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A good athlete playing a good game of sport transcends language and culture. Shohei Ohtani seems to communicate with his team perfectly fine, so there's no concern there, and he's talented and passionate which seems to be going over well with the crowd. What language he defaults to doesn't mean a fucking thing, and his popularity shows that any trouble he has "inidegrating with the American public" isn't an issue.

So what is the harm Shohei Ohtani is doing to baseball? What's the wrong message, that it's okay to speak Japanese?

If you're concerned with the way someone talks, when it doesn't seem like it affects the way they do their job or how they endear themselves to people, that seems like a you problem. Stop shifting your stupid fucking drama onto the sport as a whole and framing it as everyone's problem, because most people understand that a good game of sport is a good game of sport, and an athlete using an interpreter doesn't matter when they're running the fucking game.

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https://youtu.be/5x8jxYJ26lI

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This is life giving them a break after fucking annihilating their bootyhole at the start of the pandemic.

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Here's a question for your wife TC.

What if someone fell in love and got married to a foreigner, but they left America to live in their partner's homeland? Would that be acceptable to her?

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If I love them, then sure.

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Ah yes, the Chair of Knowledge.

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Turns out Adam had an outtie and Eve had an innie, just not in the place you'd expect

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How much coke do you think he was bumping in the Sesame Street bathroom?

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A part of me wants to ride this bummer train as far as it will go and talk about the lack of an afterlife, but you're right TC. I hope you, and the person reading this, has a nice day.

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Every now and again I go to my local chicken shop to get a chicken wrap they make - because even though the chicken is deep fried and seasoned to hell and back, it's probably the most well-made and nutritionally substantial fast food item in town aside from Subway - and I see copes of these two magazines, Woman's Day and New Idea, on the sales rack. And it's always this stupid bullshit about Kate's hidden aggressive messages to Meghan Markle, with the publication siding with this perceived display and thus the perceived message.

And it's like, Prince Harry left the Royal Family like a year or two ago now. He's married, he has a kid and probably another one on the way, and while he clearly bears no ill will towards his brother and seems decent enough about the whole ordeal, he dipped because the well-being of his partner and their child is more important than whatever politics were being played behind the scenes. That's the way the cookie crumbled, it's over, no-one in their right mind gives a flying fuck - and nor should they.

But to this day, you have these tabloid rags that aren't even fit to wipe your ass with talking about hidden messages and this supposed Kate Middleton/Meghan Markle feud because they're the latest additions to the Royal Family, and Kate was beloved by all and Meghan faced all sorts of dogshit from the day she married into the family. They're the new hotness, because their inductions into the family are the most significant events for the Royal Family since Princess Di died, and the two things that sell this hot trash are recognition and hate.

It's just so frustrating because I'm sure that both Meghan and Kate have little to no concern with each other, and barely any animosity or serious conflict between them. Not to the degree that a bunch of paparazzi fucks and fart-huffing "royal insiders" can decode century-old coded royal messaging in Kate's body actions and clothing to interpret a defiant and bold stance against Homewrecker Meghan Markle, Who Can And Should Feel Bad.

Like fuck dude, I'm just waiting to pick up my chicken wrap. I don't need to be reminded that there are people on Earth who put themselves through media studies and/or journalism courses in university just so they can write this imaginary feud between two fabulously wealthy women who both married for love and whose most stark difference is in the support they got from the Royal Family and these shit-kicker tabloids. I don't need to be reminded that there are people who make a living scraping the bottom of the barrel like the scum-sucking parasites they are.

It's like, no wonder people narrow their worldview and become closed off and insular, ignoring everything they can't stomach about the world around them. But then you realise that it's the people who do that who are the most likely to fall into this brand of pointless media fanaticism and alarmist, pointed rhetoric. They slurp up this watered down horse cum that Rupert Murdoch and other paper-waster tabloid magnates feel like ladling out to the masses specifically because they threw away their ability and desire to take in new information about the world, they lost their desire to ask questions and think for themselves because they were confronted with so much of this horseshit that it burned them out. And then once they leave their brain marinating in the sun for 30 years, the same garbage that drove them inwards to begin with is the only media they're capable of digesting.

