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Comment on The drug that taught me how much I should suffer in ~health
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Comment on These travel influencers donโt want freebies. Theyโre AI. in ~travel
JCPhoenix Link ParentI appreciate the explanation and I understood that before your comment. My point is, do the people who are asked the question understand that?I appreciate the explanation and I understood that before your comment.
My point is, do the people who are asked the question understand that?
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Comment on These travel influencers donโt want freebies. Theyโre AI. in ~travel
JCPhoenix Link ParentI wonder if "travel influencer" in that statistic is including a broader definition than what we're thinking. For example, I sometimes use TripAdvisor and even leave reviews myself, particularly...I wonder if "travel influencer" in that statistic is including a broader definition than what we're thinking.
For example, I sometimes use TripAdvisor and even leave reviews myself, particularly with hotels. My Instagram, up until this year where I kinda stopped posting, has almost entirely been photos from my travels. Am I a travel influencer? Maybe, by one definition. Is anyone paying me? No...๐
I watch some YouTubers based out in Japan who occasionally do travel vlogs in Japan. The channels aren't entirely devoted to travel in Japan; they talk about other Japan-related topics. But if I was looking for things to do in Japan, would I look at their recommendations? Absolutely. I've already some of the places they've been to my hypothetical Japan trip itinerary (though I might going next year finally!).
Then I also think about people like Steve Ricks, Samantha Brown, and the late Anthony Bourdain. They may not be influencers in the way we think about influencers, but they've definitely had an influence on millions of people's travel plans over the years.
So I could see how 73% of consumers are looking to "travel influencers."
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Comment on How Europe is gearing up to follow Australia's teen social media ban in ~tech
JCPhoenix Link ParentMaybe we'll see a renaissance of tech skills amongst Gen Alphas. I remember how many of us Millennials tried to get around the web filters at school or at the library.find other ways around the ban
Maybe we'll see a renaissance of tech skills amongst Gen Alphas. I remember how many of us Millennials tried to get around the web filters at school or at the library.
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Comment on How Europe is gearing up to follow Australia's teen social media ban in ~tech
JCPhoenix Link ParentI imagine they're going after the largest, most visible networks. Not necessarily the "worst," which is technically subjective. Otherwise, they should also be going after places like Kiwi Farms....I imagine they're going after the largest, most visible networks. Not necessarily the "worst," which is technically subjective. Otherwise, they should also be going after places like Kiwi Farms. But again, that's subjective.
As bad as 4chan is, I imagine it doesn't hold a candle to any of those ten social media properties in terms of size and DAUs and such. Not necessarily relevant, but is 4chan "social media" as think of it? Though I guess if one questions 4Chan, then reddit could also be questionable. Though reddit inc. has definitely been social-mediafying reddit.com.
And Truth Social...do kids really hang out there? Does anyone actually hang out there?
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Comment on Without looking, do you have a vague idea of your coordinates? in ~talk
JCPhoenix LinkSo when I lived in Kansas City, I knew that the city is just ever so slightly north of 39ยฐN. Because I thought that'd be a cool name for a brand based in KC. Though I recognize there are many...So when I lived in Kansas City, I knew that the city is just ever so slightly north of 39ยฐN. Because I thought that'd be a cool name for a brand based in KC. Though I recognize there are many cities and places that fall on the 39th parallel north...including Pyongyang, DPRK!
But I couldn't tell you the meridian. Apparently it's 94ยฐ 34' W or so.
Now that I'm in DC, I know it's not that much different north/south from Kansas City (DC is just barely south of Kansas City). But the longitude has to quite different. Apparently it's like smack dab 77ยฐW.
So I know "half" of my coordinates? If I can get to the 39th parallel north, all I gotta do is start walking east or west and I'll eventually find my way home! Good thing we live on a
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Comment on Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
JCPhoenix Link ParentSo we're only hours into silly season, but there are some rumors that there might be more major personnel changes for the team: Marko's Red Bull future in doubt for 2026 Changes at Red Bull?...So we're only hours into silly season, but there are some rumors that there might be more major personnel changes for the team:
Marko's Red Bull future in doubt for 2026
Changes at Red Bull? What's behind Marko's hint and Lambiase's emotion?
While Marko is close to the Verstappens, I can't imagine his departure would have that big of an impact. He's primarily the talent scout. But if GP steps away from being Max's race engineer? That's definitely a bigger deal.
Maybe it's a confluence of all these factors, plus the changes that have already happened, as dna has mentioned.
Max himself has also mentioned more than a few times that if things don't go well with the new regs, he's not winning, or at least he's not enjoying it, he might just retire from the sport. That he's already got his four WDCs and he's not necessarily looking to snatch up as many as he can; he's not trying to be Hamilton. He's contracted through 2028 with Red Bull, but supposedly there are performance-based exit clauses that he can trigger if the car isn't up to snuff.
Guess we'll see how it all pans out.
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Comment on Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
JCPhoenix Link ParentHa, you're not wrong. My new-ish supervisor is into F1. And this is his first season. He's enjoying it, but he's mentioned some of the races being boring. So I told him that if he wanted to see...Ha, you're not wrong.
My new-ish supervisor is into F1. And this is his first season. He's enjoying it, but he's mentioned some of the races being boring. So I told him that if he wanted to see some exciting races, he should watch IndyCar, Formula 2, Formula 3, and F1 Academy. Even Formula E (who's season apparently started yesterday??).
There were definitely times this season where I was like "Meh. Should I watch this weekend?" But the FOMO got the better of me. That said, I've missed more non-GP/Quali sessions this year than in past years. For FPs, part of that I'm in the office on Fridays when I used to WFH on Fridays, so it's harder to watch. But I wouldn't even watch a replay; I just skipped them altogether. I know FPs aren't always that exciting in the first place, but they can at least provide some info or insight to quali and the GP itself. Still, just didn't care.
So yeah hopefully all the changes for 2026 will be just what the doctor ordered.
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Comment on Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
JCPhoenix LinkAnd that's the end of the 2025 F1 Season. Massive congratulations and kudos to Lando Norris and McLaren! A brand new WDC! The 35th! That's exciting, period. Bit of a snoozer of a race (per...And that's the end of the 2025 F1 Season. Massive congratulations and kudos to Lando Norris and McLaren! A brand new WDC! The 35th! That's exciting, period.
Bit of a snoozer of a race (per usual...). Everyone played it pretty safe. Which for Lando, definitely made sense. On the otherhand, Lewis quietly cutting through the pack was nice. Was hoping Red Bull would pull shenanigans. Because why not? But alas, none. Not even a yellow flag or VSC from/for anyone on the grid. Seriously, I started playing some FFXIV while the race was going on.
Anyway, funny that at the beginning of the season, I was with others who were starting to write off Lando. Oscar was killing it. It seemed like a slam dunk for Oscar. I thought Lando's best chance was last year.
And then Oscar...Poor, Oscar. How did it go so wrong? Idk. I know some people point to the swap after Lando's poor pit. Or the absolute shamble of a team strategy last weekend in Qatar. Conspiracies that the team was intentionally screwing him over, maybe along with his car. And those weren't non-factors (well, not the conspiracies; that's just dumb). They mattered. But Oscar didn't help himself either. He was just gone for weeks. We weren't sure we'd see first-half-of-the-season Oscar ever again! Hopefully McLaren is strong next year. And hopefully Oscar is, too.
Not to detract from Lando's win, but to me, the biggest story is really Max and Red Bull. Guy goes from being out of WDC contention basically from the start. Even Max and the team didn't really think he'd seriously have a chance. Yet from about the summer break, he goes on a tear. Capitalizes on McLaren's mistakes over and over. Him and the car are back to form. And gets within 2pts of a fifth WDC. Also without any real help from his teammate (not from lack of wanting to; Yuki just couldn't). Like what?! Has that happened before? Maybe it has. But even so, I imagine it has to be pretty rare. We all know Max is the GOAT already and doesn't need any more glazing. But still. How does someone do that?
Anyway, pre-season testing starts in February. We have new regs, new engines, a new team, a new PU manufacturer, new drivers, a new track, and more. So hopefully with so many changes, it'll shake things up and we'll have an entertaining 2026 season.
In the meantime, enjoy the break, enjoy sleeping in or going to sleep on time, and happy holidays. See you all next year in Bahrain!
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Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Yas Marina Circuit
December 5-7, 2025
Qualifying Results -- SPOILER
Pos. No. Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps 1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:22.877 1:22.752 1:22.207 18 2 4 Lando Norris McLaren 1:23.178 1:22.804 1:22.408 17 3 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:22.605 1:23.021 1:22.437 17 4 63 George Russell Mercedes 1:23.247 1:22.730 1:22.645 18 5 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:23.163 1:22.948 1:22.730 18 6 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:23.071 1:22.861 1:22.902 18 7 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Kick Sauber 1:23.374 1:22.874 1:22.904 21 8 31 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 1:23.334 1:23.023 1:22.913 18 9 6 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls 1:23.373 1:22.997 1:23.072 18 10 22 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull Racing 1:23.386 1:23.034 DNF 17 11 87 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 1:23.254 1:23.041 11 12 55 Carlos Sainz Williams 1:23.187 1:23.042 12 13 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1:23.265 1:23.077 14 14 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:22.894 1:23.080 12 15 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:23.316 1:23.097 15 16 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:23.394 9 17 23 Alexander Albon Williams 1:23.416 6 18 27 Nico Hulkenberg Kick Sauber 1:23.450 9 19 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:23.468 9 20 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1:23.890 9 Source: F1.com
Grand Prix Results -- SPOILER
Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time / Retired Pts. 1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 58 1:26:07.469 25 2 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 58 +12.594s 18 3 4 Lando Norris McLaren 58 +16.572s 15 4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 58 +23.279s 12 5 63 George Russell Mercedes 58 +48.563s 10 6 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 58 +67.562s 8 7 31 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 58 +69.876s 6 8 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 58 +72.670s 4 9 27 Nico Hulkenberg Kick Sauber 58 +79.014s 2 10 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 58 +79.523s 1 11 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Kick Sauber 58 +81.043s 0 12 87 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 58 +81.166s 0 13 55 Carlos Sainz Williams 58 +82.158s 0 14 22 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull Racing 58 +83.794s 0 15 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 58 +84.399s 0 16 23 Alexander Albon Williams 58 +90.327s 0 17 6 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls 57 +1 lap 0 18 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 57 +1 lap 0 19 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 57 +1 lap 0 20 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine 57 +1 lap 0 Fastest Lap: Charles Leclerc // 1:26.725 on lap 45
DOTD: Max VerstappenSource: F1.com
2025 Final Drivers Standings -- SPOILER
Pos. Driver Nationality Team Pts. 1 Lando Norris GBR McLaren 423 2 Max Verstappen NED Red Bull Racing 421 3 Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren 410 4 George Russell GBR Mercedes 319 5 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 242 6 Lewis Hamilton GBR Ferrari 156 7 Kimi Antonelli ITA Mercedes 150 8 Alexander Albon THA Williams 73 9 Carlos Sainz ESP Williams 64 10 Fernando Alonso ESP Aston Martin 56 11 Isack Hadjar FRA Racing Bulls 51 12 Nico Hulkenberg GER Kick Sauber 49 13 Oliver Bearman GBR Haas F1 Team 42 14 Liam Lawson NZL Racing Bulls 38 15 Esteban Ocon FRA Haas F1 Team 38 16 Lance Stroll CAN Aston Martin 34 17 Yuki Tsunoda JPN Red Bull Racing 33 18 Pierre Gasly FRA Alpine 22 19 Gabriel Bortoleto BRA Kick Sauber 19 20 Franco Colapinto ARG Alpine 0 21 Jack Doohan AUS Alpine 0 Source: F1.com
2025 Final Constructors Standings -- SPOILER
Pos. Team Pts. 1 McLaren 833 2 Mercedes 469 3 Red Bull Racing 451 4 Ferrari 398 5 Williams 137 6 Racing Bulls 92 7 Aston Martin 89 8 Haas F1 Team 79 9 Kick Sauber 70 10 Alpine 22 Source: F1.com
Next race:
Pre-Season Testing 2026 - Sakhir
Bahrain International Circuit
February 11-13 & 18-20, 2026Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park Circuit
March 5-7, 2026See you all next year -- Enjoy the break!
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Comment on Games: Your personal year in review for 2025 in ~games
JCPhoenix LinkVery productive year for gaming-wise. If gaming could ever be called "productive!" I've been trying to track game finishes the last couple of years because sometimes I'd forget that I finished a...Very productive year for gaming-wise. If gaming could ever be called "productive!" I've been trying to track game finishes the last couple of years because sometimes I'd forget that I finished a game. Even though it doesn't happen all that often.
