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AusGAF 5/5 - Everything's Amazing and Nobody's Happy, a rental at best
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reptilescorpio
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Is it some kind of allergic reaction to something if your throat closes over? Might be able to find out what it is and add/take out stuff to your diet to counteract it. A woman at my old work had a deficiency of some kind that made her have reactions to foods until she started having more nuts (of some kind) and brussel sprouts of all things.I have a reflux issue, sometimes if i choke on food my throat swells upso now nothing can go down! not even saliva!
Every one will have different opinions on situations in games, a lot of people just throw shit at you though rather than try and help see the situation in a different way. UC3 was definitely designed to be played in a very different fashion to UC2. Doesn't mean you are a moron if the game doesn't do it for you, I for one didn't like playing Metroid Prime. Doesn't mean I'm shit at FPS's, just that I didn't enjoy the way they made the game.
Those Vertex 2's read up to 285MB/s and write 275MB/s while the new series are about twice as quick.
Only buy if you like Halo Wars as they basically just reskinned it for Starcraft 2. Same with that Dawn of War stuff.
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lol heartily!*sigh*
That was awkward.
Ring up customer
"Hello, it's Nick from **** is, **** available please?"
"let me just check"
*puts me on hold* *plan what im going to say*
*they take me off hold "are you there?"
"hi nick!.. i mean ****.. I'm Nick"
Childish dude.
Curse of Monkey Island
Max Payne 2
The Witcher 2
Vanquish
Crash Team Racing
EDIT: Half Life (how the fuck did I forget the best FPS ever?)
EDIT: System Shock 2 (fuck! again! seriously, like the best FPS/RPG ever. Bioshock wishes it was good enough to suck SysShock 2's cock)
They are definitely games that make me smile and want to play them again and enjoy every giddy minute. Also FF7 and Wonder Boy in Monster Land are hallmark games that got me hooked on gaming and will always have a special place in my heart. There are also tons of games that are loved for similar reasons to those above;
CMI - Sam & Max, Day of the Tentacle and LeChucks Revenge
MP2 - Uncharted 2, Resi4
TW2 - Planescape Torment, LttP, Alpha Protocol
V - Shadows of the Damned, Killer 7, Saints Row 2
CTR - Crash 3, Jak 1, R&CF 2
Also a special meantion for The Bourne Game for being the biggest surprise game I've played. Cannot fault it in any way and was fantastic from start to finish. Highly recommend to anyone who loves either the TPS genre or the IP.
You really should know that that kind of language is not accepted on GAF by now.
I played it and it was okay. Solid 3/5. It could have been a LOT better but there really isn't anything else to scratch that itch anyway.
You have impeccable taste.
Damn RDR will be one that I remember fondly, one of the games of the generation without a doubt. Atmosphere is king in that game, also perfects the GTA mechanics that suit the wild west perfectly. Controls like a dream compared to GTA4 too. The red horse goes the fastest!
Google should stop toying around and just cure cancer already.
roosters93
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I've played 2% of games this gen. Fuck yeah!
Box of Bunnies
Banned
Like Mario 64 it's a great game, but not necessarily a top tier Mario game. Mario games should be less about exploring and more about straight up platforming challenges. Yoshi's Island gets away with it because it's a largely a Mario game in name only.
viciouskillersquirrel
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Mario 3D Land get!
Now I just have to cook dinner and play.
Now I just have to cook dinner and play.
I used to think you were cool man.
Also, you're a bit late, the "berate Danoss for not drinking the Kool-Aid" party finished a while ago.
rs: Do you know if I'd see a difference in performance with either the new Sandforce (apparently they're having issues, though)-based SSDs or whatever else there is if I'm only running a SATA2-capable mobo? I'd happily drop $150 or so for another drive to drop in my PC if it would improve performance markedly. Then, I could put the Vertex 2 in my Thinkpad or DJ/music notebook for totally bitchin' performance.
