Nathan Strum

A trip to WalMart was what prompted this. I went there to buy an 8GB SD card. I'd tried Staples, but they had nothing except ONE 128GB card for $78! When I got to WalMart, there was nobody working anywhere near their electronics department. I couldn't just buy the card, because it was locked in a case - a $7 card! I waited (with other customers) nearly 20 minutes before someone finally showed up - who caused more delays because he didn't know how to ring up a TV.

So you enjoyed it quite a bit? ... haha....Seriously that does sound awful!

The space limitation for Comments meant that I had to leave out even more annoying details. But yes - I left the store none-too-pleased. But I did get my SD card. Finally.

I have a Dick's Sporting Goods card for $25. I don't know what I'm going to buy.

I had a similar gift card valid in a shopping mall with about 80 stores and restaurants, ranging from clothes and shoes to electronics, groceries and IKEA. Eventually I bought myself a somewhat overpriced $39 pyjama set which thus the gift card only partially covered.

Or go to cardpool.com and swap your card for another one. You won't get a full $25, but still....that site gets a lot of use from me around Christmas! Kohl's gift card? BULLSHIT, gimme Amazon or something!

Or how about an old Atari Property? ...Coming Soon..Tic Tac Toe ! In 3D!!

Has anyone made a movie based on Yars Revenge yet?

TBH I think an ANIME style movie based on Yar's Revenge would be Killer! (Like if the Box Art came to life!)

I like the NES Classic Mini best when it includes Genesis, TG-16, SMS, SNES, and other machines in a Raspberry Pi.

Goddammit!!! I was thinking about breaking down and buying one last week for around $130 on ebay and now the prices jumped back over $300 over night! WTF are they thinking!!!???!!!

Did you guys notice that right before pissing people off, they always say things like we listen to our customers? I really don't get it!

I'm going to die by Sharknado, not by hot dog.

I'm never going to die.

I am already dead.

One Vancouver man is really pissed off about it: http://globalnews.ca/news/2833144/one-mans-hate-for-pokemon-go-has-gone-viral/

Is this game some big secret natural selection project?

@cybercylon: I call it the Darwin Olympics.

You mean in raw hardware specs?

In specs and gimmickry. They should focus on making software and peripherals for other consoles.

THAT WOULD BE AWESOME! Nintendo as a 3rd party developer. Serves them right really, after crushing Sega and Atari with no mercy.

Saw two Stormtroopers desperately trying to hear each other talk. Probably should've installed comlinks in those helmets.

Part of me misses collecting comics and buying related toys, t-shirts and merchandise. But the wallet part of me doesn't.

Claudia Christian anywhere there? "We have an open door policy." "And an open airlock policy."

Oh,  and then change the name of the show for its final episode to The BLESSING of Oak Island.

I'm on board with Cobra Kai-I really like the show, and the idea of it(my last name is Blair[likely no relation], and I am a lifelong Geek, I've been "into" the OI thing for a long time, but I imagine IF they do find anything, it will be so signifigant as to not be able to be kept secret until it was unveiled on a TV show, unfortunately.

I remember reading about that place in the 80's as a kid - at least it sounds like the same place.  A hole that they kept finding multiple floor levels as they dug deeper.  No way to know if it was the same story now, but it sounds so familiar.

i just realized I'm at 42 707 views

I keep clicking on avatars by accident. Sorry!

I'm at 60k. Why is it higher than Mr. Strum?

2- 'at'

I'm with Swami!  But just to check, I typed an A...So "A" ?

I imagine a children's first book on the alphabet which starts with "A is for AtariAge" and a bright picture next to it.

Sorry, he paid up the LIKE ransom and I have more likes. So NYAAA

Perfect!! I was in a band called Monastat 2600...Does that count for anything?

This is like watching Pong where nobody wins.

I'd like to see Killer Bees and KC's Crazy Chase ported to the 2600 or 7800.

OMG I was just doing this with some real life friends. First up: HENS VS. FOXES, either as tower defense or better as first-person action strategy. Second: a photorealistic orchestra conducting game. Such a thing would get me to buy a VR headset.

