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[Danoss]

I'm going to hell, aren't I

If you are, I'll be joining you for laughing.

Something about people making a spectacle of their suicide (meaning the person threatening to jump) really annoys me.

Some people are clearly unstable when they get to this stage, that is unfortunate. There are, however, some people who put themselves in this situation (these people are also unstable, just in a different way) purely for attention; that, I cannot stand.

 

[evlcookie]

Something about people making a spectacle of their suicide (meaning the person threatening to jump) really annoys me.

I do agree. As many times as i have thought about killing myself over the years not once did i want to do it in front of anyone. I don't like the idea of annoying people and disturbing them with my mental battles and then throwing them out there for the world to see.

I do have an intense amount of respect for Berns mum and the job she has.

 

[codswallop]

Heh.

Mine was called Bob.

Dogmeat, represent.

 

[Dead Man]

My mum is the suicide bereavement officer for Qld Police on the Sunshine Coast. Her job is to inform and assist families with the news of a person’s suicide. She is frequently the first point of contact for people to learn that someone they know has killed themselves. It isn’t well known, but places like Noosa and Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast have some of the highest suicide rates in the country. I don’t envy anyone that job.

A sizeable hero of mine.

Wow, that would be such a draining job, I don't think I could do it, even for a day. Tough one, your mum.

 

[VOOK]

The latest episode of our podcast is out, has me rambling about the 3DS for an hour + Serrels so you know it's awesome.

 

[jambo]

So you just said "they added 3D and lowered the battery life" over and over for an hour?

 

[VOOK]

So you just said "they added 3D and lowered the battery life" over and over for an hour?

No I've actually played a 3DS unlike half of the people on GAF and give my impressions on it and the games.

 

[evlcookie]

No I've actually played a 3DS unlike half of the people on GAF and give my impressions on it and the games.

So it's zelda, but things pop out.
So it's mario, but things pop out.
So it's ridge racer and things also pop out there.

Day 1.

 

[Choc]

gaz called it

CYCLONE Yasi victims will be exempt from paying the federal flood levy as Prime Minister Julia Gillard warns deeper Budget cuts will be needed to help pay for the recovery effort.

 

[Omikron]

Great my games order arrived, missing one of the games :x

Thats going to be fun to explain.

 

[BanShunsaku]

Great my games order arrived, missing one of the games :x

Thats going to be fun to explain.

That sucks, mine arrived earlier today as well. Wasn't missing anything though thankfully.

Also, that guy is still hanging on, more than 8 hours later. Crazy shit

 

[Omikron]

That sucks, mine arrived earlier today as well. Wasn't missing anything though thankfully.

Nice, I think in my entire history of ordering stuff online, this is the first fuck up I have had thankfully... so overall not bad.



Edit: Actually tell a lie, one of the books I ordered the other week arrived damaged.

 

[Fredescu]

Where from Omi? I've had stuff from the one order arrive staggered from the UK sites fairly often.

 

[Omikron]

Where from Omi? I've had stuff from the one order arrive staggered from the UK sites fairly often.

GamesParadise, its an Aus store, and unlikely to be shipped separately as I received a tracking number for the 1 package and all items say shipped on the online store. The item missing is just an expansion, so would have fitted easily inside.

 

[Agyar]

Nice, I think in my entire history of ordering stuff online, this is the first fuck up I have had thankfully... so overall not bad.



Edit: Actually tell a lie, one of the books I ordered the other week arrived damaged.

Something is going on at GP, they just cancelled my entire order (for four different games) saying it was "out of stock". Upon emailing them they tell me their manager is away until March and they don't know when the next shipment of games will come in. I haven't even been able to get them to tell me if all the games are out of stock or just some but they went straight ahead and cancelled the order and processed a refund. This has pissed me off because I ordered it during the Mega Sale and they haven't given any indication of being able to take a raincheck on the discount or even when I'll be able to reorder the same items.

