It certainly has policies specific to Australia though. Fuck em, go the ACCC.
Nothing will come of this.
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It certainly has policies specific to Australia though. Fuck em, go the ACCC.
Nothing will come of this.
I'm willing to put a case of beer on that it will. Consumer protection law here in Australia is quite potent and they are flagrantly disregarding it. I could be wrong but I'm 95% sure that the ACCC will win...if they take it to trial.
Of course they could just give up and settle like they did in Germany...and Valve will try their damnest to make sure it never reaches trial..but if it does reach trial I'm confident that their no refunds for any reason whatsoever clauses will be thrown out.
codswallop
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periodicbeer.com is a good place to start. It shows how styles relate to one another and has wiki links to more information and examples.
But knowing styles, beside the really common ones, isn't that important. Figure out what beer you like, it should be easy to find out its style on Google, and buy a kit or Google recipes.
Oh yeah, and don't try to start with lagers. Ales are much easier to get good results.
I hope they succeed, no refunds is bullshit especially when you have broken or falsely advertised products being sold. GMG, GOG and even 'evil' EA do refunds right. I just hope they don't stop at Steam though.
Fair enough. Though was was also true in the EU wasn't it?
reptilescorpio
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Plants Vs Zombies SHOOT BANG is $39 on PS4 at Target. Cheaper than going digital which is $55, someone was asking about this the other day.
Looks like Target will be trying to hit the lowest price possible on Destiny, good for those of us who didn't pre-order or don't like the way Dick Smith have been acting
Valve refund stuff that doesn't work don't they? I remember people getting refunds for From Dust and a few other games.
Looks like Target will be trying to hit the lowest price possible on Destiny, good for those of us who didn't pre-order or don't like the way Dick Smith have been acting
Valve refund stuff that doesn't work don't they? I remember people getting refunds for From Dust and a few other games.
ThoseDeafMutes
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The Good Guys gave me that Sony 40" Bravia W600B for 620 dollars today.
Fuck year
Fuck year
Ruthless_Barbarian
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If you're in Melbourne, go to Vic market. There are guys who replace non-removable batteries at decent rates, you can bargain a bit as well. Iphone is the most common though, but N4 shouldn't be a problem. Battery shop will probably charge in the hundreds.
Nice, the W600B is great for gaming.
Why is specific gravity so important? I get what it's measuring but what's the implication of a certain specific gravity range? I can't figure out any sort of correlation from the charts.
Edit: Ok fair enough part of it seems to be to calculate the alcoholic content....
Edit 2: Second question, as a corollary, do brewers ever add sugar or honey to the brewing process...Since the amount of alcohol seems to be proportional to the amount of sugars that ferment, would adding refined sugar result in an intensely alcoholic beverage?
Looks like Target will be trying to hit the lowest price possible on Destiny, good for those of us who didn't pre-order or don't like the way Dick Smith have been acting
Don't we get a Dick Smith lowest price guaranteed if you pre-order? So you get money back if somewhere else is cheaper?
I'm still on the fence with PvZ: Garden Warfare. Not sure if the Aussie community is dead or alive on PS4. I couldn't give two shits about the EU/US community.
Sadly not. I'm in the Newcastle area. I did find someone selling a replacement battery kit and video, its in the US though so with shipping it looks to be around 60$
http://www.newpower99.com/Google_Nexus_4_Battery_Replacement_Kit_p/google nexus 4.htm
It doesn't look terribly hard to do.
codswallop
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If you don't care about beer, skip to the post below mine!
Any time you take a reading, it's an SG (specific gravity) reading. When you take the first reading (before you add yeast), it's also the OG (original gravity). Once the fermentation is finished you subtract the FG from the OG to determine the ABV (alcohol by volume). There is software you can use to help with these calculations (I use 'Brewzor Calculator' on Android). Remember when taking a reading to also take the temperature, as that will make a difference in the reading.
