The Official " I Got a Question but It's Not Super Important" Thread

SuperEpicMan · Sep 19, 2018

I have a kinda finance related question, basically I am coming to the end of my car's PCP term and I am wanting to keep the car and refinance it in someway. The balloon payment is around £4600 and is due in March, my settlement figure now is around £5500. Originally I figured it would be worth just waiting and getting a new loan in March, but after looking into it, it looks like I would likely be paying more APR% then than borrowing the settlement amount now, plus I would probably bring my monthly payments down which the sooner the better. I have a couple of things I am unsure about though:

Whats stopping me from just borrowing way more than I need, just to get into a lower rate of APR and just paying the excess back immediately.

Also, I currently have a credit card with 0% on purchases for 30 months, with a £3000 limit, is there a way I could leverage this?

Deleted member 46429 · Sep 19, 2018

Is there a thread here who's primary function is to share cat pics?

I like looking at kitties because they're cute and fuzzy~

Platy · Sep 20, 2018

FernandoRocker said:
Mmmmm. Maybe. I just Googled them and they look quite similar.

Not sure if it is the same but can also be Buffalo mozzarella

-Le Monde- · Sep 20, 2018

-Le Monde- said:
Speaking of trophies. I just noticed that my system isn't syncing. It's stuck in 0%.

Missing trophies doesn't bother me, but I'm worried something is wrong with the ps4. :(

Posting here from another thread. Looks like its affecting all games. Nothing syncs, and I'm getting "cannot sync trophies with playstation network" NW-31247-7 code.

I can download games, and stream shows/movies. :/

Midnight Lunch · Sep 22, 2018

Ok soon we're planning on pitching something to a business and there's an app component that we want to present. I want to have a PowerPoint/keynote presentation, and have a live stream of my phone screen in the presentation itself next to the dot points or whatever. I know there are apps I can use to mirror my phone display like reflector but I want it embedded in the presentation itself, without having to prerecord video preferably. Any ideas?

Doby · Sep 23, 2018

Is it better to use 5 5 meter active usb extension cables (daisy chained) or 1 25 meter active usb extension cable?

weemadarthur · Sep 23, 2018

KefkaFFVI said:
Is there a thread here who's primary function is to share cat pics?

I like looking at kitties because they're cute and fuzzy~

Not a long-term cat OT, just frequent short-term cat threads.

Sectorseven · Sep 28, 2018

Why are disc brakes becoming so common on the rear wheels of cars?

Was this this always a thing, because I feel like I've only started seeing it in recent years?

Drain You · Sep 28, 2018

I just updated my phone (Galaxy S7) and not in my text app there is a tab for "chatbots" what the hell is that? I googled it but I'm not really finding and answer. Chatbot just sounds sketch.

VorpalNonsense · Sep 28, 2018

Hey does anyone know what videogame this is at 8:28?
https://youtu.be/jAAIBLU9upY?t=508

By the way don't bother with the whole video it is not worth it.

Drain You · Sep 28, 2018

I dont know for sure but the movement looks a bit like a Mass Effect game, been a long time though so I dunno. I'll see if the HUD matches.

Rory · Sep 28, 2018

KefkaFFVI said:
Is there a thread here who's primary function is to share cat pics?

I like looking at kitties because they're cute and fuzzy~

indeed we lack Cattera

PyroPaperPlanes · Sep 28, 2018

VitalNonsense said:
Hey does anyone know what videogame this is at 8:28?
https://youtu.be/jAAIBLU9upY?t=508

By the way don't bother with the whole video it is not worth it.

I want to say it's Terminator Salvation for last gen consoles / the new arcade game, but it's a total guess. I wasn't able to find much with my Google-Fu skills ("Giant Terminator Boss Battle" sadly didn't pay off).

VorpalNonsense · Sep 28, 2018

PyroPaperPlanes said:
I want to say it's Terminator Salvation for last gen consoles / the new arcade game, but it's a total guess. I wasn't able to find much with my Google-Fu skills ("Giant Terminator Boss Battle" sadly didn't pay off).

I just got finished checking the obvious suspects (terminator games) but the HUD does not match Dawn of Fate, Redemption, Salvation, Genisys, War of the Machines, or Rise of the Machines.
Plus, the giant T model in Salvation was the Harvester, which is not what this is.

Drain You said:
I dont know for sure but the movement looks a bit like a Mass Effect game, been a long time though so I dunno. I'll see if the HUD matches.

