Gromnir

primary school is occurring after pre-school and up to middle-school... or possible high school. secondary school is middle-school and high school... or maybe high school alone. our secondary education were so long ago that am not recalling what were the line o' demarcation. post-secondary is education After high school--is University or college education. 7 years o' college education for women and 8 for men would be equal parts impressive and disturbing. so many folks in population not contributing anything useful to the economy til they hits mid 20s? bus or subway rides would become interminable as average joes would be soberly discussing the merits o' proust or debating why the field o' physics hasn't had a major advancement since the development o' quantum mechanics. to gets assistant night manager job at local motel would no doubt be requiring an mba from applicants just to be considered. on the positive side, am also suspecting that reality TV would disappear completely. so, call it a wash. HA! Good Fun!

numenera's effort/edge is very much a turn-based mechanic. am having some difficulty imaging numenera pnp combat in a real-time-with-pause crpg. 'course the developers of tides could abandon effort/edge but that would be making us wonder why numenera were chosen in the first place. that being said, while Gromnir is not immediate seeing an elegant method o' implementing numenera combat via pause+real-time, it is possible/likely that a more clever or knowledgeable person out there has a solution. as for the frequent "soul-numbing" that accompanies even the bestest turn-based crpg implementation... *shrug* am thinking that for all its flaws, toee implementation o' turn-based were excellent... if you could get toee to work, and if you were willing to endure horrible non-combats aspects o' the game. is noteworthy that more than a few toee battles involved numerous antagonists. 50 spiders at once? no, but then again, we can easily imagine such a battle in a tb environment that would move quick enough for us: has spiders (or 5-10 spiders) take their "turn" simultaneous. problem solved. even so, there is an aspect o' tedium that accompanies even the best turn-based combat. after bugbear mob encounter #10, bugbear encounters #11, #12, #13 is nothing but an interminable seeming chore. turn-based magnifies boredom resulting from seeming filler encounters. however, such boredom is the result o' bad design as 'posed to an inherent flaw in turn-based combat. HA! Good Fun!

... if average post-secondary education years were 7, your typical pair o' nike shoes would cost ~$400 'cause the women working in sweatshops in thailand and indonesia would be having masters and doctorate degrees. 'course the shoes would be made less well, but you gotta pay for all that snooty self-importance that comes with advanced degrees, no? HA! Good Fun! Mr. Gromnir esq. BS BFA MFA JD

I tend to follow that eating etiquette as well. For example don't go to good seafood restaurant and expect killer spare ribs. Wouldn't the correct analogy to Guard Dog's situation with a seafood restaurant be "If you ever go into a seafood take out joint and there are no seafood working there, just turn around and leave"? A spare rib analogy would be "Don't go into a BBQ Rib joint if there are no pigs there". That only makes sense if the Chinese take-out food you want is made of Asian people. went to school in the bay area-- 3 years undergrad and 3 years law school. it may sound strange, but we avoided chinatown when ordering chinese food. is advice offered us by an asian girlfriend we dated for a couple years. most o' chinatown restaurants in san francisco is tourist trap or just plain bad. ... 'course, in the spirit o' full disclosure, we had neither the time or inclination to cross the bay bridge. heck, we rare made it further west than shattuck ave. HA! Good Fun!

we got so many toons that very few is better than 69s. oricon is relative ez with 69s... even w/o augments. am suspecting that 61s and 58s will result in 3 battles being a smidge tough. HA! Good Fun! edit: "Got a bit annoyed with the Corrupted Bothrium Beast..." that one annoyed our heals toons. is not as if Gromnir's comps is great at timely interrupts. makes more o' a pain as we rare use tanks companions. gotta heal, interrupt the beastie and attack the tentacle when it appears.

his speech were not the problem... though we does have a rule in pnp rpgs that we carries over to crpgs: the loudest dog gets put down first. no, the problem with malgus were that if you interrupt his one insta-wipe ability, he is 'bout as scary as... cant take that kinda sith serious. HA! Good Fun!

which west coast? we got a few on harbinger if you need any help. HA! Good Fun!

