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Zotmeister

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Host of StratMath. Former-ish Twitch streamer. That 'I play videogames' guy from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘨. Long-time contributor to the U.S. Puzzle Championship. Coiner of the word 'kosmemophobia'. Game/playing card collector, aspirant game designer. #nobridge

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gbhnews, to random
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I try not to spam you guys with links, but this was wicked cute. https://youtu.be/Nx6vfZztkT4

Zotmeister,
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@gbhnews I take it you're from southeastern New England somewhere, then. Seems the further one goes in that direction, the more likely one is to say "wicked" unironically. (I've lived in Boston, Portsmouth RI, and several other places in between.)

SmudgeTheInsultCat, to random
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Zotmeister,
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@SmudgeTheInsultCat Boosted for truth.

gbhnews, to fediverse
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ok yr humble servant is going to go get a cup of and a bite to eat

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Zotmeister,
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@gbhnews "or NPR" XD
SHOTS FIRED

gutenberg_org, to books
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"Which came out of the opened door—the lady or the tiger?"

American writer and humorist Frank R. Stockton was born in 1834.

One of Stockton's most famous works is the short story "The Lady, or the Tiger?" published in 1882. Stockton also wrote a number of other notable works, including the novel "The Adventures of Captain Horn" (1895) and the short story "The Griffin and the Minor Canon" (1885), among others.

Books by Frank R. Stockton at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/221

Cover of Kate Bonnet: The Romance of a Pirate's Daughter by Frank R. Stockton

Zotmeister,
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@gutenberg_org Many don't seem to know, despite the popularity of "The Lady, or the Tiger?", that it has a sequel story also by Stockton; it's titled "The Discourager of Hesitancy", and I'd argue it's an even greater work. I highly recommend reading both.

MnemosyneSinger, to random

What if - hear me out -- what if we stopped tying people to trolley tracks and invested in public transportation?

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@MnemosyneSinger

GIF animation of Trolley emerging into Mr. Rogers' house

foone, to random
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Yep, that CRT has lost vertical deflection.

Just my luck, I bought a 1 dimensional monitor.

Zotmeister,
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@foone I wonder what Doom would look like on it.

clive, (edited ) to random
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That wealthy tech 46-year-old who’s trying to live forever?

Avoiding booze and sleeping well and taking supplements and experimenting with injecting himself with blood plasma from his 18 year old son?

Turns out he got COVID in 2022 …

… and by his own report lost 15% of his lung capacity, from which has yet to recover

Excellent post about the lessons from this, by Nate Bear: https://www.donotpanic.news/p/the-billionaire-who-wants-to-live

(Via @AnnaAnthro and @EverMama8_)

Zotmeister,
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@clive "ling capacity" [insert bad joke implying that's a euphemism here]

jake4480, to Xbox
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It's 2024, and I still play a ton of Wolfenstein 3D every year. It's just a perfect game. My memory's not great though, and it's weird I STILL don't have much memorized even after playing these maps SO MANY times.

Right now I have the Xbox 360 version paused on my Series X in the living room and it's been sitting like that for a day or two, so Wolf 3D music is just quietly playing in the background. I realized I'm cool with this. My brain's always in Castle Wolfenstein killing digital Nazis anyway, why not have it as background music for daily life. 🤣😂🤣

Got a funny screenshot the other day. Not sure I've ever spotted when I've been exactly at 1% life but it happened and I caught it!

Zotmeister,
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@jake4480 Little known fact: if BJ's health percentage is a single digit, he'll actually "drink" blood puddles to gain 1% health each. (Not defeated enemies - I mean pre-placed puddles on the floor, with or without bones.) Run over them just like medical kits and the blood will vanish and BJ will heal that tiny amount...

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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An example ScrabbleGram ... it uses all the letter of a standard scrabble set exactly once, including blanks (shown here with the letters the represent.

And it's a limerick.

Zotmeister,
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@ColinTheMathmo This one in particular speaks to me:

dinosaurgerms, to retrogaming
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Hi-way (1975)
By Atari
[Source: https://youtu.be/TCh8qyQ9opQ]

#RetroGaming #RetroGames #Arcade #Atari #70s #1970s

Gif from “Hi-way” (gameplay, top-down view, monochrome black and white). The player drives a small car down a long, winding two-lane road while dodging traffic (slow-moving cars in the right lane, and cars moving in the opposite direction in the left lane).

Zotmeister,
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@dinosaurgerms The way the cars shear rather than turn reminds me of the old V8 commercials https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r5VI5xxlZ4

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@dinosaurgerms This incidentally is a large part of why I couldn't get into the SNES Ultima games - I couldn't get that image out of my head while playing at all, ever

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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The site formerly (and to be honest, still) known as Twitter has asked if I want to accept audio and video calls.

