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12! All it took was holidays to make me rise about 20 places.
63rd? doog mccreedy ne’er comes 63rd. Ah hink ye hae yer total aw wrang thaur ye glaikit sheep. Ah ken yer cheatin’ an’ ye need tae change it sae Ah am in mah proper place at number yin.
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I’m sorry, but I’m not aware of any number called “yin” 😛
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Yin. ye ken yin. comes afair tae an’ efter 0. dinnae ye ken hoo tae spick proper sassenach ye divit. gang an’ learn tae coont afair ye come back tae write haur.
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I can’t believe I only posted once. I feel like such a loser. 🙁
Holy shit, I spammed too much D:
New TAY!
How were peoples holidays? I spent many an hour gaming. Mainly in Star Wars: The Old Republic. Infact, that’s all I played. Those who follow me on Twitter are probably sick of me talking about it.
Found a Sarlac last night. Let out a squee of joy before leaping in. Instant death. Glorious!
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If you’re a bounty hunter, I wonder if you can escape from the sarlacc? 😀
Baaaaaaack to work. Back to work. To prove to dad that I’m not a… dork?
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It makes me sad that adam sandler, who made movies like Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore now makes that Zohan movie and Jack and Jill.
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Jack and Jill was just terrible but you don’t mess with the Zohan!
DANCE BREAK!
Disco disco disco!Sorry about that. I loved Zohan. The only recent one Sandler has made I liked though. Funny People had a very misleading title.
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better not let DAN! see this..
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Ooooh. Shiny new TAY. It’s so sparkly.
And unbroken. Can we take out an extended warranty on this one?
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You could, but I doubt it covers lambo damage.
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Which basically makes the warranty useless
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REPOST!
So I got SKYRUM for Christmas. on the PS3.
I also bought SKYRUM on PC on Steam via the US to get an even better deal.
So which do I play!?
Answer: BOTH!
http://a.yfrog.com/img876/5534/vjmmms.jpg
So, how many of you SKYRUM that hardcore!?
I created the exact same character on both games, but I saved the PS3 one right after I took the picture and turned it off and sank a decent chunk of my Xmas holidays in to playing the game on PC. While I HATE WASD controls, I like the mouse. I am conflicted. I tried to use my PS3 controller like I did with Portal where I’d use the controller AND the mouse, but SKYRUM would have none of it.
I could use one or t’ other.
Anyway, I killed my second dragon and bought the cheapest house in the game to store my crap. I will now set about adventuring and earning money to buy the best house in the game. \o/
Also, the first guy to mention arrows to the knee was promptly kicked from a bridge in true Leonidas style. Sure, it made all the guards come at me, but it was well worth it.
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REPOST!
“I used to be a guard not like you, but then I took a river to my body.”
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“I tried to use my PS3 controller like I did with Portal where I’d use the controller AND the mouse”
:O
You sir are a visionary. I need to try this.
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It worked really welly. Analogue stick for movement, mouse for aiming.
I actually used the PS3 pad for everything and used the mouse only when I’d need fast precision aiming.
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So which one looked better and shinier? 😀
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PC looked infinitely better.
Helped that my PC was all “Checking for recommended settings… ULTRA HIGH! ENJOY AWESOME!”
here’s my Dovahkiin.
http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/613846549723735486/B93DB4EA325CC626BCFDA3F66C462C2929D88633/Ain’t she pretty?
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I remember the first time I got my new PC.. and it said DEFAULT TO ULTRA HIGH!! Jizz in pants worthy moment.
Wow she looks like a real warrior!
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She’s pretty hardcore. Went all out to make her look like a warrior. Lots of dirt and scars.
And yes, Ultra High default = jizz in pants moment.
Good times.
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That’s the way warriors are supposed to look. Respect. /brofist
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/brofist
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Repost from me too!
I’m interested!
She looks familiar, like some actress I’ve seen recently. Can’t figure out who though. Damn my old brain!
