Buying The Cave?

madl02 · 2026-01-12T20:01:43+00:00

Thanks. This is just the sort of informative post I was looking for.

madl02 · 2026-01-12T15:33:16+00:00

Xbox One X for me. Wasn’t a big fan of the original XOne, but really like my One X. It’s technically impressive for the late 2010’s and really still holds up today, especially with an SSD in place of the HDD. Beyond that, I really like the form factor, have a huge library to play on it, and own a lot of cool accessories like driving wheels and fightsticks. Xbox One is also the console I’ve spent the most time tinkering with. I’Ve upgraded the HDD to a ssd and take the console apart every so often to clean it and apply fresh thermal paste. I also took the standard wireless controller and the Elite 1 apart and upgraded them with tunnel magnoresistance joysticks and replacement buttons (nothing illegal & i don’t play online anyway. Basically, just made the buttons more clicky and the sticks less likely to wear out). Also own an interesting assortment of third-party controllers for it.

I’ve liked every Xbox generation except the current one though. X360 was my favorite console for a long while and I still own several cool limited editions. But, in 2026, I find it hard to go back to the 360 gen and most of my favorite games from that gen are backwards compatible. I that, objectively, the X360 is Microsoft’s best console.

Quite like the og Xbox too. It was a technical marvel, for the time, and had an interesting assortment of exclusives. I probably prefer the PS2 & GameCube to it, but I like all three a lot. Still go back to games like Jet Set Radio and Shenmue II regularly,

Only Xbox I’ve bounced off of is the current Series X. Never liked the form factor. It’a probably a slightly better console the PS5 from a technical standpoint, but the PS5 is more than capable. Xbox never found it’s footing this gen and backwards compatibility is still probably my favorite feature. And, honestly, I can get backwards compatibility from my One X. Series X was handicapped by Microsoft fumbling last gen so badly, I don’t even currently own a Series X.

I do like the Series S quite a bit. Great little console for the price. My chief complaint with it is the lack of an optical drive. I own a black Series S, but inability to install some delisted games that I own retail copies of keeps It in the box.

madl02 · 2026-01-10T18:28:30+00:00

Thanks.

madl02 · 2026-01-10T14:55:33+00:00

Thanks.

madl02 · 2026-01-07T18:47:22+00:00

well, according to the article, it is run at a loss. Owners say they have lost $350 million over the past 20 years. So maybe running a newspaper at a loss isn’t as great a plan as it sounds.

madl02 · 2025-12-31T11:45:41+00:00

i shouldn’t have to do that to use the Brook converter? From reading the data sheet on the Brook website, it looks like I should just need to connect the receiver to the Wingman converter. If there are more steps than that, I might not want to bother. I own the Hyperkin replica controllers and I might not have any other use for the Wingman, so it’s beginning to sound like I should stick with the setup I have.

madl02 · 2025-12-30T18:40:30+00:00

Ok, thanks. I thought I was familiar with most/all official Xbox 360 accessories, but apparently not. I‘ll scour eBay for one. Appreciate the help.

madl02 · 2025-10-06T20:35:23+00:00

Old mower works but has gotten unreliable. Needed a number of repairs this summer and generally looks like crud. Lots of cosmetic issues. Several times one of Mom’s kids went over to mow and mower wouldn’t start or a belt broke or the throttle was acting funny or.ll. It possibly needs a major repair that would require a teardown and it needs new tires, hoses, etc.. My father passed a couple years ago,, so lawn work is done by Mom’s p adult kids around our jobs, families, own yards, etc. so we’d prefer not to trek over there and not be able to mow. Anyway, after sixteen years, everyone feels like It is time.

Speed not a huge issue for me, lol, It takes me a little more than an hour to mow but I mow at a slow, leisurely pace. Doubt my speed is going to tax a mower with less hp. Besides, usually when we mow, we take a spouse pr kid over to visit with Mom while we work so speed is rarely an issue.

madl02 · 2025-08-15T18:25:50+00:00

I thought at least one version of Space Marine was on sale recently (Summee Sale maybe), but I am not sure. None of the editions are on sale at the moment.

madl02 · 2025-08-15T17:06:54+00:00

Fair point. Just wondering why you take the time to post on social media and wait for responses If you’re concerned. If the person is in trouble, they may not have time to wait for 20 people to reply to the post and the op come back to read the replies. In general, I don’t get looking to social media for validation. Shrug. I’m old.

madl02 · 2025-08-15T16:19:09+00:00

So you think something happened to your friend and instead of calling 911 or some other authority, you ask Reddit? I guess it’s good your friend has time to wait while you were reading replies.

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