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| Topic | Powerpuff Girls Live Action Script Has Supposedly Been Leaked |
| Balrog0 05/25/21 10:17:23 AM #14 | I dunno, I think it's awful but it honestly seems like something that could have been picked up more or less unaltered a few years ago. I mean, it's very much in the same style as the apparently successful archieverse reboots. Maybe people just actually remember and care about the original IP here though --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Elliott Page is looking RIPPED as fuck. |
| Balrog0 05/25/21 10:06:07 AM #24 | I think those abs are fake but I wouldn't call him skinny fat at all. Just skinny --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | CE Fitness Topic! |
| Balrog0 05/24/21 5:12:02 PM #23 | My vertical jump went up for the first time since September --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Back to the office July 12th |
| Balrog0 05/24/21 2:44:07 PM #1 | That's 16 months of work from home. In that time I've lost and gained 30 pounds. By the time July rolls around I may have lost another 10-15 again. I wonder if anyone is gonna comment on my appearance. I mean they've seen me on zoom. --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Texas has higher taxes on the middle class than California |
| Balrog0 05/24/21 12:25:04 PM #52 | Fuck those maps I've had enough --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Texas has higher taxes on the middle class than California |
| Balrog0 05/24/21 12:23:43 PM #51 | COVxy posted... If we kept the scale the same and replaced the data with uniform values (say 11%) across the two maps, the wealthy map would look lighter, despite that they have the same data. I think it depends where in the number line you do your replacement... Like, if you do it at 5 (my example) the wealthy map looks darker --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Texas has higher taxes on the middle class than California |
| Balrog0 05/24/21 12:20:20 PM #49 | Whereas if every state had a 5 percent tax on both, the wealthy map would be a shade darker even though it was the same rate. Either way I think the confusing est part is that they sort of converge but at a weird point and not obvious when exactly --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Texas has higher taxes on the middle class than California |
| Balrog0 05/24/21 12:14:38 PM #45 | Ah man the color scheme is just confusing me. But I think the map is skewed the other way? If a 0-4 for the wealthy is the same shade as 0-5 for the poor, and the wealthy have another shade for 4-5 that's darker, doesn't that make taxes on the wealthy look higher than they and undercut the argument they're making? If every state hypothetically had an effective 5 percent tax on the middle and a 4 percent tax on the wealthy, they'd have the same shade even though the middle class are paying more. Maybe I'm thinking about this wrong. chrono625 posted... I think my point was that politicians have this crazy mindset that 100k in a low average income state has the same purchasing power as 100k in a California, NY or NJ. I'm just saying this is based on what the averages are in each state --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Texas has higher taxes on the middle class than California |
| Balrog0 05/24/21 11:46:14 AM #35 | My hunch is they did this because of the data available. State taxes are generally regressive so the poor generally pay more than the wealthy so the relative scales are a bit different chrono625 posted... Its also why assuming everyones income value is the same across the board is a problem with how taxation works. This is incorrect. It's based on income quintile within each state --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Texas has higher taxes on the middle class than California |
| Balrog0 05/24/21 11:30:05 AM #28 | COVxy posted... Pretty clear why. That's not to discount the primary thesis here. But "data" is just a rhetorical device in these contexts. People should be aware. What's the clear reason why? If you did both using the same color scheme, it would make the argument look stronger because the equivalent shade for the wealthy map is shifted one down (4 for the rich is the color of 5 for the middle class, etc) --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Texas has higher taxes on the middle class than California |
| Balrog0 05/24/21 10:57:01 AM #14 | Questionmarktarius posted... Because, most not-income taxes are flat amounts or not income-based. It's not just that the sales tax doesn't discriminate based on income, it's that people with lower income spend a larger share of their income (vs the wealthy investing and saving) --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Texas has higher taxes on the middle class than California |
| Balrog0 05/24/21 10:38:19 AM #4 | Turns out not having an income tax means you need to rely on more regressive taxes like those on sales and property Whoops!! --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Disney thinking about buying DC Comics |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 11:28:25 PM #12 | Nice we can finally see them fight --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Northerners who moved south. |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 9:22:59 PM #32 | VGAddict90 posted... Not a fan? There are some good things about the area too. Primarily how easy it is to make a living, especially if you have the benefit of a good education that a lot of the locals lack --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Super Mario 64 is a very good and revolutionary game, but |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 7:04:50 PM #9 | It was always lifeless, the funnest part is playing with Mario's face --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Northerners who moved south. |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 6:59:12 PM #23 | I'm from San Jose, California, moved to the central Arkansas/Little Rock area when I was about 13. I've kept in touch with family in the Sacramento area and visited them a few times over the years, and gone back to see a few friends. Though I don't pretend to know what it's like to live there any more obviously. I also lived in DC briefly. Definitely people way more open with racism was a big culture shock to me when I moved here. Also the open preference for/assumption