MelodiousFunk

joined 2 years ago

This is the sort of thing that could be actionable, in criminal or civil court.

The rich:

[–] MelodiousFunk@startrek.website 46 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, blaming this on Nintendo is just rage bait.

So, par for the course.

"What if we added a bit more?"

"A bit more what?"

"...Yes."

And yet it all looks cohesive and intentional. Awesome!

[–] MelodiousFunk@startrek.website 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The mix of curves and angles, combined with a more modern construction, has me thinking along the lines of the Gerbera Tetra. (Which it's not, I already checked lol.)

This came out in the wake of a different story, where Cobb County put stickers in the biology textbooks that warned that "evolution is just a theory." So yes, while satire, it's not as big of a stretch as it seems twenty (?!?) years later.

Damn I feel old.

As a bonus, I found a higher res version of the base image while trying to jog my memory.

This is something that even larger corps struggle with. My old company would buy some other company, lay off a bunch of people, others would quit, and then it was shocked Pikachu faces all around when That One Thing stopped working in an office they turned into a ghost town and, well, no, nobody was going to be there until Monday morning to power cycle etc. True lights out/OOB reachability is WORK. And there's always going to be a SPOF somewhere that requires hands on-site.

Do what you can, when you can. And thank you for all that y'all have done so far.

[–] MelodiousFunk@startrek.website 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't even know how many MP3s you can store with 400 qubits.

[–] MelodiousFunk@startrek.website 8 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

That's ridiculous. Nobody knows how long a gallon is.

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I wonder if Space Santa leaves Helium-3 for the bad boys and girls who hang up their ~~stockings~~ MS Leg Boots.

Of note, all of the announced Japanese P-Bandai reprints never sold out of the US store. And they are not alone. I'm not sure if Bandai decided to allot a ton more product to the US, sales have dropped off, or some combination. It seems like almost everything has been freely available... which is awesome, at least until Bandai does a course correction.

The China-exclusive MG Freedom and Justice look freakin amazing. Not a huge fan of the Providence overall but the deco is eye-catching.

Table of contents/time stamps below in case anyone wants a tl;dw.

  • 00:00 November Gunpla Schedule
  • 02:04 MG Mission Pack A-Type & L-Type for F90 Preorders
  • 03:11 JP P-Bandai Restocks
  • 03:28 Surplus Gunpla Runner Sale
  • 05:43 Cucuruz Doan’s Island Goods
  • 06:03 Metal Robot Spirits AGE-FX Preorders
  • 07:01 New Gundam Universe Lineup (Halloween Inspired)
  • 08:22 RIP Urdr Hunt
  • 10:55 Digi-Fig App
  • 14:34 GBO2 News
  • 14:42 Gundam Seed Freedom Animate Limited Goods
  • 15:55 WfM S2 Vol.3 Blu-ray & DVD Artwork Unveiled
  • 16:01 Gundam Base Christmas
  • 16:17 Tokyo Gundam English Guide
  • 17:13 Gundam Open Inovation
  • 18:18 Zeong Girl
  • 18:48 WfM S2 Vol.2 Blu-ray & DVD Released
  • 18:57 MS Leg Boots (RX-78-2 & Char’s Zaku) Released
  • 19:22 Gunpla Round Boxes Released
  • 20:09 WfM Sheet Music Released
  • 20:20 China Limited Gunpla
  • 22:07 Gundam Reading Material
  • 22:25 Gundam Apparel News
  • 27:44 Who’s the Best Gundam Trickster? [Poll results]
 
 

If you like your Zakus with a splash (or more) of blue, this might be hard on the ol' wallet.

  • RG Zaku II (Shin Matsunaga)
  • RG Zaku II (Uma Lightning)
  • RG Zaku II (Robert Gilliam)
  • MG Advanced GN-X
  • MG Advanced GN-X (Deborah)
  • MG GN-X III (A-Laws)
  • MG GM Cannon (North American)
  • MG Hyaku Shiki Kai
  • HGBF Turn A Syn

Three Zakus, three GN-Xs, three others. Perfectly balanced.

 

Not really a whole lot that grabbed my attention, aside from Bandai continuing on the self-pwn track with metaverse. Just a shitton of stuff for sale at mostly ridiculous prices.

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 00:09 Miyuki Ichijou Passing
  • 00:26 Bandai’s Response to the Metaverse Leak
  • 03:01 Gundam Metaverse episode 2 & 3
  • 06:09 Wa-Gu-Mi Bamboo RX-78-2
  • 07:06 G Frame FA UC 0079 Memorial Selection
  • 08:07 G Frame FA Sisquiede AEUG & Titans
  • 08:59 FW Gundam Converge +4
  • 09:46 Jumbo Soft Vinyl SD Gundam Mk.II (AEUG Ver.)
  • 10:37 Witch From Mercury Mechagurumi Art
  • 11:00 Gundam Seed Freedom Wafers
  • 11:25 Gundam Battle Operation 2 News
  • 12:53 UC Engage News
  • 13:31 Gundam Evolution News
  • 14:10 New Bandai Gachapon Store
  • 14:18 Haro Carbon Neutral 2023
  • 14:25 G-3 Girl
  • 14:30 Gundam Seed Destiny Line Stamps
  • 14:33 New Linkl Planet Music Video
  • 15:28 Robot Spirits Figure Releases
  • 16:09 Gundam Stationary Released
  • 17:04 WfM Season 2 Vol.2 DVD & Bluray
  • 17:10 GGG Amuro Rereleased
  • 17:18 GMG MS Team EFF General Soldier and EFF Bike
  • 18:18 Gundam Reading Material
  • 19:19 Gundam Apparel News
  • 26:02 Which Upcoming Gunpla Are You the Most Excited For? [Poll Results]
 

So... I went the entire game without trying to shoot Zonai parts from a bow and arrow. So when I finally let myself look stuff up, I saw all sorts of crazy crap.

Today, I saw someone building a spring staircase to ascend. 🤯

 
 

So episode 1 was introducing the characters, with a disjointed cliffhanger post-credits. Episode 2 started off with a flashback, then "I'll tell you everything." And episode 3 is plot armor helps prove that gunpla is ~~freedom~~ friendship. That's it. The rest is fanservice cameos.

What a nothingburger. Even going in with low expectations didn't help. Feels like a waste of good designs.

 

So... Bandai included CAD files for unreleased gunpla in the early access version of their metaverse software. Someone has already printed the MG for the new Freedom kit. And even though it was patched out, the installer has now been pulled completely from Bandai's site.

Neat.

 

This is a 15 minute evisceration. My jaw dropped at the system requirements and my forehead is bruised from the facepalming. The entire thing reeks of a C-suite stuffed suit being Very Smart and jumping on trends that either never happened or flopped two years after the fact.

Also, the "shopping" just opens the P-Bandai site in a browser window. Linked in my previous post. 🤦‍♂️

 

Apparently these went live at 11pm ET last night, but you need to filter by Campaign > Gundam Next Future.

  • EG Grandpa Eggshell edition
  • EG Lau (Gundam Base limited blue version)
  • Zakupla-Kun
  • HG Aerial (Recirculation color)
  • MG Freedom (Real Type)
  • MG Justice (Real Type ver "bright blue is totally realistic")

Eggshell Grandpa has been around for a while. Lau is definitely new. I believe the rest are as well.

 

Decent sized drop this week. The RG XN Raiser and HG Witch From Mercury option parts are new, everything else I believe is a reprint.

Does anyone know if PB did an effect parts set for the standard RG Nu? Or was it only included in the special edition of the regular release? This is the second or third time they've put the Hi Nu set up for order.

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