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    Hearthstone

    I think Druid is going to be very strong as the meta bends. It is going to be a bit boring (heavy neuts, plus a little speed/draw) but there is serious potential. Right now? Shit.\\
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    Hearthstone

    Eh, I think the core problem with Mages (in as much as there is one) is either their hero ability or their number of freezing spells. Eliminate Nova/Lance and/or change the 1 damage ping to 1 spell power this turn or something similar. The sheer quantity of freezes is the problem on the one side...
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    Science!! Fucking magnets, how do they work?

    Why is a question that two to three year-old obsess over. How and what are the questions we should worry about. That's not snide bullshit either. Science is the action of observing and quantifying and the quest to understand **what actually IS**. While science does indeed ask "why" a hell of...
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    2013 NFL Season

    Epic day for NotTonyRomo. The headline on nfl.com was pretty on point too: "Stop me if you've heard this before".
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    MTG thread

    114.1. Some spells and abilities require their controller to choose one or more targets for them. The targets are object(s), player(s), and/or zone(s) the spell or ability will affect. These targets are declared as part of the process of putting the spell or ability on the stack. The targets...
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    2013 NFL Season

    Cheering for the fish is not something I do many times in a decade but still, fuck the pats.
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    Hearthstone

    Oh, the metagame is still quite complex and the mathematics are actually quite interesting if you are into that sort of thing. It becomes a question of shaving percentages of course but it is there and it is non-trivial. Naturally it is open for netdecking though and there's really no reason at...
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    .GIF - Jiff or Giff?

    Well, or "meritage". *sigh*
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    Wizardhawk's memorial thread (a cautionary tale of dental care and garlic)

    Go to an STD clinic and tell them you fuck shady. Get a broad-spectrum anti-biotic (Pennicilin-based are better for jaw/ear/whatever) and take those. -fin-
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    Hearthstone

    You know, I have to give it to Blizzard on this one. I hate it, I (as an ex-MtG player) *really* hate it for the simplicity and silliness and so on and so on but damned if they haven't done what Wizards never did. I've actually *spent* twenty or thirty bucks on it so far. I **LOVE** MtG...
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    2013 NFL Season

    Yeah, I'm with Belichick on this one. Challenges are annoying but necessary at this point and I'd rather see a call be made correctly than a game get won on some bullshit. Refs won't go for it though. No one likes being made to look stupid.
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    Hearthstone

    It is possible Lumie but I have my doubts. The core rule-set would need some major changes if it ever wants to be balanced and/or more complex. We are talking very basic stuff like actions during your opponent's turn, some sort of a blocking system beyond taunt and so much more really. I...
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    2013 NFL Season

    Fucking Pats.
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    Hearthstone

    Wait a sec... if I concede then they only get a fraction of their experience? Shit, I always thought I was being polite by conceding once I knew I couldn't even double top-deck my way out from a given position. Well, not that the exp means shit anyhow of course but still.
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    Oldboy Remake

    Oh, there is no hope to be found here.
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    What is your opinion on GMO plants and products?

    Conflating Monsanto's business practices with the science of GMOs is annoying. GMOs are among the most important things that we do, period. It has also been that way for thousands of years. The fear-mongering is annoying. (Educational background is a BSci but in CompSci and nothing to do...
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    Hearthstone

    It really isn't fair to compare HS to MtG but HS has a lot of aggro decks for certain. Probably the most effective is a warlock/murlock deck but you can certainly make a fast deck for any class. Some key cards won't be ready right away though.
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    Silkroad seized, DPR arrested

    Seriously! Not sure why no one has reupped that concept, although I guess it would require some working capital and that seems to be a big problem for most web startups these days.
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    Hearthstone

    Nice! Got a beta invite as well so presumably they are pumping out a new round. Now, not sure I'll have time or interest enough to play but what the hell, they'll probably get $10 out of me for packs or whatever so good move on Blizzard's part. EDIT: Then again, the installer is borked so...
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    SimCity

