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Hi all,
I'm contemplating purchasing a Sig P238 (.380 acp). I currently own a Springfield XD subcompact in 9mm, but the double stack mag pistol is a brick compared to the minuscule P238. I prefer appendix carry, and the XD does not have a manual safety. Seems like a bad idea to have a loaded round pointing at my genitals and femoral artery. Plus, I live in a climate that is very warm in the spring, summer, and fall. The Sig seems like it would melt away even under warm weather attire. My only concern is the efficacy of the .380 round. I'm also thinking of a P938 (9mm), but I've heard quite a few people have had issues with theirs. The roil is also reportedly quite snappy. Any thoughts will be deeply appreciated.
A 380 is significantly better than finger nails and bad language. You knew that. It is also less desirable than a full power service cartridge. You knew that as well of course.
Modern jacketed hollow points are pretty damn amazing compared to what was available in the past for 9mm/.40/.45. There are multiple loadings that pass FBI testing and are available on the civilian/private sector market. With the .380 it is more a matter of prioritizing expansion OR penetration because there just isn't enough energy/momentum to get a bunch of expansion and penetrate more than 12" in testing media.
One opinion on dealing with this is to use fmj ammo in the .380 since if the round doesn't go deep enough to hit vital structures.how big a hole it makes isn't as important. That sounds good, but the current ammo shortage has seen quality control go down as manufacturers are running 24/7. Because of that I would probably opt to carry a premium round just for the extra QC. Here is a link to a youtube reviewer who shoots ammo through organic gelatin.
I would be fine with the gold dots or critical defense from the list as well.
I think the value of the .380 is when you either want a really tiny gun, Ruger LCP, or you are looking to mitigate recoil so that the shooter can perform better.
The sig you are looking at is a bit on the "large" and heavy side for a .380, which I think is actually a very good thing. Personally I can't shoot the micro 380's like the LCP well enough to prefer them to a knife. The larger guns can be easier to make hits with than a .38special j-frame and being auto-loaders are much quicker to reload.
I don't have any first person feed bag on the sig 238 except to say I know a few, more casual shooters who love theirs I have heard and read that the 938 has issues on occasion. It is difficult to get a 9mm THAT small and have it work. I personally carry a Kahr CM9 that has been great, but Kahr's have their quirks and if you internet the CM9/PM9 series you will notice there seems to be a higher incidence of problems than with duty sized autos. I have been impressed with the M&P Shield, Walther PPS, and Glock 43 for single stack 9mm's as well. They are all bigger than the Kahr, but if you aren't looking to pocket carry that is less of an issue.
I don't have any long term experience with the XD line, I have always shied away because of the lack of large agency contracts for the XD's compared to Glock/Sig/S&W. Still, the people I talk to who have them love them. The XDs is a single stack in that line that is well reviewed.
One issue is that I would consider heavily is adding a level of complexity to the manual of arms for a gun that could get fired/practiced with less often than the full size XD. I am not by any means anti frame mounted safety, but if you are at all like me the cheaper cost of 9mm and comfort of shooting the full size gun will make it see more range time. The fact most training courses are set up for a modern double stack will further this along. So I could see the on target/off safe-off target/back on safe thing getting less time than it should if it were me. Don't be an idiot like I would.
If we are talking concealment we should probably start with the holsters. For carrying inside the waist and forward of the hip I really like the offerings from JM Custom Kydex and Darkstar Gear. For the small autos I think Tom from Darkstar Gear knocks it out of the park especially well. His small fixed blade sheath is also great. A dedicated gun belt and a good holster may make the double stack a lot more concealable.
What are you carrying in now?
Robert A
Robert, excellent post.
Bismark, From personal experience, I have seen the .380 fail three times. I would not recommend the round, I am sure others have been successful, but, these were actual shootings, with the bullets hitting the chest, legs, and stomach area. Two were using hollow points and one FMJ. Hollow points out of a pistol length barrel are iffy at best, regardless of what the manufacturer claims. The last time I was in the states, I had the opportunity to fire 250 rounds through the Glock 43. I was surprised by the slim profile and for a small pistol, magazine change was adequate after some practice. 6 round magazine, very concealable, recoil was medium, with muzzle blast on the sharp side. If you have access to a firing range that rents handguns, I would certainly give it some consideration. However, in full disclosure, I don't carry anything smaller than a .45 (personal time), belonging to the group that "carries a caliber starting with a 4, because they always hit the floor".:)). Have you considered the baby Glock .45?
.45 because they don't make a .46
A lot of folks really love the mini Glock .45's. They seem to be freakishly accurate and they are right at that Glock 19 size/sweet spot (just thicker/chunkier) for shootability vs concealibility.
I am fully embracing the 9mm is best millimeter for my combat Tupperware. I would feel less inadequate if mapwhap was weighing in, since he is firmly in the no gear-queer just practice camp with handguns.In any event. Glock, because we like our handguns like we like our women.
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Unfortunately Glock has nothing to offer Bismark since he has articulated a preference for a manual safety. I get the desire, as I am no bullshit a bit scared every time I reholster.
As far as .380 I don't think it is that terrible a choice if you are stuck with size and recoil compromises. I would never pick it for a belt gun, but concealment is a land of compromises. I get the "dress around the gun" argument, and try to practice it as much as possible. In reality though if I have to tuck in a shirt it goes out the window. Under a loose button up shirt I can conceal a Glock 19 fine. Under a XL t-shirt or a tighter button up a Glock 26 keeps me from looking like I have a colostomy. If the t-shirt is only a large I am down to my Kahr CM9.(It should be understood that my actual shirt size would best be described as "extra medium") If I have to tuck in a shirt I am stuck doing the math of
Which is better? A small, harder to shoot gun in a pocket holster, or a larger and more capable gun in a deep concealment/tuckable holster?
Currently my scratch paper shows a Kahr CM9 in an Alabama Pocket holster is a more robust solution than something I have to undress to get to. That may change.
Concealment also depends a bunch on permissive vs non-permissive environment(some read that as fired, some read it as charged, and others read it as dressed up like a traffic cone and executed on video). Also there is a bit of difference between "concealing" in a suit that is cut like a potato sack, when it is ok to be "made" as security/being armed and having to "dress to impress" and staying concealed when you are actively trying to hold people's attention. I don't know what the OP is looking to get done.
Any of this helping Bismark?
Thank you both for your insights. I am new to the world of handguns and CC. Appendix carry is my preferred method. It's acceptably comfortable (that would likely be very with the smaller gun) and I can draw at a reasonable speed. I'm a bit concerned about having the business end of a loaded gun pointed at my gentlemen parts and femoral artery, even with the trigger and grip safety of the XD. Is my concern valid? In addition to the safety aspect, there is the issue of dressing around the gun. I'm 175@ 5' 8" and wear fairly fitted clothing. A double stack is not easy for me to conceal while wearing shorts, for example. I also have to wear a suit and tie during the workweek. During winter, that wouldn't be an issue. That season is painfully short in my region, however. Given that I feel the (misguided?) need for a Manuel safety while carrying appendix, wouldn't I necessarily need to also get a larger caliber 1911 style handgun to carry as weather permits? The .380 ACP ammo review was insightful. Given the results of the winners circle, would you feel comfortable carrying the P238 when the environment favored it? Are Manuel safeties important to y'all when selecting a carry weapon? Apologies for the rant.
All safety issues are valid concerns. I am firm believer in the right or left index finger being the primary safety on a gun. I do not use the appendix carry, since, for me it places the weapon in range of your opponents hands and I have found it awkward to access the weapon with any speed. I would think a small handgun with a tiny grip would be even worse. A modern handgun which is mechanically sound, coupled with a proper fitting holster, should not be a safety issue for your preferred method of carry. Just keep your finger off the trigger during the draw and re holster.