 

[giri]

gaz called it

CYCLONE Yasi victims will be exempt from paying the federal flood levy as Prime Minister Julia Gillard warns deeper Budget cuts will be needed to help pay for the recovery effort.

Should just exempt QLD, the whole state is pretty much f'd now.

 

[Omikron]

Something is going on at GP, they just cancelled my entire order (for four different games) saying it was "out of stock". Upon emailing them they tell me their manager is away until March and they don't know when the next shipment of games will come in. I haven't even been able to get them to tell me if all the games are out of stock or just some but they went straight ahead and cancelled the order and processed a refund. This has pissed me off because I ordered it during the Mega Sale and they haven't given any indication of being able to take a raincheck on the discount or even when I'll be able to reorder the same items.

Hrmm, frustrating. At least they gave a full refund. Unlike me just getting 2/3 of the order lol. Tried calling them, but all 'busy', sent email.


Perhaps try...

www.gamesempire.com.au

I am fairly certain I have used them before as well.

 

[BanShunsaku]

Something is going on at GP, they just cancelled my entire order (for four different games) saying it was "out of stock". Upon emailing them they tell me their manager is away until March and they don't know when the next shipment of games will come in. I haven't even been able to get them to tell me if all the games are out of stock or just some but they went straight ahead and cancelled the order and processed a refund. This has pissed me off because I ordered it during the Mega Sale and they haven't given any indication of being able to take a raincheck on the discount or even when I'll be able to reorder the same items.

That sucks, I seem to have been lucky. Will definitely be careful when ordering next time though.

Perhaps try...

www.gamesempire.com.au

I am fairly certain I have used them before as well.

Some good prices there, but everything popular seems to be "pre-order". Weird.

 

[evlcookie]

I have to do a voice mail message for my phone at work, I hate this shit. I mumble like a bitch and i hate my own voice lol.

Still no deaths recorded from the cyclone, that's good news.

 

[BanShunsaku]

9 hours later, suicide guy came down. Good result, I'm in awe of people like Bern's mum and those who get up there and talk people down. Makes my job (and problems in life) seem so insignificant.

 

[Bernbaum]

Placed my first order with Bookdepository.com. Great price – checked it against the Borders, Dymocks and QBD online stores, and it was cheaper by $20 on the next closest offer, plus there’s the free worldwide shipping. Site is tidy too.

What are others’ experience using them and how long can I expect for my single book to arrive?

 

[Fredescu]

I've had a few orders with them. Shipping is fairly slow in my experience.

 

[evlcookie]

It isn't really free worldwide shipping, the shipping cost is thrown into the price. They track your location, if you use a UK proxy then the price is even cheaper. I think the .com and .uk sites are identical.

For time, I think 1 - 2 weeks is the norm from memory. I purchased all of my scott pilgrim books from there and they arrived at different times over a week long period. One did take longer than normal for some reason but it isn't too bad. So your standard shipping time from the UK.

Unless the .com actually ships from the US and not the UK then i'm not too sure on time since i can only talk about the .co.uk website.

 

[Agyar]

Hrmm, frustrating. At least they gave a full refund. Unlike me just getting 2/3 of the order lol. Tried calling them, but all 'busy', sent email.


Perhaps try...

www.gamesempire.com.au

I am fairly certain I have used them before as well.

I tried to call them today as well to clear up my order and wasn't able to get through. I've received two emails from them and am awaiting a third and still haven't clarified which games in my order were out of stock and whether I can reorder some of them and expect to have the order processed.

Currently looking elsewhere to place the exact same order, as waiting for their manager to return in March doesn't sound like a reasonable solution to me. Apparently Milsims is ok and the entire order including registered post will cost the same as GP during the January sale. Race for the Galaxy is noted as backordered but at least they give me the option to order it all and receive RftG when it comes into stock again.

Will check the prices on Games Empire too.

