Is there a place as good as Amazon that doesn't charge NY state tax?

starrychloe · 2012-05-25T15:11:11.849270+00:00

Are you asking if there is another online retailer as good as the largest, most successful retailer on the internet that you haven't heard about? Kind of like asking "Is there a building taller than the tallest building in the world?" or "Is there a body of water bigger than the ocean on Earth?"

kelsbar · 2 days

But... they invited her on the show. Either way, it was going to be a psuedo-controversy story.

Bixler17 · 7 days

I would say inFamous. You jump right into the action with only very brief cutscenes at any point. As you gain powers, you get a slew of cool ways to move around the city. Just getting from one point to another, you have lots of mini battles that keep you from getting bored and move you towards more powers and achievements.

I am personally a bit biased against GTA though. I feel like the atmosphere of GTA makes you think there is so much to do, but disappoints when you actually try to explore. I had to stop playing Red Dead Redemption for this same reason: nothing worth exploring for. I was constantly comparing it to the Fallout series which is so much deeper and more satisfying.

At least in inFamous, you don't really feel like there's something cool and hidden to find, just missions and power-up items, so no disappointment.

COD4CaptMac · 7 days

Also, if you're in body form and connected to the internet, you're completely vulnerable to random PvP which is frustrating to put it lightly. I would rather leave the internet connection off and enjoy the benefits of being "alive" than play with the connection on and be invaded and murdered. The type of players that PvP are very much prepared and you won't be since you'll be geared to fight monsters.

vlodia · 15 days

I can't see how thin it is.

zakislam · 17 days

The "hiyah!" and character motions look absolutely nothing like the Demon's Souls/Dark Souls world. This probably has nothing to do with them.

superjake · 18 days

I preferred to turn and run blind. Much more scary that way :D

thabauss · 18 days

eating out is cheaper than buying groceries

Only if you buy groceries from convenience stores/bodegas. Invest in a wire cart, shop around, and you can eat very well and muuuuuch more cheaply than eating out. Whole Foods has good prices on basic stuff like milk, eggs, frozen veggies. Trader Joes is generally cheaper than Whole Foods. If you like sodas/comfortably processed stuff, don't be ashamed to trek it out to Target in Jersey City or Brooklyn.

MrMoonMan · 18 days

I'm playing Red Dead now that the price is low and since everyone seems to like it so much, but I'm not understanding why. After playing Fallout 3 and NV, Red Dead seems so empty and boring.

The items do only one of three things (heal, dead eye, horse stamina) and are unnecessary since those all regenerate.
All the shacks and houses are devoid of anything useful, especially since there are no items that you could find there anyway.
Even in towns where you would think something cool could happen, none of the NPCs have anything to say. What's the point of exploring if your destinations have nothing to give you?
Looting dead bodies is miserable because they never have anything but bullets (which you can get for free at your house) and $5 on them. Do bad guys never have better guns than you? Why can't I collect their guns and sell them?
Horses. Can't tell if I've got a good one or an old busted one. Can I get a status menu for my horse with speed/stamina/health?
Quick travel: Open the damn map and let me pick my location from there. It would even make sense UI wise because Marston is chilling at camp and would want to plan out where he was going.

I will say that the game is really stable and beautiful. Targeting is great and riding around on your horse feels so good. I think a Fallout game with Red Dead stability, visuals, and mount mechanics would be sandbox perfection.

PROFESSORCOCKNBALLS · 18 days

Of course not, but most people don't do content creation or development. Computers will always be around to do heavy lifting, but the vast majority of people won't need that the same way most people don't need a giant pick up truck. Only people whose work requires them to have one or who like the idea of having one will own them.

trot-trot · 25 days

As a psychology major who seriously considered academia, I can't see how psych grad students wouldn't skew their Myers Briggs results. I mean, you're painfully aware of how the test works and what answers mean what. The test is completely destroyed once you know how to get the classifications you want.

koolxx · 29 days

Tiny wedding, blew our budget on the honeymoon. Luxury resort in the mountains, awesome service. Brought a 50 lb suitcase filled with bottles of wine we got at Whole Foods so we could stay drunk without blowing money on overpriced hotel bottles. Also brought croissants, Nutella, and bread from Thundercloud sandwiches in Austin for snacking, deli meat from WF.

Every day for 5 days:

Sex
Croissant breakfast w/coffee
Get dressed, Walk around beautiful grounds of the resort
Come back, sex
Roll around on fancy bed/watch Pepin on TV, read
Bath together with bottles of wine, talk about life
Get dressed up for fancy dinner
Sex
Sleep

Throw in horseback riding and a wind storm and that's one the best vacations we ever had.

Mreichardt · 1 month

The lightning spear you found in Sen's Fortress can do decent damage to Smough (fattie). Pyromancy can knock the shit out of Ornstein (skinny). Killing Ornstein first is the easiest way to go since Smough can be easily dodged.

riboflavins · 1 month

Except that naming makes perfect sense since the X series is entirely different from the normal numbered ones.

