XWA One Year Thread Part VII: Shadows of the Forum

[edlib]

Went indoor miniature golfing under blacklights Saturday night with the GF and kids. It was kinda fun... though we ran out of time and they closed before we finished the entire course. I had the best score... but only because I got EXTREMELY lucky with a couple of very unexpected holes-in-one. http://www.opryglowgolf.com

Yesterday was a bit of a wash out. We wanted to play D&D with the kids... but they didn't get any of their chores done in time so that we could... so we ended up chillin' on the couch, watching TV most of the day.

Got mom's ROKU box installed the other day. What a cool little device! If I didn't already have XBox or PS3, I'd definitely get one for every TV.

[Zargon]

Originally Posted by LukA_YJK

Watched Prometheus yesterday. Not an Alien movie certainly.

Ive heard mixed reviews

Originally Posted by K_Kinnison

Saw SNow WHite and the Huntsman. Hugely disappointed. Kristen Stewart was unsurprisingly wooden, and you got sick of her watching twitching mouth which is her way of showing emotions on close ups. The "rally speech" was one of the worst bits of cinema ever.

Don't bother seeing it in the theatre.

Rather have seen Prometheus or Avengers.

Funny thing is I am not into Sci-fi horror, but every time i see it I enjoy it.

I read some GREAT reviews of it, thats sad

Originally Posted by Ikhnaton

hoping that the $300 I just spent on newegg will fix my non-booting desktop. I suspect it was the mobo since it wouldn't even POST. Bought a cpu, mobo and 16gb ram. Hoping that I can just hook up my old stuff and eke out a bit more life until I can do a full build from scratch.

you def should try and holdout on a new build till haswell drops in q1 of 2013

[Keyan Farlander]

How could they let you start without time to finish?

Anyway, run was OK this morning, but it's too hot too early now. I either need to get up earlier or create a device to control the weather. The latter sounds easier

[K_Kinnison]

Originally Posted by Zargon

I read some GREAT reviews of it, thats sad

I liked the story, the Huntsman and Dwarves were great. How the queen was defeated was kinda lame. Kristen Stewart was only in the movie because of her Twilight fame. And really she was the only "known" actress who was fair skinned with dark hair and had a regal look.

Too many cute Petite blonds in the industry right now

[Rogue15]

went out for my 2 mile run. haven't ran in about a week, my time went about a minute. lol 16:42. still passable.

Splinter Cell Blacklist!!!!!!!!!!!!!! only other game i'm looking forward to. I still need Ghost Recon Future Soldier...

[Ikhnaton]

Originally Posted by Zargon

you def should try and holdout on a new build till haswell drops in q1 of 2013

Unfortunately I'm still an AMD loyalist.

[Rogue15]

level 33 on my sniper. nice things mentioned coming to the game during E3 today. Excited!!!

[Keyan Farlander]

Originally Posted by Ikhnaton

Unfortunately I'm still an AMD loyalist.

Did...did I just travel back in time to like 2002?

[Keyan Farlander]

So did you guys see this 1313 stuff from E3?

[K_Kinnison]

16 months ago Wisconsin was bitterly divided by an extreme Anti-union agenda by it's Governor. In that time citizens rallied and caused the 3rd recall election of a State Governor in US history.

Today I voted to end the madness

[edlib]

Originally Posted by Keyan Farlander

Did...did I just travel back in time to like 2002?

I stopped caring what chipset/ vid card was in my computer around the time Apple went Intel.

There's not enough difference between any of them anymore to remain partisan about it (that I can see.)

And I haven't played a PC game made after '04 or '05, (or played any PC game at all since I bought the consoles...) so the need for screaming hardware is lost on me. As long as I can stream Netflix movies, a bit of occasional image editing, and open plug-in intensive webpages without delay,.. whatever is in the box is good enough for me.

[edlib]

1313 gameplay kinda looks to me like Mass Effect with a Star Wars skin over it. Not that I'm saying that would be a bad thing... In fact, it might just be the most awesome thing ever if done correctly!

But it doesn't look totally original to these eyes... Which is what I'm really hoping a future SW game will be.

But a couple of short and early gameplay vids isn't enough to really base an opinion on... so I will remain optimistically interested.

