matt 🏴 @matt@cybre.space

Saw this sweet set of knobs at the thrift store. I bet whatever equipment these go with is pretty sweet. A fancy multimeter? Some sort of audio gear? The case says Montgomery Ward on it, but that was just the name of a department store, so it could have been anything. The grey one is made of metal, so you know that one was for a special function. I bet you turn that knob for the grand finale, when you really want to wow the people there to see whatever it is you're doing

Reason the fahrenheit scale is better: "it's nice 😎 outside"

The only video titled "50 year-old ox tongue" that should exist is a 5-second video of someone with thick rubber gloves placing this can in a dumpster

I would require 100 dollars to click on this link but no guarantees about how long I'd watch it

Finally, a lemmings game with a slow, tedious tutorial. Because dropping you into a level called "just dig" where all you have is diggers is too hard to figure out. Really need my hand held for this one.

Most of the documentaries on curiosity stream have a certain fraudulent quality to them

They feel like some rando just wrote a script, signed up for a royalty-free stock footage account, paid some struggling voice actor non-union wages to recite it, and called it good. The cheapest, quickest turnaround possible.

Like what the hell is this, "Our Genes Under Influence"? That's not a phrase. Do you mean "under *the* influence?" Everything about this cover screams "scam"

If I was actually interested in making music, I would have figured out how to do it with the tools I already have, and I haven't, so this is another "buying something will make me want to do something" fallacy.

Maybe I'll follow their quick start guide and see if I can make anything click without having to spend money. I wonder if there's a way to use a USB keyboard as a midi controller.

There's a 16-button version of this for a not totally outrageous price. $219, approximately in the range of a good-quality arcade stick. You can swap between 4 different presets, so you have access to the same number of samples as the big one, you can just use a quarter of them at the same time.

I know this would be a terrible way to try to learn how to make music, but it's tempting. Getting good at this would feel so satisfying. Wish I could justify dropping that kind of money on a toy.

Hey Jason, I really like your Doogie Howser M.D. costume

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The ship I unlocked ONLY starts with missiles

lmao what a joke

Well, it turns out that modding out the advancing fleet was just what I needed. It gave me plenty of time to explore, I was able to complete sub-quests that I never could before (and unlocked a new ship in the process), I was able to adequately equip myself, and the final boss is so absurdly overpowered that it was STILL a tense, nail-biting experience in which I emerged the victor. Very happy with this outcome and I look forward to trying it with the advanced mode on to see the new content.

Well, I came as close as I've ever made it to taking out phase 2, and it was with the stupid stealth ship. Ended up losing because, guess what? I couldn't fucking hit it. This is how much health it had. I had four laser shots with which to weaken the shield, at which point I could kill it with the beam. I only had to hit it with three out of four lasers. I could only hit it with two. Every. Fucking. Time.

I was begging the game to sell me better weapons but it wasn't having it.

That funky pumpkin

Well this is shameless and baffling

I wish I could subscribe to my local newspaper, but they continue to do this bullshit

A boo is the spirit of a shyguy who lost its mask. That's why they have to hide their face. The mask is the fetter tethering their spirit to this world: If they ever find their mask, they can finally pass on to their eternal rest.

I don't know what's going on with boo guys. They must have some darker demons to contend with.

I've been staring at this one for 8 minutes and I'm not seeing a single opening move. I guess I'm done, because I'm not about to start guessing my way through these. That's disappointing, but if their model is "run you out of hints and then make you watch ads to get more" (which I suspect it is) then I guess it was inevitable.

Speak would eventually serve as the inspiration for popular cartoonsman Bob Belcher

Only 90s kids will remember thinking capybaras look like this for most of their lives

Wow, Mordhau doesn't let you make a female character despite being a 100% multiplayer game with no story and the dev is being a real piece of shit about it

We're thinking of adding them but gotta make sure those annoying women don't ruin the atmosphere of the game. We know the existence of women is unrealistic so don't worry, we'll let you disable them if we add them

Fuck off