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  1. Comment on Digimon Adventure tri. 1: Reunion in ~anime

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    As someone that has only watched the first three seasons and the 2000 movie, can you explain what exactly this is and where it fits?

    As someone that has only watched the first three seasons and the 2000 movie, can you explain what exactly this is and where it fits?

    4 votes

  2. Comment on Obsidian Entertainment reportedly lays off a quarter of staff, cancels multiple projects, and begins work on new Fallout game in ~games

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    Modern Fallout games have all been set in locations with iconic, highly recognizable landmarks. In FO3 it was the national mall and more specifically the Washington Monument. In New Vegas it was...

    Modern Fallout games have all been set in locations with iconic, highly recognizable landmarks. In FO3 it was the national mall and more specifically the Washington Monument. In New Vegas it was of course the Las Vegas strip. And in FO4 it was Fenway Park. This makes a lot of sense from an immersion perspective. It renders the post-apocalyptic setting more impactful.

    Having lived in the northern US for all my life, including in North Dakota for several years, I can safely say there are no notable landmarks that the general population would recognize.

    I do like your idea and would love to see a game set in my neck of the woods but for the reasons I stated above I just don't think it's likely.

    Edit: We also already had a DLC set in Alaska with Operation Anchorage that I know I played but I can't remember a single thing about it.

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  3. Comment on Give me your culture clash stories in ~travel

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    I've lived in north-central MN for most of my life and the only drive-thru liquor store I've ever seen was in North Dakota. I'm surprised MN law even allows such a thing.

    I've lived in north-central MN for most of my life and the only drive-thru liquor store I've ever seen was in North Dakota. I'm surprised MN law even allows such a thing.

  4. Comment on Performers claim unsafe conditions at Casa Bonita in ~food

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    I take it you're not a South Park fan then? Cartman does some pretty heinous things in order to go to Casa Bonita.

    I take it you're not a South Park fan then? Cartman does some pretty heinous things in order to go to Casa Bonita.

    3 votes

  5. Comment on Thoughts on graphene OS? in ~tech

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    Yes, exactly. I'm on a Pixel 10 Pro and switched launchers immediately because of this. I'm using Lawnchair and Firefox and now it works just how I want it. The reason why I kind of hate this...

    Yes, exactly. I'm on a Pixel 10 Pro and switched launchers immediately because of this. I'm using Lawnchair and Firefox and now it works just how I want it.

    The reason why I kind of hate this phone though? Every time an app accesses the camera and the OIS engages it clunks really loud and you can feel it jerk the whole phone. When not using the camera it jiggles around in the phone constantly making noise. Apparently this is normal behavior but it makes a $1200 phone feel cheap as shit. I've only ever had mid-range Motorolas before I liked all of them better than this phone.

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  6. Comment on To my fellow Americans: Happy 4th of July, I hope you end the day with the same number of fingers you started with! in ~talk

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    I grew up in the country but in a state where the "good" fireworks were illegal. Things like bottle rockets and firecrackers and all the other fun ones. Plenty of people would drive to the next...

    I grew up in the country but in a state where the "good" fireworks were illegal. Things like bottle rockets and firecrackers and all the other fun ones. Plenty of people would drive to the next state over to buy fireworks for the 4th, but my parents thought they were a waste of money and, as an adult, I agree with them. But as a kid I hated it. All my friends got to play with bottle rockets and I was super jealous.

    Well I ended up moving to that next state over for college and lived there for 11 years. I drove past the multiple enormous fireworks stores every year and I never once bought any fireworks the whole time I lived there.

    I've since moved back near where I grew up and now that I have dogs I honestly kind of hate regular people having fireworks. You get those morons that shoot off one loud firework every 15 minutes all day long for a week leading up to the 4th and another two weeks after and they don't do anything but make noise and even if they did it's broad daylight and you couldn't see them anyway. They're still illegal but I have never once heard of the cops enforcing it and you can be absolutely sure the cops themselves are going to the next state over and buying fireworks for themselves too.

    4 votes

  7. Comment on To my fellow Americans: Happy 4th of July, I hope you end the day with the same number of fingers you started with! in ~talk

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    I'm working a 12 hour shift today but that's okay because it's double time and it's miserably hot and humid outside (already, at 10am) and I don't drink much anymore and that's all most people do...

    I'm working a 12 hour shift today but that's okay because it's double time and it's miserably hot and humid outside (already, at 10am) and I don't drink much anymore and that's all most people do today anyway.

    6 votes

  8. Comment on Midweek-ish Movie Free Talk in ~movies

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    We went to the theater last night to see the new Jackass movie. Surprisingly, my girlfriend suggested it, stating that she had never seen one in the theater. Well, we certainly didn't get the...

    We went to the theater last night to see the new Jackass movie. Surprisingly, my girlfriend suggested it, stating that she had never seen one in the theater. Well, we certainly didn't get the classic theater experience of a crowd to laugh along with. There were only two other people at a 7:15 showing.

    I'm still glad we went. I saw the first couple movies in theaters so it was nostalgic for me, and I truly think this is gonna be the last one this time. Those guys are lookin pretty old.

    The movie was decent. Lots of old footage, some we haven't seen and some we have, then a new stunt here and there and maybe even a heartfelt moment or two.

    Most people I mentioned this to today had no idea there was even another movie, so I guess it's no surprise there was nobody there.

