I'm bringing chilli

Atari 7800. I bought it from someone on craigslist about 3 years ago. The video was pretty fuzzy and audio wasn't consistent, so I talked them down to a good price. I ended up modding it for composite video and audio, but I rarely play it. I didn't grow up with an Atari, so I don't have the nostalgia for the games, but I still think it's pretty neat.

TIL that plain TeX is a thing.

Neat, lots more e-waste incoming

Oh that's interesting. I started poking around with a Gameboy emulator guide implemented in Python that intended to emulate a Z80. Got any good resource recommendation in case I decide to pick this back up and inevitably get stuck?

I've been playing Metroid Prime 3 and largely enjoying it. The most recent boss fight was incredibly fun and refreshing, easily the best in the game and high in the rankings for best boss fight period.

The Lelda of Zelda

I've been playing MP3 for the first time lately and I'm excited for this next entry! I'm glad to see they have seemingly introduced a new nemesis, as dark Samus was getting a little old IMO

Oddly enough I've had the most success selling things on craigslist in the past few years. When I list things on OfferUp I get some messages but everyone is super flaky. People are still flaky on craigslist but I almost always end up closing the sale there instead of OfferUp

I don't think it's so much a concern about violating the ToS as it is the consequences of violating it. Valve may be able to lock the account or close it if they have good reason to suspect the account has a new owner. An example of solid evidence of this may be changing the payment method for purchases, such that the name on a credit card doesn't match the previous cardholder name on the steam account.

But if the new owner doesn't plan on making new purchases on the account, it would probably be more difficult to confirm the account was transferred.

Makes sense. JackDark mentioned a renewed interest in the series due to the TV show as well. I wasn't thinking about that since I don't watch a lot of TV. But there might be growing interest in 7th gen console collecting generally lately.

Ah okay, I didn't know Spec Ops was available online at all, but that checks out. Renewed interest in Fallout due to the TV show makes sense too.

Lost Odyssey and Halo 3 limited both have multiple discs, so I suppose it's harder to find copies with all of the discs. Spectral Force 3 had poor reviews, so I suppose it didn't sell well and is harder to find. But these things were true months ago, so something must have sparked interest in them.

Wet on both Xbox 360 and PS3 shot up in price recently too. That makes me suspect people are collecting more for 7th gen now.

IWNDWYT

c/stopdrinking may be a good resource. I used the subreddit when I was quitting drinking and found it to be a good avenue for support. I don't post often now because I don't feel the need to engage with the community after almost 3 years, but I find it comforting to know it's there. Wishing you the best.

Painkiller - Judas Priest

Most well regarded journals in STEM require a publishing fee. That is not the case for the humanities and I believe social sciences, which are always free.

That's a good point. I hadn't factored in the processor architecture at all, whoops. I've already got plenty of Linux experience though, so I just need to find hardware that can support a wide variety of software. Thanks for the recommendations!

Holy fucking nope. I wasn't planning on getting Windows 11 and this serves as a great reminder to make the transition to Linux. I've been thinking of picking up a raspberry pi 5 as my next desktop. Anyone want to share their experiences doing something similar?

Predictability in a chaotic system across various scales of time and space.

Fair enough