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wash bucket
Feb 21, 2006

800peepee51doodoo posted:

There may be some reasonable explanation but its really hard to imagine what that could be where "make a list of people who want it (and pay deposit/full amount, limit one per card+address) and send it when available" is just completely impossible. If anything, it feels like Sony (and other manufacturers of popular items) prefer it this way, since it generates an increased sense of scarcity and hype which makes the items even more desirable. I mean, poo poo, Walmart and Amazon allow scalpers to sell on their site which I feel like Sony could put a stop to, if they actually wanted to. Anyway, I'm just griping and doesn't really matter to me since my PS4 is still doing great. I'll probably do like Bottom Liner and just wait for a PS5 Pro or Slim or whatever

I've actually heard Sony's situation described as a scalper death spiral. They don't want to sell PS5s they want to sell PS5 games. Scalpers don't buy games for their storage unit full of unopened PS5s. As long as it has a reputation as the console nobody can buy devs will stick with cross gen games or maybe take another look at the Switch.

I'm sure at first a little FOMO felt like good buzz for them but two years on I can't imagine they're happy with this situation.

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DJ Moxley
Aug 29, 2022
A preorder for the Super Deluxe edition of Revolver


Frute Brute cereal


This Lego set of an orchid

Waste of Breath
Dec 30, 2021

I only know🧠 one1️⃣ thing🪨: I😡 want😤 to 🔪kill☠️… 😈Chaos😱… I need🥵 to. [TIME⏰ TO DIE☠️]
:same:

vvv yes it's true, this man has no stick

Waste of Breath has a new favorite as of 04:57 on Sep 23, 2022

Bottom Liner
Feb 15, 2006


a specific vein of lasagna
your fight stick is missing the stick






(i kno)

3D Megadoodoo
Nov 25, 2010

800peepee51doodoo posted:

Walmart and Amazon allow scalpers to sell on their site which I feel like Sony could put a stop to, if they actually wanted to.

I know the US is a lawless hellhole so probably doesn't apply there, but in the EU stopping someone from selling something they legally bought is a big no-no.

Aramek
Dec 22, 2007

Cutest tumor in all of Oncology!
I realized that, after all these years, I never had these and I have no idea how it's never come up till now. But I finally got a set of offset spatulas and a wet/dry shop vac.

Dicty Bojangles
Apr 14, 2001

Aramek posted:

I realized that, after all these years, I never had these and I have no idea how it's never come up till now. But I finally got a set of offset spatulas and a wet/dry shop vac.

Genius. Spatulas to make a mess, shop vac to clean it up.

Annabel Pee
Dec 29, 2008

DJ Moxley posted:

A preorder for the Super Deluxe edition of Revolver




Not complaining but how on Earth can they still be coming out with new Beatles album versions.

mystes
May 31, 2006

Annabel Pee posted:

Not complaining but how on Earth can they still be coming out with new Beatles album versions.
Probably the same way they keep remaking the same video games and movies over and over again

BooDooBoo
Jul 14, 2005

That makes no sense to me at all.


https://fi.somethingawful.com/images/gangtags/severancemdr.gif

Annabel Pee posted:

Not complaining but how on Earth can they still be coming out with new Beatles album versions.

The technology developed by Weta for the Get Back documentary included a way to take the original master recordings and separate the instruments and vocals into individual "HD" tracks, which makes remixing for modern ears possible.

So they're doing that.

They've also got hundreds of hours of outtakes, alternate takes, and demos, some of which has never been heard before, so adding them with a fancy book makes it even more appealing.

