Talk Amongst Yourselves
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Any Kotakuites/Kotakukons/something else with the word Kotaku in it hit up the Streetpass event on Saturday in Sydney? Finally got enough hits to finish Streetpass Quest and a few puzzles. Ended up with 40 hits by the end of the day!
My one year old hit the power button on my xBox while it was saving and my 40 hour Dragon Age Origins savegame was corrupted. My characters are stuck in limbo – my party thinks the Landsmeet is still yet to occur, but everyone else thinks it’s already happened, and I’m running around the Landsmeet chamber with nothing to do.
While I was trying to sort it all out, the autosave got overwritten (GRR!) and the aforementioned mischief maker picked up a packet of expensive Girl Guide biscuits and dropped them in the dog’s water.
Ah, kids.
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Maybe he’s trying to tell you something?
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Please tell me you have another save-file. I usually use two savefiles and alternate between them each save just in case something happens.
One year-olds are fun. Two-year-olds even more so, just ask my busted PS3.-
I used to put up cushion barricades around that stuff when my boy was of that age. Needless to say, I needed to rebuild the cushion fortress many times over. The only lasting damage was chewed thumbsticks on both the gamecube controllers.
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HA HA! We have da pillows, too!
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Pillows and cushions wouldn’t work as a barricade for us, the boy would just start calling them slides, rollercoasters and castles and proceed to use them as named.
We actually moved everything up. The first few levels of our shelves are empty, and we bought a smaller entertainment unit to put on top of our larger one. Lockable TV cabinets with glass doors work really well too.
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Nope, no backup. And I don’t really have the patience to start that 40 hour game again.
So, I look at it this way: DA: Awakening and DA2 can now be taken off my shopping list, saving me $$.
I had to struggle to consider that a silver lining 🙂
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Noooooo! 🙁
Maybe try and go back to it if/when your crushing disappointment settles down. It really is an amazing game (especially if you import into Awakening).
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DAO is the ONLY 360 game I have played through more than once!
DA2 …I have lost interest already, in th epile with FF13. I will get back to it…one day.-
It doesn’t even end very well, the main plot is incredibly inferior to DAO’s.
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Morning folks! This week can’t end early enough for me, because on Saturday I get my new PC 😀 The master race lives on!
Also, Welbot: I didn’t email you either. Was I supposed to? I am bringing a gift – Jimu.
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Can we return that gift if we don’t want it?
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lol as stated in reply to strange’s message, the emailing me is mostly so I have a way to give you my address. Also a nice easy way to confirm who’s coming, but mostly just the former reason.
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No worries. What’s your email again?
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dondalinger at hotmail
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Sugher, We are no longer Bruddaz!
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I did say IF, so you know, you have a chance still.
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I’m the GIFT?? First I head…I get to come home to the wife and kid , right??
Good Monday KotakiiAuins!
Last TAY a *friend* of mine asked about how to obtain a *fighting game*. He ended up getting it from Amazon once he realised it was region free.
He got the package on Thursday and has finished the excellent Story Mode, and is trying to make his way through arcade mode and a crazy tower of pain.
He just wanted me to pass on his thanks to all the people who helped him out last week!
So, Thanks!
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Hehehehe!
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Your welcome 😀
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I can certainly vouch for said story mode! I finished it on the weekend, and it was truly 100x more awesome than I excpected it to be!! It’s pretty much how I imagine a decent movie of said gaem should be! 😉
Anyone else hit the comic stores on Saturday?
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Hit Kings Comics in Sydney and it was pretty packed. Got a few comics including a FREE comic. Good day had by all.
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Wait, aren’t you the guy who’s been stalking Chuloopa? 😛
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Yeah, I went to Kinokuniya and King’s Comics. Perhaps we brushed shoulders.
Ended up with 3 free comics and 3 not-so-free comics (20% off though).
Kinokuniya had some artist doing sketches and stuff which was cool, although they were around $10 a pop so I couldn’t be bothered.
Picked Up:
Cowboys & Aliens
House of M (Thanks Jimu. Yet to read, but looks good)
New Avengers – Civil War (Thanks Jimu. Halfway through. I dig.)-
*artists (plural)
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Read the Luke Cage issue yet? Aweomebest!
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Badass indeed.
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I wanted to but there are no comic book shops i’n my area. So I settled with buying some on book depository. Yeah so I now have v for vendetta and superman red son coming yay
/facepalm
Guess what I forgot to do?
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Wash your dog?, mow the lawn?, go to the comic book shop and get some awesome free comics
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Stalk Chuloopa?
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Crap! I forgot to do that too.
Dangit.
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How could you forget? It’s pretty much my natural state.
Hey Loops.
Look outside. *waves*
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*waves*
remeber, it’s a 50m minimum distance, sweetness
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Wipe?
i sure did 😀
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwESraWEpSU
My local (gifts for the geek in geelong) only let you take 2, so i sent bee in much to her resentment.
Got:
The Tick
Green Lantern
Locke and Key (i dunno, bee got it)
And some dude that looks like iron man, only pinker… can’t remember the name
Happy Happy Joy Joy
So, I got into the Age of Empires Online Beta over the weekend, and it’s pretty good. Seems to be the gameplay of AoE 2, with the tech of the first game. And some silly online stuff, but pshh, who cares about that?
In the interest of not caring, is anyone else in? I feel like I should try a token gesture at a co-op mission or something…
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This sounds like something I need to try 😀
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They had late last week /the weekend a thing where all you had to do was download it, and you’d get into the beta immediately (What we in the biz refer to as a “slut” beta), but I think its closed now or something. Not sure though, as it doesn’t really affect me.
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Sughly! I has sent you email! Please respond! 😀
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Replied!
Steam’s EA Week just keeps on getting better and better! Today they have Battlefield Bad Company 2 for $7! OH YEAAAAAH!!!!!!
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Hmm, tossing up between BF2 and BC2. Or there is the distinct possibility that whatever I buy will end up in my pile of shame.
AnonymousPessimist, I listened to your beats that you posted yesterday on TAY. They are really good!
Also, if people had visited my blog before, you could see that I was working on a character model. Well I’ve finished it 🙂
Could be NSFW, if you/boss regard fantasy women as that.
http://ediblepoly.wordpress.com/2011/05/07/brawl-challenge-hitomi/
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Holy Boobasaurs!!
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lol yeah, they weren’t meant to be that big. It didn’t seem too big at the time, but when I noticed it, I didn’t have enough time to fix it.
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Well, it’s DOA so it works. You must have set your age to 99. 😀
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Thank ye sir for the kind words!
Hopefully some kotakuites will be able to collaborate for some more musical shenanigans… Blaghman is keen, awaiting for Captain Eats-a-lot to respond to gauge the interest in it.
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Sorry for the late reply!!! I thought I had already sent my reply off but I REALISED I DIDN’T HIT SEND. Many failz on my part.
Email has now been sent.
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Umbrella Gun. Groovy.
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I was looking through the brawl challenge thread the other day.. damn there’s some nice entries in there! I love the Captain America one! Total classic! Overall though, I think I’ve been more impressed with the environments though. Doesn’t seem to be a whole lot of re-imagining going on with a lot of the characters. More just costume changes :\ I do like your entry though! Looking very sexy!!
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Thanks! Yeah, there’s tons of awesome work there. It makes me jelly.
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So I finally got a working Internet connection and a computer to use for minecraft filming so far the people who said they wanted to join in are
Fatshady
Qumulys
Dawdle
Tech knight
Blaghman maybe
And myself fatshady informed me that we still only have 10 slots even thou we have 20ish whitelisted people so if you still want to play please email me. Also it would be beneficial if everyone had teamspeak so keep that i’n mind. We indend to do a leather cap tour on 9.30 Thursday night.
My email is rossfear at msn.com
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Dammit – please see my reply below. I’m in!
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Messaged!
Look forward to some minecrafting… it’s been too long since I’ve played it!
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Out of curiosity, what are these leather cap tours?
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send me an e-mail to claimsboy at hotmail dot com and I will give you details of the server. Getting a mention in Kudos certainly provides you with elegibility…
As for LCT, I guess you’ll have to join in and find out.
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I would love to be part of it but I’m afraid it doesn’t fit with my current working hours 🙁 I’ll definatly be watching when you’re done though.
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Unfortunately, I won’t be able to join in…I look forward to seeing the video though 😀
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That time’s good for me and I got TS so I’m on board 🙂
My availability on a Thursday night is variable… but this week I can definitely make it for a 9:30 session. So count me in please!!
Curse you Queenslanderers and your crashing of welbots house! I say we should have another community playdate for everyone else! Because this time, I have an xbox! And I have a spare Gears 3 Beta code! And I don’t know why my sentences are ending in exclamation marks!
But seriously, we should have one. Because I’m bored. And have no friends over XBL. And Gears 3 is kinda fun.
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Im sure I said it before but I have grears 3… anytime you want a game let me know. I am sure your on my FL anyway???
I also have a spare code now but deciding who gets it????
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I have XBL and don’t have a Gears 3 code… so could be your friend if you want!
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Sure thing. My XBL is N0toriousR. How about Friday night, we (and whoever else wants to) play some matches?
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Is the Gears beta split-screen capable?
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Huh. Never tried it. Don’t think it is though. Not even sure the previous gears had split screen online.
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Does anyone else use the 360’s movie service? I’ve only used it a few times but what the hell is wrong with it? I wanted to rent a movie but told me that I could only buy it…and it was in the top rentals! Its stuff like this that makes me want to burn a house down.
I saw Frenzal Rhomb on Saturday, and goddam if they weren’t the best live band I’ve seen in ages.
Only issue, all the dicks. Oh man, sooo frakkin’ many douche bags. We decided to retreat to the balcony level to get away from the moshpit/concentration of smelly punks downstairs only to be greeted by 2, COUNT IT 2, moshpits on the balcony.
I was so worried (read hoping) that someone was gonna topple off the side.
How’d you go Welbot? (It was Welbot who was going, right?)
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From what I heard, it sounded like he had an amazing night! Wish I could have been there! 🙁
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Yes I was there! It was truly epic! There was a hell of a lot of pushing and shoving downstairs where I was, but I kind of expected it. I’ve never seen Frenzal where there hasn’t just been absolute chaos before. I was a bit disappointed with all the bottle throwing though. I kind of thought after J told everyone to have a little respect they might lay off a bit, but damn.. those fuckers just kept on chucking! Assholes!
But I was in a pretty decent spot. Downstairs on the left hand side right up against the wall, so I was lucky enough to only have pushing from one side 😉 One guy almost crushed LittleJJ though. Lucky for him he apologized profusely cos she was about 2 seconds away from smashing his face in!
All in all though, best $20 EVER!!!! Was super happy with the show! Played for ages and played all their good songs! Loving that new single too! (Bird Attack!)-
Glad to hear joy was had by all!
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The disc that comes with this month’s PC User magazine has the Crysis 2 demo on it…but the demo is supposed to have already ended. I’m installing it right now, I hope it works 🙂
Bought myself a Razer Onza Tournament Edition (http://bit.ly/lkQMpo) online this morning. I’ll post my thoughts on it when it arrives. If the quality is as good as my Deathadder mouse, it should be freaking sweet.
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I’m just not a fan of Razer. Any product that is targeted to gamers tends to be overpriced and not necessarily higher quality than other products out there. Like their headphones and keyboards, those things are pretty meh.
Admittedly, it’s hard to make a controller for a 360 that isn’t targeted to gamers, but it’s still a little weird for me.
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Them’s fighting words, sir!
(I own a naga, anansi, nostromo and megasoma. I am well and truly a razer whore.)
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I just don’t think the products are worth the extra cost.
That being said, here’s my current desk setup, to show how much of a hypocrite I am:
Tada!If anyone cares, that’s an Apple keyboard, Magic Trackpad, Microsoft Arc Mouse, a deck of playing cards, some poker chips, a Razer mousepad I picked up for very little money, Obiwan Kenobi and Darth Vader Mighty Muggs and a Yoda Mini Mugg. Oh and my laptop + monitor.
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Silly Razer has a low melting point I find. bah humbugs
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h17/CloudoftheFallen/hotdamnmeltazoid.jpg-
I still can’t believe you stuck your keyboard in the oven! [slow head shake]™
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I brought the razor 7.1 headset (Megaladon) a little while back.
The audio is pretty good but the mic is crap, has absolutely horrible echo issues even after i’ve downloaded all the latest drivers and tweaked it as much as possible, also picks up every little bit of background noise to the point that the echoes are often louder than the source sound.
Not worth the money IMO.I also have the Razor Mamba (wireless mouse)
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I’m really skeptical with non-main-vendorised controllers on consoles, since 95% of the time it won’t work cuz of system updates killing it. Xbox is a prime suspect of this and PS3 do this too. They only want you to use THEIR controllers and will enforce it.
In the end if it doesn’t work, you can try using it on your PC 😉
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Speaking of peripherals: http://tiny.cc/feuyd
I feel like Optimus Prime should be hanging around saying TRANSFORM AND ROLL OUT!-
those cyborg mice are hot… one was on sale a while back but I passed up the oppurtunity to get one (my peripheral collection is forever growing exponentially).
Does anyone own one? Thoughts?
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I have one.
Due to various OS reasons I have never used it…
But it looks awesome!
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Looks like someone took a hammer to a normal mouse, and pieced it back together with tape…
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GEEBUS! Man, I never understood the reason for these mice targeted at “hardcore gamers”. I mean, the fact that the one you linked looks more for show then actual performance turns me off it immediately.
My logitech G5 has served me brilliantly. Too bad the new models they bring out get uglier and uglier each time. I want the basic black one back.
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I may not be in the city today, but I can still manage to get a decent coffee and a danish.
Now that I have fuel, I’ll probably attempt to put together part 2 of my Let’s Play. Where there will be more of me actually doing something aside from making Batman walk slowly forwards whilst the Joker makes jokes.
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I dunno mang, maybe you should brace yourself for some more slow walking.
Dude can’t run and talk/listen at the same time.-
Sure, there’ll be some of that. But I have actually played the next hour or so of the game, so I know that there’s only a handful of times that it happens for now.
It’s just a matter of editing and recording the narration. By the way, the hardest part of recording the narration? Not fiddling with coins and whatnot at my desk. I play with poker chips, twirl pens and shuffle cards constantly. I’m just the sort of guy that always needs to twitch. So I ruined plenty of recordings simply by unconsciously doing something and then I had to go back and do it again.
Good thing Garage Band makes it so easy to just record over specific parts instead of scrapping the whole thing. It would have been nice if I had worked that out a little earlier into my attempts to record stuff though…
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Is it really that noticeable though? Not that it’s much of an issue in your first video, since it’s mostly cutscene and slow walking, but constant cuts later on might make it feel a bit disjointed. I’m personally more okay with something that sounds more natural or spontaneous, unless it’s really distracting.
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I was mainly doing it because I had such short windows of opportunity to actually speak. So it made sense to redo the parts where you could hear me dropping a pen or firing a nerf gun. Or in one instance, my shoulder cracking.
Splicing stuff in could be a little messy, most of the time I just redid the whole section so that it didn’t end up choppy. That was time consuming though, so I won’t be doing that for the sections where I’m going to talk for longer period of time.
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This week is going to be hell, more people think I do everything in the team and are going to me directly for jobs that’ll take days to do and they need it done in less than 10 minutes. In the last hour, 4 people bugging me and it’s only Monday! *sighs* Fracking humans!
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I feel your pain.
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Seconded.
Too much fail and it’s not even midday.
This does not bode well for the rest of the week.
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I know that feel bro.
I have had a flood of comments on my blog, all from the same spam network along these sorts of line:
“Thank you for any other informative website. The place else may I get that kind of info written in such an ideal approach? I’ve a mission that I am just now running on, and I’ve been on the glance out for such information.”
“Hi, i feel that i saw you visited my weblog so i came to “go back the favor”.I’m attempting to in finding issues to improve my website!I assume its adequate to make use of a few of your concepts!!”
I really should get some sort of anti-spam measures in place, but I’m kind of amused by this at the moment.
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Yeah I get the same crap. I’ve been meaning to look into the spam filters for wordpress, just too lazy. If I leave it too long I spend like 30 mins going through pages of that stuff.
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If you find a filter that works, let me know.
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Haha, just read this spam: ‘Yeast infection for you! it the best thing that can happen to you’
What? lol.
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Only if you’re making bread or beer.
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Askimet (WordPress plug-in) is very good for dealing with this stuff. Hassle-free installation and runs without any input from you. It’s great.
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I’m looking into this NOW!
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Thanks, I just installed Akismet and a captcha to try and cull this nonsense. Let’s see if it works.
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Played about 20 hours of Rift over the weekend (sweet jesus I don’t know how I found the time). Good fun, absolutely loved the random rift invasions. I had a pretty massive run-in with a Fire invasion while pretty low level.
As someone who hasn’t really played an MMO in ages (I generally hate them, played a little of some here and there) I’m enjoying it a lot.
I have three characters started, can’t decide which I like more!
http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/577796269351662820/468440CA5407F4B72DC2B1EB1777EDBBDFE56D73/
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Do you recommend I pick it up and give it a whirl, good sir?
What’s the crowd like that plays it?
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I reckon it’s worth a shot. The Rift devs seem to be actively supporting it quite well. I had a glitch where an enemy spawned in a tree and a GM responded to me within about five minutes.
Other people seem nice too. A lot of true RPGers in there. I’ve just been playing PvE but I am really having fun with it.
If you give it a go then let me know.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/f4cti0n
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:-/ Something odd is happening to my PC! It keeps giving me a 30 sec commercial about hair products or glen 20, then continues on to those talking twin babies. FOR NO REASON! I cant find what the heck is causing it! Its very annoying! Gah! Help me Taybe 1, your my only hope!
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1. http://xkcd.com/627/
2. HIT IT WITH A STICKDid I help???
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Surprising, no.
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I used that as my first basic problem solving algorithm, and I’ve built on that ever since xD
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Is it still doing that? You must’ve gotten some sort of nasty files put in. Have you scanned it yet?
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I think I may have sort of solved it for now. I’ve reinstalled Adblock as it must have died in a recent Chrome problem I had. For now, so far, no more baby sounds! *crosses legs, crosses fingers, uncrosses legs Sharon Stone style, slight penis sighting, legs crossed again*
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*Sweats and adjusts collar*
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Anybody else listen to IGN Game Scoop? I personally find it both informative and amusing.
Anyway, I was catching up on my podcasts over the weekend and found that they read out one of my emails last week! I was all like, that guy has the same first name as me, then I was all like, that guy has the same last name as me, then I was all like, hey, I sent in an email, that guy’s me! Very exciting! Then they referred to me in this week’s podcast as “the guy who sent in the email last week”! Not a big deal in the scheme of things, sure, but it gave me a thrill.
So any other scoop fans out there? Or has anybody else had a similar experience recently?
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I’ve been digging the Game Scoop of late.
Greg Miller and his Knocking boots section is so totally funny.They’re game talks are quite informative, and Damon’s choice of funky 8bit tracks spread throughout the podcast is also a treat.
Hello gentlemen, Cave Johnson here.
Right now, I’m moderately cashed up, and I’m having trouble deciding the flavour of the month: L.A. Noire, or Brink.
Whilst I’m curious as to how Brink is setting itself apart from all the other shooters, I might actually be suffering from FPS Fatigue- there’s only so much enjoyment you can get out of “Counter-Terrorists win[ning]”, “Flawless Victory”, hats, or even a statue made of Australium, before it all starts to get a little boring (And does it even use Steamworks for that matter?!).
On the other hand, there’s L.A. Noire- and I certainly would rather be a cop than be hounded by ’em! I did enjoy GTA IV on PC, though the initial poor performance had me almost throwing combustible lemons at my desktop.
So gentlemen, help Cave solve this dilemma!
(And thank you for investing your cash into Aperture Science. Tough luck if you decided to invest in Black Mesa, heheheh.)
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Cave Johnson, This, Is God.
Let Me Tell You, When I took A Break From Playing Skyrim (Currently At About 250 Hours) To Play A Bit Of LA Noire, I Was Damn Impressed. Sure, It’s Creepy As All Hell, But That’s This Console Generation In A Nutshell, And Well, Brink’s Online Community At The Moment Is Dead. But, I Guess That’s Acceptable At This Point In Time…
Since You’re Not An All Powerful Being, I’d Recommend L.A. Noire. *Spoiler Alert* You’ll Totally See The Twist Coming. It’s About As Subtle As A Brick To The Face. *No More Spoilers*
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brinkbrinkbrinkbrinkbrinkbrinkbrink.
I think you should get brink. I am getting brink.
Brink is wonderful. We hope.
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An optimistic pessimist?
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I even heard his voice as I was reading this, almost speaking out loud like J.K Simmons xD
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I don’t understand LA Noire and GTA 4 comparisons.
This is entirely speculation of course, seeing as the former isn’t out, but I don’t think it’s an accurate comparison. I get RDR was GTA 4 but set in the Western times, but I feel LA Noire is more like Mafia 2; a more heavily story driven game, set in a big city, but limited freedom in what you can do besides travel from place to place. The cases you take progress in a linear fashion, that is, you can’t take you time and skip between 3 or so places to gather up all the information, rather, the game is always pushing you forward, and you’re supposed to make the most of each visit you make to a place.
Maybe not so much Apples and Oranges, but more, um, apples and pears? Or… oranges and mandarins? Or kiwi fruits and… avacados? Okay, I’m out of things in the fruit bowl to steal metaphors from.Also, GTA 4 on PC. Man. That was… testing. Awesome controls and terrible graphics options, woo.
Also also, currently indifferent to Brink because of FPS fatigue too. So my vote goes to LA Noire. If just for the setting. Late 1940s – 1950s is such a classy place.
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i don’t know about you but I never get enough of hearing my team wins!
>=DD
but in all seriousness, I’d personally go with Brink.
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‘I might actually be suffering from FPS Fatigue’
lol! I think I’ve had this for a few years now. Pretty much the only exception is Portal. Because it’s puzzles, rather than Team America.
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@ Cave Johnson
I’m currently stuck on one of your repulsion gel chambers, I spent almost 30 mins tonight with a cube bouncing around a room and still don’t know how I’m supposed to solve it
Also I may have inhaled asbestos, for science
Yours truly – Stumped
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Hello Stumped, Cave Johnson here.
Normally, if a test subject failed to complete a test, I would have fired them on the spot. However, since you had the audacity to ask me for help, I’m going to make an exception.
Since telling you how to solve it would take the fun out of solving it, generous Cave will give you a clue: “Do the washing”.
Contact me again if you still can’t figure it out.
– Cave Johnson, CEO of Aperture Science-
Huge Success!
Thankyou Mr Johnson!
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I just wanted to apologise to anyone who was trying to sleep on the minecraft server while I was AFK on the weekend. I do tab back to it whenever I get the chance to just keep spamming the chat window at me.
For those who don’t follow Elly’s tweets, I just had to say how perfect this video was in relation to Blaghman. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0DeIqJm4vM&feature=youtu.be
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“This is the second best idea we’ve ever had.”
The number one idea? Step one: cut a hole in the box…
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Look Q-bo, I didn’t forget about mother’s day, I remembered it on the friday, went down to buy a gift on the saturday, but realised I had no money/way to get money, so on the Sunday I gave her nothing, and she’ll get a gift on the Monday.
Anyway, it’s better than what I did to my sister, her 21st was in January, and I still haven’t given her a gift.
In my defense for the latter one, it was my Dad’s fault. True story.
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Son, I am disapoint.
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You’re not my Mum.
She would have wa-ay more spelling errors.
Also, her response was simply *Sigh* then she rolled her eyes. The best part of being a disappointment is that they have really low standards for you!
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Cool story, bro!
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Wait, I have a brother?
*Goes misty eyed*
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I live in the attic and get fed buckets of fish heads every week!
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Wait, how do you have internet? The wireless in my house turns itself off between 9am and 6pm. You truly are a magical being!
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He’s on his phone.
Speaking of…
Tad, Mobile Kotaku for Windows Phone… Why U no work? -
Oh Yeah.
I forget sometimes that I’m the only person in my household without a smartphone.
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Throw an email at me and I’ll see what’s going on:
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Nevermind… it’s working fine.
Obviously, it was doing it just to spite me.
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Well well… it seems I am no match for running competitions on this site when compared to Mar’s efforts. After a week and a half I did not receive one entry for the Minecraft code so I still have it. It may also be that as this was limited to only TAY regulars and most of us who want it have already bought it….
Anyway, What to do.. what to do???
I was feeling so important too. I have a minecraft code and a gears 3 Beta code to give away today…
Ah well…
If anyone can think of another good way to get rid of this Minecraft code let me know. Qbo, no more suggestions from you.. we all saw how well your idea worked!!!! lol.
btw, I think the gears 3 code is going to a mate of mine. If i can’t find a taker I’ll happily share it on here.
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Yeah ‘Mar’ is the nickname that I have for Mark. After hanging out with him on the weekend we are best buds now… Wait, that would mean he calls me FatShad.. (or worse still using my real name – Bra!)
Sorry for the typo (and every one I have ever made). I really dont care muct for speleign or garmararr on teh inetnest.
Tad Edit: You will be called FatShad from now until eternity. I decree it!
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Hey Tadmod, Look, over there, not in this comment, it’s LUNCH!
*Whispers*Ok, that should hold his attention for a bit.
Guys this is how it starts.He was our friend, so we’re willing to cut him some slack, but, I think the power may not be going to his head. It starts as jokes about commanding us, but soon he’ll be editing our posts in more insidious ways, refusing to post like a normal person, but I doubt it. Soon TAY won’t be itself, it will be Tadmod’s Awesome Yabber, where every comment is dedicated to how amazing Tad is, which I personally think is an AWESOME idea.
It’s not safe here, I’ve already said more than I should. I’ll try to look for somewhere safe. I’ll… I’ll get back to you.
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I’m sorry. That post was BEGGING for it!
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Goddammit, you weren’t distracted by the enticing appeal of lunch?
I’ve been caught all. Fare thee well, you shall not hear from me again.
Fission Mailed, Blaghman has died.
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Hey bra, I didn’t enter your hella cool minecraft comp because I already have a copy (thanks to Q-bo). But I would gladly accept the tubular Gears 3 code from you or NotoriousR if one is available in the end!
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Okokok, hows about this idea then. A simple Haiku in here, thats real easy like! *sinks back into shadows*
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soft peanut butter
melts deliciously
upon fresh hot toast
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OHHHHHHMYYYYGODDDDDDDDDDDD PLEASEEEEEEEEEEE
MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I remember somebody saying that if they won it, they would gift it to me. I’m very thankful for your kind offer. TAY is such a nice place. <3
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Yeah but I wanted you to at least work for it…
OK, As you were the only one who wanted the code and certainly deserve it..
Again as I lack the slightest amount of creativity (when im in work mode), it’s Haiku time for you only (thanks again qbo).
You must respond today with a Haiku about AnonymousPessimist.
The TAY faithful can decide if you win!
So there you have it, if you can make up a haiku that includes AnonymousPessimist (as the newest member of the Minecraft team) in it today you can have the code, otherwise it is lost forever.
Here is my attempt:
Hip Hop producer
AnonymousPessimist
Many posts last week-
Day one… I offered to give you the actual answer.
Refused, I was.
Shunned, like a leper outside the walls of Jerusalem. Rejected, like the last shards of a Doritos packet. Shown the door, like a college graduate at the Playboy Mansion.-
But as I said, I doubt the actual answer was actually funny so was not interested.
If you want a code then we have an issue (the Haiku thing is really a sham!)
Let me know if you seriously want a code (include in your answer the actual answer) and we can see how you and eats alot can go head to head in a final Minecraft comp showdown!
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Nah, give it to the Captain… she outranks me, and rank hath its privileges.
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Nobody wishes to wax lyrical about their favorite negative newcomer?
Think I’ll go and eat worms…
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A purposefully bad limerick:
There once was a man called AnonymousPessimist,
Who liked to make sounds, and be Dexterous,
he looked at this ditty,
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You win today’s internets, sir.
Hilarious!
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I’m kind of disappointed, I thought it would end up even worse than it really did. Oh well, back to poetry that only uses iambic form on lines 1,2,3,5,9, on a ten part repeating system.
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TELL ME!!!! I must know now, howeth cowsth scratchest thine itchy udderth!!!
In the same way a dog can scratch it’s belly, a cow uses its hind leg.
However, given the girth of a cow… they just as often rub their bellys against something instead.
*Todays lesson in veterinary sciences brought to you by the Dairy Farmers Association of Greater Ireland*
Funny, I didn’t think about it at the time but I actually saw this happen only last week. I was driving home from the central coast and stopped by a roadside rest area to fix the kids DVD or something, and as we left, I saw a cow do this.
I LOL’d then had to explain why I was laughing… but did not connect it to this..
It is as funny as it sounds. Only cows don’t sit down to do it, they do it standing..
I like to think their teets act like fingers allowing their udders to scratch themselves.
I like this idea, but that would make their teets fingers technically, so when you milk the cow, its the equivalent of ‘pull my finger’. How awesome would it be if a dad (such as me) could do the old ‘pull mah finger!’ to some poor unsuspecting kid, and shoot warm milky goodness into their eyes. Oh the power!
MILK MAN!
That is disturbingly hilarious 😛
Well since I like to earn what I have, here’s my shot. But in all seriousness, if somebody else legitimately had an answer to the cow conundrum they are more then welcome to claim the prize!
Shrouded in anonymity
this newcomer bears
an outlook of the negative kind
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OK. I was hoping you’d try and use his entire name but your one is pretty good.
