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I just bought a new video card and have the option to get either this or Rainbow 6: Siege for free. Get this now, or wait? I like both genres fine, if the games are good.

Just do it outdoors and wear a respirator. I've got an uncle with permanent respiratory problems from years of inhaling the volatile organic compounds in varnishes.

Apple claims the two hour figure is particular to a contrived case used in benchmarking software. Real-world differences are only supposed to be 2-3%. Apple: Data shows TSMC and Samsung iPhone 6S models have similar battery life | Ars Technica

I got mine right after joining a game.

I *can* run my own email server, but I really don't want to. My time is much better spent on revenue-generating activity for the company. A turnkey solution is vastly preferable. Thanks for the advice, all.

I have a small business with four employees. We are in need of a new host for our email. We've been using Arvixe for the last few months, but their reliability and support has been a steaming pile of shit. I'd consider Microsoft/Google hosting, but they're not particularly cost effective for the...

I see $1499 for the model you list. Are you outside the US, or rounding heavily?

That's a pretty sweet package. I wonder how the Surface Book performs with the screen detached compared to the Surface Pro 4. Are they essentially the same with the optional extra hardware (GPU, HDD, etc.) housed in the keyboard, or is it significantly more wimpy? Edit: Holy shit, $2700 to...

First, I have to apologize for the earlier cost estimates. I obviously totally botched the summation of the parts list and was WAY off. Cost as built was $621, $760 if you include the UPS. I went for the solidly functional but not pretty route for this box. It sits under a table under my...

I bought five 2tb Hitachis on sale for $50 each (new, not refurb). They're not the greatest drives in the world, but for that price, and with two-drive redundancy, I'll just get more when they fail. Upon further reflection my whole system cost was more like $500, with a 50/50 split between...

I just built myself a 5-disk FreeNAS box for about $450. It wasn't without a learning curve, but I'm loving it so far. As a_skeleton_03 said, I've got it set up as a one-stop media acquisition and distribution system with plex, sickbeard, sabnzbd, headphones, mylar, etc. Prior to this I had the...

I don't find "serious Castle" as compelling as "funny Castle". The actors, production, and scripts are all mostly fine but the chemistry between Castle and Beckett just isn't interesting when they take out the humor. The occasional "papa bear" moments from Castle give some depth to his...

I assumed that the rear window wiper knocked the sticker off.

Windows 10 is killing me with driver problems. There is some kind of issue with my wifi driver (Bigfoot Networks KillerN-1103) that is causing massive instability. It started off causing BSOD crashes with IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL about once a week, which I could live with. Suddenly, after the last...

Ahh, nostalgia.

What the fuck are those guys doing biking on the highway?

Holy shit, I wonder if the cameraman in the first clip survived. Chunks of that wall were going straight for him.

I think it's a losing proposition to rely on the sense of self-preservation of people who want to get punched in the head for a living.

They'll obviously rehydrate some. By setting the limit of how much weight you can gain post-cut, however, you incentivize rehydrating as little as possible while still being able to fight. This is dangerous for a variety of reasons. I train BJJ with a few (low-level) pro MMA fighters. They...

Possibly dumb question: I've been using the virtual desktops to segregate applications and browser sessions for work and personal use. However, there are a few things (Skype, etc.) that I'd like to be able to see no matter which desktop I'm viewing. Is there any way to make this happen? Outlook...

Right idea, wrong mechanism. This won't do shit other than discourage fighters from re-hydrating after their cut. To really prevent cutting in the first place, which should be the goal, you'd need to do something like require fighters to be on weight for 4 days before and after the fight...

Upgraded from Win 7 today. For some reason Win 10 would recognize my wifi network but not connect successfully until I rebooted a couple times. Chrome also failed to launch from the taskbar shortcut until I deleted a registry key. Now all is well. An initial 30 minutes of hassle, but that's...

Charge more next time!

I'd charge triple or more. As other folks have said, you have to factor in the benefits load you're not getting compensated for (20-40% gross-up, depending). You also get a premium because it's short-term work and you have no guarantee of stability. When I do consulting work I price myself so as...

Really? So pro athletes file taxes in 30+ states? God, what a pain... Edit: Answer to my own question. http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2013/04/15/pro-athlete-tax-returns-illustrate-complexities-of-u-s-tax-code/

My son didn't sleep through the night without waking us up until he was almost 2 1/2.

Just don't think about the physics. It's better to assume that a wizard did it.

I'm less grossed out by the torn flesh than I am by those toenails. Jesus fuck, how do his training partners put up with that fungus-ridden shit? Those things are contagious.

Got one of these from a Costco roadshow for 30% off retail. Love, love, love, love it. Ribs, steaks, fish, chicken, veggies, all amazing. I also find it easier to use than standard charcoal grills due to the ability to fine-tune airflow. I can ramp it up to any temp I want between 150 and...

Bought this. Smoked ribs. Ate ribs. Grilled steak. Ate steak. Roasted chicken. Ate chicken. All fucking delicious. Best thing I've bought in years. Edit: Apparently there's a grill thread!

Same kind of cancer that got my mom at the same age. No fun. RIP.

I've usedhttp://www.mma-core.com. They usually have fights up within a couple hours of airtime. The interface isn't the greatest but you can find what you want.

She's under strict instructions to live forever. =(

Mendes: "Do you know what wrestling is?" McGregor: "I can rest my balls on your forehead." Lol

He's said repeatedly in interviews, starting maybe in 2010, that he has tried to be more aggressive in order to deliver more exciting matches. I'll admit that it's not a dramatic change, but in recent years you can see that he'll occasionally sit in the pocket and try to land combinations under...

Honestly, Machida lost it when he started to try to be "exciting". Earlier in his career he was heavily critizied for being boring, which was a result of his trying to fight without taking damage. This makes total sense in a context like karate that is more philosophically directed, but can...

Lol. I'm surprised the UFC doesn't fine fighters for talking about anything other than MMA during their interviews.

I would assume that violates the drug policy. Aldo will have to gut it out.

Altitude is a motherfucker. I'm in pretty good shape and I went to Quito, Ecuador for a week. I might as well have been on the moon for how hard it was to breathe. I nearly died jogging up a few flights of stairs when the elevator was full.

Working fine.