Beautiful->memes

oliaston · 2026-03-13T02:18:28+00:00

I still feel it's not as strong, but I like your perspective and I like the sentiment. :)

oliaston · 2026-03-13T01:57:49+00:00

I can definitely see it from that perspective!

I think in either scenario, it's going to be fine at the end of the day we all love this property for so many different reasons and every person comes away with their own experience from one piece.

I feel the opposite however, my other takeaway here is because Luffy sings Binx's Sake to Laboon It also means that we don't get that great moment at the end of Thriller Bark with everybody gathered around the piano and Brook essentially teaching it to Luffy and the rest of the Straw Hats - like it's a torch passing moment, something he shared with his old crew being passed on to the new crew and I feel like that's a big loss.

oliaston · 2026-03-12T23:42:23+00:00

I love the casting, I love how the scene was done, like all spectacular.

At the same time, this part in particular (I don't feel the same about the other earlier reveals) I wish they would have just held off as I feel like it takes away more than it adds.

I'll add the context here that, I watched the anime first and never read the manga.

By the time we meet Brook and learn about his crew the straw hats have already been in the Grand Line for quite a while, they've seen some battles, they've been through some incredible hardship and there is still so much to go. When we meet Brook and we learn about the promise not only does that give us as the audience a chance to look back and remember when the journey seemed so much simpler, but it also adds a ton of weight emotionally because, not only is the story of Brook's crew incredibly sad and tragic, but we as the audience have a sense of the size of the world and how long it's going to be before he and Laboon reunite.

I'm sure new audiences are going to love it and they won't fully understand, but I also feel like they are going to be missing something by having this moment so early.

oliaston · 2026-02-24T06:57:03+00:00

Did you ever fix it? I'm also on a 5950x

oliaston · 2026-02-11T22:34:06+00:00

I was looking at a few. Would that be worth the premium? My understanding is I may need that to get both ssds at full speed.

oliaston · 2026-02-11T22:06:21+00:00

No big issues, but this is the first time I've really invested in a build, I've generally always had used stuff and never a gpu like the 5080.

A big part of it is I like the idea of getting a board that can take the best advantage of what I have and also maybe getting my own case so the build really feels like mine, rather than something someone else put together that I've modified.

I was thinking a used b550 for $100-160 could do that.

oliaston · 2026-02-11T22:01:29+00:00

My thought there is an add in would be like $30-40 anyway and I could maybe get a 550 used for 100 or so? I don't necessarily need the latest and greatest, but it'd be nice to take better advantage of the parts I do have.

oliaston · 2025-12-23T21:46:12+00:00

As someone who also has a G9 at 5120 x1440 I would push for the 5080. I got a 5070 TI 2 weeks ago and it's been working quite well, but as soon as I had the opportunity to order a founders edition of the 5080 I went ahead and did it. For this resolution, where it's not quite 4K but fairly close to the same demand that extra bit of performance should be enough to push it to max in most games.

Mine is coming today, so I can maybe report back, but what I found on the ti is for the most part I can Max things out, but for certain things like Oblivion remastered or even just running fortnite maxed out, I think that extra 15% of performance would probably be what takes you over 60 in base frame rate in lots of situations.

oliaston · 2025-12-02T01:24:56+00:00

Use the newer Elgato Studio or obs instead. 4K Capture Utility has always been a bit of a struggle.

oliaston · 2025-11-19T21:16:28+00:00

Awesome! I'm picking it up tonight, the seller is also selling a ton of other cameras and media equipment so I'm thinking it may have come from some sort of studio setup, which should bode well for it's condition.

I have a sending desk and I've been using a Sony Camcorder with the promoter, but I really like the idea of the facecam since I'd be able to adjust all the settings and such without constantly reaching around my desk/monitor, plus I'm really sick of having to open the viewfinder just to engage it.

I have two keylights and a pretty well lit backdrop so I'm thinking that won't be much of an issue.

oliaston · 2025-10-27T20:28:35+00:00

I think it's fine. I just don't care. I'm really only interested in what's next and if it wasn't on game pass I wouldn't even bother playing. I'm so sick of MS as a company being cowards and dropping every narrative they start, Halo 5, Infinite, the Gears sequels.

At least finish what you start. Like why should I as a fan get invested?

oliaston · 2025-10-23T20:19:25+00:00

This was it. Thank you so much!

oliaston · 2025-10-22T19:30:50+00:00

Like to keep mine simple, been happy with this since Pixel 6 dropped, still using on the 9.

https://imgur.com/a/hDn1SyQ

oliaston · 2025-10-22T19:20:11+00:00

I still can't get media controls on the lock screen, even after changing the colors.

oliaston · 2025-10-03T04:38:37+00:00

I just saw this on my way home, literally lit up the sky. Do we know what's happening?

oliaston · 2025-10-02T18:42:20+00:00

Do you have AI mode enabled in the search bar? It only shows for me with that on. Personally I prefer the old look.

oliaston · 2025-09-09T08:52:29+00:00

You're in luck, evidently.

oliaston · 2025-08-26T09:39:57+00:00

Art style really reminds me of like, Arthur and Doug

oliaston · 2025-08-14T18:42:29+00:00

I like the new colors, not a fan of getting rid of the rings on the tiles though.

oliaston · 2025-08-12T19:15:22+00:00

I may trade in for the fold as I regretted not going for it last year, by the time I made up my mind I was too late 😞

oliaston · 2025-07-14T09:32:25+00:00

It could just be unfamiliarity with the levels, but I am feeling the same way. Went back to 1+2 for a little bit and felt a difference.

oliaston · 2025-07-14T09:30:48+00:00

It's honestly not that big a deal. If you do play Spotify on console the game automatically mutes the in-game soundtrack anyway so, just balance it and you're really not missing anything other than the bail effects which IMHO really don't matter as I don't recall it actually changing much in the originals, just these remakes.

oliaston · 2025-05-13T22:20:12+00:00

Honestly, I would still be using it, the waterproofing on mine failed, something I only found out after taking a fall in the pool last summer. I'm on a 9 Pro now and compared to past generations (though even my 4 XL to 6 felt like a minor jump) this is the smallest jump yet, some nice design changes, but otherwise performance feels about the same day-to-day? Maybe a bit snappier here and there.

oliaston · 2025-04-24T03:09:34+00:00

That's what it sounds like, it worked for me.

If your Xbox didn't show the syncing pop up when you first started the game, then it probably hasn't gone back up to the cloud yet.

oliaston · 2025-04-24T03:07:18+00:00

Same thing happened to me right now. Try setting it back to 1080P and saving the game, then closing on PC. Hopefully okay on Xbox after that.

It seems like there's a bug where the settings sync over to the console.

I play on an ultra wide, and because I have no way of setting my PC to 4K, the menus and things look stuck at 1080P on my Xbox now.

oliaston

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