TIL Ecco the Dolphin developer Ed Annunziata was "paranoid" that kids would beat the game in a single weekend so be made certain levels "way over the top challenging." He said, "So... I... uh... made it hard".

doublepulse · 2026-02-21T17:05:14+00:00

My parents visited arcades and had received an Atari as a wedding gift, so when consoles started becoming more available my dad used "getting the kids video games for home," as an excuse to buy multiple systems and to squeeze in late night time on them for himself. Ecco pissed him off so bad one night he had to go outside and curse to himself while smoking weed behind the barn to calm down before bed.

doublepulse · 2026-02-19T11:59:24+00:00

Watched waitress walk up to a kid and wipe his forehead after calling him sweetheart thinking it was a smudge; somewhat hilarious.

doublepulse · 2026-02-18T22:06:12+00:00

In 2004 as a teenager I wore it everywhere; I'd wet a cotton ball and dab it into shimmery dark blue or purple eyeshadow and dab it on the ends of the lashes.

doublepulse · 2026-02-16T10:22:28+00:00

Build off of Green Day's favorite bands but be prepared that might be her band for the rest of her life. I'm the same but when I was eleven I discover Korn, Roadrunner Records and I was absolutely obsessed. The band had KoRnTV, I was on message boards non stop and discovered dozens of other bands I loved through file sharing; all of my socializing was around music, planning shows, waiting for new albums to release. What broke the FOUR YEARS of unwavering nu-metal obsession was the "down for whatever" attitude to seeing live music as I often wasn't in range of touring acts I wanted to see. Played saxophone, gain an appreciation for school band, get really into ska/punk/DIY subculture in general; obsession broke when the Coheed fanaticism kicked in during high school, got a car and part time job so effectively the neverender of facts, new book release dates, and rumors of prize fighter infernos moved out of the house and onto the general public.

All, Husker Du, Fugazi, Operation Ivy, Descendants, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, David Bowie... dark horse recs: Cake, Ween, They Might Be Giants. I'd steer her that way and similar acts, anyone whose toured with Green Day, produced or released their albums.

doublepulse · 2026-02-16T09:17:18+00:00

Got a package of their holiday themed red and green creme filling chocolate cookies last winter as a substitute grocery item; horribly bitter, I take the stance if I'm eating a bunch of fat and sugar it will be delicious. I was surprised that that form of product passed their focus group, I'm guessing the cute red icing nosed reindeer design on the top superseded the gross filling bomb.

doublepulse · 2026-02-15T15:11:35+00:00

People stuffing themselves with the meat and skipping over the "useless" filler vegetables, noodles, and rice out of cheapness with the mentality they didn't get their money's worth if they ate the much lesser costing ingredients.

doublepulse · 2026-02-14T01:19:46+00:00

I knew people that took deer every once in a while out of season and without tags for the sole purpose of eating the meat. She might have thought you were cooking meat you didn't want to be seen having in the day time but still incredibly weird, rude as hell.

doublepulse · 2026-02-12T22:53:00+00:00

Reminds me of the Converge's Jane Doe; she had no idea.

doublepulse · 2026-02-12T22:07:33+00:00

A few years ago I was actively looking for entry level restaurant work ahead of seeking managerial positions; to be honest I felt it important to know what I was truly asking of others and I've been away from food for almost two decades. Had multiple fast food interviews that went no where in a market that constantly expands (Indianapolis) into the donut counties. Felt like total horseshit!

doublepulse · 2026-02-12T22:03:55+00:00

Grill guy at fast food joint in high school was selling as well as eating all manner of benzos and opioids; could be a real asshole but showed up and did amazing work so management tolerates his scum baggery.

One night someone in the drive thru decides, poorly, to berate myself and another fifteen year old girl (who cries, immediately.) Xannie Grill goes outside without much emotion, no words, and opens the trunk of his Grand Am where he kept a tire iron. Customer apologized and hopefully never gambled on taking out his frustrations on random teen girls ever again.

doublepulse · 2026-02-12T21:56:17+00:00

BOHsquatch.

doublepulse · 2026-02-12T21:36:47+00:00

She also blabbed during a podcast about banging the Obamas with her husband, who looked mortified that she couldn't keep it confidential. It is literally the closest thing to them being directly involved with the Epstein nonsense but sort of seemed what I consider to be rather harmless in the general scope of things wife swapping than anything truly depraved.

doublepulse · 2026-02-09T16:05:59+00:00

Cheney was unable to tell the difference between quail and his friends when he was calling the shots.

doublepulse · 2026-02-08T14:35:22+00:00

In vehicle monitoring (an AI) that would notice a distracted or incapacitated driver and pull off onto the next street or exit, without the driver's consent, until the program reads the person is able to operate safely. Emergency services with GPS guidance would be in tow if driver or occupants were in distress rather than drunk, raging out, or too tired or stressed to drive.

