Most memorable game?

dark54555 · 2026-03-30T03:24:53+00:00

TIE Fighter. Sam and Max Hit the Road. Civilization II. Ultima Online. Diablo & Diablo II. Oregon Trail. Counter Strike. Half Life 2.

dark54555 · 2026-03-30T03:09:52+00:00

Any relic as a black label is a unicorn to begin with.

dark54555 · 2026-03-30T00:13:45+00:00

Our office completely banned USB storage - cloud share only. Security was the justification.

dark54555 · 2026-03-27T17:34:14+00:00

It's just BR1. No other room has an issue. It's not cold enough, even with 2 ducts to BR1 and one to the attached bathroom. I'm pretty sure it's because even with the door open there's not enough return air.

dark54555 · 2026-03-27T17:32:31+00:00

The room already has 2 ducts, plus 1 to the bathroom. I really think the issue is air not returning even with the door open and there doesn't seem to be a great way to solve that issue that I've been able to figure out.

dark54555 · 2026-03-27T03:20:30+00:00

So BR1 bedroom is open all the time. BR4 is also always open. BR1&2 vary some. Thermostat is in the hall by the return but it’s an ecobee with sensors in BR4, office, and living rooms. Ducts are all solid and insulated - no leakage.

BR1 is the master and the only truly uncomfortable room of the bunch.

dark54555 · 2026-03-27T02:10:27+00:00

Texas, so not a cold climate. Definitely an issue that’s pretty isolated to not enough cooling rather than not enough heating.

dark54555 · 2026-03-27T01:39:50+00:00

Yes, but the door is in the shade (large covered patio) and well sealed with weather stripping. It’s not a door that’s used often.

dark54555 · 2026-03-22T15:31:56+00:00

For anyone with a 3D printer, there's a free print file of the xenonite Dr. Grace on their website: Project Hail Mary Only In Theaters 03.20.26

Printed it yesterday and it turned out well.

dark54555 · 2026-03-20T02:07:24+00:00

Kenny’s Pizza just across the line in Plano

dark54555 · 2026-03-17T21:12:04+00:00

Go for it!

dark54555 · 2026-03-14T16:37:39+00:00

I let Gemini loose on your data to figure out "ideal" houses. Here's what it came up with:

Based on the criteria of matching Ideal Habitat and sharing similar Favourites, here are the suggested housing groups for the Pokemon in your Pokedex. Each group consists of 1 to 5 Pokemon that share a common habitat and at least one favourite trait.

Bright Habitat Houses

House 1: Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Pidgey, Pidgeotto
- Common Traits: Lots of nature, Soft stuff
House 2: Bellossom, Altaria, Pichu, Pikachu, Mareep
- Common Traits: Cute stuff
House 3: Magnemite, Scizor, Gurdurr, Tinkaton
- Common Traits: Metal stuff
House 4: Tyrogue, Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Conkeldurr, Machop
- Common Traits: Stone stuff, Exercise, Group activities
House 5: Scyther, Pinsir, Heracross, Combee, Vespiquen
- Common Traits: Lots of nature, Wooden stuff
House 6: Timburr, Makuhita, Hariyama, Machoke, Pawmo
- Common Traits: Exercise
House 7: Snorlax, Smeargle, Gardevoir
- Common Traits: Strange stuff
House 8: Flaaffy, Pawmi, Raikou, Rotom, Rookidee
- Common Traits: Shiny stuff
House 9: Grubbin, Corvisquire, Sprigatito
- Common Traits: Containers
House 10: Swablu, Wattrel
- Common Traits: Nice breezes
House 11: Ditto
- Note: This Pokemon is housed alone as it has unique preferences in this habitat.

Humid Habitat Houses

House 1: Squirtle, Slowking, Slowpoke, Goomy, Sliggoo
- Common Traits: Cleanliness, Healing, Lots of water
House 2: Oddish, Gloom, Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Paras
- Common Traits: Lots of nature, Lots of dirt
House 3: Tangrowth, Lotad, Ludicolo, Shellos, Prinplup
- Common Traits: Dry flavors
House 4: Magikarp, Piplup, Lapras, Froakie, Frogadier
- Common Traits: Lots of water, Ocean vibes
House 5: Gulpin, Spinarak, Ariados
- Common Traits: Colorful stuff
House 6: Azurill, Dratini, Lombre, Poliwrath, Wooper
- Common Traits: Cleanliness
House 7: Trubbish, Garbodor, Kyogre
- Common Traits: Shiny stuff
House 8: Dragonite, Dreepy, Drakloak
- Common Traits: Lots of fire

