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    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    I think poor Nintendo is on the path to being irrelevant, at least in the console space. My 8 year old and all of his buddies could care less about the Wii U and don't care about Mario this or Zelda that. His entire class are Minecraft addicts... I think that says a lot about the company that...
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    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    I totally understand that, but none of that is worth the loss of sales that would result in a required connection. Right? From a simple business perspective, any potential loss in sales would have to be vastly outweighed by the advantages. So far I don't see a single advantage that even comes...
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    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    I still don't believe it. Maybe im just retarded, but what advantage would requiring a connection bring? I don't know, if it is true there must be a pretty amazing reason for it because the negatives are huge. I do wish they would just announce the damn thing so we know for sure. Like I said...
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    Bioshock Infinite

    Finished this last night. Probably in my top 10 of best games ever (along with Bioshock and System Shock 2). Elizabeth is one of the best companions ever created in a game. Thematically and technically. The Lutece's are just awesome. Story is great and leaves just enough unanswered. It...
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    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    I am getting pretty sick of the need to be "outraged" at everything right now. It seems so much worse in the gaming/internet culture. I understand the need for people to pick sides, and have "a team" so to speak, but the growing need to be "OUTRAGED" at anything you don't like or don't agree...
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    Buying a car?

    IMO - The Tacoma's are really nice, but overpriced compared to the current domestic trucks. Of the big 3, I think I like the Ram the best for the half ton market followed by the Ford F150 with the Ecoboost. All of the current trucks are pretty bad ass, but I would take a long look at a Ram 1500.
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    Adventures with Corndog: Corndog's Fish Store

    Is there a reason you are closed Thursday? Changing your day off to Monday or Tuesday would be better.
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    Gun control

    Exactly, Finding out if we got out of state Elk tags was a big deal every year for the guys in the family. I wont even apply next year.
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    The Tattoo Thread

    I have a tattoo of my EQ char on my upper arm with the caption "Chix dig Trolls". It is horribly cheesy, and likely not the best idea I have ever had but 10+ years later I still love it and would do it over again. So I guess that's something! I would also never get anything that cant be...
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    Things you enjoy to do at work or at home..

    Fantastic stock!!!
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    Headphones/Headsets

    The best part about the Astro was the mixamp, the actual headphones are meh'ish. People are listing stereo headphones because they actually sound good as compared to the crap sold as "gaming headsets". Also looking for info on the new Senn 363D! Just listened to a pair of these recently...
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    Buying a car?

    I would still love to have a Land Rover Defender 90
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    The Girls Who Broke Your Heart Thread

    Good story Aych. /brofist
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    Investment Property

    6% is pretty good for a commercial rate. This isnt a home loan with incentives everywhere.
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    Adventures with Corndog: Corndog's Fish Store

    Dealing with the city/state/county is complete hell. I know your pain! When i opened the restaurant, the county we were in was actually great to deal with. I got all my business licenses in one afternoon, and the fire department certification in 1 day with the fire marshal doing a 5 minute...
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    Should you tip the waitress and how much thread

    Ultimately i would have been fine if not for the golf resort being put back in. I spent 6 months with the owner of the place working out food and beverage services for the club. They were going to keep it to light fare and burger/basket type food, then at the last minute went all out with a 200...
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    Should you tip the waitress and how much thread

    I owned a high end steak house for 3 years. Right now i am going through a forclosure of the property and in the process of filing bankruptcy on the LLC. All said and done, i am out about 150k right now and have pretty much lost everything that i made in the first 30 years of my life. I was able...
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    Buying a car?

