Author: dtm666

I ramble about things.

A Reminder Of The Long-Defunct Vidme

So while digging through this old tablet thing, I came across this update post dated November 2017 entitled “Vidme Progress Report”. Vidme, for those who don’t know, was an alternative video site that I came across and began adopting as a back-up for the Youtube and Dailymotion pages, since those had… issues. I recall uploading quite a bit of material on there until the site eventually shut down due to lack of funds.

To the best of my knowledge, only one or two videos that were part of the Vidme run failed to make the cut. I still have most of the videos from on there, including alternate cuts of older reviews and it’s my hope that those videos will eventually see the light of day once more.

Anyway, here’s the post in question… for old times sake:

“For those who care for this sort of thing…

“I just finished uploading the last twenty or so reviews of last year (501 to 520) onto the Vidme channel and they’ll be “shared” online on a daily basis when there isn’t new content. Sad to say that the conversion and slight editing of this older content to prep it for re-upload on this alternate video sharing service is what’s been taking up most of my time as of late. And this is one of the few things I’ll be addressing on the Sunday vlog.”

Did I mention how much I miss Vidme?

DTM-Cast – Episode #172

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Back in business – allegedly – as I talk about the first shot, AEW going touring, quick thoughts on the Venom trailer, and thoughts on the Superman thing that somehow morphed into a discussion about a movie I refuse to see.

*Since this episode was recorded a couple days ago, news broke that WWE was looking to resume live tours in July.

AEW Dynamite (May 12, 2021): Stuff Happens, I Guess

Disclaimer: Shaq does not appear on this edition of AEW Dynamite. Shaq’s face does match my own reaction after watching this episode.

Well, it’s the week after le Blued And Goots show… and it’s time for another episode of Dynamite; perhaps one of the more baffling episodes of Dynamite yet.

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An Announcement Tease To Tease An Announcement Tease

You know… I pulled out my old tablet that came with a keyboard for the first time in a long while. And I’ve been typing shit during my breaks and I have this rather lengthy update post typed out when suddenly, things go whack and I lose my stuff.

Moral of the story; save often and don’t rely on wireless connections with spotty connecting histories such as this thing I’m using.

Other than that, however, it’s been smooth sailing thus far. Managed a couple reserve bits and bobs for the future and I’ve been teasing a new approach that I want to apply towards the web content. I’d share it here, but I’m afraid things might go the way o the crapper. So, I will advise anyone wondering about the future of this blog to check in Sunday and listen to the next episode of the DTM-Cast where I will begin the episode by addressing the state of the blog.

In the meantime, there might be a review up this week. There might be a PPV musings of some kind coming… that’s all I can muster up for now.

Later.

That ELON MUSK Thing On SNL

This dog is more entertaining than SNL.

Sometimes, I wish I hadn’t gotten rid of the old WTF label… because this would certainly qualify.

So a couple folks I used to associate with before everything went to shit had asked (via e-mail) if I had seen the SNL skit with rich dude Elon Musk. I told them that I hadn’t watched a single bit of SNL since Will Ferrell stopped doing those Celebrity Jeopardy skits ages ago… for those wanting a timeline, that was a long ass time ago.

So I ask them what the fuck they’re talking about and they sent me this link to a Youtube video (which I am not providing here; chances are you’ve already saw it and if you haven’t, then consider yourself extremely fortunate) that features Elon Musk dressed in a Wario costume in court. My first response would be to ask if Nintendo sent a cease-and-desist to NBC for this blatant infringement on their intellectual property.

So I watched the clip in question… I kinda wish I hadn’t.

I don’t regularly watch late-night comedy shows; usually I make a point of it whenever someone is making an appearance there. And even on that point, it’s a genuine struggle to stay through the whole show and watch a series of really bad skits that aren’t funny. And this was twenty years ago.

I watch a clip like this and I find myself wondering how things have gotten so bad that this comedy bits make the worst Irate Gamer comedy seem like Carlin in comparison. I’ve seen old Nostalgia Critic skits from a DECADE ago that are funnier than this and that’s not exactly high praise, either. I mean, it’s amazing that they got these performers in these accurate-looking costumes, including one who is a billionaire dude of sorts, and produce the absolute worst dreck imaginable… actually, now that I think about it, I can imagine far worse dreck and this doesn’t come close to scratching that particular surface.

How is it that I watch something so inane and yet I’m able to type out a couple short paragraphs out of this? Is this really that bad?

And so, after watching the clip, I e-mail the fellow back and let them know my feelings… and I will just end it there.

AEW Dynamite (May 5th, 2021): Blood & Guts… & Commercials… & MOAR Commercials

It’s the Blood & Guts musings… and this time, I’ve seen the whole show and have had more time to reflect on the match… also, I noticed Jericho’s been cut off… oops.

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Why The Current Star Wars: Battlefront Games Don't Appeal To Me

Every once in a while, I’ll go on Steam and I’ll check the games that are on sale. Every now and then, one game in particular catches my eye.

Star Wars Battlefront II.

The new one.

The one that was once riddled with lootboxes and paid content that everyone threw a fit and EA lost money, forcing them to restructure the game considerably so that you’re less reliant on paid DLC and you can just stick with the basic package. Nowadays, I hear it’s pretty good and that the current version has atoned and made up for the mistakes it’s made.

Every time this pops up on sale, I give it a brief thought and I pass.

Sometime ago, this happened and I ask myself “why?” Why am I not jumping at the chance to grab this once former dumpster fire while it’s nice and cheap.

I supposed part of the reason is that I have the old Battlefront games and I enjoy those enough that they’re all the Star Wars Battlefront that I would ever need… even the gimped PSP games have their moment to shine. Another part could because despite sharing the same name, it’s not quite the same game that I’ve played. It looks similar, but it also looks similar to all those other multiplayer focused first-person shooters that I don’t particularly care for today.

So I skipped this one… again. And I’d imagine I’ll skip it again.

Why am I bringing this up? To be honest with you, I’m not quite sure. I suppose I wanted something to post up here and this is the only thing that really pops to mind. All the best to those who enjoy the game and such. But I have a feeling this isn’t for me.

I really should give that Squadrons game another shot, though.

Either that, or go back to TIE Fighter.

Later.