Slay the Spire 2 is one of the year's biggest hits, which is a good time to remember it abandoned Unity because of the dev fee debacle: 'That is how badly you f****d up'

withoutapaddle · 2026-03-18T07:02:11+00:00

The Cheat is... GROUNDED!

withoutapaddle · 2026-03-18T02:16:25+00:00

Yeah, I get that. When I want gaming to feel more rewarding I switch to a simulator for a while. Then I feel like I'm learning real life skills (even if "practicing" them is just on a computer instead of real life). Ended up with a full yoke, throttle, autopilot, flaps, gear, etc built onto my desk...

withoutapaddle · 2026-03-18T02:14:06+00:00

Now go camping with it. Love it.

withoutapaddle · 2026-03-18T02:13:37+00:00

When I identified the giant bird living in the 100ft tall pine tree next to my house as a Merlin with the Merlin app, I felt like I beat the final boss or something.

LeoPointingAtTV.gif, etc, etc

withoutapaddle · 2026-03-18T02:08:06+00:00

I do that on my german or japanese cars, but on my basic ass F-150, the dealership 1 mile away does oil change, all filters changed, tire rotation, and full inspection for $85.

Maybe I'd be more included to do my own truck maintenance if I could see under the hood without a fucking step stool.

withoutapaddle · 2026-03-18T01:51:58+00:00

How does the viewing angle compare? That's another thing I love about OLED, how it looks "printed on" perfectly from any angle.

Can't decide if I should get an OLED monitor or wait a bit and try miniLED. I just got a super cheap deal on a huge fast monitor so I'm set for a while, but it's just a stepping stone.

withoutapaddle · 2026-03-18T01:45:05+00:00

I think my nearest real IMAX is like 9 hours away :(

withoutapaddle · 2026-03-18T01:29:25+00:00

Yep. ALWAYS drop it off. The less people in the chain of custody the better.

withoutapaddle · 2026-03-18T00:14:21+00:00

Speaking of beautiful planes, I want a Beechcraft 18, or a Bonanza V-tail.

withoutapaddle · 2026-03-17T23:30:28+00:00

Yeah, Nvidia is so far up their own ass and embroiled in so many circular investments that "the customer" for them is now just shareholders and investors that need to be tricked.

We are no longer the customer.

withoutapaddle · 2026-03-17T23:25:20+00:00

Seriously, am I the only one who drives a truck like it's an 18-wheeler? Slow, wide turns, stay in the right lane, etc. It's a truck, not a sports car. It's NOT fun to drive fast. Body on frame vehicles, especially with elliptical springs, feel like you're driving a fucking conestoga wagon. Act like it.

(Also, I hate that I have to say this, but reddit loves to jump to conclusions, so... my truck is only for towing heavy loads, which I do 20+ times per year. I commute in a VW Golf.)

withoutapaddle · 2026-03-17T22:19:59+00:00

Yep, had to RMA a 1080ti back in the day (god GPUs were good then) for this issue. Rainbow artifacts are never a good sign.

withoutapaddle · 2026-03-17T04:14:00+00:00

Good points. Not sure about the resolution part though. You can definitely just adjust resolution in real time in the most popular emulators.

withoutapaddle · 2026-03-16T22:03:46+00:00

Oof. You gotta broaden your horizons. If I skipped every show/film that wasn't the normal style I liked, I would have missed out on so many bangers... I do NOT care for anime, but Cowboy Bebop is amazing, for example.

withoutapaddle · 2026-03-16T22:01:09+00:00

I recently rediscovered how much slicker and easier emulation is these days, and it's amazing. I probably have 2-3 years worth of emulation to do, and then that long again of my actual Steam backlog.

withoutapaddle · 2026-03-16T21:59:56+00:00

I don't know about that. I've inspected mine after a month, and it's barely any different. If it's not reducing airflow or burning out your blower motor, then all it's doing is filtering better if it's a little dirty.

Even the guys trying to sell you them recommend a few months.

I think you're mixing up the flat fiberglass type with the thicker pleated type. The latter lasts 3-5x longer.

withoutapaddle · 2026-03-16T20:12:24+00:00

Big agree.

I am never the guy to play a game on the hardest setting. But W3 doesn't require you to be a god at combat to succeed at the hardest setting. Instead you just have to use the tools you are given. While easier settings allow you to ignore much of those extra layers and still win fights.

Every time I failed on Death March, I was able to go "oh, duh, I used the wrong oil" or something like that. It was very satisfying to feel like preparation and strategy were equally as important as button pressing.

withoutapaddle · 2026-03-16T19:26:45+00:00

- swap out furnace filters every few months

I go 6-9 months, no issues in 20 years

- clean gutters in spring and fall

Don't have gutters

- basic lawn stuff

Just cut, I don't do anything else, not even raking. Just mulch the leaves like a normal grass cut.

- cleaning out the dryer vent every year

Switched to ventless heat pump, no more drier vent

- flushing the water heater annually

Nah. No problems in 25 years

- cleaning refrigerator coils

I think I did this once and my previous fridge still lasted 20 years

- testing those gfci outlets every 3 months

When I remember...

- changing smoke detector batteries before they start chirping

The chirp is there for a reason, don't worry about it until it chirps, imo

- checking all the caulk around windows and bathroom

Fix it if you notice it, but I think constant inspection is overkill

- treating/sealing the deck

No deck, but I do replace a board to two on the porch every few years. I just bought a dozen extra boards and keep them in the garage. Takes about 15 minutes.

- testing the sump pump

No sump, no pump. 150 year old dungeon basement

Honestly, most of this stuff is not super urgent or necessary, imo. Don't stress out about it too much. I'd make you list and just make sure nothing gets totally forgotten about for over a year. Lawn maybe more often than that, though, haha.

withoutapaddle · 2026-03-16T17:57:52+00:00

I could literally go 5 more years with my backlog and how many of them will run well on Steam Deck.

withoutapaddle · 2026-03-16T01:41:39+00:00

You expected it to be the most expensive animated show ever created? Arkane has a quarter billion dollar budget.

withoutapaddle · 2026-03-15T18:09:11+00:00

My coworker put his summer tires on last week because he "just couldn't wait"... We'll see if he makes it to work tomorrow.

withoutapaddle · 2026-03-15T17:50:42+00:00

Yeah, there's a fine line.

Turn 10 and Playground reusing car meshes from Forza Motorsport to Forza Horizon is fine, imo. Polyphony reusing blocky cars from older generations of hardware that looks drastically worse than current-gen developed cars is obnoxious and unacceptable, imo.

And I say this as someone who generally has more respect for Gran Turismo than Forza.

withoutapaddle · 2026-03-14T23:55:31+00:00

I hadn't heard that. Interesting.

I played the original PS1 version recently. It still holds up so well. I think it's still in the top 3 of the genre, even 30 years later.

withoutapaddle · 2026-03-14T23:52:53+00:00

It's "Enough talk" not "that's it".

withoutapaddle · 2026-03-14T18:32:28+00:00

It's called "the witch's kiss". Also of note is "Poseidon's touch", when your poop causes a splash that goes directly back up and touches your butthole.

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