Temps and max voltage are way too high. Firstly, disable Turbo in mode in your BIOS, as this requires a massively higher voltage (your 1.376 probably) and does only marginally add to performance. Secondly, as stated by Humanoid, get a cooler that works. Not only will the PC be more stable with lower temperatures, but it will also be faster, because the FX will throttle at these high temps. Regarding cooler, I'm using a Megahalems Rev. C on my FX 8350, and it does a reasonable job cooling it, even with a little overclocking. Just make sure the cooler you get will fit in your case, and on AMD Socket AM3. Everything will be better than what you use currently. bolded and underlined the understatement. our recollection is that your cooler is 'bout the size of a toddler's head. HA! Good Fun!

the vanguard has on an eclectic collection o' legacy rep armour. the red tron stuff is from gree event. the weird welding helmet is imp-side makeb... which surprising doesnt change when you send to pub side... unlike section x guardian. boots is makeb pub side. dps powertech shadow tank sniper dps merc am not sure why print screen doesnt work 100%. when it doesnt, we gotta complete quit swtor. no biggie as we rare take screenies. well, that is enough for us. am embarrassed to admit we have more, but... *shrug* HA! Good Fun!

a few toons sage heals dps guardian vanguard tank sorc gunslinger HA! Good Fun!

yeah, but she is probable dating a jock/ex-jock or a musician... more likely the musician. HA! Good Fun!

creating parts for augment kits is ridiculously time consuming, and wholly stoopid. that said, we not get what you mean about going through steps 2-9. to add a rank 9 augment slot to a piece o' gear, you need an mk-9 augment kit, over 30k credits and a mod table. doesn't matter if piece o' gear has a rank 1 slot already... or no slot at all. you still need a kit, credits and a table. the resources and time needed to fully augment a toon is annoying. need to reverse engineer 10 earpieces or focus or whatever to get the 10 parts needed for ONE kit... and to full augment you need 14 kits. is simply a pain in the arse to reverse 140 pieces of gear to be able to be making the 14 kits you need... which is why most folks is willing to pay ridiculous prices for the kits. cybertech earpieces is probable most economic to make at this time: 2 tricopper flux, 2 mythra, 4 turadium. re to get a couple resources back, but rarely the tricopper. so, you is sending folks out all the time to get tricopper, 'cause otherwise is 600 credits per unit. HA! Good Fun!

well, we will say that we don't care what david attennorough thinks 'bout the matter. his expertise is that he has narrated and produced nature documentaries for a long time? am aware that he is some kinda national treasure for folks from the UK, but am thinking he is only slightly more persuasive on the matter than would be Morgan Freeman or James Earl Jones. if we is gonna sit and listen to proselytizing by some namby-pamby know-it-all, we at least want 'em to sound like darth vader or the guy who drove ms daisy. HA! Good Fun! ps peter o'toole doing his ratatouille character would be ideal for this kinda thing. disdain made fun. send a memo to the bbc on our behalf.

entertainment for children can be enjoyed and appreciated by adults. in fact, some o' our most frequent examples o' great and under-appreciated writing is children's/young adult lit. swiftly tilting planet and phantom tollbooth is representative o' great fiction regardless o' intended audience. similarly, rocky and his friends were animated and seeming made for kids, but it were smart, funny and clearly only adults were able to fully appreciate the show as it were so heavily steeped in cold war parody. that being said, the vast majority o' anime... sux. serious. grave of the fireflies and 'bout 1/2 episodes o' cowboy beebop were excellent. spirited away, despite being offered as children's fare, were deserving o' the accolades. not much else. avoiding the so-called slice o' life shows (*shudder*) we sees an overabundance o' poorly done godzilla, pinnochio, and buffy. you f'd with nature and now it is gonna f you back? speilberg and kubrick took a swing at the pinocchio and did a much better job than any anime we has seen. and don't get us started on why the anime universe needs to be saved by teen-aged girls with super powers... girls who ultimately need a hug. most anime is just bad. anime creators think originality is 'bout creating a wacky plot rather than doing something creative with characters. so we sees same stock characters doing same stupid stuff in scenarios that bugger credulity and end up falling apart at end when the writers need to finally explain the ultimate Why behind the plot. also, western animation is far more likely to be actual animated. japanese anime, ironically, is frequent a succession o' pretty stills. and yes, it is spring, but there is no reason to flood every freaking scene with cherry trees in bloom. and yes, am getting that it is summer 'cause you has ubiquitous sound o' cicadas. japanese fascination with western christianity is understandable, but the way priests, nuns, and christianity is used in anime is just nutty. also... we could go on, but is no real point. anime is, for the most part, awful. same can be said of western comics. usually attract same crowd... getting older too. am suspecting quality in western comics is 'bout as likely as japanese anime. draw your own conclusions 'bout what you think that means. regardless, entertainment directed at children is not what makes anime or comics bad. most anime and comics ain't produced for children nowadays. HA! Good Fun! ps anime does tend to be annoyingly pervy. blame on culture all you want, but is gross regardless. boobies dont bother Gromnir, but the "loli" crap and other weirdness is more than a little disturbing.