I think you earned it..
Just remember, your rank means nothing in the world of Minecraft.. you are the new ‘guy’ in my eyes!
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code sent
Courtersy of Sony, SuckerPunch, and a huge thanks to Mark for selecting me, I have to say, Infamous 2 is on my radar !!
Upon finishing 1, I was kinda Meh about it, and thought 2 would be more of the same, with editing tools tacked on.
Not the case. the graphics, and addressing/introduction to mele combat has me intigued. Some good gamplay choice like a more varied amount of powers are also cool…and the boss battles ?? way more memorable!!
Great to also hang out with my fellow Kotakian Units. Always a pleasure hanging out with Fat Shady. Also got to meet Acealot(Hope I spelt it right)…and (all giddy) I got to meet and shake Mark’s Hand (Squeal)
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that’s CAPTAIN Eats-a-lot to you!
HAHAHA, I kid, I kid. Was great to meet you too man! It’s always nice putting some faces to names.
I would also like to say a huge THANK YOU to Mark for getting it all organised so smoothly! I had a fantastic time.
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AHAHAHHAHAHA man I wasn’t sure if I imagined the Captain part. But even then I still butchered it.
Apologies Oh Captain my Captain! -
Do you know Captain Planet?
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I know Captain Caveman?
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and son??
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“By your powers combined I am CAAAPTAAAAAAAIIIN CAAAAAAAAAAVVEMAAAAAAAAAN!!!”
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and Son ??
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It’s actually “and sun.”
*Cut to an image of the sun with background “Whum” sound*
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Yeah thanks to all involved. I didn’t get much of a chance to chat to you all so sorry if anyone actually noticed.
I did get to meet Adam which was cool putting a face to a name… and more importantly, I was elevated to the level of superawesome because I have my own fans now. Bukake Kane actually got a photo taken with me!
I am also available for autographs if you’d like.
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FatShady MBA: “It’s weakness is it’s nipples!”
LOL! LOOLOLOLOL!!!
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^^^^***Spoilers***^^^^
Yeah I liked that comment also. I am funny! That was when we were sitting at the back of the class acting up, hehehe.
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So jelly!
If only I could have justified spending the cash to fly down to Sydney for a few hours, but alas, I am not that rich 🙁
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I know how you feel.
Though, given how flights are currently priced, it’d almost be cheaper to fly to your destination via LA…
Lakers = Fail
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Oh MAN! I’m so bad – I didnt even realise the playoffs had started x_x
SO AWESOME! That just made my day, right there. Two send offs, lol!
But Orlando are already out. Sad face 🙁
Miami v Celtic! Ooooooo…
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I really should try and pay more attention to this stuff.
Good to see Boston is still in the running though, even if we don’t seem to be getting that game here in Queensland. Boston vs Miami should be awesome.
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I always try and find some streaming site for most games. Quality is generally poo but least I get to see them. Next Miami v boston should be on 9am tomorrow morn
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I’m so shattered. The next teams I’m going for are Chicago and Miami. Derrick Rose wooo!
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Bynum is a thug, no need for that hit.
Bulls are too in-experienced to take it all the way.
I have a feeling the Celts will beat the Heat, and play Mavs in the final.
I just don’t want LeBron to win it.People are speculating the Lakers will go after Howard or C3P.
Someone settle the debate two of my friends are having. Who would win in a fight, a bulldog or a vertically challenged man?
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That depends, is the man ripped and does he get any weapons?
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All they said was the dog was super mad and the man was not discussed. it is assumed he can fight. This started at 3 in the morning on Saturday after a few beers. DISCUSS!
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I would say the dog in most cases.
A really pissed adult bulldog would be pretty hard to take down unless the guy is really tough and can fight like demon.
Bulldogs are bred to not be vicious these days but if we are assuming an angry guard dog kinda scenario…-
Are you thinking Bulldog… or Pit Bull?
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Probably did have pitbull in my head.
That said; they used to bait bulls and bears with Bulldogs – thus the name – so they are or were not little ugly lap-dogs.
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Has the dog been neutered?
A swift kick to the pills is a surprising dog deterrent.
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Did the man see it coming or was it a surprise attack?
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It was like every Dragon Ball Z fight, where they spend 4 hours talking and then they fight. So…there was no surprise? I dont even know.
Are either part cyborg, or have had ninja training?
So many factors to consider!
Well, if he’s The Imp, then he has all the training given to the brother of the queen, but his time spent reading and in brothels has certainly dulled what fighting abilities he may have had. Luckily he can just get someone to fight on his behalf, so I declare The Imp the winner.
Rocketman!
I’ll join in the LCT if there is a free spot.
I assume it would get lost if I replied on the rapidly dwindling page one.
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Hey Jo yeah. With you we are up to 9 players I wonder how the lag will be. also do you have teamspeak?
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Indeed I do. If it is too many people I will bail for the good of the cause.
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I am 29 (born in 1981) and my bday is in July. My wife was born 9 days later (to different parents).. I am ghetto but not THAT ghetto!
I am thinking of using my newly aquired video editing skillz to make a video that incorporates photo’s of my wife and I as kids, but to also incorporate ads and significant world events in video form, along with stuff relating to fashion or even the price of groceries.
I would much rather video so not too worried about pics. Ideally youtube is best because I can rip to avi and then edit it.
Here is what I am asking you all for.
If you find any good video’s relating to 1981 post them here. Also if there were any significant world events post them here (Princess Di was married then)
Finally, I found an old Atari 2600 ad. If anyone can find some more 1981 gaming ads or footage, that would be cool also.
No obligation, just asking if anyone thinks of anything…
If I manage to get it all done, I will share the end result with you all.
Cheers,
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpPt7xGx4Xo
American history count?
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Major global stuff is OK but trying to avoid american stuff.. just ’cause i’m Aussie!…
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EMM TEE VEE
Ok, I don’t really know, that is ten years before my time.
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Completely unrelated, this reminded me for some reason that the very first journal entry of Benjamin Button (which is technically his last entry) is my date of birth. Freaked me out in the cinema…
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lol are you sure about the different parents?
Here is a add for the vic 20 from the 80’s, the graphic look alot like mindcraft. lol
Ever since the visit to Sony for the Infamous 2 hands-on session.. I have been thinking about something that the devs were talking about.
They were explaining the reasons for the inital change to Cole’s appearance and that is was because they were unable to apply the new Mo-Cap cut scene tech to the “old” Cole’s face and he needed an update to look more like the actor who portray’s him.
This then made me think of Rockstar Bondi’s Motion Scan Tech and how all of the actors who are voicing these roles are also visibly acting out the scenes.
I was suddenly overwhelmed with a sickening feeling … are we headed to a future of games that become star vehicles? Is this a good thing?
Do I want to play games starring Wesley Snipes and Steven Seagal?
Is Nolan North going to have to grow many different beards??
Any thoughts?
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Technology will get better so you probably won’t need people to look the same as the characters in the future.
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I liked Call of Duty World at War because it had Gary Oldman and Jack Bauer.
IT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED, DUN DUN DUNNNNNThough I would argue that ‘stars’ in games signifies that people are taking the medium more seriously (although we already know that it brings in the big bucks), it is perhaps, one step closer to being recognised by the non-gamer as legitimate entertainment industry (none of this gaems-r-4-kids stuff).
On the other hand, nawwwwwwwww. It’s a more creative medium, and I think the fact that you don’t have to have things grounded in reality/boring-normal-humans, kind of flies in the face of bringing in some big star power. Celebrities are defined (amongst other things) by their looks, and unless the developers craft a character with an actor portraying them in mind, it solely comes down to the quality of their voice acting. I liked Liam Neeson’s smooth voice in Fallout 3, but I don’t think it had to be him who played your dad. And how about that Sam Worthington in Black Ops, huh. Yeah. Hm.-
Good points.
Although I am now wondering if this may affect the rating of games … if suddenly we recognise the people we are gunning down (or tea bagging) does that hurt the chances of them fitting into their appropriate rating?Too many questions!
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Chris, this is one of my greatest fears with gaming in the coming decades.
It has been similar to what has happened over the years the last 20 years with animated movies & TV (hand or CGI).
Basically any pre-90s animated movie was marketed without reference to voice actors at all. In the 90s these movies started to use known actors, (Lion King, Aladdin, etc). So although if one was interested in the movie you’d find out that the Genie in Aladdin was voiced by Robin Williams, but it wasn’t pushed via advertising this way. Cue, Dreamworks and Fox animations (and others) in the 2000’s, literally every movie of theirs now is marketed via the use of a traditional actor voicing a character. The most recent example I can think of is Rango. The movie isn’t marketed as Rango, it is literally “Johnny Depp is Rango”.
TV has been similar as well. It has always been common for The Simpsons to use celebrity voice-actors, but in the early seasons they didn’t play themselves. It was them lending a famous voice to a character. In the last 10 years, every single one just plays themselves. Usually in some sort of halfarsed walk on role.
Personally I see this as a downfall to the animated medium. I give far more respect to the skilful people who work as voice-actors, many of these people have vast range of voices. To me part of the enjoyment is seeing an animated character as that character, not as the person voicing it. I give huge amount of respect to people like Mel Blanc, and Billy West who have voiced hundreds of different characters over their lifetimes.
If games go this way, I see it leading to the same issue I perceive with actors. Because actors are the ones being filmed, and shown in the limelight. They act like they’re the great ones who have made the movie or tv show. Really they have not, they’re just a part of it. The writers, camera crew, sound crews, FX crews, directors, producers have all put in equal effort.
The same will happen with games. Media will ignore the writers, coders, artists etc, and just concentrate on the actor who stars in it.
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I was going to post a massive thing, but got bored halfway through, but I pretty much just agree with everything you say.
I find the reliance on the mo-cap kind of stuff interesting, it’s still a very temperamental technology, just look at Alan Wake, that used Mo-Cap for faces and I assume for cinematics (I’m not really sure), for their next game Remedy is shifting back to the “old” system, which is facial morphs. Some of the best facial animations can be found in Half Life 2 (Episode 1 and 2 are better than the first), and that’s all facial morphing, using a combination of positions for syllables/sounds and an expression, and while it does look a little dated now, it’s still better than most stuff today. With that in mind, I think technology will favour morphs, as opposed to the considerably more expensive alternatives.
That huge point, with the fact that voice acting is very different to normal acting, will hopefully mean that we keep VAs to their roles, and standard actors to whatever they do (and honestly, I wouldn’t mind some “Star” VAs (Nolan North doesn’t count, just because he’s in everything)).
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Blaghman, I’m still not sure if I have a preference for mo-cap or “hand done” motion. Since there are both positives and negatives of both. Plus there is quality animation done in either method.
I think the main aspect that makes or breaks animation, is just the time and effort spent on it. Half-Life 2 had very good facial motion, but so far Valve has never impressed me with body motion. Portal 2 is terrible when you actually see yourself through a portal. But in Portal 2’s case it doesn’t matter.
On the other hand I feel Alan Wake got body motion good, but I agree the facial animation was not very good.
Still with the use of actors rather than voice actors, I think the strategy Pixar uses works well. Toy Story has had 2 famous actors (Tom Hanks and Tim Allen), but has never marketed around that aspect. No one went to see Toy Story 3 because Tom Hanks was in it.
Right now I see a lot of games similar, BlackOps for the use of Kiether Sutherland, Gary Oldman, Mass Effet 2: Yvonne Stravoski, Martin Sheen, etc.
All I can say is, I will not be buying the first game where the actors voice is shown on the cover.
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Now that I think about it, you are right about the body motions in Valve games, but I think it should be interesting to see what they have in the next Half Life, because they said they’d have a deaf character (I think), and so they were going to a lot of effort to get full support for Sign Language in the game, and that requires fairly precise hand motions, so if they translate that to movement as well (maybe up their use of inverse kinematics, as well as animations designed around IK) I think it could look exceedingly good.
Hmm, let me see, how about we go with, given the limitations of current gen graphics engines, we’re unable to accurately use Motion Capture to show faces, thus a more stylised, “hand drawn” approach gives a better idea for the more subtle movements, but for greater movements, mo-cap is able to accurately portray it, often resulting in a better sense of movement.
There’s my opinion anyway.
I’m of the opinion that we should allow for “names” in the industry, that’s why I have no problems with Tim Schafer of Peter Molyneux (Sid Meird, etc. etc.) putting their names on a box, and I think if we have a stand-out VA, then sure, let their name be on the front of a box, IF the game is appropriate for it (“movie” styled game, not a game as a game game). But if it had some normal actor appearing on the box then it could die in a hole.
Also: If you haven’t already, look up the Aladdin Disney/Robin Williams Dispute. That was, I believe, the first case of a famous actor having his name pushed forward for the benefit of an animated film, and they had quite a large fight over the promotion for it.
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Someone just gave me another Gears 3 code…
Y3M22-MPTH4-CJGTY-TTVJF-MKG7Z
see if it works!!! May have already been used sorry.
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btw batguy got my code.. check your e-mail mate.
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OOOOO,
the code above that I posted is NOT my code. I gave a different code to batguy.. I am wondering if anyone else picked up this code or was it gone?
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Tried it, already used.
Curse my slow unweildy barbarian fingers-
Shuggy Bear… we need another picture.
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So it seems we now have 9 minecrafters on Thursday night. I’m not sure but I think this will be the most people on the server at once. Thanks everyone for getting behind my idea.
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What’s the Kotaku server address? I play Minecraft quite often but I’d like to play on a server with people I might actually like (not the American server I play on!).
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Damn we are getting the numbers now!!!!
As you are a regular also, I guess you are welcome to join in our little fun!
Send me an e-mail to claimsboy at hotmail dot com and i will send your details over. we also have a teamspeak3 server that we chat on.
I should also point out the rules again for the new people.
This server is invite (or nagging) only. It is open to Kotaku AU TAY regulars only. Not because we are elitist pricks – we are ;), but because we want to create an online community of like minded people who will respect each other’s person and property like we do when we are chatting in here.
If you break something or have to steal something, replace it or at a minimum leave a sign. It is all about making your own fun.
I just have to stress that this server is whitelist protected so even giving out these details will not allow others to join, but wherever possible we keep it quiet to ensure that only people we know (online at least) and trust are playing.
Finally, there is only 10 slots available. I am happy to provide details to any of the regulars but as soon as we start hitting the maximum player count, we may have to stop this. I will say that the last to join will be the first to go, however if that time ever does come, I will be discussing this at length before we have to do anything remotely like kicking people.
A second finally….
This server does cost money to host so respect it as if you were paying yourself (some people are).. We are not asking new members to contribute to this but ask that you keep this in mind also.
Look forward to seeing you all in there.
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Oh yeah, that reminds me, I owe some bones to some of the other players…time to go skeleton hunting 😀
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Speaking of which… Is anyone else having troubles logging into to play Minecraft?? I don’t believe its a the Kotaku Servers problem, seems to be a Notch problem. Or is it just me and my disastrous internets these last 2 days?
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I had bad lag a few times, but it’s been steady for the last few days that I played
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I thought after being away for a couple of hours (getting drunk so more people would beat me up and give me money after their inevitable crushing defeat at my hands, taking girls out on dates so that after two dates they’d ask me to help them with a problem and then envelop me in a glowy pink cloud I can only assume means we’re getting naked oh, and singing really bad but oh-so-amusing karaoke) I’d come back to internet-land and there would be loads of things for me to catch up on but no. Turns out my internet life is much less interesting than my game-life.
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By Loki’s loincloth! What on midgard are you playing???
(sorry, got a whole Norse vibe going on at the moment)-
You should be saying “By Hadúr’s (banana) hammock!”
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By Baldur’s Budgie Smugglers I have many of these exclamations to trot out this week… whether you like them or not!
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By Napkirály nappies Good call!
However I think the Norse ones may be somewhat more recognisible…
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By Freya’s funbags!
I don’t actually have anything to contribute other than that.
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By Bragi’s Boozies!
Wait. What?
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Hugo the Helsinkian Barbarian?
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I’m playing Yakuza 3.
Oh and I’m loving these barbarian underwear references, I look forward to seeing your expanded repertoire of these.-
Geez guys, I guess Strange wants to get in on the Jötunheimr Jewel cases.
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And this is why we call you Strange 😛
Curse you Loops! I wanted the Tick, but I didn’t spot it.
Ended up with:
Something with Thor & Capt. America – Pretty lame
Green Lantern
Spider-Man
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Oops, that should be back on Page 1.
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Love The Tick, it’s the only complete comic book series I own. Fantastic stuff, shame you missed out!
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Well it’s actually mainly backstory on a lot of the chars, more than a comic in it’s own right… so i guess you’re not missing a whole heap..
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I suppose that’s that rational way of thinking…
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I just spent a decent chunk of this afternoon editing and recording the next part of the Batman Arkham Asylum Ket’s Play I linked to on the first page.
Just getting everything ready and then I’ll be uploading it to YouTube and crippling my internet for an hour 🙁
On the plus side, I have a cup of tea and a custard bun from BreadTop. So being without internet for a moment won’t be too horrible.
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“Ket’s Play”? What an interesting concept.
Anyhow, finally got around to uploading, it should exist soon.
Okay, only click this, if and only if you’ve watched moon, AND IF YOU’VE FINISHED PORTAL 2 SINGLE PLAYER. BECAUSE THERE ARE BIG SPOILERS. SO DON’T CLICK IT, IF YOU HAVEN’T FINISHED IT.
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Oh bugger. I’ve watched Moon, and loved it, awesome movie! Then you tell me I can’t watch it cause I’m a Portal 2 virgin! Passive aggressive much???? *breaks down sobbing*
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Nawwww.
Here you go.
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*Huggles!* 😀 mwwwwwwwwwwah!
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Oh wow, that soundtrack is really cool, and by Clint Mansell to boot *swoons*.
I really need to see Moon, if only for my love of David Bowie (The director is Bowie’s son, for those who don’t get my weird references). I saw Source Code though, it was pretty predictable, but good.
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Source Code PALES in comparison. Moon was one of the best films made in years, end of story. To have not seen it yet is criminal. And yes that soundtrack is absolutely amazing!
also Source Code should have ended 5-10 mins before it actually did. Extra bit at the end was a bit suck. FYI, Duncan Jones only directed Source Code, but wrote and directed Moon. Just sayin…
And also his next film is ‘Mute’, a tribute to Blade Runner. Insert link to awesome pre-prod art here: http://moviecultists.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/duncan-jones-mute-concept-art.jpg
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Oh, aye, I’m aware that Source Code pales in comparison to Moon, and I agree that it needed to end earlier, that really screamed of the producer’s edit. I’m honestly not sure why I haven’t seen Moon, it ticks pretty much every box for me, but for some reason I’ve never gotten around to seeing it. Oh well, I’ll grab it next time I’m in Woden, because pshh, I don’t need what little money I have (that’s serious). Sadly I’ve had the ending spoiled for me, but meh, I still enjoyed Bioshock with that ruined. No wait, I never finished the first Bioshock…
Finally, that concept art shows bugger all, but I now REALLY want to see that film.
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I’d put it in the top 2 films I’ve seen in the last few years. Pans Labyrinth being the other one. But you MUST go out and get this movie! Say its for your mum or something, but you must buy/rent it tomorrow, kick back with popcorn, dim the lights, and watch some bloody good decent cinema.
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Also, turns out the Sony servers weren’t out of date.
http://bitmob.com/articles/detective-work-reveals-psn-servers-up-to-date
Welcome, Commenter Formally Known As Emperor Jimu Kong Racing Hsien, I was wondering where you were.
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You welcomed Jimu a minute before Jimu returns? How on earth did this wizadry occur? MY BLIND IS MOWN.
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HE’S POSTING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE!
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Your powers of precognition are, quite frankly,
FREAKING TERRIFYING!
If anyone cares…I am sick. I commented a plenty on page one…I did not go to free comic-book day coos I ouldn’t be bothered. The idea is to get new customers anyway…
So i had to remove my ‘disingenuous assertions’ tee from my webshop over the weekend as Bioware have made their own version (which imo looks crap) but the text is positioned the EXACT same way as mine..
To say i am pissed is un understatement, i loved that shirt and was so proud of it and thought “well they can’t own words so i should be fine with this one. tee hee i’m so clever”..
Well apparently they can own words now, FFS…
I mean i’m sure i could still have my version of the tee on my site, but i really can’t be bothered putting up with morons screaming “zomg you ripped off their shirt!!”
*sigh*
TO THE DRAWING BOARD!
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You should make a shirt that says “I’m tall enough to see Tad’s knees!”
I would buy it JUST for the irony…
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… And the coppery (It had to be said). 😛
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If that t-shirt is made I will buy one for Dawdle.
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THIS!
Talking of clothing, I was shopping for some trackpants to wear for jogging the other day, and I was really sad & mad at the fact that Rebel Sports doesn’t have anything below a size 8! My bf suggested me to go to the kids section, which resulted in death stare from me, of course. Ended up going to Cotton On and bought cheap ones that had my size instead.
Girls below a size 8 need to do sports too!!!!!!!
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Heh! “Coppery”. That’s gold!
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*drowns in mercury of puns*
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I’m more a fan of Buggery.
But that’s completely unrelated.
(Enlgish (sic) lesson of the day: Buggery is synonymous with Sodomy in British English, and often also encompasses Bestiality.
You’re welcome.)
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Ha!
I had to teach a colleague about buggery not so long ago.
… As in the definition of the word.
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Girl at work said she hadn’t tried butt secks because it would hurt like buggery…
Turned bright red when I told her what buggery was.
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Guys, general update while my tutor isn’t looking at my computer screen:
Ben and I had a meeting today about the Tech site re-design. LOTS of AWESOME features in-coming. Keep an eye out, peeps!
Also, The Infamous 2 thin on Sat was epic. FatShad, Dawdle, Jamie Who/What/Where/When/Why, Adam and Janitor Eats-a-lot made honourable cameos, and the developer guy seemed really chill. Also, cold pizza is awesome.
Anyways, back to Uni work!
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Why did no one tell me this was the Sydney Meat v2?
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Because it was quite obviously the vastly inferior Meat, without you and strange ladies there to awkwardly blurt out they love you.
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Oh, I’m okay with that then.
I prefer my meat with strange ladies and this is beginning to sound really creepy so I’m just going to stop typing.-
I swear it sounded less creepy in my head.
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That, my Bishy little friend, is the story of my life.
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We’re clearly not members of ‘The Elite’
Tad, you remember the thing I asked you about that day? *coughwinkcough*
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Erm… nope…
I remember there were a few things I needed to do when I got home, but I forgot about all of them and hence, failed.
Was it to do with the Kotaku meet-up lunch?
Send me an email if it’s context-sensitive… 😛
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A wink in there? I think she’s asking your knee out on a date Tad!
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I’ll message you on Twitter!
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Will one of those features be a favourite tags list? It would be awesome if you could make a list of your favourite tags and get notifications when a new article with that tag is published.
JANITOR!?!
D:
I remember someone saying how awesome the Subway cookies are (Mark?), so I decided to try one: the chocolate chip kind. It’s pretty nice and chewy but so frigging sweet!! How can you keep up with the throat-melting sugaryness? D:
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DON’T EAT THEM! Eats-a-lot told me each cookie has the same calorie content as a big mac!
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Actually I just googled it. We’re safe. Each Subway cookie has 220 calories, while a Big Mac has about 1700.
Phew.
[goes to subway and orders six cookies]
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220 calories is still a lot ;O
They are so cheap though!-
Apparently this bottle of Coffee-Milk I’m drinking has just shy of 1700 calories, and my body doesn’t realise about any of them (damn liquids). Sheet Bru, maybe there’s a reason I’m fat…
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THAN I CAN EAT THEM AGAIN!?
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LOL!!! Thanks for clarifying that Mark, now my heart won’t constrict as much the next time I eat a few.. or a lot.
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Did you guys end up having a Kinokuniya Meat?
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Both Jamie & TadMod got free comics there.
I stayed at home until the inFamous 2 event. 😛-
The only people around when I was there seemed to be whacky stereotypes.
I have never seen so many warped spines in one place.
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Only choc chip?
Double choc chips are better!
It’s really hard replicating them at home, you know. Which makes Subway cookies even more glorious.-
Double choc cookies from Subway are the way to go. Never looked back…
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I have to post it here as it seems my friends and family don’t particularly want to listen to this…but
HOLY CRAP, I know I know, this is some delayed reaction but GEEZUZ CHRIST Battlefield 3 looks amazing.
Thing is, I’ve never played BF and was large disappointed by the last spinoff demo, and am more of a CoD fan. But! I have been happily converted from just seeing a 12min game footage. I was just completely mind blown from how realistic things were, the way the soldiers moved and ran, just hoolyyyy crap. Ah sigh.
Although I do look forward to the MW3 intro soon, maybe they also have something ridiculously awesome up their sleeves?
Oh BF3, do want.
The end of the year releases will be interesting, I think I’m actually glad they pushed The Last Guardian off, would rather have more time and focus on that game than be all “ZOMG SOMANYGAMESWTFDOIDO”
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I want a computer capable of running BF3…
*Sigh* Where’s a job when I need one? Or a winning lotto ticket. Either one will do.
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Ordered mine on Saturday. ~$1K and you’re golden.
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Battlefield 3 does look pretty awesome.
I found out something that totally mowed my blind this weekend. Need For Speed The Run is going to use the same engine that Battlefield 3 is using! Repeat after me, BLIND! MOWN! -
I remember when MW stood for Mech Warrior.
Christ I’m getting old.
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BF2 Complete Collection on Steam for $3.75USD!
Maybe it’ll tide you over until BF3!-
$3.75? For real? Man, I really need to check Steam.
I’m actually more of a console gamer… particularly for FPSes, but I dooooooo wanna play Portal 1 before Portal 2 is delivered. That on sale? 😐-
No, but if you want a free copy of Portal 1 on Steam, give a shout!
I’m pretty sure ten billion of us still have a free copy to gift away from pre-purchasing Portal 2.
I still have a copy, so add me if you want: http://steamcommunity.com/id/FattyFattyFatFat
(I can never remember how to add people, so I’m just throwing my Steam link out there).
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Played Halo: Reach multiplayer on Team Slayer playlist for the weekend on my bf’s xbox live account. Helped him level up to Lt. Colonel! 😛 I think I’m finally getting better at this game, getting more kills on average each game. I’m also getting a bit weary with playing Sword Base though, it seems like every time Sword Base is one of the maps for voting, everyone automatically picks it.
I wish we could have a KotakuAU Reach playdate again soon :3 the last one was lots of fun!
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My problem was that matchmaking seemed to have no idea of my skill level.
First game I played online: The skull one where you collect them and need to go to the place to collect them all: Victory, with the closest guy on 3 skulls to my 20 or 25 or whatever the default thing is (that was embarrassing, same thing happened when I started playing Halo 3)
Second game: Slayer, a close second.
Every game after that: Either total domination by, or of, me. Where’s the middle ground Bungie? huh? Give me moderately crap opponents who are a challenge for me!
(Oh, and every game when I’m stuck playing as an elite I lose horribly)
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I’ve held off buying Reach until I gather enough money for a Legendary Edition, but other games keep taking my money 🙁
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Definitely need a new Reach playdate. I’ll ask if Hinden wants to set one up in the next few weeks (preferably after my Onza arrives so I can use Bumper Jumper and jetpack together!).
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Haven’t played Reach in ages.
Be down with a playdate or even just a game or two with whoever.
Let’s Play Batman: Arkham Asylum: Part 2 is now up and available for your viewing pleasure.
I managed to knock this one out pretty quickly but I don’t have a schedule in place for these things so I don’t know when Part 3 will happen. I might just try and do a handful of them over the next week and then stagger the release but for now I’m just getting them out there and looking for feedback.
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Hey look, ma, I’m on page three!
Came home to find free Cadbury chocolate in my mailbox. Just waiting for me! So awesome!
Plus I had Gareth Evans as a guest lecturer! Who made subtle jibes!
[/overshare]
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See, I read Gareth Evans as Gareth David Lloyd, a.k.a Ianto Jones in Torchwood. I was confused until I googled Gareth Evans.
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Ianto would be pretty awesome, I admit. ^_____^
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You Googled Gareth Evans?
You just revealed yourself to be a foetus.-
WTF? who the hell is he, and why does not knowing who he is make me a fetus?
I know who Garth Brooks is… although i really shouldn’t… *feels dirty*
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He was the Foreign Minister before Downer. He was always on the news when I was growing up.
I guess I just thought people would know who he was… Unless they were too young to remember (Like a foetus). -
I was swooning all over the place – he’s a very smart guy.
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He is very swoonable.
I think it’s the beard.
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Why does page 3 start on a Monday evening?!
This feels wrong!
Going to take a quick nap before dinner.
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At least with the magic of page numbers, we no longer need to worry about what crazy high number of comments get made as we can navigate to all of them with ease!
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I miss the old days, when we didn’t need these fancy numbers!
(note, I don’t miss the old days, but now I get to say I was part of TAY before it was cool, because I’m a hipster like that.)
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we should all get some sort of symbol next to our name that indicates we were here before TAY got mainstream and added page numbers…
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Like that?
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I know, what is this madness?
I remember when Page 3 was a rarity!
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Back in your day, you had to post uphill!
Both ways!
In the snow!
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Barefoot!
During the London Blitz!
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While I was on fire!
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And not just any old fire.
Greek Fire!
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why do boys like games so much ?????????
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Because some of them include pictures of boobies.
Also because they’re a mentally engaging form of entertainment that allow for competition between friends, without having to worry about injuries worse than Nintendo thumb.
But mainly the boobies.
