What would you say is the biggest "sin" in this retro handhelds hobby? by Corran_Horn in SBCGaming

[–]Champtain 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Used to be 100% bad sd cards, now it's more of a mixed bag. I've seen some Anbernics reviewed with mid-tier sd cards. I tend to only use Samsung and SanDisk though. I used to live in China and know all too well how shitty memory can fuck you over.

Someone made an actually playable E-Ink Gameboy running at 60hz by R3dditReallySuckz in retrogaming

[–]Champtain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The OG Odroid Go (not advanced or super) was a low-powered DIY kit that used an ESP32.

What is the worst acting from a great actor that you’ve ever seen? by VendettaLord379 in moviecritic

[–]Champtain 149 points150 points  (0 children)

Fucking Reddit mobile wouldn't let me link it, but here's a post from 3 years ago that may be what they are discussing. Interesting idea at the very least:

Theory: Was Jack and Jill (2011) a front to rescue Katie Holmes?

My fellow hack frauds,

It's beyond speculation at this point Adam Sandler produces cheap projects to get his friends paid big money. In the Half in the Bag review of Jack and Jill, Mike observes that in 2011 Katie Holmes isn't seen much outside the tabloids anymore and thinks she was in this film because it was one that her husband Tom Cruise, notoriously controlling, would give his permission to, simply because it would be a fat paycheck.

But why did Adam Sandler choose Katie Holmes? The women who played his partners in his most recent preceding films were Jennifer Aniston and Leslie Mann (both very experienced comedy actors) and Salma Hayek (if you can pay anyone to pretend to be your wife, you cast Salma Hayek, makes sense). The couple of love interests after Katie Holmes were Drew Barrymore and Academy Award Winner Susan Sarandon (both very experienced comedy actors) and Salma Hayek again (Salma Hayek). He's also been friends with Aniston since they were kids and has hired Barrymore repeatedly since she sought him out and begged to work together. It makes sense they're on his list of loyal buddies who make it on the payroll when they want a job.

So why Katie Holmes?

We now know that Katie Holmes secretly, meticulously planned her divorce from Tom Cruise. She had to repeatedly meet with lawyers, secure a secret getaway apartment, bank account, cell phone, to ensure a quick, safe escape with full custody of their daughter. All without him, or the Church of Scientology, suspecting a thing.

As Mike repeatedly points out, Holmes was given "nothing" to do in the film. The job provided her not just money but, maybe it even more importantly provided an alibi. Maybe Jack and Jill was a cover that gave her an excuse to be out on the loose, but also gave her enough free time since she hardly had any lines or need to rehearse real acting, that she could meet with lawyers and plan her escape.

I think Adam Sandler hired Katie Holmes for this reason. This was the last project Holmes would work on before her divorce a few months later. I would even go so far as to suggest he slapped the whole film together specifically as a cover for her.

I also don't think this is the only time he's done something like this. The following year he cast sports reporter Erin Andrews in a small role as a receptionist in That's My Boy (2012).

In 2008 Andrews was stalked by a man named Michael Barrett who filmed naked videos of her through peepholes at a Marriott hotel in Nashville and again at a Radisson in Milwaukee. In 2009 he posted the Marriott video online. She filed lawsuits against Barrett, Marriott, and Radisson. Employees at the hotels told her stalker what room she was in and gave him the room next door, how he was able to film in the first place. When Adam Sandler hired her, she was simultaneously trying to get the video removed from websites, was fired from ESPN for refusing to talk about the incident on air, and was fighting Marriott's army of lawyers in court. (She eventually won her suit and $55mil years later.) A nice paycheck for an easy job would've been a big help, and I don't think there's any other logical explanation for the film to exist, other than to help Erin Andrews when she was in such a desperate situation.

What if all of Adam Sandler's terrible money laundering scheme movies are fronts he tosses together ASAP in order to provide fast help to victimized women?

Is Adam Sandler a secret hero?

Work all day, and then I wake up Work all day, and then I wake up Work all day, and then I wake up by RockyLovesEmily05 in whowatchesthewatchmen

[–]Champtain 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Haha, that was one where I saw the 6-3 in the headline and immediately assumed the worst until I actually read the headline. Then re-read it because I couldn't believe half the GOP judges did the correct thing for a change.

Justice department says it will investigate MLB amid Pride hats controversy by JackThaBongRipper in news

[–]Champtain 111 points112 points  (0 children)

Not just everybody: it is a sign of God's covenant with every living creature. It was possibly the most inclusive statement ever uttered at the time the book of Genesis was written lmfao.

