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All I'll say is there's something wrong with the system if folks are more concern about dealing with the hospital/ambulance ride bill than getting treated.
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Still a wizard.
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GrimCyclone posted...

I dont get why these topics are so interesting to people.

I just find it fun to talk about certain hypothetical situations, so long as folks remain civil about it. It's like the Superman vs Goku debate which unfortunately usually gets ugly between fans.

GrimCyclone posted...

Ive met a lot of people that dont like being watched when they eat. I figured most people didnt. Oh well.

I think the free food part makes it more tolerable. If I am having lunch with these three women it'll be easier to manage than them just sitting there staring at me.
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As appealing as free food is, I'll eventually feel too creep out to want to continue eating.
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Think bout it a bit, think I'll actually prefer the holodecks from Star Trek over the Oasis from Ready Player One.
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I do like the concept but can't help but wonder if there'll be a monopoly and/or how bad gaming addiction will be if it offers a better escape from reality for some folks.
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No for the first outburst, yes to the second. Some of us curse without thinking so I wouldn't fault said friend for the first outburst but he coulda just ignored that women instead of reacting to her statement.
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I can't say I understand how the USPS works but I've been told at least with Fedex or UPS, depending on the type of shipping some packages are sent to their main hub first in.....Dallas, TX? before being sent to its actual destination so in some packages will go in circles before arriving. I can only guess it could be the same with USPS and/or it simply got mixed up with packages going to Greenville, NC.

Granted 15 days, even for ground shipping, is a long time so I can only assume it got mixed up with the wrong bundle.
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All from selling books out of his garage. Kinda interesting how some folks started off.
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Zeus posted...

To be fair, had another actress played her part, the character *may* have been more tolerable. After all, Tran isn't easy on the eyes or ears. A lot of the quirks that fans found annoying might have instead been endearing. I know that I found her voice grating.

I was wondering about that and if some fans were more upset with the actress than the character or mixing up the two.
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Muscle Buster posted...

Also...I'm assuming you've (admirably) been ignoring the recent fan hoo-haa, but Rose has NOT been getting a free pass within the fandom.

Thank you for the reminder but I am aware of the flack that Tran have been receiving. I find it so bizarre that fans blame actors/actresses for the actions of fictional characters.
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Zeus posted...

Why the f*** is Holdo on there? She's not even close to being the worst character introduced in that movie, let alone a contender for the worst anything...

I do feel there's quite a bit of excessive hate for her. Regardless of what folks think about her/Leia's plan and her keeping the plan hidden, I do find it interesting how much flack she gets while Poe, Finn, and Rose seems to get a free pass despite their actions screwing more than half the Resistance.
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AllstarSniper32 posted...

JanwayDaahl posted...

When I say that you lose 4 years I mean that if, say, you are 28, you instantly become 32. You lose any sort of life experiences that you could have had in those years for this tradeoff.

That's not losing 4 years, that's aging 4 years. Losing 4 years would mean it'd happen at the end of your life. So if you were going to live until 90, you'd only live until 86 instead.

Unfortunately the topic title and poll title are different. Topic title states "lose four years" whereas the poll states" instantly age four years". I assume the TC meant the latter.
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keyblader1985 posted...

adjl posted...

Loophole: For anyone currently unhealthy, the good health associated with having a nice physique would likely extend their life by more than four years.

That's what I was thinking. There are some people in such terrible shape, that getting into great shape right now would actually extend their life by more than four years, so it's win/win.

Fair points but do you believe folks who are currently unhealthy or with bad physique are gonna have the discipline and life habits to maintain a healthy life and good physique?

Genetics is a factor for some folks but for some, they just lack the willpower to improve themselves. Suddenly getting a good physique might improve the self-confidence of some to maintain it but some might also far back into the bad habits that got them where they are now in the first place.
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Nade Duck posted...

come to think of it, i did check the volus/elcor embassy and saw a keeper terminal there, but there was no keeper. so yeah i think the game really did bug out on me.

That happened to me as well. A simple quick save and load and that Keeper reappeared.
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Bloody hell I forgot how bad the sway is with sniper rifles until you get the better ones and/or get better upgrades. Least I already have the achievements unlocked and need only raise enough funds to buy the Spectre weapons.
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Thinking bout it a bit, kinda peeved me that certain paragon and renegade decisions cannot be chosen at lower levels unless you spend the talent points on them. So you're stuck either having to replay if you don't want to waste the talent points or accept being unable to choose the paragon or renegade decisions on your first playthrough.

