Notices by adiwan (adiwan), page 3

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It's great to have The Bad Batch back. A 3 episode finale is great and all but it means that there is less time until the series finale. Animated Star Wars is given a lot of flak in the past, sometimes rightfully so for crap episodes and the initially jarring art style. On the other hand it is the source for really imaginative and sometimes the best Star Wars stories.

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The difference between applying matte varnish on acrylic paint is less noticeable than anticipated, especially when using an airbrush. I'm used to use brush-on varnish and it ended up making the product look a bit more wax-y as the thickness of the varnish was a lot thicker, especially on miniatures.

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Exclusive preview! It's not finished but I have nearly completed gift for a friend. The paint is still drying and needs some varnish, as well as a magnet on the back side. Other than that it is practically done. Sadly the colors don't show up well in the photo. The color variations are a little bit too subtle for the lighting and camera. https://i.imgur.com/tZKhdQ5.jpeg

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Sometimes I wonder how some things can happen without noticing it happening. One of the screws holding my bike rack vanished, completely gone. I guess it's time to buy a bottle of Loctite or any other screw locking compound.

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I got my mail box. It has some questionable design choices. I'm a layman when it comes to designing such things but it made me think. I can unhinge the the top side of the door for the parcel access when I reach my arm into the half-open package door. I can 3d print a fix to block access to that. I wish I had the tools and time to make my own, however it'd be probably 10 times more expensive with a high chance of failure.

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My friends prefer to use wireless headsets and the mics are hard to listen to. The sound is highly compressed and the high frequencies are cut off. I don't want to complain to my friends as it would be a dick move. I always say to myself that there are worse sounding microphones and I can be happy with the quality I'm subjected to.

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I just ordered a mail box that can also accept small to mid-size packages (40cm x 40cm x 20cm). It'd give me great peace of mind whenever I'm not at home and something is on its way to me.

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I have to stop thinking about upgrading my audio. I already have a good mic for work and D&D with my friends. It's already 100 times better than the apple stuff my colleagues use. There is just that small nagging feeling in the back of my head that says: "What about something professional with XLR connectors and a neat small mixer? It could be better!" The setup would cost me easily about 200€ and more. Not worth... But maybe... Nah... Not at this moment in time as I need it for more useful stuff.

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Watched the Marvels movie. Boy... It was not very good. Not awful as many say. It's rather bland. Thor The Dark World bland.

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Never ever will I buy any miniature paint from Citadel. All of them dried up. Those stupid tubs are not sealed enough and the medium evaporates. I do not paint very often so it's wasted money when they aren't usable after two or three years in storage.

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I have finished the game! 93 hours! My burden has been lifted! I was gifted with the sweet release of dopamine with the final button press. It's past midnight right now and I need to sleep. Haven't thought I had it in me to push through today, as I was feeling sleepy the whole day.

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I bought a tool for splicing 3d printer filament. It's difficult as hell. I bought it so I can use up all those "too much to throw away but too short to print anything usable" spools. The main problem is that I end up having a splice that is way too thick to fit through the PTFE tube that will definitely end up as a print failure. At this point I think it is a operator failure than a failure of the tool. I give it more tries until I throw it into the corner.

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Boah... I had to grind some levels as I noticed that the enemies hit way too hard. Mostly I could manage but it was too close way too often. Getting through all the levels of the dungeon and defeating the boss was also not an easy matter for which I had also grind some job levels. With those job levels I had a good selection of skills and additional stat gains. All of that was 4 hours of gameplay. It's the first time I felt some kind of padding.

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I arrived at chapter 9 with 65 hours of playtime.... I cannot fathom how insane it is.

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Was at my tax guy. I'll gonna get 80€ back!

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I have spent way too much time on Dodonko Island. Never played Animal Crossing but that might be the closest thing I'll ever going to play Animal Crossing. It's not my style of game but I suffered through it as the money income is quite welcome. Grinding for materials, waiting, decorating... I noticed very late that floor tiles are not paths. All the decorations need to be adjacent to a path to give bonuses. Either the tutorial didn't tell me how to build paths or I just mentally skipped it, however I remember saying that the player can build own paths but not how. It's with X on a XBox controller while in build mode.

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I became the Sujimon master but at the end there was a normal fight for which I was severely under-leveled. Under-leveled by 10 levels. I was at full health and got steam-rolled in the first round and I couldn't act in any way. Sujimon battles are a decent way to gain money in comparison to Crazy Eats.
I really dislike the gatcha but the Sujimon fights are simple enough with their rock-paper-scissor-like battle system. It's like Pokemon (duh) with 5 types and each trainer has 3 active Sujimon on the battlefield and 3 on the bench. It as also some kind of ATB system for the initiative. The strategy depth is over all rather shallow beyond typing and positioning on the battlefield.

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Pokemon is loved by most. Palworld is a the new kid on the block. I am a Sujimon connoisseur.

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Wanted to go to bed but I was hit with a nearly 1 hour long cutscene.