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How good is Microcenter at price matching? I know they have a thing about always matching CPU prices but what about other stuff?
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Dec 18, 2015 18:55
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I don't think they price match.
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Dec 18, 2015 18:58
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They don't, at least not in my experience. I always just buy cheaper poo poo online, but their CPU+Mobo combos are usually less expensive than other stores.
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Dec 18, 2015 19:18
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Nodoze posted:How good is Microcenter at price matching? I know they have a thing about always matching CPU prices but what about other stuff? Last time I tried it was on something amazon was beating them by something like 10% on and the manager basically said "lol no way in hell." I also recall when they had an official price match policy in the mid-late 2000s they did a bunch of shady poo poo, like charging you the equivalent of the fastest shipping method available from the seller they were matching because you were getting it the same day. Also also there was a point where they wouldn't honor their own online price if you were buying something in store, and you either had to pay the not-unsubstantial premium, or else go out to your car and do an online order with local pickup and wait 20 minutes. Basically they're a giant pain in the rear end if you aren't OK with the in-store price.
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Dec 18, 2015 19:23
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Super Aggro Crag posted:The real kicker here is that my GF knows how upset I am and won't even sit thru the new Star Wars movie with me tonight even tho I already bought tickets. And I heard all 3 of my roommates making fub of me for failibg the test last night while I was laying in bed. I have never felt this alone before and no one besides my family even gives a poo poo. Sorry to hear that, man. I hope you're able to get your life on the right path after this little bump in the road, but one thing that always makes me feel better is smoking a blunt and watching Star Wars, so you might want to do that.
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Dec 18, 2015 19:54
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mariooncrack posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXifjbxZDAM I was doing some googling earlier and ran across that, still working through it, but on kid duty at the moment. So happy you guys hinted at it. 
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Dec 18, 2015 20:08
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Double posting because holy poo poo.Super Aggro Crag posted:The real kicker here is that my GF knows how upset I am and won't even sit thru the new Star Wars movie with me tonight even tho I already bought tickets. And I heard all 3 of my roommates making fub of me for failibg the test last night while I was laying in bed. I have never felt this alone before and no one besides my family even gives a poo poo. I don't want to be a downer, but that says a lot about your friendships right now. I'm not saying dump the gf, but have a talk with her, as for the rest, of they can't respect your decisions, screw them.
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Dec 18, 2015 20:11
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I could just totally gently caress them over by not paying rent since I am not on the lease anyways and then they'd have to hire a lawyer or some poo poo to get me to leave. Not going to tho. Just sold enough bullion to cover all my bills for the next month while I job hunt. Pretty hopeful about the job I applied to today. For one I have a family member that works there. I also have done so much work there for a contractor that I know the entire campus like the back of my hand. I even called the head of the IT department afterwards since I had to report to him every time I worked there so he knows of me. He told me he'd be on the lookout for my application specifically. We'll see what happens. The one thing my parents did tell me today that made me feel better was my work ethic. Aside from when I got laid off from the union, I've had a job since the day I turned 16. I enjoy busting my rear end all day, it's just hard to find a contractor that either doesn't pay dog-poo poo or doesn't know what the hell they are doing. Keeping this avatar as well. So every time I post it will remind me how I hosed up.
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Dec 18, 2015 20:46
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Super Aggro Crag posted:Well I had a lot of thinking to do and I decided that it's time to make some serious life changes. First is moving out of this house ASAP. Living with friends that drink everyday and smoke weed constantly it not going to be a good fit for me. In the words of my dad an hour ago, I am a loser and need to grow the gently caress up. So next month I will either be moving back in with my parents temporarily or start looking for a place with my GF. If I do move back in with my parents they are going to have a strict set of rules for me to follow so I don't gently caress up. No drinking. No going out on the weekends. Giving them control of my finances. Seeing a therapist weekly. Going to the gym every day. Failure to follow these rules and my pops will kick me out on my rear end. For once, I agree with him though. Is going 100% cold turkey like that really feasible? Good luck though. I got tickets for the new Star Wars on December 29. I hope I can avoid spoilers until then.
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Dec 18, 2015 21:24
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CharlesM posted:Is going 100% cold turkey like that really feasible? Good luck though.
