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Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug

leidend posted:

UFC 14



Great looking game but I'm surprised at how limited the player creation tool is. None of the preset faces look like me, Gustafsson (on right) is much closer but there's no option like him. Why are us aryan motherfuckers always getting the short end of the stick

Use Gameface, and make a fighter that looks EXACTLY like you. It's gotten way better over the years, and when I uploaded mine, it was pretty uncanny.

http://www.easports.com/login?redirectUrl=%2Fgameface%2Fcreator

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Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug
My 7 year old rice cooker is now dead. I uh... Managed to... Forget to empty it out before going on a 2 week trip out of the country. It was less than pleasant. I decided to treat myself to one of them fancy, newfangled fuzzy logic cookers.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug
Plane tickets to Costa Rica to stay here: Pumilio Ocean Hotel and Resort





And then go here: Manuel Antonio National Park



And finally here: Paos Volcano National Park



It's gonna be a good vacation.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug
Thanks for the suggestions. Will definitely be doing plenty of outdoor adventurey stuff. That sloth sanctuary actually looks really awesome, but is's on the opposite coast from where we're staying (Jaco), so probably won't make it out there this time.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug

Rubiks Pubes posted:

I didn't realize cheese enthusiasts existed until today. Are you cheese people as insufferable as craft beer people?

I think that cheese enthusiasts are way less insufferable than uber beer and wine snobs.

Pretty much all cheese talk is "This was awesome. This other one was amazing. This one was pretty good." There's pretty much zero of the "That one that YOU like is loving garbage. The one that I like is the only good one on the planet." Also waaaayyyyy less bullshitty "This has notes of stone fruit, raw almond skin, green post oak, wet hay and Elmer's red glitter glue."

The only real cheese snobbery that you'll hear is people making fun of cheap American cheese products. Even that is a mixed bag, since many of us will willingly admit that some Velveeta queso dip is still delicious, and Kraft singles are still the one true cheese for neighborhood cookout burgers.

Eat more cheese.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug

Oneiros posted:

I'm not 100% sold on the DE razor yet but boar bristle brush + hard soap has been a massive improvement for me. I'll probably never go back to canned gel / foams again.


I'm the exact opposite. The DE razor with Feather blades is an absolutely massive improvement over any multibladed razor I have ever tried. After trying four different highly rated shave soaps/creams, I never found one that I thought was any better than Edge Sensitive Gel, and they just took way longer.


Coffee and Pie: The assorted pack of razors is neat, but just order Feathers. The Goon shaving thread warns that they are NINJA SHARP, but I have cut myself a whopping one time in the last 8 months using them. They are so much smoother than any other blade in my variety pack. Astras were good, but still a distant second.

Recent Purchase:



It's going to be 103 today. This should be fun to install....

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug

Geoj posted:

:ssh: it's a backpacking stove.

Anything can be a butt plug with enough Vaseline and willpower.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug

bongwizzard posted:

So you can like tune noise canceling headphones to block specific sounds?

Yup. My shooting range ear protection doesn't muffle the sound of people talking, but cancels out a solid 50% or more of the volume of gunshots.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug

Professor Tomtom posted:

I gave $1000 US to star citizen.

Wrong thread. It's only a purchase if it ever exists.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug

Pastry of the Year posted:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/antsylabs/fidget-cube-a-vinyl-desk-toy

Looks like they're all sold out of the ones that ship in December, which is terrible because I didn't know this existed until just now and I realize I need it more than anything

Holy poo poo. $5.9 million on a $15K goal. That's gotta be some kind of record for delta between goal and actuals, right?

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug

Geoj posted:

The best part about being 3-4 years behind the curve is when you finally get around to implementing something someone else has already worked out all the kinks, and when you have a cult following of people who believe anything you say you can claim to have invented the technology and they'll buy it - figuratively and literally.

Content:



New clutch kit & friction ring insert for my flywheel :homebrew:

Nice try. It's pretty obvious you're trying to smuggle an arc reactor across international borders through the mail.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug

PCOS Bill posted:

You know cats can just go over a baby gate with zero issue right

I am more wondering how there is a child still small enough to need a gate, that is not able to also fit through the cat door that these bigass fat cats can fit through.

welcome 2 Clown Town, can you explain the logistical situation here?

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug

welcome 2 Clown Town posted:

its very simple

one of our cats is retarded

the other one is fat

the baby gate goes at the top of the stairs to the basement where the cats' litterbox is located

the cats, because of their handicaps, are not able to jump from the top stair over a normal babygate and must therefore have an easy opening to get through

even though fat cat is fat, and retarded cat is stupid, they should be able to get through the catflap

also baby is too big to get through catflap

there you go


e: addendum - fat cat could probably make the jump but refuses to, and stupid cat certainly could but is too dumb to realize that it is even possible

That all makes sense. Thanks. But, kid is gonna get through that flap.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug
Everything is a slowly collapsing wreck.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug
It's a Google product. Google owns Youtube. Youtube Red is not going well for them, so they are giving away free Red time with this purchase to incentivize this purchase, as well as get people to try, and hopefully like, Red. I'd say that it's a good bet that anyone purchasing a home AI assistant already has at least a computer to watch Youtube on.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug

Coffee And Pie posted:

I usually alternate the feathers and Astras. Feathers are way sharper, but Astras don't dull as fast, and feel generally gentler.