From personal experience, I would never use a holster that I could replace the pistol with one hand. Other than gun magazines, I am not familiar with the XD, having never shot one, but, if you carry a weapon with a de-cocker lever and, carry it with the de-cocker lever in the down position, then you will need to train drawing and "swiping up" as you come on target. Basically, they are a solution to a non existent problem and will get you killed without ingrained training.
No, any type of safety is not important to me, since, I have operated for years with the safety being my right index finger.
Environment and clothing play a critical role in carrying weapons. I have operated in South America, Central America, and the Middle East where the heat an humidity were a bitch and in Nordic countries where I was so cold, I wasn't good for anything except for cannon fodder.
I cannot advise you about wearing a suit, since, I haven't worn one for several years. In hot weather, when body armor is not worn, I wear a light tee with either a 5.11 "lite" tactical shirt or a Colombia "fishing guide shirt" over my carry weapons. I have found this a good compromise for staying cool and still having access to my pistol. The shirts are cut wide with good coverage and I have several in extra larger sizes to cover soft body armor or a plate carrier, when needed for a detail.
As far as winter wear, just don't pick anything that you cannot unzip for access, wearing heavy sweaters, hoodies, or anything that you "pull on" will guarantee you pawing for your weapon like a black bear looking for grubs. If the environment is so cold that parkas are required , then carry the pistol in the front pockets, better than nothing. As far as you choice of caliber, IMHO, the colder it gets, the bigger the caliber, all those layers of clothes have to be penetrated. Small calibers will not do the job.
I buy my shirts and tactical clothing from: www.lapolicegear.com They often have closeout sales on their shirts, since the damn things are outrageously expensive.
Looking in my reloading manual, it seems as though the ballistics, muzzle velocity, bullet weight and diameter between the .380acp and the 9mm parabellum show only negligible differences. As far as hunting rounds go, I know that a seemingly large difference between loads on paper does not necessarily translate to a large difference in performance on a boar or a buck. At least not one that you will notice in practice.
Keep mind that I am not a law enforcement officer or a military veteran, just a redneck who likes fresh meat and reloadimg ammo, but I have noticed the greatest difference in performance when I actually backed off of the velocity a bit and started casting my own rounds. Cast rounds (particularly heavy grain semi wad cutters cast from old wheel weights) seem to have the perfect blend of expansion, penetration and accuracy when fired at sub-maximal velocities. They must be fired at no more than 1000fps unless you harden the alloy or use a gas check because of barrel leading.Even poorly placed shots will cause a boar to bleed out with less than a short hike of tracking and the heavy blood trail makes that part easy. Keeping in mind that wild animals are infinitely tougher than humans, I can only imagine what a wide meplat, heavy grain round in front of 5 grains of Unique powder through a .380acp would do to a human assailant regardless of the firearm from which it was discharged.
Cast rounds also expand in the chamber exponentially larger than copper jacketed rounds and due to their softness and low melting point they "hug" the rifling perfectly. This translates to better accuracy and longer barrel life which are hard perks to overlook.
That may be the case for hand-reloaded or FMJ rounds at standard pressure, but the actual performance difference between the two rounds is significant once you start talking about high-end defensive ammo.
There is a reason you won't find any US Law Enforcement Agencies issuing .380 duty sidearms. You will, however, find many issuing 9mm loaded with, say, 124 gr +P Speer Gold Dots or another brand of high-end ammo.
Well, making ultra high quality, precision rounds is sort of the point of hand loading. Aside from that though, both weapons have a maximum pressure limit of around 40K psi depending on the firearm (there are probably some that can handle higher levels, Rugers in particular) but using those pressure limits they can both push a 125gr sjh in the ballpark of 1100fps. I don't see a reason that you couldn't find commercially available ammunition with similar ballistics in both calibers if you weren't a handloader. 9mm ammo does tend to be less expensive which may play a role in it's more widespread use amongst LE. Just a guess, as I have no real insight in that regard.
The reason is simple. No such ammunition exists for .380. You have to make a choice between penetration (FMJ) and expansion (HP).
I know of no commercially-available .380 round that approaches the terminal ballistic performance of a Speer Gold Dot 124 gr +p hollow point, or [take your pick of any other high quality 9mm round]. Do you?
The FBI has tested this stuff quite rigorously. No .380 offering meets their performance standards. Modern 9mm defensive ammo does. That's why you have many agencies using the latter, but none using the former. The difference is significant.
Has the FBI tested .380 ACP to the degree that it has service calipers? I haven't came across that, but if it's out there I'd appreciate a link. The video Robert posted was the results of an ad hoc test. While many of the rounds tested failed to perform well, the winner's circle appears to be adequate. Any thoughts?
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Choosing a weapon for self defense is an extremely personal decision and it is not my intention to tell you what to do. All I can say is, I have seen it fail in deadly force alterations and would never carry one, unless, as Robert said, its better than bad language. Can you even imagine carrying a .380 in a war zone? If not, why would you carry one for defense? It doesn't matter if its a trained terrorist , a harden felon, or a pissed off driver, the situation is still the same: someone is trying to kill you. My only other recommendation is, if you choose the .380, allow for a generous ammo budget and practice dry fire daily and live fire as much as possible. There are no sure things, but, if I was forced to use a .380, then I would train at 15 yard, 7 yard, and 3 yard line. I would heavily specialize in throat shots, soft tissue with a chance of making a quick stop. Stay safe, train smart and hard.
I don't recommend anyone carry forward of the hip, mostly because of inertia, but partially because I have similar concerns about there being a greater likelihood of bleeding out/self feminizing by means of jacketed hollowpoint. That said, I carry in whatever the hell the lefty version of appendix is, so I guess sigmoid colon carry. In any event I will recommend you start dedicating a shit ton of dry practice to drawing and reholstering with a 100% commitment to trigger and muzzle discipline as well as time.
This is why I asked about what gear you are using right now. A lot of folks find a longer barrel works better appendix. It sort of outriggers the gun and helps hold it stable. A shorter barrel/holster can "roll" over the belt which prints like you wouldn't believe. As an example, my Glock holster is for a 17/22 length gun, but I only carry a 19 or 26 in it. The holster length secures the gun, even if I need the benefits of the shorter grip.
I have already said I am legitimately scared of shooting myself anytime I reholster a firearm. It doesn't keep me from practicing, but my mindset is definitely in the "I am doing something with the potential to kill me" place. That said let's work through the process a bit. When holstered the gun may be pointed at arteries or genitals when standing, and it almost certainly is when sitting. There are two means I see for an actually holstered firearm to fire.
Catastrophic Mechanical Failure-Parts of the gun that should be holding the firing group/hammer/sear/striker at tension fail and/or disintegrate and we get a bang. This is really, really unlikely.
Something works the trigger-There are documented cases of fabric like a shirt tail or a pull string getting into the trigger guard of a firearm as it is holstered. The gun goes all the way in, then additional movement pulls the foreign material taught against the trigger and the loud noise happens. This seems likely to be catastrophic if the barrel is down the front of your pants and you are seated, and noticeably less so if you are carrying well behind the hip. An additional risk is if the holster you are using is inappropriate or in bed repair and some part of the holster itself performs this function. Gear selection is big here.
