Goodies of the week! Subsim store and Amazon

[U49]

Hi Neal,

I just realized the option to support subsim by accessing amazon via the subsim store.
I tried through http://www.subsim.com/store_de.html but could not found any hint on the amazon site that they would credit subsim for the sale.

Is this normal or do I have to make something in another way?


PS: It's christmas shopping time :yep:

[Onkel Neal]

A lot of people tell me the same thing, the process is transparent, so as long as you start your Amazon shopping by using the search box or any of the item links on the Subsim store pages below, the code should give Subsim the credit for the sale. You can seach for a laptop, it sends you to Amazon. Maybe you decide not to buy the laptop but you see that DAS BOOT Uncut DVD set or a nice necklace for your sweetie. As long as you started from the Subsim page and used it to get to Amazon, Subsim gets 6.5% and it costs you nothing extra. Thanks for asking, this does need to be repeated occasionally. If everyone who used the Subsim forums would take this extra step and use the Subsim search for Amazon, we wouldn't need donations or advertising at all!

http://www.subsim.com/graphics/links/store.2.gif (http://www.subsim.com/store_de.html)GERMANY SUBSIM STORE (http://www.subsim.com/store_de.html)



http://www.subsim.com/graphics/links/store.1.gif (http://www.subsim.com/store_uk.html)United Kingdom Subsim Store (http://www.subsim.com/store_uk.html)



http://www.knowzy.com/images/US_Flag-Wave.png US Subsim Store (http://www.subsim.com/store.html)


http://www.subsim.com/store.2.jpg Amazon Canada Subsim Store (http://www.subsim.com/store_canada.html)

[Skybird]

They give you 6.5% of the item's price? That is more than I would have estimated. I wouldn't even have expected a 1 in front of the decimal. If I were you I would make using subsim for amazon orders obligatory for forum-membership and then stop working! :D

[nikimcbee]

I buy all of my amazon stuff through subsim, and I've got my dad doing the same. Anything to help a poor Raiders fan:cool: .

[Onkel Neal]

They give you 6.5% of the item's price? That is more than I would have estimated. I wouldn't even have expected a 1 in front of the decimal. If I were you I would make using subsim for amazon orders obligatory for forum-membership and then stop working! :D

Ha, you have have seen it back in 2000-2002, Chips and Bit were giving me a 20% commission on game sales :D In those days, I didn't bother with advertising at all.

If Amazon only paid 1%, man, that would not even be worth setting up and maintaining the links. The thing is, a lot of people are not aware of the Subsim/Amazon affiliation. If I remind people too much, I become a nagging telemarketor :down: ; if I don't mention it enough, they never know about it.

[Skybird]

They give you 6.5% of the item's price? That is more than I would have estimated. I wouldn't even have expected a 1 in front of the decimal. If I were you I would make using subsim for amazon orders obligatory for forum-membership and then stop working! :D

Ha, you have have seen it back in 2000-2002, Chips and Bit were giving me a 20% commission on game sales :D In those days, I didn't bother with advertising at all.

If Amazon only paid 1%, man, that would not even be worth setting up and maintaining the links. The thing is, a lot of people are not aware of the Subsim/Amazon affiliation. If I remind people too much, I become a nagging telemarketor :down: ; if I don't mention it enough, they never know about it.
Send an email to everybody, and mention the numbers. I really did not know that it is so much, and maybe many people know about the deal, but think it is too minor as if their participation would make any difference at all: "These Texan oil barons all are millionairs, so if I order that bundle of items for 50 dollars, what use could it have for Neal to earn 20 cents from that?" :D

[U49]

The thing is, a lot of people are not aware of the Subsim/Amazon affiliation. If I remind people too much, I become a nagging telemarketor :down: ; if I don't mention it enough, they never know about it.

:yep: That must be at least me. I only learned through one of those posts about GWX donations how this site is kept up, and what some numbers are.

Maybe you create a part in the FAQ or in the GT with the topic: "How this site is run"? :hmm: Hell, maybe it is there, but until now, it didn't came to my eye :doh:

[Onkel Neal]

They give you 6.5% of the item's price? That is more than I would have estimated. I wouldn't even have expected a 1 in front of the decimal. If I were you I would make using subsim for amazon orders obligatory for forum-membership and then stop working! :D

Ha, you have have seen it back in 2000-2002, Chips and Bit were giving me a 20% commission on game sales :D In those days, I didn't bother with advertising at all.

If Amazon only paid 1%, man, that would not even be worth setting up and maintaining the links. The thing is, a lot of people are not aware of the Subsim/Amazon affiliation. If I remind people too much, I become a nagging telemarketor :down: ; if I don't mention it enough, they never know about it.
Send an email to everybody, and mention the numbers. I really did not know that it is so much, and maybe many people know about the deal, but think it is too minor as if their participation would make any difference at all: "These Texan oil barons all are millionairs, so if I order that bundle of items for 50 dollars, what use could it have for Neal to earn 20 cents from that?" :D

Yeah, but a billion US dollars doesn't buy much these days! :D

[danlisa]

The thing is, a lot of people are not aware of the Subsim/Amazon affiliation. If I remind people too much, I become a nagging telemarketor :down: ; if I don't mention it enough, they never know about it.

Shouldn't worry about that. Gotta keep Subsim going somehow.

26,264 Captains registered to Subsim @ $1 each.:hmm:

Shoot, with the current exchange rates, this really isn't too much of hardship for people.

[nikimcbee]

They give you 6.5% of the item's price? That is more than I would have estimated. I wouldn't even have expected a 1 in front of the decimal. If I were you I would make using subsim for amazon orders obligatory for forum-membership and then stop working! :D

Ha, you have have seen it back in 2000-2002, Chips and Bit were giving me a 20% commission on game sales :D In those days, I didn't bother with advertising at all.

If Amazon only paid 1%, man, that would not even be worth setting up and maintaining the links. The thing is, a lot of people are not aware of the Subsim/Amazon affiliation. If I remind people too much, I become a nagging telemarketor :down: ; if I don't mention it enough, they never know about it.
Send an email to everybody, and mention the numbers. I really did not know that it is so much, and maybe many people know about the deal, but think it is too minor as if their participation would make any difference at all: "These Texan oil barons all are millionairs, so if I order that bundle of items for 50 dollars, what use could it have for Neal to earn 20 cents from that?" :D

Yeah, but a billion US dollars doesn't buy much these days! :D

Speaking of billions... I ordered some military hardware through amazon via subsim. Did you get you cut?:|\\

[nikimcbee]

That If I remind people too much, I become a nagging telemarketor :down: ; if I don't mention it enough, they never know about it.

You need to start calling at dinner time:rotfl: .

[Husky42]

I work for Amazon.com but I'm not sure I quite follow this thread, is somebody having issues or no?

[STEED]

@Neal

When is the 2008 Submarine Almanac (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/announcement.php?f=172)going to pop up for sale in the UK amazon store?

PS: You can send me another free copy which I would be glad of.

[Onkel Neal]

Steed, ol' buddy, 2008 Sub Almanac is now right and ready at Amazon UK. Just type 2008 Submarine Almanac (http://www.subsim.com/store_uk.html) in the Search box and rock on, sir.

thanks! :up:
Neal

[nikimcbee]

Merry Christmas Neal, enjoy your gas money for your bike.:up:

[Onkel Neal]

Ok, thanks. Was this (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PSWHV2)you? :hmm:

[nikimcbee]

Ok, thanks. Was this (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PSWHV2)you? :hmm:
NO!:x

I only order weapons, sub books, and boston terrier stuff!

I'd ask tarjak this question though.:hmm: Maybe mr. buna can shed some light.

My 3rd and 4th guesses are subman and 1480.

[mr chris]

Neal hope you get the kick back from my wife's shop on Amazon UK on the 26th.

[Onkel Neal]

Many thanks, Chris!! :rock:

Neal

[AVGWarhawk]

Hey, I order Invaderzim through SS/Amazon. Small change. However, I did order Twilight Saga for my daughter through SS/Amazon. $80.00. Does that get some browie points? :D

[nikimcbee]

Hey, I order Invaderzim through SS/Amazon. Small change. However, I did order Twilight Saga for my daughter through SS/Amazon. $80.00. Does that get some browie points? :D

that doesn't answer the question, if it is you ordering the pillows.:hmm: :rotfl: .

[AVGWarhawk]

Nope. I get my pillows at JC Pennys. :D

[Kimmy]

I ordered some "sleepwear" from the Subsim Amazon store, you better not mention them here :o

[mr chris]

Neal brought some DVD's a week or so ago from Amazon UK just checking that you got your cut.:up:

[FIREWALL]

I find this the easeist way to donate to a Great Website and satisfy my addiction to collect dvd movies and other shopping. :D

1800 dvd's and counting. :o

[Onkel Neal]

Yes sir, thanks!!

