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I have had my Nexus 6P for three years now and the battery has one leg in the grave with it sometimes shutting down at 50-60% depending on what I am doing at the time. Normally I only carry my power bank when I'm camping but it has gotten to the point that I find myself carrying it regularly along with my keys, wallet, and phone.

Fortunately I'm replacing it with the Note 9 or Pixel 3 in October so can forego lugging around another electronic in my everyday work/errands. I have even thought to upgrade from a 10k mAh power bank to 20k but I think I can wait till the power bank itself is on its last leg.

Do you carry a power bank when out and about for your phone?

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GanglyKhan posted...

Also, the cake is a lie XD

I enjoyed that one but my overall favorite is probably "War never changes".
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Person106 posted...

Red_Frog posted...

Prehistoric, apparently.

captpackrat posted...

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Far-Queue posted...

Also, the bottom of that meme takes an awkward meme into absolute cringe territory.

Yeeea. This. If some gamers are actually concern of their public/social image to state something like that, I think said statement will only go to make their situation worse.
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SunWuKung420 posted...

Secret of mana...that remastered price is too high!

Friend and I replayed that few years ago through alternative means. Was actually more enjoyable that time when I actually knew to level up my magic. Started playing Seiken Densetsu 3 after that but didn't get far with it.
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HagenEx posted...

The Witcher.

Way too long, I don't think I can stomach a run through the game again. II and III, I probably would, but not the first one.

Funny enough I was playing that a few weeks back but currently taking a break around the middle of the third chapter. I'm enjoying it but can agree I probably will not be able to do a second playthrough. My tendency to want to grind levels will eat up too much time again.
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Zikten posted...

So what do we do with a disc decades from now when the ps4 psn is offline

Encase em in clear glass/plastic and turn em into coasters?
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VixYW posted...

Imo the best part of physical copies is legacy. Let's assume you want to play that game again 15 years from now, and the game was never remastered. All servers for download are down. And you don't have it installed on your system anymore for whatever reason (freeing space, it broke down, etc). You'll only be able to do that with the disc in hands.

This applies to self-contained games (i.e. Nintendo cartridges) but does it varies among some PS4 and XBox games?
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DPsx7 posted...

Or what I thought at first would be the missing conveniences in something like FF1 where you have to hike back to town just to save. Then realized this could be solved by playing through an emu using save states.

Final Fantasy would be a tough one to stomach again without modern day features. I've had many of bad memories of trying to get back to town to save only to die on the way and losing all my progress.

DPsx7 posted...

Then I'm certain some of the earliest PS1 games would be hard to look at. Normally graphics aren't a concern. The problem is all the huge textures and poly's make the game quite muddy looking on modern TV's. 2D sprites never get old.

I do feel the the sprites of the later games on the SNES and Super Famicom to be better than the early polygons of the PS1. Not exactly a fair comparison given one is at the peak of the previous console while the other is at the early stages of the latter but like you said, 2D sprites never get old.
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I'm sure we all have some game(s) with a special place in our hearts for whatever reason but of those games, which ones are simply too archaic now for you to enjoy again?

Personally for me, Fallout and Fallout 2 now falls into this category for me. Loved these two games, the death animation, and black humor but the inventory management and UI to talk/investigate something might be too archaic for me now. If only it was released a few years later and had the UI of Baldur's Gate II or Arcanume: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura.

Which game(s) do you have fond memories of but would not want to replay nowadays?

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I'll be curious of when/how it'll be like if we get computers like the ones in Star Trek.
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Kinda surprise to see a Skrull in that trailer. The only time I recall them being around was during the Secret Invasion arc. I guess that'll explain her punching that old lady if the Skrull are involved.

EDIT: Interesting, I guess the Secret Invasion might be a thing after the Infinity Gauntlet arc.
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Without factoring in cost, I feel it's even more subjective. As an example, In-N-Out is my overall favorite but I consider Shack Shake better. However, Shack Shake is also about twice the cost of In-N-Out.

madadude posted...

Shake Shack has the best tasting burgers of similar places, but its so expensive and the amount of food you get is so little.

In-N-Out is definitely best when it comes to value, extremely cheap, pretty good, and good amount.

Hah, you beat me to it.
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Dynalo posted...

most of them said when they took the position, it was a massive paycut compared to what they were making in the private sector. But they took it for the work-life balance, and more importantly, the guaranteed pension.

Nowadays, the public sector has better benefits still, pays just as much (or more), you work less hours, and is all around just a better gig on almost every metric.

Funny you mention all that. I was told about the same in my early days of studying civil engineering, that private tends to have higher pay but more hours while public pays less but better benefit and work-life balance.

About all my friends working in the public sector are making at least $80k or so while still working only about 40 hours a week. Hell, when I applied for an engineer associate position that asked for zero experience, starting pay was $60-80k. Still mad at myself for bombing the interview......

