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According to a UN report 44% of US citizens couldn't not afford a $400 emergency bill without needing to borrow it from someone or sacrificing something else critical like rent \ bills.

Could you?
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The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

99% of the time I wake up feeling tired or feeling groggy and wanting to go back to sleep. Once in a very rare time I'll wake up feeling really refreshed an alert and happy to get up. What's up with that?
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Zikten posted...

Aren't we all female originally? Way I understand it, female is the base state in the womb and then some babies undergo a mutation and become male. That's why men have nipples

Yeah but people also start off with a tail in the womb but that doesnt make us all monkeys by default.
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iirc didnt he rape someone?
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Sajo posted...

Crepes posted...

NibeIungsnarf posted...

Vyrulisse posted...

Physical game media is on its last legs, just gotta accept that.

No reason to not fight it. The death of physical media literally only benefits the producers and does nothing but harm the consumer.

I disagree. If I break a disc or lose it then I lose the game. Cant do that with digital. Thats a big positive to me.

Lose the servers and you cant download the game ever again.

Sure thats a possibility. To me its still a benefit. The idea there are zero benefits to it is just down rogjtnwrong.
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Yeah. Somehow getting older and having more money to spend on games has made me less likely to play them.
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Surely they should be spending the holiday season with their partners and family?
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

NibeIungsnarf posted...

Vyrulisse posted...

Physical game media is on its last legs, just gotta accept that.

No reason to not fight it. The death of physical media literally only benefits the producers and does nothing but harm the consumer.

I disagree. If I break a disc or lose it then I lose the game. Cant do that with digital. Thats a big positive to me.
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

SSJGrimReaper posted...

damn mods sure really putting on some overtime today huh

Its the holiday season. Got to do something with that sweet time off.
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

apocalyptic_4 posted...

LordFarquad1312 posted...

Mass Effect was already in HD...

Lol maybe TC meant a complete update like gears ultimate edition

Yeah man. You got it.
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

It's not colonialism. It's worse. Because people are gonna act like this isn't a bad thing.
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

G-Ziss posted...

I dont normally do this and its internet standards but shes absolutely caked in makeup and nothing special. She isnt naturally beautiful.
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Bump
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pres_madagascar posted...

Crepes posted...

China don't have any animal cruelty laws.

They will execute you for fucking with pandas

Yeah but theyll probably get you on a destruction of private property charge as opposed to animal cruelty.
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

China don't have any animal cruelty laws.
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

TeaMilk posted...

I had to make a separate database request for each one

How do you access the database?
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https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Simone_de_Beauvoir

Interesting to see gender studies go back to the turn of the century. To what extent do people here feel gender is a social construct vs an innate programming? The whole nature vs nurture thing if you will.

If Gender is seen as a social construct then it does make you wonder what goes into the situation to making someone feel they are the wrong gender for their body?

I've always believed that people who decide to have GRS do so more for the fact they want to be treated as their gender of choice. To me that's the biggest thing from what I've seen and what separates trans people from homosexuals in so much as homosexuals don't require that validation from society (obviously they do seek out equality etc in other forms). I'm curious if those on here who are or have been through GRS have had other reasons for wanting choosing their body to match their gender outside of wanting to be treated like their gender?
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

The reapers are a necessary evil.
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

No. Rick Moranis is not dead. His wife died of cancer and he put his acting life on hold in order to be a good dad to his kids. Sorry all the selfish people expect him to keep acting a busy schedule just to keep you happy rather than be a good dad and look after his children.

He has released some comedy albums and occasionally turns up at various conventions.

He is 65.

His wife is dead.
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The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

EpicKingdom_ posted...

She is still alive?

Just her career.
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Would love to play all through that all over again
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

I think RDR2 is technically a better game but I had more fun with GOW.

GOW for me but I can see why some would say RDR2.
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/08/vanishing-midwest-ogallala-aquifer-drought/

More bad news for those of us who think a clean water supply is important. Especially those in the mid west.
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The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Hayame Zero posted...

1 had a better flow to it. 2 came to a screeching halt any time you got to the dark world. Those sections just weren't fun.

