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4 hours ago, Ohayotaku said:

Your enjoyment will largely depend on how big of a shounen junkie you are. Me personally, I don’t think I made it past a dozen eps. I tend to burn out on shounen series after awhile. Even ones I enjoy have a hard time keeping my interest in the long run. Hard to say it’s “bad”when it enjoyed the popukarity it did, but what I saw seemed overhyped, same thing with Naruto.

I kind of have the same issue with all long anime.  If the story hasn't made its point in a season or two I tend to lose interest.  More than that and it gets repetitive and boring.  I can't imagine taking on an anime like Bleach or Naruto with hundreds of episodes.  I've tried a few such over the years and it just never works for me.  Clearly they're popular (and if nothing else making someone a lot of money) but in terms of entertainment value for the time investment required ... not worth it to me.  imho, ymmv, etc., etc.

Bought a tiny* little computer.  Kind of cute actually, in a NUC-ish sort of way.  Going to put a Ryzen 5 (4-core, 3400G) in there and make it into a set-top box for the den TV.

*6x6x3 inch, or ~150mm for you people with more sense than the US.

1 hour ago, RepentantSky said:

Basically put this together is all. 

Did you buy all that separately or was it part of a set?  The Mishy is a nice touch.  

“The TAGSAM head performed the sampling event in optimal conditions. Newly available analyses show that the collector head was flush with Bennu’s surface when it made contact and when the nitrogen gas bottle was fired to stir surface material. It also penetrated several centimeters into the asteroid’s surface material. All data so far suggest that the collector head is holding much more than 2 ounces of regolith.”

So much in fact that the plastic flap that was supposed to close and seal the sample inside is stuck open, leaking the material that was collected inside the TAGSAM head.

There was no hard deceleration on impact either.  The surface material at least is extremely loosely bound together.  Someone at work said it was like hitting a big, fluffy pillow full of gravel.   

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-osiris-rex-spacecraft-collects-significant-amount-of-asteroid

On 10/24/2020 at 4:45 AM, Ohayotaku said:

Watched ep 4 & actually thought Chitose and her maids were pretty funny. Unfortunately, still not really feeling this series & I need to cut back on the number of weekly series I’m watching, so setting this one aside at least for now.

That’s too bad.  I had hopes for the anime after reading the manga.

As for me, I still haven’t progressed past episode 1 on the anime but it is still on my to-binge list.  (No judgement here.. that’s just my normal binge-y MO.)

Patterns from Conway’s game of life in the intro to Animegataris?  Ok, I’ll bite.  

Sometimes I’ll watch an anime for the silliest of reasons.  

Slightly modified my flying brick.  Added extra slower-downers* in front, slopes in back changed to curves, couple other minor/cosmetic mods.  Also added a buffer block to the "step" on the sides next to cockpit because I kept burning myself on the thruster housing when trying to use it to stand on while sniping at ground targets with my rifle. 

Debating with myself as to whether I should add a layer of blocks to the bottom to make it more symmetrical by mirroring the shape on the top.  It would look better and add armor to the bottom (which is now basically un-armored and not even covered by the turret on top), but it would also add weight.  Still undecided but if I do go that way I'll probably wind up adding a turret to the bottom as well.  And then have to rework the landing gear arrangement.  This is -supposed- to be optimised for cargo (mining runs to the asteroids for building materials) but the dang Zirax drones are in space too.  It needs at least minimal defensive firepower and armor so that it can take out a drone or two while defending a mining site, or surviving a couple hits as it runs away from a larger group or bigger opponent.

Looking good in black..

*that's a technical term from the aerospace industry.

13 hours ago, Ohayotaku said:

Looks like it’s getting a 2nd season

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-10-17/science-fell-in-love-so-i-tried-to-prove-it-anime-gets-2nd-season/.165317

While I’m not sure it really needs one, it’s one of my favorite romcoms & one of the better anime of 2020, so I’m definitely checking it out 

I saw that too.  Yay!  

Empyrion is being obnoxious today.  I somehow triggered the AI to a new level and now my base is getting attacked more often and by tougher opponents.  I used to get only 3 drones attacking at a time for instance - sometimes only 2 - but now I've been hit by 4-drone attack waves 3 times in a row.  Also, the area around my base is spawning tougher monsters, especially at night.

Now, I don't have any problem fending them off (so far) but the thing is that I like building.  I'm crap with the making things look pretty part but I do find a lot of satisfaction in building something that works.  In kerbal space program I spend twice as much time in the Vehicle Assembly Building and Space Plane Hangar designing vehicles as I do actually launching the vehicles and flying them on missions.  The thing about KSP is that in KSP time stops in the VAB and SPH.  I can spend days in there without being bothered by things like missed maneuver events or launch window opportunities.  Nothing is shooting at you in KSP either. 

