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Re: OotB: RIP RedEye9
Apr 24, 2025, 13:06
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Re: OotB: RIP RedEye9 Apr 24, 2025, 13:06
Apr 24, 2025, 13:06
 
This is sad news. I very much enjoyed RedEye9's posts over the years.

R.I.P. RedEye9. May you always play one more turn.
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Re: Morning Patches
Sep 25, 2023, 18:33
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Re: Morning Patches Sep 25, 2023, 18:33
Sep 25, 2023, 18:33
 
Acleacius wrote on Sep 25, 2023, 13:31:
I'm getting kind of fidgety, wondering if I can hold out till the holidays and possibly get 25% discount.
That's a lot of "ifs and buts" !
The AMD promotion on certain CPU's and graphics card's come with Starfield for free until the end of this month (Sep 2023).
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Re: Starfield
Aug 31, 2023, 15:14
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Re: Starfield Aug 31, 2023, 15:14
Aug 31, 2023, 15:14
 
I'm really looking forward to playing Starfield. Does anyone who's getting the game via the AMD promotion have their key yet?

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Re: ES4
Aug 1, 2023, 14:24
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Re: ES4 Aug 1, 2023, 14:24
Aug 1, 2023, 14:24
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Re: OotB: Emergency!
Jul 6, 2023, 20:51
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Re: OotB: Emergency! Jul 6, 2023, 20:51
Jul 6, 2023, 20:51
 
Prez wrote on Jul 6, 2023, 16:09:
Dune 2021 is a perfect example. Did they need to spend what I'm sure were extremely high salaries for Josh Brolin, Jason Mamoa, Oscar Isaac, Christopher Walken, et al? I'll answer that. NO. Personally I liked the Dune remake much better than the Lynch one but that's irrelevant to the discussion. How much less would the 165 million dollar budget have been if you would have cast talented up and comers in just some of those roles? Needless excess everywhere. Old Hollywood needs to adapt or die.
While you are probably right about the casting, I think using big name actors for secondary roles is more about marketing. And not just to the public. I imagine studios or financial backers are more likely to greenlight a movie and/or spend extra cash for better CGI, reshoots, etc. if there are a lot of big names attached.
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Re: OotB: Frickin' Laser Beams!
Apr 8, 2023, 12:46
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Re: OotB: Frickin' Laser Beams! Apr 8, 2023, 12:46
Apr 8, 2023, 12:46
 
Agent.X7 wrote on Apr 8, 2023, 01:14:
The Half Elf wrote on Apr 7, 2023, 14:46:
Just happy Rebels are becoming Live Action in Asohka! Hopefully with Thrall returning we see Erza return as well.

He's in the trailer. When Sabine is watching a holo, that's Ezra. (At 1:20) I'm putting money on the old Dark Jedi dude being Joruus C'Baoth from Heir to the Empire, especially since they purposely say that title in regard to Thrawn. (Who was pulled from that book series as well.)
From the closed captions the 'old Dark Jedi dude' seems to be named Baylan. I've never heard of him but his orange lightsaber looks very cool.
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Re: OotB: Happy St. Paddy's
Mar 17, 2023, 18:19
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Re: OotB: Happy St. Paddy's Mar 17, 2023, 18:19
Mar 17, 2023, 18:19
 
RedEye9 wrote on Mar 17, 2023, 14:36:

New In Box
Doh! Thanks, Redeye.
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Re: OotB: Happy St. Paddy's
Mar 17, 2023, 14:27
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Re: OotB: Happy St. Paddy's Mar 17, 2023, 14:27
Mar 17, 2023, 14:27
 
Burrito of Peace wrote on Mar 17, 2023, 14:16:
RedEye9 wrote on Mar 17, 2023, 12:37:
There's nothing magical about the "refurb" process...

The only thing I caution against is refurb drives be they spinning rust or DRAM. Data should only be trusted to NIB disks. Redundancy is implied.
I've never heard of NIB disks before. I googled it but I'm not sure I understand. Is it like an ISO file? A physical piece of gear? One description says "A NIB file is a touch-enabled user interface object for an iOS app created for an iOS app created by the Interface Builder component of Xcode integrated development environment."
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Re: Smart Kettle
Mar 10, 2023, 15:53
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Re: Smart Kettle Mar 10, 2023, 15:53
Mar 10, 2023, 15:53
 
Alexa, burn down my house.
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Re: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Reviews
Feb 27, 2023, 16:48
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Re: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Reviews Feb 27, 2023, 16:48
Feb 27, 2023, 16:48
 
Burrito of Peace wrote on Feb 27, 2023, 15:53:
Steele Johnson wrote on Feb 27, 2023, 15:01:
Not a big fan (pun intended) of the series as they just run way too hot. I know they're "designed" that way, but not acceptable to me this day and age

I agree with you. I am now doing mini PCs because I am seeing a massive amount of performance in my applications for 15-35W of TDP and they absolutely sip power compared to their desktop equivalents. Under an artificial full load, I have a Minisforum B550 that's pulling 90W from the wall. That's crazy efficient when you consider that's disk, RAM, CPU, I/O, and GPU combined.

Out of curiosity, which model of CPU and GPU are you using?
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Re: Football
Sep 7, 2022, 12:59
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Re: Football Sep 7, 2022, 12:59
Sep 7, 2022, 12:59
 
Football season already? Where did the time go?
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Re: AMD, Nvidia GPU Prices Continue Downward Turn.
Aug 22, 2022, 22:45
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Re: AMD, Nvidia GPU Prices Continue Downward Turn. Aug 22, 2022, 22:45
Aug 22, 2022, 22:45
 
How low can they go?

