Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@Woomy_NNYes
Um..., yes Princess Woomy ? 🤣

@bimmy-lee
Who is ThanksReXXX ?
It should be ThanosReXXX, right ? 🤣

@Anti-Matter - Dang! Thanks man, I fixed it. That’s the second time my autocorrect has done that, and I haven’t noticed. Hey, I wanted to ask you earlier when you replied to my gamelan question, what is the significance of gamelan to Indonesian people? I was under the impression it was part of establishing an Indonesian identity separate from China. At any rate, I love watching videos of gamelan. I would love to see a gamelan “orchestra” live in person some day.

@bimmy-lee
Gamelan (Gosh... suddenly it typed Homeland from my phone 🤣 ) is the traditional ensemble music of Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese in Indonesia, made up predominantly of percussive instruments.

The instrument is pure from Indonesia.
Gamelan is usually played for traditional Indonesia dance such as Serimpi dance, Kecak dance, Legong dance, etc.
Some example of gamelan playing.

Trivia time, some Japanese musician got inspiration from Indonesian culture and bring the inspiration into their songs such as Denpasar by good-cool, Klungkung 1655 from Keyboardmania, Gamelan de Couple by Tomosuke Funaki from Dance Dance Revolution and also The Lost Kingdom theme from Super Mario Odyssey.

@Woomy_NNYes no worries.

We can just assume the huntail in my avatar is female.

@Tyranexx TP isn’t vandalism to me either. It’s just a fun little prank that gives you an excuse to wander around at 2 in the morning. I’ll admit I would get annoyed if kids were doing it to my house all the time. But the first couple of times people must react with more surprise than anger.

@Anti-Matter I haven't heard about that game - didn't know anyone with a PS3 - but I'll look into it.

The only racer I willingly seek out every now and again is an arcade game called Hydro Thunder. The playtime is usually fairly short, plus I like a lot of the lighter boats in the game.

@NintendoByNature I just fired MK8D up for a little while. So far I'm enjoying my time with the game! It's really flashy, the tracks are tight, and a lot of the items are fun. Now if only some of my CPU racing compadres would stop slamming me with blue shells.... 😒

I almost went right into 150CC but decided 100CC would be a better mode in which to get my feet wet. I think I'm adjusting to the controls nicely. 50CC is too slow. XD

@bimmy-lee Typically I don't avoid people that I know aren't long-term chatterers, though it depends on my schedule. It's almost a stealth game in itself trying to dodge the windy ones that you know will tack on at least 15-20 minutes of what should be a store visit. XD

The AI in Mario Kart has already messed me up this evening. I was doing well on the last track of the most recent cup I attempted, and lo and behold I get slammed with a ton of items at nearly the same time during the final lap. I finished 3rd and still brought home the gold trophy.

@NotTelevision Where I'm from, it's seen more as a practical joke by most. I didn't even know it was considered vandalism in some communities/by some people until I was a little past the TP-happy stage.

@Tyranexx enjoy, it's a fun game. Online can get pretty hectic though, if you try that.

@Tyranexx That’s the same way I feel about it. I get the feeling most local law enforcement doesn’t care about it either. They’re probably laughing when they get call from someone who is complaining about it.

MK8 is a great game. I think I spent most of my time beating the ghost in time trials. There are some ridiculous shortcuts on the tracks that you find out about, particularly the new Rainbow Road where boosting off the side of the track will drop you to a point in a lower level near the finish line. That’s a good one to frustrate friends with 😂

@NotTelevision
Baby Park (Mario Kart 8 version) is more catastrophic than Rainbow Road.
Due to its short loop, you can easily got smack by items or overlapped by 1 turn. 😆

@Anti-Matter Ohh for real. If don’t have banana peels or shells guarding you during that race, you’re going to have a rough time. You also need to position yourself just right so you can pull off that slide boost around the corners. I also think it’s sometimes good to position yourself so the blue shell won’t get you. There’s always at least one per race.

@StephanDLW Some items require skills to use effectively. It’s just the the blue shells that feel a bit cheap. It’s a fun item in a random game, but it gets annoying because it feels like punishment for racing well. If I get taken out by a green shell or a banana peel then I feel like it was my fault though.

When I play Smash online I turn off the items. Some of the trophies assist are just ridiculously overpowered. In a friendly game they are fun though. I like the Nintendog that blocks the screen 😮

Hey, StephanDLW is gone !

Baaaaaby Park, doo-doo dah doo dah doo-doo....

Allergies are gross. They don’t usually get me too bad, but I woke up thirty minutes after bedtime with an immediate need to eject bile and post nasal drip out of my not sinus cavity.

Guess I’ll go start checking tons of wires in the truck for continuity in a bit.

@Anti-Matter Yeah not sure what happened. It seemed like a pretty G rated discussion.

Now it looks like I’m just harassing random people with my thoughts on Mario Kart. So be it. History will not be defaced today.

You rang?

@bimmy-lee Think I found the truck problem. The replacement starter I put in is grounding out; the plastic pigtail harness for the ignition lead isn’t seated or sealed completely, just wiggly bigly. When it wiggles, there’s enough give that the metal lead (which should not be visible) on the casing interior is making contact with the casing, going directly to chassis ground. I bench tested to solenoid after seating it and it still engages. Gonna try to get to the part store and fuss so it doesn’t use my warranty. The part is visibly defective, I would rather them not use up my 90 manufacture warranty.
Hopefully this fixes it, since the affected fuse is “IGN W/STARTER” and the standalone “IGN” isn’t affected.

Fun

Ugh, how is it Monday morning already? I feel like it should still be Saturday afternoon at the latest!

This Monday there will be a Lion Dance performance at my School Gym.
It will be very noisy from the drum and the cymbals sound. 😣
Students will watch the performance and give Hong Bao to the Lion Dancers.