Great, now I have the song stuck in my head. Going to be mumbling about golden retrievers all day. 🤣

Theres no drink option other than overly hoppy IPA (gross, I know, but it is the pnw) and likely salmon on some mixed greens.

X-Files song is a banger. Sequence goes to Westworld.

I think Munsters is a close 2nd for song.

Highly recommend this mod / .INI fix for Steam Deck (and all systems honestly).

The forced Lumen tanks frame rates even on my 5080.

Picked this up on deep discount for ps5… what an incredible slog the intro is. We’re talking 30+ minutes before you have any control over the PC. Then, it’s a protracted tutorial with instafail stealth sections.

I’m not an avatar fan, only saw the first movie, but man, I could not get in to this game at all. It just felt padded for the sake of it. This coming from someone who generally enjoys the UbiSoft formula (100% all Far Cry’s since 2).

If you pick it up, be sure to fire it up before the refund window closes.

It was surprisingly good. Not life changing but they had some messages and themes that they wanted to convey and did so pretty damn well.

Gets a little ahead of itself in moments but honestly, there are tons of far worse films released every year.

All day!

Wrote a paper for one of my finals in college on the efficacy of these. Havent thought of the project for probably 15+ years.

It really was a fantastic idea, always hoped it would catch on but alas, the Chromebook took over in education spaces thanks to subsidies from Google for the data collection.

What the fuck.

Copy that. Found a drop on archive.org. Planning to grab it when I’m back home. Cheers friend!

Aww geez. Thanks for the summary duder. Been at a conference in the bay so kinda detached from it all. Gonna be wild if Fandom is the shitdicks that kill GB.

The Weeknd and Cattle Decapitation

Fuck. Long time, first time. I’m a few episodes behind. Any additional info available? Links?

Hell yeah, grind away for basic necessities. Bet you’re a dream to talk to at parties.

Thank you so much for the breakdown. I feel genuinely educated about something new and fascinating.

The concept of intentional exclusion sounds parallel to my experience as a metal head since childhood. There are times when we are the flavor of the day and others where we are being literally chased out of town (good times touring Utah with a band called fuck god in the face immediately after September 11, lol). But it is always a community that welcomes with a bit of gatekeeping. Sometimes a precious thing needs to be polished with a sneer.

The perspective on allyship is also interesting. I am never quite sure where to state my stance without appearing cloy or pandering. There’s an easy line between honesty and rainbow capitalism but it blurs a bit when you’re an individual who empathetically wants everyone to be able, safe and comfortable being the version of themselves they feel inside. Again, I think there’s another parallel between our communities.

The point on humor/irony or “evil” as you framed it is fun as well. In my simple understanding it’s akin to a statement of empowerment much the same as being a bad bitch. Love it. Be the Dr Evil you want to see in the world. Cpt Hammers be damned. (Not that a villain needs permission). I hope one day the status quo catches up to your virtue and you are all able to find new paths of decadent evil to engage in.

Cheers to that community. I will admire from afar and keep my mouth shut about it. Lest I spoil the delicious villainy for my own hetero purposes. But I will still perform in a mask and cape on stage at a crummy metal venue and raise a mental toast in our shared existence.

Have a fantastic day my friend!

Ok, I have an interest in a good faith conversation and realllllly hope we can do so about one of the “What This Isn’t” sections.

Please, bear with me if there is some obvious context that I am missing and understand I’m genuinely asking I’m good faith.

“A place for people who are straight and cis. Really can’t emphasize this one enough. I don’t care how nefarious or well-intentioned you are, you also need to be LGBTQIA+ in some way or another.”

This seems exclusionary to an entire group of allies and people who may find the ability to recognize something in the folks taking part in that community that allows them to be their true selves. It also feels a touch damning personally as someone who strives to practice tolerance and exceptance as a matter of course.

Is this in jest to keep with the villain motif? Is it a brand of humor and irony that I’m not privy to as a person outside of the community? Should I just accept its gate keeping as empowerment and move on?

I also understand you are likely not the author of the manifesto and not beholden to it’s message nor owe me an explanation. This is genuinely a question to expand my understanding of a world outside of my own as a (you guessed it) cis, 40 year old, white gun owner in America.

I love a metalzone in the mix. That thing makes the sweetest pinch harmonics. Grab the wang bar and get your Dimebag on. 😁

I had played Line6 gear since the mid-00’s because that was in my budget as a new father in my 20’s (the clichés write themselves here) and was mainly in I guess what became deathcore bands. Anyways, the amount of shit talk was insane. My tone wasn’t Sunn stack deep but I was always able to fit it to the band I was with and find where I belonged in the mix.

Fast forward to being old enough and far enough in my life of upgrade to AxeFX / Poweramp 2x12 land and I honestly am not as into the tones as I was with my old, crusty line6/bogner head.

This is in addition to playing custom shop guitars through all the gear I’ve acquired since the 90’s.

I’ve always felt that tone is 90% in the hands and the rest is just a series of obstacles getting that to come out loud enough to be heard over the drums.

Play what you have and never stop trying new gear, but don’t be afraid to like what you like.

There was a demo reel of the spy as well that was incredible. I played untold hours of tfc. It is likely what made me a intellimouse fan (thumb buttons for both grenade types?! It was the future).

I truly miss conc grenades. There has never been a more versatile weapon in a game.

I hope so too!