Of those two possibilities additional manual safeties that "turn off" the bang switch/trigger can be seen as being good hedges against the second. IF we are worried about the first, we are going to worry no matter what. I suppose if the first instance is a huge concern it would be points towards selecting double action weapons since there should be less possibility of a discharge even if parts of the mechanism literally disappear compared to a "cocked and locked" auto. There is a counter to these concerns that can be made when we look at drawing and re holstering as an activity. Damn near everyone sweeps there own leg drawing and reholstering inside the waistband at or behind the hip. If you don't believe this to be true, just watch actual experts do it. The muzzle crosses a lot of meet and you can hit important arteries in a lot of it. A strong side, outside the waistband holster is really the safest answer here. Forward of the hip the gun doesn't have to cover any part of your body until the trigger and trigger guard are completely covered. It is much, much easier to "look" the gun into a holster and to do visual and tactile confirmation that the holster mouth is clear when it is in front of you and both hands can get to it. I favor rigid holster designs and I like kydex because I can get it in obnoxious colors that are not even remotely like anything I would wear. This makes seeing foreign matter really easy. I also favor a full sweat guard both so the rear sights of my guns doesn't cut the shit out me and so that I can push the sweat guard into my gut, levering the barrel end of the holster away from my body, before I insert the gun into the holster mouth. I couple this with leaning back/lumbar extension and I minimize the barrel being pointed at my anatomy. There are absolutely professions where no look, fast reholstering is important. I think going outside the waistband, with an offset laterally away from the belt is the answer for most of them. Couple that with the fact that good retention holsters tend to be bulky and if you are speed holstering you may well want retention functions and I am comfortable making all my concealed reholstering a slower process.
Well, "dress around the gun" is sort of a mantra for those that want to maximize the problem solving potential of the tools they carry. Holster and belt selection is also key here. There are single stack 9mm handguns that might work very well if you can tolerate an untucked shirt. If the shorts don't have a belt that complicates things a bit, although both of the holster manufacturers I mentioned offer some small auto or j-frame holsters with very rugged steel clips. Darkstar Gear has especially nice solutions for getting a rule one gun into the front of your waistband.
If you would be carrying at work, or gearing up while wearing work clothes that is an issue. If work/locations traveled during the workday prohibit carry than you may not have to solve this problem. My own math/practice has convinced my that pocket carry gets a gun into my hand faster and more robustly than the other "deep"ish cover options like SmartCarry, Thunderwear, or tuckable inside the waistband holsters. The compromise is gun selection favors smaller autos and access while sitting requires the "hump the sky" move we all have had to make at toll booths and drive throughs. Drawing while moving is also right out, but that wasn't really and option when untucking multiple layers of clothing either.
I think I am supposed to start cursing that anyone would bitch about it not being cold enough, long enough.
I wouldn't say it is misguided. Your comfort level is your own, and there is a lot to be said for anything that adds layers of safety. I don't necessarily think the firearm has to be a 1911 style, but having a frame mounted safety could be a boon to training efficiency. Smith and Wesson offers their M&P pistols with manual, 1911 style, thumb safeties and I really like both the .40 and .45 offerings from them(also appeases the desire for a bigger bullet). Sig is supposed to be offering a manual safety for their P320(I think 9mm might be the choice in that line) series as well. So, if you want to keep the lower cost and ease of maintenance of the plastic, disposable, soulless, striker fired volkspistols like your XD you have options there as well.
As far as I know no .380 meets the FBI spec for barrier testing. It really isn't in the same "duty" category as 9/40/45. That said I would rather have a .380 I could shoot well than a 9mm that I couldn't manage if my needs dictated a certain size of pistol. I have tried to shoot .357 out of the .357 j-frame guns and it was not something I would repeat. It is possible that I could be convinced to use a Glock 42(380 the same size as my Kahr) for my pocket/fitted t-shirt gun if I was able to shoot it appreciably better than the micro 9mm. Likewise I would be willing to load target wadcutters in .38 rather than +P rounds that perform better so that I could manage the recoil better. In j-frames just finding ammo that matches the sights would actually be my first concern. Been there, done that, sold gun, bought auto. The biggest issue for me with a p238 would be that I would want something that could be pocket carried, and I am not pocketing a cocked semi-auto. Not because I am worried it would go off, I would be using a form fitted holster, but because I would worry it wouldn't. Pockets and "deep concealment" locations mean lint. Like, "I had no idea I was this filthy of a bastard" levels of lint. I would not want to risk a bunch of lint/padding getting between the hammer and the firing pin when I needed the weapon to be able to fire. So the P238 wouldn't really fill all my needs. I would still want something for pocket carry, and I would try my damndest to get at least a 9mm something into my waistband even for casual/hot and muggy weather carry. The fact Idaho is against 380 just about seals that for me. He is one of the few folks on these boards that if he told me I was completely fucked up about something pertaining to violence I would begin making the correction and then ask why. Ergonomic safeties are very important to me with regards to long guns, but I try to cover that base with holster selection for handguns.
Hope some of this was helpful.
I am not sure what reloading data you are using, but I would be shocked if we got "equal" weight and velocity out of the 9mm vs .380.
If you did load up 9mm powered .380 I would be thinking about case strength and what the hell we could safely shoot it through. A lot of 380's are blowback vs a browning tilt barrel design. Shooting a 9mm through a slide and spring geared to 380 seems like asking for case rupture or worse.
Are you sure about your numbers>
This is 180 degrees from my experience with draw speed. I think it makes for a much faster draw. Hands have to cover less distance and there is less shoulder articulation. If you have a "range" holster that is "straight drop"/has no cant and a belt that you can move it around on without stripping a ton of gear off try some draws at**3 o'clock** and then move the holster forward of that hip. I have had people tell me that it is "faster" to draw from behind the hip, while at the same time they would run their reloads as far forward as possible. I know you didn't say it couldn't be fast, but honestly I think it is telling that the gun games where they are only concerned with speed limit forward of the hip carry to the more gamer/gear queer divisions and nobody sticks a canted holster behind their strong side hip. I wouldn't say it is better for speed. I think the point of the hip is best, but I can't hide shit there. Given the choice between a highly canted auto at my 7:30 or a reverse cant at my 11:30 I find I can conceal a larger gun (19 instead of 26, 26 instead of CM9/pocket gun) and pick up about .30 seconds on the draw.
Here is SSG Tomasie. Now, his holster is at his 3, but it is a skeleton rig so he can get it going forward as quick as possible. Note the reload location. Also, Sweet 12 pound 10 ounce Baby Odin the guys in the AMU are fucking cyborgs at shooting.
No discussion of appendix is acceptable without the Miami Vice clip.
RE: Weapon RetentionI agree that the front is likely towards the bad buy, at least we hope. What seems to be the case when I train this stuff though is that I "notice" the gun/weapon retention threat sooner and I have two hands/arms to foil it and start countering. I am not saying it is "more" easily defended, but I don't think it creates any more problems.
The counter point is that I do not have the same kind of "strong side hip" awareness that someone who has carried a sidearm for decades in dangerous environments has. I tend to not be thinking "left hip" when I am tangled up asshole to elbow, but I do have years of training with groin strike/grab awareness so I might just be well below competency with this material. The upshot of all this is I try to put any of my conflict resolution tools forward of my hips for access, and so I "only" have to defend that part of my wasteband. Is this a usable read? Am I thinking this through properly, or should I re-evaluate?
"he counter point is that I do not have the same kind of "strong side hip" awareness that someone who has carried a sidearm for decades in dangerous environments has. I tend to not be thinking "left hip" when I am tangled up asshole to elbow, but I do have years of training with groin strike/grab awareness so I might just be well below competency with this material.The upshot of all this is I try to put any of my conflict resolution tools forward of my hips for access, and so I "only" have to defend that part of my wasteband. Is this a usable read? Am I thinking this through properly, or should I re-evaluate?
