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ArugulaZ

@ArugulaZ@kbin.social

Gaming enthusiast, writer, artist, and social media ronin. Current denizen of the Dork Web, aka federated media. Doesn't play well with others.

Donald Trump has posted a $175 million bond to avert asset seizure as he appeals NY fraud penalty (apnews.com)

Donald Trump posted a $175 million bond on Monday in his New York civil fraud case, halting collection of the more than $454 million he owes and preventing the state from seizing his assets to satisfy the debt while he appeals, according to a court filing....

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Why was I expecting consequences?

'Hamas mouthpiece': Netanyahu lauds new law allowing him to shut Al-Jazeera in Israel (www.haaretz.com)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the law’s passing, saying that “Al Jazeera has harmed Israel’s security, actively participated in the October 7 massacre, and incited against IDF soldiers. It’s time to remove Hamas’ mouthpiece from our country.”...

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This dude gives me the same vibes as Mojo Jojo in that episode of The Powerpuff Girls, where he's protected by a bunch of dumb hippies.

"Not so fast, Mojo Jojo!"
"Help, I'm being oppressed!"
"Not so fast, Powerpuff Girls!"

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Isn't Erdogan that thing Jason Blood turns into in DC comics?

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Ooh, ooh! There's a song for that!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kjBNy5AlNQ

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They should call it the "Waffle Hovel" to skirt copyright.

The Cold War game console is back in fashion! (arstechnica.com)

Enraged by Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony refusing to sell their consoles in Russia, Vladimir Putin climbed up an onion shaped tower while clutching a damsel in one arm, and said "I shall make my OWN game console! With blackjack, and hookers, and not at all suspicious deaths of my critics!"...

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Not so smart to buy, it would seem!

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But they can't sell you more shit if they didn't have planned obsolescence baked in!
(It's a little sobering realizing that technology is old enough to be, you know, OLD. Nothing about this is novel to anybody anymore. We're way, way past being impressed by two lines batting a dot around.)

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The Reuben is up there. A delightful combination of creamy (Swiss), hearty (Rye), salty (corned beef), sweet (Thousand Island dressing), and tart (sauerkraut). Those are like, the Power Rangers of sandwich ingredients. When they combine, the end result is unstoppable.

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Those things aren't like the K9 unit in the C.O.P.S. cartoon, or even like Goddard in Jimmy Neutron. They're terrestrial drones. Comparing them to dogs is either incredibly generous to them or incredibly insulting to the dogs.

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(Steve Huffman can be seen in the background, tightening his strap-on and applying a generous amount of lube)

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Vaguely related: why the hell was it so hard for me to start Borderlands 3 on my Xbox? It's like, dude, I don't need your annoying third party service. This is still a game system, not a computer, right? Just... just let me press start and start the game without signing up for some other crap.

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Hardware wise, that's been pretty much the case forever (example: Atari 5200 is a consolized Atari 400 computer), but it's that simplified interface and the instant gratification that makes the distinction between the two. On a game system: insert game. Press start. Play game. On a computer? Tons and tons and tons of loading and file management and updates and passwords and downloads and accepting EULAs and Oh God now it's crashed and I have to start the damn thing all over again.

Game consoles satisfy that urgent need for "ME GAME NOW." At least, they used to. In the olden times, you could start a game in the time it takes for you to drop a quarter in the machine and press 1P. Now, it seems like game companies do everything within their power to delay that dopamine fix on consoles... which is uncomfortably close to the gaming experience on computers. "Another cut scene? Gee, great. It's not like I started this video game to play a video game."

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Once again... THEY DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES BOOMERS DID. There are no savings to spare when the price for everything has been artificially inflated. Maybe stop gouging them with a financial ice pick, and they'll have the money to save.

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Remember when that living scrotum Rupert Murdoch used "refrigerators" as an example of a luxury expense on his news network, Listen to Everything the Decaying Billionaire Tells You? A fridge was a luxury expense in 1890, when you were born, but not now.

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You know, when Marie Antoinette said stuff like this, her words were immediately halted by the "shing" of a guillotine. ♫ Just sayin'! ♫

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So I'm paying a hundred dollars to get the right to buy a two dollar wiener? No thanky.

The Jeff Minter Story rated Mature, and not just because his fans are old enough to have prostate issues (bsky.app)

A few days ago, a warning flashed on my Xbox Series. "The Jeff Minter Story now rated MA-18!" I was thinking to myself, "What fresh hell do we have here? Did they find naked llamas in the game? Or a hidden game, like Hot Coffee in Grand Theft Auto? Eww, them's some gross implications there."...

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Ayn Rand?

240p Test Suite Ported to... COLECOVISION?? (forums.atariage.com)

There's a diagnostic suite of software for game consoles which tests input lag and screen tearing on your display. This suite first popped up for consoles released at the turn of the century (Dreamcast, specifically), but someone has made a version of this toolkit for... the ColecoVision....

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Okay, so some crap happened three weeks ago that took Carob Reddit offline. I'm just able to start posting again. Hopefully there will not be future downtimes. Reminds me of all that nonsense from FurAffinity back in 2009. (Don't ask me how I know about FurAffinity.)

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"On the next episode of Deep Space Nine! Tensions rise when Miles O'Brien's wife is possessed by a sadistic, emasculating space demon, and he can't tell the difference."

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@match
Keiko Jr.: "I don't care that I look like this! You still have obligations to your wife... intimate obligations!"
Miles: "Nope nope nope nope..."
(opens airlock)
Miles: "...nope nope nope whoooooa..."

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Sure blew up Dr. Oz's political career.

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Good GOD, man. I literally said "EWWWWWWW!!!" when I read this. This is like the genocidal version of Gene Hackman's plans in the Superman film.

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