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I play GTA 4 because it’s a game where you run around stealing stuff and shooting people, so it indulges me in my fantasies where I secretly want to off someone.
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PATRICK STUMP HAS ME ALL FIGURED OUT
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Man, I tried killing someone in the real world once. That ended badly, let me tell you. Now I just stick to games.
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I know!
Apparently murder is illegal or something IRL???
Sometimes I just don’t understand the world.-
I mean, people look down on me just because I want to re-break the nose of someone who was a cock-bag to me for years! Honestly, it’s like they don’t understand that I’m important!
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Why do ‘people’ like games so much?
Well, they’re fun. 😀
More like, why do girls like shopping so much… oh wait.
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Why do girls like shopping so much? Why do hipsters like shaving part of their head so much? Why do people like dancing so much? Why do people like to eat Sushi?
Basically, it’s opinion. Everyone has one, everyone is different.
Some girls like shopping. Some don’t. Some guys like video games. Some don’t. Some people like to eat raw fish. Some don’t. Some people like to move their legs as though their legs are having their own self contained epileptic frenzy. Some don’t.
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Because we don’t have conscription anymore.
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LOL! I like this response the bestest.
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Because girls are icky
Hey Batguy, did you get my gears code I sent? I sent the message over the interwebs, not sure if it got to you. Check your xbox messsages.
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Lol. I sent him mine also. I’m sure he’ll find someone else who wants it.
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Haha, yeah, I used the one that FatShady gave me yesterday via email. Sorry, but thanks anyway!
I didn’t get a chance to play the xbox last night but I did turn it on before bed to download the files. I’ll get a chance to play it tonight some time after 9.
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did you download the 88mb file or the 507mb one that comes afterwards???
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FFS… whatever it did automatically. I’m guessing it’s the first one. Looks like there’s still going to be a little waiting before I can start playing. Will try to kick it off during dinner/Good Game.
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I’m just having dinner now because my short nap turned out to be a long one. Tiredness is the devil!
hey everyone last night i played around recording some minecrafting. I made a video. Note this is not what Thursday’s video will be like. Please enjoy
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Hahahaha, so that’s what you chaps were up to last night. Thatsssss a nice… everything.
Meanwhile, I was busy in the bowels of the earth in my makeshift mine… I have building envy you see. Collecting mats for the tower of pessimism that I shall be constructing tonight.
I can see a minecraft intervention being required in my not-so-distant future.
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I guess he didn’t record my impression of the Yogscast doing that “That’s a nice everything you have there… it’d be a shame if something were to happen to it” 🙂
Still, love it! Got to see my swordplay xD
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ohh ho ho ho. It was much fun last night. I didn’t know you were recording.
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Take that as a lesson to never attack me, I defend myself with a passion… and with a nice sword 😛
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Looking forward to Thursday’s adventure!
You might want to install one of the high res packs so that everything looks a little prettier on the final video? I’m sure Qumulys can give you some pointers.
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Yeah I’m using the one Q-bo recommended to me, LB Photo Realism 128x pack, it is VERY nice 🙂
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Hmm, DNF now on steam… for $80?
This is getting ridiculous.
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That’s awefully nice of them 🙂 Lucky for me, Microsoft let you set yourown country too, else I wouldn’t be able to access any online features in MK!
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Microsoft lets you set your country, but it seems to be based on the country the Windows Live account is set to. So to get an American XBL account, I had to set up an “American” hotmail account.
Still, this is a great little solution. It means that we’re screwed over less by this service. Not sure it’s enough to get people to switch from Steam but it is definitely a start.
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How clever. I think I love GOG.
My son is an early talker. This is great. It means he’s sort of bypassing the “terrible twos” which is usually a result of the toddler’s frustration at not being able to communicate.
It also results in much hilarity like last night when I was looking in the cupboard where we keep the booze and next thing I know he’s holding out a cup saying “Mummy! Have some alcohol please?”
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hahahha gotta love it when they crack you up like that! My sisters kid does something similar. He’s 2 aswell, and he often holds up his glass and says “Daddy! Beer!”
Cracks me up everytime!
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Well? Did you give him some? If he’s smart enough to ask for it, I think he deserves it.
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And now we know why NotoriousR’s career as a bartender ended so quickly…
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Hahaha, no I’d like to keep him smart thank you very much. 😛
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Awww how cute! Hope he’s not giving you too much trouble now that he’s discovered the word ‘alcohol’!
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That sounds like my sister. When she was young and talking, she grew a taste for beer, so, to disguise it from her, my parents would drink “cold coffee.” (she liked beer, but not coffee, don’t ask how my sister and I knew what beer tasted like when we were three) However, she quickly saw through their ingenious stratagem, and started demanding cold coffee from them…
I dunno if this has been posted before, but I came across this new rage trailer this morning showing lots of gameplay! Looks totally awesome!!
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HEY CHULOOPA
I just wanted to say welcome back, ‘cuz I’ve been meaning to say WELCOME BACK loudly and in capz for a while now. I was wondering for a while where you had disappeared to.
Glad to have you back on the interwebz man.
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Awwww thanks captain eats a lot!
For that, i’m going to promote you to Rear Admiral!
WOO!
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“Rear Admiral”? :3 Sounds so dirty…
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still sounds better than “ass master”
Ok ok.. how about Commander?
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Next rank up from Captain is Major.
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I’m going to bust you down to sergeant so hard….
who said i have to promote in order?
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Just for that… I’m having you conscripted.
Private.
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ARGGGGGGGGGGH! What the hell people!?
I took Monday off and get to work on Tuesday only to discover 3 pages of TAY to catch up on! I JUST FINISHED READING IT ALL!
Anyway, Saturday was awesome. Got some free comics and cheap manga and went to Sony to see some InFamous 2 in action. Ate cold pizza, drank Coke Zero and spent most of the event chating with TadMod, Dawdle (Which meant a lot of looking up then down) and felt somewhat bad that I wasn’t actually playing the game I was there to play. I then sneakily got my hands on a poster and got the train home with Mark and tried to not come across as a weird stalkery type.
Anyway, I’m definately droppingn some cash for the game. Hopefully the PSN will be back up before then.
So who’s up for a Sydney Meet Up v2.0?
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Isn’t Blaghman coming up sometime this week?
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Yeah, but due to their being a place I can stay for free in Wollongong or something, I’m busing to Sydney, seeing a gig, then bailing. 🙁
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I think the next meetup definitely needs some pessimism. I hereby nominate myself for this role.
Where/what/when/who/how? Will there be gaming involved?
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After the Pizza Hut Fail last time, I’m sure pessimism will be in abundance come lunch time.
Still, come along anyway!
As for all the other questions. It all depends on who can make it when.
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Sounds good to me!
Who else is coming? Kotakuites of Sydney unite!
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Dear god, this is awesome
Sci Fi Ikea Manuals!
http://www.collegehumor.com/article/6500868/sci-fi-ikea-manuals
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Lol that was good. So much dowel!
Futhermore… BAHAHAHA
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Hahahahahahahaha, I loved the “Anyone could be your sister” one 😀
I wonder what Battlefield 3 would be like if it had Autolog in it? It would keep records of your stats for certain maps and missions. I think it would be quite interesting actually.
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The stats of BF2 were pretty meaty.
http://www.bf2stats.net/player/115177909/I hunger for stats. I miss NGStats for Unreal Tournament, that tracked just about everything
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Bragging rights on your Ban/Kicked from server score
Awwww yeah! xD
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Yeah, couldn’t get banned. We tried so hard. We even got on the forums of the Christian server and spouted blasphemy.
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Observed that matter had somehow gotten in to my matter-free space. Had to go to Harvey Norman for a Vacuum Cleaner.
I’ll be here all week.
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BADUM-TISH!
Hey, Mark! Did you get that thing I sencha?
I don’t like being at work. Can it be the weekend again?
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Sounds like a plan.
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Agreed.
On the count of 5 we all make a break for it.
I have important buildings to construct in Minecraft anyhoo. I’m sure management would understand.
Who feels like a blast from the past?
Given all my whinging this week about how much worse everything is now (all of it in jest, I assure you), I decided to go back and find my first TAY comment. And damn, so many good memories from before I was posting, I can’t believe I didn’t jump into this community like a madman! Anyway, So far as I can find, my first comment in TAY was the first week of Goosie’s absence, before Junglist jumped in to help.
So, for all of us who were readers (Which was way more than I thought, I knew all the commenters, but checking back through the weeks, I’ve found single comments from a whole host of you that I was completely unaware of): http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/09/talk-amongst-yourselves-54/#comments
Return to September 2010, and all the election joy!
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2 Pages? Heh! Crazy old-timers…
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Only 2 pages?!?!
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I used to post every now and then in stories, but it seems that this was back when I still ignored TAY… Those “FatShady” and “Qumulys” people seemed pretty crazy!
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Yeah, I was like that too, but now that I post in TAY, I hardly ever comment on articles…
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Blarp!
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I have no idea when I first posted in TAY. How did you even manage to find that? I started posting in articles around 2008/2009 and even alerted the Goose to Arkham Asylum’s broken street date. Those were the days eh?
I did find the first ever big contest I won, which was a year ago this month! The Loops won too.
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/05/these-are-kotakus-deadliest-assassins/
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haha i don’t think that was anywhere near my first win…
My first was madworld wayyy back..That was a great comp, though 😀
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I entered the madworld comp too but didn’t win :(. I just went back and re-read all of the entries. They were pretty good. http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/03/win_madworld_wii_prize_packs/#comments
I was posting as “Crono” back then.I think my first win was for the Uncharted 2 beta.
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Yeah. I should point out i got runners up, not won-won.
Funny to note that there were 27 pages on that, yet everything else struggled to get a post. Shows how many lurkers there are.
I think the winner was “abotoir noir” which i thought was awesome 😀
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“Abatoir Noir”
That’s genius!
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I have a lot of free time.
In actuality, I knew that I was posting before Marky arrived, the only thing I wasn’t sure about was whether I started posting in TAY before or after the Goose left. So, I started looking through the TAY’s of the right time, and did a “ctrl-f” to my name to see when I first posted.
Wow I’m surprised to see me all the way back there. I started commenting at the end of the wildgoose era, but I don’t comment often…
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Yeah,I went from creepy lurker, to complete spammer in the space of about four weeks…
I always enjoy going back over the old stuff..
As a result I am again attempting to go back to my original name… I now think it is more cool to have an MBA and NOT brag about it… ??? we’ll see.
Also, After reading Jamie’s post, I thought I would go back and have a look at my winnings over the past year or two. It turns out that I have done alright off my fav website!!!
Posting this may actually exclude me from any future competition, but in the interest of going back over old stuff, here are my highlights. Mostly prizes and a reader review.
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/08/your-kane-lynch-2-winners-are-fcked-up/
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/04/and-the-winners-of-the-wwe-all-stars-comp-are/
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/05/win-the-chance-to-check-out-infamous-2-and-meet-one-of-the-developers/
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/01/dsi-xl-and-ghost-trick-a-winner-is-you/
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/02/community-kudos-18/
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/12/community-kudos-11/
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/09/did-you-win-tickets-to-the-dead-rising-2-launch-event/
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/06/these-are-your-winning-alan-wake-manuscripts/
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/01/who-wants-to-loot-me-of-a-borderlands-dlc-code/
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/06/reader-review-backbreaker/
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What’s the point in having a higher degree if you can’t boast about it? It’s not like actually you learnt any valuable skills, or are getting any more money, or gained any more respect, or…
*blink*
Waaaah!
Ahem
Anyway that’s a pretty impressive swag of prizes there. The real question, though, is how many of them have you actually received?
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Funnily but apart from the Stacking code all of them.. I have since traded a few of the games but get em all.
I will also point out that going back over the past comps we have had some really fun ones.
I will also state that I din’t count the number of comps that I entered… which was MUCH higher!
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So I’m still avidly playing Red Dead Redemption but with 100% completion only obtained the other day I’ve had to start making my own fun. Like stealing stage coaches and driving them off Nekoti Rock, trying to complete Fort Mercer stealth mode style (only with a knife) and creating unicorns and unibears with my tomahawk. Multiplayer is a whole different beast with escaping other players by re-enacting the last scene in Thelma and Louise but screaming OUTLAWS TO THE ENNNNNNND! Playing Co-Op missions and saying BEAST MODE ENGAGED and slaughtering my team mates and using Zombie Marston and saying that ou cannot kill the undead because of my zombie powers. Anyone else do random stuff to extend the fun?
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RDR is only my birthday list this year 😀
*squeee* 14 days until the possibility of many awesome new gamesI’m REALLY hoping for MvC3 though
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The only reason anyone ever wants MvC 3 is Deadpool. They should
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PINEAPPLE SURPRISE! PINEAPPLE SURPRISE! PINEAPPLE SURPRISE!
BANG! BANGBANGBANG! BANG!
THIS IS A HYPER COMBO!
PINEAPPLE SURPRISE! PINEAPPLE SURPRISE!
Deadpool was funny for the first thirty seconds, after that you just get sick of him saying the same things over and over again.
I really need to sit down and work out a team. Maybe Wolverine/Dr Doom/Dormamu.
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hehe yeah… i wuv deadpool
*swoons like a schoolgirl*
To be honest, though, i’d still want it just as much without him. I was massive fan on #2 and Xmen Vs Street Fighter, back in the day.
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He’s a good character. It’s just that he crossed the line from amusing to irritating very quickly.
All characters with moves that have them call their attack can get annoying, especially the more spamtastic characters.
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Yeah it can.. but i never get sick of hearing Ryu say “Hadouken”, to the point i even sometimes use it in real life… it’s sad, i know.
I’d suggest that deapool needs his own game, but i know it would probably be designated to some back-alley studio and end up being aweful.
Then again there probably will be a game when the movie games out, which will probably also be awful..
*sigh*
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Last night my brother came into my room to get some files off my computer. While he was waiting for them all to transfer, he uncovered my DS and started playing Mario Kart.
I hadn’t played that game in years, so once he buggered off I played it myself for a while.
I used to be a snaking god. Got at least one star on every GP and three stars on most of them. It appears that my skills have somewhat diminished. I finished a 100cc GP (in first place) and all I have to show for it is a case of Nintendo thumb.
Great game though.
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Snaking was the thing that made me stop playing the game. So stupid…
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I never actually snaked against my friends, although they still accused me of it because I managed to get multiple boosts going around a single corner.
It’s okay if everyone else does it but if nobody else is doing it, then it isn’t a level playing field.
Like wavedashing in Smash Bros. It can be done and it’s fine if everyone is doing it, but if nobody else is you look like a jerk.
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If Nintendo thumb is anything like ‘PSP claw’, I feel for you…
I’m amazed I can still extend my digits to their full length.
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I feel old… do you really not know what Nintendo thumb is? Has so much time passed that the term is no longer relevant?
If so, then get off of my lawn! Dang kids…
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is that where the DPAD would destroy your thumb on the original NES controller? Failing that the only thing I can think of is the joystick ruining numerous layers of my skin on the n64 gamepads
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The D-pad one.
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Okay, I’ve gone and done some Cheapskate hunting on this weeks new releases, and here are the results.
Brink
PC retail – $37.99 http://www.ozgameshop.com/pc-games/brink-game-pc
Xbox 360 – $53.99 http://www.ozgameshop.com/xbox-360-games/brink-game-xbox-360
PS3 – $53.99 http://www.ozgameshop.com/ps3-games/brink-game-ps3
Karaoke Revolution: Glee
Wii, With microphone – approx $27.16 http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/nintendo-wii/karaoke-revolution-glee/10239922.html
Wii, Without microphone – approx. $45.43 http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/nintendo-wii/karaoke-revolution-glee-with-microphone/10215837.html
MX vs ATV Alive
Xbox 360 – approx. $27.16 http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/nintendo-wii/karaoke-revolution-glee-with-microphone/10215837.html
PS3 – approx. $27.16 http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/ps3/mx-vs-atv-alive/10309156.html
Steel Diver
3DS – approx. $45.43 http://www.zavvi.com/10386677.html
The First Templar
PC retail – approx. $27.16 http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/pc/the-first-templar/10272280.html
PC digital download – $33.95 http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-TFT/the-first-templar
Xbox 360 – approx. $45.43 http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/xbox-360/the-first-templar/10272279.html
I’ll go post this in the Cheapskate gamer comments too
I had a horrible night on minecraft last night. Lost two diamond pick axes to accidentally tunnelling into lava. Then I lost a third when I was carefully mining the obsidian around lava and had a creeper sneak up on me.
Now I don’t have enough diamonds to make a new pickaxe so my cavers is stuck with an obsidian and lava sculpture.
The horror! the absolute horror! The soul destroying, bone cursing, flesh melting, unicorn riding horror!
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Ouch that sucks man sorry to hear that, I got quite a few obsidian I can’t pick up either cuz I have no diamond for a pickaxe 🙁
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Cannot wait to join you guys… tonight hopefully. I’ve got my last Vic Uni class tomorrow night!
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I have heard that digging 10-15 levels above bedrock will avoid any lava and give the greatest chance at acquiring the rarer blocks while avoiding a fiery death.
Mind you, this theory comes from my last Minecraft binge so I’m not sure what minimum level obsidium is found at.
Decided to read some classic 90s comics on my ipod during my long train trips to and from work. Currently I’m working my way through Gen 13 and The Tenth!
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I’m rewatching the old X-Men animated series on my train trips to and from work. I miss the mid-90’s 🙁
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I rewatched X-Men last year.
FAN-FREAKIN’-TASTIC!
*hums theme tune*-
By Thor’s Thong! I am continuing the corruption of my nephews by lending them the DVDs of X-Men, when I saw them on the weekend they were singing the theme music and playing with old X-men toys I had given them.
Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen!!!
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So like I stopped by my local Subway for some cookies and I saw that they have NEW GOURMET COOKIES!! WTF!!
Of course I immediately purchased. It’s basically a double choc cookie with white choc chips dipped in a thick layer of white chocolate then drizzled with some milk chocolate.
It’s as bad ass as it sounds.
Pic I took ->http://twitpic.com/4vq6ig
A little more expensive then the normal cookie but so worth it.
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Nothing, and i repeat, NOTHING, will ever beat the humble M&M cookie
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Snickers or Mars Bar cookies beat M & M cookies hands down.
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DO WANT
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MMMMmmm, Chocolardiac arrest.
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Dayumn! That’s one fine looking cookie!
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Have you people never heard of Mrs Field’s cookies?
For shame…
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I’m a chocolate racist. I refuse to consume white chocolate so I’ll stick with the humble choc-chip
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I have no problems eating the white stuff, I just don’t think it should be called chocolate.
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I LOVE WHITE STUFF!
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Have you ever tried just smearing it all over yourself? It does wonders for the skin.
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I love it when it’s messy and all over my face and hands…
…i’m talking about whipped cream you perverts!
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… It had to be us, didn’t it?
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Note to self: Stop reading TAY from the bottom up.
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note to self: Start reading TAY from the bottom up.
And that’s not the only thing I’ll be starting at the… You know what, nevermind.
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Note to self: Stop looking at AnonymousPessimist from the bottom up
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Note to self: Stop writing posts that references a bottom up.
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Note to self: If anyone asks, no I don’t know these guys, never heard of em. Chu-who-pa??
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Note to self: Promotion from Chuloopa means I am now a professional admirer of rears.
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Oh my…!
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I refuse to eat white chocolate and milk chocolate.
ONLY DARK CHOCO WILL REIGN.
Holy crap… seeing as everyone else seems to be time travelling, i thought i’d see how many comps i have won, in comparison with the great Fatshady…
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/04/and-the-winners-of-the-wwe-all-stars-comp-are/
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/01/dsi-xl-and-ghost-trick-a-winner-is-you/
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/11/community-kudos-4/
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/10/vanquish-comp-winners/
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/09/did-you-win-valkyria-chronicles-ii-psp-game-dlc/
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/05/kotaku%E2%80%99s-community-service-award-goes-to%E2%80%A6-2/
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/03/frank-oconnor-answers-your-halo-legends-questions/
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/09/so-who-won-those-order-of-war-prizes/
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/04/lets-check-out-your-resonance-of-fate-combat-poses/
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/03/did_you_win_madworld/
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/10/who-won-those-king-of-fighters-xii-xbox-360-prizes/
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/12/which-kotaku-readers-have-received-a-section-8/
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/07/who-won-monster-hunter-and-a-psp/
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/09/you-dead-rising-2-zombie-apocalypse-pack-winners/
Man i have won quite a lot… lol
Like seriously. holy crap!
I haven’t won half the comps i’ve entered though, meaning that persistence really is king…
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I’ve won two competitions, and two community kudos’. And I’ve received nothing from any of them! (In Marks defense, the Vanquish one was Sega’s fault, probably, and if I was smart I would have followed it up when other people got their prizes)
Competitions were Vanquish and Dead Rising 2 (minor prize), Kudos for covering for Tad for Cheapskate, and my christmas song.
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yeah.
Sega screwed up mine with vanquish as well.. though not as bad as yours… i got it, but it was for the wrong system.. luckily eb let me do a straight swap *phew*and i’m still waiting for a couple to be sent out as well.. but that’s ok.. Mark will get around to them eventually 🙂 hehe
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Hopefully he’ll shirk the duty off to Tad. 😀
I kid, I seem to spend more time reading about games than I do playing them, so his current priorities work well for me.
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hahaha you and me both, bud
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I however have the time to spend on gaming, the whole “unemployed bum” thing.
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heyy and according to the madworld comp, i’ve now been here for over 2 years.
Since march 2009… go old-arse me! 😀
Man time flies…
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We should get to the real question, does anybody remember the pre-goose era editors? From what I can find, there’s Logan Booker, some Kym person (who posted this: http://www.kotaku.com.au/2008/10/the_quantum_code_has_arrived/ which I actually remember, which means I have been lurking for even longer than I thought), there’s a fair amount of content from Seamus (geez, has he ever had another job? Three years ago? that’s ages).
It’s odd, because the Goose appears to have literally just appeared overnight, but, I guess back then we didn’t really care about who the editors were, thus why I don’t remember these peope.
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I would love to say i do, but the madworld comp is what made me want to become part of the Kotaku community.. it was just so damn fun!
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I think my theory was “I’m losing all my real world friends, so I’ll make some internet ones, that’s way easier! Hmm, I already spend all my time on Kotaku, let’s see what these probably-less-nerdy-than-me people have to say.”
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I’ve won a single Community Kudos and that Infamous 2 tour thing (which I couldn’t go to). Evidently, I need to step up my game because I’ve done much better off of Gizmodo/Lifehacker.
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I’ve won a single Community Kudos. But I don’t enter comps so that’s my own fault 😛
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I haven’t really entered any of their comps.. what kinda stuff do they usually have??
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I’ve only been to that trivia night thing they ran last week. Where I picked up a handful of goodies. Not sure what the normal competitions there are like, never entered them.
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Damn that’s a lot of wins! I dunno how many I’ve won, but it’s not that much! As of last week, I’ve had 5 Kudos wins though, so obviously I do a lot for you guys and you love me for it!! Yay Kotaku!!! *group hug*
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“so obviously I do a lot for you guys and you love me for it”
BAHAHAHA!!
That’s just so awesome… i’m so nominating you for that!
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How many did you bare your chest for? 😉
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see for yourself, they’re all in the links lol
Not as many as you would think, though… maybe one or 2…
Plus some cross dressing!!!
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I remember the cross dressing. Did you get in trouble for tearing the outfit?
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Nahhh
She just gave me the usual look she gives me when a shred of her respect for me dies
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Out of curiosity, does she have ANY respect left for you? I wouldn’t say anything, it’s just every second week you seem to do something that causes “that look.”
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Well not really.. we work it like a bank these days.
Every quarter i get a statement which tells me how far in respect debt i am.
I’m actually morally bankrupt
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*HUG*
Two comps for me, both for CBT keys. Well three technically, since I won one of them twice. 0 Kommunity Kudos because I’m a prick 😛
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Want to know the secret to getting Kudos while being a prick? Have no shame. You could be a nice guy like belwot, and actually spell peoples names correctly, or, you could sing a song about Kotaku and get a pity vote. I choose pity every time.
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Yeah, and make the only negative thing in the song about me..
*hmph*
*glares*
*sobs*
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Alright Chuloopa, if that’s how it’s going to be played.
You’re going on the list. Second place is ripe, just for you.
That’s right, you’re second in line. To have a random song sung about you.
(Anyway, I already explained, if I had to compete with just you under the tree (wearing only a present box thing), and the entire Kotaku community, which includes you anyway, I’d go with Kotaku, nine times out of ten.
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lol tht really conjures up a creepy image… me in the present box, that is.. Maybe that should be the next entry i do? Even if it’s a haiku comp?
lolIt’s ok buddy, you know i loves ya *cuddles*
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Step 1) Cut hole in box….
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I won Mass Effect 2 Collectors Edition and Alan Wake in the Goose Era.
Good times. *wistful nostalgia*
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/05/winners-meet-an-infamous-2-developers-and-play-the-game-early/
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/05/these-are-kotakus-deadliest-assassins/
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/05/did-you-get-on-the-uncharted-2-multiplayer-beta/
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/07/win-your-chance-to-join-the-cities-xl-beta-4/
I haven’t done too badly actually. I didn’t win the Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker one, but I figured I’d share my entry again.
I didn’t win anything in the olden days. I don’t think The Goose liked me. 🙁
Just watched the new Brink trailer.
Say no more.
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I’m on the fence for Brink. Looks somewhat enjoyable, but the lack of split-screen sucks balls. MORE SPLIT-SCREEN!
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True.
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No more.
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I see what you did there.
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You seem to be the only one who gets my jokes. That, or they’re so bad no one wants to aknowledge them 🙁
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Yeah I want it but I fear it’ll climb to the top of my pile of shame and nest there. Anyone else getting it? Some Kommunity action would really make a difference for me
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I’ll be Brinking the pain on 360, what is your platform of choice?
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PC Master Race 🙁
I fear it’ll be like Monday Night Combat where the bulk of the community will be on the console
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I want to buy it on 360… but I cannot justify it when I haven’t yet bought or played Portal 2.
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BrinkBrinkBrinkBrinkBrinkBrinkBrinkBrink!
Whoo!
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it looks pretty neat, but i haven’t been really following it that much…
I’m guessing it’s a mostly multiplayer affair?
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They’re touting almost seamless single/local/multi
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I had no interest in this game til the trailers this week and you all talking bout it. Seems a few reviews are in….Oh dear:(
Will be putting down my money for LA Noire me thinks. (Dead Hookers at EB. Thanks Black Shadow)-
I love me some dead hookers.
What?
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James Mac, yet again we are seeing eye-to-eye!
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Whoa, I went all the way back of the depths of Kotaku, and it seems the first article was November 16 2007…on page 6014. There’s no introductory post so I guess the US Kotaku goes further back in time?
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Yeah, Kotaku AU launched in August ’07, and if I remember correctly, the game face article from ’06 was linked to in a more recent post about similar stuff, so they had to back up a copy on the Aus server for convenience’s sake.
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Ok guys, we all need to stop going back in time!
We’re going to break the space time continuum!
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in fact.. i’ve actually had quite enough.. i’m calling….
A TIME COP!!!
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*giggles*
2004… hehehe-
I was about to comment on the same thing.
Silly people from the past.
And yeah, we should probably stop, all these new people are probably just sitting wherever they sit and thinking “wtf is with these people? I knew they were weird but…”
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wtf is with these people? I knew they were weird but…
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I CANNOT wait till 2004! If I’m old enough, I’m gonna be a time cop!
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wow can we time travel already!? I must of been sleeping under a rock for the past few years.
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Okay quick question am I dead to all of you if I say I like glee? Just people singing on tv is Awesome flight of the conchords was my fave show for like 2 years
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I like Glee.
I with they’d organise their songs better to compliment the male vocals, instead of relying on autotune for the majority of the male characters though.
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i agree blaghman the females in the show seem to pull the weight of all the songs
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You are dead twice over to me
once for even LIKING glee
the second for even THINKING to compare Flight of the Choncords with Glee…
One is an absolute comedic gem where the songs are orignal and clever, the other is a bunch of horrible actors murdering songs, most of which were never good in the first place!!!
*huff, puff, weaze*
*twitch*Ok i’m done..
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OH LA, OH AH AH! GAGA OH LALA!
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Don’t even get me started on her… i’m a 5’6″ ball of anger just thinking of it.. Much les the filth that is Kesha
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personally i agree with that except im alittle taller with rage. I dont really get the apeel there is a awesome college humor satire of gaga katy perry and keisha
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Let’s have babies together
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im so sorry chuloopa it wont happen again. lol
but in all seriousness the reason both these shows did so well was the music, i mean flight of the chonchords would of been funny without the music but it just tops it off. While glee rely’s on the music to capture viewers. Also blaghman is with me as we were serenading everyone on teamspeak with old 80s music we by rights are to young to know.
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I don’t watch and think that some of the covers have been questionable. Having said that i do get it, and appreciate that it has given some classic songs some shine, that would have otherwise been overlooked by current generation.
I might sit down and watch someday, but seems to be getting a lil sef aware in regards to story and content in latest series….-
Have you heard of “Rock of Ages”? It’s a musical consisting of classics from the 80s. I only mention this because its track list seems to be a mash-up of Glee songs with this one classic metal cd my sister has.
I just figured it might be relevant to the whole “let people know awesome songs” thing.
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Everyone’s got their own tastes. I love Stargate (No matter what series, Replicators FTW!) and big bang theory 😛
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I like Glee. Would go so far as to call myself a fan 😀
Partly for the singing, partly for the saccharine, fluffy storylines that don’t make me lose all hope in humanity.
