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| Topic | I've been feeling like I'm underperforming at work but I just got a big raise |
| Balrog0 05/20/21 12:25:19 PM #1 | And my boss said he appreciates all my hard work over the past year. Feels good man. I've really been struggling lately and felt like I was letting the rest of the team down. But I guess I am in charge of many more projects this year than I have been in the past, so maybe feeling behind constantly just comes with the territory. Anyway blogfaqs --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | When the South is right, it's right |
| Balrog0 05/20/21 12:13:51 PM #39 | It's actually just elementary, so k-5? --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | When the South is right, it's right |
| Balrog0 05/20/21 11:50:27 AM #30 | Another thing you might consider is that this could include private teachers. It's not clear --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | When the South is right, it's right |
| Balrog0 05/20/21 11:49:24 AM #29 | ButteryMales posted... Do police budgets depend on property taxes like schools do? Yes and no. Police are mostly paid through municipal and county budgets, which in many places come from property taxes, but not always. Other common taxes are franchise fees for utilities and sales taxes --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | When the South is right, it's right |
| Balrog0 05/20/21 11:42:27 AM #21 | It's quite literally because we've been sued to hell for unequal funding in certain schools. I'll let you guess which --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | I might have to start donating plasma to keep up with bills |
| Balrog0 05/20/21 8:42:27 AM #9 | I've been there, man --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Mayor Lori Lightfoot is a RACIST |
| Balrog0 05/20/21 8:20:20 AM #24 | My city doesn't even really have a press corps for city hall --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Damn, Gina Carano really shat the bed with those comments huh? |
| Balrog0 05/19/21 11:16:08 PM #150 | metallica846 posted... Oh you dont know Joe? This isnt bait. Definitely not --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Damn, Gina Carano really shat the bed with those comments huh? |
| Balrog0 05/19/21 11:15:49 PM #149 | I should have ignored joe long ago, and I encourage all of you to do so --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | If you followed your childhood dream, what would your occupation be? |
| Balrog0 05/19/21 1:28:17 PM #2 | I didn't want to work --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | With a possible 60% truck driver shortage looming on the horizon, what can be.. |
| Balrog0 05/19/21 1:14:35 PM #30 | Samurontai posted... not actually being qualified to drive a semi Yep, I know my friend who applied had to pay for his own school and licensing. He couldn't afford to do it so he didn't --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Do you think the Game of Thrones prequels will be as popular? |
| Balrog0 05/19/21 1:06:02 PM #35 | All of the pieces are there but the show puts the cart before the horse --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Do you think the Game of Thrones prequels will be as popular? |
| Balrog0 05/19/21 12:52:09 PM #32 | The heel turn stuff was just terrible. It's not even how long it takes, that's more of an effect of the problem than a cause of it. Even joffrey was less cartoonishly evil for no good reason. All of the defenses I've seen of it are pretty thin, attempting to say that it's obviously going to happen when you look at the people she's killed. But GoT takes pains to clue you in that not killing people can be worse than killing people, that's more or less the point of Ned's whole storyline as a send up of the noble lord trope (not to mention the books and show kind of directly have him convey that to you the reader, through speaking to his kids). Besides, the reasoning you use is important for character development. Even if she's evil for burning slave traders alive, it's an issue with some level of nuance that her character and the viewer both acknowledge. There was little to none of that in the last few episodes --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Tbh, California would be the ideal place to live |
| Balrog0 05/19/21 9:58:50 AM #64 | Madden dude is correct in that California is better than other places for many reasons but I disagree that it's worth the price. Where I live a million dollar house is like a 10,000 sq foot mansion with a dock --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | With a possible 60% truck driver shortage looming on the horizon, what can be.. |
| Balrog0 05/19/21 9:25:41 AM #18 | My friend works in transit logistics and auditing and is totally confident that autonomous trucks are coming sooner rather than later. It's probably more due to these sort of considerations that people aren't jumping into the field, rather than YouTube --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | let's talk about breakfast |
| Balrog0 05/19/21 8:42:48 AM #16 | Tangentially, I never ate breakfast before working from home --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | let's talk about breakfast |
| Balrog0 05/19/21 8:41:59 AM #14 | I actually have some bagels but I'll probably just eat some eggs and yogurt --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | TIL: From 1974 - 1995, America had a 55 MPH speed limit |
