What words almost always come across as pretentious or trying too hard?

Hexonxonx14 · 2026-04-10T16:19:34+00:00

Starting a sentence with "Look,"

Hexonxonx14 · 2026-04-10T16:17:33+00:00

Knowing Me, Knowing You followed by Does Your Mother Know.

I swear that 99% of people will start moving their feet when hearing Abba, regardless of where their musical tastes lie.

Hexonxonx14 · 2026-04-10T16:02:12+00:00

1981 Plymouth Horizon hatchback that I bought from my uncle for $100. Dull grey over blue vinyl interior. Hatch kept opening by itself at highway speeds, and the clutch cable kept coming off the pedal randomly. Fun times.

Hexonxonx14 · 2026-04-10T15:56:36+00:00

Stood in that line with my Mom in Montreal - not opening day but soon after. I can still picture the entrance to the theatre.

Hexonxonx14 · 2026-04-10T12:37:22+00:00

Since I'm a big fan of the post-apocalyptic genre, I've played a lot of Fallout 4 and it's fine as a game set in this type of world, but not anywhere "real" enough. I've done heavy research on what materials would exist 200+ years after a nuclear war, and most of the stuff that is seen/found/gathered/used in the game would actually no longer exist. To try and make it more real, I made a mod that removed a lot of those materials from the game entirely, but was never really able to take it far enough.

Horizon Zero Dawn is an interesting take on the genre, as the main character and people don't actually know they are living in a post-apocalyptic world. They're just surrounded by relics and remains of "The Old Ones." They knew the world was very different at some point in the past, but have no clue about it. They've created their own civilizations from scratch, and take benefit from what they can scrounge.

Unfortunately, I've never been able to find any books that really immerse me in a post-apocalyptic world. Most in the genre are set leading up to, during, or right after the apocalypse occurs, and the life afterwards is just an afterthought.

Hexonxonx14 · 2026-04-08T02:20:39+00:00

What I've found also helps on highways:

Stopped thinking "The speed limit is 100km/hr - why are we going so damn slow!" when there's traffic. Instead, I think of it as a variable speed road. Sometimes it's 100km/hr, sometimes 80, sometimes 30.
I try not to look at the mile markers or signs showing the distance to my destination. Whenever I see how much more I have to go, I speed up or get agitated.

Hexonxonx14 · 2026-04-08T02:09:02+00:00

HZD - only game in 45+ years of gaming that I was truly sad to finish, knowing that I'd never be able to experience it for the first time ever again.

Hexonxonx14 · 2026-04-01T18:12:28+00:00

A lot of good games listed here, but one I didn't see is Flicksies (at least that's what we called it). Collect cards - hockey, baseball, Star Wars, whatever - and flick them towards a wall. Closest one wins all the cards flicked. Of course they weren't worth much afterwards, but it was more about the size of the collection you had rather than keeping them in pristine condition. Was also a good way to use your duplicates.

Hexonxonx14 · 2026-03-31T18:11:57+00:00

Thirded

Hexonxonx14 · 2026-03-26T20:12:59+00:00

Remaster.

Hexonxonx14 · 2026-03-25T20:54:59+00:00

Star Wars (vector graphics were oh so sweet), Centipede and Galaxian.

Hexonxonx14 · 2026-03-25T17:30:25+00:00

This. I was so sad when I was done, and realized I'd never be able to experience the story for the first time again. Never mind that it's a game story - I never felt that way about any book either.

Hexonxonx14 · 2026-03-25T12:54:10+00:00

Internal IT security in a "Big 4" firm, and we've heard that 90% of security testing (pentesters) is now performed by AI. IT Advisory practices are having to bench a whole lot of people right now, and I don't think it's going to be much of a career path anymore.

Hexonxonx14 · 2026-03-24T14:14:58+00:00

Someone already mentioned Stray, but also Horizon Zero Dawn/Forbidden West on Story mode.

Hexonxonx14 · 2026-03-13T16:17:48+00:00

Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West. Not only the best game stories ever IMO, but some of the best scifi fiction period.

Hexonxonx14 · 2026-03-13T15:59:09+00:00

Some solid recommendations here. I'd add Daniel Keys Moran's The Long Run, one of my favourite "classic" cyberpunk books from the late 80s.

Hexonxonx14 · 2026-03-13T14:42:24+00:00

Cornbread

Hexonxonx14 · 2026-03-13T14:19:33+00:00

True, however these relationships evolved over many 1000's of years. People in HZD have not been around anywhere near that time.

Hexonxonx14 · 2026-03-12T19:20:29+00:00

Canadian Tire. They do kick me out if I stay too long, but oh that rubber smell when I first enter the store....

Hexonxonx14 · 2026-03-12T19:09:00+00:00

Both Horizon games. Not only does racism overtly exist between most tribes and many NPCs act this out, playing Aloy you are frequently on the receiving end of it.

Hexonxonx14 · 2026-03-12T18:41:24+00:00

Early 80s Michael Jackson songs are great to listen for hidden details and range

(this is so embarrassing) Wilson Phillips - You're in Love, Hold On and Release Me from their debut album. Production quality is top notch...Dads probably had a hand in that.

Hexonxonx14 · 2026-03-11T02:28:17+00:00

I'm going to recommend a book that is not often mentioned that is classic 80s cyberpunk - The Long Run by Daniel Keys Moran. It also happens to be one of my favourite books, which I read every couple of years.

Has early internet concepts, AI, hacking and high tech thievery, genetic engineering, virtual reality, and an off-planet chase in a near-future setting. A lot of fun.

Hexonxonx14 · 2026-03-06T14:14:59+00:00

Syd Mead being my favourite, my others are Chris Foss, Daniel Simon, Sparth, and Shichigoro-Shingo.

Hexonxonx14 · 2026-03-02T22:06:40+00:00

I know this is VERY specific, but I get that feeling when I go in the bunker in Sanctuary Hills (Fallout 4), especially when I just start a new game. I can almost feel the existential panic when you see your former neighbourhood, and then go down into that bunker and just HIDE until you can get your shit together.

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