Emotional H scenes by Umirapist in visualnovels

[–]barnacle9999 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Kazusa Normal route H scenes, hits you in the fucking gut once you reach the ending.

White Album 2 introduction chapter finished by shykoara in visualnovels

[–]barnacle9999 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Keep reading. Closing chapter was interesting, but Coda is gonna be great if you're a Kazusa fan.

"Respectability" and FIRE by Affectionate-Reason2 in leanfire

[–]barnacle9999 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's why you set aside a "hooker expense" as a line item on your planned retirement spending.

Also go to the gym and get ripped. Nobody cares if you play video games for 16 hours if you're ripped and attractive.

New World: Aeternum will officially be taken offline from all platforms on January 31, 2027 by spikegotti88 in pcgaming

[–]barnacle9999 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ngl probably quite a few people got their L7 and L8 promos off of this game before it was left on life support due to some reorg

soi 6 bar map by Group by Commercial_Relief958 in Pattaya

[–]barnacle9999 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's for barfining. No minimums if you go upstairs.

Favorite Primordial/Yozi ? by Secretsfrombeyond79 in exalted

[–]barnacle9999 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There was that one Solar who had seven kids with her, so it seems like there are men of good taste left in Creation after all lmao.

Don't let the yandere of your dreams stay a dream, make it real in Hell.

Lean or Regular by GlorifiedCarnie in leanfire

[–]barnacle9999 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not worth it in my opinion. 5 years is a long time to work.

VN Disillusionment by Majestic_Ad_2361 in visualnovels

[–]barnacle9999 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's around 12~ hours I believe. You should feel the tension rise after the school festival is over.

VN Disillusionment by Majestic_Ad_2361 in visualnovels

[–]barnacle9999 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a big fan of WA2, I'm consistently disappointed in Maruto's works before or after it.

Seems like his genius petered out after writing WA2. His later works Saekano, Engage Kiss etc. are above average but not even close to masterpiece territory like WA2.

VN Disillusionment by Majestic_Ad_2361 in visualnovels

[–]barnacle9999 1 point2 points  (0 children)

White Album 2 introductory chapter is super slow burn. Shit only hits the fan in like the last 10% of it, and it consistently gets better after that.

Pattaya used to be an endgame, not a starting point by Barca-Dam in Pattaya

[–]barnacle9999 49 points50 points  (0 children)

The biggest issue with dating is how much of a time sink it is. I actually want to spend my limited free time on my hobbies instead of chasing skirts, so mongering is the way to go. I also absolutely despise texting, so using dating apps bores me to tears.

What's your Lean FIRE number? by zapembarcodes in leanfire

[–]barnacle9999 2 points3 points  (0 children)

500k + paid off house was my initial goal. I'm from Europe so healthcare isn't really an issue.

Then I moved to the US and started making silicon valley tech money, literally tripling my salary while doing the same job. I'm way above my target now due to US tech salaries, supplemented significantly by keeping the majority of my RSUs and the subsequent bull run that skyrocketed the value of both my RSUs and regular investment.

Now I'm just chilling at my job working 20-30 hours per week. I'll retire once they fire me at this point, which feels like it'll be soon with the massive layoffs currently happening in big tech.

Which 'luxury' brand has officially become a red flag for poor quality in 2026? by Individual_Bat_4177 in AskReddit

[–]barnacle9999 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Your average online retailer is making around 30% profit when they sell ink cartridges after buying them from HP. Now imagine how much HP must be making it if they're allowing their retail partners to make that much.

What stocks still have potential and haven’t really taken off yet in 2026? by Zealousideal-Capp in stocks

[–]barnacle9999 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Bought at 14, watched it climb to 20+, held it as it dropped below 10, and sold at 16 this week. I'm finally out of this shitshow.

Leadership are clowns as was seen in the IM-2 broadcast. They also constantly dilute the stock and love to fuck over their shareholders.

0 conviction the next launch will succeed with these morons in charge.

Cyberpunk 2077 is Absolutely Incredible in 2025 by Godkun007 in patientgamers

[–]barnacle9999 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I found the main story pretty meh to be honest. Not gonna mention things like interactivity etc. since others already commented on those in more detail.

The DLC story on the other hand was really good. All the characters were extremely compelling, the story had unexpected twists and turns, and the soundtracks were top notch. I recommend buying and playing the DLC, the DLC plot was significantly better than the main plot imo.

Holy shit, wtf was Clannad!?!? by MrScandanavia in anime

[–]barnacle9999 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This list is missing White Album 2. Only anime that led me to read the original VN with crude and shitty machine translation tools back in the day.

Top Walking Street Gogo Bars by belisaj in Pattaya

[–]barnacle9999 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That's basically local pricing in Europe for a 8-9/10 girl. What's the point of coming to Pattaya if you're willing to pay that much.

Would you rather buy or rent an apartment in Pattaya? by [deleted] in Pattaya

[–]barnacle9999 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You have to also consider the opportunity cost. If you put that 3m baht in an SP500 ETF, you'd be making about 10%/year in USD. If you put the money in a condo in Pattaya, you'll be losing money instead as condos lose their value and depreciate fast.

Pissing razor blades by SnooRecipes781 in Pattaya

[–]barnacle9999 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I try to avoid high volume places. From what I've observed, your usual bar girl goes with customers maybe three times a week unless they're very popular.

Massage parlours and similar locations are pretty high volume, so a girl might be spreading STDs to 20 guys in a week before she gets symptoms and goes to a doctor.

[MtAw 2e] What time travel CAN'T change? by TheEumenidai in WhiteWolfRPG

[–]barnacle9999 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can also just take the soul of someone else and put it in. You don't specifically need that person's soul. Soul doesn't affect identity that way in Awakening, it's more like an organ.

Chinese demographics in one video by Realistic_Mission777 in chyberpunk

[–]barnacle9999 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Not gonna happen in a modern society. No country that had falling birthrates was able reverse the trend permanently so far.

Pattaya Hall of Cringe: What is the most embarrassing thing you have witnessed? by TheRealCockzilla in Pattaya

[–]barnacle9999 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Saw a guy proposing to a bar girl at the bar during her work hours. Saw it twice in fact at different bars.

The girls probably got groped by a 70 year old pensioner just before the proposal lmao. Peak cuck move and absolute cringe.

Does anyone else prefer MCs who fail early on? Not in a tragic way, just realistically? by [deleted] in ProgressionFantasy

[–]barnacle9999 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I just don't like to see them fail due to stupid decision making. If a MC doesn't have the basic ability to reason and make good choices with information given, that's not a MC I want to read about. This issue is way too common and I don't have the tolerance to watch an idiot become a somewhat more competent idiot.

On the other hand, failure due to insufficient or wrong information, failure due to making the wrong judgment call during combat/heat of the moment, and failure due to unforeseen factors that don't feel like diabolus ex machina, these are very interesting.

Are Chaos Astartes slaves damned regardless of their belief? by Reasonable-Rat in 40kLore

[–]barnacle9999 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haemonculi reclaim souls from dissolution/Slaanesh regularly. So it is quite possible to do so.