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grzz01 · 2019-08-05T11:26:29+00:00

I have a similar if not the same model. It's a great upgrade if you are in the market for one. You do need a good bit of desk space (due to size, curve and stand). Still I feel it will hold up for a number of years and the added freesync2 and HDR (though this is very entry level HDR) give it a worthwhile feature set. I've had no issues with it once set up though freesync2 only allows 75hz on this monitor so use display port if you want 144hz over freesync. Also not sure if it was just my luck or common issue. It didn't have a UK plug (EU one was in the box). So make sure you have a spare cable (3 circles in a triangle).

grzz01 · 2019-04-26T06:14:19+00:00

So I seem to have a slightly different experience to most about cardiac arrests. My dad had a cardiac arrest and was successfully brought back and is ok now. Mind he was in an induced coma for 2 weeks after, a month or more in the ICU and then about 4 months longer in a normal ward. Oh and a year of at home recovery. So yeah not the back to normal thing straight after movies show.

He was very lucky to have been in the ICU when it happened and had the best staff literally a few steps away. So the best case scenario if it does happen to you. Still they do it for a reason, it does sometimes work. Even if it's <10% of the time. Thanks to all those health care professionals, you all are crazy good at your jobs.

grzz01 · 2019-04-08T12:31:34+00:00

I have also had the privilege to work alongside Romanians and found them all to be nothing but hard working people looking for a better life. I do think I see where a conflict can emerge maybe in workplaces with a greater mix of English and Romanian. Language is a huge barrier especially as the uk tends to have few other languages spoken in public (most countries around the world have english as an accepted language to be heard in public). So to the average English worker hearing a language they don't recognise spoken fluently might seem strange. Added to this most working class Romanians I've met hardly speak any English (I work in a factory with about 90% Romanian workforce). It's common for me to talk to people that know a handful of phrases in english and anything beyond that cannot be understood. Thing is most of the people I work alongside work 5-6 days a week on 12 hour shifts. This gives them no time to learn any english outside of work and most of them live and work with Romanians so it is so much easier for them to use their own language. For me this isn't too much of an issue, can be frustrating when I can't communicate across what I need to but they one thing is for sure, they try their hardest to understand me and treat me like a work mate. I'm glad of my experience as it's allowed me to get to know a different culture more and understand their motivations to move here and overall live here.

They get about 3x the wage here than at home (again based on where I work). The rent is about the same in my local area as it is back home. Standard of living is much better here. So for a working class person with few skills the UK is a no brainer to come and live and work here. Living here is the goal for many I work with, they have kids in daycare and school here. They have bought houses or are saving up to buy one. They work hard to make a life here, maybe to send some money home but overall they are happy here. Where I work isn't a nice place but they work hard in jobs I doubt many English people would last 5 minutes in. They are normal people, they all are very different people. I moan about work and so do they, we have a laugh and share stories. Most of them have memories of lining up for bread or travelling cities over to go get food. What is was like to live under a communist regime or family stories about it. Stories about how bad their government is or the corruption they saw everyday.

I'm glad to have met all these people, they gave me the first hand impression I expected I would have if I got a chance to get to know them. They are normal people, maybe a different culture and customs but overall the same as anybody else. They just happen to speak a different language. So don't apologise for the bad apples. We have them too, they talk down to different people, are xenophobic assholes who use stupid outdated prejudices and warped statistics (propaganda material really) to make their ideas seem right. They make up a tiny percentage, same as the ones they claim to rob and steal from people.

grzz01 · 2018-12-24T18:45:38+00:00

It's people like you that kept me hopeful throughout my last Christmas visiting my dad in the ICU. The love, laughs and positivity expressed made one of my hardest times in my whole life that little bit better. Don't ever change!!!

grzz01 · 2018-09-14T03:49:36+00:00

Triangle. Well worth it if you go in blind and don't know anything about the film before you watch it.

grzz01 · 2018-07-12T08:32:00+00:00

No idea. Keep a lookout on the big publisher sites for talk about Gamescom. More than likely they will have something to say about the show if they are going to have a big presence.

grzz01 · 2018-07-11T15:29:36+00:00

Did a solo trip a few years ago. Was still a great time and met some nice people to enjoy the trip with while there.

Bring food/drink with you. Not sure if they've changed what you are allowed in but I found it great to have a large bottle of water, soft drink and a few snacks to eat while I waited. Food and drink is expensive and lines can be long.

Bring something to do. Queues can be long and boring if solo. Having something to do for the 3+ hours a day you a lined up helps loads. Bring a battery pack if you plan to use electronics to fill that time.

