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by Thad
Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:55 am
Forum: Games
Topic: SNES Favorite 75
Replies: 119
Views: 4609

Re: SNES Favorite 75

it might be better to play the remake/remaster, Trials of Mana. I've heard it's great, but someone with experience will have to chime in here. I haven't played the SFC version so I can't compare to that, but I can compare it to SoM and I'd say it's got SoM vibes without the SoM jank. I love the gra...
by Thad
Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:07 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: SNES Favorite 75
Replies: 119
Views: 4609

Re: SNES Favorite 75

Any preference between SFC and DS? I've only played the DS version.
by Thad
Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:58 pm
Forum: Your Facebook Timeline
Topic: Computerus
Replies: 655
Views: 165598

Re: Computerus

I hate Windows 11 less than I thought I would. You have to edit the registry to make the Start menu quit serving you Bing results (in Home Edition; you can toggle it as a Group Policy in Pro or Enterprise). On balance I think it's still accurate to say that I hate it less than I thought I would, bu...
by Thad
Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:50 pm
Forum: :corncob:
Topic: Polling, statistics, and data science
Replies: 9
Views: 813

Re: Polling, statistics, and data science

Philip Bump: Americans broadly support abortion access. Will it win Biden reelection? Political coalitions are formed out of people with differing and at times competing priorities. There are an enormous number of people for whom abortion access is a key motivator this November. There is also an eno...
by Thad
Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:18 pm
Forum: Media
Topic: X-Men
Replies: 331
Views: 38382

Re: X-Men

Büge wrote:
Thad wrote:AFAICT Magik is the first character he's turned into who's never been on the show.


ackshully

Illyana Rasputin has been on the show before. Magik hasn't. We've never seen her as an adult in costume before.
by Thad
Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:55 am
Forum: Media
Topic: X-Men
Replies: 331
Views: 38382

Re: X-Men

Also, the show continues to handle some pretty heavy issues. I admit to tearing up a little at Maddy's speech about giving up her baby because she owes him the best possible future . Punched me right in the adoptive-parent center. On the lighter side, I'm enjoying how they're using Morph as a wa...
by Thad
Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:40 am
Forum: :corncob:
Topic: Obituaries
Replies: 1559
Views: 320088

Re: Obituaries

Also extremely gay, though I don't think his loathing of LGBT+ had anything to do with his loathing of video games. It's just something else he would disapprove of. I hate to be in the position of defending the guy, but about the only positive thing I have to say about him is that he was progressiv...
by Thad
Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:33 pm
Forum: :corncob:
Topic: Obituaries
Replies: 1559
Views: 320088

Re: Obituaries

You know, as attractive as both those options are, I think I'll go with the Doom thing.
by Thad
Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:44 pm
Forum: :corncob:
Topic: Obituaries
Replies: 1559
Views: 320088

Re: Obituaries

Joseph Lieberman, senator and vice presidential nominee, dies at 82

He died the way he lived: scolding Democrats for not being more like Republicans.

Maybe after work I'll play some Doom in his honor.
by Thad
Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:16 pm
Forum: Media
Topic: X-Men
Replies: 331
Views: 38382

Re: X-Men

And episode 3 brings us another returning cast member, Chris Britton as Mr. Sinister.

I particularly like the bit where Cyclops is like "Sinister." and Sunspot's like "Mr. Sinister?" even though nobody said the "Mr." part.
by Thad
Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:38 pm
Forum: Media
Topic: The Star Trek Thread
Replies: 761
Views: 156521

Re: The Star Trek Thread

The Future of ‘Star Trek’: From ‘Starfleet Academy’ to New Movies and Michelle Yeoh, How the 58-Year-Old Franchise Is Planning for the Next Generation of Fans I like hearing that Starfleet Academy is going to be set post-Discovery. Always nice to see Trek looking forward instead of backward (though...
by Thad
Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:28 pm
Forum: Your Facebook Timeline
Topic: Computerus
Replies: 655
Views: 165598

Re: Computerus

I still have a handful of programs I occasionally need but which won't run on Linux. I have a couple Windows laptops but they're old and slow and won't run Windows 11. I tried setting up Win11 in a VM on my main and I think I could probably make it work if I bought more RAM and dedicated 40GB or so ...
by Thad
Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:21 pm
Forum: Media
Topic: and Dead Tree Comics
Replies: 669
Views: 159445

Re: and Dead Tree Comics

Helen of Wyndhorn is Tom King and Bilquis Evely's creator-owned followup to their excellent Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (soon to be a major motion picture! or possibly be completed and then have its release canceled as a tax writeoff!) and it's off to a strong start. It's got a similar conceit -- a...
by Thad
Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:09 pm
Forum: Media
Topic: Thundercats
Replies: 28
Views: 8656

Re: Thundercats

#2 has some nice character moments. There's a good bit where Wilykit and Wilykat discuss how Lion-O is treating them differently now. I'd say that was definitely in the background in TOS -- that even though Lion-O's physically older than they are they still have more experience and a part to play in...
by Thad
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:56 pm
Forum: Your Facebook Timeline
Topic: Kickstarter and other crowdfunding
Replies: 166
Views: 61445

Re: Kickstarter and other crowdfunding

Who Killed Nessie? by Paul Cornell & Rachael Smith Every year, legendary creatures from all over the world gather for an annual convention. But never has there been a murder. Who Killed Nessie?, a new graphic novel by Paul Cornell, the award-winning comics writer, and Rachael Smith, the award-w...
by Thad
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:33 am
Forum: :corncob:
Topic: Trump Leaving Office Poll (Part 2)
Replies: 610
Views: 63524

Re: Trump Leaving Office Poll (Part 2)

David Lat has a piece called Clerking For Judge Cannon: A Behind-The-Scenes Look and it makes for an interesting read. The clerks (and others) Lat talked to paint a picture of Cannon as not stupid but green as hell, and not in the tank for Trump but biased by her background as an appellate AUSA and ...
by Thad
Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:30 am
Forum: :corncob:
Topic: Obituaries
Replies: 1559
Views: 320088

Re: Obituaries

I was looking at Tracy Torme's credits on IMDb and learned that he died in January at the age of 64, of complications from diabetes.

He doesn't have a lot of credits this century, but he co-created Sliders and wrote for TNG.

Also I think his dad was like a musician or something.
by Thad
Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:35 pm
Forum: Your Facebook Timeline
Topic: Kickstarter and other crowdfunding
Replies: 166
Views: 61445

Re: Kickstarter and other crowdfunding

How Comics Were Made is approaching its end (65 hours to go as of this writing) and hasn't quite reached its goal yet (about $20,000 short as of this writing). It looks like an interesting history of the printing process. $25 will get you a PDF and $65 (plus shipping) will get you a paperback.
by Thad
Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:59 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: Hot game deals
Replies: 841
Views: 221200

Re: Hot game deals

Fanatical's got a deal on for 17% off any full-price game with code FANATICAL17. So about $10 off $60. I was tempted to either snag Horizon Forbidden West or preorder Ghost of Tsushima, but Sony games usually get discounts deeper than that within 6 months of (PC) release, so I'll probably just wait ...