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I have a Scouting food drive to drop off stuff at. I am thinking to drop off a 50 LB bag of rice which surprisingly is being accepted. I guess certain family are big enough and/or they deal with foster children so there is no concern of needing to divide up the bag.

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I live in Los Angeles County. Fortunately I am still working regularly. At the worst our company reduced office hours by half for a few weeks back in April or May. Besides work, I go out only for food and a few essential errands. In-person Scouting activities has taken a pause and most is being done virtually so in terms of free time I have plenty of it at the moment.

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wolfy42 posted...

I already know 1 is hard for many people to finish.

Getting accustomed to the clicking battles is probably the biggest/only hurdle in my opinion. Once I got used to the timing and learned to use the signs and potions, the game was not that challenging to finish. If anything, I felt so beefy toward the end of Witcher 1 that I kept dying at the start in Witcher 2 from having the incorrect mindset. I went from fighting several enemies in Witcher 1 and barely getting hurt to struggling just to fight two enemies in Witcher 2.

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No. It can be an enriching experience but since I volunteer as a Scout leader, such a job would make it very challenging/impossible to continue as a volunteer. Volunteering remotely via email, texting, or phone calls during this COVID-19 situation does not quite have the same impact in my opinion.

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shadowsword87 posted...

Because they make fun movies.

Ferarri619 posted...

Which ones would you recommend?

I would recommend Singham, Baahubali: The Beginning, and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion. The latter two are currently on Netflix.

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Earbuds. I wear glasses and headphones applies just enough pressure to eventually make my temples feel sore and my ear channels often get very sweaty from being enclosed for so long.

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IronBornCorps posted...

I like to gather as much information as possible regarding the issue before taking action.

When I was doing interviews for engineering positions, I kinda say the same as well. That I take too much time evaluating something before making a decision.

In reality, this really is a weakness of mine still. I sometime triple check my calculations and ask a senior engineer to review my work before proceeding just because I am not always confident with myself. Oddly enough, one time I was correct on something but because it was not favorable for the client, I kept doubting myself and thinking I made a mistake when my numbers were correct. It was kind of a relief to know I was correct, even if it was not favorable for the client.

darkknight109 posted...

My job is to be brutally honest with my clients, which occasionally involves telling them things they don't want to hear.

I have a coworker who is like that with our clients. He does not beat around the bush when telling clients whatever material they want to use will not work. As he always say. We are engineers, not magicians.

Gaawa_chan posted...

I'm not assertive when speaking to people face to face.

Even over the phone I struggle with this. Recently I had to repeat to a client more than once we needed a certain note on our drawings because the building code requires it. Client kept saying other engineers/companies do not use that note. My manager is a lot more blunt in telling said clients to go to those companies then if they do not like our company's standard but I do not feel I have the seniority to say that.

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Doesn't one PotDer works as a software engineer? Average pay for that gotta be decent enough to be middle-class or so. I would assume anyone else who is a long time engineer in any major company would be making good money. Me? I am making only $58k annually before taxes. Company I work for is a relatively small engineering firm. If I ever get my P.E., that might justify getting a decent pay raise.

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Overall, no. Certain dishes I still need to learn not to overcook/dry out and others I need to be mindful of the seasoning/spiciness as I am not the only one eating it. What I make is not bad but I would not call it stellar either.

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wolfy42 posted...

Fallout 1 and 2 (especially 1).

This for me. I tried to replay Fallout 2 on Steam but the interface made it difficult to get back into.

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Jen0125 posted...

Did you see the anime prequel?

I have not. Is this a prequel to Train to Busan or prequel to Peninsula?

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I was not aware there is a sequel. Thanks for mentioning that.

EDIT: I just watched the trailer and am curious if/how the surviving characters from Train to Busan will be in this sequel.

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Dunno why a hovercraft was the first on my mind but the all-terrain aspect seems appealing in getting to remote locations.

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HelIWithoutSin posted...

III & IV are up on the PS store and can be played with a PS3 if you have one.

Good to know some are available digitally.

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Good to hear that about III, IV, and V. Maybe one of these days I will just have to buy a used PS2 and find some used copies of III, IV, and/or V. Of course the longer I wait the more expensive/unlikely I will find a decent copy.

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I never played Suikoden III and after. Was it with IV and after that the series started to decline or III itself starting to show signs of that? Storywise I was interested in III. What I enjoyed most about the Suikoden series was how it felt like one big game/story even if there was minimum connection between each games.

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Thank you for sharing this, streamofthesky. I have funded a handful of games and was satisfied with most of the games that did release. Fortunately only one left a sour taste in my mouth, Project Phoenix.

streamofthesky posted...

the team is led by Yos***aka Murayama, director and writer on the first two Suikoden titles.

That is a lot more promising than what Project Phoenix started off with.

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Younger me in my early 20's thought if I get a proper gaming mouse with the adjustable DPI and a gaming mouse pad, I could slowly crawl my way up some FPS games such as Tribes 2, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Team Fortress 2, Unreal Tournament, PlanetSide 2, etc. I was given a rude awakening of just how much better other players can be when I would often die before I even realize another player is in my sights.

That said, despite being on the receiving end, it never ceases to amaze me when some player snipe me out of the air in Tribes 2 with a Spinfusor. I think Titanfall mighta been the only FPS that I felt I had some decent chance at. When it comes to 2D fighting games, my friends can easily stomp me but they said despite the hundreds of hours they play Street Fighter, Marvel vs Capcom, etc. other players who puts in thousands of hours would stomp them.

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Tempted but will depends on whether my friends get it as well or not. We played it years ago on the Game Cube but never finished it as a group.

Dmess85 posted...

Saving my Money for Bravely Default 2

Curses. Was trying to forget about this one so I can finish my other singleplayer games first.

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Mead posted...

I enjoyed that movie

The movie had issues but I still enjoyed it. I know the EU/Legends content got axed but it felt like a mixture of the Dark Empire comic series and other EU content.

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LinkPizza posted...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=osaPrAZwWr4

Thank you for the laughs.

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SunWuKung420 posted...

Remember, racism is not a problem in America.

On that note, I wonder how many realize racism is not always a White vs Black vs Asian vs Mexican vs etc. situation. Some folks think all Asians are alike but probably do not realize some Asian still look at other Asians differently. I never confirmed with my dad but I feel he may have had something against Vietnamese.

A coworker of South American descent told me some South American ethnic groups hate each other but to some folks, they are all "Mexicans" and all the same.

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mrduckbear posted...

He agreed to stop shooting target practice with his pellet gun but now claims HE is in fear for his life cause he's getting death threats.

You reap what you sow.

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Aaantlion posted...

Wait, so did he have it off the whole time or just for the photoshoot? Because it seems like he wouldn't have even got on the plane without it, making this a somewhat silly retaliation on the part of the airplane for bad PR. At the end of the day, they're the ones trying to make themselves look tough on mask violations

Fair point. Could the selfie be misinterpreted by some people thinking exceptions are being made? I can kinda see Delta being upset on that ground at least. Granted if O'Neill is taking off the mask just for the selfie only to put it back on, that seems pointless if he was trying to make a statement.

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I really enjoyed it and would like to read the books before playing Witcher 2 and 3. Not required to enjoy the games but I thought it made Witcher 1 more enjoyable when I understood some references made.

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Rule of three got me Venusaur.

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My normal work hours per week is 40 but I average 50 hours from staying late to catch up/get ahead with work. I think I can tolerate 12 hours work days being the norm since I already stay on average from 6 AM to 5-6 PM.

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OhhhJa posted...

Yeah costco

Entity13 posted...

I can't justify getting a Costco membership with how infrequent my visits are, let alone my purchases. It's not really a good deal for me.

Do any of your nearby CostCo have gas stations? It is the cheaper gas that I got my CostCo membership for. Over a year, the amount I save on gas compared to other gas stations more than makes up for the annual fee. Occasionally I use the membership for certain bulk purchases but between my mom and me, those purchases last us a good while.

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Rare.

