinions, we could always combine it with the above and call it "Wave Master's School for Geeky Youngsters".
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The Wave Master posted...

Well, you're a legend. How about you pick the topic title, and we go with it for the next topic? Sounds fair to me.

I Am Geek?
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ParanoidObsessive posted...

Do we ever agree on a title?

I seem to recall at least three nods for 28 Geeks Later.

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Twenty-Eight Weeks Geekier

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Zeus posted...

I seem to recall at least three nods for 28 Geeks Later.

And I could've sworn we've had that one before.

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Was cleaning and found my copy of The Halloween Tree. I've long been a Bradbury fan, I love Halloween, and I'd heard the book mentioned like it was a big deal... but it didn't grab me immediately and, when I wiki'd the details last year, it kinda looked shitty so I put aside and then it was lost in a growing pile of books and DVDs that I hadn't got around to sorting. I need to put up some extra shelving at some point, or get rid of some stuff.

At some point, I'm going to have to look around to see which short story anthologies I have sitting around; tempted to read/re-read some of them. (Not specifically Bradbury, although I think I have a Bradbury anthology or two.)

Oh, and the subject of Halloween and the earlier topic of merchandising, it looks like Sam from Trick 'r Treat is getting even *more* collectibles (unless NECA is re-releasing some). For a character from a relatively recent, lesser-known cult classic that couldn't even secure a theatrical release and whose sequel plans have always been pie in the sky, they manage to swing a lot of merch. Wouldn't mind trying to get that kind of success.

I_Abibde posted...

And I could've sworn we've had that one before.

idk, it might just be a matter of it being so obvious that we *think* we must have used it before, but I can't recall it being used in the 5 or 6 years I've regularly been coming here (prior to that, my visits to PotD were too sporadic to notice). I'm sure Wave has a list of topic names, though, and he can check.

Revelation34 posted...

I Am Geek?

I am geek, hear me roar, in numbers too big to ignore / And I'm too hungry to... that's all I've got.

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Entity, you decide the next topic, but if you don't decide or choose then I guess we go with, "28 Gedks Later."

Went to wound care today, and if all keeps going well I will be healed up in a month or so, and I'll be able to resume normal life and video game activities.

Maybe even start the process of adopting a little rugrat since I can't have kids the natural way any longer.

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Let's try to get this topic to 500!

@Zeus posted...

Was cleaning and found my copy of The Halloween Tree. I've long been a Bradbury fan, I love Halloween, and I'd heard the book mentioned like it was a big deal... but it didn't grab me immediately and, when I wiki'd the details last year, it kinda looked shitty so I put aside and then it was lost in a growing pile of books and DVDs that I hadn't got around to sorting. I need to put up some extra shelving at some point, or get rid of some stuff.

At some point, I'm going to have to look around to see which short story anthologies I have sitting around; tempted to read/re-read some of them. (Not specifically Bradbury, although I think I have a Bradbury anthology or two.)

Oh, and the subject of Halloween and the earlier topic of merchandising, it looks like Sam from Trick 'r Treat is getting even *more* collectibles (unless NECA is re-releasing some). For a character from a relatively recent, lesser-known cult classic that couldn't even secure a theatrical release and whose sequel plans have always been pie in the sky, they manage to swing a lot of merch. Wouldn't mind trying to get that kind of success.

idk, it might just be a matter of it being so obvious that we *think* we must have used it before, but I can't recall it being used in the 5 or 6 years I've regularly been coming here (prior to that, my visits to PotD were too sporadic to notice). I'm sure Wave has a list of topic names, though, and he can check.

I am geek, hear me roar, in numbers too big to ignore / And I'm too hungry to... that's all I've got.

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Power and internet is being a little spotty due to the storm. If I lost power, it'd probably be the worst time for it since I'm furloughed and the pandemic has shut a lot of shit down. And even after the storm ends, I won't really be out of the woods for several days because damaged trees could still fall and down power lines, among other issues.

I have a bunch of devices fully powered, but my laptops will only last about an hour or so. My Chromebook is a bit better, but there's not much I can do on that. The Nintendo Switch -- have I mentioned how much I hate this thing yet? -- will only be good for 2-3 hours. My 3ds (which I need to charge) should last 4-6. I gotta find and charge my DS (or DSes?), which could late 5-10. And my GBA-SP could be good for 6-14 hours. Then my original gba runs on batteries, so that doesn't have a time-frame... but it also doesn't have a backlit screen. If I do lose power, I'll probably traditionally game more than I had in the past 6-7 months.

I misplaced my portable DvD player, although that I think lasts 3-6 hours.

Outside of electronics, I have a ton of books, manga, and a few TPBs sitting around, although it'd be a little inconvenient reading when it's dark out. While I've sometimes remarked that I might own 30 years' worth of entertainment, a lot of that requires electricity.

At any rate, on a happier note, apparently this is a thing:
https://hasbropulse.com/products/x-men-legends-marvel-s-sentinel

I'm not sure I've spent over $300 on a non-essential in a few years now (probably not since I bought a ps3 slim to replace my YLOD'd ps3), but I was sold on this the moment I saw it... so much so that, when I first saw it on BBTS for $500, I was going to just buy it there before deciding to see if that was the actual MSRP.

It's a staggering 26-inches tall and makes Hasbro's previous 16-inch Sentinel look small by comparison (side-note: I think I paid $70 for a comic-con Sentinel and then I later found some at TJ Maxx or Marshall's for $30 each. I had wished I had just bought all they had instead of getting an additional two, but this blows them out of the water). It's also more in the style I had wanted all along. The only downside is that this is kind of a one-shot production so I have to decide now whether to just get one or buy multiples (the order limit is 5, but I probably wouldn't go with 5). While I would want multiples for a display in my front hallway, the size may be kind of an issue.

The Wave Master posted...

"28 Gedks Later."

Usually I would just assume that's a typo >_>

The Wave Master posted...

Maybe even start the process of adopting a little rugrat since I can't have kids the natural way any longer.

Oof. Sorry to hear that, but there are a lot of kids in the system who need a good home.

Personally, I think if I ever adopted, it would be so they'd support my natural-born children (ie, an extra pair of hands around the house or something). The kinda cool thing about adopting can be the choice factor (albeit with older kids) whereas natural birth can kinda be a lotto.

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Aww yisss

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Metalsonic66 posted...

Aww yisss

What game is that?
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Revelation34 posted...

What game is that?

No clue dude. Only 5 posts left.
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Horizon

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3 more posts left.
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EarTH

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Fire!

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Wind! Water! CHARISMA!

By your geekiness combined, I am Captain GEEK

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"I am the Geekline."

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