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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
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Comment on CGA-2025-09 đšī¸đ INSERT CARTRIDGE đĸ The Last Express in ~games
JCPhoenix Link ParentSpoilers Wait you can hide the body in the cabin?? I also threw Tyler's body outside and was like "Wow, what a GREAT friend...just unceremoniously tosses his dead friend out the window and then...Spoilers
Wait you can hide the body in the cabin?? I also threw Tyler's body outside and was like "Wow, what a GREAT friend...just unceremoniously tosses his dead friend out the window and then steal said dead friend's jacket AND identity..." -
Comment on CGA-2025-09 đšī¸đ INSERT CARTRIDGE đĸ The Last Express in ~games
JCPhoenix LinkEnded up just getting the Steam version since it was on sale. It was like $1.39, versus GOG's $6. Maybe I can use that money saved to invest in the stock market! /s I just read kwyre's blurb on...Ended up just getting the Steam version since it was on sale. It was like $1.39, versus GOG's $6. Maybe I can use that money saved to invest in the stock market! /s
I just read kwyre's blurb on the differences between Steam and GOG. If I get frustrated with the Steam version, maybe I'll jump to the OG GOG version. I'll likely mostly play this on Windows, though maybe I'll give Ubuntu or MacOS or even Steam Deck a try later.
I might record some of this as I've did with the Nov 2024 Backlog Burner. We'll see. Either way, excited to give this a go! Literally about to start the game right now.
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Comment on Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
JCPhoenix Link ParentI can't tell if you're trolling or not, lol. But for sure, if Lance would retire, that's one more open seat for Yuki or some other rookie. I'm not saying he doesn't belong in Formula 1, but it...Lance retires and pursues his true passion, snowboarding.
I can't tell if you're trolling or not, lol. But for sure, if Lance would retire, that's one more open seat for Yuki or some other rookie. I'm not saying he doesn't belong in Formula 1, but it often seems like he doesn't care to be there.
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Comment on Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
JCPhoenix Link ParentI know with AM the chance of him becoming a permanent driver is less than with other teams. Lance's dad bankrolls the team (I think? I thought he sold off a big chunk of the team?) and Alonso...I know with AM the chance of him becoming a permanent driver is less than with other teams. Lance's dad bankrolls the team (I think? I thought he sold off a big chunk of the team?) and Alonso ain't ever gonna for real retire. At least not anytime soon it seems.
But other former RB drivers seemed to have done alright. DR, Gasly, Albon, and even Checo got additional opportunities within F1. They might've had to take a break and a backseat, but they eventually got picked up by other teams. I'm sure other teams know that it's mainly the car that's the problem, and not primarily the drivers. So I could see the same happening for Yuki.
Though obviously Yuki will be up against current rookies and newcomers. So we'll see.
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Comment on Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
JCPhoenix Link ParentThat's the "Grand Chalam," right? How funny that RB has become radioactive in some sense. That right now, it's better to be on the junior team, or literally anywhere else, than to be "promoted" to...Oscar Piastri - Pole, 1st, Fastest Lap (+4)
That's the "Grand Chalam," right?
How funny that RB has become radioactive in some sense. That right now, it's better to be on the junior team, or literally anywhere else, than to be "promoted" to the senior team. Sheesh.
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Comment on Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
JCPhoenix LinkThat turned into quite a race! Multiple SC/VSCs, which switched things up. Of course, the big news here is...HADJAR P3! He's having an excellent rookie season. Kept it clean and stayed out of...That turned into quite a race! Multiple SC/VSCs, which switched things up.
Of course, the big news here is...HADJAR P3! He's having an excellent rookie season. Kept it clean and stayed out of trouble. Much deserved first F1 podium.
Though that wouldn't have happened had Lando's car not shat the bed at Lap 65. Totally unexpected. Which definitely swings the pendulum into Oscar's advantage. That puts Oscar more than a race win ahead of Lando. Like I keep saying, that door for Lando to get a WDC continues to slowly close, if it hasn't already.
Terrible day for Ferrari. Hamilton hits the barriers by himself at Lap 32. Then 20 laps later, Kimi sends it in to Charles. Think Charles had the right idea to just sit and chill out at the top of that dune for the rest of the race. Had there been enough laps, I'm sure Lando would've joined him =/
Lastly, decent day for Bearman. Pitlane start to P6. ObamaNotBad.jpg.
