Everything posted by Hurlshort
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The All Things Movie Thread
Odds are pretty slim that the movie actually sucks though. It might be tired and unoriginal or whatever, but these things follow a pretty standard formula. They've got great effects, good acting and directing, solid writing. There aren't going to be a lot of obvious problems with the film. They get focus groups and a bunch of oversight making sure that it is a quality product. So yeah, anyone that says the movie is terrible is exaggerating or trying to make themselves seems edgy. I mean, I have no interest in seeing the movie myself, but I realize that is a reflection on my lack of interest in the character and general apathy towards super heroes at this point. That doesn't make it a bad movie.
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The All Things Movie Thread
Crazy people hate other crazy people, news at 11.
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The drinking thread
I love Dragon's Milk, but it's a king's ransom to buy it. Also my guess is Gfted has been drinking crappy watered down stouts. There is a lot of variety in the Stout game, so I'm sure there is something for him. You basically have a bunch of different flavor bases: Malt, bourbon, coffee, chocolate, oatmeal...I'm sure there are a few others but those are the most common. I mean, unless you dislike all of those things, you probably can find the right fit.
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Political Point and Counterpoint
In an ideological war, is it more important to hold people accountable, or to change their minds?
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Pictures of your Games 11 - The Quickening
I played through Guild Wars and unlocked a bunch of stuff for Guild Wars 2, and then I never really got into the sequel. I should probably go back sometime. I even read one of the books and enjoyed the lore.
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What are you playing right now?
Conan Exiles is having a free weekend, so I'm giving it a whirl. There seems to be a lot to like about it. I wish it was just an MMORPG, because the server thing is wonky. Of course, we did have an almost decent Conan MMO back in the day, so I guess I just have to be happy with this weird survival/building hybrid game, by Crom.
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Weird. Random. Interesting.
Considering the pet deposit and monthly rent I have to pay on the family dog, I'm pretty sure he's more of a liability than an asset.
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Weird. Random. Interesting.
But bro! Did my 6th grade Social Studies report on Stonewall, so I'm biased.
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More Hardwood + Round Holes = Lots of Scoring in Basketball 2K19
KD isn't even the greatest player on his team.
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New Scientific Discoveries, Part Drei
Ignorance is bliss, people.
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Political Point and Counterpoint
Stream of consciousness writing makes me question the importance of free speech.
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Political Point and Counterpoint
As a real world example, I have $8,882 deducted a year for my family plan, my employer kicks in another $19,998 for the year. Then we have a $10,000 deductible that we have to hit, which we did last year. Add in co-pays we hit $40k for a healthy active family of 4 pretty easily. That doesn't include dental or eye care.
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Political Point and Counterpoint
Ask and ye shall receive:
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Political Point and Counterpoint
Sure. But the US still pays ridiculously more than everyone else. https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/health-spending-u-s-compare-countries/#item-average-wealthy-countries-spend-half-much-per-person-health-u-s-spends
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Political Point and Counterpoint
Free healthcare isn't a liberal ideal, it's a realistic reaction for anyone who who looks at all the crap our health insurance companies do and how much money we give them every month. Add that to an incomprehensible medical provider billing system and I don't get why anyone thinks the current system is any good, progressive or conservative.
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General Celebrity deaths
Man, both of those last two were pretty dang young.
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The drinking thread
My guess is actually that it is being brewed at a large facility with inexpensive bulk grains and hops. You get a lot of attempts nowadays by large breweries to throw out craft looking beers. Let me check.... Brewed by Custom tap brews in New York. Probably some big old brewery that is churning out stuff like this. The guys in the shed probably make better stuff.
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The drinking thread
I picked up a nice Guinness pack: I usually stay away from the stuff, since the Guinness we get in the US is pretty weak, but I'm excited to try the mix and compare.
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TV's Vast Wasteland
I watched an episode of Russian Doll and I think I got lung cancer from all the smoking.
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The Political Thread - Browncoat edition... down with the Alliance!
I'd say there is a big difference between intervening in an invasion and being the invaders. We intervened in Kuwait during the Gulf War, and it has been fairly stable since. We invaded Iraq and it is a mess. In WWII you can make the same argument. Japan and Germany were the invaders.
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What did you do today?
I would say it is a muffin. But that's good, because muffins are considered healthy.
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What did you do today?
Wear that dented spoiler like a badge of honor.
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