Tabloids are fucking evil. Even if you dismiss the last third of my deranged manifesto there, the falsehoods they spread and the wedges they drive between people are intentionally divisive for the sake of profit. They'd mow an old lady down in the street for a picture of a frowning celebrity, and the cynical, defeatist people we've become would let them do it, because we'd rather let this narcissism and greed run its course and destroy everything we ever loved than be admonished for getting in the way.

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Jeff AKA Snoopy posted...

Ah, OK then. Fair enough!

Playing through the trilogy basically cemented it as probably my favorite gaming experience ever.

For real. I'm glad I got into the series in 2017, didn't have to wait. Even if it was on PS3, the worst way to play Mass Effect.

You should look at a digital foundry video about framerates. The PS3 games run at an inconsistent 25 frames per second :/

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By that logic, most media is about as important as porn. If Snow White or The Little Mermaid were brought up in a court of law and were relevant to the case, any discussion of them or as to their merit would be about them, rather than those things being the argument itself. Ergo, they have as much merit in this context as porn.

That's no yardstick to measure the worth of a piece of media.

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You can go Refuse if you like.

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hockeybub89 posted...

Has Joe shown his work on how an idea becomes not an idea if it is pornographic?

Would someone going on social media and posting a video of Sonic gameplay or drawing non-pornographic Sonic art be free speech? What about porn disqualifies it from being an idea?

What if the porn has artistic and emotional merit as well as making my weener grow to enormous sizes?

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Damn homie, hope you don't start rooting for me

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The fact that tabloids are still libeling her with the same dipshit royal drama headlines is pathetic and gross.

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The X games will always be there for you to play. The bar has people, music and booze, and no two nights at the bar will ever be the same.

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Good for them. That's more time spent living their lives instead of gargling horseshit.

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I have a crystalized political viewpoint. It took the shitposters of CE for me to actually define my values and be able to voice them practically, so a huge thanks to CE for being awful I guess.

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I've said it before, and I'll say it again.

Regardless of what he recanted and apologized for, him pushing white genocide rhetoric was a genuine fucking disgrace and I lost a lot of love and respect for him for doing that. That's something that sticks to you like napalm. And you hear people go "he apologized, he was duped by racist friends and he doesn't feel like that any more!" - but the same people who are batting for JonTron are the people who were trying to downplay what he said earlier. I also find it unlikely considering the way he shitposts on Twitter.

Then you have his history of yelling slurs, there are three or four occasions during his stint on Game Grumps where he yells the n-word and they censor it with an elephant cry. So he's been comfortable throwing around slurs for years.

JonTron might not be a racist any more - for all I know, he's gotten better and is trying to make amends. But him espousing white nationalist rhetoric was a serious breach of trust, it only served to highlight his previous racism, and that's hard to come back from. Whether he's a racist or not doesn't matter - whether he's apologized or not doesn't matter. I don't like him any more. I don't trust him.

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An online friend of mine got married a few weeks ago. She's had a hard life, lots of trauma, and she finally met someone who she loved and who loved her.

Her husband died four days ago.

I've been friends with her for years, she means a lot to me. And she's lost the person in this world who means the most to her. It's so fucked up, and I don't know how to help. I feel like anything I could try to do would only make things worse.

I'm worried sick, but she has support in the form of her husband's friends and family. I'm hoping that's going to be enough support to get her through this.

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I've been melting down on other platforms over the past couple of months, and I think I've reached a point where I've exhausted all of the goodwill offered to me. It's like, you know that friend where nothing is ever okay and nothing will ever be okay in their lives, so you're always at the forefront of the latest thing that's happening to them whether you like it or not? That's who I've been since the end of April. I've been spreading my weight over my online friend groups for months, and I've really worn out my welcome.

I don't say that to complain or be bitter, because I understand the toll that takes on people. I hate being around people whose life is constant drama, and while I'm sympathetic and I want to help, I understand that there's a limit to that and you can't push your drama onto other people indefinitely.

