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Max posted:Not a big meat fan. How could you possibly hope to overthrow capitalism on beans alone!?
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Feb 1, 2016 17:30
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Max posted:I'm going on a business trip to San Antonio. What things should I do there. I have little interest in seeing the Alamo. go to austin instead
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Feb 1, 2016 17:39
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Max posted:I'm going on a business trip to San Antonio. What things should I do there. I have little interest in seeing the Alamo. The Alamo is literally the worst, but I would really encourage you to seek out the other Spanish Missions around the city if you have any interest in history.
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Feb 1, 2016 17:39
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https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/43oc1z/xcom_2_review_thread/ AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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Feb 1, 2016 18:04
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Max posted:I'm going on a business trip to San Antonio. What things should I do there. I have little interest in seeing the Alamo. When I went there the hotel I stayed at had a mall attached that had an arcade with the TMNT arcade game which was pretty awesome. That said, it was 1992 and I was 12, so ymmv.
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Feb 1, 2016 18:07
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Kashuno posted:go to austin instead Business trip, not an option, sadly.
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Feb 1, 2016 18:08
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Kashuno posted:https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/43oc1z/xcom_2_review_thread/ I'm really sad that I'm probably going to pay full price for this game.  I think the standard price point for major games really needs to drop back down to about 40 bucks from the 60 bucks it's been sitting at for years.
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Feb 1, 2016 18:09
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Max you should go to the Alamo anyway. I heard the basement is spectacular.
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Feb 1, 2016 18:15
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Max posted:I'm going on a business trip to San Antonio. What things should I do there. I have little interest in seeing the Alamo. Go to Lulu's and get the cinnamon roll the size of a cinder block.
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Feb 1, 2016 18:16
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TMMadman posted:I'm really sad that I'm probably going to pay full price for this game. Video games were like 50 bucks 20 years ago. 60 bucks is pretty reasonable, really.
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Feb 1, 2016 18:16
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I have a pretty hard price cap at $20 these days, but I don't buy new games anymore. I would only really buy a valve game at full price launch day at this point.
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Feb 1, 2016 18:30
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Asiina posted:I have a pretty hard price cap at $20 these days, but I don't buy new games anymore. I would only really buy a valve game at full price launch day at this point. Yeah 20-25 bucks is usually my hard cap too. Mostly because I often get bored with games quickly. I'm still probably going to buy X-Com 2 at 60 bucks.
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Feb 1, 2016 18:34
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I'm not going to buy poo poo because I just found out my direct deposit information got hosed up and I'm not going to get paid for another two weeks at least. This is what we call "not good."
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Feb 1, 2016 18:39
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Allen Wren posted:I'm not going to buy poo poo because I just found out my direct deposit information got hosed up and I'm not going to get paid for another two weeks at least. This is what we call "not good." Umm can't you just get a regular check and then start DD next pay period?
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Feb 1, 2016 18:52
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TMMadman posted:Umm can't you just get a regular check and then start DD next pay period? I have no idea! I'm going to try and find out when I get to work today. I imagine they're going to tell me "well, they already sent out the direct deposit to this old-rear end dead account number, then we have to wait three weeks for the bank to confirm that it bounced, and then we can look at cutting you a replacement blah blah blah" Working for the government sucks sometimes.
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Feb 1, 2016 18:59
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Allen Wren posted:I have no idea! I'm going to try and find out when I get to work today. I imagine they're going to tell me "well, they already sent out the direct deposit to this old-rear end dead account number, then we have to wait three weeks for the bank to confirm that it bounced, and then we can look at cutting you a replacement blah blah blah" Well I'm going to guess that you'll have a check by the end of today. Maybe tomorrow at the latest. Not getting paid on time is taken seriously by most places, including the government. Maybe even more so when it comes to the government.
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Feb 1, 2016 19:16
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Eh, it depends. When I first started my government job it took us almost 6 weeks to get paid, and we had to have the union lean on HR to get off their asses and process us.
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Feb 1, 2016 19:23
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Asiina posted:Eh, it depends. When I first started my government job it took us almost 6 weeks to get paid, and we had to have the union lean on HR to get off their asses and process us. Yeah, but you're Canadian. 
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Feb 1, 2016 19:25
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I'm sure government workers are unionized in the US too. If it becomes a problem, send an email to your representative.
