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@scribus I understand how the system came to be and why parties in the USA are 'fighting' the way that they do. In the very short and crude way of explaining, it is a republic that had a weird evolutionary step a LONG time ago that is sort of centered around the Federalist Party and their opponents the anti-administration party. How they were the classical conservatives of that era ( 1789-ish ) while their opponents were Jeffersonianist Populists ( which later became a formal party called the Jefferson's Republic Party ). and bam, there you have it. The foundation of why there are pretty much only two parties in America back then. I do not remember what effect being a minister to the court of versailles during Guerre de la Première but as you can probably guess it was a big reason to get in line with either party A or party B. As such the die was cast. Untill the first third party stood up, the Anti-Masonic Party.
and then it got ALL muddy when WHIG had 4 nominees in 1832. -
Usually I put a book series in the shelf from right to left in ascending order. However these double-volume books have the annoying thing that the two volume numbers are side by side. So Right now the shelf looks like this: 7 + 8, 5 + 6, 3 + 4, 2 + 1. I think I'm the only one (member of the left-to-right-reading society) putting books in "reverse" order.
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Alcohol infused hot take :
Well if the Washington Post now openly calls Obama a Conservative, think of what that means for a second. It means that the best stabled horse in the DNC is way too far to the right of what the DNC wants themselves.
I wonder what is next. Are they going to throw him out ? Or throw allegories at him as they chant "We know why you did not fix racism, You right wing asshole !" Obviously not, but just think for a second, how crazy is that, Obama a conservative...
I sure hope he was not a conservative when going up against John McCain. I mean, what would he be by this measuring stick ? My money is somewhere in between a Inquisitor from the W40K universe and a big wooden T in someone's backyard, that might be on fire.
I hope you all can get a chuckle out of this. Except that article, no, that article is real I'm afraid. -
@adiwan There really is not a whole lot that sounds better when it is dubbed tho. Anime is no exception.
Though I must say I have heard some good things about Full Metal Alchemist, Cowboy Bebop, InuYasha, Black Butler and SteinsGate.
Then again I also heard about Dragon Ball, One Piece, Naruto, and Neon Genesis Evangelion that nullify any good will I would ever have for dubs.
Let me quickly check up on some anime I was into way back when ( before I realized it was pretty much the UC story being soft-rebooted in a different universe ) and so I watched http://rainbowdash.net/url/875336 for about a minute.
Ohkay so I know this isn't the best scene in the whole anime, and I honestly have a hard time remembering the good bits let alone where they were and in what episode or I would probably go see the bit where Flay goes insane and tries to become boyfriends with Kira. But damn, this sounds SO bad.
Oh it got so much worse with the techno babble and the "that is all there is ?!?" at 9M
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I cannot be helped. I bought a giant Ranma ½ DVD box set. I tried to find a source for the episodes for *free* but I couldn't, only few episodes. The English dub is horrendous, even the German dub is a ton better, however only half the series was dubbed in German. I guess I'll hook up my soft-modded XBox to watch them in Japanese with English subtitles.
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@scribus That is terrible. Imagine, in 50 or so years it might become commonplace to hear "What is a Koala" when talking about them.
Kinda like what Numbat's are like now. Only I find Numbat's way cuter and interesting than Koala's. -
Hold on
http://rainbowdash.net/url/875335
Machette brawl ? Cinema ? This is about that Joker film right ?Sunday, 24-Nov-19 18:33:17 UTC from web -
"it's almost like award shows are giant marketing scemes where production companies incestuously generate relationships or the purpose of selling products to people, based on a neat little marketing ad that they can put on the box. Like Game of the Year"
Yeah welcome to my level bud, here, have a tankard full of the good stuff on me.