Being around a sad sack who never seems to be getting any better fucking sucks. They don't improve their lives, they wallow in misery, and they subject you to it and make it your problem too. I understand. It stopped being anywhere within the realm of cute months ago. People have been polite, but there's only so much you can take as a bystander.

But I'm still deteriorating, and I need to seek support wherever I can find it.

Those who know where this started already know, and I would ask them to keep it to themselves. The thing that set me on this path is relatively minor in the grand scheme of things, and frankly the fact that I've let that instigating incident fuck me up to this much of a degree is embarrassing. But I need somewhere to vent that isn't any of my regular haunts. They've had a gutful and I don't want to push my problems on them any more.

Last night I got so drunk I walked home from a friend's place barefoot. This is no easy feat, because I live out in the country and it was -2 degrees Celsius last night. I was having fun at the bar, but it got closer and closer to the time that the liquor store shuts and I left the bar to buy as much alcohol as I can.

And it really illustrates how far off the wagon I've fallen. Because I've started drinking for the sake of drinking again. I'm chasing the blackout.

When I did this last year, I damaged my liver. I was sober for three and a half months after that, and then my mental health took such a sharp turn that alcohol was my only solace. It was either endure, which I couldn't do, lash out, which I didn't want to do, or drink. So I drank. And while I took measures to prevent myself from properly relapsing into the behavior that got me in trouble, I've properly relapsed into alcoholism since.

Here's the thing - I'm not doing so well right now. Two or three weeks ago I had my first anxiety attack ever, my chest got tight and I felt like I was suffocating. I had to go to the hospital to make sure I wasn't having a heart attack, or that I hadn't consumed so much junk food I had finally descended into diabetes. Ever since, I've been incredibly fraught. I feel like I'm on the verge of a breakdown. Full-on screaming breakdown. It's lurking there just under the surface.

I have counselling lined up, and I'm keen to start that. I need someone to listen and help me try to put my life back together. I want to understand why I'm behaving the way I am, where I push people away and instigate conflict because they make me feel bad, but they're also everything I have and I don't want to lose them. But until that counselling starts, I'm left in the lurch.

So I'm chasing the blackout because it's the only time I feel even remotely comfortable in my own skin. I only feel like I can cope when I'm not here, but that doesn't work because coping with the aftermath of my blacked out self puts a ton of immediate stress on my life when I'm sober again and I re-traumatize myself in a way that pushes me closer to the edge of a breakdown.

My counselling starts in thirteen days. I've been waiting since the 25th of June for these sessions to start, and there are still thirteen days to go.

I don't know if I can make it those thirteen days without having that breakdown.

I'm trying so hard to keep it together, but I keep retreating more and more into unhealthy, traumatic coping mechanisms, and I can feel that snap coming. Something is going to give if I don't get the support that I need.

If it gets to a point where I feel it coming, I can go to the hospital and get emergency treatment. But that's a last resort. I've tried helplines, they asked me a bunch of personal information and let me vent for thirty minutes, but it was ultimately ineffective. They just directed me to more healthlines and resources. It helped a little in the short term, but this awfulness is bigger than that.

So I have counselling in thirteen days. That's what I'm holding on for. But I don't know if I can wait that long. I've been stewing for months, getting worse and worse. I'm chasing blackouts. And I keep waiting for someone to be there and listen to me, someone who might be able to heal the part of me that's hurting, and I don't know how long I can keep waiting.

Thirteen days doesn't seem like a long time, but it's thirteen days on top of three straight months of melting down, and I feel like things are escalating lately. I'm only just holding on to myself. I don't want everything to come to a head - I want to resolve this before it gets to that point.

There's no real end to this post. That's everything I have to say right now.

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BlingBling22947 posted...

What's the last thing you drank?

Gin and tonic. My local watering hole finally started stocking tonic after four and a half years.

I'm riding out this bottle of tonic and switching back to beer, $8 cocktails aren't a sustainable practice.

