This has been an amazing treat for the diehard Battletech fans! Since they took the models from Mechwarrior: Online; and use the stock variants of ‘mechs, it’s an awesome, nerdy feeling to quickly recognize ‘Oh, that’s a Hunchback 4G. Gotta stay out of their AC20 range.’

In an early mission, my squad was hit by an…

Stoic Life-Hack: Wean off cream and sugar.

Over time I gradually worked down to drinking black, now I’m never disappointed by not getting the extras.

Still showing its regular price of $11.97 for me, is there a code or something I’m missing?

Still showing its regular price of $11.97 for me, is there a code or something I’m missing?

I’d call this a great start! Now all they need is to revamp the combat system, rebalance pokemon levels, add ‘wild’ NPC trainers to battle, and develop a viable end game!

Bulls + Bears = Chicago Burst!

Pretty neat idea, still not a good End Game. Ingress stays engaging because you play to take territory from other players; and see it represented across huge swaths of land. Aside from a few extra raid balls, there’s no point to battling in Gyms.

I’d love a new system where taking gyms was more difficult*, but gave…

You are incorrect. The best feeling is booping multiple people off a ledge! You can feel the raging glares of Reaper, Symmetra and Mei in their final moments as you wave down to them.

It’s tempting to watch them all again; but I’m at work.

It’s tempting to watch them all again; but I’m at work.

The key to successful voice chat in Overwatch is keeping it
1: Light and funny
2: Effective

Personally, I’m a chatterbox in both ranked and unranked. Lately I’ve been missing the days of my improv group; so just goofing around by starting ‘scenes’ or roleplaying the character is my way of adding fun to voice chat.

“Hey,…

Says it’s sold out, 4 minutes after the posting. :(

Says it’s sold out, 4 minutes after the posting. :(

First lesson you learn in Improv classes is the concept of ‘Yes, and...’
The idea being that when someone starts a scene and asks how your new job is going, you agree (The ‘Yes’ part) that you got a new job; and add to the scene. (The ‘And’ part). (My new job is very strange, they require...)

Thing is, when you start…

Constant Spirit flyer here, my best discovery is using a ScotteVest to pack all my things and save on luggage. Scottevest makes all sorts of clothing with extra pockets. (Something the airlines can’t charge for)

My usual go-to is their sport coat, with 23 pockets of various sizes all over, it comfortably holds my…

Huge fan of Google Plays Music over anything else, primarily because of their multiple device policies. Up to 5 smart phones and 10 total devices can use the same Google Play Music account at the same time! Amazon’s music service only provides one; so if my roommate is listening to the Echo at home, I can’t listen to…

You’ll need a Philips Hue Hub to use any Hue lights with a smart speaker. (Except the new Amazon Echo 2, which has the tech built into it)

The Hue Hub comes with any Starter kit and plugs into your router via an ethernet cable. Once that’s connected, you tell the Google Home device ‘OK, Google: Turn the lights on.’…

This seems to be an Amazon Fresh deal for some reason. I guess people need freshly prepared electronics?

This seems to be an Amazon Fresh deal for some reason. I guess people need freshly prepared electronics?

I’d definitely like this deal, but the link says : “This item is only available from third-party sellers” Pardon the pun, but: What’s the deal? 

I’d definitely like this deal, but the link says : “This item is only available from third-party sellers” Pardon the…

Does this one have an absurd focus on combos? I enjoy fighting games, but MVC3's combos felt like:

“Well, I got hit once; but now the combos will either KO this character or leave me with a sliver of health.”

So to play competitively, you’ve got to learn not just special moves, but how to combo afterwards or be at a…

Out in Schaumburg/Bartlett area, we’ve got a very active group on Discord. Chances are if you see a raid, someone will be in the group and give you an invite to join. It scans and announces all raids in the Chicago burbs, and a chat room organizes people to meet at times that work for everyone.

I’m from Bartlett, but it sounds much cooler to be ‘From Chicago’. So let’s make a deal: I won’t put ketchup on my hotdogs, never forget the Sears Tower’s name and won’t tell anyone about the secret parking garage off Wells Street. You refrain from stabbing me.

PS: You know what ‘The Chicago Way’ says about when…

My sister and I have been in line for 3 hours now. Having walked from the front entrance backwards, we know we are still about halfway from getting in. Not what I expected...