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AusGAF 9 - F*** Off, We're Full (Of People With Different Ethnic Backgrounds)

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CryptiK

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hamchan said:
I like how the XBone name has stuck. XO, XBO, Xone, all crap compared to XBone.
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Will forever read as X-Bone. Looking back at that conference Australia gets almost none of the features HA! and this cloud streaming and uploading on Australian internet is going to be hilariously bad for most people unless you have Cable or NBN.
 
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viciouskillersquirrel

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Planet_JASE said:
Yeah, it's like saying "I hate English accents." Which one? There's 5000 of them.
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When people say that, they're usually referring to the standard accent used by news presenters or actors.

US - Standard American English (i.e. Midwestern Small Town Accent)

UK - BBC English / Received Pronunciation (i.e. Midlands Accent)

Australia - Cultivated Australian English (i.e. City Dweller Accent)

I suspect that what people think of as Australian, New Zealand, Canadian and South African accents are in fact pronounced, broad rural accents.
 
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Omikron

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Wowee, channel 7 picked up the rights to the Manchester United v A League All stars and Liverpool v Melbourne Victory games.

Boy oh boy.
 
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Bernbaum

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Fredescu said:
What did you get? I got a Horize/Clevo a few months back. I'm a little disappointed with it actually. Great performance but the keyboard and mouse and the chassis in general are kind of bad.
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This:

ASUS G75
Intel® Core™ i7 3630QM Processor
Windows 8
Intel® HM77 Chipset
16 GB DDR3 1600 MHz SDRAM
17.3" HD Full HD (1920x1080)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 670M with 3GB GDDR5 VRAM
750GB 5400/7200

Ticks all the boxes for what I wanted, with the exception of a BR-Drive. $1600, from Catch of the Day. They had the same model at the same price a few weeks back. I considered it at the time, but wanted to sleep on it. Offer came back up and I commited to a purchase the moment I saw it (I'd slept on it enough and regretted not picking it up first time round).

Had been looking at gaming laptops and mobile graphics card reviews for the last 3 months, so I had a good handle on what was out there and what represented value for money. Until I get the thing in hand, it's looking like a no-regrets purchase.

The last three gaming PC's I've used I'd built myself, so this is the first time I've commited to a pre-built machine. I'm well aware of all the caveats of locking in with a generationally static laptop, but looked at it from a 'what do I want to play right now?' perspective.

Turns out that what I want to play right now is my Steam list.

I own plenty of unplayed 2008-2012 PC games, and this will be able to handle what I want to play handily enough. Hell, I won't even feel too bad if I find myself buying another gaming laptop in 3 years time.

Last PC was an 8800GT-era affair, with a dualcore AMD CPU that I put together in 2008. Have been solely a console and handheld only gamer since then, so this will all feel brand new to me.

I am more excited for my laptop showing up in the post than I am for any console launch I've been to.

Why a laptop and not build my own PC? I travel too much; all my gaming is on 3DS anyway; the most best PS360-era console game has already been made; I travel too much; Building a PC takes time and thought I'm getting oh so very ooooold; I need to play Bioshock Infinite and Minerva's Den right now; I've spent thousands of dollars on Steam games I've never even download; I travel too much; My MacBook is dated and I need a new laptop for downloading pornography with.
 
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reptilescorpio

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670M? Niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

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Shaneus said:
Ford's still open until 2016, isn't it? That's how I interpreted that the last car they make will be the 2016 Falcon.


See, most of the time it's fine even regarding VRAM, so long as I don't decide to use any kind of AA, which just destroys memory usage. Then I see the people in the PC screens thread that can upscale to 10000x20000 and I cry (only because the 5xxx and 6xxx ATI cards have a hard limit of 2560x1600 :( ).
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Winding down until 2016 (although they have been winding back for the past 4 or so years haven't they?).

Those screenshots are done at 2 frames per second dude don't feel bad!

BUY A TITAN BUY A TITAN BUY A TITAN


Dead Man said:
That is very good. Never seen his work before.
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He used to be well known as a PC troll but the last 2 years he has been brilliant. He apologised for his PC trolling too thankfully.

His Aliens Colonial Marines piece was great too. Basically all his stuff is worth watching and he puts a lot of content out.

Shaneus said:
Is there a YT mirror for Sterling?
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Is the Escapist really blocked at work? Odd.
There is a Youtube channel but they don't seem to update quickly.

Clipper said:
I am also looking forward to receiving this monstrosity in a few months time...
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Hopefully I can find somebody to play it with...
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Holy fuck that is awesome!

