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DevsBro posted...

Did I forget the flair?

*checks*

No, it's definitely there. You had me worried for a second.

Adding flair to a topic is like adding RGB to a power supply inside a shroud.

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RdVEHfJqAvUPIbk posted...

I do since I usually only work a max of 32 hours.

Also I like to troll recruiters a lot if they're bad at their jobs

seems a bit unnecessary to troll them. I dont think theyre all that great either half the time but I also dont want to waste their time either. Who knows maybe I might need their services one day.

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RdVEHfJqAvUPIbk posted...

I said I'll go. Depends on how bored I am o nthe day.

you must have a lot of spare time then to be entertaining this. 15 mins of bus time doesnt seem like a big deal in hindsight.

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Wonder if this is the alt of that NO U L7 guy. Hmm.

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in what context? Good job with the click bait title.

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Meh. I liked them from launch and whilst it was ridiculed initially it makes me smile seeing how everyone ended up catching on. Its just like when the iPad first came out too.

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PsychicHippo posted...

I don't know if shame is the right word here, but yeah, more people should definitely take the time to stop and think how their words and actions can affect others. The problem is most of this happens online through social media where they have the luxury of hiding behind a screen, so they never get to see any consequences firsthand. But even then, I don't know why it's so hard to still be decent and engage in thoughtful, mature conversation, even with people you disagree with. In fact, I've found the quickest way to get people to shut up is to remain calm and ask them to explain themselves. They just throw out a buzzword like "hater" and move on.

This. I see it here and all over Facebook as well and it actually saddens me that this is what society has come to. I cant tell if its people have heightened sensitivity which sends them to MAX RAGE LIMIT BREAK over anything and everything, or if modern society just is incapable of expressing themselves using eloquent language and instead resorts to crude word choices. Shrug.

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DevsBro posted...

Progress on my gaming backlog has gotten sad since Little DevsBro was born. Worth it for sure, but I made more than twice as much progress in 2018 as in 2019 lol.

I thought becoming a stay at home dad would give me plenty of game time. I thought wrong. I feel my excellent combo of all consoles and a 2080Ti gaming PC would set me up well but instead I end up playing PoGo on my phone.

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RdVEHfJqAvUPIbk posted...

No idea, didn't even go to the interview yet.

I feel this is probably something to work out before even wasting my time talking to the recruiter or going for the interview. And all that happens before I even talk specifics on dollars.

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Other than pay, would you actually want to work there?

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i wonder if youre referring to a specific someone on gamefaqs or just a general hypothetical?

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Chicken posted...

Wouldnt you be able to live off of the interest alone?

Depends how much the jackpot was.

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If you arent planning to game much, will you need to carry the laptop a lot though eg for school?

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Damn_Underscore posted...

Maybe but all you have to do is invest most of your money in something that isn't that that liquid like stocks, bonds, etc. Then it will be relatively difficult to take out and spend.

again, isn't that what everyone who has windfall gains say they intend to do?

shrug, i'm only speculating as i've never been in that position and don't know anyone (personally) who has.

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Rika_Furude posted...

NBD on-site is usually very cheap. Its same day on-site that costs big bucks. And even more if you want to skip the phone support

NBD on-site is still better than off-site bring to the authorised service centre from a customer experience perspective though. that being said, apple does that but they happen to have a lot of genius bars so at least you aren't travelling to the middle of nowhere to sit in an industrial park.

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KILBOTz posted...

My read is it is more that the Cobra Kai way of karate is corrupt but the Miyagi-do way of karate builds strong roots and good people. There arent good or bad kids, there is good or bad karate.

both johnny and daniel are a bit blind to it all, though johnny may be starting to get it. But early he could only see the benefit Cobra Kai brought him, later on he can start seeing the damage it does.

neither johnny or daniel were the good guy or bad guy in karate kid. mr. miyagi was teh good guy, cobra kai instructor was the bad guy.

tl;dr no bad student, just bad teacher.

but i think cobra kai (the show) is all around showing it's not so binary and there's a lot of grey in terms of good vs bad.

normally you want to cheer the underdog, but what if they become the "bad" guy... at what point do they cross over? is there a clear line? etc..