I have friends in the private sector pulling in at least 60+ hours a week. They get paid well still but work-life balance varies so much. One friend in particular at one point was going in at 8am and leaving at 9pm because of a major project.

The few friends who started public and switch over to private did it because I think the work was getting boring for them. That same friend told me her projects with the county were almost about the same and it was getting boring.
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Kudos on the better position and offer of promotion. If I actually get hired elsewhere the pay more than likely will be better but at the same time I do enjoy the work environment of my current company. Work-life balance actually exist and our work load is enough to keep us busy and growing at a slow rate while not burying us under due dates.

Unfortunately being a relatively small company, I don't know if its something I can safely stay with for 20, 30, or 40 some years. Realistically I would like to land a position in the public sector and work for a city.

Dynalo posted...

As unfortunate as it is, that's often the most effective way to get a raise. But it's also the dumbest, because you're usually still better off switching companies at that point, as you already know you'll have to basically threaten to quit again to get your next raise.

I forgot if the article was posted here or somewhere else but it more or less suggest new employees are more than likely to start at a higher pay than a long time veteran of the company even if their experience and work load is about the same.
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Ooo, wasn't aware of a The Witcher series. Can I assume it'll be based on the various books or video game?

Muffinz0rz posted...

lmfao just dissolve the DCU and start over or sell it to Disney

Would be interesting if such an event leads to some crossover.

Ogurisama posted...

But WB wants to beat Disney in the heroes department and is being stubborn

Naturally I know next to nothing about providing entertainment and running a business but I wonder what if DC just try and create a series that stood on its own and didn't try and compete with another. Just present them in a way that makes sense

Not related but I do find it funny how the MCU movies are overall doing better than the DCU movies but the DCU Netflix series seems to be doing better than the MCU Netflix series.
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trodi_911 posted...

Definitely. Original Sin is great and worth playing.

My friend and I co-op through D:OS and with two other in-game PCs. Definitely had many of fun moments with me learning the magic mechanics. I think for the first quarter to third of the game I was more of a threat to my friend than the enemy with my spells.
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SunWuKung420 posted...

Macy's, Kohls,

Aren't those places typically pricey and/or heavily marked up or at least more so than other retail stores.
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I won't even allow myself to buy other single player games unless the GotY is less than $20 so I'll pass on this.
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shipwreckers posted...

(at full retail price)

I've pre-ordered many of PC games but with Green Man Gaming nowadays rarely at full retail price. I'm willing to accept all the issues of launch day and not complain about it but paying full price when there are cheaper options just seems foolish.

Last game I bought even before launch day was Monster Hunter World on PC.
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40+. My parents married late and had my sister and me late. I think she was in her mid 40's when she had my sister.
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With the weekend over and Labor Day running out, I'm trying to use the rest of my day to get caught up on stuff to fix/clean up around the house. Unfortunately for me, more often than not when I see or think of some issue(s) to take care of, I shift gears and start taking care of something else. Even the thought of creating this poll randomly came up while I was cleaning up.

Do you have Hal moments like this?



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TES_Nut posted...

Decent fps. Worst fallout game. And that includes tactics.

Hehe. So like the black sheep of the Fallout series? I think some Deus Ex fans viewed DX: Invisible War as kinda the same. Enjoyable game but not a good Deus Ex game. I'll probably get about to playing Fallout 4 after I feel I'm done with Skyrim as I keep getting sidetracked with re-exploring or doing loot runs that I don't even need.
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Nomak-54 posted...

ES is winning 9-3 can any of you guys explain why it's better

I mostly chose it as I feel STEM majors are more "future proof" than others of course it still depends on how you use it. A fellow Scout of mine studied environmental science and I think went into law school with focus on environmental laws.
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Two. My mother and myself and technically it is her house.
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Black though I would prefer a dark blue one if it's an option.
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Revelation34 posted...

They used a weapon to steal the phone?

Wouldn't that be specifically stated as "armed robbery" then and not just "robbery"?
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My mentor's son got robbed. He hired some plumber or electrician to fix something. Said plumber or electrician arrived with some apprentice. At some point my mentor's son couldn't find his iPhone. They did the Find My iPhone app and it lead them to the apprentice's backpack in plumber's truck.
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FrozenBananas posted...

I was expecting the awkward moment seal meme instead.
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I'll leave it alone but if I was to troll said coworker, I'll probably just move some folders/shortcuts around. Personally I find it more frustrating if I know something exist, am staring at the screen, and yet can't find it.
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I have plans to take the PE (professional engineer) exam some time next year and already I'm dreading the studying. Gonna have to force myself to go to my local library or I'll keep finding myself distracted and playing on my computer at home.

