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  1. Gravel

    Arkk's Weight Lifting / Fitness Thread

    They have no choice. You can't change the bar path with the Smith. So you have to adjust your body. It's weird that his experience was that it feels more natural, because it's anything but natural. There's almost no lift where you have a completely straight bar path. Joints don't work that way...
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    PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

    What in the fuck was that? Did that dude just get super lucky with circles (afk the entire game), and then pretend to be invisible?
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    Survivor

    This season is a trainwreck. I'm enjoying the hell out of it though. Really thought Tai was going home with 2 idols. Sarah has to be on everyone's radar as number one target now though. Next week will be interesting when she plays the legacy, plus Tai and Troyzan and their idols. They're...
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    Investing General Discussion

    Yeah, a nice 10%+ correction would be good. I made a shit ton of unrealized gains in the August 2015 and the January 2016 ones (DCA'ing with monthly 401k/TSP).
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    Autonomous Systems

    I hope someone is working on how to clean these new autonomous car networks. I don't want to get into my commuter car after some dude just spent 30 minutes whacking it on his way to work.
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    Fargo

    Have none of you heard of Peter and the Wolf? My wife hadn't, so I suppose it's not as widely known as I thought. It seemed very in line with Fargo though.
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    DOTA 2

    Those particle effects were awesome. Game bugged out big time.
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    Silicon Valley

    I figured it was Judge's commentary about how fucked up the patent process is in tech to try to cockblock everyone around you. The major tech corporations are notorious for this (especially with cell phones).
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    Home Improvement

    So when we bought our house, there was I believe a single smoke detector. The inspector made them install a bunch more (required by law). Well, within like the first 6 months one of them (bedroom) malfunctioned so I just disabled it and never replaced it. Looking at it, apparently California...
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    PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

    I didn't mean get rid of it, just implementing "hardcore" mode or whatever they're calling it. I will say 3rd person makes for some interesting tactical advantages (and thereby more fun), but it's kind of a shit mechanic on a game that prides itself on realism.
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    Survivor

    If Sarah and Tai team up, it's game over. That's a whole fuck load of advantages and idols and shit.
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    PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

    How often are they releasing patches for this? I'm guessing they're probably working on an optimization patch, as that's probably the biggest issue with the game. That, and getting rid of 3rd person mode. Also, I don't drink -- I'm assuming that bars me from participation in your game nights?
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    Autonomous Systems

    I'm not sure why a lawn one can't just be run once by a person? It's not like a car where it's got this massive variance in patterns or traffic that need to be accounted for. And it's not like a Roomba where things in the house can change frequently. Just give that thing a detachable handle...
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    2017 NHL Playoffs Thread

    Think this was their best shot. Kind of just a shitty draw in the Pens. Probably time to move on from hockey. Caps blew it.
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    Survivor

    Wow, Sierra definitely deserved that one. Two absolutely massive misplays that episode; both oddly involving Sarah. Never tell anyone (especially outside of your alliance, to "build trust") about any advantages, and then telling her that you made a deal with someone in their alliance to vote out...
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    Desktop Computers

    Same here. I have a G400 as well. I can't imagine wanting to use a bunch of extra buttons on a mouse. Just seems like it'd get super confusing. I'm not twitchy enough for that.
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    PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

    Duo'd tonight with brother-in-law. 3 matches, got a win on the last. Think we're about to play another though. It was mostly down to luck. Circle was good for us. We had high ground at the lumber yard and it kept us just barely in it. Edit: Fuck, 4th match was intense. Got pinned by two other...
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    Game Over, Man! (2018)

    I couldn't even finish the last season of Workaholics. Hopefully starting fresh they can recapture some of what made it great in the earlier seasons.
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    PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

    Speaking of vibrance, where can I find that Reshade thing? Or is there another, better, tool for it (Nvidia)?
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    Desktop Computers

    Anyone got any recommendations for cheap(er) gaming headsets? I had a pair of Siberia v2's for a long time but the left earpiece went out. Probably looking for something in the $40-60 range at most (mostly because I don't trust these things to last, so I'm not dropping $100+). Looked for lists...
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    PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

