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Random Politics & Religion #00
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By Valefor.Sehachan 2015-03-16 12:37:02
What would a homeless do with an ipad
By fonewear 2015-03-16 12:37:33
What would a homeless do with an ipad
Sell it to get boozed up !
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By fonewear 2015-03-16 12:38:33
I ask the same question what does a hippie liberal douche need a ipad for ?
Spreading the word of Apple ?
Seraph.Ramyrez
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By Seraph.Ramyrez 2015-03-16 12:38:56
Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »We don't have Wegmans in NYC! Not many at least.
Trader Joes typically has many of the same specialty items people would drop into a Whole Foods for. Really, if I'm there it's for the hot food bar or their coffee game.
Eh. I'm easy to get started on this topic. I just really hate the grocery options in the greater Pittsburgh region. The dominant players are largely working on a model that caters to the older Pittsburgh generations that want a very limited set of specific things, they want a lot of it, and they want it for as cheaply as they can get it.
"Variety" and "choice" are things that frighten yinzers.
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By Seraph.Ramyrez 2015-03-16 12:39:22
I ask the same question what does a hippie liberal douche need a ipad for ?
Spreading the word of Apple ?
Clearly to post on Instagram and Twitter about how much they hate corporations.
By fonewear 2015-03-16 12:42:32
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2015-03-16 12:44:32
Why not get into hedge fund management? Cause I don't have a finance degree, just accounting and management.
You could become Catbert, an Evil Director of Human Resources with your own Door Troll guardians. Eww, HR...
He could be a lumberjack! And I'm ok!
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Really you just can't beat "war profiteer" when you are thinking evil corporations. I recommend Haliburton or one of our many evil sister corporations... There are two major corps named Haliburton, one does defense, the other does O&G.
Maybe I should combine them two together? Where we shoot missiles full of oil on countries, then invade them for oil.
It would be like we are trying to recycle oil!
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By fonewear 2015-03-16 12:44:50
I thought hippies died off but they breed at an alarming rate.
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2015-03-16 12:45:56
I thought hippies died off but they breed at an alarming rate. Got to think about all that love they like to give.
It's not the type of love you would expect though.
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By Lye 2015-03-16 12:47:33
Just got word that Colorado senators from both sides of "the fence" are unwilling to sit down with the opposite side to create much needed judgeships.
Good to know that the partisan nonesense is spilling over into the judiciary.
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By fonewear 2015-03-16 12:47:39
They say free love they mean free pot !
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By Lakshmi.Sparthosx 2015-03-16 12:48:41
Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »We don't have Wegmans in NYC! Not many at least.
Trader Joes typically has many of the same specialty items people would drop into a Whole Foods for. Really, if I'm there it's for the hot food bar or their coffee game.
Eh. I'm easy to get started on this topic. I just really hate the grocery options in the greater Pittsburgh region. The dominant players are largely working on a model that caters to the older Pittsburgh generations that want a very limited set of specific things, they want a lot of it, and they want it for as cheaply as they can get it.
"Variety" and "choice" are things that frighten yinzers.
Honestly, once made to see the light of places like Costco or Aldis, you really should be purchasing the majority of your generic items there. I mean I know some people love to spend time on which dish soap is better than which but I don't. I want soap. Preferably whichever is being marked down.
We don't have the type of WalMarts or Targets everywhere that most of the country has but we do have places like Gristedes, D'agostino or Food Emporium if you're looking for a more 'upscale' supermarkets. Really, the only difference between the former 3 and your working class supermarkets (independent chains) are very few specialty items and insane markups.
Kirkland products are typically solid, meats are best bought in bulk but by admission eating the same meat for days on end does get bland as ***. I tend to end up mixing frozen veggies with fresh ones to stretch 'em and dear lord 7 dollars for a pack of strawberries at Whole Foods is just suicide.
By fonewear 2015-03-16 12:51:10
I only support evil companies like Starbucks and Wal Mart Nike Levi's Sony and Square Enix.
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By Lakshmi.Sparthosx 2015-03-16 12:53:54
Square Enix isn't evil.
They're bumblefuck incompetent.
By fonewear 2015-03-16 12:54:43
I actually don't support Japanese video game companies or not anymore.
Least not Square Enix.
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2015-03-16 12:55:03
Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »Square Enix isn't evil.
They're bumblefuck incompetent. My type of company to take over "educate"
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By fonewear 2015-03-16 12:56:04
The only way to fix SE is to fire all the employees and start over in America.
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By Lakshmi.Sparthosx 2015-03-16 13:00:06
The only way to fix SE is to fire all the employees and start over in America.
No. America is already responsible for one of the worst atrocities in gaming.... Electronic Arts.
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By fonewear 2015-03-16 13:01:00
Well the Japanese way of doing things is pretty terrible.
Seraph.Ramyrez
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By Seraph.Ramyrez 2015-03-16 13:07:44
Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »We don't have Wegmans in NYC! Not many at least.
Trader Joes typically has many of the same specialty items people would drop into a Whole Foods for. Really, if I'm there it's for the hot food bar or their coffee game.
Eh. I'm easy to get started on this topic. I just really hate the grocery options in the greater Pittsburgh region. The dominant players are largely working on a model that caters to the older Pittsburgh generations that want a very limited set of specific things, they want a lot of it, and they want it for as cheaply as they can get it.
"Variety" and "choice" are things that frighten yinzers.
