LaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them] @ LaGG_3 @hexbear.net

Posts

0

Comments

183

Joined

3 yr. ago

Why waste your time mass reporting your own post? Go back to Reddit

When you connect a new device to a 'smart' tv, you must pay homage to the manufacturer with a ritualistic dance. Plugging and unplugging the device. Turning them on and off in the correct sequence like entering a konami code.

Every time you want to switch devices, the tv must scan for them. And god forbid you lose power, or unplug something. You are granted the delight experience of doing it all over again.

This drives me up the wall with my TV speaker - having to remember name of the settings that get reset for each power outage. If I was smart, I'd note the procedure down somewhere, but nah

I'd add any software that has switched to a subscription or SaaS model. Shit used to be super expensive in the past, but you could at least buy a software and keep it indefinitely for home use. It feels like everything is a subscription model. I have a family budgeting software that is no longer sold as a one-time purchase. I guess new users have to include the monthly cost of the budgeting software in their family now! Sure, the sub version has fancy ways to integrate your bank accounts, but doing it by hand every couple of weeks really makes you aware of what you are spending.

I sound so old lmao

P Diddy/Sean Combs has a lot of ongoing allegations right now

As much as I want TiK ToK by Kesha to be a recognizable tune in half a millenia I know that's not happening.

I heard it on the radio recently and they censored the beginning:

Wake up in the morning feeling like [redacted]

Heckin' epic, Senator Dole!

Does the butt plug have a paracord wrap?

It often feels like a culture of consumption. People buying knives, wallets, and pens just for the thrill of shopping for stuff.

Splinter cell: blacklist

This is like 15+ years after the time period OP is asking about lol

... Whatever.

Not a childhood game, but the Japan-only SNES strategy RPG Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War is a great handheld emulator game! There's English patches for it.

Some random games from the mid 90s and earlier that I enjoyed when I was younger:

PS1: Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy 9, Lego Racing

SNES: Final Fantasy 4, Super Mario World

GBA (not of this era, but they'll probably run on your Anbernic): Fire Emblem (any of the GBA games, but Blazing Blade aka just Fire Emblem is a great starting point), Metroid Fusion

GBC: Link's Awakening DX

Edit: GB: Donkey Kong 94

Game Boy Advance is probably one of the best handhelds. I totally agree on the PS1 - not quite sure if the Xbox 360 hits that threshold for me, though.

I was going to say: "Sierra Leone: more progressive than most US states"

I'd compare PF: WotR more with the old Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights games, tbh

Work (when at work - for not work stuff on my phone 😈) and agree with the rest

Is that an I/O shield for a motherboard?

Damn, what if we made it easier for people to afford caring for children? What, that'd cost money? Nah.

I'd love for there to just be more short games with branching narratives like WotS. Short games that are built to be replayed really spark something off in my brain lol.

I'm surprised with auto battler games having a moment that we haven't gotten any Ogre Battle inspired indies - just Unicorn Overlord. Still haven't played it, but it's on my to-do list.

A shit candy bar, some random tube socks, and off-brand hair growth meds

Some kind of random stuff from the drug store or discount store. Just a "I put minimal expense and effort into getting this."