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I learned at school that a lot of teachers spew BS lol.. like the one time the teacher was trying to fight with me that a koala was a bear. No. Just no. Koalas are marsupials. I needed to bring in multiple encyclopedias to prove my point because he didn't believe it. |
Everyone remember the lie "You'll use cursive for the rest of your life"?
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The biggest lie in the universe;
I have read the terms of service. |
I wonder if actually ever reads any of them.
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I remember my dad actually read through a couple of the agreements. Of course, he's a lawyer though, so he had to be that guy. >.< But who actually uses cursive when they're older? I can only think of a couple of teachers who were 50+ years old... |
I read one once. Well, skimmed one. Actually, I just jumped to the end.
If there's anything important in them someone else will find it. |
So apparently, Halo 4 is going to have Flood-infected Spartan-IVs. This is terrifying. Excuse me while I go cry in a corner.
Picture proof: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/halo4-wargames-04.jpg --- On a completely unrelated note, my yearly throat pains have started up again. Nose-produce leaking down my throat and drying up. I haven't slept in two days. |
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I have never once read through the terms of service to anything ever in all time ever.
Ever. |
I read like, the first part for fun. Even if I wanted to however I couldn't :P
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Apparently the iTunes T&C is a pretty good read.
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I just can't believe they write TOS "essays" that long and expect the average human being to have the patience and attention span to read through all that legalese...
I know I don't. I do however, read through any contract that requires my signature. |
Oh yeah. Definitely. Never sign **** unless you know exactly what you're signing.
On a semi-related note, I have a terrible signature. And just terrible handwriting in general. |
My friend legally owns his brothers kidney because he made him sign an agreement, something to do with sharing the internet downloads, and in the fine print he said something about signing over custody of his left kidney at any time.
Who knows what you're agreeing to if you don't read things. @Abbadon: My signature is like a half-drawn star that flicks off into a squiggle shaped like a 'W' I invented it when I though I was going to be famous and thought ahead so I didn't have a huge long annoying signature to sign autographs with. It's now on all my legal documents. |
Oh my, OCC is still around too XD;
Terrible/"messy" signature has its advantage. At least it's hard to forge it? But then with time, I feel like my signature is getting more and more messy. When I first made it as a teen, it's easy to read my name. It gets a bit harder every year XD |
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I was like "YOU ACTUALLY READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS!?!" |
Ugh signatures lol.
I just print my name or copy over my sig from PC whenever I need to sign those damn things. I can't stick to a signature cuz I forget, so I just write it down. Quote:
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I hate writing my signature. It's messy as heck, you can barely read the name, and I swear it never comes out looking the same way twice. I've just always been more comfortable with printing my name :/
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I sign my signature only on papers where it specifically says "sign here" or "student signature here".
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I usually sign all my papers because I have to. It will probably become a state law soon anyway because there are a whole bunch of new teaching laws coming out lately and it isn't fair on the teachers.
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My signature irl isn't too bad, though not very consistent. |
Here's a picture of my signature because why the **** not?
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Bonus points if you can tell what it says. |
Lemnie Roland? xD Best guess. I always mess up my last name when I'm signing, never my first really |
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My signature is lazy and the only thing you can make out of is it the 'T' at the beginning of it. It used to be a little cleaner but it just got sloppy and then stuck that way whoops.
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Messy signature is an important key trait to be a doctor in the future, so keep at it =D
In other news... why are older games still so pricy (like, PSP games not talking rare collectible NES games). I just checked Persona 3 Portable and it's still 30 dollars... I thought that after so many years by now it should be 19.99 finally... but nope. Sigh. |
Psh. The closest I am going to get to being a doctor is playing the Trauma Center games.
I think it depends on the popularity of the game and such? I'm not sure but it seems to be a case by case basis. I mean ... I still see some games such as Super Smash Brothers Brawl at $40 still at a game store. Seems it also depends on which game store you go to and whether it is used or not. |
My signature is superlazy XD It's just a W with some flourishes around.
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My signature is non-existent tbh. It's just my name written really quickly and really messy. I don't know if that's even acceptable as a signature or not.
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Um hi and i know this sounds weird but i recently got obsessed with the older Pokemon movies and TV show again c: Been a while.
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^$120 for a video game? Holy crap. At MOST games cost $50-$70 here. |
That's in Australian Dollars, which makes it even worse, last I checked. Probably has to do with the extra editing Australian laws require of video games.
