[Pred the Penguin]

Anime box sets aren't anywhere that expensive are they? O_o
Well, at least the series I'm interested in aren't very expensive.

[BlueFlames]

Anime box sets aren't anywhere that expensive are they? O_o
Well, at least the series I'm interested in aren't very expensive.

Two seasons of Ghost in the Shell cost me about as much as five of Babylon 5 or four of Battlestar Galactica.  I imagine that prices for anime box sets are a little more sensitive to the fanboyism "quality" of the show in question.

TV box sets are always insanely expensive.  i don't know how the hell they sell any of them.

The trick with buying box sets, or anything else for that matter, is waiting a couple of years and finding it on sale.  For example:  At time of writing, Farscape can be found for fifty bucks.  I'd take that over a Modern Warfare sequel any day of the ****ing week.

[Klaustrophobia]

the holiday break broke me out of my 3rd shift sleep cycle.  i'm ****ing tired, and this is the time i will be just starting work tomorrow.  goddamnit.

[Ravenholme]

Anime box sets aren't anywhere that expensive are they? O_o
Well, at least the series I'm interested in aren't very expensive.

Two seasons of Ghost in the Shell cost me about as much as five of Babylon 5 or four of Battlestar Galactica.  I imagine that prices for anime box sets are a little more sensitive to the fanboyism "quality" of the show in question.

TV box sets are always insanely expensive.  i don't know how the hell they sell any of them.

The trick with buying box sets, or anything else for that matter, is waiting a couple of years and finding it on sale.  For example:  At time of writing, Farscape can be found for fifty bucks.  I'd take that over a Modern Warfare sequel any day of the ****ing week.

But don't leave it too long, because then they become prohibitively expensive again. It's an inverse bell curve thing.

[Dark Hunter]

Anime box sets aren't anywhere that expensive are they? O_o

Actually, they're pretty ****ing expensive too. A standard-length 26 episode series box set will generally run anywhere from $30 - $50. That's about the same amount of video content as a season of Doctor Who, now that I do the math.

But anime's been getting more expensive lately as Japan's and the US's respective economic recessions take their toll. They recently announced a 12-episode anime for $90... and that's the cheapest price. If you want the super-special deluxe edition, it's $225. For 12 20-minute episodes (on Blu-ray + some other doo-dads like the soundtrack and whatnot, granted). The anime fandom's been having an apoplexy over that one.

The astonishing thing is that this is still nowhere near the cost of it in Japan. That same 12 episode deluxe box set? Over 40,000 yen... meaning more than $400. So it's not like Japan's ripping off the foreigners here... we're actually getting a much better price than they are.

[Dilmah G]

Dekker!

I'm just about to put my name down for the Army Reserves as a Combat Engineer down here in Kangaroo land, until I'm old enough to become a filthy officer in the Air Force after university.

Now, what don't I do?

[Klaustrophobia]

get shot.  that's probably a good one to start with.  or blow yourself up.

[Colonol Dekker]

Honestly, the best advice i can give you based on my own experience, is to not do, what doesn't draw your attention. Combat Engineering is (to me at least) the best job on the planet. I'd do it 365 days a year if i could. But you need to look at both the roles you mentioned and decide which is best for you as an individual. Officer / Enlisted "Ordinary Rank" are two different kettles of fish. I'm no Officer, but I know some outstanding ones.

See if you can try them both out for a bit.

[Dilmah G]

Cheers Dekker, I ended up putting down for 'Engineer Corps Officer' and giving it a crack, got myself a date on Jan 24 to do aptitude testing and an initial interview. I did a little bit of reading about the Royal Australian Engineer Corps and about what CE's do, in terms of the counter mobility and general construction tasks which particularly appealed to me. The mobility tasking seemed bloody cool, with bomb disposal, obstacle clearance, road and airfield maintenance among it.

I'd be happy to be enlisted as an OR CE, but you're right about them being different kettles of fish for sure, and Officering is really the one I've dreamed about for yonks (though straight Combat Engineering is my second pref option). Either way, it seems like a bloody good way to have some more fun and get some use out of the 3 years I've got to spend at uni (since I've decided I may as well finish a degree I start and my objectives have turned to how to make myself more competitive and get the most use out of those 3 years).