    3 votes

  9. Comment on How to make the world's best black shirt in ~life.style

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    a bomber jacket...in June? Very nearly July even.

    a bomber jacket...in June? Very nearly July even.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I never understood the insane level of praise that some people give Celeste. It's just a less fun version of Super Meat Boy. I guess maybe it depends on which game you played first.

    I never understood the insane level of praise that some people give Celeste. It's just a less fun version of Super Meat Boy. I guess maybe it depends on which game you played first.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on Should the plural of "milf" be "milfs" or "milves"? in ~humanities.languages

  12. Comment on Should the plural of "milf" be "milfs" or "milves"? in ~humanities.languages

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    DVDs and CDs aren't great examples as the last word in those acronyms simply gain an 's' for the plural anyway. But I do otherwise agree.

    DVDs and CDs aren't great examples as the last word in those acronyms simply gain an 's' for the plural anyway. But I do otherwise agree.

    6 votes

  13. Comment on Do you cook with cast iron? Is it the hassle everyone says it is? in ~food

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    I have my 10 year old $20 cast iron pan and a 2 year old $200 dollar all-clad stainless steel frying pan. They're both great...for different things. Stainless if I want to be bougie and make a pan...

    I have my 10 year old $20 cast iron pan and a 2 year old $200 dollar all-clad stainless steel frying pan. They're both great...for different things. Stainless if I want to be bougie and make a pan sauce for a steak or something. Cast iron for everything else. You ain't cooking eggs on the stainless. Stainless is meant to stick, to develop fond. Regular home cooks are not going to have a good time using stainless for everyday meals and to advertise it as anything else is misleading at best and downright mean at worst when you consider the insane prices of good stainless. Literally 10x the price for the same size pan, and that's on the low end! Copper core is more like 20x!

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  14. Comment on Do you cook with cast iron? Is it the hassle everyone says it is? in ~food

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    I bought a Lodge brand cast iron pan from target 10 years ago for $20 when I was in much the same position as you. It comes pre-seasoned so I just started using it. I have never seasoned the pan....

    I bought a Lodge brand cast iron pan from target 10 years ago for $20 when I was in much the same position as you. It comes pre-seasoned so I just started using it. I have never seasoned the pan. I don't use soap on it, just hot water and a heavy duty scrubber, towel dry and put a little bit of oil on it and spread it with a paper towel. It works even better than new. In my mind the only downside is that it is extremely heavy and so my girlfriend won't use it at all. Perhaps that is an advantage to some people.

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  15. Comment on Grand Theft Auto VI - Pre-orders and Edition information in ~games

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    You certainly didn't need to pre-order to have this experience. I had a shiny new Xbox Series X sitting in my living room but no new games to really see what it could do. Cyberpunk had already...

    I preordered cyberpunk and don't regret it for a second; playing the buggy release and talking about it and having the experience with friends was more fun than most actual games.

    You certainly didn't need to pre-order to have this experience. I had a shiny new Xbox Series X sitting in my living room but no new games to really see what it could do. Cyberpunk had already been out for several days, the reviews were out, and they were awful. I went down to my local Walmart and bought a copy off the shelf anyway, both to play a modern game on my fancy new Xbox and to laugh at the dumpster fire along with everyone else.

    In the end it wasn't the bugs that bothered me, it was just how garbage the game was in general. Just a mashup of poorly thought out rpg systems and no reason to engage with most of them. Cops that materialized out of thin air even after they claimed the game was fixed. Pointless character customization for a single player first person game.

    Even worse is that eventually people started proclaiming it "a completely new game" and 10/10 and all that. I booted it up several times over the years and nope, it's still the same lifeless shell that it always was.

    6 votes

  16. Comment on Grand Theft Auto VI - Pre-orders and Edition information in ~games

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    I've been gaming for 30 years and never once have I paid attention to pre-order bonuses. I've never pre-ordered anything and I'm certainly not going to start now when the sole benefit of...

    I've been gaming for 30 years and never once have I paid attention to pre-order bonuses. I've never pre-ordered anything and I'm certainly not going to start now when the sole benefit of pre-orders (reserving a physical copy from limited supply) has become entirely meaningless.

    8 votes

  17. Comment on What's an itch you were finally able to scratch? in ~talk

  18. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Nothing newer than their 2024 album as far as I know, but it's all relatively new to me.

    Nothing newer than their 2024 album as far as I know, but it's all relatively new to me.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on ‘Toy Story 5’ scores year’s biggest debut with $160 million, shattering franchise opening weekend record in ~movies

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    I haven't even seen any ads! I didn't know it existed until this thread, and I still watch a lot of new animated Disney movies in theaters. I'm kind of proud of myself honestly. I loathe ads. I...

    I haven't even seen any ads! I didn't know it existed until this thread, and I still watch a lot of new animated Disney movies in theaters. I'm kind of proud of myself honestly. I loathe ads.

    I kind of assume they rushed this one out quick before Tim Allen and Tom Hanks keel over. Not that I think Disney is above using an AI imitation of their voices for Toy Story X in 2050, but it's probably cheaper while they're alive.

    6 votes

  20. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    I'm still on a female vocalist kick and this month it's been mostly Ankor and Yours Truly. I've been discovering a lot of international bands as the arts seem to be dead or dying in the US. I'm...

    I'm still on a female vocalist kick and this month it's been mostly Ankor and Yours Truly. I've been discovering a lot of international bands as the arts seem to be dead or dying in the US.

    I'm pretty upset I didn't discover Ankor until after their first US tour ended.