No, I think you do not have to evaluate anything, you have obviously thought this though and have a tactical plan on deploying your weapon with confidence, which places you far ahead in the game of survival. Good Guys die when they have no plan and the bad guy does. You are certainly correct about not wanting my right side toward an aggressor, and, that is my bias against that method of carry. However, in full disclosure, in the states, I often choose a method of carry to fit the environment I am going to be operating. Over here, I actually have three methods of carry, since, I have to work around body armor issues, Helios vs Vehicles, light armor vs heavy, etc.
To keep from hi-jacking Bismark's thread, I am going to start a new thread on carry rigs and positions for carry. I don't think we have discussed this before and maybe other forum members will chime in on their rigs. I will post some pictures of my current gear, both here and in the states. As my lady friend says, I have more holsters, than she has pairs of shoes.
I wish to God, I was as fast as SSG Tomasie, what can you say? but, Damn.......
Great post on Miami Vice, and, some useless information: over here, if you have access to satellite/cable/ all the programming comes out of India. Tossed in between all the thrice cursed cricket matches, will be old U.S. programming and Miami Vice reruns are occasionally broadcast. Crockett's Bren-10mm, now that was a pistol, I have shot the Glock 10mm, but, never had the pleasure of firing a Bren.
Thanks for the feedback. It really was something I had to put thought and experimentation into. The clincher was being able to get a bigger/better gun as an actual carry weapon as opposed to just saying I was. I spent an embarrassing amount of time as the "Talks .45, practices with a 9mm, and carries a small .38" stereotype. Anyone else reading this thread, don't be like I was.
RE: Holsters vs ShoesYou might come out ahead in the most uncomfortable to wear category. I know I have spent money on some holsters that absolutely did not meet requirements, including the not making me wince in pain one. Another reason I want to know what the OP is carrying in.
RE: Bren 10I haven't shot one either. At this point I think I would have to be disappointed in a "Never meet your heroes" kind of way.
Good idea for a new thread.
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Then never watch Jerry Miculek. I am pretty sure as soon as he sees Sarah Conner she is as good as ended.
Horner, also in the AMU, is another frigging cyborg.
Of course Robby Leatham is another all time great, like Miculek. He has been in the game forever. Him and Enos basically created and popularized the thumbs forward grip basically every competitor and I think most high level organizations use for autos. Am I right on that idaho? That happened a long while ago and Leatham is still at the top of the pistol shooting sports. Shoots for Spingfield Armory, so he uses the XD's to a high level (trying to keep this relevant for the OP).


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Resident Evil 7 released this week, for those who somehow lacked working internet for the past few months. It certainly takes liberties with the series's formula and in some ways returns to its roots while in other ways tries something different, and the latter is where the controversy stems from. Perhaps the time is right to reopen the box that no one wants to open and discuss what truly makes a proper Resident Evil game.
As a disclaimer, I won't pretend to be unbiased as I've always favoured the older series and the Revelations titles and I probably won't play the full game of 7 for quite a while so I'm not going to make a definitive judgement or rank it against the other main line titles until I've seen it through to the end. As it stands, my ranking is as follows:
10) 6
9) 5
8) Revelations 2
7) 0
5) Revelations
4) 4
3) 1
2) 3
1) 2
Unless otherwise prompted I will refrain from going into too much detail about why I ranked these games accordingly, but the short answer is I hate the forced partner system (and am not thrilled with Chris continuing on without even acknowledging Jill), and while I generally dislike the heavy action approach I have to admit that 4 is a solid title and is a direction I would have supported had the series actually gone that way, hence why I refuse to lump it in with 5 or 6. However, the fourth numbered title is the first time I created two different scales for judging a Resident Evil title: how it is as a game, and how it is as a Resident Evil game.
My ranking above is based purely according to how I think each title stacks up as a Resident Evil game, but that might sound ludicrous to some as games should probably be judged first and foremost as just games. However, a big concern for me has always been how well a title captures the spirit of the older games, which has only really been a concern because I can't help but feel the previous two titles deviated too far from the roots of the series.
Now, based on first impressions after playing the demo, I can say that I still have my doubts about 7, largely because it feels like it's cashing in on a new trend, albeit objectively closer to the older titles than the awful Michael Bay trend of 2013, but still falling short in some respects. I'm glad the focus is on puzzles rather than combat, and that ammo and saves are limited, and that scares are present, but the first person perspective and the fact that no existing Resident Evil characters are in this game just doesn't sit well with me so far.
That said, the dichotomy I created with 4 has reared its ugly head yet again. This newest game appears to be a good or even downright great first person horror title, and I do embrace this style of gameplay in titles like Outlast. However, as a Resident Evil title, it doesn't appear to stack up as well as the Revelations games. As I said before though, I can't write it off just yet, and maybe the full game will manage to quell my doubts or at the very least sell me on its changes like 4 did many moons ago, or at least I'm hoping it will.
It occurs to me that approaching each game as a Resident Evil title and ranking it based on standards I hold this series to specifically effectively puts blinders on me and possibly causes me to unfairly judge a game, but I also feel that if Capcom wants to experiment they ought to either create a new series or make spinoffs. I'm also aware that there's a rift between what longtime fans of the series such as myself want and what a modern gamer looking to check out a new horror game wants.
Whether it's hypocritical or not though, I'll stick to my guns and hold my position in what seems like an ongoing war between both old and new fans. I'll just refrain from allowing 7 to get caught in my crosshairs until such time as I finally play it as I think that's only fair.
What are your thoughts on the progression of the Resident Evil games? What do you think makes a good Resident Evil title? As always feel free to leave your comments below.


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Solidifying her status as the queen of the Las Vegas Strip, Celine Dion celebrated a milestone achievement Saturday: her 1000th performance at The Coliseum At Caesars Palace.
The singer celebrated the occasion with an emotional highlights reel at the top of the sold-out show, and concluded the concert with confetti and balloons.
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In a statement, Dion shared what the landmark means to her. "Back in 2003, when I began performing in this newly built theatre, little did we know we were going to reach such an incredible number of shows," she said.
The Canadian diva went on to thank her late husband, René Angélil, for his hand in orchestrating the massively successful career venture. "Thank you René, who had this vision and shared the journey with me, and thank you to the four million fans who made this possible by choosing music as their international language," she continued.
WATCH: Celine Dion On Life After Rene: 'I Cope Pretty Well'
Dion began her Vegas tenure on March 25, 2003, with her first residency show, "A New Day…". After the show concluded its groundbreaking run in December 2007, she returned to the Strip with her current spectacle, "Celine". As of 2014, the pop icon has generated over half a billion dollars in total gross revenue in Las Vegas since 2003, according to the Las Vegas Sun.


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Red Ed Miliband's key ally Tom Watson resigns...again
ONE OF Ed Miliband's closest allies has resigned from the shadow cabinet amid a row over the party's close trade union links.
Tom Watson, who's resignation from the then-Labour Government in 2006 started the wheels in motion for Tony Blair's departure, said he was standing aside for "the unity of the party".
The Prime Minister tore into Mr Miliband in the Commons yesterday, after allegations the Unite union had undue influence in the Labour Party's Falkirk constituency selection process.
Mr Miliband had been under pressure to axe Mr Watson as deputy chairman and election co-ordinator due to his strong union links, and had already rejected Mr Watson's resignation earlier this week.
But today Mr Watson fell on his sword, and in a letter to Mr Miliband said: "I think it would be a good idea for you, and me, if I stood down from the role now.
"As you know, I offered my resignation on Tuesday and you asked me to reconsider.
"I've thought about it and still feel it is better for you and the future unity of the party that I go now."
"There are some who have not forgiven me for resigning in 2006.
"I fully accept the consequences of that decision and genuinely hope my departure allows the party to move on.
