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by miir
August 10, 2012, 11:00 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Microsoft 7/8 best alternative to IOS
Replies: 76
Views: 24408

Re: Microsoft 7/8 best alternative to IOS

Only a complete moron would fail to operate an iPhone. Give me a list of these things that aren't working on the iPhone. When she comes out of the underground, her iphone has a difficult time reconnecting to the cellular network without doing a soft reset. This issue has been chronic over 3 differe...
by miir
August 10, 2012, 12:21 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Microsoft 7/8 best alternative to IOS
Replies: 76
Views: 24408

Re: Microsoft 7/8 best alternative to IOS

My wife is constantly bugging me about shit that just doesn't work on her iphone.
And when she needs to make a phonecall or look something up on the internet, she usually grabs my WP (Lumia 900)
by miir
August 10, 2012, 12:13 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Microsoft 7/8 best alternative to IOS
Replies: 76
Views: 24408

Re: Microsoft 7/8 best alternative to IOS

'it just works' is setting expectations pretty fucking low.
by miir
August 5, 2012, 7:15 pm
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Movies I've seen recently
Replies: 7
Views: 1526

Re: Movies I've seen recently

Unlike your childish troll, I actually mentioned 4 movies that I have seen and enjoyed.
I'm not saying superhero movies aren't passable entertainment... just that they are mass produced crap.
by miir
August 5, 2012, 2:36 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL News 2012
Replies: 62
Views: 26219

Re: NFL News 2012

Winnow wrote:Best trick play ever:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln3RWKyUouQ
What does that have to do with the NFL?
by miir
August 5, 2012, 2:33 pm
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Movies I've seen recently
Replies: 7
Views: 1526

Re: Movies I've seen recently

Of the movies you listed, I thought Source Code, Moneyball and Super 8 were excellent. Fast Five was a pretty fun movie too. I'm really getting sick of all the fucking superhero movies. Zero desire to see Avengers, Spider Man or Dark Knight. If you want to talk about mass produced crap, look no furt...
by miir
August 1, 2012, 9:39 am
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: Star Wars The Old Republic Coordination Station
Replies: 138
Views: 23624

Re: Star Wars The Old Republic Coordination Station

I started playing it again last week.
Since I never went through any of the empire storylines, I picked up playing my bounty hunter.
Harbinger always had a pretty healthy population but since the server merge, it's just packed.

Like Kyou said, it's a solid game... totally worth the $15/month.
by miir
July 31, 2012, 11:21 pm
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: Star Wars The Old Republic Coordination Station
Replies: 138
Views: 23624

Re: Star Wars The Old Republic Coordination Station

The free-to-play version of the game amounts to a very limited trial account with no level cap. Limited character options, limited to number of warzones, space missions and flash-points the can complete per week. No raid content, limited travel options and very limited GTN access. Fine for casual pl...
by miir
July 31, 2012, 12:13 pm
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Tron Legacy
Replies: 19
Views: 3563

Re: Tron Legacy

masteen wrote:44 million, a good start, but considering the movie cost 170 mil to make, it's still got a ways to go.
Well, it ended up making over $400m
That's roughly 10x more than Serenity.
by miir
July 29, 2012, 11:13 pm
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Breaking Bad
Replies: 74
Views: 23471

Re: Breaking Bad

Just finished season two and my wife and I are absolutely stunned by the awesomeness of this show.
by miir
July 27, 2012, 2:09 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Impact to the economy of Bain Capitol vs. stimulus spend?
Replies: 18
Views: 3124

Re: Impact to the economy of Bain Capitol vs. stimulus spend?