[Rogue15]

Originally Posted by edlib

1313 gameplay kinda looks to me like Mass Effect with a Star Wars skin over it. Not that I'm saying that would be a bad thing... In fact, it might just be the most awesome thing ever if done correctly!

star wars the old republic is that.

[Ikhnaton]

Originally Posted by Keyan Farlander

Did...did I just travel back in time to like 2002?

The main reason I stick with them is I feel like I would have to learn a new language if I switch to Intel. Plus they are cheaper.


I've been using AMD since the original Athlon came out, and this will be the 4th AMD based system I have assembled. I think I have used all MSI mobos as well.

First one was in '99 I think, Athlon 700 MHz (!!) Slot A
the next was an Athlon 64 Socket A
next was Athlon 2 X2 (I think) Socket AM2
This one is an A6 socket FM1

[Rogue15]

my laptop have amd in it...A6 vision amd radeon graphics. love it. quad core processor. i highly recommend this laptop, it's only $500 at staples.

[Keyan Farlander]

Originally Posted by Ikhnaton

The main reason I stick with them is I feel like I would have to learn a new language if I switch to Intel.

Even the Intel and AMD CPUs speak the same language!

First one was in '99 I think, Athlon 700 MHz (!!) Slot A

Yeah, I had that one in '99. That thing was an X-Wing Alliance beast. I think mine was 650 MHz, though. Or maybe not. It was the fastest one you could initially get.

[Law Snoll]

Hot, hot... Flaming June comes. Yet two weeks ago it was around +5C here, and then it become hot with +30C. Last night i awoke because of youngsters with guitar walked here everywhere around, singed and told everybody to awake and sing with them. Older people really goes on street and started to sing with those youngsters together. Nobody wants to sleep, everybody celebrates begin of summer. After all these frozen winter when even air itself looks ready to became ice, cold spring with rains and winds... Flaming June comes.

What can be better?

[Rogue15]

i love the heat.

[Law Snoll]

Rogue15, yeah, i like it too.

In Siberia here we have pretty specific climate that features very cold winter (-40C are not afraid and amazes us) and very hot summer with +40C sometimes. Overall year amplitude can reach 90 degrees, so we call it as "Mad Horse weather" or even "Moon weather" because of in spring we can easily have -15C at night and then +15C at day. Just try to imagine what such of weather can make to roads, buildings and mechanisms! In begin of summer real madness of nature starts here because of everything is hurry to live. Grass and bushes grows very fast and aggressive, crushing even rocks and reaches height of human tail in just couple of weeks. Forests literally attacks Siberian towns, trying to consume and turn into hash everything that people built. Sometimes i think such of aura of biosphere affects local people somehow, and in begin of summer we became like drunk with only air too. The Siberians (aka Siberiots among whole Russian superethnos, lol), who everybody think looks harsh and gloomy, became like crazy in this days. I don't know how to explain it, but it's wonderful.

[Wildstar]

*feels like he just dodged a blaster bolt with regard to his health

[Rogue15]

what happened wildstar?


i spent last night getting mad at a boss i couldn't take down...ended up having to exit the area because all of my equipment went to 0/100 lol and i ran out of credits repairing my equipment and buying medpacs and stims. going to pick up new crew skills so i dont have to constantly buy medpacs and stims. stuck on dromund kaas now fighting low level beasts and slaves for loot to sell for credits. lol

[Law Snoll]

Raymond Douglas "Ray" Bradbury

August 22, 1920, — June 5, 2012

We have lost one of the World's greatest humanists of modernity, who was popular and loved everywhere. Goodbye, Ray, we don't say forever and pray for your immortal soul. You are the one who made our ugly world better, and Christ will appreciate that, we sure. See you.

In a trillion years,
the stars will no longer shine
But we'll remain, get it right
and come back again... © BT

[Wildstar]

R15, I had a colonoscopy the other day during which they removed a golf ball-sized polyp.

I wouldn't recommend it to everyone, but bowling my first 600 since December and my best game since last summer a day removed from surgery certainly feels good. And I was even able to sleep well the last couple of nights.

[Law Snoll]

Wildstar, congratulations about your recovery then.