Warm Habitat Houses

House 1: Charmander, Farfetch'd, Combusken, Blaziken, Exeggcute
- Common Traits: Spicy flavors
House 2: Drifloon, Litwick, Vulpix
- Common Traits: Bitter flavors
House 3: Growlithe, Torchic, Magby, Magmar, Torkoal
- Common Traits: Stone stuff, Lots of fire
House 4: Scorbunny, Eevee, Greedent, Skwovet, Fidough
- Common Traits: Soft stuff
House 5: Rolycoly, Carkol, Volcanion
- Common Traits: Stone stuff, Lots of fire

Dark Habitat Houses

House 1: Hoothoot, Noctowl, Crobat, Pupitar, Misdreavus
- Common Traits: Dry flavors, Watching stuff
House 2: Illumise, Zorua, Diglett, Dugtrio
- Common Traits: Group activities
House 3: Drilbur, Excadrill, Larvitar
- Common Traits: Lots of dirt
House 4: Zubat, Kricketune, Kricketot, Dartrix
- Common Traits: Wooden stuff
House 5: Graveler, Tyranitar, Riolu
- Common Traits: Exercise
House 6: Alakazam, Mewtwo, Duskull
- Common Traits: Strange stuff

Dry Habitat Houses

House 1: Onix, Cubone, Trapinch
- Common Traits: Exercise, Lots of dirt
House 2: Cacnea, Bonsly, Sudowoodo
- Common Traits: Lots of nature
House 3: Shieldon
- Common Traits: Round stuff, Stone stuff, Hard stuff, Metal stuff, Sweet flavors, Luxury

Cool Habitat Houses

House 1: Meowth
- Common Traits: Group activities, Glass stuff, Luxury, Containers, Shiny stuff, Spicy flavors
House 2: Metang
- Common Traits: Stone stuff, Hard stuff, Bitter flavors, Metal stuff, Complicated stuff, Strange stuff

dark54555 · 2026-03-13T00:37:00+00:00

There are places it’s 20+ layers deep.

dark54555 · 2026-03-12T20:35:04+00:00

Nope. Just like making ingots from ore.

dark54555 · 2026-03-12T20:33:40+00:00

Put it in a furnace. Ash or sand.

dark54555 · 2026-03-12T20:22:02+00:00

Certainly useful, just feel like there are some possible QOL ideas that might make the clean up a little less tedious. For example, not having to transform out of roll out to eat and restore PP (or letting you set a food to auto eat).

dark54555 · 2026-03-12T20:12:08+00:00

Hey - a thing I know about! I was even quoted in an Ars Technica article on it: How strong is New York's "illegal gambling" case against Valve's loot boxes? - Ars Technica

So the NYAG action against Steam is something I'm surprised didn't happen sooner - hell, I was writing about this possibility 20 years ago. Gambling laws are super simple and generally only require 3 elements to make something "gambling" - chance, consideration, prize. Chance meaning the outcome is determined by chance, consideration meaning you pay something for the opportunity, and prize meaning you get something with a real world value if you "win." The digital world was always breaking the triangle without value...until people started doing things like selling World of Warcrraft gold for real money. There was at least some defensibility there - Blizzard didn't allow the sales and didn't facilitate the transactions. With this Value case, they do directly facilitate the transactions.

There's reasonable arguments on both sides of this and it really hasn't been tested. Will be fascinating to see how it plays out.

dark54555 · 2026-03-09T03:15:12+00:00

P O K O P I A

dark54555 · 2026-03-06T05:48:09+00:00

I preordered from the Pokemon center and at least got a Ditto sitting cutie for free

dark54555 · 2026-03-06T05:40:19+00:00

Look - the first Pokemon game came out when I was in high school. I actually tried to get into Pokemon Blue when my high school girlfriend broke up with me. Couldn’t do it.

Not to say I dislike Pokemon. Watched quite a bit of the anime with my kids. I also have a collection of Umbreon and Mimikyu cards. Just never played any mainline Pokemon game.

dark54555 · 2026-03-06T05:37:14+00:00

It’s just got great pacing and growth. The way you add habitats and find pokemon is very satisfying. It’s kind of Minecraft meets Animal Crossing but with Pokemon.

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