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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 16, 2020 16:42:45 GMT -5
Much as I would love to blame the government for this, it was a massive exercise to undertake in a short period of time for a huge number of people. Hopefully they get things sorted out for situations like these. Oh yeah, no way it would go super smoothly. Still sucks for those involved, but I am not shocked at issues. I was lucky enough to apply before it got too bad, like maybe a week or two before hand. Not a lot of people were approved for unemployment, or so I've heard |
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Post by Rob Allen on Apr 16, 2020 18:43:03 GMT -5
A lot of you know Greg Hatcher. I think he even has an account here, although I don't think he's ever posted. He and his wife are on the front lines of the COVID-19 fight in Seattle, which is still one of the hardest-hit areas in the country. He's written about their situation here: atomicjunkshop.com/real-things-notes-from-the-hot-zone/ and I think this deserves to be read and shared widely. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2020 20:52:39 GMT -5
^I know the Hatchers thru Maquarrie. . (whom I'm friends with on FB).
they're great people.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2020 21:11:14 GMT -5
A lot of you know Greg Hatcher. I think he even has an account here, although I don't think he's ever posted. He and his wife are on the front lines of the COVID-19 fight in Seattle, which is still one of the hardest-hit areas in the country. He's written about their situation here: atomicjunkshop.com/real-things-notes-from-the-hot-zone/ and I think this deserves to be read and shared widely. Link goes to a blank page, and going to the list of Greg's articles shows nothing posted since April 5th. -M |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2020 21:21:30 GMT -5
A lot of you know Greg Hatcher. I think he even has an account here, although I don't think he's ever posted. He and his wife are on the front lines of the COVID-19 fight in Seattle, which is still one of the hardest-hit areas in the country. He's written about their situation here: atomicjunkshop.com/real-things-notes-from-the-hot-zone/ and I think this deserves to be read and shared widely. Yeah, hard to not get political, but that article expressed very well the BS around all of this. It was the smallest point in there, but I'm glad I'm not the only one perturbed by the "thank you for your service" emptiness. I know most mean well when they say it, but if you were really grateful for your country's service-members, you'd put a lot more damn thought into who you elect to declare and manage wars. It took half a second for "we're all in this together" to become a marketing slogan. My wife has heard me futilely yelling back at these opportunistic, manipulative snakes " you are barely in this at all. Get back to me when you use your billions to actually help." |
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Post by brianf on Apr 17, 2020 2:03:07 GMT -5
A lot of you know Greg Hatcher. I think he even has an account here, although I don't think he's ever posted. He and his wife are on the front lines of the COVID-19 fight in Seattle, which is still one of the hardest-hit areas in the country. He's written about their situation here: atomicjunkshop.com/real-things-notes-from-the-hot-zone/ and I think this deserves to be read and shared widely. Thats a damn solid read - thank you for sharing |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2020 3:03:09 GMT -5
A lot of you know Greg Hatcher. I think he even has an account here, although I don't think he's ever posted. He and his wife are on the front lines of the COVID-19 fight in Seattle, which is still one of the hardest-hit areas in the country. He's written about their situation here: atomicjunkshop.com/real-things-notes-from-the-hot-zone/ and I think this deserves to be read and shared widely. Link goes to a blank page, and going to the list of Greg's articles shows nothing posted since April 5th. -M Ok, now the link is working for me. -M |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Apr 17, 2020 6:50:52 GMT -5
The first video game that I was addicted to was Centipede (great taste in games, beccabear67 !). Our local supermarket had a machine at the front of the store, and when I went with my mom to do our weekly shopping, she would give me two quarters and let me play while she got through the store (I don't think she appreciated my "help" with that task). There was also a little arcade in the same shopping center as the supermarket, and it was there that I fell in love with Dragon's Lair, featuring Don Bluth animation of the adventures of Dirk the Daring, who was attempting to rescue the lovely Princess Daphne from a dragon and an evil wizard. It was done on a videodisc, so each motion of the joystick or push of the button caused the disc to skip to the next scene in the sequence. Some of the challenges were easy, but the majority were reliant on split-second precision to move just right through the castle. I was never great at it, but I was so into it. My best memory around this game involved my maternal grandmother, who lived in Memphis and made an annual two-week visit to Pittsburgh every summer. One year, she took me up to the arcade, handed me a sandwich baggie full of quarters, and stood there and watched me play this game for what seemed like hours, not once complaining or rushing me. She's the same one that gave me my first comic books, and I think what I miss most about