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It's the ultimate in laziness, which is why I'm so fond of it. Just drop everything in the pot, turn it on, and go to work. Come home to a house that smells amazing with dinner ready to dish up on the spot. You really can't beat it, especially in the cooler months/seasons. I have a slab of corned beef that I'm tossing in there tomorrow over a bed of potatoes, carrots, and beef broth (cabbage goes on the top).

See, I have a feeling it'll be MORE chaotic, because it was the "wild, wild west", not the "reasonably whimsical west".

That face capture matches that hair perfectly. You did good, bro.

Except just about everyone who buys the game on Day 1 is doing so for the Single Player element, since online won't be available for a month or more after the initial rollout. R* will have our money at that point, regardless of whether we like the online component or not. Prolonged financial success, yes. But I'm pretty confident they'll recover the production costs with sales of the game itself LONG before they get to monetizing it with the online component. The real question is whether or not the online mode will be self-sustaining with it's monetization scheme.

There's no such thing. One of my brothers went to the University of Cincinnati for his undergrad; I think we may have different definitions of "a Cincinnati 3-way", but I AM confident they both involve chili (or what passes for "chili" in "The Nasty Natti"). More like "liquid gold". That stuff is amazing--perfect when we make pulled pork sandos in a slow cooker. Curious? Here's what you need: 1 Bottle of Liquid Smoke 1 12oz can of root beer 1 Pork Loin (really any kind of pork will do, I just prefer that particular cut) 1 bottle of barbecue sauce place the pork loin in the slow cooker. Add in the root beer and liquid smoke. Cook on low heat for 8-10 hours. Remove the pork and shred with a fork. In a separate bowl, add one cup of the "juice" from the slow cooker to one cup of bbq sauce and mix. Then mix in the meat. Toss it on a bun and chow down. For variety, try different sodas. It turns out Dr. Pepper is AMAZING with the right BBQ sauce to compliment it. If we're thinking of the same video, the word "BOOYAH!" is involved, but unlike you, I show everyone that video. It's a great conversation starter at parties.

That's why I started my Celebrity Death Fantasy League.

I try not to worry about things I can't control. If R* wants to heavily monetize the online component, there's not much we can do to stop them. The entire concept of "Vote with your wallet" is invalidated here with the online portion not launching until a month or more after the game itself drops in a few weeks (which I'm getting more and more excited for).

There's a difference between "Alien Life" and "Intelligent Life"; Alien Life can be anything from single-celled organisms to Tardigrades. Put me firmly in the "yes" column, either way. While I don't believe that we've been visited by "little green men" or "greys", I'm also acutely aware of the fact that it's entirely possible that not only do "aliens" exist, but they're here among us in ways we can't even perceive. The Earth is billions of years old based on fossil records, or thousands of years old if you are an adherent to some religions. In either event, our general understanding of atoms and subatomic particles wasn't verified until the early part of the 20th century. In the lifespan of humanity, 100-120 years is small, barely a blip. In the scheme of the Earth's history, it's infinitesimally insignificant. We've only scratched the surface of our capacity for understanding: 50-60 years ago, a "computer was a manual device that completed calculations and took up the size of an entire room. Now, we can access almost the entirety of humanity's collective knowledge from our phones, which are smaller than a deck of playing cards in many instances. We're just now starting to understand how Dark Matter ties the universe together. Voyager 1 has only been in interstellar space for a short while, and Voyager II is about to join it. Those probes were launched decades ago, and they're still helping us redefine our understanding of the universe. In any event, unless these aliens have plans to enslave humanity, I'm not overly concerned about whether or not they exist. I choose to believe in them, but respect the opinion that they don't. I believe in an invisible man in the sky who watches me in the shower, so I don't really have room to judge others' beliefs.

Whoa, hold on there, moneybags! Did your butler ferry you about with your fancy power locks and windows?

I doubt anyone wants a 1994 Nissan Sentra with a 5-speed manual transmission with a pitted bumper from purposely ramming shopping carts, small animals, and the occasional off-roading excursion.

IIRC, one of the gameplay videos for RDR2 talked about skinning game and trading the pelts at a general store for cash. I'm certain there's going to be other ways to make money in the game, it's just going to require work. I'd rather work for it than take the quick and easy path (as Vader did). I know @YodaMan 3D is no fan of The Division, but one of the few things they got right was how they handled microtransactions: randomized loot boxes that could be purchased with "keys" that are available in three ways: (1) real world cash (converted into another currency in-game that can be exchanged for the "keys" to the boxes); (2) randomized drops from defeating Named Enemies, opening free crates that are earned through gameplay such as daily quests, weekly quests, or point accumulation; OR (3) unlocking in-game commendations which have fractions of a key drop at predetermined intervals, such as killing a specific number of enemies, or completing specific tasks. Those randomized loot boxes only dropped cosmetic items, such as weapon skins, backpack skins, clothing, or emotes, and granted no statistical or measurable advantage to the player (other than looking sweet). You could purchase an assortment of randomized items with real world cash on a week to week basis, but the good stuff is usually gated behind gambling addiction, er, um, randomized loot boxes. I can see RDR2 taking a similar tack.

I have a '69 MG-B on blocks in my garage that I'm doing a small block V8 engine swap on. Being 6'4", I have to wear a helmet and/or goggles when I drive it because my head easily tops the windshield when the top is down. But damn it is fun to drive. It's so light that I can pick up the back end if someone is holding the brake pedal.

We're at opposite ends of the spectrum on The Division but I see your point. For me, it wasn't on my radar at all until Baby Bro turned me onto it, almost a year after it had been released--so for me, there was no buildup, no crushing disappointment, I only paid about $30 for the game used, and another $20 for the Season Pass to get all the content at that point, and I felt like it was a good value. I learned my lesson with Ubisoft soon after, though, with For Honor which was a total Sierra Show on launch day and for the first three months or so. I ditched that game and vowed to never buy another Ubisoft game at launch again (and immediately broke that promise when they announced The Division 2). That's why I understand the frustration of so many Day 1 TD players. Ubisoft completely craps the bed on their big releases--just look at what happened to Ghost Recon: Wildlands. The same thing happened with Friday the 13th: The Game, just on a smaller scale: developers over-promised and under delivered (although calling it "under delivering" is an understatement, right @Truth, @Cokeyskunk, @Freddie Mercury, @TheHansonGoons?), and with a property so beloved, on a game with so much potential, the total Sierra Show that game became makes The Division look like a damn tickle fight.

For a game like this, I just need it to hold my attention to March. Four months in gaming time is an eternity.

Worth it.

I hear that Soyent Green is both succulent and delicious.

I'm going for period-accurate. I take my role-playing serious.

My "baby brother" (who comes in at 6'6", 245 lbs) does that LARP stuff. He's broken his arm, chipped his elbow, and now has a rod and three pins in the pinky of his 'sword hand". All those injuries came from fighting with wooden swords wrapped in foam, swung by dudes and dudettes that don't want to spend time in the gym. To be fair, neither do I, but I drink to hide the pain.

False. It costs PS4 Owners $59.99/year.

Syphilis.

The beer helps process the cholesterol. That's 16" of greasy goodness. You're gonna need a bigger box. And I'm eating the leftovers now.

You can make the crust thicker, but I prefer it thin so I don't fill up on bread.

Post bake: Now, for the build: Then Prosciutto: Cheese and Bacon Weave Layer: Now for the pepperoni: And some seasoning before we wrap it up: And finally, a nice glaze of olive oil before the bake to get a nice brown crust:

Wait, today is your birthday? Happy birthday Thanks! (I'll keep you all updated after the bacon weave cooks)