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  1. Phelps McManus

    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    What are PMS medications?
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    The Final Fantasy Mega Thread - Now playing FFXV

    There is an option for Map Point in the Auto menu where you can just free cursor place where you want Ignis to drive. It tends to abort if you select a spot slightly off-road, but otherwise it has been an OK way to go "I want to explore... here" and then flip thru albums until you get there...
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    The Walking Dead

    Is that what you call it? The granddaughter is obviously a mutant who absorbed all of the hand-eye coordination from the rest of the group, so she can make crack zombie headshots while every other person in the camp can't hit someone standing more than 20 feet away.
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    Do you Arduino?

    My 5-year-old son wanted to "build a robot", so I bought the Parallax tank shield kit. It just goes forward until two whiskers on the front make contact with something, then it backs up and turns 45 degrees before repeating its loop. The kid enjoyed it for a couple of days until the novelty wore...
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    Witcher 3

    Just play 3. I tried 1 and hated the combat, but I really liked it in 3. I didn't know any of the story from the previous games, and I thought this one was fantastic.
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    Magic: The Gathering -- Puzzle Quest (Android/Ios)

    Never heard of this and started playing when the thread got bumped back in September. Still going at it, but very casual. There are bonuses for logging in daily, but no real daily quests - which is nice actually. I have just been working on beating the first 2 story chapters with all 5...
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    The Walking Dead

    How is it censored on AMC? I don't have cable, so I pay to watch it on Amazon the day after it airs. In last night's episode Carol and King E said "bullshit" at least 3 times. Negan's dialogue was expletive-laced in the episode before that. I just assumed AMC was amping it up because... edgy. I...
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    Civilization VI

    You bring up a good point. Why can't we give Jew ratings in the normal forums?
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    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    Most of the people I know started having kids in their early 30's. I thought that was pretty common now.
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    Civilization VI

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    What do you do?

    Sorry, I thought you were referring to alternate retirement plans. I haven't heard of employers offering only HSA-Qualified HDHP's before. That sucks...
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    What do you do?

    That's OK. I am resigned to the increasingly likely scenario that I am proactively saving all of this money so that the government can use it to pay for all the people who are not saving for retirement.
  13. Phelps McManus

    What do you do?

    You can invest in mutual funds and shit, similar to an IRA. Pre-tax money goes in and, as long as it is for qualified medical expenses, it is not taxed when it comes out (nor are any gains). If you are over 65, then you can take money out for any reason without penalty - you just pay your income...
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    What do you do?

    My company started offering an HSA this year. They agreed to pre-fund the account with $1k, and I kick in the other $4-5k to max it out. Looking at our expense history versus higher deductible vs free $1k and it was +EV even before you consider the tax shelter benefits. Of course this year my...
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    North Carolina (Fayetteville)

    I would say that Fayetteville has a very nice interstate that you can use to leave Fayetteville, but the whole I-95 corridor is a dump. It is hard to be farther away from Asheville, which is awesome this time of year. Have a nice 2 weeks in your hotel.
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    A Song of Ice and Fire - Book Spoilers Within

    He has only released 2 books (1,800 pages) in the series since Bill Clinton was in office. I think 1 page per working day is overly optimistic.
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    May users have a personal thread in the rickshaw?

    In before the assburger apocalypse.
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    May users have a personal thread in the rickshaw?

    Giant banner working as intended, assuming it was intended to force lurkers to vote.
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    Black Desert

    The PVP is entertaining as long as everyone who does not (or cannot) spend as much time as you is going to consistently get 2-shot and robbed. But if you replace "time spent" with "money spent" and reverse the roles so that you are getting 2-shot and robbed, it is not fun. I get it. I just don't...
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    Draegan sold the site to MMORPG.com

    My work also blocks Rerolled, so I remote desktop to my computer at home and browse freely from there. Added bonus is that they can't track my web browsing history. If your work blocks RDP (like mine does), you can have your home PC listen on another port (like 80 or 443). Hopefully, they...
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    Ghostbusters (2016)

    Or maybe they would complain if it was actually a movie about beetles. You suck at spelling and being clever.
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    Science!! Fucking magnets, how do they work?

    I approve of using hyperbole to make arguments about how others are using hyperbole.
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    Good night sweet Prince

    Freudian slip!
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    Black Desert

    I believe that is around the time you need to grind the naga and frog guys around Glish. Did you already do the kill quests for them? Then you go on to grind cultists and red orcs. Again more kill quests should be available, especially for the orcs. The black spirit should be pushing you to the...
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    Patrick Rothfuss Kingkiller Chronicles

    That article was posted 11 days too late, right?
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    House of Cards Season 4 (March 4, 2016)

    Spacey should win an award for that scene with Durant and the letter opener. I felt this season was a solid redemption for the series.
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    Black Desert

    Is Dubai not in Asia any more?
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    Black Desert

    I need a cash shop item to expand my fucking quest log.
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    Black Desert

    I had this same issue due to not understanding their unusual server selection scheme. There are only 3 NA servers, one of which is Edan. When you pick one of the main servers, a list of 8 or so Overcrowded shards shows up underneath. They will end with _E1 or _E2 suffixes if you have Edan...
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    math help (logs)

    I think you can start with refactoring to ln(x)^2 + 3 ln(x) + 2 = 0, substitute t = ln(x), and just go straight to the rewrite.
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    Master of Orion

    This is how I feel, too. Plus I have a healthy disdain for the Early Access model even without the MOO3 shit sandwich. I would love for Firaxis to get the rights to this franchise. I know Microprose just published 1 & 2 - and most of the big players from them are no longer with Firaxis...
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    Rock Hard Weekend on Amazon

    Mine too!
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    Marvel's Jessica Jones

    Just finished the show and came to this thread with the same complaint. I was surprised to not see it until this last page - maybe I skimmed past it. Other than the "It's Patsy!" payoff, that scene was a real dud when JJ shows up *behind* Trish. WTF kind of plan was that? I was not able to...
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    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    Most maid services handle vacuuming, mopping, toilets, shower/tub, wiping down counters type of shit. They do not pick up your mess. At best they MIGHT collect it in a pile so it is easier to vacuum around. Each week, my wife and I spend a half hour or so - slightly annoyed - straightening the...
  35. Phelps McManus

    Final Fantasy VII Remake

    Both "sequels" sure had good music, though.
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    The RPG Thread

    For some reason this game really stuck with me. I rarely finish RPGs, especially one with such a flawed combat system, but I felt compelled to finish this one for the story. I truly enjoyed all of the cut scenes, music, and leveling aspects of the game.
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    Lasik Eye Surgery

    Stop eating them!
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    The Walking Dead

    What makes this worse is that the series started off so strong. There are some powerful scenes that still stick with me - like the bar scene where they go to retrieve a drunk Hershel and meet two random guys asking about their camp, or Rick meeting the Governor to negotiate. Stuff where a lot of...