[Task Force]

I find this the easeist way to donate to a Great Website and satisfy my addiction to collect dvd movies and other shopping. :D

1800 dvd's and counting. :o

Thats alot of dvd...
So does buying from the amazon store count as a donation...:hmmm:

[FIREWALL]

Thats alot of dvd...
So does buying from the amazon store count as a donation...:hmmm:


I'll leave that up to your great infinate wisdom. :haha:

[donut]

Always , or else ! :gulp:

[JMV]

I don't have a Credit Card ... [ Doomed ] :down:

( The Banks have decided that there would be 2 categories of citizens, the ones having a CC and that can buy, and the have not, that can't buy even if they would have the money for it )

Is there anyway that I can buy games, books at Subsim without going through amazon.com ?

Is there some form of catalog.

May be the question has been asked, am sorry if so. :oops:

[JMV]

Bump ! :D

[Onkel Neal]

Sorry, no, Amazon is all we've got at the moment.

[Task Force]

Neal has gone through avatars like crazy today.:rotfl:

[JMV]

Too bad,

Thanks Neal

[Cheapskate]

JMV: Sympathise with your predicament mate !

Have you got (or tried to obtain) a debit card (the sort that you can use to make withdrawals from Cash machines) from your bank?

As you are not borrowing money from the bank, they are more likely to issue one of these - never even had to ask for mine, they just sent it automatically.

[U2222]

Ordered FSX Gold today via the Utd Kingdom Subsim store link so there should be a couple of dollers finding it's way to Subsim.

[mr chris]

Neal, Do you have any idea when the will be a Silent Hunter 5 pre order link for the UK subsim store?

[Onkel Neal]

Check the SH5 forum, links are up.

[Onkel Neal]

Hoo boy, some nice gent just ordered this sweet deal through the Subsim Amazon search box! (http://www.subsim.com/store.html)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41oE8otsNhL._AA280_.jpg

I want to say thanks, mate. This Speed Cart cost nothing extra to the customer, but Subsim received a $14 commission for this. :woot:



And another fine fellow took a moment to use the Subsim Amazon search box to start his Amazon shopping, andordered some Adobe software.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41KdUia451L._SL500_AA280_.jpg

Again, by taking just a second to start his shopping on the Subsim Store page and using the search box (http://www.subsim.com/store.html), he was able to exploit the system and help Subsim, at no extra cost to him. :salute:

Thanks, guys!
Neal

[frau kaleun]

Oh hey I have a question about the Amazon link - if I copy the URL of the Amazon link that's here and paste it into the Properties of any other links to Amazon that are currently on my computer, will that have the same effect as clicking through from here?

[Onkel Neal]

hi Frau, no, I am not sure that will work. One of the drawbacks to the way Amazon works is I cannot test the links very well. But I have had consistent results when someone uses the search box to start their trip to Amazon, even if they search again once on the Amazon page and buy some completely different product than their original search.

Does that help? Thanks :salute:

[frau kaleun]

Yes, thanks, I wanted to know because I'm in and out of Amazon a lot and have links to there all over the place on my computer, makes it too easy to forget and click on one of them when I'm in a hurry. I'll just change them so they point to a page here that links to there. :)

[Onkel Neal]

Thanks :rock:

The way I look at it, it's a great way to take advanatge of a behemoth like Amazon to fund Subsim, at zero cost to each of us. Why let that opportunity go unused?

[ETR3(SS)]

Is the subsim store undergoing some sort of maintenance? I can't find this "amazon search box" anywhere on the page. Also a lot of the "click here" links are just normal text. Am I missing something here?:06:

[Onkel Neal]

Thanks, man!

I checked just now, I see it right near the top of the page, under
Order anything through this search portal and Subsim gets a commission.

What browser are you using?

[ETR3(SS)]

I got it figured out now. I'm using FF and have Ad Block Plus. Turned it off and there it all was. Chalk that up to a Homer Simpson moment.:damn: Thanks anyways Neal.:salute:

[XabbaRus]

So neal did the 3 books I ordered recently come through? I started through the subsim portal and then went to my wish list.

[Onkel Neal]

I got it figured out now. I'm using FF and have Ad Block Plus. Turned it off and there it all was. Chalk that up to a Homer Simpson moment.:damn: Thanks anyways Neal.:salute:

Thank you!

So neal did the 3 books I ordered recently come through? I started through the subsim portal and then went to my wish list.

What were the titles? This is Amazon UK right? Were they Electronics books?

[XabbaRus]

3 books to do with electronic circuits. This was Amazon UK.

One book is called Starting Electronics

[The Enigma]

Hi Neal, I'm about to buy SH3/SH4 again (have nothing else to do with my money)
Is there somehow a tag or mark to discover if I'm buying the DRM free versions of SH3/SH4?

[Onkel Neal]

Hi Neal, I'm about to buy SH3/SH4 again (have nothing else to do with my money)
Is there somehow a tag or mark to discover if I'm buying the DRM free versions of SH3/SH4?

Well, I know the SH2+SH3 bundle for $9.99 is Starforce free, I got a couple copies of that. And if I am not mistaken, SH4+U-boat missions had the copy protection removed with patch 1.5.

Thanks, both can be found here. (http://www.subsim.com/store.html)

[The Enigma]

I got a couple copies of that. And if I am not mistaken, SH4+U-boat missions had the copy protection removed with patch 1.5. [/U][/URL]

Hi Neal,

The the SH2+SH3 bundle seems only to be available at Amazon US and when I
try to order them for my country (Netherlands) I get a message stating that it
isn't available for that country.
I googled around, but failed to find that bundle elsewhere.

When you say "I got a couple copies of that" , do you mean for sale at
the subsim shop, or you bought them for yourself?

If for sale, how can I order them?

[Onkel Neal]

I bought them myself, figured they would be nice to have around. If you want, I can send you one for $10 plus shipping = $17.50 US total

If you are interested, let me know. You can make payment through the donation link about, thanks.

Neal

[The Enigma]

I've send you a PM.

[Onkel Neal]

Discs are in the envelope to be mailed tomorrow. Let me know when they arrive!

[The Enigma]

Neal,

Just to let you know: goodies have arrived. :salute:

T.E.

[Onkel Neal]

Good deal, enjoy!

[nikimcbee]

Merry christmas Neal, Just ordered a bunch of stuff. Should buy enough bananas to feed the monkeys at customer service:D.

[frau kaleun]

Placed an order today - used the linky in the Quick Links dropdown menu. Here's hoping it worked!

I finally ordered a hard copy of SH3, lol. I have my d/led version backed up to DVD but, what the hell. It was cheap.

Also getting this:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51KTPGXBJQL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

which has been on my Wish List since, like, forever. And some boring old office supplies.

[Onkel Neal]

Hey, if you order anything through our new Amazon search box in the top right, let me know here. It's the only way I can check and be sure the link is working properly.

As always, you can search for games, books, music, computer parts, electronics, etc and it costs you nothing extra, but Amazon peels off a few $$$ and sends to Subsim. Your support is GREATLY appreciated.

best
Neal
SUBSIM

[frau kaleun]

Well I just ordered the following:

1"Steel Boat Iron Hearts: The Wartime Saga of Hans Goebeler and U-505"
Hans Goebeler; Paperback; $14.21

1"Original HP 27 Black Ink Cartridge in Retail Packaging"
Electronics; $19.82

1"Oxo Good Grips Soap Squirting Dish Scrub Refill, 2-Pack"
Kitchen; $6.98

1"Zeiss Pre-Moistened Lens Cloths, 180ct (2 Pack)"
Health and Beauty; $17.81

BUT $50 of the order was covered by gift certificates so I don't know if you'd get a cut based on the total order or just what I actually paid. Anyway, hope it's the former and goes through okay.

[Sailor Steve]

Hey, if you order anything through our new Amazon search box in the top right, let me know here. It's the only way I can check and be sure the link is working properly.
Now he tells me! I've been going to the front page and using the Subsim Store link.

Current outstanding orders are:

Robin Hood, bu James Clarke Holt $10.99

Yellow Submarine (remastered) $10.98

Let It Be (remastered) $11.97

Recent orders were:

JAG Season 3 $16.45

A More Perfect Union $12.93

[frau kaleun]

Now he tells me! I've been going to the front page and using the Subsim Store link.

That's what I always end up using as well, since I made all my shortcuts to Amazon point there instead.

I just realized I don't see an Amazon search box at the top of the forum pages, probably because of the ad-blocking I set up in IE. I had to edit the "allowed" list manually to see it on the SS Store page so I'll have to do the same for the forum link as well.

Anyway, it all still counts, right?

[JScones]

The thing is, a lot of people are not aware of the Subsim/Amazon affiliation. If I remind people too much, I become a nagging telemarketor :down: ; if I don't mention it enough, they never know about it.
:damn: Or they keep forgetting. :damn:

[Sailor Steve]

:damn: Or they keep forgetting. :damn:
:rotfl2::yep:

More than once I've reminded someone in a thread to use the Subsim link, and had to admit that I'm always forgetting myself. I've been good the last few times though, which is why I wasn't afraid to post my purchases. :D

[Subnuts]

I just ordered copies of Iron Men and Tin Fish and The Fleet Type Submarine through the search engine on the Subsim Store. Hopefully the commission will come through okay.