After taking a quick look at ME1 it didn't match, but ME2 looks pretty similar. Going to also look at the other ME games also and search around, see if any of them feature a giant terminator robot. (I only ever played the first one) It's looking promising.

Edit: It's Mass Effect 2! Thank you.

I guess it's called the Human-Reaper.

Drain You · Sep 28, 2018

No problem, I was leaning towards Me2 but that footage is terrible haha. Glad I could help.

PyroPaperPlanes · Sep 28, 2018

VitalNonsense said:
I just got finished checking the obvious suspects (terminator games) but the HUD does not match Dawn of Fate, Redemption, Salvation, Genisys, War of the Machines, or Rise of the Machines.
Plus, the giant T model in Salvation was the Harvester, which is not what this is.

After taking a quick look at ME1 it didn't match, but ME2 looks pretty similar. Going to look at the other ME games also and search around, see if any of those feature a giant terminator robot. (I only ever played the first one) It's looking promising.

Edit: It's Mass Effect 2! Thank you.

Drain You said:
No problem, I was leaning towards Me2 but that footage is terrible haha. Glad I could help.

There we go! I still need to get around to playing the Mass Effect series, would explain why I missed it.

Officer Big Mac · Sep 28, 2018

If I wished for the ability to fly is it implied I also want immunity to suffocation or injury from high winds, cold temperatures and lower oxygen levels?

VorpalNonsense · Sep 28, 2018

Teh Hamburglar said:
If I wished for the ability to fly is it implied I also want immunity to suffocation or injury from high winds, cold temperatures and lower oxygen levels?

No, I think you'd have to specify that explicitly for it to be included, it would not be assumed.

Drain You · Sep 29, 2018

I don't feel like making a thread for this, even though it kinda is super important.

I recently checked my credit score, and during the check I saw someone opened up a CC in my name like 5 years ago. They had it open for years, whoever it was actually made my credit better, and they closed the card out a year or two ago. The hell should I do? On one hand I'm happy they didn't tank my shit, but I'm also paranoid they were able to open it up in the first place, so they could hypothetically do it again.

weemadarthur · Sep 29, 2018

Drain You said:
I don't feel like making a thread for this, even though it kinda is super important.

I recently checked my credit score, and during the check I saw someone opened up a CC in my name like 5 years ago. They had it open for years, whoever it was actually made my credit better, and they closed the card out a year or two ago. The hell should I do? On one hand I'm happy they didn't tank my shit, but I'm also paranoid they were able to open it up in the first place, so they could hypothetically do it again.

In the usa, you can get a credit report free each year. If I remember right, you can work it to get 1-per-reporting-agency so you can check it every 4 months rather than getting all 3 at once and only having it once a year. There's a government site with a terribly scammy name like freecreditreport.com or similar.

I believe there's also a way to freeze opening new credit lines under your social security number, but I've never done that.

Nostremitus · Sep 29, 2018

Drain You said:
I don't feel like making a thread for this, even though it kinda is super important.

I recently checked my credit score, and during the check I saw someone opened up a CC in my name like 5 years ago. They had it open for years, whoever it was actually made my credit better, and they closed the card out a year or two ago. The hell should I do? On one hand I'm happy they didn't tank my shit, but I'm also paranoid they were able to open it up in the first place, so they could hypothetically do it again.

You can put a freeze on your credit so that nothing can be opened unless you specifically unfreeze it for whatever you're trying to open.

Drain You · Sep 30, 2018

Thanks weemadarthur Nostremitus I'm gonna look into it.

Now another one. Anyone know what game this is?

Platy · Sep 30, 2018

Drain You said:
Thanks weemadarthur Nostremitus I'm gonna look into it.

Now another one. Anyone know what game this is?

Cave 1995 give us DonPachi

Teh Hamburglar said:
If I wished for the ability to fly is it implied I also want immunity to suffocation or injury from high winds, cold temperatures and lower oxygen levels?

No since low level flight that does not require any of that is a common power as superspeed ones.
See every character that is constantly flying (hover?) instead of walking next to other characters, like the fairy oddparents or most magical girl sidekicks

Drain You · Sep 30, 2018

I know someone would know what it was immediately. Really appreciate it. Looks really fun.

Platy · Sep 30, 2018

Drain You said:
I know someone would know what it was immediately. Really appreciate it. Looks really fun.