And AusGAF, I've been thinking about how I'll raise my kids if I ever have any. Media-wise. There'll be no current kids TV shows for them to watch, nor big Hollywood movies. They'll be raised on what I can scrounge up of the best kids shows of the 80s and when they get a little older, I'll be showing them classic comedies like Top Secret (What... phony dog poo?) and Fletch. In their early to mid-teens, they'll be fed nothing but John Hughes teen movies.
Seriously, fuck kids who are watching the new Transformers movies, Pirates of the Carribean and using their basis for stupid humour as all those bland parody "movie" movies. If they need violence, they will have Die Hards 1 and 3 and Big Trouble in Little China. For action, Romancing the Stone and Raiders of the Lost Ark.
God damnit, I'm going to go impregnate some slapper just so I can raise a kid who, without any pushing, will instantly appreciate Community as soon as he can understand words.
Yes, right now I'm watching Top Secret. No kid should grow up without knowing this movie.
And AusGAF, I've been thinking about how I'll raise my kids if I ever have any. Media-wise. There'll be no current kids TV shows for them to watch, nor big Hollywood movies. They'll be raised on what I can scrounge up of the best kids shows of the 80s and when they get a little older, I'll be showing them classic comedies like Top Secret (What... phony dog poo?) and Fletch. In their early to mid-teens, they'll be fed nothing but John Hughes teen movies.
Seriously, fuck kids who are watching the new Transformers movies, Pirates of the Carribean and using their basis for stupid humour as all those bland parody "movie" movies. If they need violence, they will have Die Hards 1 and 3 and Big Trouble in Little China. For action, Romancing the Stone and Raiders of the Lost Ark.
God damnit, I'm going to go impregnate some slapper just so I can raise a kid who, without any pushing, will instantly appreciate Community as soon as he can understand words.
Yes, right now I'm watching Top Secret. No kid should grow up without knowing this movie.
Late to the list warz, but I'll give it a shot.
In no particular order:
Falcon 4.0
FO3
GTA:SA
Mutant League Football
Sonic 1
Edit: Shit, RDR needs to be on that list too. I guess in place of Sonic :/
Fucking amazing.
please explain
Make him a Scientologist while you're at it.
Kids should be free to watch whatever they want. Otherwise I'd be a fan of Lionel Long and Dolly Parton songs like my Dad is, and Beatles/Elvis as my mum is.
Any kids I have can watch/play what they want (age/maturity level appropriate of course) with only six conditions, being that they see:
1. Film - Bladerunner
2. TV - MacGuyver
3. Book - I, Robot
4. Music - Thriller (album)
5. Games - Super Mario Bros (original)
6. Internet - no facebook
only #6 will actually be enforced, the rest are just good ideas. But seeing as I'll play/watch/read the others at some point, exposure to them is inevitable
Hm. Not getting into that again. I'll happily update those in here with changes (both positive and negative) for those curious but I'm not going to get caught up in any slinging matches about what I may have experienced or am going through, or any arguments that were unnecessarily brought up in this thread.
Ugh, this copy of Top Secret is the same as the DVD one. Music mixed at far higher levels than the speech track, meaning I'm constantly reaching for the remote :/
Same wavelength, broseph. Obviously I'd have slightly different choices, but there will be (somewhat) mandatory viewing. Ferris Beuller's Day Off would be somewhere in that list, too.
I actually think that parents being at least a little restrictive (or at least, strongly influential) in regards to what their kids enjoy as far as media goes can only be a good thing. They'd get the benefits of years of filtering from the last 30 or so years of movies/TV etc. but also be allowed to make their own choice. It kinda disappoints me that my nephews are more than happy to watch Generic Kids Show #43 or Pixar Movie #4 when there's so much more they could be absorbing. 40 or so years of Disney flicks, a good 20-30 of kids cartoons, all forsaken for whatever's being marketed the heaviest at that current moment.
I can't wait until my eldest nephew can kinda read by himself, as I have a box set of Dr. Seuss books that I can't wait to read with him. He's about 3 years 6 months now, I reckon mid-next year should be perfect as a birthday gift.
OH SHIT, the cell/vent scene in Top Secret! The first bit where he meets Dr. Flammond!