"Yet it's not the unattributed shadow cabinet briefings around the mess in Falkirk that has convinced me that the arrangement has run its course (though they don't help)."
I'm proud of your Buddha-like qualities of patience, deep thought, compassion and resolve.
Mr Watson, who is MP for West Bromwich East, was widely praised for his work on the phone-sacking scandal which eventually brought about the closure of the News of the World.
But he has remained a controversial figure within his own party, and was previously a close ally of Gordon Brown before he became Prime Minister.
His resignation address read more like a 'Dear John' letter at times, and even had a 'it's-not-you-it's-me' sub-text: "Having resigned a couple of times before, I know how puckish lobby hacks might choose to misconstrue the departure.
"So to make it harder for them let me say this: I'm proud of your Buddha-like qualities of patience, deep thought, compassion and resolve.
"I remain your loyal servant.
"I'll always be on hand to help you if you need me.
"I just don't think you need me in the shadow cabinet any more.
"After nearly 30 years of this, I feel like I've seen the merry-go-round turn too many times.
"Whereas the shadow cabinet's for people who still want to get dizzy.
"You have it in you to be an outstanding Labour Prime Minister.
"The road ahead is always rocky but I will be with you all of the way, cheering you on from the backbenches.
"You're my friend and leader, and I'm going to do all I can to make sure you win in 2015."
Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps said the resignation was a vote of no confidence in Mr Miliband's leadership.
He said: "But this still doesn't change the fact that Len McCluskey's Unite union is taking over the Labour Party.
"Ed Miliband is not in control of his Party. He's too weak to stand up to Len McCluskey, too weak to stand up for hardworking people and too weak to run the country."
Mr Watson's resignation came as Conservatives tried to maintain pressure on Mr Miliband over the Falkirk row.
The Trade Union Reform Campaign - chaired by Conservative MP Aidan Burley and listing 12 Tory MPs on its parliamentary council - wrote to the trade union certification officer David Cockburn to demand a fraud investigation into allegations that Unite signed up members to the Labour Party in Falkirk without their knowledge.
Mr Shapps also challenged Mr Miliband to "come clean" about Unite leader Len McCluskey's "takeover" of his party, after a leaked document suggested that the union had been working to get favoured candidates selected in 41 seats.


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A high school principal has been reassigned while he's investigated on domestic violence charges.
Marty A. Walker, 45, has been principal at Fentress County High School for eight years, according to director of schools Mike Jones.
According to court documents, Walker's daughter called 911 just after 11 p.m. on November 4 to say her dad "pushed her down on the floor while she was holding her three week old daughter in the laundry room."
She also said that Walker slapped her mom at their home in Clarkrange.
Walker was charged with domestic violence and child endangerment.
Jones said that Walker had been reassigned to a non-instruction setting at this time.
"Our students and employees well being is our utmost concern," said Jones.


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After a rare dimsum feast this past sunday, my one major problem with dimsum-came back to me ALL DAY LONG, after eating there.
Thirst. Neverending thirst. Now, I'm well aware that soy sauce is the buidling block of chinese food and dimsum , but is that the only culprit? and why does it last ALL day? it amazes me. maybe this is a question for a food scientist or a medical doctor who studies 'taste' and the glands and organs associated...... ?
anyone? thank you.


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UHD is the "Universal Software Radio Peripheral" (USRP) Hardware Driver. It
works on all major platforms (Linux, Windows, and Mac); and can be built with
GCC, Clang, and MSVC compilers.
The goal of UHD is to provide a host driver and API for current and
future Ettus Research products. Users will be able to use the UHD driver
standalone or with third-party applications such as:
GNU Radio
WWW: http://ettus-apps.sourcerepo.com/redmine/ettus/projects/uhd/wiki
make generate-plist
To install the port: cd /usr/ports/comms/usrp/ && make install cleanTo add the package: pkg install usrp
cd /usr/ports/comms/usrp/ && make install clean
pkg install usrp
PKGNAME: usrp
SHA256 (Ettus-USRP-3.4.3.tar.gz) = 536b3b1ba7c9bb1b7c87c197708083b47efb3b3cdc14b841230f093fa915961b
SIZE (Ettus-USRP-3.4.3.tar.gz) = 6215038
NOTE: FreshPorts displays only information on required and default dependencies. Optional dependencies are not covered.
===> The following configuration options are available for usrp-3.4.3_15:
DOCS=on: Build and/or install documentation
DOXYGEN=off: Build documentation with Doxygen
USRP1=on: Build Ettus USRP1 firmware
USRP2=on: Build Ettus USRP2 firmware
===> Use 'make config' to modify these settings
compiler:c++0x cmake:outsource,noninja gmake pkgconfig python:run dos2unix shebangfix
Number of commits found: 35
devel/boost-*: update to 1.65.1
Changes: http://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_65_1.html
Approved by: maintainer timeout (1.65.1: 2 weeks; 1.65.0: 1 month)
Tested by: jhibbits (on powerpc64, earlier version)
Exp-run by: antoine
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D11582
devel/boost-*: enable C++11 features
Obtained from: https://github.com/DragonFlyBSD/DeltaPorts/pull/690
Approved by: maintainer timeout (2 months)
Exp-run by: antoine
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D11582
Bump PORTREVISION for ports depending on the canonical version of GCC
(via Mk/bsd.default-versions.mk and lang/gcc) which has moved from
GCC 5.4 to GCC 6.4 under most circumstances.
This includes ports
- with USE_GCC=yes or USE_GCC=any,
- with USES=fortran,
- using Mk/bsd.octave.mk which in turn features USES=fortran, and
- with USES=compiler specifying openmp, nestedfct, c++11-lib, c++11-lang,
c++14-lang, c++0x, c11, or gcc-c++11-lib.
Make ninja opt-out in cmake.mk
Using ninja instead of make (1) can lead to significant speed ups while
Therefore switch from having the ninja generator opt-in to having it opt-out.
Previously cmake-ports that wanted to use ninja could set
now, ports that do not work with ninja can set
cmake:<existing args>,noninja
Note, that needing this should be an exception and most often points to a broken
cmake of the port.
The ports using cmake were modified
* removed USES=gmake, if ninja is used
* removed MAKE_ARGS, if ninja is used
* added the cmake-argument noninja if necessary
Exp-run by: antoine
Reviewed by: rakuco
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D10748
Fix shebangs.
* Make dependency on pyhthon explicit.
Approved by: rakuco (mentor, implicit)
devel/boost-*: update to 1.64.0
Changes: http://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_64_0.html
Approved by: office (bapt)
Exp-run by: antoine
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D10472
Bump PORTREVISIONs for ports depending on the canonical version of GCC and
lang/gcc which have moved from GCC 4.9.4 to GCC 5.4 (at least under some
circumstances such as versions of FreeBSD or platforms).
This includes ports
- with USE_GCC=yes or USE_GCC=any,
- with USES=fortran,
- using using Mk/bsd.octave.mk which in turn has USES=fortran, and
- with USES=compiler specifying openmp, nestedfct, c++11-lib, c++14-lang,
c++11-lang, c++0x, c11, or gcc-c++11-lib.
devel/boost-*: update to 1.63.0
Changes: http://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_63_0.html
Exp-run by: antoine
Approved by: office (bapt)
Move doxygen things to a DOXYGEN option.
While there, use OPTIONS_SUB.
