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Bolshevized
What's new broski? Adult Swim has been playing Attack on Titan and had a marathon yesterday. It's actually pretty good! They're also playing Space Dandy, but that seems a little lightweight to me. Hope you're striving and thriving, or at least doing alright. Oh yeah, happy late birthday!
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Bolshevized
Eyyyy. How's things? I'm in the market for a laptop! Since you're more familiar with processors and video cards, etc., I'm hoping you can give me some links. Budget is around six hundred, buying from a brick and mortar store may be preferred but isn't essential. It's mostly just going to be used for web surfing, e-mail, word processing, maybe some HD video online. Gaming isn't that important. Obviously, reliability is. Oh, and Windows 7 (not 8) definitely preferred! Thanks, hope everything's good.
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Bolshevized
Thanks. Gotta look into the DRM/etc. situation on that C&C deal, but looks like it has potential. Kindle should be here today or tomorrow, yay.
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Bolshevized
The Kindle basic was on sale for $50 the other day, so I ordered it. It's my Xmas gift to myself. Now I can read those PDF books I have sitting around (don't like reading books on the PC so much). I didn't wind up getting Heart of the Swarm - figuring it might be on sale again around right now, Xmas. That $10 deal was only up a short time and I missed it. Let me know if you see another deal on it!
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Bolshevized
Thx. Is it still going to be $20 at Gamestop + the WoW coupon along with it, plus I think it was $15 at Wal-Mart, you said? Anywho, the new TV is actually pretty decent so far! No problems and it looks pretty good for what it is.
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Bolshevized
Hey. I'm trying to get onto Steam, but it won't let me on. When I go to their site, enter my account info, and ask it to send my login details, it claims the account doesn't exist. WTF. Does my account still show up on your friend list?
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Bolshevized
Yeah. Sennheiser HD-202. They're pretty snazzy for the price ($25, close enough), and are also closed headphones, so they'll block out some noise.
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Bolshevized
Hey. Checked for you on AIM and Steam. Anyways, my brother needs a new PC. What do you think of this thing (AMD is preferred, just comparing against other OEMs right now): http://www.amazon.com/CybertronPC-5150-Escape-Gaming-Orange/dp/B0080NQD14/ref=amtcd_B00D1KX2JC_B0080NQD14. If you look on the CybertronPC site, it looks like you might be able to get a better deal on something else, but I'm not familiar with any of this hardware. That's definitely the upper end of the price range already, though. On the plus side it does have Windows 7 instead of Windows 8.
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Bolshevized
Thanks for the heads up. They've gone on sale by this much before, haven't they? Think they'll be 70% off at some point later in the year too? I've already got a big backlog of games to get to, plus I'm not rollin' in the money right now.
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Bolshevized
Seeing any TV deals? I did a really brief look at Slick Deals and nothing looked so hot. I should be on AIM later. Not feeling good today but I still should be.
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otimus
LoL is free, DOTA 2 is going to be free, but it's not out of beta yet. Basically, free to play, but you can get shortcuts to things by paying money. Never played them because I've heard the community in them is horribly mean to new players. If you're interested, their genre is called MOBA
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Bolshevized
What do you know about DOTA 2 and League of Legends? I saw those come up in a discussion about Starcraft 2 and apparently they're pretty popular. I've been living in a cave! It seems Warcraft 3 lives on, if only through mods like those.
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Bolshevized
So, with that said, I'm also thinking I should finally get a UPS for my computer. My TV is also on the fritz and, in addition to the high pitched squealing it periodically does and recently got worse, the picture randomly condensed into a very thin line on the TV. I guess for the UPS I need the whatever, 650 watts + whatever the monitor is + whatever an external hard drive is. The problem with a new TV is I won't be able to use my minisystem speakers, not enough space, so better sound on the TV itself would be a plus, plus obviously 37-42 inches and 1080p. Keep an eye out for sales and stuff for me! I'll be on AIM maybe tomorrow or the next day. I just feel so backed up without having had consistent power for two damn weeks.
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Bolshevized
Heya. Long time no talk. You may have heard about the hurricane that raped our state. No power for 9 out of 12 days, then lost it another 12 hours a couple days after that. The conditions were only bad during the hurricane (which was the first, longest outage), we wouldn't have normally lost it the other times, so it looks like something that will be happening a lot this winter. :(. This is in addition to having spent about 11 days with no power last year, too. FML. Anywho, one thing I did was get an MP3 player (a ClipZip, 4 GB + a 32 GB card) so I at least have music when the power is out. I didn't even have anything that could play CDs and being stuck with the same shitty corporate radio stations really starts to get grating.
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Bolshevized
Fallout 3 is $5 for another day or so. Should I get? I do need an FPS. It says "Notice: Fallout 3 is not optimized for Windows 7". Compatibility issues?
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Bolshevized
Thanks bud! I'll try to be on AIM tonight. Got a few things to do, of which one is a PC thing (it looks like my current, quiet CPU HSF won't provide enough cooling for the AMD, even if I can rig it to fit).
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Bolshevized
Hey mon. My PC is totally failing right now. I'm getting artifacts like crazy. I don't know if the video card fan died, or if it's the power supply (the voltage is dipping, and dips under strain, sometimes to more than 10% below what it should be), or what, but it's finally time to move on and get a new PC! I'll be on AIM later for a long time.
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Bolshevized
Are there any sales or anything going on today? My monitor is definitely dying, for starters. I'm on AIM, I'll be on later today too.
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Bolshevized
Neat on D3. I probably will get that, assuming it's reasonably priced and no monthly fee. Sorry for not being on AIM lately, I'll try to do better!
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Bolshevized
Sorry for not being on AIM the last few days. Really should be on later tonight! It's just hard for me to multitask with AIM on anymore, that's the dealio.
