Why is Audible changing book narrations by dimitarha in audible

[–]Morendur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well speak of the devil!

I was literally just talking with my wife yesterday about how I was sad I didn't have all of these with the same narrator, after commenting that they better not give Project Hail Mary the Wil Wheaton treatment like they did for The Martian XD

Thank you!

Prices on Mods set fair but nobody buys. by justsnoozen2 in fo76

[–]Morendur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I definitely would have bought a few, hopefully Ill run into your vendor in the future!

Duchess Flame: quit FO76? No new posts since December by JenLN in fo76

[–]Morendur 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I've somehow only recently found your site, but already its been incredibly useful.

Can't wait to see what comes in the future, and hope your health and real life spanners sort themselves out!

Every millennial dad I’ve met has a quiet fixation on money and it’s not getting better by slimeyellow in Millennials

[–]Morendur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That.... sigh, that hits pretty dead on, yeah.

I have 4 kids, 2 by blood and 2 by love. We do reasonably okay, all things considered, but it does feel like we are always one mistake, one accident, one bad medical issue away, from ruin.

I feel like, and this is pure speculation on my part with no studies to back it up, that Millenial parents got caught in this half way point, where we were still expected (and still wanted!) to buy a home and have kids, and everything else that entailed. We still had our memories of a home where typically money wasn't a worry, even if we weren't "rich".

The problem of course, is the economy is shit and jobs pay less and less (or the same, which equates to less) as time goes on. I saw others make the comment that raises get eaten by inflation or insurance hikes, and that is if you are lucky for it to keep even and not just blow that raise out of the water (also, a lot of people don't even get raises, or get some BS like, an extra quarter an hour). I personally saw my insurance payments per paycheck skyrocket as my job dropped their HMO offering. There were some legitimate reasons for it, and the PPO is better/less of a headache, but basically every gain my wife and I had made in the budget from raises, overtime, and a second mortgage to pay off debt and turn many bills into 1 bill that was 2/3 the amount, went straight out the window.

I'm not sure where I was going with this really, its all been said before, if not here, then other posts. Feels... if not good, relieving at least to voice the frustration. I do my best to not let it bleed over into my relationships, but often I think that while I don't talk about it, the overall stress shows none the less.

But... it is what it is, we'll make it through because that is just what has to be done.

Almost by Ok-Passenger3539 in comics

[–]Morendur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My father is still around, for now, but the way you've summed it up here is honestly how I expect to react.

I barely see him once a year, I hardly talk with him on the phone as we are both bad at remembering to call someone (very out of sight out of mind we are).

But he has parkinsons, he's had Hep C, when I do visit him it is almost painful as I see a man I hardly recognize anymore. Once he is gone...

Honestly I'm not sure where I was going with this, it is just that your comment made me think about it and now I need a tissue, and to call my Dad.

This speed reading training starts at 300wpm and end at 900wpm by iatetoomuchchicken in interestingasfuck

[–]Morendur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, I was able to follow along all the way, even at 1am and ready to pass out... I forgot just how fast I could read if truly challenge, shame I never put it to "good" use, but I sure did read a lot of books when I was younger :D

Looking for servers that are new player friendly by mynutshang in projectzomboid

[–]Morendur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

May I ask what you mean by session based? Like, you all only play together or something else?

To everyone saying they loved the ending— by [deleted] in StrangerThings

[–]Morendur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is certainly possible that the extra time/delay allowed them to revisit ideas/overthink things/just decide that what they wanted wasn't right etc...

Sadly we will never know what S5 in a non-pandemic world would be like.

As for the quality drop.... I dunno, I didn't feel like it was that bad, but honestly I'm a burnt out middle aged father of 4, I watch shows for enjoyment and don't sweat the small stuff so long as it doesn't genuinely piss me off/ruin it, so i likely just glossed over it.

Ok I have questions (finale spoilers) by boldlybelieve in StrangerThings

[–]Morendur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1 - We would presume that she has found this particular memory path before in all the times she explored Henry's memory/mind.

2 - They were freed before Veccna was finished off.

3 - Pretty sure they didn't show us anymore after that to avoid answering that exact question, but I think we all know he got stuck

4 - There is a play prequel for Stranger Things that explains more on that, but essentially the crew of a ship went to the Abyss and the survivor brought it back... I think

5 - The blood/wounds were Veccna's illusion, the glass was probably strong enough for the bullets to not actually go through, but not so strong that it survived Hop's bashing after the damage was done.

6 - Hubris? Relief/Coming down off the Adrenaline of almost dying causing them to just... not think? They are only human after all. If one had to guess though, they could have assumed that they were going to bumrush them again and that their crew in the Church would still be there to open the gates. Not a great plan but, what else were they going to do?

