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Only got to level 6 last night on my druid. Can't wait to get bearform so I'm not meleeing mobs with my staff after going OOM at 30-40%.
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SpeedDemon20 posted...

But I feel like it's a cultural difference.

Aye. Think among Asians, staying at home with your parents till you're married isn't out of the norm if there isn't other reasons to move out.

Smarkil posted...

If you have to pay your parents, just move out.

That's where I'm at a lost in understanding this mindset. As mentioned previously, I feel there needs to be a practical reason to move out. Moving out just to move out is a waste of money and being financially smart is part of being an adult in my opinion. It's like what some folks have stated previous, everyone is bound to have different reasons. There's no one-size-fit-all answer to whether or not to stay at home/move out in my opinion.

Smarkil posted...

Part of being an adult is learning how to manage a household. Even if it's as simple as an apartment, you still have to deal with rent, management, utilities, etc. It's part of establishing a basepoint for managing your own life and finances.

I will agree living at home does offer a cushion which can potentially hinders one ability to learn and experience the concepts you've mentioned. But it isn't like one can only learn such concepts while living away. Some of us do contribute or take over on bills, property tax, home insurance, etc. while also maintaining the house.
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Thank you for the responses. Thinking on it a bit further, I can see how getting too comfortable living at home can potentially lead to other issues (i.e. not seeking a better job that is too far to commute, being too loose with money, etc.) but I'll agree with you folks that everyone has their own reasons to stay or move out even if their reasons may not seem practical to others.

I have seen some folks stated on PotD that there is no reason to stay at home once you have a stable income. That thought plus the other topic about retiring just got me thinking as to why one would essentially leave arbitrarily unless one actually has a reason to.
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I can understand moving out of your parent's place if you don't get along with them, if you feel its too cramped, if you want to be with friends, if you want your own place, if you want a shorter commute to work/school, if you want that alone time with your boy/girlfriend, if the cost of living is too high, if you're buying your own condo/house, etc. I feel these are all practical reasons to move out.

But the one I can't understand, and maybe never will, is moving out just to show you're capable of living on your own and standing on your own two feet. Who exactly are you trying to prove yourself to? Yourself? Your parents? Your friends? Society as a whole?

I can understand being independent is part of being an adult but I would assume being financially smart is also part of being an adult. Am I missing something here? Some feel being an adult and being independent mean purposely spending more money on rent?

Maybe my views are too narrow but I feel some are suggesting you must be willingly and purposely spend more money on rent, utility, etc. to show you're a capable adult. Disclaimer. I'm aware some folks cannot afford to buy their own condo/house so rent is their only options. But as mentioned above, I can understand there's a time and place when moving out and renting makes sense.

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3.2 miles according to Google. We did move away from the city for about several years but later returned and I've been living at the same house ever since.
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As an engineering, hopefully no later than 75. At that point I hope to volunteer at some national park as a ranger maybe. Can only hope I've been investing my money wisely enough. Besides those wanting to work, it's kinda dreadful to see someone that old who still need to work depending on the type of work. My mother is in her 70's now and retired. I do not want to imagine her going back to her cashier job and standing hours on end or moving grocery around. She's fit and surprisingly strong for her age but I still do not want that kinda physical work on her.
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Lokarin posted...

I thought it was ok. Some of the stuff was good, some of it was pandering dumb, some of it betrayed star wars as a whole, some of it suggests suicide bombing is acceptable, but for the most part... ok

More or less my thoughts. Can't say it left a positive note but I wasn't disappointed either.
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Monopoman posted...

Man if they have lines that long I'm surprised they haven't opened up another restaurant nearby.

I know of a few restaurants like that. They probably know people will come regardless and by keeping it to a smaller restaurant or as few as possible, it keeps their overall overhead cost down.
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GRTooCool posted...

They said you need an active sub to play... no thanks then. FFXIV is more than enough for me.

On the plus side, the subscription gives to access to both retail and classic. Still, I can agree two MMORPGs at the same time is a bit much. I was playing both World of Warcraft retail and Final Fantasy XIV for a bit but eventually just couldn't keep up with both.

Doctor Foxx posted...

But it was real nice seeing everyone bring all friendly and co-operative in general, and seeing active starter zones

Good to hear. I'd imagine those wanting to come back and actually stay knows questing will be more tedious in general so will want to do jolly co-operation.
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PK_Spam posted...

