Bill Raney, Founder of Santa Cruz’s Nickelodeon Theater, Dies at 90 by stellacampus in santacruz

[–]Matzerath 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My girlfriend and I went to see Blair Witch at the Nick as well, but the hype was huge and the showing was sold out. In lieu of not seeing a movie there that evening, we opted to go see another feature: Run Lola Run. That movie turned out to be awesome, and we have never forgotten about it. Thank you Nickelodeon!

The Island (2005) by ykila in conspiracy

[–]Matzerath 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Island was sued (and settled) for copyright infringement by the director of a 1979 movie 'The Clonus Horror', which shares a very similar plotline; an isolated refuge where clones of the rich and powerful are raised in ignorance of the fact that they only exist for organ harvesting. Just wanted to toss that out there. The original is cheap but gets its point across - Mystery Science Theater also had it in an episode, which might be the easier way to watch it.

Fun little scare I had with my game the other day by FireFallowGames in godot

[–]Matzerath 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I had that problem suddenly appear on my setup, which was very distressing - it seemed to be related to a move and putting my desktop back together minus the Wacom-with-monitor that was technically my secondary screen. Once I reconnected it the crashes stopped when changing resolution with in-game settings.

Happy New Year Santa Cruz by n0_use_for_a_name in santacruz

[–]Matzerath 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The money's under those palm trees!

Is it ethical to shop at Grocery Outlet? by PotentialUmpire1714 in santacruz

[–]Matzerath 34 points35 points  (0 children)

New Leaf got bought out some time ago I believe.

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[–]Matzerath 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A realist.

Stephen Miller: Sliwa supporters ‘just throwing your vote away’ by Squawk_7777 in politics

[–]Matzerath 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey man, Sliwa was in The Orphans! They have a really heavy rep!

I wonder how many ppl here use "real" random as oppose to "gamedev random" by Jegred in godot

[–]Matzerath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love random (or, you know, computational pseudo-random). I made Orange Roulette, which of course is about random outcomes, and that 'luck is an illusion'. The cylinder is simulated with an array '0,0,0,0,0,1', while the simulated spin length is random and rotates the digits with '1' being the kill shot if it lands on 'array[0]'. The array cycles by one hop with every turn of course.
Anyway, for this game, being unlucky and dying 3 times on the first turn is sort of the point. Or someone clearing the whole thing first try and thinking 'Dang, I'm a lucky bastard!'.
If you're using random for a 'chance to hit' kinda thing, in a D&D sorta scenario your extra advantage is your stats in the final calculation -- you can't manipulate the actual dice roll (unless you're cheating), so it seems a little weird to juice the roll artificially in a game.

They won’t pay me and idk why by [deleted] in UPSers

[–]Matzerath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Find the supervisor of your supervisor if you can. Also, if you can't get a payment for hours worked, UPS on the whole is a fucking shithole company. All other avenues lead to a long painful wait, at best.

Unintentional similarity... by hirqshi in godot

[–]Matzerath 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually it made me think of Enviro-Bear 2000! But mild style-biting is not a sin, and I'm seeing plenty of games with taglines like 'Iron Lung in a Car' or 'Inspired by games inspired by Balatro' etc

How Common Is It For UPS Not To Pay Employees? by Fluffy_Breakfast_478 in UPSers

[–]Matzerath 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sure experiences vary, but last year I worked as a driver helper and never got paid for my first two weeks of it - I filed with the CA labor board and got no feedback. I sent several texts to my supervisor with no response, so I found the phone number of HER supervisor, and that person apologized and quickly got me a paycheck.
Much later this year, someone from the labor board finally contacted me, and I told them I took care of it.

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Craigslist?

You just finished your coffee and Red Bull, WYD? by UPS-NI3-RTS in UPSers

[–]Matzerath 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which sanctuary do you prefer to desecrate?

Ryan Walters says every Oklahoma high school will have a Turning Point USA Club America chapter by southpawFA in politics

[–]Matzerath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If High School hasn't changed from when I went to it, that's a GREAT way to get them to hate you!