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Need a break from the battle for Individualism and Freedom and against the evil forces of Totalitarianism?
Stop in, relax for a bit, have some fun and enjoy some Geek content...

Discuss/share your likes/dislikes in games, videos, movies, comics, personalities and gaming/computer gear.
Post links to your favorite content.

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1 posted on 02/01/2018 2:47:13 PM PST by kanawa
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To: kanawa

Please add me to the ping list.


2 posted on 02/01/2018 2:54:10 PM PST by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.arare)
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To: kanawa

I’m thinking about getting VR gear, but is it too soon? Some say the medium is a year away from ready for prime time. PS4 has Skyrim now in VR. If it requires standing up to play, I don’t know, man. That’s a lot of standing up.


3 posted on 02/01/2018 3:07:59 PM PST by sparklite2 (See more at Sparklite Times)
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To: kanawa

Please add me.


4 posted on 02/01/2018 3:09:15 PM PST by tbw2
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To: kanawa

Oh, and add me too.


5 posted on 02/01/2018 3:09:58 PM PST by sparklite2 (See more at Sparklite Times)
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To: kanawa

I am thinking of getting one of those newfangled LG flip phones that fit in your pocket. Does that qualify me for your list?


6 posted on 02/01/2018 3:17:14 PM PST by certrtwngnut (w)
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To: AF_Blue; MrEdd; 11Bush; EQAndyBuzz; AppyPappy; Political Junkie Too; Lurkina.n.Learnin
This month's cover photo is of The Beast...my build...my boy.

Consists of...

NZXT H440 Steel Mid-Tower Case

EVGA 750 GQ 80 Plus Gold Power Supply

Z170-A Motherboard

Intel core i5-6600k quad-core processor

Corsair H100i V2 liquid CPU cooler

ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 8GB ROG STRIX OC Edition Graphic Card

Win 10 loaded on to a Samsung 512Gb 950 pro m.2 SSD
...installed right on the board...very fast.

G.SKILL Aegis 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 2400MHz C15 Memory Kit
The link for this product goes to the business where I bought all the components for my computer.
Great staff, lots of products, like a candy store for computer geeks :)

I think that's all the main components in the tower itself.
I'll do a later post on the accessories...keyboard, monitor etc.

Here's a little video I did when it was completed with the room lights off.

7 posted on 02/01/2018 4:17:42 PM PST by kanawa (Trump Loves a Great Deal)
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To: kanawa

Please add me to your Ping List. Thank you.


8 posted on 02/01/2018 4:40:52 PM PST by ADemocratNoMore (The Fourth Estate is now the Fifth Column)
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TimesOnLine says:Joel Brenner, the US government’s top counter-intelligence official, warned: “So many people are going to the Olympics and are going to get electronically undressed.”

"Step over here, round-eyes, I see you better. Hey, nice chipset."
"Gee, Miss Wong, I..."
"What this? Do you RAM, RAM, RAM? Or you just a ROM, ROM, ROM?"
"Well, actually, I..."
"Ah, so. That look like a real fire-wire. You give me nice gigabyte, right here."
"I, uh, oh geez."
Round-eyes! You go all GUI. No love you long time."
"Yeah, I..."
"You'd best router your motherboard out of here, boy."
"I am so gone."
10 posted on 02/01/2018 4:53:44 PM PST by sparklite2 (See more at Sparklite Times)
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Chinese gamer left paralysed after 20-hour binge session without a single break

"Observe due measure; moderation is best in all things" - Hesiod (c.700 bc),

"Moderation in all things, especially moderation." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Both sleep and insomnolency, when immoderate, are bad." - Hippocrates

"Moderation in all things" - Aristotle

"Bring your friends to Azeroth, but don't forget to go outside Azeroth with them as well!" - some WoW employee

17 posted on 02/07/2018 11:49:14 AM PST by kanawa (Trump Loves a Great Deal)
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Intel Releases New Spectre Patches for Skylake CPUs

FRxrf

18 posted on 02/08/2018 9:26:13 PM PST by kanawa (Trump Loves a Great Deal)
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Put me on the list please.


19 posted on 02/08/2018 9:36:55 PM PST by Lee Enfield (We aren't tired of winning, they aren't tired of whining. I'm comfortable with that.)
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WOW: Russian Satellites To Light Up Entire Cities in Russia's North During Polar Nights/a>

Link to FR thread

22 posted on 02/12/2018 5:00:11 PM PST by kanawa (Trump Loves a Great Deal)
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To: AF_Blue; MrEdd; 11Bush; EQAndyBuzz; AppyPappy; Political Junkie Too; GreenLanternCorps; ...
I'm looking forward to Kingdom Come:Deliverance

The story of Henry, a blacksmith's son, plays out against a backdrop of events in the medieval Kingdom of Bohemia.
The game strives for historical accuracy and realism in events, locations, housing, clothing, etc.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_Come:_Deliverance

Kingdom Come: Deliverance – 20 Things You NEED TO KNOW!

Unfortunately, the game has come under attack by the SJW's perpetually pissed platoon of pillocks.
The criticism centering on the lack of racial 'diversity' in the game.

The same bunch of lunatics are attacking the upcoming Netflix series The Witcher
Based on a Polish author's series of books and developed into a series of 3 video games by a Polish company,
set in a Eastern European folklore setting with the main character being an albino, Geralt of Rivia, aka the 'White Wolf'
Ridiculously, there are arguments being put forward to have him played by a Black or an Asian.

This cadre of kooks seem to be having little effect on sales of Kingdom Come:Deliverance

Libs Boycott All-White Video Game, Record Sales Prove How Wrong They Are

Such criticism was not appreciated by the game’s developer, Daniel Vávra.

“I am making a game about the history of my country … all of a sudden there are people telling me that I should not make it as it really was,
or how I as an author feel it should be, but as it should have been according to their political views,” he said in a 2015 interview with Breitbart.

“There is a very vocal minority accusing games industry of non-existent crimes
and giving people who don’t conform to their narrative various libellous labels.
It’s already created a very toxic atmosphere,” he added.

All true, though clearly, Vávra’s commitment to stick to the facts has paid off.
As noted by conservative commentator Milo Yiannapolous’s website Dangerous,
Vávra’s game “sold more copies on the PC in two days than most ‘triple A’ titles have, despite being put up at a discounted price.”

Or, as writer Ian Miles Cheong put it succinctly in the Dangerous piece: “The boycott isn’t going as planned.”

As I'm in the middle of a couple of other games,
I'll probably hold off buying this until the price comes down a notch or two.
I would be interested in hearing the thoughts of anyone that is playing it now,
or has opinions based on what they can glean about the game from watching videos.

23 posted on 02/19/2018 4:00:36 PM PST by kanawa (Trump Loves a Great Deal)
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