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    watts300 got a reaction from Jurrunio in Samsung 970 and MSI motherboard compatibility   
    Very interesting. It also sounds like if a difference is noticed (as you said, it probably wouldn’t) it doesn’t come with a good trade-off. I don’t like not being able to use sata drives unless it slows down the rest of it.  
     
    I feel like I’ve learned that my current PC status is “It’s still good enough, just upgrade the video card.” Which is fine by me. 
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    watts300 got a reaction from Fasauceome in Samsung 970 and MSI motherboard compatibility   
    Very interesting. It also sounds like if a difference is noticed (as you said, it probably wouldn’t) it doesn’t come with a good trade-off. I don’t like not being able to use sata drives unless it slows down the rest of it.  
     
    I feel like I’ve learned that my current PC status is “It’s still good enough, just upgrade the video card.” Which is fine by me. 
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    watts300 got a reaction from Decon in [Privacy] How to stop Mom from spying on me? (Facebook)   
    Says the kid.
     
    I'm sorry, but you are not right.  And here's the cliche that no one ever likes to hear:  One day you'll understand. 
     
    Forget what's LEGAL for a moment, I have a moral and ethical obligation to know what my underage son is doing and where he's doing it whether it's online or not.  Any decent German parent would say the same thing. 
     
    I am the parent, and I'm responsible for him, his actions, and his discipline.  Any one who says otherwise is either not a parent or ignorant (or a bad parent). 
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    watts300 got a reaction from Inventrious in [Privacy] How to stop Mom from spying on me? (Facebook)   
    Says the kid.
     
    I'm sorry, but you are not right.  And here's the cliche that no one ever likes to hear:  One day you'll understand. 
     
    Forget what's LEGAL for a moment, I have a moral and ethical obligation to know what my underage son is doing and where he's doing it whether it's online or not.  Any decent German parent would say the same thing. 
     
    I am the parent, and I'm responsible for him, his actions, and his discipline.  Any one who says otherwise is either not a parent or ignorant (or a bad parent). 
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    watts300 reacted to Naeaes in [Privacy] How to stop Mom from spying on me? (Facebook)   
    Look into this before fathering children, please. For your own sake if not for theirs. Kids are not legally responsible for the crimes they commit. Until the age of 14 in Germany, it's the parent, who pays the fines and in cases, goes to jail. Obviously you'd risk losing your kid to social services too. Like I said, sneaking behind the backs of your parents has nothing to do with privacy. I'm not saying privacy isn't among the most important freedoms us humans can have. Not even that kids should not be entitled to a degree of privacy from their parents too. But it's the parent's task to determine that degree, not the kid's. 
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    watts300 reacted to ZIKS in R9 M370X Mac can't maintain high performance for 1 min   
    I have a MacBook Pro 15 2015,
    Specs:
    i7 2.5 Ghz
    16GB ram
    512GB SSD
    R9 M370X
    I bought it for the screen actually. Love how natural the Color is. I understand I could've gotten laptop with a gtx980m in it with this price point but I wanted to try out Mac once in my life.
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    watts300 reacted in CSGO is dead.   
    If some of you put in half the time you spent on CSGO into studying something actually useful, you would win the Nobel prize.
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    watts300 reacted to ThinkWithPortals in Fallout 4 save help?   
    Good luck to you.
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    watts300 got a reaction from Patrick3D in What have you bought from the steam winter sale so far?   
    G2A is a sheisty store and should be out of business.
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    watts300 got a reaction from mrchow19910319 in Bored by GTA5?   
    I like a good story, that's why I mostly play linear games. Side quests distract me and help me forget (due to duration) what's going on in the main plot. 
    That being said, I'm not against open world games -- obviously I've put plenty of hours into GTA and I'm very interested in continuing Syndicate.  But I don't think I'll get Just Cause 3. I've got a few others in my Steam library I'd want to play before getting anything else.  
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    watts300 got a reaction from NanneyGoat in BestBuy Logitech G710 Mechanical Board Cherry MX blue $50   
    We hate you foreigners, too.
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    watts300 got a reaction from i_build_nanosuits in Bored by GTA5?   
    Anti-aliasing, good point.  Higher resolutions don't need it very much, if at all. 
     
    I don't have Steam's frame-rate counter enabled very often, or hardware monitors running in the background, but ya on occasion it will stutter. I'd have to pay more attention again to see where/when, though.  But just like the fps counter, it's not often.  Maybe I'm being too picky -- it's possible I am. 
     
     
    When you played GTA5, did you complete all the side quests, too?  
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    watts300 reacted to 0ld_Chicken in Bored by GTA5?   
    I completely get where you are coming from.  A decent amount of the missions I wish I could skip unless they actually involve doing something.  I will say that in my opinion they get a little better the farther you get in to the game.
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    watts300 got a reaction from Flight1sim in [US-Newegg] Dell Precision 490 Tower Dual Intel Xeon Quad Core $280   
    Eh. It's still Q1 '07.
    DDR2.
    Pass.
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    watts300 got a reaction from Xenift in [US Newegg] PNY GeForce GTX 970 $289.99 after $40MIR   
    I have no idea what I'm talking about?  Reporting my own experience to you is "not knowing what I'm talking about?"  Are you daft?
     
     

    I still don't know what I'm talking about?  Who cares if it's not "legally guaranteed"??
     
    RESULTS is all I'm interested in, and I've gotten my dollar's worth, you can be sure.  This photo is just for the rebates on MY computer that I built last month.  Not to mention all the parts that had rebates on my son's two computers.  
     
    If it takes you too long to use some scissors and tape and package an envelope, then I'm sorry for you.  It takes me all of 5 minutes.  5 minutes for $100?   That sure made a deal for me on all the parts I bought.  
     
