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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 14, 2024 at 14:25 UTC

Setting up a new printer without any hassles is a very satisfying event.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 14, 2024 at 09:18 UTC

1776 is my favorite book. How did you like it? I bought almost all of his books after I read 1776 and The Wright Brothers, I'm trying to decide between Truman, The Great Bridge, and Adams. If you're interested Nuclear weapons at all, I just finished Command and control which was incredible.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 14, 2024 at 09:16 UTC

How did you or your son like it? I bought almost all of his books after I read 1776 and The Wright Brothers, I'm trying to decide between Truman, The Great Bridge, and Adams.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 14, 2024 at 09:15 UTC

How did you like it? I bought almost all of his books after I read 1776 and The Wright Brothers, I'm trying to decide between Truman, The Great Bridge, and Adams.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 12, 2024 at 08:14 UTC

Found something Amazon doesn't have. There's no ball caps with my MQ-1C Gray Eagle / US Army UAS. Just Air Force and Predator or Reaper. Every Army aviation hat is what you'd expect. Chinook, Apache, Blackhawk. Now I can't be an old crusty veteran in Dunkin with my black coffee. ):

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 11, 2024 at 23:53 UTC

The Fallout TV show is really something.... Special *ba dum ts* Seriously though, episode 1 was immensely enjoyable.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 11, 2024 at 10:46 UTC

Has Russia not already been invading Baltic countries since 2014? Has China not been preparing for a Taiwan invasion since the Obama administration appeasement to south China sea expansion? Trump was tough on China, I think that's reasonable to say, and the instability you speak of predates Trump

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 11, 2024 at 09:40 UTC

Your point is compelling, and while Trump has played tough with NATO, I'm not convinced he would "dump" them. Are you suggesting that China or Russia would invade Hawaii or Alaska with Trump policies?

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 10, 2024 at 15:16 UTC

That sounds shallow, petty, and incredibly unlikely to me.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 10, 2024 at 15:13 UTC

Plutocrats is pretty vague. Bill Gates or Zuckerberg could be described as Plutocrats, I highly doubt they'd be Trump votes.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 10, 2024 at 14:28 UTC

Nobody on BlueSky will agree but I believe the world is particularly dangerous, unstable, and militarily tense - in a way we haven't seen since the Cold War. With that context, regardless of one's feelings towards his antics, I would feel way more comfortable with Trump as the US leader.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 05, 2024 at 08:46 UTC

Potentially an unpopular opinion: I'd be absolutely happy to pay a full $70 for smaller video games, with tighter scopes, if that allows for more reasonable sales targets, more creative risk, and healthier development conditions.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 04, 2024 at 15:22 UTC

Love to see it, I think there's definitely room for video games to be used for learning in a more robust way. Excited to see if this becomes more common in future educational systems.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 28, 2024 at 13:57 UTC

Completed The Dark Tower Book IV, I had fun and I'm glad I read it but what an odd item. It's like King said "Eh, nah, I'm gonna take a break and write a cowboy western instead, we'll pick up on the journey in Book V" I am going to read Eric Schlosser's Command and Control next.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 28, 2024 at 13:53 UTC

Stickers on electronics are a no go for me but I love your Firefox stickers

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 27, 2024 at 08:07 UTC

12 yrs old, waking up on Sat and hopping on the sticks or logging into an MMO for 10 hours was no problem. At 30 years old, if I don't get 10k steps, `orkout, and some sort of chore done before games I get depression Why is this? Aging thing or some sort of modern digital age/dopamine dynamic?

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 22, 2024 at 19:10 UTC

Happy birthday Dawg! I really like LAD Gaiden. I am playing LIke A Dragon Infinite Wealth, Borderlands The Pre Sequel, and I think I'm gonna explore the new continent in Old School RuneScape this weekend.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 22, 2024 at 19:08 UTC

Game is so good!