What happened to the people who got snapped while in midair or over the Atlantic Ocean? Did they just suddenly appear thousands of miles away from land as they plummeted to their deaths?

What about the people who, say, were a passenger in a plane or car with the driver getting dusted?

Personally I wouldn't nitpick that far. I'm just gonna accept a space wizard fixed these kinda issues.
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keyblader1985 posted...

Far from Home addresses a few of the ramifications of the snap (Thanos) and the blip (Hulk), but doesn't go into too much detail. For instance, without giving spoilers, Peter and May had to find a new place to live after someone moved into their home. May also works for a charity organization dedicated to helping people that were Blipped find new homes and get their life together.

That's good. Better than brushing the potential issues under the rug and pretend everything came back perfectly.
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Naturally it feels like forever when work is slow but the moment you're given a project and told it needs to be done that day, you'll look at the clock and suddenly it's an hour before the office is officially closed, your computer is acting up, and the office printer isn't working.
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Dunno care is the right word but I still look forward to watching the film. Sometimes for me seeing the space battles and lightsaber duels is good enough for me even if the story and characters might be lacking.
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What type of cooler? Bits of the lemon will still separate and potentially clog something depending on the type of cooler. Also, the lemon will rot eventually so you'll need to swap em out regularly. I occasionally put wedges of lemon in my water bottle but after about three days the taste does get a bit funky.
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Krazy_Kirby posted...

well the scarab mount is a rush to get

The unique one for ringing the gong or the other ones that are drops or usable only in the instance? I thought only one player per server can get the unique one for ringing the gong.
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Krazy_Kirby posted...

i'm not in a rush to level, i will be leveling casually

That's what I'm hoping to do and not get it in my head to rush to level 60. Since dungeons and PvPing might be all I'll do, there's really no sense to rush to level 60 for the raids. If anything, the desire to rush will just get my burned out on the sluggishness of some quests and leveling in general.
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As someone who grew up with Disney movies since the late 80s and 90s, I'm fine with adult characters not falling in love. It feels too cliche when that was the norm among most of the movies. Granted I am 35 years old and single so that very well could be why I'm fine with the cliche route not being used.

On a more harsher note, I feel some kids are too influenced by said characters so if anything I think it better that they don't grow up thinking finding the prince/princess of your life is the "norm" either.
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darcandkharg31 posted...

He cucked himself, went back into a different reality and banged Agent Carter as that realities Captain sat in the sea.

Not just himself but also the guy that Carter was meant to marry. All the while of somehow ending back in the main reality. I can only assume at some point Pym and/or Stark of that reality was able to send Rodgers back to the main reality.
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green dragon posted...

First of all, I hate time travel gimmicks.

I don't hate it but I don't like it as a plot device either. A movie about time travel I can accept but a movie using time travel to fix problems I feel creates more issues than resolution.

green dragon posted...

Lastly, is the effect of Hulk's snap talked about at all in the newest spider-man movie discussed at all? I mean, all the people that died are just immediately brought back to life while everyone else's life has advanced five years. I mean, what would be the odds of all of Peter Parker's friends/classmates disappearing in the snap? It seemed like everything just went back to normal, but admittedly not much was shown at the end of Endgame

Friends and I briefly talked about this afterwards and felt they only touched on the good things from bringing people back but didn't touch on the potential mishaps. If it was shortened to maybe one year instead of five years we felt enough can transpire to make it so Tony want to keep his daughter but not so big of a gap that other issues mighta arisen.
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Krazy_Kirby posted...

still more accurate than an xcom solider with a shotgun from 5ft away

Dunno how many nerd rage moments I've had in Shining Force, Fire Emblem, XCom, Final Fantasy Tactics, Tactics Ogre, or Disgaea where that 1% or 5% chance to miss somehow comes. At least a few of those times it resulted in me losing a battle.

captpackrat posted...

"These blast points, too accurate for Sand People. Only Imperial Stormtroopers are so precise"

Thank you for the correction. Oddly enough, accuracy and precision are two different concepts in shooting to my understanding. The former being able to hit what you're aiming for wheres the latter being able to consistently hit the same spot.
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mooreandrew58 posted...