What you hate about 2 I liked. I felt like it subverted expectations and made for a more challenging game. I felt like 1 held your hand all the way through.
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The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

DrizztLink posted...

Crepes posted...

What was the point of the chao? Even as a kid I thought they were bullshit.

I will fucking FIGHT YOU

Not winning me over here bud.
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

What was the point of the chao? Even as a kid I thought they were bullshit.
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Neogaf is pretty good.
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Its ok. Apparently the plankton that produce the worlds oxygen supply have dropped in numbers by 40%. We might all suffocate to death before water is an issue
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

The sign should come down but that e-mail didn't really do a good job of explaining why in my opinion and was a bit too wishy washy in it's approach.
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46679094
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Im gonna fire up some Angela White videos if thats what you mean.
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Which did you enjoy more?

I always used to say 1 but after replaying MP2 that game really is a master piece.
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Trump repeatedly took credit when the market was up. Is he going to take credit now its flatlining?
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Vol2tex posted...

I was very interested in it last year or early this year, but haven't thought about it lately since it looks expensive. But it is worth it?

Well if it wasnt our honeymoon I wouldnt have.

It was nice. Really nice. But... its almost as if it was something different. It almost wasnt like steak as you know it. I dont think Id want it all the time. And Id still have normal steak.

It kinda melts in your mouth and is very tender. Some might find it too tender and not like it.
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Damn_Underscore posted...

Why are the NATO countries even allies with Turkey?

Want a buffer between the Middle East and Europe.
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Shame its not aged well.
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Man. I remember having the day of school and borrowing my younger brothers Dreamcast to play it. I managed to complete the entire thing.
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

JerseyProudBoy posted...

How does this not qualify as a war crime

Who should decide if it is a war crime and if it is decided its a war crime what should the punishment be and who do you think should enforce it?
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Those Kurds are fucked. Betrayed by the US. I fucking hate this world sometime. They are going to get slaughtered :(

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/turkey-masses-troops-kurdish-held-syrian-town-59984033

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-23/turkey-deploys-more-troops-around-kurdish-syrian-town-trt-says

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201812231070948575-us-syria-pullout-kurds-sdf/

https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/syria/.premium-scared-to-death-kurds-in-syria-trapped-between-threat-from-assad-and-erdogan-1.6765949
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

edededdy posted...

what the fuck is overscan

When your tv doesnt scale the image properly and you end up with it cutting off the edges.
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Was pretty good when I had it last night in a restaurant. Wouldnt normally but its our honeymoon so decided to go for it .

Would never cook it myself. Worried Id fuck it up lol.
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Or the oracle of ages / seasons games?
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Trigg3rH4ppy posted...

Yeah, fuck them and their entire religion.

FYI this is the reaction the terrorists want.
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The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Ok thanks for taking the time to answer my incessant questioning. I do appreciate it.
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Sativa_Rose posted...

Crepes posted...

Sativa_Rose posted...

We barely stuck our foot into Syria. It really is not comparable to either Iraq or Afghanistan, which both involved regime change and nation building. People are vastly overestimating just how committed we ever were to Syria.

Between Afghanistan and Iraq, Iraq is the one that actually worked out better. They control virtually 100% of their territory now, and we are just providing a small amount of training/assistance. There are definitely concerns about things like the influence of the Iranian militias, but it's not a warzone like it was a few years ago.

In Afghanistan, the government only controls like 50-60% of the territory maximum. It's a much more dire situation. It still is a real warzone.

Both had different objectives though didnt they?
Afghanistan was about preventing the taliban from harbouring the terrorists that helped plan 9/11. Iraq was about regime change.

Yes, but Afghanistan also involved a regime change. Before we went in, the Taliban were running the government. It was officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

We overthrew that government and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was put in its place, along with a constitution and an electoral framework whatnot. That new government is now trying to stay in power without being overrun by the Taliban (and other groups).

How come the US seemed to be undermining their own agenda by agreeing to talk to the taliban?
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Sativa_Rose posted...

We barely stuck our foot into Syria. It really is not comparable to either Iraq or Afghanistan, which both involved regime change and nation building. People are vastly overestimating just how committed we ever were to Syria.

