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  1. Burns

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    TLC and the History channel went to shit way before YouTube and the internet got big into educational content. The owner of those channels saw that they could produce cheap reality TV and shows that required no research for a fraction of the price of the fully sourced/proofed educational stuff...
  2. Burns

    Total War: Warhammer

    If CA doesn't fix it by the time Mortal Empires II is released, hopefully some modders will figure out how to totally neuter it. I just looked though 14 pages (out of 39) of the most popular mods and don't see anything that converts non-walled minor settlements into field battles, but there is...
  3. Burns

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    Crafting: Anyone can have items made for themselves through the AH. You list the mats and a price you will pay for someone else, with the recipe, to combine it for you. This works for all recipes, including soulbound. Crafting specialization is back Professions have their own "stat" (whatever...
  4. Burns

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    Oh, for anyone not watching, the new dragon race get a new class called the Evoker. That's the only class a dragon can be, and the only race that can be an Evoker is a dragon. Two specs, ranged DPS and Heals. Wears mail.
  5. Burns

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    Yarp, they are pulling from Wrath hard. "We loved Grizzly Hills, so this new zone will be like that, but BETTER" "We loved Tuskars, so these new zones will have Tuskar, but with a much expanded culture for you to explore!"
  6. Burns

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    Lulz, this is real...
  7. Burns

    Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

    Not every martial art uses belts to mark some rank of proficiency? I'm not much into MMA anymore, or martial arts in general, but last I watched MMA fighting (15+ years ago) most black belts (or belt systems) were laughed at as participation prizes for white people that take the worthless...
  8. Burns

    Woodworking

    Anyone know how much one of these houses cost? That wood and skill level probably cost a ton. P.S. Is harvesting cinnamon considered wood working?
  9. Burns

    The Video Thread

    TLDW:
  10. Burns

    Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

    Do Chinese martial arts, combat or dance, do the silly belt system?
  11. Burns

    The Elder Scrolls Online

    This game has a free 2 weeks promo going for it's whatever year anniversary (one week left). I haven't played it since the open beta, so gave it a shot. Currently at level 20 (mage) in Daggerfall and have lost almost all interest in continuing. Combat is still as bland as it was in beta, and...
  12. Burns

    Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

    Movie martial arts is dance and the requirement to have taken it may have been due to CCP oversite/requirements. Part of the great leap forward by Mao was to make all combat martial arts illegal (not officially, per se, but it was a "waste of time") and set up the contemporary Wushu school...
  13. Burns

    Car ?'s

    Short answer (not an engineer): It has to do with the power curve and how an electric motor VS gasoline engine produce torque differently. A gasoline engine has low torque at low RPM, so it needs various sizes of gears to convert that low torque to the wheels though various speeds. An electric...
  14. Burns

    Blizzard dies and Bobby rides

    https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220411005676/en/Activision-Blizzard-Appoints-Kristen-Hines-as-Chief-Diversity-Equity-and-Inclusion-Officer
  15. Burns

    Weird West

    Yea, the combat is serviceable, but not that good. I should have probably turned it up to the hardest difficulty, for more of a challenge (but then the camera control and bad AI would just stick out more). On the second hardest difficulty, almost all the abilities are lack luster, especially...
  16. Burns

    Weird West

    Weird, since I got zeroed out twice at the start of the game, I just ended up spending everything at the end of every act (I had a~10 purple unspent points on the first character that just went poof). So maybe they changed/fixed it since then. I started playing at release, but took a break...
  17. Burns

    Weird West

    AFAIK, there is no carry over between characters, for unspent orange points (and purple, for anyone else reading). I thought I noticed, early-ish, on the second character (but too late to revert to a save) that everything was zeroed out. So, made a save before then end of act 2, with unspent...
  18. Burns

    What vehicle do you drive?

    If your paint is in a good shape you can clay bar (and use Dr. Colorchip on chips) before the ceramic coat and be gtg. At least, if you aren't going for showroom quality (you can always find something more to do, and spend extra cash in pursuit of this). The new clay bar replacement (mits or...
  19. Burns

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    It took you 2 hours to find the studs?!? Git gud son...
  20. Burns

    Homesteading and Hobby Farm/Ranch

    For a hunting/fishing property, it sounds pretty good. You can build two small tie-offs/docks, and a small shed on the road side (to secure a boat) to ferry over supplies on a jon boat. For a property to live on, with modern amenities, I'm kinda leaning toward @Borzak's assessment; it sounds...
  21. Burns

    What vehicle do you drive?

    I don't have much experience using a wide selection of these products, so most of this is relaying what I have read. The TLDR is at the bottom. For a good polish/sealant you will pay the same, or slightly more than a good wax; only it should last much longer before you start noticing a loss of...
  22. Burns

    What vehicle do you drive?

