My wife didn't seem really interested tbh. I'll try and convince her lol.
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My wife didn't seem really interested tbh. I'll try and convince her lol.
Hi AusGAF, unfortunately
I live in Turkey but have an AUS PS account as master acc.So I need to buy AUS PSN Card to be a Plus member, but cant find any seller except PCGAMESupply which is ridiculously overpriced ($45 for $30 card). Any advice for another retailer that sends code via email?
codswallop
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Exams are scheduled to occur at the same time for each uni across all their timezones (as reasonable as is possible). Some unis obviously are only in one timezone, but ones that allow students to study overseas have to allow them to take the exams where ever they are.
And you can't allow multiple sessions because the exams are produced and printed in a controlled environment so they don't get out ahead of time. Multiple sessions would allow for more collusion and cheating.
Not only that, scheduling venues for exams takes a ton of planning. There's probably much better ways than the current system where everyone's in a room together with the same printed pieces of paper, but this way is at least a level playing field.
reptilescorpio
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I'm up for some more tonight.
Also deal octopus has been sleepy lately, stupid life, so I haven't been trawling for bargains much. Hasn't been much around either tbh!
I'm pretty tapped out from that $55 posted preorder deal through Dick Smith a while back. I've been collecting a ton of their half price $10 vouchers too so hopefully they have another deal soon lol.
I understand 100%. It would be nice to have some real world flexibility though. When my grandpa died I sat a different set of exams, which I believe is the right way to go. If you can't make it to the first exam, get signed up for the second.
Super glad not to be at uni now. Looking back it was such a stupid thing to do. At least all my learning from here on out has some flexibility to it.
Origami Superman
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Well if not, 4 people is still enough just for some drinks or whatever.
Lucian Cat
Kissed a mod for a tag; liked it
Unless she's into our weird culture she may get bored
Also it looks like the rest of Radgaf have forsaken us. Party of 3 or 4 it is then.
Unless she's into our weird culture she may get bored
Also it looks like the rest of Radgaf have forsaken us. Party of 3 or 4 it is then.
Radgaf-lite: all the nonsense, half the people
reptilescorpio
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10% off OzGameShop using STRIKE code today!
Chromecast is $41 posted from Dicksmith or $40 posted from Amazon
PC steamkeys! $10 for LEGO The Hobbit with DLC, LEGO LOTR, War In The North and Guardians of Middle Earth (with DLC)!
Chromecast is $41 posted from Dicksmith or $40 posted from Amazon
PC steamkeys! $10 for LEGO The Hobbit with DLC, LEGO LOTR, War In The North and Guardians of Middle Earth (with DLC)!
codswallop
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It's $50 on Amazon, if you 'live' in America...
ClivePwned
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Hi AusGAF, unfortunatelyI live in Turkey but have an AUS PS account as master acc.So I need to buy AUS PSN Card to be a Plus member, but cant find any seller except PCGAMESupply which is ridiculously overpriced ($45 for $30 card). Any advice for another retailer that sends code via email?
Playasia and ozgameshop do digital codes for UK PSN. Not sure if that helps.
turtlesbonanza
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It might be worth checking the Buy, sell, trade thread to see if anyone has any keys. I know there's a few guys that always have a lot of steam keys.
EDIT: Had a look myself and this post has it listed for $45 USD. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=135301615&postcount=3602
bodyboarder
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I'd be going Amazon all day everyday over dse. It's not even a close call.
Darren870
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Yea its great. I use it with chromecast.
We go through our movies on the ipad or phone, see what we want to watch then blam!! SHIZAM! Right on the TV with chromecast.
Amazing how far we've come.
Now I just need a better NAS, It can't transcode so I have to make sure everything is in the right format. I seem to lose out on subtitles at times because of it.
bodyboarder
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Nicest is a bit of an understatement.
Poimandres
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Any good beer deals going at the moment?
Dan Murphy's fixed my in store pick up for discounted delivery prices exploit and now I'm sad.
Dan Murphy's fixed my in store pick up for discounted delivery prices exploit and now I'm sad.
Origami Superman
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Lucian Cat
Kissed a mod for a tag; liked it
Any time, assuming I don't get called into work. So whenever really, I'll update if I do get called in. We still doing the place on O'connell?
bodyboarder
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Classy move.
reptilescorpio
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Pulled the trigger on seedless grapes too soon this season. Taste fucking awful >_<
It was the same price yesterday though. Not sure when it went up?
It was the same price yesterday though. Not sure when it went up?
You must've got a bad batch. I bought a bag last weekend and they tasted amazing.
Unless she's into our weird culture she may get bored
Also it looks like the rest of Radgaf have forsaken us. Party of 3 or 4 it is then.
