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    Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

    Tha fuck... ?
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    2013 NFL Season

    The Bengals were out of their mind good yesterday, no doubt, no argument. Blew my mind. There were still quite a few times that I felt a more experienced receiver group would have manages a few more key catches though to make a big difference. Dumping all the running backs and receivers was...
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    2013 NFL Season

    I thought I heard this week how Rivers was playing perhaps the best of his career?
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    2013 NFL Season

    Time to start burning Schaub jerseys yet this week?
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    Health Care Thread

    It goes back to showing companies hire and fire based more on their actual need than economic or possible economic concerns. Kind of like that know-nothing business owner Aryasar has been telling us for a few years.
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    Health Care Thread

    Ahhh, "HSA" = Health Savings Accounts. I imagine I'd have to have money to put into a savings account to worry about one of those, so it hasn't been something I've concerned myself with. I can see the value, don't get me wrong, but outside of my area of knowledge I'm afraid.
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    Europa Universalis IV

    One thing though, is there any trick to keeping an edge over your neighbors technologically? Or should you always just assume you're going to be about the same? Every time I go to war with some pissant Muslim savages I think "My troops should be far superior with our awesome guns and...
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    Europa Universalis IV

    I picked Ireland as I found it a good way to learn in CK2 starting with just the one province and growing outward. The thing that peaked my interest most and I understood least was the Trade system, so I actually grabbed Portugal next. I figured out trade quite well, which I like quite a bit...
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    Health Care Thread

    Sorry, I'm not very insurance lingo-y, Hoss, so not sure what you're asking. I can say my insurance is probably a comparably shitty plan compared to most due to being through "open enrollment" and not through a job, in addition to a mess of pre-existing conditions and such. Part of the...
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    Occupy Claude Moore Colonial Farm: (Keep A Cost-Free Park Closed, Yes or No?)

    Didn't someone link some federal 1880's law that says "X" has to be shut down no matter actual costs if the government shuts down and goes unfunded?
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    Health Care Thread

    Some people are convinced we have nothing else to do but sit around lying to them on a message board to trick them into something that has no benefit for us. It's like I'm shilling for no gain here.
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    Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

    Yeah, few people suggesting Rising Tide = Atlantean Turrerests. There was a mini-series/event with Atlantean Terrorists doing stuff and something and stuff... at some point. Yeah.
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    Health Care Thread

    There is no letter saying "Your monthly is going from X to Y". I know what my monthly bill is, and there is a new chart showing what a 38 year old with a "gold" class plan pays. I'm not digging it up just to make you feel better, because fuck you for questioning my word in the first place...
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    Health Care Thread

    I find it odd that I got this letter and no one else did. Maybe a Rhode Island thing? Now, something to keep in mind here. I did not switch insurance. This is the same insurance I've been on about a year now. They are just lowering rates to keep me as a customer and stay competitive with the...
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    Health Care Thread

    Ancient. 38.
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    Health Care Thread

    Wow. Fuck you for calling me a liar. Me too! So this should look familiar to you. The big thing here is the prescription prices, as I outlined. That is probably a savings of around $1500-2000/year all by itself. Also there is one or two things on there that are now fortunately covered...
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    Health Care Thread

    Did you bother reading the thread to see how people have already been personally helped by this and the worst first hand complaint , which may not even be Obamacare related, is someone's MRI went up from $25 to $75?
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    The Netflix Thread

    I don't recall if I ever mentioned how much I enjoyedSingham(2011, Bollywood) here or not. Being an Indian/Bollywood film it is a bit different in a variety of ways, just from cultural differences and their desire to stick in music videos every 30-40 minutes, and while in many ways...
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    Health Care Thread

    I got a letter from my insurance company showing the side by side comparison of how I'm going to be paying substantially less now due to Obamacare. Christ Merlin.
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    Health Care Thread

    The preexisting conditions thing is huge though. For most people health insurance is just that, insurance against something bad happening. For those of us who aren't as fortunate though, insurance can make huge lifestyle differences and impact a substantial portion of your household income...
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    Health Care Thread

