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argonautweakend posted...

I'm pretty sure they meant carrying a balance and paying some small level of interest

I was told something similar ages ago. After almost two decades of having and using a credit card, I feel so long as one is paying off yer balance regularly, keeping yer balance relatively low compared to yer maximum credit, not opening too many new cards within a short time, not taking out massive loans close together, etc, etc. yer credit score will slowly rise over time.

Plus unless yer going for a massive loan (i.e. car, house, business, etc.) keeping a high credit score, to my understanding, is that not important. It is important to have a score and start somewhere but to actually need a high score is situational.

Yellow posted...

They kind of exist to profit off desperate or... bad spending... people.

Funny enough, I recalled someone on GFAQ telling me banks supposedly prefer clients who regularly pay off their balance over those who keep carrying a balance and pay interest. Supposedly the former is more reliable and banks still make money from all those small transaction fees whenever one uses a credit card whereas those who keep carrying a balance and paying interesting, they might not be as reliable in terms of profit.

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No comment on who is better but I might enjoy having a pint or coffee with either one.

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.....represent that culture if they have dedicated themselves to learn said culture and respect it? Maybe even adopting it to be their own? By represent it could anything from performing certain music, being a chef for traditional dishes, teaching the language, etc.

This thought came up while I was listening to some Gaelic music and found out there are only some 50-60k Scots who are able to speak that language. It crossed my mind of what if some non-Scot wanted to learn the language and teach it. Would some question that and feel only Scots should be allowed to teach the language?

Now my mind crossed over to Cornelius Boots to apparently received some flak for his performance at E3 in 2018 but he is supposedly one of few dozens of renown musicians for the shakuhachi flute. I recalled my younger self used to think only Japanese chefs are capable sushi chefs but now I feel so long as one has the dedication and skills, one's ethnicity should not matter.

I myself am born American but of Chinese descendants. I do not doubt there are non-Chinese who are more Chinese than me in terms of knowing the culture, food, history, traditions, etc. Being a typical ABC, there are certainly some who speak the language better than me.

Do you believe it fair for someone born outside of a culture to essentially represent that culture through the music their perform, dishes they prepare, classes they teach, festivals they host, etc. if they have dedicated their time to both learn about and respect said culture?

Comments and opinions are appreciated,

Thank you

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I have little to no knowledge of each player's basketball history but will it not be almost comparing applies to oranges since the overall professional basketball and whatnot might have changed between Jordan's time and Lebron's time?

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hungrymike posted...

How would one define rpg?

I think I asked this once in PotD and recalled everyone had their own answers. Nowadays I wanna say roleplay elements have been stretch pretty far into various other genres but very few dedicated RPGs seems to offer you that sense of freedom to do whatever without breaking the game. Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura seems to be one of the few RPGs in my opinion that offers you that freedom within a certain confinement.

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Krow_Incarnate posted...

It captures the tone of Baldur's Gate rather well, I'd say. The gameplay definitely uses Divinity as a base, but it doesn't feel like I'm playing Divinity at all, really.

Interesting. When I watched a demo video, I was not sure if it was doing to be more on the Baldur's Gate side, more on the Divinity side or a mix of both. Does it carry over any of the ol DnD rulesets or gameplay is more Divinity-like but with the atmosphere and setting of the Forgotten Realms?

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I had to looked up on Wiki to verify Larian are both the developers and producers. Kept thinking "EA" refers to Electronic Arts and not Early Access.

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Krow_Incarnate posted...

65 GB Dl.

Bloody hell. I will definitely wait till I clear some games currently installed or wait till I upgrade to a 1 TB M.2 drive.

Krow_Incarnate posted...

I ended up refunding my steam purchase and went to GOG.

Oh? Why so? To avoid having to download again in the future?

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Best seems subjective so I will go with favorite three in no particular order:

JRPG:
Crono (Chrono Trigger)
Ramza Beoulve (Final Fantasy Tactics)
Terra Branford (Final Fantasy VI).....personally I feel FFVI has multiple protagonists.