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Feb 1, 2016 19:28
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Our problem was that we were working the evening shift so we started as the regular shift ended, so there was never anybody working we could talk to. We were waiting weeks and weeks to get paid, and some people even did this optional emergency advance, where they are supposed to give you a cheque within 48 hours that would be taken off your next pay, but even people who applied for that weren't getting it. I talked to the president of the local, who talked to the director of HR and found that what had happened is that the person who usually cut those advance cheques was on vacation so they just never got processed. They had cheques for people the next day and we got our regular pay the next payday. Unions are good and will help you! This is no way biases my story, but full disclosure the president of the local is my mom 
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Feb 1, 2016 19:33
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CCKeane posted:Reminder that the best game of all time is still Bebe's Kids for the SNES. world record attempt coming soon
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Feb 1, 2016 19:36
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Asiina posted:Our problem was that we were working the evening shift so we started as the regular shift ended, so there was never anybody working we could talk to. We were waiting weeks and weeks to get paid, and some people even did this optional emergency advance, where they are supposed to give you a cheque within 48 hours that would be taken off your next pay, but even people who applied for that weren't getting it. I'm already a member from my previous service, so, yeah, if things get really hosed, I can have my rep lean on some people, but I'm going to at least see what normal channels can do for me first (as in "If I don't get some traction by the end of the night, I'm probably going to talk to the union.")
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Feb 1, 2016 19:36
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Tinder is annoying. Too many babes not enough time
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Feb 1, 2016 19:36
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Kashuno posted:https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/43oc1z/xcom_2_review_thread/ That is exciting! I bought PC disk version for the Amazon discount.
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Feb 1, 2016 19:38
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Little Mac posted:That is exciting! I bought PC disk version for the Amazon discount. Can't you also just pull the code, use it on Steam and then get a refund?
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Feb 1, 2016 19:41
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Does anyone know about laptop repair? Or computer hardware repair? I replaced the fan in my laptop and then when I went to test it I found out that the part I ordered from China was bad. When I was putting in the old fan a connector broke. I want to know how to fix it or if I hosed everything up
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Feb 1, 2016 19:46
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TMMadman posted:Can't you also just pull the code, use it on Steam and then get a refund? That would be unscrupulous. And I have... scruples.
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Feb 1, 2016 19:48
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I don't buy new games anymore since I have so many in the back log to beat that I can just deal and wait for a sale, especially since most of my games come exclusively from Steam these days. The rare 3DS game I have (4 total) are the only real new games I buy and I won't be doing that often let alone again for the time being.
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Feb 1, 2016 19:55
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This is a Rarity Public Service Announcement. Watch Galavant. Thank you.
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Feb 1, 2016 19:59
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CCKeane posted:Video games were like 50 bucks 20 years ago. Too many good games come out these days way cheaper than what we were used to paying for AAA games. A lovely PC used to be like $1500, does that mean that if the price was $1600 today that would be fine? I understand that the cost of AAA games will not go down, but I do agree that it makes sense to say $50 for a game is too much when we all know that by the next steam sale it will be 66% off.
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Feb 1, 2016 20:14
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If you guys want a good show to check out on netflix check out detectorists
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Feb 1, 2016 20:15
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MG2 posted:Does anyone know about laptop repair? Or computer hardware repair? I replaced the fan in my laptop and then when I went to test it I found out that the part I ordered from China was bad. When I was putting in the old fan a connector broke. I want to know how to fix it or if I hosed everything up did you break off the prongs that were on the motherboard or did you break something on the fan? If you broke the prongs on your motherboard it will probably be cheaper to buy a new laptop than to repair it assuming there isn't another connector on your current board
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Feb 1, 2016 20:19
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first google result "An NES game in 1990 cost, on average, about $50. That's $89 in 2013 money. Your $70 N64 cartridges in 1998 would require the equivalent of $100 today."
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Feb 1, 2016 20:24
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Kashuno posted:first google result I remember Mortal Kombat games for SNES retailing at $70US at launch in the 90s
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Feb 1, 2016 20:27
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I kinda miss cartridges.
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Feb 1, 2016 20:33
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JakeP posted:Too many good games come out these days way cheaper than what we were used to paying for AAA games. Yes,I think complaining about the price of something when the cost remains static and inflation is a thing is a bit off. Yes, prices can drop as a result of improved logistics and manufacturing costs, but a 20% increase after 20 years is pretty good, ultimately.
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Feb 1, 2016 20:33
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Games were better back then though
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Feb 1, 2016 20:40
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kaschei posted:Games were better back then though https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubsy_3D Twenty years ago this November.
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kaschei posted:Games were better back then though There is a guy who makes his entire living off of bad old games.
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