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Bad_Mojo posted...

TC, I think the biggest issue you're facing is that you're just watching it now and people hyped it up too much. I really, REALLY loved the show, but I was expecting it to be terrible, and you were expecting it to be perfection thanks to the high praise it got from the other people that thought it was going to be bad

But honest, if you think it's horrible, then stop watching it. I think it's one of the best series going on right now

Yeah. I think I went in with low expectations and wasnt even going to watch it until someone posted here encouraging me to watch it.

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Some people just want to volunteer and give back to the community. Ive done it before on forums which I was active in and just wanted to contribute.

I even put it on my CV and LinkedIn under volunteering lol.

I guess those who havent volunteered before probably dont get it. Its often a thankless and non remunerated role but you can also get satisfaction from it.

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sktgamer_13dude posted...

I mean, did you not see the totally real topic about how the bathrooms are always full and how hes not allowed to go to any other bathrooms at work? Its pretty obvious that hes literally full of shit.

I just remember he shits 2-3 times during his work day (which isnt that long) leading me to think he must have a pretty unhealthy diet or lifestyle.

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I think I enjoyed the series because it wasnt just a typical nostalgia play but actually had a half decent story from showing a different perspective on characters and events. Mind you I was a huge fan of the original series (well 1 & 2 at least).

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pogo_rabid posted...

Yeah, but don't you have to pay for that service? At least in the enterprise side, it's a significant cost for that kind of warranty.

came standard on my pretty basic Dell netbook back in 2009, and looking at all my subsequent laptops from Dell and Alienware, theyve all come with NBD in home support. Shrug. I also complained once about how late they were in shipping me something and got $200 worth of Alienware accessories so no complaints from me.

YMMV though.

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I didnt actually realise the girl was Miguels sister. I just assumed it was his young mother.

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Doesnt everyone who wins lotto say that?

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Nah. I get paid more than that to go to work so Id rather do that and not deal with someone annoying everyday.

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pogo_rabid posted...

MSI's RMA process is fine.

maybe it is different for me since I live in Australia but they usually come to your home next business day when theres an issue and can do repairs on the spot. MSI here however has the more traditional RMA service process of send it back and expect a response in 2 weeks and a repair or replacement in 4-8 weeks.

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Romulox28 posted...

one of my biggest issues with the xbox brand is that they keep changing their focus & direction. is it a casual gaming/netflix box, is it a subscription/services box, is it pc gaming for console gamers box? nobody knows, and MS keeps changing this direction every few years. at least with a playstation or nintendo, you know what you're getting into most of the time

It's a valid point. I think that's why next generation if I still have time to play games, I'll stick to the combo of PC and whatever Nintendo has. PS4 Pro/Xbox One X is much the muchness and nothing great other than being able to sit on the couch and game.. which doesn't happen so much now that I'm not allowed to have the TV on when the baby is awake :(

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AFAIK Dell has significantly better post-sales support and to me that's what kept me in the Dell/Alienware family for so long.

I haven't touched either of those laptops IRL but I'd also caution the build quality/etc... I've found MSI laptops in the past to not feel as robust as the Dell laptops but it might just depend on model/range. The MSI laptops usually have better specs and look better for the same money though.

... but now I have a Razer and I felt compelled to buy extended warranty from the retailer.

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Felt like sharing this since the Australian Tax Office sends out this nice little summary each year with what your tax dollars got spent on with numbers based on your own personal income tax amount.



It's interesting to see that despite what people think, the biggest individual category is actually healthcare (thank you Medicare/public hospitals?) and whilst everyone loves to target welfare/transfer payments, the unemployment component is relatively small compared to the aged care component which I presume includes both retirement homes and old age pensions.

Note: I have blurred out the last two digits of each number but at least it gives you an indicator of ratio. And before anyone asks, the total is tax assessed based on your net income (i.e. global income less any deductions you've claimed).

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I already maxed out my XP.

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Given you needed to ask, I'd say a soundbar is probably well suited for you.

Whilst I have a basic 7ch receiver with surround sound speakers around my living room connected via ARC, it's messy, cumbersome, overly complicated, etc... and in hindsight, I probably would've been better with just a soundbar if there was one with sufficient inputs.

