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  1. Burns

    Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous

    You know who else plays games with a controller? Chris, that's who! Are you a Chris?!?
  2. Burns

    The Astronomy Thread

    My impression is that it is more like a spaceship that is traveling on a huge strip of rubber. You can apply the same amount of thrust to achieve 1g (if that's the target), but the closer you get to c, the more stretched out spacetime gets. Meaning the individual experiences the same 1g, but the...
  3. Burns

    The Astronomy Thread

    What do you mean there is no speed limit? The speed of light is the speed limit and you can never reach it, even with infinite energy/power. If you use the example of 1g acceleration, after about a year it starts hitting huge diminishing returns. So much so that it would not be worth hauling the...
  4. Burns

    Science!! Fucking magnets, how do they work?

    Simpletons get befuddled by robust vocabularies and spew indignations upon the rabble.
  5. Burns

    The Astronomy Thread

    According to this explanation they can (from when the LIGO was about to be turned back on after upgrade, 9 years ago)[timestamped to relevant part]: From the first 2 detections 8 years ago (timestamped to relevant part): Edit: meant to link first video instead of second (thought the second...
  6. Burns

    The Astronomy Thread

    LIGO and VIRGO have detected numerous gravitational waves adding more evidence in favor of Einstein's theory?
  7. Burns

    Car ?'s

    Possible micro leak that gets pinched off at lower psi levels? I had a micro leak some years ago. Soap didn't show it and the partial submerge trough/tank at the tire shop didn't show it either. So I over inflated it as far as I felt comfortable and tossed it in our pool (hot tub attachment)...
  8. Burns

    The Video Thread

    Weird. It's possible that this happens multiple times a year and as security cams are seeing widescale adoption, we just happened to catch two this year. Along with the fact that Memorial Day weekend is a big outdoor grilling holiday, where people are mistreating propane tanks at a much higher rate.
  9. Burns

    The Video Thread

    No one died. https://abc7chicago.com/post/truck-explosion-addison-illinois-cleanup-continues-propane-tank-wood-dale-road-lake-street/16541290/
  10. Burns

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    I think it is. The two hardest Pathfinder settings are much harder than the hardest BG3 difficulty on release. Overall I like the turn based tactical combat of the Pathfinder game rules over the DnD5e rules. They are more complex and have more spells/abilities. The Pathfinder game's power curve...
  11. Burns

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    True, although I think core is pretty forgiving? Regardless, easiest solution is to grab the Toybox mod (LINK), as it has the best respec option that I found. Then just respec if things get too messed up. The game also has the option to turn on auto-leveling for companions, which picks a preset...
  12. Burns

    Car ?'s

    I clipped it and attached it to my post, you didn't need to go to reddit. As in, you didn't even read my post before replying. I know Zo6s are super common and saying you replaced the heads as soon as you got the cars just reinforces the possibility that they might be a problem that would...
  13. Burns

    General Gaming News and Discussion

    Damned weak willed nerds, it's all your fault! https://www.gamesradar.com/games/dragon-age/dragon-age-maestro-says-ea-always-spoke-about-a-hypothetical-nerd-cave-full-of-die-hard-rpg-fans-who-would-always-show-up-so-you-didnt-have-to-try-and-appeal-to-them/
  14. Burns

    Car ?'s

    Did you read the reddit post? It mentions the valve stems but says the engine has a geometry issue that causes damage to the heads and rods, which crop up at high mileage and/or after a lot of hard driving. Replacing the stock with the aftermarket parts (advertised as a fix) just "resets the...
  15. Burns

    Car ?'s

    It seems the c6 Zo6 LS7 engine has head and rod problems, so in my opinion the best c6 would be a 2008+ bone stock Grand Sport with low mileage. It might be a great option, if the right deal comes along. I also wouldn't actually buy a car modified by another person but a lot of people are fine...
  16. Burns

    Car ?'s

    This 2006 Grand Sport should blow all those from that dealer above out of the water for $28k. Has a super and a bunch of upgrades, which means it was probably abused a bit... but if you want a race car out of the box...
  17. Burns

    Car ?'s

    Here is 2014 with 44k miles that just sold for $39k (top trim 3LT with Z51 better brakes and suspension): https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c7-corvettes-for-sale/4916725-sold-2014-z51-3lt-m7-torch-red.html Looks like Carvana is offering this guy ~$36k at 70k miles (convertible tax), so it...
  18. Burns

    Car ?'s

    Yar, Challenger is a 100% about looks. Vette is the winner in performance. While the drag times of a bone stock base model might not have a huge difference, the bendy track times are in different leagues. Depending on where you live, there are bendy tracks all over with public track days at most...
  19. Burns

    Car ?'s

    Corvette has the best performance for dollar spent for maybe any full sized sports car currently in production, it's above all of the others in those terms. People, previously in this thread, have stated that Ford is one of the worst manufactures the last 10 to 15 years(?). It sounds like the...
  20. Burns

    General Gaming News and Discussion

    I only flirted with being a console-tard some ages ago, when various roommates and friends were console-tarded (and I could use their systems), now it's PC master race only.
  21. Burns

