u/DoctorMerp

This little guy is the last handheld (outside of my ROG Ally X) that I bought and it has put in the work. I love this little guy despite all its faults, but I have recently watched some videos on the Retroid Pocket Nova, AYN Thor, RP6 etc. and it really has me thinking about how cool it would be to relive some PS2 in a handheld. I grew up on PS2 titles primarily in my teens and look back on those days fondly.

Coupling that with the ability to run SteamOS on the Retroid Pocket Nova, the WiFi and Bluetooth… I am having a very hard time not dropping $300 on it. I guess I mostly worry about build quality at that price point and some of the recent shipping issues. Is this just a no brainer and I’m overthinking it?

I have my Ally X for demanding titles so I’m not too worried about PC side, though the 4:3 form factor does inhibit some of the games I like. Does anyone have issues with running 16:9 games on this device? The pocketability is also a huge seller for me on the RP Nova, which is why I’m leaning toward it.

Is this copy of Pokémon Ruby something I can repair or is this way too far gone? Friend gave this to me for testing purposes and I popped it open to find tons of rust.

Previous owner hit it with a paint pen it looks like. Not looking to do a perfect restoration on this ‘07 civic but if I can make this look better without spending $500 I’d love to. There are a few more surface level paint chips in other areas but this is the big offender.

Was feeling a little down so I thought I’d share my progress here! Recently I took a trip and ate unrestricted for about a week and I ballooned up from 191 to 204 (I know, a lot of it is water weight and I’m already back down to like 196 after continuing my normal diet), but I’m still really proud of how far I’ve come. Trying to get down to about 180 or until I can see visible abs with weightlifting 5 days a week and cardio 5 days a week.

Ive been on a 750kcal deficit for the entire time and sometimes I go over by a bit, sometimes I exceed that deficit into 1250-1500 depending on how much cardio is in the mix but I try to keep my average around 750kcal to keep it sustainable.

I’ve posted here before and I’ve went down in weight to try to solidify my form but I seem to keep reverting back to weak form on my later sets. This is the 3rd set of 5 and I missed my last rep because I was concerned I was gonna hurt myself. What videos, cues etc help you with deadlift form?

The sausage is turkey sausage and the bread is sourdough, there was definitely some butter on it. 5 whole eggs

Need some help with form. I think I’m not getting my hips low enough and I’m not squeezing glutes enough putting pressure on lower back. I was lifting at 315 previously and came down to 225 to see if it was my form causing problems and it looks like it is. Should I go lower in weight to correct this?