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Cake day: June 22nd, 2023

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  • Huh I had no idea we’re not allowed to feed crows.

    I got dive bombed years ago one summer, after which I started bribing the crows with peanuts from my balcony. I started by just putting them on my railing, backing away and letting them see me as they grabbed them. Now they’re used to me and let me get pretty close, or come hang out when I’m out there.

    They’ve got babies out front of my building this week and show no interest in me or my dog, but I see them bombing other people regularly.





  • For pc, very. I spent hours downloading rips of games off a BBS. One of the few games I bought was duke nukem 3d and that’s just because I wanted the build level editor that I couldn’t find a download of.

    For consoles, less so. I had a pirated “100 in 1” nes cart of from China but all the games were crap. Cartridge copying wasn’t a thing.

    I vaguely remember a n64 device that could load cartridge images off a zip drive or something. Nobody had one though.

    Piracy became bigger again when the ps1 mod chip came out and we had brand new cd burners. Dreamcast too.












  • I was just asking a question? In fact almost the exact question you answered? Your comment would just be constructive instead of rude without the first two sentences. Thanks for the info anyways.

    Despite their best intentions they can’t protect their child forever. They need to have an honest discussion together so op understands why, but I still feel it’s reasonable to try and do something to grow themselves. It’s not going to get easier as the family gets older and the parents eventually can no longer work themselves.