The Café -- General Off-Topic Chat (AKA: Let's Break The Ice)

[Yousef Yousef]

Tuesday, January 7th, 2025:

Today at around 3:00PM, my friend texted me, with zero context and completely verbatim:

"QUICK: Who would win, an unpowered Superman or Jaws?"

For the record, I replied "Jaws". So that's how my day is going... ?

jaws

 

[RetroLaw]

My arcade stick is arriving!

Which one did you choose ?

 

[ATenderLad]

Tuesday, January 7th, 2025:

Today at around 3:00PM, my friend texted me, with zero context and completely verbatim:

"QUICK: Who would win, an unpowered Superman or Jaws?"

For the record, I replied "Jaws". So that's how my day is going... ?

In open water, Jaws has class 4 Strength and Speed, and at least a 3 in Fighting Ability.

That being said, if Clark Kent were in Roy Schnieders position in the movie? He's a muckraking journalist, he'd make that greedy-ass mayor *close* the damn beaches like he should have in the first place!

 

[Yousef Yousef]

Which one did you choose ?

A budget mini one for portability called 7-1 dobe although I’m still figuring out how to configure the silly device

 

[RetroLaw]

A budget mini one for portability called 7-1 dobe although I’m still figuring out how to configure the silly device

Nice, I just looked it up.

Did you pick it for a specific type of game or are you gonna use it for everything except games needing analog sticks ?

 

[Yousef Yousef]

Nice, I just looked it up.

Did you pick it for a specific type of game or are you gonna use it for everything except games needing analog sticks ?

General novelty use. I’m a big controller geek. Gonna be using this on my steam deck too.

 

[RetroLaw]

General novelty use. I’m a big controller geek. Gonna be using this on my steam deck too. View attachment 9278

Nice, soon you too will be playing turn based RPG with a fighting stick.

Then we will really be friends.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

In open water, Jaws has class 4 Strength and Speed, and at least a 3 in Fighting Ability.

That being said, if Clark Kent were in Roy Schnieders position in the movie? He's a muckraking journalist, he'd make that greedy-ass mayor *close* the damn beaches like he should have in the first place!

You take that logic and well thought-out argument out of here. This is a respectable household ;D

(But seriously, a journalist would totally force the mayor's hand).

 

[ATenderLad]

You take that logic and well thought-out argument out of here. This is a respectable household ;D

(But seriously, a journalist would totally force the mayor's hand).

Sorry boss, I'll try harder.

That rich asshole Bruce Wayne can afford to front his pal some of that Bat-Shark Repellant.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

My cousin had an SNES, and he was the only Super Nintendo owner I knew.

Coming over to play some of his games was awesome, but what truly sold me was the fact that he had International Super Star Soccer Deluxe, a game I also owned (albeit on a competing system). And so, for months we would gather every Saturday and play a tournament, going back and forth between the Genesis and SNES versions of the game with each round.

Does "home field advantage" exists on videogames? It sure did back then. And it was hilarious seeing games we had totally mastered on our respective systems become nearly unplayable to us due to the vastly different control schemes and junk. It's the kind of wacky fun I always crave.

 

[Amag0k1]

Tuesday, January 7th, 2025:

Today at around 3:00PM, my friend texted me, with zero context and completely verbatim:

"QUICK: Who would win, an unpowered Superman or Jaws?"

For the record, I replied "Jaws". So that's how my day is going... ?

Of course jaws, he might have the runs after, as other world meat may not agree with the poor fellow. With no power, sups is a crunchy treat.

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General novelty use. I’m a big controller geek. Gonna be using this on my steam deck too. View attachment 9278

oooooh, i have this one also, still charges fine, been looking for back up battery to keep it alive! It is a good controller!

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

What stepping outside feels like these days:

 

[Gorse]

What stepping outside feels like these days:

Oh yeah? Here's the weather report in my area:

 

[Amag0k1]

Oh yeah? Here's the weather report in my area:
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This looks aboot right

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

Oh yeah? Here's the weather report in my area:
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Giving a whole new meaning to "frozen system", huh? XD

 

[Amag0k1]

What stepping outside feels like these days:

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Which game is this? I feel like i need to add this to the list now.

Edit, ok i think i found it from the image, Anachranox? I am shocked that i have never heard of this game!

Sold, going to buy it on steam.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

Which game is this? I feel like i need to add this to the list now.

