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magemaximus posted...

columbine was shocking when it happened. this is now normal.

Which I find to be more scary, that for some people they've become accustomed to such violence and feels little to nothing about it.
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Mech_Battalion posted...

I am one of those peculiar people who moved in 12th grade, started senior year in a foreign school district and found the love of my life because of it. We have been together like 12 years now, married for 8 and now have two babies. If that isn't the most "so perfect it makes you wanna puke" kind of love, idk what is.

I think my cousin have you beat by a few years. She met her husband around 9th grade, got married in their mid 20's and now in their mid 30's have two daughters with a third kid on the way. Still, kudos to you for maintaining said relationship all this time.

A former coworker of mine broke-up with his high school sweetheart after high school but after college they got back together and few years ago got married. Apart from arranged marriages, I do wonder what is the youngest sweethearts who maintained a happy marriage.
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Blame the person, not the day.
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I would say no but at the same time, there's other ways to describe said person if he wanted to complement her on her looks without sounding pervey.
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Rarely. I kinda only go there if I want to catch up on reading my Kindle without the distractions of being at home.
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cute_fan posted...

RCtheWSBC wrote:

You should look up a prospectus and start investigating all that. They should have a breakdown of their fund allocations somewhere.

I agree ^.^
The prospectus has all of the detailed information.
For a quick easy-to-read overview, however, sites such as morningstar.com and fidelity.com (even for non-Fidelity products), can be very helpful.

Good luck ^.^

Thank you for the suggestions. I'll take a look at these sites.
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I just go with the one whose bonuses fits my playstyle.
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TheCyborgNinja posted...

The bigger shock to me is the volume of people that are married and have kids.

It kinda surprises me at times but at the same time, GFaq has been around for quite a while. I'd imagine long time users have already gone through high school, post-HS education/training, and like you said, gotten married and with kids. Hell, some of my World of Warcraft guildmates and in-game friends went through major life events as well since I met them the mid 2000's.
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Ultima_Dragoon posted...

Monsters get 2.6 times the health in multiplayer which isn't that bad.

Thank you for the insight. 2.6x more health doesn't seem that bad at all especially given how one player can something act as a distraction/tank while the other player(s) can set traps, focus on the tail/limbs, etc. Of course monsters will always have that sixth sense of knowing when someone is trying to heal and make a beeline for that player.

I read of friendly fire but my friend(s) and I were good about keeping our distance. My friend with the hammer usually focus on the head while I with the SS focus on the tail/limbs or mounting attacks.

Ultima_Dragoon posted...

I actually think 4 players is overkill when people know what they're doing.

I have read of groups with three players going ham while one focus on just crowd control. I never witness it in person but can only imagine when setup right, monsters go down quickly.

Ultima_Dragoon posted...

Yeah, It's still a thing. The game even directly displays "OUT OF RANGE" when you're not in critical distance now.

Good to know. I didn't play with LBG that long but I'd imagine at some point one would be accustom to being at the critical distance without any indicators.
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Based on some posts I've seen in the past, I am more curious of how many folks do not have friends. Granted much like how some folks do not care for dating or being in a relationship, I'm sure there are some who do not care for friendships as well or was burned by it some time ago.
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I compared my recent paystubs with some from two months ago and seems my weekly tax withhold went down about $10.
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Smarkil posted...

The enemies scale in multiplayer but they don't scale based upon the number of players. So basically it scales up to a monster that should be beaten by four people, but you're only playing with two.

Has it always been like this in previous MH installments? I know in MH4U hunts were scaled based on the number of monsters. When hunting a single monster its health would be 100% of its norm for example but when hunting two of them, their health are reduced. I co-oped through most of it with one friend with a third occasionally joining us so can't say if I noticed a difference between two and three players.

Dynalo posted...

What weapons does everyone prefer?

I'll probably start off with sword and shield again and then shift to light bowgun or start off immediately with the LBG. I played through most of MH4U with SS and besides liking the mobility I also enjoyed playing the "support" role with paralysis and traps. I am somewhat tempted to try the charge blade for when I want the extra oomph though.

EDIT: Speaking of LBG, I watched a video and it seems much more mobile now but the video didn't mention critical distance. Is that still a thing where you deal the most damage by being at a certain distance from your target? I think in MH4U, the screen will shake slightly if you were at the right distance.
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EvilMegas posted...

You can just wait till after the cutscene then fire and sos and friends can join then

Ah neat, that doesn't sound as bad. Last time my friends and I co-oped in a Monster Hunter game was with MH4U on the 3DS and for that we soloed through the story.

