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Post by default on May 18, 2011 3:29:28 GMT -5
I keep forgetting most of the country doesn't have Sheetz convenient stores. They have little touch screens for their MTO foods and they're awesome. Great for building a sandwich, sub or nachos without confusion or lengthy waits. Although, they haven't replaced any jobs there, they still have food makers/stockers and cashiers. . WaWa does this too, although in our land we call sandwiches 'hoagies.' Oh, we call them hoagies as well. I just referred to them as subs because that's what Sheetz calls them. (Okay, technically they're Subz). Sadly, no WaWas here.
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Post by default on May 17, 2011 22:33:15 GMT -5
I keep forgetting most of the country doesn't have Sheetz convenient stores. They have little touch screens for their MTO foods and they're awesome. Great for building a sandwich, sub or nachos without confusion or lengthy waits. Although, they haven't replaced any jobs there, they still have food makers/stockers and cashiers.
I'd say it would be overkill for McDonald's with their foods and the fact that while there are people who want custom orders, they're a minority. But, it may help speed up things a little bit. Once of course, the customers become accustomed with them.
Plus, I could be wrong but I really don't see them replacing all the cashiers. It sounds like self-checkout at the grocery. Which is nice in some instances, but a pain in the butt in others.
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Post by default on May 16, 2011 5:50:17 GMT -5
CGI stunt fighting still bug the hell out of me. It's why I've never watched more than a few minutes of The Matrix, hated Yoda flipping all around with his lightsaber, etc.
But even worst is awful stuntwork, namely incredibly bad wigs. The end of Big Fat Liar comes to mind when Frankie Muniz jumped off the roof.
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Post by default on May 16, 2011 5:45:39 GMT -5
What made it so much more expensive? Is it because they weren't filming on one "home" set all the time? Well, it was filmed more like a movie than a standard sitcom, so, perhaps that had something to do with it. also, I think things started to go sour for NBC once Jay Leno stepped down. (He subsequently came back, but that's a whole nother can of worms) Yeah, there were quite a lot of sets in comparison. The Motel, The Trailer, The Crabshack, then almost always a list related house, another list related place and some outside shots. A lot of shows rely on around half the set changes. And even successful sitcoms would use some cost-effecient stuff like green screens for when characters were driving, etc. My Name Is Earl definitely didn't.
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Post by default on May 16, 2011 5:37:27 GMT -5
I saw Lorenzo Lamas once, we locked eyes across a crowded room. It was magically romantic. ...Well the last part may be a slight exaggeration. Yeah I guess I win least impressive celebrity encounter. I beg to differ. I met Gordon from Sesame Street at the local kid's fair when I was little and shook his hand. And for MMA fans, I've also passed by Tim Boetsch on at least two occassions. He runs a MMA school in my town, which was like 12 blocks from where I used to live. I've never talked to him, though, I've never followed MMA and when I mentioned it to a friend of a friend who's a big fan he mentioned he went to college with him at Lock Haven. It was also a bit odd, as I didn't even know who he was before reading a piece in the paper with a photo. I just remembered him from the fact that he looked like he could easily beat the crap out of anyone around here.
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Post by default on May 15, 2011 6:38:02 GMT -5
Hardly a failure.
We're seeing the growth of online play and add-on content and pretty much the birth of digital downloading. (I know other consoles have done digital downloads to varying degrees, but the internet wasn't up to snuff). Graphic capabilities have continued to peak throughout the generation.
We're starting to see more stuff along the lines of "virtual reality" with motion control, which is something everyone talked and dreamed about in the 90's.
On top of all that, we're also seeing more independents starting to make a solid go. Companies like Behemoth, Twisted Pixel and others are thriving.
And I really don't get the "sequel" stuff. How many games did AKI build off their wrestling engine? Look at the Final Fights, Phantasy Stars, Donkey Kongs, Streets of Rages (Streets-es or Rage?), etc. Game companies are always going to recycle ideas just like they do engines. It's basic business.
The only major failure I can really think of this generation is the music game fad.
And hell, there hasn't even been a serious console fail (i.e. death ). No Jaguar, Dreamcast, 3DO, Pippin, etc. to mourn over/laugh at.
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Post by default on May 15, 2011 6:21:45 GMT -5
I didn't mind the third season, but I'll admit I haven't really been rewatching them much. But yeah, it's cancellation was stupid. It was one of the best and freshest shows on TV, in my opinion. I even have the Crab-Man t-shirt. It's cancellation was one of the major reason (behind Conan) that put me off all things NBC outside of SNL. I broke it for The Cape and due to the Comcast buyout and well... "I can’t remember with chickens are you supposed to play dead or punch 'em in the nose?"
