OT: Hurricanes Lounge XL. 99 Luftballons

[Canes]

I mostly just play roguelikes, and most of the time, they're the equivalent of flash games. Slay the Spire, Brotato, Hades, etc.

But I will admit the new Harry Potter game has caught my interest, and I have played some more demanding games in the past (No Man's Sky, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Balder's Gate 3).

I might just wait. The big discount on that laptop is very, very tempting, but I think in the long run, it'd just make more sense to save up and get a Steam Deck or a gaming laptop to be sure I can play any game I'd like.

Wait until the lesser spec'd Nvidia 4000 series (the 4070 and lower) laptops come out if you're dead set on a laptop, the 3000s series laptops will most likely be even cheaper then. I wish I could give advice on the AMD laptops but I honestly don't know much about them.

Steam Deck is a pretty good choice too but you can run into compatibility issues as not all games run on it as I'm sure you've seen. But it still plays a lot of modern games at low to mid settings, and is a killer emulation device if you're into that.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

No wonder you follow the Canes on radio. Who has time for that?!?

To be fair, I've been working on the third for years because I'm afraid to screw it up.

 

[MinJaBen]

Steam Deck is a pretty good choice too but you can run into compatibility issues as not all games run on it as I'm sure you've seen. But it still plays a lot of modern games at low to mid settings, and is a killer emulation device if you're into that.

Yes, it is great as an emulator. And an all around good game option. But if are my age, get some readers…

 

[Canes]

Yes, it is great as an emulator. And an all around good game option. But if are my age, get some readers…

Honestly that's basically a huge reason why I am considering one. I want to be able to play old Mario Kart, Donkey Kong, NHL 94, N64 Goldeneye, and more on the go. Lol luckily my eyesight is still good though.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

To be fair, I've been working on the third for years because I'm afraid to screw it up.

Also: Nethack is still yet to be beaten by machine learning agents. GitHub - facebookresearch/nle: The NetHack Learning Environment

 

[Negan4Coach]

So...did I not predict no wreckage recovered?

 

[hblueridgegal]

Headed to Scottsdale and Vegas for work next weekend. I plan to catch the Canes vs Vegas at T-mobile. Any advice on seats?

 

[MustardStew]

Headed to Scottsdale and Vegas for work next weekend. I plan to catch the Canes vs Vegas at T-mobile. Any advice on seats?

I went there for the Canes STM road game right before COVID and sat in the Mezzanine/100s. I liked it, though I was a little further back than I expected. It's an interesting split level...
I'm not sure there's a bad seat in the building, tbh

 

[hblueridgegal]

I went there for the Canes STM road game right before COVID and sat in the Mezzanine/100s. I liked it, though I was a little further back than I expected. It's an interesting split level...
I'm not sure there's a bad seat in the building, tbh

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Good to know..thank you! The prices aren't as crazy as in the past. I am looking forward to the spectacle of it all and hopefully, a Canes win. My tolerance for Vegas is about 48 hours.

 

[MustardStew]

Good to know..thank you! The prices aren't as crazy as in the past. I am looking forward to the spectacle of it all and hopefully, a Canes win. My tolerance for Vegas is about 48 hours.

Oh good re prices! I enjoyed the game and spectacle myself - and I'm pretty sure we won in a shootout! Hope you have a good result!

Agreed on Vegas tolerance. I scheduled a couple outdoor nature days haha

 

[DaJackal]

Phew. I've been off the HFB quite a while due to horrible amount of work and other stuff. Now it's finally starting to settle down. Also, last week my spouse gave birth to a wonderful baby girl, making our son a proud big brother.

We made a deal that the missus takes care of the baby on daytimes and I take the night shifts so that she can have a good continuous night sleep - I can deal with just 6 hours a night and don't have problems waking up in the middle; I do what's needed, go back to bed and I'm back to sleep in 5 minutes, so this suits us both very well.

Do they still play that stickpuck thing they used to, and if yes, are we any good? I could watch a period or 2 every now and then since I'm up at nights.

 

[MinJaBen]

Phew. I've been off the HFB quite a while due to horrible amount of work and other stuff. Now it's finally starting to settle down. Also, last week my spouse gave birth to a wonderful baby girl, making our son a proud big brother.

We made a deal that the missus takes care of the baby on daytimes and I take the night shifts so that she can have a good continuous night sleep - I can deal with just 6 hours a night and don't have problems waking up in the middle; I do what's needed, go back to bed and I'm back to sleep in 5 minutes, so this suits us both very well.

Do they still play that stickpuck thing they used to, and if yes, are we any good? I could watch a period or 2 every now and then since I'm up at nights.

Congratulations!

 

[Stickpucker]

Phew. I've been off the HFB quite a while due to horrible amount of work and other stuff. Now it's finally starting to settle down. Also, last week my spouse gave birth to a wonderful baby girl, making our son a proud big brother.

We made a deal that the missus takes care of the baby on daytimes and I take the night shifts so that she can have a good continuous night sleep - I can deal with just 6 hours a night and don't have problems waking up in the middle; I do what's needed, go back to bed and I'm back to sleep in 5 minutes, so this suits us both very well.

Do they still play that stickpuck thing they used to, and if yes, are we any good? I could watch a period or 2 every now and then since I'm up at nights.

Congratulations!

