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| Topic | Where do you tend to get your news? |
| aurick79 06/18/20 4:56:58 PM #18 | https://www.allsides.com/ Gives you the news stories from, well, all sides. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | how many different platforms do you own skyrim on? |
| aurick79 06/13/20 5:40:06 PM #12 | 360 and PC. Got it for my 360 because my PC died. Rebuilt my gaming PC and then bought it for that so I could play with all the mods I want. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | Since working from home, how have relations with coworkers changed? |
| aurick79 06/10/20 1:53:14 PM #6 | I worked from before, so nothing changed. We are all remote workers --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | What doesn't have a toxic fanbase? |
| aurick79 05/30/20 10:58:16 AM #27 | aHappySacka posted... Anything niche and non-mainstream and thus ruined by normies. D&D has one of the more toxic fandoms, especially when new editions come out. The Gognards that think Garys original vision is perfect and any changes to it must be met with swift retribution --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | Where do you keep your phone at night? |
| aurick79 05/30/20 10:56:52 AM #35 | wwinterj25 posted... Bonus question: So what do you guys do when your battery is low having had it off charge all night while you sleep and you have no time to charge it? I have small portable battery banks I can take with me. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | "Hitler wanted to end poverty"... how do you even respond to that? |
| aurick79 05/25/20 3:32:48 PM #2 | The ends dont justify the means --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | Most of the time when you've been hired did they offer you the job on the spot |
| aurick79 05/25/20 3:04:16 PM #8 | The only jobs I have ever seen hire on the spot are ones where employees were disposable and easily replaceable. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | Wow what a shitty dad. |
| aurick79 05/21/20 7:25:51 AM #54 | If the story is true, the dad is the one who Fd up. Im also sure there is far more to the story (again assuming its true). In the story he was mostly mad about being called a bad father. He could have taken offense to any situation where his position or ability was in question (which could be why hes previous marriage ended). I just dont believe it though, and not because of the age thing (hell, Im technically old enough to have a 20 year old son graduating and Im on Reddit all the time) but it comes across as the post trying to get awards and read by a YouTuber or picked up by some news article - what better way to get a bit of immortality than by getting a story you wrote published in some way. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | Working from home |
| aurick79 05/20/20 9:23:35 AM #3 | Yes, I work from home currently (Have been working from home for the past 8 years or so), and before that I would work in the office 2-3 days a week and the other days were WAH. The flexibility of WAH is the one reason I will probably never leave this company willingly. That and I already have been there 20+ years, right out of high school, my severance package is 2 weeks for every year youve been there up to a year, at this point it would be better for me to keep going until retirement or for them to let me go and basically get a whole year of paid time off while looking for another job. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | Hello everyone, I'm Scott, president of Domino's Pizza |
| aurick79 05/16/20 1:06:51 PM #5 | streamofthesky posted...
Dominos pizza is bad too. Domino, Little Ceaser, Papa Johns, Pizza Hut... all those chain places have crap pizza. Though I suppose it also depends where youre from. If you arent from one of the major Pizza areas (NY/CT, Chicago, etc) then I guess you dont have many options anyways. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | why won't sega release crusader of centy in any collection? |
| aurick79 05/15/20 1:48:43 PM #5 | maybe because ATLUS still holds the rights to it and not Sega? --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | Have you ever had steamed hams? |
| aurick79 05/15/20 11:03:23 AM #6 | Its a CT staple. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | What have you been doing at home during this lockdown? |
| aurick79 05/11/20 8:54:33 AM #7 | I work from home normally, so other than not getting to see my friends and my shopping options are limited, not much has changed in my life. I wake up, take out the dog and then make breakfast. Work from 8 - 4:30. Log off and make dinner. Take the dog for another walk. Then sit down and play video games and/or watch twitch or YouTube. Shut down my computer around 8, then go lay in bed and surf on my iPad till I fall asleep. Occasionally Ill mix it up with other stuff: work on my D&D game, do yard work or work on my garden, do housework, etc. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | Why didn't anybody tell me Final Fantasy VIII was a good game? |
| aurick79 05/11/20 8:51:23 AM #13 | I enjoyed 8. I think in part I enjoyed the more realistic graphics compared to the blocky polygons of 7, I also loved the card mini-game. Even some ideas like junction and drawing of spells was pretty neat. I really enjoyed it. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | Which huge NES game do you think has held up the best over the years? |
| aurick79 05/11/20 8:48:21 AM #7 | I think most of the mega man games have held up well over time. On the flip side, i dont think too many of the original big RPGs have held up that well. The original final fantasy and Dragon Warrior are such horrible slogs to play through nowadays. Even the revamped version for PSP or GBA of Final Fantasy is just a bore. Final Fantasy didnt start having lasting power until #3. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | If the US Gov thinks your not smart enough for kinder eggs |
