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Netflix recommended Guardian's of the Galaxy 2 to me. Which I do want to watch, so thank you Netflix!

Now can you make a Windows Client that isn't a piece of shit please?
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1/10 Only alcohol to ever make me vomit. As much as I hate vodka I can't even say that about it.
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Muscles posted...

RCtheWSBC posted...

SmokeMassTree posted...

Can't be homophobic if I'm a power bottom

Getting pegged by women isn't gay.

Thank God, now I can take it in the ass without going to hell

You know, I have had my sig for the last 5 years (or close to it), but this quote makes me want to change it...
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Muscles posted...

America isn't the whole 2 continents, there is North America (continent) South America (another continent) and America (country)

Shut-up you bigot, America is for all continents, not just your white cis country!!!
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SunWuKung420 posted...

Following the lives of celebrities is weird, following the lives of porn stars (and having favorites) is sad.

Welcome to the future of porn in the social media age old man.
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Rockies posted...

If they're going to make a 3DS-sized Switch, that sounds like something several years away. If that is in their plans, I doubt it would affect what they're doing with the 3DS, seeing as 3DS titles have been trickling in slowly lately. Most of them were probably already in development before the Switch came out.

If the Switch is anything like most of their handhelds, then I would say it is more likely to come out next year, in fact they might announce it at the Nintendo Direct around E3. They really only have to reduce the size by half which isn't that much of a technical feat, especially for a console that is already over 6 months old.
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Rockies posted...

Zeus posted...

Only downside is I was hoping it'd be on the 3DS as well since I like having them on handhelds (no, the Switch doesn't really count) and I haven't got around to getting a console from this gen yet.

Face it, the 3DS will be dead soon. Not much point in Nintendo continuing to support it now that they have the Switch, though I agree it is better at being portable.

They are probably waiting for a Switch Mini (Basically a Switch the size of the 3DS) before they completely kill it off. At that point, the merging of their handheld and home console markets will be complete.
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They are simulation racing games. That is opposed to something like Need for Speed which is an arcade racing game. The difference being that Need for Speed has simpler mechanics and less customization (and also a faster feel in the racing).

A driving simulator would be something like Euro Truck Simulator or Ford Simulator.
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I never played Robotrek or Terrinigma, but I loved Soulblazer with Actraiser being a close second. Illusion of Gaia felt too story focused and lost a lot of the charm that I liked in Soulblazer. I certainly want to play Terrinigma eventually.
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Ultima 5 and 6 had pretty good battle systems, it was turn based but it also felt like a battle could be waged anywhere. You didn't need a special battle screen like Ultima 4 (which a lot of early JRPGs based their system on) yet it wasn't as confusing as the first 3 games. Fallout 1 and 2 are also pretty good.

I hate FFXII, 90% of the game is basically watching characters perform actions based on however you setup their gambits. I have no idea why everyone complains about the "auto-battle" in XIII yet somehow this game gets a pass. The most difficult boss in the game can literally be beat with proper gambits and leaving your console on for 12 hours, zero actual interaction from the player.
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Smarkil posted...

EvilMegas posted...

Do it, shoot me, Jessie!

Resting metabolic rate will differ slightly from person to person, yes, but this difference is almost completely negligible. IIRC, the difference between a person among the 'slowest' metabolism and the 'fastest' metabolism is something like 600kcals. And that's comparing the best and worst (depending on how you look at it) case scenarios.

The vast majority of people fall into a range within roughly 300kcals of each other. That's about the amount of calories you'd get out of a 20 ounce soda.

So no. There's no such thing as 'not being able to put on weight' anymore than there are people who 'just can't lose weight'. It's almost invariably due to a diet they fundamentally do not understand. They're either greatly underestimating the amount of calories they eat, or overestimating if they're fat or skinny respectively.

You'd have to vibrate like a god damn sex toy 24-7 to burn off an excess of 2000 calories if you're not busting your ass exercising.

