Evening Reading
by Maarten Goldstein, Nov 26, 2007 6:00pm PSTI take it you all had a good Thanksgiving and all that. It was actually the first time I was in the US during the holiday, so I got to take in several of the traditional dishes...I will be coming back.
- Apparently tattoo ads are all the rage
- $78,100 to get all the items from "The Twelve Days of Christmas"
- What Happened To The SF Cable Car Nymphomaniac?
- Neuroscience guinea pig story
- External HDD with touchscreen
Lastly, companies are still counting on anti-copying technologies.
Daily Filter: Planetside 2, Deadlight
Weekend PC digital deals: strategy-o-rama
38 Studios, Harry Potter Kinect - Shacknews Daily: May 25, 2012
Minecraft for Xbox 360 dev working on 'Adventure' update
Demon's Souls servers extended again
Ferris wheel level aside, COD4 is an incredible game. Just finished it and I've got a huge smile on my face. Brrrrravo.
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Is there a band or album that you've been recently introduced to that made you think, "Damn, I wish I'd heard of them years ago."
My entry: The New Pornographers
I love their sound so much. Challenger is probably my favorite album right now.
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Also, in keeping with Kodiak's theme, whoever thinks Sabotage is fun is fucking retarded. It sucks.
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Oh well, now I need another game for my bike. I gave up on Dragon Quest 8, it was way way to slow, and half the time I would get stuck without a save point. Blah. Maybe Kingdom Hearts 2, but there is probably too much action for a workout game.
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94 - Microsoft Natural Keyboard (1994)
87 - A3D (1996)
77 - Cambridge Soundworks Microworks (1996)
69 - Intel 440BX Chipset (1998)
49 - Mirabilis ICQ (1996)
43 - Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0 (2003)
40 - Commodore 64 (1982)
35 - Socket muthafuckin' 7 (1994) best socket ever
28 - ATX (1995)
14 - Intel 486DX (1989)
2 - 3dfx Voodoo 1 (1996)
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Kyle at [H] got a press release from Commodore saying their PCs are the fastest ever and beat every other system.
So he gets into a tit-for-tat with the PR guy asking him to prove the claims.
http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTM4NiwsLGhlbnRodXNpYXN0
It's funny if you are the type who read press releases and just roll your eyes.
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What games can this computer play ok? Will it play Half-Life 2 : Ep1 fine? I have not played PC games for like 5 years. Only been playing on an xbox, ps2 and been using a mac for everything else.
What games have I missed out on?
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http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/amazon-kindle-review.ars
I think that this will ultimately catch on and these types of ink displays / readers will be a common sight. This device however seems like a textbook example of the conflict of interest that occurs when content providers make devices to access content. The prices for books are ridiculous, the terms of services ultra restrictive and the 10c charge for converting documents is absurd. It's the same as if Apple would only allow a proprietary music format on their devices and instead of providing you with a transcoder charge you for converting them.
When will companies learn that all this DRM bs is not helping them to sell devices and create markets?
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DVD "Heima" comes out Dec. 4th, feel free to pre-order now. http://www.amazon.com/Heima-Sigur-R%C3%B3s/dp/B000W4KT8W/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1196140826&sr=8-2
Should be great...
Great performance of a great song of theirs, http://youtube.com/watch?v=rWR-jJ3v1pk
Enjoy.
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http://ve3d.ign.com/videos/19299/PC/Deus-Ex-3
Someone took some screengrabs from the end where a bunch of images flash at you over on penny arcade, you can check those guys out here: http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showpost.php?p=3653403&postcount=35
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=Qcwl1Xvk5mM
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Alright, I'm on a mission to totally redo my music collection and possibly get an Ipod to take my stuff around with me like all the cool kids. What I need from you is, I need names of bands, albums, songs from ANY genre. I like just about every type of music, it all depends on what kind of mood I'm in. Everything from Classical to Death Metal, Blue Grass to Rap to Techno.....ANYTHING. This is where you post what you like....again....ANYTHING. I will make it a point to add every (maybe :)) reply here to my collection.
This is the EPIC music post of ALL TIME! GO!!! GO!!! GO!!!
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Someone earlier posted: http://www.destructoid.com/halo-3-homophobia-evolved-nsfw-audio--56000.phtml
about homophobia on halo3. i remember there being quite alot of negative responses. Thing is the player is called "GayBoy" and has a pink spartan model, he's kinda setting himself up for a big one there. There's the occasional really horrible comment on there, but most of it is playful i reckon like: "Oh gayboy, u got the bomb? i got your back. got your backdoor"... zing!
