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Definitely one of my top 3 favorite games ever (if not #1 of all time). The amount of detail is absolutely insane! The thunderstorm sounds real in Atmos and there's even lightning that flashes in the sky. ...and fighting through the museum exhibits just left me speechless. Have you stumbled...

I wouldn't call it a true 3rd person game... Gameplay revolves around cover and tactics, so it's sort of a hybrid. When you're moving in the open world it's a bit like Gears of War and then you hit the aiming button it switches to 1st person. This is more apparent in Division 2, which seems...

Cool, but I still like this better:

I believe numerical rank Level 9 is still Level 1 (pay grade?) on weapons. It's kinda confusing, but you stay a private until level 20, I believe, and then you're an E-2 private. I'm up to level 18 and still haven't gotten another chevron yet...

Just an FYI, most of the slider % are off. The Resolution Scale (supersampling) is 0 to 200%, NOT 0 to 100%. Took me a minute to figure out why my game kept crashing and was barely playable. Otherwise, the game runs fairly well with performance matching BF4. I'm maxed on everything at 3840 x...

Congrats! Such a great TV for the price!! I bought one about a month ago and I think they had the same deal in October. I'm guessing they'll keep running the same promo until they're all gone. Some tips to make your life easier: Definitely update the firmware to 04.20.08 ASAP since it...

It sells pretty quickly on eBay. You can also buy one on eBay to apply towards this purchase.

Here's the link to Dell's Days of Deals sale with the promo: Dell Days of Deals - LG 50UF8300 Don't forget to click the [H]ardOCP Commissioned Buying Link for Dell first! HardOCP Buying Links I just purchased another one of these because it's such an excellent deal! I haven't seen...

There's a great critic I enjoy named Theodor Adorno. He co-authored a book, Dialectic of Englightenment, that addresses some of this. One of my take-aways from his work is that it requires a lot of faith to live in the modern world. There's so much that humans don't understand, which is...

There's an important distinction you touch on in that many adults and authority figures are instilling this culture into kids that are just beginning to mature. I think that's why we're seeing a lot of rehashing of the cultural problems of the 60s-70s. In the late 90s and early 2000s, the...

I'm in my mid-30s. I'm finding that many of the younger students are being convinced that there's a 'right' and 'wrong' answer. This topic was pretty heavily explored post-WWII by the social critics making up the Frankfurt School and people like Hannah Arendt. They explored the idea of an Age...

The panels I've been been to usually have individuals defending their authority or trying to inspire others to discover their view on the world (which includes their authority on a particular subject or field). This isn't always the case and I've met many awesome people that can present a...

I'm a disciple of (some) critical theory at Columbia University. I've been to many different events with panels of industry professionals ranging from academics to video games to media. I can say this is pretty prevalent across the board at the moment. If a question comes up regarding some...

I attend Columbia and live two blocks away from these projects. This goes much deeper than the article suggests. The campus riots of 1968 were partly because of what the locals call, "The White Divide" that is Columbia University. Despite its increased racial diversity since the riots, my...

The reality that history is a subjective narrative is nothing new. Academic studies and statistics are also subjective and this shouldn't be shocking to anyone. You can easily see this if you check the Encyclopedia Britannica of the 19th Century. They actually bought into the whole Great Man...

Actually, it's quite the opposite. I heard about this at my school a while ago, since they're now offering a combined computer science/journalism MA. According to a study, "The algorithmically generated story garnered slightly higher scores on accuracy, trustworthiness, and objectivity...

There should be an EFI partition on your drive. I don't think you should have any compatibility problems either way, but it's something to be aware of before buying the Lightning. Here's a clear article showing the steps to check...

No problem! Depends on your Win7 install. A lot of users are unaware if they installed Win7 to be compatible with UEFI. If you used the tool from Microsoft to convert an .iso to install from a USB flash drive, then it's definitely not compatible with UEFI. Here's an article that'll answer...

The BIOS on the Lightning cards is nothing like other cards. The Lightning has 2 BIOSes that are selected by a physical switch. There is an unlocked one (for LN2) and a normal one for everyday use. If you purchased the non-Lightning n770, then you shouldn't have to worry about the issues that...

