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Taryn Passed away. Thanks for being a part of us, even if it wasn't always on the best of terms. 1987-2014 Level: 204      Posts: 4186/14742 EXP: 121765012 For next: 1584806 Since: 09-01-09 From: Seattle Since last post: 10.1 years Last activity: 9.8 years
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Sails 2800 as a video game grows old its content and internal logic deteriorateÿ Level: 102  Posts: 1962/2803 EXP: 10923818 For next: 166149 Since: 07-04-07 Pronouns: He/Him From: MA Since last post: 121 days Last activity: 29 days
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 Not normally, no.
That is, until I get to the point where I don't know what I am doing and need to look at the instructions. ____________________ |
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Xkeeper Level: 263  Posts: 13924/25353 EXP: 297180947 For next: 1779506 Since: 07-03-07 Pronouns: they/them/???????? Since last post: 4 days Last activity: 6 hours
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Joe Common spammer 🍬 Level: 111  Posts: 1152/3392 EXP: 14503119 For next: 365241 Since: 08-02-07 From: Pororoca Since last post: 13 days Last activity: 1 hour
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Manuals for anything beyond the range of my knowledge.
Unless said assembly involves a computer, I probably need the manual. ____________________ |
RahanAkero The End of the World Level: 57  Posts: 9/756 EXP: 1401135 For next: 84793 Since: 11-25-09 From: Staten Island, NY Since last post: 265 days Last activity: 1 day
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| I usually read manuals -- although, when it comes to assembly, I suffer from that problem of always ending up with extra pieces left over. X.x
Also, I tend to read game manuals hoping for them to have a bit of in-universe flavor -- you couldn't imagine my irritation with the Modern Warfare 2 pamphlet-disguised-as-a-manual. D: ____________________ XBL/PSN/Steam: RahanAkero Most frequently played games: 360: Modern Warfare 2, Halo 3, KoF98 UM. PSN: Tekken 6, SF4. Steam: TF2. |
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Pandaren Still something. Level: 108  Posts: 2035/3196 EXP: 13245838 For next: 274661 Since: 08-17-07 From: Finland Since last post: 1.3 years Last activity: 107 days
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Surlent 220 Life over. Continue(s) left: 00 Level: 34  Posts: 122/222 EXP: 242819 For next: 10832 Since: 08-02-07 From: Berlin Since last post: 8.8 years Last activity: 8.4 years
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As for cupboards and such, usually these are easy to figure out (still looking up what goes in where, as it is easy to misplace the screws or going in wrong order) - and often there are marks that say "you need two people to set up this", and you can do it all alone 
As for manuals for electric(onical) devices, it depends on it. I think a cellphone is usually figured out really easy, if you owned a previous one from the same brand, or just by trial and error, without ever unsealing the booklet. Same with video games - you may want to look up for a quick reference for button assigment, if you for some reason don't want to tutorial levels in more complex games. Again, if it is made up beautifully, with nice artworks and information you might really need, instead of more or less bland generic tips, I would consider just having it, as it is a nice element. Still, it sucks if there is no printed one. Like you buy expensive software, and you get only a PDF on a CD. I understand they want to save costs, but for for more complex applications I would like to have an option to buy an edition with a good handbook. Like for Windows, you can buy the full version, but also get your OEM SB version (at least in Germany this is perectly legal - Microsoft cannot restrict those retail version to computer manufacturers/dealers only) with only a quick start guide. But, as said, if you owned a previous version, just take the included tour, or try it out on your own. ____________________  |
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I always read the manual before I mess with anything, unless it's a video game from a series I'm strongly familiar with. ____________________ Exate Land - ZC/ZZT works from years past.  "I haven't the faintest idea"  |
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Girlydragon 3030 Possibly neither Girly nor Dragon. Level: 105  Posts: 829/3030 EXP: 12257805 For next: 4455 Since: 07-21-07 From: Sweden Since last post: 284 days Last activity: 7 hours
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| It kinda goes like this:
First I check if I can at once realize what should be done. If I don't know then I quickly skim trough the manual. If I still don't, then I read the manual. If it's not computers then I most often need to read. ____________________  |
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dirbaio For future reference, "Responsible disclosure" isn't "acting like a douche about an exploit and demanding compensation". Level: NaN Posts: 189/-1288 EXP: NaN For next: 0 Since: 07-28-09 From: Spain Since last post: 10.9 years Last activity: 9.9 years
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i NEVER read them, with one exception : Calculators. they are hard to find out how to use. i remember spending an hour trying to find out how to solve equations in my TI calc because i didnt have the instructions on hand  |
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Gabu Star Mario Placeholder Ikachan until :effort: is found Level: 172  Posts: 1797/9981 EXP: 68000047 For next: 102187 Since: 08-10-09 Pronouns: they/them, she/her From: Santa Cruisin' USA Since last post: 57 days Last activity: 5 days
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paulguy Green Birdo Level: 93  Posts: 390/2294 EXP: 8033460 For next: 19350 Since: 09-14-07 From: Buffalo, NY Since last post: 9.7 years Last activity: 9.7 years
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Paulguy's Post configuration Sometimes.
With most electronics I wont bother, they're usually WAY too verbose and rarely particularly useful, or even lacking in detail where it matters or outright incomplete. If it's putting together furniture, I'll probably just look at the pictures to get the right screws/order, but the text is usually just useless badly translated mumbo jumbo. Some programs I'll check the instructions for, especially command line stuff where you kinda have to to learn the usage and stuff (though you can usually get by with appname --help output). ____________________ |
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