Given that GM cars continue to be utter excrement According to who? GM is actually making some really excellent cars these days according to automobile journalists. You may not personally like their cars, but they are apparently good enough to make GM the most successful automobile company in the w...
by miir
July 26, 2012, 5:15 pm
Forum: Audiophilia
Topic: Head to Head: Blondie vs Pat Benatar
Replies: 14
Views: 4957

Re: Head to Head: Blondie vs Pat Benatar

Every decade was filled with shitty music.
by miir
July 26, 2012, 2:31 pm
Forum: Audiophilia
Topic: Barely Cares
Replies: 1
Views: 2005

Re: Barely Cares

Where is the 'who cares' option?
by miir
July 26, 2012, 11:06 am
Forum: Audiophilia
Topic: Head to Head: Blondie vs Pat Benatar
Replies: 14
Views: 4957

Re: Head to Head: Blondie vs Pat Benatar

You forgot the option for 'who cares'
by miir
July 26, 2012, 10:59 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Microsoft 7/8 best alternative to IOS
Replies: 76
Views: 24408

Re: Microsoft 7/8 best alternative to IOS

I take anything Gabe Newell says about MS with a grain of salt.

If Windows8 is really that bad, gamers will just stick with Windows7.
You're not going to see anything more than a trickle of gamers dumping windows in favour of Linux if they make Steam for Linux.
by miir
July 26, 2012, 10:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bunch of crap thread
Replies: 471
Views: 199041

Re: Bunch of crap thread

Lightning strikes the CN Tower about 75 times per year.
To prevent damage, it has copper strips running down the tower to grounding rods below ground.


It got hit a few times last night.

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by miir
July 25, 2012, 5:27 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: iOS vs ICS
Replies: 47
Views: 9340

Re: iOS vs ICS

I always wonder how people can summarily dismiss a feature or improvement without ever using it.


Having used iOS, WP and (briefly) Android, I think I have a pretty good idea of the good and bad points of each platform.
by miir
July 23, 2012, 2:43 pm
Forum: Consoles
Topic: War hammer 40k: Space Marine
Replies: 9
Views: 2416

Re: War hammer 40k: Space Marine

A couples hours into the game (free with PS+) and I'm shocked by how mediorce and dull it is.
Slicing and dicing Orks should a blast.. but it's just meh.
by miir
July 23, 2012, 12:47 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Penn State Coaching Sex Abuse
Replies: 48
Views: 20220

Re: Penn State Coaching Sex Abuse

Those penalties seem appropriate.
by miir
July 20, 2012, 11:13 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: iOS vs ICS
Replies: 47
Views: 9340

Re: iOS vs ICS

I'd be interested to hear you elaborate on those statements. I can't think of any feature another phone has that most people actually use that the iPhone doesn't have. Just off the top of my had... I can add pictures and attachments to emails after I've started composing them. Deleting, moving, sor...
by miir
July 20, 2012, 11:41 am
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: Steam Summer Sale 2012
Replies: 6
Views: 1568

Re: Steam Summer Sale 2012

Which Stalker? Shadow of Chernobyl was a fucking fantastic game but it's not aged all that well. I didn't really care for Clear Sky. Picked up Pripyat yesterday and it seems more like Chernobyl than Clear Sky... which is a good thing. Just be forewarned, these are very lengthy games. I put over 70 h...
by miir
July 20, 2012, 9:57 am
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: Steam Summer Sale 2012
Replies: 6
Views: 1568

Re: Steam Summer Sale 2012

I just buy them during the day and download them remotely to my PC.
Servers are a lot less busy then
by miir
July 20, 2012, 9:47 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: iOS vs ICS
Replies: 47
Views: 9340

Re: iOS vs ICS

iOS/iPhone happens to be the best right now. Feature wise, iphone is nowhere near the best right now. Also, regarding apps, it isn't quality vs quantity between the two platforms. iOS owns both the quantity and the quality categories. The vast majority of people use only a handful of apps. Quantity...
by miir
July 19, 2012, 3:23 pm
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: 2012 Finished Game List
Replies: 56
Views: 12151

Re: 2012 Finished Game List

Fairweather Pure wrote:
Spang wrote:07/19/12 - Trine 2 - Mac - FINISHED
How long was it? I bought it on the Steam sale. Sure is pretty!
I picked it up last month for the PS3 (a free PS+ game) but haven't played it for more than 30 minutes yet.
by miir
July 18, 2012, 2:12 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Obamacare!
Replies: 188
Views: 53149

Re: Obamacare!

So you're trying to tell me that 7000 of +500k is not 70-80%...
And 18% (18k of 100k) is more than 1.4%?


