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Used a dusty gift card on an Anker Powercore 20,000 for work/hiking and holy crap it’s amazing how much magic go-juice is in this thing that weighs less than a pound.
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beefnoodle posted:Nice to have a PC again that isn't big and loud. No picture of the glowing skull on top  
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Oct 23, 2018 20:38
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JEEVES420 posted:No picture of the glowing skull on top Guess what got disabled straightaway?
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beefnoodle posted:Guess what got disabled straightaway? N-nothing? 
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beefnoodle posted:Guess what got disabled straightaway? The secondary NIC?
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Mu Zeta posted:The problem with TVs is that they last forever. I bought my first ever HDTV in 2007 and it's still working like a champ. Yeah it's plasma and it's heavy but it still looks good IMO and I can't justify buying a new TV. I've had the worst luck with TVs. Bought a 40" Samsung for $899 in 2009. By 2012, something failed in the main board and the picture was always tinted pink. Paid $150 for a local repair shop to swap in a new board. Worked fine for a little over a year. 2013 rolls around, same pink-picture issue. Said "gently caress it" and replaced it with a 47" Vizio. Why pay for a major brand if I'm going to get burned on quality anyway? Vizio was fine until 2016, when it just stopped displaying a picture. Power light would come on, but no picture. Ordered a board and replaced it myself. Worked fine for another year, then boom, same problem. Replaced the board again. Year and a half later, same problem. Power, no picture. Went to Costco, bought a 55" TCL on sale for like $350. Bought the SquareTrade warranty. 2 year standard Costco warranty + 3 year SquareTrade + 2 year Costco Visa extended warranty = 7 years of warranty coverage. COME AT ME, HARDWARE FAILURES Of course, with my luck, the cheapest TV I've bought in the last 10 years will probably last until the heat death of the universe.
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Argyle posted:Of course, with my luck, the cheapest TV I've bought in the last 10 years will probably last until the heat death of the universe. Yeah but, how lovely is the TCL? I imagine my gripes with cheap TVs would probably be with the remote, interface, and speakers more so than picture quality.
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colas posted:Yeah but, how lovely is the TCL? I imagine my gripes with cheap TVs would probably be with the remote, interface, and speakers more so than picture quality. Honestly, I'm very impressed overall. It's a Roku TV, so the included remote is pretty simplified. I only wish it was bluetooth like other Roku remotes, but that's a minor complaint. It takes a few extra button presses to navigate to certain settings, but after initial setup/calibration, I rarely need to go deep into the settings menus anyway. The interface is identical to any other Roku device, except there are additional "channels" for your other inputs (cable box, game consoles, etc). I'm a longtime Roku user, so there was very little learning curve for me. Picture quality is pretty great. I definitely noticed a difference on the showroom floor between the TCL's and the high-end Samsungs and LGs, but compared to the "mid-range" TV's from the major brands, I could barely tell a difference. The wide viewing angles are not great, but all of my seating is pretty much head-on to the TV so that's a non-issue for me. I have no idea what the speakers sound like because I had it plugged into a soundbar from Day 1. Bottom line is, if you're a cinephile, you were never going to buy a TCL anyway. But for an average consumer I think the TCL Roku TVs are totally worth a look. I do wish I had some more sophisticated fine-tuning in the picture settings, but it suits my TV/movie/gaming needs perfectly fine. Considering the TV plus Squaretrade was barely over $400 out the door, the value is outstanding. If build quality ever becomes an issue, I've got 7 years of warranty and Costco's fantastic customer service backing me up.
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I've had the 2017 model TCL for over a year now. The only thing that Argyle didn't mention/get right is the black levels. The blacks are really, really bad. Like, tried to watch Game of Thrones and most scenes in a crypt, or inside any dark building look like they are just disembodied heads floating in a sea of charcoal grey. Anything brighter though looks goddamn incredible. Major standouts are Planet Earth 2 and Chasing Coral. It's a 65" 4K HDR Roku TV for $480 on Amazon sale. Even with the lovely blacks, it's a steal even at normal price.
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Doom Rooster posted:I've had the 2017 model TCL for over a year now. The only thing that Argyle didn't mention/get right is the black levels. The blacks are really, really bad. Like, tried to watch Game of Thrones and most scenes in a crypt, or inside any dark building look like they are just disembodied heads floating in a sea of charcoal grey. Completely true. I guess I failed to mention it because I haven't watched GoT or anything with a lot of dark scenes on it for a while. My TV use is mostly video games, sports, animation, Great British Bake Off, and other well-lit programming.
