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| Topic | Do you use the quick kill on The Fear in MGS3? |
| IdiotMachine 07/01/19 11:15:54 PM #15 | This fight is an interesting concept, but I found it so damn boring. During replays, I either kill him when he's on the docks, or just fast forward the internal clock and move on. --- |
| Topic | In GoT, why doesn't Stannis use it for Joffery? [SPOILERS] |
| IdiotMachine 07/01/19 3:17:34 PM #1 | Why waste it on Renly? Or why not get another one and use that shadow for Joffery? --- |
| Topic | Something's wrong with my AC; it's 82F in this house! |
| IdiotMachine 06/30/19 2:11:01 PM #3 | HVAC tech came and said the system is working fine, it's just undersized. It's a 4-ton unit, and he recommends at least 5-ton or maybe even going with a commercial 6-ton unit. The house is 3,600 sqft, with a 2,200 sqft finished basement. --- |
| Topic | Do you like ping pong? |
| IdiotMachine 06/29/19 7:02:02 PM #3 | dmorrissey posted... There are people who dont like ping pong? I don't particularly care for it, but that's because I fucking suck at it. --- |
| Topic | Do you like ping pong? |
| IdiotMachine 06/29/19 7:00:17 PM #1 | Topic. - Results (3 votes)
Yes, I like it.
66.67% (2 votes)
2
No, I don't like it / I don't care for it.
33.33% (1 vote)
1
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| Topic | Something's wrong with my AC; it's 82F in this house! |
| IdiotMachine 06/29/19 6:35:18 PM #1 | Symptoms: *Cool air is coming out, but not as strong as before in all vents. *The AC has been on all-day; I am assuming the amount of cool air is not enough to displace the warm air. What I tried: *Cycle AC on/off. *Replaced the air filter. *Checked the condenser outside of the house; it seems clean. I saw that in the main duct, there is an HVAC Booster installed. Could that perhaps have broken/turned off? Bleh... it's getting so damn hot in this house. /blogfaqs --- |
| Topic | Hello! |
| IdiotMachine 06/26/19 10:23:05 PM #2 | |
| Topic | What's the point of MSRP if nothing ever sells for that price? |
| IdiotMachine 06/22/19 7:00:29 PM #1 | |
| Topic | Spent $800 on curtains. Adulting so hard. |
| IdiotMachine 06/16/19 3:31:44 PM #15 | Dragonblade01 posted... But could you have bought 10 of them? No... scar the 1 posted... Do you know how to make either? The transistors and CPUs and all that crap? Nope. A curtain? I feel like I can figure it out with yarn and a needle. --- |
| Topic | Spent $800 on curtains. Adulting so hard. |
| IdiotMachine 06/16/19 3:26:13 PM #12 | Fuparulez posted... I once bought a truck for $800. That too. I bought a used SUV (2008 Hyundai Santa Fe) for $3,000 several years ago. I spent $3,000 on a freaking riding lawn mower the other day, thinking how ridiculous the price is on this lawn mower. --- |
| Topic | Spent $800 on curtains. Adulting so hard. |
| IdiotMachine 06/16/19 3:23:51 PM #8 | Dragonblade01 posted... For that many curtains? Yeah, that's not bad. Curtains are big pieces of fabric. That stuff doesn't come cheap. I mean... I could've bought a nice TV/computer for this price... and I feel like that is significantly harder than making a curtain. --- |
| Topic | Spent $800 on curtains. Adulting so hard. |
| IdiotMachine 06/16/19 3:17:28 PM #4 | QuantumTheory posted... Thats pretty cheap. Did you get them on sale? .........I thought they were expensive >____>. --- |
| Topic | Spent $800 on curtains. Adulting so hard. |
| IdiotMachine 06/16/19 3:15:28 PM #1 | Need curtains to cover the following windows/doors (width x height): 36" x 98" - Bought 1x 52" x 95" matte curtain. 36" x 98" - Bought 1x 52" x 95" matte curtain. 69" x 84" - Bought 1x 100" x 84" matte curtain. 78" x 84" - Bought 1x 100" x 84" matte curtain. 156" x 84" - Bought 2x 100" x 84" matte curtain. 156" x 84" - Bought 4x 52" x 84" design curtain. ------------------------------------------------------------ Total: 2x 52" x 95" @ $70/each 4x 100" x 84" @ $70/each 4x 52" x 84" @ $55/each And a bunch of curtain rods and curtain holdbacks for the remainder. Sort of pissed curtains cost this freaking much. Would much rather buy a freaking TV or something nice. --- |
| Topic | It's 8am and my neighbor is cutting grass... |
| IdiotMachine 06/15/19 8:33:21 AM #10 | HairyThotter posted... LOL damn dude... maybe when he's finished he'll have a lawn party and invite dozens of friends over and set off fire works for no reason I hope not... The truck is gone, and I expected it to be quiet while he's redistributing that giant pile of mulch. But of course this fucker is using his lawn tractor to haul it around... Fuck it I'm up. --- |
