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StarTopic Nintendo General Discussion |ST14 Nov 2022| Comfy And Easy To Wear

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meatbag said:
I kind of want to personally experience Black Friday in America. I heard things can get mental in the stores.
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I’m glad online is helping to move away from it with longer deal periods and less people getting trampled. Got most of my shopping done yesterday and didn’t have to leave my house. Only need gifts for two people still.
 
meatbag said:
I kind of want to personally experience Black Friday in America. I heard things can get mental in the stores.
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To reproduce that situation, i can recommend going to a Punk or Metal concert and take part in the various crowd activities like Mosh Pits, Circle of Deaths or Wall of Doom/Death.
 
Barely Able said:
Alcohol is a necessity for family gatherings because I am stuck listening to my wife’s uncle proceed to call Elon Musk “Pope Elon” and tell us how Alex Jones was wronged by that lawsuit because it’s against the principle of the market dictating what ideas are acceptable…
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Good lord

Even with alcohol I don't think I'd be barely able to handle that 😳
 
Monthly good news roundup, in case you're feeling down and need a boost:

- The endangered Eastern Quoll, which went extinct in mainland Australia in the 1960s, was recently reintroduced and has seen a baby boom, with 63 joeys born in the wild
https://www.aussieark.org.au/quoll-baby-boom/

- Study shows that tea consumption may reduce risk of heart attack and stroke
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/drinking-black-tea-may.../

- New research suggests practising mindfulness could protect against Alzheimer’s
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13195-022-01057-w

- A new benign virus discovered at La Trobe University kills cancer-causing bacteria
https://www.latrobe.edu.au/.../virus-discovery-could-help...

- In India, overall proportion of people suffering from blindness and visual impairment has been reduced by 47.1% and 51.9% respectively since 2010
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/.../95393878.cms...

- Renewables exceeded 100% of the rise in global electricity demand for the first half of 2022
https://electrek.co/.../10/04/renewables-global-electricity/

- Australia pledges to set aside 30% of the country’s land mass for conservation to protect endangered species
https://www.abc.net.au/.../federal-government.../101498000
 
meatbag said:
Frankly from what I've heard I think death metal concerts would be tamer
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Surprisingly, Death Metal concerts are generally tamer than you'd expect. Though i haven't been at many of those, as Death Metal isn't really my ilk.

But Punk shows? Man ... maaaaaaaan. Especially when the majority of the audience has hit their alcohol-limit.
 
merp said:
Who uses Famiboards at 4:00 AM EST in the morning?

Challenge: reply to this post at exactly 4:00 AM EST in the morning.
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chocolate_supra said:
I'd probably look weird as soon as I began to try ordering food 🤣
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Nah, we have to many different dialects here, there's situations where a german from bavaria wouldn't be able to talk to a german from the north, say ... Hamburg.

And no, i'm actually not kidding. This is seriously a thing.

So germans are used to weirdly speaking people!
 
Bonejack said:
Surprisingly, Death Metal concerts are generally tamer than you'd expect. Though i haven't been at many of those, as Death Metal isn't really my ilk.

But Punk shows? Man ... maaaaaaaan. Especially when the majority of the audience has hit their alcohol-limit.
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Hey at least at punk concerts people try to help you up when you get knocked down instead of using your body to reach a higher shelf
 
Bonejack said:
Nah, we have to many different dialects here, there's situations where a german from bavaria wouldn't be able to talk to a german from the north, say ... Hamburg.

And no, i'm actually not kidding. This is seriously a thing.

So germans are used to weirdly speaking people!
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To be fair some dialects in the UK can be near impenetrable to people from barely a hundred miles away too.
 
BozPaggs said:
Hey at least at punk concerts people try to help you up when you get knocked down instead of using your body to reach a higher shelf
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... Depends on what band is playing. I've witnessed a lot of different audiences. ^^

PixelKnight said:
To be fair some dialects in the UK can be near impenetrable to people from barely a hundred miles away too.
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Totally believe that. Heck if you drive 30 minutes from where i am right now, the dialect is completely different. But thankfully it's still close enough to standard german (kinda like your oxford english) that one could still understand it.

Those silly Schwaben ...
 
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Derachi said:
1) Pokémon is, despite its faults, incredible
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Derachi said:
In my.. maybe 40-50 hours of play, I’ve had two hard crashes (made somewhat trivial by generous auto save)

Honestly the game is incredibly fun. Don’t let the bug compilations fool you, it’s not THAT busted.
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This is delusional. 😂
 
Derachi said:
Pokémon is, despite its faults, incredible
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This isn't me trying to rain on anyone's parade, but as a kid, I hated Pokémon and that hatred has honestly never abated.

I can't get myself to play a game of Pokémon, even though the games genuinely look like a step-up from the previous ones of my youth.
 
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curl-6 said:
Monthly good news roundup, in case you're feeling down and need a boost:

- The endangered Eastern Quoll, which went extinct in mainland Australia in the 1960s, was recently reintroduced and has seen a baby boom, with 63 joeys born in the wild
https://www.aussieark.org.au/quoll-baby-boom/

- Study shows that tea consumption may reduce risk of heart attack and stroke
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/drinking-black-tea-may.../

- New research suggests practising mindfulness could protect against Alzheimer’s
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13195-022-01057-w

- A new benign virus discovered at La Trobe University kills cancer-causing bacteria
https://www.latrobe.edu.au/.../virus-discovery-could-help...

- In India, overall proportion of people suffering from blindness and visual impairment has been reduced by 47.1% and 51.9% respectively since 2010
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/.../95393878.cms...

- Renewables exceeded 100% of the rise in global electricity demand for the first half of 2022
https://electrek.co/.../10/04/renewables-global-electricity/

- Australia pledges to set aside 30% of the country’s land mass for conservation to protect endangered species
https://www.abc.net.au/.../federal-government.../101498000
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Here's my attempt at this...

1. This Year's Biggest Strike Is by 48,000 Academic Workers at the University of California (Labor Notes)

labornotes.org

This Year's Biggest Strike Is by 48,000 Academic Workers at the University of California

Across the prestigious University of California system, tens of thousands of workers walked off the job last week for the nation’s largest strike of 2022, and the largest strike of academic workers in U.S. history. The energy was palpable as nearly 5,000 academic workers gathered at...
labornotes.org labornotes.org

2. Could We See a Rail Strike? (Labor Notes)

labornotes.org

Could We See a Rail Strike?

Despite fanfare from the White House and Secretary of Labor about averting a rail strike, some freight rail unions could walk out as soon as December 4. Members of the SMART-Transportation Division, representing 28,000 workers, mainly conductors, this week became the latest union to vote down a...
labornotes.org labornotes.org

3. I’m a HarperCollins author. Here’s why (and how) I won’t cross the virtual picket line. (Literary Hub)

lithub.com

I’m a HarperCollins author. Here’s why (and how) I won’t cross the virtual picket line.

In days of yore—that is, my childhood in the paper-mill town of Mexico, Maine—a labor strike looked like an ugly affair. Picketing men in steel-toed boots screamed themselves hoarse at every shift …
lithub.com lithub.com

4. How Undocumented Farmworkers Helped Flip the Legislature (Convergence)

convergencemag.com

How Undocumented Farmworkers Helped Flip the Legislature

Among the unsung heroes of the Democrats’ historic triumph in the Michigan legislature are the same unsung heroes that have kept our country fed for generations: rural…
convergencemag.com convergencemag.com

5. Prince William County Employees Now Have Collective Bargaining Rights (DCist)

dcist.com

Prince William County Employees Now Have Collective Bargaining Rights

Under the new ordinance, more than 4,000 county employees can collectively bargain for increased pay and other benefits.
dcist.com dcist.com

As you can see, they're all labor movement-related news. :)
 
Bonejack said:
... Depends on what band is playing. I've witnessed a lot of different audiences. ^^
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True, though a lot of those are bands as terrible as the audience. Far right and punk do not belong in the same sentence. I went to rebellion festival like ten years ago, was an eye opener (I think it's got a little more discerning since then)
 
BozPaggs said:
True, though a lot of those are bands as terrible as the audience. Far right and punk do not belong in the same sentence. I went to rebellion festival like ten years ago, was an eye opener (I think it's got a little more discerning since then)
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Woah woah woah, i didn't talk about far right bands/concerts. I would never listen to, let alone go to a concert of a far right band!

I was just saying that there's punk bands where the fans are more chill with everything and that there's bands where it's almost a mass brawl in the fan mass. ^^
 
I haven’t had any sleep. Been a rough night for my dog. He’s very confused and won’t stop pacing around the house. The vet opens in like an hour.
 
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Imitatio said:
God bless oldschool EA games. We really need to get rid of all these launchers from third parties, it's ridiculous at this point.
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Agreed, dragon age origins is easily a top ten game for me so getting it on the deck from the current steam sake was a priority for me. I’m gonna be busy for a couple of days and I’m taking my deck with me so knowing I can play this offline will be great

Dragoncaine said:
Just played the first hour or two of Pentiment, and that has to be one of the most excitingly unique games of the year. Can't wait to keep digging in.

