Currently downloading The Witcher 3 for the first time. Got any advice for me?
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    sparky1337
    2w ago 100%

    The combat is just generally unintuitive. Which early in the game is frustrating. And if you’re like me and spend weeks between sessions you can forget all the timing and buttons you need to press.

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  • Currently downloading The Witcher 3 for the first time. Got any advice for me?
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    sparky1337
    2w ago 100%

    If the combat is frustrating, turn the difficulty down. There will still be a learning curve, but it’ll be the difference between surviving and having to do an hour of work again because you forgot to quick save and get slapped by a foglet.

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  • YSK: Green man gaming, a site which lets you purchase games directly from the developers, often at discount
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    sparky1337
    2w ago 100%

    I’ve used them for a while too. Sometimes they’ll have weird keys super cheap. Like I was able to grab Dark Souls 3 + both DLC’s for like $16 or something way back when.

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  • Vance claims Trump 'salvaged' Obamacare. Trump tried, and failed, to kill it.
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    sparky1337
    3w ago 80%

    I can’t quite remember all the details, but since my friend was still living with his parents he had to pay for the “catastrophic” insurance since he was over 26 and didn’t work with a company that offered anything. He might have been unemployed at that point. I think it was only $75/mo or so but I wonder if he just filled out the form wrong.

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  • How come LED Light Bulbs only last for about 2-3 Years?
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    sparky1337
    4w ago 100%

    Generally I don’t buy anything else other than Phillips. They’re usually bulletproof if you don’t get the smart bulbs. I’ve not had a Phillips fail in ~10 years. But that’s a sample size of like 30 or so bulbs.

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  • I'm thinking of building a PC - any advice?
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    sparky1337
    4w ago 100%

    Just don’t bother with a 13th/14th gen intel right now. Either go 12th gen intel, or straight up AMD which is what I’d recommend.

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  • How come LED Light Bulbs only last for about 2-3 Years?
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    sparky1337
    4w ago 100%

    Yep. When I moved into my house the previous owner had used all garbage Walmart LED’s. I think I had one fail each month and just bought a bunch on sale from Phillips eventually.

    Most common failure was the driver. So they turned into strobe lights lol. Most annoying failure ever.

    And more importantly, not every LED is dimmer compatible. Sometimes they’re super picky or just plain don’t work.

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  • Advice on selling a car?
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    sparky1337
    1mo ago 100%

    You’re gonna have a hard time with a branded title and non working ac unless you sell it cheap.

    I’ve never had good luck selling cheap junkers on marketplace or Craigslist. It always brings out the trolls and weird people. But I think it’s your best bet for that car.

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  • Dipping my toe...
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    sparky1337
    1mo ago 100%

    Take a look at Keychron. They have a lot to offer for around your budget and they go on sale frequently.

    Are you looking to be able to swap switches out? If so you will need to find hot swappable switches.

    If you care about backlighting they might be a little more expensive. But Keychron is reasonable. I’ve had their K2 for years and it has a better feel in it vs Corsair or Razer stuff in my opinion.

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  • People who lived in an HOA, what was your biggest nightmare with them?
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    1mo ago 100%

    I feel like mines the opposite. I pay $20/mo and we get access to a huge and well taken care of community pool, park, and basketball court. They also host community parties for each holiday that you can go to. They certainly allow you to get your $20 worth. Idk how they do it.

    When it comes to architectural control, they’re pretty lax. We’ve got some vibrant and eclectic houses, but they are well put together. I haven’t found anything yet they won’t approve if you stay within a standard palette offering when it comes to shingles, siding etc. But some of these colors are yellows and reds so it’s not all boring either.

    They also don’t allow signage in the yard to be displayed. So political signs etc will get you a violation. But it’s just a “remove by x date” and there’s no penalty if you do. I don’t mind this rule.

    We do have to keep grass cut to an extent, but my neighbors cut it once a month at most and it’s usually a non issue. Honestly, other than safety things I’ve not seen anything crazy in mine. The two lady’s that operate it are super nice.

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    sparky1337
    1mo ago 100%

    I will at least point out, that unless it’s a safety or moving violation you can’t get something like a window tint ticket in Virginia if your car is registered in North Carolina because the window tint laws are different.

    Also, in rare cases, if the vehicle comes from the factory with super dark tint, you can’t get a ticket period because it is federally allowed. See the GM Pontiac fiero rear limo tint from the 80’s.

    And this is just one aspect of a vehicle across state lines. So yea, it’s chaos and the police will give you a ticket anyways, especially if you’re a visitor.

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    Baldur's Gate 3 level editor is cracked open by modders, bringing homebrew campaigns one step closer
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    1mo ago 100%

    Sometimes the afflictions didn’t trigger properly like accidentally healing an enemy because decay was applied same turn etc. also turn order and initiative is impossible to predict. In a 4 person co-op game there must always be an alternating turn order regardless of number of players. So basically we’ve had players skipped for two whole rounds because the AI gets to go again. It’s fairly consistent in that regard. It’s frustrating because it’s usually a different person each session that just gets entirely skipped over for almost the entire fight.

    And to be honest, I liked the action/bonus action mechanic as it makes the turns go faster. We just did a 4 player bg3 campaign earlier this year and the fights went way faster.

    And the crafting mechanic has a high learning curve.

    I did find the physical/magic armor mechanic different. I don’t have any real opinion either way with it.

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    Been watching Roadkill’s Junkyard Gold with Steve Magnante and came across this in an episode. Thought it was cool as the guy said he earned more from charging admission than selling parts.

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    This was possibly a stock car at some point, I can’t dig up much information other than the fact that it may not have been raced and was just meant to look the part.

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    I always thought these would be really cool with something like a 7mgte swap. Or really any inline 6. Even a naturally aspirated 2jz, although both might be a bit on the heavy side.

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    ![](https://i.imgur.com/amtJ22f.jpg) GMC Sierra front end. Chevrolet cab and frame/bed. …..Corvette tail gate? I’d drive the hell out of it.

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    Taken not too long after they discontinued the speed 3. There were a couple more out front that aren’t pictured.

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    ![Side View](https://i.imgur.com/i48BtXh.jpg)

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    Credit to XY Gaming on [Tapas](https://m.tapas.io/series/XYGaming/info). Not sure why it’s missing off the page though 🤷‍♂️.

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    Last year I went to the Mustang Owners museum in North Carolina. All of the mustangs there are either the museum owners personal stock, or lent by mustang owners around the US. Stock changes every 6 months or so and they even have one of the oldest (by VIN that weren’t showcase preproduction) mustangs as a “barn find”. ![](https://i.imgur.com/nWaGsyi.jpg) The people that run it are obviously knowledgeable and were a blast to talk to. When I went they mentioned that they were trying to acquire the full scale clay S550 model. It’s possible that it would have been the one that was used in the documentary “A Faster Horse”.

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    1990 eclipse gsx. Had an upgraded TD05(H?)turbo, spiral header (ugh), and upgraded 12v fuel system. Made really decent power even though the power and was meh. Had it about 3 months before I made the executive decision to sell it before I killed myself. Had a full 3” turbo back from magnaflow that was loud as hell. Bought it in 2012 for $1200 with 143,xxx miles on it. If I had it today I probably would have kept it. The interior was immaculate except for a couple cracks on the dash.

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    I like trying to find quirky cars in the US. A few years ago I found an AZ-1 at Heavy Seas in Maryland. Super cool car, and the owner was 6’4”. It wasn’t his daily but he did say he drove it on several trips to North Carolina. He said they were all terrifying haha.

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    Not sure what year, but it even had a matching trunk luggage set.

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