If I won Lotto, errr Powerball, I'd form a company to make new vector arcade games and a color Vectrex type game system! Hail Trinity!

Wouldn't it have been cheaper to close one eye?

If I buy a second one, I can use them for 3D.

It's crazy to think that 24" is small. The LCD TV on my bed is 26" and it's huge because of the bigger frame around the screen and the TV's back. Newer LCDs that are 32" are even smaller than mine because all a TV in 2018 is a screen on a stand.

Get a Spin-Clean record cleaner. It is worth the money.

Get a Spin-Clean, I don't know what that is but rumor has it, it is the best

It would be very satisfying to pick away a big sheet of glue like that. I loved to get glue all over my hands as a kid.

Microtransactions

Who doesn't like being lectured by our moral betters?

They should paid us to see it. Some of the jokes are so baaad.

Making a new batch (I agree "fresh" is probably pushing it) seems reasonable if you're willing to wait and they aren't slammed.

I guess if they're busy, the turnover will make things hotter and crispier the way you want em.

Reminds me of "secret menu" items, which would be cruel to order if they're busy http://www.wideopeneats.com/mcdonalds-secret-menu/

You forgot the sarcasm quotes around "beef"

I worked at a MeConalds in Joliet, IL when I was in my early 20's. The only guy who worked the fry machine during the day alwayas came in drunk. The store manager always had a can of yellow paint and a brush ready for him in case the health department came by. Mgt. would send the guy outside to paint the curbs.

Damn... I may have to make a second breakfast...

Very similar to my dinner - Quesadilla and Ferrar Gazpacho soup (a cold soup, perfect for the Houston summer. This brand has the consistency of tomato soup with other veggies blended in à la V8 juice)

Don't even ask me what I've eaten over the last 3 days my God I literally gain 5 lb

Thanatos: Depending on what you like to watch, some may be restricted as adult content which requires you to login to verify you're mature to watch it. Atari gameplay may not be affected by this.

It's far more annoying on Facebook. "Can I get 1,000 likes for not doing anything that special!"

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I wish I could vote.

@CPUWIZ Well, maybe when you turn 18.  

Please leave partisan opinions out of this post's comments - regardless of which "side" they support. This post is meant simply as an encouragement to vote - not how to vote.

I usually type SMTMN (snorting milk through my nose) or SCOOMM (spitting coffee out of my mouth).

Every sentence must end with LOL, even when it's not funny. LOL. I like pizza. LOL. I'm on Letterman tonight. LOL. Listen to my podcast. LOL.

LQTM - Laughed Quietly to Myself

Glad to hear you got your second shot!  Yeah, from what I've heard of the Moderna vaccine, the second shot tends to knock people out the day after.  Not looking forward to that!  First shot was fine, just minor pain at the injection site. 

Mine was Pfizer. I've heard Moderna kicks harder, but it really depends on the individual.

Congrats on your full vaccination! My second Pfizer shot is April 12th and I can't wait. Other than a little soreness in my arm, I had no issues with the first shot.

We just need to keep Bruce Willis alive ... then the earth will be fine.

Good thing I'll be long dead by then.

2135? I won't even make it to 2071...

As much as I abhor John K's sexual predation, assholic tendencies, crotchety views, and of course, his "all or nothing, never say compromise" attitude; I wouldn't call him a talentless hack by any stretch. Considering that he and many of his friends worked on a lot of cartoons in the '80s, he rightfully decided to do something about it.

Weird part is that, John K. wanted more creator driven cartoons. That did happen but fans influenced by him fans seem to hate them. I guess they can't always get what they want.

I wouldn't call him a talentless hack either. But he is a complete hypocrite who is incapable of moving past his own hackneyed style. At the time, I liked some of the work he did on Bakshi's New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and the early Ren & Stimpy episodes. But there were a lot of other talented people working on those shows, who have managed to move on to other things. John K is irrelevant and obsolete.

I think you're fine as long as you don't refer to it as "Episode IV"

Star Wars, Kim-1, VCS, and Apple II. The best of times.

I was 4 in '77 so I don't remember if I saw it or not.