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What about simply healthy? Any of you regularly doing blood works each year? I know my cholesterol and A1C are on the high side. I could definitely stand to get more Vitamin D and drink more water as well.
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I had to remind myself 6 years old would not be taught concepts like center of mass yet so more than likely the distance from the fulcrum should not be a factor.
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If distance from the fulcrum is not a factor, I'd say 54 kg. If distance is a factor then that would change the results. Please correct me if I am wrong but the center of mass between the two sides would be a factor if the distance mattered, right?
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That's good. Personally I try and limit my weekly food spending to $30-40. It's easy during the weekdays but if I go out at night or during the weekend, it's easy to blow past that amount.
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Would a forest ranger count as a blue collar job? If so I wouldn't mind such a position depending on the pay.
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mastermix3000 posted...

but f***ing hate contract phones

What do you mean by contract phones? Assuming you have the cash can't you just outright buy one from your provider or an unlocked from a third party vendor? T-Mobile is selling it ta $930 and I know with T-Mobile they no longer have contracts for their services. Hell, you can even pay for the the $930 (without tax) over 24 hours and pay zero interest with T-Mobile. I did that with my Nexus 4 yay back.
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Some of these "phablets" are a bit much. I am happy with my Nexus 6P that measures about 6.27" x 3" but I wouldn't want to go larger. The funny thing is, I can't imagine going back to my Nexus S with its 4.88" x 2.48" size. The larger screen is nice.
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I find it interesting that we as a society still make a big deal outta this. It was only what, some several decades or so ago where showing their ankles was a taboo? How the times have changed...
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Yes and no. It would be nice if the producers stay true to the source material but at the same time, they're doing it for the money and not necessarily for the fans.

As for Ghost in the Shell, I think they are able to get away with using a Caucasian actress due to the nature of the lore. Motoko herself is just using a "suit"
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Depends on said product. Even something as simple as a battery charger might use different indicators to show the batteries are fully charged. My old charger goes from blinking light to solid light. My new one has solid light when charging and turn off when full.
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Fine with me. I don't mind if someone I know possibly looking what what I earn, from where, how much taxes I pay, and whether or not I actually pay my Use Tax. So long as the vital information is kept private, what actual harm is there to such transparency?
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Funny enough my friend and I was talking about this some weeks ago over lunch. She asked if I was looking and I said I wasn't. That I wasn't 100% sure if I was even interested in a relationship. She responded that I am and probably just doesn't know it yet. That I can't let Fate lead me to the "perfect" women and must put in the effort myself.

The thing is, I do find some women attractive and possibly interesting but deep down I can't help but question if such a life is for me. I also jokingly said I plan to be a crazy cat man which could be a reality.
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Neat! I too joined in 2002 with my previous account. Lots have happened in my own life. Hell, some of my ol guildmates from World of Warcraft have gotten married and have multiple kids now. Sometimes I forget how long it has been. I met an ol professor some months ago during a conference and feels weird that it has been seven years already since I graduated.
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Of all things to complain about, a haircut? Seriously?

Full Throttle posted...

Barbers Hill policy has a strict rule that boys must keep their hair short and above the neck, eyes and ears.

Their school, their rules. Does she really want to hurt her son's education or drive further way to another public school just for this? Of all things to make a stand on, I don't think this is one of them.
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WastelandCowboy posted...

I don't want to be hunted down by s***heads and crackpots wanting me to invest in some stupid business, charity, or fund. I don't want to have to move into the middle of Buttf*** to avoid a******s who'll track my car to try to get into an accident with me or jump out in front of me in order to fake injury and get me to pay up. I don't want to have to change all of my passwords again or go off the grid so scriptkiddies and the internet don't try to bruteforce into my various accounts and steal cash. I also don't want to have to hire bodyguards or wear bulletproof armor so people won't shoot me while I'm out on a run or drive, or slip something into my bottle of wear at the gym, etc.

Humans are, by nature, greedy and selfish. They want what others have.

Yup, that is more or less my concerns and I do not think I am being paranoid based on the stories I have read of other winners. I could give away a chunk of the money to family, friends, coworkers, charities, etc and save several million to comfortably retire with and folks will still harass me for money.