Megabound
Oct 20, 2012

I traded some records I didn't want for records I did want

Wowporn
May 31, 2012

HarumphHarumphHarumph
Censoring the money store is the modern day putting a leaf over adam’s crotch, abominable

I feel the same way about no love deep web but I understand there being more pushback on that one

Valency
Feb 3, 2010

HALT HALT HALT HALT HALT

My backpacking trip is over, and it was fantastic. The gear worked out great, and we had a blast. Now I'm back to hemorrhaging money on musical instruments:



Sweetwater finally had the bass I've been lusting after back in stock, so I pulled the trigger. It's a Schecter SLS Elite Evil Twin bass. I think my guitar collection is complete enough for now. I don't think I need a steel string acoustic, and I don't really have any interest in 12 strings or anything more exotic, so (hopefully) this is the last one for a while. I can switch over to synths and building out a eurorack :shepspends:

JPrime
Jul 4, 2007

tales of derring-do, bad and good luck tales!
College Slice

Valency posted:

My backpacking trip is over, and it was fantastic. The gear worked out great, and we had a blast. Now I'm back to hemorrhaging money on musical instruments:



Sweetwater finally had the bass I've been lusting after back in stock, so I pulled the trigger. It's a Schecter SLS Elite Evil Twin bass. I think my guitar collection is complete enough for now. I don't think I need a steel string acoustic, and I don't really have any interest in 12 strings or anything more exotic, so (hopefully) this is the last one for a while. I can switch over to synths and building out a eurorack :shepspends:

i have a schecter i think but it doesn't look anywhere as badass as that one holy poo poo

His Divine Shadow
Aug 7, 2000

I'm not a fascist. I'm a priest. Fascists dress up in black and tell people what to do.
Bought a gas grill for 25 euros. Gave it a good clean, everything works. It's gonna be cheaper to cook with propane in a bottle than with electricity this winter.

H110Hawk
Dec 28, 2006

3D Megadoodoo posted:

I know the US is a lawless hellhole so probably doesn't apply there, but in the EU stopping someone from selling something they legally bought is a big no-no.

It's also illegal here. Sony would have to basically stop doing business with Amazon and Walmart across the board and they don't care about it that much.

travisray2004
Dec 2, 2004
SuprMan

Megabound posted:

I traded some records I didn't want for records I did want


Ah. I see you got the deluxe edition of The Money Store with the limited edition switchblade.

Rolo
Nov 16, 2005

Hmm, what have we here?
Looks like an Opinel knife. They make great camping knives for the price.

Megabound
Oct 20, 2012

It is an Opinel. I keep on losing them, buying a new one then finding the old one so I have like 4 kicking about now. Best knife for the money.

Rolo
Nov 16, 2005

Hmm, what have we here?
Same, I have 2-3. Just don’t ever touch the sharp end cause daaaamn they sharp.

ZeusCannon
Nov 5, 2009

BLAAAAAARGH PLEASE KILL ME BLAAAAAAAARGH
Grimey Drawer

Megabound posted:

It is an Opinel. I keep on losing them, buying a new one then finding the old one so I have like 4 kicking about now. Best knife for the money.

This is the lifecycle of an opinel and theyre still great

PoorPeteBest
Oct 13, 2005

We're not hitchhiking anymore! We're riding!

ZeusCannon posted:

This is the lifecycle of an opinel and theyre still great

I FOUND an Opinel in the most remote part of the north woods you can imagine. Still waiting for fate to collect on my debt.

widefault
Mar 16, 2009


Bought another guitar, a Squier Starcaster

And something more for the walls

Android Apocalypse
Apr 28, 2009

The future is
AUTOMATED
and you are
OBSOLETE

Illegal Hen

T-shirt from one of my artist friends.

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker


A couple hours into it and it's fun. I feel like a fraud for choosing the "casual" option, though. I just don't have the patience to stew over a ridiculous puzzle for hours before solving it anymore. Definitely feels like Monkey Island, so it's worth the $25 if you're a fan.

mystes
May 31, 2006

Glottis posted:



A couple hours into it and it's fun. I feel like a fraud for choosing the "casual" option, though. I just don't have the patience to stew over a ridiculous puzzle for hours before solving it anymore. Definitely feels like Monkey Island, so it's worth the $25 if you're a fan.
It sounds good but I can't get past the fact that the art looks like a bad "informational" animated YouTube video or ad or something

Rolo
Nov 16, 2005

Hmm, what have we here?

