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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
| BikNorton |
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Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2020 16:58
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| ... still doing it wrong. The only purpose for a test suite is to check you've done what you thought the requirements said you should do. The only comments I insist on are xmldoc on public/protected methods and class headers, and that's company policy, not just mine. If code itself needs commenting ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
| Grim... |
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Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2020 15:21
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Replies: 2961
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| Don't we hate comments now? I can't keep up. Seriously though, comments can mostly go away (apart from docblocks, obv). If you need more comments then you're almost certainly breaking the S in SOLID. There are exceptions, of course: ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
| GazChap |
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Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2020 17:12
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Cras wrote: Two of my devs are incredibly good at explanatory documentation and useful comments.
I am in my own stuff, but inevitably in the day job we've got so many plates spinning at the same time that there's very little time for actual future-proofing  |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
| Cras |
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Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2020 12:11
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| Two of my devs are incredibly good at explanatory documentation and useful comments. I do code reviews on their stuff which is like a waiter offering helpful feedback on the food to a Michelin starred chef. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
| devilman |
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Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2020 11:34
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| Thankfully, the only code I really have to poke around with is the occasional bit of Javascript, but pretty much the only comments in the files are the name and company of who added each little snippet of code and maybe the date it was added. That's about it - nothing about what the ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
| Dr Zoidberg |
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Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2020 23:10
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Replies: 2961
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| ... it's usually not that hard. Maintaining other people's code is fairly normal. The actual Dan we had that fucked off left some fairly colourful comments in his code, some of which which happened to be seen by one of our customers. Not the best thing to have to explain. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Royal Mail/courier company moany moany thread |
| myp |
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Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 13:47
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Replies: 399
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MaliA wrote:
The comments? Yeah |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
| Bobbyaro |
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Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 14:05
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Replies: 2961
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Coronavirus |
| flis |
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Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2020 16:26
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Replies: 2356
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| ... the most vocal, but every council post that is made about Covid guidance, restrictions, etc, is met with a mixture of laughing emojis and endless comments like this: Empty vessels make the most noise, Meems. That can be applied to most Facebook comments. I had to unfollow 'help' pages on FB for ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Coronavirus |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2020 13:46
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Replies: 2356
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| ... the most vocal, but every council post that is made about Covid guidance, restrictions, etc, is met with a mixture of laughing emojis and endless comments like this: The government surrendered a huge amount of credibility and a lot of the ability to have people listen to them after it came out ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Coronavirus |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2020 13:26
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Replies: 2356
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| This is what gives me a headache. I don’t know if it’s the majority attitude or just the most vocal, but every council post that is made about Covid guidance, restrictions, etc, is met with a mixture of laughing emojis and endless comments like this: |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Nice things |
| Dimrill |
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 7:52
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Replies: 178
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: MORE pics what I have taken with my camera |
| markg |
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2020 10:41
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Replies: 2486
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Aww, thanks for the comments folks  |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Uncharted 4 |
| Findus Fop |
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Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 9:49
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Replies: 51
Views: 7870
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| ... you finding Hotshot Racing? I saw a couple of fairly positive reviews and was tempted to give it a blast, but there were also quite a few negative comments below-the-line I've only fired it up briefly and it didn't really grab me. Inertial Drift on the other hand is a much more immediate joy. Essentially ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Uncharted 4 |
| Sir Taxalot |
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Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 3:41
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Replies: 51
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| How are you finding Hotshot Racing? I saw a couple of fairly positive reviews and was tempted to give it a blast, but there were also quite a few negative comments below-the-line |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: BeeX Virtual Meet & Quiz |
| Goddess Jasmine |
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2020 18:01
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Replies: 1704
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I read *somewhere that his friend had emailed someone who posted it on YouTube asking them to take it down as he was drunk.