that I was Christian. A lot of ignorance stemming just from those two things (like people saying Catholics and Mormons aren't Christian totally sincerely, not like "oh they're not in communion with the true Christian church" just totally mistaking their beliefs). Poor education system in general and overall. People here had way lower ambitions; I had never known people who wanted to drop out of school early just to work at Walmart and move out before they turned 18. But I met several people like that here, even though there are just way less people to know in the first place. Everything is smaller and slower. Ymmv --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | How southern are you? |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 5:17:01 PM #7 | 12 --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | CE Fitness Topic! |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 5:12:29 PM #15 | bsp77 posted... Reading this is like a different language lol Thanks man. It just means I had trouble picking the bar off the ground but I didn't have trouble straightening my back after that lol MaddenDude-- posted... eating a burger rn Bout to eat some nachos --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Lmfao all the value I gained in May on coinbase is gone. |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 2:54:57 PM #8 | Buy the dip!!! --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Reminder that the PS1 kicked the N64's ass without floats |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 2:48:32 PM #59 | Gafemage posted... PS1 probably didn't have anything with OoT's scope/visuals Soul reaver definitely competes in visuals and scope, though the game play itself is a little bit more of a corridor adventure. They had to do some serious work to get it working on ps1 --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | CE Fitness Topic! |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 1:46:38 PM #11 | Damn that's the hardest pull I've had since I started lifting a year and a half ago. I never had a problem breaking the bar off the floor until now at 312.5. the only struggles I've had were at lockout. That wasnt an issue today though --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Hamas calls for an Israeli cease to exist fire |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 12:52:29 PM #10 | Oh you actually think it's funny --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | What we know about the 4th Stimulus Check and when we could expect it |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 12:52:00 PM #8 | Unsugarized_Foo posted... Why Because they want to spend money on other things --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | What we know about the 4th Stimulus Check and when we could expect it |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 12:44:17 PM #2 | There aren't going to be any --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | CE Fitness Topic! |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 12:20:30 PM #10 | Today is deadlift day, I need to lift 312.5 --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Reminder that the PS1 kicked the N64's ass without floats |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 12:07:55 PM #46 | saspa posted... Well I didn't want to outright say that I remember those games and they were really meh, even back then. Knowing someone else likes them that much just makes me remember some people are fine with less than games. It'd be like someone saying they prefer, I dunno, Threads of Fate to Kingdom Hearts 1. I can't do anything about changing their mind if they've convinced themselves of it. This is what I'm saying, you're just being a huge dick for literally no reason. Take it easy bro --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Reminder that the PS1 kicked the N64's ass without floats |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 12:07:16 PM #45 | Idk what you want man I didn't even start off by saying anything about those games, what I said was that ps1 2d games hold up great and you said, no, but that's okay to like them. The rest of the conversation isn't me trying to be controversial, in fact I explicitly told you how I was trying not to be. Maybe if you would try to say something in support of your own opinion instead of just dismissing mine it would be going better. --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Reminder that the PS1 kicked the N64's ass without floats |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 12:02:46 PM #42 | Because when I shared my opinion with you you said that I was wrong but that it was okay as long as I realized I was wrong? Idgi. I just want to talk about old games. --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Reminder that the PS1 kicked the N64's ass without floats |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 11:56:45 AM #40 | saspa posted... *shrugs* if you dislike them then you dislike them. It doesn't stop them from being one of the greatest games of all times and above the need of lesser games to "hold up" because they'll always be fun as heck to play. Games were still being influenced by them and their mechanics up to this day. You're just saying they don't need to hold up because they were influential.. Alright --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Reminder that the PS1 kicked the N64's ass without floats |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 11:55:57 AM #39 | I have played all of the traditional mega man games, the first Rayman, sol divide, rapid reload, panzer bandit on ps1 in the last few years and liked them as much as I ever did. I thought most N64 games I tried were much worse, except ogre battle 64 and paper Mario --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Reminder that the PS1 kicked the N64's ass without floats |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 11:49:20 AM #36 | saspa posted... Well going even further back just reduces the amount of playable games by half. Mostly to avoid having to point out the obvious truth that OoT and SM64 hold up like crap honestly --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Reminder that the PS1 kicked the N64's ass without floats |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 11:47:04 AM #35 | Yeah, and I'm saying that in general the 2d games on ps1 hold up much better in every way than any 3d game of