Evening Reading
by Steve Gibson, May 01, 2008 6:12pm PDTSo the iPhone has been pretty much by many orders of magnitude the absolute best device
I've ever owned. It has been helpful in all kinds of ways for both personal and work
stuff. That being said I hope the new 3G iPhone sucks ass. By no means was buying the
first gen iPhone a mistake as it has certainly paid for itself with the time it has saved
me and entertained me. I'm just not very eager to listen to the goons who are so excited
about having waited. You didnt make the right choice you goon. You went a year without
this awesome thing.
- Pittsburgh is kinda
dirty
- Your flight just got longer
- iTunes rentals
href="http://opinion.latimes.com/bitplayer/2008/05/apple-warner-br.html">get big boost
- Vista perceptions
href="http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9933555-56.html?tag=nefd.lede">not hot
- Latest nerdy circuit
stuff
As for the the videogame news around these parts for today:
- Infogrames completes Atari
purchase
- GTA 4 sold a lot of copies in UK
- Rubik's World something or other
- Street Fighter 2 HD footage
- Blizzard still refusing to announce
Diablo 3
- Sony responds to GTA 4 freezing
issues
- Tecmo Bowl returns on Nintendo DS
- Wireless Xbox 360 skateboard
controller
- Project Origin screenshots &
trailer
- echochrome available on PSN
- Lego Indiana Jones trailer
- StarCraft 2 screenshots
- Guitar Hero: Aerosmith trailer
- More Prince of Persia Prodigy details
Lastly, anyone play Goldrush yet? I looked for about 10 minutes but I just felt like I
was taking myself away from GTA 4 time. :(
Daily Filter: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition, MLB 12: The Show
Cradle trailer shows off Russian indie adventure game
WoW Monopoly, StarCraft RISK announced at Toy Fair
Jersey Shore's 'The Situation' signs App deal
Blacklight: Retribution open beta begins Feb 27
They could go international, but I don't think they'd have as much material to work with. A lot of the game's appeal is the cultural context and its familiarity to Americans; if we don't know the reality they're parodying, the satire is a lot harder to achieve. (Jacking tuk-tuks in Colombo or knocking people off of their 40cc scooters in Hanoi really doesn't cut it.)
So the next one, to be fresh, has to go back to a different American decade. What would be the most fun? Chicago in the 30s? Something set in the late-60s muscle car era?
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I was hoping for a Dark Knight trailer :-(.
Btw, any explanation why this is going to be the first Batman movie without Batmans name in it's title?
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It's because I don't feel like Superman. I feel like a guy who gets ganked by gang members with molotov cocktails. I feel like some wuss who got beat up for his lunch money. Superman doesn't have a health bar. He's Superman!
And all this lead to quite a bit of thinking as to how I could do a Superman game right.
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also, never let me drive.
and i apologise if i couldn't hear people properly. for some reason xbox live voice chat sounds like ass to me about 80% of the time.
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http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/05/02/
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Ignoring the absolutely fucktarded title for now, should we start our guesses as to what the twist ending will be?
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http://www.gamefly.com/products/search.asp?pf=1070&s=1&cat=10&fcTrack=Search%20Page?See%20All%20Games%20For%20Sale
I have a $5 coupon at gamefly that expires soon.
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in MATLAB write a while loop to determine how many terms in series 2^k , k=1,2,3......n, are required for the sum of the terms to exceed 20000
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Friday night of a long weekend, put the baby to bed, got a cold beer, and sat down to play some GTA IV...RROD. Unplug all the cables, reseat...RROD
So now I have to post my 360 to MS, and wait two weeks for them to get it back to me:(
Who lives in Brisbane and wants to loan me a 360?
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school loan principal left: ~$7800 @ 7.22% - min pay is $200/mo
car loan principal left: ~13k @ ~6% - min pay is $650/mo
We're saving for a house. Therefore, we're 'saving' an extra $1900/mo in order to prove to ourselves we can afford the mortgage. That 'saved' money is going towards our debts to knock it down as much as possible.
So.. do I pay off the school loan or the car loan first? The simple answer is the school loan cause its higher %, but the car loan has a higher monthly and if its not gone by the time we buy a house, it's a significant chunk that has to go out each month that could easily go towards the mortgage.
