It's too bad it's like this because some of what they're doing with tiny cars is pretty cool, but I'm not willing to sign up for that f-ing hassle.

At this point I'm trying to decide how much of a markup I'm willing to pay some scalper scum or if I should just say to hell with it.

That is pretty much the constant story with Hot Wheels. Anything you might actually want has most likely been picked clean and marked up.

I've been watching some Youtube Hot Wheels videos out of boredom and discovered there exists a new car that just came out maybe a month ago that looks just like one I had when I was little, and I've been looking around hoping to get it. Slim picking everywhere, but online there are a slew of sellers asking for 3 and 4x the retail price, plus a hefty shipping markup.

Oh, that explains the problem I've encountered with finding one little car

Oh boy. I work at Target, and literally every single morning, there are two or three guys outside who make a beeline straight to the Hot Wheels.

Hot Wheels

Which collecting community has the worst scalpers?

I've never read the source material and don't know much about it, but I enjoyed the first film quite a bit, and found the second alright

The first movie was definitely not for me. I flat out hated it. Didn't even bother with the sequel.

I liked the first movie a lot and enjoyed the original volume of the book, and the way they were developed in parallel was really interesting. It all got super extra unpleasant as soon as they went back though. I don't remember really whether the initial sequels are "good" or not, but either way both the second movie and the second run of the book quickly demonstrated that the property sure wasn't for me.

i have a real hard time offering praise of anything connected to an utter shitstain like Mark Millar.

Kick Ass 2 was okay for what it was, a sequel to a film that was okay, just okay. It had a good performance from Nic Cage while the sequel had Jim Carrey who decided he didn't want to promote it after one of america's regularly scheduled massacres.

Was Kick Ass 2 really that bad? I never got around to seeing it, but after watching the first movie again the other day, I'm thinking about it.

Why do you feel a need to label yourself for doing something harmless?

thats more than i look at on reddit

am I a basic bitch for only browsing the front page of Reddit?

I managed to find about 2/3s of my goal Sega Genesis collection before the last price bump

So relieved that I picked up most of my NTSC GameCube collection in 2010/11 before prices on the secondary market went bezerk...

I have fond memories of it since it was the last console Mario Kart that didn't have the ridiculous pre-race cart assembly

Like many Gamecube games, underrated

Double Dash is great. Just watch out for blue shells

I used a double dash on my mobile. The chat didn’t like it.

The mobile version of the site chokes on certain characters, I think.

what's with that punctuation anyway

Now where did that come from, Bass X0?

Politics and Religion — tools of foul play!

If you owe, you're expected to actually pay it at the time you file, before they even process your return

If you file electronically, I find you usually get your refund within a couple weeks

Well, lucky it took less than two months for me. For a little over 200 Euros.

Pretty much, yeah. Canada revenue will be all up your ass if you earn less than 200K and owe tax, but your refund is basically "duke nukem forever".

Whereas if you overpaid and they have to refund you, they will take their sweet time to let you know.

Like, here in Germany, if the tax authority responds to your tax report quickly, you can rest assured they want more money.

Do tax authorities in other countries base their time to respond to filed tax reports on whether they owe or are owed as well?

Check what the requirements are for your cad program, and try to beat them by about 20%, and understand that software requirements have been stable for a few years: not really keeping up with the advancements in hardware. Unless you're doing something SPECIFIC which requires ludicrous amounts of power, just give your self a cushion on hardware and don't bother going whole hog.

What I'm currently using is an i5 2018 Surface Laptop. My current desktop is all but dead. I think in the end affordability will win out over specs. I need to use CAD programs, but I'm a student, not a professional.

Okay. Whats the specs on the I7 and what are you currently using?

fun and games

Depends entirely on what you use the computer for.

Probably not

Do I need an i7 on my new computer?

https://imgur.com/fkyjpza

Today's convention haul:

But it was Huuunnngrrrryyyy. What was I supposed to do?

But did you feed any small fuzzy creatures after midnight?

Shouldn't be. I literally just built it. Not even three weeks ago even.

Sounds like your computer's on its last lags, Wonko

Dunno, crucial says it's fine, gonna need a second opinion.

Good luck! (or break a leg if it's like theater luck...)

Alright. The damages now seem to include my primary SSD. Thankfully, the gaming drive (I have now lost all my games and mods entirely.) Let me wipe it and install there. Once the crucial utility is installed again, will verify the drive.