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Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker
It sounds ridiculous, but you spend the first 10 hours you play the game thinking "that's stupid", then you start to think "dammit I should buy a key". It's like loot in Diablo, completely intangible and obviously so, but super tempting.

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Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

Bunk Rogers posted:

Pro-tip. Don't use the stock tips. Buy these http://www.complyfoam.com/bluebuds-x/

ps: The "comfort" tips on that site are the opposite, at least for me.

Yep, everyone's ears are different. I prefer the comfort ones.

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker
Time to contribute, cause I buy a lot of poo poo


60" Vizio which was 50% less than the 42" Vizio it replaces, and 100% more surface area!


this thing was $30!

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

Xenoletum posted:

Probably a bad time to mention that Vizio is now rolling out a 50" 4K UHD starting at 999. Their largest, 70" is 2.5k.

(a) there is basically no 4k content, (b) it's virtually impossible to tell the difference at couch distance, and (c) the 4k version costs >2x what I paid for this one. I knew it was coming. From what I hear they made other sacrifices on picture quality to meet the price point, too.

Meatwave posted:

Dude. Do you not know about junkyards?

It's not because I was missing one, it's because these stupid things wear out on this car pretty quick. This is the second time I've had to replace my gas cap in 9 years. I'm pretty confident that I don't want one that has been sitting out forever and will probably fail again in 3 months, if not immediately.

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker
man, if it didn't have the deer sex I'd buy that for my brother in a second.

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

IUG posted:

As seen on a show that ended almost 2 decades ago? Really? That's something to brag about?

When I saw "Polaris" I instantly thought "hey it's the band that did the Pete and Pete theme!", so yes, people still care.

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

Bertrand Hustle posted:

This second part cannot possibly be true. Either that or you measured your "resting" heart rate after going for a brisk jog.

That's his secret, he's never resting

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker
Sony a5100



because it sucks using strangers or tripods to take vacation pictures of my wife and I

Actually got this used (body only) for $240, pretty excited about that. It'll be a nice upgrade from my NEX-5T.

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

IUG posted:



Up in Mansfield, MA on August 7th. I'm so stoaked for this. Third time seeing Deftones, first time for Incubus and DFA1979.

I'm hoping to get tickets for the Mountain View show. Despite being an ENORMOUS Deftones fan, I've never seen them, and I haven't seen Incubus since Morning View came out (also a huge fan, minus the last album). DFA1979 is just the icing on the cake because I only very recently got into them and I bet they put on a good show.

edit: gently caress, there must have been some pre-pre sale already. Tickets are crazy expensive on reseller sites.

Glottis has a new favorite as of 23:02 on Apr 20, 2015

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

apatheticman posted:

Chino's voice is super hit or miss, although I hear he's taking things a bit more seriously lately so it might not be that much of a problem now.

#1 reason why I haven't bothered seeing them before, but that's good to hear he's working on it.

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

ROCK THE HOUSE M.D. posted:

My back is all hosed up, so I decided it was time for a new bed. Ordered these:


Comforpedic "Balanced Days" Queen memory foam mattress:





Serta Motion Essentials II Adjustable foundation:





Bedgear Stomach Sleeper position pillow:



I feel like sleeping on your stomach with a foundation like that won't be doing your back any favors

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

big mean giraffe posted:

I still like the Moto360 best.


Unfortunately I think that's from an early rendering and the metal band doesn't actually look quite that slick.

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

Tim Whatley posted:



No more 2000 Toyota Corolla that I've had since 2008.

I've had my 2001 Civic since 2005, and I know I should get a new car, it's just... so much effort. I'm so lazy that I'm hoping someone just totals my car while it's parked somewhere.

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker
Wow, you guys are really down on tilapia. Sometimes I feel like some fish but fancy fish is expensive.

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

ibntumart posted:

That's why I made sure to buy a mandoline with a finger guard!

You say that, but mark my words, there will be a time when you decide that you don't need to use the guard or want to cut something closer than you can when using the guard, and you WILL cut your finger. It's a rite of passage among mandoline slicer owners.

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

Android Bicyclist posted:

Forums buddy Crosshatch happened to get an extra one of these by accident, so now I have this:

Fortius Arms Keybiner.


Nice & slick way to carry keys.


Also has a ton of cool little tools incorporated.


But we all know this is the tool I will be using the most with this new doohickey.

