Everything posted by Hurlshort
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What you did today
Yesterday I upgraded all our family phones and switched from Verizon to Sprint. It set me back a pretty penny. My wife and our babysitter got Iphone 4S's and I picked up the Galaxy III S. They are all pretty slick, but I'm going to miss my original Droid.
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The Secret World (MMORPG by Ragnar T
Then this is pretty much the only MMO out there that will suit your tastes. I disagree, this game is pretty heavily reliant on builds, gear, and the trinity of DPS, tank, and healing. Guild Wars 2 sounds like a better fit if you want to avoid that stuff.
- What you did today
- What are you playing now? Part 3'ish
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The funny things thread
Where can I buy those?
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Mass Effect 3
I just watched the extended cut, and I really enjoyed it. They expanded on what I had mostly assumed about the middle ending, where I get to spread my DNA everywhere like Wilt Chamberlain and everyone gets to live. I had said back when I finished it originally: That was my positive view of the situation back then, and it was nice that the extended cut simply fleshed it out.
- The NHL Thread.
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The Secret World (MMORPG by Ragnar T
This game is pretty hard. It definitely requires more thought and strategy than most MMO's. Today I fought a bogeyman in a solo instance. There was no way to bring in help, he had twice my health, and he killed me 5 times before I figured it all out. Now most big baddies in TSW have a special attack, and it's best to get out of the way of those. They typically take place in a radius or cone attack. The bogeyman had a few more tricks. He started out with a cone attack, which I avoided. Then he did this odd attack where I had to run in close. The area outside of his radius was hit hard, which was tricky. Then he did this random attack where he was invulnerable and I had to just dodge explosives going off in circles all around. The last attack was the worst, he got me a couple times before I figured it out. Basically behind the guy is a small shack, and in order to avoid this massive radius attack, you have to run in there and hide. It was frustrating, but once I beat him it felt great.
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Books we've been reading V2.0
That's really the definition of Stephen King, and most literary critics would support you in that. He is the ultimate workman author. His talent is quantity. He can write a lot of decent books faster than almost anyone, but he's never put out something truly great. He is like the antithesis of JD Salinger. I'm not knocking him, I still think it is amazing what he does.
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The NHL Thread.
Was he bad in Minnesota? He was good in San Jose, he honestly just lacks the speed needed to score 50 goals, and it hurts him defensively too. He had 24 last season and I think that is about what you can expect from him. I don't think 30+ goals is an unreasonable expectation for Heatley. He was never a fast skater, and now that he is a little older, it's even harder for him to get space. So 30 is reasonable, but I'd still expect more like 25 from him.
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Books we've been reading V2.0
That pretty much sums up my feelings on George RR Martin.
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RANDOM VIDEO GAME NEWS THREAD!
Pretty scary stuff.
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Books we've been reading V2.0
Go with a classic King, like Cujo or Carrie.
- The NHL Thread.
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STEAM!
It's on sale right now, Hurlshot: http://www.amazon.co...1/dp/B006ULENFG $10. There are also a few Paradox Packs going round at similar prices for DLCs and other things, but I don't know if they're still on. I don't know how long this price lasts.Gogo! Sold! I've never bought something through Amazon's downloadable store (only hardcopy stuff) but wow, it downloaded super fast!
- The NHL Thread.
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The Secret World (MMORPG by Ragnar T
How is that even possible? It usually only takes a couple of hours to realize a game stinks, if that. If you spent 50 hours in a game, then it must have done something right.
- The NHL Thread.
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STEAM!
I plan on picking up Crusader Kings 2 when it goes on sale.
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Texas Republican party wants to remove the teaching of critical thinking skills in schools
That quote is brilliant. I am also clearly a person who is positively suggestible.
- The NHL Thread.
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Texas Republican party wants to remove the teaching of critical thinking skills in schools
Funnily enough, I just read this from a coworker: edit: The starred out word starts with a pen and ends with an is.
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Developers rights
mkreku wrote: I know it sounds a little crazy to be skeptical about giving the consumer more rights, but I do worry about a backlash. I'm very happy with the fact that games are cheap, and a few months after release they become dirt cheap. I don't want that to stop. I just see this all as a fantastic excuse for IP holders to charge way more for new products. edit: Or maybe Steam will simply offer pennies for these keys.
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RANDOM VIDEO GAME NEWS THREAD!
We've got a separate thread for this now, so I will explain why I think it is bad there.
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Texas Republican party wants to remove the teaching of critical thinking skills in schools
Every single credentialed teacher takes multiple courses on cognitive theory. Showing bias and identifying poor judgement is actually built into my curriculum. I do agree it is a major failure that many students do not come away from public school with this education, but it is not for lack of trying on many teacher's part. You can lead a horse to water, as the saying goes.