Between Afghanistan and Iraq, Iraq is the one that actually worked out better. They control virtually 100% of their territory now, and we are just providing a small amount of training/assistance. There are definitely concerns about things like the influence of the Iranian militias, but it's not a warzone like it was a few years ago.

In Afghanistan, the government only controls like 50-60% of the territory maximum. It's a much more dire situation. It still is a real warzone.

Both had different objectives though didnt they?
Afghanistan was about preventing the taliban from harbouring the terrorists that helped plan 9/11. Iraq was about regime change.
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

cerealbox760 posted...

Don't worry. America will be back in no time. 3 times the personnel, 3 times the casualties unfortunately. Middle east intervention is prevention. Libertarians are delusional to think the middle east will leave us alone if we leave them alone. They have been at war longer than the existence of America. Don't forget. Non interventionist policies gave rise to Hitler and ISIS. Pulling out didn't work in the past and won't work in the future. Its tragic we don't learn from our mistakes. lol. Soon America will be dealing and negotiating with a stronger foe and enemy again. There's good reason why enemies of the west are celebrating.

What does leave them alone mean though to these people?

I feel they are just basing is on the military having feet on the ground. However while the army might not be physically there, US policies and corporations still are and affecting the day to day lives of people.

If these people want to stay out great. But that needs to extend to pulling support for Israel and KSA as well which Im curious if theyd be prepared to go that far.
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The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Crepes posted...

RoadsterUFO posted...

Crepes posted...

RoadsterUFO posted...

Crepes posted...

RoadsterUFO posted...

No, and it is long overdo a sitting President had the sense to finally withdraw from a United States occupation in one of these nations. Occupying Syria, a country that hasnt attacked us and poses zero threat to us is not putting America first. We have no business there, never had any Congressional Approval of War to even be there, and were taxing the productive and wasting money for this. I hope the rumors of Trump wanting to pull out of Afghanistan next turn out to be true. Unfortunately were still drone bombing a bunch of countries and supplying Saudi Arabia and Israel with weapons and welfare, but this is a start. I hope more of Rand Pauls foreign policy rubs off on Trump and he hopefully rejects the neocons like Lindsey Graham out of his ears.

Youre happy with Russia being a key played in the Middle East and not the US? Do you not worry well loose what little influence we have of the area of we pull out conpletely?

Especially round oil / gas pipelines?

Youre arguing we need to continue fighting these unapproved and unconstitutional no endgame objective wars in the Middle East because of Russia. Policing the rest of the world is not the business of the United States. Our freedoms did not get over there in the Middle East. Youre using the American troops and the people of Syria for regime change over what appears to be an obsession and phobia of Russia. Russia nor Syria pose a threat to the United States, they have not attacked us. Quite frankly, I am sick of people advocating for throwing away the lives of Americans for their sick world policing and war obsessions they want to disguise as humanitarian.

Im not arguing anything. Just looking for clarification.

Im a Brit so US involvement in the Middle East and the effects on US troops doesnt particularly resonate massively with me. At least not to the extent it might do with a US citizen.

I guess the argument a lot of people use is that its not necessarily about direct attacks from a military point of view.

Its more about global influence and the long term planning to ensure the US national interests are protected.

Geopolitical games are going to be played regardless of if the US is in the Middle East or not.

Surely its in the US national interests to be a part of that game as opposed to leaving them to it? Whether you like it or not the US still gets affected by what happens in the Middle East.

The Middle East is over -> there

< United States

As I stated earlier, the freedoms of the United States are not in the Middle East. Syria, Afghanistan, etc. Middle Eastern country poses no direct threat to us and serve zero national interest to the United States. Theyre not a part of the United States, they arent one of our 50 states or one of our territories.

Just to push a little further. What are your feelings on the US providing so much support to Israel and KSA? If, as you state, what happens in the Middle East is of no consequence to the US, why does the US continue to support these regimes?

@RoadsterUFO are you happy to respond to my query above?
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Rexdragon125 posted...

This is how the ultra rich protect themselves

True.
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Praxis Makes Perfect
The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard

rikasa posted...

why do bitter childless people think they're entitled to child-free public spaces

No. Just control your child or dont put them in situations they are goi g to duck things for other people.
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The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard