Morning Discussion

I felt that BioWare might have made Kasumi Goto slightly too upbeat to fit in Mass Effect 2--not that I mind, she's lovely--but last night I started Dragon Age: Origins and good grief, now there's a relentlessly chipper take on the end of the world as we know it.

It reminds me of the great British art of pantomime, in many ways. When I accidentally attempt to seduce a guard, he literally flees. We can spot the secret villain the second he walks onto the sage, and hiss appropriately. At the end of a battle, my chums stand there absolutely drenched in blood and start joshing around with each other. We know those two characters fell in love the instant they met but we'll have to defeat the grand villain--who probably has a mildly racist name--before they realise it themselves.

I'm expecting that tonight I'll hear Morrigan taunt Alistair "He's behind yooouu!" but that daft Gray Warden will think she's up to her wacky tricks again and dutifully reply "Oh no he isn't!". At which point, the giant ogre we all knew was there but he just wouldn't believe us! will pick Alistair up, tear him in half and use his jellified legs to bludgeon the crowd from the Women's Institute to death as their horrified families look on. What a jolly jape.

Three seconds later, the ogre's dead and Alistair stands up again, quipping "Well you could have told me." How we'll chortle! If the crowd of refugee children fleeing the Darkspawn in the front row are extra-lucky, we'll shower them with fun-sized Milky Ways.

I wonder how long this atmosphere will keep up.

From The Chatty
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    June 24, 2010 5:09 AM

    MD'd and stolen from abrasion:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03PQyWp0mWE&feature=player_embedded

    Wow it really is bad - even has worse signal strength off the bat compared to a 3GS.

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      June 24, 2010 5:15 AM

      Left handed people aren't allowed to use Iphone 4.

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      June 24, 2010 5:21 AM

      Don't worry guys I figured it out. Dwarves can't use magic.

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      June 24, 2010 5:36 AM

      Apple announced that the iGlove accessory for the iPhone 4 will be available in official Apple Stores beginning of July.

      "With the iGlove TM you will be able to handle the iPhone 4 even better. With its 3M "No-Slip" surface and the extra insulation, you will be using the iPhone 4 like never before. Let the iGlove become your new tool for more convenience and safety."

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      June 24, 2010 5:43 AM

      I just attached a coat hanger to the side of my iPhone 4. problem solved. no big deal

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      June 24, 2010 6:18 AM

      if it makes you feel any better, AT&T turned on 3G in my town finally.

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      June 24, 2010 6:46 AM

      just tried FaceTime for the first time. it should be called NoseHairTime

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      June 24, 2010 7:05 AM

      That's terrible. Maybe he has a defective unit?

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        June 24, 2010 7:17 AM

        Defective by design or operation.

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        June 24, 2010 7:22 AM

        engadget is reporting the same thing, as are many random internet users

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        June 24, 2010 7:34 AM

        I've tried two other iPhone 4s that people have at work today. they all show the same decline in signal strength

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          June 24, 2010 7:34 AM

          btw I haven't seen actual dropped calls -- just loss of bars when holding

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        June 24, 2010 7:37 AM

        Lots of people reporting this.

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      June 24, 2010 7:16 AM

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        June 24, 2010 7:37 AM

        Never been the first to get an apple product. If it isn't defected in some way, a newer better ungimped version will come out in six months.

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        June 24, 2010 7:38 AM

        Most definitely.

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      June 24, 2010 7:32 AM

      iphone 4, more like iphone 4.0 (iphone for naught)

    • kek legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      June 24, 2010 7:47 AM

      Well, the antenna is the band and covering the antenna reduces signal strength. Seems like a poor design decision to put the antenna where people put their hands.

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        June 24, 2010 8:24 AM

        user error obstructing the magic with their lack of belief. DO YOU WANT TINKERBELL TO DIE!!!

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