teacupcopter
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Just did it then, so easy! I think I overthought it, I only need to sign up to US itunes/psn if I want Hulu/HBO/whatever apps I think
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AusGAF 11 - Twice the price, a year late but still moving forward
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Just did it then, so easy! I think I overthought it, I only need to sign up to US itunes/psn if I want Hulu/HBO/whatever apps I think
bodyboarder
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Chromecast has hardcoded DNS settings so you have to set up static routes.
http://blog.hroyer.com/post/80949364370/how-to-bypass-chromecasts-hardcoded-dns-and
No worries
I might hit up the natural history museum then!Just at work for the week, head office. Fun fun.
Ah darn. I always wondered about that.
NBN is just about to be switched on in our street. Right when we're making plans to move out of the rental into our own place again. Sigh.
Aarglefarg
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I realised today that Dragon Quest Heroes, Disgaea 5 and Tales of Zestiria all release on a Friday (tomorrow). Not a Thursday. The world doesn't make sense.
bobnowhere
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Sweet!
Not sure why my dog spent so long at the vet, Shelties are quite small and she was small for one so maybe she just got a really big dose.
$400 is pretty good considering. My other dog had $3k worth of leg surgery about 3 years ago after tearing the Achilles off the bone in one of her back legs with another $800 or so in weekly followups to change the dressing/splint for the next 8 weeks!
ClivePwned
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Got a new job!
Moving to New Zealand! Gaf helps me get a job!
nice one.
Got a new job!
Moving to New Zealand! Gaf helps me get a job!
Grats man! That must feel really good.
You can still be part of ausgaf, even though you are jumping the ditch
zorlaczerohero
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A friend of mines puppy has just been diagnosed with the same thing, and a $3000 estimate. The vet actually recommended amputation instead. Said there's no guarantee that it won't get more problems as it grows and little dogs tolerate 3 legs really well.
BananaArnie
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THAT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING
well looks like im capped halfway through the month
would have been nice to know this at the start of the month so i could plan accordingly
BananaArnie
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fucking tpg
Totally saw this on Twitter. Massive congrats, super glad you landed on your feet!Got a new job!
Moving to New Zealand! Gaf helps me get a job!
Ozzy Onya A2Z
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I know there was at least one other AusGAF member getting H5 LCE and looking at the delay from 1 week early of 20th to 27th OCT. Stinkles (Frankie from 343) is gonna check on things for us (what a good man). Just thought I'd pass it along so you can watch out for the reply details. I have two other mates in the same LCE boat so I've let them know too.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=181728990&postcount=3659
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=181728990&postcount=3659
Got a new job!
Moving to New Zealand! Gaf helps me get a job!
Sad to see you go, but congrats! Thanks for chatting at the meetup last night
bodyboarder
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Yep. I'm going to Telstra, $95 500gb and the phone line included.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
Drove from Coffs Harbour to Gosford today.
Can you legally cycle on highways/motorways in NSW?
Can you legally cycle on highways/motorways in NSW?
Darren870
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You can on most the ones in VIC. Wouldn't surprise me if NSW was the same.
No worries
Just at work for the week, head office. Fun fun.
I recommend checking out the Harrods toy section, it's insane. Best I've ever seen in any country - just epic.
bobnowhere
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Mine was 5 when it happened so there was no more growing to worry about, I imagine a fast growing puppy would be very different. She has a big metal plate holding it all together which you can see if you look closely! She's also now banned from chasing balls and toys which probably caused the injury that eventually tore completely. She's 8 now, maybe slowing down a little but she happily runs around without any obvious leftover from the injury apart from the odd little hop every now and then on the effected leg.
It's good, and certainly accessible to our Nick, but it's no FAO Schwartz
FormallyMegadrive
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Can confirm the 3 legs thing. Had more than a few dogs at work with 3 legs (amputated/broken) that almost prefer 3 legs lol. Had a couple bigger dogs too, like a lab.
ClivePwned
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It's good, and certainly accessible to our Nick, but it's no FAO Schwartz
I had fun on the piano at FAO Schwartz. cool toys but no videogames. it's also closing/closed unfortunately. Times Square Toyrs R Us is pretty, pretty good. I being there and getting to do the buy 2, get 1 free thing. except one of the games was region locked. Some teenage kid asked me to buy him a copy of Dead Rising 2.
in london, Hamley's was pretty good but I haven't been there since the 90's. something like 6 floors of toys and games in Knightsbridge or Kensington.
but as an adult nerd, Forbidden Planet was my bag, baby. dunno if they're still a thing.