Plus Sue’s one-liners are gold. The writer behind them is a comedic genius.
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Here’s something that sums up Dan Harmon’s thoughts on Glee (Dan being the creator of Community). He’s describing the death of the glee club at the community college from his show:
“I have no idea what you mean. There was a glee club at Greendale, and their bus was driving on a rainy night, and a downed power line was hanging across the road, and the bus drove through it, and it sliced through the bus and decapitated everyone, row by row, so that the people in the back had to watch all their friends get decapitated, then they got decapitated, and then the bus drove into a pool of lava. And I guess the crazy thing is, the electricity from the power line somehow kept their nervous systems “alive,” so they could feel the lava. They didn’t escape the pain of the lava just because they didn’t have heads. They felt the lava. It was terrible but it was not metaphorical in any way. I would never be that petty and envious of another show’s popularity.
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i love community what a awesome show they really kept it fresh in the second series. I havent laughed that hard from tv in years.
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Cool. Cool cool cool.
My friend only discovered Community yesterday, I had fun taunting her about being streets behind.
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i dont remember why i started watching it but i got hooked. i watched all the first season in a weekend with a mate. Almost as good as my arrested development week where we would get home from work and watch it till midnight and repeat for the entire week
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You’re not dead to me. I don’t like Glee though. People singing embarrass me for some reason. Like I’m getting embarrassed FOR them or something. When I was younger I used to date a lot of musicians and I’d hate it when they’d get out their guitar and sing a song to me. Awkwardly awful.
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The missus loves watching it on dvd, so that means I watch it too. It’s good, but you will never find me going out of my way to watch it.
I would like to compromise with the glee lovers by mixing it up with love for time travel…
Everyone… let’s do it..
So I was playing with LEGO yesterday when I got told by the missus that I was too old for it, so I retaliated today and bought more LEGO. So far I’ve built houses and some sweet ass cars. Is there anything wrong with LEGO? The correct answer is no.
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Haha, you and Jimu should get together for a boys club away from the missus..es (?) just so that you guys can play with the things that you’re “too old for”.
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That’s whu god invented the toilet…
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I don’t know, whilst I can kind of understand taking your DS into the bathroom, bringing LEGO to the toilet seems a bit… weird, to say the least.
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YOU’VE NEVER TRIED?!
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dude when i get all old and rich, i will be building a house sized house from lego and living in it. My mum gives it to me for birthdays as a joke and i still use it. HA maturity is just another word for people who cant admit being a kid was awesome
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I am not, nor will i ever be, too old for any of my lego, transformers, neft guns, or other misc toys.
Why?
Because they’re fething RAD; That’s why!
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Grownups play with minecraft instead, sir.
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But Minecraft doesn’t allow me to build an official LEGO X-Wing.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybyJab-cxiA
you were saying?
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Sir that is neither made of Lego nor is it official.
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officially awesome, perhaps?
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Lock S-Foils in attack position!
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You just need to find one of the sets that says Agese 8-99 etc.
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Somewhere out there, there’s a 100 year old man, looking at a LEGO set, saddened by the fact that he’s not allowed to play with it.
I don’t think I’ll ever grow out of LEGO. I’m currently collecting Lego Star Wars Sets. I’ve got the Tantive IV set, I think it’s usually $300, I got it for $170 from K-mart after Christmas. And more recently, I got a Republic Swamp Speeder (Clone Wars Set) for $10 of fishpond.com.au, it’s usually fifty dollars. 😀
I didn’t go so well with Luke’s Landspeeder though, I bought it for $80, and then Big W had it in stores a month later for $50…
I recommend you buy the Mandalorian Battle pack, it’s only $20, and it comes with 4 mandalorians 😀
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Shut up Shut up SHUT UP! I’ve already spent enough money as it is
I have lego on my desk at work, separating my Wall-E & Eve toys so they don’t have sexy times while I’m away.
Lego should only be used as a tool for chaperons.
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Also to build sweet space stations.
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JUST sweet space stations? More like sweet whatever the hell you want!
BLAGHMAN
CHECK EMAIL PLZ
THNX
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Yeah Blaghman! Y u so lame?
The rear admiral will be most unimpressed.
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I’m sorry, my computer has been on fire, haven’t you noticed how I haven’t been posting all day? Oh, right, yeah…
Sorry, I’m really bad at checking emails, I’m lucky if I check them once a day. But alright, I’ll get to it… maybe…
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I’m going to set you on fire in minecraft tonight.
And not in that “I’m going to go to a club and just DANCE” fire.
The bad kind. With burning.
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Just remember, I have server powers, and can choose to make your virtual minecraft life hell. Why? Because of all the powered people, I’m the only one who’s a complete dick.
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Your server powers are no match for my cunning stunts.
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Truem but can you handle… THE POWER OF ANOTHER LIMERICK!
There once… ummm… Something… Something…
Man, I am doing so badly, I already lost to a pun war with TadMod, so, you know what, I just give up.
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Gahh so many assignments and other things to do this week! Been slacking off the weekend (which continues to now because I don’t have uni on Mondays & Tuesdays).
But if anyone is bored, find my first comment on 1) any Kotaku article OR 2) TAY. Gogogogo! It should be somewhere between the Goose and Serrels transition period. 😀
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dawdle no offence but i could never ever be that bored. Physch
dawdle
November 9, 2010 at 9:36 AM
I’ve only played part of the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion about a month ago, but even in late 2010, I think it stands strong as a great game (graphics-wise, controls & story). The only downside that kept me from playing was the manual save, and reading about doing certain quests broke the game. I think I rely on game autosaving/checkpoints too much, which is why I’m not suitable for playing this. 😛Is no. 5 even in development though?
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Physch? Spelling fail.
Also dawdle – I totes joined TAY at the same time! OMG! Hows about that…
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I’ve got one assignment due tonight, the other is due on thursday… may god have mercy on our souls…
As soon as their in it’s going to be some serious craming and catching up for upcoming exams in 3 weeks…
This seriously sucks… i chucked the biggest wobbly last night due to one of the assignments…
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interestingly i posted my first comment 4 comments after yours. yay we broke into tay together. its like our tayday is the same.
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TAYDAY! I like the sound of that 😀
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Transition period? Or, as I like to call it, Operation: Scottish Awakening. (macho military callsigns ftw!)
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Operation: Hiberian Dawn.
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Operation: Enduring Gaze?
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Bad photoshop FTW!
http://i54.tinypic.com/289xvz6.png
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I think I pulled a muscle in my arm. Do I put hot or cold on it to make it feel better?
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you want a cold pack, i’m fairly certain
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First one, then the other.
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Dire wolf, I know it’s probably too late now But I believe it’s Ice first, then after a couple of days if it’s still giving you trouble and there is no swelling you can try heat.
The other things you can try is hiding behind cover until the screen stops being blurry or pick up an health kit.
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Hehehee! Gorzilla, you’re sneaky.
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Haha +1
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Cold
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Hot ice.
Welbot and other awesome Brisbane Kotaku peoples: did we get a day to wreck I mean visit Welbot’s house yet? How about this Sunday?
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I don’t think an actual day has been put in place, but I like the sound of doing something this weekend.
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I’m out. I’ve got shtuff awn.
Btw first post from my iPhone.
I like men.
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Damn Auto Correct!
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This joke brought to you by an idling bus in Brisbane City traffic and Enrique Iglesias’ no 1 single “I can be your hero (baby)”
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nothing decided as yet, but i’m up for this weekend or next. If we can get people to confirm their availability all in one place we get set it in stone!
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actually.. scrap that… LittleJJ said not this sunday, so will have to be next at the earliest. (that’s the 22nd for clarification). Is everyone cool for that date?
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At this point the 22nd seems good for me.
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oui! Despite being 5 days before my masters project is due :'(
Maybe it will be a good stress relief?
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cool! now if we can get everyone else to confirm, we’re golden!!
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I’m… GAME
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Maximum Groanage – Activate!
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Blast from the past:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zj0QMqPgAY
My friend brought it up in uni, it’s been stuck in my head ever since.
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Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiicccceeee
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Remember that episode where the son/brother became a really good swimmer because his man bits acted as a propeller?
Good times.-
Now that I think about it, most of those episodes were incredibly disturbing/odd. I mean as kids we didn’t notice but looking back some of it is really weird 😛
‘Twas a great show, though.
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I like to think that because in the 90s, kids shows were allowed to be stupid fun. Actual entertainment.
Nowadays, you can’t show any junk food, or else it’ll promote obesity, you have to have a multicultural cast, or else you get accused of being racist, and it has to be educational in some way, or teach wholesome morals yadda yadda blah blah blah.
Angry beavers? A show about beavers. Who fought. And drank a ton of cola.
Hey Arnold? He was constantly called “Football Head” on account of his head being in the shape of a football.
I am nostalgia’ing so hard right now, I forget where I was going with this.-
Speaking of 90s ABC children’s programs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM4VhmoUHFQ
THE NOSTALGIA.
(William’s Wish Wellingtons! BLINKY FREAKING BILL!)
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Sam is the hero next door!
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Yeah, all because of some fish thing…
So many good memories, I miss that show.
Paul Jennings is a god.
I posted this on my twitter the other day to Mark and yeah I know everyone’s done the Serrels stare thing already but I got an idea at work:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaykNjRPZxg
Enjoi!
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This is great!
The Serrels Stare will never get old. EVER
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haha nice.
I want that ‘Ask me stuff Serrels stare picture’ on Ask me stuff.
OPERATION: SCOTTISH AWAKENING!
http://i54.tinypic.com/289xvz6.png
(Thanks Aidan :D)
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lol! What? I dont even know what this is, but I laugh. Out loud.
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Ah yep, I gets it now.
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For Jimu & whoever else that likes Pokemon:
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Judging by the Youtube comments, I am totally his bitch for liking this. I should be prepared to feel violated when I wake up tomorrow morning.
But I don’t even care this is greatness. -
I don’t know whom i love more.
Matt Mulholland, or you for showing me Matt Mulholland.Pokemon Black is also on my birthday list 😀 hehe
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hmmmm, nostalgia. The first Pokemon theme song is the best one, so up lifting lol. He did an awesome cover.
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Loved it!
I have to stop watching piano covers. I, like bitches, love piano covers and it makes me want to learn how to play piano but I know I don’t have the time or determination.
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I approve.
Just watched Giant Bomb’s Quick Look of Brink and read a review on ArsTechnica.
My conclusion? Ignore hype, wait for game to be actually finished.
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Reality blows.
Casey Hudson from Bioware is on Twitter! (@CaseyDHudson)
Some of his tweets give some pretty interesting information about what might be in ME3, or at least the design process they’re using to work out what’s included and excluded.
RAAAAAAAAGE!
I just played some more Arkham Asylum and because I’m doing those videos, I tried to record it.
The capture card software crashed and I didn’t record a second of it. Considering I went through the first Scarecrow section of the game, I think I missed out on a lot. 🙁
Going to get a second save file going, although the way saves work on this game mean that I’m going to have serious issues if this happens again and I don’t play through sections twice (and very diligently).
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That’s awful. I just got that sick feeling in the pit of my stomach again in sympathy. Like earlier in the week when Shane was talking about his DA:O save corruption. 🙁
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I think I can overcome this hurdle.
I didn’t lose the save itself, just about 45 minutes of footage. So I’ll just play through that bit again, seeing as I am pretty close to the start.
Still, if anyone knows a way to backup saves of Arkham Asylum on the PS3, please let me know. It’ll give me a way to stop this from being a major hassle in the long run (as well as me actually monitoring what my capture card is doing, so that I don’t play for 45 minutes after it crashes).
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Oh well… time to start from scratch 😛
hahahaI loved the scarecrow missions.. especially when you’re in the morgue.. that shit is just creepy as hell!
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That would be the mission that I failed to record 🙁
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(Fail – I meant to post this as a new comment, not a reply to Bish)
Speaking of 90s ABC children’s programs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM4VhmoUHFQ
THE NOSTALGIA.
(William’s Wish Wellingtons! BLINKY FREAKING BILL!)
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OMG BABAR!
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Holy crap, Oakie Doakie, I’d forgotten the tune, but still remembered all the words to it.
Also, having watched that opening thing, I am now very sad that I never watched Animorphs, it looks SO BAD!
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HOLY SHIZ!!!
ART ATTACK!!1
I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THAT SHOW!!
Also, Blinky Bills theme was always freakin’ kick arse!!
Ferals and ferals TVwere always 2 of my FAVORITE tv shows growing up. They were awesome!
I never liked Doug or Daria.. they both gave me the shits
AND OMG!!! FUNNYBONES!!! I FORGOT ABOUT THEM TOO!!
rocko’s modern life will always be AWESOME!
I LOVE YOU 90’S CHILDREN’S TV!!!
DON’T WORRY, I STILL LOVE YOU TOO, 80’S CHILDRENS TV!!-
Art attack was just always blind mowing! I miss watching it
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No way, Daria was/is awesome. My opinion > yours.
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I’m with Sughly. You don’t get to have my babies anymore Chuie.
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Agreed.
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The nostalgia! Even the worst show in that compilation (how can their even be a worst one there?!?) is better than the crap they show on TV these days.
Bring back the good stuff!
I got a Steam account! name is dawdleau because dawdle was already taken :\
I joined the Kotaku AU group : ) add me!!
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YAY!!!
We can has gamez!?!?
😀
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Will add when I get home 🙂
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how did i not know of this group
Also, over 37 hours of Warband (from the group). I am iiiinnnnnn.-
Ooh I’ll join tonight. A lot of people are playing Warband since it was on special, it’s the most played in World of Tanks clan too
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35 of those Warband hours are from me (Shatterfront). It’s addictive.
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Is it bad that I can actually imagine Charlie Sheen doing this?
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Bad for Charlie Sheen maybe.
Also, I was under the impression he had two “Ho”s.
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That is über awesome bordering on epic!
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I’ll say it again. It’s time for a new Hot Shots movie.
*wheeze*
TAY just briefly disappeared this morning and I had a minor coronary as a result. Perhaps I need to re-evaluate my priorities.
Seems Brink is largely being panned in reviews. I should have been more pessimistic about the release. The irony is delicious.
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You’ll get used to it. It disappears every morning until it’s reposted at 8:30. Super-scary for us TAY-Addicts.
As for Brink, I think it might be something you have to experience for yourself.
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JUST HOOK IT TO MY VEINS!!!!
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Lol, it disappears every morning before being reposted. Scary times…
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I still have high-ish hopes.
So I’ve just discovered that, after the latest Minecraft update (maybe, seems to be a new issue), I cannot play online.
http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=244333&sid=01db3452cf0ada7a5157e1c48b82156b
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We all had horrific lag last night sir, wasn’t just yourself (I was on as Jager8).
Think there was something wrong either with the server or some networks, Q-bo mentioned there were some problems with an ISP that may have been related.-
It’s affecting all servers for me 🙁
Not so for my Windows XP netbook… though it can barely handle the game at lowest settings still managed to perform with barely any lag on the server.
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That really fits my symptoms after last night’s horrible lag. I’m sorry if you were trying to chat to me cuz I wasn’t able to reply, it took about 2-3 minutes to actually post the reply.
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Last night we had 9 people online and I suspect that it was just pushing the limits of what the server can handle. It has been good previously so we’ll wait and see for now.
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Yeah, but I was completely lag free (touch wood), so if the server was suffering, I’m sure I’d experience something.
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I too was completely lag free.
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It’s so cold this morning!!! I LOVE IT!!!!
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Way too cold. My room was 13 degrees this morning – my OC’d I7 and GTX470 combo no longer seem to be providing the nice warming effect I have become accustomed to.
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Haha, I used my PS3 in my room as a heater.
Then I stopped playing PS3.
🙁
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You crazy man. It’s so painful, and I used to live in Hobart but Melbourne has made me soft.
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YOUR CRAZY!!!!
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that should be a you’re…
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You’re lucky, I was about to yell at you. 😛
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theirs no reason to be hostile 😛
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*twitch*
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I didn’t want to get out of bed this morning cuz it was so comfortable and warm.
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Oh, did you enjoy how it got down to, what? Ten degrees last night?
I’m stuck in Canberra, where it was a nice and warm -1 last night!
Actually, I don’t mind the cold, I just get annoyed by the Sydney news when they’re like “It’s going to be a cold 5 degrees tonight guys, so rug up” and then you look at the Canberra forecast, and it’s negative five. Friggin’ mountainous city…
The cold does strange things to me..
My nipples come out to say hello and my penis seems to go into hiding
COME OUT LITTLE FELLA!!!
WHATSAMATTA?!?!
MAN UP!!!
Tonight I need to do constructive things.
Kotakuites, please yell at me if I spend all night on Minecraft again.
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But Minecraft IS constructive – that’s the whole idea of it!
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Yeah, well, somebody was constructive enough to turn my attempted build at the word “HARLI” into “HARD WANG” last night.
/looks pointedly at AnonymousPessimist
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Amazing how heartless humans can be… it sickens me
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I’ve got to get this game…
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Anyone know how to fix a monitor that’s stopped working? It’s an old (4 years I think) 19 inch flatscreen. It was working last night, but this morning it wouldn’t turn on. The little status LED wasn’t on, so I tried pushing the power button on the monitor but it still wouldn’t turn on. I tried plugging it into a different power point, and it still didn’t work. I then tried using a different power cord, but it still didn’t work…anyone got any other suggestions? I’m stuck using an old (maybe 6 years old) 17 inch flat screen for now…
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Throw it out the window and pray that whoever finds the shattered remains knows a little more about fixing monitors than I do.
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The only technical suggestions I could make would be largely unhelpful and purely for my own amusement.
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Sell it on ebay as slightly used?
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This had happened to me before, and the guy said it was the fuse (??) – it seemed fairly easy to fix, just one bit that needed to be replaced. It was doing the same thing as your one, but it could obviously be a completely different issue.
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I have it on good authority from the minecraft conversation that you probably have a faulty flux capacitor.
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Put it in the oven…..
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Will it blend?
BAHAHAHAHAHA!!1
you know who i rediscovered last night??
Electric Six… i forgot how much i freakin loved these guys!!
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I WANNA TAKE YOU TO A GAY BAR!
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Dance commander is still one of my favorite starts to a CD, EVER!
“you musta been a dance commander
givin out the order for fun
you musta been a dance commander
you know he’s the only one
who brings the orders here
all right
who brings the orders heeerrreee
alllll rightIT WOULD BE AWESOME
IF WE COULD DANCE
IT WOULD BE AWESOME
LETS TAKE A CHANCE
IT WOULD BE AWESOME, YEAH
LETS START THE SHOW
BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW
NEVER KNOW
NEVER KNOW UNTIL YOU GO”*jumps around the room like a moron*
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What is this I don’t even…
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Let’s start a war. Start a nuclear war.
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I still listen to Electric Demons In Love.
True story.
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I saw these guys live in 2005, and instantly liked them.
Bah hum bug. I have to do a bunch of driving today and tommorrow it’s not that I hate driving quite the opposite it’s just when its on the same road 3 different times it becomes tedious. Even when listening to some sweet tunes
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Try pretending that you’re in a Fast and Furious movie…or should that be Slow and Pessimist? 😛
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Slow and Pessimist FTW.
It can be a buddy movie, which will largely be relegated to 2 hours of me sitting in the passenger seat, mocking your driving and choice of radio station.
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That sounds 15 times better than driving by myself. But you never touch my radio.
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Dude that only works if I make crazy sounds which although tempting wears off after half a hour.
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Strange! What time does this show start tomorrow?
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Oh, uh…a quick check of the HiFi Bar’s website tells me 8pm. Wait, couldn’t you have done that yourself? 😛
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hahah possibly, but i’m having a lazy day;)
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!QUESTION!
If you bought an Astro-mech droid, what tasks would you expect it to perform out of the box?
I’m looking for real-world applications here, not stuff like “Fix my X-wing” etc.
Eg, Top up your drink when it was almost out or Alert you when your ping was dropping while playing online. (boring but real-world)
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I would expect it to make amusing bleepity-bloop quips that only I seem to understand.
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Astromech droids are, of course, utility droids.
this means they could do pretty much anything you want.
In my star wars droids book (yes i’m that much of a geek) they perform everything from routine maintainance to buttler duties. It’s fairly common for astromech droids to have a small detachable tray table fixed to the top of them so they can cart drinks, food or parts depending on your needs.
Also, the term ‘astromech droid’ mainly refers to the R-Series of droids, which are arguable among the best.. a run down of all types can be found here and gives you a good idea of what they are capable of:
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Astromech_droid-
hehehehe “Wookieepedia”. That’s cute
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it’s awesome, that’s what it is 😛
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Corran Horn’s droid ‘Whistler’ would give off a warning when someone was approaching and he hadn’t noticed.
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Corran is pretty boss.
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Am i the only one who still plays might and magic heroes kingdoms??
Lol..
Hey guys… if it’s not too much trouble, if you don’t play anymore, can you just log in and caravan me across as much goods as possible?? lol
I’m in the middle of being arse raped whilst trying to take back one of my cities.. it started off ok, but now all of his clansmen are on their way :s
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Yeah I stopped that ages ago and decided to buy HOMM5 for old times sake, so now I can play online with Welbot whenever we get the chance 🙂
HOMM kingdoms is good but never EVER as good as the real thing (In a game sense :P)
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Ooooh can I get in on that?
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Well Welbot said he might be able to get LittleJJ to join in too, we just need to set a date and time, if you’re able to jump in we might be able to do a 4 person free for all or 2v2 🙂
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I’m going to join the Steam Group tonight, add me (or add me now, Enduwolf) so just send me a message when you’re going to play.
I’m juggling so many games at the moment… maybe I’ll quit my job, that’ll give me more game time
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Hey, does anyone have the link to the original Serrels vs ABC 24 (or whatever ABC station it was) video?
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SO NOT SUPPOSED TO BE POSTED THERE
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Now you have this song stuck in my head….
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LOL
that is so classically awesomeGotta love fast-moving-scenery clips!
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Shiny.
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Wee sign posted in the elevator at work. http://twitpic.com/4w23fg
Apparently it’s some kinda installation art that’s doing the rounds in Sydney. Anyone else seen it?
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This Bob chap sounds like a riot at parties.
I can’t feel my hands. So cold ;_____;
Hey guys, I think the time is ripe for an officially unofficial Halo: Reach Playdate!
Details:
Friday May 13th at 8pm and onwards EST.
This playdate will be jointly organised by myself and The Cracks
If you are keen, add my gamertag during the week, so that you can join in on Friday. I won’t be sending game invites out on the day, so make sure I’m on your friends list, and simply join the party. If you can’t make the start or the end, no worries! Just come when you can and leave when you like!
GT: HindenLagen
I want to emphasize that this is a casual session. All welcome. Feel free to join even if you have not played the game before. I repeat, this is NOT a “l33t” players only deal.
The plan is to switch between playlists depending on how many people are in the party at the time
Team slayer -> Invasion -> Big Team.
If you have any special requests, such as “Zomg I want do do a multiteam rockethog race!”, send an email to cursedlochaber(at)hotmail(dot)com and I’ll see if I can fit it in on the night (You may have to pm me as a reminder).
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For future reference, my gamertag is WC Spook.
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I like this plan. Though I don’t suppose we can play Gears Beta, seeing as its the final week? I has a spare code, as Batguy took FatShady’s code, not mine 🙁
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I’m sorry! But look at it as a good thing – we should ultimately have more people to play with!
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I dont have Reach and I do have gears beta..im keen
GT FatShady Live
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By Thor’s Tighty Whities I’ll be there!
As my skill with fps would make a drunk monkey look skilled, I at least will be able to provide people with a lot of easy target practice.
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Not that I post much in TAY. But I may be keen, plus 8pm EST is early enough out west I won’t miss Eurovision.
I think I’ve already got a fair few Gamertags from the last playdate.
My GT: sarujin
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Hind and I live in Perth 😛
Also, Eurovision is this weekend?!? Why has nobody told me this!?!-
Nothing will ever beat Eastern European Funk.
LITHUANIA WERE ROBBED
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Perth represent!
Ah Eurovision, one of the best tv shows to drink for. Search Eurovision drinking rules.
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I only just realised that this Friday is Friday the 13th! Slow, or what…
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I am going to stick with Halo: Reach for the playdate, but the gears beta thing does sound good for those who are interested in that. We shall henceforth call it the DUEL playdate. Hehe.
Damnit batguy we need you in reach. Also Sarujin, I remember your driving skills from last time… watch your back 😛 nah just jokes.
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F**k, I meant “DUAL”, “DUAL playdate.”
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No you didn’t. Duel playdate sounds so much better.
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To the death?
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My driving skills were legendary.
Teaches me to go into a map I’d never played, and try and drive…
Don’t worry, I still have not learnt any maps properly, and can do it a second time.
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I also cannot make it.
Which is a pity, because I promise I won’t try and destroy the map in future.GT: Banderdash… also for future reference.
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BACKBREAKER JUST ARRIVED!!1
I NOW OFFICIALLY OWN BACKBREAKER!!!
BREAKERS OF BACKS, REJOICE!
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You gotta get gold XBL and have a game with me. You can feel all exclusive because no-one else is playing!..
Also If you want my Kotaku team, I should be able to put it on USB/upload it for you???
Why is it when I say beer can in a british accent, it sounds like I’m saying bacon in a jamaican accent?
Lord and Emperor Jimu are you okay? Are you still sick? Do we need to get someone in God’s good books to pray for you? Do you need a hug? I’m sure Chuloopa would give you a manly get well hug.
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i read that as “get well hung”
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He’d have to ask Hugo the Barbarian about that….
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By Baldr’s Boxers!
“Get well hung”, no I am feeling quite well, but thanks for asking.What? Double meaning… I don’t get it…
Wait…
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Nope.
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I’ve been wondering where the Emperor is. I mentioned comics on page 2 or 3 and nothing. Come back Jimu! We miss you!
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He’s probably too busy zapping Lu-… OH you mean Emperor JIMU! Right! Yeah where is he?
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i need to wookie that refference..
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whoooh wohoworcrooowhwo oarawh cakworaor ahwh cacrorcahahohooooor!
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I hear this guy Jesus is in God’s good books (The second one anyway…) we should totally get him to pray for Emperor Kong Racing’s recovery.
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You Could Always Just Try Asking Me Directly.
But Nooo, Jesus Gets All The Glory. “Do It For Baby Jesus,” “Jesus Died For Your Sins,” Do These People Actually Read? Grr, Bloody Americans, Deifying A Prophet.
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You need a new PR guy.
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Why do you capitalize every letter, God? Is it because you love each and every individual word like your own son?
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I Get Asked That A Lot, And The Truth Is, My Godly Translation Program Is A Little Buggy.
It’s Nothing Supernatural Or Cool, Disappointing, I Know.
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Dear God,
You need to work on your grammar.Amen.
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Buggy Translation Program, I Speak Divine Hebrew So That’s My Excuse.
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Oi Vey!
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Also, in his defense, his grammar is exactly as bad as mine is.
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4lph4_0m3g4_h4x0r462
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That I can read that tells me I’ve been alone too damn long.
Does anyone own a RAT7?
Thoughts? It looks really nifty and I have an itch to add another device to my peripheral collection…
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Yes, have not used it much but it seems pretty good.
And looks awesome.
nightFlarer: in case you didn’t get my email, your game is on the way 🙂
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What about my game?
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i have a copy of neverwinter nights if you’d like that? lol
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ooh! I’ve never played Never Winter Nights!
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Hands off, chappy!
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How did you know my hands were on my… Oh, wait… I see, I read that wrong there… [nervous cough]
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Does this mean I have to let go too?
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You can help me apply the cream for the sores if you want
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Why are you holding a bottle of tabasco sauce?
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Yeah, I got the e-mail. Thanks!
overweight asian geek in a university lecture room + electric 6 + electric 6 = my clip of the day..
this seriously made my day 😀
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WAIT!!1
NO!!!1
I TAKE IT BACK!!1I FOUND AN EVEN FATTER AND GEEKIER WHITE GUY!!!1
USING STOP MOTION!!!
AND ELECTRIC SIXXXXX!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4D2nlCJkuc&feature=related
WATCH!!!
BE THRALLED!!
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I think getting off youtube and going to uni was the best thing that happened to you today loops.
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GOLD!
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He got an A.
Good on him!
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Hey does anyone have the link to the original Serrels vs ABC 24 (or whatever ABC station it was) video?
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Here you go http://tinyurl.com/3vpsoud
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I tried! I searched youtube AND the last 6 TAYs.
I blame… porpoises.
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I’M OFF TO UNI!!!
YOU ARE FREE FROM MY ELECTRIC SICKNESS FOR A FEW HOURS!!! YAY!!!
gah… winter has arrived… 12 degrees right now where I am. 🙁
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When I were’ lad, 12 degrees were scorchin’ hot. all 37 of us would get into t’ single pair of shorts and T shirts we had and go t’ beach. By beach I mean t’ sewage line. We’d use buckets t’ make fecal castles an’ pop dead rats on top f’ flags! It were grand!
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I like to think that is a factual acount of your childhood.
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Chapter 1: Early Childhood and Poop Castles
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For some reason, I find the Yorkshire accent/dialect rather irritating. Give me Geordie any day. Why aye.
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I’d have killed for a bucket; we had to use our teeth… when we had teeth.
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Gravel? You posh bugger! We had to scrape grit out of the gutters with shovels made from our toenails.
