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    Interstellar (2014)

    Which part? Well, all of the relativity stuff was bullshit/doesn't work that way. All of the rocketry was ridiculously impossible. The cryogenics I guess can have a pass since every sci-fi flick uses it but at least they normally have some sort of recovery period. Pretty much everything to do...
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    Interstellar (2014)

    Well, that was a kinda fun movie. I mean, it took Snowpiercer levels of suspension of disbelief and the third act rubbed me the wrong way but still, fun and at least worth watching if you are in the mood for it. Doubt I'll ever watch it again though, in another mood the pseudo-science would...
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    Oscars 2015

    Grand Budapest is definitely my movie of the year but I'm not sure it will win anything. Perhaps a bit too quirky for the Academy. I don't know what to make of the rest. I enjoyed watching a good number of them but I don't really plan on re-watching any of them soon. Award winners should be...
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    Hearthstone

    I have this with Hobgolblin... I need to stop trying to make it work. The win-more is just so fucking stronk when it *does* though! EDIT: As an aside The Master, this is why I hate playing decks that are not either Hold or Zoo-ish. If you play a deck that doesn't get to see most of its...
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    Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell

    I have to admit, I don't know why I love the Saint's Row franchise (honestly, I'm a fucking MMO/RPG/JRPG/Rogue/4c guy for the most part) but for some damned reason it amuses the hell out of me. I should really just buy one of their stupid $400 packs -not on sale- for how much fun I've had...
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    Hearthstone

    I like playing Priest in arena but I'll admit they are not the best class by any means. You can run deep with the right draft but are equally likely to be begging for three wins. Shaman? My favorite after Pally/Mage. Hero power is strong, only problem is the luck of the draw in terms of class...
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    Hearthstone

    Teacher tokens aren't going to trigger hobgob surely.
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    2015 - Screener Season Thread

    Wick was great (as expected) but Hero6 could have been better really. It was good but no where near the quality I expected given the reviews.
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    Hearthstone

    I am revitalized! Well, I'm an old Control kinda guy (MtG) and have enjoyed my variations of Handlock and CntWar and so on for quite a while. I did a Mur deck way back when but that was more fucking around as I had the cards than anything. Did lots of Priest and Pally shit too but never loved...
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    Lords of Xulima

    Bards are actually pretty damned good later on. The AE death thing works great on trash (and you fight a lot of trash) plus the all-buffs-in-one song actually is worth more than another melee or whatever. Summoners don't totally suck but they aren't the best later on. It mostly depends on how...
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    The New England Patriots 2014 Playoffs Thread

    Oh well, would have been funnier the other way.
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    The New England Patriots 2014 Playoffs Thread

    Poor bastard is going to hear about that one for a while if they blow this. Not that he'd be the first Cowboy in that position or anything...
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    Lords of Xulima

    Lots of puzzles but they are spoilerable if you need to do so. Some I would definitely say are a little too obscure to be fun on their own. Very old-school. I think the game is amazing personally, although like most RPGs it is open to min-maxing. My party was a pure rapetrain by the time I...
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    Hearthstone

    Unstable Portal is probably the silliest card they have ever released. For Mage it just fits so nicely into the curve and gives you something in between an instant-win and a pile of shit that you might still claw back from! So far my favorite has been the wurm to unstable to hoggar to coin...
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    NFL 2014 - 2015 Season Thread

    Jesus Christ, the Bills might just win this one.
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    Youtube now has an embedded GIF creator... very nice move IMO

    There's been a lot of buzz about this but it confuses me some. Was making an animated GIF from a video difficult in the past? The tie-in is nice of course and the editor seems to be well designed for YT specifically but still, making GIFs ain't exactly breaking new ground.
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    North Korean Hackers Attack On Sony

    Ding ding ding! I hear it was the hacker that goes by Anonymous.
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    Rerolled "Best Game of 2014"

    DS2 wins out for me. Divinity, Lords of Xulima, MMX and Legend of Grimrock 2 all get very honorable mentions though.
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    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    Somehow the 'presents' just reminds me of Thott.
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    Calgary, Canada

    Well, I live in Calgary and have friends and family in SF. In many ways Calgary is much cheaper (rent especially) but in others not so much. It is more the general U.S. versus Canada stuff but you can definitely drink, buy groceries and shop for less in SF overall. For traveling I'd say it is...
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    Hearthstone

    Eh, drop the stats a bit and make it 5 mana... we've got something interesting! As is? Worthless.
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    Dragon Age: Inquisition (Plot Details in Spoilers!)

