So, how are you?

namesRhard wrote:Anyone know anything about phones?
I'm down to these two:

Samsung Galaxy Mini

OR

Blackberry 8520 Curve

I dont know what you use atm but it will come down to whcih OS you want, android or blackberry.
Personally i would go with android but not with the mini. Google "samsung galaxy ACE"(€30 payg on O2, i think) as i found that was the best bang for your buck and if your buying check out all the phones on adverts, there are some bargains to be had, especially coming up to christmas.

Yes Android is the best especially when you root it and install a custom ROM. My past two phones were high end Androids first the Motorola Atrix 4G and now Samsung Galaxy SII. Both have 1GB or RAM and also Dual core processors.

Ive an android,biggest piece of shit i bought

Same with my dad. He has the galaxy s and its caused him nothing but problems. Though it could just be the network(3).

Quadnike wrote:Ive an android,biggest piece of shit i bought

If you think that with Android then iphone would be no better for you, as you can do so much customisation with Android. Also which version of Android are you running and which phone as they can be major factors in if it is a good phone or shit one. Also which launcher are u using like Launcher Pro is brilliant.

The downside to android is hardware related. my bro had a vodafone android running froyo 2.2 and due to the handsets screen size and allround crapness, he hated android.
He then got the samsung galaxy ace (which also runs 2.2 atm, but can be upgraded to 2.3 gingerbread) and he thinks its the best phone he ever had and he has used iphones.

Be wary with service providers "special" offerings, they are usually crap.

I use a Windows phone 7 - LG optimus. Brilliant phone. Big software update for it soon aswell.

Adverts have windows phones for aprox 150 now, new and used.

warrior00 wrote:

If you think that with Android then iphone would be no better for you, as you can do so much customisation with Android. Also which version of Android are you running and which phone as they can be major factors in if it is a good phone or shit one. Also which launcher are u using like Launcher Pro is brilliant.

Huh huh and huh????only thing i can tell u is that its the vodafone smart phone so yeah no wonder its shit

I'm pretty strapped for cash, not even sure I can afford it for any more (not for a while anyway), but those are the only smartphones I can afford... Otherwise I'd be getting something fancy!

Had gastroenteritis all week pretty much, so I missed Calvin Harris at the DCU orientation ball and going out for Arthur's Day for the second year in a row. Shtink.

gonna take the theory test in a few weeks ,
I don't like that car insurance is so expensive for males under 25.

namesRhard wrote:Had gastroenteritis all week pretty much, so I missed Calvin Harris at the DCU orientation ball and going out for Arthur's Day for the second year in a row. Shtink.

Ugh had a dose of it myself over the weekend.Twas not fun .Seem to be over it now though

Steve Jobs dead :O

He's making angels upgrade their phones every year now. <3

I got internet sort of... People nearby have Eircom so I got their WEP key until my own broadband comes.

whats up with everyone? i don't see much activity anymore, seems like its too quiet. i've been working on alot of stuff plus school, keeps me busy.

stonecold316 wrote:whats up with everyone? i don't see much activity anymore, seems like its too quiet. i've been working on alot of stuff plus school, keeps me busy.

Yes it is quiet around here lately. People just aint posting and our most frequent poster doesnt post as much lately since he became an admin on the Team Fortress server.

Also did anybody watch the igenius programme on discovery channel tonight dedicated to Steve Jobs. It was ok nearly make you want to go out and buy something apple. To be honest i never owned or bought anything apple i have a top of the range Android so i dont need iphone. Always used my phone as an ipod so never needed one of them and always had a pc instead or Mac as i find their too expensive.

i was thinking about watching that.

Just been busy. Got a lot of work to do and not a lot of time to do it.

Ya I know the feeling. School and work are a pain but I still find time for the little games and forum surfing.

Final year of college has me swamped with work.
I don't even have time to play the games I've gotten a loan of... I'll probably end up giving them back without beating any of them.

yeah man, id love to post more but just like names im in my final year and ballz deep in work. doing the thesis and final film simultaneously is not pleasant. i wanna play games and goof on the net

I've got a project to do soon that counts for a whole module, gonna analyse the translation of Mother 2 to Earthbound, so at the very least I'll get to play that.
I can do a translation for my dissertation as well, gonna see if I can translate a GBA game (it might go over the word limit).

I'm in fifth year now. Nothing too difficult, just forgot what doing work is like is all. I met freedude in town the other week. That's 2 wiffians I've seen in person

Who's the other one? D:

I met crow-feet a few years ago to sell him a guitar hero controller.

5th year is a dos

ive run into schnitzel, i knew korgis and went to college briefly with Buzz but we didnt speak until after. absolutely swamped with work. im pretty positive the only free time i'll have until may is 3 weeks in december, during which time i shall be wrecked.
would anyone be so kind as to want to do some digital tracing for me tomorow? (longshot)

Got battlefield 3 today just installing it now to hard drive etc,fairly busy for halloween tomorrow having a HP so gotta tidy house have shower get fags etc etc and going as party boy from jackass so gotta make my outfit

Been playing Battlefield 3 since last Friday.

Great game. Way beyond my expectations.

