ArgentRaven

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[–] ArgentRaven 23 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

I remember it was somewhat expensive. Or at least too much for my parents to waste on a sugary cereal of limited nutritional value. I never got to try it, but I knew the commercial made it seem cool. We didn't even have a video game console, so I guess this shitty commercial really seemed awesome at the time. Man, this one kid in my class had an old Atari, and he was ashamed that it wasn't a Nintendo. I couldn't stop telling him how awesome it was and how lucky he was to have it, because it was way cooler than my Tiger Electronics handheld LCD Ghostbusters game. Which was the only video game I had, that my grandma saved a lot to be able to afford. I probably made him play that system for hours and he was probably bored every minute!

Nowadays, a PC game is trivial to buy and I can run anything I want on an emulator. But I can't have that cereal that doesn't exist anymore. I'm way too old to want to eat something so clearly bad for my middle aged body anyway.

It's amazing how trivial things back then were built up in my head.

[–] ArgentRaven 42 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Old cars could actually have their stuff adjusted, though. You'd have to tinker with the carburator if the weather was significantly colder/hotter, etc. to get it to run properly.

Even cars in the 90s started getting too complex - electronic fuel injection, variable valve timing, and more. There's no need to adjust the valves because the computer does it, and better than you could.

[–] ArgentRaven 4 points 4 weeks ago

I used to sell books at Borders (so far before MAGA crap) and you are 100% correct. Most men were reading books as well, but they really didn't gravitate to Ann Rice's vampire series, Twilight, or even most mystery books. Is was Sci Fi, fantasy, history, general knowledge sort of stuff.

The sheer volume of women buying romance novels was staggering, and I think speaks more to porn habits than anything. These women kept the store alive long enough for corporate to fuck up and bankrupt themselves.

Now that I think about it, there was a whole row of JUST Star Wars books. But because Disney erased so much of the Expanded Universe canon that they wrote, they all faded away. I don't even have one in my local Barnes and Noble. Not even a single novel, from what I saw. Everyone totally lost interest and Disney doesn't care to rekindle that spark.

[–] ArgentRaven 8 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Shad from the YouTube channel Shadiversity made a back scabbard that actually works, but it's not historical. Historically, people didn't really do it.

He also made a bow carrier on his back, to mimic a lot of movies and games.

[–] ArgentRaven 3 points 4 weeks ago

I expect that he'll push for some kind of corporate tax credit to companies that have in-person employees. To help tip the scales.

He thinks it'll increase control, but it's just as likely to rile up discontent. Especially targeted towards him.

[–] ArgentRaven 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I can just barely remember the general plot.

Is the new one going to be called "Half Life: Forever - Balls of Steel Edition"?

Sometimes we should just let it die. The original script writer posted the plot to 3 when his NDA ran out, and I think that was 5 years ago or more. Reading that is good enough for closure.

[–] ArgentRaven 3 points 1 month ago

Off the top of my head, I remember the Stagefright vulnerability on phones a while back. That was probably more than 10 years ago now, but I remember finding out my phone was vulnerable at the time.

[–] ArgentRaven 58 points 1 month ago

He tries to run, but you slow-walk towards him, chanting "poop!" with every step. His pants are heavy, and blood starts to show through his jeans. "I'll cut your guts out!" he helplessly bluffs. Soon, he crumples up and screams as his guts start emptying into the street; his denim is no longer able to hold the carnage. You see him lying dead at your feet.

You turn back towards the United Healthcare headquarters, and resume your march.

Now, it is finally time to see at what point explosive diarrhea is covered...

[–] ArgentRaven 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They'll definitely run out by 2111. I just can't see how they'd make it work.

[–] ArgentRaven 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Maybe I suck, cause I typically have to watch the YouTube guide on the fight, and take a few tries to not die/debuff and get it down. And it seemed more complicated than last raid tier, which I was able to just do all of Pandemonium fine. Usually first try.

Maybe it's better to just wait until they unlock the weekly rewards so you can spam it and get good.

I haven't even done the last raid. Spent all my time doing ranked CC matches to Crystal rank and took a break until ranged rewards come in after Jan 1st. It's a very different skill set, and you kind of have to relearn it all when you switch.

[–] ArgentRaven 28 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I guess I'm out of the loop. Does China occupy/control the Panama Canal?

Also, people want Greenland because after global warming melts the rest of the northern Arctic region, it'll be a big shipping lane and Greenland will be a major landmass/port/base for security. Meaning, everyone knows it's real, and just denies it for political reasons.

[–] ArgentRaven 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Poop is everywhere, so you likely have the bacteria in your mouth or mouth-adjacent already. What happens when your smell someone's fart? It's inside you. It's inside everyone. That being said, shoving a fat turd in your mouth is definitely not the same thing and would be way more gross and noticable than some bacteria.

But yeah, his junk shouldn't be touching the toilet bowl. He's sitting at a weird angle. And I find it very reasonable to wash up before sex for both parties. That's just good hygiene for everyone.

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