her is that she "got me" as a person when everyone else in my family wanted me to be something that I really wasn't. After that, it was Gauntlet, 24/7/365. My buddies and I would go to the arcade at the mall in the next town over and pump an unending string of quarters into that machine. It was the first game I can remember that four people could play at once, which was great for our little group. These days, the only time I ever play an arcade game is on the boardwalk in Ocean City, MD. There is an arcade there that has one of the Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga anniversary edition units, and I will play that while my wife and daughters play skee-ball. As well, there used to be a House of the Dead shooter that I enjoyed, but it wasn't there the last time we visited in 2018. On the home front, I had (in sequential order): Atari 2600 (favorite game was Track & Field), Atari 7800 (Robotron 2084), Nintendo (Legend of Zelda, duh), Sega Genesis (NHL 94, the greatest sports game for a home video console ever), and finally a Playstation 1 (I still replay Castlevania: Symphony of the Night every year or so). We currently have a Wii, but I rarely if ever play it; the only game for it that was specifically bought for me was Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, and while it's fun enough, the controls for these games have gotten so complicated that I have a hard time doing well at it. Fun thing about Centipede was the original port to IBM compatible computers back in the XT days (yes, I'm that old) had the game play geared to the PC's clock speed. When the 286 computers came out, trying to play the old game was impossible because the PC clock speed was so much faster. You'd start the game and the centipede would shoot to the bottom of the screen in the blink of an eye. Dragon's Lair was my absolute favorite game that I completely stunk at. It was so cool and beautiful looking that I spent a ton of quarters on it just trying to get beyond the first couple of screens. I loved Dragon's lair as well, though I could never get past the red grim reaper guy. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Apr 17, 2020 7:08:02 GMT -5
Best PSA I've seen so far:
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Post by brutalis on Apr 17, 2020 7:27:55 GMT -5
Best PSA I've seen so far: Love me some Brooks. Saw a piece on CBS Sunday Morning on Easter about Brooks and Carl Reiner and how they are coping and handling the pendamic's effect upon their life long friendship. They would normally meet each week for a dinner and conversation but since that isn't possible they are doing video chats and will call each other on the phone while watching game shows (both refuse to watch any news at this time saying there is so much misinformation and focusing on the doom/gloom with scaring people) and they started singing the old song "We did it before and we can do it again". |
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Post by Rob Allen on Apr 17, 2020 13:35:19 GMT -5
Link goes to a blank page, and going to the list of Greg's articles shows nothing posted since April 5th. -M Ok, now the link is working for me. -M Their web host had some server problems, but should work for everybody now. edit: spoke too soon. I just tried the link and it failed. I'll let Greg know. |
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Post by brutalis on Apr 17, 2020 15:09:42 GMT -5
SDCC has finally announced that they have Cancelled the 2020 convention. Plans for open 2021 the last week of July. Already purchased 2020 tickets can be forwarded for 2021 or refunds (how difficult this will be one has to wonder?!?) offered. Presuming the same will hold true for ALL LARGE VENUE attendanc events this year and possibly next dependent over how the USA recovers.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Apr 17, 2020 15:36:35 GMT -5
Ok, now the link is working for me. -M Their web host had some server problems, but should work for everybody now. edit: spoke too soon. I just tried the link and it failed. I'll let Greg know. Yeah, the server problems we've been having haven't yet been entirely resolved, so a lot of posts keep disappearing and then reappearing. It's rather frustrating. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2020 15:51:16 GMT -5
SDCC has finally announced that they have Cancelled the 2020 convention. Plans for open 2021 the last week of July. Already purchased 2020 tickets can be forwarded for 2021 or refunds (how difficult this will be one has to wonder?!?) offered. Presuming the same will hold true for ALL LARGE VENUE attendanc events this year and possibly next dependent over how the USA recovers. I was pretty certain SDCC was going to be cancelled. I think the big test case for cons right now remains NYCC. It's not until October, but NYCC is on of the hardest hit areas in the country. There's time for recovery to take place for it possibly still to happen, but even if it does, what will attendance be like or will there still be restrictions in place either limiting its size or preventing it from occurring. If it does happen, it may be a beacon to many we are on the road to recovery, but if there is still severe risk, I would rather see it too postponed rather than create another spike of cases if the lingering virus still poses a threat. I think a lot of the first year post-virus is going to be about managing risk/reward and finding the comfort level of the populace. -M |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Apr 18, 2020 6:33:45 GMT -5
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