Quote from: Flee on August 03, 2016, 10:05:46 AM

Why not sugar?

Kettle corn, basically? I prefer savory over sweet.

Oh. Salty popcorn is very unusual here, most have it with sugar. I found it very strange they didn't serve the sugary kind when I went to the movies in the US.

I read up on it, apparently "micro breweries" was mainly a thing of the 1900's (according to the wikipedia article you quoted) and the modern thing is "craft breweries" which the article doesn't state the origin country of but is mostly an American thing.

That sounds like it's just a name given to an American thing which has existed elsewhere for decades or centuries. When I hear "craft beer", I also think of small American beers. But looking at the requirements for something to be craft, being "small, independent and traditional" according to Brewers Association, it's definitely nothing new.

Quote from: Flee on August 03, 2016, 08:14:06 AM

>top tier beer
>American
>not brewn by monks in a secluded old monastery twice as old as your country making just enough for them to survive

Wew lad.

didn't americans literally invent micro brewery culture?

Wiki says that "the microbrewing movement began in the United Kingdom in the 1970s although traditional artisanal brewing existed in Europe for centuries and subsequently spread to other countries." No clue what "microbrewery culture" is supposed to be but there's small Belgian breweries going back to the 1300-1500s, so it's definitely not an American thing.

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Quote from: RadicalClass32 on August 02, 2016, 12:45:26 PM

Halo 3

Pretty sure a lot of people liked Halo 3...

I don't know about that.

Best game in the series.

F5 F5 F5

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Quote from: Flee on August 01, 2016, 01:38:25 PM

Also, does Doubles run the trash that is AR / Magnum or do you get a BR?

BR is on some maps as a map weapon.

No, it's the cancer that is AR + Magnum starts.

I can't be the only who can't stand that. It's probably the main reason I don't really play Team Arena. The magnum feels like a pea shooter and is almost useless at longer ranges. BR starts is the whole reason I play BTB nowadays.

Yeah, H5's magnum just isn't as effective as the others. I honestly find the AR to be Viable. Maybe AR + BR.

Don't know what yall are smoking
H5s Magnum kicks ass

I wouldn't say it isn't as viable, it's just not fun to use.

Also, does Doubles run the trash that is AR / Magnum or do you get a BR?

I actually played a weeb game today. Couldn't last more than 10 minutes. Absolutely disgusting.

None.

Quote from: Flee on July 31, 2016, 07:23:55 PM

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Now why would I go and do some stupid shit like that?

Gives you more control over your device.

If Apple wanted me to have that amount of control...

If that's how you want to look at it, sure. The way I see it is like buying a closet and removing some of the selves to allow you to have more freedom to store larger things or organize them in a certain way. Is that how the designer intended it? I don't suppose so. But if it's better, more convenient and increases its usefulness by a lot, I'm not going call people stupid for taking out that shelf so that they can put larger items in their own closet and get the most use out of their own storage space. It might be different if we were talking about a work of art or a special designer closet, but we're not. It's the 20th version of just another phone.

Quote from: Flee on July 31, 2016, 06:57:55 PM

I've decided I can't let my skills go to waste any longer. For the low low price of $15/hr I will teach you secret Halo tips and tricks from the pros so you can become good like me. For a limited time only, the offer is free for all my loyal best friends. Support my Patreon please.

I may hop on in a bit. Wanna go a couple rounds of doubles with an idiot for a teammate?

I wish you'd asked me sooner. It's getting close to 2:30am and I've got stuff to do in the morning, so I'm signing off right about now.

Quote from: Flee on July 31, 2016, 04:21:07 PM

I really wish these things had transcripts. I can't be bothered spending 30 minutes listening to something I could breeze through in 2 minutes otherwise.