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It amazes me what people can make money from these days.

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The Top Crusader posted...

Obviously depends on your job's rules and the IT, etc, etc, but really I doubt they'll notice or care.

I'm not seeking that kind of thing out at work but every now and then something like that will happen, I back out and move on with my day and no one has never said anything to me about it. >_>

I think it is was incidental then it's not like you were actively seeking it out on company property. That being said it's also worth ensuring you are familiar with the rules around personal use of company assets such as surfing reddit - a manager turning a blind eye is different to it being expressly permitted particularly if it's during work hours.

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I am surprised how many people here think itll be IT that focus on it.

If it was auto flagged then your supervisor or line manager probably wouldve been informed. Being a financial institution, usually they have great monitoring controls but then on the other hand, 200 employees is very small.

To me, this is one of those things which wont get you fired on the spot but they save up for when they need to get rid of you.

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even my company started naming things with "i" at the start. good to see that convention dropped but instead everything became "smart".

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Rika_Furude posted...

In the past the price of the game covered server costs. Nowadays they only want to nickle and dime you and you just accept that.

The reality is that business model of trying to build all the costs into a single one-off upfront payment doesn't last. It creates the wrong incentive structure and focuses too heavily on the short term with no real incentive to maintain the long term. Shareholders tend to hate this model as well since it just means you need to use future sales from new products to cover the costs of supporting earlier sales. (for those technical accountants out there, yes I'm aware of disaggregating components of revenue to match future costs but it's still not popular to have no ongoing revenue stream but ongoing costs)

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Depends are you trying to get out of this with your reputation intact or not?

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Superlinkbro posted...

Xbox is ok.

Original Xbox is great and very underrated.

360 is ok although probably my least favorite console that generation and it started the paid online bullshit.

Xbox One I mostly hate although the power of the Xbox One X is nice although at that point just buy a PC

I thought 360 was my favourite as it was when I could start buying "arcade" and old games online, and my first exposure to HD gaming.

Xbox One was good initially but I think as people started to see the weakness vs PS4, it faded out.. I regret buying an Xbox One X as well afterwards now that I realise all the good stuff is available on my PC anyway (eg Forza), and whilst there may be some performance supremacy over PS4 Pro, it's not as jarring as the original PS4 vs Xbox One differences.


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BlingBling22947 posted...

I figured it was harmless since my model has permanent jailbreaking no matter what version.

I thought most people stopped bothering with jailbreaking.

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No_U_L7 posted...

I dont eat any vegetables, only meat and carbs

Cool

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BlingBling22947 posted...

Nothing down there says "dark mode".

It's not a real dark mode but rather just an inverted colour scheme. I use blue on black.

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I think so. I enjoy interacting with others and try to be considerate without giving anyone reason to get annoyed.

But maybe I'm just more confident in who I am now such that I don't give off a desperate vibe like I may have done in high school?

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GameboyTroy posted...

I wasn't specifically talking about game pass at all. I'm talking about them standardizing paying extra money to play online. That is worst thing that the Xbox brand has standardized to me

But they also brought some degree of quality of service to online gaming for consoles. Realistically it's unsustainable to offer an ongoing service without some kind of matching revenue stream otherwise there is less incentive to actually maintain it once the customer has paid the upfront amount which is maximum they are going to pay.

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Chicken posted...

I was into Yahoo chess. I never really played chess but I got someone to power level me to a high rating so I could talk shit to everyone.

lol. I miss Yahoo Chess too.

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Maybe stop posting on GF?

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No_U_L7 posted...

My job is about 70% coordination...I'm not allowed to work from home

Good luck with the toilet seat issue.

If you're shitting 2-3 times in your typical work day though, you might want to reconsider your diet and any intolerances you may have.

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IMO just lay there, phone out of hand, lights off, etc... even just doing nothing can still help your body refresh/recharge I find.

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I still remember in about late 2016, I had to give my email address when signing up for a store loyalty program. I use Yahoo as my spam mail so I told her that address and she asked me to spell "Yahoo". Times have changed.

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