Pretty neat, unless one of your keys goes to, I don't know, a car

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

DrBouvenstein posted:

Depends on the key brick/car.

I just ordered one of these:


The little loop on the end can be used for a larger car key.

In addition, my car is old (2003,) so it just takes a regular key, not one of those "not a key" keys that are just blocks. Doesn't even have a chip in it. I have a few spares lying around that are just bare metal, not even any plastic molding on the end, that could even fit in the "main" part of that if I want.

I drive a POS 2001 Civic and the key, despite lacking any kind of remote entry features, still has a pretty sizeable hunk of plastic on the end. Am I supposed to shave it down? I guess I like the idea of a key holster thingy but I don't really see the point when one of your most crucial keys has to be kept outside of it.

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

Supreme Allah posted:

Dont most cars made in the last 10ish years have remote doors and push button start? With the key part slid in and it never comes out like this



You think that *most* cars made in the last decade have push button start? Certainly not in the US. I still don't think it's a standard option on most cars.

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

blarzgh posted:

Newspaper works fine, sure - but with firestarter bricks there's no flakes or ashes blowing around, and its easier to light, and burns longer and more evenly, so you never have to re-light, doesn't smoke, doesnt care if its windy outside, and (if you're lighting your chimney down in the grill on the charcoal grate like me) you can light it and then fill it up, instead of fishing through the holes on the side.

My go-to method is to take a small sheet of paper towel, pour some cooking oil on it, and lay it across the bottom. Burns for a while and doesn't flake anywhere.

Content: more homebrewing stuff!

inexpensive 2-stage temperature controller


2 more shiny new 5 gallon kegs

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

Stevie Lee posted:

I had this the other day for the first time:


It's amazing. The lingering spiciness is great.

I like this beer on occasion, at a festival or whatever when they give you a 4oz pour. I bought a 6 pack about 6 months ago and still have one left, which is beyond weird for me. I'm not averse to spicy food, but without other things you'd usually find in food (fat, etc) it's pretty brutal by itself. People on the internet are pretty extreme, most opinions are either "if you don't think it's the best thing ever it's because you are a pussy" or "this beer is blatantly broken and nobody with functioning tastebuds could ever enjoy it".

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker
Where are you guys getting these fancy office chairs? I feel like I'd have to sit in it for a while before I could commit to that much chair money.

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

Raikiri posted:

I got mine as a refurb from eBay, £125 so not THAT expensive. Although yeah, if you're dropping £800+ on a new Herman Miller etc. then try it first. As Vendagoat says they're so adjustable it's unlikely it will be uncomfortable.

Hmm, yeah. My lovely Costco desk chair has been slowly bending since I got it and every Steelcase office chair I've used (although I haven't used the Leap) has been great. Someone is selling them for $250 apiece lightly used near me, I might grab one.

Now the question is whether or not I should return this nearly 2 year old chair back to Costco.

Glottis has a new favorite as of 23:43 on Jul 31, 2015

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

mad.radhu posted:

your choice of Clears, Browns, or Blues. White or Black keycaps.

https://www1.massdrop.com/buy/vortex-poker-iii-compact-keyboard

I should not have been made aware of this website. I don't even like mechanical switches and I'll probably end up getting one within 6 months, now.

edit: wow, never had someone change my title. Now I wish I'd saved my old one from 10 years ago.

Glottis has a new favorite as of 05:21 on Aug 4, 2015

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

Jekub posted:

Any details of make, model, price etc? My wife was diagnosed with MS a few years back and regularly uses a stick now, but they've been pretty cheap and nasty so far and possibly causing problems that they are solving.

We are intending to take a trip to a local specialist at some point in the next few weeks to see if they can help supply something better suited and properly fitted.

Reverse image search! http://amzn.com/B005IV0BBY

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker
There's the 5.9%, 10%, and 20%. I think the latter two are tap-only.

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

VendaGoat posted:

as a pillow top owner. I think my next bed is going to be a combination memory foam, whatever the hell.

Over the years you'll literally wear a divot in them and if you end up turning them, it just wears the divot in another location.

But those first three years..... :allears:

Such a good sleep.

All memory foam, all the time. All other beds are inferior. Plus, I can take my memory foam bed from Costco to my house in my Civic.

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

tribbledirigible posted:

I call your nerdery:


If / when I get a Moto 360 I want to use that face, but I'm worried that nearby nerds will make an absolute scene if they notice it.