    Perhaps because they are a bunch of meanies and shit on their amazing game the first time around.
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    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    I am amused that the Wii trade in is WiiU game for WiiU game. Well, that and I didn't know that any of the three free games were on the WiiU even! Still, I have no interest in any of the titles really. I'd take a copy of BF4 for the PC if they'd offer it in exchange of one of my old PS3 games...
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    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    PS4 NA Sales by March 31st 2014: 2.6M Xbox NA Sales by March 31st 2014: 1.1M PS4 NA Sales by March 31st 2015: 11M Xbox NA Sales by March 31st 2015: 2.8M
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    Smartphones

    Grrr. Not sure why I care really but dammit... I ordered (from Play) and they route the order to Ontario (fine, fine, one central point for Canada I *kinda* understand) and then they do their thing for a few days and now it is finally shipped. Shipped from fucking Louisville, KY though...
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    Hearthstone

    Absolutely true of course. The problem though is that not allowing even that basic level of interaction makes the play incredibly shallow (as you note) simply because it has to be. I won't lie. I love MtG but it has progressed to the point where it is certainly difficult for a newcomer to...
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    2013 NFL Season

    I swear to christ, if my bills could just stop fucking trying to give the game away... the chiefs want to lose but we just won't fucking let them!
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    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    Dear fucking everyone. Shit you think be a cake is not in fact a motherfucking cake.
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    Smartphones

    Same battery for both versions at 2300mAh but with the new low-power chips and some software magic, it is supposed to be a non-issue. I'd have paid more for a 3k version though for certain. Honestly, the 32 versus 16 is probably a silly question and the 16 is more than enough. Still, $50...
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    Smartphones

    Nice Daez, mine is still 'pending' and probably will be for a while. They are quoting weeks but hopefully that's just pessimism on their part.
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    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    Exactly the same card I keep looking for an excuse to upgrade on my home box. Looking and failing to find I might add. If you are running multiple monitors or higher resolutions then sure, your results will vary. Still, some awfully old vid cards are still performing pretty damned well since...
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    Smartphones

    Snagged the 32GB one today after debating it quickly. I would have preferred a bigger battery I guess and probably should have waited out a few more reviews but screw it, the old phone is feeling old. There must be a lot of orders going through though right now, my CC fraud protection...
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    2013 NFL Season

    Shamelessly stolen from reddit: Gruden was MVP of the game tonight. Let's check his progress. "He should voicemail get open!" "Mike, the best band to ever come out of Seattle was, of course, Pearl Jam. And that's what I expect the Seahawks to do - just jam it up the middle." "The...
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    Health Care Thread

    The infographic is a misrepresentation borrowed from an article that frankly just wouldn't know what a line of code is anyhow. Not that number of lines is a meaningful metric anyhow nor is a project like that exactly easily defined in terms of size of the codebase. Now, is a government...
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    2013 NFL Season

    Well, he's certainly not *that* good. There's a place for ultimate-douchebag grade WRs in football although I've never cared for them myself. Still, you'd better be a fuck of a lot better than this kid.
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    2013 NFL Season

    I want to punch Gruden pretty much every time he opens his whore mouth.
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    Hearthstone

    No, I think Ronne has the right of it here. WotC absolutelywill notdo anything that cannibalizes their physical card domination. You aren't wrong of course, part of it is incompetence or lack of motivation but I do think they might be missing out on a goldmine here. Yes indeed a FTP or...
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    2013 NFL Season

    Haha!~ Fuck Dallas.
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    MMA Thread

    Landsberg is the most annoying douchebag in broadcasting and I have no idea how he gets the talent to show up. Seriously, I just don't get why some people seem to like him. That interview was pretty decent though.
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    Commuting to and from work

    Preaching to the choir here. Years back I decided to live where I work essentially. I'm ten minutes (walking) from work and have never regretted it at all. Now, if I had kids and shit to worry about then I might feel differently I suppose but screw it, as it stands it is incomparable. I...
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    Disgaea D2

    Eh, it is what it is though. I got the game a little after release and I love it personally. The whole genre isn't for everyone of course but if you like this sort of thing (and damn right I do!) then I think this installment is near perfect. It isn't FFT but there's enough strategy to...
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    MTG thread

    I have to agree there Mist. The blue devotion deck is interesting of course but it is inherently fragile and relies on leveraging a very few mechanics right now. That's great and I love me some 'clever' decks but the cards are less likely to hold value down the road. The power cards aren't...