Though I do wonder how other businessman, celebrities, etc handle it. Some keep bodyguards, some try to remain anonymous, while others just.......what? They're well known enough that it'll be obvious other folks are scamming them for money?
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Not to say you're wrong but in some cases the curve counts toward the intersection, doesn't it? When it comes to making turns, it is annoying if a car is parked right at the edge and you gotta do a sharp right to make the turn. Still, worth disputing at least.
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Dang it, I'm gonna have to purchase the Steam version when it is on sale again. I just wish FFX and FFX-2 were separate. I have nothing against X-2, I just prefer controlling the amount of new games I purchase.
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BlazeAndBlade posted...

now we just need warcraft 4 (not world of warcraft I'm talking old school warcraft)

Wishful thought but I doubt we'll get it until World of Warcraft is gone. Plus with Starcraft II still around, I feel Blizzard does not want to split its RTS fanbase between two games. Granted Starcraft was still quite popular even around Warcraft III release.
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Wololo wololo! I think my interested stopped after AoE II. AoE III didn't draw me in
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I think the various food interest me the most. I'm Chinese and there are still some Chinese dishes I have yet to try so I got a lot of catching up to do among Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Burmese, etc, etc, etc. dishes.
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I have heard of suggsetions to hire a lawyer who claims the money in your name to keep our own name anonymous. Not sure if this actually works or how well.

Zeus posted...

In general, the identity doesn't mean much for the vast majority of people.

True but there are probably still enough desperate folks who will harass said winners in hopes of getting a piece of the pie or fake some injury to win a lawsuit.
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Make sure your city allows it first. Friends of mine removed some grass and poured some concrete to widen their driveway. Apparently it requires a permit and someone snitched. They ended up getting a fine from the city.
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I watched the two OVA which got me interested enough to watch the first season. Nothing really stand out as unique and it seems to carry the typical troupes and cliches of some series but overall I think it is enjoyable series. I'll probably slowly watch the second season this week.
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On a completely different note, what happened to Princess or was there a name change?
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As God in Futurama stated, “When you do things right, people won’t be sure you’ve done anything at all.”
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Dikitain posted...

SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

They messed up, there are 16 bugs in the 1st jar which is 10 more than the 2nd. The total number of bugs is 21, not 40.
It's more of a "don't blindly accept what you're told" question.

Ignore the diagram, that threw me off as well. All it does is show proportions, not how to actually solve the problem.

Same here. The diagram probably help imagine the scenario but I had to force myself to not rely on counting the actual insect in the diagram and instead rely on the text.

AbsoluteDenial posted...

In the United States, most children aren't taught any math at all until they are 5 or 6, so of course they'd have difficulty when first starting out. The kids who are solving this problem, however, likely started learning arithmetic much earlier.

Funny enough, my friend who immigrated from China was accused of cheating when he easily breezed through a test because he was taught the material at an earlier age in China compared to his fellow students in the United States.
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I kinda like Supernatural way of depicting God.
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Maybe. Friend of mine bought a refurbished XBox 360 and it lasted him years. Even now it still works just fine. Personally I might just go new instead.
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PK_Spam posted...

He's not funny like Zidane. He's not super f***ed up like Cloud, or inwardly stressed like Squall. And he's not totally jaded and aware of it like Lightning. He's just... Tidus. There's not that much to him.

Having played Final Fantasy X for no more than 4-5 hours, Tidus is simply....too normal? Like your typical guy?
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FourthDimension posted...

Your chances of getting with her are the same no matter her preference

Maybe for some folks 0.0000000001% is better than 0%.
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Despite the hefty price tag I really like my MX Master and have used it for both gaming and non-gaming purposes. With the MX Master 2 being out I am considering using my MX Master at work and getting the MX Master 2 for home.

A friend told me both feels the same. Personally I won't be using the Flow function since I never work off two computers and am not sure if the increased DPI will be useful for me either. I also tend to charge my mouse once a week instead of waiting for it to get low. With the drop in price for the MX Master it might be worth getting another one of that instead of the MX Master 2.

To anyone who upgraded to the MX Master 2 from the MX Master, what are your thoughts and opinions?

