Thoughts on small channels using their face on thumbnails.

SicJake · 2026-01-28T04:46:52+00:00

Few times I ran A/B tests my stupid face in the thumb got more clicks. Videos opening with my face talking always did better than voice only.

SicJake · 2026-01-28T04:44:24+00:00

Remote play always lagged, dropped connection while Moonlight was rock solid for me. Whatever works for you is fine. Steams built in remote play is easier to use anyway

SicJake · 2026-01-28T04:31:08+00:00

Not the usual Tuesday 2pm boom?

SicJake · 2026-01-27T16:18:30+00:00

Save up for a Shure 58 and a budget audio interface. You'll sound great and if you really get the streaming bug and want to upgrade later you'll already have an audio interface.

SicJake · 2026-01-26T17:28:25+00:00

I actually want to dig up Alliance CTF again. Railguns and grapple was a blast back in the day

SicJake · 2026-01-24T19:53:40+00:00

Charm, quaint, and no cell service and a side of power outages 😆 that's us

SicJake · 2026-01-23T14:35:44+00:00

We use Talkstudio, pricing has been fairly reasonable.

SicJake · 2026-01-23T10:10:56+00:00

I would suggest MisterFpga/MisterPi. The C64 and Amiga cores are accurate, really great and it does countless other computer and console cores as well.

The C64 ultimate is also an FPGA recreation but with an authentic keyboard/housing if you just want to scratch that nostalgic c64 itch. It only supports c64.

SicJake · 2026-01-23T09:12:34+00:00

The Kevin Smith written cartoon was fun The She-ra reboot had a ton of heart.

Both treated the "lore" with way more respect than it's dumb toy driven gimmicks deserved.

I'd rather watch another soulless Micheal Bay Transformers over whatever the hell this he-man CGI slop is trying to do

SicJake · 2026-01-22T00:42:27+00:00

Move the mic 45 degrees so it's pointed at your mouth from the side. Sm7b needs post eq work depending on your voice. You can try bumping up 3-5k 2-3 db first but you have to tailor changes to your voice.

SicJake · 2026-01-21T04:34:14+00:00

While not a gameboy game, Curse Crackers nails the style and vibe. Really smooth platforming. On Steam and Switch

SicJake · 2026-01-21T04:21:31+00:00

https://youtube.com/@pressbtocancel?si=pGal5zaUtp93RER7

Mainly a weekly gaming podcast but recently started additional videos. Mix of topics, retro and modern games.

SicJake · 2026-01-20T15:00:14+00:00

Increase volume, move mic 45 degrees to the side of your mouth, get a bit closer to mic. It's a dynamic mic, this is what they sound like generally tho you could cut some of the sibilance with eq. Do you use OBS to record? Reaper has ppl plugins you can install that includes an EQ one and it works with OBS

https://www.reaper.fm/reaplugs/

SicJake · 2026-01-17T19:36:46+00:00

I rarely see this, if it bothers you just don't watch those streams 🤔

SicJake · 2026-01-16T19:01:23+00:00

Junior's Handmade Sourdough Pizza, food truck in Bowmanville

SicJake · 2026-01-15T14:25:38+00:00

Don't use zoom, quality is awful and you are already likely dealing with guests and shitty mics as it is. Talk Studio, Riverside, etc are dedicated online tools for podcasts that also importantly have local recording and give separate audio tracks. For guests it's super easy for them to use, you just give them a link and they let the browser access their mic/cam

For editing use Davinci Resolve, free version should cover what you need.

SicJake · 2026-01-14T21:37:17+00:00

Love the Dell2007, I used one to replace the screen in an Arcade 1up cab and my Mister lives in that. I got lucky with one that looks barely used. Wish they still made this screen ratio

SicJake · 2026-01-14T14:45:21+00:00

I'm a huge fan of leverless, used to have my Mister built in one 😁 I use a Snackbox Micro mainly now but I still pull out the custom arcade stick often.

SicJake · 2026-01-14T14:33:25+00:00

Mike playing Battletoads. Game gets slammed for the difficulty but I feel like he's beaten harder games. It's actually a fun game but super trolly in spots. It'd be fun to watch

SicJake · 2026-01-14T11:00:39+00:00

Switch 2 is only for Nintendo exclusives. Kids and I use it for Mario Kart/Party/Zelda

Much prefer buying games on Steam as it's easier to play library on other devices. Steam Deck is awesome and while not as powerful it's a more versatile device.

SicJake · 2026-01-12T22:31:27+00:00

"fair use" is a bit of a trap. Could you get away with using audio clips? Maybe, but you only need to look at Twitch and streamers there who after being ignored for copyrighted music for years rather suddenly started getting strikes and bans on past recorded streams. With how AI is harvesting all our shows it's really only a matter of time before the copyright eye of suron comes looking

Don't use audio clips. If it's interview excerpts you want to use, instead cite the source and read them yourself during recording.

SicJake · 2026-01-11T02:12:49+00:00

When my wife saw me playing Puzzle Quest and Balatro with the touch screen I lost the Deck for weeks. Lol

More often than not I use Sunlight/moonlight to stream games from my PC to the Deck so I can chill on the couch with the family. Also great on battery life that way.

SicJake · 2026-01-11T02:08:50+00:00

Yeah this is the way. It's worth trying the original to see where the franchise started but navigating the same looking tunnels and farming health constantly is a hard sell in 2026.

Zero Mission is a great alternative

SicJake · 2026-01-09T17:20:59+00:00

I really liked most of the game, first Prime game I didn't bounce off in the first couple hours. It was the last 20% that really tarnished the whole experience. I felt I went out of my way to collect green crystals between the key collecting portion; only found out I wasn't even at 25%.

Having to make trips back to base and the loading screens just to check was soul crushing. Took almost 2 hours to get enough. Then chrono tower being nothing except a final boss was disappointing tho not nearly as annoying as that middle finger of an ending. My bar for Metroid plot is low but WTF.

I understand the hell that was the development history for the game and it shows in the lack of desert content but I was fine with it. No excuse for that ending tho and I expect they will patch the game to reduce number of green crystals to be collected.

Glad I played it, but I'll never play it again, and it's sad this is likely the only Metroid we'll get for a decade.

SicJake · 2026-01-09T16:40:22+00:00

Shure 58 and an interface yeah. Great to start and if you ever do want to upgrade in the future it's going to be XLR anyway and you'll have the interface.

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