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[Sage]

Gonna put my health/dental insurance information in 1Password and ditch my wallet.

 

[Eric.]

Going to keep cash in there too?

 

[Sage]

Naw, I don't ever need cash day-to-day, plus cash grosses me out. If I'm like going out with friends on a weekend though I can still carry my wallet (I have a Slimmy so it's not the end of the world for me).

 

[ExigeEvan]

Most the time I get away with only using cash to pay for drinks on nights out, otherwise it's debit card all the time.

 

[CodeRedR51]

I only carry enough cash for little things, like something to drink here and there. I hate using my debit card for something that costs less than $5. My brother does it all the time and it drives me nuts.

 

[livemusic]

I only carry enough cash for little things, like something to drink here and there. I hate using my debit card for something that costs less than $5. My brother does it all the time and it drives me nuts.

I do it too, especially if it's not a round number. I hate carrying coins.

 

[Ryou]

Something to keep me busy with.

And practice my art skills.

 

[Solid Lifters]

Got myself a tool set for working with small screws that are in laptops. Be great to have this thing around when I get another laptop to work on.

Wiha 75990 40-Piece System 4 Interchangeable Bit Set - $44.30:

I could of gotten some craftsman tools but they don't have the small screwdrivers and most of the tools they sell are meant for regular sized screws that are used to mount stuff like power outlets and general home improvement. Not to mention I don't like the cheap ones at all. I've tried them once before but left me feeling like I'm dealing with crap. With this I've ordered I can take out even of the smallest screws or oddly configured laptop with Torx screws and Philips screws.

I have a few pieces of this set. It's fantastic. I have the ESD handle for it. Mostly these pieces I have are the precision ESD sets Wiha have for sale.

 

[Sage]

I hate using my debit card for something that costs less than $5. My brother does it all the time and it drives me nuts.

Why? I'll admit it's not nice to the merchants since they usually pay a flat interchange fee which cuts into profits for low-priced items, but otherwise there's no reason not to use a card.

 

[FoolKiller]

Why? I'll admit it's not nice to the merchants since they usually pay a flat interchange fee which cuts into profits for low-priced items, but otherwise there's no reason not to use a card.

If it is less than a buck I at least make a show of trying to find the change in my pocket, then joke about how sad it is that I have to use the card.

That said, I have noticed it becoming slightly more common for a $3 minimum to be required to use a card. By slightly, I mean I have seen it twice this year.

 

[nick09]

I have a few pieces of this set. It's fantastic. I have the ESD handle for it. Mostly these pieces I have are the precision ESD sets Wiha have for sale.

Yeah it was a great piece of kit to use. Here is a quote from my FB status.

New screwdriver and screwdriver bits are awesome. Getting all three of the screws that held the case cover on only took five seconds each to come out. It was well worth the 48 dollars I spent for the whole kit. The screwdriver bit I used only had a slight scratch on it and nothing else after taking the screws out and putting them back in.

It was about time I cleaned out my CPU cooler. The thing was getting dusty and it's nice to have less noise from the computer.

 

[Sage]

That said, I have noticed it becoming slightly more common for a $3 minimum to be required to use a card. By slightly, I mean I have seen it twice this year.

Heh I actually see it really often around here, but mostly because I tend to go to hole in the wall asian or mexican restaurants. $5-10 minimums are super common, and a lot of asian places won't accept credit cards period.

 

[MagpieRacer]

Heh I actually see it really often around here, but mostly because I tend to go to hole in the wall asian or mexican restaurants. $5-10 minimums are super common, and a lot of asian places won't accept credit cards period.

Oh its everywhere in England, so many smaller outlets have a £5 minimum spend on cards (about 8 dollars). Even some bigger newsagent chains do it. McDonalds is £5 minimum spend, as are most pubs, bars and clubs.

Theres even cash machines now that charge yoiu £1.75 of your own money to withdraw your own money..

 

[boiltheocean]

Theres even cash machines now that charge yoiu £1.75 of your own money to withdraw your own money..

