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  1. Obsidian

    Le Football 2018/2019

    The USWNT did lose to basically a high school team (in fact boys younger than what would be a high school team). They lost to FC Dallas U-15 5-2. A high school team would be older than 15 and would presumably be better, but obviously it would depend on the team in question since I would assume...
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    2018-19 NHL Season Thread - Caps were not suck last year edition

    Rangers games at MSG are $200 for shitty nosebleed seats even when they're in last place by a mile and phoning it in like they were last year. Islanders games are 1/3 the price or less. It is super convenient to be able to just ride the subway to the games though, whereas Islanders games are...
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    Unsolicited Robo-Calls

    I use calls blacklist to block all unknown numbers, any numbers not in my contacts list (this causes a problem here and there, but if it's important whoever it is will leave a voicemail) and any number that has the same area code and first 3 digits of my phone number. This has basically solved...
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    2018-19 NHL Season Thread - Caps were not suck last year edition

    I would've been happier if we signed him for 2 or 3 years instead of 4. The money isn't enough to be an anchor really, but he won't be worth it in 4 years
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    2018-2019 NBA Thread

    People keep saying the injuries shouldn't define the series, but once Klay went out I think you saw the limitations of the Warriors roster. The box and 1 on Curry was basically a defense saying Curry is dangerous so we're willing to double him no matter what and we don't care what anyone else on...
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    2018-19 NHL Season Thread - Caps were not suck last year edition

    Congrats to the Blues and their fans. Boston dominated that game (and most of the series) but Binnington made some crazy saves and the Blues got all the puck luck they needed to pull off the upset. Next year I'm hoping Samsonov improves dramatically and becomes the Caps' Binnington so I don't...
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    Divinity: Original Sin 3

    Loved both 1 and 2 but I didn't enjoy the magic armor and physical armor thing they went with in 2. Felt like the recast timers were too long to get through magic armor most of the time so I'd get half way through and run out of spells to cast and then just brute force my way through with...
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    Dauntless - Co-op Action RPG - Ex Bioware devs

    The queues are basically resolved so it's pretty easy to play this game now. Prior to this, I had never played Monster Hunter or any other game in this genre. Overall, I think it's fun, if a little shallow. Have had pretty smooth sailing in general other than maybe 50/50 odds against Nayzaga...
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    2018-19 NHL Season Thread - Caps were not suck last year edition

    I don't think St Louis wins a game, they are getting completely shat on
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    Dauntless - Co-op Action RPG - Ex Bioware devs

    This is the best preparing for hunt simulator I've ever played. 20+ minutes and then it just ends the search randomly, so I can again search for 20+ minutes
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    2018-2019 NBA Thread

    Boston really phoned it in tonight, time to blow it up
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    2018-19 NHL Season Thread - Caps were not suck last year edition

    Who is the cup favorite at this point? Gotta assume Boston right?
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    2018-19 NHL Season Thread - Caps were not suck last year edition

    For sure the whistle was blown early, but Carolina was the better team throughout the game. Would've been nice to get the tying goal and see what happens, but it would've been stealing the game if we came away with the win.
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    2018-19 NHL Season Thread - Caps were not suck last year edition

    Caps probably don't deserve to win this series, Carolina has been the better team in 5 of the 6 games
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    2018-19 NHL Season Thread - Caps were not suck last year edition

    Kuznetsov is a skating turnover at this point, he's not doing anything positive on the ice
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    2018-19 NHL Season Thread - Caps were not suck last year edition

    Caps are making no adjustments to their dump and chase, they're not generating any shots but they keep trying. Definition of insanity
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    2018-19 NHL Season Thread - Caps were not suck last year edition

    Lol I wish I had your (probably drunken) confidence. Caps looked great tonight, first time they have in this post season. Hopefully they can keep it going
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    2018-19 NHL Season Thread - Caps were not suck last year edition

    Agreed, this is on Reirdan for not making the necessary adjustments to get someone going. Probably karma for cheapskate Leonsis letting Trotz walk. I will say after last year I thought Kuznetsov was on his way to becoming a star; while he's still a valuable piece, he has regressed (or at least...
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    2018-19 NHL Season Thread - Caps were not suck last year edition

    I tend to be pessimistic when it comes to the caps but I don't see them winning this series. They are generating almost nothing with their dump and chase and Mrazek is making huge saves anytime they do.
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    2018-19 NHL Season Thread - Caps were not suck last year edition

    I know this game just started but great response from the Caps after getting absolutely thrashed in game 3...
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    2018-19 NHL Season Thread - Caps were not suck last year edition

    I really wish the Caps had done so, I don't think Rierdan has it in him. Haven't seen any adjustments from him yet. Crazy that the Lightning went out with such a whimper
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    What vehicle do you drive?

