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Gutspiller says...

Depends on how much she knew of the joke. 7 years old seems a bit young for the birds n bees talk, or where hair is going to grow on her body when she grows up. Seems somewhat innocent, but could also lead into other things.

I'm just saying that it's a parents duty to protect their children, and while funny to grown ups, such things could lead into experimentation or google searches of a 7 year old that could introduce her into things that you may not want a 7 year old knowing about just yet.

Still... each parent is entitled to parent how they want. I wouldn't be introducing the "door" into an underworld that I wouldn't want my 7 year old exposed to in the first place.

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Graphics card woes

Gutspiller says...

Yeah, I've been a fan of CoD, but am slowly losing interest as they are getting worse each year, despite them putting 3 different devs on each new release.

Ghosts was published by Activision, but I know what you mean about the publishers pushing for a certain release whether a game is done or not. Seems like the last few years devs have been trying to skip the quality assurance phase, and it's only hurt them and their brand in my eyes.

I'm glad to hear that at least CoD is selling less these days... I can only hope it's enough to show the publisher to not skip that optimization phase of development, and to make sure their game runs better on all different setups of PCs, and not solely making sure it runs smooth on consoles.

ForgedReality said:

Based on reviews, Ghosts was not only a terrible port but just a terrible game in general. EA tends to push their devs to release things more quickly rather than with higher quality. I wouldn't doubt that at least contributed negatively to your experience.

Crossfire and SLI can be dicey though just because the GPU's have to know how to talk back and forth and stay in sync with each other, which just escalates the probability that something can go wrong either from the game developers' end or from driver support . Single GPUs are plenty powerful these days, so I'm right there with you with the single GPU approach. I've not gone back to multi-GPU since my 4870x2 many years ago (which usually had issues due to ATI constantly breaking the drivers and then having to fix it again every other update).

Graphics card woes

Gutspiller says...

Unfortunately, at least in my scenario, it's not an AMD vs nVidia. I was on nVidia before with CoD: Ghosts... still very poor fps, and still the same answer, disable your dual GPUs, and the game will run better.

Maybe it's a CoD problem more so than other devs, but really... If one of the biggest titles to launch every year isn't optimizing for dual GPU cards, there isn't much of a reason to buy one if big AAA devs aren't going to take advantage of it.

It's like you're throwing your money away buying the 2nd GPU.

I do agree about the drivers tho, I constantly see driver updates for nVidia cards, and sit and wonder where AMD's drivers are.

Single nVidia GPU for me from here on out.

Too bad those "The way it's meant to be played" mean shit when it comes to the devs supporting your companies top-of-the-line cards.

ForgedReality said:

It's not dual-GPU that's the problem. It's dual-GPU AMD card that's the problem. AMD drivers are effing terrible. They always have been. Get a dual-GPU nVidia card and everything changes.

Graphics card woes

Gutspiller says...

The sad thing is, as an owner of an AMD 7990 (dual GPU) and seeing that most of todays games run horrible with a dual GPU setup because the devs have not taken the time to code for it, my next upgrade I will be forced to go to a single GPU card.

So either way, both companies have a darker side that isn't talked about as much as they should be in reviews.

Example: i7 4.2Ghz, 16GB ram, AMD 7990 GFX card, CoD: AW @ 1920x1080 will drop to 7fps.... IN THE MENU. (and it's not just COD). I've seen multiple new releases run like crap.

Talk to support, they answer is disable crossfire. Why pay for a dual GPU if no new games are supporting them, because their biggest audience runs 1 GPU.

I wish a new company would knock both AMD and nVdia on their ass, and take over with better tech, faster cards, and not be so sleazy. (One can dream)

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How an Aussie postman deals with dogs

Gutspiller says...

Totally understandable. It's a shame that a sign that said "No feed the animals" would be looked at as being funny, and not something you were serious about, or even worse, people purposely feeding your dog because of the sign.

I've learned that going up to dogs you don't know treat or otherwise is not a good idea, as some dogs react differently to strangers. Where if the dog see's you talking with the owner first, they can settle down to you.

I guess it would more or less just be a struggle that you have to deal with. Other than keeping your dog inside sometimes, or a caged backyard that is less accessible to passer byes that can just hand something threw the bars.

I never knew or thought about a dogs diet, and how it could affect the dog. But now that I know, I probably would be more cautious before feeding a dog without first asking the owner.

That being said, I doubt most people have that thought cross them before offering a unknown dog a treat.

I guess at the very least, you could use it to educate other dog lovers. Not that that makes it any easier to monitor your dogs diet.

newtboy said:

That depends on your definition of 'often'. Maybe about once a week on average.
It seems you're missing the point. Sometimes that person may interact with my dog without me being present (like in this video), offering no possibility to instruct them about my dogs diet requirements. When I am present, they almost always ask first, and I ask them about the treat. If it's grain free, she gets a free treat. If not, I usually offer the person a grain free treat of my own to give to my dog (person still gets to interact with dog, dog gets treat, every one's happy). I do not rush out screaming at people over mistakes, but I do tell delivery people about her diet and ask them to please not give her the wrong treats, or she'll suffer for it later. They have all complied, but some have needed reminding.
Then there are random people on the street/in the park with boundary issues that just come up from behind and interact with random dogs on leashes without asking, or reach through a partially open car window to pet and feed a dog waiting inside, I find that rude and inappropriate, treat or not. Maybe that's my problem and not theirs, but someone needs to explain why if I'm to understand.
I do it for my dog, not my sense of control. It's not easy, cheap, or fun for me to keep her grain free. She breaks out in hives if she eats too much grain product. It's like someone offering a random non-speaking child some reses...not knowing if child might have a deadly peanut allergy. I understand it's intended as friendly, but that's why you should ask first, it might be harmful or deadly.

How an Aussie postman deals with dogs

Gutspiller says...

Do you live where people feed your dog treats so often, that this is really a problem?

If someone is nice enough to treat an unknown pet, seems like they would surely be easy to talk to and understand if a dog has a certain diet.

Unless you come running out of your house, yelling "Don't feed my fucking dog". In that case, it's more an issue with you, than some kind person just trying to be friendly to animals.

newtboy said:

I get angry when people just try to hand my dog a treat. For one, my dog is on a grain free diet for skin issues, and nearly all treats are made from grains. Some people's dogs have other issues. It's just like rolling up and giving someone's child a piece of candy, inappropriate.
Now, since he knew each dog by name, perhaps he had gotten permission to feed every dog. I'll just hope so, but if not he should.

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