Doctor Flamond: You see, a year ago, I was close to perfecting the first magnetic desalinization process so revolutionary, it was capable of removing the salt from over 500 million gallons of seawater a day. Do you realize what that could mean to the starving nations of the earth?
Nick Rivers: Wow. They'd have enough salt to last forever.
Doctor Flamond: You see, a year ago, I was close to perfecting the first magnetic desalinization process so revolutionary, it was capable of removing the salt from over 500 million gallons of seawater a day. Do you realize what that could mean to the starving nations of the earth?
Nick Rivers: Wow. They'd have enough salt to last forever.
Pretty sure I will monitor the crap out of my kid's internet usage. No way are they gonna get into that "buy a toy and play a free mmo" bs that kids are into these days. It's going to be Legos, books and maybe some video games depending on what games are out in like 15 years. No iphones or whatever either until they're responsible enough! And I'm gona make them play the piano!
My Dad made me watch Alien and Aliens when I was about 10. Scared the shit out of me and I loved it.
Just on that, if my kids ever want lego or meccanno, there is no way I'll stop them. It might be expensive, but there's a life lesson in earning money there, and they are the perfect toy to play around with. Freeform, adaptable, encourage imagination and you get to learn about tactile stuff like building and engineering without the maths scaring you away.
It's not the job of a parent to be their kids friend.
A masterpiece in industrial design, functionality and a true pioneer of intellectual fortitude. 5/0 - kritz.net
BanShunsaku
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Quoted for maximum truth.
Parents wanting to be their kids friend is part of what's wrong with kids these days.
My parents were strict and sure, there were times when I felt like I hated them because of it, but the discipline and respect that they taught me is something that I still carry with me today. Something that a lot of kids these days seem to seriously lack.
Get off my lawn etc.
I have 2 storage boxes of all the legos I ever had all mixed up together. I'm going to give them that and let them go nuts. A lot of the lego these days is not lego-y enough! But yeah, couldn't agree more with what you said.
Jintor said:
Never heard of swot shop, I looked it up and it's for gifted kids which explains why lol.
Back then it was all about Kumons and Northshore! But I never went to Northshore because I already got into my school so I didn't need that Northshore edge for selective school tests or whatever.
Protip: enrol your kids now if you want them in a certain private school. It's never too early!
There is nothing quite like opening a new lego set (especially technic or lego space) and putting it together to see what makes it tick. Then taking it apart and making your own. I think you need both the "complex kit with instructions" experience as well as the "build your own" one.
That said, I'd personally prefer to keep away from the licensed IP Lego kits like star wars (yuck), harry potter or pirates of the carribean. Generic space/medieval/city style lego is more my thing. The new kits seem to be all about the brand and not the imagination that a Lego Moon Walker or Intergalactic Mission Commander with separate landing pod and moon buggy might inspire.
reptilescorpio
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On the healthy food wagon! Picked up a fresh crusty loaf sliced and some hummus from Safeway. Also drinking a Becks since they were on special for $30 at Dan's. Don't judge me.
Shit also forgot GTA3 which is one of the most influential games of all time in my opinion!
Some of the posts have been a little more pointed than expected. I personally have no interest in seeing a doctor, let alone someone who will touch my precious bones, but after seeing all the shit my friends have been through with cancer and leukemia treatments I disagree with the notion that if it doesn't have 15 scientific journals and $5 billion worth of pharmacutical funding behind it, the treatment (or whatever they want to call it) won't improve the quality of life for someone. Shit, the last dozen or so treatments for our close friend who had breast cancer were focused on maximising the amount of time she could stand during the day. If Shaneus (or anyone else) feels the courage/motivation to go out and do something they were too self-concious to do before then the $250 will have been well spent. If he came in here and said it was going to make him a Superman and prevent cancer then I would have laughed at him but he was restrained enough with his description that I thought it was another interesting avenue for people to try if they have the interest. Also I am not religious.
Shit also forgot GTA3 which is one of the most influential games of all time in my opinion!
