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  1. Pasteton

    Desktop Computers

    Nightblade | MSI Gaming Series I can vouch for this beast here. This case is super compact and, importantly, not that tall. But I managed to cram a 770 gtx in there without a problem. It has a 600 W psu and can support a 680. It's only a smidge taller than the playstation and goes great in...
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    Laptop Computers

    Does that maxwell release apply just for laptops or should desktop builds also get a big boost from that
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    Ravvenn is the Megan Fox of Hooking

    It's becoming harder to find the entertaining stuff in this tread amongst all the drivel. Mods should create a 'shaw surfer' position to clean out lame posts in preparation for hof-status
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    EQ Never

    Ffxi was pretty slow and strategic combat and worked atleast as well as other mmo's. I think the slowed down action allowed for putting together and timing skill chains and shit like that which was cool. I mean with these games everything becomes a grind eventually because there's so much...
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    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    That's how my fc has become. Thinking of transferring to Gilgamesh. Is there a decent amount of early day activity. I work at night so I am trying to find a daytime raiding group but haven't had luck on my server
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    Laptop Computers

    How much was that aorus ? Looks beastly
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    Virtual Reality

    So the next kit is disappointing? I'm hoping this product will start a revolution in VR gaming. Are we still in track for that? When are the AAA titles coming?
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    Vanguard - I don't give a fuck if it's dead, It's still brown as fuck (Download link in 1st post)

    There's some of the contested raid boss stuff in archeage , in Pvp areas. But it sounds like there's no incentive to fight em, so don't really hear much about them which is a shame
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    Health Care Thread

    I don't know where you are getting your info on np/pa - I can confirm with 100% certainty that np/pa providing primary care can order ct/mr , lab tests, and refer to other specialists, without anyone else's approval. You may be thinking of surgical np's who function more like a resident and do a...
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    Health Care Thread

    This is unrelated, but another big problem people should know about is the big push for primary care is resulting in a much larger number of nurse practitioners/PAs. Now I don't mean this in an offensive way, and I have seen my fair share of absolutely excellent NPs and PAs, (and some horrible...
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    Health Care Thread

    That's a bigger problem than you may realize - a lot of decisions are made off a skewed portion of the population. There have literally been actual screening studies which were shown in HUGE studies to be beneficial but were NOT approved by CMS as billable by medicare BECAUSE their population...
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    Health Care Thread

    This data is coming from research for medicare. If you are in any way connected in the healthcare industry, you will very well know that medicare essentially dictates the payments that insurance companies bill - this doesnt occur directly per se but I don't know of a single major insurance...
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    Ravvenn is the Megan Fox of Hooking

    I had a 5 digit icq. Can't get more old school than that
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    Health Care Thread

    Recently some higher ups at major insurance companies discussed hc costs. Basically the system stands weakly on the foundation that people don't get all the healthcare they should. If everyone got their potential PT for joint/muscle pains, everyone got their appropriate screening colonoscopies...
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    EQ Never

    I don't completely buy that realistic graphics are not the way to go. Yea they can look dated more quickly, but when I play thru hl2 (which I do every so often) I am still quite satisfied with the look of the game and characters, 10 years later. If eqnext can do realistic graphics that last 10...
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    Malaysian Airlines 777 Shot Down (?)

    Wow. So Russian media is that much of a farce? They cant seriously think anyone is buying that tabloid crap. What is it with communist countries and hilariously totalitarian government control of the media? Do these go hand in hand?
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    Father beats up man found molesting his son

    So much big talk. One nerd throws a chubby fist and misses, then gets beat the fuck up by a child molester. This is how it would play out for most everyone here
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    Incompetent attorney

    Grabbit not to piss off your doc or anything but ask em if they think a an mr of the brachial plexus may be helpful for you. From the sound of your injuries and especially given your arm issues, it's possible you could have a plexus injury, and getting that documented can only help your cause...
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    Archeage

    Not to say aa doesn't have endgame issues, but I don't think what is successful in Asia (and by virtue, what is unsuccessful) bears any relevance to us. If I'm not mistaken I think the top games on their list are pretty terrible by our metrics
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    3 days in Amsterdam in july

    I've been to comedy shows before but boom Chicago was a whole nother level of interactive and impromptu stuff. Great and a must see I think. Bike tour of countryside also awesome. I can't believe how many people bike here. Red light district.. Kind of gross. Man the live sex show promo photos...
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    3 days in Amsterdam in july