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
JCPhoenix Link Parent?! The last time I moved, I spent like 3-4 weeks packing things up. The first two weeks I went at it slow, but the last two weeks I was definitely in get-shit-done mode. Yet I still felt...essentially packed everything the very night before the actual move-in date.
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The last time I moved, I spent like 3-4 weeks packing things up. The first two weeks I went at it slow, but the last two weeks I was definitely in get-shit-done mode. Yet I still felt unprepared and stressed by the time I got the truck. And I only live by myself in a 2bdr apt.
But congrats on completing the move! It definitely is nice to have the change of scenery from time to time. Chance to explore somewhere new, even if it's just a different neighborhood in town (for me, I moved across the country).
I'm a hermit, so I don't go out and meet people much. Though I had some friends here already from online; even work with a couple of them now. But if you are looking for things to do, I would highly recommend seeing if your new city has a subreddit. And also a Discord. My area's local Discord server is FILLED with all sorts of events. Trivia nights, walking/hiking groups, board game nights, book clubs, happy hours, etc. If I wasn't such a lazy scaredy cat, I bet all that would be tons of fun.
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
JCPhoenix LinkI took the week off since my parents came to visit. It was part vacation and part staycation. They arrived last Saturday. On Sunday, we checked out Georgetown in DC. Even though I've been in the...I took the week off since my parents came to visit. It was part vacation and part staycation. They arrived last Saturday. On Sunday, we checked out Georgetown in DC. Even though I've been in the DC area for a year, that was my first time there.
Then on Monday, we drove up to Rehobeth Beach and Dewey Beach, both in Delaware. That was the first time going to Delaware for all of us. The beaches there were beautiful. But also surprisingly busy, with lots of kids around still! We assumed that school would've started most everywhere already.
We stayed the night there, then on Tuesday drove down to Virginia Beach, VA. Also a nice beach town. We stayed at a hotel right on the beach and spent the night drinking some beers on our hotel balcony, chatting, and enjoying the sound of the ocean.
On Wednesday, we drove west to Norfolk, VA. Which I solo visited back Norfolk back in February. But it was nice to see the city in the summer. A lot more people around of course. I gave them a brief tour, we had lunch, then were on our way to our next stop on the way back to DC: Richmond, VA.
I solo visited Richmond back in May. I really enjoyed Richmond, and my parents seemed to as well (though they seemed more partial to Norfolk since the ocean is so close by). We got back to the DC area Wednesday evening.
Thursday was a bit of an R&R day, but we did head to old Old Town in Alexandria, VA for my dad's belated birthday dinner. Again, lived here for a year, first time there. Even though I'm like 2 Metro stops and a bus ride away. Shameful; I need to get out more.
Friday, was my second recovery day. I stayed home while they went out to DC. I was a little worried about them heading towards the National Mall (we're brown people). I had them bring their passports and their PIV cards (we're all feds govt employees), along with their driver's licenses, just in case. Though they didn't have any issues.
And then early this Saturday morning at like 4am, I dropped them off at DCA for their flight back to Vegas.
It was a lot of fun, I'm glad they visited me. I'm glad they're willing to visit me now, lol. I lived in Kansas City previously and I was the last of my family to leave. So my parents rarely wanted to visit me in KC. Before my brother also moved to Vegas from KC, they were a little more willing to come back and see us. But when it was just me left? Nope, lol. I had to go visit all of them.
Which is some BS, if you ask me. I think Vegas sucks. But now that I live in a cool, exciting place, they want to come out. Which is perfectly fine by me. I like traveling, but traveling to Vegas (or anywhere on the West Coast) and back, on a non-direct flight, is like 10-12hrs door to door each way. Doing that 2-4 times a year gets real old. So now they can deal with all that.
It's Labor Day weekend here in the States, so I'll probably be going back to my hermit lifestyle this 3-day weekend. Which I'm looking forward to.
