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Canadian Gaming "Deals" and Discussion Thread 6: Sorry, We Can't Afford a New Thread
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PumpkinSpice
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Just get a cheap Chromebook and chroot.
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edit: I second the Chromebook recommendation, throw linux on it and you're good.
He's right. I also see Web/UI folks almost exclusively use Macs.
ali express
I misunderstood the topic was software engineering, and assumed Waterloo Engineering = Mechanical/Civil/etc.
Couldn't imagine Catia, Pro E, and select suites and toolboxes working on OSX outside of bootcamp.
I must have like 15 orders from that site awaiting delivery, I'm addicted to it
Walmart and gap come to mind.
Is that the chinese ebay ?
Waiting for big sales to shop at gap
I don't think AliExpress is auction based like Ebay is though.
Currently I have a 5gig for $65 plan with Rogers and no extras.
They're offering me a $70, 6gig with Spotify or Shomi, or an $80 10gig with Spotify or Shomi.
I'm thinking of getting the 6gig because I ride pretty close to my limit each month, or wondering if I should balls out for the 10gig.
Opinions GAF?
They're offering me a $70, 6gig with Spotify or Shomi, or an $80 10gig with Spotify or Shomi.
I'm thinking of getting the 6gig because I ride pretty close to my limit each month, or wondering if I should balls out for the 10gig.
Opinions GAF?
Are they saying Spotify/Shomi don't count towards your data limit and/or is it a 'free' (built in) sub to one of those?
If you get a free subscription to Spotify/Shomi, but it counts against your data limit then you will have trouble since you are already pretty close to 5GB. If you are going to start using those (assuming you aren't already), 6GB isn't nearly enough.
More like a Chinese Amazon I'd say
Here's an example of some of the stuff I've ordered
Kindle case
iPhone case
Resistance bands for stretching
Multi-tool keyring
Chicago Bears NFL jersey
Tru-Sox for soccer
Go with 10GB if you have a money to spare. Plus having a Shomi is great.
Red sticker sale items are currently 50% off. If you spy some lounge wear at any location I think it might be worth the travel.
BigJonsson
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Just save the music at home and listen offline from the phone, no data usage that way
BigJonsson
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bytemovies
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Thank you so much, I live near the Bison Dr one. I'll have to blitz there in the morning and see if they have any left. I have been waiting for a PS+ deal so I can re-up after getting a PS4 this xmas. $50 credit couldn't hurt either... I still have that 20% coupon.
My post was in response to someone who said their friends' comp sci program recommended Windows and not Macs. That was crazy to me because a comp sci program should really be teaching Unix and Macs are the best Unix computers out there in my opinion.
The important part of my post was that Macs are Unix computers. If you want to go through all the effort to get Linux up and running on a Windows laptop go hog wild. That's also a Unix machine. Personally I could never be bothered.
Clearly from my 5 sentence post where I never mentioned Visual Studio I'm not someone who's ever used Visual Studio? lol ok. I worked in the AAA console games industry for over 5 years where I used Visual Studio every day.
Nowadays most companies have realized that building their own game engines is not a good idea and everyone is using Unity. I work at a 100+ person mobile team building games on both the client and server side. Every one uses a Mac.
Honestly I have no interest in the Mac vs PC debate (I have a PC too). The important part of this discussion is that folks in computer science should be learning Unix. At this point Windows only technologies are minor, niche part of the industry.
Sometimes they are, sometimes they are surprisingly good.
Last year, I ordered about 20 items from a Chinese sports jersey store to give as presents to my kids, nephews and nieces, along with some for my self. All told, only two of the jerseys were "off" enough to for them to not be usable, but the rest are fine and a few are completely indistinguishable from the "authentic" jerseys.
My University Comp Sci program required everything to be done in Linux. All of the lab computers ran Linux, and at the beginning of each year they would host a session to help students install Linux and their home PCs. I always had some flavour of Linux installed on my laptop/PC throughout school. If you think they should be teaching in Unix, that's great and I mostly agree, but there is no need for Macs in that case.
Edit: Sorry for the double post.
Nothing wrong with Mac/OS X (I just bought my son a MBP for Christmas), but to say that most people are using them in the industry is not terribly accurate, unless your version of the industry is isolated to a pretty narrow view.
When I hire students from Waterloo, U of T, Ryerson, etc., none of them will be using Macs since none of our ~40,000 employees use them and none of our software solutions are built with them. Even my brother (who is a Waterloo alumni) uses Windows 90% of the time at his work, and his software is used in games, movies, modelling, etc. He does have a MBP for work, but he runs it in Windows 99% of the time.
N° 2048
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Just because it's easier to support. That's it. There's no realistic reason other than this alone.
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Thanks to the exchange rate, a 64gb Vita card now cost between $130-160.
I'm never gonna get one of those, am I?
I'm never gonna get one of those, am I?
Xenoflare
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God damn
User 479360
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Holy shit. That's ridiculous.
Why do you need so much space, though? It hardly feels as if there are enough big Vita games to fill it.
Shiiiiiiit. Should have bought another one sooner.
Oh, believe me, there are TONS. A 124 GB card would not be enough to store all my games, and I consider myself a physical collector.
Xenoflare
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I got mine because more and more games are going digital only and retailers near me are not carrying vita games anymore, and for the ones that does they suck at stocking. So I'm forced to go digital
Plenty of vita games shoots at the 3gb mark, they add up quick
Well there is still another week or two before it arrives.
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I play a lot of PS1 and PSP games on it. I have a 16gb and I'm constantly moving stuff around. I could settle for a 32gb, but $80 isn't the deal of the century either.
Sent you a pm.
fuck
been deleting a bunch of my porn and it's still full. I should have bought a 64 gig ages ago, fuck dammit
User 479360
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I think I just have an 8gb memory card. I've got quite a few games on it, though, including some bigger ones.
8GB would be horrible for me. There are a lot of games that are in the 2-4GB range.
Xenoflare
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I honestly can't remember if it's 8gb or 16gb. I know I bought it alongside the system at launch, for like $50.
I've got a bunch of games, so maybe it's 16.
I gave up and bought a 32 gig one when London Drugs had them on sale for $59. I do not expect to find a better deal on Vita memory again.
moyashimon
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When I first started looking at 64 gb memory cards, it was around 100$ after shipping.... when I bought it'd climbed up to 115$ after shipping. I'm so glad I got mine when I did now...
I don't know when exactly, but there will be a time at some point In the future when Vita breathes its last breath, and those fucking cards go on clearance. And then I'll have my revenge
Jesus.
They should have called it PlayStation Lazarus because this thing will never go on clearance.
moyashimon
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I think it already did. Boxing day, I saw these memory cards going at a discount rate at the Source ....
Didn't bite, of course. Because 64GB is just better in the long run....
EB had a refurbished 64GB Vita memory card for $59, picked that up quick. Weird that they had it since its never come out here that I know of.
Somebody trade their 64GB to EB games I assume.
Any deals on Legend of Legacy (3DS) right now?
Goddamn, I laughed. Yeah, $CAD is killing us with respect to VITA memory card prices. Plus, I honestly think that VITA support hasn't been all that bad the past year and 2016 looks good too. Retailers know this.
Goddamn, I laughed. Yeah, $CAD is killing us with respect to VITA memory card prices. Plus, I honestly think that VITA support hasn't been all that bad the past year and 2016 looks good too. Retailers know this.
Saw this. I have the PS3 one still and I bought it on Steam. I would love to have trophies but I don't think I would buy it again especially at that price. Had no idea Sega actually wanted money and would remaster this too.
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