    At boom Chicago now, but sober . Lets see how this goes. Canal cruise was pretty bland and also painful with the unusual heat today
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    3 days in Amsterdam in july

    Ilum or anyone else - got sidetracked by other issues but now I am heading to Amsterdam - will be there tomorrow in fact! My tentative plan is to get the iamsterdam card and do the following : Day 1 - arrive around noon. Go to Ricktsmuseum and if time vangogh after. Dinner suggestions? Also...
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    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    These guys have real content cycles. Like, in a way that I have not really seen in 15 years of mmo'ing, and put other sub requiring games to shame. Now it's possible this is all a temporary boon from unfinished content being polished and sent out post-release, as well as rehashed stuff from the...
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    Energy Thread - How to Power Civilization

    I think sea levels have already started to rise, I read recently? And at this point theres no reversing the effects for decades, maybe even a century even if we halt all fossil fuel use. I don't think global warming is a controversy anymore, just a fact
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    The Ask Kuriin, A Gay Man, Anything Thread

    Wow I didn't realize how many straight dudes love anus. Poop comes out the bumhole. Coliform bacteria, clostridium, pieces of corn, undigested protein shake. All in your mouth. No thanks.
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    EA shuts down Mythic Entertainment

    It just seems like a megacorp that's all about making money - like ea - wouldn't so incompetently keep driving companies and products into the grave - unless there was a larger financial incentive for intentionally creating a failure
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    EA shuts down Mythic Entertainment

    So what's the deal with this? Can someone with business/tax experience comment? There must be some lucrative loophole in closing a business - ea must get some kind of tax shelter from this that their company as a whole must benefit from?
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    The Elder Scrolls Online

    I pretty much did not buy this game purely due to these forums and do not regret it.
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    Archeage

    What would be cool is have some kind of disincentives against off peak sieging, rather than heavyhandedly blocking it at the cost of immersion. Say for example there were certain critical siege weapons that weren't available or much more difficult to mobilize in certain weather or time of day...
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    Fuck Comcast

    So I'm moving out my place which had the amazingWebpass - Simple Urban Internetservice - now I have to find usual shitty internet. Anyone know a good, non Comcast ISP in sf/ Bay Area? I'd go with sonic but their speeds just aren't enough
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    Lasers and other gimmicks are not good raid design, they are the ultimate in laziness. Even Tera gets tiresome after a while, because its all a version of 'watch for enemy clue, time an ability, dodge' over and over but even they atleast didn't resort to red circles and shit all over the...
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    RIP H.R. Geiger

    I see his name is too unique to do the 'pics of guys with similar names' thing
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    Most certainly a lot of stuff in that video will be nerfed ( or simply won't be as hard as they would like you to believe currently), but its good pr for them to advertise it as hardcore, non-care bear stuff. This is because they realize the vast majority of players think they're hardcore gaming...
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    Fights looked cool even despite the constant telegraphing bs which I will never understand why their dev team is so excited about. Just wish the graphical style was different. What really excited me was what the guy was saying - raids with 7 bosses, 14 minibosses? Sounds like a lot more raid...
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    Archeage

    Haha that ship fight looked fun as hell. Unfortunately the typical endpoint of these games is initial fun small group Pvp eventually coalescing into mindless Zerg vs Zerg once the game matures
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    So I played tera for several months, enjoyed the (at the time somewhat new and interesting) 'action-combat' feel to the game, especially soloing the BAMs, it felt like i was playing bayonetta the MMO or something. But it gets pretty dull after a while. Does the combat in this game offer anything...
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    Archeage

    What about the big pve raid targets in an open Pvp zone? Is that 1.1? Adding big ass raid targets needing a lot of people to take down, and drop some of the best gear and crafting items, while also fighting off other players, sounds like it could be awesome in a clusterfuck sort of way(anyone...
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    Laptop Computers

    Can anyone find an official full review on the razer blade 2014? All I am seeing are the initial first look type articles from back in March. I am curious to see how the laptop holds up to real use before I splurge - I suspect overheating May become an issue
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    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    What I would like to see is someone that embraces the ideas behind pantheon but who isn't brad. There is definitely a sizable untapped market in that realm
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    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Still playing on Adamantoise. We are looking for a dps for our static (raid mond, wed, Thurs 6-9pm ESt) if anyone's interested in the new coil. Which is a lot of fun by the way, but definitely won't last 6 months. If they could forego crystal tower and just add 4-5 new turns every patch it...