Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

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If the cut face mask was supposed to be some sort of joke, @Tyranexx .... It's an extremely bad one? That is possible but it hardly makes her any less stupid, either, sadly

@ThanosReXXX So you would suggest not using it on Switch Pro-controllers then?

@Tyranexx The industry does thrive on doom and politics. People like to point out that "sex sells" and that's true. But in reality disaster and controversy sell more. And nearly all major news outlets aren't in it for noble reasons, they are profit driven companies.

@Tyranexx Sadly enough, it definitely wasn't a joke. It was already posted last week, and it has been on the local Kentucky news, and also on the Daily Show with Trevor Noah. I would think that both of these programs would first check if something is a hoax or not. And like @BruceCM said, if it really WAS a joke from the woman herself, then she's probably the only one who thinks it's funny, so it's not really working in that case...

But having said that, I definitely do understand people going crazy. I'm certainly having conflicting thoughts about all of this myself, but luckily, the logical part of me always prevails, meaning that I'll stick to these rules regardless, because I'll be damned before I'll become one of these idiots that is only going to make this whole situation last even longer, because I want to be "free" because it's my right by law, or whatever other stupid excuse these fools are using.

Oh, and I positively HATE the word "boomer". It's not an actual thing. It's just a childish backlash from millennials, which IS an actual thing, because they apparently can't stand being labeled. Luckily, those are all generalizations, and there are plenty of good and normal people to be found in any generation, so I mostly stay away from using these kinds of derogatory terms. Unless of course, people deserve it...

As for the Marvel movies: according to the article in that link that I sent you, this year is going to be a very slow one for Marvel movies, so they're expecting 2 at most, and maybe even just a single one, so you've basically got 7 months to get caught up. Seems like more than enough time, even for such a list, so no rush, ma'am...

@Heavyarms55 Well, if it's the original controller, then that doesn't have any rubberized grips, other than the thumb sticks, obviously. Perhaps stating the obvious, but what I'm talking about is the parts that you hold when playing, and on the original Pro controller, those are from hard, textured plastic, so there's no rubber coating on them. Don't know about third party Pro controllers, though.

Heh Gameloft released their own "Classics Mini"-style app for mobile devices. 30 of their old Java phone games for free.

No ads or anything so that's nice. It's quite nostalgic, though I don't really remember playing any of these particular games back then.

Sounds good, @Eel .... I'll check that out, soon! Just to see what they have in there, at least

@Eel I got curious about it, because of you mentioning that, so I looked up a gameplay video:

For whoever is interested:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.an...

@BruceCM I can list the games to see if any rings a bell.

Platinum Solitaire 3
Abracadaball
Alien Quarantine
Avalanche Snowboarding
Block Breaker 2 DX
Block Breaker 3 Unlimited
Brain Challenge 3 Think Again
Bubble Bash 2
Cannon Rats
Date or Ditch 2
Detective Ridley and the Mysterious Enigma
Diamond Rush
Fashion Icon
Gangstar 2 Kings of LA
Hero of Sparta
High School Hook Ups
KO Fighters
Miami Nights 2 the city is yours
Minding Bowling 3
Midnight Pool
Modern Combat 2 Black Pegasus
Moto Cross Trial Extreme
My Life in New York
Nova
Souls of Darkesss
Texas Hold’Em Poker
Vampire Romance
Wild West Guns
Zombie Infection
Zombiewood

Edit: oh thanks the video helps

Ta, most of those are self-explanatory, anyway, @Eel ..... Downloading, to try them out!

@BruceCM My humor is pretty dry and tongue-in-cheek at times; I'm one who would probably post a picture of me doing something like that...but within my own home. I'd never actually go out in public like that. Besides, I'm much more fond of the memes involving Corona beer. XD

@Heavyarms55 Agreed. I'm sure more than a few journalists start out with good intentions, but when you become part of the profit-driven machine...yep. I considered going into journalism at one point as I like writing, but I learned it wasn't really for me.

@ThanosReXXX That's...sad, to say the least. I get a lot of my news online, so I'm surprised I missed that to begin with. Though I've admittedly been paying less attention to the Covid circus lately as it's usually "Do this...no, THIS!...NoPe, YoU nEeD tO dO tHiS nOw!...." A lot of mixed messaging. I've already mentioned the mask confusion between the CDC and WHO in the appropriate thread. Different states are responding differently. I'm not totally against how my own is handling things, but the current "opening plan" they have laid out has about a month between each phase. IMO that span of time needs to be shortened a little. And don't get me started on some of the insane classifications on "essential" businesses....I'm not against jobs being retained in this crisis, but it has yet to be explained to me how a place that prints junk mail is considered "essential" while a children's clothing store is not.

I daresay all countries, counties, communities, etc. have their fair share of morons, however. XD

I don't use "boomer" as a derogatory term; I just try to use the labels for each respective generation, even though they're over-generalizations. Gen Xers, Millenials, Boomers, Gen Z, the Silent Generation....

I hope to get to the Marvel movies before TOO long. XD For one, that'll require a subscription service I don't currently have. I don't watch movies at home too often, funnily enough; most of my entertainment is split between my game consoles, books/manga, and interneting.

Yep, there's always some idiots around, @Tyranexx... The confusion is a mix of the government providing some of the rules but it's then our councils that interpret most of it Then, there's slight variation between different shops & then the whole lot is updated daily, too

While I'm thinking about it, and this is neither here nor there, but...did Anti get banned again?

@BruceCM I've recently heard about one particularly odd situation via an uncle lately. They just reopened access to some state-ran parks, forests, etc. at the beginning of May. My uncle enjoys getting out on a boat and fishing on occasion at a nearby lake. The park authority still has to have all the public restrooms locked up and closed. The only way anyone can go to the restroom is by using a single porta-potty. So they're shut off from a place with multiple spots to do their business that has sinks, soap, and water and have to use one single spot to relieve themselves between all present WITHOUT any way to wash their hands (unless one brings their own essentials, of course).

It doesn't make any sense to me.

Someone hasn't thought that through, @Tyranexx.... Which also happens, of course

@Tyranexx I've been wondering where he's been myself and every time I remember to post asking where/how He is, I get busy and forget to when I'm back on posting messages.

So I hope he's doing ok.

@Tyranexx If I had to guess, he probably did. I checked Anti-Matter's profile and I saw that his avatar and profile description are gone. (You can still see his avatar if you check his comment log.)

@BruceCM That's certainly one way to put it!

@NintendoByNature, @MarioLover92 Same here; I hope he's doing okay. I hadn't thought to check his profile, but his avatar is currently the site's default, and there's a lack of a description. So yes, I'd say it's a possibility he was banned.

@Tyranexx rather he be banned then something else, ya know.

@Tyranexx Yeah that's too bad if that's the case. I hope he's doing okay too. I'm gonna guess he's practicing kickboxing lol

@NintendoByNature Yep, I agree. Especially in these uncertain times....

@MarioLover92 Kickboxing? Maybe. But I think that DDR might be more likely.

@ThanosReXXX That makes sense. Then how best would you suggest cleaning the rubber portions without damaging them?

@Tyranexx I don't think journalists in general have bend intentions. It's just the nature of the beast, when you work for a profit driven company you have an obligation to do what makes money. The fact that the vast majority of major news outlets are owned by entertainment media companies is a major factor as well.

We need more independent news companies and major media corporations like Fox, Disney, WarnerMedia, Google, Facebook and other major companies need to be broken up. When companies get too large, no individual intentions really matter anymore. What you have is a machine and the people working for it are just replaceable parts, disagree with the machine and you'll just be replaced with another cog.