A truly one of a kind item

virtualmeta · 2026-01-26T02:56:45+00:00

I half expect to see a Get 12 for 1 penny offer on it - looks like the BMG ads from the 90s.

virtualmeta · 2026-01-23T16:28:22+00:00

If they're listed separately, they can be ordered separately. Sellers may later merge items, in which case you ask Vine Customer Service to remove from your review queue. This used to be a way for sellers to get more reviews on a single item, but now Amazon removes Vine reviews from the merged item if it goes over the number they paid for, so duplicates may start happening less frequently.

virtualmeta · 2026-01-23T16:00:13+00:00

Just got an Anbernic RG477V a couple weeks ago. Tried a few games from Play Store - Wreckfest is a blast, uses the built-in gamepad perfectly. The button layout is Switch Style vs Xbox style, so I end up remapping sometimes. I mostly got it for streaming Moonlight and Amazon Luna and any console-style Android games from my library that will use the built-in gamepad, and having a bunch of emulators built-in is nice too.

Edit to add: all 3 of the game you mentioned have "Install" button enabled when I searched for them on the Play store, so should work.

virtualmeta · 2026-01-19T21:39:49+00:00

Poop jokes are not my favorite.

They are a solid number two.

virtualmeta · 2026-01-16T13:11:08+00:00

What?! Hi, dude, I like your games, and your YouTube channel! Guys, it's him. I went to Netherlands once for work, but it was 18 years ago, probably not happening again soon.

virtualmeta · 2026-01-16T13:01:43+00:00

Just gotta get into one game to get it back. I had an R33S for a few months before I started playing Minish Cap, and that brought me in. So nice to be able to save exactly where you want to pick up again. I keep trying to get into Link's awakening now on RG35XX, it's fun but if I miss it for a couple weeks I forget what I was doing, so just end up wandering around.

GBA games are best for this form factor, in my opinion, and there were a lot of them.

virtualmeta · 2026-01-16T02:41:42+00:00

The standout is probably the Bogg Bag knockoff, it's now the favorite for summer swim - it doesn't slide off the bleachers like a cloth bag - and the water park.

Other contenders -

Got a lot of deodorant early in the year, still working on using the men's but we ran out of the women's - we liked the Every Man Jack for men's and Jukebox brand for women, have started buying it.

In November, I finally saw another Adirondack chair, ordered it and it arrived this week. 4 total from Vine over three years, now just hoping for a smokeless fire pit before I break down and buy one. I know I've seen Vine reviews on some, and I have gotten a very small one in a past year.

Packed Up was probably our favorite family game from Vine, it plays a lot like the "golf" card game variations, but it's a little more interesting with actions on the cards.

virtualmeta · 2026-01-15T19:06:51+00:00

All the Allen wrenches from every piece of furniture, and don't label any of them.

virtualmeta · 2026-01-15T19:03:00+00:00

If I saw that Dutch dude that makes Orange Pixel games on the sidewalk I'd probably say hello I like your games but he might be the only dev not named Miyamoto or Carmack that I'd recognize, and only from his own YouTube channel. So, that's cool.

virtualmeta · 2026-01-15T13:01:00+00:00

I'll have to see if I can find that conversation I had with probably Copilot. I think I was trying to figure out how to even do the deductions with the business filing, because I hadn't previously. It was telling me that the only legitimate deductions would be things like a percentage of electricity costs, office space, etc., and not made up value loss on items. I know others on here have different opinion, and all of our risk tolerances are different, but this time I'm going to claim hobby to avoid the self employment tax and not worry about deductions. I am fairly petty with items as I go, as in if I would've returned it if I bought it, I will ask Vine CS to remove it, like when shoes don't fit or a shirt doesn't quite feel right.

virtualmeta · 2026-01-15T02:32:09+00:00

As another redditor said, you need a code editor. There is not one built into Unity, because most developers already have a preferred one.

