Lurker > Ivany2008

Kuuko posted...

Maybe I'm a boomer but I can't fathom how so many people flock to a single random youtuber guy to give them their opinions on complex international geopolitics

Because he isn't a YouTuber? Technically he's on Twitch, but before that he was writing articles for the Huffington Post, and working with his Uncle Cenk Unger of the Young Turks since 2014.

He's very opinionated, but he's been covering politics for nearly 10 years at this point.

Yeah, I really need to get back into doing ddp yoga again twice a day. Last time I did it I dropped 40 lbs in like 3 months. The hardest part is staying consistent, since I'm extremely lazy.

Jeff_AKA_Snoopy posted...

It is Thanksgiving proper today for Canada.

So...MORE THANKSGIVING TYPE FOOD!! I've had three thanksgiving suppers this week, and my weight has maintained! XD

Thanksgiving is hard... especially here in Newfoundland. Add Salted Meat, Dressing and a crap ton of gravy to your traditional Turkey Dinner, and its a recipe for weight gain.

If I'm shown pictures, I can probably name a good 800. Without pictures, closer to 500 just from memory alone.

My question, is how far is the manga actually.... I mean I know the latest chapter that was translated, but surely that isn't the latest chapter to be released in Japan.

Thanksgiving Dinner. Turkey, Boiled vegetables, Dressing, Gravy, Apple Crumble Cheesecake, and a Diet Coke.

No. I'm not fighting someone elses war. Fuck that. Best case scenario I get scarred for life by seeing new friends die right before my eyes. Worst case I die myself.

MorbidEngel posted...

The only one near his level is Phil Swift

There are actually a few people like him. Don West was a legendary salesman before he became a TNA broadcaster, who could sell sand to Egyptians. Then there's Joe Ades, who became a multi-millionaire selling potato peelers on the street corner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCUct4NlxE0

Then you have the joke commercial for Ultimate Sack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N5fpqJipOY

Kradek posted...

Cool, so they have the height advantage, which is something that often makes up for and supersedes other shortcomings. I am unfortunately average height, brown hair, and brown eyes lol.

Not really anything to work with on the physical side other than my history of being a gym rat allows me to resculpt my body rather quickly and I can get a nice figure, but once again that's just 1 physical feature out of many.

And before anyone starts trolling me (not an accusation against you, personally), no I'm not trying to do a "woe is me" post here, just saying, some people have a lot working against them and not much working for them physically.

And? the point is that you make your body work for you. Everyone is different. Find out what your strengths and weaknesses are and work with them. If your balding, wear a closer trim haircut, shave your head or get a hair transplant. Have bad skin? do the necessary research and find ways to make it look a bit more fresh and less grating.

This isn't a knock against you, but everyone is built differently, we aren't cut from the same glass.

You take me for example. Physically I could stand to lose a few lbs but I was blessed with a bulky bone structure. My insecurities are my mental health which has plagued me for years before finding out ways to get around that, and my internal health, which over the past few years has undergone tremendous difficulties, including 2 stints of Cancer. Christ, I wasn't mentally healthy until just 2 years ago, when I took a sleep study and realized I had a case of extreme sleep apnea which was causing almost all my mental health issues. So coupled with a cpap machine and ADD meds, I'm better than ever. I still don't get a full 7 hours of sleep but its better than the 1/2 hour of sleep I was getting every night.

But that shit took time. It wasn't an overnight thing. I struggle with certain daily activities which I'm forced to take in shifts to get complete. But that's what works for me. I set schedules to get things done if I can't get it done immediately. I ask for help if I need it.

I was a 15th century scholar bound to an insane asylums walls, while I tried to preach the word of Buddha to Christian fundamentalists.

Kradek posted...

I wish I had the same problems as people here. I've always looked way older than I am, to the point in my late 20s some people assumed I was in my 40s.

My skin is also far worse and more aged than many men I see similar age or older than me. With both heavy worry lines and hard to hide forehead wrinkles.

Meanwhile I've got friends who are actually in their 40s, approaching 50, and even family members in their 60s, who look like they have younger skin than me lol.