[Karasunx]

Just placed an order for the book Philosophy and Star Wars. I know it's not very subsim related, but I'm going to do all my Amazon shopping through the search link.

[Onkel Neal]

Well I just ordered the following:

1"Steel Boat Iron Hearts: The Wartime Saga of Hans Goebeler and U-505"
Hans Goebeler; Paperback; $14.21

1"Original HP 27 Black Ink Cartridge in Retail Packaging"
Electronics; $19.82

1"Oxo Good Grips Soap Squirting Dish Scrub Refill, 2-Pack"
Kitchen; $6.98

1"Zeiss Pre-Moistened Lens Cloths, 180ct (2 Pack)"
Health and Beauty; $17.81

BUT $50 of the order was covered by gift certificates so I don't know if you'd get a cut based on the total order or just what I actually paid. Anyway, hope it's the former and goes through okay.

Yes, those all show up on the report. Thanks for a wonderfully specific and diverse set of products, lol, probably the most conclusive test evah :yeah:

[Onkel Neal]

Now he tells me! I've been going to the front page and using the Subsim Store link.

Current outstanding orders are:

Robin Hood, bu James Clarke Holt $10.99

Yellow Submarine (remastered) $10.98

Let It Be (remastered) $11.97

Recent orders were:

JAG Season 3 $16.45

A More Perfect Union $12.93

I just ordered copies of Iron Men and Tin Fish and The Fleet Type Submarine through the search engine on the Subsim Store. Hopefully the commission will come through okay.

Neither of these showed up on the report :wah: Which Amazon link did you use? The one on the Subsim Store here (http://www.subsim.com/store.html)

...or the link at the top of the forum? (And which forum style are you using? SmartDark? )

thanks
Neal

[nikimcbee]

I'll test it out for you Neal, I'll order something:D.

[frau kaleun]

I'll test it out for you Neal, I'll order something:D.

Awesome, I'll email you my wish list!

Anything in the $50-100 range would be fine. :O:

[Sailor Steve]

Neither of these showed up on the report :wah: Which Amazon link did you use? The one on the Subsim Store here (http://www.subsim.com/store.html)

...or the link at the top of the forum? (And which forum style are you using? SmartDark? )

thanks
Neal
In my case I used the link in the Subsim Store, and SmartDark.

I just used the link at the top of the page to download some music.

South Carolina String Band: Hard Road - Music Of The Civil War

Chuck Berry: The Definitive Collection

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: So Far (only two songs that I didn't have)

[frau kaleun]

I ordered this tonight and used the link from the top right of the forums.

1"Rubbermaid 14 Inch Slide-n-stack Stacking Basket"
Kitchen; $7.99

Sold by: The Storage Store (http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/seller/home.html/ref=ox_oce_seller_home?ie=UTF8&seller=A16CJD9YV40E5B)

[Seminole]

I ordered the SHIII and SHII combo pack last month using the Subsim link.

[Karasunx]

Just ordered a Schwinn Coronado from Amazon through the link at the top of the forums. I did do a bunch of jumping around on Amazon before I put in the order so hopefully it'll give credit to Subsim.

[Pioneer]

Neal,

Order three lots of stationary refills of a day planner worth about $70.

[Sammi79]

Ordered DVD Atlantic convoys through the Amazon Link here. Seller was a UK shop and standard shipping (anytime within a month) cost the same as the DVD... which was a bit off I thought. Anyways hope some goes to subsim for this.

[frau kaleun]

Just ordered the following:

1"Grey Wolf, Grey Sea"
E.B. Gasaway; Mass Market Paperback; $4.00

1"Kenroy Home Wright 1-Light Table Lamp"
Tools & Hardware; $75.60

1"Silent Hunters: German U-Boat Commanders of World War II (Bluejacket Paperback Series)"
Theodore P. Savas; Paperback; $7.56

1"Lone Wolf: The Life and Death of U-Boat Ace Werner Henke"
Timothy P. Mulligan; Hardcover; $10.50

Total order after gift card deductions was $55.64.

[Sailor Steve]

I've bought lots of stuff from Amazon lately, and always through here, but I keep forgetting to list them.

JAG, season 5 was one.

Videos mostly, but I did buy a Behringer 550-watt bass amp. $326.

Oh, and I paid $79 for Amazon Prime, which means I'm now getting free two-day delivery on pretty much everything. When I got the amp head I figured it was time.

[frau kaleun]

Oh, and I paid $79 for Amazon Prime, which means I'm now getting free two-day delivery on pretty much everything. When I got the amp head I figured it was time.

I got it when I did my Christmas shopping there last year - they had a free 30 trial. After the 30 days I just paid the $79 and I'll almost certainly renew it. It's well worth not paying any shipping costs, and still getting the 2-day turnaround, on everything Amazon sells. Plus I've found quite a few third party sellers have their orders fulfilled by Amazon and the Prime advantages apply to them as well.

[Sailor Steve]

...free 30 trial.
Same here. After the thirty days I was surprised by an unexpected withdrawal from my account, and was going crazy trying to figure out what I'd spent exactly $79 on. Once it hit me I realized that I'm averaging a video and a piece of music about once per week, and that doesn't include other stuff.

So now I figure I'm paying less for two-day shipping than I was for regular shipping, which is at least $2.98 a pop. considering I paid $50 bucks for regular shipping when I bought a speaker cabinet from an online source, free two-day is fantastic for the amp head to go with it. The only thing that equals it is Walmart and Guitar Center's 'Free shipping to store', and that takes a lot longer than two days. :sunny:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Neal - 0.845 GBP heading your way via Amazon UK! :D

Hey, that's over a dollar! :up:

*mumbles to self* must spend more :yep:

[Onkel Neal]

Sorry for the delay, but I really appreciate this kind of feedback! :yeah:

Frau, all of your items tracked through, thanks!! :salute:

Just ordered the following:

1"Grey Wolf, Grey Sea"
E.B. Gasaway; Mass Market Paperback; $4.00

1"Kenroy Home Wright 1-Light Table Lamp"
Tools & Hardware; $75.60

1"Silent Hunters: German U-Boat Commanders of World War II (Bluejacket Paperback Series)"
Theodore P. Savas; Paperback; $7.56

1"Lone Wolf: The Life and Death of U-Boat Ace Werner Henke"
Timothy P. Mulligan; Hardcover; $10.50

Total order after gift card deductions was $55.64.


Steve, nothing of your showed up. I know it's a few months after the fact, but can you use that professor brain of yours to recall which links or what path you took from Subsim to Amazon ? I have to fix that, you'are about 16% of the store revenues, Mr. Sailor Trump.

I've bought lots of stuff from Amazon lately, and always through here, but I keep forgetting to list them.

JAG, season 5 was one.

Videos mostly, but I did buy a Behringer 550-watt bass amp. $326.

Oh, and I paid $79 for Amazon Prime, which means I'm now getting free two-day delivery on pretty much everything. When I got the amp head I figured it was time.

I'm asking my mother to order a few items through the main Subsim store http://www.subsim.com/store.html to help me trust the tracking, too. Wish I could order through my own store to check but Amazon forbids this.

thanks and thanks again to all who order through the Subsim store search box and then list the goodies here to help me stay on top of things.

Neal

[Onkel Neal]

Oh wait, I found it, Steve! It was back in Sept.
Behringer Classic 550-Watt Bass Amp Head BVT5500H (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00138R98O)

Wow, that commission was enough to buy me lunch. And Dinner!

Ok, buddy, I bow to your awesomeness :salute: Thank you!!

Did you also order Kyser 6 String Capo, Black (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002CZVWI) in the lst few days? I see several musical items listed, maybe I need to switch Subsim from subs to guitars?

[Sledgehammer427]

Neal, my birthday is coming up in a couple days, once I get some of that money coming through, I'm looking to order some stuff from amazon, I'll definitely have to go through the amazon link!
(With any luck, another donation as well :up:)

[Sailor Steve]

Oh wait, I found it, Steve! It was back in Sept.
Behringer Classic 550-Watt Bass Amp Head BVT5500H (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00138R98O)

Wow, that commission was enough to buy me lunch. And Dinner!
Cool! Glad I could help.

Did you also order Kyser 6 String Capo, Black (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002CZVWI) in the lst few days? I see several musical items listed, maybe I need to switch Subsim from subs to guitars?
Nope, wasn't me. But as we well know I'm hardly the only musician here.

I finally have myself trained to always go through Subsim, after all the times I just plain forgot. My recent purchases have been limited to videos. I'm up to season 9 of JAG and season 6 of Smallville, and am about to order the next ones. I also finally picked up a DVD copy of I, Claudius.

[Onkel Neal]

Thanks, Sledge, Steve. Yeah, I have to find a way to get this in the collective consciousness of all 5000 people here, if we could use this business advatnage Subsim has with Amazon 100% of the time, I would be able to relax and enjoy running a website as a hobby again! :rock:

[Sailor Steve]

Oh, I completely forgot the $30 DVD rack I picked up last month.