WRPG:
The Nameless One (Planescape Torment)
Commander Shepard (Mass Effect series)
JC Denton (Deus Ex).....stealth game with RPG elements?

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Lokarin posted...

Yaknow how oyu connect buildings in command and conquer?

NOT ROADS!!!

Hah. I do not think I ever liked that area proximity build limitation of the Command & Conquer / Red Alert series. Felt like it limited us the ability to take advantage of chokepoints or whatnot. Granted I often used artillery units or blimps, in Red Alert, and force attacked the ground. AI, for better or worst, would just walk through without fighting back.

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Lokarin posted...

Warcraft 1 was more playable!

I dunno. Having to build roads to connect my buildings or Crtl to group select my units made Warcraft I difficult to get into for me. I still remember that cave mission to defeat Medivh and slowly crawling forward to deal with the enemy a few at a time.

LeetCheet posted...

Yeah the balance is still kinda s*** between factions at times but with enough perseverance it's still manageable.

I will admit I cheesed through the game via the sandbag wall "tactic". Was only later I realized I can kind of bait the AI by attacking their harvesters.


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I am considering getting into it but between Final Fantasy XIV, FF: Brave Exvius, War of the Vision: FFBE, and any other co-op games my friends and I are playing, I really am not sure if I will be able to keep up with the content.

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Well fudge. I still need to start and play Pillars of Eternity and Torment: Tides of Numenera. I wanna show my support to Larian but I doubt I will play the game anytime soon. I do hope they kept in the "You must gather your party before venturing forth" voiceover.

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zebatov posted...

A decent human being would look at the position, be realistic with themselves and say Its probably not for me. Unfortunately most human beings are greedy, see that pay raise and dive into it without checking for water first.

On that note, friends and I were recently discussing this. One friend and his company has it setup where management positions are not the next step for higher pay. Engineers can work toward senior engineer positions with better pay that exceeds that of the managers. Their mindset is they want managers to be people who wants to be managers and not just for the pay raise.

Another friend and his company has it setup where becoming manager is a must if one wants more pay than the top engineer positions. I know of some engineering friends who wants to continue working as engineers but unfortunately for them, a pay raise requires almost giving up that aspect of their work.

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SunWuKung420 posted...

Black

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Zeus posted...

Homeless people sleep on sidewalks, well-dressed people usually don't. Therefore it's more likely for a well-dressed person to be in distress. And, even when both parties are in distress, a well-dressed person is less likely to be dangerous.

Fair point. I have heard/read stories of people being assaulted when attempting to help the homeless.

Zeus posted...

That said, if a homeless person is clearly in distress, most people will summon help.

I admit I will have a tough call distinguishing the difference. A homeless person having a heart attack might be notable but one who has passed out due to some other health condition might be less so.

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I keep thinking bout A Song of Ice and Fire, The Winds of Winter whenever I see that name.

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Reminds me of Nvidia's naming scheme. What confuses me the most is when an older GPU gets some upgrade so now a GPU with lower model number and some suffix is actually better compared to another GPU with higher model number. Like saying 1100X > 1200 > 1100.

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I have had my moments with some sale associates. I always feel guilty afterwards and would call back to apology. Within my own job, I am bound to my company's policies when it comes to dealing with our clients and is something I need to remind myself when I am the customer and dealing with other sale associates.

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I feel Dredd (2012) is an underappreciated movie so voted for that. Django Unchained or Aliens woulda been my choice otherwise.

wolfy42 posted...

Demolition Man

Random confession. For years I thought Dennis Rodman played Simon Phoenix.

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Metalsonic66 posted...

Have you seen the videos in which two guys and a ladder can basically go anywhere they want?

I may have watched the video or read about it. Is there a psychological explanation behind other people's behavior regarding such a thing?