Comments and opinions are appreciated,


Thank you
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Just two. Kinda annoying at times as some folks expect more and would question it even if I spell it out for them.
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Rather eerie thought. Does makes me wonder if/how often folks in certain careers are given psychological evaluations.
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minervo posted...

People who don't believe in God frighten me. They basically think there's no accountability for their actions and if you can get away with evil, there's no one to judge them.

I see it from a different perspective, that some folks behave only because of said deity/deities possibly watching over them and the possible reward/punishment for their behaviors.

Like impatientperson stated, some of us try to be good and respectful of others simply because it is the right thing to do. We do not need these "rules" from a holy scripture or fear of eternal damnation to encourage us to behave well.
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UT1999 posted...

i think it's just that it's tough to comprehend not existing, doesn't everybody have people they care about? It's just too much to fathom

Interesting. The way I kinda see it, the life that we truly know anything about is the life that we have right now. Instead of striving to live a good life now some folks seem too focus on whatever life they are suppose to have later.
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Foppe posted...

The human brain is programmed to believe in a God.

How so? Is it due to our curiosity/fear of the unknown? That no matter how much science can explain anything, human beings will continue to wonder about the stuff science cannot explain?
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On another note, my mentor and I were talking about this earlier today. Why do some folks need a deity, his/her/it's prophet, or the teachings to dictate how one should lives one life or behave? Why do some folks need these "rules" for them to know how to behave in life? Certain basic right and wrong doesn't come naturally but at some point in our adult lives shouldn't we know these already? Do we really need to know beyond these basic right and wrong stuff to be good human beings?
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I'm Buddhist and we're more or less agnostic. Hell, I don't why we're considered a religion, we don't pray to any deity or not all sects believe in reincarnation or afterlife. Anyway, I think a being or beings on another plane of existence is possible.
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EclairReturns posted...

I haven't swam for like fifteen of those, so I pretty much forgot how to. :)

Kinda figure it's like riding a bike, you never really forget. Granted in my case I am 70+ lbs heavier from my high school days so despite still being able to swim, I can't exactly swim as well as before.
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I did some swimming in a pool over Memorial Day weekend and had to do a swim test in a lake at a Boy Scouts camp. I'd admit, lake water temperature always surprises. I could be standing on the shoreline freezing but the moment I walk in it's relatively warm and I am sure it is not due to any urine in the water.
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Might ruin my experience a bit but think I'll do the DLCs first before restarting my two-handed Dwarf. I recall most of the DLC gear had high stats requirements so I wouldn't be able to use em right away anyway.

Are A Tale of Orzammar, Leliana's Song, The Golems of Amgarrak, and Witch Hunt about 1-3 hours long? Took me about one hour for The Darkspawn Chronicles. Kinda wish Shale was as good as the ogre but on the flip side, that ogre does not know the meaning of friendly fire.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

This doesn't work for every item, because some only have specific material tiers they can exist in at all, but it's fantastic for generic items or DLC gear that fully scales (like the Warden Commander armor).

By DLC gear you mean the ones that automatically appear in your inventory after completing said optional campaign, right? I've read selling said gear to a vendor and buying it back also re-adjust the tier on most gear. Wish I had known this in my first playthrough as I was stubborn with letting go some gear I got early on. Plus I had little understanding about the quality of gear until the end of the game. The tier was obvious enough but didn't realize the tank's armour also affected his/her aggro.
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TheCyborgNinja posted...

The fact that China says "fuck it, we're out" if North Korea starts it and "we're in" if they don't makes the chances of either side firing the first shot pretty slim.

Yeah I thought that was a good call from China. It's weird, though, to see them of all countries step in and stop two unhinged leaders from going at each other.

That's how I kinda see it. There's too much economical ties that if shit does hit the fan, it won't be good for either countries. I am sure many have already suggested to completely stop importing from China but I feel that is just not practical at the moment or if ever.
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I am curious what the overall demographic will be like a century or two from now and how much individual states will change or not change.
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lihlih posted...

So which locations have the DLCs I need to do first? I just went to Soldier Keep or w/e it's called, but have no idea if I made the right choice.

