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DeltaBladeX posted...

500GB is nothing with over 500 games.

Given the size of some games, I can agree a 500 GB won't carry you that far but at the same time that is only if you installed and are playing multiple games at the same time.

Me? I have Final Fantasy XIV, World of Warcraft, Borderlands 3, Morrowind, Skyrim, Fallout 4, and a few others installed across a 500 GB and 250 GB SSD. Actually kinda annoys me that Borderlands 3 was 75 GB. Hopefully I will "beat" Skyrim soon so I can uninstall it.

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Yes. Engineer at a material handling company. We deal with storage racks, shelving units, gondolas, etc. Our clients are mainly warehouse/retail stores owners.

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sephiroth682000 posted...

business is increasing

Same goes for my local water dispensary store. Store usually have a bunch of 3-5 gallon jugs lying around but when I went to refill on Saturday, almost all those jugs are gone now.

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After his COVID-19 situation is over, does it seem no matter what happens/will happens, the city/state/Federal government will get chewed out regardless by the general public?

After all this, I'd imagine some folks will say we overacted in our response to slow/contain the spread. Some folks I'd imagine might feel it is because of these quarantine protocols that the spread of COVID-19 was slowed/contained.

Should the situation get any worse, some folks will feel it is a good thing these quarantine measures were taken while some will probably feel these quarantine measures should have been taken sooner.

Regardless of the outcome later, is it a simple matter of better safe than sorry even though some folks livelihood are at stake with the closure of various businesses?

Comments and opinions are appreciated,

Thank you

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Our boss/company owner finally sent out an official notice that we fall under "construction and distribution industry" thus will remain open during the California "stay at home" order. Personally I am not that concern about COVID-19 and am glad I will not need to use up vacation/sick days for 2+ weeks.

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Zacek posted...

I don't love it, but I don't hate it.

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I wonder how many businesses will push back saying they are "essential". Our company haven't heard anything official from our boss/owner but I overheard some folks in management thinking along the lines that since our company provide services to the essential manufacturers', we technically would fall under essential services as well.

We deal with material handling/storage (i.e. storage racks, shelving units, etc.) and our clients are warehouse/retail stores owners. I feel management's mindset is stretching it to the extreme but I guess until the City/State comes down on us, we're gonna remain open.

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Kyuubi4269 posted...

I'm not concerned, it's just inconvenient.

Hopefully that will be the worst for most people, especially those with limited sick/vacation days.

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Not concern for myself but bit concern for my mother who is in her 70's. She is just staying at home now so I personally need to make sure I stay clean.

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No official announcement yet from our boss. We deal with the material handling/storage industry (i.e. storage racks, shelving units, cantilever, gondolas, etc.) and our clients are typically warehouses and retail stores. Think some folks in management might feel that is technically enough to lump us along with the other "essential" industries. I guess so long as the doors are kept open, we'll still come to work.

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California seems to be closing down as well. Not sure how my boss will react to this since almost everything with us is local server side. Gonna be near impossible to setup everyone to work remotely within a day.

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wwinterj25 posted...

Paper. Cuts deep man.

Rule-of-three gave me scissors.

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WhiskeyDisk posted...

Not my full bugout bag, but this is my EDC/get home bag.

Interesting. I really oughta have a similar kit in my car as well. First aid kit and safety vest is all I have at the moment.

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Ogurisama posted...

Its paid, and from my understanding doesnt use my vacation days

Wowza. That's generous. My company announced if any folks do not feel comfortable coming to work, they're allowed to stay home but that will use their vacation days if they want to be paid. One coworker asked if we can work remotely from home but I'd imagine that will be a last resort thing.

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Will these be two weeks of paid leave taken from yer PTO/vacation days?

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Even before the coronavirus fiasco, whatever supplies/tools I have are kinda scattered throughout the house so in the event of an emergency (i.e. earthquake, evacuation, etc.) I would be scrambling around looking for stuff.

Based on the general public reaction to the coronavirus, I cannot help but feel I really should better organize my emergency supplies/tools and even buy extra tools to store in the kits.

As of now, how prepared are you should markets, hardware stores, etc. closes down and/or you need to evacuate?

Comments and opinions are appreciated,

Thank you

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SpeedDemon20 posted...

I signed up for the PE Exam in April months ago and just got an email saying it will be cancelled. LOL

Wowza. Are they refunding you or at least postponing you to the October session?


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No but I am a little interested in picking up some iconic guns (i.e. Walther PP, Colt 45, musket replica, etc.) for collection sake.

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I have a habit of skim reading sometimes so can't really fault some of our clients when they do not properly read an email. But there are some emails that simply ask something along the lines of "Is it A or B" and somehow the client answer with a yes or no. I can only assume said client read as far as "Is it A" and immediately stopped there.

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Trialia posted...

Sounds more like the flu

That's what I assume most people who are sick currently have.

Gaawa_chan posted...

