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And don't even think about replacing your motherboard with a different MB, because you'll completely lose your license and have to re-buy it.-Tinman57 (May 01, 2012, 07:12 PM)
I may keep XP on my system with a dual boot, of course I'd have to disable the network side of it.-Tinman57 (May 01, 2012, 07:12 PM)
Nice to see someone very creative doing well. But I guess that's why she's doing so well, because she's so creative, not only in the music.-tomos (May 01, 2012, 01:14 PM)
| Amanda Palmer: The new RECORD, ART BOOK, and TOUR | |
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| Goal | $100,000 ($265,114 as of this posting) |
| End Date | 2012-05-31 |
| Project Creator(s) | Amanda Palmer |
| Excerpt | hi folks, it's AFP. this is my first BIG, LEGIT studio album undertaking since breaking from a major label. i've spent four years writing the songs for this record, and more recently, putting together the perfect band, The Grand Theft Orchestra, comprised of genius musicians/arrangers/programmers MICHAEL MCQUILKEN, CHAD RAINES, and JHEREK BISCHOFF. in march, we locked ourselves up in a studio in Australia and, with the help of producer/engineer John Congleton (who's worked with a zillion amazing people including St. Vincent, Modest Mouse, and Xiu Xiu), we made what I believe is my best fucking album to date. it sounds...BEYOND EPIC. we laid down "The Bed Song", "Massachusetts Avenue", "The Killing Type", "Trout Heart Replica" and a slew of other tracks...some solo piano, but many featuring HORNS (locally sourced in Melbourne, Australia!), SYNTHESIZERS, GUITAAAARRRRR, and BIG BAD-ASS ORCHESTRAL ARRANGEMENTS that will blow your domepiece. we're working on finalizing the arrangements and mastering as i write this text. i expect great, big, giant things to happen when this record comes out in september. the band & i will be touring it across the globe ALL YEAR. since i'm now without a giant label to front the gazillions of dollars that it always takes to manufacture and promote a record this big, i'm coming to you to gather funds so that i have the capital to put it out with a huge fucking bang. i think kickstarter and other crowdfunding platforms like this are the BEST way to put out music right now - no label, no rules, no fuss, no muss. just us, the music, and the art. i'm also making sure EVERY PRODUCT sold through this kickstarter is unique to this campaign, to reward all of you who KNEW ME WHEN and were willing to support me from Day One. |
| PennyGems | |
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| Goal | $3,500 ($20,161 as of this posting) |
| End Date | 2012-04-30 |
| Project Creator(s) | Dave Howell |
| Excerpt | Upgrade almost any board game by replacing the player markers or tokens that came in the box with PennyGems. They're dazzlingly shiny, feel solid yet sensual to the touch, are very easy to pick up off a table (because of their raised edges), are non-skid, stack surprisingly well, have a nice weight to them, and are incredibly durable. Each one has an icon on one side which ensures that people who are color-blind or visually impaired can still easily identify different kinds, and the symbols also establish a rank or order for the colors, should a game need that. PennyGems are made by printing UV-resistant ink onto chrome mirror-like self-adhesive vinyl labels, then covering the label with a dome of space-age polyurethane. The polyurethane is non-yellowing, self-healing, extremely resistant to a wide range of chemicals, and very durable, while also being slightly flexible and very pleasing to the touch. Two of these labels are placed on a penny. The penny gives the PennyGem token a satisfying weight in the hand. |
Though highly unlikely, anyone ever found google customer service? I mean support via email or ticket? I have seen all their paid and free services are usually supported under one of their crappy interface forums.-mahesh2k (April 28, 2012, 03:39 AM)
Just like Microsoft then-Carol Haynes (April 28, 2012, 10:47 AM)
I think I've seen that image now in three separate threads on this site alone.-Deozaan (April 28, 2012, 02:51 AM)
The $50 for 1 TB at google is per month.
The best value seems to be 100 GB, since for the rest of them, doubling the space costs 1 cent more than the previous step (how odd).-Jibz (April 27, 2012, 10:34 AM)
| Shadowrun Returns | |
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| Goal | $400,000 ($1,628,975 as of this posting) |
| End Date | 2012-04-29 |
| Project Creator(s) | Harebrained Schemes |
| Excerpt | Shoot Straight. Conserve Ammo. And Never Cut a Deal With A Dragon. Jordan Weisman, the creator of Shadowrun, is back and Shadowrun Returns (for Apple & Android tablets and PCs) is the game that Shadowrun fans have been waiting for a long time. A graphically rich 2D turn-based single player game with deep story interaction, meaningful character development, and highly-contextual tactical combat, Shadowrun Returns is not only going to make some old geeks (like us) very happy but it will introduce new players to a dynamic gaming universe that is beloved around the world. Created almost 25 years ago, Shadowrun remains one of the most original and cherished role-playing settings. The game world’s origin story mashes-up the dystopian Cyberpunk future of a Blade Runner with the high fantasy creatures and races of a Lords of the Rings in an organic way that produces iconic characters, environments, and situations. Note that stretch goals have added MacOS and Linux support! |
Compared to the competition, it's a good deal.-Dirhael (April 27, 2012, 12:13 AM)
