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I've been daily driving an UW for about 6 years now and have had a mix bag of experiences. 85% Great! 10% Terrible! and 5% confusing.... let me explain. 
 
Gaming on an UW comes with its own set of challenges, like if the game you are playing even supports UW resolutions. I tend to check https://www.wsgf.org/mgl to see if a game supports UW natively, with the modification of a config file, or mods. 
 
I'm going to be honest, if you want to tinker, you can get just able any game to play without issues on UW monitors. part of that 10% mentioned above for me has been a few of my favorite games just breaking or not working correctly in UW. For example, Fallout 4 is a hot mess of an example. The game does not support UW out of the box, and the mods that I have tried seem to work in some area, but fall short in others. Stepping into Power Armor brakes the UI and many conversations don't direct the camera correctly. The 5% confusion that I have had was dealing with modifying .ini or config files for some older games. Many of the settings tend to just fail to save or require a little bit more knowledge to get working. 
 
Your milage may very, depending on the titles you want to play in UW resolution. Many eSports titles support UW, so you should be covered there. 

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I've been daily driving an UW for about 6 years now and have had a mix bag of experiences. 85% Great! 10% Terrible! and 5% confusing.... let me explain. 
 
Gaming on an UW comes with its own set of challenges, like if the game you are playing even supports UW resolutions. I tend to check https://www.wsgf.org/mgl to see if a game supports UW natively, with the modification of a config file, or mods. 
 
I'm going to be honest, if you want to tinker, you can get just able any game to play without issues on UW monitors. part of that 10% mentioned above for me has been a few of my favorite games just breaking or not working correctly in UW. For example, Fallout 4 is a hot mess of an example. The game does not support UW out of the box, and the mods that I have tried seem to work in some area, but fall short in others. Stepping into Power Armor brakes the UI and many conversations don't direct the camera correctly. The 5% confusion that I have had was dealing with modifying .ini or config files for some older games. Many of the settings tend to just fail to save or require a little bit more knowledge to get working. 
 
Your milage may very, depending on the titles you want to play in UW resolution. Many eSports titles support UW, so you should be covered there. 

Some manufactures send customers USB keys that have ID codes, serial codes, or other identification on them in order to function. I have mostly seen this in AUTO CAD software field with a piece of software called Lightwave 3D. The company sent us 30 USB Key that needed to be plugged into the system at all times or the software could quite unexpectedly. In these cases, the company does not even provide you with a CD Key and you (the user) has no knowledge of what it is because it is stored on the USB drive. This can also be a common item in the Food Service industry with PoS (Point of Sale) systems. 
 
I believe this is what you have... a USB drive with software licensing on it. 

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This video just honestly pissed me off. So I may make a post about it soon.

Thank you for making me smile today Linus! This video was waaaaaaaaaaay to cute
 
The part at the end where she said "it looks amazing!" must have made all the headaches go away instantly. 
 
Great video, super cute! 

Thank you for making me smile today Linus! This video was waaaaaaaaaaay to cute
 
The part at the end where she said "it looks amazing!" must have made all the headaches go away instantly. 
 
Great video, super cute! 

Thank you for making me smile today Linus! This video was waaaaaaaaaaay to cute
 
The part at the end where she said "it looks amazing!" must have made all the headaches go away instantly. 
 
Great video, super cute! 

I am going to assume that if your parents are dictating what you are playing in terms of games then you must be quite young. Honestly, I would consider yourself lucky to have parents who care enough to be involved in the content you are viewing. Many parents take a backseat to this and I have seen adults purchase Grand Theft Auto for a child under the age of ten. I'm sorry to say this, but you clearly have parents who care and want to make sure you are not over exposed to inappropriate content. The ESRB created the rating system for a reason and If you are under the age of the recommended rating, then it's hard for me to side against your parents trying to be parents. 
 
Having said that, If you are determined to convince your father that you should be able to play a certain game then be diplomatic and logical about things and ask him to please find time to sit with you and play the game with you. This way a few things can happen. 1) your father can see the content first hand and decide if it is ok for you to view it. 2) your father can explain things to you in context as they come up in the game so that YOU understand what you are seeing and experiencing. 3) you are spending quality time with your father, which helps build a healthy relationship. 
 
After all that, if your Father still says no then you need to respect your parents decisions until you are old enough to purchase games and make your own decisions. I know it may suck, but be thankful that you have caring parents... I have seen some who are not so lucky. 