    I'm still not a big hybrid fan, but i really dig the looks of the Fusion. Good choice!
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    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    Yeah but it's not financially feasible to add a cell or xenos processor to new hardware for BC, and a software solution would be just as much work as porting old games to the new systems. At the end of the day it boils down to money. The companies can only exist by making a profit. It's just...
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    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    Yeah i have no idea why people are so up in arms about the BC thing. I didnt expect to play my NES games on the Super NES... I want NEW games. I read Neogaf sometimes, and i honestly just get pissed off. That community is the most entitled group of gamers i have ever seen, they want...
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    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    I dont think he's saying it isnt a successful gaming machine by any means, hes just saying that is what he currently uses it for 97% of the time. Im the same way, and know a bunch of people that do the exact same thing. The success of this generation is going to be more about the eccosystem they...
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    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    Yeah i dont think there is any way that they cant not subsidize the thing and really monetize thier PS World thinger. I tend to enjoy the MS/Westernized exclusives and ended up picking up most multiplatform stuff on the 360 this gen, but this has me interested to say the least. At the end of...
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    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    What can they realistically price this at? Seems like a lot of tech for 500 bucks, but I don't know if people will pay much more than that. Also, how will all this stuff work with crappy rural ISP's? Would it be functional with a 3mbs connection?
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    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    I still don't see why everyone pushes the DRM stuff on MS or Sony, the publishers are the ones who really have anything at all to gain from that. Console makers would realize it would cost them sales, if it does go through then publishers have really offered up something big.
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    Virtual Reality

    I got my left eyeball shot out with a BB gun when i was a kid. I have no depth perception and cant see 3D and most VR type stuff ive tried in the past few decades. Stuff like this really makes me jealous.
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    Gun control

    When doing "something" negatively impacts millions of law abiding citizens i would much rather do nothing at all. If we could do something that offered consolation to those that suffered without impacting law abiding citizens i would be all for it. But its not the case with all of these laws...
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    Gun control

    It just all comes down to people that know nothing about guns or how people use guns making gun laws. It sucks.
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    " Are you afraid? What is it you fear?" System Shock 2 now for sale on GOG

    If i remember right it is pretty long by todays standards. 15-20 hours maybe? Its been a long time since i have played it. Still one of my favorite games of all time though!
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    The Astronomy Thread

    As soon as that thing even touched the upper atmosphere every ballistic missle detection system in the world would have gone nuts.
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    Gun control

    Dont see that getting very far in MO, but stranger things have happened!
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    The Astronomy Thread

    As far as i know even the US doesnt have SAM tracking that can reliably shoot down an ICBM, which is essentially the speed this thing was comming in at. Current SAM's and anti missile systems track and kill objects flying MACH 2-6, an ICBM's re-entry speed is something like 7-10 kilometers per...
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    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    No kidding. Ive got a ps3 and a 360, and i MUCH prefer the 360 controller. Next gen is going to be interesting for sure with the push for the "entertainment console", which suites me fine since my ps3 is just a blu-ray player and my xbox is used for netflix and a few big release games...
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    Gun control

    I dont see anything that requires magpul to relocate passing in CO. I imagine thier tax revenue stream is substantial. But you never know, CO has alot of transplants from California lately.
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    Aliens: Colonial Marines

    Damn, i was really hoping this was going to turn out good. I remember being hyped for it like 6 years ago when it first showed up.
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    The Girls Who Broke Your Heart Thread

    Well thats the thing, a confident person is going to go into a date thinking "what can this person bring to the table that i can't on my own", not "what am i bringing to the table that this person wants". It sounds silly to some people, but obviously there are a lot of guys out there that think...
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    The Girls Who Broke Your Heart Thread

    Well, it kind of is the same thing. 30+, every guy should have a nice suit. You dont need to drop a grand, but 3-400 will get you something that can last a decade. Sounds trivial, but a good fitting suit will double your confidence level. Dating can be very cyclical based on age as well...
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    Whats rustling your jimmies?

    This just gets worse and worse as i get older!! Really sucks =(
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    Desktop Computers

    Ive got a Ultrasharp U2312 and love it. A+++++++ recomendation. I do wish i would have got the 2412 now that i have a bit more desktop space though.
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    Gun control

    I wouldnt ever suggest having to rely on an unloaded shotgun. In competition mode i spend an hour a day dry firing and practicing loading/mag changes and still manage to throw shotshells on the ground more often than i should. Loading a shotgun in a high stress scenario just sucks.