Also, how did you find the tools you had to work with? Oh, and how long did it take you to make someone you were happy with?-
I didn’t use any reference pictures for this character, I just tried to make a pretty tough looking woman. I ended up making her pretty attractive as well, but what can you do? It didn’t take me too long to get her to where I was happy. I started with the second default Nord woman and tweaked it from there. What took a while was installing the game to the PS3, patching it and recreating the character there while I still had the PC window open. What took longer was finding a suitable old Nordic name.
I actually liked the character creator. Easily a million times better than Oblivion.’s were.
I’ll probably go back and make some more characters at some point, just to mess the with creation tools.
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Katee Sackhoff?
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Nope, but I remembered: Ashley Scott.
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REPOST from last TAY…
Hello TAYbies. I have missed you all. I have moved and am currently lacking any internets outside of my terribly slow phone browser.
I would kill to play a game of LoL right now. KILL SO MUCH.
I cancelled my TransACT account (won’t service my new addy) and signed up with Internode.. $790* later I should have the internet on January 12 /o\
I should note that the $790* breaks down like this (so as to avoid blaming Internode entirely on me being broke).
$200 cancellation fee from TransACT
$119 new router
$199 VoIP phone
$79 connection fee
rest on general monthly fees etc
Went with 200GB plan and Power Pack (shaped to 512k, static IP etc)
*price corrected. I should learn to read one day
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Hang on – you’re paying them $200 to disconnect even though they won’t service your new address? That doesn’t sound right to me… surely a (genuinely) nicely worded letter, with mention of the ombudsman as a last resort, will make you $200 richer?
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This. When we moved and couldn’t get the same Internet they cancelled the contract free of charge. It’s not your fault that they don’t service the area. I think it’s even in the law somewhere that they can’t do that.
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Thanks chaps, I’ll look into this!
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Actually, if they’re in contract, they’re obliged to pay contract break fees. It’s not the ISP’s fault you’re moving before the contract is up. If you sign up for a predetermined amount of time and then cancel the service before that time is up, you’re eligible for break fees.
It really sucks, but that’s the way it is unfortunately. But usually if you threaten to bring the Ombudsman into it, they’ll cave and waive the fees…
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People still use VOIP phones?
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People still use phones?
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The only people who ring me these days are my grandparents. After they’re gone, I probably won’t need one anymore.
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I just got the VoIP as I get minimal reception with my mobile at home and I work from home every so often 🙂
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We miss your dulcet tones on teamspeak 🙁
Okay, I miss them. Not sure about anyone else 😛 Hurry up and get new internet!!
Christmas Swag
Christmas is a time of sharing and family and celebrating the birth of Our Lord Santa.
But mainly, it’s about getting cool presents.
Here’s mine. http://a.yfrog.com/img877/7889/idls.jpg
Al also got a couple of artbooks (not pictured).
What did you get?
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Msn, I got no epic loots like that. All the stuff I got I knew I was getting, and it was stuff that I needed. Like, a couple of new pairs of jeans. Also, as an adult, I now find getting socks for Christmas to be amazing. Mainly because there’s nothing like putting on a new pair of socks at the start of the working day.
I did get a ‘lolwut?’ gift from my sister and her partner though. A giant Lego head that sorts your lego, because I’m 22. And that’s just what I need. For my Lego. Which I don’t have*. Had a couple of games gifted to me on Steam. While I appreciated it, I couldn’t help but have a “throw them on the pile! I’ve got SWTOR to play!” attitude.** Thus, they will probably lay dormant for all time. I did give a couple of Steam games away though. I may just give away a copy of Terraria later on today if work gets boring enough. Because EVERYONE needs to play that game.
*does actually have quite a lot of Lego. You want to fight about it?
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A new shirt, a couple of pairs of shorts, the new Sherlock Holmes book, Mission Impossible 1-3, a set of floor mats for the new car, Fringe seasons 2 and 3, chocolate. and about $100 worth of JB vouchers. They will probably go towards buying some seasons of Doctor Who.