Interesting note. My mother works at an assisted living facility in Idaho. Their facility along with many like it is going into quarantine status before the virus hits the area in order to protect their vulnerable people. The State of Idaho tried to block them from doing it; they told the State to fuck off, lol. Idaho's conservative government doesn't give a fuck about our lives.

Well that's just bizarre. Those elderly folks are at more risks so seems logical to take preemptive measures. Did the State tried to block them because they didn't follow proper procedures or didn't want them to cause a panic?

I can understand there are proper steps to enact something but with how slow city, state, and Federal governments take to do stuff, I can understand just ignoring them and doing it yourself.

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No. I came down with some sore throat, cough, and cold sores last week but it is tampering off.

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I have been fairly active with playing Final Fantasy XIV again so my massive backlog of other games on Steam have been put on hold for possibly another few years.

Back in college my grades did suffer and I almost lost my job from being too into World of Warcraft.

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Rarely. One of my coworkers who I am known for over a decade invited me to his baby shower which I attended and gifted them some sort of carriage or play set. Another pair of coworkers invited me to their wedding pre-reception which I also attended. A few of us have gone golfing together once or twice a year and we do have our company's deep sea fishing trip once a year that I also attend. Beyond this, I rarely hang out with coworkers outside of work.

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Hop103 posted...

Turning off adblock=viruses, worms, and malware

I assume/hope script block extensions will deal with that.

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argonautweakend posted...

Is that a big deal?

I don't see it as a big deal either to simply pause the adblock it for the site. Do I find it annoying? Sure. But not enough to grumble about it.

That being said, I do get really annoyed with certain aspects of life but in the grand scheme of things does not really matters and it is often after the fact that I realize how foolish it was to be upset about so-n-so. But that's just me.

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RCtheWSBC posted...

Plenty of people do that for the cash back rewards. Not that uncommon.

Aye or for other similar rewards such as travel points. So long as one is financially responsible enough to pay off each monthly bill to avoid interest charges and there are no special fees/criteria, the user is literally gaining "free money".

Hell, think one of my friends purposely open up new credit cards to get their promotion (i.e. $100-500 cashback if you spend X amount in 90 days) since to him the hit to his credit score for opening a new credit card account is minor enough and worth the the promotion reward.

rexcrk posted...

Yeah why are people acting like its weird to pay for stuff like groceries and coffee with a card?

Maybe credit card in general has a bad reputation due to the irresponsibly folks thinking credit cards are "free money" up until the bill comes in and they owe more money than they have? Overall I do feel not everyone who gets credit card truly understand how they work and/or the fees and other criteria involved.

I can understand banks are still a business to make money but I do feel they are a little too eager when it comes to approving credit card applicaitons. One kinda need really bad credit to be turned down I'd imagine.

Kyuubi4269 posted...

It keeps your card active and builds your credit score.

I can't emphasize the importance of the latter enough when it comes to major spending/loans. My brother-in-law had to co-sign for a car years ago because he had no credit history. When I financed a car three years ago I had no issue doing it myself since I had a well established credit history by that point.

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hypnox posted...

It's a money sink.

Made me think of this,

https://bit.ly/2PJFF2I

Jokes aside, I can agree it can be expensive hence why my friend and I will probably just do drafts within ourselves and a booster box that we split the cost on so we don't buy individual cards at higher prices.

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TomNook posted...

At some point, I'd definitely recommend trying out EDH (Commander).

I chose Gaddock Teeg as my commander but my lazy arse never got around to choosing the cards for the actual deck. Perhaps I'll finally get into this time around.

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Lokarin posted...

Have you considered the pure red artifact deck (ursa spam)?

First time learning about such a deck. I'll look into it. Thanks for the tip.

shadowsword87 posted...

The most important question:
What are your friends playing? Are they playing EDH, draft, or 60 card?

My friend picked up some pre-built Planeswalker deck and kinda modifying around it. I might follow suit but I'd imagine we will eventually just do draft between ourselves.

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.....decks similar to Kithkins, Treants, and burn decks? The last time I played Magic the Gathering was over 10 years ago with the Lorwyn, Shadowmoor, Alara, and Zendikar Blocks. I enjoyed the weenie Kithkin decks and muscular Treant decks. Treants were a favorite of mine given their relative simplicity and brute force power. I enjoyed the typical burn deck as well but never could make one that lasted in a Two-Headed Giant play setting.

Friend and I might get into MTG again but kinda have a draft within ourselves so we don't go crazy with spending money and buying individual power cards. If I want a deck similar to Kithkins and Treants again, what might be the ideal approach?

Comments, opinions, and suggestions are appreciated,

Thank you

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ohnoitschris posted...

About 20lbs, each and every one of you

At 5'-6" and weighing bout 210 LBS, I really oughta. I'm backpacking this summer with Scouts and that's simply extra weight I shouldn't be carrying.

ohnoitschris posted...

Spring's almost here, get out your DDR pad or whatever and burn them calories

I do have a Switch. Exercising with my cousin helped passed the time but it does gets boring when doing it solo. Perhaps one of those games could help. *shrug*

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Midgar was my least enjoyable part due to feeling "stuck" there. I was happy when we finally got outside and was able to explore around even if restricted to certain areas. I think yay back I grinded enough levels to beat the Midgar Zolom when we were suppose to run from it until later?

