{"id":46895,"date":"2019-05-06T06:00:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T10:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=46895"},"modified":"2019-05-06T00:10:08","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T04:10:08","slug":"diecast-255-new-pc-endgame-borderlands-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=46895","title":{"rendered":"Diecast #255: New PC, Endgame, Borderlands 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Diecast #28<\/sup>-1! Just a heads up: This episode is basically me talking frantically for an hour while Paul does his best to squeeze in the occasional sentence fragment. If you’re here for me, then this should be fun. If you’re here for a conversation, then I have failed you.<\/p>\n

I wasn’t sure what to do about Avengers: Endgame<\/em> spoilers. The whole movie is a barrage of surprises and fanservice, so trying to talk about Endgame without spoilers is like trying to talk about Tombstone without mentioning cowboys. You can<\/strong> do it, but in the end it’s a lot of trouble for a very dubious benefit. I did my best to avoid giving away the big surprises, but you should probably just go see the movie if you’re spoiler-shy. You know how the internet is when people get excited. You’re bound to blunder into a spoiler pretty soon.<\/p>\n


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Show notes:
\n00:00 Diecast #255!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fun fact: If you were to take all the diecasts and arrange them end-to-end, they would go all the way around. The whole way. Maybe even twice.<\/p>\n

00:58 New PC! (Actual Literal mail-bag) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, I'm a 47 year old man with the decor sensibilities of a 12 year old.<\/div>
Yes, I'm a 47 year old man with the decor sensibilities of a 12 year old.<\/div><\/p>\n

I forgot to mention: This is the first time since 1986 that I’ve owned a computer that didn’t have removable media. This makes me a little twitchy. Sure, I’ll often go for months without using the DVD player, but it still feels strange to not have one<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Like, how do you restore a machine like this when Windows inevitably updates itself to death? I guess you boot from a thumbdrive, which is apparently a thing computers can do now?<\/p>\n

I’ve ordered a few thumbdrivesI own a couple, but they’re ancient things that aren’t large enough for any supported version of Windows.<\/span> and I’ll make a Win 10 installer with all the Corsair drivers. I’m assuming this is how you’re supposed to prepare for total OS failure, but if you’ve got any additional tips please let me know.<\/p>\n

20:37 Avengers: Endgame<\/strong><\/p>\n

Watching this movie was like eating pure sugar. It was self-indulgent and probably bad for me, but it was fun while it lasted.<\/p>\n

So what’s next for blockbusters? Are we going back to cowboys? Sword & sandle epics? Dragons? Disaster movies? I mean, we’re obviously done with superheroes, right?<\/p>\n

Right?<\/em><\/p>\n

30:00 Borderlands 3 Gameplay Reveal<\/strong><\/p>\n