all police departments we know of is requiring reports for taser use. the thing is, it has been shown that taser availability, being non-lethal in all but freak accidents, does result in police willingness to use force more readily. 'stead o' finding a diplomatic solution, some cops (a very small number, but still a noteworthy number) will use taser as an attitude-correction method. brings up an aside. Gromnir is a minority, and where we grew up, there is an antagonistic relationship 'tween native americans and cops. our people frequent complain that they gets treated poorly by cops. "cops are racist." we also worked probation for a few years and was in USDOJ for a number o' years. very few cops we know is racist. even the cops we thought might be racist tried to treat minorities "fair." it can be shown statistically that black cops don't treat black citizens better than white cops, and native american cops dont treat "rez slugs" (native americans) better than white cops. the thing is, cops got a different definition o' "fair" then does average citizen. the quickest way to escalate a confrontation with cops is to fail the attitude test. am thinking this is why minorities is more likely to get arrested and suffer indignities at the hands o' police than white folks. if you is polite, meek, and/or humble with cops, they tends to return respect. conversely, if you fail a cop's attitude test, regardless o' race, you is in for a rough time. is much harder for minorities to show cops humility or deference as it is seen as being a "punk." ... is no "attitude test" on the books in any jurisdiction. is real nevertheless. ideally we would like for cops to be able to complete divorce themselves from the emotional side of a confrontation, but that ain't realistic and it ain't even reasonable. SOME minorities in this country frequent feel as if they has been pushed around too much, so when confronted by cops they ain't willing to back up even a little. this is why asian criminals fare so much better than does black or native americans. perhaps it is a cultural thing, but asians, as a whole, is far less antagonistic in the presence o' authority. the United States has a very diverse population. is loads o' benefits that come with diversity. unfortunately, diverse populations also tend to have more conflicts 'tween private citizens and the police force, and surprisingly, a more diverse police force doesn't help as much as one might s'pose. HA! Good Fun!

am not sure how it works other places, but we don't have a National Police Force here in the US. compare USA police to other nations is thus... stoopid. regardless, am gonna note that any Genuine russian we know either not wanna talk 'bout police or admits that they is typical scared of police. is kinda like worst stereotypes o' chicago cops during prohibition, but real... and if al capone were an "elected" official. HA! Good Fun!

don't forget the 3/4 C of heavy cream. is not a recipe for those watching their weight or people who is lactose intolerant. ... we has healthy recipes, but is usually by accident... we makes 'em 'cause they is yummy and not 'cause they will help us live longer. HA! Good Fun!

had a breakfast casserole that will last a few meals. cook up 1lb breakfast sausage... or you can dice up some cooked ham. set aside. spray a 7"x11" or 9"x13" baking dish with non-sticky spray. cut 8 frozen/partial frozen buttermilk biscuits in half. line baking dish with 1/2 your biscuit halves. top biscuits with 1/2 of your sausage or ham. top the biscuits and sausage with 3/4 o' a cup o' cheese o' your choice. add another layer o' biscuit halves and sausage/ham. beat 7 eggs. add 3/4 cup o' heavy cream and 1 and 1/4C whole milk to eggs along with 1t each o' salt and pepper. mix and pour into the baking dish covering biscuits, sausage and cheese. cook at 375 for 30 minutes. top semi-firm casserole with another 3/4C cheese. cook another 10-15 minutes. remove from oven and let stand for 10 minutes. wanna go full heart attack mode? top with simple gravy. in skillet melt 3T butter and whisk in 3T flour... you can alternative use the reserved oil from your breakfast sausage as the fat. whisk in 2 C whole milk. heat over med flame til mixture thickens a bit. add fresh minced sage for some body and maybe 1/2t red pepper flakes for kick. salt and pepper to taste. is ez and tasty. most Gromnir recipes tend to be either extreme ez or extreme complex. this one is ez. HA! Good Fun!