Except for this year, where I've finished thirteen of them so far! A few of these games were really short. Like finished in a few hours short. And at least one -- Cobalt Core -- needs to be played several times to really complete the game, but I did complete a full run without getting destroyed for the first time last month. Which I think counts.
If you followed the Backlog Bingo posts and read my progress, this shouldn't surprise you...but 8 of the 13 were detective games. I don't watch true crime TV shows, podcasts, and such. Just don't really care for the genre, even find it a little distasteful, but somehow detective games were my jam. I guess it's because these aren't actual real criminal cases.
My one goal for the year, that I probably won't achieve, was to finish Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero. This is a JRPG that's part of a multi-JRPG universe that's technically one gigantic story. I started and mostly played in May, but haven't gone back. I just needed a break and wanted to play other things. Hoping to get back into it before the year is over, but I doubt I'll finish it by the end of the month.
My favorite game that I completed in 2025 is probably Frostpunk. It was actually someone here on Tildes, I think cfabbro, who, a few years ago, suggested that I give it another shot. So I did. And I'm glad I did. It was pretty challenging, due to often being under the gun timewise, while having to figure out which residents or factions have to be prioritized. And people die in that game; there's no saving everyone. Which can be detrimental and stressful when trying to rush some project or whatever. But it was incredibly satisfying once I did complete the missions and the game overall, including the DLC. I need to go back and try Frostpunk 2 again.
Favorite game overall? Don't know if I have one since I've played a lot of good stuff this year. But most unique one is likely the browser game Corru.Observer. Someone posted it here some months ago and I gave it a go. And I got pretty hooked, ngl. The lore and story sucked me in. There were some nights I was staying up way too late trying to move forward. I'm not done with it, and I think the game and story isn't done either. It's still being actively written and worked on. And I also haven't played in a few months, but that's another I'd like to get back into soon.
There is one trend for me that I'm a little disappointed with: I haven't played that many multiplayer games this year. Other than FFXIV anyway, but that's a single player game in a multiplayer world, if that makes any sense. I did play some Barotrauma, Satisfactory, and The Headliners with friends, but that's about it. We play Barotrauma practically annually at this point, so that was fun for a couple weeks. But Satisfactory, after a few days, turned into each of us three just doing our own thing in-game, hardly actually playing together. We'd even log in at different times. And even The Headliners was only played for like 2hrs. The new hotness in the group is BF6, but it looks like just another generic shooter to me. I don't play shooters that much so I'm def not gonna pay $70 for it. Feels like I'm losing that gaming "commonality" with friends, which is a little sad. Idk, that's its own separate issue, with other deeper things, but it affected my gaming this year. That's prob why I was able to play and complete so many single player games in 2025.
Anyway, looking forward to gaming in 2026. GTA VI is finally arriving, after all!
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Comment on Cloudflare down again in ~tech
JCPhoenix Link ParentThere are times I hate the Internet and times I love it. This definitely falls in the latter camp.There are times I hate the Internet and times I love it.
This definitely falls in the latter camp.
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Comment on Formula 1 2025 Final Race Predictions? in ~sports.motorsports
JCPhoenix LinkPersonally, I think Lando takes this home. The cards are very much stacked in his favor (take that how you will ๐). I think Oscar mathematically has a chance, but it's very unlikely. Even between...Personally, I think Lando takes this home. The cards are very much stacked in his favor (take that how you will ๐). I think Oscar mathematically has a chance, but it's very unlikely. Even between Max and Lando, Max's chances are less than Lando.
I'd prefer if Oscar won the WDC, or even Max -- what a story that'd be, to slog his way up the standings, basically without a teammate to help, to clinch the WDC -- But a win for Lando would be well deserved all the same.
OK unhinged take: Both McLarens take each other out in the first turn. Max takes some damage from debris but still manages P4 (Bearman takes P1 this weekend), which makes Max and Lando tie the WDC. Which means both have equal number of wins in the season (7 wins each). In order to determine the winner, both drivers must race go-karts around Monaco (because they'd already be at home by then and it's just convenient). Max wins because of course he does and wins his 5th WDC. He then promptly retires from the sport to manage his sim racing team and be the family man his dad never was.
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Formula 1 2025 Final Race Predictions?
Happy Friday -- It's the final race weekend of the 2025 season. McLaren captured the WCC races ago, but the WDC is still up for grabs between Oscar Piastri (392pts), Lando Norris (408pts), and Max...