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 17, 2024 at 20:26 UTC

1. This was ordered at 6pm Friday night, arrived 4am Saturday morning. What a world we live in! 2. Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth is a very good video game.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 14, 2024 at 15:02 UTC

This is amazing and cool, but only as a novelty - at least for me personally. I would find it hard to play 480P Halo 2 multiplayer when the team over at 343 has put SO much love into making the original Halo 2 multiplayer accessible on modern devices.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 12, 2024 at 16:26 UTC

Thanks pal.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 11, 2024 at 18:56 UTC

You know I've always wondered about that. You've taken a handful of my emails and I'm amazed each time, because I imagine you have to parse through thousands of junk/sales, no? It must be difficult to isolate listener mail.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 10, 2024 at 13:24 UTC

Boy, I sure do dislike Daylight Savings Time.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 07, 2024 at 15:28 UTC

Hell of a game, my favorite! You picked a good way to play it too, as it has FPS boost and HDR/better resolution on the new xboxes, and it's stable without having to install and patches.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 07, 2024 at 15:26 UTC

New Vegas clears most games by a country mile, to be honest.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 07, 2024 at 14:57 UTC

Unrelated to the clown in your post but BUGSNAX was a really amazing game that struck me in a way I couldn't have predicted. Don't know what came over me to try it on a whim, but I'm glad I did.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 07, 2024 at 14:55 UTC

Johnathan Strange and Mr. Norell was amazing, her sophomore book (I can't even remember the name) didn't feel as impressive. For someone who has only read The Hobbit, why does LoTr bother you now?

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 06, 2024 at 20:00 UTC

Well that was a fun little show.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 05, 2024 at 21:48 UTC

Oh my God, it spells Skeletons

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 05, 2024 at 17:18 UTC

Haha respect that you didn't cheat and pick your children! ;) Those are all stellar picks. The only one I haven't played is Star Control. What UltimaIV and GTASA in particular accomplished in the context of their time is just mind-blowing. How do you feel about System Shock remake and AOM retold?

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 05, 2024 at 16:29 UTC

Thanks brother! Do you have a top 5? I'd be curious to know

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 05, 2024 at 15:47 UTC

Trying to nail down my definitive Top 5 games list. I think I've settled on: 1. Fallout New Vegas 2. Persona 5 3. Alan Wake 2 4. Baldurs Gate 3 5. Kingdom Hearts 1

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 04, 2024 at 16:13 UTC

Ahhh FF8 holds such a special place in my heart, and I'm happy to see common opinion finally turning on it. I still believe Disc 1 and 2 are the strongest opening acts in the entire franchise, even though it can't stick the landing.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 04, 2024 at 15:04 UTC

A man of Impeccable taste I see!

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 04, 2024 at 14:54 UTC

Vanilla Ice Cream with (dutch) apple pie fresh out of the oven, is, undeniably, the PEAK way to experience ice cream in any variant.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 28, 2024 at 13:41 UTC

My Baldurs Gate 3 playthrough is currently 90 hrs. I suspect I'll finish around 110. The scope of this game is wild... I've barely scratched the surface. Baldurs Gate 3 will likely be the first "10 year game" for me since Fallout New Vegas.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 20, 2024 at 23:18 UTC

Hey BlueSky!

I made a YouTube video comparing the Halo UNSC military to the USA military for fun.

Check it out if you'd be interested in that.
youtu.be/WRHaAozQtc0?...
:)

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 21, 2024 at 08:21 UTC

Right here boss man

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 20, 2024 at 23:18 UTC

Hey BlueSky!

I made a YouTube video comparing the Halo UNSC military to the USA military for fun.

Check it out if you'd be interested in that.
youtu.be/WRHaAozQtc0?...
:)

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 19, 2024 at 09:25 UTC

It's a good thing we have moms. How else would we be able to have PB and J sammys without moms to get the jar unstuck? Call your moms today.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 14, 2024 at 16:40 UTC

Thanks bugbros

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 13, 2024 at 13:51 UTC

It's good! I absolutely hated the first book, but I'm into wizard and glass now, so glad I kept going because it's been a wild fun ride.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 13, 2024 at 13:51 UTC

I'm into book four now. :) enjoying it

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 13, 2024 at 13:50 UTC

I don't get it

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 12, 2024 at 21:40 UTC

I'm working my way through the Dark Tower for the first time. Book three was great! Anybody read any good books lately?

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 12, 2024 at 20:29 UTC

Did somebody say Praxis?

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 11, 2024 at 19:08 UTC

The only people more vocal than football fans are the people who tell you how little they care about football on Superbowl Sunday

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 10, 2024 at 12:18 UTC

Depends on the VA. Mine has treated me impeccably.

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 10, 2024 at 09:33 UTC

Horse names are best brainstormed from those who get out of the rain

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Tommy @oatmeal.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 10, 2024 at 09:30 UTC

You could always tell them to go give 20 years of their life to Uncle Sam so they can retire at 40 and then never worry about it. Won't be an easy 20 years though. 🤷🫤

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