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ambermonk

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  1. This is more or less a soft announcement. Not worth starting a thread over I think. Anyway, I've been contemplating this for at least the past week or so, but...pretty sure this is going to be my last post, at least for a while. That is to say, I plan to start an indefinite internet hermitage/sabbatical tomorrow. No FB, no YT, no Reddit, no X...not even WATMM. Nothing that involves public online interaction of any kind. It's reached the point where today's internet mainstream is becoming mentally untenable for me. And I need to withdraw just to clear my mind. So it's down to basics - email, online banking & shopping, and news. And probably the occasional food recipe hunting. But that's it. That'll be the extent of my internet usage for the foreseeable future. May the Dank Memes continue...with or without me. But I shall return one day.
  2. I haven't gotten far enough into Starfield yet to find out if you can visit binary star systems (like in No Man's Sky), but if so, Paralel Suns would be perfect..
  3. Koyaanisqatsi is a recurring theme in the back of my mind - the only intrusive thought I consider welcome.
  4. Never thought I'd own one, but I now have my first dakimakura.
  5. The current Russian army has to be the most fucked up military in the history of the 21st Century.
  6. TBH I never bothered much with secondary attack modes, as I never really found them useful. Except for maybe the Ripper.
  7. ambermonk

    AE_Live 2022

    After getting thru all the 2022 sets, London B is the standout one for me. Especially the final 10 minutes or so...slightly reminiscent of Weissensee but much more...mature. I hope their next LP/EP/whatever includes a track derived from this particular bit.
  8. Yeah overall I'm hooked. Granted it feels like it takes shortcuts when it comes to space travel, but that's coming from years of me playing No Man's Sky. But it's overwhelming how much there is to explore. As for all the hate it's getting, seems like it's mostly coming from the usual suspects - salty gamers who've likely never held a full-time job or had to pay their own bills, and/or 4chan schizos. Most them likely have never touched the game.
  9. AFAIK, the borger is an acknowledgement of dankness, whereas Schopenhauer is synonymous with "big brain time" or something. Dankness in itself is difficult to adequately define in words though. But it generally involves memes of a surreal, absurd, and/or satirical nature.
  10. Just started Starfield. 4 hours in so far. Was worried at first whether my PC would run it at all. Not only did it run, but performance surpassed my expectations. As for gameplay, it's about what you'd expect from a Bethesda title. But in this case I mean it in a good way.
  11. From what I hear it's about what fans of previous BGS titles (i.e. TES & Fallout) would expect - pretty much the same combat style, as well as exploration & loot mechanics. But supposedly fast-travelling between planets involves cutscenes, unlike the seamless entry & exit of planetary atmospheres from No Man's Sky. Supposedly inventory management can be a pain, too. But if we enjoyed FO4, then we should also enjoy Starfield. That's about all I know though. I guess I could have upgraded to premium edition for early access or whatever, but I don't think it's worth the extra money when we could just wait literally a couple of more days til official launch. Besides, I'm nearing the end of my current Fallout: New Vegas run.
  12. FL Studio...my primary music tool for the past two decades. So far I'm liking v21 and some of the newer plugins, like Sawer, Sakura, Toxic Biohazard, and Harmor. But I can't help but feel a sense of loss from the fact that WASP and WASP XT are no longer available. Even after all this time, I don't think I'll ever fully master this DAW. But I will say that Piano Roll makes sequencing an absolute breeze.
  13. Not to shabby. I've known about him since the Merck days. This is the first time I've heard anything from him since 2016 (Human Energy, I think). To me it seems like he's always conflicted between trying to appeal to a wider audience and doing his own thing. I'm hoping he'll do more of the latter from here on out.
  14. My latest dream was early this morning. In my subconscious head-canon, it was a sequel to Prey 2017, but set farther into the future in deep space. I boarded some huge derelict space ship, but I can't remember if I was alone. But for some reason everything was bright and lit-up, yellow-ish orange. I think it was supposed to be like a space luxury cruise ship, but all the crew appeared infected by some alien virus and were therefore mutated and hostile. Then I got to the "final boss", which was some kind of huge bluish-green floating blob that had the infected crew tethered to it, and I shot it with what was a latest-gen Q-Beam (in Prey context). But before I could finish the fight, my fucking morning alarm went off. Srsly tho, how cool would a Prey sequel be where you can raid derelict vessels in deep space...
  15. Hell yeah. I already pre-ordered. But faced with a dilemma - whether to pay an extra $30 for early access so I can play over my four-day weekend, or just wait one more week for official launch... True, true.
  16. To be fair it's pre-alpha footage. Nightdive haven't let me down so far, especially after they finally dropped the System Shock remake three months ago. If they can successfully implement free look/aim, that'll already be one major hurdle cleared over the original, which currently feels like operating a forklift just to look up or down. (Granted this was back in 1995, and the Jedi engine was actually a reverse-engineered classic Doom engine, but still.)
  17. Just returned home early this morning after being in Las Vegas all last week. It's about the money pit I expected. Thankfully I'm not broke. Overstimulation is rampant. Bright lights and music blaring almost everywhere. I did get to fire a multitude of fully automatic weapons at the gun range though, not to mention a Russian sniper rifle and a grenade launcher. That was neat.
  18. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 coming out early next year (Q1 2024) Also Star Wars: Dark Forces getting the Nightdive treatment. Stoked.
  19. RIP Cheems Kabosu, the one pictured above, is still alive I believe
  20. ambermonk

    AE_Live 2022

    I'm almost finished with the Athens set but so far it's the only one I've listened to. Can't say much atm because it's too early. But I'm also grateful for new Ae release, even if it's more live sets. Guess I'll save the London sets for last, based on what's been posted so far.
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