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Mostly things that I've just not gotten around to upgrading

Better webcam
Better coffee grinder
Better electric kettle


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Nice

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Starvation in a room filled with gold

I need to know why this is one of the options

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I only vaguely remember this, but these are incredible

Each charmander is better than the last

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foolm0r0n posted...

Around 50% of people (maybe more now?) own stocks and could have chosen to put all their savings into TSLA. Of course that would've been a stupidly risky decision, but it's how Musk made that money.

You're attacking the 50% to try to hit the 0.01%. It's so dumb and typical of modern liberalism.

That 50% is counting 401ks and other retirement options and you typically can't just say "I'm going all in on Tesla" with your retirement account. Not because it's risky (which it is) but you literally don't get the option to.

The number of people who are individually invested in specific stocks is closer to 10%.

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Mac Arrowny posted...

Where's the Training Dummy in Act 2? I keep getting my ass kicked and have no idea what I'm supposed to do to make my deck better. I chose the bone deck and I can't beat the bone boss or the trader.

You don't get access to it until after you beat one of the first two bosses-- it's in the wizard tower. I chose the wizard deck so can't really offer any advice, but was able to beat the beast boss without modifying my deck (and with some luck).

I'd suggest adding some of the beast/sacrifice cards that you get since I feel like those would compliment the deck pretty well. Also search everywhere you can for packs.

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it's fine

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Just beat this yesterday. Clear time 9:40:14, 76%. Left it idling at the map screen a few times-- not sure if clear time counts that?

I liked the game overall. The EMMI sections were kinda neat, but I don't like how they caused the map to be full of large, mostly uninteresting sections after you beat them. Also I expected each EMMI to have a new mechanic, but it seemed like only the yellow and blue EMMIs had that?

One related issue I had-- I feel like the early game has you taking so many elevators/teleportals/trains that you never get a sense of the structure of the map until late game. Or at least that's how it was for me. It felt like the game kind of funneled me forward in a way that felt much more like a guided tour instead of exploring. The EMMI sections kind of exacerbated this feeling since they feel like their own distinct part of the map rather than a part of the areas they're in, making the map feel a little more disjointed.

But despite that, I had a lot of fun. The boss fights felt like the right amount of difficulty, where I'd gradually piece together how to fight the boss with each death. It felt very satisfying to go from getting wiped out on the first phase of the end boss (and others), and then being able to quickly blast through the boss phases while barely losing any health.

I think the game is probably less forgiving to people who haven't played many (or any) search action games though. From what I can remember, other games in Metroid or (modern) Castlevanias have the opportunity to find more upgrades or power up your character-- to the point where you can make a lot of mistakes during a boss and still win. I didn't get the sense that you could do that in this game, since it seems like your access to health tanks is limited early on, and bosses end up doing a ton of damage to the point where one or two extra tanks don't help a whole lot.

Also, I really don't get how Chozo-X makes everything okay at the end?

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Eh, I don't think there were enough cards in each color to make it interesting.

Green/Orange seemed like the optimal choice since Blue just draws cards (which in most card games would be very good) but the limitation of four lanes makes it so you can't really do anything with those cards

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BlAcK TuRtLe posted...

Don't get me wrong, wage stagnation is a problem, and minimum wage has not grown with the rate of inflation in either the US/Canada, and it is hilarious to see market forces at work with companies having to offer more money in order to attract employees. My post was more a comment on the specific group of uneducated slobs on Reddit that think flipping a burger is some sort of skilled trade that deserves $30/hour or something, rather than a job for high schoolers and retirees.

so should the fast food places shut down between 9 AM and 3 PM mon-fri?

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I actually grinded enough to put together a gem deck by fighting the training dummy a bunch.

Gems still sucked. They don't combine well with any of the other mechanics, and even if you make a dedicated gem deck you probably only want two out of the three colors.

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Also in terms of mechanics

Blood > Bones = Energy > Gems > Circuits

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Just beat it

I enjoyed it overall. The ending bits with the scrybes were really nice. I feel like the game was a little on the long side but not sure how I'd shorten it.

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I'm in Act 2. Not sure how I feel about it compared to the first act.

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Also I have to say that the bottom of the well was one of the more heart-pounding moments for me, especially since I never turned on reduced frights. If I got caught down there, I probably would have had to step away from the game for a while.

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Paratroopa1 posted...

Have you actually tried this? In my experience, it didn't work. You can skip extinguishing the 'apartment complex' by being dead to walk past the alarm, yes, but there's still a guy hanging out in the basement, and you get only one chance to get past him or that it's for the loop. I was really startled by it, because the game doesn't even give you a musical cue like usual to let you know you're in danger, or have been discovered.

I have not. That's pretty lame.

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Beated.

Stealth sucked, but it seems like only the well required it, since it's unlikely you'll know the trick to bypass it there. I think the DLC would be improved by switching the slides for Starlit Cove and Shrouded Woodlands so that you learn about being dead to bypass the alarms, allowing you to skip the stealth entirely.

Also, I wish the game were more clear about the end of the DLC, since I didn't realize I had finished at first. I did really enjoy meeting the prisoner and showing him the results of his action.