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: Voting topic in ~games
JCPhoenix Link ParentI remember going to this one discount bookstore like two towns over as a kid and just trawling the shareware game diskettes. I played/demo'd one of the Commander Keen games via shareware and I...I remember going to this one discount bookstore like two towns over as a kid and just trawling the shareware game diskettes. I played/demo'd one of the Commander Keen games via shareware and I think one of the Space Quest games as well.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
JCPhoenix LinkI watched Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters this morning. It was pretty good! I'm not a huge KPop fan, I don't listen to a lot of it, but when I saw something about it -- I think here on on ~movies --...I watched Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters this morning. It was pretty good! I'm not a huge KPop fan, I don't listen to a lot of it, but when I saw something about it -- I think here on on ~movies -- I got interested. It was a strange combo IMO, but an intriguing one. The animation was decent, the music was really catchy and good, and the story was fun. I definitely liked the peek into Korean mythology.
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Comment on Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
JCPhoenix LinkWelcome back from the break--Again! Hope you all enjoyed your three weeks away from Formula 1. Got to sleep-in or go to sleep on time. Woot Oscar starts P1! Though given how close him and Lando...Welcome back from the break--Again! Hope you all enjoyed your three weeks away from Formula 1. Got to sleep-in or go to sleep on time.
Woot Oscar starts P1! Though given how close him and Lando were, basically felt like a toss-up. With Max in P3, however, I'm ready to see who he can hunt down. Or rather, if he can at all, given how far ahead McLaren is.
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Comment on Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
JCPhoenix Link ParentYeah I was watching FP1 and FP2 yesterday (slept through FP3 this morning) and saw all the spin outs and crashes. I might be remembering wrong, but it seems like that's pretty typical in Zandvoort...Yeah I was watching FP1 and FP2 yesterday (slept through FP3 this morning) and saw all the spin outs and crashes. I might be remembering wrong, but it seems like that's pretty typical in Zandvoort due to the winds around the area. And I love that. It's a wrinkle that this track has that drivers have to contend with.
Obviously other tracks have their own unique quirks and such. But I feel like the city street circuits that tend to replace these actual tracks tend to lack some of that. I'm not fully against street circuits, but I also don't want to see F1 only race at these.
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Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Dutch Grand Prix
Circuit Zandvoort
August 29-31, 2025
Qualifying Results -- SPOILER
POS. NO. DRIVER TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 LAPS 1 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:09.338 1:08.964 1:08.662 18 2 4 Lando Norris McLaren 1:09.469 1:08.874 1:08.674 18 3 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:09.696 1:09.122 1:08.925 18 4 6 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls 1:09.966 1:09.439 1:09.208 18 5 63 George Russell Mercedes 1:09.676 1:09.313 1:09.255 18 6 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:09.906 1:09.304 1:09.340 22 7 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:09.900 1:09.261 1:09.390 21 8 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1:09.779 1:09.383 1:09.500 18 9 55 Carlos Sainz Williams 1:09.980 1:09.472 1:09.505 18 10 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:09.950 1:09.366 1:09.630 17 11 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:09.845 1:09.493 12 12 22 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull Racing 1:09.954 1:09.622 15 13 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Kick Sauber 1:10.037 1:09.622 12 14 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:09.894 1:09.637 15 15 23 Alexander Albon Williams 1:09.792 1:09.652 12 16 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1:10.104 9 17 27 Nico Hulkenberg Kick Sauber 1:10.195 9 18 31 Esteban Ocon Haas 1:10.197 9 19 87 Oliver Bearman Haas 1:10.262 9 RT 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 2 Source: F1.com
Grand Prix Results -- SPOILER
POS. NO. DRIVER TEAM LAPS TIME / RETIRED PTS. 1 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 72 1:38:29.849 25 2 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 72 +1.271s 18 3 6 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls 72 +3.233s 15 4 63 George Russell Mercedes 72 +5.654s 12 5 23 Alexander Albon Williams 72 +6.327s 10 6 87 Oliver Bearman Haas 72 +9.044s 8 7 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 72 +9.497s 6 8 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 72 +11.709s 4 9 22 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull Racing 72 +13.597s 2 10 31 Esteban Ocon Haas 72 +14.063s 1 11 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine 72 +14.511s 0 12 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 72 +17.063s 0 13 55 Carlos Sainz Williams 72 +17.376s 0 14 27 Nico Hulkenberg Kick Sauber 72 +19.725s 0 15 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Kick Sauber 72 +21.565s 0 16 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 72 +22.029s 0 17 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 72 +23.629s 0 18 4 Lando Norris McLaren 64 DNF 0 NC 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 52 DNF 0 NC 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 22 DNF 0 Fastest Lap: Oscar Piastri // 1:12.271 (Lap 60)
DOTD: Isack HadjarSource: F1.com
Next race:
Italian Grand Prix
Autodromo Nazionale Monza
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: Voting topic in ~games
JCPhoenix LinkFreddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist (5) Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals (5) Beneath a Steel Sky (5) Sam & Max: Hit the Road (3) StarTropics (2)Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist (5)
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals (5)
Beneath a Steel Sky (5)
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Comment on Tildes' Colossal Game Adventure: Inauguration and nominations in ~games
JCPhoenix Link ParentI totally forgot about Lufia II. I definitely rented that at Blockbuster once or twice as a kid. Didn't get very far, but I do remember being impressed. I would definitely be down to give it...I totally forgot about Lufia II. I definitely rented that at Blockbuster once or twice as a kid. Didn't get very far, but I do remember being impressed. I would definitely be down to give it another try.