I should also add that there are incredibly rare scenarios in which people can't put on weight or cannot take weight off. But those are extremely rare cases and often have very serious physical ramifications. In order for that to be true with what's his face, he'd have to have diarrhea almost constantly.

While that all sounds nice, it isn't substantiated by any scientific facts, for example:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2955913/
https://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/why-some-people-can-eat-a-lot-and-stay-thin.html
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/03/17/why-do-some-people-never-get-fat-scientists-may-have-the-answer/

Yes, there are people who claim the same thing you do, but they also don't have any scientific studies to back up their claims. Even in the conservative estimates, people say that you can burn almost 1000 more calories then someone else based solely on genetics.
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Smarkil posted...

Dikitain posted...

Cacciato posted...

Id be seriously surprised if thats legitimately what he got kicked out for. If youre underweight consistently they put you on double rations.

That doesn't always work, especially if you have teenage metabolism. I used to eat a ton when I was in high school (like about 2X to 3X as much as I eat now), and I couldn't even break 110lbs.

That's really not how it works man. Unless you're running a marathon every day and not eating the calories to make up for the energy expenditure, then you're eating less than you think you are/were.

Just like everything else, calories have to adhere to physics. They don't just disappear into the ether.

It sounds like you have no idea how metabolisms work.

It is absolutely possible to eat a ton of food and not gain any weight, some of it is due to working out a lot, but when you are younger it can be because you just naturally burn calories faster then someone else. And this does change with age, usually once you get into your 20's.

And it doesn't "disappear into the ether", it leaves your body through waste, typically urine.
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RCtheWSBC posted...

Dikitain posted...

I also like crock pot chili. That is always good.

Got a recipe?

Not on hand because the recipe came with my crock pot, and I am at work. However this one is pretty close, I usually add some jalapenos to make it a bit spicier though:

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/255259/homemade-chili/

I do recommend doing the pre-cooking, not because you end up with under-cooked chili, but because the ground beef ends up clumping together if you don't.
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I did chicken noodle soup in the crock pot once using a whole chicken and all of the other ingredients. It came out great, but it made a LOT of soup. Like I had enough chicken noodle soup to feed a small army and some left over for a week of lunches.

I also like crock pot chili. That is always good.
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Wouldn't prices go up due to gas price changes? Didn't we just have a huge spike in the price of gas?
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yutterh posted...

Foppe posted...

Made me think of that story when a Swedish prison forgot to lock in six prisoners in their cells one evening, and they decided to bake chocolate cake and watch movies instead of escaping.

To be fair, it's better to just do your time. Not every prisoner wants to escape. But they took the opportunity and had fun with it.

If they tried to escape and got caught they would have probably gotten a few years added to their sentience at least. Doing that they at most got a few privileges taken away for a while.
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Remake looks like crap, so no. Plus I am not a big Secret of Mana fan, if it was Secret of Evermore I might consider it.
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No, mine is just a "12 volt outlet". I think you can buy the lighter accessory for them though.

I actually miss them, not because I was a smoker but because they were convenient when camping. Didn't need to bring matches or a lighter to start a camp fire.
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Oh great, lets give North Korea more reason to drop a nuke on the Olympic games.

On a more serious note, isn't Russia hosting the 2020 Olympics? That is going to cause some tension...
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Cacciato posted...

Id be seriously surprised if thats legitimately what he got kicked out for. If youre underweight consistently they put you on double rations.

That doesn't always work, especially if you have teenage metabolism. I used to eat a ton when I was in high school (like about 2X to 3X as much as I eat now), and I couldn't even break 110lbs.
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Circumcised, never baptized because my parents aren't religious zealots. I don't care one way or another, although my parents got a picture taken of me about 10 minutes after I was circumcised. It is pretty hilarious given how mad at the world I look in it.
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InfestedAdam posted...

Dikitain posted...

I had a friend of similar size as me, and he got kicked out for not having enough muscle mass to get through basic training.

Interesting. Do they simply not give recruits the opportunity to bulk up or you kinda have to go in already with some bulk?