Also, the changes to the main ending were pretty nice-- love that the prisoner being present causes a new race of secretive creatures in the next universe.

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UshiromiyaEva posted...

I've played about 5 or 6 hours of VR, maybe 2/3 of that was playstation.

I really just...dont think it's any good! I don't really understand.

That said, I haven't played with any of the $8489274 6 lighthouse circular treadmill setups, but yeah.

I've only played on the Vive so I have no idea how PS VR compares, but my experience has been that VR headset + headphones make the experience immersive regardless of any dumb visuals, but to each their own

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UshiromiyaEva posted...

What do you guys have against 1 year life cycles for platforms that cost half a thousand plus???

CHEAPSKATES I say.

Quest 2 is $300 and standalone, so there's no extra PC cost. That's not the issue.

The issue is more with having to link a Facebook account and general fuckery from Facebook trying to control the market.

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UshiromiyaEva posted...

Maybe a hot take here, too, but I don't believe it's possible to have an immersive first person gaming experience where you have floating armless hands.

I ironically find this to be the least immersive looking RE4 port to date.

The fact that this is the standard across VR FP games in general kind of ruins the medium to me. I legit don't think the technology is ready to move forward with VR gaming yet, and the fact that it was such a flash in the pan that has tapered off is telling.

Have you actually played such VR games or are you basing this off of trailers/videos?

Because watching a video to judge the immersiveness of a VR game is like watching a video ad to judge the quality of a higher-resolution screen.

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Fuck Oculus

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BA

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My first thought was "makes you larger, and one step makes you small" even though that's not how the song goes

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RaidenGarai posted...

Theres a Twitter account for Muffin, the Dog from Friday the 13th Part 2. All it does is bark at the other horror role playing/parody accounts though.

You can't just say something like this and not link the account

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The meaning behind the name 'Comirnaty' Comirnaty is an agglomeration of the words Covid-19 immunity and mRNA, the latter indicating the technology that makes the vaccine work. As a whole, the word is intended to evoke community, a Brand Institute executive said.

That's...amazing. But in a bad way.

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Ah fuck I just threw out all of my chicken receipts

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Played for 20 mins, got an achievement for entering 0451 into the keypad..."Old Habits Die Hard"

lol

I'm liking just how bewildered Colt is

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I enjoy deep dish, but it's not something I'd ever have regularly.

Also I can't think of anything in particular that I've wanted to try and haven't at this point. Would like to go to a Michelin-starred sushi place, I guess.

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Called them when my motorcycle was stolen

They found it several months later but by then the insurance had already paid me the full amount in exchange for the title so \_()_/

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Defcon is all about nuking cities so uh

Billions?

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7/10

There were some really good parts to the story-- the Lutece twins were delightful whenever they showed up to tease at aspects of story, and the game did some really interesting things relating it to the rest of the series.

But the plot point of taking the revolution leader and suddenly making her try to kill a child as some sort of "everyone is bad once they get a taste of power!" message still leaves a bad taste in my mouth. And then they somehow went and made it worse in the DLC.

Also if anyone is asking, do not play the DLC if you care about the story.

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Uglyface2 posted...

While I may not have known that one was yeast, its pretty obvious that theres a major difference in the consistency between the two. Putting a name to it doesnt change anything.

Yeah, it's not surprising to me that people don't know the names-- just surprising that people didn't know there was a difference.

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Okay, I'm a little confused by people not knowing about the two types. Is this just a "barely ever eat donuts" thing or did you guys just never notice the difference?


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NioraptH posted...

Mochi (aka pon de ring) donuts.
But out of the two, cake donuts.

Mochi donuts are eh

Mochi muffins are where it's at

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Donut

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xp1337 posted...

CA Court rules Prop 22 is unconstitutional.

https://twitter.com/JeongPark52/status/1428876730681286661

Prop 22 was the CA proposition that defined app-based/gig workers as independent contractors rather than employees and the benefits that would confer to them and the obligations on the companies like Uber, etc. It had passed back in 2020 but this court has ruled it unconstitutional because it also included a clause that required 7/8's in both chambers of the state legislature to amend it in any way. Said clause was ruled to unconstitutionally limit the power of future legislatures to exert their authority in defining said workers.

Uber, Lyft, etc. saying they'll appeal the ruling.

haha get fucked uber

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I've definitely called for specific items. There's a grocery in the area that has an amazing produce/fruit selection, but I never know when the season for certain fruits/veggies start for the store, so I've called to ask if stuff is available yet.

I've also called my regular grocery store looking for certain items to see whether or not I need to go to the bougie-ass grocery store to find it instead.

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foolm0r0n posted...

How is the news cycle, let alone his fanbase, prepared for this level of nuance? That fact is Biden ended the war that he claimed he would end. I'm sure there's a way to spin it, but it would be very difficult.

I mean, I think it would be even less nuanced than you think. It would just focus on the situation being a "disaster" that happened on Biden's watch. Blah blah, 20 years of sacrifice from heroic Americans, etc.

We're not dealing with the highest caliber of thinkers, so I'm pretty sure that'd be sufficient.


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