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Post by default on May 14, 2011 13:28:41 GMT -5
APIMPNAMEDTHWAK you know, a reference to this (NWS): It's a bit stupid that they'd make you change it, but never notice the little kids that make swear words & racial slurs with creative use of numbers. Yeah, I keep hearing I may have to change mine which is ridiculous to me. For one, it's a word that's very rarely ever banned on sites, etc. and two most people call me "pee you bez" or in L4D2 "pie-o".
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Post by default on May 14, 2011 0:55:20 GMT -5
"After Hours" by Lonely Island featuring Santigold. Killer track.
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Post by default on May 14, 2011 0:45:47 GMT -5
And I've 100%-ed Borderlands. That last chivo wasn't as bad as I was expecting once I figured out to position myself near the MINAC's tracks and watch the front. The buggers blew up underneath with no real damage to me and a nice neat pile of loot.
Anyway, that's my 10th perfect overall game.
Retail: Borderlands, Assassin's Creed II, Tony Hawk's American Wasteland and Oblivion. Arcade: X-Men Arcade, Crazy Taxi, Pac Man: CE DX, Harm's Way, Secret of Monkey Island: SE and Uno.
EDIT: And just knocked out the last three Dorito's Dash of Destruction chivos I needed. Now to eventually get to work on finishing off the HoF stuff for SD vs Raw 2009.
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Post by default on May 13, 2011 21:14:25 GMT -5
So... I've been playing quite a bit of Red Dead Redemption. Basically, I live up to my namesake, the "White Night", and help out people who are outgunned, or the gang hideouts. Out of the blue, I decide to check my reputation? I'm now officially higher "dislike" than "like", with 51% of people disliking me for "aggressive playing". I'm aggressive by shooting out people who are obviously friends with each other and picking on someone who is level 4 or 5 when they're all level 50 (and I'm only level 16?) Yeah, good thing that reputation doesn't matter, but still... it's the principle... Rep is a bunch of crap IMO. I've got 14% bad for swearing & 14% bad for Trash Talk. I never go out of parties, so it'd be impossible for someone to tell if I was. I also ended up with 42% unsporting for using Submissions online in SvR. I'm currently a Level 30-something on RDR, 1st legendary. I only did it for the cow, but now I want a Buffalo. I just have no motivation. I do like grabbing Armadillo saloon in Landgrab & watching people come from all over the map to try & stop me & my friend. If anyone ever wants a game or some help leveling, feel free to message me. Unsporting is the "rage" button. People who want to avoid you, are forced to give a reason why and choose that because it's a tad more general. I have a 60% from it, I'm guessing almost all from L4D2. And oddly, I have a 7% Trash Talking and 0% Language. Which is funny, as I swear WAY more often in games than I do trash talk. But I guess trash talking probably includes telling little kids I don't want to play a Mature rated game with or against them.
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Post by default on May 13, 2011 17:28:02 GMT -5
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Post by default on May 13, 2011 17:10:02 GMT -5
So I've been back on Borderlands trying to wrap up the last three Claptrap DLC collection achievements. Hole. E. Crap. Grinding is an understatement. I finally got the first of the three today (after playing some last night). Mind you, I was grinding for a while earlier but still, this is absurd. You need to collect 15 of one item, 25 of another. There's roughly a 1 in 10 chance at a drop from the guys you need to kill and even then you end up with a ton of crap you don't need anymore. For instance, the item I needed 5 of... I've gotten like 20 of them.
Ah well, at least I'm over halfway through each of these so I can finally retire this thing with perfect gamer score and free up some space on my HD.
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Post by default on May 13, 2011 3:06:04 GMT -5
After The Cape, I don't blame them.