    Its a bit of a shit plan when you have to go through open enrollment and not through a workplace. Still a lot cheaper than not having one.
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    Health Care Thread

    Your MRI cost $75 now? Mine cost $1000 and I'm supposed to get them every 6-12 months. I doubt Obamacare is the cause for the price raise, but I sure hope it is now, ya wanker :P
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    Health Care Thread

    I am a very sick person and pay a lot of money to healthcare. The past month the healthcare kills have been a bit terrifying and have been causing me to start considering stopping getting the care I need in certain areas to be able to pay for more important ones. I just got a letter from my...
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    Europa Universalis IV

    Finally picked it up, experience with Victoria 2 and Crusader Kings 2 has gotten me through a lot, but some parts just baffle me still. Going to have to poke through that wiki a bit to answer some question. My first go as an Irish lord lasted 33 years before the evil English wiped me out...
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    Marvel Universe stuff

    The Collector, Ronan and Korath are going to be in there? I hadn't heard that yet.
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    Marvel Heroes 20xx

    Post-50 XP is definitely slow, I will not argue. Pre-30 though? Seems Ok to me, I'm fairly happy at my pace I'm moving along and Midtown is still great XP. Have you tried the new Odin-thing Legendary Quests? That is supposed to be a nice boost starting at 20.
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    Marvel Heroes 20xx

    I broke down and got Luke Cage and Iron Man (due to the rework) and have been playing nothing but Iron Man, really enjoying it. I haven't had any Spirit problems, but I'm not playing a normal character either I guess. I'm not sure any of my characters I play is very Spirit intensive other...
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    Pathfinder - Pen and Paper RPG Books

    They aren't trying to fix them. Next is specifically dumping most of the good things they did in 4e to chase "nostalgia" of previous editions because there are people out there playing old versions of D&D and liking it. I look at Next and don't understand who will want to play it. If you like...
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    Pathfinder - Pen and Paper RPG Books

    I think the "nerf" the the "versatility" of the spell systems was one of the best things, as to me that was just one of the worst part of earlier editions. Poorly written or designed spells were awful and made for miserable gaming. Not only that is you often had a handful of spells each level...
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    Marvel Universe stuff

    Part of my concern is... scenes like that comic cover posted, Thanos standing up (and beating) that assembled group of badass cosmic entities loses a lot of meaning if you don't grasp who those badass cosmic entities are. Combine with a smaller marvel universe, Thanos whupping on Galactus...
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    Pathfinder - Pen and Paper RPG Books

    I've abandoned Hasbro/Wizards at this point, as 4e is my favorite edition and they decided to shit on it and its fans. D&D Next had a few glimmers of hope in some of the playtests but ultimately got worse with each one, combined with them clearly not wanting me as a customer, I'm all done with...
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    Europa Universalis IV

    Dunno if anyone has a good grasp on this but what add-ons add content and which just add art? It's kinda hard to tell.
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    Europa Universalis IV

    Still haven't picked this up for budgetary reasons, but Paradox is terrific at producing excellent patches in reasonable timely fashion to just keep making a great game better. Stuff made by Paradox, if you're into it (definitely not for everyone games), is always high quality stuff.
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    2013 NFL Season

    The horror.
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    Marvel Universe stuff

    The thing is though, will you be happy with "a story with Thanos and a really uber powerful gauntlet thing" if it isn't the actual Infinity Gauntlet story? It just seems like Infinity Gauntlet wouldn't be quite right if you took stuff out that showed how powerful he was. While having Death...
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    Marvel Universe stuff

    They put in lots of cool easter eggs in every movie, doesn't mean they're going to make a movie of them all. I doubt we'll be seeing an Invaders movie.
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    Marvel Universe stuff

    I can't imagine an Infinity Gauntlet movie being good. I just don't see it, I think it would be way too "out there" for movie audiences and not up to snuff for comic fans and everyone would be unhappy.
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    Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

    Astonishing X-Men was amazing, that was huge, what the fuck.
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    Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

    SHIELD flying car, first appearance 1967. You Philistine.