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The Door Frame posted:Just ask, in TYOOL 2017, how Nintendo intends voicechat and party matchmaking to work with their fancy new console and robust *PAID* premium online service. It's so profoundly stupid that it sounds like their online service, that hasn't been launched yet, was legitimately designed to work on the Gamecube and Wii. No joke, Xbox Live on the OG Xbox was better designed The worst part is they have so few titles right now for the Switch, that is practically stranded outside of Zelda.
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Somewhat Heroic posted:Can we all discuss for a moment the stupidity of artificial scarcity in a given product? With the kids getting older my wife recently commented how it would be nice to get a Nintendo system to play mario/mariokart etc. http://www.nowinstock.net/ Got one within a week. Also, its worth it. But the scarcity thing is bullshit, yes. And gently caress y'all Nintendo haters - still the best games. Zelda is amazing. Mario Kart is, well, Mario Kart. And lots of sweet new games coming out. Plus the portability of the Switch is honestly pretty cool. This is my story of how I am a giant nerd.
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for every unit they sell? Explain to me, a non gamer why would they do this? Why is the Wii U still so dumb expensive? I'd probably buy a Switch even at a $500 price point if I could just walk in and buy one. Doesn't seem to be a shortage of any other gaming systems.
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Siochain posted:http://www.nowinstock.net/ Not hating. I bought my wife the Switch.
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Jun 13, 2017 12:26
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Mario Kart hasn't been good since 64. It was after that point they inserted massive rubber-band AI and the non-randomness of the pick ups became massively apparent. It became less of a game of being good at racing with the occasional hit from a power up to a massive clusterfuck of no fun and getting pounded repeatedly by things from people in last place. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJHRf8PBqIE
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Jun 13, 2017 12:37
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Wrar posted:The wife likes the Gorester and understands why I bought it. Owns. Both my girlfriend and my wife hated it.
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Jun 13, 2017 12:54
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I'm getting really tempted to start a buisiness parting old Audis and VWs. Please stop me.
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Just keep in mind that if you make your hobby your job then it is no longer your hobby. That has always been my concern when thinking about doing anything with cars as a career some point in the future.
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BigPaddy posted:Just keep in mind that if you make your hobby your job then it is no longer your hobby. That has always been my concern when thinking about doing anything with cars as a career some point in the future. Technically, everything is my hobby. Computers, Electronics, Cars....
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Wrar posted:The wife likes the Gorester and understands why I bought it. Somewhat Heroic posted:And impossible to find. Everywhere. All the time. CommieGIR posted:I'm getting really tempted to start a buisiness parting old Audis and VWs. Please stop me. After rearranging the spare bedroom into a cardio room last weekend we realized we really are almost out of space. We sold off a ton of stuff when she moved in and I have a bit more stuff I can get rid of (e21 junk, r/c stuff) but that isn't going to add a third bedroom or make the garage fit more cars. So now we're house shopping for something with a detached garage...there isn't poo poo for detached garages in the south. Found one place that looks really nice with 6 garage spots, cuts her commute to 21 miles (from 29) but bumps mine from 21 to 35. Haven't toured it yet but it looks pretty nice even if the location isn't the best. I know we've had this discussion but what is everyone's commute? Currently I'm 21 miles, ~30 minutes
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NitroSpazzz posted:Every time I think about doing something like this I think of all the craigslist idiots I'll have to interact with. Even if you only do forums there is always a good number of dip shits. Do you have storage space to hold parts for a while or do you set a shelf time limit before you scrap it? I've got a decent amount of space available, I suspect anything that goes past a certain limit will get ebay'ed NitroSpazzz posted:I know we've had this discussion but what is everyone's commute? Currently I'm 21 miles, ~30 minutes 40 minutes, around 45 miles.
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20 miles, varies between 38 minutes and more than an hour. Going between Philly suburbs can suck. If I can work remotely 2-3 days per week, I'd buy in this area. If I have to be in every day, I'd move closer, but even a 3 mile commute will take almost 30 minutes in this area.
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Jun 13, 2017 15:31
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2 miles, under 5 minutes if I hit the green light on the way. 