Plague Tale: Requiem is solid but not blowing me away yet. I have the feeling I won't fully appreciate it as a GOTY nominee.
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Nate on the spawn cast sold me on Pentiment so I plan to check it out. It’s supposed to be good on the deck but I’m not playing it yet.n I have a short list of games I’m wanting to play right now that my hand is back in action
 
Bonejack said:
Woah woah woah, i didn't talk about far right bands/concerts. I would never listen to, let alone go to a concert of a far right band!

I was just saying that there's punk bands where the fans are more chill with everything and that there's bands where it's almost a mass brawl in the fan mass. ^^
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Sorry didn't mean to imply you did, just saying most actual punks are pretty considerate even in the middle of rough pit
 
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meatbag said:
Why are trapdoor spiders so cool

Actually why are spiders so cool in general
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I had the idea last night to genetically cross-breed spiders and turkeys so that each turkey would have 8 turkey legs and I wouldn't have to fight with my cousin over who gets a turkey leg like I do every year.
 
Skittzo said:
I had the idea last night to genetically cross-breed spiders and turkeys so that each turkey would have 8 turkey legs and I wouldn't have to fight with my cousin over who gets a turkey leg like I do every year.
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Yeeesh, i am glad you didn't graduate in biogenetics.
 
Skittzo said:
I had the idea last night to genetically cross-breed spiders and turkeys so that each turkey would have 8 turkey legs
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Okay so I'm imagining a big, feathery tarantula with bird feet at the end of its eight legs. Would it still have a chitinous exterior? Imagine biting down on that crunchy spider exterior, then have your tongue greeted with the delectable flesh of turkey. I think it could work!
 
Skittzo said:
As am I, I do not care for spiders.
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meatbag said:
Okay so I'm imagining a big, feathery tarantula with bird feet at the end of its eight legs. Would it still have a chitinous exterior? Imagine biting down on that crunchy spider exterior, then have your tongue greeted with the delectable flesh of turkey. I think it could work!
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See, this will always end up like in Eight Legged Freaks.
 
meatbag said:
Okay so I'm imagining a big, feathery tarantula with bird feet at the end of its eight legs. Would it still have a chitinous exterior? Imagine biting down on that crunchy spider exterior, then have your tongue greeted with the delectable flesh of turkey. I think it could work!
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You know, lobsters and crabs do exist
 
Barely Able said:
Alcohol is a necessity for family gatherings because I am stuck listening to my wife’s uncle proceed to call Elon Musk “Pope Elon” and tell us how Alex Jones was wronged by that lawsuit because it’s against the principle of the market dictating what ideas are acceptable…
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I can relate. My brother-in-law is all about Q, believes that the democrats are leading the country into spiritual warfare against Christians, and he claims to have some Ellie Last of Us-style immunity to COVID. Thankfully my mother-in-law always has whiskey somewhere.
 
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See, that is the advantage of celebrating at your own home, you can just not invite the ones you don't like! Although we germans don't celebrate thanksgiving like you US folks do, but it applies for christmas!

You can actually have a good time with the family if the only annoyance is your grandfather who can't hear shit anymore, but refuses to wear his hearing aids because he argues his hearing is "perfect".
 
Legion of Primes said:
Nate on the spawn cast sold me on Pentiment so I plan to check it out. It’s supposed to be good on the deck but I’m not playing it yet.n I have a short list of games I’m wanting to play right now that my hand is back in action
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Pentiment is very slow and very simple, to the point that it's one of the few games I'd actually recommend multitasking with some other media.
 
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I’m usually not this petty and like supporting my FLGS’s but I’m sorry I can’t swallow a $30 upcharge on a kit right now. Especially when it a kit im doing on a whim to try a line and they’re on my way home tomorrow. And it’s almost enough to grab rg God!
 
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I am a little late, but I hope everyone who celebrates had a Happy Thanksgiving and to those who don't I hope their day was awesome!
 
Raccoon said:
I can back that perspective up

while it's thoroughly jank all over it's very playable. sort of like a used car that may be absolutely covered in scratches and dents but mostly drives fine
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As a proud driver of old shit™, you're speaking my language.

i once sold a pickup to a friend who was so happy to have it and enjoyed driving it, but his wife literally refused to ride in it with him because some clear coat was peeling on the roof and hood and she was therefore embarrassed to be seen in it. There are definitely different perspectives on what is and is not an acceptable level of polish. 🤷‍♂️
 
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