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Toenails? What we wouldn’t give f’ toenails! we ad t’ sell our arms n legs f’ sum’un t’ breath on us so we could absob t’ carbion dioxide by way of photosythesis while simultainiously wrigglin enough to wring cod liver oil outta fish which we’d sell f’ minus a shillin’.
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Chapter 2: Something fishy cost me an arm and a leg.
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Toenails!? We were lucky to have TOES, let alone fancy-pants nails to dress ’em up with!
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I have a fair amount of experience in this matter, and believe me, dressing up your toes with nails is a painful, bloody, tetanus filled affair.
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It’s so quiet here at work. According to my pessimism sense (a superpower gifted to a rare few), this means that something is going to go terribly wrong very soon.
I’ve never been so scared to have so much free time.
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He said, as the Velociraptor SWAT team placed themselves in tactical positions around the building, preparing to breach the premises, with orders to “kick in the groin” on sight.
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A kick to the groin from a velociraptor would be a terrible, terrible thing. That big claw would hook onto the loose bits and tear downwards…
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On the bright side, they’re only like, two feet tall, so if you get a good kick in you’ll be fine.
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Yeah, fair point.
(I’ve always pronounced it wrong, but I did that on purpose, ‘cos the “n” is just awkward)
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It’s so quiet here at home. According to my optimism sense (a superpower gifted an even rarer few), this means that I’m going to get my Community Kudos prize soon.
I’ve never been so happy to have so much free time.
😛
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He said, as the Velociraptor Party Team placed themselves in surprise positions around the building, preparing to enter the premises, with orders to “shower with gifts” on sight.
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Wait.. we get PRIZES for being mentioned in Community Kudos?!??!?
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Only the optimistic ones.
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Sadly, only a win gets something from Mark’s big pile o’ crap. Man, if mentions got it too I’d be… No, wait, I’d be in exactly the same position.
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Only the overall winner, but yeah. Well, ‘get’ is a strong word. I believe ‘await’ might be more apt.
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I think some people early on in Mark’s time got stuff. Or maybe they were gifts from the Goose era that were just really really late. 😛
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It’s so quiet here at work. According to my realism sense (a superpower gifted to a rare few), this means I am the only one here and there is not much work on.
I’ve never been so calm about having so much free time.
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He said, as the Velociraptors, AKA Your Employers, placed themselves in surprise positions around the building, preparing to enter the premises, with orders to “make him work” on sight.
It’s so quiet here at work. According to my apathy sense (a superpower gifted to a rare few), this means nothing and I don’t really care.
I’ve never cared less about having so much free time.
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It’s so quiet here at work. According to my apartheid sense (a superpower gifted to a rare few), this means I’ve been separated from everyone else and something segregated is going to happen soon.
I’ve never felt so divided about having so much free time.
Ahh yes,
It seems my pessimism rang true. I hate being right.
FML.
It’s so quiet here at work. According to my Socialism sense (a superpower gifted to a rare few), this means that something is going to happen based on relatively equal-power relations, self-management and a reduction or elimination of hierarchical forms of management in the economic structure of society.
I’ve never had so much free time, I should find something worthwhile to so my wage is justified.
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He said as the velociraptor equality team take up carefully structured positions around the building, preparing to enter with orders to seize and distribute your income and workload.
It’s so quiet here at work. According to my e-meter sense (a superpower gifted to a rare few), this means that something is up with the xenu.
I’ve never been so financially committed to have so much free time.
It’s so busy here at work. According to my velociraptor sense (a superpower gifted to a rare few, ie. to velociraptors), this means that something is going to go down very soon.
I’ve never been so eager for some groin-clawing, present-showering, and work-ordering.
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He said, as the human dinosaur hunters placed themselves in tactical positions around the jungle, preparing to breach the land, with orders to “exterminate” on sight.
This post is the most epic, ever.
Did I miss Nohandles update post concert… Was interested to see what you thought?
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Was awesome 🙂 Hadn’t been to a real Hip Hop show in ages (metal detectors and full patdowns FTW!) Didn’t catch support, justs MURS and RA. Energy levels were amazing, really put lots into show. Was good to see some real crowd interaction as opposed to the highly staged acts that some artists put on these days. Guessing the sets were much the same, which RA cd should i get to hear those songs again…
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Funny, Sydney show had no patdowns and no metal detectors. I was even allowed to stay in the venue while the prepared for the show because I got to talking to the manager who let me stay in while everyone was waiting outside in the cold!
I actually found MURS amazing because he seemed to just have unlimited energy. I actually got tired watching him at one point (by this I mean I was exhausted just watching him), wondering if he’d take a break.
RA was a freak, I find it hard to match him lyrically. He is not my fav artist, but seeing him live was real impressive. He is very talented.
I have got 2 RA CD’s and I think it covered some of the songs but I heard songs that I’ve not heard before.
I have ‘american lowlife’ and ‘die rugged man die’.
Not sure what others he has done. As I said I was not a massive fan of his before hand. As for MURS, I only heard of him the week before the show but I am a fan now. I bought 3 CD’s of his on the night.
I have a bunch of clips I’ve been meaning to load to Youtube. When i get them uploaded, I’ll let you know. As I was front row i got some good video.
Glad you liked it. It was a very good night. It is amazing what 2 guys, a laptop and some speakers can do. If I hear of any more shows I’ll be sure to post them.
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I remember getting the Murs and 9th Wonder album when it came out. That was back when I was heavily into Hip Hop and all the Def Jux stuff. Don’t listen to it as much these days. Show sounds amazing.
Are there any MF Doom tix left? Or has that gig already passed me by.
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Been and gone. I think they are re-releasing a whole heap of MF Doom that has become harder to get though…
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Yeah, that’s a shame. I still check for certain releases, but I don’t listen to hip hop as much as I used to.
Will always check for Ghostface Killah, Nas, Jay-Z – but not as heavily into it as I used to be.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDqqIZqcOts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuyB7wS3dMs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpDcYHWONUs
All new tracks but lets party like its 1995!!!!!
Watch The Throne soon!!!
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I have a brand spanking new shiny sewing machine. this pleases me even though I haven’t used one since about year 8 back in ’89.
I’m scared to set it up though. What’s wrong with me that a new game console gets unboxed straight away and plugged in without fear but I let my new sewing machine stay in its box all night and now that I’ve released it from said box I fear to plug it in and thread the bobbin or whatever that’s called and start remembering how to sew?!
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Probably because you can’t accidentally sew your fingers together with a console.
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If you were really apathetic you wouldn’t care about sewing your fingers together.
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Could you sew me a striking jerkin, sir?
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Mayhap I could, milady.
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If thou doth thinketh I am a lady, thou shalt sew a jerkin with far too much bust, I fear.
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Methinks Strange’s quip were naught but retaliation for your suggestion that she, magnificent in her womanlyness, were a ‘sir’.
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There’s more than one female posting here?
Has someone informed David Attinborough?
*mind explodes*
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At least 3
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Yes, I know of three… Though I have my suspicions after hearing Rocketman’s voice. (I kid)
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There be plenty, sir! Gaming is an equal-opportunity pastime!
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Forgive me for this:
lololololololololololololol.
*Wipes a tear from his eye*
This is just like when Mark first turned up.
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Common newbie mistake, just ask Mark 😉
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You must be new here, Pessimist!
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Who’s up for a lifehacker invasion? 😀
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*lights torch, grabs pitchfork*
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We shall make our first strike here http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/05/the-new-features-of-android-3-1-ice-cream-sandwich/
It’s a relatively unpopulated location, so I think it will take a while for them to notice that we’ve infiltrated their defences
Don’t forget to give them the [Serrels Stare]™ 😉
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By Máni’s Mankini!
*puts on chainmail, grabs warhammer*
It’s so quiet here at work. According to my Abstract sense (a superpower gifted to a rare few), this means a purple furry banana and I am moonlight.
I’ve never fathomed the deep about having so much free time.
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More Surrealist than abstract. 😛
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Shut up.
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Now everybody, just calm down. Let us resolve our issues through the power of thoughtful discussion, so that we can see eye to eye with each other.
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Now, hold up a second, I might be doing, this wrong, but, why should, we listen, to, you.
Did I mention comma?
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Now, in order for us all to see eye-to-eye correctly, can you read the top row, then proceed to read each row downards from left to right?
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No, but I need to upgrade my prescription, so it’s not really surprising.
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.wor pot eht
thgir ot tfel morf sdranwod wor hcae
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.citenohp ton si egaugnal nettirw eht erehw hsilgnE sa segaugnal ni nommoc erom yltnerappa si ti hguohtlA .ti ebircsed ot tseb woh wonk yllear t’nod I taht esab fo raf os si aixelsyd fo noitpecrep nommoc eht ,naiga nehT .aixelsyd fo ngis a ton si drawkacb gnipyT
?nowm dnilB
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The “main” or most common part of Dyslexia is a disability to phonological awareness and decoding, that is, the sounds that make up a word. It also comes in multiple forms. The thing that has always interested me is the use of blue paper or blue tinted glasses, which typically allows those with the “visual (I think, though it might be attentional, not really sure)” form to read stuff normally.
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That makes a surprising amount of sense. Although the blue lens thing is a little odd.
I just like the fact that dyslexia is basically non-existent in countries like Japan simply because their language seems to avoid the problems that cause it. That or their education system forces people to overcome their problems by brute force.
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Aye, although in China (I have no idea whether Dyslexia is common there or not), they have a real problem with people who are tone deaf. Since their languages (I’m assuming they’re all tone heavy, if someone knows better, feel free to correct me) require precise ways of saying words, if you’re tone deaf, you may be completely unable to speak or understand any of what is said.
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I’m fairly sure that all of the Chinese dialects are tonal languages. That’s what makes the language a real pain to learn, simply because you have to pay a lot more attention to the inflection.
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A freind of mine has those specs
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Or a friend of mine. Either way.
Oh, I’m still a muffin… Time for a costume change.
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Snake Ibis Bull Lion Hand Eye Eye Bull Jagged Line
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Best one yet.
Didgeridoo! Beetles in the hall of armadillo quills laugh at the beans! Splice! They know… oh god they know…
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I’m totally putting that on a t-shirt.
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Wanna take off that shirt and make out?
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Just watched a Colgate commercial that informed me that 80% of bacteria aren’t on the teeth.
I’m more surprised the 20% are! I would have thought that the amount of bacteria would pale signaficantly to, say, the amount around/inside the ass. And we haven’t even gotten to all the places outside of the human body. What about raw sewage?
Either that stat is horrifically wrong or people have been puting things in their mouth they ought not to have!
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So that’s why your breath smells like ass in the morning!
WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING IN MY SLEEP?!
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They must put it in the toothpaste
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Oh, and advice for the future.
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Ok Mark of magnificent musical musings minus the missus you most recently mentioned, here are some albums I’ve found of recent with linkey samples…
(and to everyone else too, I just really wanted to make that alliteration)
Wye Oak – Civilian: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2VNG8yMI8w&feature=related
The Antlers – Burst Apart: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfQ_qPFI1Ro
Little Scream – the Golden Record: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn5e3fe5nko
Lia Ices – Grown Unknown: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfrwEyyRsIY
Dirty Gold – Roar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLTEPzKRa-k
Dirty Three – Cinder: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHEkzLQyG48 (found this one a little ways back, it’s a bit older, but its so good I had to include it!)
That will do for now. Go, listen to good new music people! See how good I am to you guys…
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Ok, noone likes my moosic… thats, ah, cool… :'(
Reading all the ‘Anonymous’ conversations above just made my afternoon. Will probably fail this Chinese test, but it was worth it: D
Well done, assorted TAYbies!
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hahaha me too xD
and congrats on getting page 6!
Well, I knew there was going to be technology fails aplenty from me, but I didn’t expect my work keyboard to start randomly skipping keystrokes.
Wireless keyboards, sod ’em.
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Kick it in the groin!
It makes you feel better, believe me.-
You need any help, just give me a call.
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I wouldn’t be making any plans, reptiles!
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*ZAP*
Take that you fiend! How dare you try and destroy my lovely creations! -
Autobots! Attack that Diety!
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Look everyone, just have a drink and chill out, ok?
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Take that! *ZAP* And that! *ZAP* And that! And that! *ZAP* *ZAP*
WHAT THE-FLYING UNICORN?! -
You Know, I Find These Comments Rude. You Don’t Hear Me Slandering People, Implying That They’re A Lightning Obsessed Madman, But Now You Go And Do The Same To Me?
Where’s Zeus When I Need Him? He’s Always Happy To Dish Out Punishment.
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Daaaaaaad! I want a goooo! Awww, why can’t I zap shit? 🙁
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Look guyth, thith ith really getting out of hand… whath going on here?
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Everything is going to plan… splendid…
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Oh crap, is that my wife?
Quick, someone hide my girlfriend!
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WHY DON’T YOU EVER ACKNOWLEDGE OUR LOVE?! I’M GOING TO YOUR WIFE TO TELL HER ABOUT US!!
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1. World Peace
2. A million dollars
3. A harem of my very own
4. A mansion
5. A garage of nice cars
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Yes, and buy a new fancy-shmancy one! See this misfortune wasn’t so bad after all, was it ?
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Look, regardless of whether or not this misfortune SHOULD have happened, it has. This is just the nature of our technology these days and I think we should all just accept this and move on.
I’m not exactly proficient in the field of Information Technology, but for some reason I’ve ended up the default “IT guy” at work.
I have no qualms about helping people out with little issues from time to time, but it’s getting ridiculous.
My boss’s mother, brothers and sisters come to me for help, as well as the rest of my colleagues. This is regardless of whether I’m at work or not, even if it’s the weekend.
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I would say /rant, but I can’t make any guarantees.
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Could you help me please? My desktop won’t start 🙁
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You didn’t plug it in, you dumb broad. It needs power to run!
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Care to step outside and settle this, buddy?
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Come at me, bro.
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*punch*
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I’m not that great with technology either. As a matter of fact, these days my specialty seems to be making things stop working.
Yet somehow, I’m the backup IT person here at my work. That doesn’t mean much, normally just means that I clear out the mail filter when the normal person is having a day off but she went on leave for a month and I had to cover for her during that time.
Let’s just say that things did not end well. Nothing blew up, but I’m still playing catchup on my actual work because of it.
So while I don’t have to suffer through doing work related IT stuff without being at work, I do feel your pain. Sometimes it just isn’t smart to let the world know that you can use a computer efficiently.
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Amen, brother.
IT’S TIME FOR ANOTHER OATMEAL COMIC!
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/computers
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Story of my bloody life… 😛
Jamesmacusedmyhandle’s health tip for this week
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AnonymousHealthTippist’s health tip for this week
Avoid AnonymousVelociraptors…-
Don’t avoid those AnonymousVelociraptors! They keep you motivated to runrunrun!
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I even bought Rainier Wolfcastle’s best selling fitness guide “101 Top Slogans To Shout At People To Keep Them Motivated”!
Next time we go running, I’ll be chanting phrases such as “110%!”, “Take it to the MAX!”, and “You can do it!” at you!
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I’m gonna have to fit this in my exercise routine.
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Wa-ay ahead of you.
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too many pages back now, but Rock of Ages is awesome!!
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YAY!
My sister got the soundtrack, I looked at the tracklist, and woke up an hour later covered in goo.
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SUGHLY! Get scribblin’!
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Oooh, ahh… noooo I think I’ll pass drawing this one…
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LATE COFFEE BETTER THAN NO COFFEE!
Also a nice blueberry muffin 😀 om nom nom
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D: YOU MONSTER!!!
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IT WASN’T YOU OR ANY OF YOUR FRIENDS.
The muffin I ate had a name, but I forgot its name already. >:)
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Oh MAN! What I wouldn’t do for a coffe and blueberry muffin combo RIGHT NOW! Gah, blueberry is truly king. Apple and cinnamon is close after. So I suppose it’s queen?
I get the feeling we’re going to hit 1000 posts very soon thanks to a little Anonymous help…
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What are you trying to say?
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That SpamTod has met his match.
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bwhahahaha!
SpamTod is now under the wrath of Serrels and the world of spam shall be mine!!!! -
Agreed!
(Though I’m only an AnonymousImpostor… I’m sure the real deal will be here soon enough!)
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(Beat me to it, in fact)
I guess it makes sense though. Now that the SpamTod 2000 is doing the moderating, spam equals work, making it far less desirable! Then this left a vacuum for Anonymous* to fill… bigger and badder than we’ve ever experienced before.
Oh the humanity.
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Nah, it’s because he-er, I am too awesome for that these days 😀
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Mark is probably at work crying to himself over the number of comments he has to approve, while Tad sits nearby, crying because Mark is making him organise all the gifts ever. Seamus is crying too, but only because someone threatened his glorious hair with a pair of scissors. And Elly is… doing something… Let’s say crying too, because all of them aren’t going to the party that Giz/Lifehacker (Nick/Angus) are having to celebrate their impending explodaganza.
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booohoohooohoo D’:
the Kotaku community is too awesome!
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Sure is salty at Allure.
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Salt Farming is Allure’s side business.
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Isn’t Seamus leaving soon…. :'(
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I don’t know, it says nothing on his blog!
http://byrning.com/blog/(it may be important to note that it says almost nothing on his blog)
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Not that i stalk any of you on Twitter but..
http://twitter.com/#!/seamus/status/65212012245946368 -
Who are you on twitter? Am I following you?
(And it’s Nick Broughall that’s leaving, not Seamus)
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Not on Twitter….yet
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I was wondering who was leaving after seeing an editor position on the Allure website.
MYSTERY SOLVED.
And he would have gotten away with it if it wasn’t for that pesky Serrels!
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Jaaaaaames, you causin trouble! Seamus made the sad face as a reply to Nick.
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Anyone notice that Plainview has not been around and AnonymousPessimist is talking more than anyone around here could even attempt to match.
I suspect that PV has an alter ego who, instead of posting crazy long posts, posts crazy frequent posts…
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Yeah, but I reckon Plainview would have been aware of Strange’s gender.
Unless, that too was a clever ruse… There’s only one way to know for sure…
Ta-ad, in the interest of ruining all our speculative fun, does the email Plainview used match anyone elses?
Also, I’m not sure if a single one of the above were actually posted by Pessimist, I’m pretty sure most of them were just us being silly,
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I have an alter-ego that infrequently posts short, sane message. Nowhere near as exciting unfortunately.
(*sigh* I have lost track of the number of times I’ve failed at replying to messages this week. Please moderate my original non-reply if you get the chance!)
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My alter ego only ever posts divine messages.
Or accidentally outs himself on Ask Me Stuff…
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And here I thought Blaghman was God’s alter ego…
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Unfortunately Plainview was killed in an unfortunate accident involving a TV falling on him/her/it…or at least that’s what he/she/it wants us/you/”the crazy people” to believe…
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The whole 3DTV ruse got the MAN a lil to close. PV has had to go to ground…I’m sure he is watching, waiting, biding his time….
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yeah, I know a couple of the Anonymous posts were me. At least, I think they were.
Minecraft Golf by the Yogscast!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdwpgNhIAyg
looks like fun 😀
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too many “that’s what she said” jokes with balls and holes lololol xD
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“Too many”? I… I don’t understand…
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Was supposed to link to a video of Yogscast playing golf in Minecraft:
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Too many?
TOO MANY?
You can never have too many… never!
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This one time I was playing pool, I almost thought there were too many, but then I remembered I’m male, so I just jumped right in to making jokes about balls, holes and sticks.
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*high five*
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*High five connects in a manly explosion of testosterone*
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I have an alter-ego that infrequently posts short, sane message. Nowhere near as exciting unfortunately.
Holy crap AP is posting up a storm also I am aware blaghman I sound like a pre pubescent girl mixed with the most annoying voice i’n the world and to think when I was younger I sang i’n a choir and was told I had a nice speaking voice.
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Bahaha, don’t worry, I was kidding. I know people with much worse voices than yours.
Upon re-reading that, it came out sounding far harsher than I meant…
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Thanks blagh you really know how to cheer me up. I know my voice isn’t that bad but I was recruited to my local radio station, when I was younger because my voice was likable. It’s just hard to adapt now. Hulk sad lol
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In the interest of remaining anonymous, I will not say that this whole AP craziness is my fault…
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I used to be in a choir too!
In year 2.
And I never sang, I just mouthed the words.-
That’s awesome, myself just opened my mouth to yawn occasionally.
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What can I say, I’m dedicated.
I set my mind to something, get 50% there, and settle on that.-
When I was in the year 8 choir I sung the alto part.
Not that the part I was supposed to be singing mattered, because I am terrible at sight-reading. But that choir was awesome, we sang at a Queen night, ’twas great.
SARK MERRELS EDIT: This was the 1000th post! I can’t believe we did it on a Weds!
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Wait, what? I did it? Time to finish my trophy!
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Congrats blags. Nice one dude!
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To be honest, I’m not sure if the thousandth post is something to be congratulating people for, but shmeh. You’re very welcome, my good Sirrah.
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Who’s up for some RDR tonight?
I realised that I have a gamerscore on this game of 995 so want to hit the 1000 (before the TAY comments do!)
Anyone keen to assist. I don;t want you to help me get them specifically (not like “hey, let me shoot you in the head 100 times so i get a gold gun”)
Just anyone want to join in?
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I would but I have tennis and no internets on my xbox. Sorry shady have some fun for me while I put the tennis beat down on some middle aged women. I kid they usually win
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I want to, but as always no guarantees. Will log in when I get the chance and join your party if you’re still going.
Watch me! I have guns, whips,’splosions, giant ants, fedoras and aliens! Why doesn’t anyone love me? D,:
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Haha! Bish?
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What, yes, hello!
You called, sir?
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Beacause you’re made by Uwe Boll… and we’re not encouraging him.
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Ssshhh!! Adolf Ebert, Err… I mean Sughly will tear you apart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Awwww, callin me Adolf. AND Ebert. That’s harsh.
But yeah don’t draw attention to yourself with those qualities as a movie Anonymous. I bite.
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Michael Baysplosions!
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This?
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Exactly.
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LOLOL!
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You know, I wouldn’t be surprised if Plainview and NoHandle happen to be the same person 😛
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So I’m not the only person who noticed Plainview gave an acceptance speech when Mr.NoHandle won Kudos? 😛
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This again!!!
If i was Plainview i would have a PS3 and be bugging every person on here to clan up and play DC Online with me….-
Ahahaha!
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No you wouldn’t! There’s no PSN! 😛
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I am tired of these imposters dragging my name through the mud!
I demand reparations!
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I have a few suggestions that might work.
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Me too!
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You trying to take my job?
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…There can only be one.
I challenge you to a match of Roshambo!
I call first kick!
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Just in case anyone wants access to the GoW3 beta and doesn’t have it already, I just received a code from Microsoft.
YPHQJ-KM9VK-DG2HW-K37H7-JC6KZ
I can haz thousandth post?
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Not yet.
Invent an app please that gets your iPod photos/video to your pc automatically. Call it Fully Sync!
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This was not spam. I drafted a spam comment but deleted it. I actually would pay for an app like this.
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No offence intended, mate. It’s just that the name sounded so bad… my apologies.
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What??? I thought that was the best part. Lol. I really want one. All I can do now is use windows explorer and copy paste them manually sucks.
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I liked it
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**Breaking News**
Plainview recently shot and killed in a US led raid in Pakistan. Mark deciding if photos should be released.
Okay, backing up saves in a PS3 is remarkably easy.
Step 1) Insert USB stick.
Step 2) Copy save file.
Step 3) Drink beer.
Seems to be working alright for me. Future disasters possibly averted 🙂
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Only works with certain games. Others, like Dragon Age/Mass Effect 2 have locked saves. That means you can’t transfer them to USB. You cant even move them to another another profile.
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As long as it works on Batman: Arkham Asylum, which it does 🙂
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So if I put my name as FatShady, can I see all his unapproved posts?
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I’m guessing that only works if you use his correct email address as well.
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Not without his email and username…
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We already established you’d need to use my email account also which I frequently give out. We all know it is possible but there is no need for it.
I have nothing interesting to say anyway and if we all start posting as eachother we lose all accountability. Accountability and our reputation is all we have to go by.
Funnily enough your test was doomed to fail anyway because I had no unapproved posts.
I’m sure this will come across all grumpy. Its not. If you need to get my words of wisdom before anyone else, ask what I wrote on the minecraft server last night. That pretty much sums up all my posts nicely.
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After crazy guys response I’ll again say I’m NOT GRUMPY. Just a long day and it’s showing!!!!!!! Love you all.
TadMod Edit: I can sense the grumpiness! Calm down, mate! 😛
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I know, hence the “Sorry” post!!! I’m home and good now.
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Sorry about this FatShady. I was interested in knowing whether the unapproved comments are stored in the browser cookies while they aren’t approved, or if it loads our unapproved comments from the Kotaku Servers. I chose you because I thought “Aha, here’s someone who’s going to be posting a few things soon”. Also this test was because I was interested in how it works, not because I’m going to start pranking everyone.
Sorry for doing this on a lousy day though.-
You know I’ve been thinking about it all night (my response). Now I know it was you I could not care less.
I think my issue was someone posting as me without saying who it really was. Glad to admit you just got me at a bad time and I’m totally cool with it.
In saying that I’m more than happy to assist with a test if you want. Just let me know man.
Cool. Sleep time now.
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I blame Trials HD. Trials is making me an angrier person to people I wouldnt normally be. BUT WHY DONT YOU JUST GO UP THE DAMN RAMP YOU STUPID MOTORBIKE?!?! I TILTED BACK AND FORWARD< WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT FROM MEEEE!!!
*ahem*. Yeah. Got gold on all the expansion hard tracks now.
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That’s funny – you may want to check out today’s tell us dammit!
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Interesting, I think with curiousity as I click the Kotaku home page banner…
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There is an amazingly funny video on rage quit about Trials HD and this exact thing. As a decent player who can clearly remember how bad I was when I started out, I love this vid. I can’t link to it here because of no YT at work, but you;ll find it…
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Wait, we broke 1000 comments on a Wednesday?
That’s NUCKING FUTS!
BLIND. MOWN.
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I daresay we made you earn your moneys today, Tad.
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Crazy tiems.
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Nucking futs? Blind mown? You sir, are a literary genius.
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Tad is a master of roonerspisms
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So I just replayed through my lost footage of Batman: Arkham Asylum. I’m enjoying the game enough that I didn’t mind going over a couple of sections again. It didn’t hurt that I was literally in the room before where I started recording before.
See, I had a save file from when I originally played the game. I didn’t get very far, but it turns out I got far enough to make use of it. Now my saves are backed up before I play (so I can just copy them across if I need to redo a section) and I have a monitor hooked up to the PC that the game is being recorded to. That way, I can see if there are any errors.
Amazing how a little organisation can lead to a lot less pain. At least, I hope so.
I was at a mates place watching him play heavy rain for the first time. I think enough time has elapsed to play that game again. I still know the ending but I have forgotten enough to enjoy it again i think.
No spoilers still because if anyone has not played it I got it for $29 at ozgame and is well worth the cash. Think I’ll do this again some time soon.
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When Heavy Rain first came out, there was a video showing that how well you performed the quick time events altered the outcome of the scene.
I took this as a challenge to play the game with as few button presses as possible. As a result, I got bored very quickly, especially because you have to do most of the actions properly until after the infamous “press X to Jason” part.
I’ve just been thinking, If we’ve been doing about 2 pages a day, that means by Friday we’ll have ten pages! D:
I’m so glad we have page numbers 😀
Good morning Kotakuites!
It is officially Friday eve and the finish line is in sight.
LCT is on tonight. Bear Grylls, minecraft-style ahoy!
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Yeah good minecraft times should be awesome. Also hoping not to much laaaaaaaaggggg
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MORNING!
I squashed my bread in my bag (covered in d’artiste books, sadface) so I have no breakfast.
I have recently discovered that every member of my family got sick on Mothers Day and I am healthy (by my low standards). As such, I can confirm that I am IMMORTAL. Now I can play games for ALL ETERNITY.
Also, forgive my ignorance, what is LCT? 🙁
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Its whack drugs man – Lost Cogitative Trance.
It makes you believe you are the king of the wild and you think you are taking down antelope like a lion or fighting dragons or building an igloo.
But in reality you end up running around naked, biting peoples dogs, punching parked cars and then get trapped in the freezer at Hungry Jacks stacking burgers while threatening people with a bit of rusty metal.So yeah, good times.
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‘Epic’ is a word that gets thrown around a lot these days, and therefore loses its impact, but I think it’s appropriate here.
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Sounds like jolly good fun! I’m in!
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I’m still in for that, last night I had next to 0 lag so hopefully my luck continues 🙂
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I started lagging for the first time ever last night. I suspect aliens were hogging my internet connection to stream stuff. Those damn aliens.
But I won’t be on tonight unfortunately – my workload is starting to tower over me.
AnonymousPessimist, if you see me on tonight can you yell at me and kick me off? Thx.
Also please leave my HARD WANG alone if you can. I’ve kinda grown attached to it.
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It’s a shame you’re unable to join us 🙁
Hehe aliens hogging the internet connection, you never know, I got humans sometimes infesting my internet connection for torrents making me lag on my Star Battle games, not fun.
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I’ve got assignments coming up too but don’t want to miss tonight’s minecraft : )
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Bear Gryls, Minecraft style?
I’d better block my own block?
Weekend Beat Challenge!
Kotakuites, please suggest a theme. I will take the theme and craft a hip hop instrumental then post it on Monday’s TAY.
Have at it!
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A theme? How about endless digging? 😀
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Sci-fi, I expect synths. lol you making me feel like making some beats now, but I can’t be bothered taking out my piano keyboard.
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Sci-fi it is!