Books aside not everyone has access to a computer and/or printer and libraries give access to those. So I can atleast see libraries shifting focus to that even if physical books as a medium dies out. And it needs to with a lot of companies going to online only applications people need a way to apply to these jobs as if they dont have a paycheck its understandable if they cant afford internet.

Aye. Nowadays libraries serve more than just being a place of borrowing/reading books. Some folks I know go to them still just to study for certification exams because home is too distracting and a coffee shop might still be on the noisier side.
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Didn't Kenobi commented that the shots on the Java sandcrawler were too accurate to be Tusken Raiders? Granted that doesn't automatically mean they are good shots but rather they might be more capable than is suggested.
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darcandkharg31 posted...

This reminded me of a co-worker I had back a while who said why do we even have libraries anymore, everything can be digital, we should close down the libraries and just burn the books :/

Someone on PotD I recall seemed very anti-libraries as well. Maybe not to the point of wanting to burn the books but definitely did not see a public need for libraries.
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LinkPizza posted...

I do weigh out the price and stuff. I might buy something more expensive if I think its better, will last longer, or will better suit me...

I feel that's tougher to gauge depending on how one has used said products. As an example, my one pair of polyester hiking pants lasted me several years and only now is starting to have issues with a pocket zipper and the fabric is ripping in one spot but overall they're still fine. This is from using them several to a dozen times a year for the entire day of a hiking/camping trip. I recall buying these pair of pants for $60-70ish from REI.

My normal daily use cotton pants have lasted me about 3-4 years before the fabric started ripping with a built-in AC at the seam. Without going into details of polyester vs cotton, I find it a bit difficult to compare the two type of pants given the different material/amount of usage. These cotton pants costed me about $30-40 from Old Navy.
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mooreandrew58 posted...

cheapest as its probably cheap for a reason and the most expensive is probably just paying extra for the brand name.

I can definitely agree with the latter.

mooreandrew58 posted...

One example being saw blades for cement fiber. There was a 20 dollar one and a 60 dollar one. I tried the 20 dollar once. It didnt make it through the day. 60 dollar one would last several weeks to a month.

Wowza. Either that $20 saw blade was overpriced or that $60 saw blade was underpriced. That's a huge difference in performance.
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....when you consider its usage over the period multiple years? Say one product cost $20 but another cost $40-60. You're spending 2-3 times the amount at the time of purchase but over the course of multiple years, that extra $20-40 might not seem toooo bad depending on your perspective.

I'm being vague as I'm sure some folk's opinion will vary depending on what said product is. One product might be worth spending the extra cost on whereas another product isn't. In general, do you ever gauge the extra cost of one product versus another and when factoring it its usage over multiple years?

Comments and opinions are appreciated,

Thank you
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Whether it be another Democrat or Republican President, I just don't want someone of Trump's demeanor.
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Is it possible to have an algorithm written to look for every such post with said statement? I can only assume everything we post is saved somewhere but whether or not they go through a filter is beyond me.
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Solid Sonic posted...

Millionaire?

Oh. In that case I probably do not know of such person. One of the parents/former Scouts at my troop does own and manages a panko business that's been around since the 50's and sells their product worldwide. Whether or not he's a millionaire I do not know but he's probably up there.
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How much is a lot? Would we consider city engineers, medical physicians, surgeon room doctors, etc. as making a lot or are we talking about 500k+ annual salary?
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I have a Pixel 3 XL. Been thinking to switch to wireless so I can at least reduce wear-n-tear on the USB-C port. Still, the USB-C port has been fine after 3+ years of usage with my Nexus 6P so maybe wear-n-tear isn't that huge of a concern.
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GRTooCool posted...

Have you ever used a paper straw? It's complete ****

From my one time experience using a paper straw, they're okay until the wax coating no longer keep them dry. I think they're fine so long as one doesn't take too long to finish their drink nor want a refill for the road.

EvilMegas posted...

It's not that bad unless you are drinking the same drink for like 2 hours

^
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Good intentions but bad execution in my opinion.
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For whatever reason people piggybacking off an email discussion with another topic bugs me, at least enough to bring it up on PotD. To me it is a bit distracting to get a reply on a topic not at all related to what the email discussion is about. If said person simply wanted to reuse the emails that already exist, it's a simple effort to just copy-paste them in a new email instead of doing a reply-all/forwarding within the same email.