Wanna go bet that Death Stranding will recieve so many awards that it will make the cover art look like a kid went crazy with the copypaste tool in mspaint ?Sunday, 24-Nov-19 14:17:11 UTC from web -
Today in "Insane Idea's"
There are a lot of cheap smart-home lightbulbs around this part of town, most of them have an ESP8266 in em. What if someone were to reprogram some of those things and make a big ad-hoc network and... ehmm... I have not figured the part what to do with it out yet.Sunday, 24-Nov-19 01:49:12 UTC from web -
@mrmattimation I wish I knew what you were talking about. But hey, if I did I would probably argue that I want to keep that technology as far away from them as possible. Mostly due, because, and for comedic effect.
After all Epst... [rude cutoff] -
"Watching Christmas films all year round is good for your health, expert says"
- http://rainbowdash.net/url/875331
"Playing Christmas Music on Repeat Could Cause Stress, Expert Says"
- http://rainbowdash.net/url/875332
"overdosing on festive music is officially bad for your mental health."
- http://rainbowdash.net/url/875333
... If I did not knew any better I would say that this is what it must feel like to being gaslighted.Friday, 22-Nov-19 12:10:12 UTC from web -
According to Shannon Liao of CNN's business division all gaming controlers have been traditionally really manly with their blackness and camo's and even some looking like Darth Vader's mask.
BUT ! Google Stadia is going to use more woman friendly coloured controllers and that is how they are going to claim the 46% of gamers that are not men. At least according to this article.
When I read that, I put down my phone, looked at my closet, and counted the amount of custom painted controlers I own. Yeah I somehow do not think colour is going to be a problem. But hey, gotta grasp that woman market somehow, right ?
Not even to mention that I figure most of those people they are 'targeting' are only going to use their phone if they even use Stadia. And that no gamer I know ( male or female ) is even halfway interested in Stadia to begin with.
Yes please, Wasabi Green !
Go read http://rainbowdash.net/url/875330 . Disconnected from reality I guesFriday, 22-Nov-19 11:02:00 UTC from web -
Me a couple of days ago : What if that COPPA thing that has suddenly all of Old YouTube up in a twist was actually written by someone with big timey Hollywood friends ?
Me a couple of seconds ago : Oh hey, what do you know, I wonder if I can put Soothsayer on my Curriculum Vitae or something. I still need something to cancel out the 'Professional Alcoholic'Thursday, 21-Nov-19 22:54:08 UTC from web -
@adiwan Huh, weird. My PS3 does NOT look like what the model number says it should look like, As such I have no idea if it has full hardware, partial software, full software, or none when it comes to PS2 game support. I'll look into that later. Somewhere and when after I fixed my PC speakers and cleaned my room.
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@scribus The Sega consoles are a minefield with that. IIRC the Genesis was called the Mega Drive outside of North America because it was being carried by a different company abroad. I believe it is called the Tec Toy in Brazil. In Korea by Samsung and it was called the Super Gameaboyo or something like that.
Then later with things like the Mega CD addon ( Sega CD in NA ) it got really confusing as some units were assembled in different area's than their intended audience that shipped together with controllers. Now for SOME reason the regional controlers were all different on the inside ( and I still have no idea why ) but I do know there is a real possibility that one of your controler has Samsung somewhere written on the circuit board, and the other reading Virgin Mastertronic or something. There is no doubt a bigger nerd than I am out there who knows that all by head. -
I tried reading the "Urusei Yatsura" manga and it was awful. Same author as "Ranma ½". It was pure cringe. No redeeming qualities.
Thursday, 21-Nov-19 20:28:48 UTC from web -
@drinkingpony The first Japanese release had it implemented in hardware. Very quickly it went away by emulating that in software and then altogether. Also the flash card readers were gone faster than anyone noticed that it even existed. When I bought my used PS3 I tried to open the flap to the reader until I realized that the amount of force I put onto the plastic was unreasonable and figured out that it was removed after the first revisions.
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@scribus That's what I tried to do with a heap of defunct SNES and PS2 controllers too. IMPOSSIBLE.
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@adiwan Oh man, this just makes me remember OtherOS on the PS3 and that whole Class Action Lawsuit kerfuffle.