    If you're a savvy shopper, you'll buy when there's a sale and a rebate. It happens.  It's a pity you haven't found those deals yet. 
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    watts300 reacted to SnafuPossum in [US] [USD] Hyper X Cloud $60   
    For the 1% of gamers that sit on forums all day bickering about this stuff you are correct. But for the masses these are a great product. who would you want to sell to, 1% that thinks because its labeled gaming headset its automatically bad, or the 99% that see gaming headset and think sweet this will work perfect for gaming while they are looking at games in the game section of a store in a gaming mindset.
     
    Most people wont go to the headphone section by the phone accessories and or home theaters and go man I bet these will sound amazing while I play games, but if those same headphones are placed in the gaming section with other gaming peripherals they will associate it with gaming. OH WAIT... that is exactly what these do...
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    watts300 got a reaction from EposVox in [US-Amazon] Need a headphone stand?   
    My system of managing clean and dirty laundry, and all the gradients in between, is much more complicated than hangers. 
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    watts300 got a reaction from Khajiit Dealer in [US Newegg] PNY GeForce GTX 970 $289.99 after $40MIR   
    I've never had a problem with the half dozen or more rebates I've mailed in. 
     
    If you think getting money back isn't a deal, then next time send me your invoice and UPC. 
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    watts300 got a reaction from Clear17Mud in [US Newegg] PNY GeForce GTX 970 $289.99 after $40MIR   
    It's not even an argument. You can either see the facts in front of you, or you can believe in unicorns and leprechauns.
    As I said, I don't care about a guarantee, and all of the rebates I have sent were fulfilled. Guaranteed or not, I'm getting money back. I laugh at the fact that you don't want some one handing you money. That's bizarre.
    Not real money? A prepaid American Express card isn't real money? Tell that to the gas station pump, or the grocery store cashier. It's real, bro. I spend it, and I swipe the card just like I do my credit card. If you mean it's not real cash, who the hell cares? I'm a grown man in 2015... I don't use cash. Every one takes plastic. If they don't, they don't get my business. But I've never had that happen.
    I've wasted no time "waiting" on a rebate. My life continues as normal and I do everything I would do without sending in a rebate. You put your life on hold when you send mail? That's pretty strange, dude.
    I can tell you're grumpy and bitter about something. I'll just imagine that you got burned on some rebates once before because you didn't fill out the form properly... and you want to hate and blame the process rather than your own ignorance.
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    watts300 got a reaction from Octavialicious in [US Newegg] PNY GeForce GTX 970 $289.99 after $40MIR   
    I have no idea what I'm talking about?  Reporting my own experience to you is "not knowing what I'm talking about?"  Are you daft?
     
     

    I still don't know what I'm talking about?  Who cares if it's not "legally guaranteed"??
     
    RESULTS is all I'm interested in, and I've gotten my dollar's worth, you can be sure.  This photo is just for the rebates on MY computer that I built last month.  Not to mention all the parts that had rebates on my son's two computers.  
     
    If it takes you too long to use some scissors and tape and package an envelope, then I'm sorry for you.  It takes me all of 5 minutes.  5 minutes for $100?   That sure made a deal for me on all the parts I bought.  
     
    If you're a savvy shopper, you'll buy when there's a sale and a rebate. It happens.  It's a pity you haven't found those deals yet. 
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    watts300 got a reaction from Octavialicious in [US Newegg] PNY GeForce GTX 970 $289.99 after $40MIR   
    I've never had a problem with the half dozen or more rebates I've mailed in. 
     
    If you think getting money back isn't a deal, then next time send me your invoice and UPC. 
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    watts300 got a reaction from Guest in [US Newegg] PNY GeForce GTX 970 $289.99 after $40MIR   
    I have no idea what I'm talking about?  Reporting my own experience to you is "not knowing what I'm talking about?"  Are you daft?
     
     

    I still don't know what I'm talking about?  Who cares if it's not "legally guaranteed"??
     
    RESULTS is all I'm interested in, and I've gotten my dollar's worth, you can be sure.  This photo is just for the rebates on MY computer that I built last month.  Not to mention all the parts that had rebates on my son's two computers.  
     
    If it takes you too long to use some scissors and tape and package an envelope, then I'm sorry for you.  It takes me all of 5 minutes.  5 minutes for $100?   That sure made a deal for me on all the parts I bought.  
     
    If you're a savvy shopper, you'll buy when there's a sale and a rebate. It happens.  It's a pity you haven't found those deals yet. 
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    watts300 got a reaction from PlayStation 2 in [US Newegg] PNY GeForce GTX 970 $289.99 after $40MIR   
    I've never had a problem with the half dozen or more rebates I've mailed in. 
     
    If you think getting money back isn't a deal, then next time send me your invoice and UPC. 
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    watts300 got a reaction from lukob in What do you do for Christmas?   
    I work. Voluntarily.
    I get paid double time and a half for working all week of the 21st. I looove that big ass paycheck.
    If you mean how to recognize and celebrate, I don't. No tree. No party. I'm not sentimental and I don't believe in that stuff. But I do like buying things for people. I see it as a time of year for an excuse to be nice to people and buy them something that they'll like and smile about when unwrapping it. Even though they just spent money on you for the same reason. That's weird because from a certain perspective, that really just means we're buying stuff for ourselves.
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    watts300 got a reaction from EthanTheFrogMan in Dating & Religion, I never thought...   
    @EthanTheFrogMan I'm an old guy compared to you, but the belief or disbelief in a god doesn't seem to be something that goes away in terms of adults looking for potential mates/partners in my experience. I'm an atheist and to be honest, I don't want to date some one that believes in a god. The reason would sound condescending at first glance to any believers so I won't include it, but that's my answer to a question in your original post. 
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