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  1. Phelps McManus

    Patrick Rothfuss Kingkiller Chronicles

    That article was posted 11 days too late, right?
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    House of Cards Season 4 (March 4, 2016)

    Spacey should win an award for that scene with Durant and the letter opener. I felt this season was a solid redemption for the series.
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    Black Desert

    Is Dubai not in Asia any more?
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    Black Desert

    I need a cash shop item to expand my fucking quest log.
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    Black Desert

    I had this same issue due to not understanding their unusual server selection scheme. There are only 3 NA servers, one of which is Edan. When you pick one of the main servers, a list of 8 or so Overcrowded shards shows up underneath. They will end with _E1 or _E2 suffixes if you have Edan...
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    math help (logs)

    I think you can start with refactoring to ln(x)^2 + 3 ln(x) + 2 = 0, substitute t = ln(x), and just go straight to the rewrite.
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    Master of Orion

    This is how I feel, too. Plus I have a healthy disdain for the Early Access model even without the MOO3 shit sandwich. I would love for Firaxis to get the rights to this franchise. I know Microprose just published 1 & 2 - and most of the big players from them are no longer with Firaxis...
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    Rock Hard Weekend on Amazon

    Mine too!
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    Marvel's Jessica Jones

    Just finished the show and came to this thread with the same complaint. I was surprised to not see it until this last page - maybe I skimmed past it. Other than the "It's Patsy!" payoff, that scene was a real dud when JJ shows up *behind* Trish. WTF kind of plan was that? I was not able to...
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    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    Most maid services handle vacuuming, mopping, toilets, shower/tub, wiping down counters type of shit. They do not pick up your mess. At best they MIGHT collect it in a pile so it is easier to vacuum around. Each week, my wife and I spend a half hour or so - slightly annoyed - straightening the...
  11. Phelps McManus

    Final Fantasy VII Remake

    Both "sequels" sure had good music, though.
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    The RPG Thread

    For some reason this game really stuck with me. I rarely finish RPGs, especially one with such a flawed combat system, but I felt compelled to finish this one for the story. I truly enjoyed all of the cut scenes, music, and leveling aspects of the game.
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    Lasik Eye Surgery

    Stop eating them!
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    The Walking Dead

    What makes this worse is that the series started off so strong. There are some powerful scenes that still stick with me - like the bar scene where they go to retrieve a drunk Hershel and meet two random guys asking about their camp, or Rick meeting the Governor to negotiate. Stuff where a lot of...
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    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    The Maelstrom reference to Dragonlance (among others I am sure) made me laugh.
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    Fallout 4

    That is fine with me anyway. While clearing the Corvega plant last night, I lost track of the number of times I had to jump over Dogmeat. Going back to Sanctuary to store junk after clears is less annoying to me than pathing obstacles, so I ditched him. I will miss some of the little things...
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    Fallout 4

    You may be doing it wrong. I am level 12 and don't seem close to getting to Diamond City. I progressed through one BOS quest from raiders to ghouls and then some really hard super mutants before I stopped because I could only beat them with cheese tactics. I switched to some Minutemen quests...
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    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    I totally agreed with Popsicle's post until I read Popsicle's rebuttal of it.
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    Star Citizen Online - The search for more money

    ie 20,000 light seconds.
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    Star Citizen Online - The search for more money

    If playing Age of War: Fire Age taught me anything, it is that whales will certainly double (and triple) down to protect their "advantage". Throwing good money after bad is just human nature.
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    Star Citizen Online - The search for more money

    I agree with your statement. Nobody is saying that consumers shouldn't be protected from fraudulent kickstarter campaigns - just that the SEC is not the right regulator. The FTC is the appropriate agency.
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    Star Citizen Online - The search for more money

    Dude, they are still consumers not investors. The ones spending 20k to meet the devs and other bullshit are whales. Move on already.
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    College - Majors and Career Ideas...

    I have used some of 600 (PV Systems, Fire Pumps). Mostly circuit protection (200), conductor sizing and raceways (300's). A lot of the other stuff is residential, which didn't apply, but 200 and 300 apply to everything, even piddly control panels and skids. Basically your PE stamp on a...
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    College - Majors and Career Ideas...

    I was on the CompE track (CE was Civil) and Power Systems was an elective. I took a senior level Computer Science class instead (Compilers). It didn't matter for my first job at a Systems Integrator as long as you could program PLCs and get your PE to stamp panel drawings. Most of my coworkers...
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    Lasik Eye Surgery

    7 years ago my wife and I went in for Lasik. My cornea was too thin for the amount of correction I needed (~20/400). Instead, I got an Implanted Contact Lens in both eyes which got me to 20/30 and 20/40, respectively. Then Lasik got me to 20/20. My wife just got Lasik. Neither of us have had any...
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    Left big 4 IT consulting for smaller firm - AMA

    Maybe they don't care. I come from a different industry where "Managers" are typically either bosses or "Project Managers". The latter is technically not the boss, but he can throw people off of his team. He also owns the schedule and the budget, both of which I would expect to be difficult...
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    Left big 4 IT consulting for smaller firm - AMA

    I am still trying to wrap my head around a guy with 2 years of experience managing a team of 7 developers. Did they have zero self-esteem?
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    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    Stephen Colbert described the game best as "a cross between horseshoes and sodomy."
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    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    The thesis that software developers, even really good ones, are worth millions of dollars and expecting some fraction of that is completely flawed. It is more based on the cost of his or her replacement (ie "the market") and how efficiently they can do their job. The ultimate value of the...
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    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    I was totally with you lecturing Tenks on not getting taken advantage of and demanding what he was worth until you got to this 7 figure salary thing. Don't demand that...
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    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    I don't care if it is magical sconces or player characters with alien-cat light sensitivities. I am fine bending the rules of reality in my video game as long it looks cool and my options are not:"I can't see a goddamn thing at night" or everything looking purple because I have "night vision".
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    What do you do?

    Then you live in a bubble. Most engineers from every discipline have time cards. I had them when I worked for a Systems Integrator and charged to clients. I have them now when I work for a power plant owner/operator and charge to plants. People who work for design firms like Stantec certainly...
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    Dr. Mario's Retard Rehabilitation Program

    Khorum was entertaining and usually insightful. You are like the furthest thing from either of those things.
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    Science!! Fucking magnets, how do they work?

    This thread is so much nicer now without being littered with "Fuck Offs" and "citations needed".
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    Science!! Fucking magnets, how do they work?

    I wish you guys would hurry up and reach a consensus so that I can plan the rest of my week accordingly.
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    Science!! Fucking magnets, how do they work?

    Your "true knowledge" being the sum of your own conjecture and citations of other people's conjecture that supports your arguments?
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    Science!! Fucking magnets, how do they work?

    No species that has invented air conditioning or hydroponics in outer fucking space has ever survived where it is 5-10 degrees hotter*. That is a fact. We are doomed. *excluding New Mexico
  38. Phelps McManus

    Science!! Fucking magnets, how do they work?

    Apparently 2 degrees is all it takes.
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    Science!! Fucking magnets, how do they work?

    This is what qualifies as debate these days? Cad, I think you are getting trolled.