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Los Angeles, CA
Joined November 2012
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The #SOCALTECHFair was a mess. Day1 I got there at 6 AM, but there was already a 💯+ line in spite of the rules. The #AMD promo was a scam, no mention of stock or the plinko game + #iBuypower gave tickets to their booth that weren’t honored. Result: $20+gas+6hr waits for nothing.
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I was at the @iBUYPOWER #SOCALTECHFair earlier and lmao what a fuck!ng scam Yikes Barely any trade in inventory for the amd promotion and it wasn’t a straight trade in, had to win a game Awful line management and just an overall bad time L of the weekend
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"while supplies last" People showed up at 4am and didn't even get a chance.
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WOW only 35 available each day. This has been massively misadvertised.
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#amdcares @AMDGaming you really shouldn't have people dragging their CPUs out of their machines for a slim chance at a combo if you don't have enough for at least the ones following the rules of the event. It was never stated it would be plinko for the combo either.
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Replying to @AMDGaming
@AMDGaming @iBUYPOWER @JayzTwoCents line starts at 6am yet people are lined up long before that, tand slurp everything up while everyone else is stuck in line that got in line at 6. #amdcares only has 30 units on hand and then plinkos them, just raffle it at that point.
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I got back from this and it was NOT worth it. They were NOT transparent about how the trade-in was ONLY through a game of plinko. Not stated anywhere, just "Bring your old CPU" I was like 160th in line as well. @JayzTwoCents @AMDGaming @iBUYPOWER @hytebrand #SOCALTECHFair
Join AMD at the SoCal Tech Fair May 3-4 for fun, trade-ins, giveaways, and more! FREE AMD Ryzen 9700X + ASUS ROG B650 + Copy of Monster Hunter Wilds with trade-in of any AMD CPU. Or trade in a #TeamBlue CPU or older! All while supplies last! #AMDCares Learn more: bit.ly/3Gsv9do
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This is from the Attendee Guide for #SOCALTECHFair Not a SINGLE mention of how the 9700X deal was part of the plinko board, just "While supplies last". I am so utterly disappointed in the lack from transparency from @AMDGaming and it really soured the entire day.
Join AMD at the SoCal Tech Fair May 3-4 for fun, trade-ins, giveaways, and more! FREE AMD Ryzen 9700X + ASUS ROG B650 + Copy of Monster Hunter Wilds with trade-in of any AMD CPU. Or trade in a #TeamBlue CPU or older! All while supplies last! #AMDCares Learn more: bit.ly/3Gsv9do
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I joked that they should have had a shipping container full of the stuff ready for all the demand. Not to mention their Twitter posts and attendee guide said "while supplies last" and not mentioning "Oh, by the way, you gotta play on a plinko board for a chance for it."
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However, there were two major cons: AMD putting it out on Twitter that anyone could get a Ryzen 9700X, an ASUS B650 Board, and Monster Hunter Wilds probably brought a lot of people in, but brought people willing to break rules and camp out to be the first one there.
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people lining up hours before the allowed time and zero transparency on the cpu trade in AMD never misses a missed opportunity #socaltechfair #socaltechscam
Have you gotten your tickets for #SOCALTECHFair yet? 🎟️ Check out some of the great discounted GPUs we'll have on sale, the AMD Trade-in, and MORE! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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You guys changed it last minute to a game of plinko to win the honor of trading in for a CPU and motherboard, awful move there AMD For anyone that sees this, they were only giving 40 of these combos today, and even then it wasn't guaranteed #socaltechfair #socaltechfair2025
Join AMD at the SoCal Tech Fair May 3-4 for fun, trade-ins, giveaways, and more! FREE AMD Ryzen 9700X + ASUS ROG B650 + Copy of Monster Hunter Wilds with trade-in of any AMD CPU. Or trade in a #TeamBlue CPU or older! All while supplies last! #AMDCares Learn more: bit.ly/3Gsv9do
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Replying to @AMDGaming
It’s a scam, only 30-40 available per day, people slept over night AND they false advertised and you have to win a game of Plinko to be eligible for the trade. HUNDREDS of people were here at 6am
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This is heartbreaking to hear. So sad. 💔
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Sorry to hear this. Rest in Heaven @0xfraq
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Replying to @0xfraq
@0xfraq was but a drop in an ocean, but that drop made waves, those waves turned to tsunami, that tsunami changed the world.
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During the debrief the students thought we had a 40 person red team, no it was us humble 5 against all of them, and he did all the hard work I need to make a sparta meme next, that man was an absolute legend
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I remember a time when it was 5 of us at @seccdc during qualifiers on the Red team, @0xfraq was running ansible against all the targets and I was cooking up exploits, he would then ansibilize them in real time and sling them at all the students, every 5 minutes
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Sorry @0xfraq but I had to, memes is how I process grief
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I am so sorry. This is reminded me to hug my children many many times today. Life is precious, never take it for granted.
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