What's this then? Ignoring those folks who can only check in every few days now? Bah, I expected better.
What's the plan?
Lucian Cat
Kissed a mod for a tag; liked it
Here http://thecurioussquire.com.au/ for lunch/ afternoon drinks this saturday. We haven't set a definitive time yet.
reptilescorpio
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Yeah they all had a grey tinge to them. First bag I buy every summer ends up being too tart lol.
I bought it for $49 yesterday or at least the day before.
I'm thinking 1pm
Ruthless_Barbarian
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Hi AusGAF, unfortunatelyI live in Turkey but have an AUS PS account as master acc.So I need to buy AUS PSN Card to be a Plus member, but cant find any seller except PCGAMESupply which is ridiculously overpriced ($45 for $30 card). Any advice for another retailer that sends code via email?
I don't think any retailer sells online PSN codes for AU. Best you can do is have a mate or relative in AU purchase physical PSN cards from a store and email you the codes.
If all you need is PS Plus, any PAL country's PS+ code should work with the AU store. I'm not 100% sure but since UK codes work for AU and vice versa, it should work out for you.
codswallop
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Unfortunately? Bu bu bu böreks!Hi AusGAF, unfortunatelyI live in Turkey
Ruthless_Barbarian
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Oh JardeL, I can help you out actually. I'll be in Istanbul from 15th-18th December, I can bring some PS cards for you?
Can't wait to try out the food in Turkey! Any recommendations? I'm in Istanbul for 3 days in Dec, staying in the old city area.
Can't wait to try out the food in Turkey! Any recommendations? I'm in Istanbul for 3 days in Dec, staying in the old city area.
Hey man, You're alright
Was looking at picking up a choromecast and a few bucks off is good enough for me
Lucian Cat
Kissed a mod for a tag; liked it
Sup Ausgaf, I got married about 2 weeks and 4 days ago.
The day itself went pretty much perfectly. Everyone had a great time, only one friend got too trashed and everyone was happy. Lexi was there, she can vouch for how rad the day was.
Had 5 nights up in the hills behind the gold coast (sounds rednecky but it's all rainforest and lovely), was good to rest for a while with my amazing new wife.
Then we had 7 nights down in Melbourne, that was awesome! Hit the Zoo, Aquarium (thanks to whoever recommended that on here), the penguins were probably the best part, went to the Espy in St Kilda and saw some great blues rock, hit up Luna Park, many many bars and haemorrhaged money in general.
The general consensus in Brisbane is that Melbourne is full of hipsters and is pretty snobby (that was just my idea about the place actually), but that is totally wrong. Everywhere we went to the service was great and the bars and restaurants are just really nice. In fact, Brisbane is more snobby and up itself.
Anyway, when I got back I got Forza Horizon 2 as a gift from a friend for the wedding (He buys the groom and present, his wife buys the bride a present, really nice idea). Loving it!! The game is gorgeous and how the game unfolds and how you move from race to race is really well done. Going to sink into this one.
Picked up Shadow of Mordor too, I feel like I've been tricked into buying another AC game, but the game is opening up some cool skills and I'm coming around to it, especially the nemesis system.
Got around to playing Borderlands The Pre-Sequel this morning for a few hours. It's more Borderlands, but it's not like it's a bad thing.
Oh and I'm going to give Driveclub a miss. Sounds way too simmy and not enough fun for me.
The day itself went pretty much perfectly. Everyone had a great time, only one friend got too trashed and everyone was happy. Lexi was there, she can vouch for how rad the day was.
Had 5 nights up in the hills behind the gold coast (sounds rednecky but it's all rainforest and lovely), was good to rest for a while with my amazing new wife.
Then we had 7 nights down in Melbourne, that was awesome! Hit the Zoo, Aquarium (thanks to whoever recommended that on here), the penguins were probably the best part, went to the Espy in St Kilda and saw some great blues rock, hit up Luna Park, many many bars and haemorrhaged money in general.
The general consensus in Brisbane is that Melbourne is full of hipsters and is pretty snobby (that was just my idea about the place actually), but that is totally wrong. Everywhere we went to the service was great and the bars and restaurants are just really nice. In fact, Brisbane is more snobby and up itself.
Anyway, when I got back I got Forza Horizon 2 as a gift from a friend for the wedding (He buys the groom and present, his wife buys the bride a present, really nice idea). Loving it!! The game is gorgeous and how the game unfolds and how you move from race to race is really well done. Going to sink into this one.
Picked up Shadow of Mordor too, I feel like I've been tricked into buying another AC game, but the game is opening up some cool skills and I'm coming around to it, especially the nemesis system.
Got around to playing Borderlands The Pre-Sequel this morning for a few hours. It's more Borderlands, but it's not like it's a bad thing.
Oh and I'm going to give Driveclub a miss. Sounds way too simmy and not enough fun for me.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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Congrats stackboy!
reptilescorpio
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Congrats again Stack, the Aquarium is indeed the BEST place to go in Melbourne without a doubt.
Poimandres
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I could happily stare at the cuttlefish tank all day. So cool.
Congrats Stack.
Happy to hear that we can finally invite other people to the now free 6th spot in our driveclub
Yeah sorry about that, should have said something sooner. Between Forza Horizon 2 and The Crew coming out in December, I have all my driving games covered.
Thanks for the well wishes guys, married life is pretty swell so far!
Origami Superman
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Thanks but I need AU codes :/.
Whoa, thanks mate. Unfortunately again
I'm not in Istanbul, not even close but thanks for your kindness and friendship. I wanna be a Plus member so if UK Plus codes work on AU accounts, problem solved.[Edit]: UK Ps Plus code doesnt work for AU according to reddit user. :/
^_^ Turkey is a fantastic country, was just kiddin'.
You'll love it, Turkish cuisine is yummy. Kebabs, meatballs, pastry, sea food, dolma, baklava (from Karakoy Gulluoglu) , kunefe etc. eat as much as you can, you wont regret! I think this link will help;
[ http://howtoistanbul.com/en/list/gastro_istanbul/taste-by-neighbourhood/1 ].
Ruthless_Barbarian
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Thanks but I need AU codes :/.
Whoa, thanks mate. Unfortunately again
[Edit]: UK Ps Plus code doesnt work for AU according to reddit user. :/
^_^ Turkey is a fantastic country, was just kiddin'.
You'll love it, Turkish cuisine is yummy. Kebabs, meatballs, pastry, sea food, dolma, baklava (from Karakoy Gulluoglu) , kunefe etc. eat as much as you can, you wont regret! I think this link will help;
[ http://howtoistanbul.com/en/list/gastro_istanbul/taste-by-neighbourhood/1 ].
Thanks, looking forward to some Mediterranean delights.
bodyboarder
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PS4 $429 from Kmart on Monday, getting closer to the magic $400 mark.
i know its been cheaper, but they were all dse online only
codswallop
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Stream of consciousness incoming...
Well, borek, of course! Other food I remember particularly enjoying was the dondurma (sp?), which is Turkish ice cream, but it's got some sort of flour and mastic in it, so it's a lot more chewy than ice cream. Even if you're not a fan you should try it. There's boats on the river that serve fish caught that morning in rolls with salad, they're pretty nice too. They cook it on the boat and pass it to you on land. The kofte (basically meatballs) are also great, as is kebab (not the souvlaki type stuff). Basically anything meat is pretty good. Turkish olives are also good.
I remember eating at a restaurant, which I think was around here somewhere, it somehow turned out to be a feast to break fast on the second-last day of Ramadan which was sort of awkward, but it was a rooftop restaurant and the views and food were both excellent. There was also a great little cafe that sold kofte, I think around here, where we were the only people of fair skin in the place. It was pretty nondescript but the food was excellent.
Try Turkish coffee (Turk Kahvesi) once, though I wasn't a huge fan. 'She-ker-li' is sugar, and you'll probably need it. Besides, most young Turks seem to enjoy western coffee more now.
Been a few years since I visited Istanbul, and I'm sure someone else in AusGAF has been too, but I recall there being a fair bit around Sultanahmet to do. There's lots of day trips (to Gallipoli, or Cappadocia, or quad biking etc) if that's something you're interested in (we didn't do any of those). I'm sure you already know to check out Topkapi Palace (do pay the extra to see the harem), the Blue Mosque, Aya Sofya (there's also a little Aya Sofya which is hidden away somewhere further south, I quite enjoyed seeing it and chatting to the holy men there), the yerebatan sarnici (Roman cistern), and the grand bazaar.
The call to prayer from the Blue Mosque is pretty loud (we were a couple of hundred metres away) but after a day or two it's not hard to sleep through.
reptilescorpio
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Kept wondering why we had that extra spot but thought Stack had already signed in lol
Planning on dumping a fair few hours into Driveclub this weekend now it's fairly stable. I think I'm in the Pro league atm.
Do we know anyone who wants in on a club?
This generation has been fantastic for consumers so far. Games and hardware have been much much MUCH cheaper than the PS3/360 era.
Planning on dumping a fair few hours into Driveclub this weekend now it's fairly stable. I think I'm in the Pro league atm.
Do we know anyone who wants in on a club?
This generation has been fantastic for consumers so far. Games and hardware have been much much MUCH cheaper than the PS3/360 era.
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