Damn, never seen an xkcd where they used that kind of language! ๐ณ
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I'm not a huge fan of either place but Jersey Mike's crushes Subway. There's no comparison!
Sheesh, I need to brush up on my English
I do too! From the oldest to the newest, they all have something to offer. I just fixed up a 1976 Williams Grand Prix for a friend's family and I can't get over how much action that old game has under the hood. I mean that in 2 ways actually: it's literally loaded with mechanicals, it's considered one of the more complex games of its generation... But it also plays strong and fast, just needed some switches cleaned and adjusted and a flipper rebuild and some other odd tweaks/rebuilds and it plays better than it's probably played in 25+ years. Check out the inlane/outlane setup--it's pretty sneaky, I still lose a ball occasionally trying to trap it on the flipper :)
Nice variety of games on that list! Wheel of Fortune is a very interesting game, also dig Iron Man and definitely Attack from Mars. Dr. Who is cool too -- though I'll admit I don't have too much experience with that game. Always loved the multi-level mechanism towards the back of the playfield--very cool feature!!
I'm personally drawn very much towards the late 70's/early 80's generation of games. For me, that era captures the perfect blend of art, playfield design, sounds, and nostalgia. Not to mention, they tend to be pretty consistent ass-kickers, not usually allowing very long ball times. I like my games very difficult, lol! Someday I'd like to get a 'deeper' game... But space is at a premium at this point and I'm not really looking to get rid of too many of the pins I have, so it'll probably be a while before that happens...
Very cool!! Nice to be reasonably close to a place like that. Which pins do you play the most there?
I've been collecting for years, myself :)
Wow, didn't expect the first comment I see to be my obscure hobby! Do you have places to play nearby or own any games yourself?
Yep, she may have been my first real teenage crush lol
I think there's a couple things at play:
You know enough to find a different app and make it do what you need it to. Not a hard thing, but something many non-tech savvy people could struggle with, or more likely--
People often will just use what's there. We know we have options, we are aware of the privacy concerns... but many people simply aren't and/or don't care enough to do anything about it.
We spend a lot of time here, so it seems to us like second nature to avoid intrusive apps... I find in my day-to-day life not many people are talking about that kind of stuff, or don't have much knowledge/experience in that realm. (I realize that is anecdotal).
I 100% agree with your statements--just trying to rationalize how so many people end up using/staying with these ever-worsening services/apps...