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[Epic] Reporting live from Black Thursday/Friday 2011 - Evo edition

Post your stories and pics! I am at Walmart right now with my Wife. Not looking for anything worth standing next to for hours to get, but getting a few things for my 7 year old daughter. Good luck everyone!
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Madness!

I'm at Brandsmart. Longest line outside of Disney World I've seen in quite sometime. As long as I get my 50.00 tablet, I'm happy though. At least the weather is good.
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I like how people that are walking around here are like "this is insane!" Like they didn't know it was going to be like this. I almost witnessed a fist fight because a woman refused to move her cart.

Nick N said:
I like how people that are walking around here are like "this is insane!" Like they didn't know it was going to be like this. I almost witnessed a fist fight because a woman refused to move her cart.
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Lol
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People jumping over people, yelling, cussing.
I can only imagine what people would act like if all of the sudden we were left to fend for ourselves without power or communication.

Sure you can get in, but can you get out?

Reporting live from my living room. I think the cat has the right idea.
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kd0axs said:
Reporting live from my living room. I think the cat has the right idea.
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I envy you.

A casualty. Someone stepped on it climbing over the pallet. He laughed when someone in line asked if he was going to pay for it.
Got here about 9:15, been in line since 10:15 or so. Not getting much closer. Very unorganized as you could expect.

Nick N said:
I envy you.
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I take it battling the mob at Walmart wasn't exactly your idea?
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kd0axs said:
I take it battling the mob at Walmart wasn't exactly your idea?
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No. Wife likes to go out to people watch and get a few things, my nieces stay over and watch my daughter.

One thing I notice... people give up after standing in these lines... but I do not see anyone turning away when they first get in the door...

Just heard on the police scanner there is a large fight at one of the local Walmarts. Cops that are there are asking for more backup.
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kd0axs said:
Just heard on the police scanner there is a large fight at one of the local Walmarts. Cops that are there are asking for more backup.
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I should download a scanner app and see what's going on around here. Still in line, have a while to go. Luckily they price match competitor ads... but not until the time they start at the other store. I was worried I would get through the line before midnight.

Now they have a fight at Kohls.
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I was at Walmart a few hours ago and it was hilarious how they turned, the home department into a maze. They even had barricades outside. I am so glad I no longer work in retail
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Trying to make a deal with my wife to make this our first and last stop...
Please note the distance from the "gift cards" sign in my earlier pic...
So close, yet so far.

Police in my area are busy tonight, there's already been 2 shootings and 16 fights since 9pm back in the city luckily I'm 30+ mins from that crap
Edit: I'm listening to the scanner app its better than what's on tv LOL
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Damn crazy app posted an edit and a quote

Live from my house: sleep. Thank God my wife works in retail, I never have to do this crap. Cyber purchasing equals win.
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USB OTG Cable for only ȼ74 + Free Shipping [ UPDATE NOW ONLY ȼ64 ]

Hi All,
Was just looking to buy USB OTG on Amazon and found THIS Steal!
USB OTG Cable for only ȼ74 + Free Shipping.
Grab One! (Two Actually)
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Thnx MBH87 for this TIP
same selller has one listed for ȼ64 HERE
THANK him HERE
Thnx.

bought this a month or two ago, shipping took like 4 weeks The device itself is super high quality and feels like i paid much more for it though.

eh not sending to euriope

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Grabbed a few of those. Thanks OP.:thumbup:
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welcome ya'll

What are these for?
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Damn amazon making the price on the canada site is 4.74.

Magick72 said:
What are these for?
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They allow you to hook up things like game controllers, flashdrives, harddrives, ands other cool stuff to your phone.
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Magick72 said:
What are these for?
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shimp208 said:
They allow you to hook up things like game controllers, flashdrives, harddrives, ands other cool stuff to your phone.
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Also wireless Mouse/KB
and the best part for me is I can Connect my USB speakers to it.
But in case of speakers Battery must be charged well, as speakers are high powered device.
But it runs as long as battery is not down to like 30-40 %.