Edit: No Cutthroat Caverns at Games Empire, placed order with Milsims. Sick of waiting on a reply from Games Paradise, will just take the refund and quit trying to find some better resolution.

 

[BanShunsaku]

Placed my first order with Bookdepository.com. Great price – checked it against the Borders, Dymocks and QBD online stores, and it was cheaper by $20 on the next closest offer, plus there’s the free worldwide shipping. Site is tidy too.

What are others’ experience using them and how long can I expect for my single book to arrive?

Before I got my Kindle I bought pretty much all my books from Book Depository.

I think the quickest I got something was about 9 days, slowest about 2 1/2 weeks. They ship everything separately so stuff tends to arrive a bit randomly though.

 

[Omikron]

Edit: No Cutthroat Caverns at Games Empire, placed order with Milsims. Sick of waiting on a reply from Games Paradise, will just take the refund and quit trying to find some better resolution.

Yeah... I just got this in my inbox...

This is currently not available and will be refunded back to your account.
Sorry for the inconvenience

Kind Regards

Gee thanks. Oh well, got free shipping because of the amount I ordered, just, so won't complain too much. Just a pain in the arse really.

Makes you wonder how much they actually have in stock.

 

[Dead Man]

Placed my first order with Bookdepository.com. Great price – checked it against the Borders, Dymocks and QBD online stores, and it was cheaper by $20 on the next closest offer, plus there’s the free worldwide shipping. Site is tidy too.

What are others’ experience using them and how long can I expect for my single book to arrive?

Slow shipping, but all the orders I've placed have arrived just fine, about 6 orders in total I think.

It isn't really free worldwide shipping, the shipping cost is thrown into the price. They track your location, if you use a UK proxy then the price is even cheaper. I think the .com and .uk sites are identical.

For time, I think 1 - 2 weeks is the norm from memory. I purchased all of my scott pilgrim books from there and they arrived at different times over a week long period. One did take longer than normal for some reason but it isn't too bad. So your standard shipping time from the UK.

Unless the .com actually ships from the US and not the UK then i'm not too sure on time since i can only talk about the .co.uk website.

Really? Huh, I'll have to check that out. Still cheap as even with a higher price than the UK gets.

 

[Agyar]

Yeah... I just got this in my inbox...



Gee thanks. Oh well, got free shipping because of the amount I ordered, just, so won't complain too much. Just a pain in the arse really.

Makes you wonder how much they actually have in stock.

The reason I'm so annoyed by what happened to my order is because what happened to you happened to my last order with them. Ordered before their cut-off for Christmas Eve delivery, then received an email on Christmas Eve saying that one of the games was out of stock and they'd processed a refund. I had to reorder it after Christmas but at least they added some extra reward points to my account to compensate.

I'm not someone that stops buying from somewhere because one order goes awry but when it's happened twice in a row and the communication is consistently abrupt and poor, I'm looking elsewhere.

 

[BanShunsaku]

Let us know how you go with Milsims, I was going to order a couple more games next month, if they are decent I'll use them instead of GP.

 

[evlcookie]

Really? Huh, I'll have to check that out. Still cheap as even with a higher price than the UK gets.

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/01/hack-book-depository-to-get-even-cheaper-prices/

 

[Agyar]

Let us know how you go with Milsims, I was going to order a couple more games next month, if they are decent I'll use them instead of GP.

Will do, they seem to have a reasonable reputation on BGG and the postage is a flat rate, so hoping for the best.

 

[Dead Man]

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/01/hack-book-depository-to-get-even-cheaper-prices/

Interesting. Don't think I'd bother, but I am a bit ticked that they advertise free shipping. I guess it works out in a simpler interface, you only pay the listed price. Still the best deal going for hardcopies by far.

 

[evlcookie]

Interesting. Don't think I'd bother, but I am a bit ticked that they advertise free shipping. I guess it works out in a simpler interface, you only pay the listed price. Still the best deal going for hardcopies by far.

