Keep Calm And Discuss Retro Generally!

Atavan-Halen

Steve SI wrote: »

When you get to a certain age atavan, you stop inserting these things inside yourself
I'm 402 months old now so I stopped that sort of thing a while back

I don't think I'd ever see myself stopping insterting pointy things into my face and ears though

Steve X2

atavan-halen wrote: »

I don't think I'd ever see myself stopping insterting pointy things into my face and ears though

Steve X2

But in all seriousness, if it means something to you then go for it and get tattoos and piercings and all that. I just don't get why people do it just because it looks cool or fits in with their image.
I mean I'm not a boring old fuddy duddy type or anything and I got a piercing a few years ago when myself and the GF were visiting her cousin who works with the Maasai in Africa after we went through some "trials".
Her cousin even ended up marrying one of the local Maasai warriors last year.

Anyway, what I mean is do it if it means something not because it matches your most recent shirt

If anyone wants to do the Maasai thing let me know and I'll sort out a discount for you. It's of course in Kenya and a pretty cool thing to do.

DinoRex

I can't see myself ever wearing less brown corduroy as I get older!

Atavan-Halen

I'd agree with you for the most part. I've always had an interest in body mods since begging and pleading my mam to let me get my ear pierced when I was 4. In those 16 years I've had maybe 30 piercings and 8 tattoos so it's always going to be something I'll do and have no intention of stopping soon! I'd love to have pretty much full tattoo coverage with the exception of my face but that's not for until the distant future when I've established myself in life. The way I see it is you've only got one life so just go out and have fun and do what you want. If you want to get something to match your current style then go out and get it, why not?

This is some deep conversation yo!

Steve X2

atavan-halen wrote: »

I'd agree with you for the most part. I've always had an interest in body mods since begging and pleading my mam to let me get my ear pierced when I was 4. In those 16 years I've had maybe 30 piercings and 8 tattoos so it's always going to be something I'll do and have no intention of stopping soon! I'd love to have pretty much full tattoo coverage with the exception of my face but that's not for until the distant future when I've established myself in life. The way I see it is you've only got one life so just go out and have fun and do what you want. If you want to get something to match your current style then go out and get it, why not?

This is some deep conversation yo!

Thats a lot of tattoos you're planing on getting :eek:
Do you by chance work at repairing motorcycles and/or are a member of a local fight club or cage fighting club


Edit:
This is the Maasai thing by the way
http://www.bush-adventures.com/

Atavan-Halen

Steve SI wrote: »

Thats a lot of tattoos you're plan on getting :eek:
Do you by chance work at repairing motorcycles and/or are a member of a local fight club or cage fighting club

Quite the opposite, starting college at the end of the month to be a hairdresser!

Steve X2

atavan-halen wrote: »

Quite the opposite, starting college at the end of the month to be a hairdresser!

Cool,
I thought you would be either a cage fighter or hairdresser, I went with the wrong option

Atavan-Halen

Steve SI wrote: »

Cool,
I thought you would be either a cage fighter or hairdresser, I went with the wrong option

I could cage fight, probably, but I don't really want to train!

OwaynOTT

I want a tattoo of a little gingerbreadman on my thumb.

OwaynOTT

Wtf, I can't seem to post pictures lately. Am I dumb?

Retr0gamer

DinoRex

Myrddin

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Microsoft-Hardware-Wedge-Touch-Wedge-Mobile-BLuetooth-Nexus-7,17504.html

Andrew76

EnterNow wrote: »

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Microsoft-Hardware-Wedge-Touch-Wedge-Mobile-BLuetooth-Nexus-7,17504.html

Liking that keyboard. Oh and the Nexus 7 is bloody brilliant if anyone is thinking of getting into the tablet market.

Myrddin

Andrew76 wrote: »

Liking that keyboard. Oh and the Nexus 7 is bloody brilliant if anyone is thinking of getting into the tablet market.

I know, but the packaging design really blew my mind

Myrddin

Cideys version of the tablet market

Steve X2

Oh that EnterNow, he loves his unboxings.
No video this time EnterNow??

Myrddin

Steve X2

EnterNow wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7S3yM3ozFM

Myrddin

Steve X2

On a serious note, I see someone got their hands on the new iPhone 5 and did an unboxing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efHZP9xAPN4

DinoRex

Steve X2

Pricing details and hopefully more info coming today for the WiiU.
So far its 26,260 yen (about 260 Euro) for the base model with 8GB of storage and 31,500 yen (about 315 Euro) for the premium version with 32GB of storage in Japan with the official Euro and US prices to come later.
Just going on the stated storage sizes I'd say we're talking solid state here and not a standard hard disk.
Out in Japan on the 8th of December.



Also, system has 1GB of main memory and another 1GB just for games.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/13/nintendo-wii-u-price-release-date/

Myrddin

A second pad for the Wii U has been priced at $170. Half the price of the console, insanity. I'd quicker save up & do a Steve SI on them at least you'd have one for upstairs and one for downstairs then.

Also if the joypad costs have the price of the console, I'm not overly optimistic about the power of the console itself. It's already outdated before its released, but the component cost must be really low...hmm, not good. Anyway, I'm sure it'll be brilliant, it's Nintendo after all. But I'm staying well away from it until next xmas or at least until there's a Zelda offering.

Steve X2

EnterNow wrote: »

A second pad for the Wii U has been priced at $170. Half the price of the console, insanity. I'd quicker save up & do a Steve SI on them at least you'd have one for upstairs and one for downstairs then.

Also if the joypad costs have the price of the console, I'm not overly optimistic about the power of the console itself. It's already outdated before its released, but the component cost must be really low...hmm, not good. Anyway, I'm sure it'll be brilliant, it's Nintendo after all. But I'm staying well away from it until next xmas or at least until there's a Zelda offering.

Hopefully they're trying to make up the cost of the internal components on the system with a high cost on the extra Wii U pads. As far as I know the Wii U pad is mostly a dumb device with just a screen and probably some very basic components inside.

Myrddin

Steve SI wrote: »

Hopefully they're trying to make up the cost of the internal components on the system with a high cost on the extra Wii U pads. As far as I know the Wii U pad is mostly a dumb device with just a screen and probably some very basic components inside.

Maybe so yeah. Can't see them selling many of them seperate at that price

DinoRex

The only thing that gives it an advantage over the current gen is that it has more RAM.

Does it no longer take SD cards? I'm not sure I'm seeing the advantage of the 32GB model.

Myrddin

DinoRex wrote: »

The only thing that gives it an advantage over the current gen is that it has more RAM.

Quite damning, given its being tagged as a next-gen machine. I think it can only be consider next-gen in relation to the Wii, not in the general sense.

Does it no longer take SD cards? I'm not sure I'm seeing the advantage of the 32GB model.

I think it still does yeah? If your not allowed store DLC/Digital Downloads on removeable media {like the way the 360 limits you to 16GB regardless of storage size} then the 32GB might be more 'future-proof'

Steve X2

EnterNow wrote: »

Quite damning, given its being tagged as a next-gen machine. I think it can only be consider next-gen in relation to the Wii, not in the general sense.

I'm sure it will have some very nice games but no, I don't think I'll be thinking of it as next gen. Sure I never even thought of the Wii as current gen and it lives in the retro area of my room connected to a CRT even though I have the component cables. It just looks better on a CRT because its basically an old Gamecube in a shiny new suit.