I just picked up a couple. They were .69/each with free shipping.
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$.64 on this listing
http://www.amazon.com/T-Flash-Adapt...&qid=1344357674&sr=8-1&keywords=micro+usb+otg

Same seller.. they have multiple listings
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Magick72 said:
Same seller.. they have multiple listings
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I'm aware but other people might not be
They are also changing prices quite often.

mbh87 said:
$.64 on this listing
http://www.amazon.com/T-Flash-Adapt...&qid=1344357674&sr=8-1&keywords=micro+usb+otg
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AWESOME!
Thnx MBH87 for finding this.
Will Update OP now.

saw this picture on the two products
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not sure which would work best for the hp touchpad :S I see the head part is circled I just don't know why. they look the same to me?

eyeb said:
saw this picture on the two products
not sure which would work best for the hp touchpad :S I see the head part is circled I just don't know why. they look the same to me?
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One is Shorter and One is Longer

but arent the receiving ends suppose to be standard? like if i buy the short one, it'll still reached the connection right?

eyeb said:
but arent the receiving ends suppose to be standard? like if i buy the short one, it'll still reached the connection right?
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long or short it reaches connection.
longer is good if you have thicker case.

[Q] Nexus 7 Screen magically cracks..

The most "wonderful" thing happened today.
Here's the story:
I bought my Nexus 7 tablet a few months ago. I love this tablet, it's by far the best I've used. Today, I placed my tablet on my table after using it, and turned on some music on my laptop and danced around. It did not fall, didn't fly off, or run and fall down (what?). It was there the ENTIRE time. I then went back after a snack, turned off my music and decided to watch something on Netflix in bed. But one thing alarmed me. The bottom portion (equal to where the camera is on the top) had a gross crack, which extended in three sections to about the bottom half of the screen.
What. The. Heck. ??? Was what I promptly said as I stared at the crack. Now normally I'd shake it off and say "If I can use it, it's fine." HOWEVER, I can use the upper portion and some of the middle, I CANNOT use the bottom half. What does that mean? WELL guess what. It means I can't press the home, back, or other button. So I basically can't use it. Not a good idea after all, is it? I also can't type some letters. If it was in the toppish, I'd be fine with it. But this is ridiculous.
Funny, this happened before with a certain Dell laptop. Closed it. Placed on table after going upstairs. Lifted screen. Huge black gash on it.
Amusing on how cheap products are these days. For paying $199 I wasn't expecting pure gold, but this? Is it THAT sensitive? Please.. what kind of luck do I have.
Now to where I need help. What can I do now?? I sold my cracked laptop for $150, got a $50 from my Dad, and now it just CRACKS. And he woulldn't believe me after the other laptop. Now let me do say I take great care of my things. My phone has no cracks, or dents, or scratches and I've had it even longer. Is it possible to fix it? Please help. why me.. Is there some way I could move where the 3 buttons are? ugh.

You could buy a OTG cable and use a mouse on your nexus 7. As long you can see the screen to click on things. You can pickup a OTG cable for couple dollars on amazon or eBay.
If you bought the tablet from Google store. Try contacting them about trying to get it fixed. If you bought it else where you would have to contact Asus about it.
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I was going to say get a replacement screen on eBay but nevermind
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VonEsch said:
I was going to say get a replacement screen on eBay but nevermind
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Wtf!! Looool.
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androidkid311 said:
Wtf!! Looool.
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People surely wont pay that?
How stupid must they be....

VonEsch said:
I was going to say get a replacement screen on eBay but nevermind
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Why!!!??? Is this some kind of error?

Jim Omar said:
Why!!!??? Is this some kind of error?
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No I'm sure they have more than ten available. At that price I don't see why not
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Dropped my Nexus 4 at SXSW

I dropped my phone at SXSW this weekend in Austin because someone ran into me but luckily I have a case on it and I didn't sustain any damage, however, my data speeds have been terrible and before that they were really fast. At my house I don't get the same speeds that I have had before and I have to use my WiFi now. Could this be due to refarming or the radio is now going bad from the fall? I do get full bars on H and I never had speed issues at my home until after I dropped my phone. It just does not load sometimes. P.S. I have not tried a hard reset but I'm thinking I may have to do that and need to backup everything but I don't really want to go that route. I have so much on my phone and this is that one time an external sd slot would have been beneficial. Any ideas?
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Try with your wife's phone or friends phone with the same SIM.
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aleks_ said:
I dropped my phone at SXSW this weekend in Austin because someone ran into me but luckily I have a case on it and I didn't sustain any damage, however, my data speeds have been terrible and before that they were really fast. At my house I don't get the same speeds that I have had before and I have to use my WiFi now. Could this be due to refarming or the radio is now going bad from the fall? I do get full bars on H and I never had speed issues at my home until after I dropped my phone. It just does not load sometimes. P.S. I have not tried a hard reset but I'm thinking I may have to do that and need to backup everything but I don't really want to go that route. I have so much on my phone and this is that one time an external sd slot would have been beneficial. Any ideas?
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try taking off your case? or maybe your holding it wrong lol

placebo effect. you're looking for something to have happened, so you're thinking it did happen.

This are the times when being rooted is a life saver. Backup everything and wipe or factory reset to test. Or restore a nand backup to see if the drop had some effect.

Or maybe because of the place you are at your cell tower is maxed out. If there's thousands of people in a small area all using their phones on the same network your bandwidth will be affected. I noticed this whenever I would use any of my phones at disney. I would have full bars and hspa+ and yet it would be dling at half a megabit or less. Once outside the park area speeds were quick again.
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I'm jealous that you were there!
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Try with your wife's phone or friends phone with the same SIM.
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I tried it on my mom's phone and my friends phone and I realized their phone's don't get the speeds they used to either so I can definitely rule out any radio or hardware damage. PHEW!!!
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I'm jealous that you were there!
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It was a funfilled weekend indeed but the crowd is not usually phone friendly. haha. Other than this situation the event was pretty solid.
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Sweet that your phone wasn't damaged.
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Omg its the nexus 5! They are sure getting fancy with their designs!!!
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you're looking for something to have happened

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Oh my......now that's just a tragedy. Haha. Thank goodness for my case otherwise I'd be dealing with that kind of nightmare. Yikes!!!
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[FOR FUN] RuneScape HTML5 Beta runs (poorly) on N7 w/ Chrome Beta!

WARNING: this uses a TON of battery to even get started. My N7 was plugged into my computer and went from 40% -> 17% before I even got ingame.
[screenie]
You'll need a BT keyboard, because there's no way to open up the virtual keyboard when you get to the login window, and unfortunately you can't go fullscreen since the applet is fit to the size of the window. So you're stuck with the bar at the top.
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Jumping into the game seems to give you a black screen as of right now...
... but going into settings and manually tinkering with it I GOT THE GAME TO LOAD!!!!! It takes three and a half years (not even exaggerating that bad, literally took half an hour), but it works!
Basically, just tap the gear at the top right and set it to low, then refresh if you need to. Try not to scroll if you can help it. Then start up the game!
Once you can see everything on the ground, the game's still not done loading. Give it some more time and THE SKY APPEARS!!! (...along with a subscribe button)
Aaaand a couple years later, your character will finally appear.
Be careful taking screenshots, this is super intensive on the hardware so it'll lag really, really, really bad. The audio will snip and your screen will flash like 80 times.
The FPS is terrible if you were wondering.
Here's a video.

Haha :laugh:
I stopped playing that a long time ago - here are a few screenshots that I have

Supposedly it runs poorly on PCs too. The game itself is still beta and hasn't been optimized yet.
I'm not even sure Chrome will utilize the GPU, so maybe forcing GPU rendering in Dev options will help.
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That probably wouldn't help since it's a 3D game, right?

I stopped playing this a couple years ago but its quite neat that it actually loads in Chrome.
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Lol I use to play timescape! I have about 400 mill still on my account and many 99s I accuired a while back.
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Febby said:
Lol I use to play timescape! I have about 400 mill still on my account and many 99s I accuired a while back.
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I'm accepting donations :victory:

[TSON] said:
I'm accepting donations :victory:
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Lol! Ill tell you the same thing I told my.friends who are currently.maxed out... I wasted my life on it so it comes with me.
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Febby said:
Lol! Ill tell you the same thing I told my.friends who are currently.maxed out... I wasted my life on it so it comes with me.
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If they hadn't updated the combat system in Runescape, I probably would have still been able too sell my account to a friend but now nobody wants it since they ruined the original game.
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They ruined it when you couldn't just go in the wilderness and PK
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xT4Z1N4TRx said:
They ruined it when you couldn't just go in the wilderness and PK
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Exactly.

Yay for us run away runescape rebels. I never knew others on xda played it. It was always my "secret" because it felt so geeky.
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Febby said:
Lol I use to play timescape! I have about 400 mill still on my account and many 99s I accuired a while back.
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Are you thinking about starting again or something? :angel: I quit in 2007 and gave away $200m in items and cash to my best friends in the game. Then a few years later I gave my character away to one of my best friends in real life who plays occasionally.
I attached a few of my fave screenshots I made back then.

Oh Runescape....
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I never really got into Runescape for some reason. A friend of mine did give me a level 30 something to play with and it was fun but nothing really grabbed me. Of course I wasn't attached to my character like I would have if I kept up with my original character.
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