I knew a guy in high school who at 16 had a full beard and was 6'4. A guy I went to college with was 17, 350 lbs full beard/balding, and was 6'8. You just got to learn how to work with what you got. Do some research on skin care, it'll do you wonders.

LordRazziel posted...

An introverted extrovert?

It basically means in a public environment I can strike up a conversation with just about anyone, but I can't be around them for too long, otherwise I start to feel uncomfortable. At which point I need to get away from the conversation to calm myself down and relax.

Preaching to the choir. I'm 37 and it was the exact same way in my late 20s/early 30s, though I'm quite a bit heavier than you, at 280 lbs. It got so bad when I was working retail that I had to literally tell my 16 year old co-workers that them flirting with me isn't going to end well for either of us. I even felt like a creep when 18 year old co-workers flirted with me, because of the age gap.

Keep in mind, I'm an introverted extrovert. So while I'm not the best looking guy in the room, I can strike up a conversation with anyone, but when I head home, I'm home alone and I like to keep it that way. I need a place to recharge.

I looked so young when I was in my mid 20s I got id'd for a PG movie.

tbh, I don't mind the Canadian brand Janes Chicken Nuggets. They aren't amazing by any means, but they aren't bad.

ironman2009 posted...

Roman Reigns

Romans Samoan, which is Polynesian, not Asian.

As for the question at hand, either Minoru Suzuki, or Tajiri, though there is a strong case for Misako Tanaka.

The problem with him, if its who I think it is, is that his ability makes his eyes extremely dry, so it can only last for so long. Plus it puts him in danger, which is why he's forced to team with people.

Questionmarktarius posted...

more like seven hundred.

I was more or less referring to a smaller pig but yes they can reach close to 700 lbs.

I think people forget that pigs can be fairly aggressive. Boars themselves are a fucking nightmare and have been known to demolish small villages, eating their crops, killing wildlife. It's gotten so bad in some places that they have been deemed an invasive species, with a shoot on sight order. Plus, depending on the size of the pig, they can easily be a couple hundred pounds.

Zeeak4444 posted...

hey even as a security guard its not a bad compromise.

i worked security like 15 years ago when I was fresh out of HS. I worked full 40, buddy worked 3 12hr shifts a week. OT ended up making it 42 hours of pay.

so he worked 3 days and got paid a bit more than me. Idk if I really want it but 2 extra days off for another 4 hours of work each day isnt the worst compromise.

I too worked security. Worked way more than 40 hours a week though. My boss was corrupt, had us working at least 50-60 hours a week. I once worked 29/30 days of a month. 16 twelve hour shifts in a row, 1 day off, followed by 12 sixteen hour shifts. The money was great, but I would never go back and do that again. Really messed up my rational thinking. That same boss got fired for that string of shifts, as he was doing it to other workers as well.

As for the topic at hand, I'm in the process of doing something similar. My new job is 2 weeks of overnights, and 2 weeks of days. No clue how that will be divided with days off.

WingsOfGood posted...

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remember, self checkout is work

you are doing work and not being paid for it!!!!

Remember.... Self checkouts in some areas were installed because of the high traffic, and not to fuck over the workers... (Source: Someone who worked retail 10 years). Meanwhile we had plenty of workers, just 75% of them refused to come into work. Either because management fucked over their time off, or they were idiots and chose to stay home and aren't getting reprimanded because of it.

Deal, I'd just keep a diary.

AceMos posted...

both games are shitty micro transaction infused garbage

Oh, don't get me wrong, the micro transactions are out of control. But the bare bones base game, Diablo Immortal just has a crap ton more to offer. The dungeons are extremely interesting. D4 could have just had 15 solid dungeons with intricate designs and it would have been fine.

Here's the sad truth of it all.... Diablo Immortal is just a better game than Diablo 4. There, I said it. Diablo Immortal dungeon design is better, the end bosses are better, and the game just looks better overall.

Don't get me wrong, D4s story is great, but everything else is just half assed. It's twice the size it should be at launch, with 4x the amount of dungeons it needs, and incredibly unbalanced.

