SirGuido
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Post by SirGuido on Jul 24, 2014 14:44:55 GMT -8
I just got into the Big Board Game Event so I'm no longer available on Friday.
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GoudaWeapon
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Post by GoudaWeapon on Jul 24, 2014 16:41:37 GMT -8
Hmm... How big is this board? I suppose if it is indeed massive, it is worth it.
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Post by ayslyn on Jul 24, 2014 16:47:23 GMT -8
I just got into the Big Board Game Event /deadtome ^.^
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Post by kaitoujuliet on Aug 3, 2014 17:52:41 GMT -8
So is there still a meeting on Friday night, or has it been moved? Regardless, where will it be?
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SirGuido
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Post by SirGuido on Aug 4, 2014 3:47:56 GMT -8
The only free time I currently have is Thursday afternoon and Saturday morning/early afternoon.
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Post by ayslyn on Aug 4, 2014 23:41:02 GMT -8
The only thing that I have locked in right now is the L5R Experience, which is Saturday night.
Out of curiosity, SG, are you in the Hyatt as you previously thought?
Also, does anyone have a decent guess on how much bandwidth watching the stream might take?
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SirGuido
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Post by SirGuido on Aug 5, 2014 7:23:31 GMT -8
Yes I am in the Hyatt. I'll be in the L5R game as well. I'll be the fat guy wearing the bright orange lion clan tshirt. We should hook up at the same table. As for bandwidth I dunno but at $15 a day for wifi I doubt I'll be listening.
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Post by ayslyn on Aug 5, 2014 8:08:52 GMT -8
Yeah, the prices for WiFi in the area are STUPID.... That's why I bring my own. ^.^
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Post by willh on Aug 5, 2014 10:27:59 GMT -8
On bandwidth, you have 40,000 nerds crammed into five square blocks. Expect sub optimal performance from your cellular network. Already crappy hotel internet tends to get stressed too.
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Post by ayslyn on Aug 5, 2014 10:39:28 GMT -8
Yeah, I've dealt with this before. I'm more thinking about my caps. I've got a separate account just for the hotspot, and that's got a 5 gig cap. Last year, we came kinda close to reaching it, so I'm a little worried about that if I run the live stream.
I should be able to mitigate that by using my new phone's camera, instead of my regular camera, and uploading via my cell plan.
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Post by SirGuido on Aug 5, 2014 13:38:29 GMT -8
Yeah last year I updated everything via hotel wifi which was free, but we were also 30 minutes outside of the city. This year I'll be uploading a few things via the cell plan, and doing a mega dump when I get home to the internets.
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Post by willh on Aug 11, 2014 6:48:43 GMT -8
The only free time I currently have is Thursday afternoon and Saturday morning/early afternoon. Might I suggest meeting at Harry and Izzy's for lunch Thursday? It's a short walk from the convention center. The food is pretty good, and it isn't usually very crowded. Also, the shrimp cocktail is amazing (or more acuratly aaaaaaahmay-zing!).
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Post by willh on Aug 11, 2014 6:50:59 GMT -8
Oh random Gencon tip: Bring a cloth grocery store bag for your shopping trip in the dealer's hall. A lot of vendors either won't have bags, or they'll be on the flimsy side and not really suitable for holding books.
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SirGuido
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Post by SirGuido on Aug 11, 2014 7:54:27 GMT -8
I still have my AEG monster bag from two years ago I'll look into Harry and Izzy's and let you know.
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Post by uselesstriviaman on Aug 11, 2014 8:49:15 GMT -8
Should you shop at the Blind Ferret booth (Looking for Group and Least I Could Do), their bags hold up REALLY well. I still have mine from 2007.
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