Evening Reading
by Steve Gibson, Dec 26, 2008 6:00pm PSTSo it was indeed a successful Christmas. I got a cotton candy machine! Not sure what
else a 33yr old guy could want in life.
- Save Maarten!
- Top 2008 tech trends
- Retailers trying to
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- Whatup with $400
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As for the the videogame news around these parts:
- TimeSplitters developer fires 75%
of staff
- Rock Band 2 DLC coming to Wii as
fast as possible
- Metal Gear dude working on two new
games
- Guitar Hero Modern Hits details
- Wii streaming video next year
- Crazy Steam sale
Lastly, I have been making my way through GTA4 and think I may actually finish this
one. I've not actually fully completed one since the original GTA3. Vice City was pretty
good but San Andreas I barely touched.
Warning: PS3 firmware 4.45 crashing consoles
Dragon's Prophet preview: how to catch your dragon
Report: Respawn Entertainment co-founder left due to personal conflict
Oculus Rift secures $16 million in venture capital
Max Payne 3 slowly dives onto Mac this week
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http://www.wimp.com/culturesystem/
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To start with, the interface is just shit. I have no idea how they go from designing ultra smooth operating systems to pumping this thing out, but honesty it needs to be completely re-worked. And I'm not even talking about the iTunes store.
Secondly, it doesn't work. I point out my music folder (all mp3s), and it misses about 75% of them somehow. Of the ones it does get, it can't play about 1/3 of them. How it manages this since they're all mp3s, I don't know.
Thirdly, once I pop my ipod in and tell it that I don't want it to copy my library (what little made it) over to my ipod...the first thing it does is copy my entire library over. What the hell? So I reset my ipod to factory settings, update it again, then manually add every file I want on it from explorer. And it works perfectly. Even the stuff iTunes refused to copy because it said the ipod couldn't play it.
And finally, the iTunes store is the ultimate example of bad design. I'm a little irked at downloading a few shitty songs thanks to 30 second previews, but honestly finding anything that isn't on the front page is a real hassle.
Honestly, how did any of this ever take off, outside of a lack of competition?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO1oDEkxfpY&fmt=22
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Mass Effect
Gears of War
Gears of War 2
Earth Defense Force 2017
Little Big Planet
Dead Space
Zack and Wiki
Crackdown
Okami
Metal Gear Solid 4
Grand Theft Auto 4
Halo 3
Dead Rising
I'm wrapping out Fallout 3 and hope to have it done in the next two days. I've really dragged that one out. It's easily my GOTY out of the pack, and I'm not even done. I still have about 22 games outstanding in my backlog to catch up with too. Eek.
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I want it to die in a fire of utter shame and anal juices
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I told him about the game Portal and how awesome it was last year. He said he'll get around to playing it someday. Also note, he recently signed up on the shack and as made a few posts. His shack name is r1fo.
One day, he tells me about this awesome song he heard and sends me the youtube link. It's the frickin' End credits song for Portal, "Still Alive." He says he loves it and I call him out on not playing the game and he still says he'll get it someday.
Well, fast forward to Friday, Dec. 26th, Steam decides to have a massive sale and there's Portal for $5! He still hasn't bought it yet. Since his return from Iraq I got him started on Fallout 3 which he's beaten. And I got him on Mass Effect and BioShock. But he still won't pick up Portal. I also am trying to get him in on TF2 so he can play on the Shack servers.
So, he has until Jan. 2nd to get Portal and I need everyone here to SM him to get off his butt and buy Portal.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvfexvihri8
http://www.girleffect.org/
http://www.causecast.org/video_queues/4/videos/4676-know-your-rights-univ-dec-of-human-rights-on-us-passports
http://www.causecast.org/video_queues/5/videos/4400-toms-shoes-for-holiday-gifts
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I want to get an electric guitar + amp, something beginner/intermediate, definitely not expensive, ~$200 for both. No idea where to begin looking. Used is fine as long as it's not all broken or anything. Any good chain stores I could peruse? I've checked around on craigslist, I can't seem to find anything worth my time.
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p.s. Gibbo has received mine but he doesn't post so much :(
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How this game isn't GOTY across the board is beyond me. It seems like the Half-Life of 3rd person shooters to me. So much innovation, original gameplay, plus it's scary as fuck through the entire game. There's never a single moment of calm, ever.
that said, I'm playing again with all my stuff and think this about the weapons.
Only good ones are plasma cutter, contact gun and line cutter. The flame gun, pulse and force gun seem to suck. The ripper is pretty cool but I am going to see if I can increase its distance for it to be useful.
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For me, Murder by Death, Young Frankenstein, Love and Death, and of course The Big Lebowski.
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I found this link that might help you if you've been having CD Authentication issues.
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=774937
Post #6
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i'm replaying as a melee/sniper, as my first ever playthrough i think. so much fun.
there's a bug though, when i get close to an object or wall, they turn green ! like i was emitting a green light over stuff... is there a fix for that ?
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http://www.myspace.com/animalsasleaders
The guys name is Tosin Abasi and he is imo one of the most innovative guitar players of my generation. He played for a band balled Reflux that is on hiatus now, and this is his first solo offering.
He worked together with another great musician Misha Mansoor (Bulb, known from Periphery) to make this solo CD.
I cannot stop listening to this, i fucking love it and want to fuck it
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its true
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Also, I don't know if the Bruce Springsteen song that plays at the end was actually written for this movie, but it's a good song and fits the movie perfectly(song is called "The Wrestler").
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NoooooOOOOOOoooo0000ooOOOO!!!!
With the lawsuit favouring Fox for the distribution rights to the Watchmen movie, it could be delayed until 2011 if Fox and Warner Bros. do not get their shit together within the next 3 weeks.
Jurassic Park: When they first see the dinosaurs
Shawshank Redpemption: The ending... ok the whole movie, but the ending too
Independence Day: Kaboooom! Go teh cities
Saving Private Ryan: Right after the battle of the beach landing. "It's quite a scene, isn't it?"
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That place looks fucking cool. I'll have to visit some time.
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