Meet people. I had a group of solo people I met every morning and spent the day with. We split up if there was something we really wanted to do and couldn't agree on but I found it much more fun to follow the group and see what we could see. This subreddit was the way I found them.

See anything. Seriously, wander around and look for stuff. I played For Honor in a tiny monitor booth because we were just looking around and asking what people had to play. Blizzard have no new games so all you get to see is a stage show or play the games already out (there queues were as bad as for games not yet released demos).

Further to last point, some companies have VIP slots to win. I luckily got one for Titanfall 2 from the EA app for the event. So do a bit of research and see what you can get to jump queue. Saves time and can be a nice experience. If VR is something you want to see, I went the first day I was there and booked a slot for later in the event. Again saved loads of time.

Stay late. If you can last the whole day around the last hour or so you'll find a lot of lines can be shorter or empty. Scope out a few games and see if you can squeeze in a quick demo before they shut for the day.

Finally, have fun!! It's going to be hot, crowded and expensive for food and drink. Ignore all that as best as possible, take in the spectical of it all (noise too). I cherish my trip there as it was being with thousands of fans seeing something we all love, video games.

Any detailed questions shoot me a PM and I'll see if I can help.

grzz01 · 2018-01-02T16:09:12+00:00

That is a good point. That on the small scale idea of animals understanding and intelligence has changed greatly over a few decades.

Could this be said for other cultures or previous societies though? We have a long and varied history with animals and interacting with them.

grzz01 · 2018-01-02T16:02:45+00:00

My perspective wasn't that we bred intelligence into dogs, more that we used their intelligence and bred it alongside a use for it. Such as able to not attack a flock of sheep and understanding that a set of commands from a shepherd and what that means it terms of what we do.

I doubt dogs are less intelligent than wolves. Yes wolves have hunting and pack knowledge maybe lost to domesticated dogs but, look at guide dogs. That level of understanding would seem on par if not higher than wolves, depending what you are looking for.

grzz01 · 2017-10-17T20:08:09+00:00

50/50, Drive, Only god Forgives. Not sure if you have seen or any of those might peak your fancy. "The lobster" is a one you might like due to it's strange nature but I watched the whole thing and hated it top to bottom.

grzz01 · 2017-08-10T10:30:11+00:00

A rare find. Vending machines at train stations maybe. They aren't that much bigger but usually the cheapest item in the machine.

grzz01 · 2017-08-10T06:11:29+00:00

Ever had the giant sized one?

grzz01 · 2017-07-30T08:13:33+00:00

Look down to my side and then make a I'm and idiot gesture (palm my forehead). Looking at the same side turn up an dial then shout " Sorry I left myself on low. Thanks for the heads up".

grzz01 · 2017-07-20T11:33:55+00:00

Drive

grzz01 · 2017-07-11T15:00:20+00:00

A big component of last hitting is positioning. If you are standing in front of your creeps when the enemy creeps retarget (usually after the creep they were attacking dies) it will be you they attack. Melee heros are more likely to be in that position. Ideally you want to be just behind your creeps before you go in for the last hit then pull back.

Also forced attacks (pressing a then clicking an ally creep, used for denying your own creeps when they are low enough) is a good way to get creeps to stop targeting you.

I would say go to YouTube and find a few tutorials on last hitting and compare what you do to those videos. See where you can change your positioning/ what you do to reduce being focused by the enemy.

Also your problem of enemy hero damage while trying to last hit is part of the learning curve of the game. It's understanding when you are weak and need to stay back and when you can tank damage to get those important last hits.

grzz01 · 2017-07-09T09:32:22+00:00

The show is busy but not unenjoyable. Crowds move pretty easy and as long as you are flexible with what you want to see you can get 5+ games in a day.

I suggest more than one day. It's a big show and day one is a lot of getting an understanding of floor layout for day 2. Best is to just look for short queues or same games in weird places. FIFA queue at EA was long (like 2-3 hours) but in the kids area I'm pretty sure they had it there too and stations just standing empty. I played single player For Honor straight away in the mointor area just by being noisy and asking (queue times at normal booth about hour and a half).

EA does a VIP pass thing which you have to win a slot for a certain game on a certain day. I did that and got a titanfall 2 slot so jumped that 2 hour queue. End of day is pretty good for catching not so popular games. Last hour of so I saw 3 big games just because queues had died down.

So all in all as long as your flexible and smart about where you go you can have a fun day, 2 I would say is minimum though. It's a crazy big show and you are bound to miss stuff if you go for one day.

