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AusGAF 10 - Node Country for Old Men
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Was it the best 6-months of your life?
Also is it actually a cultural thing in japan for people to post pictures of their group presentations on facebook?
endlessflood
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Are you sure you don't have Sydney confused with some other city?
I had probably the most positive customer service experience ever. I bought a power amplifier from B&H and it died within three weeks. I contacted them to organise a return.
In 5 minutes they filled out the RMA form for me, gave me a paid shipping label to send back to New York, and even paid the courier to come collect it from my house. When its back in New York, they will send me a new one. This power amp weighs 5kg, is huge, and is only worth $400.
If I bought it from an online Australian retailer, not only would it take forever to get the RMA through but I would have paid return shipping. Some sort of bizzario world we live in.
In 5 minutes they filled out the RMA form for me, gave me a paid shipping label to send back to New York, and even paid the courier to come collect it from my house. When its back in New York, they will send me a new one. This power amp weighs 5kg, is huge, and is only worth $400.
If I bought it from an online Australian retailer, not only would it take forever to get the RMA through but I would have paid return shipping. Some sort of bizzario world we live in.
Compared to Melbourne i think it's great considering I live an hour from work.
And growing up in Geelong we had the most borked transport system. Any place that has on time transport is gravy
reptilescorpio
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Yeah I've only heard great things about B&H in terms of customer service.
Geelong has public transport?
Yeah it was fucking awful when I lived there >_<
FormallyMegadrive
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Sydney has too many tunnels.
Also,
irc bot is learning to play games. we're all doomed.
he loves his tf2
gift him games and I'll make him play them (bad rats?)
Probably of interest to some folks. The Hulu app for android now allows non subscribers to Plus to access the free hulu content thats on the website (or a portion thereof). They do lock the Chromecast function behind the paywall....which is weird as the OS level screen mirroring to Chromecast still works.
he loves his tf2
gift him games and I'll make him play them (bad rats?)
Question for you, do you read the games people are playing from the popup, or some other method?
reptilescorpio
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Guardians of the Galaxy!
I overhyped myself too much
Wasn't an instant classic which is what I had amped myself up to expect lol
Fantastic movie though, probably my favourite Marvel movie. The moments that dealt with the actual team were brilliant and spot on what I wanted. If the next movie focuses more on them and their experiences rather than a story they are part of I would lose my shit with joy.
Casting was spot on from top to bottom. Really slick and everyone hit their marks perfectly, Chris Pratt could be huge if his manager can get him into the right roles, very much channeled the best Harrison Ford gave us but in his own unique way. Didn't just play his Parks & Rec role which was a relief. Bradley Cooper probably stole the show as Rocket though, ton more depth to that role that I didn't expect. Groot had the nuance I expected from the character/actor which was satisfying.
Script was great, plot was dull! Gunn turned in a brilliant script with really enjoyable dialogue and pacing. Although I was bored with the overarching plot it was serviceable for the reasoning behind it, my enjoyment of the characters themselves probably got in the way of liking the story itself I expect.
Visual effects were outstanding, knocked up a few notches from the usual Marvel stuff. Some people feel the Marvel universe has a direct to DVD feel to the effects
and they really hit it out of the park on this one. Gunn has his finger prints all over the camera work and cinematography, glad to see a unique film maker allowed to exert himself onto the Marvel canvas (especially in light of the Antman thing) to make it stand out a little from the others.
Reminded me a lot of Mass Effect 1. The worlds they created were breathtaking yet barely touched on, leaving you wanting more more more. All the world building and origin establishment makes me hope GotG 2 is very much a character focused piece like Mass Effect 2 was. Rein things in a little, bulk up the emotional investment in the characters and leave the big epic battle story for the third movie and the inevitable Avengers tie-in.
In any case it was a light hearted, fancy free affair. The moral of the story is have fun and be friends. It's nice to watch a movie that just wants to have fun every now and then!
I overhyped myself too much
Wasn't an instant classic which is what I had amped myself up to expect lol
Fantastic movie though, probably my favourite Marvel movie. The moments that dealt with the actual team were brilliant and spot on what I wanted. If the next movie focuses more on them and their experiences rather than a story they are part of I would lose my shit with joy.
Casting was spot on from top to bottom. Really slick and everyone hit their marks perfectly, Chris Pratt could be huge if his manager can get him into the right roles, very much channeled the best Harrison Ford gave us but in his own unique way. Didn't just play his Parks & Rec role which was a relief. Bradley Cooper probably stole the show as Rocket though, ton more depth to that role that I didn't expect. Groot had the nuance I expected from the character/actor which was satisfying.
