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@  SHIELD Agent 47 : (22 July 2019 - 09:22 PM)

But I don't understand Paladin's premise of "allowing the landlord access to one's bank account". I'm pretty sure I have acquaintances who pay monthly by check or automated bank transfer.
@  SHIELD Agent 47 : (22 July 2019 - 09:15 PM)

I know many lower-end restaurants in the USA take cash only as a probable method of tax evasion. Perhaps that is why some landlords do as well. Alternatively, such people demand cash upfront because they have thin profit margins or whatever and are too afraid of spending the time and effort to pursue someone whose check or electronic payment bounced.
@  SHIELD Agent 47 : (22 July 2019 - 09:14 PM)

@Nevermore The USA is a place where lots of people can proliferate at being technologically behind. e.g. almost no one accepts or pays by contactless yet despite the inherent security of the process. And by having a population of over 300 million we can generate large quantities of believers in the Luddite fallacy and such.
@  TM2-Megatron : (22 July 2019 - 07:59 PM)

I pay by credit card whenever possible for the rewards/points, but utilities don't usually allow that so those I just pay through the online bill payment feature rather than mess around with pre-authorizations
@  TM2-Megatron : (22 July 2019 - 07:57 PM)

Most monthly or whatever payments are done electronically around here, I think. Mine certainly are. Whether by pre-authorized debit, an e-transfer (transfer from one bank account to another), or your bank's online bill payment system/database
@  Nevermore : (22 July 2019 - 07:04 PM)

If I overpaid, it may take several months for them to pay me back the difference. If I underpaid, they're very quick with demanding the difference.
@  Nevermore : (22 July 2019 - 07:03 PM)

Meanwhile, I can write a tax report, but since the employer already deduced the standard legal taxes from my monthly payment, the tax report is also mostly just to let the tax authority determine if I underpaid or overpaid.
@  Nevermore : (22 July 2019 - 07:02 PM)

Based on my average costs for the year, they will then calculate the estimated monthly costs for the upcoming year.
@  Nevermore : (22 July 2019 - 07:01 PM)

At the end of the year, the power company will send me an annual invoice which shows if I overpaid or underpaid. If I overpaid, the difference may just be deduced from my December bill.
@  Nevermore : (22 July 2019 - 06:59 PM)

I also pay my monthly gas and electricity bills that way.
@  Nevermore : (22 July 2019 - 06:59 PM)

It's funny. Here in Germany, many people still pay cash in stores, restaurants etc. (the staff usually asks "cash or wireless?"), but many regular payments are handled wirelessly and automatically.
@  Nevermore : (22 July 2019 - 06:57 PM)

Around the same time, I get sent a slip from payroll that lists my gross income, all the deductions and the net income, i.e. the final transaction sum.
@  Nevermore : (22 July 2019 - 06:56 PM)

My monthly payment from my employer is wirelessly transferred to my bank account. Taxes, health insurance, unemployment insurance and social security fees are calculated by the payroll department, handled by the employer, and I just get paid the rest after taxes and everything.
@  Paladin : (22 July 2019 - 06:55 PM)

yes. you're assuming US employers would pay fairly & take fairly.
@  Telly : (22 July 2019 - 06:55 PM)

we dont get paid on a monthly basis, if thats what you mean. i myself get paid every 2 weeks. some are every week. and if im telling you something you already know, just ignore me...
@  Nevermore : (22 July 2019 - 06:54 PM)

Which I assume doesn't work that way in the US either?
@  Nevermore : (22 July 2019 - 06:53 PM)

That way you may time the transaction with your monthly payment from your employer.
@  Nevermore : (22 July 2019 - 06:52 PM)

You don't need to give the landlord access to anything. You go to your bank, show the clerk your bank account card, give them the landlord's bank details, tell them the exact amount of the rent and which day of the month the transaction should happen, sign the order, and you're done.
@  Paladin : (22 July 2019 - 06:49 PM)

most Americans wouldn't trust a landlord with access to their bank account.
@  Nevermore : (22 July 2019 - 06:47 PM)

Do people in other countries really still pay their landlords in cash? Here in Germany, it's very common to have the payment as an automated bank transaction on a set day of the month, so if the payment is late, it's either the bank's fault, or there's not enough money on the bank account.
@  Paladin : (22 July 2019 - 05:46 PM)

meanwhile some of us are trying to calculate if they'll have a spare forty bucks at the end of the week for some food...
@  unluckiness : (22 July 2019 - 07:20 AM)