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Xbox 360 To Ship With Blu-Ray In September
saw this over at engadget.com. yeah, it's still only a rumor, but it's starting to sound more and more real.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/xbox-360-blu-ray-console-by-september/
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Between dustbowl, goldrush, and gravelpit, I could play TF2 for 3 hours a day and never get tired if real life allowed.
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What what what?!
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VALVE needs to do something fast to not run everyone out of TF2. I still love it...play it everyday, but releasing just ONE characters unlocks was a pooooor decision that I'm not sure they fore-saw. Accidents happen, VALVE. You're the best in the business now man up and fix this shit.
I went to TWELVE different servers tonight (6 on my favorite list) and all the medics running around is not what is bothering me. It's the fact that all everyone cares about is getting the achievements. No one even cares who wins the map. As a competitive player this destroys the game for me and, if you make these unlocks achievement related, there is no hope for the future. Just as soon as you release a new class with 100 achievements it's going to be the same song and dance. Sure, there is interest now, but I SWEAR it will kill the game eventually because the ultimate point is who wins and loses the map....and this new unlock system has made it irrelevant. Dare I say that EA had a much better unlock system in BF2142.
So valve, I beg you to fix this pronto. It sucks dudes.
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The ability to jog just by holding the A button, and not having to push forward on the stick aswell. This would make switching weapons in the middle of combat while running for cover for better
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I'm trying to find an issue of Playstation Official Magazine - UK. Does anyone have a copy onhand?
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What would be some other words for the final boss in a video game?
End boss is one, are there more?
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I'm RDC into a WindowsXP box, and it seems Explorer has crashed. If it was local I would just pull up task manager with ctrl alt del.
How do I do this remotely?
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Came home from the zoo today to find a crumpled sad looking box on the doorstep. What could this be?
http://shackpics.com/viewer.php?file=thebox_5pw6pnspwqa2wosoplvk.jpg
Holy shit, WE 2007.
Opening the box.
http://shackpics.com/viewer.php?file=weopenbox_1kpiqh1sdt56gacdhxd6.jpg
This game is unopened, must be because it's so good right?
http://shackpics.com/viewer.php?file=wesilverSurfer_ixtrcjfsru9jbhpwerty.jpg
This is in my pants right now.
http://shackpics.com/viewer.php?file=werumble_ws7hs6frw8pzn126ivmp.jpg
Sweet.
http://shackpics.com/viewer.php?file=wecard1_1x6sekaxc667o3fkx1pm.jpg
http://shackpics.com/viewer.php?file=wecard2_zuex0wh3dvwsz3jarsx5.jpg
I always wanted to play this game. Might not work on my PAL ps2, but we will see eh.
http://shackpics.com/viewer.php?file=wedarkcloud2_6nl533tdzrm2orgq9z17.jpg
FUCK YEAH. This is awesome. Awesome.
http://shackpics.com/viewer.php?file=weholyfuckingshit_zcyw011zarpef06c5qiw.jpg
http://shackpics.com/viewer.php?file=wehellyeah_a2m3babr4d7p0f2sqg6z.jpg
More random stuff.
http://shackpics.com/viewer.php?file=wehaul_t0tlbbgu2d8pdt3wq6gj.jpg
The overall haul:
http://shackpics.com/viewer.php?file=weallhaul_rj5sccumlzizduvjn55u.jpg
Thanks a bunch n0v4, that is a kickarse WE.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7379742.stm
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The other day someone suggested using my monitor to play 360 on as I've only a 20inch, non widescreen SD TV.... My question is, what do I do about the sound? I've some cheapy PC speakers but they plug into the back of the computer, there isn't any socket to plug the VGA sound cable into - what kind of speakers would I need?
Yes I'm not that good with technology :/
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you had a good run little guy!
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Trailer & gameplay videos: http://www.redlynxtrials.com/Videos.action?playVideoId=6
Simple to learn, hard to master, just like TM. The demo has a few basic tracks. The full version has 40 of them and is well worth the cheap price. Just wondering why this isn't on Steam yet!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkawsBwJwpE
Its mostly useless what he does but I wish I could!
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