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    Have yall played Divinity: Original Sin 2? It has very similar multiplayer but it is a lighter game with a more open skill/class system with different mechanics (although you can see how they transferred over as much as possible to BG3). Some people don't like the Dutch humor, but I never found...
  22. Burns

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    Right, the criticisms I saw said they had breakthroughs in their research and advanced the field, but they misrepresented the work in the media so they could get a bunch of publicity on it. There was some speculation on if it was done to appease venture capital investors that may have been...
  23. Burns

    General Gaming News and Discussion

    Great, thanks. Ill look into them and hopefully add one to the queue. Automobilista and Wreakfest (maybe) sound promising, both of which I've never seen before.
  24. Burns

    General Gaming News and Discussion

    What are the good racing games? I had some nostalgia for Gran Turismo 3 and got the itch to play one last year, but none of them looked like a Gran Turismo experience similar to what I remembered. BeamNG looked to get a lot of positive reviews at the time, but I'm not going to buy a steering...
  25. Burns

    Clarkson's Farm

    On episode 4 and so far it's on par with the previous seasons. The editors are slipping though as I understood Gerald on numerous occasions (they often cut him up to make him unintelligible). I was interested in where they were driving around and couldn't remember what part of the UK they are...
  26. Burns

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    Just edit in some random picture you find and it will still qualify, even if you leave some text about being a double post. Random:
  27. Burns

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    Don't remember which thread the "Dire Wolf" bullshit was posted in, so posting this here (as numerous critics said at the time): https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481409-colossal-scientist-now-admits-they-havent-really-made-dire-wolves/?utm_medium=SOC&utm_source=Threads#Echobox=1747922233-2
  28. Burns

    WH 40k Dark Heresy -Owlcat games.

    Yep, I don't have some need to impress imaginary people because no one cares how you played a game or your "achievements," so I play single player games the way I want them played. Especially on replay when it's a quality of life improvement. I also cheated the army bullshit in Wrath and the...
  29. Burns

    WH 40k Dark Heresy -Owlcat games.

    I haven't replayed Kingmaker since before Wrath came out, so I was thinking there were less buffs in that game, at least if you didn't specifically build your party for it with something like Brown-Fur. Which made me think that I didn't use a auto-buff mod for at least half of my Kingmaker...
  30. Burns

    WH 40k Dark Heresy -Owlcat games.

    I've never done a single PnP game either, I mean just with PC games; mainly playing Baldur's Gate 1/2 numerous times over the years. For the Pathfinder games, I used mods to autobuff my group, which made the high buff builds much more manageable. There are plenty of mods the customize the...
  31. Burns

    WH 40k Dark Heresy -Owlcat games.

    Yeah, I'm certainly on the other side of the coin there. Decades of familiarity with DnD made Pathfinder easy to get into, while on the other hand having zero familiarity with 40k RPG rules took ALL the fun out of building a character in Rogue Trader. I didn't even finish the last chapter in...
  32. Burns

    YouTube's War on Ad Blockers

    You may want to look into a Android device like the NVidia Shield if you watch YouTube a lot on your TV and don't want to (or can't) run an HDMI from your PC. You can then sideload the YouTube ReVanced APK, which is supposed to be pretty good for blocking the adds. Or you could try some of the...
  33. Burns

    BB.com Misc Refugee Thread

    Peddling stupid shit has always worked and probably always will. Just look at Homeopathy; how it "works" is the some of the dumbest shit I have ever read, yet its been around for 200+ years and is a billion+ dollar "industry" scam. Realizing it's a scam shouldn't even take more than a basic...
  34. Burns

    Warfare

    Well this is probably the closest picture of modern war that isn't technically a documentary. They make sure to state that they only used accounts/reports from the operators that were there and it looks like numerous members of the involved units were present during shooting, making sure it was...
  35. Burns

    Andor

    Torrents are for the olds... just use uBlock Origins and stream it. If you want more protection, learn to use NoScript (which I recommend for every website, regardless). I'm overly cautious and isolate even further by using a separate browser just for streaming (in my case, Brave). That way I...
  36. Burns

    What vehicle do you drive?

    Yar, that's what I meant to say. I was typing slower than my brain was moving, and typed "would" instead of "wouldn't."
  37. Burns

    What vehicle do you drive?

    While it's an interesting project, it looks like they were building it with the option to use it for commercial purposes, so it had to be zoned/permitted as such? I cant get the construction photos to show up on Vivaldi or Chrome, but I am guessing that they put in a in ground fuel station as...
  38. Burns

    What vehicle do you drive?

    If you had the money to buy the land and build it, I think you could build a track with relatively few problems, as long as you stay in rural areas (in a majority of the states). Only when you get into the city limits of various municipalities, do you start running into major zoning issues and...
  39. Burns

    Steam Deals and Digital Sales

    https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dead-island-2-is-free-to-own-this-week-on-epic-games-store/
  40. Burns

    Black Sails

    It's well done because it properly portrayed gay for the time period (mostly). They acted in secret and were shunned/banished when found out. One of the issues with the current trend of blindly applying modern (big city) demographics to movies and TV shows, with a historical setting, is that...