Edit, ok i think i found it from the image, Anachranox? I am shocked that i have never heard of this game!

Sold, going to buy it on steam.

Sorry. I never got the notification for it.

It is, indeed, Anachronox. You should join the Pixel Trivia, my dude ?

 

[Amag0k1]

Sorry. I never got the notification for it.

It is, indeed, Anachronox. You should join the Pixel Trivia, my dude ?

Pixel Trivia? this part of the game.

Please note: i am high on caffeinated drinks right now, needed from all the reading and work i am doing, so my questions may be odd.

 

[Keaks]

Never seem to get to talk to many people through forums. So, just want to say; Hey everyone! Been enjoying some Mario Golf 64 with my niece and nephew today after work. They were way too good, I call it luck, for their own good at the game. How has everyone's day gone?

 

[χKai]

Buy me dinner first.

 

[Amag0k1]

Never seem to get to talk to many people through forums. So, just want to say; Hey everyone! Been enjoying some Mario Golf 64 with my niece and nephew today after work. They were way too good, I call it luck, for their own good at the game. How has everyone's day gone?

Caffeine, work and repeat. :P

 

[Keaks]

Caffeine, work and repeat. :P

I had to cut out caffeine from my diet about 2 years ago. It helped me stop crashing at lunchtime and sleep better. I still have it on rare occasions where, if a boost is really needed you get a cup in the morning. But, now because I use it so infrequently, a little goes a long way. Before I stopped, I would put an entire pot of fresh ground coffee into a thermos for work everyday just to get through work, it was that bad.

And I totally understand the sleep, work, repeat schedule. When I am working I know what to do and am comfortable. When I have time off I feel a bit bored, luckily I have more time to help look after my family. My brother in law has just headed out to Houston to run a job site there. They fix giant machines the size of 2 story homes. So more uncle Keaks time for me! Haha.

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Buy me dinner first.

What's your favourite place to eat?

 

[Amag0k1]

I had to cut out caffeine from my diet about 2 years ago. It helped me stop crashing at lunchtime and sleep better. I still have it on rare occasions where, if a boost is really needed you get a cup in the morning. But, now because I use it so infrequently, a little goes a long way. Before I stopped, I would put an entire pot of fresh ground coffee into a thermos for work everyday just to get through work, it was that bad.

And I totally understand the sleep, work, repeat schedule. When I am working I know what to do and am comfortable. When I have time off I feel a bit bored, luckily I have more time to help look after my family. My brother in law has just headed out to Houston to run a job site there. They fix giant machines the size of 2 story homes. So more uncle Keaks time for me! Haha.

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What's your favourite place to eat?

I used to like eating out, but paired up with the caffeine i have to take to function and work, my diet has to be on point due to crones, and the medication i take making me super tiered.

Often i can only eat spicy which i used to love very rarely, and i used to love to eat Mexican. Now i can just do re-fried beans and quinoa most days, and some milkshake supplements.

 

[Keaks]

I used to like eating out, but paired up with the caffeine i have to take to function and work, my diet has to be on point due to crones, and the medication i take making me super tiered.

Often i can only eat spicy which i used to love very rarely, and i used to love to eat Mexican. Now i can just do re-fried beans and quinoa most days, and some milkshake supplements.

I would say, especially with crones. Cutting out caffeine and non-organic spicy sauces would be huge to help your stomach.

 

[Sandteufel]

Joining this forum and other things I've been doing over the past few years has been in an attempt to restore a sense of childhood to myself all while being a mature adult. As a kid I spent a lot of time going on old Web 1.0 sites, playing old vidya, etc. I was a pretty lonely kid who felt super depressed, I couldn't sleep most nights, and it came to a head when I was 13 and had a psychotic breakdown which lasted a few years on and off. Involving myself in radical politics did not help whatsoever. I'm medicated now on antipsychotics and antidepressants and they help. I'm just trying to restore that sense of whimsy I never really had and so far it's going well. Abandoning social media is a huge step. When you surround yourself by all sorts of racism towards all sorts of people, misandry, misogyny, and visceral hatred of literally any group you could think of no matter who they are or how 'socially accepted' they are, it'll only keep you in that state.

The greatest realization I had was that the only thing that matters in the end is you, and what you do in your own life. We as individuals are imbued from above with the power to choose our own paths, even given our own situations.