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

Endymion FRS MK1 posted:

I never noticed the "no store brand" label. I thought that was required? I've bought Walmart generic NyQuil many times before.

A lot of store brand stuff is literally the exact same product from the same line, just with different labeling, Vick's is trying to make it clear that they don't do that. Some other company is making the store brand, and it might have the exact same chemical composition, but Vick's isn't making it so you can't be sure.

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

SgtScruffy posted:

You fool! You take the cash back option, not the Amazon points! Then you get 3% off AGAIN when you buy off Amazon!


Speaking of that, I ordered a big tub of ovepriced protein powder on Amazon because I'm out. Hopefully buying 5 pounds of a flavor I've never tried (Cookies and Cream) doesn't turn out terrible.



I tend to like cookies and cream flavored stuff and I think it's pretty good. It's about as artificial tasting as any of the other flavors.




I actually think that's cool that they got a model like that, considering it's probably not uncommon for the target market. I mean, I'm not like that, and you can tell I'm being honest because I said something about protein powder above.

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

Mu Zeta posted:

I'm Asian and and know lots of Asian people and eat at Asian restaurants all the time. I have never even heard of anyone putting sriracha in the fridge. It basically keeps itself from spoiling with the spices or whatever.

Maybe you just eat it fast enough. I do not and you can easily compare the color and taste of a few month old bottle that was kept in vs out of the fridge. poo poo gets brownish and loses flavor, but it's not spoiled, per se.

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

Hrvstmn31 posted:

I'm going to have to try that, is it anything like the lime cucumber gatorade?

And I bought this because the back of the kindle paperwhite is a filthy oil magnet and I'm tired of loving cleaning it.



I've got that exact case, it's pretty good. Not as premium feeling as the official ones, but the official ones are expensive.

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

VendaGoat posted:


Oh sweet Jesus. It's a orgasm in a potato chip.

That's a pretty redundant flavor name. They might as well put "fried" as a descriptor of the chips.

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

Wanamingo posted:

Good luck with the heavy metal poisoning

e: seriously though why the hell would you buy loving soylent when there are so many better options available

you mean better meal replacement goop options or things like normal food?

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

LingcodKilla posted:

Does it come with pre drilled bullet holes from driving on the west bay?

The west bay? What?

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

LingcodKilla posted:

Uh.... Was this before they were in Oakland?

Oh you must not be from nor cal.

It's a gang thing.

I have lived in the bay area for a long time and have not heard anyone say "west bay". Oakland is "east bay". But I'm not up on what "the gangs" say, as you apparently are.

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

couldcareless posted:

A band cover to fix the messed up bubble on my Charge HR


Let us know how that thing works. I'm literally about to have Fitbit send me the 3rd Charge HR replacement (4th total) since I bought mine in January because the stupid rubber keeps peeling off, and I've only got a few months left of warranty.

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

clockwork automaton posted:

This kept happening to my charge too and once I was completely out of warranty I ended up getting an alta when it was on sale, which has the notifications of the charge but also replaceable bands again.

Yeah with my most recent replacement I tried to get them to swap, since the Alta is cheaper, but they wouldn't do it.

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker
I got these, because I like collecting headphones for some reason and am a sucker for good branding



Excellent build quality and the sound is pretty good too. Has a few random cool features too. $80 at Costco compared to the original $200 retail.

Glottis has a new favorite as of 06:56 on Aug 16, 2016

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

KingSlime posted:

Ooh those are super neat, if originally marked up due to the brand. I paid retail and they sure as poo poo don't sound as good as other $200 cans but the branding is cool as gently caress and the removable, interchangeable cord is loving rad. I'd pay $80 for em, happily.

Agreed. I kinda like how you can plug the cord into either side of the headphones, and it also works as a splitter.

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Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

Coydog posted:

Wind Pouch had a couple booths at Imagine, had my favorite color, and was the perfect place to use such a thing. I've been meaning to pick one up for months, so I was really happy to see them. It's like laying on a cloud, and really easy to set up. Using it 200ft from main stage was like laying directly on a the subwoofers, since the chair picks up all the sound waves. It was :aaaaa:
https://windpouch.com/


I bought another brand of the same thing and the nylon outer shell tore apart the first time I sat on it. Made me feel like a clumsy fatass, which I am pretty sure I am not.

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