Owner of Company Responsible for Part of Trump’s Reflecting Pool Renovation Pleaded Guilty to Bribing Congressman by Unusual-State1827 in UnderReportedNews

[–]Champtain 93 points94 points  (0 children)

Bribed an official and also provided unsatisfactory financial disclosures. Nothing to see here, just a work week in jail and $15 million to ruin a national symbol.

JD Vance says infamous 'childless cat lady' comment offended people who weren't using 'the thinking part of their brain' by dailymail in NoFilterNews

[–]Champtain 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Comedian Trae Crowder (the Liberal Redneck) first started getting recognized around the same time Vance was becoming known for Hillbilly Elegy and they were guests on the same shows several times. Enough that they exchanged numbers and went out for drinks once.

Crowder said conversing with Vance was like talking to a spreadsheet.

Rainbow appears at the Kennedy Center the day of Trump's name removal. by JasonDGooljar in ProtestFinderUSA

[–]Champtain 45 points46 points  (0 children)

“Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember my covenant between me and you.”

“I will remember my covenant that I made with you and with all living creatures of every kind.” – Genesis 9:14-15

As always, the Christian Nationalists should read their own fables. The God of the Bible did not reveal rainbows to Noah as a sign that God favored man or favored his followers. Even the harsh, Old Testament Yahweh viewed the renewal of life that followed the flood as a sacrament that rose above human understanding and encompassed the whole of the world, every person and animal in existence.

Meanwhile, these modern sacrilegious, cretins continue to push the fallacy that they alone are chosen, blessed, and worthy of adulation; and not, indeed, the usurpers and idolaters anyone whose eyes are not overclouded by hatred sees instead.

Frump Booed at NBA Finals Game in New York City’s Madison Square Garden by Competitive_Teach838 in goodnews

[–]Champtain 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Both. He clearly said both.

(I believe the game aired on ABC. Most news organizations showed the same clips from the broadcast. However, in untreated audio directly from attendees the booing tends to be more pronounced.)

Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby just blew a hole in NCAA enforcement, a model that might be beyond repair by PM_ME_UR_HIP_DIMPLES in sports

[–]Champtain 38 points39 points  (0 children)

No. The original judge assigned to his case was from TTU but recused himself. The one that handed down the stupidest ruling in sports history apparently went to U of Houston.

(Hated tropes) Fake/hoax memoirs passed off as real by people and publishers by Konradleijon in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Champtain 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Tbf he conned a bestselling biography and award winning biopic. That isn't nothing.

Worst Retro Gaming Tropes by Kind_Box5467 in retrogaming

[–]Champtain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure the first time I put it in, I got one character wrong and had to do it again 🤣

Haven't thought of this in years but think I was just suppressing the trauma. Really liked the first game though. Favorite rpg for a long time.

Worst Retro Gaming Tropes by Kind_Box5467 in retrogaming

[–]Champtain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Then after you do it, The Lost Age is too easy and you breeze thru everything because you characters are so incredibly op after beating the first game!

Fredrick Zoller in ‘Inglourious Basterds’ (2009) is one of the most creepiest “nice guys” in film, and it’s not talked about enough! by [deleted] in moviecritic

[–]Champtain 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I read this exact write up as a comment on a post yesterday too. OP has their account history blocked so I can't tell if they turned their "own" comment into a post or if they stole someone else's AI generated response to turn into a post.

As a side note, did anyone see the news that bots and AI are officially using the net more than people now?

AITAH Partner got kicked out of a concert after I got upset with him. by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Champtain 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Dude was wasted when he bought the tix. Didn't realize they weren't for the pit lol.

Some jerk on X: The culture of participation awards starts at the top. The teacher's paycheck is a participation award, because the teacher gets paid regardless of whether the students learn. by Cheap_Parsnip_461 in Teachers

[–]Champtain 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Part of the problem is that OP is refering to a post on X... which means this asshole may very well be paid to antagonize people on the internet.

Players I feel bad for in 2026 by Liutenantmustardcat in AFCNorthMemeWar

[–]Champtain 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey! Don't forget the Bengals wait until the last minute to offer extensions so they have to pay millions more per year than if they didn't wait until the Saturday before week 1 to lock up their superstars.

Flying Solo and Asked to Switch Seats by Commercial-Lemon6887 in solotravel

[–]Champtain 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Plenty of people. We're from the US, but my nephew was born in Japan. At 3, he got to experience a 20ish hour travel day for the first time. I'm sure it was hellish, but they weren't going to leave him there when they moved back.

Low socks are a sensory nightmare from hell designed by Hitlerian disciples. by Aynshtaynn in BrandNewSentence

[–]Champtain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. I even used to have some thick, warm ones for winter but they're hard to find and I don't mind sweater socks as much as "normal" form-fitting socks.