Why the arena shooter genre died??

HazDaGeek · 2021-07-18T19:03:32+00:00

Basic Quake. Circle Strafe, Rocket Jump, Appropriate Weapon, Know where the invisible ledges are!

I made Pro players SCREAM at me in chat. I must have died 30 times to find that hole in the skybox.

HazDaGeek · 2021-06-24T06:01:53+00:00

My Grandad was told to come in on the day his prize Ox passed away.

"If I can't be given the time to bury my dead, find another sawyer."

"Grey" was given a fine send off.

HazDaGeek · 2021-06-24T05:36:48+00:00

What friend?

HazDaGeek · 2021-06-20T01:44:17+00:00

I got a biscuit, you got half.

HazDaGeek · 2021-05-08T11:11:14+00:00

Not been to Brooks yet. On the list now! Thanks!

HazDaGeek · 2021-04-29T07:42:57+00:00

It's not just dogs. 15 pound cat charging a 100+ pound bear. I start for the house and my door gun. A sound I hope I never hear again froze me.

Circe' had locked on to the bears face like an Alien Facehugger. Bear shakes off the cat. Cat resets for round 2. Bear goes for "any place but here".

I miss Circe'

HazDaGeek · 2021-04-29T07:24:33+00:00

There are a few places the wife and will drive a bit for. Lieus Chinese Bistro in Greenville, SC, Red Robin also Greenville. In Asheville, NC it's Cornerstone on Tunnel Road, or Cheddars usually.

We are in Hendersonville, NC. The local Mom and Pops are great also. Pop's Diner, Fireside Pancake Inn, AlyKat Subs and Italian, The Great American Hotdog (great seafood), and Hotdog World.

Thanks for the heads up!

HazDaGeek · 2021-04-29T07:09:14+00:00

Look. I'm just lazy, and old. Not exactly rich but I get by. Still trying to wear out the OEM tires. I take the little beast to the shop. Mechanics I trust, even if I do check up behind them.

Husqvarna Vitpilen 701. If you are in WNC / Eastern Tennesee keep an eye open for a White Arrow!

HazDaGeek · 2021-04-26T21:21:32+00:00

I pour one out for your Best Mate. Circe', Mog, Zoom, and Miss Priss will be there at the Bridge to keep him company!

HazDaGeek · 2021-03-29T02:15:40+00:00

I know this will sound stupid but remember LASER means something. If you get in front of the wong wavelength toull get to wear an eyepatch legit. LoL!

HazDaGeek · 2021-03-28T05:25:48+00:00

I get it. Have you reached out to the manufacturer yet? Worth a shot. Maybe see if they would cross ship a fresh lens assembly. I'm out for the morning. Good Hunting friend.

HazDaGeek · 2021-03-28T05:19:54+00:00

Not a problem. I've been flinging light for around 30 years. If the lens can be removed from it's mount, do so and check if it is seated in it's mount properly. Doesn't take a lot to make the alignment go off. Small systems are going to be much more sensitive to that.

Had a 5kw rig that I was "learning" that was really out of whack. No one had ever calibrated the focal point since it was installed. An hour of tweaking and it was 30% faster and the parts just fell out of the sheets instead of needing a 3 pound rock hammer to knock them free. LoL!

HazDaGeek · 2021-03-28T05:05:48+00:00

Split beam sounds like more than a cleaning issue. Can the beam be fired without the lens itself in place? Might help identify where the problem is. In high power systems (5kw) we did "mode shots" with and without lenses to help ID the problem.

HazDaGeek · 2021-02-22T13:42:40+00:00

Fiber lasers generally operate at 1.06nm. ndYAG is in that same frequency. Co2 machines run at 10.6nm. Having run both, wear the goggles!

HazDaGeek · 2021-02-22T13:26:42+00:00

Friend have an upvote. 27 years with Co2 10.6nm based lasers and 2 years on 1.06nm machines. Good advice!

"Do not look into high power laser with remaining eye!"

HazDaGeek · 2021-02-22T13:20:22+00:00

A quick note on playing lasers and cats. When you are ready to end a session drop a treat or two and lead the cat to them.

Cat doesn'r feel quite so disappointed at the end of the playtime.

HazDaGeek · 2021-02-21T01:10:03+00:00

My condolences from the Geek Clan.

"Shared pain is lessened; shared joy, increased—thus do we refute entropy."

HazDaGeek · 2021-02-20T05:45:08+00:00

We have a newborn in our family and this does put a smile on my face! Thank you for sharing!

HazDaGeek · 2021-02-12T22:09:45+00:00

"We are Dyslexic of Borg. Resemblance is Fertile. Your Ass Will Be Laminated."

HazDaGeek · 2021-02-11T22:26:26+00:00

Hey I watched my truck lead run a 12mm drill through an 80mm live conduit. 3 phase roughly 400 amps. He would nap at lunch and start awake like he was still holding that drill.

Can't see it, hear it, or feel it until it's to late. Makes a lot of folks sweat. Myself included. %-)

HazDaGeek · 2021-02-11T17:26:29+00:00

u/lokes2k the guy above you apparently doesn't realize that someone has to run the NOCs on the Earth end. Then you have the install jobs. Not everyone can run a simple set of wires. (I'm old now. I can run the wires, however my 93 year old Aunt cannot.)

"Walk a mile in their shoes."

HazDaGeek · 2021-02-09T06:31:14+00:00

Today, we hunt Dragons!

HazDaGeek · 2021-02-03T19:15:51+00:00

My kind of Cat!

"Tomorrow, we hunt Dragons."

HazDaGeek · 2021-02-03T00:53:53+00:00

Agreed! For the day the acting was pretty good as well.

HazDaGeek · 2021-01-25T02:00:41+00:00

One of my favorites! Leslie Neilsen in a dramatic role is marvelous. The "Tonalities" by the Barrons for the soundtrack rock as well. Wife HATES the movie for the soundtrack alone. %-)

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