I think they expect you to go in with something, which oddly enough the recruiters don't really mention.
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Could I? Probably. Would I? No, and not just because of volume. I am lactose intolerant and I never touch fast food fish, so that is 3 out of 5 things I wouldn't touch anyways. Plus I would rather not get a big mac.

If I am eating McDonald's, I usually just get a grilled chicken sandwich.
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I think it depends on the school. When I was in school we never showered after gym (although we did make sure to re-apply deodorant) unless it was after swim class. Even then, we still had our swimming trunks on when we showered.
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I thought about joining the marines for a hot minute in high school, then my dad slapped me upside the head and told me I was too smart to be a grunt. Glad I didn't because I had a friend of similar size as me, and he got kicked out for not having enough muscle mass to get through basic training.
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TallTamryu posted...

Mead posted...

I refuse to get my hopes up I wont be hurt by Capcom again. . .

Doubtful it'll be actually bad. They don't care much about Megaman much (or do they??) but the new MM8-10 games were very solid.

They honestly haven't messed up any of the main series games. You could argue they are a bit stagnant, but it is kind of the same thing as Mario games, they know what works and don't mess with it that much. They might add a new upgrade here or there but the core game is still what it has always been.

The X series on the other hand...
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Zeus posted...

Dikitain posted...

Zeus posted...

-Boston Market

WTF? Boston Market is awesome! The only thing I hate about them is the fact the closest one is 30 minutes away so I can only get it one or twice a year when I am on that side of town.

Your other side of town is 30 minutes away?

It is roughly 20 miles away, so accounting for stop lights and traffic pretty much.
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

Remember when she said it wasn't her bad?

Nah, Jen has always been cool about that and said that if you don't look down before sitting it is on you.

You are thinking of someone else.
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Doctor Foxx posted...

I always wondered who would need a game card to steam or league of legends and yeah it's children.

Or people who don't want to use their credit card online.

I don't use them for Steam specifically, but for things like PSN or Nintendo Store (basically anything that doesn't allow you to use PayPal) then I use them.
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Kungfu Kenobi posted...

Dikitain posted...

They are doing it to make money, and if they stop making money then they will stop doing it.

Yes, and?

How does a majority of people taking a principled stance against this business model help with the small number of people willing to put five-figures into a single title?

I don't think you've thought through the economic scale.

It doesn't, and it doesn't need to because those people are insignificant to the bigger picture.

GTA Online makes more money in a day then most games make in their lifetimes. And the reason they do it is because they have this business model. It isn't because they are exploiting a few gambling addicts, it is because it works for them. A handful of people aren't spending millions of dollars a day on one game, it is literally millions of people spending a few dollars here and there. That is what makes this model work, not a few people who don't know how to spend money properly.
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avatarmight posted...

I feel like people that make characters look like themselves are often the same people that, when presented a sci-fi or fantasy setting with multiple races to choose from, choose human. Boring. But, to each their own. Some just like the idea of making things look like themselves to achieve immersion, which I can understand.

I pick the race that gives me the best bonuses for the class I want to play as, then customize them to look the most like me while still retaining what makes them their race. Best bang for the buck as far as gameplay is concerned, but probably boring as far as actual role playing.
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It was the beer I drank all through college (mostly because it is the only thing my friends bought), but I have since grown out of it. Don't think I have had one in at least 8 or 9 years.
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I always make my character look like myself, but the female version of myself.

I think that means my ideal sex partner is myself.
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Bad games usually go up in price in 5 - 10 years. Wait it out and see if you can make some cash off of it's crap factor.
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Kungfu Kenobi posted...

Dikitain posted...

if you don't like it, don't support it. If companies don't make money off of it, then it will go away.

That attitude breaks down when you have a fraction of a fraction putting ten grand into a single title. We've reached a point where games are platforms for reaching those people. It doesn't matter if most of us take a principled stance, because these systems are designed with the knowing intent that they will ruffle the feathers of most people.