I know that we have this derail least twice a year in this thread, but... For those of you who are still shaving with Gilettes, or any type of disposables, wet shaving with a safety razor really is absolutely WAY better, and cheaper in the long run. The Mach 3 was the least terrible cartridge I found, but it still was a pain in the rear end and I loving hated it. Safety razor with Feather blades made shaving go from actively hating it to pretty much just meh.

You do not need to invest in the crazy brushes and soaps to get benefit (even though they are pretty great). Supermarket shave gel with a safety razor and good blades alone is dramatically better.

Note: There ARE bad blades out there, like Shark. Go to the goon shaving thread for advice, but Astras and Feathers are the overwhelmingly suggested choices for a reason.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug

bongwizzard posted:

Nope, they fell into disuse because they are inferior product in about every way compared to a reasonable multi blade razor. Unless you are super hard up and somehow saving that $200 a year in razors is going to make or break your life, don't bother with that stuff and just buy a good cartridge change and it and regularly.

This is definitively not my experience, sorry. The only thing that I found less good about my safety razor was blade coverage. With my Mach 3, if the blade went over a spot enough to remove the shaving cream, it was smooth. With the safety razor, the outside edges were not, so I had to overlap passes by a little to get a smooth shave. Literally every other aspect of the shave was better for me with the safety razor.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug

bongwizzard posted:

So it takes longer to get the same result, but is somehow better?

If one wants to steampunk shave because it's a cool ritual, then go for it, but safety razors, like straight razors before them, fell out of use when something better came along.

It took about 20% longer, the blades cut through my super coarse hair much more smoothly, and left virtually zero irritation/bumps/ingorwn hairs, unlike the Mach 3 or Quattro before. So yes, that is much, much better.

I give zero shits about "steampunk shaving", going with the cheapest merkur handle I could find, sticking with standard supermarket shaving cream because the brush/soap was not worth the effort to me. Shaving was extremely unpleasant to me, and I cared only about making the act itself better. Safety razor with good blades was drastically better for me.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug
Crock pots these days take foods up to 200+ degrees, even on low. Sous vide is a specific temperature that you decide, and it stays there.

Ex: A steak is medium rare at 132ish degrees inside. You put it in a water bath that is 132 degrees. It is perfectly cooked. It physically cannot overcook.

I love my sous vide machine. It's not the only kitchen gadget you need. It won't completely transform your cooking experience forever. It has it's own issues, but it is a neat thing that is uniquely capable of some cool stuff.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug
If you have an on/off, or older crock pot with an analog dial, the temp controller will work. Newer Smart Pots that control digitally already will not, yeah.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug

OSU_Matthew posted:

Not to beleauger the point too much, but that won't work without a water circulator. You'll just wind up with different temperature zones of too hot/too cold

Ehhhh. It helps, but is not strictly necessary. The natural convection of the water with a temperature differential is good enough. The Sous Vide Supreme unit uses no circulator, and there has been no widespread issues. A circulator probably just speeds things up a little bit.


Edit: I started off with a Sous Vide Supreme and liked it a lot. Very sturdy.

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Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug
I'd be interested to see if aquarium circulators are rated up to 200 degrees. At least 180. Some neat veggie applications at those temps.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug

Devdisigdu posted:

My previous cheap headset (£20 one) died in the right ear, So I picked up one from Logitech hoping it will last longer than 8 months.



These won't.




This will though.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug
I always had major problems with eye strain and image clarity on modern LCD displays. A friend got me to try out a cheap old CRT and it made a huge difference. It's pretty obvious that all of the monitor "advances" over the last 25+ years are just BS sold to us by BIG MONITOR to make us buy new things that we do not need.With CRTs, a replacement pack of 6 costs less than one new LCD does too.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug

H110Hawk posted:

You might consider testing if it's IPS vs. TN LCD panels, and matte vs gloss. TN or gloss give me headaches and eye strain, matte IPS monitors do not.

:thejoke:

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug

Lawen posted:

This guy knows whats up. Bulleit bourbon is good, the rye is drat good. Makes a killer old fashioned too, just add a bit more sugar if you need it. Or do a horse's neck: rye, ginger beer, dash of bitters, lemon peel.

How have I never heard of that cocktail. That sounds amazing. Will be trying that this weekend.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug

Fozaldo posted:

More money than sense but it looks loving cool on my wall and should pay for itself eventually.



