My stepson asks all kinds of questions like this and highly scientific pedantry is my go-to move.

“Technically if you were invisible, your retinas would stop working, so I’d go with flight.”

Oh no, two live service cesspools didn’t get released.

Anyway…

Seriously. They were the sweet spot for me. Still haven’t found what I would use when I need to replace them, but I may end up receiving a free pair of AirPods Pro, so I guess free-and-passable wins.

What use cases?

For gaming, the Steelseries Arctis GameBuds have been pretty fantastic so far. Great audio, great battery life, and an included USB-C dongle for 2.4 GHz audio.

I have been a big fan of Jabra earbuds, but they’ve left that market entirely so I wouldn’t personally recommend buying them. It doesn’t bode well for long-term support. The Elite 10 I think is their last consumer true wireless set.

Hollow Knight never did it for me for some reason. I’m sure it’s great, but I just can’t get into it. Like, at all.

Gunstar fucking Heroes. You’re a gentleperson and a scholar.

It’s hilarious and incredible how we still haven’t made a Metroidvania game that solidly and undeniably bests the game that added the -vania in the first place.

Max Payne 2 is one of my favorite games of all time on any platform. Great memories. I don’t like how Remedy went so far down the artsy unintelligible plotting road after that, but they’re still one of the best developers out there in my opinion.

I mean, Hi-Fi Rush is RIGHT THERE.

Binding of Isaac is some OG classic stuff if you haven’t played that one, and Neon Abyss is a fun side-scrolling game on a similar vibe. Rogue Legacy 1 (very OG) and 2 and Dead Cells are also side scrolling , with a dash of Metroidvania.

If you like Slay the Spire, Astrea is the same thing but with dice, and Monster Train also scratches the same itch.

It’s a fun movie. Solid recommend.

Drag Me to Hell. Deep down, an allegory for eating disorders and self-image. Superficially, Sam Raimi rolling out reasons to dump gross shit on and in Alison Lohman’s face for 99 minutes.

Alas, that’s my least favorite of hers that I’ve read so far. Her angle is to all the questions you want answered, then get the answer. Spook, being about the unknowable, means the answers are a lot less fulfilling. Still a worthwhile read, just not her best in my opinion.

Always upvotes for Mary Roach. Everyone should read her breakout work, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers.

I would like to see them go back to just plain old numbering and call this one the Xbox 363.

Or I guess a Humble Bundle subscription.

To this day, if I turn to my best friend and say “sup”, his response will either be “Oh, not much, just… keeping it real.” or just “Word.” Vice versa as well.

These are the exact responses Seaman gives, which we deliver with proper intonation and all.

Lovely.

Like a DeLorean fucked a D20.

Like a tin can fucked a child’s drawing of a bicycle.

Like Andross fucked a VW Bus.

Like a Dalek fucked a Lego.