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sourdust

@sourdust@toot.wales

Actor.
Retrogamer.
Rugby Nerd.
Half-decent cook.
It's an anagram, not a pseudonym.

Even if it's NOT #StarWars, #DoctorWho or #Shakespeare, I might still be listening - try me.

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jake4480, to random
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Starting to see the ai-generated item descriptions on eBay listings and they're weeeeird. They're like these overly wordy crappy little technical manuals 😂

sourdust,
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@jake4480 The usual giveaway is when the first paragraph congratulates you for searching for "Steering wheels for grapefruit"; the next two explain what a grapefruit and a steering wheel are; then three or four lengthy repetitions of the same word salad of synonyms for "grapefruit" and "wheel"; and by the end you still have no idea where to find or how to fit a steering wheel for your grapefruit.

llamasoft_ox, to random
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There is actually a product called Comfort Cow. "Meet the Comfort Cow, your softest, most comforting friend. Designed to provide a soothing touch and gentle pressure, this cow offers more than just cuddles—it offers a calming presence. When the world seems too much, snuggle up with the Comfort Cow. Large Enough for Love."

Not a real cow though, alas. 🐄

sourdust,
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@llamasoft_ox In the late 20th Century (!) "La Vache Qui Rit" were giving away "Comfy Cows" if you scarfed enough cheese...

Mrfunkedude, to random
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The "Three Body Problem" on Netflix on it's own is bad, but once you compare it to the book, it's much much worse.

The ONLY really good book to movie adaptation I have ever seen was "Silence of the lambs". It more or less just turned the book into a script. The most accurate adaptation I've seen to this day.

What's YOUR favorite book to movie adaptation? Tell us why!

sourdust,
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@Mrfunkedude I like the adaptation of "The Prestige" - it keeps the spirit of the novel but entirely flips the denouement. Perhaps both endings are valid but the movie one feels right on film, whereas the book ending works better in print IMO.

llamasoft_ox, to random
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THESE KNITTED CHICKENS ARE GETTING OUT OF CONTROL 🐔

sourdust,
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@llamasoft_ox They're now inked kitchens? Or thickened kittens?

sourdust, to cymru
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The #Welsh word for fondly recalling being tucked in to bed by one's mother at night is "NosDalgia".

bread80, to random
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RIP Z80 🥲

End of life notification letter:
https://www.mouser.com/PCN/Littelfuse_PCN_Z84C00.pdf

sourdust,
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@bread80 Wow. I though they still ran about 40% of... everything?

sourdust, to retrogaming
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Bought from a rather well-stocked "tip shop" for £2 each.

I know it's only golf AGAIN, but - a #Dreamcast game for £2? In a junk shop? In 2024?! Had to be done...

#RetroGaming

sourdust,
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@SirTapTap Despite having an XBox copy somewhere, I've never played it. Loved the PS3/4 games so really must give this a spin now.

sourdust, to random
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Nothing sums up our weird world of the future more succinctly, than "So what did we all think?" retrospectives of a TV series that launched 24 hours ago.

SirTapTap, to random
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I actually much prefer the "American" definition of Liberal (to mean, more or less, progressive) to the classical/European definition.

I understand the historical context but, especially when one party is calling themselves "Conservatives", it's kind of screwed up for "Liberal" to mean "Conservative" as well

sourdust,
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@SirTapTap I also prefer the US meaning, as in "I'm broadly progressive but don't assume I'll turn up to every demo", to the now hopelessly confused EU/UK one. Here in the UK the word (if used at all) simply signifies someone who is not on the extreme fringes... and a belated adoption of the term "neoliberal" (to basically mean "conservative who has stopped even pretending to give a damn") has muddied the waters further.

sourdust, to HashtagGames
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My Corona

sourdust, to retrogaming
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Amazing to think that this was already a "retro" computer game even when we played it in school in 1984!

I don't think we knew it was THAT old. With contemporary IT generations more likely to be measured in months than years, a 12 YEAR OLD computer game would have felt like communing with the ancestors... 👴

#RetroGaming #StarTrek

https://vmst.io/@Robavince/112215042099830803

gbraad, to gaming
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Anbernic features: "let you fondle admiringly"

I am sold...

https://anbernic.com/en-de/products/rg353m

sourdust,
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@gbraad I have the 351M and all technical considerations aside, it's a beautiful object to hold.

sourdust,
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@gbraad The upgrades always seem too minor for me. See no reason (yet!) to give up my 351M and 300 - which is basically the 2021 version of your pairing. They play everything, perfectly enough that I don't notice!

llamasoft_ox, to random
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does anyone remember Morrisons' vapour sneezeguards? Appeared all of a sudden some years ago and made the veg section look all sci-fi with constant flowing vapour. Disappeared completely a month or so later.

sourdust,
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@llamasoft_ox I had no idea that was the reason (was it?!) but I miss them - the herbs were super-fresh, can't get 'em like that before or since.

sourdust, to random
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When I first saw a REAL crocodile, I wasn't bothered at all.

Turns out I was just Lacoste Intolerant.

