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I went with something pretty simple. I got a car magnet too.

I need to come up with a decent logo for my History of Hops podcast so I can make business cards. I'm thinking about an open book with a hop vine around it, or something. Or maybe a tap pouring knowledge, although that may be out of me abilities as an artist. Actually I have no abilities as an artist. Hrm.

Well I'm loving it. They've nailed the charms of the Final Fantasy series. Rolling down the road in my Regalia, listening to the theme from Final Fantasy V is sublime. I do recommend you watch the Kingsglaive movie, it has added to the experience quite a bit. Yeah my friend gonna let me borrow his movie here in a day or so. Should I watch the movie before I play? That sounds awesome, I've been an avid FF fan since the first one on the nes. **** it's thanks to FF1 and Dragon Warrior on the nes that I've gotten into RPGs in the first place lol. Sigh, trying to tell people those are RPGs now a days is like hitting a brick wall. Now a days, if u can't customize ur character or have options in how to do quests/dialogue it's not considered an RPG lol. Sadly I can somewhat agree with them, but that's all I had back then. No regrets You don't need to watch the movie first, but it does make the transition from Chapter 1 to Chapter 2 smoother.

Well I'm loving it. They've nailed the charms of the Final Fantasy series. Rolling down the road in my Regalia, listening to the theme from Final Fantasy V is sublime. I do recommend you watch the Kingsglaive movie, it has added to the experience quite a bit.

Jesus, that's young.

Final Fantasy XV - I watched the movie and the anime series to prepare for this. It's been over a decade since I've sat down with a FF game, and so far it's living up to my expectations.

Battlefield 1 is $35 on Origin right now. Almost tempted me.

Those are synonims. In the same way that a butter knife and a combat knife are both sharp.

Except no one was really defending the food industry in the US, I just said the regulations will typically keep you from getting poisoned and dying. edit: And it certainly isn't a sure thing, I'm sure we've all had food poisoning at one time or another.

Wait, is it unhealthy or is it harmful? Also what is "American" food? It's a pretty big country, that seems like a pretty vague generalization? I live in an area surrounded by farms of all different types. Are they not growing "natural" food? Also I'm not sure how much arsenic the FDA allows in our food, but I imagine if you followed their guidelines, I'd survive your dinner. I mean, there are small levels of arsenic in the air, so do you propose we stop breathing? edit: Also maybe see a nutritionist, and understand that metabolism can change at any time depending on the individual.

Then if you're for regulation why do you defend McDonalds? Why is that we criticize another country when in ours we allow the same poison as long as is within tolerable degrees? If you are argument is that poisoning is bad why are you defending slow poisoning and condemning the fast one? If you want to believe propaganda condemning US enemies for the same crap that we do, the you're free to do so. Just don't expect me to jump from that cliff. So a quick death due to bacteria is equal to a slow death due to unhealthy eating habits in your narrative?

The example simplistic and easily countered by numerous examples of why regulation is important in selling food. Clinging to it is sad.

Don't be sore Don't rely on stupid examples.

Ah, so Sharp_One uses a silly food example to show that China is better than the US, then Orogun contributes to that by bringing up McDonalds, and then they try and act like food has nothing to do with the current conversation.

The topic of the current conversation is food. It may be convenient for your argument to ignore that, but you can have your morality discussion with someone else. Any time you eat out (particularly from a street vendor), you are risking exposure to bacteria. In the US there are regulations in place to limit that exposure. In China, according to Sharp_One's example, there is no regulation. Ergo, you are at greater risk to bacteria in China. That seems absolute to me. You brought up McDonalds and tried to make this an American versus China thing, and you haven't convinced me. Honestly I'm not even sure how accurate Sharp_One's example is. I'd have to believe China has some sort of regulations for restaurants and food markets, particularly in the larger cities.

And to be fair to McDonalds, as I already pointed out in the India story, they run an impressive business model that is quick to adapt to market pressure and fills a niche in their communities. Their fundraising programs for local schools are particularly impressive.

Are you really comparing something like salmonella or e-coli, which can put you in the hospital immediately, to fast food? Look, I hate fast food. I haven't stepped foot in a McDonalds in about 20 years. But it is regulated and I'm glad it is. Are you arguing for stiffer regulations that make the food healthier? Are you arguing for less regulations so they can lower costs and cut corners? What is your point here? You can buy stuff and go sell sandwiches on the side of the road in the US by the way. You can do it until you get reported, at which point you will get fined and shut down. Or you can go get a permit, which is not exactly a king's ransom, demonstrate some sense of food safety, and sell food on the side of the road, depending on the property rights. Woe are we, with so many rules.

Why would you hurt your clientele? What would be the point? Make lots of money in the mean time? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chinese_milk_scandal I find it a bit ironic that people are talking about how awful the Chinese are for selling poisoned food when everywhere else in the world you have McDonalds. Funny, but serving unhealthy food and serving bacteria-ridden food are a bit different. Actually I hear the McDonalds in other countries are often better and have somewhat more culturally appropriate menus. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-30115555

Goliath - This was on Amazon Prime, and features Billy Bob Thornton as a drunk lawyer who has fallen from grace. He's always entertaining for me, but the story was pretty well told and the show has some of the best teasers at the end I've ever seen. Pretty unpredictable. I'd recommend it.

Dishonored 2 is 33% off, thinking about picking it up since a lot of folks enjoyed it here. I've already got such a backlog though!

Why would you hurt your clientele? What would be the point? You don't seem to really understand how food works.

I drank a bit too much last night and ended up with a bartender's phone number. Awkward. I think he just wanted to be a guest on my podcast though. This morning I am planning on cleaning the house, and I'm hoping to get the kids to do their fair share. That would be a Christmas miracle.

Just checked, I put in 40 hours for DE:MK. Another 20 hours probably would have resulted in me not finishing.

I'm actually turned off from the DLC because the events apparently happen during the main storyline instead of after. The main campaign was pretty long and wrapped up stuff well enough for me to be done with it, I don't need to retread the story.

Word. Probably why I'm not a mod.