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saspa posted...

I can understand huge price spikes, and even up to 5 dollars difference. But a couple cents worth of price difference? It gets me curious

Couple cents over millions of items over millions of purchases = millions of $$$ difference.

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I would say both are at fault, with the soldiers instigating the whole thing (so definitely more at fault). Soldiers (allegedly) stole the generator, starting the whole mess. But the civilians shouldnt have fought back. What the hell did they expect? These soldiers are little kids who have big guns... they cant control their emotions; theyre idiots. Just let it go, live another day.

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Yup, doesnt feel like it.

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Doesnt really feel like New Years Eve. Just feels like any old random day.

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Christmas also didnt feel like Christmas. Bah.

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Wow that was fast.

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$25 seems cheap. That your copay?

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What are you supposed to do? Ive read BOTH of these online and not sure which is right.

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So if people did this and an Asian person reacted violently, would that be justified?

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Heineken14 posted...

I haven't been able to find the actual members yet, but did find this.

The bill, which passed in a 275 - 134 vote

So, you know, just pick a random 134 republican senators and there you go.

Just check the official house page:
https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2020252

Yes / No / Not voting
Democrats: 231 / 2 / 0
Republicans: 44 / 130 / 21
Independent: 0 / 2 / 0

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lol @ Trump fucking over Mitch and the democrats falling right for it.

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Irony posted...

The mobile version with the restoration mod has weird bugs

I am noticing that too. I freaking HATE the controls where you will constantly run until you tap again (auto run is on, and I cant find a setting to turn it off). Also, the dialog boxes and all that show keyboard shortcuts when its obvious I dont have a keyboard.

is the the restoration mod absolutely critical? Im thinking I want to revert back to standard before I go in too far with this save. I think I read somewhere that the save files are incompatible with each other...

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wackyteen posted...

Its a slow slog to start. Peragus is brutal if you don't love the gameplay outright(i do, so Peragus has never been a chore for me)

The game is decidedly more slower paced than the first game overall. A lot more dialogue, in general and in companion talking. The game has its actiony moments but generally speaking doesn't have quite the big set piece moments like the first game does.

If you persevere through though and do your due diligence of talking to your companions and earning their respect, you should see why a lot of people love the game.

Gotcha. I am about 45 minutes into the game and still on the mining place. I guess this game is like KOTOR1, where the game doesnt get interesting until Bastilla shows up and doesnt get really fun until you become a Jedi.

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So I bought the game and holy shit is it boring. I hope it gets better...

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I pay for Consumer Reports, Economist, and Washington Post.

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Came out for iOS apparently and am wondering if I should get it and play it. I sincerely enjoyed KOTOR 1, but never tried the sequel because I heard the game was unfinished and there were lots of things missing.

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Dat_Cracka_Jax posted...

How is there nothing more yet on this?

It literally happened not even an hour ago, and its Christmas?

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JACKBUTTMOMMY posted...

Some people might lie about how long theyve had it or what the problem is.

Oh. I mean Im sure I have a digitized copy of the receipt somewhere which Ill bring with me, or costco will have it in their internal system. And when I get there, I can show them that it wont start with the electric start lol

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JACKBUTTMOMMY posted...

If thats their policy and youre honest about it I dont see why not. Id try to fix it or get it fixed though. Returning it and being dishonest about it would blow though (not saying you plan on doing that) - pun not intended.

Dishonest about what? I mean I'm not going to return it and just pocket the cash. I fully intend to go buy another snow blower (if they have it in stock lol).

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googs19 posted...

After 4 years that's really something that is on you to get fixed. Have you actuality done anything to make sure it is maintained properly?

Change oil and filter at beginning of season, and drain gas at end of season. That's about all the maintenance required.

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To clarify, I think the electric starter is dead (yes, I tried recharging it), and even though it starts when manually pulling on the cord, the chute directional controller doesn't seem to work. Everything else still works fine (impeller, auger, engine, drive system).

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DigitalCamera posted...

Check the manufactures warranty first

Should have mentioned this, my bad; the manufacturers warranty is two years.

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Bought a $1000+ two stage snow blower from Costco ~4 years ago, and now it seems like it's broken. Costco let's you return pretty much anything at any time, so I'm wondering if I should return this. For a $1000+ product, that I seldom use, I expected this thing to last 10+ years, not freakin' 4 seasons.

What does CE think?

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Republican minority leader tried to curtail other spendings, but democrats refused to budge on that. Why wasnt that mentioned, and only the $2000 mentioned in the article?

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LOL at Trump throwing all the republicans under the bus. This is great.

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https://youtu.be/JHTuEPU7uFk

at the end there... it sounds so familiar!

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LostForest posted...

Honestly if you just do a small 10 gallon community tank with nothing fancy, it's not a ton of work. All the super-advice in this thread is mostly for like, srsbiz or bigger setups.

Ive read smaller tanks are harder to take care of because theyre more susceptible to changes in water chemistry.

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MabusIncarnate posted...