I spoke with some friends and coworkers and about all of them suggest taking the prep classes and using certain study books. Given that I'm essentially relearning 3-4 years of college engineering material, I can see why there are better ways than just looking through my ol books and notes.
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The changes to using the labels bothers me the most. Having the small window pop up at the bottom instead of near the label button seems unnecessary and at least before all the current labels are shown at the top for easy unselecting if necessary.
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Mead posted...

poached is probably my favorite overall though

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Kinda indifferent but I do wish Nintendo would post these older games on their eShop. Their reasoning that the 3DS can't play ROMs still bugs me but I'll be getting a Switch eventually anyway.
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Shinebolt posted...

Should've just made a 3-season TV series instead. Then they would have much more time to cover everything rather than shoving it down into a 2-3 hour film.

Novels in general lend themselves better to Television than movies because no one wants to sit in a theater for 10+ hours straight.

If/When The Silmarillion become a series, I do hope it starts off and stays as a TV series. Like you said, there's just too much for it to be in a movie setting. On another note, I've been told there's going to be a new Dune movie. I kinda thought the first movie was enjoyable but never got around to the TV series.
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RoboXgp89 posted...

two towers didn't even have an ending
fellowship ended abruptly

I remembered being put off when other movie watchers were kinda booing at the ending of Fellowship of the Ring until I realized most probably never read the books so were clueless that there's more to the story. I do wonder what Jackson coulda done better to stay true to the source while adapting it to a movie setting.

Metalsonic66 posted...

Honestly it should have been longer. They left out a big part of the ending.

I was bothered by this at first but I felt it woulda soured the mood a little instead of ending it with the crowning of Elessar.
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Nope, I'm just an average Joe.
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Lokarin posted...

oh, wtf... I legit didn't know it came out today

Yup. I am hoping once I get home from work in 5-6 hours that I'll be able to install and run the game without issues *crosses fingers, knock on wood, throw salt over left shoulder, and sacrifices a goat*
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RedPixel posted...

The original MapleStory will always be the most nostalgic for me because I was in middle school and my whole class was playing it.

Same. I never did find that glass shoe from the fire boars but I'll probably never forget all those hours grinding a few percent only to lose it all and some from dying.
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I played the ol Beta years ago on PC when it came out in the mid 2000's and felt the itch to play the new mobile version. Funny enough and thankfully, botting is essentially built into the mobile version as the controls feels a little clunky. I'm currently level 90 and still using the auto-questing and auto-play features.

To any other Maplestory M players here, have you at some point had to take over manually to play the game or do you still have enough quests and auto-play tickets to let the game farm automatically?

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Ultima_Dragoon posted...

I remember 4U was double or more from its base as well so I expect a good amount from GU.

Interesting. 4U was my first MH game so I couldn't compare it with the previous one. Perhaps GU might be worth looking into later this year. I told my friend I am waiting for a solid co-op game before getting the Switch.

Ultima_Dragoon posted...

Also the most important factor is get whatever your friends have. These games are so much better with buddies.

Personally it does feel like a drag when soloing. I think part of the fun for me is seeing all the dumb mistakes my friends and I make. Of course seeing a friend getting run over while chugging a potion never gets old.
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Ultima_Dragoon posted...

MHGU has a LOT more content.

I have been hearing that MHW does seems limited in terms of monsters at the moment. Hopefully more is released over time.
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MHW PC for me since I do not have a Switch but I'll probably still prefer playing it on PC versus a handheld/console. To some degree isn't MHGU not actually new new? It is essentially a beefed up version of MHG that was on the 3DS.....right?
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Odd. Was the coconut young/fresh? I've had coconut juice straight from the coconut itself and always enjoyed the taste. Same goes for the "meat". Young coconut meat is quite good in my opinion. I think it might be only with the older coconut that the juice taste a little weird.
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Boar/Pig.
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Kinda torn on this matter. Like many have mentioned already. It protects employees from being taken advantage of by employers and gives them a voice but at the same time it protects the bad employees. Though I guess at the end of the day, a few bad apples (employees) is better than bad companies having their way.
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LeetCheet posted...

Anyone else besides me who actually enjoyed Terminator Genisys and wanted a sequel?

As a whole I wished the movie covered the war instead with John leading the resistance to victory and the movie ending with Reese being sent to the past. It woulda been them coming full circle around back to when it started.

As for the movie itself, I did enjoy it but can't say I enjoy seeing the iconic character John being turned into a villain. All those years of John being hunted down by Skynet and in the end he essentially loses and becomes that which had hunted him.
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It being all-female doesn't bothers me. It being a reboot however does bothers me.
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I'm a really slow reader. Might take me three to four months for one book so I'd say two to three books a year.

GanglyKhan posted...

Bonus question to those who read a lot: Do you purchase them physically or digitally or do you check them out from a library (which also do digital now)?

Unless it is a book that I will want to share with fellow book readers, I tend to buy them for my Kindle Paperwhite. I do prefer holding a real book in my hands but am also limited on shelf space. Though I could just borrow them instead from the library.
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Sure. I always enjoy reading his opinions of various RPGs so would probably enjoy having a pint or two and talking about our favorite games.
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