BilboBaguette · 1 month

since you are probably a cop/propagandist.

Says the guy making sensational claims without any evidence to back them up.

HerpDerpelton · 1 month

I would be really worried about putting my PS3 in that tiny cubby. I currently have it inside of an Effectiv cabinet, but I leave the doors open if i'm playing. Even with the big space and a big hole cut out of the back wall, the PS3 still gets pretty hot being confined. Even my cable box gets hot and had to be moved out.

ardnax31a · 1 month

RANT INCOMING

I can't believe so many people asked the parents, and yes, a "blessing" and permission are the same thing. You're asking the parents for their approval as if you needed that. And what if they said "no?" Even asking the question is a bowing to some sort of familial power over your relationship. Its degrading for your spouse and its degrading to you that you have to ask. You know there are families involved and you took that into consideration when you decided to marry the love of your life. "Good intentions..." Man, of COURSE I have good intentions! And I don't have to convince anyone of that but my SO.

I am strongly against giving parents or grandparents supreme levels of respect that they don't deserve. Your parents are people, just like you, and should respect you and expect nothing more from you than you expect of them. I don't think I have had it terribly bad in the ass-backwards parents department, but I've had enough of their meddling to possibly disrespect my wife by asking someone else if they're "okay with me living my life to my fullest with their daughter."

PT3530 · 1 month

Great points Deviant. I completely agree: communication on both sides about where the relationship is and where you want it to go is key.

As for the lock in costs... I feel torn. I understand what you're saying about "the only way to upgrade" and that some people aren't in the financial position to get a better place without bunking with someone... But then I think of that long-time advice stereotypically for modern young women to make sure they have their money so they're never dependent on their partner. It's good advice for both sexes; if you can't afford to move away, then don't move in. If you don't leave yourself an out, then you're putting yourself in a trap if things go bad or if you're unhappy.

PT3530 · 1 month

I agree that "marriage" is what you make of it. In my case, I thought of it as a life-long commitment and I think that's the general consensus. It did change our relationship (for the better so far) because it changed our relationship worldview from "choosing to be together" with the default that we won't be, to "choosing to work it out" with the default being together.

Not trying to criticize your relationship, but as an honest question: if marriage didn't change anything, why did you do it?

PT3530 · 1 month

Cohabitated with my gf right away, got married 5 years later:

I think the main thing people have to learn now that they're cohabitating is that living together doesn't mean anything. It doesn't mean you're closer to each other or "right" for each other or will work over the long run.

We looked at our relationship like every day, we're choosing to be together. Just because we shared an apartment didn't mean either one of us couldn't leave. This also meant keeping our incomes separate and self-sustaining so that we COULD leave, financially.

My SO was against marriage in a general way before she met me and for a long time into our relationship. It wasn't until we went through some serious shit that brought us together that marriage ever came onto the table. Once it did, it came up in the most serious way possible. We don't take it lightly, we didn't want to get married if there was a chance of divorce.

If you're falling into marriage just because you've been with someone a long time, then you're making the wrong decision. Marriage is a new status, its a new commitment beyond your dating relationship and isn't really necessary IMO to having a stable, happy relationship. You can keep on living together and being happy with or without marriage. Get married because it means something to you, not because its the next step on the LIFE gameboard.

applesandwiches · 1 month

I have the code sound too. Its sharp, clear, and lasts long enough for me to hear it. And it also sounds like a "real" ringtone and not super nerdy like a Mario sound might.

le_kef · 1 month

I mean, instead of people freaking out about how much they love some place in Austin, just go there, to Nighthawk. If you want the Air Sex Championship, I guess fly to Austin

These are comments about an article about how you don't have to fly to Austin to do these things, so that is why people are leaving happy comments.

le_kef · 1 month

So you haven't been to the Nitehawk or the Alamo, but you can say which is better than the other? Also, the Alamo isn't really trendy... it's been around for like 15 years.

EDIT: Also, does Nitehawk have anything even close to the Air Guitar Championship, or even more incredible, the Air Sex Championship?

le_kef · 1 month

The Alamo Drafthouse is exactly what I described, so if you're into that sort of thing, its amazing. No argument necessary, just describing the truth.

They serve bar food, so its really snacking. Apart from the whole LoTR feast style events, you're really just getting cheese fries or chicken strips or maybe a burger. Or don't get anything, that's cool.
Great! Here are some more events.
4K is just really high resolution. You can see the clarity on the Alamo's home produced slides and trailers. Its like looking at a giant super high end monitor. And you don't pay more. That's just how they equip their theaters.

Tickets to normal movies are priced normally ($7 matinee, $10 regular price), events range from $10-$a lot depending on the length/if food is included. I would say catch a show at normal price and feel it out. Then check out an event that sounds fun (a sing-along or quote-along is easy enough) and then see for yourself.

http://drafthouse.com/austin

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