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I'm drinking again tonight, but I'm gonna try and cut back from tonight onwards because I think I'm about to move into another place in the next three months.

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Boo fucking hoo.

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Cocytus posted...

Do you regret drinking yesterday?

A little bit, yeah. Mostly because I was drinking these glurgey premixed ciders, just absolutely garbage sugary beverages that didn't mix well.

Last night was fun. I gave someone car head, and I got blackout drunk when I came home. My biggest regret is that I opened a 750ml longneck of beer before I went to bed without drinking a single drop. I had to tip it all out the next morning. Clearly I wanted to keep drinking, but my body knew its limits.

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teep_ posted...

Have you ever played P4G?

Cause Marie. That is all

I had to google her. My main takeaway is deeply insecure and angsty over her circumstances, but incredibly loyal and sturdy when it comes to what she's passionate about.

There's not a direct analogue, but Makoto shares a plot thread in that she's inexperienced with the world outside of her own little bubble. I don't want to say anything else because I want you to go in as blind as possible. Still though - the only one I can think of that's in a similar vein seems to be Makoto, though not to such an extreme degree based on what I've read about Marie.

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Dan "won't get modded for one of these again" Schneider

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I've been having an absolute blast with it. Thank god for the Switch port, I've wanted to play this game for years and it's only been recently that I've had the opportunity. I got it for a decent price too, like $22 AUD on sale.

I love how cute it is! The little lilikin people are so fucking adorable, and I love cutscenes that are just these blocky little people palling around and stuff. The voicework is fantastic too, it really sells the cuteness of each character. When the story gets serious, the characters get to ham it up and it's just fantastic. Shoutout to the Princess Goblin, she is my fucking FAVORITE.

So far the game has nailed the fanservice. I didn't realise I was in Cornelia until the title card came up, I recognised the music and the gears were turning in my brain, and then it blew my mind when I saw where it was. I've been loving the callbacks to older games, and I'm looking forward to seeing more familiar characters as the story progresses.

The monster-taming aspect of the game is incredible, I've gotten completely sucked into levelling up my monsters. There was a point where Lann was way over-levelled compared to Reynn, but somehow I managed to level them out in the end. I'm using pretty much all of the monsters I started the game with.

It's just so... feature-rich. Nine Wood Hills feels useful for what basically amounts to an empty hub area. There's a Coliseum and a whole area dedicated to character sidequests, and a shop, and even a data log for each of the characters you run into over the course of the game. Each of the entries tells you what game each character first appeared in, and it's full of the same goofy, witty dialogue as the rest of the game. But it's not overwhelming either - the content is plentiful and incredibly well-balanced for consumption.

There's so much quality writing in this game. It can be cringe at times, but it's that irreverent, carefree tone that really gives the game its identity. The dialogue is really bolstered by the voice direction, everyone is giving a 10/10 performance in this game.

Let me put it this way: I'm liking World of Final Fantasy way more than I was enjoying Persona 5 Strikers. P5S took a while to get into, and eventually I shelved it because I just wasn't playing it. WoFF made that connection that first time I played it, and I'm just as hooked now as the day I started it.

If you love classic Final Fantasy, and you're on board with some lovingly self-referential goofiness and aggressively adorable character designs, World of Final Fantasy is incredible. If you've been putting this game off, take this as a sign to dust it off and start playing it. It's a LOT of fun.

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Final Fantasy XIII is one of those games that's better than the fanbase makes it out to be, while absolutely living up to its poor reception.

I played it in like 2015, and since I got it for like $10 I played it with an open mind. It looks absolutely gorgeous, even with the blocky fingers, and while it might not be high art I value the game for its character writing and character relationships. There's this one dipshit from another forum who, whenever Lightning came up, would go on these rants about how much of an unlikable bitch she was and how she should have died halfway through the game without anyone commenting on it or objecting to it because of how much of a bitch she was. I can't stand people who flanderize characters they don't like by playing up their lowest moments and refusing to take character development into account.

I think the production values have aged pretty well, and I enjoy the characters for the most part. Even some of the shit that the fanbase tends to harp on as bad writing.