| aurick79 05/04/20 5:22:09 PM #14 | DirtBasedSoap posted... what the fuck does this even mean lmao Most people have 46 total chromosomes (23 pairs). People who have Down syndrome (Gamefaqs wouldnt let me put other words apparently) have more. The joke is that your IQ is lower than 46 so you would kill yourself from the fall --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | If the US Gov thinks your not smart enough for kinder eggs |
| aurick79 05/04/20 5:07:02 PM #7 | Its not about smarts its about negligence. Parents dont bother paying attention to the things their kids are up too. Look at the number of various accidental deaths we have - shoot how many parents leave their kids in hot cars? --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | Homosexuals [delete if not allowed] |
| aurick79 04/28/20 9:56:51 AM #2 | No more or less than any other person. If for some reason they actually have developed a greater sense of humor than straight people, it was likely a coping mechanism to deal with the treatment they endure regularly. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | WAlT, MINECRAFT LOST???? TO PERSONA???? |
| aurick79 04/26/20 4:48:47 PM #71 | jbomb1234 posted... Minecraft is a meme while Persona 5 is a good game. If you are going to say such a thing, back it up - what makes Persona 5 better than every other JRPG out there? What makes Minecraft a meme? --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | WAlT, MINECRAFT LOST???? TO PERSONA???? |
| aurick79 04/26/20 4:47:34 PM #70 | wwinterj25 posted... Minecraft is a creation game. You acknowledged that yourself. Nothing more to be said on that matter. Sim city is not a creation game. It is a city management game. Determining to put an industrial, residential, or commercial block down is for the purpose of trying to make the city the most efficient thing it possibly can. You need to balance the needs of the people with your needs as mayor to have an income to keep the city going. There are other games in the city management genre that do the same thing. Minecraft does none of those things. There is no management of taxes. There is no balancing pollution and the needs to have jobs. At the same time, there is no crafting in Sim City. You dont need to create a portal to another world to pick up materials in order to try to craft certain potions. If you want to say that Persona 5 is a better game than Minecraft, and not just another JRPG like all the other JRPGs that have been released over the past 20 whatever years, then you need to back up your argument with more than its a better game. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | WAlT, MINECRAFT LOST???? TO PERSONA???? |
| aurick79 04/26/20 12:56:22 PM #54 | wwinterj25 posted... It actually is. You create things from scratch. Any creation game is basically what Minecraft is. Also again Persona 5 is the better game regardless of your justifications to convince yourself otherwise This is such a stupid response it doesnt even dignify me tearing it down. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | WAlT, MINECRAFT LOST???? TO PERSONA???? |
| aurick79 04/26/20 12:54:30 PM #53 | Monopoman posted... The game that Minecraft took the most from was Dwarf Fortress a free text based game that lets you do most of the stuff you can do in Minecraft. It still has far more innovation than Persona 5. The point is that Persona 5 as a game is good, but takes far more from the genre than it gave. Minecraft might have had roots from another game, but without it the genre wouldnt be where it is today. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | WAlT, MINECRAFT LOST???? TO PERSONA???? |
| aurick79 04/25/20 8:17:43 PM #49 | Revelation34 posted... Sim City existed long before Minecraft did. Sim City is not the same genre as Minecraft --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | WAlT, MINECRAFT LOST???? TO PERSONA???? |
| aurick79 04/25/20 6:34:42 PM #42 | Its a popularity contest. It has no reflection on what games are objectively better, have influenced entire genres, and have staying power. Having played both, yes they are both amazing games, but Minecraft is objectively better and more influential than the whole persona series. Persona has taken elements from previous games in the genre. Minecraft created a genre. But again, this is basically here are two games, pick one. Many of these games are losing simply because the fan base isnt here or it just had less people who cared. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | Stardew Valley |
| aurick79 04/22/20 12:00:51 PM #5 | WhiskeyDisk posted... https://youtu.be/kpZnKgsX1AEThats been patched out already --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | Sometimes when I play Civ(V) nothing happens |
| aurick79 04/12/20 9:47:53 PM #10 | I have games like that with Age of Wonders, I think those types of games happen mostly when the players arent being aggressive. Everyone just kinda blobs/turtles and eventually when theres no more room to expand then wars break out --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | Final Fantasy 7 Remake comes out next week! Are you getting it? |
| aurick79 04/10/20 6:50:47 PM #93 | I dont see a reason to buy a game I already own a single installment in three broken installments. Ill get the complete package sometime in 2030 when its released --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | have any of you linked your bank/credit cards to your smartphone? |
| aurick79 04/09/20 3:03:17 PM #8 | Yes, I use apple pay all the time. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | Have you gotten fast food or food from a restaurant since quarantine started? |
| aurick79 04/07/20 4:50:57 PM #18 | Yes, I had order Thai food from a local restaurant for take out --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | So are people really so incapable of entertaining themselves at home? |