On another note, what is the "official" background story of Shepard? For whatever reason I thought it was Earthborn and Sole Survivor but of course that does give me a sliver of renegade which is almost an eyesore.

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ParanoidObsessive posted...

then jumping out of the Mako and fighting them on foot, so you can get double the XP for the kill.

My last few runs, that's how I did pretty much every Mako combat. Geth Colossus? Ridiculously powerful missile turrets? Take them all out with a pistol and roll around in the XP.

didn't know the double exp trick though, gonna have to remember that for next time.

I thought kills in the Mako gave reduced experience while being outside gave the normal amount? Of course I've read one can just tweak some files so kills in the Mako can give the normal or more experience than usual.
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Already did this past weekend at my cousin's home. Gonna use this 5-day weekend to hopefully do some cleanup around the house.
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Lokarin posted...

Incels can have plenty of positive characteristic that are not pertinent to relationships - such as being a doctor or engineer.

Oddly enough I was thinking this a few days ago. Folks with respectful careers and image but whose beliefs though are rather twisted. On another note though, I do wonder how well some interact with the opposing gender at work or if their supervisor is of the opposing gender.

I'm sure he doesn't qualify as an incel but at the engineering office I work at, I have a male coworker who sometimes gets a little too friendly with the female coworkers but fortunately never crosses the inappropriate line. One time was a bit awkward though. We were dealing with a plan checker who refused to accept our response on a question of hers. After a phone conversation with the plan checker said coworker looked up her on LinkedIn. Seems harmless but at the same time I feel there's no work related reason to looked her up. He did commented on her going to Stanford and he felt that explained her shaky attitude over the phone.
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I funded it via Kickstarter and have still yet to touch it. I've been getting the Baldur's Gate II itch again so maybe this will be a good time to start PoE. Was thinking of soloing my first playthrough as a paladin or make a mass party of just rangers and bears.

https://www.pcgamer.com/pillars-of-eternity-diary-playing-as-a-party-of-bears/

Krow_Incarnate posted...

It just goes to show that the genre is criminally unsaturated.

I do feel it is a niche genre, not many can tolerate sitting there reading a wall of text. For some folks, the story needs to be good for them to be able to sit there reading the wall of text. My friend and I co-oped through Divinity: Original Sin and D:OS 2 and I thought the amount of text in both games was just about right. Enough to give you a story but not so much that you spend more time reading than playing.
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Nade Duck posted...

i loved the mako. so much better than probing every freaking planet in 2.

"Probing Uranus" Always gives me a chuckle. I was tempted to get the Mass Effect T-shirt showing the Mako vertically driving up a cliff. Out of all the side missions involving the Mako, the UNC: Rogue VI mission is probably my favorite but I almost hated the ones involving the Thresher Maw. Dunno how many times I had the Mako almost instagibbed from those critters.
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Forget Fahrenheit and Celsius, lets switch over to Kelvin.
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Syntheticon posted...

Arrogance and stupidity is the worst combination I can think of. If your a pain to deal with but can back it up with results I can live with that.

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If it weren't for those various side-missions with the Mako, I'd be tempted to play through again with a new class. I've gone through Insanity on a Vanguard but am curious about Infiltrator. Can't say I'll do it on Insanity again though. Enemies being bullet sponges got tedious eventually.

Who do you folks usually choose to save/sacrifice. I never get any attachment with William or Alenko so typically go with saving the higher ranking/longest party member, Alenko.
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AllstarSniper32 posted...

On my facebook it's actually kinda odd. Cause for some reason, with the people that care about sports, the ones that love Lebron hate the Lakers and the ones that love the Lakers hate Lebron.

Oh man, I never thought about that. I briefly talked about this with my cousins and was talking about fans who follow the players and fans who follow the teams. But I didn't think about fans who followed the players but hate certain teams or vice versa, follow the teams but hate certain players.
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I watched some videos about the game and like the graphics and the style of RPG sounds interesting. I'll probably pick this up along with Xenoblade Chronicles 2 at some point once a third game comes out for the Switch that justifies picking it up for.

