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  1. Jysin

    Home buying thread

    It could also be perceived as having something of value to hide. And if a thief is that determined to get inside, the lock is the least of your concerns. They are simply going to break a window.
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    Everquest - Agnarr Server: Sunset Mode

    Found the Conquest Sleeper video on YouTube. I have this original video in oldschool .wmv format and it is dated Wednesday, ‎July ‎4, ‎2001, ‏‎3:32:10 PM
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    Everquest - Agnarr Server: Sunset Mode

    EQ Devs haven't worked weekends in years. This should surprise no one.
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    John Smedley hired by Amazon to produce MMOs

    Aka, the George Lucas effect. Too many ass-kissing yes men.
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    Ordering tires online

    My local tire shop costs like 5 bucks per wheel to balance. Why mess with all that time / hassle and equipment cost on your own?
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    Service Providers (Internet, TV, Etc)

    vs hardwired? Especially fiber optic? There's quite a difference. Who knows what the future brings years down the road with 5G though? 5G Wireless - Latency vs. Speed - Bandwidth Place
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    Everquest - Agnarr Server: Sunset Mode

    Not sure if server IP addresses are that protected. I remember using tracert to my server back in the day to check status / IP issues.
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    Service Providers (Internet, TV, Etc)

    5G cellular data doesn't address latency. As you are on Satellite, should know full well about.
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    Hiking Shoes

    I have been through 2 sets of North Face Hedgehogs. My current ones have nearly lost their tread, I have put so many miles on them. They've been with me all over the planet from New Zealand, Nepal, Bhutan, to Mt. Etna in Sicily last week. Couldn't be happier. I am definitely going to buy my 3rd...
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    First EverQuest, 3 screenshots

    I like how you guys dropped swords across the invis bridge. There was a baby mushroom mob at the start of the bridge. We would just chain fear the thing and it would path directly across the middle of it. Conga line to follow across, but you still always had a death or two. Fun times!
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    Smartphones

    As afar as I know, the main rear facing S7 and S8 cameras are identical. The front facing "selfie camera" is updated only.
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    Investing General Discussion

    Buddy of mine bought a huge position in AMD at $8 a share. I have been telling him to sell for months. He held... I am clearly the fool. Dem gains!!
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    Home buying thread

    Don't worry, we are not alone in the US with this new trend of exploding debt and stagnant wages. UK seems to be joining in on the nonsense. Bank of England warns of complacency over big rise in personal debt
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    Home buying thread

    Again, look at income levels. FLAT. Housing has climbed steadily upward at a blistering pace. Pre-2007 bad lending practices (subprime mortgages) and post crash due to all-time low interest rates. Again, people are just dumb and only care what that monthly payment is. Total $ spent is...
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    Home buying thread

    Everything is connected to interest rates. Houses and vehicles have all grown in price exponentially, yet wages remain relatively flat for decades. How do people suddenly afford far bigger loans than ever? Low interest rates mixed with far more loose lending practices. (Bad mortgage lending had...
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    Home buying thread

    We already are in a bubble. People are just fucking clueless. No one has a grasp on the value of money anymore (aside from us thrifty gents here in this thread). The problem started with interest rates being floored to stimulate spending during the 2008 recession. With cheaper interest rates...
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    Keyboards & Mice

    If its powered off, the water doesn't concern me at all. You should be using distilled water due to what Lanx hit on. It's the impurities / minerals in the water that are conductive and leave residue behind that can lead to corrosion.
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    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    This is exactly what I was saying.
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    I heard John Heard died.

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    First EverQuest, 3 screenshots

    SoD was from a warder. Hraashna the Warder - Project 1999 Wiki Sceptre of Destruction - Project 1999 Wiki
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    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    That's real? Getting ahead of themselves, no? Why would you do that kind of advertising when you don't even have polished product? There's still far too much placeholder animations, etc in game. Someone sees an ad like that and gets curious and fires up one of their vids is going to think that's...
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    First EverQuest, 3 screenshots

    Primals weren't an issue. The Ancient Prismatic weapons that dropped afterward had the exact same stats, just a different name. The loss of Sceptre of Destruction, Salindrite Dagger, Gnome Mask, Monk Robe, etc were the real penalty.
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    winter dreams

    Unfortunately, yes.
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    RIP Chester Bennington

    Thing with Pearl Jam is, I can fire up Ten and Vs and not have to listen to any political rambling. They are fucking amazing albums. I'd take pre-2000 Pearl Jam over any of the bands mentioned in this thread.
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    RIP Chester Bennington

    I saw LP in London back on their Meteora tour back in the day. This is exactly what stood out to me during and after the show. The guy could just belt it out and nail it the entire live show from start to finish. It was pretty amazing. They even took a random kid out of the crowd who played...
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    THE JUICE IS LOOSE

    All automakers are off the mark of their heritage vehicles. Land Rover are due to finally update their classic Defender, which has looked relatively like this for decades: The first concept of the re-design came a while back at the Frankfurt Motor Show and was absolutely hated by pretty...
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    winter dreams

    122F here you fucking pussies. It was about 105F and 70% humidity at 9pm last night.
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    Whiskey

    I like my whiskey old enough to order its own whiskey.
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    First EverQuest, 3 screenshots

    It was definitely a performance issue in 1999. Tiny render window was a lot smoother than full screen.
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    First EverQuest, 3 screenshots

    I only have late Kunark and forward. Oldschool HD died and lost all my cool pics with crafted armor, yaks, etc.
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    John Smedley hired by Amazon to produce MMOs

    But.. but.. SoEMOTE !! /picard
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    Everquest - Agnarr Server: Sunset Mode

    I used to be a baller puller as a War back in the day. It takes a lot of time learning zones, pathing and proximity aggro / max distance. Definitely a lost art on these TLP servers.
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    First EverQuest, 3 screenshots

    Earliest pic I could find. Sometime during Kunark. I led a pickup Sev raid in god awful hours in the morning. Well over an hour to get people in place and buffed. Fucker gated at the end. Screenshot was people camping out while Sev was summoning 1 by 1 and murdering people across zone.
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    First EverQuest, 3 screenshots

    A reminder how broke dick GoD was on release. This was a level 1 GM Dev in our raid on live (AB Server) taking tuning notes and handing out GM rezzes after corpse summons. Fuck that xpac.
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    First EverQuest, 3 screenshots

    typo'd too!
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    John Smedley hired by Amazon to produce MMOs

    Jesus, you don't even need Elidroth to confirm this. Most oldschool EQ'ers knew the game engine came from Tanarus. Hell, I think it came on the EQ disk. I never heard of Tanarus until I started playing EQ. I fired it up at some point because of EQ. Tanarus (video game) - Wikipedia
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    Adventures with Lyrical: Buying a Business (REPOST)

    Just read this entire thread start to finish over the last couple days. Really inspiring @Shonuff (Lyrical). I have busted my ass as an IT defense contractor overseas for the last decade. My original intent was save money for buying a house / car in cash when I return home. I am quickly...
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    Smartphones

    Note is not really intended to compete with the Galaxy and is typically a fall release. Galaxy is always a spring release. We are miles away from the S9 or whatever it will be called is due for release. I do think the whole screen separation thing is complete bs for them to clear old stock...
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    Everquest - Agnarr Server: Sunset Mode

    That xp loss due to a dot in duel / in arenas is as old as EQ itself. It's crazy to think they haven't fixed that in ~18 years.