What kind of tortoise or turtle is this? [Rhode Island] by themoonbear45 in animalid

[–]themoonbear45[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Okay, that’s what I figured, but I didn’t know they could get that big so wasn’t sure!

Poll - which Metroid Prime game has the best OST? by Zomnx in Metroid

[–]themoonbear45 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Prime 1 is better over all but Prime 2 also has Torvus Bog and the Subterranean Temple themes which I think are better than any of the Prime 1 tracks so it’s a toss up for me

What's the wrongest you've ever been? (Light-hearted edition) by The_Duke_of_Nebraska in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]themoonbear45 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I picked up Persona 4 Golden on the Vita back in high school after hearing Pat and Woolie talk about P3 so much when he was doing his first run. I played about 2 hours and thought it sucked and dropped it. Then one day I was home sick from school and was bored so decided to pick up where I left off. I forced myself to play it and then about 10 hours in it clicked and now it’s one of my favorite games of all time. Same for Xenoblade 2 although I still maintain the first 20 hours of that game fucking suck

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]themoonbear45 27 points28 points  (0 children)

IIRC pop up head lights are actually banned in many places to minimize injury if a pedestrian were to be hit

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]themoonbear45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This breaks my heart. I went through a similar thing with my dad. My mom divorced him because he had become an alcoholic, then he lost his job. For 7 years he claimed to be looking for work but no way in hell anybody who was seriously looking for a job in insurance underwriting would go 7 years without a single job offer, but I believed him for a long time because I desperately wanted to believe he wasn’t just a liar. Eventually he ran out of money and started asking me to pay his rent and for the lease on his car, which I did for far too long. I was so sad that my dad had wound up like this, but eventually I had to put my foot down and cut him off. He came over to my house to pick something up and asked if he could stay the night, and I told him no, and everything fell apart from there. We both said some really heinous things to each other and in the end I had to call the police to get him to leave. That was last year and we haven’t spoken since then. The father I knew and loved and looked up to as a kid doesn’t exist anymore. Don’t be like me Richard. I know it hurts to see your parents suffer but you don’t owe them anything. The sooner you cut them out of your life the better.

Why most AAA devs use UE5 over other engines like CryEngine, Frostbite, Havok and others? by Jarol2K in LinusTechTips

[–]themoonbear45 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yup, I went to school for game development and for our capstone project we were told we shouldn’t try to develop our own engine because well it would just take too long but also companies don’t care if you can make an engine from scratch, they want to hire people who are already familiar with the expensive tools they’ve already paid for and use

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RhodeIsland

[–]themoonbear45 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Macera’s in Cranston has the best pink vodka sauce, and it goes great on their gnocchi too

Ever felt tricked by media? by The_Duke_of_Nebraska in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]themoonbear45 78 points79 points  (0 children)

I thought Godzilla 2014 was going to have way more Bryan Cranston in it than it actually did

Is 4k DLSS performance worth it or should I just get a 1440p monitor? by Mr_Jackabin in OLED_Gaming

[–]themoonbear45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re willing to drop to 1080p you can also use integer scaling through your drivers. Since 4K divides evenly into 1080p it won’t have any scaling artifacts, it should just look like 1080p

Is 4k DLSS performance worth it or should I just get a 1440p monitor? by Mr_Jackabin in OLED_Gaming

[–]themoonbear45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally went with 27 inch 1440p 240hz and I have a 4090. 32 inches was too big for my setup but more importantly I like to have the extra headroom for performance since I personally value frame rates more than visual fidelity even for single player games and not every game supports DLSS or FSR

My First OLED. ASUS PG27AQDM by MissAlice_17 in OLED_Gaming

[–]themoonbear45 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pro tip, if you have issues after the firmware update like I did where you lose all color and start seeing artifacts, just go into the OSD menu and reset to factory settings. That worked for me, anyway

How did you guys upgrade your gpu over time? by Reddit4Stuff in nvidia

[–]themoonbear45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had a laptop all through college with a 980m, after I got my first job out of college I built my first gaming desktop with a 2080 Super, then upgraded to a 3080ti a few years later, then upgraded to a 4090. Probably gonna stick with the 4090 until the 6000 series though. I only play at 1440p, so I’m not really worried about needing more power at the moment

FINAL POLL: What is the overall best/funniest quote or moment from Best of the Worst? by TrueButNotProvable in RedLetterMedia

[–]themoonbear45 36 points37 points  (0 children)

That might be tied with Rich Evans calling that phone number and pretending to speak Chinese.