| Topic | It's 8am and my neighbor is cutting grass... |
| IdiotMachine 06/15/19 8:20:52 AM #7 | He has this freaking giant truck on his driveway that keeps making reversing beeping noises and it's annoying as fuck. He's getting a mountain of mulch delivered. --- |
| Topic | It's 8am and my neighbor is cutting grass... |
| IdiotMachine 06/15/19 8:05:38 AM #1 | |
| Topic | Cutting grass freaking sucks. |
| IdiotMachine 06/12/19 7:07:31 PM #1 | |
| Topic | Is Netflix even worth it anymore? |
| IdiotMachine 06/10/19 11:18:53 PM #1 | With all the streaming being decentralized and its own networks having their own streaming subscriptions... Is this the end of the "golden age" of streaming? --- |
| Topic | I don't know how to dance. |
| IdiotMachine 06/09/19 7:30:42 PM #1 | |
| Topic | It's illegal to be drunk on a plane? |
| IdiotMachine 06/07/19 10:24:06 AM #4 | |
| Topic | It's illegal to be drunk on a plane? |
| IdiotMachine 06/07/19 10:18:00 AM #1 | Watching Easyjet Inside the Cockpit documentary, and in one episode, a passenger was drunk, to which the pilot came out of the cockpit and told him that it's a criminal offense to be drunk on a plane. --- |
| Topic | Racist Asian AirBnb host booted after video goes viral |
| IdiotMachine 06/02/19 12:56:26 PM #32 | VipaGTS posted... The Admiral posted...VipaGTS posted...The Admiral posted...He was trying to saying "it's 4 guests plus me," which is comically stupid and a clear violation of Airbnb policies. It's not that simple. Airbnb's insurance for hosts will only cover what was booked. If there was any alterations, the host insurance will not cover anything. So she would have to amend the booking through Airbnb (which is a pain in the ass), or cancel it... We don't know which path she wanted to go about doing so since the video is short. --- |
| Topic | Racist Asian AirBnb host booted after video goes viral |
| IdiotMachine 06/02/19 12:41:14 PM #9 | Looks like the host expected four guests but found five. Airbnb hosts can (and often do) charge extra for each additional guest, so that seems to be where the argument started. As far as calling them "monkeys", I would surmise that this was used in a derogatory manner and not a general statement; though I'm sure someone will defend it by saying she probably calls everyone monkeys... --- |
| Topic | First night in Paris: There are a lot of homeless here. |
| IdiotMachine 06/01/19 4:38:47 PM #63 | They unlocked it and the passport control was so damn easy. Paris should learn from London. --- |
| Topic | First night in Paris: There are a lot of homeless here. |
| IdiotMachine 06/01/19 4:31:37 PM #62 | Landed in Heathrow, and got off the plane... The door to enter the airport is locked; they forgot to unlock it. Wow... --- |
| Topic | First night in Paris: There are a lot of homeless here. |
| IdiotMachine 06/01/19 1:59:58 PM #60 | HunkDude posted... IdiotMachine posted...At CDG airport, and there is border police, checking passports and stuff, when we EXIT France... There's like 300 people on line, and literally only one booth open for "All Passports". wtf France... wtf? Oh I was hoping I'd run into him in the Versailles Palace and gardens; never did though. --- |
| Topic | First night in Paris: There are a lot of homeless here. |
| IdiotMachine 06/01/19 1:19:45 PM #56 | IdiotMachine posted... At CDG airport, and there is border police, checking passports and stuff, when we EXIT France... There's like 300 people on line, and literally only one booth open for "All Passports". wtf France... wtf? Finally through. Took over an hour. Geez... --- |
| Topic | First night in Paris: There are a lot of homeless here. |
| IdiotMachine 06/01/19 12:27:36 PM #54 | At CDG airport, and there is border police, checking passports and stuff, when we EXIT France... There's like 300 people on line, and literally only one booth open for "All Passports". wtf France... wtf? --- |
| Topic | First night in Paris: There are a lot of homeless here. |
| IdiotMachine 06/01/19 9:11:48 AM #49 | Back on the RER to get to central Paris, I forgot to mention one thing: I don't like Paris trains because all seats face each other. Why do they do that? Bleh. --- |
| Topic | First night in Paris: There are a lot of homeless here. |