Danoss said:
I also grabbed Love Letter after hearing so much awesome stuff about it. Great that that sort of experience can be pulled from only 16 cards. Since it was so cheap, I can feel less guilty about it sitting on my shelf unplayed. Maybe one day.
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Going on the wishlist!

teekun said:
There's like a dozen different variations on American accents, some are super harsh, some aren't. I get "complimented" all the time by people who tell me my accent is surprisingly not abrasive. Thanks, I guess?
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It really is a case by case basis. I have a bunch of mates from New York area that sound fine and nice. A few of their friends though have really pronounced pronunciation that is a little off putting. Plenty of Aussies have terrible to make out accents too.

hamchan said:
I like how the XBone name has stuck. XO, XBO, Xone, all crap compared to XBone.
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XBONE is the most accurate. XOXO belittles it though, which I like.

This is the reason my wife and I spent weeks deciding on a name for our son! Don't make it something that can be made fun of!

Omi said:
They tried to actively bury football a few years back. I have no love.

Question is, which AFL commentator will get the gig.
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Yes that's right. He'll fuck up EVERY channel.
 
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Bernbaum

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Fredescu said:
I always thought the G75 looked very manly. The hinge being forward makes the back jut out, and the back has these big vents that make it look like a Lamborghini just crashed into you, but you just keep on gaming like you don't give a fuck.
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Which is exactly why I'm going to take to the casing with a cigarette lighter and a butterfly knife and carve FUCKS GIVEN = ZERO along the top. This will be followed by throwing the laptop on my bed and performing acts of coitus with 'hot sluts' on top of the device.

I looked at a few alternatives. The Alienware MX's are expensive, and the G75 I'm getting is close in spec to what I was initially interested in with the MSI GT70's.
 
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Ydahs

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News of Ford shutting down has hit my dad hard. He's been an engineer there since I can remember. Might be difficult to find another job at his age too.

Also, many part suppliers to Ford are now in serious trouble as well, since one of their key customers won't be around in a few years. Might be more layoffs from other manufacturing industries in the near future.
 
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legend166

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And this is why giving money to industry with no strings attached is stupid. Because at the end of the day that industry is going to do what's best for its bottom line, community be damned.

Hopefully we can just move forward now and open up the car market in this country.
 
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markot

Banned
legend166 said:
And this is why giving money to industry with no strings attached is stupid. Because at the end of the day that industry is going to do what's best for its bottom line, community be damned.

Hopefully we can just move forward now and open up the car market in this country.
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Open up the car market? You mean like no country on the face of the planet?

All car industries are susidised pretty heavily world wide.
 
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Rahk

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Bernbaum said:
ASUS G75
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Nice. I've been gaming for almost a year on a Gigabyte P2542G and it has done well on pretty much everything except for the occasional unoptomised port, so I'd imagine the G75 with a GTX 670M would be great for anything current and should last a while.

I went the Gigabyte because I wanted something light with somewhat decent performance. The G75 looks like a bit of a beast for carrying around, but as long as you don't need to be lugging it on your back everyday it'll be fine.
 
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Deeku

Member
speaking of pcs, today i learned that lenovo is actually a chinese state owned company that makes things other than the think pad:eek: i was like, whoa.
 
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Jintor

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So the UK has some kind of government meeting thing called Cabinet Office Briefing Room A. Or COBRA. Which is a great thing to call your government emergency response thing. "David Cameron cut short his France visit today to convene a meeting of COBRA"...
 
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Bernbaum

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evlcookie said:
Bern, If you need a free game on Steam, I have 20 copies of Dota 2 or Bad Rats. It's a great game.
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Ha! Thanks mate, but Kritz has already shoved given me a DOTA2 code. Bad Rats could be fun.

Really looking forward to getting back into PC gaming. I've intentionally avoided getting multi-plat FPS games on console that had a PC option.

Shaneus said:
Holy fucking shit. Gonna try posting this full-size, because it deserves to be not shrunk:
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UTorrent! You Monster!
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FallbackPants

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Shaneus said:
Holy fucking shit. Gonna try posting this full-size, because it deserves to be not shrunk:
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Serrels put that on twitter before. Actually doing it isn't nearly as bad. There's still a bit of Xbox in there but not like the pic shows.

And holy shit on David Cameron being in COBRA. It all makes sense
 
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reptilescorpio

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HAHA SUCK SHIT OMI & BERNBUM

commanderdeek said:
speaking of pcs, today i learned that lenovo is actually a chinese state owned company that makes things other than the think pad:eek: i was like, whoa.
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Cod would have plenty to say about Lenovo too I bet...

They have been really aggressive the last 5 years or so, very impressive.

Shaneus said:
Holy fucking shit. Gonna try posting this full-size, because it deserves to be not shrunk:
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The 'stuff' folder is totally porn links. You don't even need to reply. We all know it. Blocked out of view yet in first spot on the bar. The most important link on there. We all know.

Also Bing paid $400 million by Sony to bring up old Xbox in searches.

;)

Bernbaum said:
Really looking forward to getting back into PC gaming. I've intentionally avoided getting multi-plat FPS games on console that had a PC option.

UTorrent! You Monster!
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SLEEPY DOGS
SLEEPY DOGS
SLEEPY DOGS

Also everyone rolls with Deluge right?
 
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Deeku

Member
reptilescorpio said:
They have been really aggressive the last 5 years or so, very impressive.
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Yeah, I was at their earnings meeting this arvo and it was pretty impressive (and interesting) from my 'have no idea what other pc makers are doing' perspective. Their strategy of "Protect PC" (protect pc business despite crap/dying pc market) and "Attack PC+" (pc+ their dumb word for smartphones/tablets/server whatever stuff) is kinda smart, particularly since they're really trying to grow in the emerging markets space.

But yeah, I had no idea about this. I always thought Lenovo was American because my thinking was IBM Thinkpad -> oh now it's Lenovo Thinkpad -> IBM was American so Lenovo must be too! Clearly I was the right guy to be at their earnings thing making investment decisions n stuff!
 
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reptilescorpio

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Woot! GTA4 down in 19 hours. Easy peasy. Great game in there, just needed some more love and a strong, virile editor. Too much fat on those bones. Should have been more than one GTA this generation.

Also this is my favourite XOXO gif on the citadel.
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Shaneus

Member
evlcookie said:
Mega did your Twitter account get hacked? Sending out weight loss links.
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Got that too. Unless he's trying to tell us something :(

Box of Bunnies said:
lol penny arcade
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Bahahaha.

I've just thought of something I could cosplay as for PAX. Wearing a Die Hard 3-style sandwich board (is that what they're called?) with a giant mock-up of Penny-Arcade's final result for their current podcast Kickstarter. And fake money pouring out of my pockets. Maybe even knock up one of the PA dude's t-shirts (like that Pacman one).
 
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reptilescorpio

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Fucking Rockstar. Fucking pre-order/CE DLC. Will wait for the PC version next June.

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Special Ability Boost - Michael, Franklin and Trevor each have a unique special ability. With this boost, the special ability bar will generate 25% faster;

Stunt Plane Trials - single-player Stunt Plane Trials let players take on additional aerial challenges spread throughout Los Santos and Blaine County;

Bonus Outfits, Tattoos and More - Michael, Franklin and Trevor get bonus outfits in their wardrobes, character specific tattoos at tattoo parlors, and special deals from shopkeepers across Los Santos and Blaine County;

Additional Weapons - when visiting Ammunation stores in single-player, merchants will have special weapons in their inventory available for free: the Pistol .50, Bullpup Shotgun and melee Hammer.

Custom Characters for Grand Theft Auto Online - get classic Grand Theft Auto characters to use within the Grand Theft Auto Online Character Creation System;

Unique Vehicles and Garage Property - players will instantly receive a garage to store custom vehicles. In single-player, the garage will be stocked with the 1930's style Hotknife hotrod and the CarbonRS sports bike. In Grand Theft Auto Online, players will get the high-end Khamelion electric car.
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Also THE CLOUDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD WILL SAVE US ALL!

Also go support the new B-tier! Reviews have been glowing. This is the route to sustainable AA gaming.


Shaneus said:
Yo Rep. Blur came today. Fired 'er up, multi still alive and well with (apparently) almost 9000 online. Woo!
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Yay!
 
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Omikron

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Rep, was reading that cloud thread this morning, so many salty people blinded by their overall impressions of the console. Sure the original article is perhaps bs, but those discounting cloud computation as a viable thing are idiotic. Ie. 99% of those posting.
 
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pieatorium

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reptilescorpio said:
Also THE CLOUDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD WILL SAVE US ALL!
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Worth it for the Amirox rant

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=58891613&postcount=685

here's a taste

Amir0x said:
EVERY major website right now should be eviscerating Microsoft. IGN should be fucking vomiting at these decisions every five second around the clock until the system launches. They should be disemboweling these pathetic PR representatives of these hateful corporations, spitting their sludge all over the faces of everyone who ever purchased games from them, denying them even a second to mislead legions of consumers into thinking the system is anything except what it is: the world's biggest fucking cock being whipped out and slapped across your goddamn face!
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Omi said:
Rep, was reading that cloud thread this morning, so many salty people blinded by their overall impressions of the console. Sure the original article is perhaps bs, but those discounting cloud computation as a viable thing are idiotic. Ie. 99% of those posting.
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The thread is about the MS PR guy's claim of boosting the performance of the new xbox by 400%, 100% of people should be discounting that
 
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