Usually_Lurker

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The trip to sharper image was not complete until you got to sit in the massage chair.

I think those are called kilts, and some of the cooler ones come with pockets (just like the cool lady dresses.

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This does exist in professional disciplines as jargon. I work in Orthopaedics and we do not say the “over here, inside part of my knee in the front. “. We say, “inferior, medial pole of the patella”

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Nirvana.

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2 years ago I was certain a long range Model 3 would be our family’s first electric vehicle. I am now certain that a Rivian R2 will be that vehicle instead. As long as Musk is in the pipeline, making terrible decisions I have no interest in Tesla.

  • Caddyshack
  • Animal House
  • Goodfellas
  • The Godfather
  • Shawshank Redemption
  • Schindler’s List
  • The Shining
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Listen? Ok.

Respond, return call, take a message etc, no thank you.

It’s like $15 a month now. I paid for premium when it was $10 and included music streaming. When the raised the price 50% I immediately cancelled. I use Smart Tube Next on my Sheild and have Firefox focus on iOS. + PiHole, + unlock Origin. Ads can go screw themselves.

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It’s a tie for me

Pearl Jam. (1991). Ten [Album]. Epic Records.

A Tribe Called Quest. (1991). The Low End Theory [Album]. Jive Records.

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Thank you for the thing I learned today.

Bated vs baited breath Bated Breath

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For the rest of the those that are not familiar with the word:

nonce (plural nonces)

Noun

1). (British, Ireland, derogatory) A sex offender, especially one who is guilty of sexual offences against children. [1975] 2). (by extension) A pedophile.  3). (British, Ireland, prison slang, derogatory) A police informer, one who betrays a criminal enterprise [2000] synonym  Synonyms: see snitch 3). (British, Ireland, slang, derogatory) A stupid or worthless person. [2002]

Thank you for elevating my vocabulary kind stranger.

Any other links available? Unable to read most of the article due to annoying popups and blocker blockers.

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I also choose this guy’s wife’s product.

Your dog may bring back important items. My Shiba thinks it fun to play keep away!!

It’s a pretty common term on the rugby pitch.

Save up a sum of money. Open a fidelity investment account. Fidelity does not have a minimum balance account requirement. Learn a bit about no fee index funds. These are low price per share but offer the benefit of investing in the whole stock market. Things like Fidelity ZERO Total Market Index Fund or Fidelity ZERO International Index Fund. These types of funds give you a broad investment profile with low price and reduced risk. Continue to add money to your investment account on a regular schedule. Do NOT take money from the account to buy luxuries. The benefit you have at age 18 of being in the market is time. Any amount of money you have in the market for an extra 10 years will grow leaps and bounds more than you would be able to afford to put in directly. You can also look to set up a Roth IRA for your retirement as well. You can put up to $6,500 per year into a Roth IRA account and invest it. Do this early and often and let the money grow and future you will be living a comfortable life. I am not a fiduciary and talk to your family before you listen to an internet stranger, but this is what I do/did and my retirement should be fairly comfortable. Good luck and have fun.

Retro gaming brings a feeling of nostalgia for most that are into it. My video game life started off on an Atari 2600, so playing old games from my childhood is fun and a reminder of easier times. That being said NES provides a bunch of pick up and play fun games. Here is a short list of fun games to play.

Mike Tyson’s punch out
Mega Man series- Mega Man 2 has the most banger soundtrack.
R-Type
Alpha mission
RC Pro Am
Ironman Ivan Stewart’s Off-road
Super sprint
Double Dragon

*Edit formatting (thanks CrayonRosary)

These should provide a bunch of different play types and genres to figure out what types of games scratch your itch.

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It’s probably people like me.

Good humor ice cream truck Fat Frog.

Fat Frog

Pampered Chef also makes a very nice one. Usually pampered chef is terribly overpriced but they do have a few high quality gems in the catalog.

Think of all the arcade boards!!!!

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That would be approximately 48,188,975 and 12,795 bananas respectively, assuming 8 inch average banana length. What fruit are we using for scale over here anyways? I missed some committee meetings.

I too choose for this company to get fucked.

Nvidia Sheild pro + smartTube Next. I see 0 ads. The app also bypasses the self promotion/hit the like and subscribe button crap as well.

Smart Tube Next

RC Pro Am is the home Nintendo version.

Are you thinking of Super Sprint / Championship Sprint? That game had either 2 or 3 wheels on the cabinet. Every trip to the roller rink included a couple games of Super Sprint for me. Great Game!!!

. . . And my axe!

Cream of Mushroom soup as a helper sauce base for beef stroganoff is a valid use scenario.

“that kickball with the plastic ring you bounced on“

It was called a pogo-ball. I loved mine. I remember doing skate grabs etc with it. I also remember a trick where you spun it like a top with your feet, jumped up so your feet were disconnected from it, and then landed back on it to continue pogo balling. It was a weird but fun toy.

There were 4 or 5 Jason’s in my kindergarten class.

Find a red haired side kick/partner and go blow stuff up for 15 years!!

The Hyneman in its natural environment

Rivian is releasing the R2 in 2026 if you can wait. I want to buy an EV as my next vehicle, but it won’t be a Tesla.

Default action is to refuse all. You can whitelist sites/pages you want to keep.

If you are looking for something to help you get a perfect edge I have been using an Edgepro Apex sharpening system for years and it produces an amazing result. You can pick the stones you want and there are even some aftermarket options available. The benefit of this system is that once you pick your desired sharpening angle, the system will keep that angle consistent across the knife edge. I really like mine. They also just released an updated version called the bevel tech with some upgrades/improvements. They also let you send in a knife for them to sharpen to test out the quality of the results.

Edge Pro Sharpener

Pearl Jam - Bugs

I’m not even sure if it’s a song, but it is unlistenable.

Porch is a banger for me.

My wife and I each thought these were cool but refused to buy these for ourselves. Instead, we got them for each other for Christmas/Channukah one year. It is the best "stupid" gift I have ever got. I have a little Aeropress set up in my office and it's great. Nothing like coming back to your desk to a hot cup of coffee after you have been away for an extended time. I think they were like $100 when we got them.

You can get a new top with metal gears for cheap from their website. This thing is a tank and will never need to be replaced. Also for clean up it gets wiped out with a paper towel when cool, and placed back on the kitchen rack. Whirley-Pops are awesome. Simple does not equal cheap.

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Not sure how you feel about emulation, but take a look at FPGA systems like the MiSTer or Analog Pocket. These use hardware/chip simulation to recreate a 1:1 real hardware experience. You can also use original controllers via adapters with 0 lag, so the games feel the same too. With one of these systems you will be able to play all of those systems plus a bunch more. It’s a cool system, highly recommended.

MiSTer FPGA

Analog Pocket