Honestly, once made to see the light of places like Costco or Aldis, you really should be purchasing the majority of your generic items there. I mean I know some people love to spend time on which dish soap is better than which but I don't. I want soap. Preferably whichever is being marked down.
We don't have the type of WalMarts or Targets everywhere that most of the country has but we do have places like Gristedes, D'agostino or Food Emporium if you're looking for a more 'upscale' supermarkets. Really, the only difference between the former 3 and your working class supermarkets (independent chains) are very few specialty items and insane markups.
Kirkland products are typically solid, meats are best bought in bulk but by admission eating the same meat for days on end does get bland as ***. I tend to end up mixing frozen veggies with fresh ones to stretch 'em and dear lord 7 dollars for a pack of strawberries at Whole Foods is just suicide.
Costco and Sams are fine. Aldi's isn't as good as they used to be imo, because a lot of the "generic" brands they used to have were decent, but my more recent experiences with them aren't great.
Around here we have Giant Eagle and Shop n' Save (as mentioned previously), Walmart, Aldi's, and a handful of local shops. There is a very good local grocery store on the other side of the town I work in, but getting there during rush hour and then making my way back across town to get home in the next town over is...painful, to say the least. Oh, and we don't actually have Costco, and Sam's is very close to the local place I just discussed. ._.;
My choices for shopping in any reasonable amount of time are GE and Walmart. And I guess Aldi's, but as stated, I don't like a lot of their stuff anymore.
Edit: The worst thing is I'm like 99% certain that Giant Eagle has an agreement or contract of some sort with Wegman's and Giant foods (not affiliated with GE) to stay out of the Pittsburgh region.
Seraph.Ramyrez
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By Seraph.Ramyrez 2015-03-16 13:08:13
Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »The only way to fix SE is to fire all the employees and start over in America.
No. America is already responsible for one of the worst atrocities in gaming.... Electronic Arts.
You say that, but Bioware games are so great. ;
Edit: Don't get me wrong. EA is pretty terrible. But they own Bioware, who I don't think has ever made a game I disliked. So it's difficult.
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Seraph.Ramyrez
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By Seraph.Ramyrez 2015-03-16 13:09:43
Well the Japanese way of doing things is pretty terrible.
Because the Japanese way is the American way, peppered with Japanese social practices and taken to the extreme.
By fonewear 2015-03-16 13:13:27
You can say what you will about EA I probably won't buy any Ubisoft game for quite a while !
It's a shame cause I loved early Assassin Creed games.
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By Lakshmi.Sparthosx 2015-03-16 13:14:21
Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »The only way to fix SE is to fire all the employees and start over in America.
No. America is already responsible for one of the worst atrocities in gaming.... Electronic Arts.
You say that, but Bioware games are so great. ;
Edit: Don't get me wrong. EA is pretty terrible. But they own Bioware, who I don't think has ever made a game I disliked. So it's difficult.
EA has tons of properties I love and then they manage to *** somehow. SimCity DRM, Mass Effect debacle, Command and Conquer DRM and ruined etc.
Dragon Age is great but the company is still a festering boil of DLC and annoying corporate practices that highlight the worst of the gaming industry.
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By Shiva.Viciousss 2015-03-16 13:14:24
Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »The only way to fix SE is to fire all the employees and start over in America.
No. America is already responsible for one of the worst atrocities in gaming.... Electronic Arts.
You say that, but Bioware games are so great. ;
Edit: Don't get me wrong. EA is pretty terrible. But they own Bioware, who I don't think has ever made a game I disliked. So it's difficult.
Bioware is Canadian. EA doesn't get to claim them.
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By Lakshmi.Sparthosx 2015-03-16 13:14:51
Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »The only way to fix SE is to fire all the employees and start over in America.
No. America is already responsible for one of the worst atrocities in gaming.... Electronic Arts.
You say that, but Bioware games are so great. ;
Edit: Don't get me wrong. EA is pretty terrible. But they own Bioware, who I don't think has ever made a game I disliked. So it's difficult.
Bioware is Canadian. EA doesn't get to claim them.
They're a subsidiary.
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Seraph.Ramyrez
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By Seraph.Ramyrez 2015-03-16 13:15:21
Bioware is Canadian. EA doesn't get to claim them.
EA owns them. You can play that song all you want, but the bottom line is that if you buy Bioware games, you're giving money to EA.
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By fonewear 2015-03-16 13:15:38
Speaking of DLC Borderlands would like a word with you !
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2015-03-16 13:16:15
Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »The only way to fix SE is to fire all the employees and start over in America.
No. America is already responsible for one of the worst atrocities in gaming.... Electronic Arts.
You say that, but Bioware games are so great. ;
Edit: Don't get me wrong. EA is pretty terrible. But they own Bioware, who I don't think has ever made a game I disliked. So it's difficult.
Bioware is Canadian. EA doesn't get to claim them. Yes they do. Do you know what "ownership" means?
Seraph.Ramyrez
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By Seraph.Ramyrez 2015-03-16 13:17:32
Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »Mass Effect debacle
Which debacle is that? The one where fans threw one collective giant hissy fit because the ending wasn't everything they wanted it to be? Except they all wanted it to be something different?
I dislike EA's business practices as much as the next guy, but I'm somewhat critical of Bioware having caved and changed their artistic vision because of some very loud whiners.
I think it sets a terrible precident.
Let's be honest. Gamers are a pretty entitled bunch.
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