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    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    Regarding the Packers, all things considered (this was supposed to be an off year) despite the disappointing end we exceeded expectations. We made the playoffs (and will probably get bounced by the Bears) and had a decent showing on both sides of the ball until injuries decimated our entire...
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    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    Vrabel won't get coach of the year with Ben Johnson making the Bears look like contenders. Pats were already on an upward trajectory starting last year. Johnson took a team that was expected to finish last in the division and will likely get all the way to our customary NFCN Championship loss...
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    Pluribus

    The location shooting is part of the logistical challenges of this show, too, I have to imagine. Stupid overly elaborate sets that need to be built for one time throw away scenes not only drive production costs up, but they consume valuable time. Slow Horses, which has a larger cast, action...
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    Depression

    Congrats on getting the pipes blasted out. Take it one day at a time and see where it goes without being too positive or negative. A good schlonging can do wonders for depression in the short term. Hope things keep going your way over the long haul.
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    Rate Movies You've Recently Watched.

    I am "I read this comic book when it came out" years old, actually. I am in the rare group who actually prefers the movie ending. And of course that had to be one of the most perfectly cast movies of all time.
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    Rate Movies You've Recently Watched.

    Work and choir bullshit finally died down so did some movie watching the last week, just taking in random movies I had not seen. Palm Springs- Good romcom if you dont try to overthink the sci fi part of it. Has the lonely Island guy and the girl from Penguin, who may not be the most attractive...
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    Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

    Remember who AI is mostly being developed by. And lets not even talk about the AI thats really just a building full of poo slingers pretending to be AI...... AI derives its knowledge from human knowledge. Once people stop knowing how to do anything themselves anymore, the fucking wheels come...
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    Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

    1 Shot Maelle is semi workable fairly early, if you get her weapon at the first chance in the bush people village by using her in the final Arena fight. The main thing are the Pictos from the secret Arena, that weapon, and Stendahl/sacrifice HP skill combo. All are fairly easy to have by that...
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    Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

    There are two optional bosses that require perfect parrying, but you can get around most of the rest without being perfect. Simon just one shots anyone he hits, even at L99 and is there for the asians and twitcher players. His windows are very narrow and reads are deliberately misleading...
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    Fallout

    Enclave had a small base and mostly got their shit pushed in by House, if I recall the game. The young gay doctor guy who was at the Mormon compound (want to say Arcade?) would be the only one potentially still alive.
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    Fallout

    IF this is after the game, Boone is gone one way or the other. Plus with only an eight episode run (and seemingly a focus on the House arcs) there is only so much time to go around for side arcs.
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    Fallout

    No, schlomo. The real game here is lubing people up for commercials to be added full on to streaming services, including Prime. That and to obfuscate when the creators dump all the money in the first two episodes so they can keep people watching in the hope that the show stops sucking at some...
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    The Game Awards 2020

    Valid point and in general I am not a fan of the whole Telltale Games style. But.... this, when viewed as an entertainment experience, was well written with excellent voice casting and a very satisfying game loop. It also was inexpensive and had some replay ability. I guess if you do not...
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    The Game Awards 2020

    The sad truth is that this was mostly a shit year for games with a couple of outstanding exceptions. E33, Silksong, Dispatch, and..... maybe the FFT Remake if you want to count that? Rest were holdovers from wokified studios recouping costs before they get gobbled up by other companies or...