Evening Faylure
by Chris Faylor, Apr 11, 2008 8:35pm PDTWhoo, Friday night. That means it's the weekend! It also means it is time for my traditional gifting of money to friends via poker night :|
- Government made nasty virus boo-boos
- Space dog gets statue
- Is Grandma your roommate?
- Polygamist gals enter foster care
What's this about video games? Glad you asked!
- Strong Bad screenshots and trailer
- Hellgate big in Korea?
- Halo 3 Legenday Map Pack Preview
- Left 4 Dead 4 fall :(
- More GTA4 screens and multiplayer details
- New DS at E3?
- Fallout 3 Collector's Edition revealed
Take it sleazy, kiddos!
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
I said I'd do it yesterday, so here it is. I've been playing with a few mods lately so I figured I'd share my thoughts to save some of you the trouble. STALKER was probably my favorite game released last year, and with a few modifications it really shines. I'll also throw in some STALKER websites.
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Here are the Rally Mexico Highlights:
http://sirx.shackspace.com/rally/v1ds/mexico08hl.avi
I should have Argentina done soon as well.
It was a pretty good rally. Crazy dusty there, but a least they had a breeze this year.
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I think Boromir's death in Fellowship of the Ring is one of the best ever and certainly my favorite. Everything about it is great; the action leading up to it, the way the music transitions when he starts getting pin cushioned, the confrontation with Aragorn at the end...it's all perfect. I still get chills every time I watch it.
So, what are some of your favorite death sequences? I guess spoilers if it's particularly...spoileriffic?
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http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthread.php?t=140501
How can anyone concentrate?
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at a 4-way stop, 2 cars going the opposite direction arrive at the intersection at the same time...who goes first?
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I was a little late to the show and over the past two years I've been working my way through the entire backlog from back to front. Only 120 to go! It's interesting digesting it all in such a short period and in retrospect, because the show clearly reflects what's going on in America, but it does it in the more personal, psychological manner that makes the show unique. It makes up a kind of mental history of the US, from a undeniably democratic skew (but I think the show mostly transcends politics). For example, after 9/11 they put up this great account of life on a US Aircraft carrier from the perspective of the the people who keep it running. http://www.thislife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=206 They talk to everyone from the girl who stocks the vending machines to the men who drop the bombs and the whole thing leaves you marveling at what what mankind can accomplish when they work together. When you get to 2003 the tone shifts sharply. Almost every episode in 2003 is political. What happened in 2003 specifically? Bad year.
The episode linked by far my favorite episode, but there's a lots of great ones. Post your favorite if you've got one. I need something to listen to while I fall asleep.
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Up until a few days ago I thought I would eventually get a 360. But I'm having second thoughts now...
For me, PS3 is:
Equal in terms of library of games I'm interested in
Possibly cheaper (40gb PS3 vs XBox360 Elite)
Possibly backwards compatible with my current PS2 collection (I don't own an XBox)
More stable in terms of hardware failure?
Blueray movie player
Free online play
The XBox360 is:
Equal in terms of library of games I'm interested in
Possibly offers more features for the price in terms of internal storage
Possible a better online experience via non-free XBox live
Seems more Shackers are on the 360
Prone to hardware issues
Slightly more expensive
Shack, can you help me with your insights the pros/cons of these two systems so I can decide?
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Oh my Christ I've never felt more depressed after finishing watching a movie.
The part near the end when Theo and Kii <?> are coming down the hallway and stairs, people marvelling at the idea of a new baby, soldiers looking on in wonder, some of them crossing themselves, I had tears in my eyes, and I'm not even gay.
And in the final scene, when they ate the baby in the boat... Such a powerful scene. :`(
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The season is over. We did well for our first season and we will do better next season.
Lampshades: Our salary cap is coming up soon. Everyone should be acting a fool and going into intense training since we have no more games this season.
Team owner: I could use a few extra bucks since I just hit level 8 and need money for the expensive upgrades!!!
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How in the fuck is that fixing "the problem" in any possible way. It makes no sense. They are so fucking dumb.
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Tonight we have 2 powerhouses slugging it out - TFM vs PWNIFY.
This match is scheduled to go 2 rounds, with a possibility of a 3rd.