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Dec 18, 2015 21:29
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CharlesM posted:Is going 100% cold turkey like that really feasible? Good luck though. Luke gets shot by Commander Scotty about 10 minutes in when he attacks NCC-1701 with an X-wing
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Dec 18, 2015 21:30
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kastein posted:Luke gets shot by Commander Scotty about 10 minutes in when he attacks NCC-1701 with an X-wing
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Dec 18, 2015 21:31
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CharlesM posted:Is going 100% cold turkey like that really feasible? Good luck though. I simply avoided Facebook and any forum etc between the time the film premiered and when I'd seen the credits roll.
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Dec 18, 2015 21:32
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Is anybody familiar with OpenVPN config files?
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Dec 18, 2015 21:35
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Quitting weed is not an issue. But combined with that and not being able to drink to the point of being shot faced will be the real problem. Like last night I had 4 beers and 2 Fireball nips over the course of 6 hours just because being bored makes me antsy as hell. This should work out easier once I start hitting up the gym every night with my momma dukes .
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Dec 18, 2015 21:37
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God damnit I can see that the 2015 Resolutions thread got bumped by IOC but I can't read the thread at all. I'm on the edge of my seat here wondering how many things I failed to do 
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Dec 18, 2015 21:46
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scuz posted:How big are womp rats, anyway?!? About two meters across; the same size as a Death Star exhaust port.
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Dec 18, 2015 21:52
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Since we've been talking about burgers lately, here's the burger I had for lunch: The Triple Deck Han Solo Burger / double 8oz burgers, three slices of grilled bread, Russian dressing, fresh tomatoes, lettuce and pickles and double American cheese My dad saw that this restaurant, Melt Bar and Grilled, was doing a Star Wars special this weekend so we went. I only ate half. I do not feel good about myself right now. Hopefully going back for this next week: The 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon Melt / hickory smoked bacon, black pepper crusted slab cut bacon, maple bourbon glazed smoked pork belly, Italian pancetta, herb cream cheese with bacon bits, in-house made bacon-infused mayonnaise, sharp cheddar, fresh Romaine and sliced tomato
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Dec 18, 2015 21:59
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Safety Dance posted:About two meters across; the same size as a Death Star exhaust port.
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Dec 18, 2015 22:03
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kastein posted:God damnit I can see that the 2015 Resolutions thread got bumped by IOC but I can't read the thread at all. I'm on the edge of my seat here wondering how many things I failed to do Gotta wait for an admin to move it back from its resting place, then give it some fresh gas and a jump and see what happens.
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Dec 18, 2015 22:04
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God loving damnit. I was just on the phone with my mom and some car hit her. She is ok but had to hang up. What the gently caress!?!?!?!?!?!?
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Dec 18, 2015 22:19
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Super Aggro Crag posted:God loving damnit. I was just on the phone with my mom and some car hit her. She is ok but had to hang up. What the gently caress!?!?!?!?!?!? Uh. was she walking around or in a car?
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Dec 18, 2015 22:32
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She was in her car and some gently caress merged into her lame without looking right into her car. She is ok thank gently caress. Not to mention its the anniversary of her mom dying today as well. Great day for my family.
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Dec 18, 2015 22:37
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Super Aggro Crag posted:... Great day for my family. Pretty good day, considering it could have been a 50 MPH t-bone impact instead of a 3MPH closing speed merge.
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Dec 18, 2015 22:50
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Super Aggro Crag posted:She was in her car and some gently caress merged into her lame without looking right into her car. She is ok thank gently caress. Not to mention its the anniversary of her mom dying today as well. Great day for my family. It's good she's okay. Bad things happening on the anniversary of something else bad is always an extra slap in the face. Please tell me she was using hands free or something at least though. Totally unrelated but I got some TDK noise cancelling earbuds from Dick Smith for $17 yesterday. When cancelling is turned on they don't cut the sound totally but maybe 80-90%. The dongle that holds the AAA battery is kind of heavy but it was a really good deal for what they are. Also they are selling dual USB car adapters there for $35 each  or the exact same adapter with a model specific charging cable for $5. Hard decision there.
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Dec 18, 2015 22:52
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Super Aggro Crag posted:She was in her car and some gently caress merged into her lame without looking right into her car. She is ok thank gently caress. Not to mention its the anniversary of her mom dying today as well. Great day for my family. That sucks. I gotta ask, though, was she at least using a hands-free device?