So if I understand you correctly, one can directly join a friends game by simply answering the SOS without leaving the game and still get credit for the storyline quest. Said online settings can be set so only friends can answer the SoS, right? I never used the SoS flares in MH4U so am not 100% sure how they work, I assume it just makes your game appear on the list of open games.
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likehelly posted...

you each will need to start the mission, watch all the cutscenes, one of you quit out and then join the other

it's ridiculous.

don't even get me started on how to join a friends expedition

Oh man. I do hope this is simplified by the time MHW releases on PC. I know my friends and I will co-oping through the game.
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Indifferent. Tis just another day in the year for me and if it matters, I'm single.
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Currently, Spotify. I would prefer using Google Music or Amazon Music since Spotify cannot detect/play music on the phone's hard drive without jumping through loops but at the same time Spotify seem to have a better collection.
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LinkPizza posted...

I like CDs because I'll still be able to listen to them on my phone(I have an iPhone) even when my Apple Music Subscription doesn't work. Like if I run out of money...

Please clarify what you mean by this. With CDs you already own said music. With Apple Music you're just borrowing/streaming said music until it no longer works (i.e. no reception, no money, etc). Do you mean you like to actually own the music instead of streaming it?

OhhhJa posted...

Yeah I'm just saying it's sad that musicians put years into their craft for people who basically just get it for free now.

Are you referring to pirating or actual streaming services? Of course with pirating folks are getting it for free but even with streaming I do feel the profit they're getting is next to nil.

I do wonder how some musicians feels when fans selectively choose which song to purchase out of an album instead of the entire thing. Out of most albums/soundtracks, some I like the entire selection while for some I might only like two or three songs.
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I'd say yes. I know said lotteries are just trying to be transparent to cover their own arse and encourage others but I feel people will continue to play even if there's no proof of there being actual winners. Obviously some people do take note of the winners and harass them but in general I'd imagine most people forget who the winners are within a week.
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Depending on who you ask, Fallout 4 is a good game but not a good Fallout game. If anything I see FO4 more like a wasteland mod of Skyrim than a Fallout game. I've read some folks suggest FO4 wouldn't receive the flack it did if it wasn't called a Fallout game. I can kinda agree with this. For example I personally viewed Deus Ex: Invisible Wars the same. Its a good game but not a good Deus Ex game. By calling it a Deus Ex game I go in expecting certain aspects of a Deus Ex game and when those aspects are missing, I'm already less than satisfy even if I thought the gameplay was enjoyable.

Of course you also have fans like me who weren't 100% happy with the changes from Fallout and Fallout 2 to Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas but overtime learned to appreciate the good aspects of the game. I miss the black humor of FO and FO2 but feel FO3 and FO:NV does a better job with the immersion. I don't mind the isometric view of the earlier Fallout games but the controls do feel archaic nowadays.

I briefly played FO4 during the free weekend and might pick it up while the sale is still on. For better or worse we'll not getting another STALKER game anytime soon so FO4 with mods might be the closest thing I'll get.

I'd admit though, one thing I feel FO4 did maybe better is limiting you to certain perks/builds based on your SPECIAL stats. I know previous Fallout games did the same but it was kinda easy to get around that with a high Intelligence and maxing out your skills. In my current playthrough in FO:NV I have a Charisma of 1 but Intelligence of 10. It was simple to max out my Speech and Barter skills due to my high Intelligence despite my very low Charisma. In the initial release of FO:NV we had a level cap of 30 so could only go so far with our skills and had to specialize. Granted with the four DLCs and our level cap at 50 now it is simple to max out all skills by 50. Our perks are still limited by our SPECIAL stats but with all skills at 100, it is relatively easy to get through most/all situations even if we're missing certain perks.
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Golden Road posted...

Like getting a job that has you pressing buttons on a plastic contraption?

As an engineer/draftsman, that's pretty much what I do for 8 hours a day.
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On one hand, said guy is technically not cheating. On the other hand, "the body is still warm" so to speak. Still, better than the alternative I guess, cheating prior to a breakup.

LittleRoyal posted...

Like keeping the other person on the hook until you have a guaranteed fix

I do wonder how cheaters could justify wanting a safety net as a reason to cheat. It just seems overall selfish. Said cheater would rather play with the other person's emotions than risk being alone? Of course being a cheater they don't care about anyone but themselves if they want a safety net to fall back on so it's almost futile to try and understand them. The worse I think though are the folks who use their partner as a stepping stone to get to someone else.
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Yellow posted...

Yeah, and our cows?

Dogs are, ironically, our sacred cows.

