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#81030
Topic
Beer
Time
I'm going to take moment to defend Budweiser. Sure, there are plenty of better beers out there, but Bud is not without its charms. It's palatable without being over-powering, while still being 5%, and it treats you nice the next day. Also, I've received everything from merchandise to free beer from them just for being a loyal consumer. I'll gladly except their gratitude.

Lastly, as someone mentioned above, for good or ill, you can go virtually ANYWHERE in the world, and they will have a Bud. You could go to some dive in Myanmar, and they will have Budweiser.

Okay, end of Jimbo-esque rant.
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#80992
Topic
Beer
Time
Beer beer beer beer,
beer beer beer beer,
beer beer beer beer,
da-na-na-na na-nah, BEER!


Good thread. At any given time, the beer in my fridge is a hodge-podge of Budweiser, Guinness, and Heinekin. My favorite though is called Yuengling (brewed in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA)
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#80622
Topic
The Things We Hate And Love Thread .
Time
I just got back from Kinkos...and I have to say I absolutely hate Kinkos. I've never had a good experience there, so why I continue to go the place is unknown. Anyway, I don't know how many of you have seen it, but I used to laugh at that Dave Chappelle skit "Pop Copy" until I realised how realistic it is. DAMNIT!

Ok, I'm trying to calm down. Say, does anybody know how (or what software is needed) to convert jpg. to pdf. files?
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#79735
Topic
Video Games - a general discussion thread
Time
I always thought a GTA: Moscow would be cool. Anyway, if I had my say about what the next GTA would be like? I personally think that bigger isn't necessarily better. I'd spend most of the resources refining the game engine, instead of making the landcapes bigger. Better graphics and controls, and give the player more options, while making sure those options work smoothly. Don't get me wrong, I like the GTA games as much as the next guy, but let's be honest - the graphics and gameplay aren't exemplary.
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#79045
Topic
Video Games - a general discussion thread
Time
Spoilers!















They show up. And damn do they.














end spoilers.



My gripes:

A) I don't like the level design.

1)There's too much crap everywhere. Obviously they did this to increase strategy, but it seems like they over-compensated.

2) They've made the weapons more powerful, yet the enemies are weak. SO they decided to just throw wave after wave at you. The first Halo was far more balanced. And its gameplay was graceful. This is just a mess.

3) half the levels are too dark to see what's going on even with the flashlight. And cool guy Arbiter doesn't even have a flashlight.

4) even if you CAN see what's going on, you still get confused because the levels make little sense.



B) There are some annoying bugs.

1)Every cutscene (for me) starts with like a 1/10 second shot of like pixelated animation. Almost like pre-production in movies.

2) Most of the time there is spoken dialogue, such as the cutscenes or when Cortana is talking to you, you can't hear what they hell they are saying because the music is too loud.



C) the story is god awful. When not totally incoherent, it's boring.



These gripes are just my opinion, obviously. But I can't help comparing Halo 2's campaign to, say, the prequels or the Matrix sequels. I guess it's tough when you're not allowed to do exact same thing over again for fear of being repetitive, and people are expecting you to top yourself. But still, it seems like Bungie totally lost track of what made Halo: CE such a great game, and instead threw every cool idea they could think of into a blender.
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#78694
Topic
Video Games - a general discussion thread
Time
While I think that both the Splinter Cell and MGS franchises are extremely well made games, I have to admit I absolutely hate the genre. I've played a few entries in each series, and it seems to me that, while well made, the gameplay itself consists exclusively of 'trial-and-error', which I find to be for the birds. But again, to each their own. Seems like a lot of people are having a good time and I'm missing out.
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#78641
Topic
General DVD Talk
Time
haha, yeah. I too like Bad Boys. When it comes to Michael Bay, I enjoy his movies in sort of a 'tongue and cheek' way (that's if I don't get an epileptic seizure from his fast editing). They're good for drinkin' and not payin' attention, if you catch my drift. Anyway, although I prefer Armageddon, they say the Rock has the superior transfer. Also, Armageddon has additional scenes added into the cut, and I don't know about that (the movie's already too long). Just wondering if anybody had any thoughts, comments, derogatory remarks, ect?