It's important because you want to know when fermentation has finished. If you don't care what your ABV is, you *could* go without taking gravity readings, but it'd be tough to know for certain when a beer has finished fermenting.
When you have the same SG for at least three days, the yeast is finished (either because it gave up/stalled, or because it's eaten all it can) and it's time to think about bottling.
Sugar and honey are added, and for different reasons. Belgian brewers will add 'candi sugar' (inverted sugar, basically, it's not hard to make yourself) to bump up the alcohol in a beer and to dry out the flavour* without changing the basic flavour a heap. Table sugar isn't often added, honey is sometimes but again it's not common.
* Because table sugar/candi sugar are simple sugars (I can go much longer on this but let's keep it high level) the yeast will chomp through it really thoroughly meaning the remaining residual sweetness is lessened. The sugars created from mashing the grain (essentially steeping it in hot water to release the sugars) are more complex, thus the yeast won't convert it so completely to ethanol. And going further, the temperature at which you mash the grains also has an effect on the complex sugars created. Simple rule - the cooler the mash the drier and thinner the beer. General temperatures are 62c - 69c.
Gravity indicates the weight/density of your liquid against water. So, 1.000 is the same as water. Generally, a beer with a low FG (final gravity, once it's done fermenting) will have thin body and dry flavour (because of lack of sugar) and a beer with a high FG will have a fuller body/feel and be sweeter. Low FG is good for beers like saisons, and high FG good for stouts.
Any time you take a reading, it's an SG (specific gravity) reading. When you take the first reading (before you add yeast), it's also the OG (original gravity). Once the fermentation is finished you subtract the FG from the OG to determine the ABV (alcohol by volume). There is software you can use to help with these calculations (I use 'Brewzor Calculator' on Android). Remember when taking a reading to also take the temperature, as that will make a difference in the reading.
It's important because you want to know when fermentation has finished. If you don't care what your ABV is, you *could* go without taking gravity readings, but it'd be tough to know for certain when a beer has finished fermenting.
When you have the same SG for at least three days, the yeast is finished (either because it gave up/stalled, or because it's eaten all it can) and it's time to think about bottling.
Sugar and honey are added, and for different reasons. Belgian brewers will add 'candi sugar' (inverted sugar, basically, it's not hard to make yourself) to bump up the alcohol in a beer and to dry out the flavour* without changing the basic flavour a heap. Table sugar isn't often added, honey is sometimes but again it's not common.
* Because table sugar/candi sugar are simple sugars (I can go much longer on this but let's keep it high level) the yeast will chomp through it really thoroughly meaning the remaining residual sweetness is lessened. The sugars created from mashing the grain (essentially steeping it in hot water to release the sugars) are more complex, thus the yeast won't convert it so completely to ethanol. And going further, the temperature at which you mash the grains also has an effect on the complex sugars created. Simple rule - the cooler the mash the drier and thinner the beer. General temperatures are 62c - 69c.
Speaking of, Dick Smith has got some new coupon codes for Father's Day:
Also, free shipping until Sunday. Just bought Destiny & TLOUR for $110. Mint.
Good deal, same as last weekend. I got GTAV and Advanced Warfare for 62.50 each. Too bad about that rumored delay
. I pre-ordered Destiny for $55 awhile back on PS4. I want to get FIFA15 but now sure what else to get, thinking either AC Unity or Driveclub. Driveclub is a riskier buy though. Might wait for PSN+
reptilescorpio
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Yeah Dick Smith is pre-order guarantee, I'll end up getting Destiny through them since I have a $30 voucher from their fuckup before last (the eBay one).
That's the biggest positive. Glad I didn't order them last weekend!
(although I'm not ordering anyway, grabbed TLoU HD for $45 posted and Destiny will be a day one $60 pickup instead)
Speaking of, Dick Smith has got some new coupon codes for Father's Day:
Also, free shipping until Sunday.
That's the biggest positive. Glad I didn't order them last weekend!