Haha, Kilmoll's gotta be trolling. :D
by miir
July 17, 2012, 9:37 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Obamacare!
Replies: 188
Views: 53149

Re: Obamacare!

You are clearly out of your league here, Kilmoll.
Pretty embarrassing that a Canadian seems to know more about your country than you.
by miir
July 15, 2012, 11:51 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Obamacare!
Replies: 188
Views: 53149

Re: Obamacare!

Avestan this is why you really are not worth arguing with. You post a link about why the USPS is losing money and you do not even read the contents of the article. The USPS is forced by law to pre-fund their pension plan 75 years in advance. They lost 5.1 billion dollars in 2010 and were forced to ...
by miir
July 13, 2012, 12:35 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Penn State Coaching Sex Abuse
Replies: 48
Views: 20220

Re: Penn State Coaching Sex Abuse

So I guess 'JoePa' really did care more about protecting his team than protecting little boys from being raped by Sandusky. I say throw the fucking lot of them in prison and pay out the equivalent of the football programs profits from the past 14 years to the victims and their families... oh and mel...
by miir
July 10, 2012, 2:06 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Upgrading PSU of very old computer...
Replies: 7
Views: 1930

Re: Upgrading PSU of very old computer...

A lot of companies used proprietary hardware in the 90s.
by miir
July 5, 2012, 2:22 pm
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: Diablo 3!!
Replies: 288
Views: 79254

Re: Diablo 3!!

Haha, how fucking strategic is it to use a specific build you found on the internet?
by miir
July 5, 2012, 1:07 pm
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: New Pick Ups!
Replies: 4
Views: 1279

Re: New Pick Ups!

Three of those games will take 150+ hours of your life... I've decided to just stop buying games until I have my backlog under control... especially those 50+ hour games. I'm about halfway through Lolipop Chainsaw, Ghost Recon: FS and Gravity Rush. I have hardly touched the multi-player of Starhawk ...
by miir
June 28, 2012, 9:35 am
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: Diablo 3!!
Replies: 288
Views: 79254

Re: Diablo 3!!

Thread on GAF pretty much sums up how I became almost instantly uninterested in Diablo 3 Seems since there has been server stability and a 'balance patch' release, it's a proper time to discuss the actual merits of sticking with the game. Here's why I'm not and TLDR is the bolded. 1. The actual ‘cli...
by miir
June 26, 2012, 10:06 am
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Game of Thrones - Season 2
Replies: 60
Views: 12013

Re: Game of Thrones - Season 2

Been slogging through these 20 episodes. Season one started ok and moved along pretty well. An acceptable amount of time spent on backsotry and character development and they did a great job 'building' the world. You got a good feel of what was going on in Westeros before the story started. Just fin...
by miir
June 25, 2012, 4:25 pm
Forum: Site/Board Development
Topic: Cloudflare?
Replies: 17
Views: 22505

Re: Cloudflare?

Well I figured the best way to get it to stop would be to whine about it...
I haven't gotten the error page at all since my last post.
:)
by miir
June 23, 2012, 11:14 pm
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: Diablo 3!!
Replies: 288
Views: 79254

Re: Diablo 3!!

Leonaerd wrote:....for where I am in the game.
Gold income in hell/nightmare is exponentially higher than normal/nightmare.
500k is basically nothing.
by miir
June 23, 2012, 12:27 am
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: Diablo 3!!
Replies: 288
Views: 79254

Re: Diablo 3!!

I'm so glad I'm taking my time with the game. I'm only level 40 and haven't had to deal with dps / build order issues that all you heavyweights have suffered through. I've got half a million gold, and by the time I'm 60 I'm going to bust my millions on one sweet weapon. Game fuckin' rules. LOL, onl...
by miir
June 19, 2012, 9:44 am
Forum: Site/Board Development
Topic: Cloudflare?
Replies: 17
Views: 22505

Re: Cloudflare?

During the day, I get that error page about 50% of the time.
It's pretty bad.
by miir
June 18, 2012, 4:50 pm
Forum: Site/Board Development
Topic: Cloudflare?
Replies: 17
Views: 22505

Cloudflare?