Perhaps a Minecraft-themed one during next week as lamboman suggested? I’ll have to hunt through the Minecraft folders and see if I can find the audio FX files.
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I think the dude who did the music for Minecraft was C418 or something… wait I’ll look…
Here you go:
http://c418.bandcamp.com/album/minecraft-volume-alpha
Not even sure what this is like but high quality audio for sampling would be good.
What tool do you use. I have always wanted to have a crack at it was was wondering?
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My primary software weapons of choice are Ableton Live + the NI Komplete combo (and numerous numerous VST’s/Soundbanks/FX, too many to list here). Add a room full of gear and one is good to go! Ableton is really good to use actually; it’s aimed more towards creative types so it’s pretty easy to get up and running.
Wondering if I can get the sound fx files from minecraft, like the digging and mob noises and such. That would be really cool to work into a track but I think they’d be packed into the .jar file?
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my latest little friend is ripping the audio from youtube vids into mp3… that may be your best friend for this.
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Open up the .jar with winzip of IZarc and extract it. I’m pretty sure .jars are just a renamed .zip
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Oh awesome.
I’m going to have to do a wicked minecraft track comprising of the fx from the game.
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Oh man, THIS! Except… upload a version without the hip hop part and I’d be happy 😀
I’ll make it loosely hip hop, so loose the hip hop haters won’t even notice 😉
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Yesssss! Hey did you up the songs last week? I remember breezing past them but didn’t have a chance to listen. If so can you gimme lazy ol’ me some links please?
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So lazy my sentences dont make proper English fail :/
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Here are the two tracks from last week –
Piano ditty:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/w044yx
Hip hop beat:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/cfutwn
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My theme is:
Dum dum duun daaaaaaaaaaaaadadadadadad bam bam bam dununch bmph dun dun dudun daaaaaaa!
Hop to it AP!
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Yessir!
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Toe tappin’
Morning peeps!
THough some of you might be interested in this. http://nerdapproved.com/news/a-kindly-nerdly-artist-needs-you-help/
I wonder if the fact that we have page numbers now is encouraging us to post more (I mean, it’s a lot easier to hop back and forth now and reply to previous posts)
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I think the reason we’ve got more comments is because they’re being approved faster. It’s a lot easier to carry on a conversation and reply to others when you can see what they’re saying a few minutes after they say it instead of 10-15 minutes later.
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That, and AnonymousPessimist has been tearing TAY a new A-hole
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I believe he has admitted that is was not him.
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I’m afraid my Schizophrenic alter-egos can’t take all the credit for yesterday’s shenanigans.
Only the hilarious parts.
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I think you’ll find that most of the Anonymous comments were posted by other users… Lamboman started it!
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TadMod should be able to confirm that too 🙂
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Armoured core 4 on 360 for $12 – yay or nay???
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By Gmot’s G-string!
Go on buy it, treat yourself
do it, doitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoit!-
…man that was the best viking saying i have heard for a long time
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He’s been dishing out the gold all week.
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Never heard of it before. But seeing as it’s a Mech Combat game (thank you wikipedia) I would have to say yay
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I would also say yay because it sells for $40 on Zavvi, and play-asia and ozgameshop don’t have it
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I bought it for $15 a while ago and took it back after playing for a hour.-
You serious?!?!
But it’s mech combat?!?!
Mech combat is awesome!!1And armored core on PSP was pretty rad..
what’s bad about it?
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How many Armored Cores were on PSP?
I had one (Uh… Formula Front?), but found it frustrating.
Love the arcade version of the game.-
Speaking of arcade mech games… who remembers virtua-on?
Pretty sure I still have a copy around here, always considered picking up two cheap joysticks so I could have some arcade action goodness.
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Oh, Hell Yes! Loved that game. In fact, I think my brain gets that and Armoured Core mixed up on a regular basis.
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only the one, i think.. but don’t quote me on that
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Maybe I’m just more of a Mechwarrior fan but it just seemed very unpolished and clunky.
The controls were awkward, the visuals and levels bland, the AI often incredibly stupid and sometimes able to shoot through scenery.But I guess for $12 you can’t go too wrong.
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yeah i am much more of a mech warrior man.. but with the lack of new mech warrior… 🙁
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*sobs*
But Piranha games promised… they promised.
*anguished tears*
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Hey so I heard that on the bottom of page 5 there’s these really good bands that have been recommended. I might just head over now and have a look see…
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Oh yeah, thanks for reminding me. My broadband’s usage has been reset, so I can check them out now 😀
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Of those songs, Little Scream – Cannons is the one I like the most. It’s not better than this though http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rOMGIbY-9s
Or this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCmi5loEBUk-
Trust you to post something involving Miss Black! Haven’t heard that Eagles song before though… pretty epic stuff.
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You mean Electric Six?
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No loops! No!
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At the GAYYY-BAR GAYYY-BAR GAY-BAR!!!
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No speakers at work at the moment.
I’ll check it out tonight, if I don’t forget.
TOO MUCH POSTING!!!4! D:
Barely have enough time to read and keep up, let alone comment. :'(
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You’re lucky you weren’t around yesterday!
There were all these Anonymous people posting up a storm. Craziness, I tells ya.
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haha yeah i got back from uni and was just like “OMGWTFBBQ!??!”
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This. 😐
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Look Ambrose the Fourthstest! We have clickable page numbers! (Wait, how long has ShopStyle been there? I never noticed it before.) And ShopStyle!
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According to a tweet from TadMod, Shopstyle launched yesterday, I think.
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What is this “shopstyle” you speak of, i see nothing different…?
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Up the top, next to the sugar girl links, there should be a link to some new thing that holds absolutely no difference to us manly gamers.
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Whoever suggested Akismet – thank you! Working like a charm. No more pages of spam sorting for me!
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I second that.
Haven’t had a single spammer since I installed that plugin. Goodbye “Dish net work”, you shan’t be missed.
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No worries 🙂
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Wait… if my username is my actual name, putting ‘Anonymous’ in front is either made of epic fail, or postmodern satirical brilliance.
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I choose to believe that it’s the work of a tortured genius, escaping from the cold norms of everyday life. Hiding in plain site to avoid what awaits him in the real world.
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You know him so well already…have you guys been having secret mini-Kotaku-meats? 😛
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Alright, I’ll admit it.
God isn’t my only alter ego. Shane is mine too. Or am I his? I’m never quite sure, ’tis a strange arrangement we have.
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It’s the Canberra hive-mind at work.
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I thought a whole bunch of those “Anonymous’” yesterday were made of epic fail like that.
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There were a few stinkers, but I thought the majority were good for a chuckle.
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Oh, I didn’t mean they were bad, I definitely got a few good chuckles. I just meant a few were using real names after ‘anonymous’ so he was in good company.
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Like AnonymousJesus.
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I believe it was Shane.
To Shane,
Thanks!
From Sughly.
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What she said.
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Dammit, too slow.
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I just had a look at my Steam freinds list and I’d like to say how awesome it is to see more people from kotaku there. Only a few of my friends are gamers so i’m excited at the cance for more multiplayer.
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Yeah, I joined the Kotaku AU group last night. So many people seem to be online regularly! Win!
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There’s a Steam group?
Anyhow, I just leave Steam idling on my laptop at the moment. So if anyone wants to send a friend request to TrjnRabbit, I’ll probably accept it and be available for random Portal 2 co-op (as long as I’m not doing something more interesting, if such a thing exists).
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I might take you up on that offer for Portal 2 co-op
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There’s a Kotaku AU Steam group? I’ll have to join it when I get home.
I don’t have any games from Steam installed on my new computer yet though. Every time I go to download one it says it will be downloading at 64kb/s and take 1 day + to be done.
I have no idea why it’s apparantly going to take so long because I’ve downloaded from other places on my new computer and it’s all worked great.
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add me while you’re at it 🙂
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It was funny cuz I only had one steam friend that was on regularly until I started getting involved among the Kotaku community, now I’m booming with friend requests and a long list. Awesome! 🙂
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I just joined two days ago : )
add me guys! dawdleau
Gahhh I only had 2.5 hrs of sleep last night : (
Will I survive with 2 coffees throughout the day?!
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It’s possible, I’ve been able to do it, so can you 🙂
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By Kvasir’s Knickers!
After only a couple of hours sleep on Monday, I ended up guzzling about three and a half bottles of V yesterday.
By the end of the day I was bouncing off the walls and talking so fast that if my mouth came attached with a flux capacitor I would now be enjoying the pillaging and plundering of 1885 BC.
So in conclusion, if some caffeine is good, more must be better, go on have three, maybe four coffees, broaden your horizons.
This ramble has been brought to by caffeine overdose… Mmm why has my left side suddenly gone numb… -
HOLY CARP!
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rWv20AgRpfQ/S7Fj30juVOI/AAAAAAAAD8A/GSd6s24MUyk/s1600/holy_carp.jpgHOW WHAT WHERE WHEN
WHYYY?!?!?!
Also… mmmm coofffeeee
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bwhahahaha… holy carp makes terrible situations so much better
*bows*
praise to the most glorious fish of all!
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I went 3 days without sleep once, not fun.
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Same… it was over three days in Melbourne/on a plane/in Dubai airport and hotel.
By the end of it I just about thought I was on freaking Mars.
Not something I want to repeat again 🙁
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Did the same thing while finishing my Yr 12 art major-work. Tragic.
Read an article recently that explained how sleep is more necessary than food.
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I read that people who survive on 4 hours of sleep each day are smarter than those who sleep the full 8 hours. ; )
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Correlation or causality?
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If it’s the same article I read, I believe it’s correlation and not a causal relationship.
Something to do with the physiology of people who don’t require as much sleep also being conducive to intelligence.
I don’t think it’s a case of ‘sleep less, get smarter’. 😛
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I assumed as much.
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When I turned 18 I was working split shifts at 2 jobs.
Started at 4 in job one, then Job two at 11, then job one at 3, then job 2 at 7… then out drinking with the staff from job 2… then I repeated the whole thing again.
I lasted 3 days… and crashed soo hard.
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I stay up for days if i’m following a tour. Done it for Eminem, Jay-Z, Foo Fighters and Linkin Park.
Alrighty, shopping around for a laptop. Not looking for anything too expensive, around $500-700 mark. So far I’ve found through reviews and such the Sony VAIO models to be the most recommended in that bracket, such as this: http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/review/notebooks/sony/vaio_yb_series_vpcyb16kg/377073 (but ah, obviuosly not pink)
But I’m wondering if anyone has suggestions? Specific bad or good experiences with laptop brands/models? I’m quite unfamiliar to the scene, ’tis my first laptop…
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Sorry, should be more specific… would mostly be Photoshopping on it, with some light coding (nothing too intensive), and also web browsing and film watching (which tends to usually involve 720p videos), so good battery life would be nice.
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Asus EEEpc 1215n
It has the Nvidia Optimus combo as opposed to AMD Fusion.
Bit of a rocky start with the nvidia driver support but the recent drivers really improve things.
I actually OC the CPU/GPU and play HL2 with max settings. I heart it, it’s my little mobile gaming lappy.
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Yeah I remember looking at this model. Something I read turned me off, don’t remember what, but it was possibly something insignificant anyhoo. It does look pretty darn good, but I dunno, I’m still leaning towards VAIO.
I’m a bit out of the loop on cards these days – what is AMD? Are the cards meant to be inferior in some way to Nvidia in laptops? I read ‘Radeon’ for the VAIO and thought it was ATI actually…
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AMD now own ATI, so they are one and the same. They are just different companies so there’s no difference.
As far as the difference between fusion and optimus is concerned, it is theorized that optimus is higher performing in games but will encounter occasional stuttering due to the PCI-e 1x that it is limited to, whilst the AMD fusion will have a lower but more stable framerate due to things being on the same chip (feel free to correct me if I’m wrong anybody, I haven’t really researched the differences between the two in depth).
This is all for gaming though – I imagine if you’re doing more photoshopping and such it will largely be an insignificant difference.
Ultimately go with the one you like more – it shall be your laptop after all, sir!
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AMD makes CPU’s (they are Intel’s rivals) AMD owns ATI, which makes graphics cards. AMD has just retired the ATI name, and now the ATI graphics cards are branded as AMD graphics cards. I’d go with the nvidia one, because Photoshop (the full version, not sure about elements) can take advantage of nVidia’s GPGPU thingy, which should make photoshop run faster.
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I’ve only ever used Apple laptops, which are a bit out of the price range you’ve listed.
I don’t think I know anyone who has had a positive experience with a Toshiba.
At my writing group, especially during the write-ins for NaNoWriMo in November, Sony laptops were very popular. A lot of people also had Dells. So if the popular opinion of amateur writers is anything to go by, those are the two brands to investigate.
Unless you want to shell out and get an Apple.
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Haha, thanks for the info. But Apple? NO! Overpriced piece of… can easily find numerous laptops that blow their specs out of the water for hundreds cheaper. And I use AGS which is Windows only 😛
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Raw specs aren’t the only thing to judge a computer by.
Although you have to pay the Apple tax (which I consider the same as paying for the OS), they have better form factor, have infinitely better trackpads and the battery life is generally up there as pretty damned good. Plus, the MacBook Airs weigh so very little it’s insane. I don’t even notice when I have mine in my laptop bag.
Sure, in terms of raw processing power they aren’t the best, but my MacBook Air is nearly instant in most tasks that I do, including waking up from sleep mode. The only thing that takes any amount of time is processing videos for that Batman Let’s Play, which is time consuming on most machines.
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My Toshiba is pretty decent. Just sayin’.
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Then clearly, I don’t know you :p
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By Jörð’s Jockstrap!
Fellow Kotakuians, I am in need of your benevelont, all powerful and wise braininess.
As some of you know, I have been having mic problems with my 360. Basically I can here people through the TV, but as soon as I plug in a headset, I can neither hear others, nor transmit my voice.
Now I have tried 2 different headsets and played with all of the settings I could find on the console, to no avail.
Any help, suggestions, signs or portents would be greatly appreciated.
Help me Obi Wan Kotakus, your’e my only hope
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What sort of head sets have you tried? The official ones you can plug into the controllers or are you trying a USB set and plugging it into the console?
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By Hœnir’s Huggies!
Both were official headsets you plug into the contollers.
One came with the new elite and the other from when the 360 first came out, I think it came packaged with a live subscription.-
Maybe it’s the controller/s you’re using that are causing the issue then.
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Not sure how helpful this will be (given that you said you’d searched the menus). There should be a voice settings area under profile settings that allows you to redirect where the stuff comes from (headset or TV etc), and there should be a mic test function in there too. Also, as obvious as it may seem, check to make sure that mute is off…
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By Ullr’s Undies!
I have tried redirecting, that was how I was able to find out I could hear people through the TV if I unplugged the headset, couldn’t find a mic test though, will have another look see, thanks for the heads up.
Also, at first I hadn’t realised there was a mute on the headset, after an hour of frustration when I finally found it I started leaping for joy, until I found it didn’t make any difference *sigh*-
Check you aren’t using your Kinect as the Microphone… and if you are, that your Kinect is pluged in.
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That’s what happened to my bf’s wireless 360 headset too.
We just think it’s broken and haven’t been using it since :\
Jimu still be illin’?
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I think so. 🙁
Quick, somebody post something about Dragon Quest IX and Final Fantasy VIII sucking and we’ll see if he’s still lurking.-
Pokemon is for babies!
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that hurt my feelings…
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VIII sucking? You don’t know me at all…
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I know you well enough to know what will bring you out of hiding. 😛
I’ll know you even better if you’re free on Sunday the 22nd because according to a few pages back I believe that’s when we’re crashing Welbot’s house.
Hopefully you’ll be better by then. *puts hazmat suit on and hugs Jimu*-
Is that next , next weekend? Why didn’y anyone email me?
WEEEEEEEEEELBOT!
SKIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNER!!
ROOOOBOTT HOOOOUUSE!!!Should be doable…
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HAHAHAHA!
Loved that episode.
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Yeah, I’m rockin a mean virus. Spending even more time in the ladies…err, gents.
Can’t even game cos I can’t concentrate.
That said, 4 more stars and Bowser’s arse is grarse.
Alright, guys, I think I may have just broken the space-time continuum.
I made dinosaur muffins. They are so deliciously manly that I think I’m going to have a cardiac arrest.
High five!
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Your next challenge, should you choose to accept it, is bear/dinosaur high five muffins.
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I can haz please??? Plllllleeeeaassssssseeeeee??
I’m so hungry :'( the last time I ate something was 1 hr ago…
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You lost your rank. Did you get dishonorably discharged for eating too much?
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I… uh… don’t want to talk about it…
/walks off into a distant rainy, grey city-scape to a backdrop of distracting trumpet
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Well, Oh Cap’n my Cap’n, if you feel like coming down to Canberra, and and dropping by my house, I would be happy to give you one.
You know what, I’ll extend that invitation to the entirety of Kotaku. All of you can come to my house today, and get a dinosaur muffin.
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Orrrrrrr, just bring them up here (to Sydney) when you come to see your thing!
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You expect me to have any left by tomorrow? Hahahahaha.
Impulse control is not one of my prevalent attributes.
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There is nothing in the world that can’t be improved with bacon.
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hm… i’m pretty sure that means that i now have to bear your children…
So that Perspective piece I wrote for Kotaku a week or so ago is being cited as crappy shallow games criticism by a guy who hasn’t read enough about criticism.
http://www.lostgarden.com/2011/05/blunt-critique-of-game-criticism.html
Its kind of become a ‘thing’
http://www.brainygamer.com/the_brainy_gamer/2011/05/valuable-experience.html
My response: http://flickeringcolours.net/v2/?p=187 A few other responses found in comments or in the Brainy Gamer article.
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I’ll try and read this academic flamewar (:P) later on tonight. It sounds interesting.
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That guy completely missed the point and decided to make a rant about it.
The entire purpose of your piece was to generate discussion. You covered that in your response, so all I can really say is that you were writing to an audience, and you did that well.
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Interesting debate. I personally thought your article was great. It proveoked me to think about my views on the topic, which I assume was exactly your goal.
In my opinion, it is quite low to make an example of a student, so I was a bit disappointed in Danc’s article from the very start.
Anyway, atleast you have had an audience!
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Did I tell you it made it to the Sunday Papers section of RPS?
The comments were not… balanced.
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Link (for those interested).
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Someone (maybe you?) did mention that to me, which is super great! I am totally okay with the lack of balance in those comments. I don’t expect the same kind of objectivity from the readers of RPS (or even Kotaku for that matter) that we sort of require in academia. That said, I actually think that very long debate that happened on RPS was one of the best I’ve seen there.
And yeah, you guys here seem to ‘get’ what that piece was meant to do, and I feel totally successful in what I set out to accomplish!
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Generally, I love those RPS commentators.
They post a lot of wit, despite the whole ‘Master Race’ mindset.
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Seems that Dan Cook has edited his post now anyway. Tool. He is more than entitled to his opinion, but he should have at least had the strength in his convictions to leave it be.
I was just watching the NBA playoffs half an hour ago (Miami just beaten Boston and progressed), and to my surprise Junglist’s face followed after. So apparently he has a new gaming show with two other hosts on channel one.
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Boston lost? 🙁
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They sure did, 4-1
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DAMMIT! I forgot it was on this morning! Argh! But, yay! Don’t care much for the Celtics… they annoy me for some reason.
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Wow, Wade was on fire! And LeBron just ran away with it at the end there…
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Dying for a Cold Coke Zero right now. (Coke Zero > Pepsi Max.. deal with it!)
I go to the vending machine at work and buy a bottle, get it out and it is basically room temp. Either someone pulled the plug or it just got refilled. Regardless I am not very happy.
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WRONG!
I cracked man. I need Pepsi Max. It’s a physical need now.
I disgust myself.
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Pepsi Max? Serious?
Coke Zero is epic!
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I’m with the Big Man. Pepsi Max all the way.
But Vanilla Coke is the best.-
Years 11/12 were a great time for me, my school had vending machines stocked with $1 cans of coke, and something like four of the slots were for Vanilla Coke. It was heaven. Except when they went more than three days without refilling them, and the only thing left would be water, and Coke Zero.
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If you like it, the regular coke with vanilla vodka (Absolut)… Crazy smooth, tastes exactly like vanilla coke but has the added bonus of getting you drunk!
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Vanilla Coke with cheap Whiskey. The cheapness gets offset by the extra sweetness, and it becomes amazingly drinkable.
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I had to take a picture of Vanilla Coke in 7eleven to convince Tad and Dawdle it still existed. I then bought 2 bottles. (Buy 1, get another for $1! Who’s pass that up!?) but Pepsi Max is the sheeeeet!
Then again, if I could get me some Dr Pepper or Vanilla Dr Pepper…….
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I think I have to go to civic to find Vanilla Coke, it’s really quite distressing.
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I have a fridge-full of cold Coke Zeros. Well, not exactly a fridge-full, but one of those can-holder rolly compartments so about 10, + 2 diet Dr. Peppers. My slightly rambly point is that hells yes Zero is Lord and Master over Max and I have plenty of cold ones so come and get them. Or something.
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Oh, and FatShady, for yesterday’s outburst… I’m sorry.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JooHvfE55WM/TbtRTOgOEaI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/nkTtWNE25lw/s1600/sorry.jpg-
The problem is not you… it’s me! I just think we need some time apart 😉
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Same. I need Coke to exist. RIGHT NOW.
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Coke Zero is better than Pepsi Max…
But it’s like saying having HIV is better than hemorrhagic fever. Both are pretty awful.
Actual Coke is superior to all.
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Nice analogy.
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YOU ARE ALL WRONG. NORMAL CAN OF COKE IS ALL YOU NEED!
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Says Jimu from his death bed.
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\begin{spam}
For those who may have missed it in yesterday’s TAY, there will be a halo reach playdate tomorrow.
Friday 13th May 8pm
add me (GT = HindenLagen)
All welcome.
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Note: 8pm AEST
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Where do I get my free Halo reach and GOLD subscription?
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You’d find them from a retailer for approximately $120-180 dollars depending on the current specials.
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Your comment does not make sense…
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Hey peeps. EB games had a little WWE comp last night. And I won the Prize for Adelaide.
Seeing as I live in Sydney, this is a problem. EB was nice enough to let me send it to anyone in Adelaide. The second problem is that I don’t know anyone from Adelaide.
So, if you want a feee Copy of WWE All Stars on PS3 or 360 and some tix to see a WWE show at the cinemas. Let me know via twitter.
Just click my name.
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I was also within 2 seconds of winning the Syd prize 🙁
At least i can stroke my ego for having a lot of wrestling knowledge.
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I cannot tweet at work… but I live in Adelaide.
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Send your name address and system choice to andrewburdusel@hotmail.com
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Let me know what you think, and if the video for the fantasy match ups works…
I’m still yet to unravel all the combo chains.
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I hate ‘Tell Us Dammit’. I can never remember what my answer is.
Like today, I know loads of games have me all angry and throwy and shouty and cursy but I can’t for the life of me remember any names.
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I have a similar thing where I think of awesome questions for Tell Us Dammit, then I forget them.
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I’m like that, except for questions for “Ask Me Stuff.” I think of all these great questions on Thursday or Friday, then forget them by the time the next Wednesday comes around.
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I’ll post this here because thanks to you I just remembered completely losing my temper when playing the original juiced.
It was one of those games that would save your progress – even if you alt-f4’d through the race (it would count that as a loss). The game was so horrendously biased in gameplay there were only a few cars that were really viable to ‘win’ in each class (I hate you, corvettes).
I was going particularly well on a wet weather match, only to be snubbed by the AI around a corner and spin out. I was then dead last. Raising both arms in the air in a ‘wtf?!’ gesture I proceeded to send a glass of baileys flying into my keyboard.
That is the only time I have ever ripped all the cables out of the back of a rig in pure anger with the PC still running. I also left a lovely, hefty dent on the top of my rig case.
I am fairly certain my fists are capable of smashing through concrete blocks kung-fu style after years of nerd rage.
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How much of your time is spent cleaning things up from your computer? Because you seem to spill things on it a lot…
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Yes… you think I’d have learned my lesson by now.
I really haven’t.
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Is it possible that you’re secretly epileptic (Gaming, the second worst hobby for epileptics, right after knife collecting)? Minor fits causing you to lash out? My safety net is to have nothing I can knock over within arm range around my computer.
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So i’m getting REALLY excited bout LA Noire. Who uses auto aim in Rockstar games?
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They have that?
Cause I totally would.
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Okay so I was going to post this sometime but now is the perfect opportunity. You are both separate people, right? Despite the similar nicknames?
I must confess I used to think you were the same person. My apologies if this offends either of you.
Just wanting to clarify that!
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No offense 🙂 I thought you was a dude 😉
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It’s okay. I have that effect on people. 😉
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btw is your nickname a reference to the fact that James Mac used your handle?
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It is indeed. Originality is not one of my strong points. I’m kinda like new coke, different packaging, slightly similar tastes;)but people ultimately prefer the original…
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It’s okay JM2, you’re more useful than the original at letting me easily return to the kotaku main page.
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Y’know how George Formans 7 children all have the same name?
It’s like that… He’s my brother and our parents really lacked imagination.-
I can also confirm that, being my brother… he’s not heavy.
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I just imagine George Foreman in the delivery room, when his kids are born.
“Amma name him George”
“But, sir, you already have five kids with the same-”
“Amma name him George.”
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I lol’d so hard I passed gas.
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Is this true? He is badly brain damaged right? Does he name the daughters georgina??
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It’s true – but they all have different nicknames.
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By Bragi’s Briefs!
So hilarious, I snorted a fountain of Pepsi Max onto the computer screen.
Seemed like the thing to do at the time. -
Still better than a lot of the names you see these days.
I know a girl who’s daughter is named Page.
Spelt Paiygee.Midwives should have the right of refusal.
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That’s just awful! Or should that be orrfyuhl?
Hmmm, although I’m probably not much better with the one kid named after a character in a book and the other after a character in a game.
Actually, if my daughter had been born a boy she would have been named Irvine. Nobody liked it except me and they were all extremely relieved when she turned out to be a girl. -
Is it creepy to ask your kids names?
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Is it creepy if I respond?
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Creepy? Maybe. I guess I’ll tell you, otherwise Blaghman will be the only one who knows and that might also be creepy. 😛
My daughter’s name is Arya. Named after George R R Martin’s awesome Arya and NOT Christopher Paolini’s stupid one.
My son’s name is Kaidan. -
Paolini, you pubescent imp… where’s my damn fourth Eragon book?
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I agree Mames Jac, they might be poorly written, but I need my goddamn crappy fantasy.
Lulz to the extreme.
This will be my first ever Rockstar game.
Chuloopa, I hath receiveth thine game. Thankyuu 🙂
Also…I love bubble wrap! *pop* *pop* *pop*
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You know, there have been times in the past where I’ve spent more time having fun with the bubble wrap than I have with the game they protected.
My point is this:
Bubblewrap makes ANY purchase reasonable, if not necessary.-
A friend of mine got bubble wrap as a gift for his birthday once. That was great fun.
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I really like that bigger bubble-wrap stuff that makes the really loud popping noise.
I could spend all day with a roll of that stuff and never get bored.
I have repeatedly gotten in trouble from both management at work and people around my house for getting a little too focused on bubble-wrap.
Truly an awesome thing.
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Our mailroom has a sub-room (mail room room!) full of buble wrap. When I had to send my first xbox back for repair I wrapped it in about 6 feet of buble-wrap. I hope the repair guy enjoyed it.
WHEELS of the stuff.
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Oh yeah, the big ones are awesome.
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That’s what she said.
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awesome!
enjoy them both, mate 🙂
New swear word, courtesy of ndroste in the ‘tell us, dammit!’ segment:
Slunt.
Go on, say it with me. Slunt!
Doesn’t it just sound horrible?
\o/
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You know, why, right?
It’s because it’s a portmanteau between sl♥t and c♥nt.
Not cool, indeed. Horrible, in fact.
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It’s my ‘special occasion’ expletive now.
Partially for the incredulous looks it will no doubt induce.
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fruit tingles and fudge popsicles
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I thought fruit tingles was how creepers mated following the minecraft discussions last night?
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I told you, it’s actually a combination of bed-bug mating: http://www.aboutbugsbugsbugs.com/bedbugs/biology.htm and the antechinus mating: http://www.dailymammal.com/brown-antechinus-antechinus-stuartii/ .
Science!
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I’m scared to click.
Are you a purveyor of insect pornography now, sir?
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Nah, you just need to understand that the Antechinus is involved in what’s referred to as “Big Bang” mating (all the males die at just under one year of age), and that the evolution of the bed bug is friggin’ nasty. (Forced penetrative conception)
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oh, so THAT’s what you guys were talking about.
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Well, it’s not like I was describing my mating ritual. Which is “Oh god, no ‘y’ chromosome! AHHHHHHHH *runs into the corner and cries*” to be clear (technically that’s the courtship ritual, but the result should be fairly clear).
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portmanteau RULES!!!
This would have been funnier if TadMod had censored it…
AnonymousPessimist
May 12, 2011 at 12:57 PM
New swear word, courtesy of ndroste in the ‘tell us, dammit!’ segment:
*****.
Go on, say it with me. *****!
Doesn’t it just sound horrible?
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😛
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omfg I just freaked out then, I had page-downed to the bottom of the page and I thought he’d seriously censored the word out!
\o/ STEVE HOLT!
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Best. Series. Ever.
So sad it got cancelled 🙁
Every so often I go back and watch all of it.
