Jimbo

OK thanks guys, nexus it is. And yes, I still don't have lollipop on my N7 (or G3), so I'm aware that the speed of updates isn't necessarily what it's cracked up to be. I'll be honest, the Ipad really tempts me but the $140 price difference is a consideration and I've never actually used an apple device for long. From what I have seen, I agree that they're still the leaders in the tablet realm, it's just a slightly expensive sidestep that I can't quite justify - like how I'd murder old ladies for an InWin S frame but I'm not paying $750 for one.

I'm looking for a new tablet, currently rocking a 2012 nexus 7, looking for something a little bigger in the 9+ inch class. Will be used for reading ebooks primarily, with hearthstone and other mobile games also quite common. Browsing not so much, I tend to use my PCs for that. I was going to just go for a nexus 9 by default, but thought I should ask if I'm missing any good options. Wish the shield tablet had a 9-10" version, since I have nvidia GPUs. Hit me up with ideas! I'm part of the google ecosystem but you're welcome to try selling me on an ipad.

Thanks for the tip. I'm not sure I trust windows with that, but I'll give it a try. I know. I don't believe anything in my original statement contradicts that?

Secret chat FTW.

The free game will be "Get screwed by Microsoft", oh no, wait, they already played that.

Don't you hate on my orange! The USB terminations are orange also, so at least it balances. :lol:

Cocky and arrogant doesn't stand up for long when you're being smashed by tanks and jet strafed. :D

It's also potentially great for Australia, it could make the trip up the east coast a snip and really cut down on the isolation that WA sometimes seems to suffer from. Plus solar panels would be a no brainer across the desert.

Since I assumed this thread was a wishlist for Steam, I'm going to post as if that is the case. :D I wish Steam had a way to... return all the cool features they keep removing, why did /me have to die?

I installed a Hyper 212 in a system with two noctuas, wondered why it was so noisy* then saw that I'd pointed them both inwards so the fans were blowing directly into each other. *6 months after having done it......

It's not youtube, or even one add in particular, but the fact that an ad plays every time I do ANYTHING on twitch. Oh, you want to change the resolution? Maybe it's because you wanted to see the same ad in 720p. Pop out the video you say? Must not have seen the ad properly! *The one with the old guy having his hair shampooed is the worst.

Anyone who bought a "gaming" pc at a big box retail store and then attempts to justify to me why it's better than the build list I very carefully put together for them.

Do your cards have differing BIOS versions or (particularly) amounts of VRAM? If so, you may need to enable coolbits. On my SLI 680M laptop in Nvidia Control Panel on the left under "3D Settings" it has "Set SLI and PhysX Configuration", click that, check the box for "Maximise 3D performance" and you should be good to go. If your cards differ let me know. ;)

At least, that's what it seems I need! :huh: Brought to you by the fine folks at: I mean, I haven't looked up the specifics on excess data charges for my account, but really, how bad can it be? :rolleyes:

Indeed, I read about it in street machine years ago, before I realised I didn't care enough about cars to spend $100/month buying magazines. As for my nomination of favourite engine, the one powering this is light, absurdly power productive and most importantly, mine. :D 2007 GSX-R 750

Rod Hadfield put the Rolls Royce Merlin into a 55 Chev, not exactly practical but it was an amazing engineering exercise.

I highly doubt this will work if the PC is still in Australia. Just get someone from the US or Canada to gift it to you, that's the traditional way to avoid censorship issues. L4D2 removed the Riot Cops, the bodies of zombies vanish as soon as they're killed, won't catch fire, no gibbs etc. SR4 I heard that they refused it classification because of a giant alien anal dildo gun that launches people into the air after you.... er.... "Load" them....

TIE FIGHTER!!!!! Ummmm, others, but mainly TIE fighter. :D

I've got a 100m run of CAT 6 going from my router, through the floor, along under the house (that was a bitch), into a conduit which is buried for a ~10 m run, then under the bungalow, up through the floor and into my switch going to several different systems. I've had zero problems and easily get full gigabit speeds to my NAS.

It's ok. Nowhere near as cool as what I was thinking when you said "Desk computer". And clearly somebody already has done it.... This is more like what I expected - http://www.l3p.nl/l3p-d3sk/

Tip #1: Don't unplug drives while they're being accessed. Did you format both the drives this time before starting?

The answer you're after is probably "Never". Even more so if you have to pay for the electricity used.

I've got waterblocks on my RIVE, but they definitely weren't integrated. If you really want them, just add your own. ;)

Pretty much anything is great for a case fan, Cougars are better than many competing models.

Compared to 1000 page+ novels? They're doing an admirable job of dumbing it down actually, though I still prefer the books.