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As Starfield Steam Reviews Plunge to ‘Mostly Negative,’ Todd Howard Responds to Paid Mods Backlash - IGN

I remember when EA did something similar with Dragon Age Origins with an NPC that spawns at your camp. They tell you an engaging story then before you can hit accept quest you are hit with a pay wall. I remember being so pissed off, def added to my current hatred and do not buy attitude I have for EA Games these days. Sad to see Bethesda repeat similar failures.

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Finally did it, got my parent on linux.

I got my parents in their 70s to use Ubuntu for a few years now. All they use is a web browser and word processing application for .docx files. They used MS Word for years and I found Only Office has a similar UI and opens word docs.

At one point I gave them an older laptop running windows again and they hated it. They wanted Linux back.

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These are a few of my go to movies for October:

  • Suspiria (1977)
  • An American Werewolf in London (1981)
  • Creepshow (1982)
  • Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
  • Demon Knight (1995)
  • The Devil's Advocate (1997)
  • Lake Placid (1999)
  • Sleepy Hollow (1999)
  • The Ninth Gate (1999)
  • Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
  • Trick R' Treat (2007)
  • The Innkeepers (2011)
  • What We Do In The Shadows (2014)
  • It Follows (2014)
  • Tale of Tales (2015)
  • The Witch (2015)
  • The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
  • The Endless (2017)
  • Get Out (2017)
  • The Possession of Hannah Grace (2018)
  • Suspiria (2018)
  • Underwater (2020)
  • Last Night in Soho (2021)
  • The Menu (2022)

Side note: Tubi the free streaming service, often has many obscure horror movies, worth a look.

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Netflix Discs is going away, where will you rent/buy disc based media?

What services do you use?

As a rental service I have used gamefly and redbox. When buying media, I have used Amazon, Hamilton Books, HPB and Decluttr.

Whats your experience with any of these services?

Gamefly

Its, okay....

Long mailing times due to lack of shipping centers.

Library of movies is pretty good, but lacks many classics.

Low stock.

Good place for contemporary media.

Redbox

Harder to find in my area.

limited library.

Decluttr

This is hit or miss. I have only bought and never sold items here.

Large library of changing titles.

Since pricing is set by an end user, so prices can be amazing or down right insane. (no one is paying $100+ dollars for a used blu ray)