fuzmeister: Don't

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We've got a playlist theme going this morning...

• Dave Matthews Band - Don't Drink the Water
  
• Weezer - Don't Let Go
  
• Beck - Don't Let It Go
  
• They Might Be Giants - Don't Let's Start
  
• Elvis Costello - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
  
• No Doubt - Don't Speak
  
• Ramones - Don't Bust My Chops
  
• Guns N' Roses - Don't Cry
  
• The Beatles - Don't Pass Me By
  
• Peter Gabriel - Don't Give Up
  

...what else is required?

Music: Dave Matthews Band - Don't Drink The Water


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fuzmeister: Hello, The Year is Over Halfway Done

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It's virtually impossible for me to put into words how deeply disturbing the flow of time is to me the older we get.

Anyway, nice knowing you all - see you at 2p for shuffle board followed by dinner at 4p. Don't forget to take your pills.

Mood: Time-Travelin'
Music: Nightwish - Creek Mary's Blood


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fuzmeister: Invincible Shield

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The new Judas Priest album Invincible Shield is great. That's all. If you're a metal maniac, go listen to it right now!

Mood: Metal
Music: Judas Priest - Sons of Thunder


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fuzmeister: The Big One

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I'm officially over the hill. What a grim catchphrase to celebrate any milestone. I guess it's all in good fun. 40 is the new 30, right? Right!?

Mood: Geriatric
Music: Pearl Jam - The Fixer


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fuzmeister: Consolidating to (the) Steam (Deck)

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In what may be a foolish endeavor, I decided last year to attempt to consolidate my personal library of games to the Steam ecosystem (where plausible).

What this boils down to is trying to sell my "gently-used" video games through craigslist, f***book marketplace, and the like... then I repurchase those games on Steam during one of the famous Steam sales for next to nothing. Yes, see, I said it may be a foolish endeavor... the good news is, thus far, the value of the games I've sold outweighs what it costs to purchase them at a hefty discount during a Steam sale.

While I appreciate owning physical media, video games haven't even included instruction booklets in over a decade now - that's a damn shame, but it really makes owning most non-exclusive games on a platform outside of PC seem worthless. Also, it's worth noting that Valve has delivered on the promise of a console-like experience with SteamOS on the SteamDeck... provided a given developer has implemented SteamCloud support for saves, it's great to be able to just pick up a game on any of my PCs or SteamDeck and resume progress.

And now - with even Sony publishing some previously-exclusive titles on PC the past few years, it seems like a no brainer to clean house and avoid future disc rot, low-ball offers, etc. Good old Nintendo will probably not follow that behavior, so I'll at least be hanging onto first-party Switch games (for now).

What might be fun (or depressing) is to report back at the end of '24 with the current state of my physical collection. I can't say I'm a huge fan of an all-digital future, but when the incentive to purchase a product physically can't outweigh buying it digitally, what are you going to do?

Restricted ownership at fantastic prices - I'll embrace that (for now).

Mood: Steamy
Music: Ben Folds - Prison Food


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