As for clueing people in, I'd be glad to have a link (or at least the banner) in my sig, if that's possible. :sunny:

[Gargamel]

Oh heys, missed this thread. Yeah, set all my computers amazon shortcuts to the subsim link. So when my wife buys all here girly books form there, subsim get's a cut. I try to go through it when I buy kindle stuff, but I'm sometimes on the road (or on the crapper), and using the phone/kindle to go through links is very difficult.

[Herr-Berbunch]

As for clueing people in, I'd be glad to have a link (or at least the banner) in my sig, if that's possible. :sunny:

Like this? :smug: -

[Sailor Steve]

Like this? :smug: -
I was thinking more like the banner itself with a link inside.

[Herr-Berbunch]

I was thinking more like the banner itself with a link inside.

Smarty-pants! :O:

[frau kaleun]

I was thinking more like the banner itself with a link inside.

http://www.subsim.com/phpBB/amazon06.gif (http://www.subsim.com/store.html)

Right-click, copy, paste into sig. It should work. :D

[Onkel Neal]

Like this? :smug: -
Yes, that's a start. Thanks!

[Sailor Steve]

The old computer luddite thanks you.

[frau kaleun]

Just ordered:

1 Galleria Van Gogh "Irises" Auto Open/Close Umbrella
1 DVD - Sharks and Little Fishes
1 Book - Black May, Michael Gannon
1 Book - The Death of the U-Boats, Edwin Hoyt

Total around $28 after gift certificate.

And holy crap the Kretschmer biography is being re-released in paperback next month, plus Terry Pratchett has a new book coming out in October. (And it's a Vimes novel! YAY!) Looks like I got some more pre-ordering to do. :yep:

Edit: argh, looks like the release date's been taken off the new issue of Golden Horseshoe. I might have to get an older copy used. Oh well, next gift certificate.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Over the last couple of months - two phones, four bike tyres, one PS3 headset. Also three mp3 albums and a single - do you get the percentage from those too? Hope so.

I'm sure I used the link for all of them! :hmmm:

[frau kaleun]

I keep forgetting to list my purchases here. (I do always use the Amazon link though!)

Bought tonight:

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (Wilhelm Furtwängler cond., Bayreuth Festival July 1951) [MP3 Download] - I don't know if digital orders work the same as other stuff, but I think this was $5.99

Ludwig van Beethoven: 9 Symphonien [Original recording reissued], Herbert von Karajan/Berliner Philharmoniker - $21.57

[AVGWarhawk]

Next week I purchase 2 wide white wall bike tires and tubes from Amazon. $30.00. I'm restoring a old Schwinn beach cruiser. :DL

[frau kaleun]

Buying as we speak: Beethoven Symphonies No 5 & 7, Carlos Kleiber/Wiener Philharmoniker - $9.49 minus $1 promo credit so, $8.49 but again I'm not sure if digital downloads pay the Subsim kickback. :hmmm:

[Onkel Neal]

MP3 Downloads
Ludwig Van Beethoven : Symphony No. 9 (Live At Bayreuth Festival July 1951)

Ludwig van Beethoven: 9 Symphonien

Good ol' Ludwig Van :)

Thanks, Frau, you're giving me a reason to wake up every morning. :rock:

Also, other neat recent orders through Subsim/Amazon:

Steel Boat, Iron Hearts: A U-boat Crewman's Life Aboard U-505
Plantronics Voyager 510 Bluetooth Headset [Retail Packaging]
The Complete Superman Cartoons - Diamond Anniversary Edition
A Physician's Guide to Natural Health Products That Work

Alpha Lipoic Acid Breakthrough: The Superb Antioxidant That May Slow Aging, Repair Liver Damage, and Reduce the Risk of Cancer, Heart Disease

Anatomy of the Ship: The Flower Class Corvette Agassiz

Kindle DX, Free 3G, 3G Works Globally, Graphite, 9.7" Display with New E Ink Pearl Technology

Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific Gold Edition
Silent Hunter: Battle of the Atlantic

thanks!! :rock:


I keep forgetting to list my purchases here. (I do always use the Amazon link though!)

Bought tonight:

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (Wilhelm Furtwängler cond., Bayreuth Festival July 1951) [MP3 Download] - I don't know if digital orders work the same as other stuff, but I think this was $5.99

Ludwig van Beethoven: 9 Symphonien [Original recording reissued], Herbert von Karajan/Berliner Philharmoniker - $21.57

Buying as we speak: Beethoven Symphonies No 5 & 7, Carlos Kleiber/Wiener Philharmoniker - $9.49 minus $1 promo credit so, $8.49 but again I'm not sure if digital downloads pay the Subsim kickback. :hmmm:

[frau kaleun]

MP3 Downloads
Ludwig Van Beethoven : Symphony No. 9 (Live At Bayreuth Festival July 1951)

Ludwig van Beethoven: 9 Symphonien

Good ol' Ludwig Van :)

Thanks, Frau, you're giving me a reason to wake up every morning. :rock:


Yeah, I get that a lot. :O:

I'm on a bit of a classical music tear plus still have quite a bit of stuff to look at for the new PC build in the next coupla months - some of it will no doubt come from Amazon as well.

Do you get something back on digital downloads, though? I certainly hope so. Sometimes I still buy discs for one reason or another but if the MP3 album is significantly cheaper it's hard to resist.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Also, other neat recent orders through Subsim/Amazon:


Meaning my orders weren't neat :wah:

[Sailor Steve]

Something to do with eating over the keyboard, I suspect. :O:

[frau kaleun]

Meaning my orders weren't neat :wah:

Neal may not be too proud to profit from your gay midget bestiality porn addiction, but that doesn't mean he's gonna go all honesty spammy about it. :O:

[Onkel Neal]

Plus the margins on that stuff is really thin :O:

[frau kaleun]

Neal, can you confirm that you get a cut on Amazon digital downloads as well as the other stuff?

[Onkel Neal]

Neal, can you confirm that you get a cut on Amazon digital downloads as well as the other stuff?

I think so, yes. Are you refering to MP3 music or Kindle books, or both? MP3s for sure, I see your Ludwig van items. Have you ordered any other kind of digital downloads through the Subsim Store search?


Latest purchases by Subsim members:
The Zeppelin in Combat: A History of the German Naval Airship Division
Plantronics Voyager 510 Bluetooth Headset [Retail Packaging]
Cables To Go 03169 RCA Female/Female Gold Coupler

Thanks, people!

[frau kaleun]

I think so, yes. Are you refering to MP3 music or Kindle books, or both? MP3s for sure, I see your Ludwig van items. Have you ordered any other kind of digital downloads through the Subsim Store search?

No, I've only downloaded music so far. Never bought anything else as a digital download. Glad to know the MP3 downloads pay the Subsim kickback, since unless it's something I really want to have on disc and it's roughly the same price it's just so much easier to buy the download. :yeah:

[danasan]

I bought some things through SubSim Amazon Germany today. Let's see what happens....

[danlisa]

Kindle & Case bought through UK Subsim Store. Be on the lookout.

:Kaleun_Binocular:

[Onkel Neal]

Kindle & Case bought through UK Subsim Store. Be on the lookout.

:Kaleun_Binocular:

Holee-crap! Yes sir, I see a kindle was sold through the Subsim OK Amazon store. You just tripled our 2011 UK commissons, thanks!!

:Kaleun_Applaud:

[Jimbuna]

Just purchase this memory card for my daughters camera through SubSim UK Amazon store:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lexar-100X-Premium-SDHC-Card/dp/B003PJ654S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1310637782&sr=8-2

Every little helps.

[frau kaleun]

Ordering right now:

1 HP 60 Black Ink Cartridge in Retail Packaging (CC640WN#140)
1 Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte; Lieder (Audio CD)
1 In Search of Beethoven (DVD)

[Sailor Steve]

Just bought a pair of EMH 40HZ bass pickups and a new mouse for my PC. Total about $120.

[frau kaleun]

Currently downloading digital purchase of Fidelio, the opera by... uh... Mozart... no, Verdi... er... Rossini? No, that's not right. I know this was written by somebody I like, can't quite put my finger on the name...


J/K it's Beethoven again. :O:


*Watching eagerly as download begins*


:hmmm:


OMG A WHOLE OPERA? Why did I start this download at 12:30 in the morning? DAMN YOU AMAZON AND YOUR $1 MP3 SPECIAL PROMOTION CREDITS!!!!1!



Ooooh I think I might get *another* one for buying this. I wonder whose stuff I'll buy with it? Lemme think.... :D

[AVGWarhawk]

Picked up a set of chrome fenders for my 1989 Schwinn cruiser bike. She will be retro 50's-60's in no time. :D

[Jimbuna]

Picked up a set of chrome fenders for my 1989 Schwinn cruiser bike. She will be retro 50's-60's in no time. :D


http://www.paperbackplace.com/boy_riding_scooter.gif




:03:

[AVGWarhawk]

:D Chrome fenders....sweet.....

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/1b/b4/7782228348a01e78f10f4110.L.jpg

[Oldsalt]

Hi all, I'm new to Subsim. wanted to intro myself. I usually play SH5. thanx

[frau kaleun]

Welcome aboard, Oldsalt!

