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Socar Myles
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Kind of a hoser. Likes birds.
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Socar Myles @packbawky.bsky.social · 15h
Has a comedian ever gone onstage, told a joke, then pulled out a little tape player and played some canned laughter?

I don't know why, but the thought of someone doing that is cracking me up.
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Socar Myles @packbawky.bsky.social · 17h
That depends very much on the individual bug.

Chapulines: tasty
Most caterpillars: <3
Those caterpillars you touch, and the pain is exquisite: :-(
Small-body spiders: aww
Big-body spiders: NOPE! (Too fragile, too breakable. They shouldn't be so big.)
Stick insects: coooooooool.
Fruit flies: HATE!
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Socar Myles @packbawky.bsky.social · 18h
Yes, that's an excellent point. Better to get on with shooing the flies.
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Socar Myles @packbawky.bsky.social · 19h
One time, I opened my window, and around 40 full-sized houseflies zoomed in. Took me FOREVER to get them back out.

(I think I'm on your dad's side, in that I'm perpetually annoyed at flies.)
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Socar Myles @packbawky.bsky.social · 20h
I'll look, but don't worry, I'm not interested in starting trouble either. I was just intrigued by the absurdity of the notion of Buddhism minus impermanence.
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Socar Myles @packbawky.bsky.social · 21h
I am so curious about the context of this.
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Socar Myles @packbawky.bsky.social · 1d
AHHHHH! That is terrible! There's been so much bad news out of the USA lately, I'd completely missed him doing THAT. But I did catch the bit where he paved over his rose garden. Who does that, who does that? He probably thinks a Photoshop lens flare filter improves any photo.
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Socar Myles @packbawky.bsky.social · 1d
I knew about the steaks, but not about the game. I suppose tacky is kind of his brand, isn't it? Those terrible shoes, too, and his hotels and casinos...
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Socar Myles @packbawky.bsky.social · 1d
(I also say this as someone who routinely wears a Snoopy watch, where his arms are the hands. My dog-arms watch is easier to read than this bullshit.)
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Socar Myles @packbawky.bsky.social · 1d
Speaking as someone with a genuine love for cool watches...NOT COOL, MAN.

Seriously, these are some ugly-ass watches. You wouldn't think you could mess up the layout of a watch face too badly but these are cluttered and tacky as balls.
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Socar Myles @packbawky.bsky.social · 1d
Yes, good point. Depressing point, but good point.
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Socar Myles @packbawky.bsky.social · 1d
Yeah, it's like, seriously... Fun. Have you heard of it? Have you never done something for hours, just for fun? Wouldn't you feel cheated out of your fun if...I don't know, you pressed the wrong button and your Pokédex filled in, or a drone swooped in and shot your buck for you?
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Socar Myles @packbawky.bsky.social · 2d
This was an interesting-looking sparrow, because some of its fingernails were white instead of black. (Fingernails, eh, that doesn't sound right for a bird. Claws? Well, you know what I mean.)
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Socar Myles @packbawky.bsky.social · 2d
Angry borb!

(Song sparrow, Vancouver, Canada, 2016)

#birds
A colour photograph of a song sparrow, puffed up and looking at the camera head-on. It's sitting on a balcony railing with some plants underneath and behind it.
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Socar Myles @packbawky.bsky.social · 2d
I hope you enjoy it more once you get farther into it! For me, it's an all-time top-fiver.
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Socar Myles @packbawky.bsky.social · 2d
I've been seeing that a lot lately. It's dreadful.
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Socar Myles @packbawky.bsky.social · 2d
In Tactics Ogre, buying equipment is mostly optional. You'll find what you need as you progress, and most of the best equipment, you can't outright buy (you have to find or craft it).

I think once you get a few fights into it, you should start to get in the groove.
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Socar Myles @packbawky.bsky.social · 2d
I also like the fact that you can go back and see everything, make all the decisions you didn't make on your first playthrough, but without having to start again from square 1. It has probably the best new game + I've ever seen.
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Socar Myles @packbawky.bsky.social · 2d
For me, I enjoy it because it's just very relaxing. You can take your time with it, plan your moves, tinker endlessly with your party and your character builds, and there's so much depth and variety to it. I like that type of game, where I can micromanage if I want to, or just play the game.
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Socar Myles @packbawky.bsky.social · 2d
Honestly, it clicked for me WAY back when it first came out. I just loved it from the start, and I've enjoyed every version. But I know some people prefer the PSP version to the Switch version, because it doesn't have the annoying level caps, plus it has random encounters where you can grind.
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Socar Myles @packbawky.bsky.social · 2d
Yeah--at least there, if you don't like what you're writing about, you can write about something else. Endless amusement!
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Socar Myles @packbawky.bsky.social · 2d
Oh, maybe that's the problem. It's falling a bit flat for me, even on the higher difficulty setting. It's possible I just remember how to game the job system a little TOO well--maybe if I wait 10 years, I'll have forgotten.
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Socar Myles @packbawky.bsky.social · 2d
Cool. I think I'll look for it. It's still a couple of weeks till the new Katamari game, and this would be perfect.

I'm mostly a console gamer, but Ness as a girl sounds intriguing. I remember you posting about that, and I thought it sounded cool.
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Socar Myles @packbawky.bsky.social · 2d
100%. Is that on Nintendo Switch Online, or somewhere? Or does one just emulate?
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Socar Myles @packbawky.bsky.social · 2d
Think the problem might be, the job system makes progression too easy, so a) the story battles are trivial, and b) I have access to jobs I don't yet have the equipment for. It feels all out-of-whack and not challenging enough, and...eh, just not feeling it.
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