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Very nice. Almost inspiring to clean up my own room >_> Reading Marie Kondo's book have helped a bit. Kinda curious why such a room of that size existed in the first place. Was it meant to be like an "office room" of sort?
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DrCidd posted...

Yeah, Subway's prices are what keeps customers coming back. Not the quality of their food.

This for me. A $5-7 foot long can be almost both lunch and dinner if I'm not that hungry. In terms of quality, I do feel most other sandwich shops are better but at higher price. In terms of most bang for the buck, I feel Vietnamese Banh Mi are the best. At Lee's Sandwiches you can get a good size one that's taste good for maybe $2-3.
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I've been playing Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius and Path of Exile. I played FFBE for maybe a year thus far and have spent about $28 on in-game money. With the amount of fun I've had thus far, I think it was worth it. For PoE, I've played on-n-off for a few years now before finally dropping $30 on it for some quality-of-life features. Definitely another game that provided plenty of fun.

captpackrat posted...

Seeing an app listed as free is usually the kiss of death for me. They're either going to spam you with ads, give the game such a massive difficulty curve that you can't win without buying something, or they make it where to have to grind for weeks or months to get stuff without paying. I'd rather pay up front and get the whole game than be nickeled and dimed.

It's hit-or-miss in my opinion. FFBE relies on the gacha system but realistically I feel one can get by well enough without ever spending any money on that game.

The gacha system is bound to screw you over regardless of whether you're F2P or paid for in-game money. I've read enough story of "whales" dropping hundreds for a specific unit and not getting it only for a F2P player getting said units from a free pull. The RNG Goddess won't care how much you spent.

Despite the long upgrading periods, I feel Clash of Clan is another where if you're good enough, you can progress pretty well and the game gives you enough in-game money as well from just playing.

Unless one feels they need the very best units or be top of the ranking ladder, I feel spending money on some of these games just isn't necessary.
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As someone who grew up with the G1 series, I wished the Cybertron part was extended. The whole movie coulda just been that and I would be happy.
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Kinda missed playing the tabletop game. Last time my friends and I played mighta been toward the end of the 5th or start of the 6th edition. Think the largest I had was maybe a 1,500 - 2,000 point Tyranid army.

That being said, can't say I was content with the cost of the models and the amount of effort to assemble and paint them. Part of me kinda regretted choosing a hoard-like army like the Tyranid instead of something smaller like Space Marines or Tau. Assembling a 10-man unit of Space Marine mighta been much more tolerable compared to assembling a 30-man unit of Hormagaunts.

Granted at least the models are kinda future proofed. I'm glad at least the older metallic models aren't used anymore. I was always concern my Zoanthrope would topple over and crack.

How is the current state of the game?

Lokarin posted...

And ya, I have a 10'000 point Salamanders army,

Yowza. Is that for Apocalypse games or are those much much larger?
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....claiming yourself and family and hoping to owe nothing during tax season? I've heard plenty of time folks suggesting one shouldn't allow themselves to be over taxed and lend interest free money to the government by claiming nothing.

Depending on how responsible and discipline one is, for some folks I can see having that buffer of being over taxed and getting a refund later useful in ensuring they at least won't owe anything later. Some folks, like some of my friends, probably see that refund as "free" money and something to treat themselves with. I tend to use that refund for Christmas bills, hah!

Personally I only get on average $1,000 to $1,200 in refund each year and already regularly put in money into my mutual fund and Roth IRA accounts. Depending on the changes to the rate of interest, that $1,000 to $1,200 may or may not yield much. I recall some PotDers get several thousands in refund each year from various claims and deductions.

What is your usual stance and approach when it comes to the withholding on your paychecks?

Comments are appreciated,

Thank you
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ParanoidObsessive posted...

By that point, Strange had already done his "I've scanned 14 million different possible scenarios and we lose in all of them but one" thing.

My goodness my memory is horrible and I just watched this movie again two nights ago. Thank you for the reminder and correction.
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AllstarSniper32 posted...

Multiple characters throughout the movie are putting one person's life over half the life in the universe. His is just the easiest to see the consequences.