I didn't ... I googled "cave 1995 game" and saw the logo in better resolution hehe

Drain You · Sep 30, 2018

Platy said:
I didn't ... I googled "cave 1995 game" and saw the logo in better resolution hehe

hahah. I feel like an idiot. Too many shots of vodka will ruin my logic like that. Appreciate it either way.

abdrs · Oct 2, 2018

What are good local 2-player games on Xbox? I just bought a One X and trying to find something to play with my wife (very casual, hasn't played anything other than Mario Kart in years)

I bought Ultimate Chicken Horse but haven't tried it yet.

How's Unravel 2?

V23 · Oct 2, 2018

abdrs said:
What are good local 2-player games on Xbox? I just bought a One X and trying to find something to play with my wife (very casual, hasn't played anything other than Mario Kart in years)

I bought Ultimate Chicken Horse but haven't tried it yet.

How's Unravel 2?

Overcooked

Zukuu · Oct 3, 2018

Is the song "Papa can you hear me?" from the movie Yentle about her dead father or about god?

-Le Monde- · Oct 3, 2018

Here's hoping someone can help me. :3

Has anyone used the gift option from Amazon?

Did they do a good job wrapping it?

Was the wrapped gift placed inside an Amazon brown box?

Did it arrive in good condition?

lmx · Oct 3, 2018

Doby said:
Is it better to use 5 5 meter active usb extension cables (daisy chained) or 1 25 meter active usb extension cable?

One 25 meter cable. The less connections, the less chance of something going wrong.

DrKelpo · Oct 3, 2018

this popped up suddenly when opening the page. Is this normal?

jediyoshi · Oct 3, 2018

____ said:
Hey guys thanks for all the replies which are helpful but only kinda. I watch most of my videos on my YouTube smart tv app

Ah that was important information, YouTube desktop just does this by default :p

I KILL PXLS · Oct 3, 2018

Quick question: What is the BBCode tag to do spoilers like we had on the old site? Where it's blacked out like redacted text.

Platy · Oct 3, 2018

abdrs said:
What are good local 2-player games on Xbox? I just bought a One X and trying to find something to play with my wife (very casual, hasn't played anything other than Mario Kart in years)

I bought Ultimate Chicken Horse but haven't tried it yet.

How's Unravel 2?

beat em ups usually work wonders with casual players .... besides the capcom bundle with 7 games, I strongly recommend Full Metal Furies which is about 4 awesome women fighting agains titans. It is a class based beat em up with level ups and witness/fez like puzzles in the post game. Wonderfully written and Xbox one exclusive for consoles.

I KILL PXLS said:
Quick question: What is the BBCode tag to do spoilers like we had on the old site? Where it's blacked out like redacted text.

this one?

Code:

[cross]this one?[/cross]

I KILL PXLS · Oct 3, 2018

Platy said:
this one?

Code:

[cross]this one?[/cross]

YUP! Thanks.

Ginta · Oct 3, 2018

DrKelpo said:
this popped up suddenly when opening the page. Is this normal?

It had to come at one point. Regulation from the EU this year, so you have to accept getting certain adds.

DrKelpo · Oct 3, 2018

Ginta said:
It had to come at one point. Regulation from the EU this year, so you have to accept getting certain adds.

but why now? the regulations are in effect for a few months now.

Ramathevoice · Oct 3, 2018

KefkaFFVI said:
Is there a thread here who's primary function is to share cat pics?

I like looking at kitties because they're cute and fuzzy~

weemadarthur said:
Not a long-term cat OT, just frequent short-term cat threads.

I think we should have a cute animal thread :3

Also, I've been thinking for a while that with all the crazy fucked up terrible shit going on in the world of late, we should have a positivity thread. I see it as a thread where we'd post positive things that we've done or had happen to us, not in a humblebrag-y way but just to show that there are good things happening. For example, my first post in such a thread would be that I got married this year, and that my wife and I are both working towards being better people and spreading positivity and tolerance around us, and investing in our mental wellbeing.

Would anyone be up for a thread like that?

____ · Oct 3, 2018

jediyoshi said:
Ah that was important information, YouTube desktop just does this by default :p

Yeah, that was my bad and I didn't think about it until I got the responses.

Do you know of any solution for TV? Google tells me NOTHING lmao.

