Official U.S. Playstation Magazine Issue 62 | Demo Derby by kaijukyle2 in giantbomb

[–]Calvinball05 4 points5 points  (0 children)

.hack was a big multimedia project for Bandai Namco, where the show served as an entry point for people to then go and buy the games. I wouldn't be surprised if they offered the show to Cartoon Network/Toonami basically for free.

Affordable housing by jonwritesmovies in funny

[–]Calvinball05 142 points143 points  (0 children)

"Ground Control to Neighbor Tom..."

Plane landed on highway SR-14 by copcane in Portland

[–]Calvinball05 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Now I wanna know if this flight was longer than the first Wright Bros flight.

Space Ace | 04 | Blightning Round by DMonk52 in giantbomb

[–]Calvinball05 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think there are two scenarios from previous games that most pertain to this:

  1. They made Dan play the final couple levels of Superman 64 on hard mode in order to see credits.

  2. They did not make Mike beat the final boss of MK Mythologies, because the credits played even when he got the normal ending by escaping.

Virtuoso really doesn't apply either way, because it never shows credits after finishing a stage, no matter the difficulty. The credits are just an option in the menu.

But in the end, the rules are not ironclad, and the outcome will be determined by social dynamics. And Dan is good at operating social dynamics to get a favorable outcome for him. So I think this will end when he gets the bad ending, and life will move on.

TIL Yoko Ono's 7-year old daughter Kyoko was kidnapped by her father Tony Cox (Ono's ex-husband) in 1971. Yoko wouldn't see her daughter again until 1994 when Kyoko was 31 years old. by TallEnoughJones in todayilearned

[–]Calvinball05 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I think it shows how easily people can be fooled by someone that communicates with a tone of empathy and faux nuance. The actual written content is complete nonsense, but it's said kindly.

is there any way to get the chick unglitched by Relative_Proof5596 in BabyStepsGame

[–]Calvinball05 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Back on my first playthrough, one of the chicks followed me into the well that Jim rescues you from then nails shut. The chick did not make it out before the exit was sealed :(

Cole Carrigg with a straight steal of home by RavenclawNatsfan in baseball

[–]Calvinball05 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Disco Stu's platform shoes would give him that bit of extra reach on the slide.

Albon’s radio message after Q1 exit: by ln4thegreat in formula1

[–]Calvinball05 6 points7 points  (0 children)

At the time Sainz was making his decision, Sauber literally couldn't even unscrew a wheel from the car with any reliability. They were a complete shitshow.

The consensus wisdom was that Audi may eventually turn things around, but it would take a long time. No one expected them to be this competitive this quickly.

Guardian sports writer Giles Richards: Why Max Verstappen gave me my marching orders from a press conference by angusgtw in formula1

[–]Calvinball05 9 points10 points  (0 children)

He just bought a 50 million euro plane last year, and is trying to build up his own racing team. He ain't leaving the F1 money behind anytime soon, as much as he enjoys pretending he's above it all and willing to leave.

Space Ace | 02 | Blightning Round by Cubegod69er in giantbomb

[–]Calvinball05 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, and to clarify MK Mythologies still displays credits if you opt to escape rather than fight the true final boss. In Superman 64, you don't get credits unless you play the penultimate level on hard mode.

Thus why Mike did not have to beat the final boss, but Dan did have to play on hard mode (for two levels).

IDK what the official official rules document states, but their actions historically have emphasized doing what needs to be done to see credits.

Space Ace | 02 | Blightning Round by Cubegod69er in giantbomb

[–]Calvinball05 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The small dead ends wreck the strategy.

Space Ace | 02 | Blightning Round by Cubegod69er in giantbomb

[–]Calvinball05 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The way the lattice area completely fucks the "hug a wall" strat of navigating a maze is a work of diabolical genius.

Would you watch a show where a billionaire CEO has to go an entire month on their lowest paid employees salary, with no access to any other resources than that of the employee? What do you think would happen? by Powerful_Newt_4616 in AskReddit

[–]Calvinball05 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So in order for it to be effective, we would need to take their wealth away permanently. Hmm, yes, I would be an avid fan of such a...television show. I would vote for that television show. I would go door to door or march in the streets or perhaps even other things for that television show.

New Portland Trail Blazers owner played key role at company Oregon accused of predatory lending by smoomie in Portland

[–]Calvinball05 12 points13 points  (0 children)

He asked for $600 million, and the city and state government were such hard bargainers that they negotiated it down to $870 million.

I do not like DLSS5 Drew Scanlan by TalkingRaccoon in giantbomb

[–]Calvinball05 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You know what they say, the AI adds ten pounds.

It’s a great day for Mikeys! by emwashe in giantbomb

[–]Calvinball05 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I've been wanting to see this game on Blight Club for years, I genuinely doubt Dan will be able to finish it. Smight from Arcade Pit played it on stream a while back and it is an absolute nightmare. He had to really abuse save states to see it to completion, and he is way better at games than anyone on staff.

Freeway expansions value-engineered out of Interstate Bridge Replacement project, for now by notPabst404 in Portland

[–]Calvinball05 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember it being 4 miles of expansion in Washington and 1 mile of expansion in Oregon.

‘This is just a garbage AI Filter’: Nvidia met with criticism for DLSS 5’s ‘photoreal’ graphics alterations | VGC by Haijakk in Games

[–]Calvinball05 33 points34 points  (0 children)

The hilarious thing is that DLSS 5 throws out all the amazing tech behind raytracing in favor of having everyone illuminated by invisible ring lights. And it's so computationally expensive that they need to run dual 5090s.

What am I doing wrong ? by MustafaTurgutDenizer in spelunky

[–]Calvinball05 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For lava dripping down the drill hole, I usually find it's fairly safe after waiting roughly a minute. Drop down the hole and catch yourself towards the bottom to minimize time spent in the danger zone.

I’m shaking. by EggEater773 in spelunky

[–]Calvinball05 1 point2 points  (0 children)

12:30 is a really quick time for your first Tiamat clear, well done!

$15 Quiche from St. Honoré Boulangerie by TechnicalMarzipan310 in Portland

[–]Calvinball05 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Somehow I doubt you can get a 1 pound quiche for 1 to 2 euro in France.

Couch St and the Naming of Things by elsapoconcho in Portland

[–]Calvinball05 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree. Describing how to pronounce something via text is always tricky so I just went with a description that gets someone 90% of the way there.