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jake4480, to Starwars
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Wifey KILLED this gift for a friend - she seriously did this in like 3 hours last night. Doesn't even come across in the pic how cool this is, she painted (and brought real magic to) my sketch. Has a resin coating over him, and his suit shines.

#StarWars #DarthVader #acrylic #AcrylicArt #art #MastoArt #painting #paintings #resin #ResinArt #MixedMedia

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@jake4480 Super cool!

jake4480, (edited ) to random
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$2 seems like a REALLY good deal for a seven foot tall alien-eye creature that obeys your commands

brandonwrites,
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@jake4480 I definitely can spare $2 for this.

kev, to random
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An American friend of mine thinks beans on toast is disgusting. So to all none Brits (as we find it delicious)…is it disgusting to you?

Side note - I find it astonishing that someone from the country that invented “cheese in a can” can find this “dish” disgusting. 😂

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@kev I’ll take this on the chin for America and yes that’s gross. I mean, you put cheese on beans! What are you, a savage? 🤣🤣

jake4480, to tech
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I knew that IMDb had been around a long time but TIL it predates the World Wide Web, as it was initially launched as Usenet group rec.arts.movies in 1990 and moved to the web in 1993. And it's been owned by Amazon since 1998, because of course it has 🙄

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMDb

#tech #history #Usenet #IMDb #film #films #movies #TV #90s #1990s

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@jake4480 Wow. I had no idea!

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Shame and Blogging - Redux https://brandons-journal.com/post/shame-and-blogging-redux

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@jake4480 Thanks! I did read your post when I dove into your archives and I’m totally in agreement. It’s just too much and it’s not healthy at all.

Years ago, I ran across this comment on a blog and I saved it. I was so bummed I could get in touch with the author because he/she nailed it:
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@jake4480 “...to summarize my ideas on the topic, I believe that through social media, electronics, and a growing need to be accepted, young adults are constantly being exposed to the harsh opinions, realities, and ideas that come when a world is shrunk down to fit inside a cellular phone. Not only is our personal life stressful, but now we take on the stress of others and the world around us.”

And to me that’s all the new is.
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@jake4480 100% agreed. It’s outside of our control. My father didn’t watch the news much but now he does and he’s miserable. In fact, everyone I know that stays connected to the news is miserable. All that fear and anxiety being shoved down your throat… I just can’t.

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@jake4480 🤣 We are very much two peas in a pod.

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Accepting My Preferences and Being an Introvert https://brandons-journal.com/post/accepting-my-preferences-and-being-an-introvert

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@jake4480 Ha! I hear ya! I moved around schools often (my dad was in the military) and there was a couple of years where I barely spoke to anyone. I’d just carry a book around with me for company.

I have heard of the spoons and I use that often! It’s such a good analogy for the capacity of energy.

jake4480, to tech
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When the updates stop https://spacetimetech.wordpress.com/2024/05/13/when-the-updates-stop

#tech #art #GamePreservation #gaming #future #RetroGaming

brandonwrites,
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@jake4480 This has been a concern of mine for years. I mean, it's so unreasonable to just kill off a piece of art and then make it so no one else can enjoy it. I hate it. I really do, but unless they can find some sort of profit in it, I think their happy to let it all rot.

brandonwrites, to random
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A Broken Skull Tattoo https://brandons-journal.com/post/a-broken-skull-tattoo

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brandonwrites,
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@jake4480 Thank you sir. You are too kind.

My wife is also tattooless and we’ve chatted about doing something matching but she’s got this weird beef and pork allergy and apparently vegan tattoo ink isn’t super common. So it seems just a bit too risky.

🤣 In hindsight, I think you made the right choice skipping the Butthole Surfer lyrics. It definitely would have been a fun conversation piece.

brandonwrites,
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@jake4480 Yea it’s wild. It’s caused by tick bites. There is another closely related allergy called alpha gal also caused by tick bites. She’s a huge fan of cooking so it’s destroyed her when she got diagnosed. The allergy is technically a mammalian allergy so we can’t eat like bison or elk in exchange. Just poultry and seafood.

She spent years in and out of hospitals with terrible hives in her throat and all over her body. I never would have guessed something like this.

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Got my new Soundcore Sleep A20s. They came quickly since the Kickstarter ended this week. I’m super impressed with them so far. It’s a little mind blowing to be able to lay on my side and have no pain.

brandonwrites, to random
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On a massive sword and sorcery kick today. Watched the original Conan the Barbarian for the 1st time since I was a kid. Then followed it up with the underrated and great Solomon Kane flick.

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@jake4480 Well… this is your fault. Your damn post has sent back down this rabbit hole. 🤣 Not that I’m mad about it.

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Cleaning Stuff Out and Learning from It https://brandons-journal.com/post/cleaning-stuff-out-and-learning-from-it

brandonwrites,
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@jake4480 🤣 Trash goblin. I feel the same at times

Thanks for the article. I had no idea!!

kev, to random
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Saw @robb writing about his favourite games recently (link below) and he mentioned a Tony Hawk remaster. I didn’t know this was a thing, but I LOVED the Tony Hawk games back in the day.

Five minutes on eBay and 11 of my finest pounds later, I have the game too. Just need to find the time to play it now…

https://rknight.me/blog/my-favourite-games/

brandonwrites,
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@kev @robb You’ll love it. On of the best remaster/remakes ever. Sadly 3-4 were going to be made by Activision closed the team down. Hopefully Microsoft will bring it back!

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It’s interesting how so much movies/television/video games/sports news revolves around numbers. It’s all ratings, viewers, sales… since when did any of this stuff matter to the consumer? Why is this stuff so heavily reported these days?

I mean, I don’t care how many viewers Fallout got nor do I care the price of the tv rights for the NFL. Was this type of stuff reported in the 90s and was I just too young to remember it?

brandonwrites,
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@jake4480 @bendaubney Yea it truly blows my mind how much people want to talk about it. Like every week here it the latest rating/box office. Just seems like there is so many better things to discuss when it comes to entertainment

brandonwrites, to random
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What is our oldest active online account? I noticed eBay has me listed as a user in 2000 (although I know I used it prior to 2000). Anyone have a continuous account from the 90s?

brandonwrites,
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@jake4480 Ha! I wonder if eBay required accounts prior to 2000? I remember buying VHS tapes off there and sending cash through the mail 🤣🤣

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