Kinda reminds me of the one bout a homeless looking like person lying on the sidewalk versus a well dressed person lying on the sidewalk. I do not know if this was an actual study or something made up to make people think bout their own behavior toward others.

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GanonsSpirit posted...

I would love for Texas to turn blue

On that note, I see various comments here or there about Californians moving to Texas and some Texans being less than happy about it. If anything I would assume it is the Conservative Californians moving, not the Liberals. If there is a shift, I doubt it would be because of the incoming Californians.

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Metalsonic66 posted...

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BavarianFiredrill

This is my personal favorite

"In order for it to work, the person's claim to authority must go completely unchallenged."

On that note, I know I will fall for something like this. If two fake police officers come up to me with a very convincing car, outfit, gear, badge, etc. and their demand is not too bizarre. 99% chance I will not question it.

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1. I wanna say if the numbers are known, there miiight be a way to logically guess the sequence/amount based on human psychology or whatnot.

2 & 3. Doors/gates unlocking during power outage seems too much of a trope so shocking/smashing the lock does not seem that different. Granted it would make more sense for the lock to stay locked when the power is out or the lock is damage with a manual override nearby for emergencies? Or would the manual override also be silly?

4. I cannot help but feel this is probably the most realistic security flaw.

5. This one always get a laugh out of me so I chose this one.

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I studied civil engineering from 2004 to 2010ish. I have never heard of LaTeX till now.

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Entity13 posted...

Balancing issues, maybe?

Imagine roleplaying as Mr. T but each of those necklaces and rings contain a powerful enchantment.

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blu posted...

Depends on the level rich. I might take the advice of someone with 1-5 million, but once you start getting over that you're either very old or very lucky. Even at 1M a lot of people get there by luck. A lot by planning and work, but a lot with less safe plans and a big scoop of luck

That is kinda how I see it. I have friends who immigrated over and their parents worked minimum wage jobs but through hard work and dedications, they (my friends) are now living comfortable lives and with successful engineering careers.

I would be more willing to heed the advise of these people because their experience is more relatable compared to heeding the advise of someone like Jeff Bezos. That is not to say I will diss Bezos and his advice but rather it would be difficult for me to grasp starting where he started.

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adjl posted...

Condemning them would cost him their votes.

Who else would they vote for though? Third party/write-in or completely skip on voting?

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Went from few times a month during college parties to few times a year during family/friend parties. I prefer beer and wine over hard liquor but will still appreciate a bottle of Hibiki to share with friends.

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Civil engineer for a relatively small, ~50-60 employees, engineering company. We deal with material handling/storage (i.e. storage racks, cantilevers, shelves, gondolas, etc.) like the ones seen at Home Depot, Wal-Mart, retail stores, warehouses, etc. We do not design/manufacturer the stuff. We just analyze and get permits for the owners to install/load them. We do have a fabrication shop but they deal with custom storage stuff which I do not deal with. I really need to get off me arse and study for me P.E. exam.

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InfestedAdam posted...

I hope it is not a case of the original owner having a family/friend pick it up to place blame on you folks. Just seems like too much specific knowledge for it to be a pure coincidence.

I should have added. Have the original owner called-in? It may very well be the owner asking a family/friend to pick up the Kindle. If there is no follow-up, probably was intended and there is no foul play.

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KogaSteelfang posted...

she somehow knew exactly where it was at, and what it was(specifically asked for her kindle)

That is bizarre. I hope it is not a case of the original owner having a family/friend pick it up to place blame on you folks. Just seems like too much specific knowledge for it to be a pure coincidence.

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A fix of waiting for the car owner and/or leaving a note. Think I once tapped the side of a car while parking. I did not see/feel any scratches/paint so hoped to catch the owner before the end of the event but owner was gone by the time I got back to my car.

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As a Southern Californian, every time we feel a little shake I get reminded I really need to create a dedicated earthquake kit / bug out bag. I have the equipment but they are scattered about. Might be worth the extra cost to buy duplicates of certain supplies to just leave in the kit/bag.

