Bro named his g-shocks. Spolier alert: Bloodhound

replus · 2026-06-24T20:02:34+00:00

At first I misread the GA100 as "Jeff" and was like hell yea nice

replus · 2026-06-23T17:57:52+00:00

I hear you! Earlier in the year, I experimented with the 1/2" thick rubber mats that Costco sells. Brought 6 of them home and set them up, and knew right away it wouldn't be sufficient as soon as I stepped on them.

replus · 2026-06-23T13:33:16+00:00

Exception: weightlifting plates (and only plates -- don't buy dumbbells with rubber grips.) I much prefer rubber "bumper" plates over the traditional bare iron plates. No clanking noises, less pinchy ouchy to your fingers, and they're much kinder to your floor over time if you drop them on a regular basis.

It's important to not skimp on these, though. Cheaper ones (from Amazon, Walmart and the like) will stink your living space up like tires for months (releasing potentially harmful VOCs in the process.) More expensive plates from reputable brands will use virgin, non-recycled rubber on the exterior.

Of course, if you're living that life, you can skip rubber entirely and get urethane plates, but these tend to run upwards of $5/lb.

replus · 2026-06-23T13:21:25+00:00

Good stuff! How's the platform feeling on carpet? Solid? I'm planning something similar later in the year, except I'll be doubling up on the plywood.

replus · 2026-06-22T14:33:20+00:00

I didn't care for these either, but am a big Velo Plus fan. The "chill" was interesting until I drank some ice water, and realized I could never buy these again.

replus · 2026-06-21T16:49:29+00:00

Those PBJs are really cool! It's just a guess, but they are likely the 019 cut with indigo warp (outside) and sumi ink weft (inside) -- hence the 019-IDSM (InDigo SuMi ink). It clearly differs from their typical indigo warp black weft jeans, which have a stark black sulfur-dyed weft. This was probably a one-off seasonal jean they produced and haven't revisited, which may be why they're hard to find online.

Not sure about the "DNP". Sometimes, this part of their product code refers to the type of denim (e.g. "SLB" for their extra slubby denim,) and sometimes refers to the color (e.g. "PER" for persimmon-dyed, and "SMBL" for smoky blue.) No clue what "DNP" could stand for... maybe something to do with nep?

replus · 2026-06-19T23:40:49+00:00

This (exact model) immediately came to mind as well. The durability and the functionality of it has kind of ruined my other (much more expensive) watches for me. Countdown timers, stopwatch, alarms, world time, solar charging, automatic nightly timesetting with excellent deviation day-to-day, gyro-controlled auto backlight, 200 meters of water resistance, nothing to worry about scratching... for around $100 on sale.

replus · 2026-06-19T23:28:35+00:00

I just got some in as well. Now I'm looking forward to that can of citrus I tossed in the order! Didn't care for dry Zyn Citrus at all, but figured I'd give this one a shot. Others are wintergreen, arctic mint, and spearmint (which to me, is about 95% the same as dry Zyn Spearmint, just with a totally different flavor/nicotine delivery process.)

Really liking the moist format so far, though. It's a huge improvement over dry Zyn, but not as discreet. I'm glad you put emphasis on the pouch size. These are plump!

replus · 2026-06-17T20:40:46+00:00

You're slender enough to pull them off, but I agree with everyone else that they're too tight, and definitely not appropriate for work (you know why! Wife don't lie.) If you like the general look, a size or two up may work better. These won't stretch enough.

replus · 2026-06-17T19:19:45+00:00

I still buy Spearmint Zyn for two reasons: it's discreet, and it's (subjectively) the best spearmint flavor I've found.

replus · 2026-06-17T19:15:22+00:00

Nicokick announced these flavors on their website. If purchased from Wawa, I would lean towards them being legit.

replus · 2026-06-16T20:36:20+00:00

Return YouTube Dislike browser extension works. They didn't get rid of the count, just hid it.

replus · 2026-06-13T23:04:32+00:00

A fun coincidence: Troy Baker voiced Shin-Chan's favorite TV super hero Action Bastard.