Site is constantly timing out giving some weird Cloudflare error page..
by miir
June 18, 2012, 1:38 pm
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: Diablo 3!!
Replies: 288
Views: 79254

Re: Diablo 3!!

Aabidano wrote:Belial with a WD on normal is a pain in the butt, getting closer :(
He was stupid-easy for my WD... even in nightmare. I died once due to a misclick, but he wasn't difficult at all.
Try a different build or gear up.
by miir
June 14, 2012, 5:21 pm
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: Diablo 3!!
Replies: 288
Views: 79254

Re: Diablo 3!!

Pumping up +Magic Find to get blues to boom is pointless at your level.
All the good smithing recipes dont even use those junk mats.
by miir
June 13, 2012, 11:28 am
Forum: Consoles
Topic: Dragon's Dogma 360/PS3
Replies: 68
Views: 19604

Re: Dragon's Dogma 360/PS3

Tom Chick is a bit of a dick, but his review of this is pretty fucking hillarious: http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2012/05/30/what-if-electronic-arts-published-dragons-dogma/ Jared is concerned that you’re not guiding him through appropriately leveled encounters and bosses. Is he supposed to actual...
by miir
June 7, 2012, 12:11 pm
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: Diablo 3!!
Replies: 288
Views: 79254

Re: Diablo 3!!

I'm only level 26, but I can safely say that my favorite part of the game thus far is playing the auction house. Selling an item for 10k gold that would have gotten me 150 gold otherwise is a great feeling. I look forward to being level 60 with a crapton of money that I can spend on some badass gea...
by miir
June 6, 2012, 12:37 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Not iPhones
Replies: 62
Views: 13541

Re: Not iPhones

Animalor wrote:It is slightly awkward for talking
Grow a bigger face, noob!
by miir
June 6, 2012, 11:35 am
Forum: Consoles
Topic: Game Deals (No Canadians Allowed!)
Replies: 499
Views: 120264

Re: Game Deals (No Canadians Allowed!)

I might have to pay for PS+ for a month or so to play those. I was really interested in infamous and Space Marines. The past few months have had some great free/sale titles for PS+ Last month Awesomenauts was free... I played the shit out of that. Also, Disney Universe was on sale for $15. My kids ...
by miir
June 6, 2012, 11:03 am
Forum: Consoles
Topic: Game Deals (No Canadians Allowed!)
Replies: 499
Views: 120264

Re: Game Deals (No Canadians Allowed!)

Had to clean up my PS3 hard drive last night to make room for Space Marine, Ratchet and Clank and Infamous2

:)
by miir
June 5, 2012, 1:37 pm
Forum: Consoles
Topic: Game Deals (No Canadians Allowed!)
Replies: 499
Views: 120264

Re: Game Deals (No Canadians Allowed!)

I've been totally happy with the PS+ freebies they have given me so far... but all this shit for free is fucking ridiculous!
by miir
June 5, 2012, 1:32 pm
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: Star Wars The Old Republic Coordination Station
Replies: 138
Views: 23624

Re: Star Wars The Old Republic Coordination Station

You really ARE delusional if you think Blizzard shows anything remotely in the realm of "not slow" when it comes to development and release of content and features. Like his opinions on portable gaming, Fairweathers opinions on MMOs are based on ignorance. He's only ever played EQ and WOW.
by miir
June 5, 2012, 1:29 pm
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: Star Wars The Old Republic Coordination Station
Replies: 138
Views: 23624

Re: Star Wars The Old Republic Coordination Station

That wasn't a troll at all. Blizzard HAS been glacially slow when it comes to releasing content. In 7+ years, WOW has had 3 expansions. In the same time-frame, EQ2 released 8 expansions and 3 adventure packs... Not to mention significant content updates every 4-6 months. LOTRO has had 4 expansions i...
by miir
June 5, 2012, 10:23 am
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: Star Wars The Old Republic Coordination Station
Replies: 138
Views: 23624

Re: Star Wars The Old Republic Coordination Station

Blizzard set the bar pretty fucking low for implementing new features and content.
by miir
June 1, 2012, 2:38 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Not iPhones
Replies: 62
Views: 13541

Re: Not iPhones

My Lumia 900 is 4.3" which is a pretty much perfect size for my tastes.