    Well, I guess if you enjoy the process, it may be worth it. I went hood surfing a few times, as a teenager, but it wasn't really my thing.
  23. Burns

    What vehicle do you drive?

    Wax? People still use wax? While it looks nice, it is way too labor intensive and last less than 3 months on a daily driver. The sealants are a much better product. There are even some DIY ceramic coats that, purportedly, last up to 2 years for a decent price. Although a ceramic coating is more...
  24. Burns

    What vehicle do you drive?

    Wrong, this would be more American redneck/Whisky Tango shit. Ghetto black shit use a different Dodge, called a Charger, with huge wheels and ludicrous rims. While the truck isn't something I would buy, it's not bad looking (apart from the under lights) and I would certainly rather drive that...
  25. Burns

    Obi-Wan Kenobi

    Think this is the list that was linked in a different SW thread, which I followed on last rewatch (skipping all droid episode, since they are the most kiddy of the bunch): https://collider.com/star-wars-the-clone-wars-chronological-order-list/
  26. Burns

    What vehicle do you drive?

    You could try Autotrader and Edmonds new vehicle search, which searches various dealers in an area. Dealers have to pay to advertise there, so it may not be an exhaustive search, but 90% of them probably have an account with Autotrader, at least. You could then plan your flight from Japan to...
  27. Burns

    Will Smith n Oscar Town

    Maybe Scientology offers a gay zealot harem once you reach Operating Thetan level. Zealots wont go around blabbing about their demigods.
  28. Burns

    What vehicle do you drive?

    Unfortunately, this sounds like the current market for all but the most unpopular of cars, in the US market. You could buy one in Japan and import it for "not terrible" prices...maybe...too bad Japan drives on the wrong side of the road. Some years ago I looked at importing a car to Australia...
  29. Burns

    What vehicle do you drive?

    If you are looking at new, due to market conditions, you may want to test drive the Lexus UX/NX/RX as well. They all have a hybrid option, AWD option, and may be more comfortable than the Rav4 or CRV. Prices are higher (start at $36k), but they should have less road noise, along with other...
  30. Burns

    What vehicle do you drive?

    If you can get a bike rack for most anything, like Hateyou linked, then you can make due with most any vehicle you fancy. This might be the worst time in our lifetimes to be buying a car, so the limiting factor is what is available in your area (or are willing to go get/ship to you) for a...
  31. Burns

    Routers & Other Networking Stuff

    Parents have had Verizon FIOS for over a decade as well and it was hooked up just like Malakriss. Fiber from the street to the box outside (that housed the ONT), then coax to a Version router. Coax was capped in terms of speed it allowed, so when speeds got upgraded, some years ago, they had to...
  32. Burns

    The Animated GIF Thread

    Different angle and aftermath.
  33. Burns

    Distant Worlds 2

    Finally got to mid-game on a huge map, on the slowest research setting. Started hitting a crash every 1 to 2 hours, even with the 2 updates, so I'm not sure I will continue. It's still difficult to tell, outside of graphics and UI, what is different from the first game. The fist game, with the...
  34. Burns

    The Animated GIF Thread

    Sound on:
  35. Burns

    Routers & Other Networking Stuff

    Oh, opinions on LTE modems, individually. I would also be interested in that, if anyone here has any experience. It could be a backup or stopgap for sitting in the Starlink wait list, now that Elon has sent all production to Ukraine. I wouldn't have thought many people, if any, here are using...
  36. Burns

    Routers & Other Networking Stuff

    Well, if you are at 10 gigabit already, it may be worth the price. You can get a fiber PCI network card and a fiber switch and be ready for getting anything over 10 Gbit. I would guess that you would eventually need to eliminate all cat 6a+ in the system, which means a router that can take fiber...
  37. Burns

    Routers & Other Networking Stuff

    Was just about to run a fiber line out to an outbuilding and after looking at the costs, decided wireless microwave point to point was cheaper. I had to price in an outside rated cable and the conduit though. The cheapest I could find for a run (before I realized I needed cable that can get...
  38. Burns

    Woodworking

    No idea on wood "matching" different species, but how many lumber yards did you check prices on (if you have more than 1 or 2 in your area)? This place in DFW (South Ft. Worth), that lists their prices, has economy grade (2 com) white oak in both 4/4 and 8/4 for less than $5 per bf. So, if you...
  39. Burns

    The Batman

    Those look pretty good and I would take a chance on them if I needed another boonie. A good quality one will last a long time. The Italian ones are going strong after ~10 years, and I still wear my old 20+ year old camo one, regularly. Also, the Italian ones went up in price, so they are kinda...
  40. Burns

    The Batman

    It took some digging to find a good quality boonie, outside of getting a friend to buy one from the Marine PX (the mil hats are much better quality than the china shit that is found most places). I didn't really want a MARPAT hat though, so I kept looking. Eventually found a quality boonie...