I tried blue once at Gordon Ramsay Steak. Was a whee bit too much for me. Coulda sworn the center was a little cold still.

https://bit.ly/30TLLU3

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SpeedDemon20 posted...

In my experience, you want as many similar designs as possible because the people doing the installation will have an easier time.

Thank you for that reminder. I often look only at the numbers and am occasionally reminded by my supervisor and other engineers to keep in mind the field aspect of a project. Friend of mine works as an airplane mechanic and he loves ragging about engineers who design something without field conditions in mind.

We have had projects that were small enough where cost wise it may not have made much difference between multiple designs that a one-size-fit-all approach made sense. We have also had larger projects where designing for the worst case and applying everywhere would be too expensive so clients would ask us to size components accordingly depending on usage.

Thinking bout it a bit, some manufacturers might simply have standard components that they would commonly use even said components are more than capable of meeting a client's need. Said manufacturers do offer smaller/lighter/weaker components but sometimes still default to their standard.

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I work as a civil engineer. Some clients want to use as little material as possible while some go with a one-size-fit-all approach even if it means over designing. I can understand reducing cost with the former but cannot fully grasp the reasoning for the latter.

In some cases I assumed the client bought some material in bulk and want to use the same design everywhere instead of multiple unique designs for each location. Some major clients such as theme parks, airports, etc. want to over design for safety reasons. Some are just trying to future-proof the design so the material is still usable later.

I have no experience with the sales aspects of my line of work so can only assumed maybe certain material are more readily available or already made so it is cheaper/easier to use said material instead of sizing down to meet the design criteria.

To those familiar with what I mean or have experienced this, why would some clients want to use more than is necessary for the design criteria?

Comments and opinions are appreciated,

Thank you

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SunWuKung420 posted...

I'm 42. It almost 1am. I'll be up at 6am, showered and out the door for work at 630am.

You are just slacking.

I can agree. Most sensible folks get their shit together by their mid to late 20's or early 30's at the latest and here I am still lacking the discipline to do something as simple as waking up on time.

Oddly enough, despite getting about 3-4 hours of sleep per day on average, I function just fine at work without caffeine. Maybe the engineering work is stimulating enough to keep me focus and awake. I have tried sleeping earlier at 11-12 but still struggled waking up by 5:30 AM. It was like the hours of sleep did not matter but simply the time to get up at.

SpeeDLeemon posted...

Is that your pitch to be dumbest PotDer? I'm so confused lmao

Maybe not dumbest but still on the dumb side in terms of being a sensible person for one of my age. For example, me simply being mindful of what I eat and how much. I know I am not alone in this compared to the many other Americans but given how my mother and various aunts and uncles have high cholesterol and constantly taking medication. I also have one cousin who is blind from diabetes. One might think I would be more careful with this many people in my personal life having health issues and even more so with the cost of medication in the States but instead I do little to nothing to address this.

Maybe when I was younger I could give myself more overall leeway in how I manage my life but at this point I really need to be mindful of various aspects such as health, finance, long term career(s), etc. if I do not want to see myself with issues 30-40 years from now.

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I have made so much mistakes in my early 20's that affected my college life and work that I question whether or not I got to where I am in life now through luck and networking or somehow got my act together without knowing it.

38 years old and I still struggle waking up at 5:30 AM because I keep sleeping at 1-2 AM so probably still luck that is carrying me through.

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Off-topic but as potentially inspiring these and other similar stories might be to the right audience, I cannot help but feel these can also be potentially harmful as well. Sounds harsh but even though I agree it is great to inspire others to better themselves, one also need to be realistic with what is possible given an individual's circumstances. It is like there is a fine line between inspiring someone but also not being so pragmatic about it that you end up discouraging them. Kudos to those who can actually walk that fine line.

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I would say I do like Shake Shack more so than In-N-Out but Shake Shack is so bloody expensive in comparison that I would probably end up going with In-N-Out 9 times out of 10.

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EclairReturns posted...

ParanoidObsessive and Zeus seem to make pretty informative posts on this board that indicate that they are quite knowledgeable.