I understand where you are coming from... though, I also feel like the word "ultimate" is what bugs me in the whole description. Maybe my inner 12 year old self is showing, but I imagine when I hear the phrase "ultimate" to be the pinnacle of its class when you put that next to it. I was expecting a self leveling desk, with multiple monitors for MAXIMUM gaming input, a fridge to house all your gaming food and drinks, and even a toilet in the seat for the TRUE hardcore gamer!
 
My silly nature aside, I just felt that the system was anything but Ultimate... and more.... sensible in the end, which begs the question, "Can sensible be ultimate?". 

I thought it was of the Notion just use what you can get desk wise. My desk is old and the kinda cooler ones with larger drawers etc, Put a bunch of junk in etc...someone tried painting it but it peeled looked like, it needs stained and repainted or something. 
 
And I agree the 8700k is the battle station to have now, should get it with one of the EVGA boards or the Maximus etc. and hopefully will have no problems with it...I still think you'll want to delid it though after playing with it for awhile and seeing how hot it runs.

This is premature postjaculation.

I really wanna see thermal of this system in few hour game run...

I think the best way is to find a time when he is cool and calm and try to explain how you might feel left out at school or whatever and create sympathy. If that doesn't work try to show him it is not violent and aggressive as he thinks. Get him to play just one game with you. It is possible he suddenly gets addicted to it or changes his mind. Highly unlikely but still something is better than nothing. Also ask whether you can play just like on weekends or something.
Oh and since your mom is cool with it. Try to persuade her to persuade your dad to just try it for once.
I played Call Of Duty at a demo and well I really liked the strategy and role playing involved, but then I am a kid.

I am going to assume that if your parents are dictating what you are playing in terms of games then you must be quite young. Honestly, I would consider yourself lucky to have parents who care enough to be involved in the content you are viewing. Many parents take a backseat to this and I have seen adults purchase Grand Theft Auto for a child under the age of ten. I'm sorry to say this, but you clearly have parents who care and want to make sure you are not over exposed to inappropriate content. The ESRB created the rating system for a reason and If you are under the age of the recommended rating, then it's hard for me to side against your parents trying to be parents. 
 
Having said that, If you are determined to convince your father that you should be able to play a certain game then be diplomatic and logical about things and ask him to please find time to sit with you and play the game with you. This way a few things can happen. 1) your father can see the content first hand and decide if it is ok for you to view it. 2) your father can explain things to you in context as they come up in the game so that YOU understand what you are seeing and experiencing. 3) you are spending quality time with your father, which helps build a healthy relationship. 
 
After all that, if your Father still says no then you need to respect your parents decisions until you are old enough to purchase games and make your own decisions. I know it may suck, but be thankful that you have caring parents... I have seen some who are not so lucky. 

Honestly, if this "instructor" is shouting at anyone then you should find a new instructor. Factually speaking, yelling at ANYONE while driving is a huge hazard to you and the folks around you. You will never learn if the person teaching you is unwilling to understand your wants/needs. It sounds to me like your instructor is teaching from a script and lacks any sort of ability to be flexible and mentor you. 
 
Don't be discouraged, driving is scary at first and everyone makes mistakes. I would assume you have a temporary permit to drive, if so, find an abandoned mall or parking lot and drive around for a little bit with no traffic or things to hit so that you can become comfortable with the car itself and your surroundings. 
 
Don't give up! You can do it! 

If you find yourself moving around a lot, then the V2 might be the right choice due to it's removable USB cord to keep things nice and tidy during transport. You can't go wrong with either keyboard... imo, they are both very good. 
 
I use a regular BW and I have found cleaning the caps to be quite the pain. I am considering the BW-X due to it's metal back plate for easy cleaning. 

Our MS guy at work always tells the department to push Surfaces and only Surfaces. I simply say no.

Honestly, based off the guy's reaction, body language, and gesture to let him buy it all point to him having 100% no clue who Linus was. If you look at his face after Linus said "Do you know who I am?", he was clearly confused and did not want to insult him with his response of "I probably watched your videos". Dude bro had no clue who Linus was or what NCIX was. I would bet that he was only there to get the play button for himself, seeing as many YouTubers have a hard time communicating with YouTube I think its safe to bet that this guy never received his Play Button and only wanted it for the re-branding of the glass.
 
Having said all that, I think it was a VERY kind gesture of Linus to give it to him. It angered me just as much as it did most folks to see Linus give it up. I (no joke) had a tear in my eye seeing him give it up, because NCIX was HIS channel, he built it and he deserved that Play Button. I do not approve of all the hate comments on that one guys channel because I believe he does not know who Linus is/was to NCIX. 
 