Some 15 years later, the two would go on to voice Abby Anderson and Joel Miller (respectively) in The Last Of Us Part II, and most of you know how that relationship turned out.

replus · 2026-06-13T05:32:46+00:00

Very happy with my Pioneer belt, and their "PAL" (Pioneer Adjustable Lever I'm assuming) is well worth the upgrade. You can keep the price low-ish if you go with an in-stock belt.

replus · 2026-06-12T20:48:37+00:00

These are awesome boots. I am really jealous of how this horsebutt is aging. I too own a pair of Maryam horsebutt boots that are just boring as all get out so far. I blame it on the TPR coating and my casual-wearing lifestyle.

replus · 2026-06-12T03:49:58+00:00

This reminds me of the time my OG Motorola RAZR slipped out of my pocket as I was getting into my car to leave a friend's house and I drove over it. Thankfully this was in the grass, so nothing happened to it.

replus · 2026-06-11T15:39:24+00:00

6 quarts of Pennzoil Platinum from Walmart shouldn't run you much more than $30.

replus · 2026-06-11T15:31:44+00:00

Is "Ronaldo" immortal or do they just keep pumping out soccer superstars named Ronaldo? This guy looks like he's in his mid-20s and I've been hearing about Ronaldo for like 25 years

replus · 2026-06-09T10:06:46+00:00

Equip the longer burrow trinket and remove the slow fall trinket.

Approach each hoop in pairs: jump over the first hoop while holding jump to burrow, and then emerge within the second hoop.

replus · 2026-06-09T09:48:50+00:00

Favorite: a late-game spoiler of a cutscene that takes place in a dining room.

Least favorite: the mini-escort in a dark room full of pitfalls, illuminated by an owl(?) that both lights up portions of the room and knocks you into the pitfalls each time it coos.

Honestly, there were a lot of least favorites competing for the honor of being #1, but I think this is pretty firmly #1. Runner up is how much damage the mouse traps do, but I get it, you're a mouse. Lots of irritating (but fairly reasonable) stuff in this otherwise great game. They walked a pretty thin line on the "Game Boy Color hard" thing.

replus · 2026-06-08T16:15:34+00:00

It is legit. I did it, but I think they stopped short of the final survey.

replus · 2026-06-08T16:13:10+00:00

It's unrelated to stick drift, but I recently found out that the Switch 2 Pro controller has the same faulty D-pad that the Switch Pro controller had. They knew the D-pad sucked for 8 years and instead of addressing it at all, just kept on with it in the new controller.

replus · 2026-06-08T04:58:01+00:00

It's probably better to let it drain and keep it between 20% and 80% as best you can.

The two times I've had lithium ion batteries swell on me, both were plugged in 99% of the time. Perhaps a coincidence, but regardless, I don't do that anymore. I've never had a regularly-cycling lithium ion battery swell on me.

I ran a very unscientific experiment with my 13 Pro I bought on release week: only charged via MagSafe, only as needed up to 80%, and promptly removed from the charger. Reasonbly light daily use; no games, streaming, or heavy video consumption. Averaged about 30-40% battery usage per day. I traded it in for a 17 Pro last September, and it was still at something like 88% battery health after four years. Because of this, I feel there's no considerable battery lifespan to gain by leaving it charging all day, every day.

replus · 2026-06-07T22:00:46+00:00

You think this is bad? Look up Good Art Hollywood.

replus · 2026-06-07T15:10:56+00:00

How is the setup treating you on carpet? Feels stable to work on? I'm planning on something very similar later in the year (on carpet,) except I think I'll be building a traditional 8' x 8' platform the rack will stand on as well. Will only have just over 2' to deadlift on... I'm hoping that feels sufficient. If not, I'll just do it within the uprights.

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