I can agree with yer there. I often find their posts insightful regardless of whether or not I agree with them. At the very least, some PotDers do indirectly encourage me to further research something before coming up with my own opinion on a certain matter. I do enjoy ParanoidObsessive's post on some RPGs though. Does give me a different perspective.

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Zeus posted...

Yeah, that's bulls***, unless it's just referring to her getting a loan to buy a house which almost anybody with a heartbeat and a credit history can do. Working in HR isn't going to get you a house in 2 years.

I only have the perspective of my sister and brother-in-law who had to put down a $20k down payment on a $700kish home in Los Angeles County. It is a decent size house but I am sure $700k in other parts of the county/state/country will go further.

In terms of getting a loan, assuming she is co-signing with her boyfriend, I can only assume her limited credit history could hurt them in getting a decent interest rate.

We saved 7500 to secure our mortgage within a year and bought a house.

Unless I missed it, TC does not mention where she and her boyfriend got their home. For something of that amount, what kind of house would they even have depending on location?

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SunWuKung420 posted...

DoubleOSnake posted...
i don't really care if i have to work on my birthday

darkhouse999 posted...

I am one of those people that don't tend to celebrate their own birthday

Both of these for me. I would plan birthday dinners for my friends but I would not bother for my own birthday. To me, it is just another day.

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Kudos to her for achieving so much and so quickly. Some of my civil engineering friends "made it" in SoCal around their mid to late 20's with their own home and whatnot. I cannot say I have quite "made it" but I am still content with my current life.

That said, I do wonder what interest rate she got on that house. For one so young, what kind of credit history could she even have built up?

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OtakuD50 posted...

For me that's part of it, but also she had a closer connection to Han than Luke. Given her relationships with Han, Leia, and Kylo/Ben, she really should have taken the name Solo.

Fair point and I can agree with that. Even when I mentioned about Leia "adopting" her, in the back of my mind I was asking myself wouldn't Rey be a Solo then? Given her limited interaction with Luke from the end of The Force Awakens to The Last Jedi, I can agree being a Solo seems more fitting compared to being a Skywalker.

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Curious. Are some fans' beef with her claiming the Skywalker name is because Luke or Leia did not officially "adopt" her into the family and simply annoyed that she claimed the name on her own?

Given how some fans refuse to acknowledge Disney's material as canon, had Luke or Leia did "adopt" Rey, would some fans had been more accepting of that or still refuse to accept her as a Skywalker due to her Palpatine bloodline?

Given how large the fan base is, I am sure we will never come to an agreement and that is perfectly fine. Some fans do not acknowledge anything outside of the Original Trilogy and I see nothing wrong with that either.

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I came into this topic thinking you were asking bout average cost of french fries/chips.

A family size bag of Lays potato chips is maybe $3-4 I think in So Cal. The better stuff might be $5-6ish I think.

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I am indifferent to her claiming the Skywalker name.

Nichtcrawler X posted...

To me it came across she considered Luke and Leia her adoptive/foster parents.

That is my interpretation as well. I just wished their interactions were over a longer period of time. I think between The Last Jedi and Rise of Skywalker was about a year or so? I wanna say one cannot really put a time limit before one becomes "part of the family" but it still felt kinda fast. From A New Hope to Return of Jedi was over a period of a couple of years I recalled and there were a few books in between for character development. Again, I know time does not automatically mean a bond is formed but the Sequel Trilogy kind of flew by rather quick.

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Hard to say. I definitely played a lot of video games from 2002 through 2008/9ish when I finally got a PC capable of playing the more modern games. Getting into World of Warcraft from 2005 through 2012ish also had a major impact on my life, both good and bad. Still, I think after graduating college in 2010 and having both open evenings and weekends after work and Scouting led to me possibly playing even more games compared to my college life.

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Mead posted...

I wear prescription eyeglasses that have the transition lenses, dunno if that really counts though

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Could I live without a smartphone? Yes. Could I live without a basic cellphone? Probably not. I rarely talk/text with anyone and I can still play my mobile games on an emulator but texting is still my primary means of communication with family and friends so not having at least a basic cellphone would be challenging.

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