Sponsored by: Absolight
devel/boost-*: update to 1.62.0
- Enable `long double` C99 math usage
- Switch 9.x back to building with GCC
Changes: http://www.boost.org/users/history/
Submitted by: Chen Xu, bapt, amdmi3, truckman (based on)
Reviewed by: rakuco (kde) (earlier version)
Exp-run by: antoine (3 tries), truckman (consumers only, earlier versions)
Approved by: bapt (office)
- Update devel/doxygen to 1.8.12
- Adjust plist of ports depending on it
- Update devel/doxygen to 1.8.11
- Adjust plist of ports depending on it
Submitted by: maintainer
- Fix trailing whitespace in pkg-descrs, categories [a-f]*
Approved by: portmgr blanket
Remove ${PORTSDIR}/ from dependencies, Mk and categories a, b, and c.
With hat: portmgr
Sponsored by: Absolight
Mark as BROKEN ON I386 with CURRENT for now.
There is a later version of the USRP code available. Time and effort
is better spent on that.
MASTER_SITES cleanup.
- Replace ${MASTER_SITE_FOO} with FOO.
- Merge MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR into MASTER_SITES when possible. (This means 99.9%
of the time.)
- Remove occurrences of MASTER_SITE_LOCAL when no subdirectory was present and
no hint of what it should be was present.
- Fix some logic.
- And generally, make things more simple and easy to understand.
While there, add magic values to the FESTIVAL, GENTOO, GIMP, GNUPG, QT and
SAMBA macros.
Also, replace some EXTRACT_SUFX occurences with USES=tar:*.
Checked by: make fetch-urlall-list
With hat: portmgr
Sponsored by: Absolight
Remove OSVERSION checks that do not make sense any more.
For example (${OSVERSION} >= 900000 && ${OSVERSION} < 900021) is always true,
as is (${OSVERSION} > 900002 || ${OSVERSION} < 900000 && ${OSVERSION} > 800107).
Regarding patches, when an EXTRA_PATCHES is no longer needed, I remove it, when
it is always needed, I renamed it, in one case, I merged two patches.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D2209
Update devel/doxygen to 1.8.9
PR: ports/196342
Submitted by: Naram Qashat (maintainer)
Exp-run and fixes to depending ports: self
Cleanup plist
Fix problems with missing libs when the linker enforces explicit linking
(a* to d* categories)
Update devel/doxygen to 1.8.7
Update dependent ports to build with it
Most of work by: pi@
Exp-run: self
PR: ports/190943
Add DOCS to OPTIONS_DEFINE to ports that check for PORT_OPTIONS:MDOCS.
- Fix build
- stagify
- reset MAINTAINER
Approved by: adrian
Convert GMAKE to MAKE_CMD
This ports needs way more work
With hat: portmgr
Convert to USES=dos2unix
With hat: portmgr
Chase boost and icu bump
While here convert some LIB_DEPENDS
- Fix usrp on 10.0
New make on 10 and HEAD does not behave the same way as previous make,
this masked an incorrect make use.
Submitted by: myself
Approved by: Maintainer (adrian@)
In preparation for making libtool generate libraries with a sane name, fix all
LIB_DEPENDS in comms
Add NO_STAGE all over the place in preparation for the staging support (cat:
Add an explicit dependency on pkgconfig
Convert USE_GMAKE to USES=gmake
- convert USE_CMAKE to USES
- while here clean up some ports from CMAKE_VERBOSE, which is intended
for users
Approved by: portmgr (miwi)
audio/aften and comms/usrp:
- Cleanup cmake usage
- Convert to USE_CMAKE
- Convert to new options framework and remove autodetection for openal option
- Trip header
Approved by: portmgr (bapt)
Fix minor nit: use the canconical FreeBSD.org form for email addresses.
This was causing me issues when attempting to gather certain statistics.
While here trim header
Approved by: miwi, adrian, tj
No objection from: db, bjk, cperciva, scheidell, osa
Chase boost update
UHD is the "Universal Software Radio Peripheral" (USRP) Hardware Driver. It
works on all major platforms (Linux, Windows, and Mac); and can be built with
GCC, Clang, and MSVC compilers.
The goal of UHD is to provide a host driver and API for current and
future Ettus Research products. Users will be able to use the UHD driver
standalone or with third-party applications such as:
GNU Radio
Submitted by: adrian@
Reviewed by: db@
Servers and bandwidth provided byNew York Internet, SuperNews, and RootBSD
No vulnerabilities have been reported in the past 14 days
* - modified, not new
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I'm having some difficulty finding a new full face helmet that's not super bulky. I'm coming off of the sixsixone shifted helmet, which fit great actually in size XL. My buddy let me borrow his TLD D3 xl/xxl helmet and damn, it's an astronaut helmet!! Huge and makes my body look tiny (tough to do when I'm 6'4 225lbs).
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I recently finished this painting based on this Gold Key "Rocky and His Fiendish Friends" cover. It was inspired by the Covered Blog project, which doesn't update anymore, but you can still see all of the work on the blog itself, which still exists.
I really enjoy painting as a creative break from comics. It's a little more interpretive, and I don't usually work with color. I think I let myself be sloppier, which is a nice vacation.
Sorry for the poor quality of the photo, I'd like to get a better quality picture eventually.


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Apparel Design Director with a long track-record of increasing company sales working with large, high volume national accounts and developing & managing e-commerce retail. Proven ability to conceptualize, create, develop products for multiple brands simultaneously. Directed and managed design, graphic, & technical teams, leading communication with sample rooms to meet monthly deliveries as well as seasonal calendar goals. Possess thorough knowledge of garment construction, fabrication, trim & printing with emphasis on technical + sustainable textiles. Worked closely with production managers to ensure quality & fit standards. Responsible for creating & maintaing company's design aesthetic, while following costing and fit parameters thereby increasing profitability & company growth. WORK EXPERIENCE DESIGN DIRECTOR: FIGS, LA, CA / JUNE 2013 – APRIL 2015 WWW.WEARFIGS.COM * Create fashion forward, technically advanced collections for the medical service industry * Oversee all sample development through production, overseas vendor communications * Give design direction + implement new innovative technical developments/product lines * Create seasonal print trend presentations, inspiration boards + original textile prints * Oversee all design, technical design + graphic design teams FREELANCE DESIGN & BRAND DEVELOPMENT: LA, CA / MARCH 2014 / PRESENT • Created original textile prints, managed all printer/vendor communications, fabric sourcing/testing, trim sourcing, fit + sample development for a luxury performance yoga lifestyle brand • Developed brand ID + designed new launch collection for a Surf / Active Lifestyle brand • Created a line of organic graphic tees for an international client DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT: NATURE USA, LA, CA / SEPT.'12 – MARCH '13 WWW.NATUREUSA.COM * Developed sales strategy + new brand direction for 2013 * Analyzed company procedures + internal processes for maximum efficiency * Managed all sample development for private label + branded apparel * Designed & implemented line extensions to increase company revenue * Trend Research // Materials Forecasting // Seasonal presentations DESIGN DIRECTOR: GREEN APPLE, LA, CA / MARCH' 07 - AUG.'12 WWW.GREENAPPLEACTIVE.COM * Responsible for all aspects of design process from concept to finished product * Managed team of technical designers + graphic designers for multiple brands * Managed all sample developments + communication with multiple overseas factories * Designed 80,000unit monthly deliveries for national SMU accounts + inline seasonal collections * Brought total company revenue from 2-15 million in 5 years APPAREL + TEXTILE DESIGNER: ECO BABY, SAN DIEGO, CA / '06-'07 WWW.PUREREST.COM * Designed Children's + Infant apparel collection + bedding lines • Created all tech packs // spec sheets // CAD's • Implemented new print technology + trends into Children's marketplace APPAREL DESIGNER/PRINT DESIGNER: BLISS DESIGN CO. MIAMI, FL / 2005-2006 * Designed original graphic tees using Eco friendly fabrications * Responsible for all tech, spec, branding, + marketing * Managed sales to yoga studios + boutiques throughout the US SKILLS Photoshop & Illustrator on MAC platform, MS Excel, Apparel Design/Design Management, Creative Direction, Textile Design, Eco Textile Development + Innovation, Trend Forecasting, Branding, Product Development, Sourcing, Tech + Spec, Overseas & Domestic production, Fitting, Photography
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|2012-10-15, 19:57
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I want to watch Fate/Stay Night but...
