Lorikz Kain

Ruler Name: Lorikz Kain Nation Link: Captain Planet Checking up on how things are going

Microsoft's culture and treatment of its workers is vastly better than Activision Blizzard so just from that standpoint alone this seems like a big win for employees at Activision Blizzard. It makes me hopeful that they will push games the same direction as some of their other games where you can play on console and then move to pc and start up the same save, as well as allowing cross platform play on some of their games. It should also be noted that this isn't the first time Microsoft has bought a studio/publisher, they have purchased many before this just not as large of one obviously. Meaning this isn't a new thing for them and are thus less likely to fuck up the games/brand of Activision Blizzard in the process and id argue would likely make the brand better/stronger eventually. Maybe i'll be proven wrong but those are my thoughts on it.

New MMO that I am hopeful about. Ashes of Creation. There is a good amount of information available including chats with lead. (Who also self funded the development) I am definitely giving it a chance when it releases.

I started playing classic wow on Ashkandi with some relatives. Fun and nostalgic. Unfortunately they all started playing alliance so I'm currently stuck on the loser side... Not that it matters considering its not even a PVP server so meh, no holding the Stormwind bank hostage anyways

Every SSD I ever used has bottlenecked when writing to it. I don't have that issue with raided HDD. For my uses, I get the best performance from my setup and that is proven through actual application. That being said it isn't a one size fits all so what works best for me is simply what's best for me.

I recommend running a smaller SSD just for booting and not really anything else, then get a couple cheaper HDDs and run a simple software raid for storage/games. Cheaper and will get faster read-write than an SSD. If you are going to be doing heavy re-writing to your drives then I wouldn't recommend an SSD. SSDs are great for holding storage to be read fast but if you want to be writing to drives frequently with consistent long term performance then use an HDD. Heavy constant re-writing to an SSD will exhaust the memory cells. If you are set on getting a SSD then get a newer model with large storage space. Their writing algorithms help prevent uneven wear on the memory cells and larger drives with more cells help distribute the wear over more cells allowing for greater lifespan.

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As someone who doesn't use marijuana but has been in the industry in Washington State since it became recreationally legal almost 4 years ago, I can state with some authority on the subject that it has had an overwhelmingly positive impact. Not only did crime rates drop after legalization but the economic impact has been huge. Washington state alone sales over 1 bilion dollars worth of marijuana a year (close to 1.5billion now I believe). 37% is taken as marijuana taxes, 6.5% is state sales tax, and another 4% or so goes to local municipalities tax. It has also had the added benefit of increasing education of the plant and its various cannabinoids.

http://www.politiscales.net/en_US/results/?m0=40&m1=31&e1=43&e0=31&c0=33&c1=50&j1=43&j0=36&t1=38&t0=43&s0=50&femi=14&s1=31&b1=38&b0=31&p1=57&p0=19&reli=100 Tests like these are always such a joke but at least they are entertaining

I remember the 2013 NFC championship game when he was relevant and still seemed to care. He seemed to have lost heart and gave up trying somewhere along the way and until he cares about football and striving to be the best again he will never be relevant. As far as the kneeling thing goes just like it's an individual's right to do what they want, it's the individuals who own the teams he wants to play on to decided to employ him or not. If he actually was willing to sacrifice for something he believed in he wouldn't be whining to a court about how people are expressing their desire to not employ him. It's a rather contradictory approach. Not to mention his statement of how the "country" is oppressing people of color Is offensive. I'm part of that country he is calling out and I don't know where the fuck he gets off telling me I'm oppressing people... If he wanted to actually make a difference he would attack the perceived issue and not attack a nation of people of which most would probably take his side and support him in his cause. His execution leaves much to be desired and while he could have potentially done a lot of good, he will instead go down as a footnote in history without having accomplished anything of substance.

I feels for Croatia, overall they played better than France and showed just how hungry they were for the win. Unfortunately despite not giving up the whole game they just couldn't recoup from the 2 unlucky goals against them in that first half. That's sports for you though, without the ups and downs it just wouldn't be any fun to watch

They had the momentum but couldn't hold on.

I would say the majority of my shooting with ARs stay within the 50-100 meters range but I'll engage out to 300 meters if I'm somewhere that can facilitate those distances. I don't just shoot ARs though so really it just depends where and with what I'm shooting.

I have a red dot with a flip up magnifier on my ar pistol that is a lot of fun to use.