Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@Blitzenexx Depends on how old the cloth is...
Me, I just use my own breath, and my sleeve as a wiping cloth. Or my jeans. Whichever suits me the best, at any specific moment.

@ThanosReXXX: I'm guilty of that approach too. xD I don't do that often to my devices, but....

Well, I know the blowing trick for left/right triggers on Nintendo handhelds isn't the best solution, but I have used it previously on devices when compressed air didn't cut it. I made it a point to dry out my mouth as much as possible before doing it and have not done it often. Mostly it was when I would play games that heavily used the L/R buttons (such as the Mega Man Battle Network series or Minish Cap.

What I really need to do is actually open up my old GBA SP and give it some TLC sometime. Due to various factors however, I'm kind of reluctant....

@Blitzenexx Got to hand it to them though, not many companies can sell overpriced designer goods simultaneously to both the executive-class, Mercedes buying market and the starving-student-singer-dancer-actor-writer-artist market all at the same time

@ThanosReXXX Wow, you're right....that's a shock, for some reason I always thought it was Japanese...a mix of the fact that their best models were always Japan exclusives for some reason, and the fact that just hearing the word, I see "ノキア” automatically in my mind....it just automatically clicks.

@NEStalgia: People see Apple as a sort of status symbol I guess lol. While I kind of get it, I know that hip, trendy, and "cutting edge" aren't always the best approach.

@Blitzenexx They managed to take geeky tech toys and turn it into mainstream fashion accessories. That took (marketing) talent. And, back in the day, when they were running PPC/SCSI/DIMMs they actually had some major advantages over PC (crippled by their horrid OS that makes Nintendo look like an open platform, of course. )

Of course Apple never does cutting edge. Their tech is stable precisely because it's generally Yokoi/Nintendo's "withered technology" approach. Except they price it like it's diamond encrusted and lie through their teeth telling everyone it's cutting edge by packaging use cases with the sales blurb.

People always say Apple's a tech company. They're not. Their a marketing agency with a designer apparel & accessories sidearm. They just stuff old PC parts inside them too.

I'm rocking my Apple 6 that I got last year for $80. I don't think I'm their target audience

@JackEatsSparrows LOL! As long as you don't want to copy your files from one device to another without using Apple's bloated software on another device.....you're good! And remember, there's no headphone jack on the upgrade path. A $1.1k telephone shouldn't actually contain even a cheap DAC onboard....you have to plug it in separately.... Which is funny because my vintage late 60's $150 Bell System telephone plays analog audio just fine without connecting any accessories..... State of the art indeed!

I love my iPad mini. No complains from me.

@NEStalgia I mean, I don't even put files on my phone. Just pictures, and that's cloud based. I use more for talking and text.

@JackEatsSparrows You, my friend, are an Apple customer through and through.

Want a Walkman cassette player? I'll re-case it in custom brushed aluminum unibody housing and put a picture of a papaya on the back that will light up. Only $399.99!

@NEStalgia Of course I'm right. I'm nearly always right.
Researching what I want to say, before actually saying it and having it set in stone, also helps a lot...

And yeah, Apple is a designer/marketing company first and foremost. But not necessarily one with next gen tech. They even use competitor's components, and subsequently try to screw them over by suing them...

@NEStalgia A retro cassette device in a new jacket with a papaya light on the back?
What would that device be called, then? An iPappy? Would probably sell like hot cakes in Latin-American countries...

Endorsed by Sofia Vergara.

Remember that one Clone Wars story arc where Obi Wan pretends to be dead, then disguises himself as a completely different person to infiltrate the criminal underworld?
That series was wild, lemme tell ya.

Guys...
I found Sligeach eire was still on gonintendo after i browsed a link to FF X/X-2 distribution in one card by Bandai Namco.
Can you guess about him over there? 😁

@Delibheel I didn't beg in my post > : (

I'm also bothered by all of Apple's exclusive accessories. XD A lot of other phone peripherals aren't exclusive in the least.

I personally died of laughter when I learned that the update that slowed down older phones was actually real. I legit thought it was a hoax or an overreaction at first....

Are the shoulder button really that hose-bagged? That really is a bummer. Good luck in your hunting! I know first-hand that those units aren't cheap these days....

@NEStalgia Bring the price up to 599.99 and then we’ll talk 😂

scr ew you, I didn't. asking isn't begging. not allowed? is it to do with homebrew by any chance?

@GamerMatty7 Yes you were. Asking for rewards or things that can benefit you, isn't allowed on here.
And asking people you don't even know to give you 1000 points, just because you want to buy something from the eShop, is most definitely begging.