All in all, a very good year
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Nice haul!
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Including the stuff the wife and I bought with our Christmas/birthday money, I got:
– Battlefield 3
– Halo: Anniversary
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That is pretty epic, my wife got snuff as well so it is almost like an extra christmas gift for me. I might have to see if I can get a photo of my loot, minus some of the consumables that seem to have hmmmm gone missing.
No gamer loot for me, but did get a shaver, pictionary man, wine, hell of the north dvd.
This feels weird. There’s a new TAY, but it isn’t Monday. But new TAY makes it feel like it is Monday.
Man I wish it was Monday again. Then there’d be two more days before my bratty cousins come to visit. D:
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For once, I too wish it was Monday again. That way it would still be a public holiday and I could be at home playing SWTOR instead of being at work.
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You can do that next monday. I can’t believe its going to be 2012 in a few days. Thats just not right. Time has been in overdrive the last few years
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Dammit! Just as I got used to writing 2011 on everything I had to date, now I have to start getting used to putting 2012!
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HEY GUYS!
MERRY AFTER-CHRISTMAS!
How did everyone fare?
Apart from the horrible storms on the Christmas Day and the death throes of the hordes of Boxing Day sale goers, it was rather nifty.
On my received list was:
From my boss – a lovely box of chocolates and a hefty bonus for all my hard work this year, which mostly went to paying for our new (old) car
From Bee – A lovely framed picture of her lovely self with the word “SMILE” in it, all decorated pretty like for me to bring to work for morale, as well as a keyring with photos of us and a wallet-sized card with a picture of her. I think she thinks i am liable to forget her.
She also renewed my subscription to the fantastic game informer magazine as well as gave me a copy of Uncharted so i can finally nose-dive into the series.
From bee’s family – a 3000 point MS card, which i have used on Kill Team and the add-on pack to SSSPAYCE MAUREENNN. I have about 1200 points left, which i am probably going to use on trials HD, but i was holding out to see if it might go on sale. Unless anyone has better suggestions?
From My Family – A wireless Xbox360 dongle which i have sorely needed for a long time. They, however, got me the original one, not the newer one. BUT their hearts were in the right place, so i am completely stoked. They’re awesome. Dad also gave bee and i $150 between us to spend on boxing day stuff.
This leads to the buying side of christmas. So bee and i took $100 each from the bonus money, and $50 each from the money from dad for spending, with his remaining 50 used on lunches and dinner for the days off.
So with my $150 i got:
2 pairs of bed shorts from Peter Alexander for $14 each
a new sexy button-up shirt from Hizz for $50
“Elect The Dead” CD from JB Hi-Fi For $10
The Razer Onza for my pc, and equally for my X-box for $50 from EB – Bee used her “batt eyelash attack” to get a further $5 off the sale price
and lastly, i used my $50 ozgameshop voucher for a new Xbox Live subscription, and FINALLY got demons souls while i was there.
There were heaps more things i wanted to get, but money runs away quickly! lol
Overall i think i did pretty fething well, though.
How about you guys?
I missed you all 😀
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Merry After christmas to you too.
I bought myself the resistance 3 survivor edition for $59 at JB. The collectors edition may not be as extravagant as others but all the items fit with the game’s fiction. I wish it had a figurine though, but at that price I can’t complain.
Finally finished breaking bad season 4 over the christmas break as well and I can’t wait for the final season next year.
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Merry After Christmas Loops!! Welcome back 🙂 Glad to hear you got such an awesome haul, Bee sounds very sweet!
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Merry After Christmas! I had a fantastic Christmas Day/Boxing Day 🙂
As for Arcade games, grab Castle Crashers, it’s amazing fun.
I’m reposting this from last night because \o/
I finally defeated the Gaping Dragon!
