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    Recommend a dating site

    I haven't read his book, it might be in there, but that sounds like a reasonably interesting question. I think there was an e-mail somewhere for asking him questions relating to dating stats, I'll see if I can find it and ask.
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    Recommend a dating site

    Again, apparently it makes no difference. So either there was insufficient data above 100k (possible) or it literally doesn't make a difference. EDIT: Also 109k is top 3% of income. That is amazing if you actually think about it.
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    Recommend a dating site

    Here you go, message rate relative to income and age. No, there is no ceiling, they cut it off at 100k+ because it made zero difference.
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    Recommend a dating site

    By acknowledging you're starting in a position of disadvantage that can be overcome with a great deal of effort, you're agreeing that the disadvantage exists. Imagine if you put in all the effort but started from the point of having the perfect picture and the right income?
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    Recommend a dating site

    OKC blog did that one, it is that important. Not even a question. Second only to the guy's picture. EDIT: And OKC blog again. Men rate women pretty fairly, women rate men harshly. I don't know if guys on average would rate themselves fairly, you're right about that, but it seems most women...
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    Fall 2014 Anime Thread

    They're remaking Sailor Moon, how is it surprising they're remaking Tenchi Muyo? Early 90s anime remakes are all the rage (and by rage I mean profit).
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    Recommend a dating site

    He covered that, she wouldn't sign a pre-nup. So it was basically marriage in all but name and eventually they got divorced in all but name. Makes perfect sense to me, but then I grew up around a ton of gold diggers.
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    Recommend a dating site

    Who said it was an accomplishment? It is just what people are looking for. Your requirement is that it not involve a woman just after your money and that it is more than just sex. OK. If it involved "something more" and zero sex, would that be interesting? No. So you're looking for someone to...
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    Science!! Fucking magnets, how do they work?

    The Space Program was akin to the Manhattan Project in terms of national resources. Hell, it was bigger, we planned to have enough engineers by giving out more scholarships in related fields so we had these technically certified guys graduating just when we needed them. So yes, it was a huge...
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    Recommend a dating site

    ...You do realize that regardless of age or occupation, 99% of the population wants to fuck, right? The other 1% are basically asexual. Dating websites facilitate the finding of people that meet whatever standards people have for who they are going to fuck. You will not find a dating website...
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    Hearthstone

    I use it in my control Paladin deck. I think in a lot of cases it is hard to find that one turn where it is really good and to be running a deck that has a substantial board.
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    Hearthstone

    Trump just completely misplayed vs RDU. Decided not to play a taunt while within Miracle combo range when the Miracle had already drawn almost his entire deck. Even if he'd had to Sap the taunt, he wouldn't have been able to lethal. Trump never seems to play around what his opponent is doing.
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    Hearthstone

    After Hunter fades out the new Mage decks will actually become more common and, for the most part, they are doing really well against the current Priest decks. It'll be interesting to see how that shakes out.
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    If you spoke six languages....

    She is fluent in all of them. Her father was an ambassador, she lived in these countries. She is estranged from her family so no help there, otherwise I'm sure that'd be a big resource. @Silence: I agree, but she is fluent, both reading and writing. So.... ideas for that level of proficiency?
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    Hearthstone

    Observer mode is top priority, not tournaments, but the observer mode is primarily FOR tournaments. I hope they implement tournaments into the client, that'd be awesome.
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    If you spoke six languages....

    What kind of career options does that open up? I have a friend who has a background in education but really wants to work in a career where her love for languages is front and center. She speaks German, Russian, English, Spanish, French, and Italian. She is working on adding Asian languages...
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    Hearthstone

    You need a way to deal with the spawns. So either taunt givers, ways to give them attack so you can trade them off, or so much damage you can just win the race. Warriors with weapons can do that last one with the right draws. Druid, Paladin, and Priest can just outlast. Shaman with Flametongues...
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    The Legend of Korra

    Legend of Korra | Watch the Exclusive Book 4 Preview Only On Nick.com Clip of S4.
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    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    This isn't true. A while back KA made the (stupid) decision to save some money with a plastic gear housing. It would literally warp if you ran the mixer too long, eventually it'd crack. First brought to light in an Amazon review by a mechanical engineer, the problem was fixed. KA mixers from...
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    Hearthstone

    Mage is great now, been killing it in tournaments. You just need to ban Hunter. The issue is that every good Mage deck relies on secrets and Flare is ridiculous value vs secrets. There are like 3-4 Mage decks I've seen, Deathrattle/face-rush with Mana Wyrms and etc., giants, mid-range with high...
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    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    Capacity and power is basically the difference. Pro line has a bowl lift, artisan is head tilt. The 6qt is a double caked, cookie, etc., recipe, with the artisan you'd need to do it twice. Bread dough is better in the pro, both because of the power and the fact that it comes with the spiral...
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    Hearthstone