With that being said, everything the internet says about hallways is absolutely, unavoidably true. And the levelling is just the worst - get ready TC, because if you like to level your characters, you're about to get a cold, gloved finger in your asshole.

I'd go as far as to say that the way FFXIII handles levelling is a crack in the foundation of the game that nothing can really paper over. It's obscene.

The funny thing is that the sequel is a complete 180 from the first game. The stuff about the first game that's really good tends to be kinda lightweight or middling, but the stuff that was really bad in the first game has been fixed. So basically what I'm saying is that the aesthetic and character drama of the game is worth sticking with, because if you end up enjoying the characters and the world of XIII, you have another two games to play that are pretty great in their own way and which improve upon the first game immensely.

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teep_ posted...

Who do I pick as my P5R waifu when my PS4 Pro gets here probably tomorrow (Friday)?

Oh boy, that's a lot of responsibility lmao.

What sort of archetype do you like the most in an anime girl? Any character tropes you like can help narrow the choice down

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BlingBling22947 posted...

What's the last thing you ate?

I was just thinking about this because I haven't eaten since this morning. I had a chicken wrap from a local chicken shop, a fishcake which was probably mostly potato and leek with enough fish for flavor, and a couple of crab sticks.

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how rock hard are your calves

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I can relate, I have over 3 weeks until I see a therapist. I tried to get some intermittent counselling but it would have been hashed out in about as much time as it would have taken to get the initial round of counselling.

Good luck with the counselling

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That's fair enough.

idk, I don't have much else to say other than that. I hope things swing into place for you in a way that my advice can't.

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Ah, I see.

Is there anything you can do to spend less time at your house? You're being a good and dutiful family member, but you're in the prime of your life and if you crave enrichment, you crave enrichment. Do you have any family members who can help you, or are there any corners you can cut to take the time you need for yourself?

If possible, you can try and spend every second Saturday helping out. That spare Saturday can be used to recharge your own batteries.

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blur16 posted...

My cousin is having a mild psychotic episode (pacing around from my room to the front door, staring into space in the dark), so I'm scared to go to sleep. I even turned the TV on so I have enough light to see what he's doing. I have to be up for work in a few hours. Should I try to get some sleep or continue to keep my eye on him for my safety?

First of all, that's a rough situation to be in and I'm sorry you're caught in such an unpleasant situation.

Is it at all possible to phone into work and get the day off? Because the way things arez it seems like that's your only bet.

There's also the perspective that you can't be expected to help or fix anyone, and ultimately your cousin's problems - despite your well-meaning attempts to help them - aren't your responsibility. You can help to a certain points but you can't be an immutable stone there to help them, especially if they don't come to you.

Outside of speaking with them, making sure they know they're supported and in a safe environment, and pledging to stand by them and help them through their darkest troubles - there's not a whole lot you can do. I would suggest taking the day off and establishing yourself as a calming force, but if that's not possible, state the case that you care as much as you do and that they can seek solace in your company - and then handle his behavior as it comes.

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Well there's your problem, you're sitting around watching paint dry!

In all seriousness though - that's fair enough. I have some ideas, but they've been pulled completely out of my ass and might not be of any help.

The way that I'm interpreting this is that you're studying how dark and mediaeval age paint dries by recreating the paints, applying them in different ways (different methods of brushstroke and/or era-appropriate methods of application ala medieval palette knife analogue) and seeing how they dry to better understand how they work.

One way to mix work and pleasure might be to get in contact with some chemistry people. Paint drying is a chemical reaction, and they might be able to help you study how the paint dries on a chemical level. By branching out to chemistry folks, you might be able to strike up a relationship - either they can come to you with something you can help them with, or you can make some friends and pal.around a bit. The work is still there, but you're enriching yourself and socialising at the same time and you might make some new friends.

