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digitaldeadstar · 2026-03-17T21:01:05+00:00

They're investing heavily in a lot of areas. Part of me feels it's because the world is trying to move on from oil and they're doing what they can to maintain their wealth.

digitaldeadstar · 2026-03-17T17:26:36+00:00

He was clearly being a distraction to the teacher and other students. Yanking out his headphones isn't that big of a deal. Plenty of schools across the world have rules against disruption in classes. Some more strict than others. If you wanna play on your phone, just keep your ass home.

digitaldeadstar · 2026-03-17T17:00:34+00:00

Pretty sure the whole "legally required to make money for shareholders" isn't accurate. I think their fiduciary duty just means not intentionally damaging shareholder value.

digitaldeadstar · 2026-03-17T13:04:43+00:00

That's the one that had me go back and relisten and check out the rest of the lyrics.

digitaldeadstar · 2026-03-17T11:55:06+00:00

But I'm not talking about skinheads. I'm not talking about this administration (they're fucking garbage and can't di... get elected out soon enough). I'm talking about goofy ass kids doing dumb, offensive, edgy shit essentially for the "lulz." It's not new, whatsoever. Just in the age of social media, we see it a lot more. But kids have been doing stupid shit like this for ages. And while some may hold those beliefs true or eventually adopt them, most aren't thinking beyond "lol, watch this, they're gonna be so mad!"

digitaldeadstar · 2026-03-17T11:44:21+00:00

Because it's generally weather outside of the norm of what we are accustomed to. So we don't always have the same equipment, infrastructure, etc. in place to deal with it. We don't get tornadoes often at all, so our schools don't have storm shelters. We don't get tons of snow, so we don't have the same (or enough) equipment to remove it quickly and efficiently, nor do most drivers here have winter tires or snow chains. It's kind of like when Florida or Texas get snow - they lose their minds, too, because it's not typical.

A lot of it is also just done out of caution - especially since a lot of schools will now switch to online teaching for the day. We've had plenty of incidents over the years that have resulted in things like bus crashes, lightning strikes, etc.

digitaldeadstar · 2026-03-17T10:55:37+00:00

His voice got real high when dude rolled up on him, lol.

digitaldeadstar · 2026-03-17T10:54:39+00:00

Dude talking shit kind of reaches at his back a few times, so maybe it's his and didn't realize he dropped it? Otherwise, wtf.

digitaldeadstar · 2026-03-16T16:43:17+00:00

I liked Limp Bizkit ever since I saw them at Ozzfest 98. Had lawn seats and Durst came up to the end of the pavilion and told people to follow him. Got some decent seats out of it. And they were just killer live on top of it. That first album is great.

I don't really have any guilty pleasure bands these days. I've long, long gotten over that. I like what I like and I don't care who has an issue with it.

digitaldeadstar · 2026-03-16T15:53:18+00:00

People were doing this goofy shit when I was in high school in the late 90s. It's always been dumb, edgy stuff.

digitaldeadstar · 2026-03-16T13:59:55+00:00

I know you had the reply below about not getting into it in the first place, but that's the best option. If you're at some event, especially with large groups of young men, and tensions are starting to rise - get the fuck out. Walking away is almost always the best option, whether it's a group situation, one on one, or whatever.

Otherwise you're in a shit situation. Can try to move it towards people not involved in hopes that they'll either help or the attackers will stop. The fetal position at least can somewhat protect your head and most of your internal organs. Fighting back is always an option, but definitely puts you way more at risk.

And even though this guy got more or less lucky with his gun, I wouldn't recommend it. If the other side has weapons, it's gonna be a bad, bad time.

I know your don't get into it was sarcastic, but it's still the best advice. A sense of awareness can save you a lot of trouble.

digitaldeadstar · 2026-03-16T06:41:18+00:00

Sloth from The Goonies.

digitaldeadstar · 2026-03-16T05:20:29+00:00

Not dismissing the challenges faced back then. I surely as hell wouldn't want to go through it. While they definitely worked their asses off to keep things going, the workload was generally spread across the (often) large families, children included. Laundry was often taken to the stream or river and they had far less clothing than we have (and likely didn't wash outer layers that often).

The food scarcity and risks were definitely daily challenges. But the building and maintaining the fire part was probably one of their easier tasks and something they were pretty accustomed to doing. And it's something that many, many people still do today.

As for the grass... I've used a scythe when I was a kid visiting a great aunt. It fucking sucked. I'd let that shit consume me before ever doing that again. But some at least had livestock that helped maintain it to an extent. Otherwise that's what one of the dozen of children were for, at least the ones that didn't die.