| aurick79 04/06/20 4:19:38 PM #50 | Nichtcrawler X posted... Are the US guidelines that strict, I think the limit here is 3 guests. Which still feels slightly contradictory. it probably depends on the state and location, I think NYC might be stricter right now, but yeah, here in CT its 3. Which is why I further dont get the people who cant just do a little dinner party and instead try to have these elaborate parties. Its the same reason they have had to close down parks and golf courses because people cant just stay home At this point, I dont think its a humans are social beings excuse and more of I dont care about anyone else but my own enjoyment reason --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | So are people really so incapable of entertaining themselves at home? |
| aurick79 04/06/20 3:26:02 PM #48 | I understand the need to see your friends, but the alternative of possibly being the reason someone else dies or gets incredibly sick, worse if its a friend or family member, outweighs that. the part I dont get is the arguments from people on missing my friends who then meet up at a place like Home Depot. Like, you know thats not the reason that it was allowed to stay open, and your arrogance is just going to ruin it for others. If you cant get by doing things like web calls wtih your friend, just freaking have them come over for dinner, if your going to ignore the guidelines anyways, no reason to drag others into it (though you still end up doing that since if one you had it, and pass it to the other - Id imagine at some point they are going to need food and can pass it to grocery store employees) --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | How long have you been in quarantine and how much longer can you last? |
| aurick79 04/02/20 7:39:23 AM #13 | The staying at home is fine with me, the fact I can't get to comfort a friend whose mom was just put on hospice is killing me though. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | lmao how is that TRASH Octopath Traveler beating Undertale |
| aurick79 04/01/20 8:08:15 AM #15 | Having played both, Undertale is vastly overrated. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | For those working at home, what do you do with your time? |
| aurick79 03/31/20 6:30:30 PM #3 | Work was a bit slow for me even before the stay at home since we had wrapped up projects before 1/1 and new ones were just starting, but the project manager I had been working with was gone for a couple of weeks due to death in the family and some other issues she was dealing with. And with me already work at home, during my downtime I basically have been watching youtube. They give me analysis work but I have a good process down so what should take a couple of days I can get done in a couple of hours, so I've mostly been just watching youtube. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | So yeah...dont care about "flattening the curve" anymore |
| aurick79 03/31/20 12:19:59 PM #9 | DrYuya posted...
Your parts not over yet, it was never only going to be a couple of weeks. It was only ever stated as "a couple of weeks" so that it would be easier to swallow. And there is a number of people who may be at risk and not even know it, especially men, since they are statistically bad at taking proper care of themselves and getting the appropriate tests done to know if they are things like high blood pressure or other underlying medical conditions. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | Would you rather life return to normal at risk of others or continue quarantine? |
| aurick79 03/31/20 10:29:46 AM #28 | If people would actually follow the stay at home order, and only go out for essentials like food, clothing (and not fashion clothing, just stuff you need like replacement jeans or sneakers), or for repair. We'd be fine. This would be over quicker. It wouldn't even matter if places like gamestop said they were essential, since if people were doing what they were supposed to, there wouldn't be any customers. But no. People have to be stupid and do things like have a tailgate party at the golf course, use costco or walmart as a "socialization spot", pack 1000 people into a church, or go window shopping at a store because they are "bored". At this point this is dragging on not because of governement or businesses trying to say they are essential, but becuase people are stupid and can't follow instructions and aren't even taking this seriously. So continue the quarantine. If for some reason it's lifted before makes any sense, I'm still going to be socially distancing for the rest of the year and probably just wear a mask/gloves when I go out. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | Games that have held up well over time |
| aurick79 03/30/20 11:26:59 AM #4 | Pretty much any Pokemon game from Gen 3 on has held up pretty well, especially Colosseum and XD on GameCube. Those games had 3D graphics, took the game into a different territory, and while having some weird grinding it was nice to have a game that focused on 2 v 2 battles. Id rather play Leaf Green or Fire Red, or Heart Gold or Soul Silver than any of the gen 1 or gen 2 games. 1 and 2 just suffer from too many issues and without things like items, abilities and the attack/special split just dont have enough depth. Any of the Final Fantsy games from SNES onward have held up very well, as well as final fantasy tactics. Final Fantasy 1 is just bland now, not as much replay value as some of the others. I dont care if it kicked off a lot of RPGs, it was great at the time but now is just boring. The Gameboy final fantasy games are actually pretty good too, they may be weird but I actually enjoy their quirky and heavily RNG nature (not the Zelda style one, the one where you can recruit monsters and eat meat to morph), I feel the Disgaea series has held up as well, but more so starting with Disgaea 2. The first one was good and has a good story, but there are so many QOL improvements just in 2 that I think that game is still enjoyable to play now (though I prefer the PSP version over the PS version due to the additional story content). Baldurs Gate 1 & 2 are also outstanding old style RPG games that are still enjoyable and can be great when you play multiplayer. For those not into RPGs, I think the Legend of Zelda a link to the past was a great game and still is a fun play through with decent graphics and atmosphere. Many of the Mega Man games still hold up as well, they are tough but fun platformers. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | Day "who the freak knows anymore" of Quarantine. |
