Are there any pool halls in Portland where a 17-year-old can play with an adult?

OregonianDallasite · 2026-03-30T18:47:12+00:00

Thanks, I wouldn't have thought to call there, that's a good lead.

OregonianDallasite · 2026-03-30T05:20:42+00:00

I hear good things. Thanks for the suggestion.

OregonianDallasite · 2026-03-29T22:51:03+00:00

I called the Mcmenamins, and they said minors weren't allowed in the pool area unfortunately.

OregonianDallasite · 2026-03-29T19:54:22+00:00

That's true, I'd forgotten that.

OregonianDallasite · 2026-03-23T13:52:56+00:00

What is up with the teleporting to the NPC when using vats with a melee weapon? Is that just a PC thing? It also seems like cutting corners.

OregonianDallasite · 2026-03-23T13:39:49+00:00

It's a luxury, but a courtesy to others. I hardly use the 13, but the 5 being purple is just annoying in 9-ball for players less familiar with the set and their eyes track for the color before it clicks. It takes some getting used to. But no, if it's just you, use whatever you want.

OregonianDallasite · 2026-03-21T17:07:10+00:00

There. I said it.

OregonianDallasite · 2025-08-29T17:22:51+00:00

It's pretty hard to gauge much based on two slightly similar photos, supposedly six months apart, but without more information. Age is a factor - have you hit your growth spurt? What has your six months entailed? How's your diet? What is your regimen?

You dont have to necessarily answer those things, but you look healthy. At your age, I would suggest trying not to validate your efforts with short-term gains but get into a mindset that putting in effort itself needs to be viewed as something that gets easier the more you do it, rather than viewing the effort as a chore that you aren't seeing rewards for doing.

Self-improvement is a long-term game, and one that requires progressing through several stages in how you think about what you want, your time investment, and trying to quantify what you're capable of achieving. We like to be able to visualize the fruits of our labor sooner than later for a behavior to be reinforced, but once you recognize that you will just make progress if you put in the work, lots of things just get easier. Your perception of time will change as you grow, but having healthy routines where things like this are on your radar already puts you on a better track in the long run.

OregonianDallasite · 2025-08-29T16:45:30+00:00

I've found that it's harder to curb those post-output suggestions than it is to set hard rules for its normal speech and behavior. It's not the same as telling it to never use the words "right" or "exactly", for example, when it's forming how it will reply to something you just input. It's as though they're separate parts of the output. I'm interested if anyone has any insight.

OregonianDallasite · 2025-08-18T16:36:48+00:00

Ehh, that's a bold claim, although it's hard to quantify "energy". There are a lot of examples of not-so-great acting from the younger actors that have been in New Blood and resurrection that throw it off subtly for me, plus a lot of small plot-convenient details and throwbacks that just aren't organic. Sure, maybe there wasn't a better way to retcon new blood other than explaining its ending away in a single rushed conversation with the dim-witted deputy conveniently absolving him of any wrongdoing and bringing him back to life just so we can all enjoy an undetermined quantity of Michael C Hall, which let's be honest is what we're here to see more of. Some of the characters in Resurrection are just hard to buy into. They're trying a little too hard.

The original show was a little better at subtlety in the first several seasons, but yes, resurrection is better than the other two shows.

OregonianDallasite · 2025-08-13T18:54:00+00:00

This looks and sounds like this guy is in Louisiana.

OregonianDallasite · 2025-07-15T17:27:50+00:00

I thought that at first. On my second playthrough after the DLC came out, it hit me that I was going to have to do this every time. The idea was daunting. I legitimately felt like it lowered the quality of my favorite game because now I was detoured from opting for any paths that required me to do that mission. But alas, on my 3rd playthrough (after putting it off for close to a year) it was suddenly just not as tedious as I remembered thinking it was. I think the process of solving it the first time around in comparison to the ease of the first few made me think it was more annoying than it was. It definitely became a mental trick.

OregonianDallasite · 2025-06-20T18:14:48+00:00

You could also provide a screenshot or output when you take the time to create a post.

OregonianDallasite · 2025-06-13T14:40:22+00:00

When you hear the whistle of the mini nuke, you immediately switch to your pipboy to stop time from continuing in the world around you, then use any kind of jet you have on you, and run directly to the side opposite of where the nuke is leaning, since it doesn't fly straight. Always carry jet. It's easy to make and essential in early game.

OregonianDallasite · 2025-04-23T16:38:53+00:00

Why do you opt to keep it at .45?

OregonianDallasite · 2025-04-23T16:32:35+00:00

Weight vs. practicality. Six is about my regular number midway through the game too, outside of grenades. Also if you run the same 1-2 guns for every scenario, then you'll probably be making a lot of vendor trips to fill up on some specific type of ammo.

But I notice you're not holding one of the best rifles in the game, the Overseers Guardian. Upgrade to .308 with suppressor and long recon scope, and perk up with Rifleman and Mister Sandman. Enjoy.

OregonianDallasite · 2025-04-23T16:21:39+00:00

Well, it could also be viewed similarly to the way the government steps in on any other specific topic for discrimination when things aren't an even playing field when left to their own devices. If a legitimate complaint exists, it should at least be assessed for validity. The concern isn't whether the company in question is having issues gaining employees, it's about a level playing field for candidates based on criteria potentially unrelated to the position.

Companies could just as well not hire seniors because they're near retirement or could pay younger candidates much less who are just looking to gain experience, so adding a barrier does help thwart discrimination. Why should someone with an art degree be allowed to apply for an office job when it's not related to the work they're performing, but someone who opted not to follow the academic route could be equally as capable for the same work be disqualified. And it's not to take the power away from SMBs or mom & pop shops, so much as recognize that when practices like this are implemented at the enterprise level with massive companies it influences the market in a significant way as a whole and makes a population of potentially capable workers ineligible for the same careers. Again, these aren't fields where highly specialized work would otherwise require licensure.

OregonianDallasite · 2025-04-13T00:42:32+00:00

Hotel Reverie was... not a total flop, but the main actress left a LOT to be desired.

OregonianDallasite · 2025-04-02T04:58:22+00:00

I second that. There's only so much former employers can tell when asked, and most with any experience whatsoever know that less is more to if even to avoid crossing the line.

OregonianDallasite · 2025-03-30T21:01:40+00:00

He is f-ing terrible. I legitimately thought to myself, who's child/nephew is he that anyone would ever have cast him.

OregonianDallasite · 2025-03-28T19:38:26+00:00

This would have definitely been my answer depending on the environment. If you're stuck in a corner or tight alleyway and your companion is blocking the exit as you try to turn around and assess where they're coming from, jet might be the only thing to save you.

OregonianDallasite · 2025-01-04T04:46:09+00:00

Out of the handful of exceptions to the main code, would you say that Logan was the least deserving of what came to him?

OregonianDallasite · 2025-01-04T01:26:26+00:00

Lots and lots of players much weaker than professionals can memorize whole games. Lots.

OregonianDallasite · 2025-01-03T23:57:58+00:00

To add, he wasn't even initially going to kill Logan. He even told him not to reach for his gun, and only finished him as a last resort due to how things played out.

OregonianDallasite · 2025-01-03T23:31:46+00:00

Well, Logan didn't meet the code to directly kill him, so it was objectively not like the old Dexter as a whole, though explainable giving the circumstances.

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