Evening Reading
by Steve Gibson, Oct 02, 2004 5:00pm PDTBurnout3 in my hands! Lets hope I dont suck at it... you know? Also a shout-out to Maarten for finally upgrading his computer and living in the now! He's now an Athlon64 convert like myself! Woot Maarty!
- Wacky new air-powered car - Fighting crime with cell phones! - Ozone hole shrinking? Come one.. we can do better! - Windows changes hurt!Lastly, realizing that preaching abstinence isnt working, Aussies give out birth control to those hump-crazy Koalas.
Dear Esther Mac port confirmed
Killing Floor hits a million sales, discounted on Steam
Jam Live Music Arcade announced for PS3, Xbox 360
Metal Gear Online to quietly die this summer
Mad Riders: Techland's ATV racer coming to PC, PSN, XBLA
Pictures on the bottom
Hmm. Spent about 6 or 7 hours playing Katamari Damacy last night. God damn. It sure didn't seem that long :(
This game is so much more fun now that I have people to compete against. I doubt I'll ever top freak!'s or davislovestacobell's single stage records (have you guys been keeping tabs of their work? Holy shit), but I'm loving the challenge of securing the biggest fucking cow in the Taurus stage, the biggest bear in the Ursa Major stage, and just reading the collection book. Not too many games make me actually laugh out loud, but this game is loaded down with moments where i can't help myself and wind up giggling like a little schoolchild.
I know it's not a unique sensation, either. Many people have commented on how fun it is to engulf things that at one point were alarmingly huge and overbearing, while others like to reference the King's humorous jabs at the Prince's small stature. I realize that I've been posting a lot about this game since it's come out in America, but if it hasn't already been made blatantly obvious, it's because this game is so fucking fun and enjoyable.
So as not to make this a totally worthless and trite post, here's some caps from today:
94% of the Maidens, baby: http://roushimsx.shackspace.com/katamaridamacy/TV2004100300012000.jpg
Pink Shirt: http://roushimsx.shackspace.com/katamaridamacy/TV2004100300014000.jpg
Failure: http://roushimsx.shackspace.com/katamaridamacy/TV2004100303061300.jpg
Soccer Player: http://roushimsx.shackspace.com/katamaridamacy/TV2004100306313100.jpg
No Stealing Cows: http://roushimsx.shackspace.com/katamaridamacy/TV2004100306313700.jpg
Human Tower: http://roushimsx.shackspace.com/katamaridamacy/TV2004100306350400.jpg
Merman: http://roushimsx.shackspace.com/katamaridamacy/TV2004100306360200.jpg
Havana: http://roushimsx.shackspace.com/katamaridamacy/TV2004100306363500.jpg
Helicoptor: http://roushimsx.shackspace.com/katamaridamacy/TV2004100306401800.jpg
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(in reply foolio)
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Awesome production values, awesome conspiracy-theory plots, AMAZING art and animation on all the cool technological gizmos.
Not to mention just cool story line in general. I just saw episode 14 of the 2nd season... the one about the story of the sniper that is part of Section 9. Man, just amazing story telling...
Last week, my dog ( http://phil.askluke.com/reinforcements.jpg ) got sprayed by a skunk. http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8584475 Ok, that was not the funny part, especially the "giving her a tomato juice bath".
But fast forward to tonight, my son opens the front door and spots an XBOX huge sized spider right outside our front door. He pisses his pants almost and wants me to nuke it from orbit, as that's clearly the only option. But since I'm such a camera whore, I decide to take some pics.
http://phil.askluke.com/chicks/lolz/b00gab00ga.jpg
Then I hear a rustling in some leaves just to my left. Now understand, it's almost pitch black out here except for a weakass porchlight, and there's that fucking skunk ABOUT 5 FEET AWAY FROM ME! Instead of running inside like a little girl, I try to snap a shot hoping it doesn't cover me in skunk piss. The whole time I'm thinking, I gotta get a pic for the Shack! But it was so damn dark, the camera couldn't get a good focus.
http://phil.askluke.com/chicks/lolz/OHSHI.jpg
Then I ran inside like a little girl and posted on the Shack. Now I realize that this post NEEDS MORE HOT CHICKS so here's a MILF from today's soccer extravaganza.
http://phil.askluke.com/chicks/uncategorizedbims/MILF.jpg
Good times.