Was kinda thinking the same. Eating beef is part of the norm for us but I'd imagine for some Hindus, eating it is just as bizarre to them as eating dog is to us.
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Mead posted...

I see nothing wrong with them selling cosmetic items

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It wouldn't be my first choice but if push comes to shove and it is a matter of survival.
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knivesX2004 posted...

Don't monitor it and don't take anything out until you absolutely need it.

Dikitain posted...

long term I would rather have steady constant growth then put a bunch a money into something and pray it will work out.

I've kinda been going with a similar approach. I figure in the long run there'll still be some gain, hopefully. To effectively play with the market would require more effort on my part to keep up with it. I've kinda been relying on our company's broker to shift my 401k funds around.

RCtheWSBC posted...

All my accounts are with Vanguard. Non-retirement account is a diversified mutual fund. Retirement accounts are one Roth IRA and one Traditional IRA from a previous employer.

I know my 401k funds are with Vanguard, BlackRock, and FPS Crescent. My non-retirement account is being handled by Franklin Templeton Investment. Beyond this I do not know what the brokers are investing the money into. I just hope/assume it'll be a gain over the next 30-40 years.
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Muffinz0rz posted...

Because Target wouldn't be covered in pink shit and flowers and chocolates when you walk in the door for the few weeks leading up to the holiday

Your statement was specific to seeing couples being together, not the decor being changed to fit the season. Are you suggesting a simple change in decor is enough of a grim reminder of your loneliness?
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Muffinz0rz posted...

It's a lose-lose for everyone

In a relationship? You're basically obligated to do something to express your love, etc.

I'd say that fault lies more with the individuals than the day itself. My sister and brother-in-law sees it as pointless and possibly expensive to wait till said day just to express ones affection. One doesn't need a specific day in the year to do that.

Muffinz0rz posted...

Single? Gotta watch all them couples hold hands and make you jelly because you know they're getting laid while you deed in shame (yes this will be me, minus the shame)

How is this different from any other day of the year?
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cute_fan posted...

some friends like to go further and play around with individual stock trading

I can't help but wonder if one needs a sizable amount of stock to really get into this. Granted if the jump in value is big enough, that's probably still more gain than what most folks get with their annual interest.
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NightMareBunny posted...

if you have a crap signature it's not something you can easily change over night you gotta practice and practice make it stick

Oh I can agree. My signature is bloody inconsistent even when I attempt to sign it several times in a row. I've noticed it seems the more I try the worse it gets. I kinda just have to "go with the flow" so to speak to make it look consistent.
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I can see bad handwriting being a potential issue but in a signature? So long as one is consistent that's probably good enough. Hell, my boss sign off our projects in some bizarre way that in no way represent his name and one city actually questioned what the squiggly lines were.

NightMareBunny posted...

feels too much like the older generation is holding tightly to the past and won't give up because they refuse to admit their way of doing things is becoming outdated and obsolete

That probably applies to any generation. There's supposedly a quote of someone yay back complaining about pens and how children will not know how to write with chalk without getting it on their sleeves.

As a whole our generation seems pretty good at accepting and adapting to new technology but I wouldn't doubt it if some of us will still complain some decades from now.
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I think starting around three or four weeks ago I have noticed a slight increase despite the same pay and hours. Funny enough, our payroll manager said to enjoy our increase cause we don't know how things will be like when we file taxes in 2019.

EDIT: I know some folks advise against it since we're letting the government borrow our money at no interest gain for ourselves but I normally claim no one until tax season. I'd rather go into March/April with zero or some tax refund than find myself owing something.
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Probably free-style, curling, figure skating, snowboard, and maybe biathlon and speed skating. Overall favorite to watch is usually the half-pipe.
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I'll get on average 1-2 unknown calls a day on my cellphone. If I do answer it, I always get no response and it just hangs up.
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Can't say the prick doesn't bother me but I can deal with em. I already donate whole blood on a regular basics.
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Ogurisama posted...

i dont think there would be enough matter to make one even (if we could use all matter)

Aye. If we use our Earth and Sun as an example, per Google it takes about 1.3 million Earths just to fill-up the Sun. That's just to fill-up and not encompass and it is unlikely 100% of a planet can be used. So my guess of tens of thousand of worlds is already way off.
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Recently friends and I were talking about Netflix growth and how it went up about $100 a share in a year which makes me wonder if I should pay more attention to the market as a whole.

Some family and friends seem to regularly keep up with various prices of stocks, shares, etc. and might grab buy/sell them when the prices seem optimal. I am not sure if they deal with brokers or handle their investments directly.