Fair point. When I think of it, Strange coulda let Stark die and possibly keep the Time Stone hidden. One life compared to trillions. Gamora chose Nebura as well over half the universe, etc. etc. Star-Lord mishap was the easiest to notice I'd admit and only seemed the worse since they, at the time, seemed so close to winning. On another note, if Thor didn't miss his head or didn't felt the need to gloat, that was another opportunity to win.
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rogerskg1979 posted...

You sit in the car while they jack it up? What?

I think some shops have a pit that the mechanic work from instead of raising the vehicle.
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Even if it was expected that Thanos will win, still bugs me to see Star-Lord ruin their plan like that and shouldn't the Black Order have been much stronger than that?

On another note, I wonder if among all the possibilities that Strange saw of them still losing, if one involved him reversing time to and changing their approach with Thanos.
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LinkPizza posted...

Also, if the place messes something up, they should pay for it.

One would think that but dunno how/why the shop that stripped the drain plug and pan on my friend's van got away scotfree. I think too much time simply passed in between from when the shop did the change and when my friend did the change himself and found out it was stripped.
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CacciatoPart3 posted...

To be fair, since this place is dedicated solely to just fluid changes, as opposed to full-blown mechanical work

I'm glad you mentioned that cause it never dawn on me why some mechanic shops are so small that they just take up one corner of an intersection with barely any parking space for customers.
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OhhhJa posted...

Lol you're so poor that it's worth the effort to save you 5 to 10 bucks every 3 months.

I don't think it's always about saving money though. Some folks simply baby their cars and feel it is better to do something yourself, assuming you have the tools and experience. My dad didn't like taking in our car to the shop because he feels they don't let the used oil drain completely before screwing the drain plug back on and putting in new oil.

CacciatoPart3 posted...

After a certain point Id rather just pay someone to do it.

If said shop is reputable. Forgot where my friend took his dad's van to but the mechanic didn't align the drain plug correctly and stripped it and the oil pan when tightening the bolt. What shoulda been a $20-40ish oil change turned into $400+ because they had to change the oil pan too.

I would take my car in for an oil change if I want to combine both an oil change and general inspection at the same time. Though once I had to take it in because the previous mechanic over-tighten the drain plug and I simply could not loosen it when I was changing the oil myself.
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I'll have my windows down if I want a breeze to flow through, not share my taste in music with those around me.
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DirtBasedSoap posted...

maybe im just a dumbass. i always thought it could be done in 15-30 minutes max everywhere

Depends on the place I'd say. It is a quick and easy process but if they're backed up with other vehicles needing quick and easy maintenance, you're in for a wait.

When I was going to a Subaru dealership for some free oil changes, they just told me to park in the express lane for simple stuff like oil changes. The wait time simply varied by our busy they are at the time.
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CacciatoPart3 posted...

You should see if they have one of those 5 Minute Oil change stores in your area that you just pull up to. 15 minutes and theyre done with all my fluids and a few other checks.

As simple as an oil change is, I feel too fast is not always a good thing. As others have mentioned already, I've heard of cases of mechanics forgetting to put in new oil. My mentor lost all the oil in his pan and didn't find out until the engine started smoking because the the drain plug came loose. By luck this didn't happen during a 100+ miles drive home from a camping trip.

Fortunately I assume this have never happened to you despite their speedy service but overall I just feel when rushed to get such jobs done, mistakes are more likely to occur.
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Locke90 posted...

plus the overuse of metaphor and forcing a background onto us.

That part did bother me. Sounded neat at first but at some point it got tiresome and in my mind I was just screaming out "talk straight for once!". The additional background story for the Courier did feel like it came out of nowhere and to some degree. I thought it was better knowing we had a clean slate at the beginning of the game.
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ernieforss posted...

We will never get that many summons in a FF game again ='

Though I didn't play it, I actually thought how summons were handled in Final Fantasy XV made more sense. Personally I thought it was weird that they were spammable in the earlier FF games despite being beings of enormous power which some characters, if properly geared, could out-damage.
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DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted...

IMO it has Mitsuda's absolute best music. I had a TV capture card in my old PC, and I booked my PS1 up go it and recorded like 8-10 minute versions of some of the score.