Also, my signature is inconsistent and sloppy. Almost never the same twice anymore. |
Even still, the Australian and American dollar are pretty much the some amount right now. And whats with this new law thing? Are they forcing you to own video games or something? xD |
Imports.. special editions..
Makes sense to me, man. |
My signature as well as all my handwriting in general if horrible. I'm arguably the best at typing essays and doing stuff like posting on forums where I can think and then reply rather than sort of being forced to think up a response on the spot. I'm type fairly fast but I write slow and I don't even hold the pencil properly because, the stubborn child I was, refused to learn how to use it properly and did it my own way.
Also, cute stuff. Such a god damn sucker for them. There's a limit though to how much of it I can take before it becomes cringe-worthy though. Edit: Aw, a bit late on this topic aren't I? ****. |
I think it was the most expensive video game in Australia at the time, for some unknown reason. But lately it's been relatively good, special edition pre-orders for Assassins Creed 3 are between $70 - $90 for the special editions. Pokemon B2W2 are $60 everywhere as well.
And yeah it's really expensive in Australia, it makes you value money a little more I think however. |
BW2 only cost $34.99 here. xD Just saying. |
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But why? It doesn't make any sense to me why things are so overpriced in one country but not another. |
Just the market I guess. Like videogames and electronics are always expensive in Japan.
Speaking of Japan, I just bought some figures and things from there @[email protected] Shipping was like 35 quid though @[email protected] expensive! |
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I started to think about the shipping after I posted. And I always pictured Australia having more people, dunno why. |
20 million Australian's is already too many hahah.
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What do you mean? Japan has 125 million and Australia has more livable space than Japan even with the Outback and stuff. |
I don't mean space wise, just most Australian's are annoying asses. Plus most of Australia is bush, infested with insects and animals that could kill you in 20 seconds. Seriously the spiders here are so big they have health bars.
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Haha that makes sense then. The less idiots the better. xD |
The less idiots the better? Are you kidding me? YouTube would go out of business if that happened :P
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Last I checked for Australia, even a digital copy online for whatever reason, costs like an extra 10-20 dollars... so it's not a matter of importing a game to the middle of a giant rock type of thing.
Then again, my friend's sister works in a supermarket for 17 roo-dollars per hour...? I'm pretty sure that I don't get 17/hr in a supermarket type of job in Canada. I can only attribute the price to taxes/tariffs of some sort. |
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I think the online thing is just because the market in Australia can support it. If they couldn't, I bet digital prices at least would drop.
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Goddamn that's a lot. |
Yeah, Australian minimum wage is ridiculous, especially compared to the US. Our minimum wage ($7.25) is really low in comparison to a lot of other countries.
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.. I'm in the wrong country.
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england country is best country stfu with your fact-based opinions and well thought-out arguments i win anyways
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And in a way, you suddenly realized that their video game prices aren't that bad if their minimum wage is double of ours (or higher) XD; I'm a freakin' part-time math teacher and I do not make 20/hour D:
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My mom said that she makes $100 an hour and I was like :o holy ****
and then I realized that half of america makes less than $15 an hour, and then I gave up hope on getting that music studio I always wanted. |
Yeah Aus' minimum wage is around $15.96 an hour. I know 13 year olds on at least 14 an hour, so it makes sense everything would be double the price. Still seems ridiculous to spend $150 bucks on the new AC collectors edition though.
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I thought a lot of the increase in cost in Australia versus other countries is the post-production violence editing that's required by law there for games.
Though it could simply be a matter of Australia's market size being too small to sell them any cheaper and still make a "worthwhile" profit. |
Apparently they're bringing out an R18+ rating for games in Aus now, but I've heard that same story at least 5 times over a couple of years. It'd be great if it happened though because the violence in games here is too damn low. :(
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Also consider that Australian games belong in the PAL region, which means extra translation and shipping costs. Games are already more expensive in Europe than in the US, so of course they are going to be even worse in Australia.
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Thus why I compared prices with digital copies... no shipping required for digital, right?
As for PAL version... hey asia is also PAL but you don't see the same price hike like that =( |
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England's minimum wage is pretty sucky next to some of you guys'. Fortunately though any job I've had in recent years has been above it anyway so it doesn't bother me too much but still... damn. My heart flipped over when I realised how much more I could be making if I worked in Australia with your giant minimum wage. @[email protected]
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Rent is stupid in the UK. Glad I am on a salary though. I like it better than having to worry about hours/ shifts.
