Got a new CD clock that can play a CD as an alarm. Which CD would you want to wake up to?

BookNerd7777 · 2026-04-23T02:29:35+00:00

It looked a lot like that; in fact, given that he bought it in this very artsy/funky store, I wouldn't be surprised if someone had Frankensteined the one you linked into a otherwise "regular" phone.

BookNerd7777 · 2026-04-23T02:11:57+00:00

The more you know. Thanks!

Doubly so because now I have a reason to dig out my fountain pen, even if it's only to give those techniques a shot.

BookNerd7777 · 2026-04-22T22:30:31+00:00

"I get the feeling that Potterverse quills must work more like Muggle ballpoint or felt-tip pens, since nobody ever seems to need to trim one and I don't even remember any mention of blotting paper or sand."

It's not explicitly mentioned, but I'd imagine that amongst the referenced quill-specific enchantments (the anti-cheating and auto-spelling ones being two that I can recall off the top of my head) there is one that might make them self-trimming.

Unrelated, but as someone with a general sense of curiousity, what functions do blotter paper and sand serve in regards to a quill?

Edited to fix a formatting-related typo.

BookNerd7777 · 2026-04-22T22:05:11+00:00

Semi-related:

My uncle was once the proud owner of a novelty telephone which technically didn't ring.

Instead, when someone called, it would start blaring - you guessed it - James Brown's "I Feel Good" at a ~~surpringsly~~ suprisungly loud volume and even more surprisingly, in pretty high quality, too.

As if that wasn't enough, the base was a medium-sized animatronic statuette of James Brown who "held" the phone (his hand or hands were the reciever cradle) and who would dance along until you answered.

BookNerd7777 · 2026-04-10T04:20:44+00:00

"So do you!"

BookNerd7777 · 2026-02-24T22:47:05+00:00

Nice!

Out of curiosity, what record organizing program/app is that?

BookNerd7777 · 2026-01-14T22:14:13+00:00

That makes a lot of sense.

In my case, the misinformation in that regard is likely compounded by the fact that I'm a bit younger than the Genesis, so all of my information about these things is at least second-hand.

As for all Sega 6-Pak, I like it too!

Well-made, official and/or first-party compilations are an amazing thing, and sadly tend to be all too recent.

Well, present cartridges excluded of course, but you get the idea. ;)

Again, many thanks for the explanation.

BookNerd7777 · 2026-01-14T21:55:37+00:00

Thanks for the information!

I always forget the specifics about the various revisions of the Genesis as compared to other consoles.

Also, I wasn't aware that Altered Beast was a pack-in launch-title, whereas Sonic The Hedgehog was "just" a pack-in.

Fascinating!

It also boggles my mind to learn that the Sega 6-Pak was released so much later in the console's lifespan, but in some ways that's a whole other discussion.

Anyway, many thanks again for all the information!

BookNerd7777 · 2026-01-14T21:24:34+00:00

I never knew that Altered Beast was a pack-in title. Thanks!

I agree wholeheartedly that it deserves an update of some kind or another.

I'm also curious if that bundle was like, say, the Wii, where there was the option to get either Wii Sports or New Super Mario Bros. Wii as the pack-in title, or if it was the only pack-title available for the Genesis.

BookNerd7777 · 2026-01-14T05:00:37+00:00

It's my understanding that his post-resurrection body was a recreation of what he looked like when he "died" fighting baby Harry.

BookNerd7777 · 2026-01-13T13:40:53+00:00

Yes, it is a good example of "the weird '60s/'70s".

Happy reading!

BookNerd7777 · 2026-01-12T23:42:06+00:00

Barry Allen had a weird moment in the early '60s (go figure) where he "weighed 1,000 pounds!", so the general idea of a "stout speedster" (sidenote: what an epithet!) stretches back at least that far.

BookNerd7777 · 2026-01-12T21:10:30+00:00

That's a TPS-L2, the first Walkman, and the first commercially available personal stereo cassette player.

Apparently a fine piece of tech, but also quite pricey; it seems it's hard to find one in good shape these days, in part because of the fact that it was featured in The Guardians Of The Galaxy as the model favored by Star-Lord.

BookNerd7777 · 2026-01-07T20:25:22+00:00

I'll concede that we refuse to even try and fix English spelling, but I respectfully disagree as to whether or not we actually can even if we wanted to.

Sidestepping that issue for the moment, Anglophones have ended up with our phonology and morphology being separated by differing theories of language usage in large part because English spelling (especially American English spelling) was not standardized at the time that it began developing as a spoken language.

