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  1. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    As a fanfic addict of more than a decade now, this sounds like it might be the best personal project ever made. Would the tool work with any source, e.g. FFnet, AO3? I’ve only relatively recently...

    As a fanfic addict of more than a decade now, this sounds like it might be the best personal project ever made. Would the tool work with any source, e.g. FFnet, AO3? I’ve only relatively recently made the jump from the former to the latter. Also, given that the tool is completed, would you be willing to distribute it? From a programming perspective, I’d love to be able to see how it ends up being put together, if at all possible.

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  2. Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk

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    Thanks for the link, the question is now whether I should add another hobby to the "to learn" list only to abandon later, hmm. I have to be honest, it's been so long I don't remember where I was...

    Thanks for the link, the question is now whether I should add another hobby to the "to learn" list only to abandon later, hmm. I have to be honest, it's been so long I don't remember where I was looking but $50 to 100 is not that bad, I think.

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  3. Comment on What's your unpopular opinion or idiosyncrasy about video games or games in general? in ~games

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    Do you include MMORPGs in that statement or just single-player RPGs? Because neither WoW or GW2 have impressed me at all with their stories, though I do like the gameplay.

    Do you include MMORPGs in that statement or just single-player RPGs? Because neither WoW or GW2 have impressed me at all with their stories, though I do like the gameplay.

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  4. Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk

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    That looks great! Are these kits sold somewhere online? And you mentioned soldering in your original comment, is that something you’ve picked up as a hobby or do you have (is there any?) formal...

    That looks great!

    The kit I got came with a custom shell and I went with the NES style one because it looks awesome.

    Are these kits sold somewhere online? And you mentioned soldering in your original comment, is that something you’ve picked up as a hobby or do you have (is there any?) formal education in it?

    Yeah, I’ve seen the recreated cartridges but I’ve never gotten one. I suppose I let my nostalgic purism get in the way of just enjoying it. I say this while sitting on an unfinished copy of Alpha Sapphire (from 2014!? What happened to all that time?). Used games are stupid expensive, the few original Sapphires or Emeralds I’ve found were going for hundreds of dollars. No way I could justify that.

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  5. Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk

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    This is super cool to read about. Do you have pictures of what the display looks like post-changes? Gameboys were just before my time but I spent many hours playing the Pokemon Sapphire and...

    This is super cool to read about. Do you have pictures of what the display looks like post-changes? Gameboys were just before my time but I spent many hours playing the Pokemon Sapphire and Emerald cartridges on my DS and have been looking for authentic copies ever since with no luck.

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

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    Oh, that’s a little unfortunate—I just transferred to Dragonbrand from Crystal Desert after nine or so years. If you’re interested in doing PvE content/expac completion, let me know and maybe we...

    Oh, that’s a little unfortunate—I just transferred to Dragonbrand from Crystal Desert after nine or so years. If you’re interested in doing PvE content/expac completion, let me know and maybe we can play together.

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

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    I think that’s how I joined my first guild too, back in the day. I’m a part of a few guilds but they tend to be super-guilds with 500+ members that are advantageous just because of collective...

    I think that’s how I joined my first guild too, back in the day. I’m a part of a few guilds but they tend to be super-guilds with 500+ members that are advantageous just because of collective resources and headcount for events. Large Discord servers are kinda hard to get any sort of rapport built just because of the way servers are structured, which is why I still end up playing alone anyway. What server are you on? If you’re looking to get into WvW, maybe I’ll hop back in for a while to run it down.

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

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    Have you been playing GW2 solo or have you joined a guild/play with friends? I’ve been playing on and off for 10 years now and playing alone is just sad for me for some reason after my guild died...

    Have you been playing GW2 solo or have you joined a guild/play with friends? I’ve been playing on and off for 10 years now and playing alone is just sad for me for some reason after my guild died and my friends have moved on. Both PvP and WvW are tons of fun, though I’m not sure what they look like now after a while away.

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