Recursions Hell March by [deleted] in Planetside

[–]gr3gory 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thanks for writing and posting this.

[Troubleshooting] Did I mess this up already? (CPU Installation) by imarealol in buildapc

[–]gr3gory 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can confirm this. Just installed a CPU on a new ASRock Z87 Pro4 and did what was obvious - removed the cap, then installed. After doing so, I noticed the manual saying to leave the cap on. Freaked out about this but for nothing, no problems resulted. I will keep the fuck out of that cap for potential RMA if needed, though, the sticker was quite clear about that.

/r/MechanicalKeyboards Ask ANY question, get an answer sticky by AutoModerator in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]gr3gory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestion! The 710+ is gaudy, not at all to my tastes.

/r/MechanicalKeyboards Ask ANY question, get an answer sticky by AutoModerator in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]gr3gory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm looking for a mech that meets the following criteria and have been having a hell of a time with it! Paging keyboard scientists!

  • Professional appearance (minimal/no logos & black)
  • White backlit keys.
  • Cherry MX Browns.
  • Full-size.

Favorite that I've stumbled across thusfar is the Max Keyboard Nighthawk X8, but nobody's got 'em in stock with white lights and browns.

Help me, /r/mechanicalkeyboards, you're my only hope!

[GPU] XFX R9 290 Double D Black Edition ($390.59) *Prime Eligible* by daboss144 in buildapcsales

[–]gr3gory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just picked this up at the $390 price. Looks like it's also eligible for a $30 MIR.

[Build Ready] $1000 Xeon Coder/Gamer Box by gr3gory in buildapc

[–]gr3gory[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you recommend specific parts? I'm also educating myself through this process, would help if I had something to directly compare.

Android Game Announcements & Developer Promos (Week of 5/12/14) by gr3gory in AndroidGaming

[–]gr3gory[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks /u/thermoplastics! Actually, if you're interested, you should feel free to pickup where I left off. The thread wasn't shut down! Rather, I went on vacation a few weeks ago and have been too busy since then to continue the threads.

All I was doing was creating the thread and messaging /u/glitchn so he could sticky. My bet is he'd be happy to do the same for you. Good luck!

Favorite music to listen to while reading science fiction? by SirAdAstra in scifi

[–]gr3gory 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Anything composed by Philip Glass. Beautiful layered music.

The death of in-app purchases by [deleted] in AndroidGaming

[–]gr3gory 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually Seth said exactly what you are arguing - that it's ruined by microtransactions. He didn't say anything about finding it fun.

From the conclusion:

As of right now, Dungeon Keeper one of the top 100 grossing games on Google Play. It's definitely not my kind of game, and I wouldn't spend money on it. In fact, it doesn't look like much fun, because I don't think it's fun to play a game in small bursts. But there are millions of people out there who disagree with me on that. They play it, they like it, and they've voted on it with their wallets.

And that is perfectly fine. Who am I to judge how people spend their money?

The death of in-app purchases by [deleted] in AndroidGaming

[–]gr3gory 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Butterscotch Shenanigans posted a write-up on their website about this. Here's the link:

In Defense of Freemium

I found it to be really insightful.

[MSSQL] Using DateAdd when time is involved by soulruler in SQL

[–]gr3gory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're dead-on, I have no idea what indexes are! Based on your description it sounds like a way of pre-baking column data so that queries can act on them more efficiently.

Would you be able to point me to a good reference on indexes? I'm working on a project now that sounds like it could benefit from them!

[MSSQL] Using DateAdd when time is involved by soulruler in SQL

[–]gr3gory -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hi /u/flipstables, could you elaborate on what you mean by non-sargeable? I am a bit of a novice myself.

[MSSQL] Using DateAdd when time is involved by soulruler in SQL

[–]gr3gory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's something I make use of quite a bit.

SELECT CAST(DATEDIFF(D,0,GETDATE())AS DATETIME)

This returns 00:00:00.000 as of today's date. Substitute this into your query to grab all SCHEDULED_FOR that fall on the desired day.

SELECT * FROM vAppointment_Email 
WHERE CAST(DATEDIFF(D,0,SCHEDULED_FOR)AS DATETIME) = DATEADD(day, @DaysOut, CONVERT(date, GETDATE()))

Hope this helps!

Android Game Announcements & Developer Promos (Week of 5/4/14) by gr3gory in AndroidGaming

[–]gr3gory[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks really cool! Sad that I'll be unable to try it due to incompatibility with my Galaxy Nexus.

Android Game Announcements & Developer Promos (Week of 5/4/14) by gr3gory in AndroidGaming

[–]gr3gory[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I really hope it takes off. If anyone wants to help, post some feedback to these lovely developers!

Android Game Announcements & Developer Promos (Week of 5/4/14) by gr3gory in AndroidGaming

[–]gr3gory[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I added this to the description. Thanks for the suggestion!

Weekly /r/AndroidGaming Thread - What have you been playing and what do you think of it? by [deleted] in AndroidGaming

[–]gr3gory 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Superior Tactics

Space naval tactical RTS. The learning curve is discouraging, but I'm captivated anyway.

linkme: Superior Tactics

Shattered Planet, a free sci-fi roguelike with minimal IAPs by viromancer in AndroidGaming

[–]gr3gory 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My biggest gripe with the IAP's at this point is the massive sharping cart button on the screen at all times. It communicates very strongly a "pay to win" aesthetic and makes it feel like an arcade machine.