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  1. Gravel

    Disney+ Streaming Service

    Good. Fuck them. They built a model around screwing their customers, and held onto a dying model without any attempt at using that "fucked our customers" money to do something marketable. At least the cable companies were smart enough in the late 90's to realize that divesting was a good idea...
  2. Gravel

    Rocketman (2019)

    I've only made it about halfway through the movie (I'm not interested enough to do this in one go apparently), and it's like, "First time writing a song...instant hit." "First time ever performing...massive venue, sells out multiple nights, instant success." Followed by a montage of him...
  3. Gravel

    Borderlands 3

    Game is a bit unpolished for sure. I've fallen through the map twice (both during the Beneath the Meridian mission). Also had the game lock up on me twice. Still fun as hell.
  4. Gravel

    Borderlands 3

    Played for about 5 hours in a 3 person co-op last night. Enjoyed the shit out of it. Only complaint is that it seems harder to tell teammates apart from enemies than BL2. I'm not sure if it's nameplate or what. The beastmaster pet, especially, is awful. When I see people complaining because of...
  5. Gravel

    Borderlands 3

    What the fuck is the deal with their downloader?
  6. Gravel

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    Been a really long time since i fired one, but I don't believe it has any kind of safety (and if it does, it's similar to the 50 cal where it's just pressing up on a little knobby thing under the butterfly). Once it's loaded, it's basically "go time." Bump into it and grenades are probably...
  7. Gravel

    Disney+ Streaming Service

    Pretty sure i saw that it was both versions of DuckTales.
  8. Gravel

    Borderlands 3

    If I stopped consuming media because the people that produced it were fucking morons, I wouldn't consume any media at all.
  9. Gravel

    Borderlands 3

    Is there some super nerd reason that I shouldn't pay for the game? I'm confused because I don't live and breath developer shit.
  10. Gravel

    The Netflix Thread

    Bill Burr with a new special. Spends the first half of it just absolutely obliterating SJW's, and then rest with normal comedy.
  11. Gravel

    Steam Deals and Digital Sales

    So you can get the XBox Game Pass for 2 months for $2 right now. I've been going through the games list and I'm pretty amazed at how many games I've been meaning to play are on there. In fact, I'd say it'd be $2 that every single person on this board should probably spend. Not sure how you...
  12. Gravel

    Marvel Universe stuff

    Were there a ton of sex scenes in the Marvel movies that I missed (outside of Iron Man, I guess)? What the fuck does their sexual orientation matter, you fucks? God I hate Hollywood.
  13. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    It's been looking more and more like the last 30 years were a bond bubble. I wouldn't expect anywhere near the return on bonds that we've had; probably barely beating inflation. Additionally, @Blazin's advice is decent, but I would be reluctant to align a target date fund with your actual...
  14. Gravel

    What We Do in the Shadows

    Not sure if anyone watches the Great British Baking Show, but holy fuck, I die everytime this woman Helena is on. The Nadja character could be modeled after her and I wouldn't be the slightest bit surprised. She just makes Halloween shit. Every. Single. Time. She made a bat cake, witch finger...
  15. Gravel

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    I thought about trying a Beyond Burger, but it's like $10 a fucking pound. So now I'll just never eat one. Because why eat that shit for more than a steak costs? Also went to a restaurant but it was an extra $3.50 I think. Extra for the non-meat option? Wtf?
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    Marvel Universe stuff

    You're right. Actors shouldn't act, they should only portray themselves. You fit right in with these people. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/13/movies/scarlett-johansson-rub-and-tug-transgender.html
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    Marvel Universe stuff

    You can't really believe this, can you? You really think the market wants a gay couple in every movie and show? You think there are people who won't watch something unless there's at least one tranny? That the population is just clamoring for all the white actors to replaced by black guys...
  18. Gravel

    Weather

    Yeah, saw some videos of the airport and a few other places. Bahamas are probably fucked for at least a decade.
  19. Gravel

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    My first car was a 240SX. Didn't look that cool though. Terrible car for a teenager to drive though. Wrecked it in the first month. Bought it with Everquest Ebay money. Mine looked more like this.
  20. Gravel

    Mindhunter

    Finally finished it and really I can summarize the whole season. Women characters are shit. Anna Torv got reduced to a mindless lesbian plot that didn't matter. Tench's wife was just an asshole. Black Coke bottle lady was...also an asshole. You cut out all their scenes and it's an interesting...
  21. Gravel

    Weather

    I've got a 1000 watt (really 900 watts of steady power, but up to 2000 watts surge) inverter in the van and it was like $250. But mine is pure sine. We've used it pretty often. It's part of a full system though. 100W solar panels, 100 amp lithium battery, full 12V wiring, and 3 110V outlets...
  22. Gravel