That is like saying because a fraction of a fraction of men can't control themselves when they see a woman in a mini skirt that women should never wear mini skirts. Hell, even the "ruffle the feathers" stance fits in as well given most of the social media stance on dress codes nowadays.

They are doing it to make money, and if they stop making money then they will stop doing it. This is literally the fault of the kid and/or his parents, not the company that is implementing micro-transactions.
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SomeUsername529 posted...

Ferarri619 posted...

Bulletstorm Full Clip Edition was praised for having only 1 DLC, but that DLC is good because Duke Nukem.

...what? Are there any humans left on earth that haven't realized Duke Nukem is fucking awful? All of his quotable lines are stolen and aside from those he has almost no personality.

That is why he is awesome! He is basically every 80's action star rolled into one.

Same reason people like The Expendables.
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Sounds more like a problem with him then with the system. I have said and remain by the statement that if you don't like it, don't support it. If companies don't make money off of it, then it will go away.
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Zeus posted...

-Boston Market

WTF? Boston Market is awesome! The only thing I hate about them is the fact the closest one is 30 minutes away so I can only get it one or twice a year when I am on that side of town.
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Amazon is pretty easy as long as you buy stuff offered by Amazon and not a 3rd party seller. I never get stuff from 3rd party sellers on Amazon, I have had nothing but problems from them. Just make sure you cancel before it ships.

eBay is good as long as you cancel before you send payment. After that, I don't know what you would do.
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I used to love taking shits like that, a day after a big meal and you take a dump so big you feel like a new man. Then having the toilet clog because it is so massive, it is like a badge of honor.

Now that I am eating the meals of a regular 130lb man I am lucky if I get 4 or 5 small nuggets every 2 - 3 days.
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Kind of wish they kept the 8-bit style of 9 and 10. That just looks like Mighty No 9 with a Mega Man skin.

Still I will probably get it.

Veedrock- posted...

Which console is this one exclusive to.

Last 5 seconds of the video:

PS4
XBox One
Switch
Steam
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This is why you look at all her pictures before you swipe right.
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I don't think I have ever heard an Ariana Grande song, but I have heard a handful of Taylor Swift songs.

So Ariana Grande.
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Women have been doing that forever. Desperate, single women that secretly want to bang the thing they gave birth to.

OK, so maybe not that last part, but women have been doing that for years now. Especially single women.
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helIy posted...

i think unity was much more fun tbh

I HATED Unity. I don't think I have ever yelled "THIS GAME IS FUCKING BROKEN!!!" more at my screen then I did when playing Unity. And that was after it was all patched and "fixed". It wasn't so much the bugs as the game punished you for exploring, IN AN OPEN WORLD GAME, WHEN NO OTHER GAME IN THE FUCKING SERIES EVER DID!!! Oh you want to see what is in the next block? ENJOY DEATH DIP SHIT!!!!!

Syndicate was an improvement in every conceivable way, the only real problem I had with it was the achievement that took like 3 hours of repetitive running over shit in a cart to achieve.
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The kind that I can shove in my mouth hole.
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Currently no, but we had a couple of inches a few weeks ago. It is supposed to snow Wednesday, and I imagine it will probably stick since it is supposed to remain below freezing the rest of the week.
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My dad was bugging me to have kids when I was around 28. My dad stopped a couple years ago when he realized me having kids is the equivalent of getting someone a puppy knowing it is going to starve to death or be strangled.
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It's happened before, that is how John Quincy Adams became president despite being the 2rd favorite candidate in popular and electoral votes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1824
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I like Arby's, they are just in a weird part of town (not bad, weird) so I never go to them.

BlackScythe0 posted...

TheCyborgNinja posted...

How is Arbys able to buy anyone else when it doesnt seem like anybody likes Arbys...

o.0 I've never met anyone who dislikes Arbys. The food is delicious, it's just expensive.

Growing up, it was always the opposite for me. My mom always got the 5 roast beef sandwiches for $5 deal. Basically an easy way to feed 2 adults and a child for $5.
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