Honestly the canister filter is much more efficient because you can add whatever media you want on the inside and you always get 100% filtration. An overflow is fine, but what happens when it starts to get dirty, the water will flow over the cartridge and you lose a lot of filtration. A quality filter will save you from a lot more potential issues, an overflow is fine but if this is something you get into seriously, i'd suggest a Fluval 407 canister filter for your tank.

Gotcha. Ill start out with an overflow and if this hobby becomes significant, Ill look into canister filters.

Im looking into Koi fish now.

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Also, is it possible to have a variety of fish and plants so that I dont have to replace 20 gallons every two weeks? Im not sure how I can do that, unless I buy another 20 gallon tank, since what Ive read online is to keep the water in a bucket or whatnot for a day or two before putting it in the tank.

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MabusIncarnate posted...

Some basics to start with

Get a filter rated for up to 100 or 120 gallons, don't undershoot it and not give yourself enough filtration. Also get a heater, probably a 150 or 200 watt. 78 degrees is ideal.

You want to add dechlorinated water, gravel, decor, set up your filter and heater. Run the tank full of water empty for 2 weeks, add no fish until then, and then start off slow, don't dump in 30 fish at once.

The rule of thumb is an inch of fish per gallon of water, so like 37 2 inch fish, 25 3 inch fish, etc. Also factor in growth size to adulthood.

I would start with community tropical fish. Platys, Mollies, Swordtails are very durable and great for beginners. Danios and White Clouds are basically immortal unless you make a big mistake.

Every week, change out 20% of the water. This is entirely important to remove nitrate levels from the water. Don't just top it off after some evaporates and call it good, many people make this mistake. I suggest a gravel siphon vac, a Python is the best imo but a manual one is fine also. I'd watch a youtube video on gravel vaccing your tank.

Don't overfeed, but feed a good variety of tropical flake food, bloodworms and brine shrimp. They can be bought freeze dried, or the healthier version, frozen. It looks like a little ice cube tray of frozen worms and you just drop it in the tank and they will pick it apart.

I suggest a cheap hospital tank, a 10 gallon kit at a pet chain with everything included is under $50. If you get a sick fish, it's ideal to remove it from your primary tank and into the smaller hospital tank so you can treat it properly.

No chemicals. You want a liquid water dechlorinator. If your fish get sick, ick is the most common and it looks like little white dots on their body, and you don't have a hospital tank, raise the water temperature to 81 degrees for one week. They also sell fish antibiotics which is basically the same as human grade. There is a wide variety that will treat infections and parasites. If you cannot resolve with the temperature change, a few drops of tea tree oil can kill parasites. Chemicals that they sell at the pet store that turn your water blue, and liquid algae killer are garbage products that will ruin your water balance.

If and when you start getting algae, get a decent sized plecostomus. They are miracle workers and will naturally eat it all and keep things clean. They get very large so plan for that, i'd suggest starting with a 4 to 5 inch one for a 75 gallon. They can get over 2 feet long, a lot of local fish stores would likely be okay taking it if it gets too big and sell you a new smaller one.

I've kept fish since I was like 10 and i'm now 39, i've had freshwater and saltwater, and kept live plants, corals, and a wide range of fish. Feel free to @ me anytime for anything, or DM me, i'm happy to help.

Wow thank you! Regarding filters: Why are cartridge/canister filters like 10x the cost of the waterfall filters? Should I invest in that or is the cheaper $50 filters good enough?

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Never had fish before. I thought itd be easy, but 30 minutes into googling proved otherwise.

Any beginner tips?

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OP should take a lesson from this comedy sketch:
https://youtu.be/D3U55usfJK8

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My garage is huge (around 700sqft), so both. We park our electric car and our truck in there, as well as use it for storage (like for general storage and our lawn tractor).

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solosnake posted...

where is it $30?

Epic Games store with their $10 off coupon.

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CommunismFTW posted...

It's very, very slow burn. The focus is on the narrative and characters and it has tons of little side animations, tasks and upkeep that are almost simulator in aspect. It's an open world game but not like GTA at all. GTA is chaos, RDR2 is about a particular experience and immersion. Going bananas in the sandbox can give you pointless bounties, waste ammo and supplies, and gain you little to nothing for your large scale fighting.

Southernfatman posted...

This, but it's well worth it if you're into that sort of thing.

Got it. Not for me. Thanks!

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For PC.

I never played the first one. Do I need to? And I dont really know what this game is about, since trailers seem to just show the open world aspects. Is it like GTA but in the old Wild West?

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CADE FOSTER posted...

Trickle down doesnt work so fuck yeah

The bill includes a check for most Americans (direct cash infusion), continuance of federal aid programs (unemployment bonus), grants/loans for businesses to continue to pay their employees (paycheck protection program), rental assistance programs, state/city assistance programs, and vaccine delivery funds.

Out of all these, the money going to the billions was the PPP; PPP has a clause that the money will be a grant or a low interest loan depending on the businesss size and the promise that the funds will be used for paying their employees.

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Kyle1022 posted...

