Weirdfish

joined 2 years ago
[–] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

Once took a trip to Alaska to visit a friend. He was so excited to show me real mountain snowboarding, and boy did he have a surprise for me.

One night had a real good dump of snow, and he took me off trail. We'd been keeping it pretty mellow, with me being the more experienced rider, though only had done the midwest.

We rode into this mellow canyon, must have been a river bed or something, like a natural half pipe. Just got into a rhythm carving back and forth, following him, pushing higher and higher slashes on the walls.

Then, on one frontside wall, maybe 20 foot high, I look over my shoulder, and the world fell away. The whole thing dropped down into a steep wall that had to be 100 foot high. Powder up to my waist, almost in free fall, we ran down like bats out of hell.

When we hit the bottom I flopped down, completely covered in snow, and couldn't stop laughing and grinning for a good 5 minutes.

[–] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I'd say 1975 was a damned sweet spot for me. Medicine had advanced literally just enough that the life saving surgery I had at birth was a success. I had access to but was forced into the tech and comms revolution. Was right in time for the second wave of skating boarding, and got to be in on the very ground floor of snowboarding.

I honestly can't think of a better time to have been born.

[–] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah, can see that question is vague. Lots of remakes / remasters in recent years, some amazing, and some garbage. Didnt want to invest in this and be pissed off about it.

Watched a few youtube reviews and sounds like something I'd enjoy.

[–] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Start deprived w master key.

Dual scimitar, composite bow, and a buckler. Lot of focus on parry and fast bow game play.

About 2:1 dex / end, no other points in stats aside from one in str to use the weapons.

Black leather set at +6 to offset no vitality.

Basically a Link glass cannon.

Scimitars can parry in left hand, and have a fun flippy move set. Will likely add the flip ring for style, and a divine club for the catacombs.

Currently lvl 53 w 45 dex and 23 end, and just reached the Anor Lando archers.

[–] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Back to Dark Souls 1. Tried so many challenge runs over the years, I decided to just have a casual play through with my favorite build.

[–] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Is it a good port? I really enjoy turok 2 on PS4, would love to play perfect dark on something better than an N64.

[–] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago

Lots of variables here, but sure, if its something you are comfortable with, go for it.

One thing about short term high paying work though, you have to be good about stretching your money.

Can be real easy to spend 8 months of pay fast when you earn it fast.

The benifit of steady work is steady income.

[–] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Multiple times in my career the thing I had trained for basically stopped being a thing, or became such an easy thing it wasn't going to be much of a job.

Being at the wrong point, either too early or too late, in various tech waves almost felt like my super power.

Wasn't until I turned thirty that I picked the right tech at the right time, and for 20 years have had a great career in an industry that is just as valuable today as when I started.

Programming turned out to be a major component in what I do, and while I've seen AI spit out some reasonable code in the more popular languages, I can't see it replacing what I'm doing before I'm too old to care.

[–] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Dominick the Donkey.

Was on a very short holiday CD at a very long job.

[–] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not sure the rules, do I upvote because this is in fact a terrible opinion?

[–] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (12 children)

I believe the point was to meet someone through those hobbies / activities vs using the dating apps.

[–] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm 50 and still skate, gonna were what ever the hell I like. Please feel free to judge away.

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