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A thread to discuss My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and the tie-in media.

All of the usual forum rules apply. In addition, please remember that the thread is discussing a kids' show, and it's primarily focused on the work itself, not the fanfic — in particular, we don't want to see lewdness creeping in.

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I don't know WHAT the Hell happened (I blame shenanigans) but we're going to start from scratch. Post your feels for this awesome show again! Naow!

Edited by Mrph1 on Aug 26th 2024 at 10:24:26 AM

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#63726: Apr 5th 2014 at 8:36:15 PM

[up][up]Google? Seriously, I just went on a couple of websites and picked one that fit my price range. Unless you want it for something specialized it shouldn't be too tough to look something up.

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#63727: Apr 5th 2014 at 8:37:06 PM

Twilight certainly seems a little more teleport-happy recently. Especially in the first half.

I think this is the first time she's teleported an object (at least not without coming along)

She also had good reactions to catch that spitwad.

Whenever RD and Twilight are flying, notice how Twilight's wings beat about twice as fast as RD's. Nice touch

I like how Twilight was out of breath at one point.

I hardly ever study. The most I ever tend to do is a quick refresher on the material of the test the night before.

s/night before/morning of

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#63728: Apr 5th 2014 at 8:37:22 PM

I know enough to go to newegg, but there's too many options and I don't know what most of them mean.

IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
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#63729: Apr 5th 2014 at 8:39:46 PM

I'm not sure what newegg is.

Edit- okay, I'm taking a look and I'm on the first page of the laptops and notebooks section. What do you need help figuring out?

edited 5th Apr '14 8:41:45 PM by IkeAndMike

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#63730: Apr 5th 2014 at 8:52:38 PM

Oh yeah, I (literally) heard Rainbow passed that Wonderbolts test.

We are all made of star stuff. Very, very weird star stuff.
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#63731: Apr 5th 2014 at 8:53:14 PM

Did copyright stuff change hands since the show began? Because the reason Rainbow Dash is Rainbow Dash is because she couldn't be Firefly.

It's not like the name is prohibited. Even if Firefly the character is copyrighted, that just means you can't make a copy of her, but the name isn't a substantial part of the character.

It's doubtful that they are going to make any General Firefly toys anytime soon. So no big deal.

This too. Note that the unimportant characters get more generic names since they arne't going to be trademarked

and did anyone else actually initially think Rainbow would fail her test?

I thought it was obvious she was going to pass simply due to the genre and show style.

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#63732: Apr 5th 2014 at 8:55:30 PM

Well, I know what I need it for, text, internet browsing, image editing, livestreaming, and light gaming. It also needes to be portable. I've heard that chromebooks are good for the price, but I don't know if they're compatible with stuff that I'd want to install. I know that image editing requires a pretty good machine, but not what parts it's hard on.

Edit: For example, I'm in the "find your notebook section, and it's asking what kind of processor I need, i7, i5, i3.

edited 5th Apr '14 8:57:01 PM by CDRW

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#63733: Apr 5th 2014 at 8:55:38 PM

One of he best "DAMN THEY ARE GOOD" parts for me. Was they actually foreshadowed RD's hyper alertness while flying in the cold open.

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#63734: Apr 5th 2014 at 8:58:26 PM

@CDRW: Yeah, text and internet browsing usually aren't much of an issue. I don't do much gaming or image editing on my comp though, so I don't know about that. Mainly it's just a question of how much processing power it has.

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#63735: Apr 5th 2014 at 8:59:45 PM

I noticed something that might be a callback to Flight to the Finish.

It's not a callback. The fact that the trio is all three species didn't just start being a thing that was true or anything.

I've heard that chromebooks are good for the price, but I don't know if they're compatible with stuff that I'd want to install

You don't install anything on a Chromebook (Except chrome extensions I guess). It's effectively just a web browser.

Anyway, it sounds like image editing and livestreaming are going to be the demanding parts. Pretty much anything can do standard browsing and text editing.

find your notebook section, and it's asking what kind of processor I need, i7, i5, i3.