...every review has described it as mediocre to terrible. I loved Fate/Zero so I want to give it a try but it's really long and after all the bad reviews, I'm hesitant to say the least. Am I just asking for frustration and disappointment if I watch this show?
I take your opinions very seriously, AnimeSuki forum-goers, very seriously (no sarcasm intended, really really) please help me make up my very confused mind.
|2012-10-15, 20:10
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I would put it at mediocre. Note that Fate/stay night (the visual novel) splits into 3 routes and the anime only animates the Fate route. From experience, most of the gripe people has about F/sn is mainly due to their preference of the UBW route being animated instead. So I would say most of the reviews are misdirected anger towards the choice of which arc to animate.
However, that's not to say there is nothing wrong with Fate/stay night. The production value of ufotable (Fate/Zero) is much, much, better than the production value of DEEN (Fate/stay night). So there's that. Plot-wise, there were a few things that didn't get included in F/sn (F/Z was more faithful to the original material). Most of the time, this isn't a problem. Remember though, F/sn aired before F/Z, but F/Z chronologically comes before F/sn. So when people watch F/sn without knowing F/Z, those details left out were important to piece together the events that occur before F/sn. That's why the plot of the F/sn anime can seem disjointed at times, and the ending was like...what happened? You, however, shouldn't have this problem, because you already watched F/Z. Which means F/sn might come easier for you than others.
So that's my opinion. I thought F/sn was entertaining enough. It wasn't great, but I didn't regret watching it. After I watched F/Z, I had a "lightbulb moment" with many of the events that occured in F/sn. I would give it a try, but don't set your expectations sky high. I think you'll enjoy it.
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So, given the right (read: low) expectation, youd be able to actually enjoy it. Ive seen the anime and I dont think it wastes my time since I was entertained. The VAs have done a good job and the OST is above average. Also, if you like romance drama, the ending of this anime is pretty good.
|2012-10-15, 21:25
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 26
I would highly recommend playing the VN if at all possible if you're interested enough.
The anime (And especially the UBW movie which is just not even worth watching), just incredibly subpar compared to its source. Its directing, production values, execution, and anime original inserts make the experience at times extremely aggravating.
If you're hoping for another F/Z experience or even close to one, you're going to be immensely disappointed.
Really if you want to see what is ahead, just play the VN if you're that curious. I don't think I can recommend the anime as it is right now. Or hope Ufotable redoes it later .
|2012-10-15, 21:33
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Washington State
I have Fate/Stay Night on my DVD shelf. I started watching it many moons ago, lost track of where I was. I'm going to pick it up again from the beginning. I mean, it seemed decent enough to me. I'm glad to see that Fate/Zero is good. Also on my list to watch.
|2012-10-15, 22:18
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: New England
Age: 34
I want to watch F/Z more than I want to watch F/SN. Should I watch F/SN first anyway? Am I likely to not like F/SN all that much if I watch it second?
Is F/SN streaming anywhere? The DVDs are way too expensive now.
|2012-10-15, 22:22
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EDIT: Whoops, I didn't know F/Z is actually on CR. 0.o My bad!
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|2012-10-15, 22:41
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Join Date: Sep 2012
I thought Fate/Zero was incredible but it is also extremely unsettling in that way where you want to cry but you also want to just turn away in in horror and shock.
|2012-10-15, 22:49
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Fate/Zero was originally a light novel , not a VN >_>
But because of that it was more accesable for the English speaking people, seeing that it's easier to translate a LN than a VN (and make a patch for it)
edit: i have been going a little off topic
So i might as well make this post more on topic
I agree with KholdStare with this. Eventhough Fate/zero is the prequel to FSN, it's better to watch FSN first because some elements in F/Z were vaguely or not explained because F/Z assumed that the viewer had some prior knowledge about the Fate universe. Personally i think you will be able to appreciate Fate/Zero more if you have watched FSN.
Also F/Z spoils some reveals for FSN.
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|2012-10-15, 22:58
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|2012-10-15, 23:01
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Indonesia
Just to be clear:
Fate/Zero is a Light Novel (LN), a literal book.
Fate/Stay Night is a Visual Novel (VN), an electronic story book/game.
|2012-10-15, 23:32
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Ok guys, thanks again for your input. But just to be clear I have ALREADY seen Fate/Zero so I'm asking if the Fate/Stay Night Anime will just seem disappointing and pointless by comparison.
Also, the production value of Fate/Zero were indeed incredible but the production values aren't make or break for me. If the story is compelling I even like to watch really dated anime with low (by modern standards) production values.
|2012-10-15, 23:36
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Hiding Under Your Bed
Join Date: May 2008
Keep in mind that the Fate/Stay Night anime's source material was an eroge video game. Zero's source material was a light novel written by Urobochi Gen. You can probably figure out why the two anime are so different from each other.
Now, if you enjoy eroges, or enjoy harems, than you might enjoy watching Stay Night (the eroge part is largely absent, but it's about as haremy as you would expect). A sizeable percent of the anime fan base does enjoy that type of show, so there's certainly no shame in it.
|2012-10-15, 23:46
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Bittersweet Distractor
Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 26
Second, the anime is not very comparable to the visual novel itself. The differences aren't that stark between F/Z and the VN, but the anime yes.
The thing that breaks the F/S N anime is that the complexity of the source is watered down and diluted to embarrassing levels. Fate/Zero was enjoyable for many aspects, but most of all it carried a level of depth and meaning in its plot/characterization. This is largely absent in the F/S anime, but is present in the F/S N visual novel.
|2012-10-16, 00:35
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Black Steel Knight
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Indonesia
As for whether it's pointless or not, take it like this: as flawed as it is, you at least will see some continuation of some plot in Fate/Zero. For example: here you can see grown-up Shirou, Rin, Sakura & Ilya and how they live their lives. You will see Kotomine Kirei continue on with his plan in summoning Angra Mainyu. You will see Gilgamesh trolls Shirou by claiming that Saber is his. You will see how Saber's inner-conflict (which isn't resolved at all when she served Kiritsugu) resolved in the end by Shirou's love for her etc. Yes, the anime's execution of things isn't perfect, but it still watchable.
|2012-10-16, 20:06
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Three episodes in...this show feels more like a goofy cross between a harem comedy and a serious action show whereas Fate/Zero was more lie a grim/dark action thriller.
After the intensely depressing experience that was Fate/Zero I guess it seems kind of nice to think that maybe these characters will do something other than die horribly or return to some eerie afterlife of perpetual doubt or something slightly more or less awful.
Episode 4...the fights in this one are decidedly more wire-fu, but still pretty compelling actually.
Episode 5...wow Saber is a lot less fierce and a lot more cute in this one.
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|2012-10-17, 15:55
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The budget desktop market is never-ending. New models being released so often it can be tough to pick a suitable desktop. The computers in the bottom of the price range are obviously a tempting choice, but can you get good and cheap item at the same time? Lenovo H30 90C2000FUS is one of those low-end desktops whose selling point is the extremely budget-friendly price. Below we'll tell you if this desktop can offer what you're looking for.