Mr. Strange went to see that Tower Heist movie tonight so after the kids went to bed I gave it another go and took him down. Finally!
I didn’t need to kill him, because I have the skeleton key and can easily get to Blighttown from the Valley of the Drakes. But man, I really really REALLY wanted him dead. 😛
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I can’t believe it’s called that. I mean really dark souls production team that’s the best you could think of.
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Huzzah! Gaping dragon annoyed the beschizzle out of me. And I felt doubly bad because everytime I summoned some help I’d embarrass myself and die within 30 seconds. Good news is that queelag is surprisingly easy. It’s getting to her that’s the problem.
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Say whaaat.
For me Gaping Dragon was easy as pie, but Quelaag caused me the most trouble.
Though Blaghsy said that if you summon offline NPC help she tanks for you. I always play as hollow though, so no help for me /o\Re: Strange, Gaping Dragon
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Also, 20,000 souls!
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I tend to play pure melee builds and gaping dragon just continually stomped me. Queelags attacks tend to hit a meter or two in front of her and the one that doesn’t is easily blocked.
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I’m playing with a sword n’ shield at the moment.
I think for me I must have been able to recognise and predict the Dragon’s moves. When it came to Quelaag, I did the normal ‘let her do her thing then attack while she’s occupied’ strategy, but I wouldn’t be able to read her very well, and eventually I’d get caught out and be standing in a pool of lava, and from then on I was just scrambling around to survive.
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It’s 25000 now, after the update1 \o/
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I got ripped off! /o\
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It’s over NINE THOUSAAAAAAAAAAND!!!
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How did Mr. Strange enjoy Tower Heist?
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He thought it was awesome. Says it’s Eddie Murphy’s best work.
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Oh, and i had my first invasion by a black Phantom last night. They had some sort of lightning sword which really damaged me. I didn’t try very hard though because there was nothing much at stake. I only had one held humanity and about 3000 souls and I was in the room with the bonfire in the depths so I knew when I died I could instantly regain my stuffs.
Black Phantoms: 1
Me: 0.
So disappoint that there is a new TAY. Was hoping to reach like 7000 billion comments on the last one! How was everyone’s christmas?
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Well, we could still get the last TAY up to 7000 billions comments if you want us too. We have our ways 😀
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Touche (just imagine there’s an accent over the “e”).
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So managed to claw myself away from SWTOR on Monday to check out Tintin (AKA Mark Serrels: The Early Years).
Quite enjoyed it. The animation was fantastic. The first half was a little slow, but when it went into Raiders of the Lost Ark territory in the second half it was brilliant. I also understand that it was being set up for a franchise, but I felt like it just…ended.
**POTENTIAL SPOILERS**
Oh look, we’re in Morrocco doing some elaborate chase for the MacGuffin. Now we’re back in America. Let’s wrap this whole story up in 10mins. By the way, do you like sequels? You do! Excellent, here’s the start of the next one! And roll credits.
**END SPOILERS**
Every scene that Haddock was in (played by the brilliant Andy Serkis. Has anyone ever watched the behind the scenes stuff on the movies he’s in? He seems like such a nice guy. Phenominal actor too, I would love to see more of him in live action stuff, not just a motion capture man) was generally a highlight.
7/10 lost MacGuffins.
Oh, and John Williams score! I’ve missed him.
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John Williams did the score?? I MUST see this movie!
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It was one of the things I was most looking forward to going into it heh. Funnily enough, one of the main complaints I’ve heard about War Horse (also scored by John Williams) is that the score is trying too hard to pull at your heart strings. Never thought I’d see the day when a John Williams score was the main complaint about a movie.
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The problem with War Horse is that the entire thing is trying too hard. Everything together just ended up being a giant Ham an Cheese sandwich.
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Mmm…ham and cheese sandwich.
