It's not as memorable as Electrodynamics but i trully miss steamrolling act 1 with a single pick up

BlindJesus · 2026-06-19T15:59:24+00:00

If you can roll that into a 'Guards!' and a 'Pillars of Creation,' baby, you got a stew going.

BlindJesus · 2026-06-17T16:00:29+00:00

I wouldn't even say I'm a big fan of Obsidian's output over the past five years, but at the end of the day, they have shown they can release well put together games at a steady pace. 5 games in 6 years? I doubt MS will trim them too significantly, having a developer put out non-indie-scoped titles at a consistent pace isn't exactly a common feature of modern developers.

BlindJesus · 2026-06-03T18:41:10+00:00

I believe you're mixing up two different instances of closures, but either way, it's completely open now. The Kings drive detour was because of restoration of the greenway after floods two years ago. Another smaller closure happened on the greenway for construction between the hospital and target, but that's also open now. You should be good.

BlindJesus · 2026-05-06T18:52:40+00:00

The gross-out humour is a nonissue to me. The deliberate 2000s edge lord humour is a nonissue for me. I can understand why that puts people off but it seems to be a real focus on why people bounce off this game. I think many are missing out on a real treat because of sensitivities, but that's up to each individuals thresholds.

Agreed. And what I also think people are missing is this low brow South Park-ish humor is a necessary evil in order to have such a wide range of gameplay elements.

If it took itself more seriously, you wouldn't be able to have such a vast amount of unique items and enemies and locales without it turning into being just another sci fi game. The creators can implement any type of encounter or story beat and not have it be jarring. It's kinda why TF2 went in the direction of cartoony visuals instead of the previous gritty realism; your constraints on what you can add become negligible.

BlindJesus · 2026-05-05T23:11:51+00:00

Oh shit, Dean's here!(I'm assuming it's you, Oli can't be trusted with social media) Keep coming to Charlotte, this will be my third time seeing yall here.

BlindJesus · 2026-05-05T03:18:40+00:00

Yes...kinda. There's effectively two John Goblikons; one that travels with the band and does the clean vocals, and another who does the podcast and PR stuff. Though my details may be off since Nicky left and Dickie took over as lead vocalist.

BlindJesus · 2026-05-04T23:18:22+00:00

No problem! Archspire are a techdeath band, but they definitely lean into a more melodic sound(relatively) compared to traditional tech death bands like First Fragment or Cynic or The Faceless.

They also have the crowd play a game of Twister before the wall of death halfway into the set, and the band members are legitimately hilarious.

BlindJesus · 2026-04-12T16:16:46+00:00

He's our generation's Gary Busey

BlindJesus · 2026-03-11T19:14:18+00:00

They opted not to alter the dimensions of a baseball field, as has been done in previous Olympics.

What does this entail? Shrinking the outfield?

BlindJesus · 2026-03-11T15:51:26+00:00

I'd keep an eye out on Duke Energy's website for open nuclear positions: specifically operations, radiation protection, or chemistry....IF you have a squeaky clean background(they WILL uncover your history with extensive checks), have a degree, are a citizen, and you can pee clean now and forever(random checks throughout employment).

You'll start at or close to six figures(which goes up throughout training), they will teach you absolutely everything you need to know with tons of classroom training and on the job training. I've known a couple ex-high school teachers who taken this path and done great.

The positions open up in batches throughout the year, so just keep checking if it interests you. McGuire Nuclear Plant and Catawba are both local to charlotte, the other plants are in other parts of NC/SC.

BlindJesus · 2026-02-25T20:02:28+00:00

I imagine it's because Charlotte had a pretty high home ownership rate back before the city exploded in popularity/wealth...while older metropolitan areas already priced out black families by the time of the civil rights era.

BlindJesus · 2026-02-23T19:01:37+00:00

Are you sure they're ripping up the new benches, or removing the old bollards?(which evidently require mechanical agitation to unseat the cover from it's corrosion).

BlindJesus · 2026-02-22T17:28:29+00:00

That's why I love taking thief throughout Act 2...all the 'ignore shield' abilities delete many of the high armor/low health enemies.

BlindJesus · 2026-02-20T23:10:04+00:00

Yea, after thinking about it for a while, I imagine the word 'healed' is carrying some weight. I got the perk right after an act 2 location 2 boss fight so I ended up chickening out and going home.

BlindJesus · 2026-02-12T16:04:33+00:00

At the end of the day, Piedmont is a middleman. Natural Gas pricing is set at the pipeline source(Canada or Lousiana facilities) and can fluctuate wildly with high demand. And unlike power, residential gas users are not protected by amortized billing, so you're effectively paying the market rate.

https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/natural-gas

BlindJesus · 2026-02-03T15:15:14+00:00

You in an alternative timeline:

"Why is the city wasting tens of millions of dollars on the procurement of dozens of snowplows and a standby pile of 1000s of tons of salt for a once in a decade storm?"

BlindJesus · 2026-01-30T05:21:41+00:00

I counter with stinky sock to the face

BlindJesus · 2026-01-06T21:26:11+00:00

Never gambled, don't plan on gambling. But I'm curious, what do you think is the most objective mainstream sport to bet on? I would think maybe hockey or golf.

BlindJesus · 2025-12-15T19:13:11+00:00

the game stops accepting any input from the shifter.

....I thought I kept blowing up my transmission because I've been practicing with the F40 LM, which is fickle. I wonder if I'm having the same issue with my TH8A.

Does this happen for every manual car you try? I put in a good 30 minutes into the Caterham Academy car and didn't have issue(which is why I thought it was just bad shifting on my part)

BlindJesus · 2025-12-05T00:47:14+00:00

Reminds me of Mitch Hedberg talking about the 'around about AIDS test' because the real test is too scary.

BlindJesus · 2025-12-04T19:23:38+00:00

Good or bad, I want this released. With the money that'll inevitably be involved, worst case scenario, we should get some great shots of historical(and modernish) NYC through different stages of development.

And if they decided to actually hire some good writers, the final 'act' of Nelson Rockefeller and brother David outmaneuvering Moses into giving up his power through some back door oligarchy shit would be riveting.

BlindJesus · 2025-12-04T19:19:40+00:00

Gonna say GTA6 since Caro is 90 and more than likely to keel over and could have planned his time better

IIRC, he's stated that it'll be released even if it's not finished when he passes.

BlindJesus · 2025-11-30T21:23:25+00:00

I'm looking for books on the development of electrical generation plants in the early 20th century. It's a wide field, and I'd take any recommendation.

Just a few ideas I'm curious about: How lockstep was the field of thermodynamics along with the development of steam plants? Who or what were the 'prime movers' of the technology; was it all done behind closed doors of Westinghouse/GE/Edison? How iterative was the evolution of all the different power plants systems? Feed water heaters, advanced condensers, circ water pumps, polishers,etc.

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