To be honest.... I rather these than the ugly ass 10 cent profile pictures they promote. They look worse than Miis.

Turbam posted...

Honestly, I hope that Disney can extend trademark laws again, all its gonna do is bring try hard cringe shit.

I fucking hope not. As bad as this is, you have to think about the bigger picture. They already fucked over most of us with game copyright laws. Emulators and Roms would have been legal past 20 years if they hadn't started fucking around with extending copyright laws past their expiry date. That's the main reason you see so many terrible Pooh copies. People just want to stick it to Disney. Any other medium wouldn't have this same kind of reaction, aside for companies like Konami with the random Metal Gear parody/copy games.

Questionmarktarius posted...

It's much easier game dev to just have two male body-type models, and one female model with a boob-slider.

Its definitely turned me off from a lot of jrpgs lately. Like, I'm sure FF16 is a fantastic game and I'll enjoy it when it comes to the pc, but looking at it from the first glance last year, my reaction was just "Oh.... its FF14....".

To be fair, and this is me looking at the grand picture rather than the singular instances, its kind of right. While we get times where you get interesting characters, it isn't as frequent anymore. Back in the earlier days, they actually gave a damn about making interesting character designs. From Mao the cat in Shadow Hearts 3, to even Riki from Xenoblade Chronicles.

Now we have games that more realistic in design, and play more into modern architecture, rather than villages that just wouldn't exist in the real world.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Can either of them really run on a powerbank?

Most modern vehicles have some sort of port in them anyways, be it a usb port, some even have an electrical outlet.

Clearly you haven't had a good gravy. A good gravy will knock your socks off, and then warm the cockles of your heart. Poured over French Fries.... oh dear lord in heaven.

NeonTentacles posted...

Steam Deck has a 90 min battery. Are you sure charging wont be an issue? >_>

That only happens if your playing something AAA, if your playing older games I would imagine the battery life is much longer. Plus there are adapters you can bring worst case scenario. As Torgo said, it depends on the games you have loaded up. I would bring my Steam Deck, only because I like using it more than my Switch for long car rides.

Don't do designs... bah... what good are you. At the very least go with Halloween colors of Orange and Black.

Terranigma
No Time to Explain (if only to fix the damn controls which are god awful)
Tiny and Big Grandpas Leftovers (A really cool indie game that had Physics mechanics)
Arc the Lad End of Darkness (I hate this game so much, but if it was remake in the style of Twilight of the Spirits, and actually finished it could be great)
Dark Cloud 2
Grandia 3
Magna Carta (so I could actually get through the intro without turning the game off, as it had potential)
Megaman X7 and X8
Diablo 4

I'll play the safe card. Before I answer the question, I let people know that I have the ability to remove the trash island from the planet, all they have to do is deposit a penny into a bank account. Superman 3. I'll bank far more than 5k, and then I'll remove the trash island.

I'll take the money. I'm Canadian so there is no difference, and I'll be able to use that money to build a new computer.

The only one that opened up near me was Ponderosa.... we no longer have a Ponderosa after they shut down and were replaced by a shitty chinese buffet.

LividDK posted...

Don't think Adam'll be back on the show anytime soon since they've replaced his board game table and made a new intro without him.

Shame because he's a very engaging host and some of the videos they've put out have been fantastic, particularly the House Rules episodes that he and Sully have been doing (like Communopoly). Laurie's been doing a good job as host since though so hopefully they'll continue to grow.

My hope is that they replace him with either Luke, Tempest or Dom for House Rules, and they don't just abandon it altogether.

Touch posted...

What's CLIFF doing in the Elite Zone???

Sexton Hardcastle

No. Stay the hell away from it. It's a mediocre game that is expensive to purchase. Play Path of Exile instead, which is free. Or play Grim Dawn or Titan Quest.

Watches make sense to me, if your running a business, clothes and accessories make the individual. What doesn't make sense to me is buying someone elses property if your a multimillionaire, instead of just having a house built yourself. You have enough money to buy a plot of land for significantly cheaper in like Oregon, but you choose to buy someone else's land and property in California.