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by Upthorn
Mon May 06, 2024 10:23 am
Forum: Games
Topic: Game musings and news
Replies: 2089
Views: 478671

Re: Game musings and news

I was going to post a couple of charts about review scores, steam refunds, territories where PSN isn't available, and dev communication indicating they might go rogue wrt the requirement, but then Sony realized they fucked up.
by Upthorn
Thu May 02, 2024 8:50 am
Forum: Media
Topic: X-Men
Replies: 370
Views: 41870

Re: X-Men

Thad wrote:"People of America, how many hairs are in my nose?"

Potentially of interest, over the years I have gotten the distinct impression that "nose hair" is a polite Japanese euphemism for boogers.
by Upthorn
Mon Apr 29, 2024 11:52 pm
Forum: :corncob:
Topic: Bogus, batshit, banal, bizarre, or bicubic: Assorted News
Replies: 1724
Views: 390144

Re: Bogus, batshit, banal, bizarre, or bicubic: Assorted News

Via Baldur@toot.cafe : Iceland digitized the first part of their presidential candidacy process. Declaring your candidacy and gathering 1500 endorsements. As a result of this, and some poorly thought out Ux design, 11 people are now accidentally running full-fledged presidential campaigns. Apparentl...
by Upthorn
Sat Apr 27, 2024 7:38 am
Forum: Board Shit
Topic: #Tell Friday
Replies: 2420
Views: 250686

Re: #Tell Friday

Friday wrote:just kidding we're ending on improper firearm safety

Jesus fucking Christ. The final clip in that vid made me think I'd just watched a man die!

Glad (for my sake) he just had a red hat
by Upthorn
Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:05 am
Forum: Your Facebook Timeline
Topic: Computerus
Replies: 659
Views: 169117

Re: Computerus

I was reading that one earlier, and while it's true that their smart TV is badly misbehaving, I do feel like Windows is partly to blame here insofar as treating network-available devices the same as it does physically attached and bluetooth-connected devices
by Upthorn
Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:39 am
Forum: Media
Topic: Friday's Favorite 100 Longform Video Media
Replies: 34
Views: 907

Re: Friday's Favorite 100 Longform Video Media

Mongrel wrote:
Friday wrote:2. We're not going to be talking about it for quite a while.

Well I would hope so! Hoping not see him show up at like, #89.

Secretly Friday just plans to take a 6 month hiatus before posting Columbo at #99
by Upthorn
Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:30 am
Forum: Board Shit
Topic: #Tell Friday
Replies: 2420
Views: 250686

Re: #Tell Friday

Büge wrote:

I wish I could take this back in time to upload to YouTube under the name "keyboard cat"
by Upthorn
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:26 pm
Forum: :corncob:
Topic: Trump Leaving Office Poll (Part 2)
Replies: 626
Views: 67235

Re: Trump Leaving Office Poll (Part 2)

I'd Like to See Ol Donny Trump Wriggle His Way Out of THIS Jam! Jam starts wriggling itself so Ol' Donnay can walk out In case you were wondering what my problem with this meme is, it's that the sort of person who posts it acts like having to post a $175 million bond qualifies as "wriggling ou...
by Upthorn
Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:55 am
Forum: :corncob:
Topic: Polling, statistics, and data science
Replies: 9
Views: 997

Re: Polling, statistics, and data science

I think Cait was taking a shot at Nate Silver, rather than Thad? The Nate post may be old, but it's still on the current page of this thread
by Upthorn
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:31 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: SNES Favorite 75
Replies: 149
Views: 6474

Re: SNES Favorite 75

My take on art is "any meaningful emotional communication." Though, of course that just pushes the question to "what is meaning , anyway?" But I can break it down a little further into three criteria I have identified: Art must have ⋅ an intended emotional message &sdot...
by Upthorn
Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:59 pm
Forum: Media
Topic: (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧ Animes
Replies: 667
Views: 181555

Re: (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧ Animes

Dungeon Meshi Ep 11 Live reaction:
Oh so that's why they got Studio Trigger on this
by Upthorn
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:39 pm
Forum: Media
Topic: (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧ Animes
Replies: 667
Views: 181555

Re: (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧ Animes

beatbandito wrote:I've yet to be convinced I need to see more of Edgerunner than just the I Really Want to Stay at Your House music video.

Honestly, having watched Edgerunners to completion, I feel like it's missing an essential element of tragedy: the sense that any preferable outcome could ever have occurred.
by Upthorn
Sat Mar 09, 2024 6:38 pm
Forum: :corncob:
Topic: Adventures of the Longest Muskrat
Replies: 550
Views: 60030

Re: Adventures of the Longest Muskrat

Last month, Elon Musk's insane "aesthetics at all cost" design paradigm killed Angela Chao, a billionaire dry-goods shipping mogul (and Mitch McConnell's sister-in-law) Summarized from nypost : ⋅ Leaving a Chinese New Year celebration, Angela was trying to make a three point turn...
by Upthorn
Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:45 am
Forum: :corncob:
Topic: Obituaries
Replies: 1576
Views: 328040

Re: Obituaries

Can't believe Toriyama was only 68...
by Upthorn
Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:53 pm
Forum: :corncob:
Topic: What about a thread for good news?
Replies: 332
Views: 92737

Re: What about a thread for good news?

I was thinking about the Amazon, not considering African rainforests. Cynicism retracted
by Upthorn
Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:44 pm
Forum: :corncob:
Topic: What about a thread for good news?
Replies: 332
Views: 92737

Re: What about a thread for good news?

Huh, Ugandan women find a way to turn food waste into charcoal , helping save rainforests that are otherwise ravaged by logging? I love a good "garbage in, greatness out" story! Also, Reasons to be Cheerful sounds like a good tab to have permanently open. If only rainforest logging were p...
by Upthorn
Tue Mar 05, 2024 2:44 am
Forum: Games
Topic: General Old Game Hardware Thread
Replies: 216
Views: 46132

Re: General Old Game Hardware Thread

Today's news regarding Citra and Yuzu has left a really sour taste in my mouth
by Upthorn
Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:31 pm
Forum: Board Shit
Topic: FinalFight Discord?
Replies: 28
Views: 2470

Re: FinalFight Discord?

In addition to a large influx of discord users, we've also set up a IRC-based refuge (for sickos that still prefer IRC) on irc.synirc.org
Channel names are the same as the ones on EsperNet have been.
by Upthorn
Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:42 pm
Forum: Board Shit
Topic: FinalFight Discord?
Replies: 28
Views: 2470

Re: FinalFight Discord?

I don't mind discord, and I am on the discord, but I do prefer IRC in several regards.
I know it's always been esper.net but like... does anybody have any qualms with libera.chat (formerly freenode)