Whether I get accepted is another thing entirely, though, since I understand that there aren't too many 18/19 year old Officer Cadets walking around at the Royal Military College. Oh well, best to give it a good shot!

get shot.  that's probably a good one to start with.  or blow yourself up.

Those seem like two very good reasons to listen in training.

And that was the interesting **** that happened in my day.

[Pred the Penguin]

Anime box sets aren't anywhere that expensive are they? O_o

Actually, they're pretty ****ing expensive too. A standard-length 26 episode series box set will generally run anywhere from $30 - $50. That's about the same amount of video content as a season of Doctor Who, now that I do the math.

But anime's been getting more expensive lately as Japan's and the US's respective economic recessions take their toll. They recently announced a 12-episode anime for $90... and that's the cheapest price. If you want the super-special deluxe edition, it's $225. For 12 20-minute episodes (on Blu-ray + some other doo-dads like the soundtrack and whatnot, granted). The anime fandom's been having an apoplexy over that one.

The astonishing thing is that this is still nowhere near the cost of it in Japan. That same 12 episode deluxe box set? Over 40,000 yen... meaning more than $400. So it's not like Japan's ripping off the foreigners here... we're actually getting a much better price than they are.

I think it's because they have some insane entertainment tax of some sorts. It's the same with games and many other things made in Japan.

[Colonol Dekker]

Dilmah, I'm bloody proud of ya mate. Do me a favour, add me on facebook if not already, i'd be keen to keep tabs on how it goes and generally chinwag about the best combat support role in the universe.
Ubique!

[Firstdragon34]

Dudes, I'm trying to beat the Darkspawn Broodmother. *Shudders* GAH! That is ONE UGLY. . . . . . . .. . . .Thing! All shudders aside, the scene with the Arch Demon and the Darkspawn was just awesome!

Anybody getting close to the Broodmother, try to stay away from it!

PS Beware of her tentacles and Darkspawn that come to aid it.

GAH! *Shudders* with disgust

PSS I'm surprised my character hasn't thrown up yet. 

[FireSpawn]

Dudes, I'm trying to beat the Darkspawn Broodmother. *Shudders* GAH! That is ONE UGLY. . . . . . . .. . . .Thing! All shudders aside, the scene with the Arch Demon and the Darkspawn was just awesome!

Anybody getting close to the Broodmother, try to stay away from it!

PS Beware of her tentacles and Darkspawn that come to aid it.

GAH! *Shudders* with disgust

PSS I'm surprised my character hasn't thrown up yet. 

I've read about that....thing. It's lifecycle is most disturbing and disgusting.

[Dilmah G]

Dilmah, I'm bloody proud of ya mate. Do me a favour, add me on facebook if not already, i'd be keen to keep tabs on how it goes and generally chinwag about the best combat support role in the universe.
Ubique!

Done mate, will definitely keep you posted

[CommanderDJ]

I leveled up today. I'm now 19 years old. Party tonight, happyface.

[Dilmah G]

Good way to celebrate a year of legally being able to get 'happyfaced'!

[CommanderDJ]

Don't ever stop being classy, Dilmah.

That goes for the rest of you as well.

[deathfun]

Don't ever stop being classy, Dilmah.

That goes for the rest of you as well.

Screw being classy, it's all about sassy

[Dark Hunter]

And the visual novel section of the Internet explodes due to the release of Katawa Shoujo. Five years to the day since the project was inspired.

Kinda funny, but expected, that their website crashed within a few minutes of them announcing it. 

[FireSpawn]

And the visual novel section of the Internet explodes due to the release of Katawa Shoujo. Five years to the day since the project was inspired.

Kinda funny, but expected, that their website crashed within a few minutes of them announcing it. 

Katawa Shoujo - Cripple Girls.......

When you say "Visual Novel" I hope you mean an in depth and soulful manga that deals with the issues faced by people with disabilities in today's society...
I'm not even close, am I? Oh how I weep for humanity.