I'd say Return to Ostagar is worth doing first or as soon as possible. The armour is really good and I feel it kinda makes sense storywise to revisit that area (i.e. look for any possible surviving Wardens)
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Zeus posted...

I'd rather they raise the steaks because it would kill any beef between our countries.

Thank you for my daily dosage of puns.
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Thank you for the detailed explanation ParanoidObsessive. I'd admit I didn't see it from that perspective and storywise it would be challenging to continue with the same Warden or whatnot so I can accept the shift in perspective for those reasoning.

But I still did not like simplification of the RPG aspect of the games and didn't liked it in Mass Effect 2 either. Granted both Dragon Age: Origins and Mass Effect may have gone overboard with some parts of their games (i.e. inventory management became a regular part of the gameplay). Regardless I still enjoyed being able to customize my characters in both DA:O and ME and was peeved when that aspect was dumbed down.

There are enough character guides online that if some player didnt want to spend the time thinking about what skills to focus on, they can just use a cookie cutter build while leaving other players the option to build their characters however they saw fit.

I'll agree with what helly stated. I think where DA: Origins excelled at (i.e. combat tactical elements), DA2 felt lacking in whereas the combat elements of ME was improved in ME2. To me ME was an RPG shooter so when the shooting aspects were improved upon, I thought it was great. For DA:O it felt like an RPG tactical game but DA2 introduced too much hack-n-slash elements in my opinion.

Overall I think it is because DA2 took too much RPG and tactical elements away so some fans felt it was too big of a change. Whereas in ME2, the RPG elements were reduced but the shooter elements were improved upon so the changes as a whole were more accepting.
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lihlih posted...

How is DA2? I remember people saying to not bother with it back in the day.

Overall I enjoyed it but would say it is one of the weaker Dragon Age games. Combat felt more fluid but I felt the game was simplified too much compared to DA: Origins. You had less control/customization of the other characters in terms of stats, gear, etc.

Storywise it felt detached from the previous Dragon Age games. You're essentially a refugee turned hero and the only real ties to the previous Dragon Age games is that you're based in the world of Thedas. Though there are some recurring characters from the previous game. Still, I think its worth playing but don't expect another DA: Origins/Awakening.

It's kinda like how I describe Deus Ex: Invisible Wars. It's a fun game, just not a good Deus Ex game. The same could maybe be said of Dragon Age II. It's a fun game, just not a good Dragon Age game. Though I'd imagine some folks found DA: Origins clunky and enjoyed the simplification of Dragon Age II.
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Well something weird happened. I installed the DA:O Ultimate Edition on Steam, logged into my Bioware Social/EA account in-game and saw all the DLCs included. Copy/Pasted my old saves and profile into the Dragon Age folder and now the game shows me having only a handful of DLCs. Those saves maaaybe from the non-Ultimate Edition version so I am wondering if that is the issue.
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I'd say middle-class. My parents worked their arses off to give my sister and me an enriching childhood. We were both involved in Scouting, were able to go to summer camps, had our own instruments to play in band and orchestra, was involved in sports, and even got me a Nintendo and Game Boy in my youth. This is all with three minimum wage jobs back in the 80's to 90's in Los Angeles, CA. I can't recall her schedule but my mom worked two jobs.

Overall I think it was because my parents were really really good about saving money and teaching my sister and me to not be wasteful. I knew my family wasn't loaded and practically all my clothes were hand-me-downs but we stayed well fed and life in comfort. I don't know how but I knew not to ask for things we couldn't afford. I definitely was not a mature kid but there was some realization in me about that. I'd admit I envied some other kids but at the same time I knew I still lived a good life.

Hell, I still don't know how many mother and uncle managed to get a big enough loan to buy a four units apartment complex. They both immigrated over from Bulma and some years later bought the complex together. Our families lived in two units and rented out the other two. For nine years I lived there until we moved out to a house my parents managed to buy in another nearby city. 25 years later and we're still living here.
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Interesting. Guess I'll give my Dwarf a second chance. Though torn if I should stay as two-handed berserker or tank route. I love having Alistair in my part but feels he outta stay the tank.
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