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Comment on That book you remember some details but can't recall the title in ~books
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Comment on What lesser-known sci-fi reads do you recommend? in ~books
Dr_Amazing Link ParentNope had no idea. I randomly say them mentioned in a post like this about 15 years ago, and I've never heard anyone mention them again till now.Nope had no idea. I randomly say them mentioned in a post like this about 15 years ago, and I've never heard anyone mention them again till now.
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Comment on Do you iron your clothes? in ~life
Dr_Amazing LinkIf I'm wearing a suit to a wedding or something then yes, but not in my standard day to dayIf I'm wearing a suit to a wedding or something then yes, but not in my standard day to day
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Comment on Brad Pitt returning for ‘World War Z’ sequel at Paramount with Edward Berger to direct in ~movies
Dr_Amazing Link ParentIt really should have been a series and not a movie. As soon as you have a main character to follow, you lose the whole point of the book. If they were going to do it right, they'd do the really...It really should have been a series and not a movie. As soon as you have a main character to follow, you lose the whole point of the book.
If they were going to do it right, they'd do the really crazy stories. The astronaut in the space station. The submarine captian that surfaces and the middle of the ocean is just wall to wall boats packed with survivors. And so on
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Comment on I'm addicted to Slay the Spire and am looking for a new game in ~games
Dr_Amazing LinkI dont think I saw it in the thread yet: have you played Fights in Tight Spaces? Its a roguelike deck builder. Similar to Spire, your cards are your different moves, but most of the strategy is...I dont think I saw it in the thread yet: have you played Fights in Tight Spaces? Its a roguelike deck builder. Similar to Spire, your cards are your different moves, but most of the strategy is about positioning yourself while engaging in hand to hand combat with multiple enemies
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Comment on I'm addicted to Slay the Spire and am looking for a new game in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentThis is a great game. I played it before I played Slay the Spire, which was odd when some of my friends were getting really into spireThis is a great game. I played it before I played Slay the Spire, which was odd when some of my friends were getting really into spire
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Comment on I'm addicted to Slay the Spire and am looking for a new game in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentOne more vote for it. I really need to go back and beat it a few nore times to finish unlocking all the flashbacksOne more vote for it. I really need to go back and beat it a few nore times to finish unlocking all the flashbacks
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Comment on What is your "when I found out about 9/11" story? in ~talk
Dr_Amazing LinkHighschool in Canada. They didn't tell us anything. Throughout the day rumors were swirling around. The only outside info was coming from kids that went home for lunch or maybe people that had a...Highschool in Canada. They didn't tell us anything. Throughout the day rumors were swirling around. The only outside info was coming from kids that went home for lunch or maybe people that had a class in the computer lab. By the time school ended, most people had a pretty good idea what had happened.
When I got home, I turned on the tv and started watching the news. It was the first time I had ever deliberately chosen the news. Just sat there watching for a few hours till my parents came home.
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Comment on That book you remember some details but can't recall the title in ~books
Dr_Amazing LinkThere was a self published thing I saw here on Tildes about a year ago. It was sort of a backrooms thing where this office worked finds an entrance to a sort of infinite office from another...There was a self published thing I saw here on Tildes about a year ago. It was sort of a backrooms thing where this office worked finds an entrance to a sort of infinite office from another reality that he starts exploring.
I read the free chapter and thought it looked interesting. But forgot all about it until recently.
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Comment on That book you remember some details but can't recall the title in ~books
Dr_Amazing Link Parent100% this. The first couple books in the series were pretty good, but this one was well into the downward slide.100% this.
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Comment on That book you remember some details but can't recall the title in ~books
Dr_Amazing Link ParentIt's probably not this, but the Indian in the Cupboard series had some stuff kinda like this in one of the later booksIt's probably not this, but the Indian in the Cupboard series had some stuff kinda like this in one of the later books
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Comment on Ahead of an all-digital future for PlayStation, Sony needs to prove in courts that players know they don't own digitally purchased games in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentLooking back its crazy how many of my childhood game choices were just one of my dad's friends giving him a copy of a game he bought.Looking back its crazy how many of my childhood game choices were just one of my dad's friends giving him a copy of a game he bought.
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Comment on Ahead of an all-digital future for PlayStation, Sony needs to prove in courts that players know they don't own digitally purchased games in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentThe big difference there is that photoshop was a product you bought that later switched to a subscription. If you suddenly had to pay a monthly fee to keep your steam library, people would be...The big difference there is that photoshop was a product you bought that later switched to a subscription.
If you suddenly had to pay a monthly fee to keep your steam library, people would be pretty pissed
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Comment on Gamergate but actually in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI mostly stayed out of it, but I never heard of depression quest or "ethics in games journalism" till it was dying down and people were trying to make sense of it. Everything I saw was "how dare...I mostly stayed out of it, but I never heard of depression quest or "ethics in games journalism" till it was dying down and people were trying to make sense of it.
Everything I saw was "how dare these women come in here and tell us how to do video games". The sane response was "women are allowed to talk about games too and nothing they're saying should be that controversial "
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Comment on Gamergate but actually in ~games
Dr_Amazing (edited )Link ParentI find it very hard to believe that everyone was just so upset to discover that a bunch of websites were trying to keep their advertisers happy. Something that wasnt exactly a secret, and not...I find it very hard to believe that everyone was just so upset to discover that a bunch of websites were trying to keep their advertisers happy. Something that wasnt exactly a secret, and not really a big deal anyway.
I find it very easy to belive a bunch of turbo nerds got mad that women were daring to stick their nose in their sacred hobby and jumped at the chance to be assholes about it.
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Comment on Ahead of an all-digital future for PlayStation, Sony needs to prove in courts that players know they don't own digitally purchased games in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentAs a PC gamer I did find it a little strange just how pissed everyone was about the no disk thing. I think the lasy physical game I bought was something for the wii. But seeing court cases like...As a PC gamer I did find it a little strange just how pissed everyone was about the no disk thing. I think the lasy physical game I bought was something for the wii.
But seeing court cases like this where they're saying "well obviously no one owns the game they buy. Everyone knows that!" is making things a lot clearer
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Comment on Tim Curry, outlandish star of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ dies at 80 in ~movies
Dr_Amazing Link ParentOh wow I didn't recognize the name, but I definitely remember this showOh wow I didn't recognize the name, but I definitely remember this show
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Comment on Tim Curry, outlandish star of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ dies at 80 in ~movies
Dr_Amazing LinkI know it's probably not the work he's best known for, but I'll always remember him as M.A.L. the computer from Captain Planet https://youtu.be/XJMg38meQaw?t=72I know it's probably not the work he's best known for, but I'll always remember him as M.A.L. the computer from Captain Planet
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Comment on I run a speculative fiction book club in ~books
Dr_Amazing LinkI'd like to get in on this too pleaseI'd like to get in on this too please
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Comment on Webcomic of the author's experience in an abusive school that was a part of the Troubled Teens Industry in ~life
Dr_Amazing LinkIve read this a few times. Every time, I spend the rest of the day just generally pissed off at nothing.Ive read this a few times. Every time, I spend the rest of the day just generally pissed off at nothing.
I was looking back though my own comments and saw this one again. I suddenly remembered a similar setup where a kid was somehow sent back in time to inhabit the body of a medieval knight. With a bit of searching I'm pretty sure this is "Max and Me and the Time Machine."
There's another book in that series "Max and Me and the Wild West"