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6-7% because my living situation is pretty cheap
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SeabassDebeste posted...

The one bizarre thing about Episode 7 was that despite being almost beat for beat copied from ANH, Rey actually defeated Kylo Ren. It put this weird question mark on how much she can really improve from here.

I mean, dude took a bowcaster shot to the stomach beforehand. He wasn't exactly fighting at 100%.
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LtM please stop
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Jakyl25 posted...

VintageGin posted...

and the fact that there were only 6 debates for the DNC primary compared to the 25 in 2008 really hints toward the idea of there being a de facto candidate before it's even been decided.

To be fair, 25 is unreasonable

I'd like to believe that there's a number between 25 and 6 that would at least make more sense
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BowserCuffs posted...

VintageGin posted...

She had the popular vote, but she also had a horrific strategy that basically ignored Michigan and Wisconsin, two states she fucking lost to Sanders.

No offense but this isn't so much Hillary's fault as it is the whining manchildren that couldn't get past the fact that Bernie didn't have the nomination.

I think that if you lose a state in the primary, (despite what the polling might have suggested) and then don't bother to campaign there afterward...then maybe it might be a little bit your fault?
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BowserCuffs posted...

HaRRicH posted...

That bothers me some; don't position yourself as a leader in the Resistance

She isn't.
HaRRicH posted...

after you failed in the election

With the popular vote.
HaRRicH posted...

and the DNC screwed over the man who could have won instead.

I'm curious as to how you define "screwed over" in this instance because there are a dozen interpretations and only a few of them are actually grounded in reality.

She definitely is trying to position herself in that way.

She had the popular vote, but she also had a horrific strategy that basically ignored Michigan and Wisconsin, two states she fucking lost to Sanders.

Sanders definitely did get screwed by the DNC, though I have a hard time believing he would've won even without such issues. It's pretty clear that Hillary received preferential treatment and presentation, and the fact that there were only 6 debates for the DNC primary compared to the 25 in 2008 really hints toward the idea of there being a de facto candidate before it's even been decided.
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Go to Bar Benfiddich while you're in Tokyo. I recommend going right when it opens (or get a reservation) since there aren't many seats.
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I mean, advertising isn't solely based off clicks. Just keeping the product/service fresh in the consumer's mind is still a benefit, even if your click-through rate is low.

Also advertisements on sites are generally extremely cheap, given that they're priced per 1000 ads.
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If you like cocktails, check out Cane & Table and Latitude 29
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Weakupedia posted...

sounds like you're not very good at getting keys from people

sounds like you should shut up
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Probably could've gone for a hotel, but I liked the location of this. Plus my girlfriend and another couple are coming on Wednesday...which makes it pretty cost effective.

Also I got the key.
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Update: Emergency contact dude accidentally walked through the set without meaning to because he thought
he was walking toward our meeting place. He is now in position to get the key, apparently?
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Decided to get an AirBNB while staying in New York. The host tells me that she'll be flying to Tanzania the day I arrive. But she tells me the cafe where I can pick it up and says it'll be open until 1 AM. She also gives me an emergency contact in case I have any trouble, telling me that this contact will have a spare key. Cool. She changes the contact the day before I arrive because the first one is unavailable. Whatever.

I land, find out the cafe actually closes earlier than she said. There's only one guy there, smoking outside and he has no idea how to get the key. He tells me to come back tomorrow morning. I text/call the emergency contact. No response.

Spent the night in a hostel. Get a call in the morning. The emergency contact guy is extremely apologetic, and he sends me money for the cost of the night at the AirBNB and the night at the hostel. That's fine, I guess. However, he informs me he does not have a spare key. Whatever, I'll get it from the cafe.

I decide to swing by the cafe in the morning. It's not open. Not only that, there's a sign saying that there will be filming happening at the cafe so it will be closed all day. God. Damn. It.

I call the contact and go to work for the day. He contacts the cafe via email. They say I can pick up the key, but they'll be closed after 7.

I get to the cafe, they (almost predictably at this point) won't let me get the key. Now I'm waiting for emergency contact dude to come over and try to sort out the situation.

I have to say that I have a hard time being outraged with how ridiculous this has all been. It's actually kind of funny at this point.
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Also, I should mention that Faeria's expansion is due this summer, so it's a good time to play and get familiar with the base set before more cards get released.
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Faeria is so good. I think it's a really well-designed game and pretty friendly to new players.

However, the matches do play out a bit more slowly compared to other card game and it took some time for it to really look me. Still, it's easily my favorite online card game right now.
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UltimaterializerX posted...

