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[Eric Blank]

Was permitted to buy $20 worth of games on steam, so I chose mount & blade and the Napoleonic Wars expansion for it. The demo has been exceptionally entertaining, honestly.

[mastahcheese]

I also got 20$ on steam.
Bought Knights and Merchants, and Wizardrys 6-8.

[Kadzar]

Today, I had a random encounter at work. Three folks in their 60s: a self-professed know nothing, a mediator who knew a little, and a techno-snob from the 80s who hated anything "newfangled" and called his desktop a mainframe. I lol'd.

Frankly I think calling your computer a "mainframe" sounds kinda cool, but I worry doing so would allow people to easily hack it via some sort of 3d interface with very basic graphics.

[MaximumZero]

Today, I had a random encounter at work. Three folks in their 60s: a self-professed know nothing, a mediator who knew a little, and a techno-snob from the 80s who hated anything "newfangled" and called his desktop a mainframe. I lol'd.

Frankly I think calling your computer a "mainframe" sounds kinda cool, but I worry doing so would allow people to easily hack it via some sort of 3d interface with very basic graphics.

Mainframes are a thing, though, and they don't sit on your desk. They process the transactions done by an entire banking system and they can cost several hundred thousand dollars.

Edit: they don't have to cost that much, but they still start well above the budget of an individual not named Gates or Buffett.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Today, I had a random encounter at work. Three folks in their 60s: a self-professed know nothing, a mediator who knew a little, and a techno-snob from the 80s who hated anything "newfangled" and called his desktop a mainframe. I lol'd.

Frankly I think calling your computer a "mainframe" sounds kinda cool, but I worry doing so would allow people to easily hack it via some sort of 3d interface with very basic graphics.

Mainframes are a thing, though, and they don't sit on your desk. They process the transactions done by an entire banking system and they can cost several hundred thousand dollars.

I think that if you can afford something like that you can also afford a desk large enough to put it on.

[Eric Blank]

I think at that point it would be referred to as a platform.

[HissinhWalnuts]

When can I have my burritos back!

[Gunner-Chan]

Never.

[HissinhWalnuts]

Why?

[Eric Blank]

Because Janet got hungry and ate them.

[Putnam]

I've been trying to complete a particular Oblivion mod for a while. About a year. A day or two ago, I went south from Leyawiin. Farther south. Off the map, running on water. Found what I had been searching for for, oh, 4 hours of gameplay time. Finally finished the quest I was stuck on.

Continued through the mod farther; eventually found that a newfound piece of property had the credits to the mod. I got congratulations, a unique staff with unique effect. I asked character about CHIM and she finally answered. I didn't really need to know about CHIM¹. The fact that she answered the question instead of brushing it off was validation that I was done with the mod's MQ.

Odd feeling. Kinda like finally beating A Link to the Past after 13 years a few months ago. The main difference is that the characters in this mod are endearing. Memorable. A Link to the Past has 3 of those. This has many more. It feels like the series finale to a really good show.

The feeling is augmented by... a few other things. Next month, in the same way, is the end of my childhood. Homestuck is ending. C0DA will end the mysteries of Yagrum Bagarn, Sotha Sil, Vivec, Numidium, CHIM, Landfall, Amaranth, the New Man, Thalm[OR]/KINMUNE, Tal[OS], C0DA, heck, maybe even Mnemoli. That's quite a bit that should be answered sufficiently and it makes me feel sad and happy at the same time like any good finale.

I need to start writing stuff. I hate enjoying a community when I don't contribute to it.

¹the explanation in the mod is actually pretty good, but if there were voice-acting in the mod, I know for a fact that it would be consistently mispronounced as "chim" as in "chimpanzee" due to a remark in there

[Tack]

Yeah, I knew of Desktops, systems and networks, yet hadn't heard of Mainframes.

Which I assume is why I am not making 'the big bucks'.


Gotta say MZero, if you're story is pointing to you being a Sales 'ssistant at a tech store, then you have a really, really colorful story.
Is cool.

[Tiruin]

Finished To The Moon.

...Dammit Webadict, I can't say how darn much that gift means to me now that I can't even express myself on how I feel upon finishing that darn story.

*shakes fist at English*

...

*continues crying self to sleep in happy-ish tears.*

[MaximumZero]

Yeah, I knew of Desktops, systems and networks, yet hadn't heard of Mainframes.

Which I assume is why I am not making 'the big bucks'.


Gotta say MZero, if you're story is pointing to you being a Sales 'ssistant at a tech store, then you have a really, really colorful story.
Is cool.

I recently jumped ship and joined Best Buy. I may or may not continue after the holidays. I like helping people, but I despise people, if that makes sense. I really want a desk job, and I'm vastly overqualified for retail.

[Haspen]

I found the beauty of words that is poetry of Google.