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A cheap desktop has its shortcomings in performance. To begin with, it has a Intel Celeron J1800 processor which I've seen many times in similar budget machines. The benchmarks don't give good grades for this 2.4GHz CPU running on two cores, but one must remember the benchmark scores are relative to the top 10 processors (which are very fast but also very expensive). An everyday computer user has absolutely no need for the top-dog processors. Instead, this Celeron works just fine if you're not power user.
Intel Celeron J1800 has integrated Intel HD chip responsible for the graphics. It's the older Bay Trail model which is very modest in performance. If you're a gamer, be prepared to play only games without big system requirements. If you don't play games, it doesn't matter how poor or fast your graphics card is.
The Lenovo H30-00 (90C2000FUS) has 4GB RAM installed, an usual amount for cheaper systems. I can't complain too much about that, because four gigabytes is just fine for home users. Actually 4GB has been the standard for many years and I don't see any reason why the majority would need more. For those who want more, 8GB is the maximum memory supported, although the only memory slot is already occupied by the four GB chip.
The storage solution in this Lenovo is 500GB hard drive with 7200RPM speed. For me, it would most likely be enough because I don't download or store heaps of big files on the computer anymore. For somebody who does that, half a terabyte would hardly be adequate. But again, if you're not power user there's nothing wrong with going for 500GB storage this computer has.
Windows 8.1 64-bit is the pre-installed operating system of this Lenovo.
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Lenovo H30 90C2000FUS contains 4 USB 2.0 ports and one USB 3.0 port. VGA and HDMI outs are also found in the back panel (HDTV is supported). In the front, there's 7-in-1 media card reader.
A nice and rather surprising feature for a cheap desktop, there are both 10/100Mbps LAN and Wireless installed in the Lenovo.
There's also optical drive which burns and reads CDs and DVDs.
What else?
Lenovo H30 90C2000FUS doesn't include monitor, but basic USB keyboard and optical mouse are bundled with it.
What comes to expandability, there should be one free PCI-E x16 slot available. You can stick dedicated graphics card there and enjoy better gaming performance. However, the power supply is just 65W one, so replacing that at the same time might be good idea.
Lenovo H30 90C2000FUS seems to be another useful desktop for lightweight use. With Celeron CPU and 4GB of RAM it offers basic performance a home user or student might require, and the integrated Intel HD chip would allow for some gaming. Having both WiFi and Ethernet is also a plus, as you don't have to install wireless through expansion cards or USB dongles. What these rock-bottom priced desktops lack is indeed the performance required by power users and devout gamers, but unless you're one of those, there's no need to buy anything more expensive and fancier than this simple Lenovo!
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Virtualization for Availability - Virtualization has been on the list of top strategic technologies in previous years. It is on the list this year because Gartner emphases new elements such as live migration for availability that have longer term implications. Live migration is the movement of a running virtual machine (VM), while its operating system and other software continue to execute as if they remained on the original physical server. This takes place by replicating the state of physical memory between the source and destination VMs, then, at some instant in time, one instruction finishes execution on the source machine and the next instruction begins on the destination machine.
However, if replication of memory continues indefinitely, but execution of instructions remains on the source VM, and then the source VM fails the next instruction would now place on the destination machine. If the destination VM were to fail, just pick a new destination to start the indefinite migration, thus making very high availability possible.
Mobile Applications - By year-end 2010, 1.2 billion people will carry handsets capable of rich, mobile commerce providing a rich environment for the convergence of mobility and the Web. There are already many thousands of applications for platforms such as the Apple iPhone, in spite of the limited market and need for unique coding. It may take a newer version that is designed to flexibly operate on both full PC and miniature systems, but if the operating system interface and processor architecture were identical, that enabling factor would create a huge turn upwards in mobile application availability.
This list should be used as a starting point and companies should adjust their list based on their industry, unique business needs and technology adoption mode, said Carl Claunch, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner, in a statement. When determining what may be right for each company, the decision may not have anything to do with a particular technology. In other cases, it will be to continue investing in the technology at the current rate. In still other cases, the decision may be to test/pilot or more aggressively adopt/deploy the technology.


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A guilty pleasure of the mid-20th century, pulp fiction magazines were often defined less by their contents than by their provocative covers. This documentary explores the shocking art that brought life to these lurid publications. Filmmaker Jamie McDonald delves into the collection of art historian Robert Lesser, shedding light on this nearly forgotten art form and the ways it impacted popular culture.
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'Girl Meets Ski Lodge Part 1' - Season 3, Episode 8
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From the author of the international best seller An Instance of the Fingerpost, Arcadia is an astonishing work of imagination.
Three interlocking worlds. Four people looking for answers. But who controls the future - or the past?
In 1960s Oxford, Professor Henry Lytten is attempting to write a fantasy novel that forgoes the magic of his predecessors, J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis. He finds an unlikely confidante in his quick-witted, inquisitive young neighbor, Rosie. One day, while chasing Lytten's cat, Rosie encounters a doorway in his cellar. She steps through and finds herself in an idyllic, pastoral land where storytellers are revered above all others. There she meets a young man who is about to embark on a quest of his own - and may be the one chance Rosie has of returning home. These breathtaking adventures ultimately intertwine with the story of an eccentric psychomathematician whose breakthrough discovery will affect all of these different lives and worlds.
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Great story, unfortunate choice of narrator (Lee)
Such a fun story! Time-hopping, world hopping! Social commentary with a light-ish touch. An interesting discussion of the ways societies organize themselves, the benefits and the difficulties. Also, an interesting way to look at how our perceptions are limited by the times/places we live in. I enjoyed Jayne Entwistle's performance. John Lee, on the other hand, drove me to buy the book and read the second half in print. I guess he was trying to distinguish different male characters, but the result is some unendurably cartoon-like voices.
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It's been ages since I have blogged, and unfortunately all I am going to do is moan.
Head full of ideas, nothing to do with them.
I mainly haven't posted because I have very much been working on the same stuff, and wouldn't want to bore you all stupid.
Sewing sewing, sewing! I am supposed to be doing a craft fair next month so have been busy making 'stock' to sell. So far I have phone cases, a cupcake tote bag, some keyrings, a wallet, bibs, a knitting needle case and some zip pouches! It sounds like a lot but really it isn't, and I probably need to get on with more. I have plenty of fabric and plans but no get up and go! Doesn't help that I accidentally agreed to change a shift at work then realised after it was the day of the craft fair! Now I need to work out how to change it again. I'm not sure it's going to be very easy.
The Facebook page and Shop are doing pretty poorly too. They take time to update and but I'm not selling anything so I don't know why I bother. I even paid facebook money to advertise the other day; and to be fair I did get quite a few new likes and traffic to the website, but not a single sale. Which is what I need - not for the money (far from it, i'm miles away from making money out of it), but for the motivation!
What's more, my head is full of HOUSE BUYING. A very frustrating subject. Since my last rant about this, we have now decided to stay closer to Bristol because of my job. Yate has become our preferred area as it it takes 10 miles off Scott's journey but is still close enough to work for me that I can get myself a little scooter. Ideally I would prefer to go to somewhere like Downend or Winterbourne but they are well out of our price league. There are some interesting houses in Yate, but were still just a little off what we really need money wise.
Having said that we offered on our first house today, but it wont be accepted as its a popular house and the agent had already had a higher offer than ours. That's fine though, the place needed quite a lot of work which we only were prepared to do if we got it for the right price. There's another on the market which is much more appealing and we will go see it next week. I kind of don't want to though as it's on for more money again. If we end up buying we could be stretching ourselves pretty thin with all the extra costs which is poo.
Patience is a virtue, a trait I do not possess!
But on a more positive note, this is my 100th post!
That's an achievement. All be it a very small one!
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