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Comment on Tildes' Colossal Game Adventure: Inauguration and nominations in ~games
JCPhoenix LinkHaven't played an old school adventure game in awhile -- though I've played some newer, indie ones recently -- so I'll recommend Sam & Max: Hit the Road (1993). I don't think the puzzles are too...Haven't played an old school adventure game in awhile -- though I've played some newer, indie ones recently -- so I'll recommend Sam & Max: Hit the Road (1993). I don't think the puzzles are too crazy, at least compared to others I've tried. And it's chill and humorous. Though it's been a long time since the last time I played it, so curious if the humor has held up. As an aside, there are some sequels to Sam & Max, which came out over a decade later. I've tried a couple; I don't think they're as good as the OG.
I'll also add Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist (1993). It's another adventure game. And one I never actually played; I just watched my older cousin play it. But it seemed fun and entertaining! Keep in mind, I was elementary-aged at the time. Either way, I'm just looking for a reason to play it myself for once.
Appreciate the ping!
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Comment on Spotify is adding direct messaging to their music streaming app in ~tech
JCPhoenix LinkMaybe I'm old, but I just don't see the point in social-mediatizing everything. I know Spotify has some social media integration and has for a long time (via Facebook I think), but as far as I can...Maybe I'm old, but I just don't see the point in social-mediatizing everything. I know Spotify has some social media integration and has for a long time (via Facebook I think), but as far as I can tell, it's been pretty diminished over time. I had to open Spotify and take a look to see where the "friends" list was. Or rather, if it was still there. It is, but clearly I haven't touched it in like...10yrs?
Like I get that people share music with each other. I share music with my brother, my family, and my friends, all via Discord where we're all already at. And it's easy to do, either on mobile or on desktop. I don't want another platform that I have to monitor.
Not that new social medias can't be made. TikTok came to the game pretty late after all. But I just can't see that many people using this. Feel like this is just going to be Google+ all over again. I suppose it doesn't hurt current users for them to add this. But I for one won't be using it.
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Comment on Thinking about my next (career) move in ~life
JCPhoenix Link ParentPersonality theorists sure are a contentious group of people.Personality theorists sure are a contentious group of people.
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Comment on Make new friends here! in ~life
JCPhoenix Link ParentWhat data center and server are you on for FFXIV? I'm over on Famfrit on Primal. Maybe we can run some instances together! Though I usually just stick to the non-high end stuff.What data center and server are you on for FFXIV? I'm over on Famfrit on Primal. Maybe we can run some instances together! Though I usually just stick to the non-high end stuff.
I tried out Tooth and Tail (Steam/PC) about a week ago. It's an RTS but feels very stripped back. Which I think is the problem. I went in blind, expecting a traditional RTS, but it's not. And it's right away obvious from its control scheme which is mouse only.
I have other criticisms, but the movement and control system alone threw me off. I only played for like 30min before I was done with it. But it all ties back to not being a pared down RTS. Its reminds me of something made for a tablet or mobile game and not a PC. Even though the game isn't on mobile (though it does have a PS4 port).
Which is a shame, because the story does seem interesting. It reminds me a lot of the anime Beastars, where anthropomorphic animals live in a society with a rigid pecking order where some animals eat while others get eaten. And Tooth and Tail seems to be told in like a Bolshevik revolution style concept. I love political themes in games, after all.