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otimus
Relative to power/capacity compared to price, everything is at an all time cheapness. Except for maybe HDDs. But even then, compared to what was paid in the past, those are still relatively cheap. You can get 16GB of RAM for like $40 if you shop around, even. A Videocard that's about 8 times more powerful than any of the game consoles is about $150. Etc etc.
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Bolshevized
Looks like my mobo might be dying now too. If I shut the PC off for more than a few hours, the BIOS resets. It could be the battery, so I'll try replacing that first, but looking into my specific mobo, it looks like this may be a general issue with it. FML. I may finally have to upgrade... except for hard drives, which are double the usual price thanks (allegedly) to floods, what else is more expensive than usual now? RAM? Video cards? Ugh.
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Bolshevized
Ha. I'm going to be on more. Mostly at night, I think. I've just been kind of busy and it's hard for me to multitask with AIM on.
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Bolshevized
Looks like there's some kind of hard drive shortage, maybe. Hopefully they didn't securitize the hard drive market or something, ha. On the plus side, maybe this could be a good time to offload one or two drives I don't use anymore.
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Bolshevized
You know, looking at that first monitor, I think it is actually 20" wide. They just stated the measurements in an unconventional way. I was wondering why it was like 2 inches narrower... turns out it isn't. This sort of thing is why you need to be on AIM, damnit.
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Bolshevized
Le sigh. I thought for some reason that we had determined I could fit a larger monitor on my desktop. However, when I do the measuring again (and also keeping in mind the stated size of a monitor is a diagnol measurement), it seems the largest PC monitor I can get is probably 19 inches. Otherwise it creates issues with the speakers. Unfortunately, it seems most 19 inch monitors are cheapies. LED backlight, which I need, is not common on these for example. FFS. [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824160061]Here's a 21.5"[/url] that looks decent and the cited dimensions would probably just fit on my desktop. What are your thoughts on it/the brand? [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236175&cm_sp=Cat_Monitors-_-Featured_Brand-_-24-236-175]This is the one[/url] I really want (not so much at this price though), but it won't fit at all.
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Bolshevized
Thanx. I'll probably be on AIM tonight, so try showing up. It's funny you mentioned the "new" Zelda (I'm assuming you mean OOT on DS), because I was almost tempted to get that and a used DS (I'm not even sure what type of DS I'd want either!). Unfortunately it's more costly than I can justify ATM, but maybe someday. I do still have OOT on the N64, and an N64 laying around, too. Back to DS, I'd also want FF remakes, Star Fox 64 3D, probably some Mario and Sonic games.
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Bolshevized
What do you think of Modern Warfare 3 basically being the most successful thing, ever, almost literally? Thanks to games like that, no one is playing CS, damnit! Also I need a monitor.
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Bolshevized
Is everything good? Haven't heard from you in a while and you haven't been on here much either. Let's get on AIM some time, maybe play a game or two on Steam, whatever. Plus Thanksgiving/sales are coming up so you're my guy on that.
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Bolshevized
Damn, that monitor isn't available now. Thanks for telling me, tell me if you see anything else good, specially as holidays iz coming up.
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Bolshevized
That's not what I read. Maybe it's not an issue for you, but you're probably just very fast. How do you rate the difficulty of the tests? They sure make you study a ton of shit.
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Bolshevized
Reading up on that job, I'm not sure it's really for me. My main concern isn't the crazily rigorous tests, but the fact that they rate you on speed. I've always been the slow and thorough type (generally being one of the last to finish a test, for example). R I fuckt?
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Bolshevized
You ever gonna be on AIM? I've been on a decent bit, haven't seen you. There's something I have to ask.
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Bolshevized
I was going to talk to you about that on AIM, but you haven't been on the last couple times I was. No big deal I guess. Anyways, just trust me on that. A wider monitor is going to mean I have to place the speakers behind or in front of it (meaning the speakers are blocked, or the speakers block the monitor). 18ish inches is the best I can do, and hopefully there are no interference issues on either side.
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Bolshevized
I should probably get a new monitor, as this one appears to be dying (waving lines thing on startup). It looks like my desk can only handle about 18 inches, max, because of the space the speakers are taking up. That also means the monitor would have to be shielded from whatever interference the speakers give (and hopefully the monitor won't screw with the speakers, either, since they'll be right next to each other). Finally... it can't be too freakin' bright! Go and look for some if you feel up to it.
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Bolshevized
Well, I lost power for three damn days. Couldn't get Gmod on sale. :( Oh well, I'll be on AIM tonight or tomorrow, most likely.
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Bolshevized
'Ey. There are many things I don't have... what did you need a new case for, exactly? Also, interesting on the new CS. I wonder if anyone will bother to play it, considering there's TF2, a hundred Call of Dutys, etc.
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Bolshevized
Hey, I've been on AIM, only occasionally, but I don't see you on there. Are you keeping classified hours or something?
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Bolshevized
Best thing ever, or best thing ever? http://www.maddecent.com/blog/blood-bros-first-blood
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Bolshevized
Yes, that's what I figured. I had AIM on for hours today, you never came on. There's other stuff I wanna talk about too, so be on tomorrow afternoonish!
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Bolshevized
Hey, look who had a birthday recently (me)! For my present, tell me why I'm getting these weird fucking blocks in CS: Source. [url=http://i52.tinypic.com/2cnipgk.jpg]Looksy here, at the gun.[/url] (I tried asking ya on AIM, but you haven't been on, you rascal.)
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Bolshevized
Well that fucking sucks. I'm not even sure I meet the minimum video card - I've got 256 MB, but it's AGP and not PCI-E. Also, I only have 1 GB of shit RAM. It looks like they didn't make this as friendly to older machines as I hoped.
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