| IdiotMachine 06/01/19 8:50:59 AM #47 | Parappa09 posted... what did you think of london? Big Ben was under scaffolding. We took a tour of the Parliament and learned a lot on how the British government works, with the House of Commons and the Lords. The city seemed vibrant, and very liberal; for example, there were homosexual bars literally named "GAY BAR". This was not what I thought of London... Thought London would be very conservative, what with still having a royal family and whatnot. We went to Kensington Palace and was really underwhelmed by it. The Versailles Palace runs circles on it! But from the "commoners" point of view, the "modest" nature of Kensington Palace is refreshing. There seems to be two types of British accent; one sounds very posh and elegant, the other sounds very harsh. Some more thoughts later I suppose. --- |
| Topic | First night in Paris: There are a lot of homeless here. |
| IdiotMachine 06/01/19 8:40:49 AM #45 | PokemonYoutube posted... IdiotMachine posted...*Some restaurants add a service charge... Others don't... Some even ask for tips... This is very confusing. I guess what I mean is, if there is no service charge and there is no option to tip, am I supposed to tip? And from what I read, the tip is basically "round up to the nearest non-coin", typically 1-5%... But the two restaurants that asked for tip had a 5/10/12% option. --- |
| Topic | First night in Paris: There are a lot of homeless here. |
| IdiotMachine 06/01/19 8:15:59 AM #39 | Our trip is almost over... And France was the most beautiful city in terms of architecture when compared tih London and Berlin. Berlin had the best food (pretzels, sausages, and beer for so cheap!) and the most interesting history (WW2 and Cold War), and London had the best people that we encountered. --- |
| Topic | First night in Paris: There are a lot of homeless here. |
| IdiotMachine 06/01/19 8:01:06 AM #35 | So we went to Versailles, and the line was really long. When we were right at the pre-ticket entrance, this French guy cut right in front of us. I called him out on it, and he's like "why don't you talk to the staff?". I kept giving him shit while we were waiting in line (like some kid kept bumping into his leg, and he glared at the parents; I said "being an extra big asshole, you line cutter", etc...), and he kept ignoring me. Then we got to the ticket check, and he took out his ticket. I put my ticket in front of his, and told the staff this guy cut everyone. He glared at me. The people behind me backed me up, and the ticket checker took my ticket and scanned it. The guy put his hand on his chest, gasped loudly, said something in French, and just walked ahead of me to security check (without scanning his ticket). The security guard yelled at him and stopped him. I told them what happened, and the French cutter responded "mind your own business", to which I replied "it is my business; in fact, it is everyone's business because you made all of us wait more, you asshole". The guards forced him to exit and he made a big ass scene. Honestly that was satisfying. Fuck French people, but good on French security lol. --- |
| Topic | First night in Paris: There are a lot of homeless here. |
| IdiotMachine 06/01/19 7:51:39 AM #34 | brestugo posted... I heard they have a zipline from the Eiffle Tower now. I'm terrified of heights so I didn't even go up on the observation deck when I was there. They do. I saw that and was amazed that the government allowed them to do that to something so iconic. --- |
| Topic | First night in Paris: There are a lot of homeless here. |
| IdiotMachine 05/31/19 12:34:52 PM #29 | Tried snails for the first time. Very surprisingly good. I thought it would taste awful... Pleasantly surprised. --- |
| Topic | First night in Paris: There are a lot of homeless here. |
| IdiotMachine 05/31/19 11:57:45 AM #23 | Giant_Aspirin posted... IdiotMachine posted...*Parisian women really don't shave their armpits. We went to Saint Chapelle and the Conciergie; now on our way for dinner near the Arc, then the Arc, then the Eiffel Tower, and done for today. Holy_Pumpkin posted... Is it true people tend to smell more musky in the EU? I don't know; didn't really notice. Vol2tex posted... Fascinating, I wanted to go there this year. Don't make a mistake with the train tickets like I did; we bought a 10 pack, and used only 2... They're not refundable, and majority of the train stations I went to had broken ticket counters (i.e. free fare). --- |
| Topic | First night in Paris: There are a lot of homeless here. |
| IdiotMachine 05/31/19 8:47:01 AM #15 | xsouljah posted... had to go through customs when I went into Paris from CDG. But I'm also an American, not a EU citizen. I'm American as well. But we traveled from Berlin. --- |