A while ago, Blue had an article saying that prices would fall at the end of August. I've been eyeing a graphics card upgrade ever since and am just about to pull the trigger on Radeon RX 6800 or Nvidia RTX 3080. I'm wondering, should I wait a bit longer? And does anyone have strong opinions about either card?
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Re: OotB: Wrapping up
Aug 15, 2022, 15:56
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Re: OotB: Wrapping up Aug 15, 2022, 15:56
Aug 15, 2022, 15:56
 
jdreyer wrote on Aug 15, 2022, 15:46:
Speaking of Heinlein, I'm working through CJ Cherryh's Foreigner. The novel starts out well, but gets bogged down with the main character Bren. I get what she's going for, but man is it a slog. About half way through. Does it get better, or should I bail and start reading Vernor Vinge instead?

It's been a couple of decades since I read the Foreigner books so I don't remember them well enough other than I enjoyed at least the first two or three. It's also been a while since I read Vernor Vinge, but A Fire Upon the Deep I recall being amazing. Have you read any Iain M. Banks yet?
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Re: Lawns are bad
Aug 15, 2022, 15:47
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Re: Lawns are bad Aug 15, 2022, 15:47
Aug 15, 2022, 15:47
 
Counterpoint on lawns:
- The best place to put a Slip n Slide is on a lawn.
- The best place to have a picnic is under a shady tree on a lawn.
- The best place to set down a blanket and watch the stars is on a lawn.
- The best place to let kids run around until they're worn out is on lawn.
- And most importantly, where else would you play Lawn Darts?



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Re: Evening Metaverse
Aug 10, 2022, 11:17
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Re: Evening Metaverse Aug 10, 2022, 11:17
Aug 10, 2022, 11:17
 
For me, Prey is easily the best Predator movie since the original.
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Re: OotB: 41 Years!
Aug 1, 2022, 13:11
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Re: OotB: 41 Years! Aug 1, 2022, 13:11
Aug 1, 2022, 13:11
 
R.I.P. Nichelle Nichols. Nichols was great as Uhura. When I first watched Star Trek as a kid, I didn't have a clue at how groundbreaking the role was. I thought she was just a normal member of the crew. She was also very funny in Deadpool.

R.I.P. Bill Russell. Whenever I saw him interviewed he always came across as a classy individual. It's always funny to me, in discussions of the basketball G.O.A.T., that people compare Kobe and LeBron to Jordan about how many championship rings they've won. Last time I checked, Jordan's six is way less than eleven.
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Re: No Man's Sky ENDURANCE Released
Jul 21, 2022, 14:24
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Re: No Man's Sky ENDURANCE Released Jul 21, 2022, 14:24
Jul 21, 2022, 14:24
 
Beamer wrote on Jul 20, 2022, 20:17:
afka Rossini wrote on Jul 20, 2022, 15:03:
Beamer wrote on Jul 20, 2022, 13:08:
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I have some complaints. Mostly, the first 10 hours just suck. You need resources to build things. You have such limited storage
...
Sorry if this seems like a dumb question, but are you aware that you can add additional storage slots in your suit, ship(s) and freighter?

Yes. New slots are very expensive and in the first ten hours you'll get one to three.
A quick way to get three extra slots in your General inventory tab right at the start is to move the jetpack, environment shield and life support mods into the Technology tab. It's the second thing I do (the first being find a cave) when starting a new Expedition or a 'no starter ship' challenge.

Personally, I don't actively seek out drop pods to increase inventory. It's much easier to make units and buy a slot from the Space Station and another from the Anomaly every time by warping to new systems.
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Re: No Man's Sky ENDURANCE Released
Jul 20, 2022, 15:03
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Re: No Man's Sky ENDURANCE Released Jul 20, 2022, 15:03
Jul 20, 2022, 15:03
 
Beamer wrote on Jul 20, 2022, 13:08:
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I have some complaints. Mostly, the first 10 hours just suck. You need resources to build things. You have such limited storage
...
Sorry if this seems like a dumb question, but are you aware that you can add additional storage slots in your suit, ship(s) and freighter?
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Re: OotB: Old Ben Kenobi?
May 28, 2022, 03:05
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Re: OotB: Old Ben Kenobi? May 28, 2022, 03:05
May 28, 2022, 03:05
 
Prez wrote on May 28, 2022, 00:53:
This might end up being a "duh" kind of moment, but I am struggling to figure out what SNW is.

Oh, and love the Porkins reference.
Just like Star Trek fans refer to the original series as TOS, The Next Generation as TNG, etc.
SNW is shorthand for the new Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
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Re: OotB: Old Ben Kenobi?
May 27, 2022, 17:41
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Re: OotB: Old Ben Kenobi? May 27, 2022, 17:41
May 27, 2022, 17:41
 
Kxmode wrote on May 27, 2022, 13:51:
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Obi-Wan Kenobi season 1, episodes 1 and 2. Very good. 9/10. As this is the beginning of a six-hour story, it isn't easy to gauge trajectory, but the level of continuity is decisive here. It did a good job weaving the impact of the events from The Revenge of the Sith on the characters. I wouldn't say I like that it takes place some ten years after The Revenge of the Sith, which doesn't gel well with Ewan McGregor and Joel Edgerton. Those two have aged way more than ten years. They look twenty+ years older. It requires a suspension of disbelief.

...

You've gotta figure Obi-Wan and Owen have been working outside, in the desert, under twin suns for the last ten years. It can't be that good for your skin. Plus McGregor's Obi-wan morphs into Alec Guiness' version in another ten years. I found their aging to be easy to accept.

Speaking of aging... (Just in case it's a spoiler) [The actress playing Leia looks and sounds very 'youthful', as well as, a bit short to be playing a ten year old. That aside, she's terrific. I could see a lot of Carrie Fisher's Leia. ]

I really liked these first two episodes and can't wait for the next four.
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