Both teams know the rules, and I expect a clean match!
Now get to your corners, and when you hear the bell, come out fighting!
Time: 10 pm Eastern / 7pm Pacific
Location: ShackWest unless the captains decide on another location with SourceTV
SourceTV: Hell yes!
The winner of this match will take on LKS next week. Next week's match up will start earlier, as if LKS happens to lose the first match (and tally their first loss), they will have to play another match right away to determine the Ultimate Shack TF2 Championship.
Good Luck and Have Fun!
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At present I'm considering dropping $90 on a boxed copy of Earthbound, including the strategy guide. But funds are tight at the moment, so it's something I've decided to sleep on, at least long enough that the anxiety of never seeing a deal like that again won't have the vicious grip on my good sense as it has now.
I've made a lot of stupid, outlandish game purchases over the years. Most recently it was a damn near new-in-box copy of Final Fantasy II (SNES), with maps and shit and everything, for $65. It's bullshit like this that has Nick and Faylor referring to me as "high nerd" during the workday, despite the absence of any action figures on my desk. I swears.
So tell me some stories, dammit.
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It would appear there is a good level in the upcoming Age of Conan MMO from Funcom that's launching next month on the 20th. I know I'm personally pretty excited about it, but then again, collecting MMO's is my hobby.
In any case, has any one given any thought to a guild name for the shack guild? Let's put some names out there. Giant Communist Robots is a WoW thing and should probably stay that way.
I'd like to purpose "Bonehunters" after the excellent novel by Stephen Erikson. In addition, I'd like to move we plan to play on a fully enabled PvP server and not a PvE one.
So throw out some suggestions and thoughts if you're planning on playing.
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This is beyond lame.. but the idea that everyone will be getting a wrong order is lols
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I'll start: DuckTales. I don't know why it's so fun, but do you need an excuse to collect as much wealth as possible?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvnYAQ2PeDQ
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http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//080413/483/874aab14cd2742758d324726bb0ba9e4/
http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//080413/483/38e14c3a439e4b4fb07ad5e1a59738fe/
Didnt come up in a search, so this may be a repost.
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Original worries about the 360 route have been quelled what with the ability to patch games, but I feel like I might be missing out on the community side of things. The difference in price is like 90$ for the collectors edition (which I will get) versus 3-600 for a decent rig.
What do you homies think?
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So on Basestar when the Centurions aced all of the skin job male Cylon guys... was that supposed to be a big deal? Don't they just become reborn in the regeneration chambers? Or were those the "original copies" or something to where they can't make buttbabies out of themselves anymore? Because of the whole regeneration chamber thing I felt a big feeling of "oh well lol" when it happened, but am I missing out on something?
I think I'm gonna buy Season 1 in the next few weeks. I miss the space battles and Vipers owning everything. I also miss liking Lee Adama :(
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http://jdtalley.tumblr.com/post/31619674
So in the 2008 version of the USA you cannot dance at the Jefferson Memorial without being disorderly it seems.
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Also: http://youtube.com/watch?v=BVy-Ru-16Dk beware shitty music though
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Conan + Shatner remix?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLpLU7D7MWk
At least I thought it was pretty slick :p
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Then of course the first question in the "discussion with the expert" portion afterwards is "is there any LEGISLATION in the works so that people can't post these videos any more" or something.
Do we really need to crusade for tons of new laws every time something we don't like happens? Is it not enough that doing something illegal and recording it is still illegal?
Maybe we can get a new stupid tier of charges along the lines of hate crimes. Like, assault with intent to youtube.
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I keep seeing posts about how loud the 360 is. How many of you have a loud 360? I've had two and my house mate has one and neither of us have ever heard our 360 over the volume of the game/film. He has his on a desk next to his face on a monitor and I sit about 6 feet from mine. Are we just lucky or is it just a vocal minority having issues with sound.
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I heard something good about 'the big bang theory', what is that?
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So, I need your help to come up with a awesome bandname. Names like Rectum Rangers etc doesnt work. It has to be catchy as hell! Most Appriciated :)
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http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/14/dope-wars-for-iphone-released/
I won't be able to keep it next to me now without loosing an hour every time i touch it :(
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