Dark Young Link posted...

lol, you blocked him for that? Seems like an overreaction.

Fuck would I bother with some pseudo intellectual Berkeley whacko for when they deny all reality?

MoogleKupo141 posted...

I want to know who released the bat-killing fungus. I didn't even know there was a fungus killing all the bats in the first place! This topic is educational.

White Nose Syndrome is legitimately scary, and there's a similar rare fungus that's starting to affect humans. Tag me so I remember to pull it from my notes tomorrow.

If a random microbe pops up and kills/infects most of a population out of nowhere, decent odds are it leaked out from a lab and got into our environment. Which sounds silly, but humans have done such things by accident before. Lyme's Disease is completely manufactured, and just randomly found its way into ticks on Plum Island. We have genetic engineers messing around with things they shouldn't be messing around with.

interested in hearing about this...my girlfriend is a mycologist, and there's tons of misinformation about fungi

also, pretty sure the lyme disease thing you mentioned is a conspiracy theory that one guy came up with and has never been proven
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UltimaterializerX posted...

LordoftheMorons posted...

Did you not have to take biology classes for your vet degree or something?

We actually just finished up talking about white nose bat disease last week both in class and at work, actually. It's a genetically engineered fungus that was never meant to get into our environment naturally. Nice job pretending you know everything, as you Berkeley elitist POS people are so apt to do.

It's always cute when you Berkeley liberal know-nothings thoroughly embarrass yourselves. Trump really should defund that garbage-ass thing you people call a college, because it hasn't turned out anyone worth interacting with in nearly two decades. Blocked.

lol, its an invasive fungus that's likely from europe...not the result of genetic engineering

you seem upset
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ProfitProphet posted...

Once I saw a blimp

Nice, tell me more
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Jeff Zero posted...

The fact that I've pretty much traveled from 18-22 nonstop and again from 27-

Damn dude, what do you do?
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nt
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I have to say, the inevitability argument that Seph's putting forth is pretty refreshing compared to the usual man made climate change denial that sometimes gets tossed around.
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UItimaterializer posted...

htaeD posted...

either way I'd like the polar icecaps to not melt
whether nature or man causes it

Al Gore told us they were going to melt by now.

Climate change is real, just not the man made kind. There is not a damn thing humans can do to stop the planet from doing whatever it wants.

I have to admit, I'm curious. Do you think humans can affect the acidity of the ocean?
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Nice. It seems like it'd be cool to do, but I heard from a friend that it's highly dependent on the weather-- they had to reschedule twice and didn't find out until they had driven out there.
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Behindthecurve posted...

I just bought sushi from a grocery store made on-site by a Mexican guy. This awful cultural appropriator needs to be stopped.

who the hell buys grocery store sushi
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Man, I was just wondering what happened to you the other day
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$424 for a room in a house in Berkeley with 7 bedrooms.

Hopefully looking to decrease the number of people in the house and turn some of the bedrooms into living rooms, at which point my rent will be closer to $1000.
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@azuarc

There's a big difference between drinking for taste and drinking to get drunk. A lot of people get exposed to cheap, awful alcohol, but that's not representative of the whole. And there are some amazing cocktails, especially nowadays as cocktails have begun to get more popular.

Also, to say that nothing that's an acquired taste is worth it...do you also not like coffee or dark chocolate?
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SeabassDebeste posted...

VintageGin posted...

Honestly wish you'd had a chance to try a good cocktail while in New York.

That was Natwaf!

Oh, whoops! Nevermind then.
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Honestly wish you'd had a chance to try a good cocktail while in New York.

Also, It's worth noting that the difference in taste between cheap and mid-range alcohol can be pretty huge.
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Have been planning a trip to Korea with my mom who hasn't been back to her home country in over 20 years. She was initially really excited about it, but now she's worried that either Trump's going to start some shit with North Korea or something stupid like the travel ban that affected green card holders will prevent her from re-entry.

While I doubt she has anything to worry about (no way South Korea will be added to any travel ban list any time soon), having to convince her it's going to be okay has definitely made the trip planning a much less fun experience.
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Jakyl25 posted...

https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/864645112411959296

At least they're consistent with their deflection

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what if I liked Prey (2006)
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Go to Mace. It's a cocktail bar in East Village and one of the best that I've been to (and I've been to quite a few).

Amor y Amargo is another great bar in East Village, especially if you like bitters. There's also PDT...but you'll definitely need to call in at 3 PM and get reservations for that one.