Not to mention the PS2 backwards compatibility that I believe only the first PS3 release had through hardware support, and then some later through software support. untill it disapeared somewhere. It was a mess. -
@drinkingpony Instead of 'new' you can use 'hardware update' or 'revision'. Nintendo (and all other gaming console manufacturers) always made updates of their hardware to make it better (lower production costs, increase reliability...). Although the worst revisions were those of the original Wii, first revision had no gamecube support, and then the Wii Mini got rid off all internet features. For instance game controllers have the most revisions and they are all hidden. I've opened a dozen of PS2 controllers and only few pairs of controllers were from the same revision. Even the rather simple SNES controller has at least 3 different variants.
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@adiwan I agree, but, load-bearing, what a weird word. I mean, the device does not bear the load, it suffers the load
Also I heard that Nintendo made the Switch Lite because it wanted to curbstomp blatant piracy and just throw the upgraded analog stick design in a obvious 'new' Switch.
Then again, forced 'new' makes me shiver. For instance, just how many games came out exclusively for the New 3DS XL ? -
@drinkingpony Compliant and flexible mechanics are cool and have a lot of benefits (like not totally destroying everything on a failure like a fall) but in this case of a load-bearing mechanism plastic is rubbish and cheaper to produce. The Switch Lite only exists to cut costs and increase the yield and profit.
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Like 3 weeks ago the locking mechanism for my left joycon became so 'loose' that I am hesitant to use the switch just holding it with my left hand. So I ordered those metal replacement locking mechanisms after one of my friends made me aware of them
Turns out My Mate VINCE needed them too about 2 years ago http://rainbowdash.net/url/875328 ( Near perfect amount of looseness between Vince's joycon and mine too )
So I ordered some though Amazon ( only place I could find them really )
So talking about the Switch as I did, I just checked on the delivery details of my order. Turns out I could see in real-time how they went from "being delivered in 1 mintue" to "Oh hey it is late, it was expected Thursday"
As for the original plastic locking mechanism, I am not even sure if that is thanks to my roughness, thanks to where I work, or thanks to Nintendo. I think I heard some good things about the design being plastic from fanboys, but then explain the Switch Lite to me ?
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@tiff Easy. My recommendations : Untitled Goose Game, LoZ Link's Awakening, Stardew Valley, Dead Cells, Hollow Knight, Rogue Legacy, Shovel Knight, Civilization 6, Undertale, Cuphead, The Megaman collections ( all 4 )
Couch multiplayer recommendations : Go Vacation, Nidhogg 2, Broforce, , Bomberman, Worms W.M.D, Overcooked 2 ( in order of difficulty ) Oh and the usual mario mario mario stuff.
I kinda still want Kitty 3D mario on the Switch. No idea what its official name was. -
HELP. More books are on their way.
Wednesday, 20-Nov-19 17:05:33 UTC from web -
@scribus To be honest: my regular comics contain more tiddies per page than Ranma ½, like Rat Queens or Saga
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@drinkingpony I forgot the sub-plot that everyone is a gamer because of phone game they play while on the toilet. ( a disgusting habit that should die ).
And everyone is a social media connoisseur because everyone is browsing Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, or 4Chan ( Yes, They know ! ) while in boring boardroom meetings.
It is a REALLY cringe commercial they put on busstops somewhere last summer. -
@adiwan Eh, I would not worry about that. In fact, that is the sort of logic my phone service provider is using to convince that EVERYONE is a gamer and a social media connoisseur so we should upgrade our service to the endless-gamer level or Master-Giffer-Media-Expert ( No, really, it also spells MGME, which sounds like a drug, next to the other thing, topkek, we can do memes peeple ! Sigh )
But yeah, do not worry about it. Just because you like Ranma ½ does not mean you will like the other more mainstay Manga's. Like One Piece or Gundam or NGE.
Me ? Well, I like Mech's, so I read and saw some Gundam :)
Reminds me of a theme song actually. http://rainbowdash.net/url/875326
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@drinkingpony I like a manga. I turn slowly into a weeaboo.