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Post by default on May 13, 2011 2:54:57 GMT -5
Don't know if this is the right place to be asking, but are there any advantages at all of signing up for Hulu Plus over Netflix? I have a free trial right now, but at the end of the month, I'm going to cancel one of them. Chances are, I'm keeping Netflix. Also, thoroughly enjoying You Don't Know Jack at the moment. I may check out LA Noire if I have the funds for it later on. Netflix vs. Hulu Cost: Currently about even. Not sure if Hulu price is promotional period yet or not. Connection: Netflix has been around a little longer and is a little more stable. Less outages. But only a minor factor. Video Quality: Even Content: Netflix has more to offer right now than Hulu in terms of the varying content. But Hulu's selection is different than that of netflix(though i believe some content is on both). Which should you choose? Really depends on what you want to watch. If there are some things on Hulu you want to see that you can't get with netflix, it may be the better option... despite the fact that the broadened scales tip in favor of netflix. In the end, you will get a great service for a relatively cheap price, regardless which one you end up choosing. Personally, I prefer netflix for the time being. But a healthy competitor with them can only help me in the end. Netflix definitely has things on lock from what I've seen from their catalog. Hulu is providing no competition at all movie-wise. The only benefit to Hulu is if you don't have television and want the easiest way to watch TV... on TV. But if you have a decent sized laptop or an ideally situated monitor, normal Hulu is great for keeping up with current shows. I'm doing the current one month trial (stuck it on a debit card with .11 cents left on it... suckers) but honestly, there's nowhere near enough exclusive content for the plus service that justifies the cost comparing hulu to hulu plus. Sure, you get the backlogs of some shows that are hulu plus exclusive and limited to five on the normal hulu. But on the flip side, there are also shows that you can watch on hulu that aren't available on hulu plus at all. The Simpsons being the big one (to my knowledge). Breaking In being another. But yeah, to me hulu is like giving you a free hamburger and fries. hulu plus is charging you for soda. It may be worth it to some but eh... (I should note, I'm a notorious cheapskate.)
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Post by default on May 12, 2011 17:19:50 GMT -5
Another one I've recently realized I haven't seen in a while: Cow Tails. Cow tails I think fall in to the category of like circus peanuts or candy corn. YOu eat them just infrequently enough to trick yourself into thinking it'll be different this time. Cow Tails are still around. I grew up in the sticks, and they were everywhere for a quarter, usually. General stores, ball games, country fairs, etc. Never cared for them, though. Yeah, I believe there are still some sorts of these around, but I'm not positive. For a while after the big stink and pull they were selling them in a less easy to open box and smaller without the pink dot on the end by Marvel. I never truly understood the stink, as Big League Chew was on the market for a long time afterwards and I believe still is. Oh, and Gatorade and Dr. Pepper gum. I swore there were other soda gums like 7-Up as well. DP was the best, though.
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Post by default on May 12, 2011 14:05:48 GMT -5
You don't really need a lot of bells and whistles, in my opinion.
Most 5 speeds compared to 10 or 12 speed bikes offer the same range, the 10 and 12s just offer more middleground which you likely won't notice. I believe my bike was 10 speed, my siblings all ended up with like 12+ but it got to the point I just road mine around on the hardest gear as I was more comfortable pushing my weight on them than having my legs flail around. Some higher speeds do offer more top end speed, but again, the majority of people who buy them don't need that especially if you're riding for leisure. Plus, dumping a bike going really fast isn't fun. I walked my bro home while he held what was left of his chin in his hand because he was flying down a hill.
But pretty much all you need a bike you feel comfortable riding. My dad always told me when looking a bikes to pick it up with your weaker arm and hold it off the ground to your side for a few minutes. That way in worst case scenario you know if it's too heavy or awkward if you have to carry it a ways. Then again, most bikes are fairly light these days. My 1990's 24" was way lighter than my 70's 20" banana seat bike.
Beyond that, a helmet is a good idea. Depending on how good the hand grips are, how sweaty your hands get or if they callous easily you may want gloves as well. Don't wear too baggy of jeans as the last thing you want to do is get the cuffs locked in the chain.
Also, if you end up with a bike with front and hand brakes, be careful. I never used the front brakes unless I felt I really had to as over time, the back wear down quicker and if you don't swap out the pads, you may eventually go flipping over the handlebars which apparently isn't fun. (My sister did that... complete somersault backflip onto asphalt). Oh, and ease on the brakes when ever possible. That just goes with the rest of the stuff.
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Post by default on May 12, 2011 13:40:07 GMT -5
I dig it.
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Post by default on May 12, 2011 13:38:57 GMT -5
I did TSA (Technology Student Association) for two or three years in high school. Before that I did History Day with friends.
Senior year of HS, my friend and I announced the wrestling matches (no commentary, I read a short thing on playing fair, etc. and he read off the names).
That's pretty much it, I was in Enrichment (gifted program) from elementary through 9th grade when the teacher changed and I got a letter saying I had to plead my case to stay in. I never bothered going.
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Post by default on May 12, 2011 12:48:29 GMT -5
Erik Prydz's Call On Me definitely wins. Oh and... Warning: Language
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