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rebotherer
John Walker
rebotherer
Seeker of indie secrets, needlessly beautiful, purveyor of www.buried-treasure.org.

That’s awesome. They also look like maybe it hurts less to step on them.  Read more

I work closeby and I wanted to go today to get some prints and a plushie for myself and a friend. When I see this I’m happy I didn’t... Read more

LOL pajama grip tape! That’s pretty funny and I think my friend has some bandages with that same pattern Read more

The Pokemon TCG (as a whole) is literally a double-edged sword right now. With all of the changes to the rarities for Scarlet & Violet, there are *so many* versions of “the good cards” now that even most basic “ex” cards are worthless in terms of value compared to what you’re paying for the packs. I work at a shop Read more

True story, Raticate is my boyfriend’s favorite Pokémon.  Read more

...it’s a little wordplay in the least critical part of the article. Read more

Imagine you wanted to get laid but you have to wait until the evening before the final boss. Read more

Idk as someone who has been married for a number of years the idea that sex is somehow the endpoint of a relationship that needs to be built to is really weird, and I wish more games would do away with that. Like, a functioning relationship is an equilibrium where not too much happens. Read more

I see that subhed and I respect it. Read more

The thing that annoyed me the most was that you needed AT LEAST 6 people to succeed at a Rayquaza raid, but you can only invite 5 people for a remote raid - and remote raiders aren’t as powerful as those in person. So basically, if I wasn’t at an in person raid, I wasn’t likely going to succeed in defeating Rayquaza, Read more

Right but what you can do is so bizarrely out of this world that even his enthusiastic representation of the limitless nature of the possibilities undersells it.   Read more

To play devil’s advocate, it looks like some people are using overly generalized colloquial language to shut down any kind of discussion about A.I., which by nature is reductive and erases any kind of nuance. If not talking about it somehow stopped A.I.-generated art, that would be one thing. Instead, it creates a Read more

Just started the Tomb Raider content last night after having finished Career mode a few weeks back. Really fun game to just put on music and chill to when you need to relax.
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Yeah, I have 70 hours on the game. Might end up being my most played game on Steam this year. It’s pretty fun. I’ve been late to several things because I was like, “Well, I can’t leave this thing partially sprayed down. It’ll just take a minute.” Then it’s suddenly 15 minutes later. Read more

Xbox found a way to include multiple female devs in skyrim’s deep dive alone. Also 4 of its titles are headlined by women, and it the showcase was presented by a woman. The pre showcase was hosted by a woman as well.
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It’s a classic implementation of the terrible pun often known as the dad joke but not limited to male progenitors. It is essential that one meets the eyes and witnesses the grimace of all those present before continuing. This is the only way one can ensure everyone was clear that a joke just happened. Read more