Not berating at all. Just don't think it is fair to pidgeon hole anyone who is into natural/alternative medicines as a Scientologist.
Some of the posts have been a little more pointed than expected. I personally have no interest in seeing a doctor, let alone someone who will touch my precious bones, but after seeing all the shit my friends have been through with cancer and leukemia treatments I disagree with the notion that if it doesn't have 15 scientific journals and $5 billion worth of pharmacutical funding behind it, the treatment (or whatever they want to call it) won't improve the quality of life for someone. Shit, the last dozen or so treatments for our close friend who had breast cancer were focused on maximising the amount of time she could stand during the day. If Shaneus (or anyone else) feels the courage/motivation to go out and do something they were too self-concious to do before then the $250 will have been well spent. If he came in here and said it was going to make him a Superman and prevent cancer then I would have laughed at him but he was restrained enough with his description that I thought it was another interesting avenue for people to try if they have the interest. Also I am not religious.
SATA3 is required for the new controller I am fairly certain so I don't think you can take advantage of the quicker drives. Maybe think about an upgrade when the next GPU's hit.
Agreed wholeheartedly and added my conditions. Don't think that keeping him off Facebook full time will be hard as I want to keep him active and give him plenty of options for after school activities. Jack of all trades hopefully until he works out what he enjoys best in High School some time. Most parents I know that have a problem with their kids sitting on the internet all day is because they aren't/weren't willing to go out and do things with them.
reptilescorpio
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Metal Gear Solid 4 for $8 from EBGames instore.
According to Capsule I will be able to try and install it in 12 hours. Joy. I had no idea that someone would create a download system slower than Steam but there you go. I learned something today.
The greatest Lego kit of all time:
The number of things I made from that kit was unreal.
Congrats
Brilliant
I had convinced myself that I do not need the limited edition. You have now convinced me that I do.
THAT IS ALL.
Also, anyone buying Tales of the Abyss 3DS tomorrow? The official thread said it's JB exclusive in Australia, so I may get my brother to pick me up a copy tomorrow.
That's because you are awesome.
When combined with the Launch pad and Launcher, you were set.
I want to but I can't find it on their online store! No JBs in a convenient spot near me too.
Examples like this are why I am always highly skeptical of alternative medicine:
http://www.abc.net.au/austory/specials/desperateremedies/default.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/austory/specials/desperateremediestwo/default.htm
This is/was a very high profile case in WA in recent years.
If someone is taking clove oil or horseradish for flu symptoms or rheumatoid arthritis, I don't get bothered so much. But I take issue when alternative medicine practitioners start ingraining a culture of deceit in the community - where they make claims that they can cure cancer or state that immunisation is dangerous. These people are costing lives and quality of life; preying on people's fear of death and mistrust of science.
There is a simple principle about 'alternative medicine' that needs to be applied (and unfortunately is not applied as often as needs be).
That principle is this: if you can show that your method works, and that it has concrete, measurable and repeatable benefits, then it no longer is 'alternative' and becomes part of prefix-free medicine. If you cannot prove something works, or has a known range of results, why should you trust it?
An obvious answer is desperation, for a lot of terminally ill patients
The same reason we laugh at reports of traditional Asian 'doctors' prescribing endangered Indonesian pygmy hippopotamus foreskin salt for suppressed libido or Bengal tiger penis is the same reason we should be highly suspicious of 1:10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 diluted solutions as per homeopathy, or violent spinal manipulation of infants whose bones are not meant to be contorted in such ways.
If any of my closest family tried to use a chiropractor/homeopathist/reiki/spiritual healer for a serious illness, I would tell them why it was wrong. Crushing someone's hope through cold hard reality might be seen as a bad thing, but surely giving the same person false hope for an exotic fee is a far worse crime?
lol? Where do you live?
You lego sissies make me sick. Real lego doesnt have 'instructions' and themes. Real lego IS IMAGINATION!
I agree with all that, but a better example is Steve fucking Jobs.
Not sure if I had that exact set, but I had a couple of those grey bases with the craters in the ridges like in that one. Fun times.
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