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SpeedDemon20 posted...

Some Japanese Curry I had.

Just got reminded Curry House closed down..... =/ I have made Japanese curry before but always ends up too soupy.

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CyborgSage00x0 posted...

I'm more confused on who is just dying to have FO on the Switch anyways.

Not dying for it but if at some point save files were interchangeable between the two, I would not mind being able to play during my lunch break at work and then continue at home on my PC. I typically use only quality of life mods so if save files become interchangeable, I can only assume there will not be much issues loading back and forth between the save files.

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Some family members did an escape room where they were told any sort of pushing/pulling needed only one finger strength. There was a puzzle they were sure involved pushing something but woulda involved more than one finger strength and they did not want to risk breaking it. Turns out they were correct and for whatever reason that puzzle was designed to require way more than just one finger strength to push.

My Scouts recently did a virtual escape room where the host would share stuff on the screen and the participate would need to tell the host what to do and the host in turn would describe what is happening or what is being shown. In areas where social distancing is still enforced, I admit that is a creative way to keep the experience going.

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Revelation34 posted...

That means you're drinking too much water.

Funny you mention that. I used to think clear urine is a good sign until I learned too much water is also a health hazard and that ideally urine is a light yellow/hay like colour.

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Quetzalcoatl posted...

You don't want to have to keep so many different ingredients for a variety of dishes.

Cobalt_Wasps posted...

im mindfull of the "one ingredient, one use" taboo

Thank you for mentioning that. I read Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain twice and for some reason I do not recall him ever covering that or maybe I forgot.

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On average, I wanna say 2-3 gallons. 2.5 of that though is probably while working and the remaining 0.5 at home.

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Lokarin posted...

8th edition was basically all Ultramarine spam for a while, so much so that when the other factions got buffed all the non-Ultramarine Astartes were kinda bad, but they got adjusted later

Lokarin posted...

Garbage since 7th. Necron are getting a their spotlight this edition the way Orks did last year.

That is interesting. I played casually so never thought much bout there being a flavour of the month. Though I will admit when my friend played Blood Angel and was using Mephiston. I could not help but wonder if my friend was good at using him and had good rolls or if Mephiston himself was simply too good.

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Good grief. Last I played was 5th edition I think. Overall how are Tyranids now? Maybe I was just bad at using them but melee carnifex never seemed to work well for me. They either get shot up before getting into melee range or their low WS meant a lot of misses.

Blightzkrieg posted...

Book bloat in Warhammer is ridiculous now.

How so? I used to buy a codex every now and then to support the Games Workshop store and because the fluff was enjoyable to read. I am kinda curious how the Imperium is like now with Guilliman revived.

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Krazy_Kirby posted...

you gave it a cookie, didn't you?

Darn it, yer beat me to it.

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Blightzkrieg posted...

Isn't Jacen a dude

Oops. Thank you for catching that. I meant Jaina Solo.

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IronBornCorps posted...

Next time you ask for a picture of a butthole, just know it's very hard to get a good angle, hold the camera, and spread dem cheeks.

Hard to do alone at least

Funny you mention that. I took photos of certain areas because it felt like I had a cyst or cut and wanted to see how minor or bad it mighta been. The photos were not even meant to be shared of course. Annoyed me to no end of how bad the angle was or out of focus the camera was.

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I never had a waifu but I did find various female characters likable back in high school and my early college years while reading through some series or playing the games. While reading the Star Wars EU books, it was Jacen Solo. While playing the Mass Effect series it was Tali. By my mid 20s and onward though, I would say whatever attraction I had have faded.

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DeltaBladeX posted...

but do you see the effects during the first mission, or only hear about it?

I only recalled seeing corpses as we approached some sort of testing area and being in the middle of a test.

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Storywise, that mission was confusing and I could not recall how that squad or the story relates to the modern day characters that we later play as. Was there some tie-in between the two periods of time?

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