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Ah crap! Stretched my neck wrong and now I can't turn my head to the left. I have a good feeling about today.
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So it is true. Portland does just shut down when even a bit of snow falls. Looks like I'm not going in to work today.
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First migraine of the year! I am so very blessed. Time to go dunk my head in molten lead because that would be more comfortable.
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I have some pretty good drugs for my migraines. One is called Relpax but it's kind of expensive so I use that sparingly, and the other is Sumatriptan which is really cheap, but I have to cut the pill in half because while it removes the migraine it also gives me anxiety in too high a dose. The Relpax makes me very tired also, but both of them work wonders on severe headaches.
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Did anybody else just not use Dolby when listening to cassettes?
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Yep; NEVER Use B or C, i think they make the tape sound worse. I typically stick to 70eq as well and rarely use 120. The only Dolby NR i like the sound of is HX/HX-Pro and it's not really traditional NR like B and C and S are; it's only applied while recording. Sounds great on Sony Decks but i mostly use my two Nak's.
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Hey! Riddle me this!
Why is Lego so goddamn expensive!?
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It seems Legos have always been expensive. Part of it might be the limited production, but the other might be because they are not made as a throw-away toy. Legos are actually meant to last a long time with the newest bricks supposedly able to work with the earliest. While I had the occasional issue with a bad brick over the years, I have to admit the things are durable.
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I have noticed a gradual drop in brick count as compared to prices over the years. It also does heavily depend on what you're getting, the licensed sets always have a higher price to brick ratio but even some of Lego's own brand sets have been ridiculous, especially the new Lego Police sets. Their new 4+ range is also a downright scam. In exchange for getting simpler sets to build you have to pay a wild premium. Some sets with sub 200 pieces cost as much as 40 dollars. It just annoys me, when I was a kid I couldn't buy Lego because I didn't have any money, now that I'm older I still can't buy Lego because it's prohibitively expensive and the value for money simply isn't there.
Oh well, I probably have bigger things to get annoyed over.
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Wow
Percussive maintenance for the win I guess. Entex Tele-Pong with some serious battery corrosion and interior problems (stuffed with newspapers to keep the board steady, handmade solder-free battery springs) and it would only display the center line of the field but not the paddles or ball. I knew they were registering because there was a beep when the ball left the field. Give the board a few 'gentle' whacks and voila! I can now play the most barebones game of Pong ever seen by humans!
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I can't believe I have to say this in 2021, but folks, don't copy that floppy.
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There is nothing more cathartic than re-arranging/re-sorting your collection.
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As a general rule: If the reward for completing a game is a cosmetic, outfit, weapon skin, etc. then it should carry over to your other saves so you can play through a new game with those cosmetic unlocks.
If you're gonna drop 100+ hours into a game and be rewarded at the very end with some costumes you should be able to start your next playthrough with those costumes.
It just seems like common sense
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Anyone know how much Red Label 2600 games cost back in the day? My Google-Fu is weak today.
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See http://www.wishbookweb.com/FB/1988_Sears_Wishbook/files/assets/basic-html/page-439.html
It shows Sears selling a bunch of red box games for $15 each.
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