As for it being $40 versus $60. Though it doesn't make sense, I do wonder if it being a "console" game versus a "handheld" game is why it has the typical console game price instead of handheld price. I spent a few hundreds of hours on Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate on the 3DS and over a hundred hours combined on the Bravely Default and Bravely Second so I personally do not think potential playtime hours is truly a factor. Disgaea on the DS was about $40 on release and I think came with additional content compared to the PS2 version which for the life of me cannot recall the price of at release.
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That's really bizarre. Does this person have beef with you or completely misunderstood something?
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I do feel engineering/medical doctors are the safest route but hard to say which market will be flooded with graduates in the next decade or so. I recall being a pharmacist was a solid career path but have been told the market is flooded with so many that it's not easy to get into now. Regardless I would probably advise going into the public sector for the job security.
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Civil weddings are normally like this I thought. Plenty of folks I know have done their civil wedding in regular clothing in front of a judge but later did the more elaborate wedding/ceremony with reception at a later time. Hell, one cousin only did their civil wedding and their reasoning made sense. The money spent on the ceremony could be better spent as down payment on a house.
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I enjoy being with my family and relatives and we see each other several times a year. But with one set of relatives in particular, there's some bad blood between theirs and my family so I try and keep a distance from them. I don't dislike them but I don't think they want me in their presence. I tried to say goodbye to said uncle once and offer a handshake, he wouldn't even acknowledge my presence.
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I've been paying use tax for the past three or four years on untaxed products (i.e. Steam games, music/movie downloads, etc.) so this change will make doing taxes easier for me as I would no longer need to do the calculation myself.

TheOrangeMisfit posted...

Probably good in the long, Amazon and bezos are greedy fucks

I would say the fault lies with the customers and not the vendors. The vendors probably did what they could that was within legal boundaries and left it to their customers to later pay taxes on untaxed product. If states were losing revenue because of unpaid taxes, the fault lies with the customer in my opinion.

I recall some folks were complaining when Amazon and some online vendors started to charge taxes for customers in California. Seems like a damn if you do, damn if you don't situation for some online vendors.
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Muscles posted...

At least eating pizza with a fork and knife is acceptable with deep dish

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LinkPizza posted...

I would definitely help them out and buy lots of stuff. I think there is a limit or something, though.

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Any particular favorite brand? Johnnie Walker Double Black use to be my go-to but now it's Glenlivet 12 year.

HagenEx posted...

f*** no. You drink Scotch dry or on the rocks, you can't mix it with anything.

I feel this depends on the quality. Mixing in cheap $15 bottle of Jack Daniels with Coke is a farcry compared to mixing in a $150+ bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue Label with Coke.
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LinkPizza posted...

I dont think thats what hes saying. I do understand whats he trying to say. I can understand both sides of the argument. I just think ramen is ramen. But I do know what hes trying to say. I cant understand how anyone wouldnt, even if you dont agree. But I will also say this topic either sounds like it was bait or written poorly. The reasons I say this is because you never specified actually ramen or the cheaper stuff you can get here. Also, if egg is as common as most people are making it sound, I probably wouldve asked who didnt. There were probably a few other reasons. And I could be wrong. But thats what it seems like. Like this topic was used to make people argue about original ramen and the cheap stuff we have here...

I kinda grasp what Golden Road is trying to say here as well. I've read an article before about fine dining Chinese food and the author mentioned it being near impossible to have such a restaurant in a neighborhood flooded with other Chinese restaurants. It didn't matter if said restaurant used the best ingredients and whatnot, folks are going to scoff at paying more than $10-15 for a plate of fried rice.

I briefly talked about the article with other Chinese friends and it was brought up that it really depends on who the cliente are naturally. Opening up said restaurant in Beverly Hills for example would probably succeed more so than a Chinese community.

While watching Netflix Chef series one of the episode was of Enrique Olvera and his restaurant Pujol in Mexico City that offered fine dining Mexican food. Before starting up his restaurant, he mentioned how when most people think of fine dining they think of French or Italian whereas with Mexican most think of cheap food. So it was a struggle for him to offer Mexican food in a fine dining environment.

From this perspective, I can kinda see how Golden Road cannot/refuse to accept ramen as anything but a cheap quick-n-easy meal. I don't doubt there are high end fried rice dishes out there but having been raised eating it throughout my childhood life and even now as an adult, paying the price for the high end version of it would be tough for me to swallow.
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Speaking of ramen, a friend shared this. First ramen restaurant to get a Michelin-Star is opening up in San Fran.

https://sf.eater.com/2018/6/18/17476794/tokyo-michelin-star-ramen-restaurant-tsuta-sf-metreon-us-expansion-opening
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Get out of here Stalker. Oops, wrong game.
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jramirez23 posted...

How about narutomaki?

For whatever reasons those never seem special to me. The soft broil egg and/or the char siu pork is what I look forward to the most in a typical ramen dish.
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Mead posted...

Yeah the places where they make ramen fresh are super good

Not ramen but I went to one where udon was made in front of you behind glass/plastic panels. I thought it was really neat. I had the uni/sea urchin udon dish and it was really good but rather pricey for how much you get.
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Zangulus posted...