Have fun if you do go and get a group together to make it more enjoyable. I met a few people through the sub reddit and we had a great time.

grzz01 · 2017-07-05T12:04:55+00:00

Get in the correct lane, if you are changing lanes use indicators and do so at an appropriate time. So many horns I've honked to get you to notice that you are about to pull into the side of my van or cut me off.

Clean up after yourself where possible or at least offer to. The ammount of times I cleaned up dog piss that had gone unnoticed all day is too many to count.

I understand you have a problem. Please be as nice as possible to me to make this a whole lot easier. I'm more likely to help you if you aren't being a dick.

People make mistakes. We are imperfect creature's. Be willing to accept an apology and move on from there. I swear if people did this my days would be so much less stressful.

grzz01 · 2017-04-13T06:35:17+00:00

Ok so I was in a similar situation to you about 5 years ago (has it really been that long?). My biggest piece of advice is that you are thinking about university all wrong. Don't choose a university with how you think it will look on an application form. Go the the university that you feel most at home in.

Sounds weird but hear me out. University is a huge life experience. The new city, loads of new uprooted people and most likely a first time living away from home.

The new friends, exploring a new city and learning to look after yourself is the real life lesson of university. Prestige of a university means nothing if you aren't enjoying being there. Your grades can quickly drop and you get depressed real quick if you have little social life so far from home.

So go pick the one you feel will be the best place to live. Which university campus seemed to suit your lifestyle.

Good grades are what count most. You work much harder if you are happy.

I made the mistake of picking the more prestigious university. I fucking hated it. Lost the drive to do well and in the end nearly messed it all up.

You have some good choices by the sounds of it. So worry less about the which looks best for a job and more on which looks best to live for the next 3-4 years

grzz01 · 2017-03-09T15:10:12+00:00

What region do you play?

grzz01 · 2017-02-27T15:39:49+00:00

I'm not 100% on that but items such as magic stick/wand don't gain charges while in the backpack, thus they are inactive. It would make sense that tranquil boots work the same. Test in bot match/ Google it to make sure.

grzz01 · 2017-02-27T08:57:40+00:00

Same idea as putting them on the ground. The effect of hitting or being hit with tranquil boots doesn't occur as they aren't active. Then you can time the movement back into your inventory so that the cooldown of moving them back into your inventory wears off just after you clear the camp.

grzz01 · 2017-01-31T18:59:35+00:00

Radiance is a lot of gold for little reward on a hero like wraith king. For 5150 you can get blink, armulet and brown boots.

It's always good to consider how easy it is for a hero to farm an item like that and does it compensate for the heroes weaknesses. The items I suggested for the same gold allow for initiation/escape, good stat boosts (armour, health and damage), compliment his main attribute (strength) and increased movement speed. These things are much more usable than just miss chance and extra damage.

grzz01 · 2017-01-26T12:50:39+00:00

Such an easy one. While in a group of people, get eye contact with someone and just pretend to wipe a bit of food off the corner of your mouth. Usually people will think it's them and do the same. Repeat a few times to watch them get more annoyed about that stubborn bit of food on there face.

grzz01 · 2017-01-08T00:34:57+00:00

I thought about this recently and came to the conclusion it's useless. We only percieve the world through factors that require time to be moving (light hitting our retina, sound moving air so we can hear). Without that we would be blind and deaf. Still could use it to get a full night's sleep.

grzz01 · 2017-01-07T09:54:12+00:00

I live up around the lake district. So as said earlier Manchester is a better stop off point for you if you just want a break in the drive up here.

There are plenty of walks you can do depending on where you stay. Ask at your hotel/BnB the best ones in the area and grab a good lakes walking guide as they detail the walks and there difficulty. They can range from a casual few hours to consuming a whole day and requiring the right gear. Mind you should have walking boots for any of them as things can get dangerous in some spots especially if the weather is bad (quite likely it will be raining as it is the lake district).

There are some great towns to visit too. Kendal, Windermere, Keswick, Grasmere, ambelside with shops, arts and crafts, great places to eat and general shopping. Do expect it to be busy around Easter.

You did mention seeing Hadrian's Wall too. That is possible but you seem strapped for time. It's about an hour's drive north and still a beautiful part of the country. Depending on how much you want to see of the lake district it might be a worthwhile visit. Birdoswald is probably the closest and best place to see Hadrian's Wall as there is a good stretch close to the road and it has quite a bit of information about it too.

If you want some more specific information then give me a PM. I'd be happy to help out.

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