ColorUserPro's recent activity
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Comment on Is anyone else having trouble focusing? What strategies do you use to help with focus? in ~society
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Comment on What are your favorite casual puzzle games? in ~games
ColorUserPro Link ParentSeconding Proverbs and Mosaic of the Pharaohs, they've eaten up dozens of hours of my free time and are great to chill out to with a podcast or audiobook on in the background.Seconding Proverbs and Mosaic of the Pharaohs, they've eaten up dozens of hours of my free time and are great to chill out to with a podcast or audiobook on in the background.
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Comment on Breaking the creepy AI in police cameras in ~tech
ColorUserPro Link ParentI'm on mobile right now so that's outside my ability ATM but basically you can have artificial artifacting on your plate in the form of a vinyl sticker with colored segments that will upset the...I'm on mobile right now so that's outside my ability ATM but basically you can have artificial artifacting on your plate in the form of a vinyl sticker with colored segments that will upset the scanning software and cause a misinterpretation of your plate's digits.
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Comment on All things classic Doom in ~games
ColorUserPro LinkDoom was the game I played the most in my middle school years, right up until I got Star Wars: Battlefront. My first exposure to it was one of those CDs that had 999 games on it, with Doom on the...Doom was the game I played the most in my middle school years, right up until I got Star Wars: Battlefront.
My first exposure to it was one of those CDs that had 999 games on it, with Doom on the case art. Of course, it was Doom 95, and I immediately got my hands on the full game and started spending as much time hunting WADs as I did playing the game. I got my hands on every copy of Doom that I could, even the press release beta from before all the weapons had been finalized, as well as the very first WAD ever uploaded after the game's release. It blew my mind when I found software that gave you free-look capability, I was walking around all the maps looking up for the novelty of it lol.
Some of my favorite mods were reskin packs for weapons and interior expansion packs that would add more rooms and enemies to the levels for Doom/Doom II. I haven't played the original titles in almost a decade, but I could still tell you every cheat code and what it meant from watching/reading countless interviews of John Romero/Carmack. I was super proud of a screenshot I had for awhile of being the $1,000 bid on ebay for the original master copies of the game on a 5.25" floppy (which I absolutely could not have afforded and knew I would be outbid immediately for).
FWIW, I enjoyed Doom 64 just as much as the two original titles, I still have all the level codes sitting somewhere, written on a piece of lined paper from when I played it on N64.
Thank you for reminding me of all the time I spent having fun in these games :)
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Breaking the creepy AI in police cameras
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Comment on Does anyone have a digg invite code I can get ? in ~tech
ColorUserPro Link ParentThank you so much!Thank you so much!
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Comment on Does anyone have a digg invite code I can get ? in ~tech
ColorUserPro Link ParentIf you could spare another, I'd appreciate it very much. I signed up for the list months ago and still haven't gotten an invite from them, even though they send me their newsletters.If you could spare another, I'd appreciate it very much. I signed up for the list months ago and still haven't gotten an invite from them, even though they send me their newsletters.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
ColorUserPro Link ParentJust found the schedule, thank you for letting me know! I will definitely be making an effort to keep up with at least part of the calendar, as there are several titles in there I have been...Just found the schedule, thank you for letting me know! I will definitely be making an effort to keep up with at least part of the calendar, as there are several titles in there I have been looking forward to reading, or have heard opinions on but have yet to have read for myself.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
ColorUserPro Link ParentThat's good to know, thank you so much! I think I was reading Lonesome Dove at the time and hadn't even noticed that in my feed, I definitely missed out that month!That's good to know, thank you so much! I think I was reading Lonesome Dove at the time and hadn't even noticed that in my feed, I definitely missed out that month!
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
ColorUserPro LinkI'm almost finished with Born a Crime: Stories from a South African childhood by Trevor Noah, and it's an amazing autobiographical look at how universal the symptoms of poverty are as well as the...I'm almost finished with Born a Crime: Stories from a South African childhood by Trevor Noah, and it's an amazing autobiographical look at how universal the symptoms of poverty are as well as the unique conditions of South Africa in the last years of Apartheid and the culture following its collapse. It's hilarious and tragic at the same time, and I can't believe there hasn't been a movie adapted from it yet. I would recommend this book to anyone, and for people who came from unforgiving circumstances I would consider it a must-read.
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Comment on Donald Trump shock spurs Japan to think about the unthinkable: nuclear arms in ~society
ColorUserPro LinkI guess we'll see soon just how many countries are really only a screwdriver's turn away from nuclear deterrents of their own.I guess we'll see soon just how many countries are really only a screwdriver's turn away from nuclear deterrents of their own.