I'm sure its weird me asking about this on a public forum were users are prone to trolling/derailing topics but I kinda would think people would be more courteous in an email discussion to stay on the topic at hand and if they need to announce something, to do it in a separate email to the same group of people.

Do people simply do it out of laziness? Instead of copy-pasting with a new email? Or in some cases people feel sending out too many different emails will just discourage people from reading the different ones?

Comments and opinions are appreciated,

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Mead posted...

I liked the movie

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Kudos on maintaining such a diet. I can see myself going vegetarian for health reasons but going vegan would be a very hard sell for me.
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With it being an engineering graduation, I wouldn't be surprise to see something like that.
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I'm 5'6". Losing 6" probably wouldn't bother me.
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Friend of mine plans to play on the PvP server with a coworker of his. I might dabble in it a bit along with them. Kinda debating if I should roll with a Undead priest again or reroll to a Tauren druid this time around. Personally I don't look forward to the tedious aspects of the game but if I'll be playing with friends, perhaps it'll be tolerable.

Joelypoely posted...

Nah. If it was BC or WOTLK I might have given it a go. Will watch some streamers playing it though.

Aye. There were so many quality of life changes in TBC and WotLK that I felt didn't negatively affect the core aspect of the game. Something as simple as linking the flight paths together instead of manually starting the next leg of the flight each time was a much welcomed change.
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Between "Pretty Good" and "Good Enough". I know a few strokes but my stamina is almost nonexistent when swimming. I'll be exhausted in less than one lap.
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TheWorstPoster posted...

It always baffled me to think that some guy saw a pig's anus, and thought it would make a good meal

If resources are limited and there's no guaranteed of your next hunt being successful, waste not, want not.
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I'd say Tyranids. They have no concept of "good" or "evil", they just want to feed. Jokes aside, I honestly am stump between Space Marine/Imperial Guard, Eldar, and Tau. They're the "good guys" but they each have their faults in how they maintain that "goodness".
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Yes but we only use it when it actually gets uncomfortable. In my case it probably would have to be in the high 90's and high humidity for me to want to turn-on the AC. Usually a simple desk fan/standing fan is enough to keep me cool though.
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No only because I was expecting some sort of loss at the end. Hearing rumors/reading about which actor/actress contract might not be getting renewed was a spoiler in itself.

Now the Independence Day movie speech before the final battle, that always gets me teary eyes.


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wwinterj25 posted...

Can't say I'm surprised she didn't press charges as she put herself in harms way by trying to stop said customer.

Depends on what the control panel can do, I'd imagine it was justified to try and stop Grines. That said, I wonder what Disney's policy is for incidents like this and hope Gragert doesn't get into any trouble for reacting to it.
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Out of curiosity I looked up Justin Wong's winnings and I'm surprise it is only about $82k in total. I'd assume he has/had other forms of income via sponsorship though. Last I heard, he's working for Capcom in some form or another. I do wonder how well older professional/former professional gamers compare to those in their teens and 20's. I'd imagine that slightly faster reaction time can make a big difference.
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I would say no only on the grounds that the best form of advertisement, to me, is word of mouth. No amount of advertisement to me can replace hearing the good or bad of a product from someone I trust. For someone like me who no longer watches television and only stream stuff off Netflix, my exposure to advertisements is fairly minimal. I might occasionally see something on Instagram, Facebook, GameFAQs, YouTube, etc. but it rarely grabs my attention.
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Yes. Been to one at a mall several times with friends. Bowled maybe once, played darts couple of times, but majority of the time we're just there to kill time playing arcades while waiting for our movie showing. Overall I enjoy it more compared to places like Dave & Buster's due to the better arcade game selections at Round 1.
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hypnox posted...

What is the major factor in your decision to play a certain race/army/faction? Style of figure, lore, play styles, or something else?

I apologize for comparing the two but I use to play as Tyranid simply because they're the closest faction to the Zerg and I kinda like a mindless hoard-like army. That said, it was a pain in the arse to assemble all those models so part of me regrets not going for an army with fewer but more expensive models. Despite this, if I ever get back into Warhammer 40k, I am interested in the Orks just because of how bizarre they are. Tau is a close second if I want a more shooty army.

Speaking of which, any folks here have a recommended YouTube channel to follow Apocalypse games? That is probably way more points than I am willing to spend money on but I find the concepts really interesting and curious how titan-tier models function in-game.
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