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Dec 18, 2015 22:52
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Shamelessly plugging my band's indie go-go page. If nothing else, watch the idiotic video. I'm the tall one, not the funny one. We'll have more song snippets up once we get them back from mastering, but in the meantime, here are some recordings that we've done in the past (with different bass player and drummist). The perks are pretty cool, and if you give us $150, we'll cover and record any song you want. Any. Song. We're hoping for really weird requests, like this one by the Muslim Justin Bieber. Super Aggro Crag posted:She was in her car and some gently caress merged into her lame without looking right into her car. She is ok thank gently caress. Not to mention its the anniversary of her mom dying today as well. Great day for my family.
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Dec 18, 2015 22:56
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Magnus Praeda posted:That sucks. I gotta ask, though, was she at least using a hands-free device? Nah she was just on the phone. But that is not illegal here or anything. Just texting
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Dec 18, 2015 22:59
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Could have been worse, agreed.
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Dec 18, 2015 23:04
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iwentdoodie posted:Man, you guys are full of great decision making. Not illegal != smart. Not illegal != safe, also. There's a reason touching your phone while driving is illegal in my state.
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Dec 18, 2015 23:49
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kastein posted:my favorite star wars robot is C3-H8, a torture droid Jesus, Ken, I love you.
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Dec 18, 2015 23:52
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Super Aggro Crag posted:Nah she was just on the phone. But that is not illegal here or anything. Just texting Do you think that having close family with a history of bad decision-making has at all influenced you to engage in the same behavior? Or is it some genetically-influenced psychological trait that you evaluate risk differently?
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Dec 18, 2015 23:58
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literally a fish posted:Not illegal != safe, also. There's a reason touching your phone while driving is illegal in my state. It's illegal on a city-by-city basis around here, but just like so many other things the cops are just using it as yet another pretense for a stop. I got pulled over a couple months ago by a cop who said he "watched me using my phone from the time he pulled up behind me" when A) I have a head unit with hands-free calling B) my phone lives in my back pocket and I would have to take my seatbelt off to take it out and C) I hadn't made a single call that day.
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Dec 19, 2015 00:04
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kastein posted:my favorite star wars robot is C3-H8, a torture droid I googled it and it was halfway loaded before I realized I'm an idiot. rear endmariooncrack posted:Since we've been talking about burgers lately, here's the burger I had for lunch: IOwnCalculus posted:Gotta wait for an admin to move it back from its resting place, then give it some fresh gas and a jump and see what happens. Hanging out at the hotel before heading over to the work Christmas dinner. Always fun to see how drunk my coworkers with wives (designated drivers) get at these things. I'm a $15 uber from the place and they have a very good whiskey/bourbon selection 
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So everyone knows what a DC10 is right? Big old air liner from the 1970's, designed to haul passengers and junk across the world? Well, someone worked out you can rip out the seats, pack the thing with tanks and put a massive dump valve on the bottom of it... And then throw them down a valley, thats on fire, at about 200M above tree level. https://www.flickr.com/photos/48646673@N07/23734282881/in/album-72157661936523200/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/48646673@N07/23790601956/in/album-72157661936523200/ They've also got a C130 herc fire bomber, but that was designed from the get go to fart things out of the back and fly low and slow close to the ground, so watching a commercial air liner do it is pretty awesome. Its also pants making GBS threads terrifying to be under them too, because you see the little spotter plane go over your head, go "WTF?" and then a loving AIR LINER belts over your head 200m above you.
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Dec 19, 2015 00:07
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Ferremit posted:So everyone knows what a DC10 is right? Big old air liner from the 1970's, designed to haul passengers and junk across the world? Have you never heard of/seen a fire-retardant bomber before?
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Dec 19, 2015 00:18
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Those videos are basically the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzF1KySHmUA to "jet fuel can't melt steel beams" conspiracy crowd, but about what chem trails would actually look like; you'd probably notice it.
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Dec 19, 2015 00:23
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Magnus Praeda posted:Have you never heard of/seen a fire-retardant bomber before? I think he's more impressed that someone ghetto-rigged a passenger jet liner into fire bombing duty. Ferremit: That is loving cool as hell. MustardFacial fucked around with this message at 00:27 on Dec 19, 2015 |
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Phone posted:Those videos are basically the for those of you who don't remember my rant about my dad being a nutbar tinfoil hat conspiracy theorist, the discussion thread on my facebook concerning this thread is a perfect example of his arguments.
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