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Comment on What happened to your first car? in ~transport
ColorUserPro Link ParentWow. That trip looks amazing, I love seeing Frank out there in her natural habitat, and I especially dig those patterns in the stone! How are morel mushrooms? This is the first I've ever heard of...Wow. That trip looks amazing, I love seeing Frank out there in her natural habitat, and I especially dig those patterns in the stone! How are morel mushrooms? This is the first I've ever heard of them, they certainly look exotic.
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Comment on What happened to your first car? in ~transport
ColorUserPro Link ParentIf you have any more pictures you'd like to share from your travels with Frank, I'd love to see them!If you have any more pictures you'd like to share from your travels with Frank, I'd love to see them!
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Comment on What happened to your first car? in ~transport
ColorUserPro Link ParentI was wondering how generalized of a question this would end up being lol. Do you live in a area that's walkable or has public transportation?I was wondering how generalized of a question this would end up being lol. Do you live in a area that's walkable or has public transportation?
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Comment on What happened to your first car? in ~transport
ColorUserPro Link ParentWhat a beautiful photo! I remember that Top Gear episode, I wanted a Hilux ever since I saw it, but I could never put it to so good a use as you have!What a beautiful photo! I remember that Top Gear episode, I wanted a Hilux ever since I saw it, but I could never put it to so good a use as you have!
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Comment on What happened to your first car? in ~transport
ColorUserPro Link ParentThat is a hell of a history right there (and you tell it well), I'm glad to hear everyone made it out okay! What happened after you got the recall letter, did people get off your back? Did you...That is a hell of a history right there (and you tell it well), I'm glad to hear everyone made it out okay! What happened after you got the recall letter, did people get off your back? Did you contact GM about your experience?
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Comment on What happened to your first car? in ~transport
ColorUserPro Link ParentThat's incredibly fortunate, shame that all good quality cars in the Midwest succumb to rust. I've got a family member that inherited an old farm truck that, when the door was slammed one day,...That's incredibly fortunate, shame that all good quality cars in the Midwest succumb to rust. I've got a family member that inherited an old farm truck that, when the door was slammed one day, dropped a ~6 inch chunk off rust off the frame. As long as the rust doesn't kill it, it's gonna take a collision to retire that truck.
Ditto on the backwoods part, too. To hear my mom tell it, the only reason I don't hail from central Illinois is a bet someone made with her that she would grow old and die in the same town she was born in. That day made sure the only thing scarier than leaving town was sticking around.
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Comment on What happened to your first car? in ~transport
ColorUserPro Link ParentI hope you get the chance to do that! I love how y'all were able to make things work with the Lumina. Nothing better than getting one over on the insurance companies!I hope you get the chance to do that! I love how y'all were able to make things work with the Lumina. Nothing better than getting one over on the insurance companies!
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Comment on What happened to your first car? in ~transport
ColorUserPro Link ParentI know exactly what you mean, I remember what station was on the radio when the Kia got hit in an intersection! My first vehicle I bought just for me was an '02 Dodge Dakota that I paid $1,000...I know exactly what you mean, I remember what station was on the radio when the Kia got hit in an intersection!
My first vehicle I bought just for me was an '02 Dodge Dakota that I paid $1,000 for, at 1:30 A.M. Christmas morning last year I got a call that it had been hit by a drunk driver on my mechanic's lot, and the insurance payout bought me my 2016 Mazda 6. I don't know that I would ever want anything newer than that, all the stuff in new cars feels more like a liability than a feature.
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What happened to your first car?
I just sold my first car, a hand-me-down Kia Optima I learned to drive in and had been driving since the 2010s, and I can't help but reminisce about it and everything I and my family had been...
I just sold my first car, a hand-me-down Kia Optima I learned to drive in and had been driving since the 2010s, and I can't help but reminisce about it and everything I and my family had been through in it and had put it through.
What was your first car, and if you don't still have it, what happened to it?
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I've been focusing on my niche interests and interacting with my local community by collecting their stories.
For example, I went to an estate sale today and instead of thinking about the world outside of my street which I ultimately have very little impact on, I listened to a daughter talk about hunting trips with her late father and how the delorean he put into a family trust is a great way for them to stay involved with the local community in the form of car shows and photoshoots with their friends' kids.
When I got home, I had a shipment of memorabilia arrive from eBay from a person I've been having lovely conversations with for the past week on what it was like for them to grow up around test pilots and NASA astronauts.
It takes up time and money, sure, but my time and money can be spent much more destructively and with much less gain than what I feel I've gotten out of a single day.