am gonna concede that the notion o' deep-fried ice cream were curiously repellent AND intriguing to us... before we started experimenting. why would anybody wanna deep-dry ice cream? turns out that the reason is simple: tastes delicious. crushing up honey-nut cheerios and adding some cinnamon for a coating works well. maybe drizzle with some honey and top with whipped cream. HA! Good Fun!

is a gaming computer. *shrug* HA! Good Fun! ok... as between 2 builds... which is honest better for long-term gaming? PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Qpul Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Qpul/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Qpul/benchmarks/ CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.99 @ Mwave) Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($72.91 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Mushkin Chronos 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($149.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg) Case: Cougar Evolution ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.00 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ Outlet PC) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.98 @ Outlet PC) Total: $787.81 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-18 19:24 EDT-0400) or PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1QkE8 Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1QkE8/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1QkE8/benchmarks/ CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.99 @ Mwave) Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($93.98 @ Outlet PC) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.98 @ Outlet PC) Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg) Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Microcenter) Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ Outlet PC) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.98 @ Outlet PC) Total: $747.87 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-18 19:26 EDT-0400) am serious leaning towards second, but if ssd fans convince us otherwise, we will go for first.

gifted1 is in chicago. am pretty sure there is a municipal ordinance that allows tar and featthering of folks who try to add avocado (and similar hippie toppings/ingredients) to any pizza. there may be a clause that allows those wacky california pies to be sold w/i the city limits, but they cannot be called "pizza." the law is rarely needed to be enforced as the social stigma o' ordering such alien fare is typical enough to prevent the natives from even considering such insanity. am joking... but only barely. HA! Good Fun!

dunno. have played games on a system with ssd and we ain't as overwhelmed as humanoid and mani... am hardly even whelmed. the thing is, in 12, 8, or even 6 months, our friend is gonna look at a game and ask self, "can i play this on my machine." that which causes him concern won't be how much space is available on the ssd or is 6 gb/s transfer enough? bypassing ssd and getting a psu that allows some expansion and a good gpu is not seeming like a hard choice to make. *shrug* HA! Good Fun!

we likes http://pcpartpicker.com/, but a couple vendors play games with the format. they list price as $99.99+ or somesuch. the "+" never show on the filtre page, so you gets a surprise when you discover real prices at vendor page. tomshardware uses the site for their "best builds" competitions, but they add the provisio that only newegg and amazon is eligible sellers... 'cause o' wacky shenanigans with base prices and shipping charges other vendors infrequent utilize. nevertheless, we find pcpartpicker to be an incredible useful site when starting a pc build project. HA! Good Fun!

"Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($48.96 @ NCIX US)" is a misprint or glitch or something. we saw that price too, but when we checked link, ncix is outta stock and has been out for a week. also, next best price from any merchant is $86. am one of those guys that can't yet fully buy into a ssd hd for a budget machine. ultra-fast load times seem more like a luxury than an essential feature... and if the wife could appreciate such nerdling minutiae we doubt our friend would be struggling to stay sub $800. am liking the psu though, but as nice as it is, it increases our budget. HA! Good Fun!

yeah, we were waffling regarding the ram. it is a $10-$20 difference to get the 1866. motherboard is actually another $20 if we upgrade from the LE. were figuring that the ram boost were almost imperceptible, but we didn't know that the cpu might be too hot. $30-40 isn't bothering Gromnir, but having met our friend's wife, we wouldn't wanna try and get more money for something she thinks is largely a waste o' cash already. am thinking he would rather see us go opposite direction and make cheaper. hmmm. decisions. ty for input. as for amd, we always go amd when we does a budget build. HA! Good Fun! ps if motherboard cooling is enough that we could dump the cooler master, that would fit right into budget... but am never trusting the heatsinks that come from amd or intel.