| Balrog0 05/19/21 8:29:41 AM #2 | I can't imagine it was actually much different than it is now. --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Community has tricked people into thinking going to community college is good. |
| Balrog0 05/18/21 8:14:03 PM #28 | I think it was accurate, votech runs community colleges --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Do you think the Game of Thrones prequels will be as popular? |
| Balrog0 05/18/21 3:41:59 PM #3 | No, maybe --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | 41% of Republicans Still Refuse COVID-19 Shots |
| Balrog0 05/18/21 3:15:37 PM #75 | Giant_Aspirin posted... same But its just as impractical as mandatory vaccines. My state literally made it illegal to ask for proof of covid vaccination for these (and other) purposes. I am sure many other conservative states have or will follow suit --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | 41% of Republicans Still Refuse COVID-19 Shots |
| Balrog0 05/18/21 3:11:25 PM #73 | But yes your questions all tie back into the ultimate question the pandemic laid bare, which is how do you deal with a population that refuses to care about the public good beyond their own narrow self interests. I firmly believe that you cannot, the republic is in early stage decay and will cease to be "the" world superpower in our lifetime --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | 41% of Republicans Still Refuse COVID-19 Shots |
| Balrog0 05/18/21 3:09:23 PM #72 | Giant_Aspirin posted... nor should we force anyone to I think that we should definitely be requiring the vaccine for attendance in universities, and once it's all approved, public schools --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | damn, the Mountain lost around 100lbs to pursue boxing |
| Balrog0 05/18/21 2:48:02 PM #26 | Ratchetrockon posted... Can the Mountain prior to weight loss knockout an adult male gorilla? Srs question. He should be almost a foot taller and weigh more than the average gorilla Chimpanzees are about 4 times as strong as humans, pound for pound. I haven't seen a verifiable number for gorillas but it doesn't make one hopeful for team human --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | damn, the Mountain lost around 100lbs to pursue boxing |
| Balrog0 05/18/21 2:29:53 PM #18 | CanuckCowboy posted... Right? When 360lbs is your lean weight like Holy shit. Lol well he could be leaner tbf but yeah --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Twitter outraged over 'offensive' new label 'geriatric millennials' |
| Balrog0 05/18/21 2:26:27 PM #7 | Doesn't seem like a ton of genuine outrage but I gotta say that, as limited as the utility of generations as an idea is already, this concept of "sub generation" really complicates stuff for no good reason imo. --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Tbh, California would be the ideal place to live |
| Balrog0 05/17/21 10:13:27 PM #29 | "only" 1200 that's what I'm saying bro That's a 2,500+ sq ft house in a good part of town around here --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Andrew Yang's popularity for NYC Mayor is going through the FLOOR |
| Balrog0 05/17/21 8:27:30 PM #14 | Good fuck that dude --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Tbh, California would be the ideal place to live |
| Balrog0 05/17/21 8:11:50 PM #25 | California is cool but I agree it's too expensive. --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Reminder: N64 is the best console and best library |
| Balrog0 05/17/21 8:02:00 PM #39 | It has really innovative, if not totally enjoyable, light gun games (on top of the standard good arcade ports). Though I haven't gotten around to ps2 yet with my sinden guns. This topic makes me want to. --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Reminder: N64 is the best console and best library |
| Balrog0 05/17/21 7:41:35 PM #35 | Well apparently it's more like 13 years Edit: scooped Not that length of its lifespan is gonna be 1:1 with great titles but there is a certain brute force to it --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Reminder: N64 is the best console and best library |
| Balrog0 05/17/21 7:39:51 PM #33 | Darmik posted... Yes and I don't think the quantity of quality on PS2 is as large as people think. It's huge, though. The library spans almost a decade of publishing. I played FFX on it as a kid and persona 4 on it as an adult. Both when they were new --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Joe Rogan on woke culture: Straight White Men wont be allowed to talk |
| Balrog0 05/17/21 7:14:40 PM #21 | Antifar posted... Is there a topic he like, knows anything about? Brazilian jiu jitsu Forest_Temple posted... Let's keep it that way Your loss --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Joe Rogan on woke culture: Straight White Men wont be allowed to talk |
| Balrog0 05/17/21 7:13:22 PM #18 | Forest_Temple posted... Joe Rogan is a better person than all of you and also contributes more to this world other than talking shit on the internet like the losers you are. You don't even know me bro --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Reminder: N64 is the best console and best library |
| Balrog0 05/17/21 7:10:25 PM #29 | I honestly haven't played enough modern games to make that comparison lol. I was more thinking previous generations. Trying to rank consoles seriously is just a weird project. It's fun to try but only if you don't take it too seriously. The thing is the irl success of consoles relies on a lot of stuff the audience never sees directly so just looking at game quality is sort of misguided --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | I started doing yoga today. |