[Jimbuna]

Welcome to SubSim Oldsalt :sunny:

[Fish In The Water]

Hi all, I'm new to Subsim. wanted to intro myself. I usually play SH5. thanx

Greetings, and welcome to the site! :sunny:

[frau kaleun]

This weekend's orders from Amazon:

1 Allsop Metal Art Monitor Stand
1 Sapphire Radeon HD5770 Vapor-X
2 Kensington RAM kits

[Jimbuna]

Looks like your on a mission :DL

[frau kaleun]

Looks like your on a mission :DL

:yep:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=184267

[Jimbuna]

You setting up a new rig or something? :DL

[frau kaleun]

You setting up a new rig or something? :DL

The parts sitting around here in boxes would seem to indicate that this is indeed the case. :O:

[Fish In The Water]

The parts sitting around here in boxes would seem to indicate that this is indeed the case. :O:

Hopefully all goes well and you don't end up with too many *extra* parts... :D

[frau kaleun]

Hopefully all goes well and you don't end up with too many *extra* parts... :D

What I'll end up with is a second, lower end, working computer that I have no use for. :O:

Which is not so bad, I was thinking of taking it to work and using it there - where it would still be miles ahead of what I've got in my office - or selling it to the computer shop down the road. Their ad says if you have a working PC that shipped with XP on it, they'll buy it. The ad was a bit old but I was in there poking around their used parts yesterday and they were in the process of selling an XP rig to somebody, so...

Also they had quite a selection of used components and cables and just about everything you can think of - nothing I wanted right now, unfortunately, but a lot of stuff I thought was too obsolete to be of interest to anyone. Which means I may be able to go through my growing collection of leftover bits and pieces of old rigs and make a couple bucks off of them. Plus there's stuff at work that my boss keeps asking me if I want, maybe I should start saying "yes" to that question. :hmmm:

[Fish In The Water]

...I was thinking of taking it to work and using it there - where it would still be miles ahead of what I've got in my office...

Boy does that ever bring back memories... I used to do desktop technical support in a large call centre and they had us sorting out XP issues on rigs that were running Windows 2000.

Friggin' OS was so unstable it would periodically crash whenever you opened more than 3 or 4 windows, so you had to do the two-step phone ad lib while the system rebooted. :damn:

Getting back on topic though, I've got so many pieces of old rigs kicking about that I've pretty much lost track of them all. Still that doesn't deter me from collecting more :03:, so if it was my boss offering extra parts, I'd definitely take him (or her) up on it.

I keep telling myself, you never know when you might need it, and come to think of it I can actually recall an after hours HDD crash when I was able to swap out an old one and get back up and running even though the stores were all closed.

Flimsy justification though that might be, it's good enough for me to justify my ever growing collection of largely obsolete parts. Then again if anyone ever needs a Pentium 1 with an amazing 40 GB hard drive I can always hook 'em up! :O:

[Sailor Steve]

You setting up a new rig or something? :DL
:rotfl2:

You need to read the PC thread. :rock:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=184267

[frau kaleun]

:rotfl2:

You need to read the PC thread. :rock:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=184267

Now, Steve, be fair. Jim's here so seldom that he has to be very choosy about what threads he reads in the limited time available.

Boy does that ever bring back memories... I used to do desktop technical support in a large call centre and they had us sorting out XP issues on rigs that were running Windows 2000.


Don't knock Win2000, I still look back on it fondly as a huge step up from the Win95 rigs we started out on. :haha:

[Fish In The Water]

Don't knock Win2000, I still look back on it fondly as a huge step up from the Win95 rigs we started out on. :haha:

Actually I started out on DOS then Windows 3.1 then '95...

While it's true each incarnation seemed like a huge step up, they were all very early in the era of the home PC. Kind of like going from Jurrasic to Cretaceous, a noticeable improvement but still very primitive. :O:

[U2222]

Hey Frau Kaleun and Fish In The water....
All this talk about DOS, Win 3.1 and 95 - you are giving your ages away :har:.
Remember the old customised floppy boot disk to get your software running :damn:
....and how smart programmers were then to fit games onto a handfull of floppies :up:
...ah those were the days....

[frau kaleun]

I never used Windows 3.1 but I can sure remember buying software that still came on floppies. Our first PCs at work didn't even have CD drives, which made it interesting when you needed to install or reinstall, say, MS Word or Outlook or the software that made your printer work, all of which came on CD. :damn:

And I can still remember the HDD on my first work computer... it was a whole 1 gigabyte! :haha:

[Jimbuna]

Aye reminds me of my first 'fast' chip, an 888Mhz with a whopping 1 1/2GB HD :DL

[Fish In The Water]

....and how smart programmers were then to fit games onto a handfull of floppies :up:
...ah those were the days....

I can remember playing the old King's Quest by Sierra. It came on something like 17 floppy disks, and being an adventure game, you had to change floppies (and wait for it to load) almost every time you walked off the edge of the screen.

It went something like this:

Walk, walk, walk...

Please insert disk 13...

Okay where's disk 13?

Oh, there it is...

Okay open the door and remove disk 7...

Insert disk 13 and close door...

Wait ,wait and wait some more for that awesome floppy seek time...

Walk across the screen and repeat... :har:

[frau kaleun]

Ordered some Lysol No-Touch Hand Soap refills, $25.95.

[Sailor Steve]

I recently (like last week) bought a new computer chair. The cheapo plastic lawn chair made me so sore I couldn't take it anymore. $106 smackaroons.

[frau kaleun]

Just ordered: Corsair CMPSU-850HX 850-Watt HX Professional Series 80 Plus Certified Power Supply

[frau kaleun]

Ordered 3 Coolermaster case fans and a Startech CPU power cable extender. :yeah:


Edit 8/18: And 3 fan filters, another fan, and a fan splitter cable.

Edit 8/19: another fan, another filter, another cable.

[Onkel Neal]

This weekend's orders from Amazon:

1 Allsop Metal Art Monitor Stand
1 Sapphire Radeon HD5770 Vapor-X
2 Kensington RAM kits

I see these, someone is building a nice rig.


Ordered some Lysol No-Touch Hand Soap refills, $25.95.

Nice, that's the first time an itme has been ordered in the category: Beauty :)

I recently (like last week) bought a new computer chair. The cheapo plastic lawn chair made me so sore I couldn't take it anymore. $106 smackaroons.

Fraze High-Back Swivel/Tilt Chair: enjoy it! :salute:


Just ordered: Corsair CMPSU-850HX 850-Watt HX Professional Series 80 Plus Certified Power Supply
Ordered 3 Coolermaster case fans and a Startech CPU power cable extender. :yeah:
Edit 8/18: And 3 fan filters, another fan, and a fan splitter cable.
Edit 8/19: another fan, another filter, another cable.


Frau, you are single-handedly making this month the biggest in 3 years, thank you, my dear.

http://www.1strung.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/thank-you-350x175.jpg

[frau kaleun]

I see these, someone is building a nice rig.

Er, that would be me. :O:



Frau, you are single-handedly making this month the biggest in 3 years, thank you, my dear.

http://www.1strung.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/thank-you-350x175.jpg

My pleasure! :D

[frau kaleun]

:woot: My statement date for August finally rolled over which means all my rewards points for the past month's shopping finally got calculated. :yeah:

Time to order that new mouse/keyboard!

Add one Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Desktop 7000 to the tally! :O:



Edit 8/25: and today I ordered a coupler to hook a couple HDMI cables together.

Oh and a new tv for my bedroom. SOMEBODY STOP ME! :O:




Edit 8/27: and some RCA audio cable, some RCA couplers, a Toslink cable, and a digital to analog converter.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Oh and a new tv for my bedroom. SOMEBODY STOP ME! :O:


Just get your wages paid into Neal's account, and ask him for something new every now and again - "Please, Neal, could I have a HDMI splitter?", "Hey, Neal, new TV please!"... :D

[frau kaleun]

:hmmm:

Hey Neal, can I have a copy of 'Thor' on Blu-ray? Pwetty pwetty pwease wif sugar on top?



Uh, Neal?



Hello?



*tap tap* Is this thing on?

Oh well I guess I'll just have to preorder it from Amazon as per usual. :wah:

*goes to preorder 'Thor'*

Oh man, that was exhausting. I'm wiped out! :O:

[Herr-Berbunch]

You haven't paids yer money yet! :03:

[onursoyturk]

it's a good place...

[Fish In The Water]

it's a good place...

Nice to see your first post. Welcome aboard! :sunny:

[Jimbuna]

it's a good place...

Welcome Matey :sunny:

[frau kaleun]

Ordered today: some Avery CD labels, a couple Beethoven books, a biography of Otto Kretschmer, a Blu-ray of symphonies 7-8-9 by you know who.

[Penguin]

I bought a washing machine via the subsim link. :88)

[Sailor Steve]

Umm...The Adventures of Superman, Season 2.