I hope you have the energy of a bull!

 

[Stickpucker]

Product owner seek developurr (meow) to write a forum bot that daily...

1. Posts random platitudes/cliches on the top 3 active posts on a few select forums including ours as replies
*ex: There’s no “I” in team, Grab the bull by the horns, Think outside the box, A perfect storm, Giving It 110%
2. Goes into 1 GDT/ day and posts: What a team!
2a. In our GDT posts: Bag skate that bum!, We need Meier, Is the borg even watching?, That was filthy.
3. Goes into the trade board and quotes 3 people a day with responses like:
*gross!, with all due respekt, this trade will end up in a cup!, and tu es un génie, lock this man up it's a felony!!!
4. Goes into MB and randomly replies:
*This guy knows what he's talking about, Do the advanced stats back that up?, He belongs in the all star game, I couldn't agree more, FACTS!!

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Product owner seek developurr (meow) to write a forum bot that daily...

1. Posts random platitudes/cliches on the top 3 active posts on a few select forums including ours as replies
*ex: There’s no “I” in team, Grab the bull by the horns, Think outside the box, A perfect storm, Giving It 110%
2. Goes into 1 GDT/ day and posts: What a team!
2a. In our GDT posts: Bag skate that bum!, We need Meier, Is the borg even watching?, That was filthy.
3. Goes into the trade board and quotes 3 people a day with responses like:
*gross!, with all due respekt, this trade will end up in a cup!, and tu es un génie, lock this man up it's a felony!!!
4. Goes into MB and randomly replies:
*This guy knows what he's talking about, Do the advanced stats back that up?, He belongs in the all star game, I couldn't agree more.

A ChatGPT plugin could legit do this right now in an afternoon of coding.

 

[Stickpucker]

I mostly just play roguelikes, and most of the time, they're the equivalent of flash games. Slay the Spire, Brotato, Hades, etc.

But I will admit the new Harry Potter game has caught my interest, and I have played some more demanding games in the past (No Man's Sky, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Balder's Gate 3).

I might just wait. The big discount on that laptop is very, very tempting, but I think in the long run, it'd just make more sense to save up and get a Steam Deck or a gaming laptop to be sure I can play any game I'd like.

How much are you looking to spend?

There are some really good deals right now b/c the new series of cpus/ graphics cards are coming out (and proving to not be that much better w/o frame generation which isn't supported by many games yet).

 

[MinJaBen]

A ChatGPT plugin could legit do this right now in an afternoon of coding.

I've said it before, we need to train a ChatGPT (or more likely Sydney) on the trade boards to be a BernGTP.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

How much are you looking to spend?

There are some really good deals right now b/c the new series of cpus/ graphics cards are coming out (and proving to not be that much better w/o frame generation which isn't supported by many games yet).

As little as possible.

If I were to get a Steam Deck, it’ll be around $650. So if I could find a good gaming laptop for cheaper than that, I’d look into it.

 

[Stickpucker]

I mostly just play roguelikes, and most of the time, they're the equivalent of flash games. Slay the Spire, Brotato, Hades, etc.

But I will admit the new Harry Potter game has caught my interest, and I have played some more demanding games in the past (No Man's Sky, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Balder's Gate 3).

I might just wait. The big discount on that laptop is very, very tempting, but I think in the long run, it'd just make more sense to save up and get a Steam Deck or a gaming laptop to be sure I can play any game I'd like.

Yeah I'd probably either go with the Steam Deck....can it play Hogwarts/BG 3? or the gaming laptop which can run you a good bit more.


Also have you played Ember Knights? Really good roguelike.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

I imagine for any graphically demanding game (like Hogwarts), it'll be a "Yes, but..." answer.

Yes, it can run it, but to get the best performance/stability, you may need to change to less optimal graphic or framerate setting.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

After only two months in monitoring my cancer is already coming back so I’m going in for surgery tomorrow and should be in the hospital 5-7 days. Good news is at least it will be totally gone at that point and I can heal up then get on with my life.

Hoping to see a few more canes wins when I am back

 

[MinJaBen]

After only two months in monitoring my cancer is already coming back so I’m going in for surgery tomorrow and should be in the hospital 5-7 days. Good news is at least it will be totally gone at that point and I can heal up then get on with my life.

Hoping to see a few more canes wins when I am back

Good luck with the surgery. Hope for clear margins and a speedy recovery!

 

[HisIceness]

After only two months in monitoring my cancer is already coming back so I’m going in for surgery tomorrow and should be in the hospital 5-7 days. Good news is at least it will be totally gone at that point and I can heal up then get on with my life.

Hoping to see a few more canes wins when I am back

Kick cancers ass bro!

 

[DaJackal]

After only two months in monitoring my cancer is already coming back so I’m going in for surgery tomorrow and should be in the hospital 5-7 days. Good news is at least it will be totally gone at that point and I can heal up then get on with my life.

Hoping to see a few more canes wins when I am back

Good luck with the surgery, hoping for a speedy recovery!

 

[Canes]

After only two months in monitoring my cancer is already coming back so I’m going in for surgery tomorrow and should be in the hospital 5-7 days. Good news is at least it will be totally gone at that point and I can heal up then get on with my life.

Hoping to see a few more canes wins when I am back

Cancer sucks! Kick some cancer ass.