Platy · Oct 3, 2018

____ said:
Yeah, that was my bad and I didn't think about it until I got the responses.

Do you know of any solution for TV? Google tells me NOTHING lmao.

coming back to the video through the "history" tab don't work ?

I don't have a tv to test but it works both on chrome and on mobile

Wraith · Oct 4, 2018

Does anyone know if Polygon is changing up their video content strategy? A lot of different series have wrapped up or had recent "season" finales.

I know Monster Factory and Griffin's Amiibo Corner finished when Griffin and Justin left. But was also SEO Play, Video Game Theater, Awful Squad, Game Ogre, Brand Slam. Haven't had a Let's Play Jackbox video in a bit. I never got on the Gill & Gilbert train (need to check it out), but that also had a season finale.

Not that I expected these to go on forever, but there seems to be a lull in these types of videos. Most of their recent content's been relatively short news or explainer videos. (I'd ask this at Polygon, but their forums are pretty much nonexistent. I guess their community lives elsewhere.)

kvetcha · Oct 4, 2018

FernandoRocker said:
So, I'm in Connecticut right now (business trip). I'm eating dinner right now. But both today and yesterday, I got salads as side dishes...

But... Both has these small squishy/spongy white balls. I don't know what they are. Never has those before.

What are those?

99% sure that's mozzarella.

Sectorseven said:
Why are disc brakes becoming so common on the rear wheels of cars?

Was this this always a thing, because I feel like I've only started seeing it in recent years?

Disc brakes offer better braking performance than drums, but are more expensive, hence many less expensive vehicles coming with front discs, but rear drums. Performance-oriented or upscale vehicles have come with four-wheel discs for a long time. It's probably just trickling downmarket.

0451 · Oct 7, 2018

Is there a ResetEra equivalent of the Chrome extension for the old site called Super Ignore? It basically removed posts from people on your ignore list with the option of also removing any posts that quoted/replied to that member.

The default ignore function removes the member's posts but you still see the "See Ignored Content" buttons and responses are still shown but without the embedded source post, so sometimes you'll see a post that makes no sense because it looks like a regular post but they're clearly responding to someone on my ignore list. I don't want to be reminded that some people are still alive to post.

SugarNoodles · Oct 10, 2018

I had a BBQ back in early august or late july or something and we had a cooler. I left that cooler under the kitchen table with (unopened) drinks in it for like 2 months. I emptied it over the weekend and obviously all of the ice has melted and all of the drinks were just submerged for the last 2 months.

Can I drink these sodas?

kvetcha · Oct 10, 2018

SugarNoodles said:
I had a BBQ back in early august or late july or something and we had a cooler. I left that cooler under the kitchen table with (unopened) drinks in it for like 2 months. I emptied it over the weekend and obviously all of the ice has melted and all of the drinks were just submerged for the last 2 months.

Can I drink these sodas?

if it's been in a temperature controlled environment, sure. though I might clean the cans thoroughly.

SugarNoodles · Oct 10, 2018

kvetcha said:
if it's been in a temperature controlled environment, sure. though I might clean the cans thoroughly.

It's been indoors but we probably had some days in the 90s here and there. What's the main concern here? Broken seal?

kvetcha · Oct 10, 2018

SugarNoodles said:
It's been indoors but we probably had some days in the 90s here and there. What's the main concern here? Broken seal?

Soda doesn't always respond well to heat cycling. Especailly diet.

Piston · Oct 10, 2018

I have a former co-worker that invited me to his wedding happening later this month, I've had plenty of time to prepare for it, but I had forgotten about it until I got the formal invitation last month.

I don't really want to go to this wedding. I have to pay for a flight, book two nights in a hotel, rent a tux (black tie wedding), and spend my whole weekend with people I mostly don't know. It's a big investment, that technically I could afford, but I don't know if it would be worth it.

What is a good way to decline a wedding invitation?

kvetcha · Oct 10, 2018

Piston said:
I have a former co-worker that invited me to his wedding happening later this month, I've had plenty of time to prepare for it, but I had forgotten about it until I got the formal invitation last month.

I don't really want to go to this wedding. I have to pay for a flight, book two nights in a hotel, rent a tux (black tie wedding), and spend my whole weekend with people I mostly don't know. It's a big investment, that technically I could afford, but I don't know if it would be worth it.

What is a good way to decline a wedding invitation?

Does the RSVP not have a 'regrettably cannot attend' option?

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