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The worst part about this is that GameStop probably *did* check the cart— in an original DS, which would have played the bootleg copy just fine. It’s only the 3DS which blocks the bootleg cartridges, and as this is not a 3DS game, most GameStop employees wouldn’t think to test it in the newer system as well. They’d…

I’ll point out that you’ll have *much* better success with the no receipt options if you paid something other than cash. At the Best Buy where I work, I can find your receipt by the card (or NFC payment) you used by simply swiping again at the register; it’ll perform a look up and grab any receipt that was on that…

BestBuy will either process it as a return based on the sale value (in which case you can often re-purchase the same item at a lower rate if it’s devalued since then) or they’ll do a “Comparable SKU” exchange, which is usually an even dollar amount price match for similar technology. The customer service reps are…

I feel like the fund is more to cover the costs of the medical expenses *right now* when he needs them, versus in 7 years when the case against the driver finally closes and he finally gets whatever payout he’s going to get from the legal case.

To be fair, I think a lot of people never made it out of Midgar. That’s a *long* intro to a long game; very traditional for Final Fantasy, and very easy to become bored in if it’s your first time trying to see what this newfangled JRPG thing is all about. Like most other early games in the series, FFVII unfolds very…

I know a lot of people who prefer the regular consoles because they’re usually easier to set up. There’s something to be said for the ability to sit down in front of the couch, turn on the console, and just play, without having to do any setup or configuration. That’s worth it to a lot of folks, and I respect that…

My 560ti can handle Dolphin just fine. Dolphin requires a lot of shader feature support from the card, but isn’t too heavy on actual usage. It’s mostly CPU bound, spending much of its time formatting the display lists (CPU-side) for the PC GPU to use, and working on the relatively fast main program via PowerPC…

I really don’t see how this is going to impact sales. That’s a *powerful* beast of a machine, and it’s managing maybe 50% speed on MK8, with enough missing effects and implementation issues to make things difficult to enjoy.

I really love Sona. It’s hard to play her really poorly because so much of what she does is simple AoE, but there’s bunch of nuance involved in playing her *well.* Managing Mana through extended early game fights is tough with her recent balance changes, and while she’s mobile and can travel well late game, her early…

Man, playing support is so awesome. I get to do all these lovely micromanagement things, everyone’s happy to have me around because it reduces mechanic pressure on them (heals or buffs or sustain, depending) and no one expects me to get fed and carry, nor gets mad if I get picked off early in a teamfight. (Though, I…

I feel like this would actually be a really easy mod to make. I should get on that.

Oh, I should clarify: I don’t have any subscriptions to anything other than my internet connection and my phone bill. (Not even Cable.) Same reasons really; I prefer to buy content that I know I will enjoy, rather than paying for access. I find it easier to stay on top of my finances this way, but I also have a pretty…

Well no, because I actually use my internet connection every waking moment of every day (I host servers from home) and I end up using my phone every day. Those are necessities for my workflow.

You know, I’d pay to play this game hourly. Seriously, my biggest objection to monthly subscriptions is that it feels like a looming deadline. Can’t I just be billed by the number of hours I log on?

That is a Magikarp. Well done, sir. I can sleep now; my faith in the internet is restored.

The adware wasn’t the problem. This is a trusted root certificate; without getting too much into the details, this is a certificate that is installed in the system in such a way that it bypasses an important security check. This certificate can be used to encrypt websites, even if that’s not its intended purpose.

Apple’s naming conventions are really dumb; the iPad Air 2 is really the 6th iPad now, so it’s substantially newer than the 2nd generation one you’re using.

Apple’s naming conventions are really dumb; the iPad Air 2 is really the 6th iPad now, so it’s substantially newer…

Seriously, how does the mother enroll her child in a musical theatre program and take offense at the teacher’s lifestyle without realizing the play itself is about gay characters? How does she not realize that a huge portion of theatre people are gay or bi? It’s not even shocking at all in that world, it’s just part…

It’s possible to get Duck Hunt to work on some modern televisions; the technique it used for detecting hits mostly relies on timing. If the frame shows up on a flatscreen monitor in less than 16ms (so, a very fast refresh rate monitor) the light gun should be able to pick it up. It’s looking for a particular color to…