    Weather

    How do solar panels fare in hurricane force winds though? Similarly, I'd be concerned about generators in places with storm surge. Do they make them so they don't take in water somehow (like a diesel snorkel)? My mom has solar and a generator, but she also lives in Raleigh, so those aren't...
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    Weather

    As someone who will be trading California's earthquakes for Florida's hurricanes in a couple years, I'll just tell you that with both of those disasters, it's really whether you escape being where it directly hits. We were in Florida when Frances and Ivan hit, and while we did get like...
  24. Gravel

    The Earthquake and Tsunami Thread. AKA Kiss Your Ass Goodbye

    Another earthquake hit the Juan de Fuca fracture zone off Oregon, this time a 6.4. I'd expect a 5.5 - 6.5 earthquake to hit somewhere in California in the next week. I'd say if you live in CA, better get prepared just in case. Chances are it hits Ridgecrest again, but there's no reason not to...
  25. Gravel

    Disney+ Streaming Service

    Yeah, wife was hoping there'd be an option with Hulu, but at under $4 a month, we can pay for Hulu separate and it'll still be under the $12.99 price. Shit, if we can get Hulu for 99 cents a month again, we'd get both for like $5. 3 years of Disney content for less than a single year of Netflix.
  26. Gravel

    Military Service

    Thanks, but I don't want your poverty country's medal. I understand guys going after foreign jump wings, cause some of those fuckers look super cool. But a medal? I served in the United States military, not Iraq's.
  27. Gravel

    Good Eats: The Return

    Apparently Good Eats is coming back! Probably the best cooking show there ever was. Can watch the first episode on YouTube. Edit: Something went wonky there. Mod, please change to Good Eats: The Return
  28. Gravel

    Good Eats: The Return

    Title: Wildboyz Genre: Reality, Comedy Cast: Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Manny Puig First aired: 2003-10-26 Overview: Jackass stars Chris Pontius and Steve-O travel the globe to places like India, Mexico, Africa, Thailand, Argentina, Thailand, Argentina, for a nature show with a Jackass...
  29. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    The problem here is Gurgeh sounds like someone who just took a finance class and is getting things mixed up. I'm assuming he's likely talking about portfolio theory which says that once you invest in around 15 companies, you eliminate market risk. But then he's trying to draw an equivalency to...
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    Investing General Discussion

  31. Gravel

    DOTA 2

    Yeah, they pretty much rolled through upper bracket. But by the same token, Liquid I think was 11-1 in the lower? They only lost the one game to LGD.
  32. Gravel

    Monster Hunter: World

    Yeah, Anjanath and then Nergigante end up being points where it seemed like the difficulty ramped up.
  33. Gravel

    DOTA 2

    I'd say because OG has shown they will fucking own you if Magnus, Enchantress, IO, or Alchemist gets through. So you pick your poison. And then against other teams figure they need to ban them too or else. Kind of like the Gyro meta last TI but it was only the Chinese teams that seemed to be...
  34. Gravel

    Big Brother

    Tiny fag will likely win. It's ironic that the reason they voted this week was because they were scared of Nick, but Tommy's the exact same threat but worse. Doubley so since Christie is his closest ally, that they just decided to keep.
  35. Gravel

    Big Brother

    Jesus fucking Christ. Worst season ever. Are you fucking kidding me? You get rid of the floater? Seriously? Idiots, all of them.
  36. Gravel

    The Earthquake and Tsunami Thread. AKA Kiss Your Ass Goodbye

    Got a 5.0 while at work today. Been like a month since we've had a decent sized earthquake, and I'm fucking over it again. I haven't quite figured out the "Origin" magnitudes that USGS reports, because some of those reported it as big as 6. I'm not sure how they average them out to equal what...
  37. Gravel

    DOTA 2

    Man, that game 3 of OG/EG turned in a hurry. At like 18 minutes it looked pretty even, but by 22 it was over. I hadn't planned on watching Secret/Mineski, but I guess I need to now.
  38. Gravel

    DOTA 2

    Finally finished the Secret/EG series. Secret played like shit in all 3 games. First game was all of them. Second Midone was just non-existent (they just got lucky with a team wipe at the end to finish it). Third game Zai crushed laning phase and then just got chained killed. Their execution...
  39. Gravel

    Big Brother

    Not sure if anyone is even watching this season anymore. It's not a good one. Christie, however, is the worst player I've ever seen. She sabotaged her own game in like the 2nd or 3rd week by vocalizing that she thought her alliance was going to put her up (despite literally zero evidence), and...
  40. Gravel

    DOTA 2

    "ok gg" was also probably my favorite way to end a game.