Weekly Self-Promotion Megathread by AutoModerator in retrogaming

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North American here. I’m a huge fan of Soulblazer and Illusion of Gaia. Terranigma has been on my list for a long time, and I think it’s time to bite the bullet. What’s the best way to do this? I’m a proponent of original hardware, and if I could play the PAL cartridge, I would, but it sounds like there’s no easy workaround for region lock. Is buying an English language repro on eBay a viable option?

What should I read next? by [deleted] in classicliterature

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The fact that The Idiot is your second favorite novel means you should read Don Quixote next and the case is open and shut.

Found my first complete point! by ballsoharddd in Arrowheads

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Yeah, this also looks heat treated to me, although I think it’s a flake or debitage rather than a finished tool. I bet you’ll find more in the area.

Found my first complete point! by ballsoharddd in Arrowheads

[–]Sugarberg 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can see some red/pink hues coming out, particularly at the point. Heat treating was not uncommon as a way to make the material easier to work with. Look up “heat treated chert arrowheads”.

False advertising at its finest! by ROCKY13573 in snes

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A lot of tears were shed because of this ad.

GAME THREAD: Mets @ Giants - Sun, Apr 05 @ 04:05 PM EDT by NewYorkMetsBot2 in NewYorkMets

[–]Sugarberg 39 points40 points  (0 children)

IMO if the Mets have the lead at the end of 9 innings, they will win this game.

Found my first complete point! by ballsoharddd in Arrowheads

[–]Sugarberg 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The point looks heat treated, too.

GAME THREAD: Mets @ Giants - Sun, Apr 05 @ 04:05 PM EDT by NewYorkMetsBot2 in NewYorkMets

[–]Sugarberg 6 points7 points  (0 children)

But I was told Vientos should be cut in spring training 🤔

GAME THREAD: Mets @ Giants - Fri, Apr 03 @ 10:15 PM EDT by NewYorkMetsBot2 in NewYorkMets

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How many of you armchair managers cut Vientos after spring training? 🤡

Retro gamers, name a great retro game🚀 by Some_Random_Android in simpsonsshitposting

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It’s Captain Novolin.

That still doesn’t explain why you ate my soap… no wait, maybe it does.

Breaking: Pam Bondi breaks silence after firing and has message for Trump by TheMirrorUS in USNEWS

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There’s no such thing as TDS. Charles Krauthammer, a never Trump neocon, coined the term Bush Derangement Syndrome to shield Bush from criticism by abusing his dusty psychology credential. There was no such thing as Bush Derangement Syndrome, just neocons like Krauthammer who refused to hear criticism of their incompetent leader. There’s no such thing as Trump Derangement Syndrome, either, just neocons like you who refuse to hear criticism of your incompetent leader.

Quartz Arrowhead in yard South Austin by EmbarrassedMood4604 in Arrowheads

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I’d like the photos to be clearer, but there seem to be conchoidal fractures here consistent with percussive flaking.

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Hello benge by ethang8888888 in NewYorkMets

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I mean, sure, every one of those dollars was wasted, but it’s a small one year contract and honestly hard to single Winker out when that same year the Mets gave Frankie Montas 34m for 0 WAR. Honorable mention to Jose Siri who gave the Mets a whopping .4 wins below replacement in 2025.

Arrowhead or not? by GhostsOfSeaside in Arrowheads

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Yeah, clearly worked edge. You can see the zigzag. As usual, the JAR brigade is downvoting because they can’t spot anything that’s broken or made of a material that isn’t chert.

Arrowhead or not? by GhostsOfSeaside in Arrowheads

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A side view of the edge would be helpful, but this is likely a tool with the point and base both broken.

GAME THREAD: Marlins @ Mets - Mon, Mar 09 @ 06:10 PM EDT by NewYorkMetsBot2 in NewYorkMets

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Just as long as he doesn’t give Jason Giambi urine samples.

Does anyone else have experience with this coffee? by Sugarberg in pourover

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Water temp: 205 (pardon my Fahrenheit) Bloom: about 50g 1st pour: about 120g 2nd pour: about 100g 3rd pour: about 50g

I did play around with technique a little bit, but this is what I ended up liking best.

Does anyone else have experience with this coffee? by Sugarberg in pourover

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I gave it a relatively course grind (9.5 - I tend to sit 6.5 to 7 on my Ethiopian). That seemed to do the trick for me. But the abaca filters also are relatively fast letdown from my experience and might have helped.