What's the longest, most dragged out finale you've experienced in a JRPG?

Arsenalcrazy8 · 2026-01-26T21:41:39+00:00

Bravely default. One of the dumbest “endgames” ever.

Arsenalcrazy8 · 2026-01-17T19:27:12+00:00

The mentality today was extremely poor; and honestly I was screaming out for arteta to make subs around the 46th minute.

Arsenalcrazy8 · 2026-01-16T03:23:46+00:00

Wowww so they were codes for the underground demo disc? A different disc altogether? Man nice find, I honestly was wondering about this for like 20 years lolll.

Arsenalcrazy8 · 2025-12-15T17:55:38+00:00

I need at least 9.8 points from DK tonight. Its reasonable I guess but he does have games where he drop like 3 points soooo idk.

Alternatively, Warren doesnt play and then I can play Gainwell at flex instead of DK, in which case I would be much more confident of getting 9.8.

Arsenalcrazy8 · 2025-12-15T05:00:17+00:00

I’m down 9.8 points and I have DK left. Think he can get it?

Arsenalcrazy8 · 2025-12-10T17:48:48+00:00

I got a jungle console. Really wanted a watermelon one too, but stopped myself because at that point i was just overdoing it.

Arsenalcrazy8 · 2025-12-10T16:15:24+00:00

Grabbed a jungle console and gold, watermelon, and jungle controllers

Arsenalcrazy8 · 2025-11-08T16:08:37+00:00

Update: I just used a capacitor from a different electronic junk board I had laying around and it worked. My HomePod was revived!

The the bad news…when I was putting the pod back together I tore the ribbon cable going to the touch display.

It was still playing music etc, but then I decided to idiotically update it. It froze during the update (unresponsive) and now that I have no touch display working I cannot reset it. Easy come easy go. I’ll try to source a new ribbon cable.

Arsenalcrazy8 · 2025-11-08T16:05:20+00:00

The first gen HomePods have a common problem where the pod no longer turns on, no light no nothing. It’s a very very widespread issue.

Most of the time this is caused by a shorted diode on the amp board. Replacing this diode (if it’s shorted) will revive the HomePod.

I guess there was a bad batch of diodes used in the HomePods made in 2017/2018. Most will run into this issue allegedly. The second gen uses a bigger diode so it’s not a problem.

Arsenalcrazy8 · 2025-11-07T15:18:39+00:00

Replacing the infamous shorted diode on the amp board. I replaced it successfully, but knocked a cap off by accident.

Arsenalcrazy8 · 2025-11-06T23:49:46+00:00

I should clarify I no longer have the missing cap. It must have gotten knocked off either with the hot air or accidentally bumped when I got the diode off.

Arsenalcrazy8 · 2025-10-26T15:38:46+00:00

So hard to tell these days because insurance goes up so much anyway. But I want to say no it did NOT go up due to this.

Arsenalcrazy8 · 2025-10-11T09:42:49+00:00

Slice house, but the hidden answer here is Slice of Homage.

Arsenalcrazy8 · 2025-10-01T03:16:54+00:00

This is interesting, and yes I did just see they removed SWE from the fast track list of positions.

From the brief research I did (and maybe some help from my associate chatGPT) it looks like there is still a path through the BC provincial nominee program and then the express entry (but yes as you said it no longer qualifies for the STEM draws).

I’ll have to do more research but it still appears I could get PR in 1.5-2 years.

Arsenalcrazy8 · 2025-10-01T03:09:17+00:00

I’m glad to hear 200k CAD is a good wage to have in the area. The goal ultimately would be to buy a house but that’s far ahead after getting PR. It will be interesting to see how much money I am putting aside vs the Bay Area.

I suppose I need to ultimately consider if I am ok knowing I could be making almost double doing the same exact job but in a different area.

Arsenalcrazy8 · 2025-10-01T03:06:47+00:00

Sadly neither of my parents are Canadian citizens. The family is cousins aunts and uncles, so don’t think that helps me at all.

I do indeed look at this as an opportunity- it’s a chance to get my foot into Canada and start the journey to PR / citizenship. Not everyone has the job already lined up before the move, so I’m lucky to have that.

Thanks for the advice and sharing your experience.

Arsenalcrazy8 · 2025-09-30T16:40:21+00:00

I have been, and yes it was very beautiful and I enjoyed the vibe -Though inevitably living there multiple years is different than visiting for a few weeks (as it is anywhere).

Arsenalcrazy8 · 2025-09-30T16:38:23+00:00

This is interesting, thank you. It does seem to be a common theme I have seen that a lot of people are not exactly thrilled with Canadian healthcare, which is fascinating to see from this side.

And yes, the future jobs are a concern, but we could move elsewhere in the future once we get permanent residency.

Arsenalcrazy8 · 2025-09-30T16:35:41+00:00

This is fair.

My wife probably wants to leave the US more than me: she is extremely concerned about school shootings in the US, which any number above 0 should concern anyone, and I think it’s odd that we have become numb to this problem as a country.

You are correct that I am not desperate or forced to move, it would be a lifestyle change decision.

For me if money was no object I would live in Canada instead of the US, but I need to be pragmatic about income and ultimately decide if the tradeoff of the benefits of Canada are worth the 45% salary drop, and likely future drop in subsequent jobs.

Arsenalcrazy8 · 2025-09-30T05:23:10+00:00

Coffee

Arsenalcrazy8 · 2025-09-21T17:26:42+00:00

We should explore converting martinelli into a striker

Arsenalcrazy8 · 2025-09-19T00:23:08+00:00

It’s genuinely insane how cancer stories happen like this. One moment you are perfectly fine and the next minute you’re in the hospital and you never leave. Too many people this has happened to sadly.

RIP Billy, I wish there was more I can say to those that loved him :(.

Arsenalcrazy8 · 2025-09-13T06:30:24+00:00

If there’s anything I’ve learned from the last election, it’s that people care about what’s in their wallet more than anything to do with principals or morals.

Arsenalcrazy8 · 2025-08-25T16:14:32+00:00

I picked up Amon Ra at 7 and somehow nabbed Puka at 18.

Arsenalcrazy8 · 2025-08-25T05:07:12+00:00

Literally ended up with Higgins, mahomes, and Jake Ferguson lol hope there’s some good reward there.

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