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They made a huge mistake…
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I’ve been spreading the word, brother! First at work, then at my fortnightly LAN. BASK IN ITS GLORY
I have a copy of Brink (PS3) in front of me…
Apprehension abounds.
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Take it back and preorder LA Noire….
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I like you.. you are funny!
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Amusing as it may be, this was SERIOUS ADVICE ;P
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Curiosity rebounds.
Please let us know what you think.Well, of the single player anyway 🙁
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Shall do.
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I’m also curious to know what you think.
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Keep a brother in the loop, yo.
I have cold Coke (none of this Pepsi Max business)
It is amazing. That is all.
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I AM J E L L Y!!!
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I AM P E A N U T B U T T E R!!!
We should make a sandwich.-
That’s what she said…
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Peanut Butter Jelly time?
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I think it’s time for a Noodle Dance.
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Bish I have been referencing that show for years and no one ever gets it. Kudos to you sir. Kudos indeed
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Good, as Pepsi tastes like death. And PepsiMax tastes like death (without that sweet sugary after taste).
Talking about coke, has anyone elses supermarkets had the 6packs of 1.25Litre coke? What a grand idea.
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Remember Jolt Cola?
I remember a Sega console, a 2 litre bottle of Jolt and the worst withdrawl headache ever.
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NO WAY, CANS CANS CANS!!!
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But 6bottles for $10.
$1.33/LitreUsual can price
$3.47/Litre2.6 times more expensive. I can consume 2.6 times more coke instead.
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My main problem with them is that I walk down to the shops, so I’d need to carry them back home.
That is the only reason I don’t buy those.
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I can taste the plastic. Also I try to drink less coke. A can a day is enough. I used to flog down more coke than water! BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD
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I have a cold Coke Zero.
And a glass with washed ice in it.
Washed ice stops the Coke fizzing too much when it hits the ice, so it won’t be all flat.
It is awesome and is giving me my last few minutes of peace today as the boy is most likely about to wake up.
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Fascinating
What a busy morning! YAY! Always a bonus! Looks like I missed out on a bit, but lucky for me i guess, I don’t have much to say today :0 Dunno what’s up with me today.. just one of those meh days. Oh well.. Still excited about tonight though! Hopefully that’ll improve my day a little more! 🙂
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Whats the wurd on the Kotaku meet brsi style?
Strange says its on the weekend after this…is that true? Am I stil invited or did I lose privilages after having my son DRAGONPUNCH your Mrs?
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lol yes at this stage it’s looking like sunday 22nd. You are indeed still invitied! There was a post back a few pages about it, but only a few replied. So far I think Strange, dzc12, Sughly and Endu have confirmed availability?
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Also, I keep offering to drive you, but you ignore me, so I guess it’s time for a shifter spanner and a hessian sack.
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TADMOD!
I email you a send!
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JIMU!
I recieved your send!
Writing another send back!
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I send yor reply.
Replied a reply in your general deeerekshun…
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Not looking to set off a religious debate, but presents for a christening? Yay or Nay?
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I honestly have no idea.
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I don’t think so, it’s more of a ceremony than an occasion.
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If you’re feeling particularly trollish, a Mjolnir replica. Just say you got your gods mixed up.
Otherwise, I’ve got no idea.
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By Lofn’s Long Johns!
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LOLOL!
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Neither. And Both.
#ghandiruleshere
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Typically, if you’re already acknowledged their birth with a gift, you’re not required to bring one, unless you know these people really really well (or are the godparent or something).
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By Gefjun’s Girdle (damn I’m starting to run out of these)
Nay! I have never given one, but that may just be me.
It may also depend on if the parents of the kid are part of your family or friends.
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I don’t recall ever buying a christening present.
I know there’s stuff for confirmations… but I don’t know about christenings.If you want I can ask my priest?
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Just asked one of the girls at work. She said yes.
If you’re a close friend or family member it’s usually something kind of precious.
If not it doesn’t have to be anything special. A onesie or something would suffice. -
Thanks guys! Was leaning towards no, not cos i’m cheap, i actually still have gifts for them from the states. I was surprised that there even is a christening. I got up and read an Apache wedding prayer at their wedding cos they not religious….
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If they are not religious, why the christening?
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I’m starting to think presents….
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Fear of God.
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Yes, something small. A woolen wrap or a religious doodad (like a small cross) is a suitable present.
Erm… apparently it’s Limerick Day…
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There once was a man from Nantucket
The stories about him were greatly exaggerated -
There was a day for limericks,
but people quickly got sick of it.
Violence ensued,
the creator pursued
and now you’re in the thick of it.I’m not really on point today, so this will have to do for now.
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I once heard a crazy guy say
that it was now limerick day
I thought for a mo
I should give it go
Since there’s no PSN now to play -
I had a very busy Thursday
Which caused me to miss quite a lot of TAY.
I was sad
But now am glad
Because for now, I am here to stay.
Anyone think the apple game centre app is a dud. Anyone use it or even care about it???
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Most definitely. But it is at least partly because I have 0 friends on it. Thus I have just sent you an email to add you to my list. If it fails for some reason, you can try adding me using my usual email address.
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exactly the same, i have no friends on that as well..
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Tadmod! (I am proud this attention convention has caught on)
Anyway, how long do I have to reply to your email?
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20 minutes.
But seriously, until about 8 pm tonight.
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Did mine arrive? 😀
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Yupp!
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I HAVE DEPOSITED UNTO YOUR SLOT, ALSO!!!
PLEASE ACCEPT THIS HAM AS A THANK YOU
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I have suspiscions….Loops i have sent you an email…
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What the hell is with all this TadMod and emails and whats happening and WHAT AM I MISSING OUT ON TELL MEEEE!
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Yes, I too am suspicious of all this talk of emails that I was definitely not aware of prior to the comments regarding said emails.
<..>
<.<
*runs away*
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you should email me to find out!!
troy(dot)clear(at)hotmail(dot)com
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*cleary
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mmkay. I’ma rush home and do it asap!!!!
Who wants to feel like a man?
Or a manly girl, in a few cases?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFHlFfjGJTM&feature=related
You don’t want to… That’s alright (alright)…
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RRAAWWWWKKKKK!!!! *throws the horns*
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\m/ >_< \m/
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Also, one of my favourite songs of all time:
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I conquer.
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I just want to say bish us awesome for referencing a early 2000’s tv show featuring 3 otters who do the noodle dance named pb and j. You sire are the only person ever to quote that show besides myself. Kudos to you. You win Tay
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I remember that show!
The only episode I can remember is one where the rich family were away, and got a huge number of gifts, but the main characters weren’t willing to put the last one on their house-boat, because it would sink it, until at the end they find out it’s a hover device thing, and the house-boat floats off.
And yeah, I’ll get in with a “brool story co” before anyone else does.
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yay blaggy remember’s to. but honestly with your awesome pop culture references i thought you might remember. We are from the same generation. SO now we are going to play terrible pop culture wars aka can you remember that old kids tv show.
Here is the first one. The were cats that flew planes and worked at a dump. What was it called???
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It’s SWAT Kats, but I had to cheat to work that out, as I never watched it.
Hmmmm, hmmmm… This could be a challenge, as my memory is terrible…
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correct.
Question 2
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It sounds familiar, but I can’t get the name. Sorry.
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Fantastic max. But no worries I am sure that show was only on cartoon network for like 2 weeks.
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I only got Cartoon Network when I got broadband, so it probably would have been 2001 (I was lucky, Curtin was about the fifth suburb in Canberra to get broadband via the TransACT network). Not to mention that I probably watched more Disney Channel at the point (god knows why, the shows back then were as bad as they are today).
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BABY M : SPACE CAPTAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mr James Mac you sire are hillarious not no one tell you different. Unless its like carl barron or something cause he knows his shit but you are way funnier than fiona o lachlan.
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Forget the 2000’s, late 80’s/early 90’s cartoons are where its at. Can you name:
1) The one about a bunch of cats who were samurai, but also ran a pizza shop on the side?
2) The one about a bunch of mutant turtles who were teenagers and had been trained by a ninja master? [Bonus hint: they liked pizza too]I bet you can’t!
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Oh man, this going to be a challenge, umm…
Pizza Samurai Cats, and uhhh…
Mutant Ninja Turtle Teenagers.
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Teenage Mutant HERO Turtles.
RONIN FELINE BAKERS!!!!!
and
PRE-PUBESCENT ABBERATED KUNG FU TESTUDINES!!!!
FLYING DUMP CATS!!!!!!!!!!!!
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No
butFLYING DUMP CATS SOUNDS LIKE THE BESTESTESTESTS show ever. Im actually going to make flying dump cats.
I HAVE DISCOVERED THE SECRET TO WINNING TAY
Noodle, use your noodle!
Noodle, do the noodle dance!
Dun dun dun dun dun dun dundun, dun dun dun dun dun dun dun! Dun dun dun dun dun dun dundun, dun dun dun dun dun dun dun!
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this to everyone else is gonna seem really suss. But its a kids tv show guys. Get your head out of the gutter.
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It’s just a kids show!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBmhfyF0mTE
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Invader Zim eclipses all your lame childhood shows by so very much.
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hahah. Although invader Zim is good i grew up on a steady stream of awesome shows that nobody i knew except me and my little sister liked until 2 years after we stopped watching them. Eg Zoids, Yugioh, MAR, not so much pokemon although i loved pokemon.
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I saw two episodes of MAR, and was just confused.
If I’m going for Anime, I’ll go with Hellsing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwqRPfxIWd8
Fairly violent, so I guess NSFW? Not a kids show, but I watched it at around the same age (though I’m pretty sure this is from the OVA, which was better most of the time than the original anime (plot wise it was infinitely better)).
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I think i love you…
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the amount of confessions of love on this website is both scary and awesome.
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You know how the internet has that rule, where a longer a conversation goes on, the more likely it will turn to Hitler/Nazi Germany? Well Kotaku has that, but for Chuloopa love. As they get longer someone will either confess their love of Loops, of he will do so to someone else.
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I’m sorry, but Adventure Time and My Little Pony are better shows than Invader Zim.
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Doom doom doom, doom doom doom do-doom doom doom… do-do-do-DOOOOOM!
FYI I sleep in a Gir shirt.
Dexter’s Lab.
Also awesome.
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This is one of the very few reasons I missed pay TV when we stopped it. Love that show.
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Dexter’s Lab was win. Samurai Jack and Johnny Bravo too!
And of course, I’ve always had a soft spot for the CGI Starship Troopers series
Technoman and the Mechwarrior / Battletech cartoon.
/End Discussion.
Why for it be cold? Brain work bad when I be cold.
Not be Detritus, can still count to many.
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I am so happy for that.
This week has been so good for references to things I know.
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Me too!
one, two, three, many, lots.-
Jo may need it to be a few degrees colder.
I thought it went;
One, two, many,
many one, many two, many many
many many one, many many two, lots.Then again it has been a while since I learnt to troll… arr…. I mean to speak trollish.
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Too awesome:
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I’ve always wanted one of those suits so that i could be naked without actually being naked
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Are you a never-nude, sir?
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i meant in public 🙂
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I’m going to see Alestorm tonight!
Shame I don’t have a pirate wench outfit to wear….
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Too many posts on previous page to reply to you there. Awesome names.
Alestorm shows look like fun, only discovered from you, Blaghman and Loops talking about them on here.
Surely there is some kind of maternal costume creation instinct you can draw upon… -
Definitely looking forward to this one!! Thanks again for the tics Strange!! Can’t wait to see you guys again!! 🙂
Pulling the cartoon trump card:
Bobby’s World
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Bobby’s world was definitly one of my favs when it was on 🙂 He was just so darn cute!
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Time for NOOGIIIIIIEEEEESSS!
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Nope, facebook hasn’t been breached.
Not at all.
Please wait here while I go to vote for Nicole Santos.
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quick question to your email or twitter messages..
Oh no, It’s cold! It must be global warming!…
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(sorry to all you TAY mobile users out there)
Guys and Gals,
I’m taking some days off so I can watch E3 streams, but I cannot do the math in my head.
What days do I need?
Power’s gone out in my house. Everything is dark and cold – so I’m playing Glee. As you do.
This’ll be a very long four hours. 🙁
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How does one play Glee?
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Glee music* – on my phone. One song. Then it died 🙁
Power is back now, though!
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I believe your phone committed suicide
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OMG! I forgot to watch Angry Boys last night.
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You know, I thought you said Angry Birds for a minute…
(Missed this earlier today)
Strange – your kids’ names are awesome! Kaidan is great, because everything is made better with a K. Did you get the inspiration from a certain video game, perchance? 😛 (I also love Arya)
Hey Taddy
id-day ou-yay et-gay y-may mail-e-ay?
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Same question from me, but in English.
Kotakuites… plz give me your recommendations on a desk mic (no headsets please).
My logitech desktop USB mic met an unfortunate end after it decided to mess with the wrong nerd.
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I was going to get one of those but ended up getting a headset because they ended up costing the same. USB microphones are quite nifty though.
Yep! Got all of them!
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Mine as well?
Oh man. You guys talk way too much. I miss out on everything.
Now, to business. Does anyone know how to make beards un-itchy? This phase is the only thing I dislike about beards. It’s driving me nucking futs.
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De-lousing powder?
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Torgo’s Executive Powder!
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I don’t think there is.
A decent beard is a commitment, you must decide that you want it past the itchy stage, endure, and then never cut it shorter so you don’t have to go through it again. -
Being a MAN is the only way to get through it. As a man (with beard) I can say it is totally worth it. Your chin is so much warmer than everyone elses. They will all sit around talking about their cold chins and you will just have a smug grin, which no-one will see behind your manliness!
Stick with it Brother…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SERRELS!
Have a great day.
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Seconded.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SERRELS! -
Here here! Have a good one old bean!
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Indeed, Happy Birthday!
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What ho! Have a jolly good birthday old chap! Wot wot!
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Happy birthday human overlord of KotakuAU! 😀
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By Sif’s Stockings!
Happy Sprouting Day, Oh Glourious Warchief of the Kotaku Clan. -
Harpy Birdday Super-Serrels!
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Happy birthday Serrels!
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Happy Birthday.
Just got back from Alestorm with Welbot. Was loads of fun. Especially the song intros(intro of the night: “This is a song about punching midgets in the balls”) and the guitarist’s little tongue sticking out while he was concentrating on his solos.
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It was a totally awesome night!! They seriously kicked ass!! Just a shame I had to leave a little early. Still, I put on some Lamb of God, cranked it, turned the heater on, and Joan slept in the car all the way home! Thanks again for a super night out!! 🙂
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Just got me thinking too.. how appropriate that we went to see some heavy metal Scottish Pitares last night when it’s MR SQUIRRELS BIRTHDAY TODAY!!!! Congrats on getting another year older sire!! Don’t stress though.. you’re still allowed to be a child inside 😉 Just cos you’re 30 doesn’t mean you have to act like it!! Look at me for example!! 😉
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Sad you had to go early. Poor Joan did look exhausted though. 🙁 After you guys left I went down the front and now I’m deaf today. I do have to say though, pirate metal fans do not smell very pleasant. They must take the pirate aversion to bathing way too seriously.
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rofl poor girl. I’m glad I only have to imagine that stench :0
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Nice, I hear blaghsy is going tonight.
Were there parrots? Pirates? What does pirate metal entail anyway? Somalians with AK-47s?
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There was a plush parrot on the sound desk for Alestorm if that counts. And loads of people dressed as pirates, there were even a few busty wenches. I was jealous.
Judging by the song intros (“This is a song about rum”, “This is another song about rum, well all of them are in a way”, “This new song is a song about rum. It’s called…Rum”)pirate metal entails rum.-
They actually sound pretty cool. I am a fan of rum so this genre pleases me already.
I do believe Blaghs is enroute to see them today. He’s pretty good on the poop deck so I imagine he’d be in good company.…I just really wanted to say poop deck.
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I tried playing World of Tanks on the work computers last night. Lots of fun but very painful trying play what is essentially a shooter on 7 to 20 fps.
If they weren’t sitting still was nearly impossible to hit them. Ended up ramming people and shooting point blank to be confident of hitting something.
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Was it good?
Picking it up this weekend. Looking forward to pew pew pew.
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Haven’t got to play much in the last few (or next couple) of days, but add me – Enduwolf. We can form a platoon of deadly sarcasm!
Oh and yes it’s good. It’s better than good. It’s better than great. It’s almost… Serrels.
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Noted, I shall add ye tonight or on the morrow sir. I have a busy night of downloading ahead! We shall create a grand kotaku platoon, because that’s how we roll.
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Add me too. My in game name is Gorzilla
And yes, it is very good though I suggest playing on a computer that can manage more then 7 fps.
I’ll most likely be on a fair bit today and this weekend.
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ONE DAY ONLY at Zavvi.
Pre-order Dark Souls Limited Edition for ~$50!
http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/xbox-360/dark-souls-special-edition/10451826.html (xbox)
http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/ps3/dark-souls-special-edition/10451825.html (PS3)
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The phrase “shut up and take my money!” comes to mind.
Pre-ordered…
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Shane, I love you! 😉
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By Sjöfn’s Suspenders!
I second that emotion.-
I think that’s your best deified underwear yet! You’ve been making me laugh all week with those.
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I thought you were Chuloopa there for a moment…
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KOTAHKEWIIIIITES
Hello all. I am feeling very motivated that today is Friday and I have a big weekend of gaming ahead.
I’ve had some coffee and McDonalds pancakes so I am feeling particularly win this morn.
What are we all up to this weekend? I will be checking out HoN, World of Tanks, Rift (does anyone want me to list them as a referrer?).
I hope to play some more Section 8: Prejudice in a vain attempt to get a tribes fix.
I also need to finish off the tower of pessimism on the Kotaku MC server. As soon as the grass finishes growing in my giant greenhouse level… (thanks for helping Blaghs).
Finally, I shall be doing the weekend beat challenge for an epic little sci-fi track, and working on some draft material for the three musketeer project with Blaghs and the Cap’n (or rear admiral, or private… never know what rank she is these days).
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Dishonourably discharged. Or was it honourably? hmm.
Yeah I gotta finish my house behind the HARD WANG. Can’t wait.
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It is a loverly landmark, is it not? I can see it from Blagh’s new wooly creation he was working on last night. It warms my heart to behold it.
Years from now, future kotakuites will meet up around the HARD WANG and discuss the antediluvians that created it in their benevolent wisdom.
…or epic immaturity. One of the two.
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I’m hoping to get some practice in backbreaker so i can take on the shady-man
Also just got NFS Shift for $12, so i’ll be having a bit of a go at that.
If i have enough free time, i might try and take you on in bloodbowl, if you have the free time too.
I still don’t have a clue as to what the hell i’m really doing, but in my mind that should make it all the more hilarious! 😀
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NFS Shift is awesome apart from the crazy-ass head maneuvers (feels like Michael J Fox is behind the wheel sometimes). The AI is pretty damn cunning and they are an absolute monster on the nurburgring.
There’s a mod out there to add the 360 DLC (if you are playing it on PC) so you get the gumbert, ferrari’s and a few other nice exotics. It’s a gorgeous game and I’ve poured many an hour into it sir. You should enjoy it.
That being said, Shift 2 Unleashed is a polished turd with an impossible control setup. Don’t bother with it.
Always keen for some blood bowl, I think I’ll need to practice up my skillz a bit more, it’s been a while since I last played it!
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Oh no! someone else building towers! that’s my job! i’ll have to build 10 more to make sure I am the undisputed tower master!
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Oh noes. I better build more. You’re the crazy one who removed most of our beaches for that glass sky-to-bedrock behemoth right?
I am busy creating my floating fortresses (or is that fortressi?) sir. You best beware my mad block skillz. I WILL LEAVE NO BLOCKS FOR YOU!
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OMG, who ARE you?
I know you can’t be me because I’m me, and I’ve been gathering materials to make a floating castle at the top of my tower so you must be me.
And yes, the one responsible for the relative scarcity of beaches was you.
By you, I of course, mean me. Which I would obviously know with You being me, myself but not Irene.
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I’d be careful for Irene, for I hear she toils deep underneath the earth, plotting my (our) downfall…
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So she’s the one who planted the lava at the base of my tower!
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I’ll need to keep bumming around my current project, as I wish to remain the master of “Starting huge projects that will never be finished.”
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Your woolen floor makes a noise of luxury when my pixelated feet tread across it, sir.
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Enjoy it while you can, as the dancing floor will be replaced by something. Eventually. Maybe.
The bedrooms will have woolen floors though.
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Oh, bollocks! Just checked my email… 🙁
Hey everyone,
Wow. I don’t know what to say. I’m completely blown away. You guys are the best. The absolute best! I was in tears laughing at every single last one of those pics.
I don’t know what I can do to repay all you guys – honestly I think this is the best birthday present I’ve ever received. So glad you guys are happy with the stuff I’ve been doing. You’re the best part of this job so far.
Aw man, I’m welling up here – this was amazing. Absolutely amazing!
Thanks everyone!
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Yayyy! Happy Birthdayyyy! Awesome job Tad! I hope my pic made it in too, I was kind of late 🙁
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Glad to be of service.
Happy birthday.
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Happy Birthday Mark! 😀
http://tinyurl.com/48chl59-
You sneaky bastard
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I love you, but seriously, mate; i’m goin gto punch you square in the nuts one day
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Happy Birthday man!
due to some technical oversight I didn’t know about all this until the last minute so it was a wee bit rushed (had about 10 mins?) so sorry mine was really rough!-
Don’t worry, mine was just a black background with me writing happy birthday over the top. Immensely lame but as MadTod said, it’s the thought that counts.
Happy Birthday Mark! Being 30 is awesome, it was one of my favourite years so far.
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pfft.
Tricksy Strange! How could 30 be your favourite year? You’re what 22? 25 TOPS! You know you’re legally allowed in bars now, You don’t have to lie about your age. 🙂
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Hahaha! I knew you were a gentleman. 😉
Actually, I got carded last night at Alestorm for the first time in ages(the guy even made a sort of surprised ‘huh’ noise when he saw how old I was!). Didn’t even get carded in the US where you’re supposed to be 21 which I was a bit upset about. 😛
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Awwwwww! We made Mark cry!! Happy Birthday captain! Now we wen’t to all this trouble (thanks for organising taddy), hows about you get your butt back into minecraft and build at least 1 house (with windows and a fireplace) and 1 LCT! 😀
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And on a Sunday afternoon! I can’t make it to these late night LCT jamborees you guys have 🙁 -
I don’t have a house on the Minecraft server yet either lol
You guys and the effort you put in designing houses… puts me to shame : (
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We love you Mark.
Also, this is how I pictured your reaction.
TadMod Edit: That’s eerily close to his actual reaction… lol
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AAAH! CAN’T UNSEE! CAN’T UNSEE!!! D:
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Hope you liked the one I put together for ya 🙂
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
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Can’t believe you have a Naruto headband.
[I have one too]
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Me too!
We should all wear them to the next meet! Then feel somewhat uncomfortable and remove them slowly while avoiding each other’s gazes.
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Me Four!
I’ll need to come to the next Sydney meet-up, just to join you guys in nerdtopia.
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I’ve also made an ANBU mask from paper mache!
It was a gift for a friend and was the most uncomfortable thing EVER.Probably not ideal for assassinations!
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AHAhahaha I have a special naruto headband.. it’s actually cardboard, and not only has the headband, but naruto’s hair aswell :0 It’s a classic!
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I made one like this for my son once. The glue from the metal thingy went through the headband and stuck to his forehead. #parentfail
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Sughly, you sound like the greatest father. I’m thinking back to the spider story.
Golden.
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Happy Birthday!
Also Tadmod, what would you say too putting the images up somewhere for all to see?
I am curious to see peeps entries.
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Mark’s putting it up in a post (after some coaxing from me).
He’s seriously been so happy about it, though. He’s not taken the smile off his face all day (so far)! MISSION SUCCESS!
🙂 Glad to hear you had a cracker of a morning! 🙂 So glad I could be a part of it! 😉
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I forgot to sign off on my pic, but I’m sure you can figure out which one it is from my post on the previous page of TAY 😉
I did nothing, but would like to wish you a happy birthday anyway.
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I too did nothing, but I too would like to wish you a happy birthday.
I is shamed.
So, what do you want to be when you grow up?
Yeah happy B day mate. I can’t wait to see what everyone else has submitted. At least make sure you link to each one in the Kudos for this week. I wanna see them. Hope you liked mine!
Repay US?!?!
Mate.. this was all to repay YOU for all the awesome shiz you’ve done
You’re totes rad!
Totally chuffed that you liked it!
A MASSIVE thanks to TadMod for arranging it all though. I hope you hugged him. Hugged him like you were a filthy hippy and he was the gigantic redwood of a man he is!
TadMod Edit: He didn’t hug me. I cried.
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Chuloopa remix: Dude that Suc-su-su-su-sucks! I hope he sucker hugs you later in the day… it’s like a sucker punch, but nicer.
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Scottish people don’t hug. I was so confused when people started hugging me in Australia.
“This must be that… emotion… you Australians call… love…”
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It’s funny because it’s true…
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I know. In Scotland, you show affection by getting drunk and punching someone in the face.
What’s more interesting is when you intend to marry someone, everyone gets together and THROW FRACKING TREES!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujpfCRpqkFsYed indeed, real mean come from scotland!
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Someone has to show them trees who’s boss!
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Punching people is just how we say hello.
True affection is saved for righteously nutting some numpty who desperatly needs a good nutting.
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Then Mark cried. Then everyone else looked at them weird.
I left my Birthdate Congratulations on the last page, but I’ll do it again! Herpes Badday Marky Mark! And a big Thank YOU Tad for letting us all know so we could get in on the action action action.
Happy Birthday Mark
Happy Birthday Serrelicious!
People did photoshops and I missed out 🙁
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Don’t worry, i just shopped something epic.
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I can’t belleive I missed this whole birithday thing until now. I’ve I’d known earlier I may have had a bagpipe cover of “Friday” ready.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Lisa, it’s your birthday,
God bless you this day.
You gave me the gift of a little sister,
And I’m proud of you today!
Lisa, it’s your birthday,
Happy birthday, Lisa!
http://vip.aersia.net/vip-source.swf
It’s awesome. Some of my favourites include:
All the MGS tracks, ME2 Suicide Mission, Mirrors Edge, Scott Pilgrim, Elder Scrolls, World of Goo, BF2, Killzone 3. Disappointed at lack of Uncharted 2, but I already have the album, so I don’t mind.
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Am I the only one that really loves the Neir soundtrack? I’m still in the early stages of the game but I love the really mellow relaxing sounds that go with doing all the side quests in mundane village life.
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You are not the only one. Now that I’ve finished it I find I’m missing the music. Time to buy the soundtrack, methinks.
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I wonder where I would find such a thing. There are a few soundtracks I’ve been meening to buy. I still have to find that Distant Worlds CD.
I went and to the Doctor Zhivago misical (not game related) a while back and I want the CD for that one too because there was one song I couldn’t get out of my head.
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you broke my internets 🙁
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Also, on the subject of Neir. I’m sure I’d ahve gotten further if I hadn’t decided to do all the fishing quests.
I’d expand on that expect it would mainly involve me holding down shift and making liberal use of the number keys.
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Also, have we ever broken the double digit comment page barrier?
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Yeah, I distinctly remember seeing an 11. Not sure if we went higher…
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I think we did when FatShad when on a weekend spamfest…
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All of it was GOLD!
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So, last night I got to grill Welbot about Jimu. Turns out he doesn’t sit around bouncing with excess energy like I pictured him. Now I’m sad.
Also, if Sughly doesn’t turn out to be a giant like I imagine him to be I’ll be devastated.
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Haha, what? lol! I’m pretty much the shortest person I know! You will be greatly disappointed.
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Dammit, go buy some stilts or something. In my head you’re a quiet giant of a man and you always have this look on your face like you know the greatest secret ever. If you could at least practice that expression for me I suppose I could overlook the whole not-being-a-giant fiasco.
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But I don’t even know what that should look like! D:
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you wouldn’t, perchance, be the shortest person in a world of giants?
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No, not at all. Although my bestest friend is the tallest guy I know, which must look really funny when we’re out together in public. My neck hurts by the end of a date with him.
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tallest guy in the world is TadMod!
no one can be taller than him!TadMod Edit: I just want to make it clear that the above was not edited in any way, shape or form. In completely unrelated news; Dawdle is now my favourite person.
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Now I’m Jelly… What’s it take to get a comment eddited around here? What if I say borken. I know how much you love borken.
Speaking of which. TAY seems to be taking several minutes to load nearly every time I click reply or submit. Is my browser borken or is Kotaku.au borking under the strain of so many people refreshing TAY?
PS: The Ad always loads!
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i meant it in a more neutral manner, but it’ll be a compliment from now on! -
It’s hard to believe this wasn’t edited when the message to say it wasn’t edited was edited in.
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It’s strange (sorry, no pun intended) how we picture each other. I think it comes from one of the first posts we read from each other, because until we see a picture or meet, that’s the first impression.
That being said, I’ve decided to change my image of you (for the week until the meetup anyway) to a pirate wench. Enjoy!
Also, Chuloopa – Chuie – Wookiee.
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lol i can so see strange as a wench. If you’re lucky littleJJ might be wenchy on the day. She saw a chick last night in a corset with her boobs all pushed up and she was like “Whoa!!! Gotta get me one of those!! HOT!”
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Good quality ones are quite expensive.
I’ll let you imagine why I know that.
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People still wear corsets…?
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My brain’s auto-correct, which is used to make up for my own bad formatting, read that as “Hells yes. Especially hot metal chicks. And busty pirate maidens, and Welbot.”