    Hellcats are cool cars, but unless the European cars you're comparing it to came from the eastern bloc, the fit, finish and materials are no where near what you get in even a VW. Amenities maybe, UConnect is a reasonable enough infotainment system and some Euro cars can be pretty barren option...
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    2018-19 NHL Season Thread - Caps were not suck last year edition

    The caps look terrible tonight. They haven't looked great during any of the games so far, but tonight they are getting thoroughly dominated
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    2018-19 NHL Season Thread - Caps were not suck last year edition

    They definitely had a few chances to make it less nerve wracking at the end, but I thought the caps looked listless for long periods. Carolina had plenty of chances to take the game in their own right. Here's to hoping Tampa somehow goes out in the first round though!
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    Tiny Malicious Dinosaurs (Bird) Thread

    I used to have a sun conure. Birds are decent pets, but they demand A LOT of attention. Mine was pretty affectionate, he liked being held and wanted to sit on someone's shoulder whenever possible. His absolute favorite thing was if you were wearing a fleece zip up or whatever he wanted to...
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    Us (2019)

    I thought this movie was just ok. I didn't feel there was enough explanation about what the evil copies were about. There was some mention of they were created to control people or something, but who created them? Who were they supposed to control (obviously they control their copies)? Maybe I...
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    Steam Deals and Digital Sales

    I get the error when I try to redeem both on the site and in the launcher
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    2018-19 NHL Season Thread - Caps were not suck last year edition

    Tampa is crazy good, like I said president's trophy is no guarantee of winning the cup but my god. Caps absolutely dominated in shots, but Vasilevskiy just kept the door shut. He's having a crazy year, and that combined with their lethal scoring... I don't know who is beating them this year.
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    2018-19 NHL Season Thread - Caps were not suck last year edition

    Obviously the President's trophy team doesn't always win but Tampa seems to be a team of destiny this year. Are they going to get over the hump? Caps give up too many goals for me to have a lot of faith in them repeating, but the talent is there to hopefully knock them off again
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    What vehicle do you drive?

    My S7 is a 2018. A 2014 S4 having a more responsive throttle than a 2018 S5 is not surprising to me since the 2014 was a supercharged V6 and the 2018 is a twin scroll turbo. A supercharger makes your throttle response very similar to a naturally aspirated engine, whereas a turbo will be entirely...
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    What vehicle do you drive?

    Bad throttle response isn't going to be corrected by using a slower transmission. If your S5 has poor throttle response, it's due to bad tuning by Audi. I have an S7 and my throttle response is just fine, it would not surprise me if Audi didn't take their time tuning the engine correctly on the S5
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    What vehicle do you drive?

    As someone who used to exclusively buy manuals, I'm convinced anyone who says something like this has never driven a modern car with a good automatic. Nowadays an auto is faster and more efficient than a manual, sometimes dramatically better in both categories. Are there still slush boxes out...
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    HDTVs

    In my experience, selling online is tough because people tend to do research. If you can sell on Craigslist (obviously still online but still) or classifieds or whatever you'll get a better price. Like you said, TV tech has advanced so quickly recently that a 3 year old $900 TV is basically a...
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    2018-2019 NBA Thread

    LA has been hot garbage for years now, yet they got LeBron and are probably favorites for Kyrie and AD. Kawhi also forced his way out of San Antonio while expressing his desire to go to LA, and he may end up there if Toronto can't extend him. NY sure, they've been trash for so long and their...
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    2018-2019 NBA Thread

    Feel like the NBA needs to come up with an even stronger wrench to throw into these superstar contracts to prevent everyone from just gravitating to LA or Boston or whatever. The league has become a waste of time for any small market team, they're never going to win. The best they can hope for...
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    Poll Best Arcade Game Ever!!

    Well that's the thing, at least on my unit I don't have any problems with the buttons sticking or being slanted or anything else. I hit a button, I get a satisfying click, the button does what it's supposed to do and then it returns to it's natural position. I only made the comment about the...
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    Poll Best Arcade Game Ever!!

    I have a Pandora's Box 5, pretty good. If you're some kind of arcade elitist apparently the joysticks and buttons suck, but for a layman like me they seem fine. I also have an Odroid XU4 running Batocera. If you thought the Raspberry Pi running Retropie (I'm assuming) was too complicated, try...
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    College Basketball 2018-2019: Duke > Cavs?

    Duke is crazy good and easily the prohibitive favorite to win the title, but I doubt they go undefeated. Virginia's pack line or just a bad collective game from the freshmen will cause at least 1 loss at some point. Barrett and Zion are both ridiculously good though, they could easily power Duke...
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    2018-2019 NBA Thread

    I haven't actually watched the Rockets so I could be way off, but losing Ariza and Mbah a Moute, who were 2 of their better defenders, doesn't help. Adding Carmelo is icing on the cake as he doesn't even make a token attempt to play D
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    What vehicle do you drive?

    I am also in love with the Quadrifoglio, but no chance I would buy 1 based on my neighbor's experience. He's had 1 for about 13 months now, 4.5 of which it has been in for repair. To answer your question, he got a Chrysler 300 as his loaner. Paying $85k to drive a 300 (base model at that) 35% of...