I think extra charges are getting out of hand now, since when did an automated computer system that used to be free all of a sudden need an admin fee to work? Ticket sales are terrible too.

 

[Mr. S]

I think extra charges are getting out of hand now, since when did an automated computer system that used to be free all of a sudden need an admin fee to work? Ticket sales are terrible too.

I had to pay an extra fee for paying my order when I bought plane tickets for my girlfriend. It's a German website and the only "free" payment method was iDEAL. Funny enough, that's only available to people from the Netherlands. 7 Euros & 50 Cents - down the loo....

 

[Sage]

Gonna put my health/dental insurance information in 1Password and ditch my wallet.

Got it (yay Amazon Prime!). Although I can’t take a picture because my iPhone is my camera.

It’s… surprising. It feels like a cheap piece of poo when you first unbox it, but then you put it on and the texture feels just right and the flimsiness goes away. Really happy with this, my first phone case.

 

[bergauk]

I got this on Monday for 200$

Gateway FX530. Core2Quad[Extreme] @2.66GHz, 2GB of RAM, ATI Radeon X1950 Crossfire Edition, 500GB SATA HDD, Windows XP Pro.

 

[Casio]

Whoa. A backwards computer. Madness.

 

[bergauk]

Whoa. A backwards computer. Madness.

It's not backwards. It's a BTX case. They tried to push it in the mid 90's as an alternative to ATX. It didn't exactly catch on though, and mainly OEM's use it.

 

[Terronium-12]

Is there actually A C2E in there? I'll buy it from you.

I'm actually serious...

EDIT: That's either an X1800, 1900, or 1950. Which?

 

[livemusic]

Oh its everywhere in England, so many smaller outlets have a £5 minimum spend on cards (about 8 dollars). Even some bigger newsagent chains do it. McDonalds is £5 minimum spend, as are most pubs, bars and clubs.

Theres even cash machines now that charge yoiu £1.75 of your own money to withdraw your own money..

I've seen a minimum spend required for credit cards in some places over here, but not for debit cards.

You can't buy cigarettes or pre-paid phone's credits with cards though, at least not without paying an extra charge, because the profit margin on those are too low already.

 

[bergauk]

Is there actually A C2E in there? I'll buy it from you.

I'm actually serious...

EDIT: That's either an X1800, 1900, or 1950. Which?

X1950. And its a QX6700.

And noooo, It's mine D:

 

[Terronium-12]

X1950. And its a QX6700.

And noooo, It's mine D:

Can you overclock it?

 

[bergauk]

Can you overclock it?

Suppose I could if I pulled it out of the board. The OEM BIOS supports like.. Nothing.. Even though its based off this. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121059

 

[Casio]

Come to think of it, it's laid out the same side as the Mac Pro.

Remember when Apple used to acknowledge that product?

 

[Minty]

You're brave, unless you're a female. Then if so game on.

I'm a guy and it's more a case of not-give-a-:censored:ery than it is bravery.
I really just don't care if people know I'm a Brony at this point.


Also, I came back to say it's here;

And that I also bought these.

 

[gtavcfan]

4 Different currencies: 2000 Shilling (from Tanzania) - 20 Pesos (from Uruguay) - 1/4 Dinar (from Kuwait) - 100 Francs (from Rwanda). I got two as gifts: 1 Quetzal (from Guatemala) and 1 Lempira (from Honduras) - my so called "joke bill" 1 dollar from where I live USA.

 

[Eric.]

So I received my GoPro today (UPS shipping was awesome - $3.99 one-day shipping with Amazon Prime - actually took about 14 hours from when it shipped to arrive). Very impressed with how well designed everything in the whole kit is. Probably test it out tomorrow. If not, I have an autox Saturday.

 

[salanos]

For $200, that's actually an amazing deal, though the machine's dated as hell.

 

[bergauk]

For $200, that's actually an amazing deal, though the machine's dated as hell.

Dated yes, but certain hardware is still good in it, and I'm sure most of you guys know what hardware I'm talking about.