*Maybe YouTube comments, can't quite recall. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis |
| MrC |
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Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2020 19:33
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Replies: 250
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| At the risk of boring you all into an early grave, I can't say often enough how your comments have kept my spirits up - not what you'd expect from an internet forum, so many good people, thank you so much. Had a couple of bad weeks, with all symptoms active. Scary ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Arcade Games & Random Gaming Nostalgia |
| romanista |
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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2020 9:01
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Replies: 559
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| I think this is a good answer to that https://twitter.com/sprinter461/status/1275081826260811777 Oh I agree, hence my use of inveted comments… last time this came up i spent hours reading all the threads and subtreads about the evidnce (which you probaby posted;)).. This is just some corrupt ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
| Satsuma |
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 20:01
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Replies: 21126
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| ... I’m not picking on you just because you don’t like TLOU2 or nowt. Honestly, this was the worst shit I’ve watched in quite some time. I made some comments as I was watching because it was that bad. https://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/forum/viewtopic.php?style=26&f=3&t=3817&p=1034325&hilit=Rambo#p1034325 |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Last of Us 2 |
| Hearthly |
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Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2020 16:42
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Replies: 231
Views: 26001
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| ... stuff in a much more mature fashion. The Angry Joe extended spoiler discussion of TLOU2 is substantially better than the main review, and Alex's comments in particular are fairly insightful, and he gives Druckmann due credit for making some bold choices. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Last of Us 2 |
| Satsuma |
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Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 13:52
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Replies: 231
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| Or you could accept that your opinion has been coloured, tainted and influenced by all the YouTube videos, interviews, reviews and online comments you’ve read, watched and consumed before experiencing the game for yourself. To me, TLOU2 is best compared to Resident Evil 4, another 20+ hour ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Last of Us 2 |
| Hearthly |
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:00
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Replies: 231
Views: 26001
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| ... me feel comfortable in controlling a third person game with a pad in a way no other game has ever managed. I've explicitly referenced that in my comments a couple of times already, it really is a very big deal for me. Anyway, I always have the Bamba defence to fall back on. The way he does stuff ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
| BikNorton |
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 1:10
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Replies: 14352
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| Fuck me, the comments make me want to go and set Oxford on fire. I really thought of all the places Oxford wasn't one of them |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Taking the Brexit |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:25
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Replies: 6502
Views: 483750
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| ... more than 40 years. Time is so short that both sides will need to “limit their ambitions”, warned Hiroshi Matsuura, Tokyo’s chief negotiator, in comments that dash UK hopes of winning deep trade liberalisation from Japan. https://www.ft.com/content/a70e644e-f585-4d20-8551-9e3972004f4f |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:37
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Replies: 21126
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Played in a three piece band out of Seattle in the early 1990s
Really bitter guy as witnessed by his comments at the start of "Unplugged in New York" where he says "this is off of our first album. Most people don't own it". |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Last of Us 2 |
| Satsuma |
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 23:28
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| Right, so I’ve clocked up 10 hours on this so I’m in a better position to say: • the comments about it being oppressively miserable? Load of bollocks so far. It’s currently about the same as TLOU. And I love miserable. I rate Cormac McCarthy’s The Road in my fave ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 50 |
| Satsuma |
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 20:35
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Replies: 4952
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| Shit man, glad you’re okay. I can only echo the comments above that you did the right thing. People are fucking nuts. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Coronavirus |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 14:20
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Replies: 2356
Views: 59607
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| ... along with half their mates? It just seems odd that SO MANY people seem to retrospectively think they had it last year. In comparison, nobody ever comments that they think or were confirmed to have it from March onwards (on those same articles, I mean. I know people who’ve both been confirmed to ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Call of Duty 16 : Modern Warfare |
| sdg |
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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 16:45
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Replies: 511
Views: 45548
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| ... the decision to delay season 4 and I think the reaction online shows why it’s a good decision. I have been so disappointed to read some of the comments but I hope this draws people’s attention to what’s going on who otherwise might have been unaware. I'm massively cynical about it. After all, ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Call of Duty 16 : Modern Warfare |
| Pundabaya |
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 17:12
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Replies: 511
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| ... the decision to delay season 4 and I think the reaction online shows why it’s a good decision. I have been so disappointed to read some of the comments but I hope this draws people’s attention to what’s going on who otherwise might have been unaware. I'm massively cynical about it. After all, ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: PS5 confirmed |
| Doctor Glyndwr |
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 15:54
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Replies: 329
Views: 22277
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| ... so it's a lot more than we are discussing for the PS5.) This was regarded as scandalously expensive at the time, not helped by Sony's arrogant comments in the press. The UK launch was Mar 2007, at £425, for the 60 GB model. Around the same time the 20 GB model was discontinued in the US, and ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Call of Duty 16 : Modern Warfare |
| zaphod79 |
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 13:35
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Replies: 511
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| ... the decision to delay season 4 and I think the reaction online shows why it’s a good decision. I have been so disappointed to read some of the comments but I hope this draws people’s attention to what’s going on who otherwise might have been unaware. I've seen quite a few similar notifications ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Call of Duty 16 : Modern Warfare |
| sdg |
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 12:56
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Replies: 511
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| ... the decision to delay season 4 and I think the reaction online shows why it’s a good decision. I have been so disappointed to read some of the comments but I hope this draws people’s attention to what’s going on who otherwise might have been unaware. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The PS Plus thread |
| Bamba |
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2020 16:22
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Replies: 1500
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| ... 50 for them so advice is to wait https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/call-of-duty-wwii-as-part-of-junes-playstation-plus-lineup-3471297?page=9#thread-comments Oh, for sure, I wasn't in a rush anyway given that I'll likely never install it. I posted more as a warning to others really. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The PS Plus thread |
| zaphod79 |
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2020 16:09
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Replies: 1500
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Animal Crossing Switch |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 14:00
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Replies: 3918
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| Yes, exactly the same. Worth barely anything (300 bells) but I enjoyed it anyway, because I like the plaques, the stamp station comments amuse me (they move each day) and any flares will likely make nice islander gifts. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What's Everyone Playing? |
| Bamba |
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Posted: Mon May 18, 2020 11:58
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Replies: 1012
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Mr Chonks wrote: So this is Abandon 52 now. 