Another thing you can do is allocate yourself something new to try on a specified day off. Never tried sushi? Try sushi. Interested in browsing a bookstore even though you don't read? Browse, and/or consider picking up an intriguing book, and/or put some time aside in your aready limited free time to read that book if you get it. I especially recommend dipping your toe into graphic novels. You might not have the time for them, but you can keep a backlog and check them out when you have the time. Or the act of browsing and considering print media might be a new experience that revitalised you on some weird mental level.

None of that is to suggest that you don't read, I'm speaking from experience.

That would be my biggest piece of advice to you. If you have the time, means and/or people to experience something new and exciting with, put yourself out of your comfort zone and do something bold. You have limited time to make that work, I understand, but if you fill your free time with new experiences - whether they end up being pleasurable or not - you're at least feeling the wind on your face and the time you spend will, for better or worse, be more meaningful.

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Ah, okay. Have you chosen a topic? What's your field of study?

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pinky0926 posted...

This is such a confusing topic because

* reddit bros speak about her like the antichrist while depp was just misunderstood
* the movie industry refuses to fire her but dropped him like a sack of bricks
* my staunch feminist friends assure me that she was exonerated and he was the real abuser
What is the actual story? Did they both just suck and everyone is telling their own narratives?

I think it's a bit of both. Johnny Depp is an unhappy and self destructive person, but Amber Heard is an instigator and she actively goaded Johnny Depp into responding on camera. Both of them are hollow, abusive people whose humanity has been sucked out of them by the entertainment industry.

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Kakapo posted...

What are you drinking?

I have 2 Sunshack pear and mango cider, 2 Ginger Joe's alcoholic ginger beer and 2 Kopparberg mixed berry ciders. It would have been cheaper to get a ten pack of 7% ciders, but I needed the sensation of drinking out of glass bottles.

I also have a longneck of Cooper's beer to get me there if I drink the rest and feel like having more.

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teep_ posted...

How do I deal with the all-consuming void that is my master's thesis, which will inconvenience me for a further...three whole months

I booked an appointment with a counsellor but that won't be until middle of August

Are you struggling to find a subject? Or are you having trouble with the thing you're on at the moment and don't know how to proceed?

If you're asking how to cope with the pressure of that looming over your shoulder, whether you're on top of it or not, I'm not gonna be much help. I can't recommend much from personal experience other than excessive alcohol consumption and excessive video game use.

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Because people don't want their children being molested, and one less child molester in the world brings them closer to that reality.

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Smackems posted...

How do I get the snot out of my nose IT WONT STOP

I dunno, but here's my recommendation.

Keep about 2 litres of water near you today, and drink it heavily until it's all gone. This will probably make you snotty as your body takes in all the water you drank and begins to put it to work.

Then, grab your tissues and keep them bear you at all times. And blow whenever you feel blocked up.

If the snot feels gross and stuck, or like it's formed a plug in your nose, this might help. Either way, this should hopefully loosen the snot you already have and make it easier to expel.

I have no idea if this will work or not, but it makes logical sense from my perspective and I think it's worth a shot. Worst case scenario, you're a little more hydrated than before. You can't lose.

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Ama

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Darmik posted...

EB Games in Australia is doing a trade in deal for this but it's still $299 after trade in. So basically $240 credit.

It would have been a good deal if they kept the same RRP and a trade in brought it down to something like $199 but that price bump absolutely stings. I wouldn't mind the model if it wasn't for the price bump.

I can get on board with that. Might brute-force my way through Bayonetta 2 and trade it in for extra credit. I've had it since launch and haven't touched it in years.

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Background_Guy posted...

Why are people on CE obsessed with pit bulls?

The greatest irony to all of this is that your average CE troll has the same temperament as a pitbull when it comes to pitbulls.

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It's been so long since the first one came out that I don't have the energy to be buttmad about how much better the OLED model is.

I've played so many games and had such a good time with the base model that I can't really feel ripped off. If I'd waited, I would have missed out on four years of gaming. The new Switch looks great, but not so great that I'm bemoaning my fate as an early adopter.

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If my Switch burns out, I'll get this. But I can't justify dropping $540 aud on this. I could barely justify dropping $400 on the original one for Christmas in 2017.

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