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See I think that's where the Stadia failed immensely, Sony dropped the ball, and Microsoft figured it out (sorta). You download the game while you have the service to play it, so it isn't being streamed pixel by pixel and pissing you off. I say sorta cause beyond the Xbox One itself, idk how reliable Game Pass is on the phone/tablet/PC. I had lots of issues with it even working on PC.

Apple technically already released a game console called the Pippin back in the 90s and it was discontinued within a year of launch. They could do something again, though. I would say given the success of Xbox Game Pass, I imagine Microsoft may stop releasing consoles soon. In fact, I think they're going to license out Game Pass or a similar service to other companies, possibly for other consoles, but for other devices. They're already kinda doing that, anyways. Much like standalone mp3 players, I don't think standalone consoles will be around too much longer. It's just a few companies selling specialized hardware to run proprietary software (and the gauntlet of multiplatform stuff like apps and games). I wouldn't be surprised if some sort of Nintendo Switch style setup got popular where we can carry all our games with us on a mobile or smaller device and then sync back up with a larger one or our TV. Game consoles, even Nintendo's, all have streaming services of some kind available. Sony and Microsoft especially want you to use your console as an entertainment hub, alongside it being for video games. Shit, we might even see subscription services for games roll into some Netflix type service soon, like a digital only Gamefly, and you have competing services for multiple platforms. Doesn't seem smart to make a traditional console much longer, so I doubt anything major will appear on the scene, lest of all from a company outside the big three. Licensing games to stream on different platforms is they way we're headed.

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Finally, someone I can shoe shop with.

Been ordering online groceries from various stores and services throughout most of this year. I definitely echo the no substitutions thing. We used Instacart to pickup and deliver stuff from a local market and we ended up hating that whole ordeal. I foolishly agreed to substitutes but it was so god damned random what the shopper picked. A few examples being... -Ordered 5 strawberry kiwi snapple, got precisely one diet mango snapple. -Requested pineapple juice or nectar, received coconut milk. -Asked for mixed berry muffins, got 10 bags of banana nut bread muffin mix. -Placed order for 2, 2 liter bottles of Coke, got 1 original coke and one kosher coke. -Listed achiote paste, wound up with Mexican oregano instead. Beyond that initial, learning experience, our orders have been largely correct. Some places are stupid fast and I get my stuff within 3 hours of my order. Most usually arrive the following day. A lot of these services will offer free delivery on orders over a certain amount which is nice. Your main issue is the store's actual stock when the delivery is ready to go. So you might order something but the day of your delivery its out of stock or they don't have enough to fulfill your order. In which case you aren't charged for that and if you already were it will be refunded. Beyond that you do risk produce, meats, breads etc not being the finest specimens. You might get something about to expire or already expiring or just some pathetic excuse for an item.

I dunno about this. Over the years I consistently see cooks, chefs, and food workers in general sneak or just outright hound food. That being said, making the same thing over and over can make you numb to it, especially if you're actually eating it, too. Chicken place I used to work at would allow employees to take home certain items at the end of the day if there were any leftovers. Seemed too good to be true, but I quickly saw that no one else was grabbing much, if anything, most days. We only served a handful of items, so it got old fast. Most nights I was bringing home food was for someone else, like a roommate or neighbor. But I'll be damned if I didn't grab a honey mustard chicken roll for myself most days.

Atari 2600 - I don't believe I can say with any confidence I truly beat any games on this system. NES - Super Mario Bros. SNES - Zombies Ate My Neighbors GameBoy - Pokemon Blue Genesis - Mortal Kombat Game Gear - Surf Ninjas (fuckin' radical, dudes) Nomad - Gunstar Heroes Saturn - Guardian Heroes (I absolutely cheated) Playstation - Medal of Honor Nintendo 64 - Majora's Mask GameBoy Color - Pokemon Yellow Dreamcast - Zombie Revenge Gamecube - Pikmin (closely followed by me no lifing the fuck out of SSBM) Playstation 2 - Red Faction (my darling, dead franchise) GameBoy Advance - Super Mario Advance Xbox - Halo: Combat Evolved Xbox 360 - Condemned: Criminal Origins (I only finished this one first because, and I vividly remember this, Perfect Dark Zero was such a massive pile of shit I rage quit) Playsation 3 - Resistance: Fall of Man (good night, my sweet prince) Wii - Super Smash Bros. Brawl Playstation 4 - Destiny (if you can even count that as being beaten at any point) Xbox One - Dead Rising 3 Switch - Pokemon Let's Go Eevee Some of these I am extremely confident of while others I am surely shoehorning something in.

I do. But I also have an old Bravia to use, as well. I have tons of equipment, used to have more but got rid of it, so I regularly help with setup but these events are very uncommon now and may be all but gone soon.

Mostly online now, actually. The events in person are usually not tournaments anymore.

As much as I can (not many tournaments these days).

Yep. I more or less created a new button combo that's extremely versatile.

I've had so much free time lately I managed to change the meta of a highly competitive, 16 year old video game. Proud of myself.

I have legitimately never heard of some of these things before looking at this list.

Vegeta is salty because he's one of the few, actual characters in the series. Meanwhile, Goku is a yoked up fitness orc that stumbles into seasonal Mario Super Star power ups and wins, even if it's from the grave cause he's so full of shit.

The Naked Director This is a Japanese show, produced by Netflix, based on the real life of a prolific Japanese porn director. I didn't know what to expect here and, I'll be honest, a lot of live action Japanese shows just come off as boring or cheap imo, so I didn't have high expectations. Man was I wrong to be skeptical. This was a gorgeous little series that was way more fascinating than I anticipated. Seeing someone traverse the violent and seedy underbelly of Japanese porn distribution while also dealing with the ludicrous and arbitrary censorship laws of the country was magical. This is explicit, as you might imagine, but it all serves the greater narrative. It's also primarily set in the 1980s so it was cool to see nostalgia for a bygone era from another country's perspective.

Pretty sure I'm just another lame avatar my shitty, ethereal controller is playing. My character will soon be deleted to make room for whatever new playable race/class combo is coming with the next update.

Not sure this is the case for this instance, but restaurants use certain products to make what's on their menus and when something is out, it's out. Like maybe there are premade chicken patties for a sandwich. Once they're gone, the restaurant just stops serving that item. Sometimes if it's a franchise they will call another store and ask if they can come and pick up whatever they need to serve the item again. A lot of fast food places have to adhere to certain standards so going to the grocery store to pick up more stuff won't work in most cases. Sometimes menu items are made from leftovers and maybe there weren't enough to make a new batch. Likewise, the food might need to be marinated or slow cooked or whatever. In that instance they would actually have the food, but not be able to serve it. Or maybe the walk-ins/coolers went out or something got dropped or spoiled. It may well have been that the store just didn't order enough chicken, but they also could have experienced some hiccups with shipments. Point is, there are tons of reasons a chicken restaurant would be out of chicken, especially a particular kind.

I'm like 5'9" cause apparently I'm shrinking.

Isn't my girlfriend about the same height as you? I felt like I had to wear my highest heels around you two. Then again, I tower over almost every other female at work. I swear the ones that are taller than me are all like 7'.

Gonna have to get you a futon or something.

Eh you can come crash at my place again if you want.

I appreciate it all the same!