TheFlyingGerbil Posted October 9, 2016 Report Share Posted October 9, 2016 When will you wear it apart from in the house? Or was it just your Yorkshire soul calling out for one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted October 9, 2016 Report Share Posted October 9, 2016 Largely the latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 Just about to finalize the contract of sale and put the down payment/security deposit on a 3 bedroom condo in Park Slope (the second floor of a four story brownstone). Only 5 or 6 months until we can move in. I'm excited and terrified to be a homeowner. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 We just signed the contract of sale and put the money down. Looks like it should all be wrapped up by the end of the year or early January. It's scary being an owner, and I'm still kind of astonished at just how expensive a modest condo costs in New York City. But I'm also super excited to not be paying rent to somebody else! Sorry about the double post, but it's been weeks. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 my totally exciting black friday purchase was a wool filled duvet. Would have bought a laptop for my parents christmas present but the website wouldn't work and by the time it did they'd run out :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted November 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 We bought a weed-eater leaf-blower combo because it was cheaper than buying the same weed-eater by itself for some reason... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 My duvet arrived today and it smells a lot sheepier than I expected. I don't remember my wool and silk one smelling. I'm hoping/assuming they actually washed the wool before they put it in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielpholt Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 @tfg: welshmen complaining their bed smells of sheep. What's the world coming to. @dan: finally got it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Been wanting these for a while, went on sale for black friday and I couldn't pass that chance. Also: Been trying different picks, these were the latest I got after running through the tortex I bought years ago when I started playing guitar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 It came out a week or so ago and I manage to grab a copy from Amazon Japan right now. It was out everywhere else. FLCL is quite dear to my heart... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 Because FLCL is something like 46.7% of my soul, if I understand correctly I need to make a separate Amazon Japan account as my account in the US won't work. It's soooooo tempting..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 Indeed. Amazon Japan has an English interface option where you can change the price to USD. You can tell which items can be shipped over as well. It's almost like using the regular Amazon store... I know that I'm really helping you to resist. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mr. GOH! Posted January 5, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 We closed on the 2.5 bedroom condo in Park Slope. Ridiculously expensive, but now I'm a home owner! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 We closed on the 2.5 bedroom condo in Park Slope. Ridiculously expensive, but now I'm a home owner! Welcome to debt!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 Haha haha. I owe less on the condo than I do on my law school loans. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 Hmm, maybe you coulda sprung for that extra 0.5 of bedroom. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 Wait, yeah, what the shit does 2.5 bedrooms mean? I've heard of half a bathroom, but not half a bedroom... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) In NYC, a .5 bedroom means that there's a room that can function as a bedroom but that does not fit the legal requirements for a bedroom. Sometimes they're listed as 2 bedrooms plus an office, too, although that usually means the extra room is tiny. In our case, the condo is currently a 2 bedroom, but one of the bedrooms is huge (for NYC; 30 feet long by 12 wide), so we are putting up a wall to split it roughly in half. But one of the new rooms will most likely not technically be a bedroom under the law because it doesn't have a window overlooking a sidewalk or courtyard, just to an air shaft (it's a fire code thing; essentially, the new bedroom will not be easily reachable by fire fighters from the exterior). This only matters if we were to rent the 'half' bedroom or if we were to sell it. The law restricts how it's sold or rented, not on how owners use it for themselves (although the city could deny the work permit to put up a permanent wall; if they do, NYC has a big market for 'temporary' walls indistinguishable from real walls that do not require permits). When we sell it many years hence, we will not be able to list it as a 3-bedroom, but as a 2.5 bedroom. Since the new room will be plenty big to use as a real bedroom or nursery, we wouldn't call it an office (though that is how we'll be using it until we have kids). The condo also couldn't be sold for as much as a similar unit with three bedrooms. But I'm not worried at all about the unit holding its value for decades. There's nothing like buying a new place then waiting two months to move while work is being done. :/ Edited January 5, 2017 by Mr. GOH! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 (edited) It was $20 during the sale, so I got one because why not. It's great though. On the beta client (and beta firmware on the link), the DS4's headphone jack is supported (I have the Sony dongle though, probably required). It outputs sound to the controller. Pretty cool. Steam supports DS4 controller configurations (including the touchpad), however, it seems if you use DS4 controller support, somehow the audio cannot pass through the controller (it's muted/no sound). So for now I have to use the DS4 as a generic controller. Hopefully it gets fixed soon. Also, no noticeable lag (wired connection). I know everyone says that but I was skeptical. But it seems to be true. Edited January 10, 2017 by Eleven 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 $20 is a steal. It's a pretty great way to have the power of your desktop in your living room if you can swing a wired connection and maybe a powerline connection. It does have input lag but generally not enough to be a deal breaker. I just wouldn't play any online multiplayer or twitch shooter (DOOM was pretty bad when paired up with a controller) and the like. Add in a wireless KB+M or KB with built-in touch pad and you're good to go for a lot of things. I just wish for some native apps (e.g., Netflix). Maybe they'll come, maybe they won't. No big deal at this point. I also wouldn't mind a CAT6A version down the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 If I had the kind of housing set-up that it'd be worth one, I'd totally splash out £20 for one. The headphone support I believe is entirely a thing with the DS4 dongle. I've got mine wired and as far as I can tell no audio pass through for it. I'd guess the DS4 dongle adds in the required drivers to show up as an audio device. Gotta love the amount of modern games with built in support for it though. About a year or so ago had to use the DS4xbox thing or whatever the program's called, to make it pretend to be a 360 pad, but most games now I get going and double bonus I even have the right buttons show up n stuff too, like the touchpad for the map in watch_dogs as an example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 I'm totally a hip guy with my jigsaw mat and gamepad. Gotta iron the mat though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 I moved back home and while the place is small but it means that it is literally more efficient for me to use a dustpan with a stiff brush than to use the handheld Dyson vacuum that cuts out every ten seconds then you have to fiddle with the trigger to get it going again. Fuck that. My roommates' has this vacuum that I quite liked. It can handle a cat so it can handle people just fine. I just have to tell my grandma to NOT USE WATER to keep the dust down. That kills vacuums. One thing that I like about this is that you can just have the canister and motor so it'll be like a canister vacuum instead of a upright so it's good for tight spaces like my parents' place. Now I'm wondering if I can oil the motor when that times comes but for $140, whatever if it lasts a few years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 She uses water with the vacuum? There are water vacuums (we had to use one when I lived at a pub, regular hoovers only manage so much) but seems weird to use it with a regular vacuum. I've seen a bunch of a the "can be an upright or a handheld" things kicking around of late, but for most part many just seem like a handheld with an extra long handle so usually gonna suck (Well..not suck enough) compared to a proper upright. I'm glad most of our place is wooden floors, got a microfibre broom thing which deals with most issues, and a steam mop for wet spills n such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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