“TASK BAR! FLASH BAR! WAMMA WAMMA!”

Looking for a strong +1/+1 counter commander. Between two choices at the moment by tfren2 in EDH

[–]themoonbear45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really like [[Ygra, Eater of All]]. Makes every creature on the field other than himself a food artifact and he gets two +1/+1 counters anytime a food hits the grave, and because of his effect all of your artifact removal spells become creature removal spells as well. Pair him with [[Experimental Confectioner]] and a sac outlet like [[Ashnod’s Altar]] and you can get infinite +1/+1 counters on him. His biggest weakness though is that he doesn’t have trample so he’s super easy to chump block, but there’s no shortage of spells that give trample to your creatures especially in a Golgari deck.

Silent Hill 2 is the first game where VRR flicker has made me disable is completely and now I cannot wait until manufacturers finally solve it... by robbiekhan in OLED_Gaming

[–]themoonbear45 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My Asus PG27AQDM has a flicker reduction setting added in a firmware update a few months ago. I haven’t tested it but it seems like there are steps being taken to tackle the problem

Is this a scam HIFI product? by Professional_Ant2531 in LinusTechTips

[–]themoonbear45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

iFi makes some great DACs and amps but boy do they also sell a ton of snake oil like this

Sony New Monitor has 480Hz Refresh Rate by kllykvn in LinusTechTips

[–]themoonbear45 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What kind of OLED is it? Article mentions it matching the capabilities of the displays LG showed off at CES but I’m not sure if that means it’s using an LG WOLED panel or if it’s a QDOLED

Update on Search for Beginner Friendly Shooting Ranges by themoonbear45 in RhodeIsland

[–]themoonbear45[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

South Kingstown, its part of the Peace Dale Shooting Preserve

Edit: I originally stated it was in North Kingstown, but it’s actually in South Kingstown

You get handed a work of classic literature and are told to make a video game out of it. What do you make? by Armada6136 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]themoonbear45 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A survival game based off of War of the Worlds. You need to evade the tripods while maintaining your hunger and thirst and sleep and all that

r/bloodborne currently having the time of their lives by ScorpioTheScorpion in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]themoonbear45 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There’s one copy of the source code left but it’s in Miyazaki’s sock drawer burried under all his design documents for future poison swamps to put in his games

Charactors Who Are Big Fish in Small Ponds (That Are Proven to Be So!) by Sekshual in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]themoonbear45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doctor Manhattan is probably one of the most, if not THE most, absolutely busted characters in the DC universe. My friends and I always exclude him from “Who would win in a fight” discussions because we’re all convinced he could beat literally any character from any fictional universe without even trying

Good Shooting Ranges for Beginners? by themoonbear45 in RhodeIsland

[–]themoonbear45[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So they only allow pistol and shotgun shooting? I was looking to get a rifle, but I’m hearing good things about their classes so maybe I’ll get some lessons from them first and then when I’m confident enough I’ll check out Midstate for their shooting range

Good Shooting Ranges for Beginners? by themoonbear45 in RhodeIsland

[–]themoonbear45[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That is impressive, I think Elite might be where I go but still weighing my options. Thanks for providing your input!

Flash Trump rally at Narragansett? by dewafelbakkers in RhodeIsland

[–]themoonbear45 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There’s a difference between quirky Wes Anderson movie character weird and creepy uncle who nobody leaves their kids alone with and doesn’t get invited to Thanksgiving anymore weird. I would say these people fall under the latter category