| Topic | First night in Paris: There are a lot of homeless here. |
| IdiotMachine 05/31/19 8:46:15 AM #14 | ALIEN_WORK2HOP posted... IdiotMachine posted...*There is literally no passport check, customs, etc... You just walk out to the street. lolwat But London to Berlin, we had to do a passport and customs check when we arrived in Berlin. --- |
| Topic | First night in Paris: There are a lot of homeless here. |
| IdiotMachine 05/31/19 8:44:46 AM #12 | Oh and general thing I don't like about London/Berlin/Paris (perhaps this applies to Europe as a whole): *There is no free tap water at restaurants. There is no free refill for drinks either. A bottle of coke goes for around 4 euros (Holy crap). Beer and wine are cheaper! *Some restaurants add a service charge... Others don't... Some even ask for tips... This is very confusing. *You have to pay for a public bathroom. Some pubs/smaller restaurants, you have to pay also, even if you ate there. --- |
| Topic | First night in Paris: There are a lot of homeless here. |
| IdiotMachine 05/31/19 8:37:46 AM #7 | JACKBUTTMOMMY posted... IdiotMachine posted...Ate at two restaurants so far, and geez the waiters/resses are so rude... I've read this is common and isn't considered rude to their standards though. Here's an example: The menu was a three course meal. I was pointing at what I wanted on the menu for the appetizer (because I don't speak French, and the menu was in French; thank God for Google Camera Translate), and the waiter started to pull the menu out of my hands. I had to literally hold onto it hard so that he doesn't take it. And he wouldn't let go... It was like a power struggle until I finished pointing to all of the three courses. Another example: We needed our waiter, and we couldn't find him... So I asked another waiter for a check, and he said he's not my waiter. So I asked him to get our waiter, and he flat out said "no", and walked away. --- |
| Topic | First night in Paris: There are a lot of homeless here. |
| IdiotMachine 05/31/19 8:34:57 AM #6 | We spent the whole morning and early afternoon (six hours) in the Louvre, and it's everything they say it is: magnificent, huge and tons of people. Now onwards to Notre Dame (or what's left of it) and Sainte Chapelle. --- |
| Topic | First night in Paris: There are a lot of homeless here. |
| IdiotMachine 05/31/19 8:18:05 AM #3 | Ate at two restaurants so far, and geez the waiters/resses are so rude... I've read this is common and isn't considered rude to their standards though. --- |
| Topic | First night in Paris: There are a lot of homeless here. |
| IdiotMachine 05/30/19 6:32:59 PM #1 | Arrived CDG (Paris) from TXL (Berlin), and made my way to the hotel from the airport; some thoughts: *There is literally no passport check, customs, etc... You just walk out to the street. lolwat *There are a lot of homeless here... They're sleeping in the airport. On my way from the arrivals to RER transfer, I saw at least ten homeless just sleeping on the ground. What a bad first impression of the capital city of France. *I saw at least two people "jumping the gates" to the RER... Berlin public transit system is based on a trust system (no ticket swiping), and of the three random checks that were done in Berlin, not a single person was caught without a ticket... So this was quite different experience fresh off the plane. *On the RER and the subways: The city is very multicultural, compared to Berlin. Seemed like most people in Berlin were native Germans (aside from tourists); Paris had quite a wide variety of people. *Public display of affection is everywhere. On the train, I saw a couple going at least second base; on the streets, I saw a few couples passionately kissing and hugging. *Parisian women really don't shave their armpits. *I like the French language much better than the German language. *French hospitality seems less friendly/hospitable compared to the Germans, at least so far on my first night. --- |
| Topic | Berlin does not seem like a top tier city. |
| IdiotMachine 05/28/19 3:14:54 PM #15 | So a funny tidbit: our tour guide got us to a playground/parking lot area, and started telling us about Hitler and how he committed suicide in a bunker. During that talk, two Berliners relaxing nearby on a bench glared at us, stood up and left... Our tour guide made light of the situation. Turns out the bunkers were underneath where we were. The tour guide also said they made the place inaccessible; he also noted that if it was accessible, Germany would never allow tourism there, and it was intentional that they made no markers of the place above ground, as the German government does not want the place to become a shrine. --- |