[Rogue15]

ouch, hope your recovery goes well! nice to see you're still bowling. i need to get out and bowl. doing things that keep me mostly out of bars, may go pick up fishing license tonight, called off work so my friend can help me install a new distributor cap and rotor on my 1998 chevy tracker. i dont like going 1-5 mph down the road waiting for the spark plugs or cylinders to fire up (dont know correct term for it, auto buffs?) i had a tractor trailer behind me 2 nights ago flashing his lights and blowing his horn as i was going 3mph off the onramp onto the highway. not a fun experience.

need alot of little work done with the car yet...need new tires, a brake light, windshield, and windshield wipers. that's just to pass its overdue inspection. also need to get a window for the driver side passenger. and i may need new brakes. hoping i don't need new brakes.

[Wildstar]

R15, I don't know if you want to avoid bowling or not...I know many a person that will use bowling as an excuse to have a few. There's even a t-shirt about it that says, "I'm on a drinking team with a bowling problem."

EDIT: People use fishing as an excuse to drink, too.

[Ikhnaton]

upgrade was a success! according to windows, my hard drive is now the slowest part of my system.

[Rogue15]

lol@wildcard: i am not drinking as much as i used to, but then again...8 beers before drill this weekend. i hope it doesn't screw my blood test or piss test.

[Keyan Farlander]

For once I don't have that much to do this weekend. Gonna take it easy and play some piano, read a little, and play some games.

[Keyan Farlander]

That Pacquiao/Bradley decision was...um...yeah, I don't get it.

[LukA_YJK]

http://deliciouswordings.blogspot.co...09/yipeee.html

[Law Snoll]

Damn, it was +34C here in midday. It is yet first half of June... i afraid even to suppose what can happen in July. Something is broken in Siberia.

[Kuuki]

Originally Posted by LukA_YJK

http://deliciouswordings.blogspot.co...09/yipeee.html

I want a pair of RSN shoes... D:

[Keyan Farlander]

Way too hot to run this morning, but I did anyway. Feel like I'm dead.

[Rogue15]

happy happy joy joy happy happy joy. can't wait til september.

[edlib]

Office work is painfully dull. I can't wait until we have regular concerts again... then I can have real things to be frustrated over.

Got my teeth cleaned this morning. Always a pleasure. Got the car inspected. Ditto.

Got the car washed, and realized I'm about to lose my antenna. I couldn't take it off, because it was too fragile... but then I was worried about it coming off in the machine. It didn't... fortunately... but it's now hanging by a thread.

I'll have to see if I can find one at a junk yard.

I haven't done any gaming in a while. At all. Feels weird.

Maybe later tonight... if I'm not too tired.

Bought the new Rush album this morning. As a download. That's the first new album by a band I like that I haven't gone out and gotten a physical CD for. That feels weird too...

But then, I really don't have shelf space for new CDs... and I stopped buying DVDs over a year ago. I guess it's just the end of an era. Hmm...

[Rogue15]

walmart is full of fail working full time hours. lol im probably going to get myself fired before i go to kuwait. planning on switchin to active when i get back if there's no other deployments within 6 months when i get back. i love my unit but i wanna do this **** full time.

[Law Snoll]

Just return home. In shock.

Local militarists called me on one day examinations, but actually after couple of stupid questions sent me and some other guys help to provide stocktaking in old ammo depot that remains from very long time ago and where is no ammo anymore. There were only old elements of ammunition, half-rotten shoes, belts and other things that's out of use for more than 25 years already. But suddenly we find there strange weapon crate and then opened it. There were 10 of American M1 Garand rifles with sign of Springfield Armory and piece of paper with note "Salute!". Militarists from those ammo depot said they has absolutely no idea where from those crate comes and how long it's being stored there (although we find those rifles were manufactured in 1942). It's obvious those crate come from the USA during WWII times, but everybody knows the United States never sent no one of such of rifles into USSR! Well, these rifles will be good museum exhibits.

Maybe next time we should find a tank or at least machine gun there? Or even nuke?

[Keyan Farlander]

At least it wasn't so hot on my run this morning.

[Rogue15]

bored to death. though, it is not raining so that is one thing i am grateful for. i need to walk downtown and make a payment to a stupid citation i got in february...