Happy Friday -- It's the final race weekend of the 2025 season. McLaren captured the WCC races ago, but the WDC is still up for grabs between Oscar Piastri (392pts), Lando Norris (408pts), and Max Verstappen (396pts).
Who do you think will take it home?
Any other predictions about what will happen in Abu Dhabi? Who will win Formula 1.5 this weekend? Will we get a replay of AD 2021? Will Michael Masi be revealed at the last moment to the Race Director? Will Yuki say "Screw Redbull!" and bin it into Max? Will Max say "Screw Redbull!" and just drive off into the desert sunset? Will Kimi channel his inner Bottas and have a 5-day pit stop? Will Alonso take P1 on Sunday?
All takes -- serious and unhinged -- welcome.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
JCPhoenix LinkFriend recommended "Lord of Mysteries" to me. And when I say "recommended," I mean he was like "YOU HAVE TO WATCH THIS SHOW." So I started it. And it's pretty good! I like the aesthetic and...Friend recommended "Lord of Mysteries" to me. And when I say "recommended," I mean he was like "YOU HAVE TO WATCH THIS SHOW." So I started it.
And it's pretty good! I like the aesthetic and art-style a lot. It reminds me of Steampunk without the steam. So I guess that's just Victorian. Either way, it's cool.
A little lost on the story even though I'm like 6 episodes in, but my friends says that's normal *shrug*
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Comment on 2025 Spotify Wrapped is now out in ~music
JCPhoenix LinkAlright let's see what we got here... Top 5 Songs: Sutomore - browse Tito, lost tapes Humans - Night Tapes Je t'aime Encore - Yelle Ovo je kraj - browse Tito Noir - Yelle Top 5 Albums: Armando...Alright let's see what we got here...
Top 5 Songs:
- Sutomore - browse Tito, lost tapes
- Humans - Night Tapes
- Je t'aime Encore - Yelle
- Ovo je kraj - browse Tito
- Noir - Yelle
Top 5 Albums:
- Armando Young Vol. 1 - Armando Young
- Volcano - Jungle
- The Age of Pleasure - Janelle Monae
- Lost Cargo - Galimatias
- Yacht World - Englewood
Top 5 Genres:
- Lo-Fi Beats
- Bedroom Pop
- French Pop
- Electronic
- Pop
I had 18717 minutes of listening, while I listened to 15 albums and 852 artists.
My listening age was 20 (practically half of my actual age) and my "Listening Club" is Cloud State Society, where I'm a 'specialist.'
Your club finds peace through music. New members are gifted house plants.
You explore experimental sounds, refining your clubโs sonic boundaries.
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Comment on Virginia's Long Bridge Project will improve rail capacity around Washington DC in ~transport
JCPhoenix LinkThat's genuinely exciting! It's so weird to me that the VRE, which is a commuter train for the Virginia side of the metro, only has morning service and afternoon service during weekdays, and no...With the completion of the Long Bridge Project and other improvements along the corridor, we look forward to expanding VRE service to include our first-ever weekend and late-night service,โ
That's genuinely exciting! It's so weird to me that the VRE, which is a commuter train for the Virginia side of the metro, only has morning service and afternoon service during weekdays, and no service during the weekends. Like it's truly only for commuting to/from work. When I lived in Chicago or visited, I'd sometimes use the Metra, which is Chicago's commuter train system. While it's not 24hr service like parts of the CTA 'L,' some of the lines run all day from early morning to like midnight, including weekends. And even on the weekends, the Metra is well used by both suburban and urban residents.
As bad as the traffic is here in the DMV, even on the weekends, the VRE (and MARC on the Maryland side) should be running on the weekends to allow those who want to go into the District, or out of the it, the ability to do so without having to jump in a car and deal with the miserable highway traffic. I know Amtrak can serve some of that commuter rail traffic, but I don't think service is frequent enough. Which is fine for Amtrak since it's not meant for that anyway. The VRE should be taking care of that.
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Comment on CGA-2025-12 ๐ดโโ ๏ธ๐๏ธ๐ INSERT CARTRIDGE ๐ข The Secret of Monkey Island in ~games
JCPhoenix LinkJust got back from Thanksgiving travels, so I'm ready to play! Between my younger brother and I, pretty sure we played all of the Monkey Island games, except that one that came out within the last...Just got back from Thanksgiving travels, so I'm ready to play! Between my younger brother and I, pretty sure we played all of the Monkey Island games, except that one that came out within the last few years. I don't remember how we came across the series. We're Millennials, so it's not like we played these in the 90s as they came out. Think it was in the 2000s that we came across the series, probably via "Tales of" or "Escape from," then we found the rest online on, appropriately, the high seas and played them.
The series wasn't necessarily a part of my childhood (I was probably close to graduating high school or already had when I played them), but collectively with other point & click adventure games that I did play from the mid/late 90s through the 2000s -- Sam & Max Hit the Road, Day of the Tentacle, Leisure Suit Larry (my parents had no clue what we were doing on the computer...), one of the Space Quest games, etc -- it's definitely part of that "canon" for me.
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Comment on November 2025 Backlog Burner: Conclusion and Recap in ~games
JCPhoenix LinkSo I didn't end up adding any more games after the Week 4 post. But that's OK, because I am plenty happy with the 16 games I did this year! This time last year (I skipped May's round), I finished...So I didn't end up adding any more games after the Week 4 post. But that's OK, because I am plenty happy with the 16 games I did this year! This time last year (I skipped May's round), I finished 11 games. So that's an improvement. Not that I need to do a full card or anything (Idk how you guys do it...).
On top of trying those 16, I did finish two of them: Nine Noir Lives and MAKOTO WAKAIDO's Case Files. And I'm still active playing another three: Murders on the Yangtze River, Eastward, and Intravenous.
I think my favorite game this round has been Eastward. There's something really cool about this game that I can't put my finger on yet. Because it's not normally a type of game I play, action-adventure types. But I get such strong nostalgia from it. Maybe it's the Earthbound/Mother 3 vibes. Idk, but I'm having fun with it regardless.
Anyway, I'm glad to have completed another Backlog Burner! Definitely time a for a break. Here's a BTS spoiler: I play and record and write and post on one day each week and it's a lot and it's kinda tiring by the end of the day, lol. I could just not do that and do like one game a day like a smart person, but that's how I do. So back to just normal vidya game playin'.
Thanks to @kfwyre and @wes for arranging this as always! Hope anyone who watched my mini LPs enjoyed them. And thanks to all the other participants and your posts and reviews. I've certainly added some of the games you all played to my backlog! Along with a few other games I purchased last month. It never ends, does it? ๐
See you all next year and around the site!
JC's Final Nov 2025 Bingo Card
Mode: Custom Winning Bingo! Finished 16/25 Collectathon
โ Cassette BeastsProgramming
โ HacknetVisual novel
โ Until ThenTower defense Horror
โ Tokyo DarkPoint & click adventure
โ Nine Noir LivesEscape room
โ Zero Escape: Zero Time DilemmaBase building
โ PatronPuzzle platformer
โ Murders on the Yangtze RiverStealth
โ IntravenousExperimental Cozy โ Wildcard
โ Still ThereShoot 'em up Beat 'em up FPS Action-adventure
โ ArcoComedy
โ AKIBA'S TRIP: Undead ๏ผ UndressedMystery/investigation
โ MAKOTO WAKAIDOโs Case Files TRILOGY DELUXETactical shooter Life sim
โ Chef RPGCRPG JRPG
โ EastwardTurn-based strategy/tactics Tactical RPG
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Comment on November 2025 Backlog Burner: Conclusion and Recap in ~games
JCPhoenix Link ParentBtw...I bought another detective game over the weekend!Btw...I bought another detective game over the weekend!
I did two rounds of Accutane. I never got the supposed depression or feelings of sadness from it.
I did get frustration though. Because in the US, patients on Accutane have to get monthly blood tests. Without the test, you can't get your monthly prescription. A new prescription had to be written every month. And then if the prescription wasn't filled in time -- like I forgot to drop it off at the pharmacy or there was an insurance issue or the pharmacy just forgot to fill it -- it expired quickly and I had to call my dermatologist's office for another prescription. Lots of jumping through hoops, that for a teenager/young person, was incredibly annoying. They wanted to make sure I couldn't get pregnant, due to Accutane's teratogenic effects...even though I'm a guy. I think the US has eased up on some of that since, after lots of complaints.
Though I did get insanely chapped lips. Bleeding and painful, even. Luckily, my dermatologist gave me some ointment for it that did the trick. Tacrolimus, I think.