| Balrog0 05/17/21 7:03:25 PM #4 | Pinotage posted... Yoga with Adrienne is great. That's who my gf watches. I've never really done yoga but I'm not against it, just haven't prioritized working it in --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Remember when Pirates of the Carribean was a hugely popular franchise? |
| Balrog0 05/17/21 7:00:48 PM #5 | Star_FAQs posted... PotC wasn't popular, Johnny Depp was I mean, they made most of their overseas I believe. I think that's more about the cinematics and cgi? I honestly don't know --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Reminder: N64 is the best console and best library |
| Balrog0 05/17/21 6:53:04 PM #25 | Ogre battle 64 is worth its weight in good disc based games Someone run the numbers --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | One of my long standing topics died and more than halved my post count |
| Balrog0 05/17/21 6:47:53 PM #10 | Yeah that's the one. I am posting on another topic that's basically the same thing on lue, which is a lot less active so they'll last even longer. --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Reminder: N64 is the best console and best library |
| Balrog0 05/17/21 6:46:14 PM #21 | Darmik posted... People overrate the PS2. Yes the top tier games were amazing and revolutionary but the far, far majority were average or worse and an average PS2 game is awful today. I understand what you're saying but I think it applies generally and not just to the ps2. So I disagree that it's a reason the ps2 is overrated. I'd also push back a little on the 2d thing. Not a ton of new 2d games (though not none either) but that was the era we finally started getting acceptable arcade ports. That was a big deal to me earlier in the systems lifespan --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | It's been swell, but I think I'm out. |
| Balrog0 05/17/21 6:39:55 PM #65 | DespondentDeity posted... So people who might be interested in keeping in touch know to reach out to exchange discords or whatever. Or to simply say good bye to people we've been interacting with for years and won't interact with any more --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | One of my long standing topics died and more than halved my post count |
| Balrog0 05/17/21 6:39:02 PM #6 | I'll have a 20 year old account on gamefaqs dot gamespot dot com --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Research: couples with no children are happier |
| Balrog0 05/17/21 6:18:01 PM #23 | Without digging into too much, yes I do find that surprising. From what I understand, happiness over time converges for most people, like even victims who suffer major and irreversible damage aren't less happy than similarly situated people who didn't go through that. At least that was my understanding, I'm not a psychologist. So maybe it was life satisfaction rather than happiness and I'm misremembering --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | One of my long standing topics died and more than halved my post count |
| Balrog0 05/17/21 6:15:40 PM #4 | If posts on gfaqs were worth money I would have been a rich man a long time ago --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | How many push-ups can you do without stopping? |
| Balrog0 05/17/21 4:42:04 PM #6 | I have no idea. I'll test it next week --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | One of my long standing topics died and more than halved my post count |
| Balrog0 05/17/21 4:21:51 PM #1 | And looking at it, a good portion of my active posts are in another long standing topic about the same issue (working out) on another board. I guess I just haven't been seeing much of a reason to post recently --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Game idea: GTAV but fun |
| Balrog0 05/17/21 3:37:33 PM #20 | Lol I wouldn't phrase it this way, but I had trouble getting into gta5 myself. I had thought it was just that I'd gotten over the genre, but I've since played saints row games and liked them. Could possibly just mean I should try gta5 again --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | Is there a race wage gap? |
| Balrog0 05/17/21 10:55:10 AM #13 | I feel like it's pretty well discussed. The pay gap literature is always comparing to white men specifically from what I can tell. I think the reason race gets brought up less in the specific discussion of pay is that there are many other aspects of reality that are obviously racist that get more play. You see it in this topic, in more and less toxic forms, with people talking about education and opportunity. The pay gap still exists if you control for those, for both gender and race, but it's harder to deflect to something else with (white) women, who seemingly get every opportunity white men get these days. Though my social circle isn't typical, I have seen many people complain that the gender wage gap that's often cited is misleading, because it compares all women to white men, which obviously isn't fair because white women make more than black and brown women --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
| Topic | How many of these animals could you beat in combat? |
| Balrog0 05/17/21 9:39:05 AM #72 | Maybe the 1/4 are assuming they'd get rabies in the process and end up dying a horrible death --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 |
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