Personally I've kinda just treated it as fire-n-forget with Franklin Templeton Investments and just put in X dollars per month and hope for some growth. With my 401k I do meet with our company's broker every few months to see what he advises and adjust my portfolio from there.

To anyone with stocks, shares, investments, etc. How do you handle it? Do you just let your broker handle whatever money you put in each month or do you handle it directly?

Comments are appreciated,

Thank you.
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Red_Frog posted...

While the Dyson Sphere encountered by the Enterprise D was abandoned, it had a diameter of 200 million km.

There's a post on reddit that guesses about 4.2 quintillion people if the population density were similar to Earth's, but that's probably at the extreme low for an estimate of a civilization capable of building it in the first place.

Completely forgotten about that. Given the amount of resources to construct something that massive, I'd imagine their civilization musta spanned thousands, if not tens of thousands, of worlds.
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mastermix3000 posted...

InfestedAdam posted...

Did she signed the ticket already? Does New Hampshire allows a blind trust?

UT1999 posted...

Did you read this story?

Touche.

mastermix3000 posted...

Also, I think they should get rid of that rule; if you win people will find out anyway but having a bunch of random ppl know you're rich...

Indeed. Most winners already mismanage the money. Don't need to make it worse by having beggars coming out of the woodworks. I know the lottery organization(s) want to cover their arse so folks don't think they're hoarding the money but there's gotta be a better way across the board so winners don't need to jump through hoops to claim their money while protecting themselves and their family. When I read stories about past winners it is rather depressing even among those with good money management.
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Did she signed the ticket already? Does New Hampshire allows a blind trust?
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darkknight109 posted...

Nope. As usual, Warhammer has bigger.

Man, what isn't bigger in Warhammer 40k. I love the Warhammer 40k lore but I find it interesting how most of their stuff is bigger/better than other fictional equivalent but when compared to stuff within the Warhammer 40k everything seems "normal".

Oh you got a skyscraper size Titan whose firepower dwarf the combined firepower of most sci-fi armies? Don't worry, enemies within Warhammer 40k have something on par to said Titan. It's like the quote from The Incredibles, "when everyone's super, no one will be."
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Maybe A5 beef cooked to either rare or medium rare.
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GanonsSpirit posted...

Mead posted...

Why bother reading reviews when the movie is already available and you can see it for yourself. Some people will still turn to critics for an opinion but Im sure many of them see it as a threat to their livelihood

Yeah, just glancing through the review blurbs on the first page, several of them mention Netflix, and one calls it a "fraudulent release strategy"

I never would had imagine something like that to be a "flaw".
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Mead posted...

In the future all restaurants are Taco Bell

But but, we were never told how the three shells are used!
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RCtheWSBC posted...

That ad confused me

Should have been a Tide ad

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I am surprise Bank of America isn't top 5 or top 10. Aren't they usually number one? Personally I have never had issues with BoA but I have heard stories. Or as my friend, another BoA user, suggest it. They only care about you if you have money.
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Foppe posted...

Other countries got American Football teams as well.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superserien

Interesting. Thank you for the insight. And here I thought only the U.S. had football while everyone else had rugby.

pedro45 posted...

World baseball classic

And that just goes to show how little I know about baseball. Thanks for the insight. I knew of such a league for the Little Leagues but wasn't aware it was for Major too.
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Friends and I briefly talked about this last time. We thought it sounded odd as well. Hell, in the baseball World Series, to my understanding it is just U.S. teams despite other countries having baseball teams. Would be neat to have an actual international competition though.
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Nope. Only time I get modded is when I foolishly ask about stuff against the ToS and/or not use the spoiler tags which are all my fault anyway.
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I feel so many of these jokes are running the fine line between being racist and a simple humorous jab that it's easy to go in either directions depending on one personal view point. If my coworkers make any stereotypical Chinese jokes with me I laugh with them cause I know some are true and my coworkers themselves are still good people.

I guess it really comes down to how well the people involve knows each other. To me, one should avoid such jokes until a solid connection exist. One person once commented about us Asians often preferring tea over coffee. There was nothing offensive about that as he based it on observation. Myself and majority of my Asian coworkers drank tea with only a few drinking coffee.

wwinterj25 posted...

Anyway it's a joke. Some folk need thicker skin.

I'll agree with you on this but I feel it goes both ways. Everyone should have thicker skin but everyone should also be mindful of whether or not said joke/comment might cross the line and part of that depends on the current people you're around. We don't need to live lives like we're walking on egg shells but there are time and place for said jokes.
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I try to think of what I like but all I can think back to is the twins and their sacrifice.....

EDIT: Didn't realize they were cured later. Neat.
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