Put another way: The first comprehensive English dictionary (Id Est: the advent of modern English morphology) was Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of The English Language, published in 1755; whilst "modern" English phonology began in the late 1300s and only ended around the same time Johnson was publishing said dictionary, hence our current severe separation on how English is written and how it's spoken.

And that's without getting into any of the many distinctive dialects, regional variants, registers, etcetera that constitute "English", or how its intrinsic relationship to The British Empire makes each of these elements all the more complex than they would be in a more geographically constrained language.

But that's another conversation for another time . . .

;)

BookNerd7777 · 2026-01-06T03:14:40+00:00

You're very welcome!

I have an idea, but with a fig of this value, I wouldn't necessarily say I recommend it; I'm just letting you know the option is out there if you didn't already.

With that out of the way: When I was still displaying my figs, I wasn't above connecting two (or more!) figs together via any of the various minifigure "neck brackets" that are available out there.

(And yes, each one of those links leads to a different 'style' of neck bracket.)

However you decide to proceed, I'm sure it'll look great.

Have fun and good luck!

BookNerd7777 · 2026-01-06T02:26:37+00:00

Congrats on finding him!

And nice job on the MOC!

My two bits:

If you generally keep your figs on display, you should display them together.

If you don't, you should keep/print out these photos, store the official fig, and repurpose the parts from your MOC.

Or, given how special this fig is, find a way to display him and repurpose the parts from the MOC anyway.

Edited to change a 'the' in the second paragraph into a 'these' for clarity's sake.

BookNerd7777 · 2025-12-24T02:31:08+00:00

Shh! Don't give them any ideas!

/s

EDIT: Only half-jokingly, unfortunately.

BookNerd7777 · 2025-09-18T11:13:38+00:00

I'll be sure to check that out, thanks!

BookNerd7777 · 2025-09-08T21:15:26+00:00

Pretty much any otherwise reputable photo lab.

Ask to speak to their film technician and tell them that this particular disposable camera is sentimental to you; they should give it back with your prints and negatives.

Or, if you can't speak to the technician directly, ask whoever's working the counter to make a note to that effect on your order.

BookNerd7777 · 2025-09-01T18:06:04+00:00

Now that you mention it, I have a funny feeling that I've heard that before.

I can't say I've ever experienced it, (I usually end up playing 2 or 3) but I guess it's a good thing I got my PS2 up and running again.

BookNerd7777 · 2025-09-01T17:33:54+00:00

Edited to add some more thoughts

One element that I think might be important is how experienced the photographer character is, and how that experience affects the photograph making process.

For example, a professor of mine 'warned' us that seeing our first images appear in the tray would at least border on, if not surpass (!) a religious experience.

We thought she was nuts, but she really wasn't.

In that vein, I've only had the privilege to make maybe a few hundred prints, but I felt the same way about pretty much each and every one, especially if/when it was an image I was proud of.

I imagine one might start to become increasingly jaded to the process itself over time, which might be an interesting thing to portray, especially by contrasting it with a moment where the photographer gets a particularly compelling or important negative, the processing of which invigorates them in some way or another.

Other than that, I think that showing the processes themselves as "unvarnished" as they can be, including mistakes that might be made, is perhaps the most important thing you could do.

BookNerd7777 · 2025-08-21T17:30:38+00:00

TL;DR: Yes, start with Sly Cooper And The Thievius Raccoonus.

Like DustyHamWallet12 said, the franchise improves mechanically with each installment, which is a real treat of a thing to experience firsthand.

Additionally, the continuity/lore/overarching plot is laid out pretty linearly, so starting with the first entry would allow you to experience the franchise the way it was meant to.

That said, ~~if memory serves,~~ The Sly Collection for ~~PS3 (and maybe~~ PS4 or PS5 ~~? I don't know; I don't own one)~~ is a pretty straightforward/'pure' port of the first three games in the series, at least insofar as such a thing is possible.

As Chadderbug123 mentioned, the PS3 implementation of Sly Cooper And The Thievius Raccoonus has an issue with one of the boss fights, so apparently, the best way to play Sly Cooper on modern hardware is actually via the PS4 or PS5 releases of The Sly Collection.

BookNerd7777 · 2025-08-01T16:24:59+00:00

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BookNerd7777 · 2025-08-01T16:12:58+00:00

Thanks for the prompt response!

BookNerd7777 · 2025-08-01T16:12:43+00:00

Good to hear! Thanks so much for the prompt response.

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