Comments like this make asking these questions so worth it. That’s such a cool thing to know is happening somewhere!

Err, has something changed or isn’t Radio Free Asia still a somewhat questionable source?

But did they caw back?

Just be aware that you might as well make up your own rituals because they’re just as successful as stuff in any of the books, and a lot less expensive.

Sweet, so 1. it’s all summoning, and 2. blowing bubbles while making silly sounds to summon is a valid ritual for bringing on the good vibes.

Cruising on a boat, spot a shark fin, “Hey pal want a tow?” Or if the boat has some kinda bay, “Flop aboard for a ride sharko!”

Personally, and it might end me one day, but almost any kinda lizard I think I’d welcome in.

Also sometimes groundhogs look like they might like a brief lift to another patch of dirt to dig around in, or I dunno, maybe a brief snack run.

Where’s the, “my email address in the from field will do”, fall on this? 😂

[…] why would anyone even want it when it won’t even federate with anyone […]

Federation isn’t always seen as a positive (see: discussions linked on fedibridge complaining, without realizing it sometimes, of certain instances’ people) for those aware of it, and for many more it’s just not even a factor they consider.

But also bleh about the search, wasn’t aware of that.

Oh ick, thanks for the link!

How’d Disqus ruin itself? Realizing now I’ve seen it less and less like you mention, but never saw much talk of what happened.

Do you think it’s strictly a lack of users, or that the current userbase may have a rather narrow set of interests?

Why wouldn’t it?

Thanks for the heads up! I’ve not played paintball so I didn’t know what kinda paint the standard stuff was using, and was mostly thinking about a way to minimize any clean up involved.

Kinda contrary to some of the fun of the game, but everyone likes to play differently.

Thanks for the link, and clear paint didn’t occur to me, so that may be a good option too!

This has often come up when I’ve looked, but every time I read the description (which is what I remember more) it doesn’t click.

Appreciate the reply though!

So it’s really just that the battery adds a bit of weight, and someday the thing will fail and maybe cause electrical failure of the gamepad.

Emphasis added, yeah this is among the reasons I’m asking. The other reasons I’ve noted, but this underlies a lot of it. I don’t know how long the dual-use ones’ batteries may last if I’m primarily using them wired, so instead of having that in the back of mind, I’d like to get a wired controller for when gaming on devices I’m already close to (which is mostly PC, hence asking for it specifically).

This is a good list, but y’know a niche ya missed? Pressure sensitive buttons, only really useful for those emulating old games that used them, but still a fun feature to remember.

Yeah in hindsight I’m kicking myself for not having gotten one like that, but I had trouble finding wired ones at the time (and didn’t think I’d get tired of the battery maintenance), which surprised me.

The cheap part of PowerA controllers is a little of why I asked, as I’ve not had an opportunity to ask anyone that’s used them.

You’re getting sandwiches for commenting?? _/s