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[2023, Electronic] Omnidirectional - Subtronics
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In Windows certain words are reserved for system use. When naming files and directories, you are unable to use these words. Con, being short for "console", is one of these words. Con is also the Spanish word for "with", so a Spanish speaking user could not, for example, have a directory called "Fotos con Jim".
Space sim Squadron 42 is "feature-complete" and gunning for Starfield's lunch with massive new video
I watched the whole video trying to keep an open mind, but what they showed off just looks so generic. Quick time events, very basic looking fps mechanics, flight looks like War Thunder arcade battles. At least the gfx and animations looked pretty cool, although imo this is the least important factor of a good video game. Will probably be a skip for me, if it ever releases that is.
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[Day 26] Nothing Happens - Wallows - 100 Days, 100 Albums
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[2019] Nothing Happens by Wallows
Artist Info:
Album Info:
Track List
- Only Friend
- Treacherous Doctor
- Sidelines
- Are You Bored Yet (feat. Clairo.)
- Scrawny
- Ice Cold Pool
- Worlds Apart
- What You Like
- Remember When
- I'm Full
- Do Not Wait
Run Time - ≈ 38 Minutes 51 Seconds
Cover Photo
Fun Facts
Band member Dylan Minnette was in 13 Reasons Why and a number of other TV shows and a few films.
Personal Thoughts
Unfortunately I didn't really like Nothing Happens, I found the lyrics a bit boring and did not think the instrumental content stood on it's own. Don't get me wrong, it certainly wasn't the worst thing I've ever heard, there were a couple songs I did enjoy, and I'm not calling the rest bad, just not for me. My favorite track was Remember When, I also liked Are You Bored Yet.
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[Day 25] Dungeon Of Doom - Figure - 100 Days, 100 Albums
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[2023] Dungeon Of Doom by Figure
Artist Info:
Album Info:
Track List
- Torture Chamber
- Pain Is God
- Be Afraid
- Death Toll
- Flesh Rot
- Be Afraid (Riddim Vip)
Run Time - ≈ 20 Minutes 58 Seconds
Cover Photo
Fun Facts
PHANTASM and JEANIE feature on the album in Be Afraid, Be Afraid (Riddim Vip), and Death Toll respectively.
Personal Thoughts
I discovered Figure and Dungeon Of Doom while looking for some October themed electronic music today. It was released yesterday (October 13th 2023). It's a bit bassier than what I listen to at home these days but I liked it and think it would be killer to see live. My favorite track on the EP was Be Afraid, Death Toll was really good, too.
Smells like lobbyists in here.
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[Day 24] Westway (The Glitter And The Slums) - Sticky Fingers - 100 Days, 100 Albums
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[2016] Westway (The Glitter & The Slums) by Sticky Fingers
Artist Info:
Album Info:
Track List
- One By One
- Outcast At Last
- Sad Songs
- Angel
- Our Town
- Westway
- Something Strange
- Flight 101
- Tongue & Cheek
- Amillionite
- No Divide
Run time - ≈ 40 Minutes 2 Seconds
Cover Photo
Fun Facts
Westway topped the weekly albums chart in Australia.
Sticky Fingers would go on a hiatus after the release of Westway to deal with "internal issues" that revolved around substance abuse and controversies involving band members.
Personal Thoughts
This one was a bit hit and miss for me. I really enjoyed the instrumentation on most songs but didn't find the lyrics as engaging in some. Overall I like the band and look forward to checking out some of their other work. My favorite track on the album was Something Strange.
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[Day 23] Sofa Kings - Royel Otis - 100 Days, 100 Albums
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[2023] Sofa Kings by Royel Otis
Artist Info:
Album Info:
Track List
- Kool Aid
- Sofa King
- I Wanna Dance With You
- Letter From Roy
- Going Kokomo
- Razer Teeth
- Farewell Warning
Run time - ≈ 20 Minutes 44 Seconds
Cover Photo
Fun Facts
While they have written several, Royel Otis tends to try to stay away from releasing romantic songs, but there are a few on Sofa Kings.
Personal Thoughts
Sofa Kings is my favorite in a while. A bit poppier and more upbeat than my usual listening but I loved it. I discovered Royel Otis when Sofa King came on while I was listening to Pandora, that song ended up being my favorite on the EP.
I had audio issues too and fixed them by adding %command% -sdlaudiodriver pipewire to the launch options.
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[Day 22] Gems EP - The Lagoons - 100 Days, 100 Albums
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[2017] Gems EP by The Lagoons
Artist Info:
Album Info:
Track List
- Play That Funky Music
- Gems
- Obsessed
- Rainbows
- California
Run time - ≈ 22 Minutes 48 Seconds
Cover Photo
Fun Facts
Gems EP is The Lagoons' first EP, it features their debut single, California.