Empy is more like Minecraft.  There is no separate build system.  Everything is realtime.  To me drone attacks in empy are like the occasional creeper in mc.  When I want to build something then I'm always getting interrupted by drones, or troop invasions, or having to eat, or running out of build materials.  The other thing is that in KSP a vehicle does not actually use resources until it is launched.  In Empy, like in minecraft, there are no in-game designing aids per-sé, just block placement, which takes resources when you go to place the block.  To even try to build something big takes a lot of resources.  (There's also a creative mode like in mc and you can save designs there to be loaded in the "survival" mode but it is a pain to keep switching.  I tend to stay in "survival" so I can immediately go try out my designs "for real".  I do the same thing in mc... play survival, then get annoyed when creepers or other hostile mobs bother me while I'm trying to build, or when I run out of blocks to build with.  Maybe I'm just a masochist.  )

I thought about just surrounding my base with automatic missile launchers and letting them deal with the drone threat while I build stuff, but after building all those I wouldn't have anything left to build with.    It would also take additional resources on an ongoing basis to keep them supplied with ammo.  In Empyrion the automatic turrets aren't very good at using ammo effectively.  They seem more about throwing up a wall of bullets than making sure each bullet does damage.  The automatic defences do help but I find it a better use of resources to take care of things myself.

14 hours ago, EnviousEnvy said:

Wasn't able to do crap for gaming but I did get this baby today.

You went all-in I see... sweats, case, and everything.  Very AC.  

So I built a brick in Empyrion.  But it is a functional brick, with plenty of cargo space, a minigun turret, a guided missile launcher, a mining laser, an O2 station, and even a fridge and a small constructor.  I can mod it to make it look better later.  (Needs a coat of paint too.)  This pic was on it's first trial run.  I might have to add some more retro-thrusters in front.  Lifts & accelerates quick enough with empty cargo bays but was a little sluggish when trying to slow down.  I don't want any surprises coming back with a full load of ore from a mining run.

This topic looks like it could use some love so I thought I'd post a quick preview of what's coming in 1.17.  Looks pretty cool!

Took a look at the first 2 episodes of the new season of DanMachi.  Looks interesting enough to put it on my watchlist.

Another look at the PS5 experience...

Anyone know where I can find a trilogy of short animes from a couple years ago called Road to You?  Legally of course.  Sounds interesting (for a tire commercial  ) but it isn’t on crunchy and I don’t seem to have access to my brother’s Netflix or Hulu anymore.   Anyone watched it?  tia...

6 minutes ago, Ohayotaku said:

Planning on checking out Log Horizon soon as season 3 is scheduled for next year.

Season 1 was pretty good.  Season 2 either lost focus or didn't go far enough.  The ending seemed unfinished to me, and left too many dangling plot threads.  Hopefully season 3 will pull it back together again, though that's unlikely in my experience with other franchises.  At any rate I intend to check it out as well, just in case.

21 minutes ago, Kirito.Yuuki said:

Dude, how old r u?

Here we go again.   
 

I started the 2nd episode but fell asleep halfway through.  I guess that says something.  (Though tbh probably more about my work schedule than the anime.)

My only real issue with the 1.5 episodes of the anime that I've seen so far is that Nasa-kun is too loud.  He was quieter in the paper version somehow.

Decided to make a quick run for magnesium ore to one of my previously-discovered asteroids.  On the way I found a place called "The INFERNO Club". 

Security is tight..

But the place seems to have a lively crowd on the dance floor,

...and the restrooms are spacious, well-lit, and clean...

.. And I forgot to pick up the ore.

(Unfortunately, between the virus and my work schedule this is about as close to socializing and nightlife as I get these days.  )

Got "a few minutes" after dinner to play this evening.  Next thing I know it is 1am and my eyes are bleeding.       

Anyway, I did make some progress on my base in Empyrion.  Reconfigured it a bit and upgraded it by adding more solar panels and a mountaintop aerie for my ship, complete with heavy-duty hangar doors so those blasted drones can't knock pieces of it off as it sits on the tarmac.  I swear, I was spending as much time fixing it as flying it.  Also upgraded my base's constructor so I can build better equipment.  Still need to find the raw materials for such however.

I agree with @Ohayotaku.  Clannad is quite a bit more dramatic, especially the second season "After Story". 

If you're looking for something lighter and similar to Takagi-San then maybe something like Tonari no Seki-kun, or I thought Acchi Kocchi was pretty fun.  Maybe also stuff like Nichijou or Azumanga Daioh.

Hope this helps..

2 hours ago, RuthisianCodex said:

Currently watching School Live! and loving every minute of it  

That one was a downer for me.  Once I realized the situation and started thinking about it it got sort of depressing.  Especially the thing with Megumi-sensei, and the fact that the girls aren't able to get out of their precarious situation.  They're fairly stable for the moment, but the reality is that they don't have a long-term plan and they don't have the skills among them to overcome entropy in the long run.

That said I would be interested in another season.

Black Raspberry Dark Chocolate Chunk ice cream.  Otherwise known as chocorazzo death.