Small Two of Pieces was probably my favorite song of that time. I know there were vocal in Final Fantasy VII with One Winged Angel but Xenogears really surprised me with Small Two of Pieces.
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argonautweakend posted...

How did they determine the clock is fast?

Just by comparison to the other clocks in the house. It was gaining maybe a minute ahead every hour. For a digital clock and a new one appliance that costed $80, it started on the bad foot so to speak and already left a bad impression with them.

Interesting enough, they might be issues with the brand/model. I couldn't return it to Amazon via their automated refund system and had to chat with an associate to process the refund. The associate said there might be issues with that product as Amazon actually took it off listing and even told me we can keep the toaster oven despite giving me the refund.

Greenfox111 posted...

My parents got me a hoodie thats too small

Giving clothes always seems hit-n-miss. My brother-in-law parents got me a jacket last year and this year but both I really liked. My uncle got me two jackets and I simply could not stand the design of them and is already putting them up for donation. As cold as it is, I told my mom the next time she travel to Taiwan and my relatives try to gift us some clothes, tell them I'm just gonna put them up for donation.
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Only one. The Oster toaster/convection oven I got for my sister and brother-in-law as a Christmas/housewarming gift had a fast clock and they were concern it would affect the timing when heating/cooking something so I'm requested a refund and getting them another toaster oven.
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That game had a surprisingly deep story compared to most other JRPGs I thought. Only other game that I felt it was on par with at the time mighta been Planescape Torment. That being said, it really bothered me how the second CD felt rushed. Granted I'd admit at that point of the game I just wanted to finish it and oddly enough it felt like the developers wanted the same thing and started to wrap things up.
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Locke90 posted...

Lonesome road.

Funny. I finally finished that as well. Had all four DLCs sitting in my backlog for years despite having finished the main FONV quest several years ago. What about that DLC ruined the story for you? Personally it didn't seem to add much to the story for me except kinda elevating the PC to something higher.
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Typically, some DLCs that adds to the story give us a more enriching experience and sense of closure maybe. Mass Effect 3 Citadel DLC I thought was amazing and made the bittersweet ending more tolerable. But then some DLCs kinda ruin the story for me to the point that I wish I hadn't played the DLC.

I finally finished Bioshock Infinite and both Burial at Sea DLCs last week. Overall I was content with the ending to Bioshock Infinite but the Burial at Sea endings left a bad taste in my mouth. Instead of a sense of closure it felt more like the developers were adding salt to an existing wound or reopening it. Despite the connection to Bioshock, it still felt like all of our actions were all for naught.

Have there been DLCs that kinda ruined the story for you?

Comments and opinions are appreciated,

Thank you
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Fortunately nothing this year but last year's white elephant gift exchange was kinda bad. The whole thing is suppose to be all for fun and we're exchanging gifts that are only $10-15 so it isn't that bad of a loss if someone put in a good gift but received a crappy one in-turn. Still, it's just simple courtesy to at least put in something useful.

Last year we had folks putting in ladle holder, shower hand bars, auto stores sports bags, football team aprons, etc. Stuff that you know people paid less than $10 for and/or got it for cheap/free because they work in said store.

I hate to say this but I'm actually glad our family Christmas party was hosted in San Diego this year since one of the families that typically put in crappy gifts probably didn't attended because it was too far of a drive for them.
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RoboXgp89 posted...

and midgets

Speaking of which, I coulda sworn someone on PotD shared an article of a Japanse man with the physique of a child and works as a porn actor. To each his/her own I guess.
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Kinda yes, kinda no. I caved in and decided to just get an Amazon gift card for my brother-in-law's sister and that's easy enough to do while shopping for Christmas dinner ingredients.
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I feel it isn't mentally healthy to have such interest but between discouraging/purging it and at least having said outlet where no one real is actually harm, I'm honestly am not sure which is the more practical of the two.