The Lagoons, a musical duo, consist of brothers Ryan and Joey Selan.
Personal Thoughts
I found The Lagoons on Pandora when their song California played. I liked the song so I decided to check out Gems EP. When I saw the Play That Funky Music cover I kinda rolled my eyes but it wasn't bad honestly lol. Aside from the cover the EP is four chill, lovey tracks that I enjoyed listening to this morning. My favorite track was California, I also really liked Gems.
Glad to finally see translation without the need for an extension. I need to translate pages semi regularly but I try not to install many extensions to avoid fingerprinting.
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[Day 21] Kill 'Em All - Metallica - 100 Days, 100 Albums
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[1983] Kill 'Em All by Metallica
Artist Info:
Album Info:
Track List
- Hit The Lights
- The Four Horsemen
- Motorbreath
- Jump In The Fire
- (Anesthisia) Pulling Teeth
- Whiplash
- Phantom Lord
- No Remorse
- Seek & Destroy
- Metal Militia
Runtime - ≈ 51 Minutes 20 Seconds
Cover Photo
Fun Facts
Kill 'Em All was originally intended to be titled Metal Up Your Ass, with cover art featuring a hand clutching a dagger emerging from a toilet bowl. The band was later steered away from this.
Personal Thoughts
Kill 'Em All was recommended to me by a buddy in our weekly exchange. My mom listened to Metallica a lot when I was growing up so I'm quite familiar with the band but had never done a proper listen of the album. It was alright, not what I would normally put on for myself but not bad either. My favorite track was Seek And Destroy.
If I owned an EV I would be too worried about battery degradation caused by the extra charge cycles to participate in anything like this.
So long, old friend.
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[Day 20] Made In Japan - Deep Purple - 100 Days, 100 Albums
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[1972] Made In Japan by Deep Purple
Artist Info:
Album Info:
Track List
- Highway Star
- Child In Time
- Smoke On The Water
- The Mule
- Strange Kind Of Woman
- Lazy
- Space Truckin
Runtime - ≈ 1 Hour 16 Minutes
Cover Photo
Fun Facts
Deep Purple originally didn't want to release Made In Japan commercially as they believed it would be impossible to reproduce the quality and experience of their stage act on an LP. This created a strong demand for bootlegs which led to a court case and later the official release of the album.
Personal Thoughts
Made In Japan was recommended to me by a buddy in our weekly exchange. I thought this album was great, the long instrumental solos are fantastic, I love this era of rock for this. Live music has definitely been growing on me lately, especially when properly recorded. My favorite track on the album was Smoke On The Water.
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[Day 19] Mirrorland - EARTHGANG - 100 Days, 100 Albums
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[2019] Mirrorland by EARTHGANG
Artist Info:
Album Info:
Track List
- LaLa Challenge
- UP
- Top Down
- Bank
- Proud Of U
- This Side
- Swivel
- Avenue
- Tequila
- Blue Moon
- Trippin'
- Stuck
- Fields
- Wings
Runtime - ≈ 55 Minutes 33 Seconds
Cover Photo
Fun Facts
Mirrorland was recorded between 2015 and 2019. On LaLa Challenge, Olu says in his verse, "I been writing this album damn way too long." That song was recorded about halfway through completing the album.
Personal Thoughts
Mirrorland was pretty hit and miss for me. There were a number of tracks that just aren't for me personally, although I was still able to find a few I did like. My favorite on the album was Blue Moon, I also quite liked This Side.
I hope most developers stay away from Denuvo on Switch. Devs already have to squeeze the thing for every fps they can get out of it, it really doesn't need anything else bogging it down.
Wow! A port of a 13 year old game will soon run on 10 year old hardware? Keep on innovating R*!
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MutatedBass
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Nice post. The ps3 is great fun if you like to tinker with this sort of thing, are on a budget, or even if you just want to relive some old games that never got ported to future gens.
I picked an original phat model for $20 a few years ago. It came with a 60 gb hdd which I replaced with a 320gb hdd I had laying around that would otherwise just collect dust due to it's miniscule size. The console made a ton of noise and would get really hot, the thermal compound was completely siezed due to it's age and heavy work load, so I replaced it with some fresh mx4 and gave the console a good cleaning. I installed Rebug and set the minimum fan speed to 60%, it's still loud but it doesn't get hot anymore. Once that was all done I loaded up a 2tb external drive with my favorite games from that generation.
To be honest, I had a lot of fun jailbreaking and tinkering with it, but I can count on one hand how many times I've gamed on it since. I should probably give it to someone who will get more use out of it lol.