That would be nope, nope, nopity-nope, with a side order of HELL NO !!

Zotmeister,
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@ColinTheMathmo I knew I'd find a proper use for this meme eventually

selzero, to random
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I told you dolphins were smart!!! Didn't I tell you!

Zotmeister,
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@selzero That was an instant classic. "Fun-sized shark snacks" is my favorite. https://dashmacintyre.medium.com/biologists-have-translated-the-dolphin-language-and-they-say-its-filled-with-slur-words-for-9eb3c4ddb6a4

david_senate, to Playdate

🤟Love so much these old addictive games. Here is 🧩 Puzzle Link from Yumekobo back in ´99 on Neogeo Pocket Color modded.

🎙️It’s the kind of game I would love to see on the sometimes.

A movie of the game Puzzle Link on a Neogeo Pocket Color moded.

Zotmeister,
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@david_senate Wow, I'd never even heard of that game. I still have my NGPC, maybe I'll find a cart sometime.

clive, to random
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It’s time to get back to basics in the US in elementary school

Teach kids the four R’s

Reading
Writing
‘Rithmetic
RSS

Zotmeister,
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@clive [applauds]

SergKoren, to random
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Anyone wanna solve this?

Zotmeister,
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@SergKoren Do I have to solve all 216 individual 3x3 cubes in that block, or just the 152 visible from the outside?

SmudgeTheInsultCat, to random
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Zotmeister,
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@SmudgeTheInsultCat Um.

OutofPrintArchive, to retrogaming
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As I was getting nostalgic about the NES, I started looking up retrospectives on the Famicom again.
And I came across this really fun video.

https://youtu.be/VewA9vdtz0E?si=-zVhIhVykVfhC0wQ

And now I want a complete Xevious on Switch. 😭





Zotmeister,
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@OutofPrintArchive Why settle for "a" - there are several Xevious options on the Switch. The NES version is on Nintendo Switch Online; the Famicom version is in Namco Museum Archives Vol. 1 (and the sequel in Vol. 2), and the arcade original is part of Hamster's Arcade Archives line. No Xevious Arrangement or Xevious 3D+G yet. (Nor Solvalou, for that matter.)

ElleGray, to random
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As of right this second I need to start a band with two other people so we can use this as the greatest album cover ever

Zotmeister,
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@ElleGray I'm reminded of this classic: https://www.boredpanda.com/animals-about-to-drop-album-photos/

clive, to random
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I just realized i've never had a red bull

what am I missing?

Zotmeister,
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@clive Nothing of value, at least not while Monster and C4 energy drinks exist.

OutofPrintArchive, to NintendoSwitch
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Just got an email from Nintendo to notify me that XIIZEAL is now available on the eshop.
It's also 10% off till the end of the week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq6SiuAOkXU



Zotmeister,
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@OutofPrintArchive It's a fun one - I have it on the Xbox 360 - but my question is, do they have an online leaderboard on the Switch version?

clive, to random
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I just received a pitch email with the title "Your Writing on Teeth Whitening!"

It begins ...

"Hi Clive,

I’m reaching out to you because I noticed you wrote about teeth whitening in the past. I felt you might be interested in learning about us because we are known to have a best-selling whitening strip product on Amazon and are changing the oral care industry!"

I get a lot of positively unglued pitches, but this one made my day

Zotmeister,
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@clive I'm not (yet) of an occupation to get pitches, but I am reminded of when UnitedHealthcare sent me a letter correctly noting that I had not had a PAP smear done and recommended I did so.

TWICE. Two separate letters. Several months apart, at least.

I'm with Neighborhood Health Plan of RI now. I prefer insurers that have my basic physiology correct.

gutenberg_org, to books
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Shirley Jackson American novelist and short-story writer best known for her story “The Lottery” was born in 1916.

After publishing her debut novel, The Road Through the Wall, Jackson gained significant public attention for her short story "The Lottery", which presents the sinister underside of a bucolic American village. Her final work, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, is a Gothic mystery which has been described as Jackson's masterpiece. via @wikipedia

Zotmeister,
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@gutenberg_org @wikipedia "The Lottery" was first published by the magazine The New Yorker in 1948, and it's on their website in its entirety, free to read or listen to: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1948/06/26/the-lottery

Zotmeister, to NintendoSwitch
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Oh look, is doing it, too.

Your gaming trends: 1. Puzzle 28% 2. Action 27% 3. Shooting 16% 4. Racing 11% 5. Party 9% 6. Board Games 9%
Most played games this year: Arcade Archives Tetris the Grand Master: 21 hours Clubhouse Games: 17 hours Zaccaria Pinball: 14 hours

Zotmeister, to Xbox
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Here's 's own version of my year in review. I was "top 5%" in each of hours played, Gamerscore, and Achievements unlocked. My three most played games were , , and (in that order).

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