That being said, would it be fair to suggest that if some folks are into violent video games but in real life would never succumb to carrying out the real thing, that the same might apply to folks interested in fictional children but would never carry out the real thing? Might this actually be an apples to apples situation or still apples and oranges?
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I gave a list of interest and hobbies for my friend's secret Santa gift exchange and my sister have a general idea of what I like as well. That being said, there's plenty of things that I want but nothing that I actually need so regardless of what I'll get, I'll find some use for it.
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DPsx7 posted...

They need to be designed well so that important objects aren't easily missed and puzzles make sense. Trial and error in this genre can be tiring.

This for me. Can't say I enjoyed hunting for that one specific pixel or randomly trying to combine items until something happens.

GanglyKhan posted...

Yeah, Myst is a classic

I tried getting into that but mighta I was too young at the time. Certain puzzles were beyond me and/or I felt compelled to keep a notepad for notes off to the side.
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Yay_Everything posted...

Also, it's definitely BS that they made him do it when he went on the mat. The refs are supposed to check that s*** at weigh-ins.

Oversight on the ref part to not take care of it sooner or intent to humiliate the kid in front of the crowd? That being said, are refs allowed to change their minds if they don't catch something during the weigh-in?
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ParanoidObsessive posted...

Mead posted...

For real. Have they even made a good game since Borderlands 2?

I liked the Pre-Sequel, but honestly, that was mostly just Borderlands 2.5 anyway.

Despite their overall similarities, I enjoyed Borderlands 2 more so than Borderlands but couldn't quite get the same amount of enjoyment with the Pre-Sequel. Either I was burned out on that type of gameplay or the flight aspect of the game felt more of a hindrance. Still, storywise I like how it connected the three games and am looking forward to Borderlands 3.
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Speaking of compromise, Bank of America are sending me another credit card, again, because some vendor I shopped at is apparently compromised. As simple as it is, just annoys me to have to go about updating all my accounts with automated payments. Would be nice if BoA discloses who said vendor(s) is so I can either stop shopping there or use alternative payment methods.
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I'm hoping it'll take no more than a year to port over but I'm looking forward to EDF 5 on PC.
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DPsx7 posted...

When I see a 'homeless' person with scratchy lotto or a cell phone I'm inclined to not believe them.

The scratch-it ticket does make them questionable but I have heard of programs in-place that provide such folks with cell phones as a means of being contacted for employment. Kinda hard to find employment if one applies but can't be reached.
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Bulbasaur posted...

i literally did not know bumblebee wasn't made by Michael Bay, because it is just like one

I had to look this up to see what you meant and what TC meant as well by "RIP Michael Bay"
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Kinda funny how the previous movies had such bad reviews but now the latest Transformer movie has picked itself out of the grave. Personally, I am quite interested in watching The Bumblebee movie. The fact that the various bots have their original cartoon design alone is enough for me to want to watch it.
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Yellow posted...

In my work experience only the lazy annoying people get "bullied", but that's just my workplace.

Kinda the same for my workplace. The coworker who's on the receiving end of our conversations isn't lazy per se but his habits and overall behavior is simply annoying at times. He frequently makes up excuses that certain errors with his projects is due to our in-house program and not him. I use the same program as him and though said program can act funny at times, we are able to check the finalized PDF printout before turning in said project. If said errors are popping up, he's probably not checking the finalized printout.

He also frequently place blame with our clients when they enter information incorrectly. Some clients are difficult to work with and they frequently make changes to their projects but some clients are simply clueless about the standards for some of the stuff we do and it is up to us to correct that and ensure said client uses what is standard. Instead he just goes with whatever the clients entered and if we later find out said information is incorrect and need to change it, he place the blame on the clients.

We all occasionally have casual non-work related conversations when working but we keep it to just coworkers in the immediate vicinity and we try and keep it short. He will walk several cubicles over to have a conversations for 20+ minutes and after he's done, he'll sometime walk over to another cubicle and repeat that conversation. After all this, he'll later make up excuses that he's getting interrupted with phone calls and changes from clients about why some of his projects are delayed.

At this point I'm just ranting but like I said, he's not entirely lazy and he is good with the work our company do. But many of times we gotta deal with him acting like a man-child, placing blame on the in-house program or our clients instead of manning up and accepting he made the mistake, expecting clients to catch his mistakes and using the excuse that our clients approved a project when it comes back later to be fixed, etc. etc.
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DrCidd posted...