the era. Developers had more experience designing them, for one thing. --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Reminder that the PS1 kicked the N64's ass without floats |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 11:42:51 AM #33 | saspa posted... Not really but there's nothing wrong with liking them. Just have to realize they most certainly don't hold up. Certainly not in the same way. I mean, they hold up as well or better than 2d games before ps1 just objectively speaking. They're more modern and more polished than anything on snes. I guess if you think 2d gaming in general didn't hold up then sure Edit: though even then I think you're nuts to say something like a rare collectathon holds up better than like symphony of the night --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Reminder that the PS1 kicked the N64's ass without floats |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 11:35:55 AM #30 | Fony posted... CTR only sold just over 2 million on the Playstation FYI It did 1.9 million in the US alone before it was rereleased as a best seller. And at least 300k in Japan before that point. The guiness book of world records implies it did 4.79 million worldwide on the original platform...I believe you don't understand how much better the ps1 sold than N64 to find this unbelievable --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Reminder that the PS1 kicked the N64's ass without floats |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 11:26:42 AM #28 | Fony posted... counting remakes and digital PS store sales eh. No --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Reminder that the PS1 kicked the N64's ass without floats |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 11:26:07 AM #26 | Fony posted... MM was not considered a success internally as it only sold half of what OOT did and sales were always MUCH slower since laiunch. OOT sold over a million in 7 days, MM sold like 300K in the same time. Super smash bros: 5.5m sold Crash team racing: 4.5m sold --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Reminder that the PS1 kicked the N64's ass without floats |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 11:24:38 AM #23 | Fony posted... Don't do that to me, don't be obtuse. Compare the Sales of SSB, Mario Kart, Etc. come on brother why you doing me like this? Because there are lots of fun ps1 4 player games. Just these two games are equal to any of those games individual game sales. The disparity isn't nearly as big as you think it is. That's all. Nothing against n64 --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Reminder that the PS1 kicked the N64's ass without floats |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 11:21:57 AM #21 | Actually both games sold as well as a top 10 N64 game. They outperform stuff like Majora's mask --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Reminder that the PS1 kicked the N64's ass without floats |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 11:20:22 AM #19 | Fony posted... Brother, i'm done and will NOT go back and forth with you. Looking at a sales chart is EASY and then factoering in that there MANY friends don't need to OWN the game to play will tell you how much more popular the N 64 heavy hittwers were. That's why the crash franchise ultimately died off lol. Even Sony didn't think it was worth keeping around and looked to make other "mee too" competitors to Nintendo's lineup as time went on. I did look at the sales, crash team racing sold as much as Diddy Kong racing. Crash just released a new game, idk what to tell you --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Reminder that the PS1 kicked the N64's ass without floats |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 11:14:48 AM #16 | Fony posted... And all of them combined don't add up to the popularity of one N64 multiplayer hit. Crash bash and crash team racing both sold well, the latter has been remade. --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Reminder that the PS1 kicked the N64's ass without floats |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 11:13:53 AM #15 | saspa posted... ... Every 2d ps1 game holds up pretty well. And there are lots of them --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Reminder that the PS1 kicked the N64's ass without floats |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 11:10:14 AM #13 | nfearurspecimn posted... Both had their pros and cons. Nothing beats having a party with 4 people for Smash, Mario Kart, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, and Diddy Kong Racing, something the PS1 lacked. There was a multitap for ps1. I bet there are more 4 player games for ps1 and definitely more 5+ player games --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | As I approach 32, I really dont have any desire to play video games |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 10:35:48 AM #10 | Yeah I'm pretty much in the same place. DespondentDeity posted... Im 32 and I have almost stopped playing altogether. I boot a game up and play it for about 15 minutes before I get too distracted to continue on. I'll be 32 in November and this is pretty much me. I have to say it's a little different when I have more free time, though. When I took off a couple of random days I played like 10 or so hours of breath of fire 4 and I think I'd like to go back to it. --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | 2K game Sims NBA PLAYOFFs....the winner is |
| Balrog0 05/23/21 9:20:31 AM #9 | I still think nuggets should win the series, but it wasn't a good night --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | The average woman in 2020 weighs 4 lbs more than the average man in 1960 |
| Balrog0 05/22/21 9:08:22 PM #171 | Are there not fairly well established causal relationships between obesity and diabetes and heart disease? I mean I'm not a doctor but the relationship didn't seem simply correlation from what I understand --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Every fat guy is just a temporarily embarrassed 9% bodyfat swole freak of nature |
| Balrog0 05/22/21 8:52:14 PM #17 | BMI is fine for most people but I think the most reliable thing to do is to take both BMI and waist circumference and then just treat people on a case by case basis --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
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