At least I can see where the 600 US bucks is going in this case. The MP line looks more ridiculous by the day.
@  Maximus Ambus : (22 July 2019 - 07:09 AM)

It's ridiculous. I'll stick to Armadacron
@  unluckiness : (22 July 2019 - 06:13 AM)

If anything, shipping is going to make the actual toy's price look affordable.
@  Pennpenn : (22 July 2019 - 02:28 AM)

Its like, $550 ish in US money (so probably about $800 for my Australian self) and is taller than TR Fort Max. He's gonna be a hefty boy.
@  TM2-Megatron : (21 July 2019 - 10:05 PM)

Damn, that Unicron looks big. Not gonna be cheap
@  wonko the sane? : (21 July 2019 - 09:09 PM)

"By the way, your landlord called. Something about being late with the rent."
@  Nevermore : (21 July 2019 - 04:09 PM)

"Hi there, I'm Unicron. Your husband ordered me."
@  unluckiness : (21 July 2019 - 09:04 AM)

"Perhaps I misjudged you. Proceed on your way to the couch."
@  Donocropolis : (21 July 2019 - 07:33 AM)

I'm just afraid of what my wife would do to me if it showed up at our door.
@  TheMightyMol... : (21 July 2019 - 01:23 AM)

Giant Robot Satan has that effect on people.
@  Ashley : (21 July 2019 - 12:31 AM)

So, I might not be able to get Hasbro Pulse Unicron because my mother is afraid of it
@  Pennpenn : (20 July 2019 - 09:58 PM)

But that's neither here nor there.
@  TheMightyMol... : (20 July 2019 - 06:57 PM)

Six of one, half-dozen of the other.
@  Tm_Silverclaw : (20 July 2019 - 05:13 PM)

Both maybe?
@  Benbot : (20 July 2019 - 04:44 PM)

Do you need a criminal lawyer or a criminal, lawyer.
@  Tm_Silverclaw : (20 July 2019 - 10:40 AM)

I don't suppose the allspark has any criminal lawyers from Georgia. ;P
@  NotVeryKnightly : (19 July 2019 - 01:17 PM)

It seems like, with these kind of things, anything not TF-specific is either in an existing thread or just not discussed since they're not part of something deemed important enough to get its own thread already.
@  Benbot : (19 July 2019 - 12:45 PM)

Yeah, but it's for Transformers specifically
@  Gryllid : (19 July 2019 - 12:39 PM)

There is. It's called "SDCC 2019 thread"
@  Benbot : (19 July 2019 - 12:24 PM)

no general SDCC thread?
@  Benbot : (19 July 2019 - 12:08 PM)

I never even bothered to see it.
@  Tm_Silverclaw : (19 July 2019 - 10:30 AM)

O never hated it, the whole thing was an Indiana Jones movie. I didn't care for the CGI, but that's just nature of the beast.
@  Paladin : (19 July 2019 - 07:58 AM)

sidebar- has enough time passed that we can stop irrationally hating "Crystal Skull" yet?
@  Telly : (18 July 2019 - 09:18 PM)

after 38 years and i dont know how many viewings, today is the first time i noticed indiana jones doesnt use a revolver in the bar fight in raiders...
@  Kalidor : (18 July 2019 - 05:33 PM)

@Sabrblade Depends on when you're here. I used to have the backups happen once daily, now I have them happen once per hour so you might often see a hesitation at the top of every hour for 30-45 seconds.
@  Locoman : (18 July 2019 - 05:11 PM)

isn't that just Modern Family
@  Foffy : (18 July 2019 - 04:45 PM)

that's right. my gym teacher is a clown. new series coming to disney channel next fall
@  Foffy : (18 July 2019 - 04:44 PM)

all these clowns are making me run really fast.
@  Sabrblade : (18 July 2019 - 12:10 PM)

All this awesome SDCC news is really making these boards run slowly.

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Started by Powered Convoy, Jan 27 2016 05:43 AM

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#1 Powered Convoy

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Posted 27 January 2016 - 05:43 AM

So apparently over the last few weeks some images of upcoming Titans Returns images have leaked to this thread on Bottalk.com.