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http://www.dognoses.com/shackmeet04.html
This is late because I been tied up at work, out of town, doing... secret stuff. I'd tell you but then I'd have to sniff you.
A few others have done their writeups, but not everyone has, and I'm tired of waiting dammit!!! POST THEM NOW!
XOXOX,
Mila
PS: edlin rocks for suggesting this, I had a blast :<
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I know there are a few of us, but who here Shacks on a Mac? I keep finding out there are more than I thought.
What is your Mac?
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Bear in mind that, against all evidence to the contrary, kittens are not able to transport themselves through solid objects by means of teleportation, osmosis or matter rephasing.
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http://web.njit.edu/~ajc7719/freaK!-KDMaS1-194.wmv
I finally got a capture card that allows me to record at a decent quality (though not great).
This is me getting 19cm4mm on Make a Star 1 in Katamari Damacy. I fuck up a bunch of times and probably could have gotten an extra mm :(.
For the people who haven't seen this game before, look how fun it is :(
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I have a problem. I've never attempted this before, but after getting Burnout 3, I wanted to try it online for the Xbox. Well, I tried running a network cable from the Xbox straight to the cable modem, and when I go to setup the network with the Xbox it says it can't connect. Do I need to purchase a router or something special to hook up the Xbox to the net?
Thanks in advance.
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resumption of nws access
please read http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8680617 before visiting http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8679446 so, please don't fusker the site. thanks.
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I live in Ventura just down the 101, HappyNoodle & Zero|DPX live in SB....
Post if you would go, please.
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thanks to drucifer for the heads up about ER :<
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http://typo3.granite-nmp.com/photography
less old, less busted (I hope - or I wasted a few hours)
http://www.granitenewmedia.com/photography
does it load ok etc? Is it hideously offensive? Hopefully it's all kosher. Gradually, the site is sucking less massive amounts of fettid cock.
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OH SHI THE SCREEN WENT DEAD
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http://www.dansdata.com/kitten.htm
That is all.
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Just watched all 3 Matrix movies again this morning and maybe there's been something said I haven't caught.
After Neo deleted or got Smith deleted that equation became balanced right? Does that mean Neo is dead then since the Orlacle said everything had a beginning and an end? Is/was he blind also? Didn't get that part where his eyes looked melted and he could still see. Wonder if he's a machine then.
Anybody?
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http://makeashorterlink.com/?Z24256F69
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So many games get so much pre-release attention around here, and then when they finally come out we get the obligatory OMG this game is so great posts! But then, a week, maybe two weeks later you never hear of the game again, because it's been overshadowed by something new and better. Here's some that have really caught my eye:
Doom3--apparently once the shiny graphics wore off, everybody realized there's not much to keep you coming back for more.
CoD: United Offensive-- the ShackHype was very strong with this one on release day, but what happened? Besides a handful of comments here and there it just hasn't taken off at all.
Dawn of War--I keep trying to find threads hyping it up, but there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of truly dedicated interest.
SW: Battlefront--I'm under the understanding that it's a complete flop (well, the PC version at least)
Now, a few games have withstood the test thus far--
Rome: Total War gets lots of pimping, and usually very detailed posts. That's a good sign.
Katamari Damacy gets unhealthy amounts of love, too.
So yeah, just some observations. Maybe you agree, disagree, whatever. I think it all comes down to this, though: BEWARE OF THE SHACKHYPE!
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my battery is actually a pain in the ass to get to
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I have a PPT presentation and an mp3. I need to combine the two into either a Flash format or a movie format of some kind.
Help?
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PSP $199.99.
Unconfirmed, but Sony's not stupid. Launching a handheld at $350 is idiotic.
Thanks EvilAvatar.
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lol
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:-)
/ V
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Jesus, what a monster thread about nothing. A mouse in Halo 2 on the XBox would SUCK, because the turning speed is still locked. It would be like trying to drive a race car where the wheel could only move so fast. Yeesh!
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