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:Hello future Darchangel! Ugh. I meant 11/15, of course. Didn't get a chance to look at the date codes last night, and forgot to look at the mileage. I set up an appointment with Discount Tire on Saturday, since I'm hourly and don't want to lose any hours. I've got a good tire on a steelie on there, so no worries. CommieGIR posted:Technically, everything is my hobby. Computers, Electronics, Cars.... Dude. I'm with you there. Only made one of them my money hobby, though.
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Darchangel posted:Dude. I'm with you there. I'm just getting sick of IT, I can't stand dealing with these....people, anymore. Poor management, ignored consultations and counseling, poorly planned projects. I'm ready to do something I can do for myself.
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43 miles, 45 minutes if it's a light traffic day. What's nice is that 30 miles of my commute looks like this : https://www.google.com/maps/@33.3612421,-117.5385017,3a,60y,163.45h,85.04t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1swVPC9otmB0fvjHtFhW0Tvg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
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This actually does help and makes a fair point. InitialDave posted:But that's the "halo product" approach, which is like selling high end cars. and I agree with this. Sure that is cool to limit the product as long as you have a different one available. They don't have a different one though! CommieGIR posted:The worst part is they have so few titles right now for the Switch, that is practically stranded outside of Zelda. After going to bed and thinking about it more I would be annoyed with Nintendo if I was a game developer. Knowing that your product will never reach full market potential because of the bottle neck from the manufacturer sucks. I have a few close friends that work as artists in the gaming industry and the margins are crazy thin, hours are long and you hope for the big payout. Disney shut down their office and they were fortunate to get scooped up by Warner. Siochain posted:http://www.nowinstock.net/ Nice. I remember looking at that site when I was hoping for an NES Classic but forgot the URL. I checked local classifieds last night too and it seems there are scalpers trying to get $350 out of them, which is only ~$30 more than I would pay locally+sales tax so if I can't get one the traditional way I will just get one through the classifieds.
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CommieGIR posted:I'm just getting sick of IT, I can't stand dealing with these....people, anymore. Poor management, ignored consultations and counseling, poorly planned projects. Well, since I got released from the company and contract that I'd been working for 17 years, I've discovered that there are actually companies out there that can do IT intelligently. So far, I seem to be working for one now.
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Jun 13, 2017 16:02
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My commute is ~14 miles and 20-30 minutes depending on traffic.
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NitroSpazzz posted:I know we've had this discussion but what is everyone's commute? Currently I'm 21 miles, ~30 minutes 8 mile round trip, ~20 minutes each way on a bike tootling through a park and on a few roads.
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CommieGIR posted:Not hating. I bought my wife the Switch. Ay sorry, totally misread poo poo - all good. Mornings and not enough covfefe. Somewhat Heroic posted:Nice. I remember looking at that site when I was hoping for an NES Classic but forgot the URL. I checked local classifieds last night too and it seems there are scalpers trying to get $350 out of them, which is only ~$30 more than I would pay locally+sales tax so if I can't get one the traditional way I will just get one through the classifieds. It works well. As to dev's with the switch - given how poorly the WiiU fared, I think a ~lot~ of devs were hesitant to go all-in on it. After it started selling insanely well, suddenly its worth developing for. I'd be guessing it'll be a lag-time to big titles. In the meantime, there are some excellent indie titles on it, and a few other decent games. Siochain fucked around with this message at 16:30 on Jun 13, 2017 |
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The nintendo thing is annoying. It's sat for 2+ months with nothing to play on it after Zelda. Been thinking about selling it while they're still very hard to get. Commute for me is about 26 miles, 30 minutes or so. Against the flow of traffic but it's always slower coming home.
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CommieGIR posted:I'm just getting sick of IT, I can't stand dealing with these....people, anymore. Poor management, ignored consultations and counseling, poorly planned projects. I felt the same so I moved into product engineering instead. So I get to make the lovely product that IT people hate rather than suffer it.