Otherland by Tad Williams.

Oh man, haven't heard that name in ages. His Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series was the first fantasy series I've read in middle school, even before Lord of the Rings. As a 14-15 year old at the time, that was practically my first "big boy" novel/series.
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Impavid54 posted...

4. Don't be that a****** who leaves his s*** on the table and doesn't bother to clean in the slightlest! BOI, I ain't got time to keep my eyes on the dining room 24 7 you better pick that s*** up like it's your room in ya mommas house.

Impavid54 posted...

6. People who leave the mens bathroom a mess.

It does bother me a bit when other customers do stuff like this. I'm not expecting fellow customers to full on wipe down the table or counters with bleach and water but if you dropped a napkin or some ketchup dripped, how bloody difficult is it to pick up after yourself or wipe that ketchup off the table?

And it simply baffles me when I see a pile of paper towels scattered around the trash can in the restroom. What? Besides being incapable of not missing the trash can, you can't be bothered with spending another five seconds to pick it up and throw it away? How lazy can one possibly be?

Though not exactly related, I was volunteering at a fundraiser once helping serve food and with the cleanup. Never ceases to surprise me how lazy or blind some people seem to be. A trash can could be filled to the brim and/or over flowing and yet there's another one just a few feet further that has space that people can't be bothered to walk to.
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At the moment, nothing. Last book I read was The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo. Good read and is changing how I view the various items I've hoarded for sentimental reasons.
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kangolcone posted...

Its about protecting them more so than protecting myself.

I really should consult my doctor for this reason alone. I've been fortunate and have never came down with the flu in ages but for all I know I might still carry it despite not showing the symptoms.
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I drop in a few dollar bills if I have cash with me.
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Mead posted...

Luckily no

I hope I never do

This. I'm trying to stay hydrated to the point of constantly pissing clear in hopes I never get kidney stones.
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gguirao posted...

I'd listen, thank them, wish them Merry Christmas, then shut the door.

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I'm probably the polar opposite of picky. The food would probably have to be spoiled, burnt, overly seasoned, etc. for me to complain. Back in college, I finished an eggplant dish that had way too much salt in it. So much salt that it was supersaturated and I felt all the grains. I shoulda stopped eating it but I simply hate wasting food.
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I recall once telling someone that my family, relatives, and I get together for Thanksgiving or Chistmas a week before or after the actual date and they were baffled by it. Our reason is simple, doing it early/late was simply more convenient for most of our schedules, traveling is easier, and frankly getting together is the important part, what does it matter if we do it on the official date or not.

Being single, it is easy for me to adjust to most other people's schedule. But I know with my cousins who are married, they sometimes try and bounce between visiting both the husband side of the family and the wife side of the family if both are within easy traveling distance of each other. So I can see why for them meeting together early/late can be better for them.

That being said, do you and your family celebrate the major holidays on the actual date since most people are off those days or do you celebrate on whatever day/date is convenient for everyone's schedule?

Comments are appreciated,

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Kevman510 posted...

These "I'm a grown adult so I don't get presents" comments are really sad. You don't have any family or a girlfriend or anyone that would get you a present?

I don't think there's anything sad about that. To some, Christmas, birthdays, or anniversaries are almost a "forced" obligation to do something nice or gift someone with something. Personally someone saying "I saw this on sale and thought you'll find it useful" at some random time in the year means more to me than someone making a purchase just for a birthday or Christmas. At least with the former they did it outside of such obligation plus they managed to get it on sale which is always a good thing.
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shadowsword87 posted...

I could use a keyboard.
But that's mostly because I'm too lazy to buy a new one.

I've been wanting to replace my Logitech G110 keyboard with their K800 wireless keyboard for the longest time. But I'm hard-pressed to allow myself to spend $60-100 when my current keyboard is still working just fine. Though I guess if my work keyboard ever dies on me, that might be an excuse to get a new keyboard.
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LinkPizza posted...

There was that case of the fraternal twins where one was like white with red hair and the other was like black.

Good grief Mother Nature sure like to play around with our genes sometimes.
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