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colas posted:Yeah but, how lovely is the TCL? I imagine my gripes with cheap TVs would probably be with the remote, interface, and speakers more so than picture quality. It's worlds better than my last one, which was a Proscan 50" 1080p. Color quality and brightness are through the roof by comparison, and it was cheaper. Yeah it's no OLED but it's still a drat fine display for the money. The smart stuff isn't half bad either, decent speakers too, but I still use a receiver.
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fyallm posted:New .556 and 9mm! Who makes that AR-9? Been looking at the angstadt arms version.
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Coffee And Pie posted:Fake Balenciagas from Boohoo So long story short, Boohoo hosed me over. So I have new Fauxlenciagas from Finish Line coming that are even nicer 
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Oct 24, 2018 15:52
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All sneakers look alike to me so I'll never understand sneaker fashion but I'm happy that you are happy.
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Coffee And Pie posted:So long story short, Boohoo hosed me over. So I have new Fauxlenciagas from Finish Line coming that are even nicer these all look like 90s Walmart shoes to me and I'm very confused
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I think that's the draw. We'll see flannel shirts tied around waists again soon enough
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Sentient Data posted:I think that's the draw. We'll see flannel shirts tied around waists again soon enough That happened back in 2012-2016 with the tumblr grunge girl scene. Bottom Liner posted:these all look like 90s Walmart shoes to me and I'm very confused I’m reliving my childhood. Plus these chunky boys will make me tall.
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Bottom Liner posted:these all look like 90s Walmart shoes to me and I'm very confused
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mystes posted:Look up the super expensive shoes they're imitating, which are like 10x chunkier. And 10x more expensive
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They're also expensive, btw.
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Oct 24, 2018 20:41
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All sneaker/tennis shoes/whatever all look like KMart to me. And that's cool.
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Oct 24, 2018 20:45
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This is what the real thing looks like:
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mystes posted:This is what the real thing looks like: This looks like a hobo wore out one pair of shoes and glued parts from other shoes onto it to repair it. Then repeated that cycle several more times.
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rockcity posted:This looks like a hobo wore out one pair of shoes and glued parts from other shoes onto it to repair it. Then repeated that cycle several more times. Oh it gets better https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ULoQ9WIpaU
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This thread knocked it out of the park with the ExOfficio boxer recommendations a while back. Any similar recommendations for life changing undershirts?
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RFX posted:This thread knocked it out of the park with the ExOfficio boxer recommendations a while back. Any similar recommendations for life changing undershirts? Airism from Uniqlo.
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Bottom Liner posted:Airism from Uniqlo. Absolutely this. I got sent to NYC for work last September and as soon as I got into the land of swampass I walked to the Uniqlo store and bought two shirts and two boxers. They saved my life that trip.
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Speaking of boxers, I just ordered these. Never tried ethika before but I like the bear and there's a nice river landscape on the butt.
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davebo posted:Speaking of boxers, I just ordered these. Never tried ethika before but I like the bear and there's a nice river landscape on the butt. oh hell yes my dude love to put a grizzly on and around my johnson
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mystes posted:This is what the real thing looks like: I totally dig hot colors on shoes and ugly is usually good but these shoes look like orthopedic old-people shoes. I’m starting to think Kanye West just has a hosed up spine and is trying to make the shoes he has to wear cool. No thanks.
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Oct 24, 2018 23:17
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They're deliberately stupid looking because that's fashion, or something.
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Oct 24, 2018 23:20
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It looks like someone made shoes out of aged computer equipment.
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RFX posted:This thread knocked it out of the park with the ExOfficio boxer recommendations a while back. Any similar recommendations for life changing undershirts? I recommend checking out MeUndies boxer briefs too, they're super comfortable.
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Oct 25, 2018 02:29
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mystes posted:This is what the real thing looks like: 
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Coffee And Pie posted:Oh it gets better Hahaha holy poo poo.
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mystes posted:They're deliberately stupid looking because that's fashion, or something. It's like someone unironically making the homer car
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Streetwear fashion is easy just get a crappy white t shirt and put "Stussy x [Brand]" on it and sell it for $90.
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mystes posted:This is what the real thing looks like: I want to look like I glued cookies to my shoes
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The thing people dont get about the super expensive fashion sneakers is, you need to be suitably attired in other stupid fashion forward clothing to make them 'fit' Someone wearing regular clothing from walmart with high end fashion sneakers on will end up looking like a total failure at life
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