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/dev/random / Re: The last movie you saw....
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/dev/random / Re: I'm back for better or worse...
« Last post by RailWolf on April 25, 2024, 11:54:31 PM »Howdy and welcome back!
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/dev/random / Re: I'm back for better or worse...
« Last post by |iR|Focalor on April 25, 2024, 09:41:09 PM »Welcome back. 
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/dev/random / I'm back for better or worse...
« Last post by Krlll Mule on April 25, 2024, 08:11:04 PM »I recently got my password updated and have spent several hours reading old threads in sub-sections in which I used to post. Man, it has been an entertaining trip down Memory Lane! Most of my posts were in the Outdoors type threads and if and when I get more active that's where I will spend most of my time. I have been a member since 2005 (?) but found myself too busy and frustrated with the forums to participate anymore. I even found a personal thread with Quadz (RIP) requesting he delete my posts. I don't even remember why. I am retired now and spend my time doing family things and hobbies I enjoy. I have missed the tastyspleen family and am happy to see many of you still active in the community. I hope to converse with y'all again!
Peace and love,
Krlll Mule
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/dev/random / Re: The last movie you saw....
« Last post by |iR|Focalor on April 24, 2024, 11:05:07 AM »Got this in my spam barrage... uh, I mean, email, from Peacock. Some new show I guess, starring Orlando Bloom. Do you notice what I notice? 
This guy does not look like that at all.
They've airbrushed about 20 years off of him and now he looks more like Cosmo Kramer Jr.
This guy does not look like that at all.
They've airbrushed about 20 years off of him and now he looks more like Cosmo Kramer Jr.6
/dev/random / Re: The Strange and Interesting Thread
« Last post by |iR|Focalor on April 21, 2024, 09:14:56 PM »Found this channel where they use AI art to create stylized 50's/60's Panavision-like fake trailers for real movies and TV shows.
Lord of the Rings -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH59vTJFFhU
Alien -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puGnoy0Lmc8
Lord of the Rings -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH59vTJFFhU
Alien -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puGnoy0Lmc8
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Quake / Re: Quake 2 needs a public square
« Last post by |iR|Focalor on April 21, 2024, 09:00:09 PM »Quote from: costigan
It's a shame that Focalor is never treated with the same measure that Beaver deserves especially given how detached from reality and evil they both are.
So first he gets mad that the admins won't let him post links to his buddy beavers discord channels... now he's of the opinion that I deserve to be banned just like beaver.
I'm the one "detached from reality"?
Beaver was doxing people.
The worst thing I've done is... poke fun at costigan while presenting perfectly logical truthful arguments against his silly bullshittery and nonsense. I'm sure that may be an absolutely unforgivable sin as far as he is concerned but it's not against the rules.
Seriously, give me one good reason why "I don't like the way the rules are applied" is not what you really mean by "Quake 2 needs a public square"? How much sense does it make to have a public square where you allow people to come and spread information about how to disrupt and destroy the self-same public square and threaten the people in it in real life. At that point, what stops anyone from doing the same TO YOU? Something to consider maybe?
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Quake / Quake 2 needs a public square
« Last post by |iR|Focalor on April 21, 2024, 01:51:14 PM »It has come to my attention that Quake2 needs a public square. A place where anyone is allowed to come and post whatever message they like, even ones that might be critical of the administration, because freedom of speech is important. However, some of us recognize that not ALL speech should be free. Maybe the admins have committed the sin of banning someone because they were doxing people, giving out their home address, possibly being a physical threat to that person, their family, and their property. Is that so bad? Well, some of us appear to object to it. On the other hand, it should be noted that the admins have also intervened on behalf of certain aggrieved parties to limit the speech of others, which has been to their benefit. They didn't find that so objectionable.
Of course... I'm only talking about costigan.
We're all rational sensible people. We can see that this place is an open forum, as are any associated Discord channels. But there are definitely RULES. You can't post links to cheats. You can't encourage people to cheat. You can't dox people. You can't post uncensored porn directly to the messageboard. You can't tell someone they should kill themselves (a Discord authored platform rule), and You can't say egregiously racist shit. Other than that, no one gives a damn what you do.
So? What's the problem then? Is the problem that the admins have clear rules, or is the problem that the admins do no consult costigan for his approval each and every time they apply these rules?
I don't understand this "problem". This messageboard is pretty damn public. There are FAR more "random nobodies" and general public lurking in the tastyspleen discord than known community members. As far as I can tell, the problem is not that a public square does not exist - because it obviously does. I'm in it right now voicing my opinion. The problem is that costigan thinks beaver should be unbanned. And that's the great thing about this public square. You can come here and voice your opinion about wanting beaver unbanned. Tastyspleen values freedom of speech, and you are free to express that idea.
However... rules are fuckin' rules, he broke them a zillion times, and made it his mission in life to become a community problem rather than a community member. And the admins, just like everyone else on planet earth (well maybe not ALL of us), have lives and families and SHIT TO DO. They don't have time to have the same arguments with the same people for hours at a time every single day. It's the metaphor of the "noise to signal ratio" that Quadz used to talk about. Eventually, when it's just hours and hours of static and no signal... you have to turn the dial and move on.