[frau kaleun]

Tokyo String Quartet, Beethoven String Quartets Op 18 Nos 1-6 (CD)
Tokyo String Quartet, Beethoven Middle String Quartets (MP3 download)


I needed some moar muzik for mai chamberz. :O:

[frau kaleun]

*sigh*

Beethoven, The Piano Concertos, Claudio Arrau (digital download)






You see what happens is, every time I buy a CD they give me a promotional credit towards an MP3 download. So what else can I do but go download something? :O:


Oh and they shipped me Terry Pratchett's new book "Snuff" today, but I preordered it ages ago. I'm pretty sure I used the Subsim linky to get there to make the preorder, but I don't know if stuff like that shows up when the order is placed or when it's shipped. I'm guessing when it's shipped because that's when they'd be charging me for it. :hmmm:

[Onkel Neal]

Ordered today: some Avery CD labels, a couple Beethoven books, a biography of Otto Kretschmer, a Blu-ray of symphonies 7-8-9 by you know who.

Yes, yes, and yes.


I bought a washing machine via the subsim link. :88)

I don't think so :timeout:

Umm...The Adventures of Superman, Season 2.

Mightier than a locomotive.



Tokyo String Quartet, Beethoven String Quartets Op 18 Nos 1-6 (CD)
Tokyo String Quartet, Beethoven Middle String Quartets (MP3 download)


I needed some moar muzik for mai chamberz. :O:

http://images.publicradio.org/content/2009/10/22/20091022_beethoven_portrait_33.jpg

*sigh*


Oh and they shipped me Terry Pratchett's new book "Snuff" today, but I preordered it ages ago. I'm pretty sure I used the Subsim linky to get there to make the preorder, but I don't know if stuff like that shows up when the order is placed or when it's shipped. I'm guessing when it's shipped because that's when they'd be charging me for it. :hmmm:

Well, that never made the list, but you're probably right, the time between the order and shipment buggered the commssion. But that's ok.

Other notable orders through the Subsim store:

The Emperor's Coloured Coat: In Which Otto Prohaska, Hero of the Habsburg Empire, Has an Interesting Time While Not Quite Managing to Avert the First


Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20 14.1 MP Digital Camera with 8x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7-Inch LCD


LA-CO Brite 23114 1 gallon Non-Toxic Regular Flux Liquid (for the Flux Capacitor, no doubt)

The End of America :shifty:


Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Handbook


And the CIA are now buying through Subsim!
Jane's Land-based Air Defence 2009-2010
Jane's Mines and Mine Clearance 2009-2010
Jane's Underwater Warfare Systems 2009-2010


Thanks and thanks again to all who use the Subsim search box to start yer Amazon shopping. It take a second and costs you nothing esxtra, but helps fund your website.


http://www.subsim.com/ssr/images/store.10.jpgSUBSIM AMAZON SEARCH BOX (http://www.subsim.com/store.html) (the deluxe, shiny version) http://www.subsim.com/nucleus/media/1/20060329-books1.jpg

[frau kaleun]

The Emperor's Coloured Coat

I wish I had never seen this, because I had to go look it up. Now I find it's from a series of novels I am probably going to have to order, if only because the titles are so awesome:

A Sailor of Austria: In which, without really intending to, Otto Prohaska becomes Official War Hero No. 27 of the Habsburg Empire

The Emperor’s Coloured Coat: In which Otto Prohaska, future hero of the Habsburg Empire, has an unexpectedly interesting time while not quite managing to avert the First World War

The Two-Headed Eagle: In which Otto Prohaska takes a break as the Habsburg Empire's leading U-Boat ace and does something even more thanklessly dangerous

Tomorrow the World: In which Otto Prohaska carries the Habsburg Empire's civilizing mission to the entirely unreceptive peoples of Africa and Oceania

Yep, definitely going on my wish list. :yep:

[Herr-Berbunch]

A Sailor of Austria: In which, without really intending to, Otto Prohaska listens to Beethoven's Official War Sonata No. 27

The Emperor’s Coloured Coat: In which Otto Prohaska, future hero of the Habsburg Empire, has an unexpectedly interesting time while listening to Beethoven

The Two-Headed Eagle: In which Otto Prohaska takes a break as the Habsburg Empire's leading U-Boat ace and does some listening to Beethoven

Tomorrow the World: In which Otto Prohaska carries the Habsburg Empire's civilizing Beethoven to the entirely unreceptive peoples of Africa and Oceania



Fixed :yeah:


Blimey Frau, you really go all out when you like something! :o

[frau kaleun]

A Sailor of Austria: In which, without really intending to, Otto Prohaska listens to Beethoven's Official War Sonata No. 27

The Emperor’s Coloured Coat: In which Otto Prohaska, future hero of the Habsburg Empire, has an unexpectedly interesting time while listening to Beethoven

The Two-Headed Eagle: In which Otto Prohaska takes a break as the Habsburg Empire's leading U-Boat ace and does some listening to Beethoven

Tomorrow the World: In which Otto Prohaska carries the Habsburg Empire's civilizing Beethoven to the entirely unreceptive peoples of Africa and Oceania


Fixed :yeah:


Blimey Frau, you really go all out when you like something! :o

:rotfl2:






Hey, why are we laughing? Those would be *great* stories....


I must say, though, my unofficial official goal now is to hear everything Beethoven ever wrote. Everything that has been published, performed, and recorded, anyway. Knowing men, he probably wrote several unpublished, mercifully brief lieder in honor of his penis, his prodigious sexual achievements, and the smell of his own flatulence. Only his pianoforte and chamber pot know for sure. :O:

[Sailor Steve]

Mightier than a locomotive.
You must have a crazy reason for saying that. :D

[frau kaleun]

New Pratchett book is here and it's a "Sam Vimes" story!

I didn't even look at previews to see which part of the DW this one was gonna delve into... he's talked about NOT writing any more Vimes/The Watch stories, so I was a bit worried. BUT NO MY FAVORITE CHARACTER IS BACK! :woot:

[Onkel Neal]

Yay, I did something right! :Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:

[Herr-Berbunch]

New Pratchett book is here and it's a "Sam Vimes" story!

I didn't even look at previews to see which part of the DW this one was gonna delve into... he's talked about NOT writing any more Vimes/The Watch stories, so I was a bit worried. BUT NO MY FAVORITE CHARACTER IS BACK! :woot:

Balz?

[frau kaleun]

Balz?

Of steel. :yep:

[dariocapcro]

hello ewerybody,i new here,from croatia,big fan sh 3

[Jimbuna]

hello ewerybody,i new here,from croatia,big fan sh 3

Welcome to SubSim :sunny:

[Fish In The Water]

hello ewerybody,i new here,from croatia,big fan sh 3

Welcome aboard! :sunny:

[majklvorisek]

I'm new here. I am from the Czech Republic it is in Europe. to the subnets to get through http://silenthunter.cz/. I play like silent hunter 3,4,5
Excuse my English, I can not her best

[Herr-Berbunch]

Welcome aboard, both :salute:

[Fish In The Water]

I'm new here. I am from the Czech Republic it is in Europe. to the subnets to get through http://silenthunter.cz/. I play like silent hunter 3,4,5
Excuse my English, I can not her best

Welcome aboard mate! :sunny:

[Jimbuna]

I'm new here. I am from the Czech Republic it is in Europe. to the subnets to get through http://silenthunter.cz/. I play like silent hunter 3,4,5
Excuse my English, I can not her best

No problem understanding the downloads section then :DL

Welcome :sunny:

[Gerald]

:sunny:

[frau kaleun]

Just ordered:

1 Buxton Hailey Super Wallet, black

[Pioneer]

Ordered: sunglasses, socks, computer game and book on Black Friday deals.

[gretky]

great

[Gerald]

:salute:

[Jimbuna]

great

Indeed...welcome :sunny:

[frau kaleun]

Just ordered:

1 Passion for men cologne spray
1 Passion for women edt spray
1 Barcana duck ornaments (set of 3)
1 Green Mountain French Roast K24-ct k-cups
1 Green Mountain variety 22-ct k-cups

[Herr-Berbunch]

Just ordered:

1 Passion for men cologne spray
1 Passion for women edt spray
1 Barcana duck ornaments (set of 3)
1 Green Mountain French Roast K24-ct k-cups
1 Green Mountain variety 22-ct k-cups

No Beethoven this time? :hmmm:

[frau kaleun]

No Beethoven this time? :hmmm:

Christmas gifts.



For other people. :O:

OTOH while I was out getting some stuff locally I stopped at a nearby Half Price Books and got some great used CDs. All Beethoven but one, and mostly stuff I didn't already have except for there was a 9th symphony with Jon Vickers singing tenor (MUST HAVE!! JON VICKERS!! also I'm kinda collecting different versions of that one anyway) plus a 5th piano concerto with Leon Fleisher/Szell/Cleveland Orchestra (classic, absolute must have).

What I may do this year instead of blowing all my leftover Christmas bonus money on CDs and whatnot, is buy some tickets to the Cinci Symphony Orchestra for the 2011/2012 season. They have Beethoven on two programs in February and one in March. :yeah:

But Amazon is giving out extra rewards points on music downloads until the end of the year, so I expect I may treat myself to a little something. :yep:

[frau kaleun]

Just ordered:

1 Thor 2012 calendar
1 Angels 2012 calendar
1 Zeiss lens cleaning wipes

[frau kaleun]

Christmas gifts.