About the end of the Singleplayer

Spoiler:

im good, finished my 108 page production book on wednesday after a 26 and a half hour straight session of work, (17 hours on storyboards alone) with one 20 minute dinner break. had one evening off and am now working on a 5 second test sene for tuesday, thesis chapter 2 second draft for thursday and animatic to send on to the composers on this saturday. its busy times! i bough the ico collection though. i never played shadow of collossus and only had a go of ico so i shall enjoy them if i get a free weekend soon

Sounds touch Crow. D:
I've got a load of work to catch up on, but this week is gonna be reading week! Gonna try use it to get ahead of work for once... Although I've got a Japanese test thing in a month that I'm way under-prepared for so that's not likely to happen. :/

Been playing BF3 multi until yesterday and then I forced myself to get MW3.
Got it for €43 in Tesco. When I went to game and seen that price at €55, I was like " " and walked out.

Tried to trade in Black Ops and MW2 and the 2 games are only worth €7. So, I kept them.

I thought that MW3 was going to be total shit, but it's not that bad. Some of the guns are alot better. I only wished they kept the CoDPoints system from Blops (That prevented me getting Second Chance (How I hated that)).

That is going to be the only games that I get for now. They should keep me going for a while.

This year has been a good year for video games!

Also, did anyone get the new dash on the 360. Opinions?
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Other news, I was at my graduation last night (Thursday) and it was kinda boring as usual. Some GMIT person was taking for about half a hour and I was near falling asleep lol.

I didn't stick around for any group photos since only 4 from my class was at it. We all just went home afterwards lol.

What did u graduate from??

Also did anybody c the Ireland game 4-0. wot a score. Bring on the second leg.

warrior00 wrote:What did u graduate from??

FETAC Level 6 Networking

My PS3 got the yellow light of death tonight while playing Skyrim. Had to use a hair-dryer method to get it out. Going to get a slim this week. Hopefully I can get the old one to work long enough to copy over the data.

I've been good.

Waiting to get Skyward Sword Friday.

I been playing Deus Ex: HR and it very good. My 3 main complains with the game is:

- The load times are horrible.
- The cover system is finicky
- Can't use Iron Sight in cover.

Yggdrasill wrote:My PS3 got the yellow light of death tonight while playing Skyrim. Had to use a hair-dryer method to get it out. Going to get a slim this week. Hopefully I can get the old one to work long enough to copy over the data.

Can you not just take out the HDD and swap it with that of a new console?. Then transfer onto a usb key and swap the hdd back( I assume your new slim will have amuch bigger hdd than your old phat)

TheLaw wrote:


Can you not just take out the HDD and swap it with that of a new console?. Then transfer onto a usb key and swap the hdd back( I assume your new slim will have amuch bigger hdd than your old phat)

Nope. The hard drive has to format if it goes into a different PS3.

Think I'm gonna do my dissertation on Mother 3. As good an excuse as any to play it!

Fair play to Ireland tonight, but they should never have given away that goal. 1-1(AGG 5-1)

warrior00 wrote:Fair play to Ireland tonight, but they should never have given away that goal. 1-1(AGG 5-1)

Yeah Shay Given normally has no trouble saving shots like that but to be fair the tie was well over by that stage.You could forgive them for letting the concentration drop a wee bit.Overall though a thoroughly professional performance over both legs.Well done to the boys and roll on the Euros

On a side note I love the way that last night was the first time Lansdowne Road has sold out for a footy international since it was rebuilt.Fucking gloryhunters

dooley wrote:

Yeah Shay Given normally has no trouble saving shots like that but to be fair the tie was well over by that stage.You could forgive them for letting the concentration drop a wee bit.Overall though a thoroughly professional performance over both legs.Well done to the boys and roll on the Euros

On a side note I love the way that last night was the first time Lansdowne Road has sold out for a footy international since it was rebuilt.Fucking gloryhunters

Yea it looked like an easy one to save alright but as u said id say he probably wasnt fully concentrated. Also Ireland could have made it 3 or 4-1 as Robbie Keane missed a good few chances in the first half.

Just ordered this off Qwertee.

Chatting to my brother today and he told me he's coming home from Australia in a couple of weeks.Be good to see him again.It's been nearly 3 years

I picked up the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play and my god it's a weapon of a phone.

Going to see these boys in Dublin tomorrow



Can't wait

Back from Dublin.Absolutely knackered.Great gig though

One presentation down one more and an essay to go before I'm off for Christmas! Then one more and 3 exams in January... So not that great really... :/

wrote a thesis, a 2 minute animatic and am currently animating 20 seconds for tomorrow (20 seconds is one sixth of my film, it doesnt sound like much but its a lot) then im finished for christmas, i cant wait, i get to play games again, i know ygg was really disappointed but im still looking forward to uncharted 3, im picking it up on the way home on friday, even if the story is boring or crappy i loved the beta so look forward to the multiplayer. i've got battlefield 3 for crimbo and i hope to pick up rayman origins sometime soon, roll on tomorrow night.

Yeah, I have had a bad day

Haven't been on here in ages. Forgot my password and was too lazy to get a new one.