(although I'm not ordering anyway, grabbed TLoU HD for $45 posted and Destiny will be a day one $60 pickup instead)
Understood, thank you a bunch. I'm going to do some reading.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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Request sent.
No PSN pre-load for you? Cheaper to buy the game + expansion from PSN or amazon, but only PSN allows pre-load 2 days before release. EB is having a midnight launch, maybe you can get them to price match DSE?
There are only 3 more games I have to buy this year: Shadow of Mordor, Lords of the Fallen and Far Cry 4. Will pickup Dragon Age early next year, and skipping both COD and AC (until next year at least).
dishwasherlove
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Last (and only) midnight launch I went to (Halo Reach) EB wouldn't price match on the spot and said come back with the receipt the next day...
The last time I bought a physical copy of a game at retail, and then went to receive it in person at midnight, ... the myer in the city caught on fire and was destroyed forever.
Thankfully, being almost entirely digital-only makes buildings catching on fire almost entirely irrelevant.
Thankfully, being almost entirely digital-only makes buildings catching on fire almost entirely irrelevant.
reptilescorpio
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Aside from when the local exhange catches fire and you have no internet.
NO INTERNET KRITZ. NO INTERNET.
Fucking Telstra morons. Didn't even put up a firewall when they rebuilt it >_<
reptilescorpio
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I'm filled with regret that I didn't get on the internet early and buy one of these
Well, turnout fir the Adelaide march looks well down. Not many people on the square assembling. Apathy wins again I guess.
what was it for?
reptilescorpio
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Ended up grabbing a Weber Q200 for $230 posted in the end. Couldn't say no >_<
Tempted to jump on this outdoor setting for $250 posted too!
EDIT: derp, just checked and eBay have made it clear the code is for BBQ's only so if I bought that setting I'd end up with a bill from eBay for the other half! Tons of scammer shit up at the moment, like a PS4 with some BBQ forks for $275 after discount heh.
Tempted to jump on this outdoor setting for $250 posted too!
EDIT: derp, just checked and eBay have made it clear the code is for BBQ's only so if I bought that setting I'd end up with a bill from eBay for the other half! Tons of scammer shit up at the moment, like a PS4 with some BBQ forks for $275 after discount heh.
dishwasherlove
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I love mine but the lack of a hotplate for onion / eggs annoys me. The separate hotplate you can buy takes awhile to heat up and is just a little bit too small.
Well, turnout fir the Adelaide march looks well down. Not many people on the square assembling. Apathy wins again I guess.
You can't expect the same marches to get the same level of attention every time.
reptilescorpio
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Forgot to note that AC Black Flag is $22 on PSN at the moment for ye olde PS3 gamers, I loved it.
Got it on the eshop for about the same price the other day too! on the wiiu's
reptilescorpio
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Damn that sucks dude, you didn't have any digital games did you?
how come it took you so long to realise??? at least you can get a newwwww 3ds now!
also how is your school/teaching/kids/japan/life goin?
Lol I just bought like twenty nes games before I came back
Been really busy... Actually no time for gaming. Is crazy
ThoseDeafMutes
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New setup complete
ThoseDeafMutes
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reptilescorpio
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Xbox Input One!
#mattrickyoutherealmvp
#mattrickyoutherealmvp
reptilescorpio
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What's your PSN ID Mutes!
We need to get an AusGAF list going again soon.
We need to get an AusGAF list going again soon.
ThoseDeafMutes
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ThoseDeafMutes1, I believe.
reptilescorpio
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Added!
Still waiting on 7 other AusGAFfers to accept my requests
Damn you Sony, let me change my ID to my current handle!
ThoseDeafMutes
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Added!
Still waiting on 7 other AusGAFfers to accept my requests
Damn you Sony, let me change my ID to my current handle!
What's your PSN name? I'll add you. I need to add y'all and make my friends list not look so pathetic.
reptilescorpio
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PSN ID is el_rezzo
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