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  1. BigT

    Sony Playstation 24" 3D Display- $99.99 refurb at Newegg eBay

    I've been using one on a secondary PC and PS3 for a while. The default settings are pretty bad (color temperature is too cool, backlight is too bright, and sharpness is too high). After adjustments: warm color temp, backlight down to 1 or 2, and sharpness all the way down, along with...
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    Wii U eShop Deals - 3/28: Curve & Natsume Sale, $7.50 Adventures of Pip, $10 RE Revelations, $8.49 Mutant Mudds SC, & More!

    Yeah, they make this seem unnecessarily complicated, but the upshot is: 1.) Make sure that you sign up for a Nintendo Network ID (not the same thing as club nintendo) 2.) Buy something from the eshop on the wii u 3.) Sign in on the DDP site (note: it won't let you sign in prior to buying...
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    Refurbished Wiimote+ and Nunchuck for $20 from Nintendo

    This was a pretty good deal. The controllers that I received were in like-new condition complete with sleeve.
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    Will PSN have a Halloween Sale?

    I was looking for this too... Looks like the EU region has a "Horror Sale." http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2013/10/16/horror-sale-starts-this-week-save-on-siren-blood-curse-dead-rising-2-more/ No Halloween or Horror sale in the USA region that I could find... just a Capcom sale (RE: ORC and...
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    Resident Evil 6 XBOX 360 7.99 amazon.com

    Despite all the bad review, I had a blast with the game playing on coop... easily worth $8.
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    [DEAD] 1 TB Hard Drive (upgrade PS3) $69.99 at Newegg

    I'm a fan of hybrid drives for applications like this. But the momentus xt isn't being made anymore. Seagate has their new more blandly named SSHD line that spins only at 5400 rpm, but seems to perform similarly: http://www.storagereview.com/seagate_sshd_thin_review_gen3_500gb_st500lm000 I'm...
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    Cops: Idaho mom had sex with son's friends

    Nothing exciting happened to me at age 15... :D In either case, I doubt that the kids will be scarred for life or anything like that. I really don't think these cases should be treated the same way as other sex offenders/predators... now, don't get me wrong, a 35 y/o mom who's having sex with...
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    Gamecube component cable at Gamestop $4.99 YMMV

    Your TV may be doing a non-linear zoom/stretch mode; basically, it's when the middle part of the image isn't stretched much and the outer parts get most of the stretching effect.
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    Well I guess I'll never hold a civil position in this state...

    Yeah, that's a conundrum... If you talk to god, you are praying and are labelled religious. If god talks to you or you claim to be god, you are labelled a schizophrenic. Thomas Szasz has some nice writings about this, and the arbitrary nature of defining mental "disease." BTW, even though I'm...
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    New, surprise Obamacare fee...say it isn't so.

    Regardless of this particular fee, this whole thing is either going to cost quite a bit or (hopefully) there will come about some logical way in which we use our limited resources to intelligently provide healthcare (unlikely, since most people will cry about rationing and death panels). *...
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    Gamecube component cable at Gamestop $4.99 YMMV

    You mainly just need a relatively powerful processor (most important part) and a reasonable graphics card. Works just fine on my HTPC running an Ivy Bridge Core i5-3570 with a Radeon 7770. PC games usually depend more on a powerful graphics card. Emulators usually depend more on a powerful...
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    Gamecube component cable at Gamestop $4.99 YMMV

    To nitpick, your aspect ratio is wrong. Super Mario Sunshine is a 4:3 ratio game. Your HDTV is stretching it. I got the GC component cable back in the day several years ago by getting lucky and finding one in a gamestop... circa 2008. Now, to get the best possible graphics, I would just...
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    Playstation 3D Display $199.99 at GameStop & Best Buy

    1920x1080 is its native resolution, which it runs without issue. IMHO, it works fine as a PC monitor and I have it hooked up to one of my PCs. Side by Side 3D works well on supported video files and in some games (Trine 2). Quality sucks outside of windows... the bios and loading screens are...
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    The Libertarian Con: Favorite 'Rebel' Ideology of the Ruling Class

    Read the article; I'm not very impressed. Does the quote above represent the new American Dream? Is it truly freedom to be able to say fuck you to your boss but then hold out your hand to receive welfare from your other, more powerful boss, the US government? Is that the message that we want...
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    2012 MLB Discussion

    I'm not very concerned about his mental health issues. Often, there is a stigma placed on this by people who have little understanding of the conditions. However, anxiety and depression do not occur in a vacuum. Similarly, they do not occur because some neurotransmitter randomly decides to...
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    2012 MLB Discussion

    I'm absolutely thrilled about getting Greinke... Anaheim is only a quasi-big market... much different feel in Orange County than in LA. I'm sure he'll be fine... Weaver, Greinke, Wilson, and Haren is a good starting 4... #5 is still a bit of an issue...
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    Playstation 3D Display $199.99 at GameStop & Best Buy

    Technically, you could do a manual 3D mode, such as side by side 3D. This would give you 960x1080 resolution at 60 Hz that looks pretty good. I've tried this on Trine 2 with a relatively old Radeon card. Just select 1920x1080 resolution at 60 Hz with side-by-side 3D in Trine 2 setup. Then...
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    Playstation 3D Display $199.99 at GameStop & Best Buy

    Just set this up with a PC. For $199, it looks pretty decent. The only config change I made was changing to the "Cinema" preset. No dead pixels. Black levels look pretty nice and colors are good. It is glossy, as expected. Speakers are nothing to write home about, but I just use my 5.1...
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    You can not expect privacy when using your cell phone?

    Ideally, I would advocate for everyone to have strong encryption as part of any sensitive data that is transferred or stored. PGP, truecrypt, and Scrambls are useful tools but a bit cumbersome, especially when corresponding with non-tech savvy friends; of course there is also always a...
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    Playstation 3D Display $199.99 at GameStop & Best Buy

    For only $200, decided to give it a shot... not much to lose and I'll play around with some of the 3D stuff... seems like a nice display when it works. Either no one is buying these or newegg had a crapton of them... still in stock... and they're even limiting them to 20 per customer ;-)...
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