Off Topic 2015

[l3ulvl]

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Heh, reminds me of an electronic baseball game I had when I was a kid. I often played it with the sound off while sitting/laying in bed in the morning so as not to wake my parents. There were a few times when the game would just jam or something and it would start playing one of its sound effects in a continuous tone and I'd be desperately trying to shut it off before it woke up my parents. Think i had to take the batteries out to get it to stop.

I used to have the same problem with a little handheld racing game I had, the old type where you just dodge cars moving left or right, sort of like frogger, and even though I turned the volume off it would sporadically come back on, and when it did... it was LOUD. All I could do was press a push-pin into the reset button. I really hated when that sound glitch kicked in during a great run

[kehlis]

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They've tried over a decade to create restrictions. They do have them, but the issue is they'll go back and say, "Remember in your program when that gunshot was fired? That was louder than your dialogue and stuff, so we can be just as loud as that." Basically, they are using loopholes to make it around that volume.

This hasn't been a problem since they've placed the restrictions in place. If you are seeing specific examples there are directions in this link you can follow to get it rectified. I personally haven't see it in years though:

https://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/loud-commercials

[Majingir]

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lol I make it on TV(at least my twitter does) and the hosts of the show cringe at my username(cause they can't pronounce it,and my tweets have been on show before).

I don't really even like my username anymore,I've just used it for so long,and people on the few sites I use,know me by that, that I just never decided to get anything better.

I signed up for this site and a few others 10+ years ago,and just used combo of two people on tv shows I used to like,and just had that name on so many sites since. Though I always do wonder what my username might be if I could choose anything today.

[Speedy]

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lol I make it on TV(at least my twitter does) and the hosts of the show cringe at my username(cause they can't pronounce it,and my tweets have been on show before).

What show?

[razorkaos]

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Magic came to my town and I'll probably miss the opportunity to see them playing. It looks like they're having fun discovering and playing footvolley on the beach.

[Majingir]

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It was a sports talkshow in canada

[Skyboxer]

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I turned 26 today. Can't believe it. Feels like it's all downhill from here lol. On the other side of my twenties, soon to be 30.. then 40.. ugh

I'm 3 months away from 50 and I just bought Yoshi's Woolly World..
So ... yep..

[razorkaos]

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I'm 3 months away from 50 and I just bought Yoshi's Woolly World..
So ... yep..

29 here and after 15 years i started buying Lego boxes again



Best toy ever

[redsox4evur]

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29 here and after 15 years i started buying Lego boxes again



Best toy ever

Very, very debatable...it ****ing sucked stepping on those things. And they lose huge points for that one.

[Redacted01]

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Legos are just too expensive for me to get back into. Went to a Lego store last month and I figured they had to be a lot cheaper when I was a kid or my parents wouldn't have bought them.

Erector sets is something I did a little bit with when I was a kid and that's something I'd consider buying again. They have a kit for $80 that I could justify. Would want to finish organizing my garage first and get a heater as I'd probably work on things out there.

K'Nex is another one I used a lot as a kid, but I think they've changed so much from what they were 20 years ago that I don't know if it'd be worth getting a set. A 700 piece set is $40 on Amazon which sounds pretty good. I want to say the old blue box had 1800 pieces maybe and was easily $100.

[slickdtc]

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Legos are just too expensive for me to get back into. Went to a Lego store last month and I figured they had to be a lot cheaper when I was a kid or my parents wouldn't have bought them.

Erector sets is something I did a little bit with when I was a kid and that's something I'd consider buying again. They have a kit for $80 that I could justify. Would want to finish organizing my garage first and get a heater as I'd probably work on things out there.

K'Nex is another one I used a lot as a kid, but I think they've changed so much from what they were 20 years ago that I don't know if it'd be worth getting a set. A 700 piece set is $40 on Amazon which sounds pretty good. I want to say the old blue box had 1800 pieces maybe and was easily $100.

Oh yeah, they're insanely marked up. There's good places like Bricklink that's an after market marketplace for LEGO, like an Amazon for LEGO. Pick and choose your pieces, custom made pieces, etc. Pretty much anything you can dream of, someone has done with LEGO. Not to mention the robotics and other spin offs from LEGO themselves.

I agree with razor, it is the best toy. But I'm also incredibly bias and invested since I work for a company that makes accessory pieces for LEGO minifigures. Surprise!

[AUChase]

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So what's the best microwavable popcorn ?

Act II just isn't cutting it anymore.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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I like Orville. I also sprinkle some taco sauce on there to give it some flavor.

[slickdtc]

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Taco sauce on popcorn? That's a new one. Like the seasoning or the liquid sauce?

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Liquid sauce.