I suppose! I rarely put anything in this thread because I'll just wait to write it up in Finish 52 when I'm done, but for stuff I give up on it means that never gets any comments otherwise. There's probably another thread somewhere for this actually. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Call of Duty 16 : Modern Warfare |
| zaphod79 |
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Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 13:46
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Replies: 511
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| ... for my mic no longer working - there are some other posts on places about the last update breaking non sony headsets https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/g8fvcj/microphone_stopped_working/ https://www.reddit.com/r/remoteplay/comments/g38pvh/ps4_remote_play_mic_muted_crash/ (I'll try the suggestion ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Animal Crossing Switch |
| romanista |
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Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 11:54
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Replies: 3918
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| ... (5k, 50.k 5 mil or somthing).... so we'll see , i have spend 230k orsomethig at nooks/sisters, but maybe that should be just nooks then (in the comments someone suggests 200k spending is a trigger)...I sold for millions by now |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: PC gaming hardware thread. |
| markg |
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Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:24
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Replies: 5932
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| I can't stand those massively clackety keyboards, they're fucking well annoying. Someone in the office has one and it always sounds like they're typing into the Daily Mail comments section or something. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: 1st world problems |
| Nik |
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Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 15:29
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Replies: 2124
Views: 164447
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| ... that https://store.nintendo.co.uk/contact-us.info has: Feedback: We are always looking for ways to improve and would love to hear your opinions. Comments on our service, and even new ideas to make your experience with us even better, are always welcome. You can let us know what you think by emailing ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Coronavirus |
| TheVision |
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Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2020 23:13
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Replies: 2356
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| ... they most certainly won't be! The school that are accommodating kids are purely doing it on a child care basis. He finished up by quoting some comments from the Daily Mail.. That went down well as you can imagine. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose US TV thread |
| Findus Fop |
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Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 14:49
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Replies: 8686
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| ... I've got Altered Carbon, Better Call Saul and The Rookie to get on with. It did take a few episodes for me to get into this series, and all your comments resonate. I'd definitely stick with it. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Better Call Saul |
| Satsuma |
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Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 0:31
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Replies: 302
Views: 40328
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| New season has started and in the tradition of glib BEEX comments “I thought it was good”. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Google Stadia |
| Trooper |
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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 17:41
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Replies: 470
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| https://www.reddit.com/r/Stadia/comments/eusxgc/stadia_has_officially_gone_40_days_without_a_new/ "Stadia has officially gone 40 days without a new game announcement/release, feature update, or real community update. It has been out ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Meat-Free |
| Satsuma |
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Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 11:54
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Replies: 28
Views: 2574
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Election 2019 |
| devilman |
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Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 1:42
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Replies: 245
Views: 20383
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| ... narrative has been built and it can appear to be on his terms. The stupid, stupid, twat Well, fuck, it was brexit all along. Judging by the local comments, I'm surrounded by idiots who have fallen for the 'Get Brexit Done' cobblers and have booted out the Labour candidates purely for 'going against ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
| Doctor Glyndwr |
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Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2019 11:17
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Replies: 1781
Views: 149987
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| ... before (and of course, I'm no developer or anywhere even close). Thanks for sharing that, I learned some things from reading it and a few of the comments before my poor little mind got a bit too lost in the detail. Oh, me too. Some of the basic principles I'm familiar with (state management is ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
| Sir Taxalot |
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Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2019 2:52
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Replies: 1781
Views: 149987
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| ... before (and of course, I'm no developer or anywhere even close). Thanks for sharing that, I learned some things from reading it and a few of the comments before my poor little mind got a bit too lost in the detail. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 50 |
| Findus Fop |
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Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2019 14:21
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Replies: 4952
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