Script was great, plot was dull! Gunn turned in a brilliant script with really enjoyable dialogue and pacing. Although I was bored with the overarching plot it was serviceable for the reasoning behind it, my enjoyment of the characters themselves probably got in the way of liking the story itself I expect.
Visual effects were outstanding, knocked up a few notches from the usual Marvel stuff. Some people feel the Marvel universe has a direct to DVD feel to the effects
(Avengers gave me this more than anything plz don't hurt me!)
Reminded me a lot of Mass Effect 1. The worlds they created were breathtaking yet barely touched on, leaving you wanting more more more. All the world building and origin establishment makes me hope GotG 2 is very much a character focused piece like Mass Effect 2 was. Rein things in a little, bulk up the emotional investment in the characters and leave the big epic battle story for the third movie and the inevitable Avengers tie-in.
In any case it was a light hearted, fancy free affair. The moral of the story is have fun and be friends. It's nice to watch a movie that just wants to have fun every now and then!
ThoseDeafMutes
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I feel like witty dialogue and funny character moments take precedence over plot, pacing, motivations etc in most of the MCU films, Scorpio.
Jables Swan
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I absolutely loved Guardians of the Galaxy. They captured everything perfectly that I got out of the books, and then some. The music is to die for and the characters were each given enough each but still leaving you wanting more. This will definitely fill my Star Wars hole until next year. I need to see it again.
FormallyMegadrive
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the steam library fires a "user" event whenever a users details change. I just check the gamePlaying variable.
https://bitbucket.org/megadrive/cho...14e43cd7afbf0fb5a9c442/choc2.js?at=dev#cl-142
reptilescorpio
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I meant that the plot existed and I wanted it to fuck off and just watch the Guardians shoot the shit all the time and have feelings and shit rather than be like, "fuck, that a-hole still wants to kill us/them/someone? Whelp, saddle up I guess. Leave the hacky sack tournament for tomorrow
".gottalovetheglove
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FormallyMegadrive
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If the bot had more than one game on its account I'd make it change games every couple hours
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/155156
That Destiny game on PS4/XB1 for $60 from Dick Smith. I hear it's gonna be the new hotness but I've never heard of it.
That Destiny game on PS4/XB1 for $60 from Dick Smith. I hear it's gonna be the new hotness but I've never heard of it.
reptilescorpio
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Just bought like 5 of those in ear headphones. Should last me for the next couple of years.
viciouskillersquirrel
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Thank you kindly. I was in the market for a new set of headphones.
Benzychenz
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Yo AusGAF, does anyone know if the following games got proper Australian releases or not (as in, with the Aus rating printed on rather than just a sticker put on a UK copy):
Wii:
No More Heroes
No More Heroes 2
Klonoa
Muramasa
A Boy and His Blob
Punch-Out
Sin and Punishment 2
Gamecube:
Chibi-Robo
Doshin the Giant
Viewtiful Joe 2
Skies of Arcadia Legends
Phantasy Star Online Episodes I + II
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Cheers.
Wii:
No More Heroes
No More Heroes 2
Klonoa
Muramasa
A Boy and His Blob
Punch-Out
Sin and Punishment 2
Gamecube:
Chibi-Robo
Doshin the Giant
Viewtiful Joe 2
Skies of Arcadia Legends
Phantasy Star Online Episodes I + II
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Cheers.
If any are yes and anyone is willing to part with a copy I am in the market
Ruthless_Barbarian
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Anyone in Melbourne want to see Guardians of the Galaxy with me today at 4:15pm at Village cinemas Werribee?
I've got a spare ticket, don't want it to go to waste. No need to pay, just come along.
On that same note, I've got gold coast booked for 4 days from 20-24 August (during my birthday) but my travel partner cancelled due to family emergency.
Anyone want a free 4 day stay? I doubt the flights can be transferred but 4 days accommodation in surfers paradise shouldn't be an issue.
/sad face
I've got a spare ticket, don't want it to go to waste. No need to pay, just come along.
On that same note, I've got gold coast booked for 4 days from 20-24 August (during my birthday) but my travel partner cancelled due to family emergency.
Anyone want a free 4 day stay? I doubt the flights can be transferred but 4 days accommodation in surfers paradise shouldn't be an issue.
/sad face
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Deleted member 30609
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and wake up without a kidney two days in? fool me once, shame on me, etc
Cross-posting with F1GAF because it's fucking awesome news:
FUCK YES! Confirmed on the news via the radio this morning that Melbourne has another 5 years as Australia's home of Formula 1
Almost wonder if Danny Ricky's success provided a bit of impetus on our local government to secure it.