I had no interest and held out for a couple years, and even passed on a free one a friend who works for them offered me. My girlfriend moved in and really wanted one, so I relented.

It's awesome. It's so, so good. Not only are my bills very noticeably smaller, I can turn the AC/heater on and off from my phone while in bed, instead of having to get up. It enables me to be so lazy and I love it.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug

rockcity posted:

My waffle maker broke in air travel a couple months ago so I decided to go overboard and buy a ridiculous one to replace it.



Breville Smart Waffle Pro.

I am pretty dedicated to eating well on any trips I take, but even I wouldn't take my own waffle maker with me while traveling.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug
New power supply and graphics card.





A new car!



Not my picture, but it is the color that I got it in, and man is it pretty. A significant improvement over my 2014 in almost every way, and I loved my 2014.

Not super happy right now though, since while pulling out of the service bay, one of employees rubbed it along another car. There was a 4" long white streak along the side (no scratch/dent), so they still have it at the dealership, and are going to have their paint guy fix it. It's raining balls right now though, so they are estimating Saturday based on forecast.

"Congratualtions! Now go drive off in your new ca... Nevermind, take this 2 year old grey Malibu rental for the week..."

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug
Oh weird. Yeah, those are apparently the "premium" wheels. I got mine with the standard.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug
I prefer to pull my pants and underwear all the way to the ground when I use a urinal.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug

null_pointer posted:

Are there any split-style ergonomic keyboards that are a) cool looking, b) use quiet mechanical switches, and c) aren't hellaciously expensive?

I had my eye on an Ergodox with custom-printed keycaps, back in July, but holy poo poo is that a lot of money (and I missed the deadline to order the keycaps, which wouldn't have shipped until February 2018, anyway ...) Plus the Ergodox has the spacebar and enter key in a really weird place, which probably would have been tough to get used to.



Do I have any other alternatives?

I understand most of those, but is the "RUB OUT" button a pornhub launcher macro key or something?

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug
Pretty sure that they would unironically ironically wear it.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug

Lawen posted:



Why are they better than a Bic? I'm glad you asked.

1. Actually refillable, unlike a Bic
2. The flint and wheel assembly is replaceable (in case you really like your plastic disposable lighter and want to pass it on to your grandkids, I guess?)


In the 15 years that I smoked, I never had a single lighter long enough to run out of fluid, much less wear down the flint. Lost/broken/snagged by friends long before the gas ran out.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug
It does. I am the guy who goes to another restaurant if the quoted wait is more than 15 minutes, and I was only willing to do the Franklin trip since it was what my wife wanted for her birthday, but.. Franklin moist brisket is still without a doubt the best food I have ever eaten. I have since done the wait 5 more times.

Bring friends, camp chairs, portable shade, and a cooler full of beer. Turn it into an excuse to start drinking with your buddies at 7am. poo poo, even the one time I went on my own and got a giant order to take to friends, it was still worth it.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug
I've had the 2017 model TCL for over a year now. The only thing that Argyle didn't mention/get right is the black levels. The blacks are really, really bad. Like, tried to watch Game of Thrones and most scenes in a crypt, or inside any dark building look like they are just disembodied heads floating in a sea of charcoal grey.

Anything brighter though looks goddamn incredible. Major standouts are Planet Earth 2 and Chasing Coral.

It's a 65" 4K HDR Roku TV for $480 on Amazon sale. Even with the lovely blacks, it's a steal even at normal price.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug

welcome 2 Clown Town posted:

The best places in Costa Rica are Arenal Volcano national park (north central) and the Manuel Antonio national park (southern pacific coast). Also, Costa Rican produce, especially fruit, is second to none.

Everything here is correct.

I was a little disappointed in the rest of Costa Rican food, since it seems to be kinda "Mexican food, but less flavorful", but the fruit was absolutely loving incredible. At least 75% of the food we ate there was just raw fruit. We did a 4 hour grueling hike and at the end was a plate of pineapple and FRIGID cold coconuts with straws, and it was one of the best things I have ever tasted.

Enjoy the trip Bape. Favorite trip I have ever been on. My wife and I do a big trip every two years and we had to guilt ourselves REALLY hard to not "waste" one by going to Costa Rica back to back.

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug

Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:

Is it assumed the lighter is for cigarettes or weed? My opinion of the keyboard is based on the answer to this question.

What? No. It's assumed that you will always have a confetti birthday cake next to the keyboard to match the colors. The lighter is there for candles!

Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug
I bought some propane and propane accessories.









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Doom Rooster
Sep 3, 2008

Pillbug
I use the Cremo beard softener which also functions as a wash and it is legiiiiit. It's tag line is something like "astonishingly superior" which I thought was dumb, but holy poo poo it's true. That stuff is amazing. Clean, no more dandruff, pillowy soft.

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