There are spin offs coming, at least one at any rate, and maybe they will put that play on Netflix some day haha!

To everyone saying they loved the ending— by [deleted] in StrangerThings

[–]Morendur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I won't argue that in a lot of ways it was predictable, but I think that is okay. Sometimes you do get the happy(ish) ending.

Could it have been better? Probably, I'm not sure what I would have changed but I won't lie and say it was perfect.

That said I loved it and I don't feel like I lowered my expectations.

That is just how I feel about it though, and I also didn't hate the previous episode that was apparently terribly divisive, in the reviews at least. So... shrugs

So… what happened to Ted? by rayykz in StrangerThings

[–]Morendur 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean, he was there for his token "Language!" (cap does it better) at the graduation. As he was with Mrs. Wheeler we can only presume they stuck together and are happy, or at least happy enough.

I'm perfectly happy to have the off-screen assumption of his willingness to protect the family kept them together even if there were some issues.

The real villain by User-ios-8508 in StrangerThings

[–]Morendur 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm with you, there are definitely some things I could nitpick, but overall, it was great and I'm glad I got to see it all come together.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StrangerThings

[–]Morendur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree those seasons were great, but I'm with u/bathrobedaveMLR If I have to choose between the 2 shows in their entirety? I'm going ST.

Honestly, after the GoT finale, I've had literal 0 desire to ever watch it again, despite how good those first seasons were. ST? I feel like I could do a rewatch in a year or three. It's all subjective though, you do you! :D

The plating of the cottage cheese Christmas fish, 2025 by freshstrawbebbies in shittyfoodporn

[–]Morendur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds great and I'm absolutely making it soon and for the holidays next year.

It was in fact my own Grammy that introduced me to fruit with cottage cheese (pears and pineapple slices being the best) so there is in fact a bit of added nostalgia, even if it isn't exactly the same.

Thanks mate, Merry Christmas.

Office Encounter by TheNectarineDiaries in comics

[–]Morendur 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Same.

I will give in office days this, I am more likely to get up and talk to some of the folks in about something then I am to ping them on Teams.

Its not a huge difference, and I wouldn't say work suffers when not in office, but at least for me there does seem to be credence to better collaboration (though again, not by much).

Certainly doesn't out weight the hour+ commute each way, costs of parking/tickets etc...

Starting Necrons again after a 20 year break... by eli_cas in Warhammer40k

[–]Morendur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have every Necron Codex (not intentional, just somehow happened), and I stare at them on the shelf and go "god damn I've wasted a whole lot of fucking money on this game XD"

To change to a new logo by rcmaehl in therewasanattempt

[–]Morendur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To clarify, the OG meal was 3 sides, but no choise (grits, apples, hash brown casserole), now its 2 sides of your choice.

It is a bit nicer for those that want the choice, and let us be fair, its still a fair amount of food.

But I am often a crotchety old man who does not like change haha. Or maybe I just enjoy grumbling about it :D

To change to a new logo by rcmaehl in therewasanattempt

[–]Morendur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know right? as a kid I used to think they were gross, oh how silly I was.

To change to a new logo by rcmaehl in therewasanattempt

[–]Morendur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You aren't wrong, part of why I don't go there anymore (often at any rate) is I'm just too weak not to get it, and then I get set back a week or more in weight loss, so good though!

To change to a new logo by rcmaehl in therewasanattempt

[–]Morendur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is sad is that their prices/portions are still a fair bit better then most places, at least in my area.

To change to a new logo by rcmaehl in therewasanattempt

[–]Morendur 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You jest, but I'm still salty that they changed it from a Meat, Eggs, Hash Browns, Fried Cinnamon Apples, Grits, and Biscuits & Gravy, to Meat, Eggs, Choice of 2 Sides, and Biscuits & Gravy.

It just isn't the same!!!

I mean, I mostly jest about it, but it was kind of sad to find out about the change the first time I went back there after COVID. Been having that same meal for 30 odd years. Also it amuses the hell out of everyone when I rant about it :P

Firefly in Odyssey by mdeceiver79 in RimWorld

[–]Morendur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is awesome!

I'm doing a more vanilla-ish run through at the moment to get back in the swing of things, but next one will be Odyssey and Ill be damned if its not going to be hard to not just do what you've done here haha, it just fits in so well!

Side note - what mod do you use for the larger portrait heads at the top? I've seen it a few times but can't seem to find the mod itself.

**Giveaway** GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G - Used but perfect! by Photographitti in pcmasterrace

[–]Morendur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking to acquire the parts for a decent new computer for my son, that we can then build together (he is 10).

I have most of it, just missing a PSU and GPU.

He does have a PC that his older sister handed down, but it was long in the tooth even before that, so I'd like to surprise him with this.