I think its just a case of stirring the hornet's nest and being shocked about being stung. a bad example, but a similar response might be evoked (probably more cutting than shouting FAG tho), if someone came on here saying: http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/806/15027030.JPG > http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/resources/2007/07/dukenukemforeverout.jpg
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Elder Scrolls: Oblivion vs Witcher
I'm looking for a RPG to tide me over until Age of Conan or other decent MMO. Hellgate London stole my money and wasted my time. I'm looking for something fun, immersive, and doesn't require 2 hours with a wiki to figure out. Suggestions from those 2 (or another submission)? (I'm playing on a Dell XPS 1710 with Vista Business Enterprise)
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http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/iphone-gaming/native-lucasarts-games-emulation-makes-iphone-absolutely-perfect-326257.php
ScummVM on the iFuckingPhone!!!
I can now play Sam & Max whenever I want! :D
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I have 15 starts in mario galaxy but don't think I want to play that anymore until I've finished Zelda :[
Any ideas when fishing gets better in Zelda? (i just have a basic rod)
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TF2 thread of lameness:
i finally played some tf2 tonight. I was excited to know that a couple of my friends bought this game tonight, and im posting about my experience playing this game tonight after ages of hearing about it, watching videos... AND FUCKING WAITING 10 FUCKING YEARS TO PLAY THE GODDAMN FUCKING SEQUEL WE SHOULD HAVE FUCKING HAD ON QUAKE 2... *sigh* yea vent over...
anyways... here is my verdict.
I DONT FUCKING LIKE IT, I FUCKING HATE IT, I DONT GIVE 2 FLYING FUCKS WHAT YOU ALL THINK
tough shit... there you go. suck a cock. I fucking hate this abomination... just like CTF for hl... game is all i needed to realize... i do not like this what so ever. I honestly 100% feel this way. So dont even TRY to convince me otherwise. I will not be playing this fucking game EVER again. It isnt my loss to not play this game so dont even bother trying to convince me. It aint happening.
wanna know why??? quite simply, it is due to the lack of grenades. Knowing that i totally fucking RAPED games single handedly back in the quake 1 days.... and just spawning into this game i fucking DIE constantly over and over.... uuuug... you know what, that to me is just total frustration... ESPECIALLY with a game i know so well as this fucking mod. SOOOO many goddamn situations i KNEW i would have lived through TEN GODDAMN YEARS ago just with the addition of grenades. Storm a room? Nope.. .fuck that.. pain in the ass to do it.. turret set up (yes, i know.. they fall easily in tf2)..... BAM BAM BAM... im dead,.. dont even know what the fuck happened... annoying.. fuck that. Hey, i aint accepting that this is a new game. Deal with it.
also, they totally nerfed one of the coolest classes of all time. At first i thought you all bitching about the pyro was a load of bullshit... however... you are all 100% right.. what a fucking waste.. They take away his GOOD fire rockets and replace it with a total useless fucking regular flame thrower.. Thanks... cunts... Now this class is just a total waste of time to play. GG.
the graphics, sounds, control... the style of the game and graphics are all fine... the gameplay.. i just cant get into. yadda yadda yadda... it is all good... whatever.. just the fact, i fucking just simply DO NOT LIKE IT. Im sure this will spawn a sizable thread, but i just flat out dont fucking like it.. deal with it. Thought id throw my 2 dollars in since ive had to read umpteen threads of "oh look at this cool screenshot" or "look at this screenshot of how many kills ive had! cool isnt it?!?!" well fucking put up with this rant, cuz ive always skipped over most of the tf2 threads anyways.
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STILL HAVE MY GODDAMN LESSON PLANS TO DO. FUCK THIS GAME. :|
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I'm lazy and I really don't want to wade through the crap on the official forum. Does anyone have any experience with fixing limp whammies?
I know the whammy on the SG's can be fixed / re-tensioned by disassembling the guitar and putting a rubber band in there. This whammy however is ... limp. Putting it into position, and then standing up and rocking out for a minute or two, it unceremoniously droops to a vertical position. It's more the point where it connects rather than the assembly itself - it works fine, and it's not loose. It's just rotating far more freely than it should.
Short of putting some kind of gel on the outside to hold it in a permanent position, does anyone know if that can be fixed?
Note to first person about to say HARRRRRRR: it doesn't work. I've tried :(
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This game is just so many different levels of awesome..
I'm a Level 34 Soldier/Shock Trooper. Maxed out stats for Fitness, Assult, Specter, Shock Trooper, and Assult Rifles. got all the special uber Specter guns, unlocked "Rich" achievement tonight, and I really haven't even scratched the surface of the main plot missions. I've been doing all the side missions first. I've completed Noveria, need to finish up a couple UNC missions, then going back to Noveria to do the side quests there. Then it's off to Ferios (sp?) and complete that so i can get the last UNC missions.. then it's main plot time.. unf.. I love this game.. total time played so far, 19 hours.
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But dude.
Shakey cam.
:(
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http://www.humancalendar.com/
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