The $600 only makes up like 1/9th of the proposed bill. Everyone should be getting $5000+ if the money went to the people.

~128 million people received or will receive a stimulus check. With this new bill they will have spent about $3 trillion on public relief. If they just gave it all to the people instead of lining their billionaire donors' pockets, everyone would have received over $23,000 each.

How's that for stimulating your economy?

Where do you think the remainder of the money is going to? Do you actually think its going to billionaires with the intent for them to keep it?

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Was it intentional that the white flag behind the doctor, combined with the face hood, makes it look like he's wearing a KKK outfit?

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We pay $1200/six months for two drivers, two upper scale MY2019 vehicles, and the following coverage:

• $1mil/$1mil
• $1mil property
• $100/$500 deductible for full coverage (was going to be like $60 cheaper over six months if we bumped this up to $1000/$1000, so made no sense to not get this low deductible)
• Full tort
• Rental car and roadside coverage

This could be reduced to about $900/six months if we just lower our coverage to a more reasonable $100k/$300k. Could even go down to like $700/six months if we go limited tort too.

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-l___________l- posted...

What are your jobs? Seems like a really high income

I'm an operations engineer for an electrical power plant. I don't actually do any physical work; just develop procedures and such for field engineers and technicians to follow and do. I have had numerous calls overnight because of some urgent issues, and have also had to sleep in the office... people want power 24/7, ya'know.

My wife works for the same plant; she is an analyst on its power systems. She is your standard 40-hours-a-week employee lol. With OT pay (which is paid at a rate of 2 to 1; i.e., for every 2 hours of work, I get paid for 1 hour), I make more than her; but straight salary, she gets more since she has a masters and is pursuing her doctorate.

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nfearurspecimn posted...

Around $90 in cash and $300 in savings. I do not have any income. I'm in my mid 30s. I am dreading the fact that I have no employment history nor experience and how am I going to be able to get a job like this and how will I cope with a job and not get fired. It's a scary prospect and I don't really know exactly what to do about it.

Well what skills do you have? Are you certified in anything, or have a degree? If not, then start small (sales, stock room associate, cashier, etc.), and work your way from there.

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My wife and I are both 28. We have a net worth of about $220k right now (see below for the breakdown). I'm pretty happy at where I am. I have colleagues that are much better off than me, as well as colleagues that are much worse off than me, but I think I'm leading a normal, average "white collar" life.

I absolutely think having money saved up is important. I absolutely do not want my child to have to be required to take care of me... I want to be self-sufficient.

In our early 20s, my wife and I blew a lot of money on vacations; we went overseas almost every few months, spending like $15k/trip. Didn't save a lot during those times... but now, we've settled down somewhat, and are focused on saving more money so that we can have a child within a couple of years.

I still feel "nervous", that I can have all these things taken away from me from bad luck (e.g., laid off, lawsuits for whatever reason, accidents, health issues, etc.).

Properties: $153,400
According to an appraiser during our house refinance this year in June, our house is worth $540,000. Our mortgage remaining balance is $418,500. So net $121,500.

According to an appraiser during our second house purchase this year (for investment purposes) in July, the property is worth $118,000. The mortgage remaining balance is $91,400. So net $26,600.

We have two MY2019 vehicles. According to Carvana's "sell your car" offer, Carvana offered:
Car 1: $28,500. Remaining car loan balance is $28,400. So net $100.
Car 2: $30,200. Remaining car loan balance is $25,000. So net $5,200.

Cash: $28,000
In our bank accounts, we have $28,000.

Investments: $115,000
In our investments (401ks, IRAs, HSAs, and non-tax-advantaged accounts), we have a total of $115,000.

Student Loans: -$75,800
My wife and I both have student loans. The current balance total is $75,800. We do not have any other debt (except as shown above; e.g., we do not have credit card debt, personal loan debt, etc.).

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MC_BatCommander posted...

You probably never hear from or contact them them again after giving them money

Oh they take the money and run? Thought it would be like an extremely limited warranty that will reject 99% of claims lol

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This is in regards to the auto warranty scam calls everyone gets.

So what happens if you say youre interested? And then try to file a warranty claim?

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You do positive and negative reinforcement. If your pet does something you don't want them to do, do negative reinforcement by ignoring the pet, very lightly tapping, water bottle, etc. If your pet does something you like, reward with a treat, pets, etc.

You should never hit your pet to the point where it would actually hurt them.

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Walk into an HR Block.

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AceAttorneyist posted...

Others have already pointed out that you're definitely wrong, but I'm curious to know why you thought this.

I set up two new Android phones for my parents and during setup, it required payment method. I didnt notice a skip button... Must be small or hidden somewhere.

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ultimate reaver posted...

you can choose to input it later last time i checked. the only time it absolutely forces you to add a payment option is if you attempt to make an in app purchase

even then theres an option to make it so that you need to input your apple id password to complete any transaction

Oh I didnt know you can skip it. My bad.

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Personally, my phones and devices have 2FA on prior to purchases, so youd need to enter biometrics or password to purchase. Guessing the mom here didnt have that.

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