Acemoglu and Robinson (2015):

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We argue that in a technologically interconnected world, equilibrium may be asymmetric, involving different economic institutions and technology levels for different countries. In our model, all countries benefit and potentially contribute to advances in the world technology frontier. A greater gap of incomes between successful and unsuccessful entrepreneurs (thus greater inequality) increases entrepreneurial effort and hence a country’s contribution to the world technology frontier. We show that, under plausible assumptions, world equilibrium is asymmetric: some countries will opt for a type of “cutthroat” capitalism that generates greater inequality and more innovation and will become technology leaders, while others will free-ride on the cutthroat incentives of the leaders and choose a more “cuddly” form of capitalism. Paradoxically, those with cuddly reward structures, though poorer, may have higher welfare than cutthroat capitalists; but it is not a best response for the cutthroat capitalists to switch to a more cuddly form of capitalism. We also show that domestic constraints from social democratic parties or unions may be beneficial for a country because they prevent cutthroat capitalism domestically, instead inducing other countries to play this role.

Makes sense to me.

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Quote from: Flee on July 30, 2016, 04:57:42 PM

Nope.

im guessing its a lot different in europe than here in america.

How so? Privatising prisons is a poor idea both here and in the US. Arguably even more so in the US, as its criminal justice system is already quite dysfunctional and has resulted in the single highest rate of prisoners per capita in the entire world (not counting a single African micro state).

you answered no to the question, so it sounded like you were okay with it

he was answering the question in the body instead of the thread title

oh, you're right

well that's confusing

Yeah, I could've been a bit more clear there.

More post-Brexit referendum economic happenings:

The OP of this thread talked about how confidence and activity in manufacturing and service sectors has taken a major hit after the Brexit vote (concluding that the economy was shrinking at the fastest rate since 2009). This is backed up by a more recent survey of manufacturing companies by EEF finding a fall in business confidence in every region of England Wales. Others however, like Lloyds' business barometer, have found that businesses are rebounding. Now, the first concrete data is coming in on how the consumer side is doing, and it's arguably even worse. According to Reuters citing the CBI, UK retailers are experiencing the biggest fall in sales in years and orders placed with suppliers are falling at the fastest rate since 2009. This raises some major concerns, as the consumers have been regarded as one of the best hopes to stop a recession and improve the state of the British economy. In addition, CfK's market research recorded the biggest slide in consumer confidence for more than 26 years, finding that people are gloomier about their own finances, broader economy and the uncertainty of making major purchases now. This has been summarized as "consumers as well as businesses immediately tightening their belts following the referendum", as this data alligns with the previous Markit's PMI data and CBI's first survey which both concluded that economic activity has slown substantially since the referendum.

A new Deloitte CFO survey found that 80% of CFOs think they will not be hiring more in the next year and will not increase capital expenditure over the same period.

Business Insider reported on what they call a unanimous agreement between UK economics analysts that a recession is coming, citing Bank of America Merrill Lynch and HSBC Banking Group statements finding that the UK economy is "in the eye of the storm" with the potentially high damages approaching soon. Barclay's data shows that consumer confidence is close to the levels of the 2008 financial crisis and has dropped at the fastest rate in 27 years, and BAML found that companies' future plans on employment, new orders and output dropped rapidly after the referendum.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors found that the UK housing market is under pressure, as prices plummetted and new buyer unquiries have both continued to fall as people cancel or put off major purchases and plans due to Brexit. However, a major house builder stated that there had not yet been much discernible impact from the referendum so far, but other reports are expecting this to tank shortly.

UK car manufacturing hit a high in the first half of the year, but the industry is worried about the effects of Brexit and a majority of manufacturers (including major ones such as Nissan and Toyota) are expecting the referendum to have a negative impact on their business in the UK.

Lending in the UK is down for the first time since it's been recorded, with both consumer lones and businesses loans falling for the first time after 7 consecutive quarters of growth.

Worries about agricultural funding are on the rise, as much of the funding came from the EU and 73% of British agri-food exports are other EU countries.

Just under half of British workers fear for their jobs after the Brexit vote, with especially young people and public sector employees being particularly pessimistic, according to a study by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

More news coming in of big businesses closing British branches.  Ford is looking to close several of its UK factories and Lloyds Banking is set to close several of its UK branches and cut 3,000 jobs. Companies are "bracing for slowdown" and construction appears to have been hit as hard as expected. Luckily, it's not all bad as companies like McDonald's are looking to add new jobs as well.

I'm trying to keep this neutral and post both the good and bad, but I'm just finding much more negative reports than positive ones.

Nope.