It's good, and certainly accessible to our Nick, but it's no FAO Schwartz
FAO is all show man, all their expensive shit was behind barriers and they had such limited brands. Imo Harrods stomps FAO and Toys R Us Times Square too. Everything was so hands on and staff were helping kids demo all the new toy lines, not to mention their 12,000 quid Transformers light gun arcade machine was set to free play.
bodyboarder
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Still a thing.
I don't remember them, but I was told that I watched so much Sesame Street when I was very young that I had an American accent for a while. Guess they must've been pretty good!
SuperBanana
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I was kind of interested in Lego Dimensions after watching some gameplay. The different characters actually look pretty fun to play with. Then I realized it was $120 which is costly but ok, you have the Lego too. However, each new character pack costs $50. What the fuck?! For a few tiny bits of lego and one level? Are they shitting me?
Character packs shouldn't be $50 - that would be the RRP for a story pack (minifig, two vehicles and unlocking an hour or two extra story level in-game.) Having said that, Big W sell those at $38. Character packs sold at Big W for $20 or $18 IIRC, and they're the minifig and one vehicle, and unlock the realm for a character, but not the story.
reptilescorpio
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RRP for the starter pack is actually $170!
The various minipacks are between $20-38 depending on how much stuff you get.
Price guide here!
If you have Netflix, I recommend watching them again. I think they were on US Netflix, but was such a trip while having it on in the background.
Side note: My eldest nephew speaks with a very strong British accent. We don't know where it came from given his brother doesn't have it, but we suspect Bob the Builder and Thomas. He pronounces grandma "grandmaw"!
Took a lot of effort to get my son to say Zed and not Zee, but we got there in the end. "Yes, XYZ doesn't rhyme with "sing with me", we're ok with this."
ClivePwned
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I'm going to say, unless you're a huuuuge lego fan, it's not worth it as it is. I got with the cheap laucnh prices at Target.
The Portal 2 levels are amazing, everything else is "oh look, get up and move these figures around because wireless controllers are so 2005." I'll be getting the Doctor Who set when it comes out and that'll be it for me.
let's just say Lego City Undercover keeps its title as LEGOAT.
Strange thing is, I don't remember ever saying "zee" on a consistent basis, so maybe it's all relevant. Or with the advent of digital editing, just cut out everything that's pronounced differently!
ClivePwned
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I did for a while. Sesame Struggle Street.
Darren870
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You should switch him back to the correct way. Zed, doesn't make any sense. I don't even understand how this came about. I mean, Zedbra? Come on 'bro! ... Zeebra.
It wasn't until I moved to the UK that I finally got why in Men In Black he was called Zed. Everyone had a letter name and I was always confused why he was the odd man out. Turns out he wasn't... Fucking Poms
Spoken like a true traitor to the crown. You're in Her Majesty's colonies, you must speak Her Majesty's English.
The entire east coast has already failed then.
Darren870
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Well yea, of course. But more Zed vs Zee.
I said Zed the other day, been trying to hold out after all these years. That and Ta. Said that one too.
ONE OF US.
I remember when I went to the US a while ago... no-one ever seemed to grasp what I meant by "ta" given the context. I don't recall trash/rubbish being a concern, and only a bit of a transitional thing with candy/lollies. And thankfully footpath is fairly self-explanatory, so if people haven't heard the term before, at least they know what it means.
roosters93
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^^ I don't even know what that means!
Darren870
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Yea, I don't recall the Brits saying it as much as the Aussies. But I had no idea what the hell they were talking about it when I heard it. I just assumed they were like making some random noise.
I can see Americans being really confused by it. There are a few things though where I still am like, what the fuck is he talking about? Its not as bad down here in Melbourne, but you go up north and its just another language.
You don't want a nice bung for lunch today?
I only ever use garbage or trash when talking about something like a game, film or the Richmond Tigers.
Rubbish is what you have in rubbish bags and take our to your bins each week.
That's certainly all I've ever heard/used. Garbage, garbage bin, garbage man, garbage truck.
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