Topic: Shit Days (Read 227520 times)

MadMAxJr · « **Reply #1100 on:** May 22, 2010, 06:29:31 AM »

Quote from: MadMAxJr on January 11, 2010, 08:50:19 AM

Dead computer is still dead. Turns out the replacement videocard I bought, a BFGTech 250 GTS was faulty out of the box (Every other piece of hardware has been replaced! Drivers have been scrubbed and replaced.). Their customer support takes about 4 to 5 days to reply to an email. Their site says responses occur with 48 hours. Returned the 250 to Best Buy rather than deal with slow tech support, since I'm getting close to the end of the refund window anyway. I figure in two weeks BFGTech will finally read the mail that I returned the card to Best Buy and will pursue another vendor. I need this thing up and running soon because I occasionally need to do work stuff from home, should the weather get bad again.

Started emailing EVGA about my busted 8800 GTS, the original video card that died on me. Responses in about a day to each inquiry. On the second email they decided it's probably dead and refer me to RMA. I took my refunded money and bought a new EVGA 260 that should arrive later this week and should they repair my old 8800 via the RMA, I'll use it to build a second box. Since the motherboard, CPU, and power supply that I had bought replacement parts for turned out to be still good all along.

I should have learned my lesson back in 2007. BFGTech gave me the runaround on getting repairs for a Geforce 6600 I had. Dual monitor support was just not working. They kept asking for more information about my motherboard and my power supply and eventually got a diagnosis that the DVI port was fried. That's fine. Then I got ignored for over a week and was told "We don't have a ticket on file for this, you'll need to file a new one." I filed a complaint at the Better Business Bureau and a few days later I got a call from 'BFGTech premier support' to get the card sent in for a replacement.

Today, I get justice for BFG shitty service. BFG to withdraw from video card market.

Ziiro · « **Reply #1101 on:** May 22, 2010, 06:59:43 AM »

Sidenote: Always buy EVGA, their customer support is supposedly top-notch and they have lifetime warranties on all of their shit. (You have to register, but it's worth it)

Ted Belmont · « **Reply #1102 on:** May 23, 2010, 04:44:14 PM »

So my girlfriend dumped me today.

Via text message.

While I was at work.

Brentai · « **Reply #1103 on:** May 23, 2010, 04:49:14 PM »

Um... congratulations.

Classic · « **Reply #1104 on:** May 23, 2010, 05:05:40 PM »

You know what I find helps with these kinds of problems?
Heavy drinking... OF TEA!

jsnlxndrlv · « **Reply #1105 on:** May 23, 2010, 06:56:20 PM »

Sucks pretty fiercely.

R^2 · « **Reply #1106 on:** May 25, 2010, 08:14:06 AM »

Quote from: Classic on May 23, 2010, 05:05:40 PM

Heavy drinking... OF TEA!

(Five or more cups of tea in one sitting)

Defenestration · « **Reply #1107 on:** May 25, 2010, 10:35:17 AM »

I felt like playing some of the Starcraft Beta, so I tried to log in and it asked for the code from my authenticator. I don't have an authenticator.

Ziiro · « **Reply #1108 on:** May 25, 2010, 10:42:51 AM »

Your account has been compromised and you'll need to take it up with Blizzard.

Beat Bandit · « **Reply #1109 on:** May 25, 2010, 10:43:51 AM »

Or they figured out they can sell more authenticators if you need one for the beta.

Ziiro · « **Reply #1110 on:** May 25, 2010, 10:49:28 AM »

No, really. There's reports all over the WoW CS forums and SC2 Beta forums about people having their accounts compromised and having authenticators attached.

Defenestration · « **Reply #1111 on:** May 25, 2010, 11:31:28 AM »

Quote from: Ziiro on May 25, 2010, 10:42:51 AM

Your account has been compromised and you'll need to take it up with Blizzard.

Well. OBVIOUSLY.

Lottel · « **Reply #1112 on:** May 25, 2010, 06:50:19 PM »

My dog won't eat. For a while now, if he didn't eat, we'd have to put the food in our hands and he'd eventually eat. Now he won't even open his mouth to eat.

Taking him back to the vet tomorrow. Last time the only thing wrong with him was some hip pain which we've been giving him medicine for.

It's like he's too sad to eat. I've been petting him for like an hour straight tonight. Poor guy.

EDIT:
He just peed then fell down the stairs when he tried to go outside.
This sucks.

Mongrel · « **Reply #1113 on:** May 26, 2010, 12:20:41 AM »

Poor lil' guy... is he an older dog or has he had health problems (other than the obvious ones right now, I mean)?

Lottel · « **Reply #1114 on:** May 26, 2010, 12:23:08 AM »

He's... older. 13 or 14. Been in perfect health. Still has nothing wrong with him medically, other than some minor arthritis.

Lottel · « **Reply #1115 on:** May 26, 2010, 01:13:46 PM »

Going to say goodbye to him tomorrow.

Mongrel · « **Reply #1116 on:** May 26, 2010, 01:15:02 PM »

Büge · « **Reply #1117 on:** May 26, 2010, 02:17:10 PM »

A² · « **Reply #1118 on:** May 26, 2010, 03:57:21 PM »

Quote from: Lypoie on May 15, 2010, 08:21:47 PM

MONDAY: The workers move everything out of my room and begin painting. I sleep on the sofa. I get 2 hours of sleep
TUESDAY: At school, 2 of 4 group members decide they'll take on all the work of presenting what the other two of us find
WEDNESDAY: I get a bed in my room. It smells of paint, has no door, and the window has to be open all night
THURSDAY: Little is done on the project because we now find out what happened on Tuesday
FRIDAY: My mother is diagnosed with cancer.

Followup: Further test results came back today. She's not telling me anything, beyond, "It isn't good"

Brentai · « **Reply #1119 on:** May 26, 2010, 08:07:33 PM »

My sister's fine. She was succumbing to the propensity of women in my family to, er, ah, enhance the truth.

It's not lupus.

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