Edit:
Done deal: Melbourne keeps Grand Prix until 2020
There's an audio soundbite there as well which confirms it's similar to the last contract, in that it's locked to be the first race of the season, in March each year (amongst other things). Beautiful.
bodyboarder
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Sucks about the trip being canceled. However I might be able to help out with the using of the stay. Where down the coast is it?
Planet_JASE
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It's not a porn movie, you fucking sicko.I'd head to the movies with you in a heartbeat DJr, but my strep throat leaves me in a fairly non-committal state I'm afraid, usually need to have water, tissues or a bathroom nearby :/ Maybe any Geelong folk should keep that offer in mind as well
Ruthless_Barbarian
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I'd head to the movies with you in a heartbeat DJr, but my strep throat leaves me in a fairly non-committal state I'm afraid, usually need to have water, tissues or a bathroom nearby :/ Maybe any Geelong folk should keep that offer in mind as well
Oh that's too bad, see if you can make it.
I won't be satisfied with just one kidney.
Yeah had it planned for some time, it's 4 nights at the Surfers Beachside apartments in Surfers Paradise. The free cancellation period expired just a week ago
Well they do have other organs..
Ruthless_Barbarian
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Okay, so I managed to find someone for the movie. You can rest at home Shane, hope you get better soon.
EDIT: Tiger is absolutely useless in offering a partial refund, change of date, change of passenger name, flight credit or any kind of assistance. $175 to change a name on the ticket ffs. :X
EDIT: Tiger is absolutely useless in offering a partial refund, change of date, change of passenger name, flight credit or any kind of assistance. $175 to change a name on the ticket ffs. :X
I got excited for a sec about a return to Adelaide.
Poimandres
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Hey man. I know for sure Viewtiful 2 and Twin Snakes got local Cube releases... I'd be willing to part with my copy of Viewtiful 2. Send me a Pm!
ahahahahaha
Like anyone would get excited about anything returning to Adelaide. Unless it was drinkable tap water.
Lucian Cat
Kissed a mod for a tag; liked it
That'd be nice actually.
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
GotG felt underwhelming, could have been so much more.
Interesting characters with little or no backstory put into a generic plot. Script and comic moments kept me interested, otherwise felt like straight to dvd material.
Interesting characters with little or no backstory put into a generic plot. Script and comic moments kept me interested, otherwise felt like straight to dvd material.
It's clear that starlord's father is Thanos, right?
I have:
Klonoa: AU cover has AU sticker, disc US rating only
No More Heroes: cover has AU sticker, disc UK rating only
No More Heroes 2: cover has AU sticker, disc has AU rating too
reptilescorpio
Member
What? No.
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
Okay.
then who is it, I have no idea about the comics
pieatorium
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reptilescorpio
Member
Yeah Thanos on earth would be awkward as hell. Dude is massive and purple! I haven't read the comics but I expect it's some random alien dude that looks mostly human at worst. Whoever it is isn't super powerful because the Ravagers were meant to take Quill to him yet they never got fucked up by him. I expect it's just 'some dude' who turns out to be awesome and funny and a rogue. He will die soon after Quill finds him, probably on some big villains order (not Thanos though, unless he survives Avengers 2).
Thanos adopted the 2 girls after slaughtering their people so he could experiment on them and turn them into his assassins. Pretty sure super early on in his lore he sacrificed his family to Death in the hopes of becoming more powerful or something (vaguely recall references in Deadpool comics).
Thanos adopted the 2 girls after slaughtering their people so he could experiment on them and turn them into his assassins. Pretty sure super early on in his lore he sacrificed his family to Death in the hopes of becoming more powerful or something (vaguely recall references in Deadpool comics).
Jables Swan
Member
Most definitely not.
I'm pretty sure in the comics he's the son of some random space dude named J'son.
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
The official release date in Aus for GotG is the 7th this month. This thursday coming. Yet half the people I know have seen it at the pictures and it seems Village is offering multiple advance screenings every day, open to the public. This confuses me greatly.
Jables Swan
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Yeah I didn't understand the advanced screenings open to the public. That's basically a release right? I wasn't complaining though. Village Eastlands was packed in the session that we went to.
reptilescorpio
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Huh that's odd, even IMDB has us listed as 31st July.
But yeah, even our country cinema has had one screening a day. Had no idea they were advance screenings! Didn't see that listed anywhere.
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