Morning Discussion
by Xav de Matos, Jan 26, 2011 5:00am PSTOnly recently have I discovered the special episode of Psych that reunites a large chunk of the Twin Peaks cast. The episode, entitled "Dual Spires," was a lot of fun to watch. Psych is one of my popcorn shows. It's one of those shows I like to watch to kick back and laugh without a lot of thought. It's quite good, in a silly and entertaining way. Let's face it, it could be worse: I could have spent this Morning Discussion talking about Jersey Shore.
Killzone: Mercenary shoots onto Vita on September 10
Trion Worlds hit with more layoffs, Defiance team impacted
Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault defending Vita next week
Game & Wario was originally going to be pre-installed on Wii U
The Last of Us digital download lets you start playing sooner



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Developers at New York studio Kaos fear they will soon have no choice but move to THQ’s new Montreal site or lose their jobs. Concerns are mounting that "some or all of the team will be moving to a studio space in Canada", an inside source told Develop.
Owning publisher THQ has asked many at the studio to work minimum ten-hour days for six months in order to complete the Homefront project. Now staff are turning attentions to what happens when the project is completed.
"If [Homefront] does poorly will we be laid off? If the game does well and we keep our jobs do we get to stay in New York?" the source asked. "As you can imagine all of these questions weigh heavily on our minds, and even more so for those with kids in school, houses, family, spouses with jobs in the area, etcetera. After crunch time is over who wants to be told they have to move to another country or they have been laid off?"
Kaos owner THQ recently opened a 400-person-capacity studio in Montreal. THQ core games boss Danny Bilson said the massive complex would be filled by "people from the community in Montreal and all over the world."
Develop had another article on the crunch at Kaos: http://www.develop-online.net/news/36768/Exhausted-insider-exposes-crunch-at-Kaos
The individual, speaking on the condition of anonymity, confirmed that other staff "are now in a 7-day-a-week crunch", and alleged that "over the holiday many of us were on call and unable to leave to see our family."
And in a brave act of transparency hardly ever seen by games publishers, THQ has allowed Develop to speak to Kaos general manager, David Votypka, to discuss the accusations openly. Votypka corroborated all of the source’s allegations in some capacity, though strongly denied that holiday work had been enforced by studio management or THQ.
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RC then final due next.
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html
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So how are your guilds doing in raids? Are you doing 10 or 25 man? Which bosses have you downed, and which did you feel were the hard ones? Are you having fun?
My guild has downed all except Al'Akir and Nef at this point. We spent yesterday night wiping at Al'Akir, got the bastard down to 3% at one point and then everything went to hell. We got through P1 many times in a row, and then suddenly 10 wipes with no idea as to why. Feels pretty RNG. :( We'll get him next time I'm sure...
In general, I think the raids are a hoot. One thing that's a bit weird that I just noticed that I actually miss trash. There's very little of it compared to the old days, when it could take an hour to get from one boss to another. Seemed like wasted time back then, but kind of worked wonders for the atmosphere of the dungeons. Now they're just these "holes" you step into, kill a few bosses and get out. Hopefully the upcoming additions along Cataclysm will have some bigger places to explore and wipe in again.
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I work at a web dev company and got one-upped by a guy today. He cloned a site I was working on, and changed our local DNS so it'd go to his version. He edited it to look as if the passwords were compromised, and needless to say those were a few brick shitting minutes to figure out what had happened.
We're all on OSX, if that helps. I was thinking of incredibly annoying AppleScripts that would automate certain sounds and actions, but there is probably something more evil out there.
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Web developers have tried to compensate for this problem by creating IPv6 -- a system that recognizes six-digit IP addresses rather than four-digit ones.
That's bullcrap no one will ever need more than 5 digits.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZFcH0srTRU&NR=1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlequin-type_ichthyosis
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http://pichars.org/W8MiJ
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I've been getting skin rashes around my body. They last for about one or two hours and die down, only to appear somewhere else. They flare up periodically around different parts such as the back of my hand, my forearm, my neck (front and back), my back (upper and lower), the front of my thighs, face, and scalp, and it itches like mad every time. It's been going on for two days.
I've taken two types of pills for allergies and they don't seem to work. I wish I had kept my box of Benadryl.
What now :(
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Story in reply.
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http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/01/26/planetside-next-thousands-of-players-lo-fi/
Planetside Next rumored to be a straight up remake of the original, with changes to balance. SOE going for wide range of PC specs.
Launching in March with beta in February! Holy shit they better get on the marketing!
Time to start playing this again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL6wrl_hu_4
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Are there any scripts available that I can put on my dreamhost account to receive the mail and forward it to my domain hosted gmail?
I know I COULD pay $20 a year to forward the mail...but no.
http://io9.com/5743106/first-look-at-the-anime+style-thundercats
And the verdict on the style chosen is?
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I don't really know about this.
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http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=11040749
What do you think? Should I... "pull the trigger" on it? I've been saving for an upgrade for a while, so please ignore the overall price!
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Thanks a lot Bin Laden.
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thanks.txt
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"House Resolution 400 would mandate a label reading “WARNING: Excessive exposure to violent video games and other violent media has been linked to aggressive behavior"
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/32633/US_Rep_Joe_Baca_Reintroduces_Game_Labeling_Bill.php
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Team Fortress 2 is a fun game! :D
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I need new tunes for my workout routine. Something to get me pumped. I'm open to all genres and styles. As a guideline, I've used stuff like Corrosion of Conformity's "In the Arms of God" (because the album is so angrrry), Legion of the Damned (fast) and Strapping Young Lad (heavy).
No slow stuff! Thanks!
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Please post your awesome spells combo here!
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http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=washington+dc&aq=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=54.22533,114.169922&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Washington,+District+of+Columbia&ll=38.923092,-77.023773&spn=0.420952,0.891953&t=h&z=11&layer=t
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http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/last_express_the
thanks
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Got my Green Arrow Rip off to 17 last night also finish Gorilla Island and did the Hive for the first time.
Logged in my villain and sent Arcanum a tell so I could get a league invite but he ignored me /sadface
Here's a couple pics:
http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=hayk_cld6zea5twhxgxs4uk2k.jpg
http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=washout_09do3rihb0l0awzgz298.jpg
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