| Topic | Berlin does not seem like a top tier city. |
| IdiotMachine 05/28/19 2:59:37 PM #13 | VoightKent posted... well it is the center of Germany's far right The tour guide said Berlin is one of the most liberal cities tho... And I can believe it. There were advertisements for gay and lesbian bars stickered on the wall, and in front of the Brandenburg Gate today, there was a guy wearing only a thong advertising for a gay bar. --- |
| Topic | Berlin does not seem like a top tier city. |
| IdiotMachine 05/28/19 1:57:11 PM #9 | Vamp_Aubrey posted... i mean ive never been to berlin but it was pretty much destroyed in wwii and then subsequently occupied for most of the rest of the 20th century glitteringfairy posted... Well.. It's obvious why all the buildings are newer reconstructions right? ..........................okay I'm an idiot. Ignore the reconstruction complaints..... My bad. --- |
| Topic | Berlin does not seem like a top tier city. |
| IdiotMachine 05/28/19 1:56:07 PM #8 | PsychicHippo posted... I lived in Berlin from 1988-90 so I can't speak for it now, but I do recall it was rather...urban. Ghetto is too harsh a word, I think, but I think that industrial-type aesthetic was by design (though I don't really recall it being actually dirty, with trash and transients and whatnot). Ghetto is definitely too harsh. And it's not too urban, as in there's no real tall buildings or a "city-like" vibe. I guess the "industrial by design" makes more sense. CruelBuffalo posted... Oh heavens people jay walking! *clutches pearls* Well it's like a lot of jaywalking. It's all encouraged, since there seems to be like no traffic signs except in very high traffic, touristy areas. --- |
| Topic | Berlin does not seem like a top tier city. |
| IdiotMachine 05/28/19 1:48:52 PM #3 | Goats posted... IdiotMachine posted...there is graffiti everywhere (we're staying at a four star hotel in a supposedly good district in Berlin: Tiergarten, and even here, it's full of graffiti), garbage on the streets, lots of beggars (more so than London, our previous city we visited earlier), no show of force (is there even police here? I don't recall seeing a police officer!), and almost all museums on the museum island is dedicated to non-German topics... On top of all this, I found out pretty much every single building here is a reconstruction, and even the Berlin Cathedral Church is a more modernly built church only made to LOOK old... I guess lots of things changed in five years then. Because there is graffiti, the museums on museum island focus on Egyptian, European, African, and Asian art and history (instead of Germany), bunch of "historical" buildings are reconstructions (Berlin Palace is undergoing a reconstruction right now), and the Berlin Cathedral Church was rebuilt in 1900s but looks to be as old/designed as the St Paul's Cathedral in London... --- |
| Topic | Berlin does not seem like a top tier city. |
| IdiotMachine 05/28/19 1:39:18 PM #1 | I didn't know anything about Berlin, but decided to go anyway. So Berlin being the capital of Germany, I expected Berlin to be clean, full of people, a show of force (like all capitals), and overflowing with history along with its arts and music. Instead, there is graffiti everywhere (we're staying at a four star hotel in a supposedly good district in Berlin: Tiergarten, and even here, it's full of graffiti), garbage on the streets, people jaywalking all the time, lots of beggars (more so than London, our previous city we visited earlier), no show of force (is there even police here? I don't recall seeing a police officer!), and almost all museums on the museum island is dedicated to non-German topics... On top of all this, I found out pretty much every single building here is a reconstruction, and even the Berlin Cathedral Church is a more modernly built church only made to LOOK old... The whole vibe here seems more akin to Russia and Eastern Europe, moreso than what I expected of the capital of Germany, the strongest economy of the EU. --- |
| Topic | This woman called me a racist for saying Cosette shouldn't be black. |
| IdiotMachine 05/25/19 6:47:50 PM #8 | DrizztLink posted... The latter part is on her being crazy but it's fair to call laughing out loud at inappropriate times during a live show rude. Agreed. I shouldn't have laughed out loud, but I really couldn't help myself. --- |
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