    Yeah, the plan is to try some duos tonight. How does it work if you're 3 for a squad game? Does it randomly assign you a 4th?
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    PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

    That's good to hear. Means there's still hope. Those early access highlights are entertaining as shit. It's weird, I've performed so poorly in this game, but fuck I'm at work right now and really want to play. There's something very addicting about this one.
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    PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

    I'm fucking horrific at this.
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    PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

    So wait, can you get cosmetics during a game? Or is that me just mis-reading that part of the article? And if so, does that mean if I use a cosmetic I can lose it in a match?
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    PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

    Went ahead and picked it up. First, the download size was only 7.3 gigs which was pretty awesome. Figured it'd be 25-30. I hopped into a game during my lunch break (not realizing how long it'd take). I'm pretty shit. No kills, but I at least lasted til 26th. Trying to find some good YouTube...
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    The Last Man on Earth

    Well, the easy Erica death was a whiff. Wouldn't have guessed the other guy would be the one who died. It was probably a smart move to force them out of that compound. It was just a bit too "comfortable" for post-apocalypse. I wouldn't be surprised if they decide to wrap this thing up in a...
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    PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

    So is this game worthwhile? Friend wants me to play. But it sounds poorly optimized (just upgraded to Ryzen 1600 and GTX 1060) and plagued by cheaters. Will I have fun playing it on shit settings, solo, and battling aimbots?
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    Desktop Computers

    Was going to say, that'd be an insane deal. That's about the price of a higher end 6gb 1060.
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    DOTA 2

    Those immortals are cool as shit. Wondering what the tower thing is. Custom mode maybe, where you can have better towers?
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    Desktop Computers

    So far so good here. I haven't OC'd mine yet though. Not sure how to "review" a CPU though. It works and doesn't bottleneck.
  31. Gravel

    Orange Is the New Black

    Clicked this thread out of curiosity. I want to say I watched the first episode or two of the last season. They really fucking destroyed what was an entertaining (not necessarily "good") show.
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    Survivor

    Well that vote was all over the place. Not even really sure what happened there. The Sierra alliance turned on their own in Tai, Tai/Zeke for some reason went for Sierra, and Sarah/Michaela said fuck the new alliance and went with Andrea.
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    Survivor

    Glad I'm not the only one who noticed the mustache. Andrea has some weird dirty face thing going on all the time, too. I can't tell what it is, but it seems random as to when she has it. Sometimes it looks like facial hair, sometimes dirt, and sometimes it's just not there.
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    Investing General Discussion

    Absolutely this. The only way I'd ever recommend someone talk to a financial advisor is if it's a flat fee. That actually makes sense (ignoring that I'm still dubious of the value of an advisor). A percentage of your portfolio is a ridiculous way to pay for financial services. It "makes sense"...
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    Investing General Discussion

    I remember my brother-in-law back in the 2009-2010 timeframe mining a bunch. He almost convinced me to do the same. I'm almost positive he didn't keep any of them though. I don't know how many bitcoins you could mine back then as an individual, but it does make me wonder a bit at what could...
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    Desktop Computers

    Have you considered reformatting her hard drive? I can't imagine the kind of bullshit that's on the hard drive of a 70 year old. If that doesn't work, I'd think just getting an SSD would do it. She doesn't need processing power for what she's doing.
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    Verizon launches gigabit FIOS for $70/month

    It'd be nice if I could get some fucking competition from Mediacom where I live. Stuck with $65 for 10/5, with a 250GB monthly cap. It wouldn't be so bad if I were paying like $30 or something for that, but I feel like I'm getting robbed every single month. Shit, it'd be $70 if I were using...
  38. Gravel

    2017 NHL Playoffs Thread

    Looks like the Caps are another early exit from the playoffs.
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    DOTA 2

    This is one of the worst ass beatings I think I've seen in a major tournament. EG just crushing them.
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    DOTA 2

    He missed so many. And at the worst possible moments.