 

NYCC 2016 Stock Photos:  http://www.allspark....s-stock-photos/

 

 

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Posted 27 January 2016 - 05:47 AM

Is that...Scourge?

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Posted 27 January 2016 - 05:48 AM

Nope. It's Surge, one of the other Sweeps.
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Posted 27 January 2016 - 05:52 AM

Is the first guy Alpha Trion?


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Posted 27 January 2016 - 05:52 AM

That's my guess.
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Posted 27 January 2016 - 05:55 AM

Definitely Alpha Trion, Chromedome, Mindwipe, and Scourge.


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Posted 27 January 2016 - 06:02 AM

I like that between Generations, Titanium, Botcon Scourge, and this, I have Scourge and his team as all different molds. They all look pretty awesome.

 

Mindwipe's the real winner though.


Edited by Daytonus, 27 January 2016 - 06:02 AM.

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Posted 27 January 2016 - 06:03 AM

Scourge looks pretty rough. Aside from the wings looking a bit lackluster, the head's kinda weird. The Headmaster gimmick kinda makes it difficult to do his head shape right I guess.


Edited by unluckiness, 27 January 2016 - 06:08 AM.

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Posted 27 January 2016 - 06:05 AM

First Blur now Scourge.  What's with turning former Targetmasters into Headmasters?


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Posted 27 January 2016 - 06:07 AM

First Blur now Scourge.  What's with turning former Targetmasters into Headmasters?

Well, being a Headmaster (ahem, "Titanmaster") is the toyline gimmick.


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Posted 27 January 2016 - 06:11 AM

 

First Blur now Scourge.  What's with turning former Targetmasters into Headmasters?

Well, being a Headmaster (ahem, "Titanmaster") is the toyline gimmick.

 

 

Yes but why them.


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Posted 27 January 2016 - 06:14 AM

Welp, that's an MTMTE Chromedome head.

*regrets TFSS CD-RW purchase harder*

EDIT: Wait, no, I don't fully regret it because I really bloody love the Prime Wheeljack mould.

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Posted 27 January 2016 - 06:15 AM

TFTM 30th anniversary.
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Posted 27 January 2016 - 06:16 AM

 

 

First Blur now Scourge.  What's with turning former Targetmasters into Headmasters?

Well, being a Headmaster (ahem, "Titanmaster") is the toyline gimmick.

 

 

Yes but why them.

 

Because it's also Movie anniversary year?

 

Or, better yet, why NOT them?


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Posted 27 January 2016 - 06:16 AM

A3, Scourge and Mindwipe are do want-tier.


But in the current, digitized world, trivial information is accumulating every second, preserved in all its triteness. Never fading, always accessible. Rumors about petty issues, misinterpretations, slander... All this junk data preserved in an unfiltered state, growing at an alarming rate. It will only slow down social progress, reduce the rate of evolution. You seem to think that our plan is one of censorship. What we propose to do is not to control content, but to create context.

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Posted 27 January 2016 - 06:16 AM

First Blur now Scourge.  What's with turning former Targetmasters into Headmasters?

Well, being a Headmaster (ahem, "Titanmaster") is the toyline gimmick.
 
Yes but why them.

Because it's the 30th anniversary of TF:TM.

EDIT: Greek Chorus we are. But yeah, that's why. I just honestly wish we'd get Snapdragon or Apeface over Alpha Trion.

ZacWilliam, Blurr IMO at least needed an update, Scourge really doesn't and this looks like a bit of a downgrade from the Gen toy.

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Posted 27 January 2016 - 06:32 AM

I wouldn't rule out Snapdragon or Apeface yet. And as much as I'd like them as well, there's something pretty awesome about Trion getting his first domestic retail toy EVER.
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Posted 27 January 2016 - 06:44 AM

Scourge is nice enough but didn't really need a do-over, like CW Cyclonus, he seems a little bit of a step down from what we already have. Mindwipe on the other hand, was one of my first big Transformers so I'm thrilled to see him finally get a new figure.

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#19 Octavius Prime

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Posted 27 January 2016 - 06:49 AM

Yeah, I have a particular affinity for headmasters due to my age. I do think this Scourge out-Scourges the 2011 version, though.
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Posted 27 January 2016 - 06:54 AM


Scourge as Devcin seems like something that has to eventually happen. Especially since this Scourge mold is less demonic.

-ZacWilliam, the head can be his lizard sidekick guy.
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