🐊

upmultimedia, (edited ) to movies
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LOVE this TASTY shot from The Fury (1978), the other supernatural horror film Brian De Palma did after megahit Carrie.

A psychic accidently touches the bad guy and witnesses them mistreating someone. The editing, the sound, the 360 pan around the actor ... delicious

Warning contains some fake looking 1970s film blood

sourdust,
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@upmultimedia Looks like a Fairchild Channel F, which would have been more readily available in 1977/8.

GamesMissed, to retrogaming
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people, I have a question. I received a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES-001) and a Super Nintendo (SNS-001, with the SVHC Sound module) last year. They both work ... eventually.

For both of them, it takes a few minutes after they're plugged in and switched on before they'll output a picture. I'm using composite video, since I don't have anything with RF on hand.

sourdust,
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@GamesMissed Not an engineer here, just experience: "Warming up" is indeed regularly related to old capacitors. IF that's the issue, it will get slowly worse until they die. If you're up to it yourself, recap - if not, put up with it as long as you can, then pay someone else to do it. :-)

Sonikku, to gaming
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I edited this 1996 ‘Toys R Us’ Super Nintendo ad to have what the current USD prices would be with inflation.

Keeping in mind at this point both the PlayStation and Saturn were out, and the SNES was a 5 year old console.

#Gaming #RetroGaming #Nintendo #SNES #History #Pics #Inflation #Economics

sourdust,
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@Sonikku I've long found it fascinating how we feel genuinely shocked at the "high" prices of retro tech, when in fact the great majority of it is still cheaper than it was when new.

The reason of course is that 20 years ago - when many of us built our collections - it was all practically free. Also, $300 for your main games console is reasonable; for a collectable to put on your shelf with dozens of others... much less so.

sourdust, to zxspectrum
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This is "Starburst" on #ZXSpectrum - a "Crash" magazine covertape game. A very decent shmup which manages to avoid colour-clash issues for the most part, and plays quite smoothly. Incremental power-ups build quickly and you don't lose them ALL if you die. Have to appreciate a shmup that isn't dead-set on wrecking your life... 🙂

If this was on the front of my magazine in 1991 I'd be pretty chuffed.

#RetroGaming #shmups

sourdust, to retrogaming
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[sigh]

It's ALWAYS an emergency with you, Nancy.

You never call just to say "HI!", do you?

I'm right here, Nancy... 😢

#RetroGaming #RetroGames #ChaseHQ #SegaMasterSystem
#80s

gpowerf, to InitialD
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Four games that blew me away when I first played them: and the systems where I experienced them.

  1. Seaquest - #Atari2600
  2. Ferrari 355 Challenge - #Arcade / #Dreamcast
  3. Red Dead Redemption II - #Stadia
  4. Donkey Kong - #NES / #Famicom

Share some of your all-time greats if you wish :) #gaming #retrogaming

F355 speeding down the track on F355 Challenge
Cowboy riding a pinto looking amazing
Just the best game of all time, Donkey Kong running on NES/Famicom

sourdust,
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@gpowerf "Four games that blew me away when I first played them: and the systems where I experienced them. "

  1. Elite - #ZXSpectrum (1985)
  2. X-Wing - PC (1993)
  3. WipeOut 2097 - #PS1 (1997)
  4. Fallout 3 - PC (2010)

#RetroGaming #OldSkool

X-Wing - PC. Cockpit view as an W-Wing blasts a TIE fighter with orange laser bolts.
WipeOut 2097 - PS1. 3rd-person view of futuristic antigrav racecar on an industrial-themed racetrack
Fallout 3 - PC. 3rd-person view of player character in a blue jumpsuit and carrying a drum-magazine submachine gun over her back. She crouches to survey a post-apocalyptic township made of scrap metal and old vehicles.

jaz, to Rugby
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:IrishRugby: :ItalianRugby: Match Thread

Last match of the this weekend is visiting

Last year was no walkover, with Italy scoring 20 to Ireland's 34.

Anthems are done, some wee lad just belted out Ireland's Call and we are ready to kick off.

@rugby

sourdust,
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@jaz @rugby ...if you're Irish! ;-)

We should send the U20s out there. No point risking injuries in an Irish training run.

jaz, to Scotland
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:ScottishRugby: :FrenchRugby: #SCOvFRA Match Thread

Settling in for #Scotland #France #rugby and both I and half the crowd are enjoying a very cheeky I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) .

Seems like anyone's game, looking forward to some interesting rugby. Time to see if first or second half Scotland show up today.

#6Nations

sourdust,
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@acetog @jaz @rugby The problem is the laws.

It doesn't matter that the ball can't have done anything else. That's not positive proof, which is what is required.

sourdust,
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@joshourisman @acetog @jaz @rugby No, I can't. If you can, fair enough. I can see a shot where the arm moves out of the way, the ball has shifted down to ground level, but the low angle means it is "over the horizon". I agree it's difficult to imagine how that can't be grounded, but that's not the question. TMO has to be 100% CERTAIN that it is - no other hand/foot under it, e.g. I can't see how he can be.

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