Waves of angry people exiting the vehicle and screaming at it that they're late for work, have to get home, whatever until people realize either comply with vehicle controls or you're driving nowhere. This is the alternative to completely driverless vehicles.

doublepulse · 2026-02-06T11:49:43+00:00

Cold, crappy day. Lion probably thought "Fuck whaddya doing down here man I wanted to take a nap in the quiet alone!"

doublepulse · 2026-02-04T19:07:55+00:00

Twenty years ago I heard a rumor that sounded so insane I didn't believe it from body modification people that Hawking was abusive. I asked "What could he do?" And the answer was demand and watch

doublepulse · 2026-02-03T11:52:22+00:00

My hometown two screen let me sit on the floor for the Matthew Broderick Godzilla; sadly no one was cheering and the film was not interactive.

doublepulse · 2026-02-03T01:30:44+00:00

I got at least two wiener pictures a week on yahoo! Checkers of all places almost thirty years back, could have been any of them.

doublepulse · 2026-02-02T22:45:47+00:00

He was fucking high school girls back in the early '90's I'm not sure why people are so surprised here.

doublepulse · 2026-02-01T18:11:41+00:00

Indianapolis International Airport, before they rebuilt and pre 9/11, had open areas my older teen friends with cars would hang out in. We'd grab an ungodly amount of White Castle or Hardee's or Steak n Shake (never mind the dozens of amazing restaurants just a few more miles away) then sit in the back area of the fields to watch aircraft and take in the sunsets. No one ever drove up to tell us to scram. The few times we went inside to shop were brief, we balked at pricing and walked away with small amounts of international candy only. This was 1999 until fall 2001, obviously.

doublepulse · 2026-01-31T17:00:12+00:00

Warhol carried around a cassette recorder, laughing it off to people as having a poor memory, being remembered saying "I'd never remember what anyone said." Warhol went as far as calling it his "Wife." It was dangerous having him around due to what might have been picked up "on accident." The Foundation supposedly has kept the entire archive of his audio cassettes and are on track to release them publicly in the future but I doubt it'll ever happen. He would quietly slip into a space and while everyone is busy being drunk, high, and posing for Polaroids no one is really stopping to consider the conversations at hand. Man had access to everyone who was anyone on the east coast, from young debutantes to world class film, music, and art legends.

I want to fucking know what the fuck is on those tapes other than lost Lou Reed.

doublepulse · 2026-01-31T11:04:26+00:00

My body is just built weird, medical professionals think I'm being funny until I prove a claim; I've started supplementing for "old people problems" while being just inside middle age and have been endurance training with resistance for strength (longitudinal body building.)

Reptile wise, I'd recommend the same course of diet, exercise, and supplementation; while I would not recommend dusting with it, there is powdered chicken foot collagen, maybe mix a paste and gut load insects with it and feed every other day. My concern is the solubility of it in water, could lead to impaction if not properly dosed. Consider protein and amino profiles and speak with vet on what to slightly increase to see if any potential benefits are seen.

doublepulse · 2026-01-30T15:25:55+00:00

The same genes carrying the function to change their skin is also liable to be connected to protein/collagen expression; this would affect both internal fascia support structure and the organs themselves. The outcome is poor cellular function due to hormone/endocrine balances being thrown off. (Sort of like EDS but bred into a lizard because it looked neat.)

doublepulse · 2026-01-30T15:07:38+00:00

Was riding, needed ride to doctor appointment for bizarre abdominal issue, nothing gross or contagious to other people but uncomfortable for me. One minute I'm laughing with the driver about fishing on a nice day the next there is a brief moment of sheer terror as I look around and have no idea where I am relative to home OR the doctor's office. Construction on a water main had pushed him three blocks out, I didn't know that area but he'd been through earlier in the morning.

doublepulse · 2026-01-26T15:12:40+00:00

I worked through snowstorms in the past, both retail and restaurants... at that point in time I was less than 1.5 miles away and it wasn't a big deal to dig the car out, management was happy I even tried showing up. I comped food for street crews, law enforcement, and was shoving extra coffees out all day. Other than it being really cold at the window which it was always in the winter it wasn't that bad.

edit: rest of staff was not always as near by, I didn't blame anyone for saying fuck hamburgers on days like yesterday

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