When I got my speeding ticket, the fine was $395. I could pay it and take a point hit. Or I could take online classes. Two four hour sessions. For $450.

I paid the $395. Especially since my insurance ignores 1 ticket every 3 years.

Who is/was your insurance at the time? Wasn't aware they even give you a freebie.

LinkPizza posted...

So, two of the options were to pay, or pay more and waste your time?

Works if your insurance gives you a freebie point. AAA didn't let my accident slide despite taking an online class. I think the class only took the point off my official driving records. My annual premium went up about $800-1000 a year for about three or four years before dropping back down to $800.
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Bugmeat posted...

Going to classes several hours before or after work would mean no time for sleep. But really, what are they going "teach" that takes more than a couple of hours in a single session? Anything beyond that would be just be bulls*** filler to drag it out.

Perhaps after the "lesson" is taught, the remaining hours/days is just there to waste our time instead of burning our wallet. A "timeout" for adults of sort. Bullshit filler or not, some folks might prefer that over paying hundreds for a fine. I'd say sometimes there isn't a message to get across. Sometimes folks might just need to be punished to discourage from doing it again.

As odd as it may sound, if some adults are going to act like children then they'll be punished like children. At the very least this should be an option for those who can't afford paying a fine in the hundreds. As much as I would hate these "time out" sessions, I've had some fines where I would prefer dealing with these "time out" sessions to either eliminate or reduce the fine.
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Dikitain posted...

I laughed at it and ripped it up because I knew they had no actual authority to enforce it.

I can't recall how much authority the campus police/security had at my college but unpaid citations would lead to academic holds. I can't recall the cap back in 2010 but seems now it is $300 before the hold goes into affect.

https://www.cpp.edu/~parking/holds-faq.shtml

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In that scenario you're still losing money. You won't be getting paid for the days you have to attend that class.

Thats what I was thinking at first. Unless he takes it during a time when hes not working...

Aye, that's what I'm thinking. Being forced to take a class outside of your work hours. Of course I'd imagine some folks with dependents/family might be able to get something waived.
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LinkPizza posted...

Plus, I think to actually give a fine that would sting, but not cripple would take more than just income. Theres a lot of other factors...

Fair points. Apart from being used as a supplemental income for the city, I do feel there's bound to be better ways to get the message across than targeting people's wallet.

Personally for me, mandatory non-online traffic classes would be more hellish than paying $400ish for the speeding ticket I had years ago. Yea $400 is still a lot but having to physically spend X hours everyday or so for however number of days at a class will drive me nuts even if I just sit there playing on my phone the entire time.
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Between 10-20% on average. I typically round up to an even number so might tip closer to 20%. I've been told in countries where tipping isn't the norm, some might refuse the tip. I can't recall if it was China but a friend said some workers might even feel offended if you tip them.
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Golden Road posted...

The whole point of ramen is being cheap and easy. If you're going to make it more complicated and more expensive, why are you eating ramen to begin with? Why not just make a real meal?

Ramen cost and quality varies quite a bit. I don't want to assume so what is the best/most expensive ramen have you had? My coworker doesn't like ramen but his only experience with ramen is the cheap instant $1 type and not the ones freshly made at an actual ramen restaurant. When it comes to the restaurants though, I believe most make the broth from scratch but the noodles might vary from freshly made noodles to the instant type.
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Kinda torn between the first and second but I do feel the third is the weakest among the three.
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papercup posted...

I actually kinda of like the Bethesda Fallout games, and even I have no interest in this game.

Being a fan of Fallout 2 I had mixed feelings about Fallout 3 when they changed up from an iso-view & turn-based RPG game to a first/third-person turn-based/live action RPG game. In the end I thought Fallout 3 and New Vegas did a good job of giving us that immersive feeling of being in a wasteland while still carrying some of the black humor that Fallout and Fallout 2 were known for. Still, I would love a modern day game of FO2 as the original interface feels clunky.
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I typically had very short hair throughout elementary, middle, and high school. If any of my classmates had em, it probably didn't transfer over.
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I would't consider them traitors. Despite whatever relationship these co-stars had/have with each other in and outside of work, at the end of the day this is their job and I can understand them putting their livelihood ahead of a co-star especially if said co-star put their livelihood at risk.

It's one thing to purposely backstab a fellow co-star if that person did no wrong. It's another thing to distance themselves from said co-star if that person started a fire that potentially coulda burned everything down.
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Probably In-N-Out Spread sauce.
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