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General Discussion / Re: Forum upgrade

« on: April 13, 2023, 01:20:08 PM »

Hey guys, I'm back from getting milk from the corner store! ...Guys?

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Gaming / Re: Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn

« on: September 25, 2013, 07:57:57 PM »

Fuck trying to pug Titan HM. That is all.

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Humor / Re: Funny Picture MEGATHREAD (Probably NSFW)

« on: March 13, 2011, 08:41:25 AM »

I don't know how the earthquake is going to affect my job prospects. T_T

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Humor / Re: Ye Olde Linkdump

« on: February 21, 2011, 07:41:53 AM »

It's weird, I can't find that figure on Kotobukiya's english or japanese sites. Judging from the other items in their western comic line, it could be hit or miss depending on the sculptor.

Oh, but I did stumble across these:
http://www.kotobukiya.co.jp/item/page/artfx_sw_chopsticks/index.shtml

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Humor / Re: Ye Olde Linkdump

« on: October 22, 2010, 09:20:47 AM »

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/10/whitman-campaign-typo-underscores-the-dangers-of-tweeting.html

Click on the twitter link provided without reading the rest of the article, I dare you.

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Gaming / Civ 5

« on: October 01, 2010, 01:53:11 AM »

Otherwise known as: holy shit, it's 6 am? Meh... just one. more. turn.

They tweaked a lot of things from Civ4, grid is now a hex, only 1 military unit and 1 civilian unit allowed per tile, and happiness is global to the empire rather than on a per city basis.

Also, BEHOLD. The power of GANDHI.

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Humor / Re: Hella youtube

« on: September 15, 2010, 11:49:21 AM »

I think my balls just shrunk a bit just from watching that.

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Music, Movies, & TV / Re: Random VGM covers/remixes

« on: September 07, 2010, 01:09:45 PM »

RPG Battle Medley played on... the Recorder.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IseWJh30-4U#

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General Discussion / Re: Manga in Japanese

« on: August 17, 2010, 11:38:12 AM »

www.amazon.co.jp has site options to shop in english, and ships internationally (although only by UPS express). I ordered a bunch of manga in bulk once, and the price actually turned out to be pretty reasonable considering you're paying japanese cover price (usually about 450-550 yen ~= $5) per copy + an equal amount in shipping/customs; which basically puts it at the cover price for a fully translated volume at the bookstore. They will pretty much have hands down the largest selection you can find online.

www.yesasia.com has a slight premium on the cover price, but offers free shipping options on a lot of their products. Selection is a bit more limited, but they seem to have a lot of the popular titles.

As for recommendations, since you're still relying on a dictionary quite heavily, I'd recommend mostly shounen titles as they'll have the furigana beside all the kanji.

Black Cat is a definite recommend, D. grayman was good too, but I never got to finish it.

The Mai Hime manga was a semi-decent read from what I remember when I was working on it with a scanlating group. It follows a quite different storyline from the anime.

Oh, and for the love of god, read Gintama. Having a decent knowledge of other series and japanese puns is a plus. It's one of those series that can go from absolutely absurd to super serious without missing a beat.

Also, Berserk isn't technically finished, just on indefinite hiatus. The author took an extended leave of absence so he could play Xbox and browse video sites all day.

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General Discussion / Selling Macbook Pro

« on: August 10, 2010, 05:33:38 PM »

Friend of mine is selling his macbook, info as follows:

Condition: Mint/Excellent

Just recently replaced battery - BRAND NEW (have receipt for proof)

Important specs:

CPU: 2.4 GHZ intel core 2 duo

RAM: 4GB

VIDEO: 256MB 9600 GeForce 9600M GT

HDD: 250GB 7200 RPM

Apple Care until December 2011.

Extras: Apple Remote, Legit Copy of Snow Leopard, inCase neoprene Laptop sleeve (black) ($40 value) (http://www.goincase.com/products/detail/neoprene-sleeve-cl57098).

Comes with Targus Laptop Messenger Bag ($70 value)

Comes with box, manual, everything kept well care of. $1600 CAD + shipping

Anybody who's interested send me a PM and I'll forward it to my friend.

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Humor / Re: Funny Picture MEGATHREAD (Probably NSFW)

« on: August 02, 2010, 01:00:14 PM »

ah good old PBF.

Nintendo 3DS in action!

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Gaming / Re: Selling my old monitor..

« on: July 23, 2010, 07:58:28 AM »

I'd take you up on it, but customs and brokerage would probably charge me an arm and a leg even if it is used. =/

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Gaming / Re: Alien Swarm

« on: July 21, 2010, 10:45:45 AM »

So painful to play with pugs, fuckers don't know how to melee and just start spraying when shit gets close, mostly because they're dancing around like idiots so I don't have a clear firing lane. Half the damage I take is friendly fire.

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