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….dude… jelly… totes jelly
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I saw a girl at Bundanoon is Brigadoon with a corset having much the same effect and I have to say I’m very glad they haven’t been lost to time yet.
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Seconded. Worn well, they can be very alluring. I recommend boots.
And an eyepatch. Yarrrr
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Everytime I go looking for that Brigadoon place I can’t find it.
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Like platform games, it’s all down to the timing.
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Nah, I’m beginning to think it’s a myth.
Y’know, like the female orgasm.
TadMod Edit: I actually laughed at that second line there. Epic!
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dude… i’m not THAT hairy… jeez…
…only my butt is…
Other than that…
PERFECT TRIANGLE CHEST HAIRLINE
I always thought that Blaghs was a tall lanky blonde guy with short hair.
Youtube proved me wrong today.
People’s voices are confusing and not a good indication of their physical appearance.
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Bahahahaha.
I don’t know why I’m laughing so much at that, but I find it hilarious.
chappi burtday merk
How did LCT go last night guys? I noticed we have a new map this morning, and just after I had finished clearing out the space for my new house…
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Ahh yeah, should i put our old fair lands of Kotakea back on?
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We had a mini zombie invasion one night.
Turns out you need to wall off your humble abode. Who knew?
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I found a dungeon, killed the spawner (first time I’ve ever managed that, actually), took the saddle that was in the nearby chest, then rode around on a piggy!
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You then gave off childish squeals of glee, warming the hearts of those around you.
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Big riding is awesome. I had a similar experience, although mine lasted around 5 seconds, because a creeper was jelly.
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*Pig
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I found an army of creepers in a cave which almost killed me and I got scared so Tech Knight came over to be my caving bodyguard.
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Yeah it was disappointing that I didn’t get to use my sword AFTER that ordeal. I was itching for some fighting, not much of a miner unless I need new armour/tools
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Trjn, might i suggest a double bubble for that last panel in the latest Asinine?
For some reason my brain can’t read traditionally in comics.
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Feeling better mate?
It’s been quiet without ya. No Comic Alliance links or nuttin!
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Dude… reading what religious people write makes me SO DAMN ANGRY!!!
*seethes*
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You too huh?
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Ronald (McDonald, I’m assuming) is awesome. He wins TAY imo. He is the king of trolls.
And yes, blind belief such as Julie Slunt possesses can be infuriating, but she has every right to it. As long as she doesn’t attempt to force it on others, I’m ok with it.
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Toil and trouble?
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It’s a single sentence, so it seems odd to split it.
I actually wanted to rephrase that line in a way that would have been split, but unfortunately real life wrote the script here.
Mark, I made a little something to go with your other birthday present. While this can’t match the quality and humour of Taddies gift idea, I hope you understand just how much love went into making this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOLsKylOkJU
For lack of a better word, enjoy.
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HAHA! Love the start especially that one for the ladies xD
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Well, someone (JM2?) made a comment on my last video about giving everyone the sexy eyes, so I figured I had a standard to keep.
The best part of having no shame is that you have absolutely no shame!
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ZOMG THE SEXY EYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reenactments of crimes againts humanity do not constitute suitable birthday gifts.
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But I have a Guinea Pig in mine.
He’s adorable!
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Yeah loved the guinea pig, so cute
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Dude. I’m speechless.
– The Rick Astley rap
– The guinea pig
– The ‘YEAH’
– Everything.You guys are too amazing.
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Wow, thanks to having my laptop muted almost all the time that’s the first time I’ve watched anything to do with that song with the sound on. It’s not as bad as I’ve been led to believe…must be your talent, Blagh. Or maybe I was just bedazzled by your glasses-chewing come-hither stare….
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Blaghman for PM!
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Ohhh Blagh… oh deary me…
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XD
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LOL. Somehow I knew what it was that was coming.
I can’t decide if I should be clapping or killing you.Is it possible to clap someone to death?
Also, I can’t help but think I may have worded the second sentence better (counting LOL as a sentance)
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You can get the clap and die… but I don’t think that’s comparable.
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Golden.
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Given the way He addressed himself to the ladies I’m thinking it’s a distinct possibility.
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Blaghs, you magnificent bastard.
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Blaghman you don’t look like how I imagined you to be! ahhaaha. nice work.
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I seem to get that a lot…
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I have no words to describe this.
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Bad is probably the more accurate option.
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Also you are EXACTLY as I imagined you.
Peeping through your window is like imagining you, right?
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Most definitely!
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You know I’m going to have to post this every Friday now, don’t you? 😛
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Incredible.
I thi… I think I’m pregnant!?-
I uhh, I demand a Paternity test! *runs off screaming*
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Jer-ry!Jer-ry!Jer-ry!Jer-ry!Jer-ry!
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Go Rik-i, Go Rik-i, Go Rik-i
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I need coffee!!
but before that… HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARKYMARK!
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*passes you a cup*
I’ve had too much this morning. I am AnonymousFidgeter right about now.
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There’s no such thing as too much coffee*
Down as much of that liquid gold as you can!
*Except in cases where excess caffeine can cause heart problems, drastically alter your blood pressure and/or kill you.
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To counteract the caffeine, just ogle boobs while you drink!
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There are none around here.
If anyone is willing to contribute, I shall conduct a study to see if Blagh’s theory is correct.
…purely in the name of science.
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hmmm…
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I think I’ve had so much I am having palpitations.
I’ve nearly hardlined the stuff. I could probably work from the ceiling for the rest of the day.
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CLIP OF THE YEAR!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24yUUHYlJEI&NR=1
Hittler’s reaction to Rebecca Black!
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Bahahahaha, that’s wonderful.
I finally get online and check Kotaku at work, and all I can say is ‘woah’.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a community put together such a response to someone’s Birthday.
Happy Birthday Mark.
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Thanks man. You guys are incredible. [Sob]
Humorous ad that REALLY makes me want a kebab. Too bad I brought my lunch with me…
ONLY 426 COMMENTS BEFORE WE REACH 2000 LEGITIMATELY! 😀 😀 😀 😀
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Although, after the anonymous spam we had can we really consider it genuine?
Yes. Yes we Canberra.
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It’s always Canberra that questions everything.
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it’s not even noon yet, quite plausible we can get there before everyone gets off work : )
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I am hard at work, Tad.
I am also hardly working.
I’d rather not set off another schizophrenic Anonymous wave, so let’s just say there is very little going on at work once again…
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OMG, I know, right?
No calls at all today. I would play some Minecraft at the offices, but you know, velociraptor claws don’t WASD well. -
He said, as the Velociraptor SWAT team placed themselves in tactical positions around the building…
😛
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Additional comment.
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I try to only post when I’ve got something to say. Luckily it seems I’ve more to say today then I’ve ever had before!
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Aww, that makes FatSpammy sad.
Oh Noes! Holy handcuffs Batman!
http://www.thescreeningroom.ca/2011/05/real-life-batman-arrested.html
Check that pit-sweat, whoa baby thats hot.
balls to it (minecraft golf by yogscast) part 2!
Yay, finally found a good stream! Bulls are killing it…
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Correction: killed it. Bulls play the Heat now, should be good!
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I hate having to work when the NBA is on. Wish there was a way to see it at work, I’ve missed pretty much the whole season 🙁
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I saw a bit of Hawks v Bulls the other night. I had heard about Rose, but didn’t believe til i saw him in action.
So, Dark Souls. The question is what platform to get it on?
I prefer Xbox, especially the controllers (hate PS controllers) but only Gold members will be able to post messages and since it is a sequel to a PS3 game, the community will be quite small.
PS3 would have a bigger online component but unappealing controllers and the small detail of me not owning one.
Decisions, decisions…
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inb4 the PSN jokes arrive.
If the PS3 controller is a huge mind blowing issue, get it on xbox. If it’s just like, eh, if I had a choice between the two, but don’t particularly care and forget when you’re playing, go for the PS3.
If you don’t have a PS3, go get one. NOW. Plenty of good games you be missing out on.
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Now you can afford BOTH 🙂 …
ONE DAY ONLY at Zavvi:
Pre-order Dark Souls Limited Edition for ~$50!
http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/xbox-360/dark-souls-special-edition/10451826.html (xbox)
http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/ps3/dark-souls-special-edition/10451825.html (PS3)
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Not owning a PS3 precludes me from having played Demon Souls. Despite that, I’m very much interested in grabbing Dark Souls on the Xbox. I’d imagine there would be a fair few others in the same boat (even some of them from Kotaku!), so don’t necessarily count on the community being small.
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I wanted to play Demon Souls, but I also didn’t have a PS3.
I’m sure there’ll be players on xbox.
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I have issues with the PS3 controller but I found that the controls for Demon’s Souls feel like they were made with the PS3 controller in mind.
It has a non-standard Action/Adventure control scheme which should be fine on the 360 but definitely seems like it would be better on the PS3.
Either that or I’m just used to it on PS3, which is why I already preordered a copy of Dark Souls on PS3 through Zavvi (thanks Shane).
Also, online is still active enough to sate my needs at the moment, so if the 360 has a small community, it will still be big enough.
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Well, I’m getting the PS3 version. So you gotta ask yourself “Will it be any good without Jamie’s insight in to the traps and pitfalls ahead!?” and the answer is an undeniable “What difference will it make?”
I nearly choked on coffee while watching this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huM3avYW9eE
Yogscast commentating on an iphone game trailer.
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I think you’re starting to win me over on these guys. Absolutely hilarious!
Another YogTrailer – Runes of Magic IV: Lands of Despair
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Tl19gw8vlQ
I don’t even know what game this is, I’m just laughing so much and can’t drink my coffee!
I’m seriously getting to the point where i am seriously considering taking a serious (paid) week off work to seriously try to knock back some titles from my serious pile of shame…
it’s seriously bugging me.
Yes, i’m serious.
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Do it for Ocarina of Time!
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Y So Serrelous?
page 10… soon?
In the interests of non-spammy comment aggregation, I present to you the following:
Oblivion presented a significant improvement over Morrowind in many areas, most notably in the visual presentation and combat mechanics. However, not everything was better than Morrowind’s equivalent (such as the leveling system). I felt that Oblivion lacked the glorious sense of scale that Morrowind provided, and that the story and dialogue weren’t as enjoyable (though still tremendous). As we wait impatiently for the advent of Skyrim, let’s discuss our most and least favourite aspects of previous Elder Scrolls games, and our fervent hopes for Skyrim. (Feel free to discuss Arena and Daggerfall as well, just note that I have not played either.)
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2 big differences for me:
Firstly, combat. In both of them it sucks, and is broken (well, there’s no feeling to anything IMO), but Oblivion made the combat flow very slightly better, and did give you a better sense of something happening when you hit stuff.Secondly, weirdness. Morrowind was friggin’ weird. And I loved it. The best part of Oblivion? The Shivering Isles. The rest of it was far too “standard” for my liking.
Skyrim looks to make the combat better, and will have a mix of the weird and normal, so I’m happy (also, I’m pretty sure they confirmed the return of dwemer ruins, which I’m happy about).
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The ass-backwards leveling system has repeatedly thwarted my attempts to ‘win’ Oblivion.
I hates it 🙁
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I played very little of Morrowind, it seemed to have huge scope but was hard to get into.
Oblivion was shinier but got quite repetitive with its cookie cutter dungeon/cave/ruin/oblivion environments.
Most of the fun was in side quests and just mucking around.So I hope there is again enough interesting side quest-lines and random stuff to do, which is probable.
Also I hope the magic system is good – I would never have bothered completing the storyline of Oblivion if it were not for the 110% Chameleon armor I made.I do like the sound of the new leveling system. I hate having to pick a bunch of stats and skills and then get a couple hours in and wish I had chosen differently.
TotalBiscuit shoutcasting his own Reddit post about eSports commentary:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1bTWjVqHFE
xD
I think it factors in a large portion of the reason why I watch his SC2 casts more often than others… 😛
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Lol you and I appear to love watching the same things on youtube, I watch Yogscast and TotalBiscuit every day xD
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Do you play, dawdle!? I’ve been playing some LAN matches over the last couple of weeks and I’m looking to get some friendly practice in.
Or you, TechKnight?
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Yeah I play it for Star Battle custom map on the US server, but I do enjoy SC2 vanilla as well, though I’m not good at it (Need to learn proper macros and builds for all races), which also means I’m not currently a ladder player, but that doesn’t mean I’m not willing to try 2v2 laddering with an ally or something
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Yeah I haven’t played regularly for about 4 months, so I’m rusty as. As for ‘proper builds’, I don’t hold much stock because it’s reactionary to what your opponent is doing
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Star Battle I play once every few nights, really enjoy spaceship wars, cuz that’s part of who I am 🙂
Haven’t played SC2 itself for many months, used to tag up against Very Hard AI with colleagues but it was mainly them initiating the attacks and I just jump in with what I have (which is little compared to them) 😛
I’d be keen though to play again if you are 😛
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I enjoy friendly games of SC2 but I am no 1337 player by any means.
If anyone wants to play, add Jocon89. I wont be on so chuck me an email or post on tay or something and tell me to get my arse on there.
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Yeah I did once post my ID and character code months back but I can repost it when I get home
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Do you leave your Steam logged in? I think I saw you in the group
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No but I might start doing that
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I play all the time, so please, everyone add me! I’m cTBlaghman, CC is 498.
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Roger that. I’ll add you all tomorrow, D&D tonight 😉
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I’ll add tonight if I haven’t already 😛
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Strange, this comic is for you:
http://www.thedoghousediaries.com/?p=2735
😀
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Congratulations on pushing us over on to page 10!
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i love it!!! they’re is nothin moar annoying then then popele who aint got no gramma
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I was initially sad that my other links to chokingly funny youtube (YOGSCAST!!!!!! TOTALBISCUIT!!!!) videos fell on the end of page 9, but this one made it through *gives it a pat on the back* 😀
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Top of the page and I still didn’t notice this for hours!
I laughed, but then became uncomfortable because I think I’ve become the resident grammar nazi here. Eek!
I didn’t check my email, and thus missed out on Tad’s piece de resistance.
So…
Thirty years ago this day, a beast rose from the loch.
The villagers who witnessed this were up for quite a shock,
When the monster laid upon the shore a wee bern, wrapped in cloth!
Then proceeded to recede, back into the murky broth…
The people took the child in, and raised him as their own,
The lad was barely crawling ‘fore their collective blinds were mown…
It seemed he had a baffling knack for writing stories and reports,
He couldn’t speak a word yet, but could scribble quick retorts!
Whatever was in reach, be it paper, cloth, or bark,
He left inscriptions everywhere, and so they named him “Mark”
As Mark grew, so did his skills. He wrote a thesis by age five!
On the subtext found in Pac-Man games, and Pac’s efforts to survive.
With the advent of the internet, his work became quite famous.
Gamers ‘round the world professed “This guy’s no ignoramus!”
The legend spread. Awards were won – which he lavished with affection,
(It wouldn’t be surprising if Lizzie’s gave him an erection)
The people of Kotaku praised Mark as their lord,
And he graced them with his presence, within TAY’s message board.
And so, that brings us to the present. Just in time to say…
Thanks Mark! You’re a legend! Have a freakin’ sweet Birthday!
(A bit of a cop-out at the end there, but I have work to do – That’s my excuse anyway)
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Epic!
Sorry I missed you mate! Wasn’t intentional!
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Did you get mine…?
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Not sure, man.
I tossed up whatever I found into the doc I made.
If I missed yours, I’m really sorry! I didn’t intentionally leave anyone out. I was just under a lot of pressure to get things done!
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Tis ok 🙂
I have gone over you head now, things i need to do to get things done. Sheesh!!
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That is wonderful.
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You now have a limit as well, use it wisely. Or don’t use it at all.
Preferably the latter :p
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it’s because of that comic i have started saying it.. i feel dirty…
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I don’t know if I should feel proud or ashamed by that.
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A winner is you.
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You touched me man! Right here in my blood pumper! Deep!
In saying that, I think you meant ‘bairn’ 😉
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Dangit! I had a feeling I cocked that up.
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Can you show us on the doll exactly where the terrible man touched you?
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My favourite line:
‘He left inscriptions everywhere, and so they named him “Mark”’Brilliant stuff!
I forgot who was doing the Simon impression of Grizwald on Minecraft LCT last night, would be even more epic if it was recorded in Grizwald’s voice ;P-
It was me xD
“I seem to have fallen down a cliff!”
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Bwahahaha!
There should be a game where Simon does all the voice acting, seriously. I would buy that.-
I could try voicing that poem in Grizwald’s voice though might need to grab some voice recording software and dunno if my throat can handle it xD
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Oh noes. Oncoming TAYspam. Mark will probably miss this (… or will he? Now I’ve posted this comment…)
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I bow to your magnificence. This was amazing.
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yeah sorry tad that i didn’t send something, i only just checked my e-mails xD
KOTAKUITES!
I has twitter. Please add me so I’m not so ronery. Witticisms and a sexy picture of my mug are forthcoming.
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Hmm… I suppose I’m not so anonymous anymore?
Should I just be called ‘Pessimist’ now?
Existential crisis in 3…2…1…
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We all figured it out a couple of pages ago :p
Don’t worry about it!
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https://twitter.com/#!/niewho/kotakuau-tay-regulars
Everyone else that has Twitter is here. : )
Give me a shoutout if you’re not on the list!-
Hooray, I am following it!
Still not quite sure how these follow mechanics work. I feel so out of touch.
You crazy hipsters…
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You sure it has everyone?
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You know what would be cool? When we get accounts having a list of games we play on our profiles that is linked to a community games list.
So you could go onto the main list, lookup a game and it will tell you the handles of everyone who plays that game and what platform for easy team ups and playdates.
Could have it so we mark games with how actively we play them such as:
Active: Still play it and up for a game.
Passive: Don’t really play it anymore but might be up for a game if you invite me.
Inactive: Over it, don’t bother sending an invite.
Then have a invite option that sends a game invite to everyone who has marked that game as Active or Passive.
Or something like that.
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Sounds great to me.
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Haha, you should link Minecraft to Steam, just so you can use it to measure how the hours slowly stack up.
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Unfortunately I don’t think steam counts the hours of non-steam games… at least it didn’t the last time I had Minecraft set up on it (this is probably a good thing)
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From the reports regarding Portal 2, I don’t believe Steam counts Steam game times either.
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Xfire will do it though
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I did I did!
But will be more conscious of time spent on it when I play from now on 😛
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Yeah I mentioned this to TadMod when he asked about input. I also said there should be an option to make your own personal review on each game that you list in your account page, as say.. personal recommendations on games to others and why. Not mandatory, but allow yourself to make your own review for others to read at their leisure.
So Mark decides to announce he’s leaving his wife for a companion cube on the same day as his 30th birthday. (see What are you playing this weekend.)
Early mid life crisies prehaps?
Don’t do it! she’ll get the cube in the divorce and then what will you have left!?!?!?!
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I’ll always have my Irn Bru.
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Because Everybody in the world loves Irn Bru
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My favourite is the Snowman one.
http://youtu.be/xfiqrkV_ZqI
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So you’ll end up a pennyless drunk!
just have an irn brew when your waiting for the Mrs to figure out a puzzel. Then you’ll eventualy slow to her speed 😛
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1686 comments, guys!!!!
We can make 2000! 314 comments in 3 hours! 105 comments an hour! Let’s do it!
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Rager taht, TodMad teh Tascmaester
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*Roger
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*that,
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TadMod
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Bugger, ruined it… or did I?
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I don’t see this ending well at all.
Holy Bat-Twist!!!
Flashpoint is off to a good start…..
42″ screen… too big for my main monitor?
One is on the way. So much win I can barely contain my glee.
Early birthday present (by about 4 weeks). Just trying to cash in on Serrel’s wave of birthdayness, really.
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How… how would you even use a compooter with a screen that big?
You’d have to sit metres away from it 😛
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Hardly.
Does a moviegoer have to sit far away from the IMAX?
It’s all about size, man!
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That’s what she said
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Birthdays for everyone!
I had mine… last month? (ohgod i dont even remember)
Where are my delicious birthday cupcakes? 🙁-
I made cupcakes for you last month! They’re still here on my desk.
I think the fuzzy green stuff is icing. You want?
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Sometimes when the (sliced) bread goes mouldy in our house, I figure that if I toast it, it possibly kills off the mould and it becomes safe to eat again.
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I’m glad I’m not the only one who does that.
Sometimes if it’s really bad, I’ll just cut off the worst bits, and toast the rest.
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I use a 52″ HDTV for my main computer monitor and love every inch of it. I’ve been tempted to get a second one to hang above it for my off monitor but I can’t convince myself to spend all that money again.
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Now I have monitor envy.
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It sounded like you’re getting a monitor as apposed to a TV so your one is likley to have better rezolution.
Ask any girl and they’ll tell you once you get over a reasonable size it’s the quality that counts.
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Thats what she said.
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Alright guys, I’m about to head off to catch my bus, and due to the fact that I live in the stone age, won’t be able to check TAY until tomorrow afternoon.
So, good work everyone, I’m pretty sure Mark had a wonderful day, and it was all because of us. Entirely us, completely and utterly. *cough*
Now, TadMod, just in case you’re reading this, go eat some more lunch. Look, it’s over there, it’s delicious…
I’d like to nominate Taddy for Kudos, for the efoort of putting this stuff together, and organising it all. I know he’s an employee, but still, he may well be the first person to actually get something on time, since you could just hand it to him.
Alright Tad, you can read again. Not that you’d be able to read that… *cough*
Whatever the case, congratulations to everyone, and to the Kudos winner, and thanks to everyone for yet another great week.
TadMod Edit: Thanks! 😛
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This.
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Take care Blaghman in the Canberra coldness!
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He’s on his way to Sydney, where it’s cosy.
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I hear Canberra coldness is way worse than Sydney coldness, so I guess by travelling up here, he’d be actually getting a reprieve from it.
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Don’t forget to take a spear to fend off polar bears on your way around those roundabouts.
Also, TAD FOR KUDOS.
I was going to do something but I sorta felt a bit weird as I just got here and I don’t really know Serrels apart from that initial weird stare picture and I didn’t want people to go all wtf is that guy doing sending an image who does he think he is that’s really presumptuous to send a gift when he doesn’t even really talk to him I can’t believe he did that lets ban him from the forums right away and never speak his name again on pain of death or maybe tarring and feathering because death seems a little excessive and it-*passes out*
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My brain passed out trying to read that run-on comment,
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Man… those roundabouts.
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Cocaine’s a helluva drug…
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Pfft you post easily enough quality stuff to be one of the cool kids.
Or just do what I do and pretend you are until people go along with it.
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^ Who’s this guy?
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^ Who’s this guy?
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This is extremely well done.
http://www.galacticempiretimes.com/2011/05/09/galaxy/outer-rim/obi-wan-kenobi-is-killed.html
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Saw that yesterday, amazing effort. Chuckled heartily.
Wonderful job by the writers 😀
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I think the best part of that entire article is the imitated spambot comment trying to advertise shields, weapons and droids.
It’s a great touch.
http://www.feistees.com/jason-friday-the-12th-t-shirt/
At least Jason will be happy today.
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Awesome
Mortal Kombat censores itself even. 700 words!!
http://lo-ping.org/2011/04/19/config-data-for-mk9-for-ps3/
On disc DLC. Does this mean the hacker can access it or just knows it’s there?
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oops slightly NSFW
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I’m up to E. What could possibly be wrong with eggplant?
Or do i have to write egg*****?nope, you have to write ♥♥♥plant
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Americans are weird like that?
Maybe it’s like how linking African Americans with fried chicken is somehow racist.-
Will Smith uses the term “Eggplant” to refer to himself in Enemy of the State.
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Only had a quick look, but ‘alabama porch monkey
‘ is hilarious.
Would have been so much fun compiling this list.
Going to watch a revue at uni tonight with friends!
Kinda psyched for it : )
I’m all alone in my office now.
Time to get absolutely no work done.
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Hello!
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Everyone is here in my office.
Time to join in their productivity and make some paper airplanes or join the boss watching youtube.
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By Borr’s Banana Hammock!
My boss just left so I to have the office to myself as well, FINALLY!
Also, just in time to post the final Norse Diety underwear comment for the week, YAY!
Thank Thor it’s finally friday, because this was the last one I could think of.
Wait I have one more
By Snotra’s Speedos
(maybe not technicaly underwear but it will do)
Happy Birthday Mark and good gaming weekend to all.-
Do girdles count?
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Nordic Deity underwear references have been awesome! Thank You!!!!!
Thought you would have definitely run out by now….-
Next week… Celtic Gods.
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Funny Bunny!!! You are tres funny!!
This would have made The Prestige so much better..
http://asininecircus.com/archives/category/blog/tell-me-what-to-watch/
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I honestly forgot that I wrote that.
I apparently forgot to proof it too, oh well, can’t be bothered fixing it now.
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That’s funny, that’s how I explain the movie to people too
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Oddly enough, this is my current phone wallpaper. Without the text.
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So. brisbane peoples. Welbot’s house. Next week. Sunday the 22nd. I think we have that confirmed, yeah?
Is lunchtime-ish a good time?
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That seems agreeable. Welbot should probably just send an email to everyone interested to make sure this isn’t lost on the 10th page of a lengthy TAY.
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I sent out an email to those whose emails i have, but I dun have everyone’s. If anyone is interested in coming, and I haven’t emailed you, shoot me an email and I’ll give you details. (cept strange, cos you already know the deal 🙂
I’ll make another post on Monday for anyone who doesn’t check in this weekend, but if you do, my email is dondalinger at hotmail.
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So I forgot to say this earlier, but that “For Scottys” image was from me Mark 😀
Hey Trjn!
Noticed that a lot of your pics contain a beany kid! I used to work for Skansen (who make them) for a while….
Yeah, that sounded way more interesting in my head….
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You mean Bunny Puppy? Take a look at my Steam profile pic (or Twitter profile pic, or any place where I have a profile pic) and you’ll see that I use that for pretty much everything.
oh and DMAN YOU ALL for going on and on about Minecraft! Now I want to play ;_;
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ze minecrafts is wonderful.
I am a one-man beach destroying crew. It’s all worth it for my lovely see-through tower!
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Come on in!
We won’t bite (but the wolves might :p)-
And the creepers just want hugs!
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Went to UNSW Med Revue: “Surgery Street” tonight. In the words of MadTod: Blind Mown. Ead Hexplode.
So much talent, awesomeness, and tears from crying of laughter put in one night.
The song parodies they made are just diamond.
Also mime dancing and people stacking up like Transformers, helicopters, tanks etc.
Too much epicness to describe!!
And this is why I love uni.
I missed out on everything yesterday 🙁
Anyways, Happy belated birthday Mark!
Hi everyone,
After yesterday’s BS I am looking for a home as my owner has quite clearly gone insane.
Does anyone want me? I squeak delightfully when squeezed.
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Oi, Latte, get off the computer or I won’t give you dinner.
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Dunno… food and a freakish tango, or fending for myself with freedom?
This is a difficult choice for a guinea pig.
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While I admire your ability to type, and form coherent statements, I have to point out.
Lattle-blob, you’re a Guinea Pig. Food will always win out for you.
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B-Funks letter to past B-Funk
i don’t know how long it’s been since i’ve played online… it was so long ago, i’m starting to forget what the voice of a shrieking twelve your old calling me a n00b is… more importantly, my reckless decision to buy portal 2 on ps3 has lead me not be able to play co-op, while my friends who have it on pc are laughing at me… i don’t know how much longer i can survive, with all my trust in sony lost, all i have is a reminder every time i boot up my ps3 that psn is in maintenance to keep me company.. so to you past me, i send you this warning! prepare for the apocalypse! and just don’t give up hope! and remember to take out the bin for mum, she was pretty pissed when i didn’t do that…
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I think you’re supposed to tell your past self things over twitter, I hear that’s how FatShady does it 😛
http://crazyguy1990.deviantart.com/art/Huh-208769956
I am bored… so very bored…
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is that a game you’re making or something? I’ve been playing through my first season of F1 2010 recently. Can’t get enough of it! 🙂
Best medical advice EVAR!
“Swallow one capsule once.”
Often I have found myself flummoxed over this very thing. “What quizzical quandary!” Quoth myself. “Confounded conundrum!” Cursed I, Capsule clutched in my clenched fist.
How many times must I take this tablet? Twice? thrice? Tens of thousands of times must I inbibe this insipid inoculation! Examining expelled excrement, extracting the ejected elixir that it might meliorate my myriad medical maladies with multiple passes!
Yet here, printed plainly upon the perforated packaging it proclaims different.
“Swallow one capsule once”
First shalt thou take out the Holy Pill.
Then, shalt thou swallow only once, no more, no less.
Once shalt be the times thou shalt swallow, and the times of the swallowing shall be once.
Twice shalt thou not swallow, nor either swallow never, excepting that thou then proceed to swallow once.
Thrice is right out.
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This was EPIC.
Also, love the Python references. You, sir, are winning.
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Morning after pill? You preggers?! :0
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I’m pretty sure the morning after pill is to stop pregnancy. Don’t quote me on that [Whispers] I’m not a real doctor.
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Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear Velcro!
Happy Birthday to you!!!!!!!
60 yrs old today! Almost old enough to retire! Does that mean we’re gonna get something even more awesome to replace it?! :0
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Woo! Velcro!
I hear 60 is the new 30 for textile based fasteners.
Weekend beat challenge – Sci-Fi and hip hop free:
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Hey dude – make sure and post this in TAY tomorrow so people don’t miss it!
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Si senor!
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Farewell epic TAY…let us hope that the next TAY is as epic as you were…
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