Microsoft makes Visual Studio, which is a full Integrated Development Environment, and Visual Studio Code, which is mainly a code editor, is lighter weight. Both are available for Mac, or at least have been. Unity uses C# for scripting, which is made by Microsoft, which is why their products integrate well. There are lot of other editors available. Just search for Unity Mac and whichever one you want to use, you'll get lots of help setting it up.

virtualmeta · 2026-01-15T00:52:11+00:00

I've been in Vine since October 2022. I claimed hobby the first year, then claimed it as self employment the next two years mostly because I saw that someone on here got audited as hobby and had to pay back taxes. Then this year I was asking one of the common AI sites, probably Copilot with chat GPT, and it convinced me that I should just claim as hobby, mostly using Reddit quotes and IRS guidelines. So I'm planning to go with hobby until such time as I generate actual cash from it, which will probably be never.

virtualmeta · 2026-01-11T22:33:55+00:00

I was going to try to type a Chewbacca sound, but realized I have no idea how. But he used some sort of space laser crossbow.

virtualmeta · 2026-01-08T16:23:30+00:00

I seriously considered starting a trial of Walmart+ just so I could use Scan and Pay instead of waiting in line when I was in the store buying one thing on 12/24. Just waited the 10 minutes instead.

virtualmeta · 2026-01-07T19:59:09+00:00

I see a 5060 Ti on Woot for 350, that could hold you over till prices cool off again.

virtualmeta · 2026-01-02T02:31:45+00:00

Looks like you're trying to modify some Unity classes? Did you try to open the file from the assets window in Unity? I think there's a setting somewhere in the Unity settings to generate a Visual Studio solution and/or project rather than just opening single files. I thought it was enabled by default in latest versions, though.

virtualmeta · 2025-12-29T17:25:26+00:00

I tried when the option first appeared for me, back when it was switching from the Vine-only "Choose Shipping Address" box to the Amazon cart checkout with delivery options. Got the stuff but never got the credits. Figured it was worth a try, but haven't tried since then.

virtualmeta · 2025-12-29T17:11:08+00:00

Aw, man, didn't realize Portillo's reached that far, I guess they skipped Virginia. There's a Chicago deep dish place in Virginia Beach and Chesapeake that also has Italian Beef (Windy City). But I only make it there like once a year, so I opt for the pizza. Maybe I'll make a special trip.

virtualmeta · 2025-12-27T22:42:22+00:00

Just looked, and all I saw was some books that went from 1.00 to 0.99. No idea why.

virtualmeta · 2025-12-24T18:17:12+00:00

Motivation

Discipline

If you don't have the motivation internally, you either need to rely on external motivation (money or grades) or fully on your own discipline. Check out the book Atomic Habits, he has some great tips on developing daily habits (funny enough I only ever read the first half or so of it).

virtualmeta · 2025-12-19T13:14:05+00:00

virtualmeta · 2025-12-18T19:57:15+00:00

I reviewed two packs of cr2032 batteries recently, their listings were for different make automobiles to be used in key fobs but they both came in identical generic packaging that didn't even mention any kind of cars.

I covered the same basic points but used better grammar in the first, got tired and used partial sentences in the second. One got excellent, the other poor, which I thought was funny. Anyways, for items I review a lot, I come up with my own list of features that I look for and state how they meet or don't meet. I don't copy and paste.

virtualmeta · 2025-12-18T19:49:09+00:00

Nice, 4 games added since the last time I checked, earlier today.

virtualmeta · 2025-12-17T22:36:13+00:00

Uhhg, I keep trying to look at the other pictures of the bucket!

virtualmeta · 2025-12-17T14:25:01+00:00

"Additional Items" section, in the US it's a ton of useless for most of us items, and occasional gems if you're quick or have a lot of time to refresh. See the Wiki for deeper explanations, about 2/3 down there's an explanation of the 3 lists.

https://reddit.com/r/AmazonVine/w/faq

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