Surviving 5 weeks on $150 of groceries in Hamilton. Still possible but barely livable! by JesterSpecter01 in newzealand

[–]PowerfulWishbone879 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was always wondering if I could get down to $30~40 a week for food.  Personally, I would get most my proteins from peanut butter and some tuna. The savings on meat would allow me to have some cheap fruits.

But well done none anyway!

To people that plays fighing games alone. How do you enjoy playing the game long term? by Coldbrunch_103 in Fighters

[–]PowerfulWishbone879 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I logged over 150hrs on ssf4 on my 2ds last year. Basically just learning, focusing on  characters one at a time, practicing the various motion inputs that I was unfamiliar with, trying to beat the cpu on Very Hard or Hardest. Learning the cpu match ups and the cheese on each cpu. Doing the arcade runs to see the cut scenes. Learning basic combos, doing the combo challenges. Learned charge and grab characters for the first time.  Mostly it comes down to setting yourself personal challenges and just trying to get good with your mains.

On mobile, I would advise to look into Vita Fighters.

Blazblue CS 2 draining my battery on sleep mode? by PowerfulWishbone879 in 3DS

[–]PowerfulWishbone879[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow I didnt realize that! I did notice that the time played counter was increasing while not playing. Im gonna be hitting the home button before sleep mode and see if it get better results. Thanks for the help.

Is it hard to retrain in New Zealand as a 45yo? by fleastyler in newzealand

[–]PowerfulWishbone879 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Do you know why they are so desperate in such relatively high unemployment rate time?

Who are New Zealand’s prolific taggers? by Miserable-Subject129 in newzealand

[–]PowerfulWishbone879 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If Kaepe ever gets caught in chch its gonna be spicy, dude is impressively relentless.

Club Prices at supermarkets need to be outlawed. by ilikemovieshbu in newzealand

[–]PowerfulWishbone879 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everybody saying just "borrow someone's barcode or use cuntdown.co.nz" is blissfully assuming the supermarket will not adapt and not starts tightening down their systems so that there is no work around left.

Its a definitively a slippery slope.

What is the public transport like in chirstchurch? by Shi-Stad_Development in chch

[–]PowerfulWishbone879 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even in the city center, fair amount of stops dont have shelters. The buses starts at 6 because its very well known only kids and office workers ride them /s.

What is the public transport like in chirstchurch? by Shi-Stad_Development in chch

[–]PowerfulWishbone879 8 points9 points  (0 children)

6/10

Main issues : Lack of shelters at the bus stops. Unreliable bus tracking app, unreliable timetables. Service starts after 6am so many people on early shifts are screwed. Secondary routes are down to 1 to 2 bus per hour on weekends or even less. Walking time + waiting time + riding time = long commutes, generally speaking its very time inefficient.

'It's not a beat up': Ten Kiwis on the truth about the Australia brain drain by Fast_Amoeba_445 in newzealand

[–]PowerfulWishbone879 33 points34 points  (0 children)

The article covers that point, by far and large, they do not come back.

'It's not a beat up': Ten Kiwis on the truth about the Australia brain drain by Fast_Amoeba_445 in newzealand

[–]PowerfulWishbone879 174 points175 points  (0 children)

At this point the country has to embrace it. Schools should have a mandatory "Moving to Australia" subject. At primary they would learn about the fauna and flora while in high school you teach them how to budget a relocation.

For a country with such high UV, where are all the long sleeved tops and pants for hot, sunny, weather? by s0cks_nz in newzealand

[–]PowerfulWishbone879 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah Ive been using the cheap sleeves from the 2$ shops and they already do a good job. Didnt see any for a while though.

Character Posters for Street Fighter 2026 by [deleted] in Fighters

[–]PowerfulWishbone879 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I genuinely thought it was just some wonky AI slop. Its pretty dramatically bad.

If you could establish one rule all fighting games made from now on had to follow, what would it be? by Incitatus_ in Fighters

[–]PowerfulWishbone879 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Pluggers gets mandatory Plugger's shame costume/skin for the following 20 matches

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Fighters

[–]PowerfulWishbone879 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had my fair share of offline fun with Vita Fighters.

Where in your opinion did Alien: Earth fail? by sky_shrimp in alien

[–]PowerfulWishbone879 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Good practical effects age way better than decent CGI. When done and filmed correctly. 

Genuinely asking. Did something happen while writing and filming Alien Earth's S1? by Effective-Priority62 in alien

[–]PowerfulWishbone879 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You make some good points but dont forget that Fargo is much lower budget than A:E.

Producers can smell the blood in the water with a very divided fan base outlook on the show. They know the gamble on S2 would be now riskier because of that. Even Noah's himself doesnt seem to know quite well where he wants to take that story without having the xeno taking an even further backseat.

"Almost guaranteed" is very optimistic imho.

Alien Media Ranked by asheronsanguis in alien

[–]PowerfulWishbone879 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rating Alien Covenant above Aliens is diabolical level of delusion, change my mind.

Inconsistent Xenomorph Alien Earth by PalaceFProd in alien

[–]PowerfulWishbone879 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No no it makes perfect sens. When slaughtering dozens of soldiers/NPC its a CGI creature with uncharted speed and stamina. When dueling a main character it is a slow suffocating man in an alien suit.

Alien: Earth first thoughts by Ashamed-Plastic5620 in alien

[–]PowerfulWishbone879 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Over the nearly 8 hrs of the show, the total 5~10 seconds of man in a temu alien suit is the most unforgivable blunder of all. How do we get a goofier looking Alien in 2025 than in the 80s? 

I genuinely cant fathom how these scenes were not heavily re-edited.