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When I went to London, I was surprised to know that the price of my monthly all-you-can-travel bus &metro pass here in Madrid would only allow me to use an Oyster card for four days XD
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Oh! That sounds better than our regular 10-trip bus ticket, which costs €12.20 XD Around $15. No discounts! That's why I just go for the monthly pass unless I'm going to be out for weeks.
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Wow, that's ridiculous. Are buses as unreliable in Spain as they are in Aus? Constantly late, if they even show up.
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Nobody uses the bus here, mostly because we have the T-Trains instead, and everyone just uses that or their cars. |
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Every time I go to Bristol it is like.. one trip is 1.90 quid : | Day pass is more worth it even though it is 4 pounds. If you gotta take a trip there and back somewhere it is about the same >_> craziness.
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I'm so glad I've got a bus pass at Uni. Twice a day at least plus nights out, going into town, etc., I have to use busses and they're at least £1.10 a shot. Seems like not too much but it really adds up and since this place is massive there are always queues and stuff to get on busses and it's much quicker to just flash your bus pass than it is to get the right change and get the ticket and etc. Plus the drivers are always really grumpy lol.
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I'm so glad my work is only a 3 minute walk from my flat lol.
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I'm so glad I have a car.
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I'm so jealous of your car. Although driving around here would be a bit of a nightmare it'd still be easier.
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It hovers too. Nah not really but one day..
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I was about to say something dumb like "wouldn't that be a plane?" but I stopped myself there lol.
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You didn't really stop yourself because now we all know that you were going to say it........... :P
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...Oh. I'm slow today. I blame my headache. Or something.
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HOVERCRAFT!
I've always wanted a helicopter (no traffic!) or a chauffeur <3 |
The problem with a helicopter is that there are few places that you'd be able to park it... at least in heavily urbanised areas. If you're out in the country, then sure, it'd be wonderful! But I can't imagine having one near my house to go to work, even though it would be undoubtedly cool in the moment! :D
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Yet sometimes you have a car, the the parking at the university is so expensive that you decide to bus there anyway as if you don't have a car... seriously those parking costs D:
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you wouldnt have to worry about people stealing your helicopter unless they wanted to kill themselves- then you can collect on the insurance whee!!!
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Jet packs, everyone. No parking required.
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Video game prices here in the US are pretty static. Console games cost at best $60 while handhelds are around $35.
Capcom, though, has been a prick to deal with as of late. Anyone hear of the special package deal it made with Resident Evil 6? You can get an exact replica of the jacket Leon wears in the game for $1300 bucks. W.T.F. EDIT: Awks, I was directed two pages back, for some reason... I've never ridden a helicopter, for the record. |
I've been in a helicopter before. Only once, though. I was seven-years old and my mother and I were on vacation in Colorado and while we were there my one request was that I get to ride in a helicopter (then called the whirly-woo) and so she fulfilled the request by taking me to a free-range helicopter rental place (you don't get to rent the vehicle but you can get flown up in one) I vaguely remember the experience, but it was pretty wild. Fun, nonetheless.
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I rode in a helicopter once.
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People steal construction equipments and bulldozers and other silliness all the time, and pretty sure that they won't have the licenses for it. Nothing stops some silly teenagers or insane guy from having a "chance of a lifetime" stealing a helicopter. For, they'll just have fun destroying it with a hammer or something. ...unless you're Batman, then you can put a simple cover on a huge flying vehicle on the top of a skyscraper for half a year in times of complete anarchy, and it'll be completely safe. |
I would probably totally freak out in a Helicopter. Never flown and don't plan on it.
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I so want to fly a helicopter. It would be awesome.
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I would hate to fly a helicopter. xD Riding in one would still be less than ideal, but driving one would freak me out. I much rather prefer planes |
Since the title of the thread changed, perhaps we should change the topic~? So, what is everyone doing for Halloween? Anything specific? Any traditions? I wish someone I know was holding a Halloween party; I could really use one right about now. I haven't been to one in a few years and it'd be a nice break from the usual nothing that we do for Halloween every year since I was ten. n_n;
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Fml I just want the next few weeks to be over. And then not over in time for schoolies :D |
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