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 This is another grail I'm purchased for a good price. This found its way on eBay costing as much as $500 CAD. But the price dropped to $150 CAD so I snatched it up. The d-pad feels really good. I haven't tried it out yet but I'm in no rush. My affection for SMS has fizzled. The games are just too hard to enjoy. It's a great system and there's tons of accessories to collect. The Korean SMS console this belongs to last time I saw (on eBay) was listed for $2k. But when I saw the controller I said to myself that is the perfect SMS controller. So I have it.
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  Long story short, the organizer desperately needed a parent to volunteer to coach my son's soccer team. I relunctantly raised my hand knowing I was probably the most qualified. I immediately started to plan my strategy to make sure my team has fun by improving their skill. I'm going to give this to the parents to set the tone moving forward.
It's indoor soccer so there's an echo. Right away I knew shouting was out of the question. So I'm just going to focus on cycling in everyone. But I'll drill basics before every game. Mainly passing. I'm going to encourage the team to memorize everyone's names so they can move the ball around the clumps of opposition dive bombing the ball. I hope I do a good job.  Gamers are artisans bemoaning the cost of their Zen. Gamer’s creativity hinges on anointing developers as “holy” for their good user experience; ironically with second-hand sales preventing said developers from recouping costs. All the low hanging fruit (i.e., Pacman, Tetris, Super Mario Bros, Doom, & Fruit Ninja) are gone; we left it behind because companies innovated to UPGRADE gamer’s expectations.
But that costs more money for shareholder’s return on investment. This affair falls victim to “consumer rights” ...but gamers buy games to make content about how expensive and ineffective they are. Gamer’s Zen entitles addicts to live beyond their means acquiring nostalgic Zen. To have that clout to review and garner sympathy from other broke people that resonate with the content. Because gamer’s expectations soared but their paycheques didn’t. As adults, boredom inverted this dynamic of perpetual consumption of opposite goals. This resulted in microtransactions, and predatory gamification. Gamers ruined the gaming industry with their broken excuses like “I don’t have the money.” by John Ralph Tuccitto (no AI was used to write this)  Between 2007 and 2012 I lived in a condo on downtown harbourfront in Toronto. I bought this very TV which has a DVI-D output which was rare. At the time I had an intel-based mid 2000's 15" MacBook Pro that I bought off my colleague. Tha Mac doesn't work anymore but this mid-2012 13" MacBook Air has taken its place. I used to stream everything from Chrome whether it was YouTube, Justin.tv, gametrailers.com or TV shows and movies I downloaded. The cable was a tripping hazzard but we made due. This is an offline computer so outside of preserving project files its just part of the nostalgia.
My wife's 11" MacBook Air is sitting to the left. We used that Mac during COVID times when school was online. I had a great dual monitor setup with external mic. Go to the link below to see the setup. youtu.be/PqzjHRDLEIU (opens new window)  “Nostalgia triggers optimism within temptation to acquire generational idols like Nintendo. Patience is the muse of sleep because dreams are an unconscious reality to murder humility without control. Italian’s know a thing about creating generational idols. Look at Rome. It humbles generations of cowardly artisans. Gamers are artisans bemoaning the costs of their Zen.” John Ralph Tuccitto (May 31st @11:47am) 
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Translation for an 11-year-old When you think about happy memories from the past, it makes you feel good and positive, even when you really want to have or follow famous things like Nintendo that many people admire. Being patient helps you fall asleep because when you dream, it's like living in a real world where you might do things without thinking about being humble, and you can't always control what happens. Italians have a rich history of creating famous things, like the city of Rome, which makes them understand what it means to create things that many people admire. This history can make some modern artists feel less important and less brave. Gamers, or people who play video games, are like skilled workers who complain about how hard it is to find peace and calm. This way, the quote is simplified and explained in a way that is easy for an 11-year-old to understand.  Goals solve the jigsaw of open gaps. Either way, what does the open gap represent? Open gaps in any context muddies the status with its presence. Do you want to be outnumbered by teammates, or competition? Underdogs are the portal to tenacity. Should THAT tenacity consistently benefit you, penetrate the competition with THAT version of luck. “I want control!” or “I don’t want control, but others depend on me.” Live a genuine life splitting hairs between faith and luck. What’s the difference? God’s our gap, and Jesus died for our genuine self. Is it luck faith saved? Earth is NOT heaven. If your luck prioritizes what doesn’t matter...luck alone damns with EARTHLY riches.
Translated by ChatGPT4o Setting goals helps fill in the missing pieces in our lives, like solving a puzzle. But what do these missing pieces mean? Gaps, or missing pieces, can make things unclear. Would you rather have more friends on your team or more competitors? Sometimes, being the underdog, or the one who seems less likely to win, makes you stronger and more determined. If this determination helps you, you can beat the competition with a bit of luck. Sometimes we want to be in control, or we don’t want control but still have people who depend on us. We should live honestly, balancing between believing in something (faith) and luck. What's the difference? God fills our gaps, and Jesus died so we can be our true selves. Is it luck that faith saved us? Earth is not the same as heaven. If you focus on things that don’t really matter, luck can lead you to care only about money and riches, which is not good. When a LONER gains control of the ball, he is outnumbered. As a team, we win and lose together. You let your teammates down when you give up BEFORE the whistle. Competition teaches to overcome humility with character.
By finding the open gap...we help our team retain control. Once a TEAMMATE has control, he is outnumbered by TEAMMATES. Goals solve the jigsaw of open gaps. That’s soccer. Thank You. Coach John  I was taking a dump and this idea hit me. Think of the movie 'Expendables' in video game form. Imagine a Mortal Kombat style side-scrolling tournament fighter where our favourite action stars are playable characters. Comment down below who you would like to see in the game: Here's my list of actors and changeable skins:
-Sylvester Stallone (Rambo 1-4, Cobra, Expendables 1-3) -Arnold Schwarzenegger (Predator, Commando, Terminator 1-2) -Jean-Claude Van Damme (Bloodsport, StreetFighter, Lionheart) -Kurt Russel (Escape from New York, Big Trouble in Little China) -Bruce Willis (Die Hard, The Fith Element) -Jackie Chan (Rush Hour, Rumble in the Bronx) -Bruce Lee (Enter the Dragon) Imagine the combinations! T800 versus Rambo on the roof of Nakatomi Tower. Who did I miss? Comment down below. Me just screwing around in PhotoShop.  I resurrected my original Windows XP PC and I opened up some of my favourite project files. This computer will be offline with nothing leaving or going. FYI, because I'm not sticking a USB drive in this thing, I had to take photos of the illustrations off of a monitor screen. The quality isn't as good as it could be but you get the idea. Eventually...all the retro hardware will die. All the software will corrupt. There needs to be a company that sees the potential of modern hardware running retro hardware. I know this exists but I'm talking about CRT TV's in 2024 and beyond. Then release a DVD/VHS combo player. Audio receiver. Speakers. Come on Analogue...this is your next BIG thing.  Got to love clear plastic.  |
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