    Loser's bracket or doing everything up to semis via group brackets helps with the RNG aspect. Also it means planning your decks, and their counters, becomes really important. Some people really like this aspect of the tournament structure. Tides, for instance, who always seems to plan his decks...
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    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    I like asparagus. I do it under the broiler, toss with a bit of olive oil and S&P. Finish with lemon zest.
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    Hearthstone

    Tournaments are really different from ladder. He never has to play that Mage vs Hunter, unless he gets really screwed over and gets 2-0ed by a Hunter. Hunter is the strongest ladder class and Blizzard seems to be primarily balancing around ladder and, to a lesser degree, arena. Like, Mind...
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    Hearthstone

    It is supposed to, but I imagine they didn't really want to compete with the LotA tournament maybe? Twitchis the twitch channel. Just follow it and you'll get an e-mail if it goes live.
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    Hearthstone

    Miracle was actually considered the highest skill ceiling deck in the previous meta. It is a really common question people ask to streamers and all of them always said Miracle. Not entirely sure I agree, but then I think about the other decks most of which are just "play on curve" and maybe it is.
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    Hearthstone

    The mirror doesn't count, a Miracle has to win after all. But yeah, brings the total for the tournament up to.... 4. Looking forward to Hyped tomorrow in the VGVN. If pros considering him the best Miracle Player, that'll be interesting. He lost won one, lost one with Miracle today to some no...
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    Victims of Net Neutrality

    Did you really just link to Verizon's explanation for how their shitty extortionist practices aren't their fault? Wow.
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    D3 seems like the perfect botting game, tbh. So much of it is a stupid grind that isn't actually fun, and the part that is fun is at the other end of the grind.
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    Victims of Net Neutrality

    Sigh, yes, yes it does. But you can continue to think otherwise if you feel like it.
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    Victims of Net Neutrality

    Are you being willfully obstinate? The CEO of Cogent literally testifiedunder oath before Congressthat it wasn't being treated equally. This is the Comcast/Netflix issue, not the Verizon/Netflix one. Again, I really don't think you actually understand what Tim Wu is saying.
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    Victims of Net Neutrality

    How is it a contradiction to say the current implementation doesn't lend itself to net neutrality and that you support net neutrality? I don't think you understand what he is saying at all. But look at the definition you posted (which I feel the need to point out doesn't mention anything...
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    Hearthstone

    Soon! Highest priority! My bet is in time for Blizzcon.
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    Victims of Net Neutrality

    No, it isn't. Like I said, your understanding is narrow. Tim Wu's 2003 paper, where the term was coined, did not define it the way you are defining it. He invented the term, he gets to define it. In fact it goes over examples from the early 2000s of thuggish practices just like this that...
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    Hearthstone

    I really want to see the second bracket for today, because Hyped is in it. Among pros he is considered the best Miracle Rogue player in the world. To the point where even in the current meta, some people ban his Rogue instead of his Hunter. If he gets to play Miracle at all and he still loses...
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    Victims of Net Neutrality

    It does, because they were shaping traffic from specific ISPs. The ones Netflix had contracts with. That is treating some packets differently than others, even if it is packets from an entire ISP instead of a service. Oh, and this all started when Net Neutrality as a law was first damaged two...
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    Victims of Net Neutrality

    Palum, again, Cogent's CEO testifiedbefore Congressthat Comcast was, yep,basically holding Netflix hostage. I mentioned that. Feel free to Google it. He even used the analogy of being a mafia! It is kind of amusing you are on the same page as the people who know what is going on without having...
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    Hearthstone

    The current midrange Hunter deck is actually pretty fun. For me every other class was 50+ and my Hunter was like 35. I just didn't like playing it. Hunter is 51 now. I think midrange in general is more fun than control or agro, but that isn't where the best decks are with the current cards.
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    Victims of Net Neutrality

    It seems you have a good understanding of the technical side of things, I'd encourage you to learn a bit about the political, financial, and legal side. Like, do you know how many towns have been blocked from installing fiber and forming their own, faster and cheaper, ISPs? How much of the...
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    Hearthstone

    I don't think they are ever going to get through this swiss bracket, wow, so many matches. Miracle Rogue has now won two games in the qualifiers though. One was a mirror, so one real Miracle Rogue win in a 128 person swiss bracket.