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I loved the movie, only disappointment was the lack of this over the credits:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fg59bnFKAI
That might just be the not at all practical fan boy in me, though. 😛
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I used to like Andy Serkis, but when he started saying he deserves to be nominated for an Oscar for his performance in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, not so much. I understand that he’s an actor that did the motion capture and lines, but what about all the animators and character artists working on it in the Weta Workshop? The guys who made the character model, the highly detailed textures, the animators, who in some cases, had to animate certain sequences by hand from scratch? I’m not saying he doesn’t deserve an Oscar, I just think it’s unfair to let the animators and artists just be faceless drones in the background.
/rant.
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I remember that interview/article/whatever it was and didn’t think it came across as “I DESERVE AN OSCAR!” but more of a “technology is changing, there should be an oscar for mocap performances.” And I do agree with you in that it’s not just about the man in the suit, but also about the animators etc. If they were going to do a “mocap” oscar I think it should go to the performer and the visual effects supervisor (like the visual effects oscar at the moment goes to the supervisors).
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Actually, you know who does deserve their own oscar award? Stunt men.
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Didn’t he also say that games should be included in the oscars too?
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Are tv shows included in oscars (I ask because I don’t care for them very much). If not, I think it’s a bit odd to shoehorn another medium into an award show that’s for movies. It’s not like novels are in the oscars.
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That’s a good point, they need a legitiment awards for video games rather than hijacking someone elses. It’ll come in time.
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*legitimate.
I really need breakfast. 😉
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Like the Spike VGA? 😛
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Yeah, I wasn’t more on the arrogant GIMME OSCAR, I was going more for the credit to the animators. Your solution is a rather nice one, as long as both the artists and the actors get credit, then all for it! It’s just that Serkis never really made any mention about the artists in this interview I read, and he kind of comes off as a bit too arrogant as a result. Conversely, Nolan North talks about Naughty Dog plenty in his interviews, even going as far as making a book about his experiences doing mocap and working with Naughty Dog. Meh. I still like Andy Serkis, but whenever anybody brings up in a conversation ‘Man, how good was Andy Serkis in that movie’, I feel the need to bring up Weta Workshop.
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Man, how good was Andy Serkis in Burke & Hare?
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What you did there.
I see it.
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Hehe, fair enough man. Andy Serkis has a book too about creating Gollum for LotR and he talks about Weta a lot in that.
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Wow, did not know. Maybe he isn’t that bad.
Yeah, I agree with Cakesmith’s take on the Serkis comments. He was pretty damn exception as Monkey in Enslaved: Odyssey to the West too. Great actor.
That cliffhanger LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE thing is *exactly* how the Secret of the Unicorn finishes. Literally the last couple of panels, Tintin suddenly starts talking about how they’ll find the lost treasure in the next book.
What surprised me was how well they managed to blend the two separate book plots together into a single coherent one.
Also, to be pedantic: that wasn’t America. Tintin lives in Brussels.
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You know, I actually knew that. I have no idea why I typed America…
Off to stevos LAN party at lunch time. Excited for the 4 hour drive :/ hopefully won’t care about it when i get there.
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JELLLY
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I have provided you with 5 hours of music (1 from the CD I gave you, 4 from the LoL playlist)
YOU HAVE NO REASON TO NOT ENJOY 5 HOURS OF DRIVING (or less!) EVER AGAIN
You can thank me later. Or now! Whatever suits you best.
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HEY man have u left yet, SteveO wants your number!!
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No i haven’t left yet if i sent u a twitter message can u give it to him
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Also check your email. (MSN)
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Okay thanks Rocketman 🙂 done and done. Have fun and stay safe..!!
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So jealous Rocketman! Hope you guys have fun! Don’t vomit on Steveo!
At the risk of alienating myself from the Kotaku Kommunity, I’m going to say that Need For Speed The Run is one of the best games I’ve played this year. I rate it up there with Portal 2 and Batman AC.
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Sounds like it may be worth getting then, or at least renting out. Is it better than NFS:Unnderground or Underground 2?
