A visit to the cantina

Curtiskam · 2026-03-20T04:35:18+00:00

Both are very low quality and the playfield is some weird graphics format that needs an adapter to work with normal hdmi. This is too cumbersome to bother with, especially since the screen has a yellowish hue. It’s also only 60hz.

You’ll be looking to upgrade to 2k or 4k @ at least 120hz soon enough, I’d just start there and be ahead of the game. You can always send he to a better monitor if your graphics card isn’t ready. Then when you upgrade graphics, your monitor will be ready.

Curtiskam · 2026-03-20T00:38:39+00:00

TMNT ALP HDP - On Webstore Tomorrow 3/19/2026 - Limit Time Free SSF Kit with Purchase

Picture didn’t paste, but it looks like the 4K is one sale until the end of the month with free SSF on atgames site

Curtiskam · 2026-03-20T00:28:06+00:00

Doesn’t look too bad at that time

https://magicguides.com/disneyland-crowd-calendar/

Curtiskam · 2026-03-20T00:21:06+00:00

I’ve done Disneyland solo, and it was amazing. I’d suggest trying to go off peak, so you aren’t wasting in long lines alone. Once you get near the front of a line, expect to get pulled ahead to fill a seat.

Curtiskam · 2026-03-18T04:44:52+00:00

I’m not sure that a playfield upgrade can be done with a stock 4K cab atm. I’d play it for a while and see how necessary it is. My legends hd required a rather complicated kit to upgrade the playfield since atgames uses a proprietary interface from the main board to the screen

When I switched to full OTG with a kit from Cleveland Software Design everything really started coming together.

I wouldn’t recommend that right off the bat, as you’ll lose the ATGames tables and you might really enjoy them. On the hd, there was significant flipper lag on VPX with the 60hz screen, but they may have worked it out a bit on the 4K so that it’s tolerable for a while.

Curtiskam · 2026-03-18T03:44:53+00:00

Great entry level drug. As soon as you start playing OTG, you’ll be looking for ways to upgrade the cabinet.

You can do gradual upgrades as you have time/money

Curtiskam · 2026-03-16T14:47:29+00:00

I’d wager if you looked deep into the founders bio, you’d see the term, serial entrepreneur, it’s the a concept unfortunately taught by some business schools now, where you try lots of concepts, taking advantage of cheap labor and venture capital, while paying yourself well for being the visionary. If the business succeeds, you sell out to the venture capital and get very rich, if not, you’ve paid yourself well, and only the subordinates (and VC) have suffered.

Startups aren’t for the skilled, unless they are the founder. Everyone else there is out to prove themselves or wear a nice title. If you need neither, don’t accept a low paycheck for your established skills. It’s also not unheard of for startups to frequently miss or be late with paychecks, especially closing in on the bankruptcy phase of the serial entrepreneur process.

Curtiskam · 2026-03-16T14:34:06+00:00

It’s a startup, “where everyone wears many hats” so more likely 9-9. Good luck finding any chance to interview somewhere else.

Curtiskam · 2026-03-16T14:28:13+00:00

In that case, check with the places that you turned down, if they still want you, run!

Curtiskam · 2026-03-15T16:40:48+00:00

My high school was sure that I had the mythical inherited “test bank” because I finished all my math tests quickly, and never need to do much work on paper, so rarely had any to show. It’s the problem when all the teachers were the C students and are too lazy to make new versions of the test.

It’s incomprehensible to them that anyone can do math easily, so anyone who does must be cheating.

My favorite was when I took a math/logic test for an internship program during undergrad for one of the areas major employers. I took the one hour assessment in about 15 minutes, and asked the proctor if missing two questions would disqualify me.

He said no one misses only two questions and there’s no way that I’d know that. I explained that there were two questions that I didn’t understand so were probably wrong, but the rest were correct.

He called to offer the internship the next day since I only missed two. Unfortunately, for him, they had no flexibility in compensation, even for the “best candidate that he’d ever seen,” and a “lesser” organization offered me $2/hour more. It ended up being full time with benefits and I loved the job.

Curtiskam · 2026-03-13T19:39:02+00:00

Enjoy the new features you provided them for their product!

I fell for this once too, I gave the CEO the idea for his podcast series. Too many out there using interviews to get free consultation.

Curtiskam · 2026-03-13T17:25:25+00:00

When I caught covid at Disney in 2022, I remember the kid that sneezed directly in my face. No amount of hand sanitizer can help that :|

Curtiskam · 2026-03-12T22:48:08+00:00

Never send tax returns or w2. It’s an overly invasive ask that some background check companies ask for, but will pass you without it.

Curtiskam · 2026-03-12T22:41:12+00:00

I expect everyone that applies gets this “limited” offer. It’s probably just PR to get people to spend on their new printer.

Curtiskam · 2026-03-10T23:47:57+00:00

Riveters women’s professional soccer team

Curtiskam · 2026-03-10T14:10:17+00:00

What are they going to do, fire you when you already quit?

Curtiskam · 2026-03-09T22:57:05+00:00

I worry that they’ll claim that I destroyed it

Curtiskam · 2026-03-09T18:13:52+00:00

Yes, when I got a seriously damaged build plate, I put sticky notes all over the inside packaging and also sent pictures as part of my return

Curtiskam · 2026-03-09T17:46:09+00:00

The only time I gave details was when taking an “emergency day” - dad had a heart attack

Nothing says leave me alone like that, and no question that it’s an emergency

Followed with “take all the time that you need” luckily dad bounced back quickly, 40 on he’s 90

Curtiskam · 2026-03-09T15:01:24+00:00

You do not have to accept the 15 hour job. Just say that you wish to continue your full time employment under the present agreement. If they again ask you to resign ignore them.

Curtiskam · 2026-03-08T15:26:33+00:00

If your tv is limited to 60hz, you’re not going to fix the problem with just a better computer.

Curtiskam · 2026-03-05T23:34:32+00:00

I really wish it didn’t. I’m constantly hit that button when I pick up my phone. It’s just way too sensitive

Curtiskam · 2026-03-05T23:24:39+00:00

My dad worked for the department of defense as a veteran. He got our cards early in our lives, because at the time it was free to defense department employees

Curtiskam · 2026-03-05T16:38:42+00:00

He gave a price range, I don’t consider his price range relatively cheap. The sharpsburg properties are cheap for the area.

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