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12 mile commute, if I have to drop the kiddo off at daycare it's an hour, if not about 30 minutes. 45-75 to get home
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My commute is about ~21 miles each way and about 40 minutes. If anyone is looking for a wii u, I would check to see if Nintendo has any refurbished. Easiest way to get one IMO. Besides that, it always looks like someone is trying to sell one on SA Mart
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mariooncrack posted:If anyone is looking for a wii u, I would check to see if Nintendo has any refurbished. Easiest way to get one IMO. Besides that, it always looks like someone is trying to sell one on SA Mart They were posted on ebay and on their site refurbished a couple days ago for $175. Haven't checked since.
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Traffic or no, I couldn't do a one hour commute to work. That's at least two hours of my day spent driving, and, well, gently caress that. Mine is about 20-25 minutes, which is that sweet spot of time where I can leave work and decompress and be ready to enjoy my home life by the time I get home.
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QuarkMartial posted:Traffic or no, I couldn't do a one hour commute to work. That's at least two hours of my day spent driving, and, well, gently caress that. I commuted from South Orange County to North Hollywood for about 2 years. 60 miles each way, morning took 90 minutes and afternoon was close to 3 hours. After that, I commuted from Palm Springs, across a barren desert, to work. 90 miles each way, about 75 minutes. So many hours wasted.
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well im still being forced to take a job (unless i want to be fired) that's 26 miles each way, 45 m in the morning driving, 60-90m to drive home. Or i can take the bus which requires driving to a park and ride, and transferring busses half way there, 60 min each way on the bus. of course i'm not going to be compensated any extra for losing 5 hours a week of free time gently caress this gay earth
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How un/safe is it to keep my propane grill on my deck? It's got wooden railings and a trex floor. I grill about once a week, the only time I'm not actively outside with the grill is when it's initially heating up, and I turn it off as soon as I'm done using it. My wife's coworker's husband is a firefighter and she's had the fear of god put into her over this. I like it where it is.
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QuarkMartial posted:Traffic or no, I couldn't do a one hour commute to work. That's at least two hours of my day spent driving, and, well, gently caress that. LOL at "decompressing" while driving in traffic. I currently work 9AM-6PM, so I get to miss most of the stupid poo poo, at least on my route. If I had to commute in peak idiocy, I'd arrive home/work in a rage. Bad enough as is, and my commute is about 11 miles (20-30 minutes.)
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The Midniter posted:How un/safe is it to keep my propane grill on my deck? It's got wooden railings and a trex floor. I grill about once a week, the only time I'm not actively outside with the grill is when it's initially heating up, and I turn it off as soon as I'm done using it. Nothing that would ever cross my mind. I have 2 tanks for smoker and grill, one right under my deck where it will stay. If I smell gas, it'll move (in a hurry). 
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The Midniter posted:How un/safe is it to keep my propane grill on my deck? It's got wooden railings and a trex floor. I grill about once a week, the only time I'm not actively outside with the grill is when it's initially heating up, and I turn it off as soon as I'm done using it. Seriously? I've got a gas stove *inside the house* WITH a pilot light! There are things continuously ON FIRE inside my home. I think a gas grill on your deck isn't going to be much of a hazard. What's it going to do, spew fire like a flamethrower? Just don't, like, shove it right up against the siding while in use or still hot. I get it - firefighters have to deal with stupid people with limited understanding of physics, but my god, the safety folks sometimes...
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The Midniter posted:How un/safe is it to keep my propane grill on my deck? It's got wooden railings and a trex floor. I grill about once a week, the only time I'm not actively outside with the grill is when it's initially heating up, and I turn it off as soon as I'm done using it. I think that's where 75% of the grills in the US are kept with zero issues. As a certified lifelong pyromaniac, I sign off on your setup as safe.
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My gas stove doesn't have a pilot light, but it has a system that clicks the lighter every 5 minutes to prevent gas buildup
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NitroSpazzz posted:I know we've had this discussion but what is everyone's commute? Currently I'm 21 miles, ~30 minutes 5.5 miles, maybe 15 min. Longer if there's a line at the gate.
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You are supposed to test the lines and stuff with soapy water on a gas grill (lol haven't done it in years) but barring 1 in a millions explosions propane grills are safe
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