I'm not an expert, but I don't think processor will be that important. I'd recommend trying to search online for guides to eg livestreaming to see if they have specific mentions of performance bottlenecks.

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#63736: Apr 5th 2014 at 9:00:15 PM

Really, just make sure it's got Win 7, or really ANY OS other then Win 8

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#63737: Apr 5th 2014 at 9:01:20 PM

Personally, I'd try to get a lot of memory, but that's because I keep running out of memory on my current laptop (only 4gb!). But it depends on your workload. Do you find yourself running out of memory a lot?

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#63738: Apr 5th 2014 at 9:02:57 PM

Oh yeah, no Windows 8. That's another one of my requirements.

I'll probably end up running out of memory, but I can fix that with an external hard drive.

And crud. I went through the "find your notebook" thing, and the only result it gave me is out of stock.

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#63739: Apr 5th 2014 at 9:03:09 PM

I'm heading for bed. See you all tomorrow.

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#63740: Apr 5th 2014 at 9:04:26 PM

I'm actually wondering if someone is going to splice the 'Apparate' song over the footage of the rap and a few other clips of Pinkie XD

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#63741: Apr 5th 2014 at 9:05:41 PM

Oh crud. I forgot memory is different than HDD storage space.

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#63742: Apr 5th 2014 at 9:08:38 PM

CDRW- first off, I'd avoid Chromebooks if I were you. Yes they're very cheap, but they're VERY basic laptops as I understand it, and the memory is almost entirely cloud storage rather than local storage.

If you need something that's good for gaming, it kinda depends on the game in question. Most games have spec requirements listed on the box or the website if it's a computer game. I'd say you should try to get a decent graphics card and at least 4 GB of RAM ([up] "memory" mentioned above).

As for the processor, I'd say go for i5 or i7. I'm assuming bigger numbers are better.

One last thing- if you're really not sure, or availability is an issue, go to a local Best Buy or Staples/Office Depot. They have computer specialists there who should be able to help you find what you're looking for.

edited 5th Apr '14 9:10:21 PM by IkeAndMike

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#63743: Apr 5th 2014 at 9:11:05 PM

[up] Thanks. Glad to know that about chromebooks, and the memory amounts is useful to know too.

How does this one look, considering what I want it for?

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#63744: Apr 5th 2014 at 9:13:25 PM

I'd avoid Chromebooks if I were you. Yes they're very cheap, but they're VERY basic laptops as I understand it, and the memory is almost entirely cloud storage rather than local storage.

They have their uses, but they're no subsitute for a real laptop.

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#63745: Apr 5th 2014 at 9:16:54 PM

As I understand it, it's pretty good if your kid wants to get My First Computer but they're only 10 and you can't trust them with anything too expensive. They're supposed to be good for older people who don't really do much except browse the internet and use email, but the whole cloud storage thing makes me question that.

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#63746: Apr 5th 2014 at 9:19:14 PM

CRDW- that laptop looks pretty good. The i5 core is fine (whether high or low numbers are good, it's in the middle so it can't be the "bad" option), the RAM looks good, 500 GB hard drive space is average and should be plenty, the screen resolution looks good too. Just be sure the size is alright with you, it's marked at 17 inches.

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#63747: Apr 5th 2014 at 9:30:00 PM

Thanks. I don't think I'd mind a 17" screen. As far as I'm concerned, the bigger it is the better.

Edit: Hmm, on the other hand, there's a 15" with all the same specs for $120 less.

edited 5th Apr '14 9:34:27 PM by CDRW

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#63748: Apr 5th 2014 at 9:34:40 PM

They're supposed to be good for older people who don't really do much except browse the internet and use email, but the whole cloud storage thing makes me question that.

The other big advantage is securty. I do all my banking and credit card stuff on my chromebook. Admittedly, there's enough senstive stuff on my personal laptop that I'd be screwed if I got hacked anyway, but it can't hurt.

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#63749: Apr 5th 2014 at 9:37:57 PM

How does the chrome book help with security? And why would you have a laptop AND a chromebook?

Personally I have my laptop and that's it. I don't have or want a desktop computer or a tablet, much less a spare laptop.

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