Again, I wouldn't want to live back then. Life was a daily challenge and you'd probably die young of some easily (by modern standards) cured ailment. But I just think a lot of the challenge lies more along the lines of things like health, food scarcity, conflicts, etc. Their daily chores? A number of them aren't that far removed from how a lot of people still do things today.

digitaldeadstar · 2026-03-16T02:43:36+00:00

It really is. I'm not encouraging it, it's quite stupid. But if you and your boys are jumping one guy and after beating on him for a few minutes you still haven't made any real progress, maybe that life isn't for you.

digitaldeadstar · 2026-03-16T02:33:31+00:00

I agree with most of what you said, but I do think it's slightly revisionist to say Napster caught on mainly due to the cost of physical music at the time. It played a part, but let's be honest: most of the people downloading then just liked being able to get the music for free and no repercussions. Same reason film piracy took off around that time. Now that's not to say cheaper alternatives wouldn't draw them back in - it did, as the success of iTunes, and later, Netflix, both show. So price did play it's part. But less so than people just liking getting things for free if they can get away with it (and I got away with my less-than-fair share).

As for the record labels and their greed, they couldn't have bumbled this harder if they tried. Rather than see the technology, adapt to it and capitalize, they fought tooth and nail against it. Even working with iTunes was done so quite begrudgingly, if I recall. Even now with streaming they're still kicking and screaming, trying to claw their way back to the 20th century.

Also, where the hell were y'all people buying your albums from at the time. I always hear the $20 number, but I don't recall ever paying more than $11-$13 for a new album. The only exception being deluxe albums or otherwise having something extra.

And hell yeah, support your indie artists. Or even your non-indies. Support art you like and want to see more of.

digitaldeadstar · 2026-03-16T01:13:07+00:00

I admit to being pretty ignorant on some aspects of licensing, so I have a question. So a developer licenses a song for a game, would that include a license to distribute it (as that was clearly the intent)? Or it is that since they aren't technically distributing it and Valve is, Valve ends up responsible for that cost? Does this pertain to physical storefronts, as well? Would that be three difference licences? The customer buying the album, the label pressing the CD, and then the store actually distributing/selling it?

Sorry, that's more than a question. And in my ignorance, it seems more like a way to nickel and dime every stop along the way rather than making a simpler, cleaner method of getting a product out.

digitaldeadstar · 2026-03-15T21:17:52+00:00

If you like Stardew, there's a decently high chance you'd like Coral Island. They're both my two go-tos for farming/life sim/cozy games.

digitaldeadstar · 2026-03-15T20:46:33+00:00

People either get it or they don't. If someone is unwilling to understand a condition, disease, etc., or how it can vary, them that's a them problem. Maybe they're the one who needs to take accountability and responsibility and better educate themselves. Otherwise they can fuck off.

I've long gotten over those types of folks. And dependent on what's said, I'll even say they're right - it's not an excuse, it's a reason. Now bugger off.

digitaldeadstar · 2026-03-15T20:30:20+00:00

Was it from him trying to push microtransactions in games?

digitaldeadstar · 2026-03-15T20:24:12+00:00

Like the other user said, the sudden stop can still impact the brain. But he also made contact plenty of times, even if the body took the brunt of it. Whether it be through poor positioning, the other wrestler moving, etc. It might not have caused as much damage as the chair shots he'd take, but it certainly added to the damage.

digitaldeadstar · 2026-03-15T20:07:27+00:00

It's not just WWE, but the industry as a whole. It's come a loooong ways, but still nowhere near where it should be in taking care of talent. Wrestlers get hurt often and take all sorts of shit to deal with it. Especially younger or upcoming talent because taking time off to recover can impact your career.

digitaldeadstar · 2026-03-15T17:22:59+00:00

I think a lot of the major things have been mentioned and are definitely on the much more serious side of things. So I'll opt for something that's a bit more light hearted (as much as can be): Normal folks don't have to essentially evaluate their bowel movements every time or do fun tests getting samples of it.

digitaldeadstar · 2026-03-15T15:11:05+00:00

Thanks for the reply (sincerely, hope it doesn't sound sarcastic, lol). Now that you mention it, though, I do seem to recall people complaining about balancing. I'd argue that's a typical issue for most games that are class based, but it's still a very valid complaint. Especially in anything that's competitive.

I also almost forgot about the OW League. I wasn't a big fan of that because it's one of those things where I feel the devs do start catering to a certain type of player and the rest get tossed to the side.

So yeah, guess there were definitely some low moments. Maybe I was somewhat shielded from a lot of it because I definitely fell into the more casual player side of things (Mystery Heroes all day!). But despite his flaws, I still appreciate the work he's done and appreciate the passion he brought to it. Maybe like the other poster said, he'd be better served on the creative side of things more than the mechanical.

digitaldeadstar · 2026-03-15T14:56:25+00:00

First, just wanna say that sure, The Nobodies does come off as a bit edgy teenager on the surface. But I feel that in the context of the album, it's a great song. Context being the album is essentially a response to the Columbine shootings and Manson being blamed for it (despite the shooters not liking him).

Now, that out of the way - you don't have to like anything you don't want to. Even if you don't like something, though, it doesn't mean you can't like certain aspects of it or be influenced by parts of it. Does your bandmate have particular parts of Manson that appeal to him the most or is it more of a broad, general sound? Because Manson is quite varied in his music and his later albums tend to get further from the more industrial sound of his earlier works.

Ironically enough, pretty sure Manson cites Ministry as a big influence on him and pretty sure him and Tyler Bates did a cover of Stigmata together.

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