All in all, Props to you Linus... Once again you prove that you are a true gentleman and a genuine kind heart.

Honestly, based off the guy's reaction, body language, and gesture to let him buy it all point to him having 100% no clue who Linus was. If you look at his face after Linus said "Do you know who I am?", he was clearly confused and did not want to insult him with his response of "I probably watched your videos". Dude bro had no clue who Linus was or what NCIX was. I would bet that he was only there to get the play button for himself, seeing as many YouTubers have a hard time communicating with YouTube I think its safe to bet that this guy never received his Play Button and only wanted it for the re-branding of the glass.
 
Having said all that, I think it was a VERY kind gesture of Linus to give it to him. It angered me just as much as it did most folks to see Linus give it up. I (no joke) had a tear in my eye seeing him give it up, because NCIX was HIS channel, he built it and he deserved that Play Button. I do not approve of all the hate comments on that one guys channel because I believe he does not know who Linus is/was to NCIX. 
 
All in all, Props to you Linus... Once again you prove that you are a true gentleman and a genuine kind heart.

Honestly, based off the guy's reaction, body language, and gesture to let him buy it all point to him having 100% no clue who Linus was. If you look at his face after Linus said "Do you know who I am?", he was clearly confused and did not want to insult him with his response of "I probably watched your videos". Dude bro had no clue who Linus was or what NCIX was. I would bet that he was only there to get the play button for himself, seeing as many YouTubers have a hard time communicating with YouTube I think its safe to bet that this guy never received his Play Button and only wanted it for the re-branding of the glass.
 
Having said all that, I think it was a VERY kind gesture of Linus to give it to him. It angered me just as much as it did most folks to see Linus give it up. I (no joke) had a tear in my eye seeing him give it up, because NCIX was HIS channel, he built it and he deserved that Play Button. I do not approve of all the hate comments on that one guys channel because I believe he does not know who Linus is/was to NCIX. 
 
All in all, Props to you Linus... Once again you prove that you are a true gentleman and a genuine kind heart.

While I get that an auction is a legally binding contract, I am curious how many of those buyer's are going to try to 'disappear' or charge back their credit cards or something if they realise what they actually bought for that money.  The GPU Shroud guy would be a prime example.  I wonder how many like him are like 'FUCK FUCK FUCK. HOW DO I GET OUT OF THIS!?'

Meh. No one took the plaque from anyone. It belonged to NCIX's channel when Linus was under contract, he built it for NCIX. He had a chance to acquire it during the auction - he stayed quiet during the bidding, the guy was going to let him purchase it, and then Linus kindly let the guy have it. If Linus wanted it he could have easily gotten it. Instead, there was a coming of age, a realization... Linus had a character arc. In an age where the primetime stories we get are of the hero turned anti-hero, we have the entitled villain going from "Do you know who I am?" up to the plaque room and realizing life has moved on, things are different. Linus became the hero, understanding much of what went into making that plaque transferred directly into the current silver plaques they have. Despite the sentimental value the plaque held, it's still just a a piece of -insertmountingmaterialhere- with a molded play button on top and a bit of engraving. Clearly from some of the Youtube comments leveled, this was not the Linus we deserve, but the Linus we need.

Also can we just take a minute to appreciate the profoundly Canadian moment of this exchange? "No, you take the plaque." "No, no, you - you take the plaque."
 
Also seeing LinusCatTips, which I hadn't heard about, was worth it just alone for seeing the worst possible way to try and wash a cat with claws... For 90% of cats, closing yourself inside a glass shower where the feline-with-claws' only refuge is a giant human-island is a recipe for an absolute catastrophe.
 

His channel is getting destroyed because too many mentally impaired kids watched Linus' video and failed to understand it, period.
 
And you know this for a fact? Channels like Accursed Farms passed the 200K mark without ever getting anything from Youtube (it's on one of his Q&A).
 
Didn't look like that at all, but most importantly it doesn't matter. It was an auction. It wasn't about how you manage a channel, it wasn't about your connection to NCIX, in fact you didn't even know what Youtube is: it was an auction, it was just about placing the highest bid at the right time. Nothing else matters. The lot belonged to NCIX, then it belonged to its buyer, end of story.
The guy had no other legal or moral obligation than to pay the bill and take the stuff. But, regardless, he agreed to sell the plaque to Linus. In the end, it was Linus decision not to buy it.
 
So, again, how exactly do we care who the guy was or what his channel looks like?