Warning for Lightning buyers I have a N770 Lightning and found that BIOS updates are only available from the Live Update program when I turn off Secure Boot on my MSI Z87-G45. Also, I don't believe that there is a UEFI vBIOS available for the N780 Lightning for those using Windows 8.1...

Fair enough. At one point, I had a great system with a Cary pre/amp, NOS RCA tubes, Pioneer Elite CD player (w/ Burr Brown DACs), etc.. I really didn't notice much of a difference from that and Marantz's 8002 running off of a HDMI port from my desktop, so I decided to keep the receiver and...

I concede. I now understand that electrical signals running into speakers can only be measured by the amount of fairy dust that's been sprinkled onto the equipment and what the Magnolia salesman at Best Buy told me were good metrics to go by. Thank you for making me realize that I'm wasting...

See my reply to Haste. I've owned and auditioned reference quality equipment. My sig contains what I currently own, aside from the AKG headphones and HeadRoom headphone amp that I currently have. I measured against my Marantz and had a readout from my Cary amp that was sent in for repotting...

I don't see any instance of me using the word, "audiophile." I must also be using a subpar screen and cannot see that. See my previous answer and here is a link to the spec sheet: http://www.ti.com/product/lm3886 I'm not teaching a class. Find some amps and compare the data yourself. I...

I'm a 33yr old airborne infantry veteran that finally went back to school to get an Ivy League education. Did you check my signature? The Marantz amp I have is an excellent sounding amp with a toroidal transformer and the monitors that I own are some of the best rated monitors ever produced in...

Since his patents were likely used in that so-called "HiFi," then yes. :D "...people that can hear more." Is this a superhuman power or some kind of mutation? Your second question makes no sense.

I asked one of my professors about this a few semesters ago since he holds a few ADC patents, teaches circuit design at a top university and has worked for TI etc.. He said that it doesn't matter and there are very few differences unless you're willing to spend a LOT of money for very little...

Reviews of Seasonic gear are always favorable. I'd love to add anything from the company to my rig!

Thanks! I updated my post.

Great to hear! I think the coupon page said the code expires 11/12 or 11/13. If anyone sees this and is thinking about getting a new mechanical drive, I highly suggest jumping on it at $135. I managed to find a review for the 4TB version and these drives look awesome! WD4003FZEX Review

[Deal is no longer available] This is for the new Western Digital Black 2TB drive that was just released, not the old FAEX that's been on sale recently. This price seems to be only available through the SuperBiiz Google Shopping listing and is unpublished on their site. [Expired] They also...

I bought this board for this generation's build. It's my first MSI product and I really do love it! It's a bit slim on features, but found that the bare essentials gave a great balance of price and performance.

I guess it's fair as Apple really only has one laptop model with a few different configurations. The other companies have a huge range of laptops in their line, so it's hard to directly compare. As an example, I've owned many Thinkpads from Lenovo and they're the best laptops that I've ever...

I stopped into a Tiger Direct and was underwhelmed. I played with the settings for a bit with the 4k video demo clip that was looping through a PC. Overall, there were a few moments where the image was sharper than 1080p, but the compression artifacts were much worse. ...this could have been...

HopStop was ok before Google integrated live transit updates into their maps. For me, Google Maps is the gold standard for navigating metro areas.

...overpriced funeral to follow.

Most of my apartment searches have been focused on the Upper West Side. My friend has a 1 bedroom around the 96th street 1 stop for $1400/mo. The best time to look is usually winter. If you're looking between summer to early fall, then expect to get royally screwed. I've been looking for a...

That makes no sense... I live in Manhattan (for school) and pay ~$1300/mo for my studio in a building with a doorman. $3500/mo is $42,000/yr. There is absolutely NO school that would certify him for that loan. Given that all apartments need to show 40x ($1.6mil) proof of income or be...

I was pretty much Blackberry's target demographic: loyal BB keyboard user, owner of multiple generations of BBs and someone who even gave the Playbook a shot. There were some huge missteps that alienated me from the brand and I'm doubtful that I'll ever buy another BB. 1. The 9930 launch...

Have you guys checked out the Newegg combo deal? The G45 is $319.98 with a 4670K processor...PLUS a free $10 gift card and Intel t-shirt (if you care about that kind of thing). At that price, I couldn't resist! It's actually cheaper than Microcenter's prices (for me)...