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Revelation34 posted...

It was basically a better nutter butter.

I think that is the Do-si-dos.

https://www.littlebrowniebakers.com/products/do-si-dos/

Revelation34 posted...

Looks like the one I was thinking of might have been called Savannahs but I can't find any information about when it was discontinued.

To my understanding, some of the cookies names are owned by the manufacturer(s) and not the GSA so there have been name changes depending on who made the cookies. Savannah Smiles were some lemon cookies with a powder sugar coating.

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adjl posted...

Occasionally. They're a decent place to get some basic household items that don't need to be particularly high-quality.

This for me. I get products from dollars stores that I am not concern with the quality of (i.e. bleach)

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One of these days I will either get myself a Playstation to play it or hope PC gets a port of it.

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Mead posted...

and music is fantastic

Good to hear. There's an orchestra tour with the new music. I haven't heard any of the new pieces yet but am looking forward to attending that concert.

https://ffvii-remakeconcerts.com/

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WastelandCowboy posted...

Thin Mints.

And frozen to boot.

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I have not read too much detail about the remake. Based on some videos I assume the gameplay is different and more akin to Final Fantasy XV. Is the story also the same or was that revised a bit? One video showed us meeting, Red XIII, Sephiroth, and learning about Jenova while still in Midgard but I assume that mighta been a leak video of what is to come later.

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Pet Zerglings.

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SunWuKung420 posted...

Yes it does. Mucous is actually a front-line defense against viral infection.

Thanks for the correction. What about the eyes though? I thought any area with moisture is a potential "entry point" for bacteria and viruses?

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Maybe either the Stargate SG-1 series or Firefly.

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papercup posted...

I mean the rise in cost is more due to low supply and high demand.

Good point but who are buying them though? Those who are sick and trying to limit others getting sick or people who somehow think it will protect them?

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The two things truly bothering me about this virus, besides getting infected, is how misinformed my 70 years old mother seems to be and that the cost of face/surgical masks jumped up or are no longer on sale.

Some weeks ago my mother told me to be sure to breath through my nose and not my mouth. Yea the nose hair does catch some dust particles and whatnot but it will not make a difference with a virus.

Those face/surgical masks themselves are meant to limit sick people getting others sick but some folks somehow think it will protect them and vendors are jacking up the prices in response.

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I tend to mass delete advertisements and other similar material but when it pertains to important matters sent specifically to me, I'll read it.

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hypnox posted...

... that you believed for too long?

Can't say there is anything in particular that I felt my father and mother tricked me on. Stuff like be mindful of your spending, watch how much sweets/junk food you eat, don't waste food, etc. I still believe in. Just having trouble acting on it.

Other stuff I probably just never believed them or ignored their warnings such as not sleeping with wet hair, walking in the rain without an umbrella, etc.

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pionear posted...

are the Girl Scouts part of the same ORG too?

No. The Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of America are two separate organizations with their own ranks, awards, standards, and ideology but their history is a bit connected. This is just for the United States though. Most other Scouting programs in other countries are combined and co-ed.

Muscles posted...

it hurts the good leaders too, which far and away outweigh the bad ones

Mead posted...

the organization is s*** and tried covering up incidents for decades

that doesnt get offset because not every scout leader tried to diddle boys

I do find it unfortunate that the actions and inactions of those involved yay back may have a negative effect on the Scouts of today. I take an online Youth Protection course every year as a Scout volunteer and the online Safes Sports course when I certified as an archery instructor. According to the courses, incidents usually goes unreported because the families and units involved did not want to cause a scene or think they might make a mistake and ruin someone's life over an allegation.

I do not recall when the BSA started doing background checks on adult volunteers but I can very well imagine a Scout leader yay back getting caught, possibly not arrested but kicked out of the unit, moving elsewhere, and joining a new unit who has no idea what he has done with the previous unit. And now those youths are at risk because of the lack of protection back then.

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Not at all. I may hear things from family and friends but I do not react to them. I have been treating my Roth IRA and mutual fund as fire-n-forget while increasing the contribution each year.

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argonautweakend posted...

it might have been because the meetings were at a church

Meeting at a church/temple is fairly common as most units are chartered by a church/temple. Some by a school, city?, other youth groups, etc. My unit is chartered by a Buddhist temple but we do not include religious teachings in our meetings.

argonautweakend posted...

they probably incorporated some level of religion into it all, and my dad seemed very unreligious.

This does not surprise me though. Some adults leaders might put more emphasis on "A Scout is Reverent" when it comes to the Scout Law.

A fellow adult leader in my unit got his Eagle rank in Ohio in the 80's and was borderline atheist at the time. He told me the Eagle Character Board was not happy with this response about what "A Scout is Reverent" means and almost did not grant him the rank of Eagle. I have read stories of Scouts being denied the rank of Eagle for making it known they are atheist.


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