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SimplyAJ @simplyaj.bsky.social · 9h

Spent the evening listening to vinyls and building this with @samwithoutaplan.bsky.social

An evening well spent.

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SimplyAJ @simplyaj.bsky.social · 2d

Fellow YouTubers, go to your Settings > Uploading Defaults > Advanced Settings and turn off "Automatic Dubbing" to prevent YouTube from using AI to steal your voice and poorly translate it into other languages.

I've already turned mine off before and YouTube turned it BACK ON again.

A picture of my settings on YouTube showing that they're re-opted me into their awful "Automatic Dubbing" system

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SimplyAJ @simplyaj.bsky.social · 2d

Fellow YouTubers, go to your Settings > Uploading Defaults > Advanced Settings and turn off "Automatic Dubbing" to prevent YouTube from using AI to steal your voice and poorly translate it into other languages.

I've already turned mine off before and YouTube turned it BACK ON again.

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SimplyAJ @simplyaj.bsky.social · 3d

I truly am the best at sleep

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SimplyAJ @simplyaj.bsky.social · 4d

Are you playing the SNES or Switch version?

Both are relatively easy, but the Switch Version really dials up the easy with some new features. So if you want the "harder" version, SNES would be your best bet.

SimplyAJ @simplyaj.bsky.social · 4d

I've often get messages like "AJ, why are you responding when I message you at [any time of day or night], shouldn't you be asleep?" as if sleeping was ever an option for me.

My ability to sleep normally went away in like... 1996 haha

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SimplyAJ @simplyaj.bsky.social · 5d

YouTube: "would you like to watch this Elden Ring challenge run?

Actually, how about the 1993 hit horror comedy movie Army of Darkness starring Bruce Campbell?

Actually, how about a Donkey Kong Bananza challenge run?"

My YouTube Recommended Feed showing various video game challenge runs and then the entire Army of Darkness movie

SimplyAJ @simplyaj.bsky.social · 7d

I spent many of my teenage years on Ragnarok Online. I'd call that one an addiction for sure.

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SimplyAJ @simplyaj.bsky.social · 8d

What's a game you were gifted that was the "wrong game" but you loved anyway?

For me, I begged my mom to get me Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, but since I couldn't remember the name, so I described it as playing as a vampire that can turn into a bat, wolf or mist.

She got me this:

The front cover of the US release of Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain on the Sony Playstation

The backcover of the US Release of Blood Omen Legacy of Kain on the Sony Playstation. There's some text that I've circled that states "morph into different forms: bat, wolf or mist."

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SimplyAJ @simplyaj.bsky.social · 8d

The irony also being how much DARKER of a game Blood Omen is haha. Amazing voice acting, too.

SimplyAJ @simplyaj.bsky.social · 8d

At least Eternal Champions had kind of a rad soundtrack!

SimplyAJ @simplyaj.bsky.social · 8d

It also received another physical release in cartridge form on Evercade!

SimplyAJ @simplyaj.bsky.social · 8d

Haha, that's such an easy mistake to make based off of the visuals alone, but man, what an awesome switch up that was. Asking for a game, and the getting it's arguably better sequel is rad.

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SimplyAJ @simplyaj.bsky.social · 8d

Oh yeah, you knew it was serious business because Jak grew a goatee!

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SimplyAJ @simplyaj.bsky.social · 8d

Oh that's a nice find! The one with the wax seal, yeah? I mean between Dawn of Sorrow and Portrait of Ruin, you can't really go wrong with which one ya play haha.

I've had a few mishaps happen like this, but it usually always lead to me discovering a different cool game in return.

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SimplyAJ @simplyaj.bsky.social · 8d

What's a game you were gifted that was the "wrong game" but you loved anyway?

For me, I begged my mom to get me Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, but since I couldn't remember the name, so I described it as playing as a vampire that can turn into a bat, wolf or mist.

She got me this:

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SimplyAJ @simplyaj.bsky.social · 8d

I second this advice. I do bring headphones, but it's mainly cause I love finding music that vibes with the walk I'm takin', but yeah, typically been doing 3-4 miles when I get up almost every now for over a year now. I love to mix it up with either random trails or "wonder where this road goes?"

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Sam.J @samwithoutaplan.bsky.social · 8d

It's never been more than 20-30 ppl protesting since JUNE. Yet ICE agents have repeatedly used so many chemicals on protestors that the school next door had to shut down & move because "there were chemicals being used on a regular basis and munitions being found on our playground."

DHS claims around Portland ICE facility protests appear to not reflect reality

Although federal officials claimed there were over 100 protesters, KGW on-scene reports and resident interviews showed otherwise.

www.kgw.com

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SimplyAJ @simplyaj.bsky.social · 8d

Having less options, and zero pressure from the collective social media zeitgeist of what to play. I had games that I'd play for over a year or more just because I WANTED to but also because I didn't have thousands of options, and a "guilt" to get to the next game or play "what's hot"

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SimplyAJ @simplyaj.bsky.social · 8d

I've always hated it, especially when you get that weird flash of resolution change before hand and your desktop icons or other windows get shuffled around.

I don't mind fullscreen, I just want to do it myself. The idea of a game or "someone else" making changes on my PC just irks me haha.

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SimplyAJ @simplyaj.bsky.social · 9d

Happy 6 Years to this big dumb idiot @samwithoutaplan.bsky.social

Thank you for continuing to make me laugh and smile 🤠

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SimplyAJ @simplyaj.bsky.social · 9d

You're confusing years for months again!

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SimplyAJ @simplyaj.bsky.social · 9d

You're not wrong! Haha

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SimplyAJ @simplyaj.bsky.social · 9d

I'm both excited and worried to try the Skyline Chili flavor haha

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SimplyAJ @simplyaj.bsky.social · 9d

Times are tough, sometimes you just have to special order 6 pints of ice cream from your home town and have them next day delivered across the entire country

6 pints of Graeter's Ice Cream from Cincinnati Ohio.

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