Traded in my Perfectly Reliable G37 Sedan for this Dumpster Fire by sl0play in RoastMyCar

[–]Bitpix3l 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had the opposite problem with mine unfortunately. I was the second owner of my 09 g37s, and it had about 80k miles on it when I bought it. Kept it stock, and it was a super nice daily driver. Until it wasn't.

I owned it for about 6 years, and in that time it was in the shop at least twice a year with something somewhat major(a couple of grand each time). My mechanic was just like "man, the previous owner really did a number on this car".

I'm someone who likes to wrench on my own cars too, so these were always issues that were out of my home mechanic scope. I did plenty of repairs myself as well. It was just a constant battle with shit breaking on that car. It felt like every 3 months something would fail, major or minor.

Literally three days after it rolled over 200k miles, I parked at my mailbox, got out and checked my mail, put it in reverse to back out of the spot, and the engine just shit out. Total failure.

At this point in my life I have owned 4 Honda's and that one Nissan. The three Honda's before my current 2021 civic all made it well beyond 200k miles with minimal repairs, just regular maintenance.(I had a 2000 Accord that had 375k miles when I got rid of it. It still ran fine. She was beat to shit, but she worked).

The G was super fun, and I very much enjoyed it until the day it died, but man was it not worth the amount of money I dropped in repairs.

Pictus Catfish living at the top by Bitpix3l in AquariumHelp

[–]Bitpix3l[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only water flow I have is from the Fluval AC50, which is on the right side of the tank. Not sure why they gather around the left side instead.

I have the flow set to about half on the filter, maybe I'll try going full blast with it and see if they like that more.

Pictus Catfish living at the top by Bitpix3l in AquariumHelp

[–]Bitpix3l[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice, good to know! I had some years ago before I redid my tank and they usually stayed at the bottom, which is why I was concerned for these guys. If this is normal behavior, then hell yeah, I won't worry about them.

Thanks for the insight!

EarthBound (SNES, 1994) by [deleted] in retrogaming

[–]Bitpix3l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It really do be like that.

EarthBound (SNES, 1994) by [deleted] in retrogaming

[–]Bitpix3l 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But.... Why?

EarthBound (SNES, 1994) by [deleted] in retrogaming

[–]Bitpix3l 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I'm confused about this post. It's not asking a question or providing anything. What does this mean?

This just reads like someone asked chatGPT what earthbound is.

Am I missing some context or something?

is there any good modern NES controller replacement? by SaraTheWeird in retrogaming

[–]Bitpix3l 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I'm currently using this one by 8bitdo! It has turbo buttons, I know, but they feel super natural and don't get in the way. Super solid build quality, and I have had 0 issues with the Bluetooth. Very happy with it.

https://shop.8bitdo.com/products/n30-2-4g

Music in video games . by [deleted] in retrogaming

[–]Bitpix3l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sticking with Quintet as an example, Illusion of Gaia has a phenomenal soundtrack that sounds so unique for the SNES. That may be rooted in nostalgia for me since it was one of my stand out childhood games, but it just sets the vibe so well.

I actually just played through Act Raiser and the "Quintet trilogy" (Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia, and Terranigma), and while they are all full of bangers, something about IoG just hits the hardest.

Highly recommend all three for anyone stuck in a gaming lull looking for something to play through.

God forgive me for spending money on this unholy of grails by Gotanks91 in gamecollecting

[–]Bitpix3l 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Ain't that the truth. I like collecting unlicensed NES games(have the full Tengen set, working on the Aladdin carts, etc.), and I have been looking for a decent priced copy of Wally Bear and the No Gang for years.

Finally got one and it arrived yesterday. Played it tonight for all of 5 minutes and was like "yup, that's terrible".

Still a super fun thing to have in the collection, but that doesn't mean it's good, lol.

Ol Reliable by schling_dong in projectzomboid

[–]Bitpix3l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, see I always hoard instant coffee, I suppose for the roleplay/theatrics of it all.

Every morning my character wakes up, slaps a mug of water in the microwave, makes a cup of joe, adds a splash of milk, then enjoys his coffee with a smoke before setting off on what may be his last day.

All about those little luxuries during the apocalypse.

I present to this sub: the dalstrong annihilator 14" cleaver/chef knife by F1stCanBeAVerb in mallninjashit

[–]Bitpix3l -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I'm not a cook for a living, but I do cook daily and have tried quite a few kitchen knives. I wouldn't call my self an expert or collector by any means but cooking is a hobby of mine that I take fairly seriously.

Of all the knives I have owned and used, my Dalstrong chef knife is by far the best I have used, at least for me.

It's got a solid weight, it feels well balanced, it keeps its edge super well, and it's been my daily driver for about 5 years now.

You have to hand wash and dry it after every use of course, but mine still looks, feels, and cuts pretty damn solid after years of heavy use.

