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Car-face t1_j8ghop9 wrote

I'm running a mongrel pc at home, made from a bunch of random builds over a 2 year period, built about 6 years ago now - basically at the end of a now extinct upgrade path, and planning to do a full ground up build with am5 or 13th gen.

First was planning to do it at the end of last year, then baulked at the prices.

Figured I'd wait a couple of months for the edge to come off the prices, but that didn't happen.

I figure it'll be at least another 6 months before I consider building now.

Prices are just ridiculous, and whilst it was always going to be pricey at the beginning of a new gen, new socket, new ram, etc. It just feels like they're taking the piss.

I'm not desperate to build, so it's no big deal, but I can't help but feel they're playing by covid rules at a time when cost of living is skyrocketing, interest rates are skyrocketing, covid support is ending and people are starting to tighten purse strings - it just feels like a huge mismatch, and they're nowhere near close to even acknowledging it. Like if they just oretent everything it fine, they can keep flogging everything for idiotic prices.

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Car-face t1_j6ypzs2 wrote

The bribe was to be the printer of the official guide/travel books.

A lot of people don't seem to have read the article and think it's a bombshell, but it's literally a guide book company saying "here's some money, pick us for your printing needs".

Still completely illegal, and it's good they're being investigated and punished, but it's amazing how many redditors suddenly worry about bribery for advertising & publishing contracts when

a) They probably wouldn't give a shit or even notice if it didn't mention the olympics

and

b) It probably happens a lot more often than they think when it comes to smaller contracts outside the public sphere.

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Car-face t1_ixgj4v4 wrote

according to this he scored 18 for them during last season (in the regular season, I assume, hence the discrepancy).

The last time he scored fewer than that in a regular season was '06/'07.

He's the same age as me, and I can tell you, regardless of fitness, your body simply takes longer to recover in your late 30's. He's still good, but he's not getting better with each passing season any more, and he's better off as a role model for the younger players than trying to be the main event.

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