Seconding Juliana's pizza. You can walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and grab pizza immediately after.
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Only been to Tokyo, and my impression of it was that I'd probably enjoy other parts of Japan more. So I wouldn't spend too much time there if other stuff looks appealing to you.

However, there is an amazing cocktail bar in Shinjuku that I recommend checking out:

http://punchdrink.com/venues/ben-fiddich/

Also, I went to a maid cafe and it was honestly pretty awful and a waste of time. The cat cafe I went to was okay but was something like $7/10 min. From what I saw, the theme cafes are pretty pricey and not very good in terms of food/drink.
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th3l3fty posted...

La-Mulana is the greatest puzzle-platformer ever made, but people tend to quit on it because the devs took the puzzle part seriously

...very seriously

I stopped playing this at some point, and I realized that I would probably be better off starting over than trying to figure out what the hell is currently going on.
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Faeria. It's a great card game with an interesting/strategic board element and doesn't feel P2W.

But it doesn't have nearly the following of Hearthstone, Duelyst, etc.
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Tequila's one of my least favorite spirits, but El Tesoro is very solid and in your price range. The reposado is $55-$60.
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Johnbobb posted...

Actually, the rule of thumb for almost everything is "3 per six inch" except most meats, which are four:
3 Jalapenos
3 Olives
3 Pepperoni
3 Salami
3 Tomatoes (or less if we get monster-size tomatoes)
3 Cukes
3 Onion slivers (yep, really, but NOBODY is going to do that)

The other veggies have specific weight-based measurements you're supposed to go by but lol fuck that

I could've sworn it was 2 tomatoes back when I worked there in high school, but maybe I'm misremembering.

And yeah, no one really followed these guidelines unless the owner was around.
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Maybe 1 if I can wear my motorcycle gear, but probably 0
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I think I paid somewhere between $130 and $160 for a backpack that I use for travel.
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thundersheep posted...

What takes me back even more than the pictures is the fact that Aeon was one of my favourite users and I really never talked to him directly. I was around 13 during that time and I thought he was like.. too cool for me.

It was probably true, but it's funny thinking that I was intimidated by someone's online social status.

Same. He and Amazing Telephone are what caused me to stick around on this board, even though it was mostly as a lurker.
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foolm0r0n posted...

banananor posted...

there's a reason why it's so convenient in an office setting to be able to walk over to someone's desk

This is actually horribly inconvenient for everyone involved vs a chat message

Not really. Especially if it's regarding something technical, I'd rather the other person be able to show me/whiteboard rather than try to convey it via chat.
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banananor posted...

in a conversation, phone calls allow you to transmit additional information through intonation. video calls allow you to transmit even more information through facial expressions and body language

in person >>> video conference > phone > text

for extremely dense information communications that don't require a lot of back and forth, email is the superior choice, because you then have a record and people won't have to re-read. for things where you just need to shoot info out, text is okay

there's a reason why it's so convenient in an office setting to be able to walk over to someone's desk

Exactly. Phone calls are also useful in discussing specifics, since you can stop the other person if there's a part that needs more clarification. With emails, I've frequently run into issues with someone being too vague or glossing over important details.
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The idea that phone calls Kenri posted...

VintageGin posted...

Err, what?

Why do you say that?

It requires both people to be free to talk at the exact same time and leaves no written record of anything important that was decided. The only advantage is that it's faster than typing, but even then only if you can actually get ahold of each other. It's even more inconvenient if the conversation involves three or more people.

It's faster than typing, more personal (I know you disagree with this), and allows you to discuss specifics a lot more easily rather than sending a ton of messages/emails back and forth.

My job would be impossible if our only way of contacting with clients/coworkers was via text/email.
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Kenri posted...

I wish more people realized that phone calls are like the most inconvenient and terrible way of communicating anything important.

Like your friend's gotta get over it but I can sorta understand where he's coming from.

Err, what?

Why do you say that?
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LTM, you have abuse thing the wrong way around.

But more importantly

VintageGin posted...

who wants my nuts

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who wants my nuts
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SmartMuffin posted...

because they want to care for women and that especially includes operations that aren't easy for them to do safely in parts of the country that neglect them

So you're saying that abortion actually is a super important offering that is absolutely core to their functionality, then?

Even if they stopped offering abortions, I wouldn't expect their funding to be secure. The new issue would be contraceptives or something else instead.

Giving in to intimidation tactics would just allow the goalposts to be moved.
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Vlado posted...

Applying for citizenship of a foreign country is treason to your own country.

I don't usually post in these topics, but

lmao
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tales of symphonia
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