Yea they are, by a long shot i would think. I have no issues paying shipping if it's claimed to be free or included. I would expect some sort of price for shipping when it's coming from half way across the earth.

 

[Agyar]

Yea they are, by a long shot i would think. I have no issues paying shipping if it's claimed to be free or included. I would expect some sort of price for shipping when it's coming from half way across the earth.

I can see why people take issue with them promoting the shipping as "free" when they really mean "shipping included in price" but when they're the cheapest either way, I can't really complain.

Edit: Milsims update. They already replied to my email and said that RftG is due back in stock Monday. I like this store.

 

[fappenmeister]

The Book Depository is cheap enough, even with the included shipping prices they list on their site. Some of the things those Oz Bargain people come up with is really embarrassing.

 

[Dead Man]

Yea they are, by a long shot i would think. I have no issues paying shipping if it's claimed to be free or included. I would expect some sort of price for shipping when it's coming from half way across the earth.

I can see why people take issue with them promoting the shipping as "free" when they really mean "shipping included in price" but when they're the cheapest either way, I can't really complain.

Edit: Milsims update. They already replied to my email and said that RftG is due back in stock Monday. I like this store.

Yeah, I've got no issue paying for a bit of shipping, I would just like them to be clearer.

 

[giri]

It's not mentioned much here i think, but booktopia.com.au is an online aussie book retailer. Their sales are usually pretty insane, though i can't say i've personally bought from them, but they've been around for a long time.

 

[Bernbaum]

Thanks for the insightful feedback on Bookdepository.

Not in a rush to receive my order and I’m not a ‘need it while it’s hot’ kind of person - with the exception of a select few games. I’ve also decided I’ll just be sticking to a single imported 3DS and won’t get a local version. Justification for the local version was so I could join in on the excitement of a midnight launch for an all-new system, as I expect my US one to arrive a week or so after the Australian launch. It’s a nice buzz to enjoy, and one I haven’t enjoyed since the Wii, but I don’t think it’s worth > $350.

 

[Shaneus]

Only just realised, I've had a PS3 for yonks but still haven't bought 3D Dot Game Heroes. Can it be picked up locally? Is it worth it?

 

[Fredescu]

Yes and yes.

 

[Choc]

9 hours later, suicide guy came down. Good result, I'm in awe of people like Bern's mum and those who get up there and talk people down. Makes my job (and problems in life) seem so insignificant.

how much work did you get done today?

 

[Danoss]

“...Australia’s a vibrant democracy, where the government doesn’t control the internet...”

You don't say Mr. Conroy. Just like you said "You can't regulate the internet"

So what does this internet filter thing do?

Rephrased from Michael Wyres blog thingy

 

[Dead Man]

“...Australia’s a vibrant democracy, where the government doesn’t control the internet...”

You don't say Mr. Conroy. Just like you said "You can't regulate the internet"

So what does this internet filter thing do?

Rephrased from Michael Wyres blog thingy

Clownshoes.

 

[BanShunsaku]

how much work did you get done today?

:lol I didn't spend any time watching the guy, just went outside and checked how he was going every now and then. Pretty distracting though.

Some people are fucked though, the cops had to come over every now and then and get rid of the gawkers. Some dude even pulled up a chair to get more comfy while he spectated.

 

[Danoss]

Clownshoes.

Me or the subject of my post?

 

[Dead Man]

Me or the subject of my post?

LOL, the subject of your post.

 

[markot]

What are good Aussie specific sites you guys visit regularly?

Tech wise mainly.

 

[evlcookie]

What are good Aussie specific sites you guys visit regularly?

Tech wise mainly.

ocau
whirlpool
atomicmpc

 

[Dead Man]

What are good Aussie specific sites you guys visit regularly?

Tech wise mainly.

AusGAF?

Edit: Yeah, Whirlpool is good.

 

[legend166]

So I can get to GAF through my phone using our home wifi but I can't get to it using our pc. I don't get it.