Of course... I'm only talking about costigan.
We're all rational sensible people. We can see that this place is an open forum, as are any associated Discord channels. But there are definitely RULES. You can't post links to cheats. You can't encourage people to cheat. You can't dox people. You can't post uncensored porn directly to the messageboard. You can't tell someone they should kill themselves (a Discord authored platform rule), and You can't say egregiously racist shit. Other than that, no one gives a damn what you do.
So? What's the problem then? Is the problem that the admins have clear rules, or is the problem that the admins do no consult costigan for his approval each and every time they apply these rules?
I don't understand this "problem". This messageboard is pretty damn public. There are FAR more "random nobodies" and general public lurking in the tastyspleen discord than known community members. As far as I can tell, the problem is not that a public square does not exist - because it obviously does. I'm in it right now voicing my opinion. The problem is that costigan thinks beaver should be unbanned. And that's the great thing about this public square. You can come here and voice your opinion about wanting beaver unbanned. Tastyspleen values freedom of speech, and you are free to express that idea.
However... rules are fuckin' rules, he broke them a zillion times, and made it his mission in life to become a community problem rather than a community member. And the admins, just like everyone else on planet earth (well maybe not ALL of us), have lives and families and SHIT TO DO. They don't have time to have the same arguments with the same people for hours at a time every single day. It's the metaphor of the "noise to signal ratio" that Quadz used to talk about. Eventually, when it's just hours and hours of static and no signal... you have to turn the dial and move on.
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/dev/random / Re: The Good Old Days thread
« Last post by |iR|Focalor on April 19, 2024, 12:22:10 PM »On this episode of "People You Forgot that you Forgot"...
Nutritionist, motivational speaker, and 90's infomercial lady, Susan Powter!
She had the "Stop the Insanity" infomercial hocking her "Stop the Insanity" book and weight loss program. See what I mean, you forgot that you forgot about her, right?
Was browsing the youtube app the other day when I came across a live streaming loop video from Adult Swim for the Space Ghost Coast to Coast 30th anniversary. One of the guests was Susan Powter. I was like, "Ha! I remember that buzz headed bitch! She was great!"
Nutritionist, motivational speaker, and 90's infomercial lady, Susan Powter!
She had the "Stop the Insanity" infomercial hocking her "Stop the Insanity" book and weight loss program. See what I mean, you forgot that you forgot about her, right?
Was browsing the youtube app the other day when I came across a live streaming loop video from Adult Swim for the Space Ghost Coast to Coast 30th anniversary. One of the guests was Susan Powter. I was like, "Ha! I remember that buzz headed bitch! She was great!"
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/dev/random / Re: The last movie you saw....
« Last post by |iR|Focalor on April 16, 2024, 10:36:21 PM »Went to a movie theater tonight for the first time in a long time. Tickets were 12 bucks a head. I used to go all the time back in the early 00's, and I think tickets were 8 or 9 bucks back then. I'm not saying it SHOULD'VE cost more, but I was sort of expecting it to - like 18 or 20 bucks. Sort of affordable, so I might actually start going more. I went to see...
Dune Part Two (2024)
Been anticipating this one for a while. I dunno if I posted about it before but... I was NOT a fan of the old 1980's Dune movie that was directed by David Lynch. I thought it was CRAP.
(I saw the 2nd image when I was googling the first one and thought it was a great coincidence - Kyle Maclachlan was in the old Dune movie.)
The new ones don't suck at all. The first one is great. I've seen it probably 3 or 4 times now - watched it again earlier today before heading out to see Part Two just as a refresher. I've never read the books and really wasn't able to pay close enough attention to the old version to know the story well enough.
Part Two is good, but it did seem to jump forward in time a little abruptly without warning in a couple of spots - perhaps there were a lot more scenes that they had to cut out for time constraints (the movie was about 2hrs 45mins - part one was close to that too). Definitely worth seeing on the big screen.
I give part one a 9.8/10, part two a 9.7/10.
Dune Part Two (2024)
Been anticipating this one for a while. I dunno if I posted about it before but... I was NOT a fan of the old 1980's Dune movie that was directed by David Lynch. I thought it was CRAP.
(I saw the 2nd image when I was googling the first one and thought it was a great coincidence - Kyle Maclachlan was in the old Dune movie.)
The new ones don't suck at all. The first one is great. I've seen it probably 3 or 4 times now - watched it again earlier today before heading out to see Part Two just as a refresher. I've never read the books and really wasn't able to pay close enough attention to the old version to know the story well enough.
Part Two is good, but it did seem to jump forward in time a little abruptly without warning in a couple of spots - perhaps there were a lot more scenes that they had to cut out for time constraints (the movie was about 2hrs 45mins - part one was close to that too). Definitely worth seeing on the big screen.
I give part one a 9.8/10, part two a 9.7/10.
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