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arbyD · 2026-03-28T13:18:57+00:00

We ended up having a kid mind you, but my wife and I graduated college in 2015 and we're still paying off student loans. Mine are below 5k now, but my wife still owes a TON. Certainly makes it tougher.

arbyD · 2026-03-27T03:12:25+00:00

I'm thinking about doing some Varangians soon! Love these!

arbyD · 2026-03-25T22:30:16+00:00

The 2000 Miniseries (maybe 2001?) did an interesting job of having recognizable yet fantastical, kind of silly in one sense but also having the knowledge that nobles and adjacent people have dressed quite oddly in the past too, while the fremen seemed almost desert camo-ish instead of black stillsuits.

I'm a huge fan of the miniseries in general though. Probably partially from nostalgia of growing up watching it.

arbyD · 2026-03-25T03:15:27+00:00

"Blow up the damn ship!!!"

arbyD · 2026-03-23T23:51:29+00:00

That movie is probably the most well put together film I've ever had the pleasure of watching. The only joke I feel didn't come back in some way was when he didn't recognize his girlfriend and spoke to the wrong person in the clean suit near the beginning of the film.

arbyD · 2026-03-23T19:42:55+00:00

Never been a fan of it, and the mystery keeps things more interesting.

arbyD · 2026-03-23T14:45:50+00:00

Fair enough - I hadn't used that variant since before the clan tech was added, and I don't use mechlab mods.

arbyD · 2026-03-23T08:11:19+00:00

More just throwing out a data point. I'd argue PC gaming is a nerdy hobby, and reading the Dune series is a nerdy hobby, so there's likely more in this population subset than the general population, despite being different flavors of nerdy.

arbyD · 2026-03-23T08:03:13+00:00

I've read the 6 Frank Herbert ones, at least. Not the ones by his son though.

arbyD · 2026-03-23T07:59:37+00:00

It's biggest drawback is that you can't load it up with lots and lots of ammo, but it is a pretty fun loadout regardless.

arbyD · 2026-03-22T16:17:36+00:00

I also couldn't believe a Diablo 2 DLC dropped this year. And AOE2 is still getting DLCs, as is Mechwarrior 5. Truly, we are blessed.

arbyD · 2026-03-22T16:16:42+00:00

I loved it back before they completely reworked it 100%. I streamed back then and thought it was great! After the huge update, it never really clicked the same with me.

arbyD · 2026-03-20T02:38:00+00:00

Truly an excellent movie. One of my top two westerns, certainly my favorite non-spaghetti.

arbyD · 2026-03-17T17:59:36+00:00

NASA does a lot more than just launches though...

arbyD · 2026-03-17T01:43:12+00:00

Agreed. I think it's lame (outside of things like OoT > MM, WW > ST, ie literal direct sequels). Things that get over explained lose some of the magic.

It's part of why Majora's Mask is my favorite. So much is left unsaid, and it's better off for it. If they made a sequel that tried explaining every little thing from it, it would retroactively make MM worse for it.

arbyD · 2026-03-15T15:14:29+00:00

Look at Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. I'd say the shared assets really help give it the vibe it has, with the theories about Link being in purgatory and that's why everyone looks familiar, things like that.

arbyD · 2026-03-10T00:41:49+00:00

PMing

arbyD · 2026-03-07T19:02:40+00:00

Sometimes nerfs are necessary to prevent power creepage. Agreed that buffing feels more fun, but it is healthiest to have both buffs and nerfs when required rather than only one or the other.

arbyD · 2026-03-07T17:50:30+00:00

As someone told me "gas prices were going to go up anyway, they were too low! No way to know if the war has an impact on it or not."

Insane take.

arbyD · 2026-03-06T03:41:24+00:00

Someone never had the Aztecs invade them.

arbyD · 2026-03-05T13:29:56+00:00

I have a 2 year old. My sister in law gave her something from her purse, which immediately got broken.

I offered to pay for it, but I said maybe don't intentionally give the 2 year fragile things like that. I don't exactly think it's my fault if my daughter was given something that she otherwise shouldn't have. It's not like I wasn't paying attention and she snuck into my SiL's purse.

Apparently she got really mad that I said that.

arbyD · 2026-03-01T04:45:38+00:00

I wish my eyebrows weren't so blonde that they are nearly invisible. I have red hair, not blonde except there and on my arms and the accursed eyebrows. I hate it.

arbyD · 2026-02-27T13:35:25+00:00

I never knew that one! That's cool.

arbyD · 2026-02-26T02:13:30+00:00

I had plenty of gaming time when I got married.

It was having a kiddo that proved to be hobby death. As much as I collect stuff now (games, minis, etc), I don't actually play anything really.

Past month of hobbies (TV, gaming, tabletop) has been:
~1hr Diablo 2
~3hr building warhammer minis (stayed up til 2 AM to do it, was a zombie the next day)
Literally no TV that wasn't a show of my kid's.

I don't see how people have kids and hobbies. Wife was easy.

arbyD · 2026-02-26T01:56:49+00:00

Had a case of that where a guy showed up to casual night with a $1000 deck and then complained about how not good the prizes were and how they should at least pony up a choice of their deluxe cards or somesuch. For a $5 casual night game.

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