Evening Reading
by Nick Breckon, Jan 14, 2009 6:00pm PSTThat Left 4 Dead patch looks pretty solid. I was hoping the Smoker would get some love. Now, bring on the DLC.
The news for today:
- Microsoft launches parental awareness program
- EA axes Pandemic's Australian branch
- Zork revived as casual MMO
- Resident Evil 5 US demo dated
- Xbox 360's next Xbox Original is BlowOut
- Red Alert 3 expansion priced, detailed
- The most rented games of 2008
- New Xbox Avatar clothing includes "hacking jacket"
- Dawn of War 2 trailer features space marines
- Bit.Trip Beat footage is a retro trip
- Metal Gear creator addicted to L4D, expects new game soon
- Steam update adds in-game web browser
- Rumor has it Rockstar may put out a full GTA sequel in 2009
- The last of the Skate 2 screenshots
- Watchmen game based on the 1987 RPG backstories
Chatty: Diablo III, Dragon's Dogma
FileShack: Unity of Command, Skyjacker
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
Resident Evil: Chronicles HD Collection coming in June
Sony patent would interrupt gameplay to display ad
Weekend Confirmed 114 - Diablo 3, Max Payne 3, Lost Planet 3
I'm looking for a web designer for a small contract -- just one page, in a simple, nerd-friendly style like reddit.
I have it broadly sketched out already and all I need is some HTML and CSS to make it look professionally geeky rather than just geeky.
I'm looking for somebody with a good portfolio and with a fair bit of experience ... so I'm thinking $2500 for a week's work tops? Is this reasonable? I already sm'd haiku for a referral but his friends are too good for my money.
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WE Post!
I just recieved it finally after it being sent on December 4th :D
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I just want to punch her so hard in the face. She said "well it took me about 3 months to get a laptop" and then I called her ass to the carpet and said "well you never brought it to me ANY of the times that you said that you would and I finally got my hands on your laptop last Friday. That may be why your time line is a bit skewed on how long this has taken to get resolved". Now she is mad at me b/c I called her out in front of the VP. Also, I let the VP know that she wants a new laptop b/c she couldn't log on to the VPN prob b/c she couldn't find the "VIP" icon. I connected to a wireless router in our building and connected to the VPN in less than one minute, with out problems. Oh and to be nice, I deleted the double Microsoft office icons on her desktop for her. Why is she making excuses and just say "oh I am a princess and I want a BRAND FUCKING NEW LAPTOP, not one that is a year old!" Welcome to a shitty economy bitch, be glad that you have a fucking job!
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Nevertheless....What the fuck.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126911.300-our-world-may-be-a-giant-hologram.html?page=1
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Pack 1: Charlie's Angels and Bosley
Pack 2: Magnum PI, Mr T, and the Duke Boys
Pack 3: Big Bird, Barney, Grumpy Bear, and Scrooge McDuck
They also need to add one zombie per level dressed as Waldo.
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My aulde non-stick pans are wearing out and I'm not wild about having teflon flakes in my food anyway. So! I need a new set of pans. I'm specifically not looking for non-stick this time around... I want something I can use metal utensils with and throw in the dishwasher. No cast-iron, unfortunately... we've got one of those glass-top stoves which apparently doesn't agree with iron. What's a reasonably sturdy and functional line of cookware, such as gets used in restaurant kitchens?
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We have decided to get Tyler a 360 as planned and for Marshall we are going to get him Rockband.
So, Rockband: 360 or Wii and is there a place cheaper than $130?
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I've been playing Snatcher (Sega CD) and Shadowrunner (SNES) and I realized how much I love the cyberpunk sub-genre. We need a cyberpunk MMOG or just more cyberpunk games.
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There are three human beings orbiting the Earth RIGHT NOW.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station
Outer space (or inner space, for that matter) really fascinates me. Zero gravity! Holy shit! Mars! What the fuck!
I'm glad Russia was a huge superpower at just the right time in the Earth's history to produce the Space Race, and to be so awesome at it as to produce Mir, which is still the coolest space station ever.
What blows your fucking mind?
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Fallout 3
GTAIV
Valkyria Chronicles.
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For example, in Hellboy II, David Hyde Pierce does not come back and do the voice for Abe Sapien. Instead the voice is done by the actor who plays him. This totally pissed me off and it wasn't until about a third of the way into the movie before I started liking it again. That and the whole pregnancy thing - oh good grief
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there's this community board thing at starbucks where people can put up current plays etc with magnets... well there's a benefit for a rape centre going on, titled -- and I shit you not --
"Up Your Alley"
(it's a bowling thing.. but come on)
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I am going to be looking at getting a new flatscreen HD tv I need it to be around 50"-52" ( more if price is really good). I currently have a 56" rear projection 1080i HD tv and am in need of an upgrade.
My biggest question right now is, between LCD, and Plasma, which is going to give me the best picture quality and performance for gaming and sports/movies? I really want to get something thats going to perform and look great (picture quality) but as per the norm, seems every review of any tv I read online there are 90% good reviews so I wanted to ask you guys as a more in depth idea, so if any of you know some pointers I would be greatful :) Thanks!
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Seriously.. WHAT THE FUCK!!!
FUCK!
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After using the clear private data option, when I came back to shacknews, I noticed that I wasn't logged in, and that it didn't auto-fill in my login credentials. I checked the saved password list in FF, and saw that there were NO sites listed, and no passwords either. That sucked. There were a few semi-important ones I had forgotten.
Is there anyway to recover the password files? I've tried using an undelete program to find the files, but I can't find either signons2.txt or the key.db encryption file. Currently using FF 3.04, if that helps
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http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqt3Zb7BItA
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Apparently, they've got a remixed version out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjbahK6Rk0U And it does look legit (eg there's some shots they could only have gotten with certain people in the same room)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKpP4Fe1YHE&eurl=http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/15/video-kinstore-z-robot-wins-title-for-most-bizarre/&feature=player_embedded
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Although it sold 1.5 million copies in a month, and if that fell short of Eidos's predictions then their internal numbers can probably be called fantasies.
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http://www.replaceuac.com/
glad i can stay inside today!
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The Fluid Robot redhead what's up with her, it seems she wants to build "human" robots. Did she come to the conclusion that the resistance will always win and shut down skynet, and that's why she wants to make better robots that can live together with humans in some way?
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A KURO 50" for under $2,000? Soooooooooooooo tempting.
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Dear All,
There will be a small amount for drilling being done down stairs, this should only take about 10 - 15 mins. please be patient and sorry for any incontinence that this may cause.
Dawn
god bless spell check
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