Glottis posted:



A couple hours into it and it's fun. I feel like a fraud for choosing the "casual" option, though. I just don't have the patience to stew over a ridiculous puzzle for hours before solving it anymore. Definitely feels like Monkey Island, so it's worth the $25 if you're a fan.

How does difficulty scaling work on an adventure game?

Polidoro
Jan 5, 2011


Huevo se dice argidia. Argidia!

Rolo posted:

How does difficulty scaling work on an adventure game?

It has less puzzles or somethig like that. There's a literal book of hints in your inventory so it doesn't matter if you pick the hard difficulty.

I think I hate the art.

Bruxism
Apr 29, 2009

Absolutely not anxious about anything.

Bleak Gremlin

Android Apocalypse posted:


T-shirt from one of my artist friends.

Cool shirt. Have a link to his store?

Android Apocalypse
Apr 28, 2009

The future is
AUTOMATED
and you are
OBSOLETE

Illegal Hen

Bruxism posted:

Cool shirt. Have a link to his store?

The site's on the shirt :ssh:

https://www.distrikt15.co

Mu Zeta
Oct 17, 2002

Me crush ass to dust

ZeusCannon posted:

This is the lifecycle of an opinel and theyre still great

Opinels are so cheap in France that you don't even bother to sharpen them. Once they go dull you just toss it and get another.

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

mystes posted:

It sounds good but I can't get past the fact that the art looks like a bad "informational" animated YouTube video or ad or something

I'm not a huge fan of the art, but I'm in it for the goofy humor, and that's still there.

IUG
Jul 14, 2007


My wife is playing that game (and Monkey Island 1 is her favorite game), and is loving it. I didn’t like the art style at first, but came around to it in gameplay. It reminds me of a Double Fine game. The animation is a bit crude, but the art style and colors are gorgeous.

Aramek
Dec 22, 2007

Cutest tumor in all of Oncology!
I didn't know it was out so I'm gonna buy it when I get home. Thanks Goonbrush.

Catatron Prime
Aug 23, 2010

IT ME



Toilet Rascal

Scarodactyl posted:

You might want to try hitting this with your uv light too--a lot of fossils have some uranium.

Huh, that's really interesting! I knew some petrified wood opalized, but didn't realize some of it also had a clicktrack. I need to recalibrate my spicy rock gauge and try that out! At some point I want to pick up a proper long and short wave uv light and set up a darkened cabinet for these.

But instead I keep buying more tiki mugs, books, and better bartending equipment:





It's just really interesting to read about all the work done to rediscover many of these long lost recipes, decode the contents, and track down forgotten ingredients otherwise lost to time.

Android Apocalypse
Apr 28, 2009

The future is
AUTOMATED
and you are
OBSOLETE

Illegal Hen

OSU_Matthew posted:

Huh, that's really interesting! I knew some petrified wood opalized, but didn't realize some of it also had a clicktrack. I need to recalibrate my spicy rock gauge and try that out! At some point I want to pick up a proper long and short wave uv light and set up a darkened cabinet for these.

But instead I keep buying more tiki mugs, books, and better bartending equipment:





It's just really interesting to read about all the work done to rediscover many of these long lost recipes, decode the contents, and track down forgotten ingredients otherwise lost to time.

Did you get those at Dead Man's Isle in Astoria? My friends that are really into tiki stuff said the people there make their own tiki mugs.

Subjunctive
Sep 12, 2006

✨sparkle and shine✨

Gulp.

A wedding band for me:



A wedding band for my future wife:



Two of these necklaces, one for each of our daughters. The stones are the same arrangement as on my fiancée’s engagement ring, with the girls’ birthstones on the sides:



24 days to go.

NewFatMike
Jun 11, 2015

Good luck! They look great!!

DJ Fuckboy Supreme
Feb 10, 2011

And when you stare long into the abyss, you become aggressively, terminally chill

Best of luck, Subjunctive! They all look great!

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neongrey
Feb 28, 2007

Plaguing your posts with incidental music.
great looking rings and the necklaces are really sweet too. good luck on the big day!

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