For other people. :O:

And now, for me:

1 of: Beethoven [13 CD Box Set] [Audio CD]
By: Ludwig van Beethoven, Herbert von Karajan

A ginormous set, the complete 1980s symphony cycle and Missa Solemnis, the violin concerto with Mutter from 1979(?), and a ton of other stuff... basically at least one version of everything in his entire recorded Beethoven repertoire. And only $40. Just released last month which I guess is why I hadn't come across it before.

I know some people hate Karajan for a wide variety of reasons, but I've never been disappointed in any of the recordings he made with the BPO and this set mostly features them with IIRC a few bits done with their Viennese counterparts (who are not too shabby either :O:).

But Amazon is giving out extra rewards points on music downloads until the end of the year, so I expect I may treat myself to a little something. :yep:

And then there's the digital stuff:


1 of: Beethoven: Für Elise; Eroica Variations, Op.35; 6 Bagatelles Op.126; 6 Ecossaises WoO83 [MP3 Download]
1 of: Beethoven: Diabelli Variations [MP3 Download]
1 of: Beethoven: Complete works for Winds and Brass Vol. 1 [MP3 Download]
1 of: Beethoven: Complete works for Winds and Brass Vol. 2 [MP3 Download]
1 of: Beethoven, L.: Piano Trios (Complete) (Eisenstadt Haydn Trio) [MP3 Download]
And a very Ludwig van Christmas was had by... me! :D

[Onkel Neal]

Frau, you must have the biggest LVB collection in the nid-west by now :)

[frau kaleun]

Frau, you must have the biggest LVB collection in the nid-west by now :)

You'd think that, until you compared it with the complete list of his works. :wah:

TBH I'm actually working on a little database to keep track of what I have and what I don't, because I'm getting to the point where I see CDs at Half Price books and then can't remember whether it's something I have yet to add to the collection, or is something I already have in multiple versions because really you can never have too many performances of the 9th symphony or Emperor concerto from which to choose. :shifty:

Besides, what else am I gonna do with MS Access? :haha:


Edit: OH HEY tomorrow is LVB's birthday. Or his assumed birthday, since records show he was baptized on the 17th and that was usually done the day after the birth.

If he were alive today, he'd be 241 years old. :D

[Sailor Steve]

Just bought the 1966 Superman, Aquaman and DC Super Heroes cartoon collections.

Frau, you must have the biggest LVB collection in the nid-west by now :)
I have the absolute complete Beethoven, as well as the absolute complete Bach. While that includes all of the rarest stuff, it does only contain one recording of each, so FK probably has more different recordings of individual symphonies than I do.

[frau kaleun]

I have the absolute complete Beethoven, as well as the absolute complete Bach. While that includes all of the rarest stuff, it does only contain one recording of each, so FK probably has more different recordings of individual symphonies than I do.

Oh dear lord I've got at least two versions of each. And about 10 of the Ninth. Favorites like the violin concerto and last piano concerto, I dunno, 4 or 5 versions. Sometimes I find a used CD that can't be passed up because of the performer(s) involved. I have "complete" sets of things only because I got them used and therefore cheap and they are historically important but the recordings are way old so the quality is not great even though the performances are wonderful, so eventually I go looking for a more modern set with a different performer that I know I like.

And then there's the fact that some of the really rare stuff, you can't just *buy* without getting it as part of a bigger collection that includes stuff you've already got. I'm looking at a CD set of the string quartets & quintets right now even though I've got much of it on hand already because it includes alternate versions, unfinished pieces, all the rare stuff that almost never gets recorded.

[Onkel Neal]

I've posted the Subsim Amazon search box in the header for all to see and use (hopefully). After Christmas I will remove it, but it can still be found on the Subsim Store page. Thanks to all who do their Amazon shopping through SUBSIM, it costs you nothing extra and peels away a few dollars from Amazon to support SUBSIM. Think of it as your own Occupy Wall Street effort. :shucks:

[Sailor Steve]

Well, being resistant to change, I seem to be the only one who still has it in my sig. :O:

[frau kaleun]

Well, being resistant to change, I seem to be the only one who still has it in my sig. :O:

Ahem. :D


Also just ordered:

Beethoven: Complete String Quartets, Quintets & Fragments [Box Set]
King Arthur - The Director's Cut (Widescreen Edition)
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Prima Official Game Guide

[Degg]

nice )

[Onkel Neal]

You guys rock, who'da thunk, Beethoven so long ago would result in a few dollars for a sub game website server ? :up:

[ratrace24]

cool

[frankieland692]

hope to be playing sh for a log time thanks with the help of this site

[Sailor Steve]

Just bought the expanded Bourne trilogy. Not a lot of moolah, but every little bit helps.

[Sailor Steve]

Picked up a new set of ink cartridges for my printer: $26.95.
Bound For Glory, from the book by Woodie Guthrie, staring David Carradine: $2.39 (yeah, I'm cheap).

[Herr-Berbunch]

Headset, about $60-ish. And there has been some music too, mp3 downloads but I still don't know if you get a cut of them? :hmmm:

[Sailor Steve]

Headset, about $60-ish. And there has been some music too, mp3 downloads but I still don't know if you get a cut of them? :hmmm:
It looks like it.

Neal, can you confirm that you get a cut on Amazon digital downloads as well as the other stuff?

I think so, yes...MP3s for sure, I see your Ludwig van items.

[GreyIron]

Wow I didn't realize the amount thru Amazon is going too the site> I will definitely us it all the time.:sunny:

[Jimbuna]

Just purchased:

Corgi AA36404 1:72 Scale Eurofighter 11 Squadron RAF Coningsby 2007

Aviation Archive Military Air Power Limited Edition £49.99 + p&p

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corgi-AA36404-Eurofighter-Squadron-Coningsby/dp/B0011Z7G9Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328699435&sr=8-1

[Jimbuna]

Just purchased:

Corgi AA36404 1:72 Scale Eurofighter 11 Squadron RAF Coningsby 2007

Aviation Archive Military Air Power Limited Edition £49.99 + p&p

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corgi-AA36404-Eurofighter-Squadron-Coningsby/dp/B0011Z7G9Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328699435&sr=8-1

Goods didn't arrive in the timeframe stipulated so I contacted Amazon....they inform me the seller has withdrawn the item for sale but should have notified me :stare:

Sorry Neal

[Jimbuna]

good

Pardon me?

[Herr-Berbunch]

I think he/she/it is just repeating post #202 above to claim their free downloads :stare:

I don't think it's personal about you not getting your Typhoon or Neal not getting his cut.

[Jimbuna]

Yeah on reflection that may well be the case...haven't posted since though.

[Onkel Neal]

No worries, and sorry about that merchant canceling. :cool:

[Jimbuna]

Corgi AA39002 Westland Lynx Royal Navy £29.99 free p&p.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corgi-Aviation-Archive-Military-Power/dp/B0021L97CI

This bugga better arrive :DL

[Jimbuna]

The above arrived this morning...Amazon are back in my good book :sunny:

[krashkart]

If I had been thinking I would have searched for my computer upgrades through the Subsim store. I'll keep it in mind for the future build, though. :salute:

Just got Das Boot in the mail, along with HoI3 and two more gigs of RAM. All three through the Subsim store. I'm as happy as a lemur with two di... *squelch* :oops:

[frau kaleun]

Just ordered: 1 Sony portable AM/FM radio, 1 APC UPS backup thingy. :salute:

[Sailor Steve]

Great Northern Popcorn Original Spinner Stovetop 6 1/2 Quart Popcorn Popper - Theater Popcorn at Home!


Got tired of unpopped kernels, my microwave is in storage and I'm not real handy with a stove anyway. I went to Amazon looking for an air popper, but when I saw the reviews for this one I changed my mind. It has a clamp-on top with a simple wooden handcrank, and everybody says "No unpopped kernels". We'll see tonight. :D

Less than twenty bucks, free two-day delivery. I ordered it Tuesday, it came this morning. Can't complain, so far.

[Jimbuna]

Great Northern Popcorn Original Spinner Stovetop 6 1/2 Quart Popcorn Popper - Theater Popcorn at Home!


Got tired of unpopped kernels, my microwave is in storage and I'm not real handy with a stove anyway. I went to Amazon looking for an air popper, but when I saw the reviews for this one I changed my mind. It has a clamp-on top with a simple wooden handcrank, and everybody says "No unpopped kernels". We'll see tonight. :D

Less than twenty bucks, free two-day delivery. I ordered it Tuesday, it came this morning. Can't complain, so far.

No picture or link? :hmmm:

[Sailor Steve]

No picture or link? :hmmm:
No, you don't deserve one!:O:









Sorry 'bout dat.
http://www.amazon.com/Great-Northern-Popcorn-Original-Stovetop/dp/B005T3P6PM/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1334418434&sr=8-7

I did use it last night. Worked fine, made so much I have leftovers for today and maybe tomorrow. I won't know about unpopped kernels until I reach the bottom of the huge bowl, but it does taste just fine.

