Morning Discussion
by Alice O'Connor, Jan 18, 2010 5:00am PSTIn October, Far Cry 2 lead level designer Jonathan Morin and his wife tragically lost their baby. Yesterday he wrote about the experience, dovetailing into the topic of meaning in video games. It's touching, interesting and well worth several minutes of your time.
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
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I'm going to http://interaction.ixda.org/ in a couple weeks, and never been there. I'll have a couple of non-conference days to poke around.
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http://justjared.buzznet.com/photo-gallery/2409194/christina-hendricks-2010-golden-globe-awards-red-carpet-03/
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I originally got this White Elephant Communist Infiltration Preparedness Kit around Christmas, and in spite of bronchitis, flu and general laziness I've gotten around to posting about it! WaterSign included a MP3 to be played while unpacking the patriotic package and it was just too good to not share with you guys. So instead of pics, I'm just doing the whole thing as a Youtube video. Enjoy, and thanks again WaterSign! I'll do my part in north Louisiana to fight the red menace! my neighbors really are the smiths
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf0cJ6OU1JU
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http://www.shacknews.com/shackmeet/events.x?id=6717
Hey SFBA/NorCal Shackers! Many months ago following a shackmeet at OverloadUT's when Yosemiteclimber and I were commuting home, I put forth the idea of getting some Won Tons in Oakland on our way back However we were pretty hung over so we skipped out and decided to do it at a later time. Well the Time is Noon on Saturday, January 23rd!
We'll meet at the place around noon and head in to sit and eat. It's a small Chinese place and they serve a mix of things like Won tons, roast duck, fried rice, and rice porridge. Check out the shackmeet link for details. Also, I'll be commuting from Pleasanton so we may carpool or we can take BART together. either works, SM me if you want to plan something.
http://www.shacknews.com/shackmeet/events.x?id=6717
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Company rebrands an Oppo Blu-Ray player at 700% markup
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Oppo/Lexicon/THX/High-Def_Retailing/Lexicon_Accused_of_Selling_Repackaged_Oppo_BDP-83_at_a_$3000_Markup/4082
Choice quote:
Home Theater Review has a different take on the player, stating that “there is no comparison between the build quality of the two players,†and that “the Lexicon had a more natural contrast and color palette than the Oppo.â€
The Audioholics link on that page has more detailed info.
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The 2011 Shelby GT350 will be unveiled tonight at 10:00 PM EST on Speed tonight during the Barrett-Jackson auction.
Should be interesting and fun to watch. :)
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So I've been having problems with Road Runner for a long time. The techs have come a few times to fix issues, but my download speed eventually degrades every time.
I gave them a call again last night, complained, and set up another appt. for a tech to come fix some signal issues. But like magic, my connection is all of a sudden 13mbps. Just like every other time I complain. I'll keep the appt with the tech and see if it degrades by the time he gets here in a week.
Coincidence or not?
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Avatar - I don't know where to begin. I have to say that I love how hype turnes me off and makes me skeptical of things being good. My low expectations were smashed to pieces.
Right out of the gate, the story and political message - yes not brilliant by any means and fairly blunt. BUT totally not terrible either, pretty damned sweet.
Now that that's handled, the effects, in 3D at IMAX.... my god IMAX - I can't stand regular cinemas anymore! That's my 3'rd IMAX movie and screw regular cinemas - it's literally a few dollars more over here and it's just so worth it. The audio system is absoloutely and utterly insane there, the picture quality is the best of the best, the size is the best of the best, the angle of the seats mean even the tallest goon won't block your vision.
Since 99% of hollywood stuff (to me) is crap, I'll only see the blockbusters at IMAX and ignore the average stuff, I've done this since the Dark Knight and it's worth it. Infact 'normal' cinemas honestly aren't that much better than my 50" plasma
So the effects of this movie in 3D are like nothing else, nothing comes close - not even remotely. Matrix, Terminator 2, Independance Day (ID4), 2012, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings. Laughable in comparison.
