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NeoGAF AUGUST 2010 Pick-Up Post! (Real pics or BAN!) Show Us Your Gaming Goods!
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FrankNitty
Member
Right on thanks for posting that :lol
Ok guys, tell me how much fun I'm going to have playing these games for the rest of the year. I went on a little bit of a buying spree the past couple weeks and decided to pick up a handful of PS2 games that I've never played. I'm currently playing through DMC1. Any recommendations on what to play next?
I also picked up SSF4 this month and have been having a blast playing it (maining Chun Li with a minor in Cammy for now):
I also picked up SSF4 this month and have been having a blast playing it (maining Chun Li with a minor in Cammy for now):
http://52baddudes.tumblr.com/Pietepiet said:
distantmantra
Member
One of my RB1 guitars finally kicked the bucket, so it was time for a new one.
manofmandango
Member
My only pick up for the month aside from some books:
Heroes of Newerth that is. :lol
Heroes of Newerth that is. :lol
You truly are one of the most knowledgeable people on GAF. Insightful as always.Stumpokapow said:
The little plant came with a card that said Aloe. I'm not a botanist so I didn't think much else of it.
These are my first plants. Hopefully I can keep the Calathea in good shape.
Apparently it's not a fan of direct sunlight, which is pitch perfect considering the environment it has to live in.
UnluckyKate
Member
GatorBait said:Ok guys, tell me how much fun I'm going to have playing these games for the rest of the year. I went on a little bit of a buying spree the past couple weeks and decided to pick up a handful of PS2 games that I've never played. I'm currently playing through DMC1. Any recommendations on what to play next?
This post is filled with so much awesomeness, I barely can take it. I wish we had these kind of game this gen.
MidnightScott
Banned
My Pokémon manga came finally:
MortalMonkey
Member
cann3dheat
Member
Finally saved enough for school for a while, so I figured I would go out and get some records.
Got a couple comics & books on top of that, but it felt good to go out and buy some records.
Got a couple comics & books on top of that, but it felt good to go out and buy some records.
grap3fruitman
Banned
An awful season but holy shit is the disc art sexy. I'm seriously considering double-dipping on the Blu-ray version just because of how hot the discs look. This also marks the first time I've gotten an accordion Simpsons box set from Amazon with no damage to the discs!
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Danielsan said:
It might be an interesting species of Aloe (Aloe includes somewhere north of 200 different species, although only Aloe vera is common for supermarkets), but like I said, it really does look like Haworthia and supermarket plants are frequently mislabeled or relabeled as common or popular plants.
I have a small-ish Haworthia. It was just labeled Haworthia sp. (unknown species) when I purchased it, but I'm virtually certain it's Haworthia fasciata, although like Aloe Haworthia is composed of many species so it's hard to tell for sure without a lot of training. Here are a few photos:
(In the background of the second picture you can see a staked variegated Croton which is under my grow light setup)
Congratulations!
When they say no direct sunlight, they basically mean "don't put it outside in open sun". Sunlight rapidly diminishes when it comes in through your window, so it will almost certainly be fine a few feet away from a window with sunlight. The best windows in your house for sun are south-facing, following by east or west (Calathea would be best here), followed by north which gets the least light. If you find the leaves burning on the tips or the foliage "bleaching out" there's too much light.
The biggest faux-pas that new plant owners make is overwatering their plants. It's almost impossible to kill a plant through underwatering; you'll notice it droop and look shitty long before you actually manage to kill it. On the other hand, overwatering is fairly easy to do and the signs of it sometimes follow permanent damage.
I can't tell from your photo if the pot has a drainage hole or what kind of potting soil it's in. The two basic rules for almost every plant? 1) Make sure it's not sitting in water. Pots with drainage holes are ideal for this reason. 2) Only water the plant when it is dry and water deep. Stick your finger in the soil at least an inch (to the second knuckle of your pinky is a good measure). If the soil feels dry down to there, you're good to water. Water deep--if there's a drainage hole, keep pouring water until water streams out the bottom. It's very rare that you'll have to water more than once a week.
Calathea, like most house plants, are tropical and so like high humidity. If your house is very dry, consider a humidifier or if not, mist the plant from a spray bottle every once in a while.
rockmang15
Neo Member
jarosh said:
OMG, these are amazing! Commission? You Make?
The MegaBuck Approves!!
Gameboy415
Member
krae_man said:
That was the very reason I was never able to find Smithers back in the day! Actually I should have said that he was the only figure I was missing from series 1. I don't have a complete set - I think I stopped collecting around series 8 or 9. I think I got all the mail-aways up to that point, but I missed out on several playsets.
I'm not familiar with SCS, is it a Simpsons site/forum or something?
MikeE21286
Member
Tiduz said:
free from logitech as a replacement for mx revolution, and didnt even have to send in old mouse after 2 yrs ;o
I got this mouse as a replacement for my G7 (second G7 I had break, though I still love that mouse). I had to send my G7 in, but I am really liking this mouse so far. One of the nicest (non-gaming) features thus far is the "button" where you rest your thumb and it tiles all your programs....really nice for multi-tasking. Also the hyper-scrolling wheel option is really nice as well. Overall a great mouse IMO thus far, but I don't think I'd pay the $100 they ask for it in Best Buy stores.
MisterNoisy
Member
Also picked up a new mouse - scored a G500 for $35 from Logitech's dented box site. Oddly, the box wasn't dented at all.
Gameboy415 said:
Yes it's short for Simpsons Collector Sector. It's a simpsons collectors community/fan site. It was a jumping place when Simpsons collecting was hot. I still reccomend checking it out.
Anyway I was a little confused. Smithers was in series 2. I think Lisa was the rarest figure in series 1.
MisterNoisy
Member
Kagari said:
Mmmmmmm... Bristol Board... *drool*
I love working on that stuff.
MisterNoisy
Member
WEGGLES said:
No doubt - until I had it, I had no idea how nice having a freewheeling scroll wheel was, especially on image-heavy threads on forums.
rainking187
Member
MortalMonkey said:
Fuck, that looks nice, I want one now.
oh hell no, i didn't make those! i wish i did though :'(rockmang15 said:
this guy's responsible:
http://52baddudes.tumblr.com/
It definitely doesn't look like your Haworthia.Stumpokapow said:It might be an interesting species of Aloe (Aloe includes somewhere north of 200 different species, although only Aloe vera is common for supermarkets), but like I said, it really does look like Haworthia and supermarket plants are frequently mislabeled or relabeled as common or popular plants.
I have a small-ish Haworthia. It was just labeled Haworthia sp. (unknown species) when I purchased it, but I'm virtually certain it's Haworthia fasciata, although like Aloe Haworthia is composed of many species so it's hard to tell for sure without a lot of training. Here are a few photos:
(In the background of the second picture you can see a staked variegated Croton which is under my grow light setup)
I tried finding its species online and then quickly gave up seeing how many species of Aloe there are. Here's a better picture of it.
I bought a spray bottle yesterday which I used to mist its leafs. The air in my room tents to be very dry so I'll probably do so on a daily basis.Stumpokapow said:
My biggest fear is indeed overwatering the plant. I have virtually no clue how much water I should pour in.
The pot in which the plant came has four drainage holes. However I doubt those will do much good considering the black pot it sits in has none.
Many thanks for all the tips, they're much appreciated.
isny said:
I bought about 5 SE games, all games I was going to buy regardless of the SE Members points or not. Most of those 5 were games that I didn't buy until they dropped to under $10 or $20. The other 10 or so codes needed to reach ultimate member status, I got either through trading, goozex, or some kind members here on GAF.
Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett - Good Omens
Friedrich Nietzsche - Beyond Good and Evil
Neil Gaiman - The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman - Smokes & Mirrors
Friedrich Nietzsche - The Will to Power
Chuck Palahniuk - Pygmy
2 Hindi Blu Rays(Kabhie Kabhie, Dil Chahta Hai) and Ratatouille Blu Ray
Neil Gaiman - Neverwhere
Cormac McCarthy - Outer Fields
Michel Foucault - The Order of Things
Road to Perdition Blu Ray(Not Pictured)
All in all, its been a good month!
sixteen-bit
Member
just in time for the new DoDon
depths20XX
Member
Kagami said:
Starcraft II CE - I've come to join the party!
Also:
Macross Ultimate Frontier LE
SoRaNoWoTo
...and INAZUMA/Digital Accel Works' latest book from Comic Market (yeah, I boarded the Highschool of the Dead fanboy train)
Is that lady eating donuts? She needs a napkin because the frosting is dripping everywhere.
Fallout-NL said:Lyte Edge said:Just got a new monitor. Or should I say, just got my second new monitor in a week. Initially I ordered the HP 2310m, but it was so bright and glossy that I was having difficulty looking at the screen without getting headaches. My eyes literally hurt looking at it, so it got shipped back, and I went with my trusted brand, ASUS.
Got the ASUS MS238H 23" LED-backlit LCD monitor. I was using an ASUS VK266H 25.5" LCD monitor prior to getting this today. It was great for PC/Mac use, but I got tired of the 16:10 aspect ratio affecting console games, so I decided to get a 16:9 monitor.
The MS238H is awesome! Very similar image to my other ASUS monitor, but the white levels are brighter/whiter and the monitor itself is incredibly thin and light. It uses a touch panel in place of buttons. The trade-off is that it doesn't have built-in speakers or a webcam, but I don't need the latter and it's got a speaker output for HDMI, so I'm good to go with my PC speakers.
It's great for console gaming (just like the "Evo monitor") and has a 2ms refresh rate with no input lag issues. Pretty nice for only $199.
I picked up this monitor as well (thanks to your post). Was getting tired of my HP w2228h, terrible viewing angles and a washed out look.
This looked like a steal at a little over 200 euro.
Nice, how do you like it?
depths20XX said:Kagami said:
Is that lady eating donuts? She needs a napkin because the frosting is dripping everywhere.
I think that's the first time someone has ever posted that they bought hentai porn in one of these threads. :lol
sixteen-bit
Member
I think I got it here http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=398828sn0zc0r3 said: