What the title says. I'm not gonna lie I watch porn on my phone and I have accidentally clicked the button in the past to horrible results. but also on YouTube the button is so damn big it's hard to not hit. there is no confirmation button it just does it.
how do I disable casting on my android phone or block it or make it ask first at least???
I've been dealing with my insomnia lately by listening to calm sounding informative videos, historical stuff etc and Im looking some more gun youtubers that talk about guns/gun history/etc. in a more calm manner to listen to while I try to sleep. something like Ian from Forgotten weapons is the prime example of what I'm looking for, but I'm already up to date with his latest videos.
edit: also gunbelievable is another good example of what I'm looking for
I'm currently collecting screenshots and archiving numerous gaming news articles, interviews, & twitter posts from Marathon developers and Sony management both saying that they plan to continue working on content for marathon for years to come. It's reasonable to believe that many people (including myself) purchased the game based on the promise of years worth of upcoming content by both the developers of the game and Sony.
This game is on deaths door and I fully expect an EOS/maintenance mode announcement before the end of the year. If the game goes EOS before the end of the year, I believe that would be grounds for false advertising, since no new content will be worked on and released, despite what developers of the game and Sony Management have stated publicly.
based on these grounds, I think we could get a refund on the game, and if that is denied, I think this could be grounds for an actual class action lawsuit. what do you guys think?
it feels like gaming companies would rather throw billions upon billionsof dollars buying up studios and making the most bare bones live service slop that, at worst dies within a week, or at best dies within 3 months, and every. single. time. it's a massive loss for the company.
like genuinely, what ceo is looking at the earnings charts and thinking "hmm ok concord failed spectacularly and was a massive loss for us... ok highguard failed too and they ended up having to shut down... ok we spent nearly 4 billion to buy Bungie and make marathon and we've lost so much money it's absurd.... alright guys let's do it again from the top!!"
notice how many single player games are getting massive praise and making record profits now a days. RE9, 007 first light, Pragmata, subnautica 2, silk song, etc. even GTA 6 is already making insane money with pre orders alone and that's a single player game at its core!
seriously how is any CEO looking at these trends and seriously thinking "hm I could make a lot of profit by making a good quality single player game with a simple non live service multiplayer or co-op side mode, thats cheaper to develop and easier to market, and can be made in 2-3 years! orrrrr I could spend several billion more dollars and 5-7 years of development time to make a game in an already oversaturated genre and market that statistically will flop, lose us millions of dollars, force me to lay off half the studios staff *yet again*, just to have to shut it down in record time. hmm.. yeah I think I'll take the latter option!!"
HOW has the industry not crashed yet with these mega idiots in charge again?? I know Sony has infinite revenue sources other than games, but damn man!! learn when to call it quits! failure after failure after failure. and we all know horizon hunters or whatever it's called is gonna flop even faster than marathon too, so will THAT finally be enough? probably not if I had to guess.
just imagine what an amazing goty contender Marathon would've been with its artstyle, music, storytelling, pre-established lore, etc. if it was just a game with a serious single player campaign with a well written story continuing the story off of the original classic trilogy, (seriously, earth getting the distress message you send out in the first game from the marathon 200 years later and sending people to investigate sounds like such a fucking cool plot hook for a campaign story), and maybe a multiplayer arena shooter mode like halo or whatever as a side mode.
alas, we will never get that.
look I'm not naive I've been on dating apps for nearly a decade at this point, I know sometimes a better option shows up. it happens. I've been there too.
but as of theae last couple of months, nearly every single time I schedule a date at a restaurant or activity (after getting along with the person via text for a couple of days ofc, they say yes they would love to, we keep talking up until the day of the date, and even they before THEY'LL say something like "looking forward to tomorrow!".
Then the next day, if I'm lucky, when I check in to see if we're still on for tonight, they'll tell me in the morning that they don't think we should meet up anymore, despite having talked all the prior day like normal with nothing changing.
if I'm unlucky they'll tell me they're still down to meet up and go out, and then an hour or so before (or even 15 minutes before in the worst case when I was already over an hour away from home), they'll just randomly unmatch me, or just block me if we made it to another platform to talk in.
I'm extremely confused as to why this keeps happenimg because they'll act extremely normal right up until that point, like we'll be getting along super well talking about a TV series we both like the night before or talking about our plans for next week or whatever and then when the time comes it's either yeah actually never mind, or unmatched and blocked.
it's not like I say something vulgar or make a crude joke or something, I always try to be respectful and mindful and not to push boundaries, especially when I haven't even met them yet in person, but it just happened today for what is maybe the 6th time in a row.