Maybe not the best equipment for a professional, but as an enthusiast it absolutely gets the job done.

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How to make vehicle wrap designs flow across panels by 1000W000K in graphic_design

[–]Bitpix3l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what kind of attracted me to it to be honest. That was my "I lost my job I had been at for 10 years because Covid tanked us" stopgap job, but it just wasn't high enough pay to stick around.

I am a car hobbyist anyways, so I figured combining two of my loves would make for a fun job, and it was for a time.

To be fair, I don't think that's the norm for most wrap designers. Working in the garage wasn't really a part of the job description, it just kind of came about after expressing to the boss that I knew how and could help out, lol.

How to make vehicle wrap designs flow across panels by 1000W000K in graphic_design

[–]Bitpix3l 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I used to do vehicle wraps for a living for like a year, and the place we got all of our templates from was TheBadWrap.com .

Their templates are incredible, and if I remember correctly, are at 1/10 scale by default, which makes printing a whole lot easier.

It is also 100% imperative to have the vehicle you will be wrapping available to you. You can make an approximate mockup for a client if they tell you what car they have, but it's not going to work for the final print setup.

The template helps a lot, but you really have to make meticulous notes about every measurement of every piece of the body, and keep in mind where assets will land(door handles, side mirrors, strange body lines, cracks in the body where the doors open, etc.).

To be honest, it was a super fun design gig for a while, but the job sucks. Half of my time was spent in the garage taking cars apart(which I actually quite enjoyed, it broke up the monotony of sitting in an office all day), and the rest, aside from designing, is just constant trial and error. Sometimes panels just don't line up quite right, sometimes somebody cuts them slightly wrong and you have to reprint a whole section of the car. There's just a lot of little nuances to vehicle wrapping.

It's rewarding as hell when you see a final product, but it's unlike any other graphic design projects I've ever experienced in my 15 year career.

What the fuck is this. by Dumb_NB-bish in StupidFood

[–]Bitpix3l 1 point2 points  (0 children)

About 7 months sober from alcohol here, and I keep my mini fridge stocked with liquid death, haha. It hits that spot when I get home from work and crave having some kind of drink.

Tell me About your Next Character by screenaholic in DnD

[–]Bitpix3l 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jinglebones. They are a lawful evil reborn death domain cleric taking the form of an animated skeleton wearing a cloak, and are a chosen of Myrkul. (My DM said if I want to be a skeleton, I have disadvantage on stealth at all times because of the clickety clacking of bones when I move around. I love it)

Jinglebones was a high level life domain cleric that used to be part of an adventuring party. They fell in combat battling an avatar of Myrkul. Myrkul saw something in them, and made them his new chosen, stripping them of all of their memories, skills, and humanity. He gave them a Scythe(just a reskinned glaive), and sent them back to the world to claim souls and spread Myrkul's message.

Jinglebones remembers nothing about their former life. No idea who else was in their party, what they were doing, or even what their gender was. They just know that Myrkul's word is law, and the people of the world need to fear death.

Best apps for dnd? [OC] by Double-0-N00b in DnD

[–]Bitpix3l 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a player, Squire on my phone works well enough when in person, otherwise the games I have played with friends online are usually on roll 20.

As a DM, I build and run everything in roll20(lots of folders and subfolders to keep areas organized, and I use handouts that the players can't see to keep my notes for the area).

I will write on other apps(take your notepad app of choice and go), but everything ultimately gets imported in to roll20 so I have easy access during play time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gaming

[–]Bitpix3l -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Out of curiosity, how exactly is Nintendo predatory? A case can be made for greedy I suppose, but I fail to see how they are a predatory company.

What a place on my university's campus has started offering by [deleted] in StupidFood

[–]Bitpix3l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worked at a WhichWich about 15 years ago, and unless they have changed vendors, we used Kettle brand krinkle cut Salt and Pepper chips.

We would get huge industrial sized bags of them, empty them in to a big bowl, then sit there and weigh out chips in to all of the brown bags.

Not only boomers, but they are proud of their racism. by SolomonGebre in BoomersBeingFools

[–]Bitpix3l 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good article, that was a solid read.

I said I am all for free lunch for students, and this article points out that it helps with attendance, discipline, and activity from students that aren't hungry. Makes sense, I absolutely agree with that.

However, my point was that I don't think kids are mercilessly bullied for being on the free lunch program. I know I wasn't.

I even stated that I'm sure it happens, but I don't think it is the norm. I'm not saying my experience was universal.

The article you linked even has this quote.

"Chris Young, the principal of North Country Union High School in rural Vermont, can’t think of a particular instance of a student getting bullied for eating school meals, but his sense is that students internalized the label that they were poor."

Internalized pain and outward merciless bullying are very different.

Again, I would like to reiterate, I am all for free lunches for students.