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  1. Joeboo

    Desktop Computers

    All of the cables will be in there, and you'll probably have duplicates. Like, your motherboard will probably come with hard drive SATA cables, and your hard drive will probably come with some more. You'll have a huge box full of cables and brackets and screws left over when you're done.
  2. Joeboo

    Do you have health insurance?

    Call your insurance agent and ask what they have available for short-term health care. My company doesn't sell health insurance in general, but we do sell short-term health care. You can only carry it for a maximum of 6 months, but it's generally pretty damn cheap as long as your wife isn't...
  3. Joeboo

    The big thread of game industry fuck ups

    Yeah, I had such high hopes for Rebellion. I was never a big Warcraft II fan, so I wasn't too excited for Starcraft pre-release, I was all about SW: Rebellion on that day. I don't know how many people I talked into buying Rebellion that day along with Starcraft when they came to pick it up. I...
  4. Joeboo

    Path of Exile

    As tempted as you are to use your consumables on gear early on...save save save. The upgrades will come fast and furious for the first 30-40 levels, you don't need to waste a lot of consumables trying to upgrade low level gear. Also stash any yellow/unique rings, amulets, and belts that you...
  5. Joeboo

    Path of Exile

    That's the thing though, I don't want to mess with bidding and haggling for items. In D3 I'd never bid on items. If I wanted something I just wanted to buy it out and be done with it. I don't care if I'm overpaying. My gaming time is limited, I just want to get in and out and get my item and...
  6. Joeboo

    CFB 2013-2014

    I'm looking forward to see what Mizzou can do with their 2nd year in the SEC. We fired(he conveniently "left") our OC from last year, and our new OC is a former assistant that we got from LSU a few years ago. Should be more focus on the run game and more QB under center. We'll still have a...
  7. Joeboo

    Path of Exile

    I just play solo 99% of the time and I've never traded for an item. I hate to say it, but I actually wish there was an auction house(not real money) that people could put up items for a set cost(chaos, exalted, whatever). I generally play at odd hours, and for brief increments between doing...
  8. Joeboo

    Bioshock Infinite

    Has anyone figured out if there is any difference in the game between choosing the bird, or the cage emblem necklace for Elizabeth?
  9. Joeboo

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    So would always-on be worth it if we got an experience like Steam on PC? Downloadable launch-day games that pre-load ahead of time, crazy sales, huge indie community, etc. Steam is basically "always on" and us PC gamers praise it as the greatest thing since sliced bread. I'm no Microsoft...
  10. Joeboo

    Desktop Computers

    $1000 on the nose, not including a monitor: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PdCR A few notes, you could easily swap the 660ti Video Card for a Radeon 7950, they can be had for about the same price. Also you can save big on the CPU + Motherboard if you have a Microcenter store near you. The...
  11. Joeboo

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    Is it possible that the Xbox 720 launches like a tablet does, and has Wifi/network connections, but also a 4G/3G service? That would tie it into a subscription service just like a cell phone, allowing them to actually market a ~$600 piece of hardware and get it in consumers hands for $199 or...
  12. Joeboo

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    I've been waiting for YEARS for Nintendo to just go the route of Sega and just be a software studio. I haven't played a Zeldo/Metroid/Mario game in probably a decade because Nintendos consoles have been crap. Last one I bought was the N64. I'd give my left nut to play the next Metroid on the...
  13. Joeboo

    Path of Exile

    Problem is though, the character still stays on your same account. And even though accounts are free, most HC people wouldn't want to give up all the stuff in their HC stash. I guess you could move your stash inventory over to a new account, but that's kind of a pain in the butt too. Of...
  14. Joeboo

    Bioshock Infinite

    My predictions for the ending were way off, I honestly expected
  15. Joeboo

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    But seriously, when does your internet ever go down for any longer than it takes to just reboot your modem/router? My internet is only down when my power is out, which is maybe once every few years.. and if your power is out you aren't doing shit, regardless. Like I said earlier, always-on...
  16. Joeboo

    Path of Exile

    For those of you who play hardcore, what is the general consensus on using Chaos orbs(and higher) for making gear? Is it only really worth it once you are high enough level for maps? I've used a few while leveling and obviously ended up losing the character and gear. I don't know if I should...
  17. Joeboo

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    Unfortunately, the Nintendo Wii proved that you don't need anywhere close to the best or most powerful system to be the "best selling" system. Ultimately, Microsoft and Sony don't give a rats ass if they have the most powerful game system, or the system with the best graphics, they just want to...
  18. Joeboo

    Three-monitor Gaming

    I think he means he wouldn't be able to power games at 7680x1440 with just two 670s, and he probably wouldn't, at least not on high visual settings. It'll power a desktop that big no problem, as long as you're still only gaming on one(or maybe 2) of them. I have 2 1920x1200 monitors with a...
  19. Joeboo

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    I'm fine with an "always-online" XBOX, if the online verification/check is done at the time the hardware is turned on/booted. I'm good with the console itself doing a verification, I just don't want the individual games I'm playing to have to be hosted on an online server like D3 or Sim City 5...
  20. Joeboo

    Shaving

    For me, most of the benefit of using a brush + shaving soap/cream is the brush itself. Massaging my stubble with the brush for a minute or two while it applies the lather helps the hairs stand up, and they're easier to cut. I have a sneaking suspicion that I'd still get a pretty decent shave...
  21. Joeboo

    Path of Exile

    I went straight from dock farming to maps in softcore on my groundslam marauder. Lvl 66 maps aren't any more difficult than the docks really. The only thing is you have a lot more yellow boss mobs and blue packs, so you just have to take it a bit slow to start and make sure you aren't running...
  22. Joeboo

    The Beer Thread

    Ummm...designated driver! It's been great since my wife got pregnant, 5 months of a default DD without having to feel guilty about not taking my turn as DD when we go out.
  23. Joeboo

    Direct Tv

    Yep, live sports is the only reason I keep my TV service(which is DirecTV). I generally just throw on ESPN for something to listen to while I'm gaming on my computer, and I do watch a ton of college football and basketball which is almost all on cable channels. If all you watch is the NFL, the...
  24. Joeboo

    Path of Exile

    Yep, I got greedy and dropped keeping enfeeble on her for vulnerability to kill her faster. Big mistake.
  25. Joeboo

    Path of Exile

    BAH, just lost my lvl 55 EK witch in hardcore. Goddamn Cruel Piety tore me up. 1800 HP and 900 ES and got 3-shotted by her fire form with max resists. not sure what % of her damage in that form is physical, but my Armor was really low overall since I was focusing on resists, ES, and health...
  26. Joeboo

    Smartphones

    Also thinking about the HTC One. I'm eligible for an upgrade on Sprint, and when I called our corporate Sprint rep today and asked about the Galaxy S4, he said that Sprint probably wouldn't have it until "late summer". Fuck.
  27. Joeboo

    SimCity

    After not having played the game since launch week, I tried the game out again a couple days ago, thought I would check to see if there were any major patches or changes. Nope. I ended up building a city that was 100% residential with no services other than power and water(no police, no...
  28. Joeboo

    SimCity

    FREE DLC! http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/04/02/si...c-nissan-leaf/ That is basically a giant nissan logo for your city. EA sure is great...
  29. Joeboo

    Shaving

    The 2nd link would be fine if you already have a brush. The only reason to get the stuff in the first link is if you wanted to leave the stuff sitting out as a bathroom decoration. Personally I don't like clutter on my bathroom counter(or the thought of invisible poop particles getting on my...
  30. Joeboo

    Bioshock Infinite

    That exactly describes my gaming preferences. Short answer: Yes, absolutely. Long answer:http://www.rerolled.org/showthread.p...l=1#post152976
  31. Joeboo

    Home buying thread

    We have a large-ish yard. The backyard is about 6000 sqft, and the front is another 2000 or so. I'd say our lot is maybe 1/4 - 1/3 of an acre overall. Nothing huge, but definitely larger than average for most middle-class neighborhoods. I don't bother with a riding lawnmower, I just use a...
  32. Joeboo

    Pregnancy Thread

    I think I'm going to rig up one of my old android cell phones with a baby monitor app. I think it's just called "Baby Monitor", it's free and you can basically set one phone to be the monitor, anytime the camera detects motion or noise it will turn on(sensitivity can be adjusted) and then any...
  33. Joeboo

    Grills

    Infra-red costs more, but it does heat up faster, and cook faster. Infra-red is not needed for a good sear on a steak. Stolen from a grilling website:
  34. Joeboo

    Dubai

    Send a present & stay home. Who the hell gets married in Dubai? (unless him or his wife are from there)
  35. Joeboo

    Bioshock Infinite

    For the person wanting an honest review... I generally do not like FPS games. I suck at them, and I don't play them multi-player (I haven't been good at a FPS multi-player game since the original Unreal Tournament) Anyways, this is the first FPS/shooter* experience that I've found enthralling...
  36. Joeboo

    Path of Exile

    Figures that in softcore I was able to 5L 2 different chest pieces with a total of less than 50 fusings combined for the 2(one of them was on like the 3rd or 4th fusing). Now in hardcore I can't get a 5L going for the life of me. Probably 100 fusings burned. Bleh.
  37. Joeboo

    Bioshock Infinite

    Guess it gives me something new to do in the next playthrough...
  38. Joeboo

    Bioshock Infinite

    edit - bah nm, never knew that "o" was even an option. Only ever thought there was the pause/options menu hmm, can't delete attachments
  39. Joeboo

    Bioshock Infinite

    Done with my first playthrough, but 1 question about clothes... Is there any point to "taking" an item of clothing but not equipping it? I never saw anywhere in the game to browse your inventory and equip the clothes, is it either equip in when you first find it or its gone? If that's the...
  40. Joeboo

    Bioshock Infinite

    Good call on using the water, I don't think I've used that bio even once during gameplay