    Is there anything new in VC? I mean, I loved it for the PS but I've still got the disc and all.
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    Hearthstone

    Most satisfying card in the meta! I'm still not sure it is wise because of simple Gambler's Fallacy but Harrison and Black Knight are just too damned much fun to *not* try and shoe-horn in wherever they might fit. Hell, I think my next fucking about deck will probably just run various...
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    Hearthstone

    Arena, I just drew 6 (six) Duplicates. Honestly? I think I get to 12 out of it... 1 FS, 1 Blizz, an assload of value minions (two free-secret gobs) and **six** Dups? I wish I'd drawn a few giants but lol regardless.
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    DOTA 2

    Yeah, it went on for quite a bit after that! Not game of the year good or anything but lots of fun.
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    DOTA 2

    Welp, secret looked pretty damned strong today. Legit team perhaps indeed.
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    Hearthstone

    So, that was the world championships huh? Alrighty then.
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    Hearthstone

    Clearly top decking is not RNG enough!
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    Snowpiercer

    What a very strange movie. I enjoyed it thoroughly but it was definitely something I'd hate if I wasn't in the right mood. Pretty damned fantastic set design and cinematography no matter how you look at it but some of the scenes took it way beyond quirky and almost forced you to roll your...
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    Valkyria Chronicles

    It was/is (did they ever do a balancing pass?) extremely vulnerable to min-maxing but still was a hell of a lot of fun. The story was great for me but might not be as much fun for those that hate Japanese story arcs. The art was just about perfect.
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    NFL 2014 - 2015 Season Thread

    Eh, no one is saying Weeden is amazing but hell, Romo isn't amazing either. That's still a pretty good front line and they might run the ball more with Romo out.
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    The Imitation Game (2014)

    What a very strange perspective. I can see it not being for everyone but who the hell reads Cryptonomicon all the way through and hates it? It's easily in my top 50 books of all time and quite possibly in my top ten. Not that it would make for a good movie though.
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    NFL 2014 - 2015 Season Thread

    I'd take that bet!
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    Legend of Grimrock 2

    Running two battle mages up front with an alchie (slightly messed up... went with light-dex initially but flopped to firearms after, wasting a few points for sure) and a heavy barb in back. The battle mages are actually quite tanky and although the points get spread thin, you can still get one...
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    Science!! Fucking magnets, how do they work?

    If a fuel can be manufactured easily but requires high energy inputs then that's fantastic actually. There are plenty of places where electricity generation is absolutely not a problem at all, it is just that they are generally not near where we want to use that energy. Geothermal, hydro...
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    Mike Rowe responds to a complainer

    I just got back from San Fran. The fact that it was fleet week was annoying but whatever. I spent almost all my time in the core or dogpatch and honestly, wouldn't have even known it was going on if it wasn't for the price hike on all the hotels. I did see a lot of military bros but wrote...
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    can you tell the difference between 30 fps and 60 fps?

    10/11 on a shitty old 1080p 60Hz. I managed to talk myself out of the helicopter one by looking at the blades. I'm both old and wear pretty strong glasses, so I'm shocked to be honest.
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    Umbrella Revolution - Hong Kong Protests

    As much as the media would like this to get interesting, it isn't going to. There's exactly zero chance of the central party blinking and everyone knows it. HKers might get a few concessions and/or the local government might even get ganked by the mainland but no one is suddenly going to...