I don't know what to say, I don't know! My jaw was open at the end, I was speechless for 10 minutes, I've never ever witnessed anything like it, SEE THIS IN 3D
Even if the story had have been TOTAL GARBAGE, for 22$ it was worth it for effects.
FWIW I'm not sold on 3D for home, too awkward but at the cinema? totally sold. I am 100% seeing this movie again within the next couple of weeks. - That's why it's making serious bank, everyone is seeing it multiple times. Any Melb shackers wanna see it? Jesus christ.
TLDR: jesus fuck wow.
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Protip: When you donate to a charity you can designate on your check what the donation is specifically for. I think they're supposed to honor that.
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Sources say Conan and NBC are "close" on his "Tonight Show" exit agreement -- but one of the remaining sticking points is intellectual property. Conan's characters -- like Triumph, the Pimpbot 5000 and the Masturbating Bear -- are all legally the property of NBC (Triumph's rights are a little tricky and may be the property of Conan's longtime friend Robert Smigel).
Conan wants to take them with him wherever he lands -- and we're told NBC will ultimately give Conan the right to his characters, in return for conceding other points in the exit deal.
yikes. has anyone from NBC actually spoken about this? or are they just head in the sand and pressing forward regardless?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE3KdcTgrno
Oh god this is incredible
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2Xt2yHCgwI
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What Depeche Mode songs do you guys like the most?
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Rankings and CAUTION to all players in reply!! (Don't say I didn't warn ya if you didn't read it)
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Who's looking forward to seeing Agent Freckles tonight on 24?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Street_2:_Money_Never_Sleeps
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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26301/wholething.JPG
Christ, so glad its all handed in now. The beast a fifth order median filter IC and took a ridiculously long time to create and test since it was done from the ground up with P and N type substrates to make transistors -> to make basic gates -> to make basic logic units -> to make functional blocks -> to make rows -> to stitch together.
Whats sickening is that we had to use this program that the lecturer's mate knocked up (very basic), which had zero automation in it. Is it true that in the industry almost all of it is done by computers? That makes me feel ill :(
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http://www.tortugarumcakes.com/site/product.cfm?id=Blue_Mountain_Coffee_33 is delicious.
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Last night I watched "Old Boy" for the first time. It was pretty good. I like watching foreign movies sometimes because they don't have Hollywood-sized budgets or clout, so they have to make up for it by having fresh directing and decent writing. Old Boy was by no means perfect because there were some things about the plot that don't make sense, but I would recommend it handily if you liked Vanilla Sky. Not that the plots are anywhere similar, but the movie just sorta had that Vanilla Sky feel to it. It doesn't hurt that it also has some of the best, beauty-in-truth, fight sequences I've ever seen.
tl;dr Recommend me some good Korean movies, Shack. (Note: I've already seen A Tale of Two Sisters and liked it)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESbcl8NN5wo&feature=related
Half-Life Beta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJKVs5DMXoY&feature=related
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Wall Street Journal thinks so...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703626604575011000646263636.html?mod=WSJ_business_whatsNews
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http://fenrir.high5.net/albums/Eth02010Winter/IMG_5467.jpg
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e84GW2HCM
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No mercy modified final is out now - with survivor, vs and coop modes working.
I'll have this on my server in a few minutes.
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/l4donl4d2/announcements/detail/90238542865602501
Robotic puppy eater is hosting a mirror of the map - so rape his bandwidth a little, he loves rape.
http://l4donl4d2.shackbbs.com/L4D_Modified_Ports/nomercymodifiedv6_3.rar
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1244106/Cat-boarded-bus-day-years-killed-hit-run.html
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19NRK8i63f0 - Beavis on Pantera
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdmSFXKM_QU - Beavis on Korn (awesome)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQMdGe-j8fI&feature=player_embedded
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Can anyone recommend a good Hemp protein powder that doesn't taste like sawdust and dirt? Jesus this stuff is nasty.
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