| aurick79 03/29/20 12:57:19 PM #3 | We are Just into week 3 here of the social distancing (that has progressively become more and more restrictive), 16 days total so far. Other than not getting to hang out with my buddy who I normally see ever Thursday and Saturday for Magic, Anime, and Video games - its not to bad. My D&D game went fully online, so we played that yesterday. I work from home normally, so work hasnt changed for me. Normally after work, I would sit down and play video games or work on D&D or Magic, so not getting to go out isnt a big deal either. Most of my shopping is digital or online, so that didnt change much. Really as far as survival goes, it just sucks that going out to get food is annoying now. I think my biggest disappointment is having to reschedule my cruise, but considering my sister-in-laws Father-in-law (not sure a better way to put that..) has been diagnosised with COVID-19 after a cruise he just took (Before all the social distancing and stuff was suggested), Im not in a rush to be on a boat with a bunch of people. Im expecting it to be like this for a while longer. Even if the government gives the go ahead to go back out, I know they are doing that just to try to get people back to work more so than because the threat is gone, so my plan is to continue my social distancing all the way through till June. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | What have y'all been playing? |
| aurick79 03/28/20 9:07:39 AM #11 | Dead by Daylight Pokemon XD Pokemon Pearl --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | People think the hoards of Corona beer still for sale means people dislike Coron |
| aurick79 03/26/20 1:31:08 PM #4 | EvilMegas posted... It's weird because Corona is one of the only good beers You dont drink a lot of beers do you? Corona is a beer that only tastes good if you put a lemon or lime slice in it --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | Did the "Snowpiercer" movie really need a series? |
| aurick79 03/19/20 4:25:33 PM #5 | I didnt really think we needed it as a movie... --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | Has the coronavirus affected your work schedule yet? |
| aurick79 03/16/20 6:09:53 PM #37 | Im already work at home, absolutely nothing changed other than Im not going to do my Friday lunch at the local pub for a while --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | Who the fuck keeps taking all the Newman's Own pizzas?! |
| aurick79 03/15/20 12:19:48 PM #13 | WastelandCowboy posted... More Red Baron for me, then. I bought Red Baron - Thin Crust Bacon Lovers. What a disappointing pizza. One serving size was 1/3 the pizza and it was so small and bland --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | Are you afraid the the coronavirus? |
| aurick79 03/14/20 7:26:33 PM #6 | Dont care for the poll options. Im not afraid of it but I dont feel its fear mongering. Just look at the actual number and you can see that you should display caution, but its not something to be afraid of unless you were high risk. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | Those of you men who shave, what shaving soap/cream/gel do you use? |
| aurick79 03/14/20 9:50:31 AM #7 | I mostly user Barbasol since its cheap, but Ill get other brands if there is a sale or something. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | Anyone else super excited for Wendy's new breakfast menu? |
| aurick79 03/02/20 4:11:43 PM #38 | I dont understand any hype people have about fast food - Shamrock Shakes, McRib, any other fast food really. I mean sure, it was exciting when I was a child when my mom or dad would bring home McDonalds or something for dinner, but that was more the excitement of having something I dont normally get to have. In my 20s I would eat fast food just due to my schedule and financial situation. But now, nope, Ill still eat fast food rarely, but for the most part since Ive learned to actually cook real food it hasnt been exciting at all --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | how are you preparing for the coronavirus |
| aurick79 03/02/20 12:05:17 PM #36 | Krazy_Kirby posted... unless a person is sick that handles what you order Odds are still in my favor. I get groceries once a week, I dont need to order from amazon that often. Food gets here, I bring it it, pack it away, wash my hands. I always wash my hands before I eat anyways, and produce gets washed too. Im likely going to be fine as long as I just dont leave the house often. --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | If you had a child, would you let it use the internet |
| aurick79 03/02/20 9:21:05 AM #21 | Social media is the problem with the internet. in particular things like Twitter, Instagram, Tik Tok, etc. they are distractions and have been proven to be bad in so many ways, from causing depression to spreading fake news Using it for other purposes like research can be fine --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
| Topic | Do you want to outlaw calling someone a "bitch"? |
| aurick79 03/02/20 9:17:51 AM #15 | outlaw? No shun the person for using such a childish and boring insult? Yes --- 3DS FC Scott 0533-5781-3558 Pokemon: Pidgey, Woobat, Rufflet |
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