I have no clue what I could be doing wrong man. can someone who's been through this too give me some advice? what can I change? what should I do differently? what have I been doing wrong?
long story short I have a 3080 and I can play all modern games on 1440p, but 4k is where new games really start to struggle even with DLSS on. should I spend the money on a 5080 for 4k gaming, and by that I mean 144fps at 4k, even if I have to play the game on high or medium and not ultra.
to note, I can NOT use frame gen. it looks visibly normal to me, but when it's on without me realizing it (like for pragmata where it was enabled by default without me knowing) I get genuinely motion sick and get massive headaches, idk why. I've done extensive testing for myself with a friends 5070ti and frame gen and it's the same issue. there's just something about it that messes with me.
should I just hold out and save for a 5090 if I ever find one at MSRP? or is the 5080 not a that much of big leap up from the 3080 and I should wait for next gen?
about a week ago I started seeing a housefly here and there. fast forward to today and every time I wake up there will be 8-10 by the windows. I bought an electric bug zapper and have been killing as many as I can find daily but even if there isn't a singly fly come bed time I'll wake up and find 8-10 by windows!!
they completely ignore any trap I set out for them, flypaper, those hot shot liquid traps, home made traps, even those blue light bug zappers! the only thing I can do is kill them one at a time as I see them, but they keep showing up!! where are they coming from? what can I do? all the windows are shut tight, I've deep cleaned the house 3 times over, I've checked everything and everywhere there's no garbage or food left out, I've covered all the drains before bed because I've heard they can come from there sometimes, but they keep appearing!!!
I'm genuinely going crazy please help! thank you
So I'm trying to sort of power-bfs with a light rod for smaller (3-6lb) bass, spotted tilapia, chichlids etc in canals near where I live. this is a place where there's a lot of weeds, jagged rocks, etc.
i heard 6lb fluoro is great for 1/8 oz and 1/16 oz jigheads, so I tried that first but I genuinely felt like my line was about to snap when I got caught on some weeds a couple times. plus I was worried that if I did end up catching a big bass it would snap the line.
then I tried 8lb and it genuinely felt so much better and I never even got close to a birdnest but i feel like it kinda cut into my casting distance for the 1/8th jig, idk if I'm imagining it or what but I felt like I definitely lost some distance with it.
so all that to ask, is 6lbs straight fluoro really the best for my purposes? or should I stick to 8? or maybe just middle ground 7? I don't want to waste more money on spools lol!
does anyone else use straight fluoro for the same thing? any advice or tips?
before you say it, Im really not fond of braid with leader, I'm really REALLY liking straight fluoro to the point where I'm considering changing out my regular baitcaster setup to run straight fluoro lol.
what the title says basically, I've been dying to buy a seasir dark dragon rod because it comes with medium and medium light tips which is EXACTLY what I need, but apparently the casting version of that rod is sold out everywhere and hasn't been in stock for a while. only the spinning version remains and I don't use spinning reels.
there's a rebadge of the same rod by rollfish on aliex but it only comes with medium / medium heavy tips and not medium light.
so anyone got any suggestions/recommendations for a medium/medium light rod, if there are any?
seen in a freshwater canal In South Florida. massive fish, no clue what it is. didnt seem interested in any bait or lures that I had.
looking for a light fast rod around 5"6' to 6" to pair with my gravity bf-avid! I know short handles are a niche preference but I cast so much more accurately and further with short grip rods than with longer butt rods. plus I'm already used to it for my regular baitcasting setup and I don't want to confuse the muscle memory lol.
so far I'm looking at the mavellos delicacy, the handing magic L, and the purelure telescopic fuji, but if there are any I missed please suggest them!
honestly the magic L's handle looks perfect for me but everyone I see mention it says it snaps at some point, either sooner or later and even Amazon warns that it has a high number of returns. is it even possible to switch out the blank and reuse the handle with another blank on this model? because I would instantly buy it if that's the case
the mavellos delicacy seems too good to be true, especially for the price. it claims it can do 0.8g-10g lures on the light tip and 0.5g-8g on the ultralight tip? this would outclass the magic L since it can do 2g-8gr only. for half the price idk if I believe it! anyone got any experience with this?
hey all! just bought the gravity avid reel and it's coming in this weekend.
I already have some idea of what rods I like but I wanted to ask, should BFS light or ultralight rods be shorter or longer than traditional baitcasting rods? I have a 6ft10in MH fast rod I'm super comfortable and used to casting with on a normal baitcasting setup, but when I look at rods for bfs I see them start at 4ft 10in - 5ft 6in, and 6ft or 7ft is the length limit for some of the ones I like.
so based on that, is it normal to use shorter rods compared to normal casting rod setups? as in, is it easier to cast just as far with say a 5"6' or 6ft UL rod due to the whippiness of it compared to a 6"10' MH rod if I plan to use 2gr-8gr lures/jigs? I usually fish freshwater canals and lakes so I don't need a crazy amount of distance.
what the title says. I got about $150 budget right now for a bfs reel coming from my power bfs reel (anatono Starfall DC) and I need something to cast a lot lighter lures and jigs, mostly around 1gr~
what would be the best option out of the box for the price? I really like the look and quality of the dk100 but I hear a lot of people saying it's not actually that good for super light lures out of the box unless you upgrade some stuff which I'm not looking to do.
the ark gravity seems really cool but I don't really hear too much about it besides some YouTube hype men who hype everything up as the next best budget bfs reel.
the seasir zero119 seems to be a good quality upgrade from the zero zx and there's a few YouTube short videos of foreign people throwing micro jigs pretty far with ease but I don't really hear anyone else talk about it review them
the silver rhino is a fraction of my budget but I hear it get talked about so much as a good and reliable reel I can't help but consider it and then just put the extra money from my budget into a better bfs rod or more lures for general fishing lol.
can someone help me decide? especially the dk100, which I love the look of, I really want to know how good it is out of the box with 1gram jigs