[Jimbuna]

That looks cool....put plenty of sugar on mine :cool:

[frau kaleun]

Sugar on popcorn?

"The horror... the horror...."

:O:


Sending back radio I just ordered as it can't tune in anything without static when I try to use it in my office, which is where I need it to work. Replacing it with something a bit more pricey that I hope will be better.

[Sailor Steve]

He was joking...I hope.

Update: The second time I used it I put in a little less. Ended up with a perfect bowl - no burns, not one unpopped kernel, and one of the plastic cogs on the spinner broke. :cry:

Emailing the maker now.

[Jimbuna]

He was joking...I hope.

Update: The second time I used it I put in a little less. Ended up with a perfect bowl - no burns, not one unpopped kernel, and one of the plastic cogs on the spinner broke. :cry:

Emailing the maker now.

You should have oiled the cogs....with sugar :O:

[frau kaleun]

Just ordered: 1 Oblivion GOTY edition, 1 Morrowind GOTY edition.

Should be here Friday, after which you will probably hear from me again around... well let's say 2014 just to be safe. :O:

[Sailor Steve]

Lois & Clark, season 3.

[Jimbuna]

Canon EOS 1100D DSLR camera + Camera Rucksack £329.90

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-Digital-18-55-Lens-Kit/dp/B004MPQXZA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336563470&sr=8-1

16GB memory card £15.18

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lexar-16GB-100X-Premium-SDHC/dp/B003PJ655W/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1336564619&sr=8-7

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II Lens £167-00

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-EF-S-55-250mm-4-5-6-Lens/dp/B0056E49MK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1336571336&sr=8-2

[Sailor Steve]

So you went ahead and did it? Good deal! :sunny:

[Jimbuna]

Yeah, the final motivator was probably young buna sailing into the Tyne come June.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Yeah, the final motivator was probably young buna sailing into the Tyne come June.

No better reason, unless you're in Carotio's line of work :D

I thought you'd got it just for taking better pictures of your collection, die-cast not Carotio's... ;)

[Jimbuna]

No better reason, unless you're in Carotio's line of work :D

I thought you'd got it just for taking better pictures of your collection, die-cast not Carotio's... ;)

Never thought of that...not that SWMBO would believe it :DL

[Sailor Steve]

Robin of Sherwood: The Complete Series. One of my all-time favorites. Down to $36.09, so I finally had to get it.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00180IPQW/ref=pe_57680_22094150_pe_vfe_dt1

[Jimbuna]

Wings of the Malvinas: The Argentine Air War Over the Falklands [Hardcover] £22.71

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wings-Malvinas-Argentine-Over-Falklands/dp/1902109228/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337627970&sr=8-1

[Sailor Steve]

Lois & Clark, season 4.

[GERUNIMO]

This is great stuff, thanks for the knowledge.

[Jimbuna]

Welcome Aboard GERUNIMO :sunny:

[jwells0504]

Mentioned to a friend who is buying a 1200 dollar computer on amazon to go through subsim. This is going to be my way of supporting this site. Good Job.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Mentioned to a friend who is buying a 1200 dollar computer on amazon to go through subsim. This is going to be my way of supporting this site. Good Job.

Nice one :yeah:

[Sailor Steve]

British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War, by Norman Friedman. $54.52.
http://www.amazon.com/British-Destroyers-Earliest-Second-World/dp/1591140811/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1339683026&sr=1-1

[Onkel Neal]

Lois & Clark, season 4.
Not showing on the report....

Mentioned to a friend who is buying a 1200 dollar computer on amazon to go through subsim. This is going to be my way of supporting this site. Good Job.


Nice!! Let me know when he goes forward with it, thanks


British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War, by Norman Friedman. $54.52.
http://www.amazon.com/British-Destroyers-Earliest-Second-World/dp/1591140811/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1339683026&sr=1-1

Not showing on the report....

Wings of the Malvinas: The Argentine Air War Over the Falklands [Hardcover] £22.71

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wings-Malvinas-Argentine-Over-Falklands/dp/1902109228/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337627970&sr=8-1

Not showing on the report....

Robin of Sherwood: The Complete Series. One of my all-time favorites. Down to $36.09, so I finally had to get it.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00180IPQW/ref=pe_57680_22094150_pe_vfe_dt1

That did show on the report. Not sure why the others did not.

Be sure to use the search box here:
http://www.subsim.com/store.html

[Sailor Steve]

That did show on the report. Not sure why the others did not.
I'm hoping it's not because I forgot to use the link. I'm pretty sure I did, but now I don't know...

[Onkel Neal]

You can also use the link at the top right of the forum.

[Onkel Neal]

Canon EOS 1100D DSLR camera + Camera Rucksack £329.90

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-Digital-18-55-Lens-Kit/dp/B004MPQXZA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336563470&sr=8-1

16GB memory card £15.18

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lexar-16GB-100X-Premium-SDHC/dp/B003PJ655W/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1336564619&sr=8-7

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II Lens £167-00

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-EF-S-55-250mm-4-5-6-Lens/dp/B0056E49MK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1336571336&sr=8-2


Not there :(

[Jimbuna]

Canon EOS 1100D DSLR camera + Camera Rucksack £329.90

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-Digita...6563470&sr=8-1 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-Digital-18-55-Lens-Kit/dp/B004MPQXZA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336563470&sr=8-1)

16GB memory card £15.18

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lexar-16GB-1...6564619&sr=8-7 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lexar-16GB-100X-Premium-SDHC/dp/B003PJ655W/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1336564619&sr=8-7)

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II Lens £167-00

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-EF-S-5...6571336&sr=8-2 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-EF-S-55-250mm-4-5-6-Lens/dp/B0056E49MK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1336571336&sr=8-2)

Not there :(

Visa statement came in yesterday and I have until end of June to pay so I hope that is the reason it is not showing atm.

It had better be anyway because I'm 100% certain I used the link :yep:

[leeszaj]

:up:ok

[Jimbuna]

Canon EOS Rebel T3/1100D For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers) [Paperback] £15.39

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-Rebel-1100D-Dummies-Computers/dp/1118094972/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1342002270&sr=1-2-fkmr0

[Onkel Neal]

Ah, Jim, mate. Can you send someone from MI5 to slap me around a bit? I have forgotten that you are ordering through Amazon UK. Yes, I see your purchases, you are the man!
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/img/2012/entertainment/1107_otoole_a.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Ah, Jim, mate. Can you send someone from MI5 to slap me around a bit? I have forgotten that you are ordering through Amazon UK. Yes, I see your purchases, you are the man!


Thank the lord for that, I was beginning to think the buggas were cherry picking what to give commission out on.

Either that or I hadn't used the link correctly and I was confident I had :smug:

[Pioneer]

SimCity 4 for daughter in AU, US$14.98.

[frau kaleun]

Celebrating my new debt free status by indulging myself with an HP 60XL ink cartridge, plus new socks and underwear for the work week. Do I know how to party or what? :woot:

[Jimbuna]

Celebrating my new debt free status by indulging myself with an HP 60XL ink cartridge, plus new socks and underwear for the work week. Do I know how to party or what? :woot:

Pictures of everything or it didn't happen :smug:








:O:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Pictures of everything or it didn't happen

Don't ask, or you might just get.

http://swns.com/images/stories/biggestknickers/biggestknickers1.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Aaaaargh!!

http://www.xdtalk.com/gallery/data/600/medium/eyebleach.jpg

[frau kaleun]

I was gonna say... I don't think pics of my work knickers are gonna be very exciting. I buy them for comfort and ease of laundering and the process is basically one of picking out a brand name, finding some plain white briefs... and then deciding on a size. Which usually involves having a peek at what I'm currently wearing, asking myself if I'm completely and totally comfortable wearing it, and then going one size higher. :haha:

[Onkel Neal]

Celebrating my new debt free status by indulging myself with an HP 60XL ink cartridge, plus new socks and underwear for the work week. Do I know how to party or what? :woot:

Nicely done! You should celebrate with a cake, too. Debt free is my dream.

SimCity 4 for daughter in AU, US$14.98.
Thanks, buddy!

[frau kaleun]

Nicely done! You should celebrate with a cake, too. Debt free is my dream.


Well, I'm only debt free until the mortgage. Then I will have... a mortgage. Like a real grown up person even. You'll know when I sign the papers, cuz there'll be a shudder and a slight jolt as the world stops revolving. :O:

[mr chris]

Just brought some DVD's and a new shiny 3D Blue ray player and few other things. Hope you get your slice Neal. :up:

[Sailor Steve]

Just ordered Peter Padfield: Maritime Power and Struggle For Freedom: Naval Campaigns that Shaped the Modern World 1788-1851 and
Maritime Dominion: Naval Campaigns that Shaped the Modern World, which covers 1852 to the present day. Total cost with shipping was about $20.

I also pre-ordered the reissued volume of R.A. Burt's British Battleships of World War One. It's not due for release until September 15, so I wouldn't expect it to show up until after that date.