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Well it’s hard to compare it to Underground1/2, because it’s quite different from those. But yeah, I’d have to say it’s ‘better’ but then again it’s been a few years since I last played Underground 2. The story mode is pure awesome, a lot of the races leave you thinking “wow, just wow” at what just happened in them. It sure gets the adrenaline going. Unless you’re going to be doing multiplayer a lot, I’d suggest just hiring the game at first because there’s only 2 hours worth of racing in the story mode. But it probably took me twice as long to get through it though, what with resets and cutscenes and stuff. Also, the story (what little there is) is nothing special really, it’s just explaining why you’re driving from one side of the country to the other. But man, that last level! I’m not going to spoil it, but it was pure awesomesauce. Also, it has some of the best looking environments I’ve seen in a racer since NFS MW
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Sounds good dude, may have to rent it out and give it a go. I’m not usually into racing games but the NFS games are generally pretty good.
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Stay away from Undercover and Pro Street though *shudder*
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Don’t be like that, Lambo.
Here at Kotaku AU we like to feel that we foster a community that are proud to share their opinions, and respect each other for doing so.Even if your opinion is wrong.
So very wrong.;D
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It is obvious you enjoy racing games. A genre which not as many people enjoy, it is okay to like things everyone else doesn’t.
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Oh yeah, I’m used to liking things others don’t. Just ask Sughly 😛
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I read that as if it was an ad. Made me lol 😛
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I’ve always enjoyed the NFS games, but I just can’t bring myself to buy The Run. I don’t know what it is, but it just doesn’t seem appealing to me at all.
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Maybe Christina Hendricks awesome work in Mad Men and Firefly is bleading through. 😀
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I don’t even know who Christina Hendricks is nor have I ever seen Mad Men or Firefly…
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For shame! 😉
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I know! If I made a list of things I should have watched/played by now, that list would be rather huge. I haven’t even played KOTOR yet! Oh, and Indiana Jones 4 is the only Indiana Jones movie I’ve seen…
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KOTOR is $2.50 on steam today. You know you want to
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Ah, it’s alright. These things should be watched when you want to watch ’em, not out of obligation. So get around to it at your own pace. I only saw the Star Wars movies for the first time in 2004 and haven’t seen any of The Godfathers. We all have our shames. haha.
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Edit it down a little, take out Jar Jar, reshoot little Ani’s scenes — good movie. 😀
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WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU.
Go rent/buy/download Raiders of the Lost Ark & Last Crusade. You can skip Temple of Doom because it sucks. Not as bad as Indy 4, but, you know… it’s not great.
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I’ve always had a soft spot for Temple of Doom and never got the negetivity around it. (Even from Spielberg and Lucas.) The ‘Anything Goes’, Shanghai opening is perhaps one of the best of all time. You heard me. 😉
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(Also you’ve waited this long for Indiana Jones, might want to hold off for the inevitable blu-ray boxset of HD-ness.)
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Ok, Temple of Doom is worth it for the opening in Shanghai, but after that I just don’t find it enjoyable at all. The bulk of the movie is just kinda dull.
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I rather like Willie Scott too. I know I’m about the only one, but it makes me laugh how they went from Marion — a contemporary of Jones — to a screaming, bubbling oaf. 😀 Plus Short Round. SHORT ROUND.
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HOW DARE YOU HAVE AN OPINION!
If you had said you rate it up there with Duke Nukem Forever, then you get alienated 🙂
But I haven’t played a NFS game, so I really have no say in the matter
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Wat.
You’ve never played an NFS game? Mate, you’re gonna have to rectify that. Here, I’ll give you a list of the good ones. Underground1/2, Most Wanted, Carbon (not as good though, but still fun) Hot Pursuit, The Run.
(Note: I’ve never played the Shift ones, so I have no idea how good they are)
I haven’t played a NFS game since the original Hot Pursuit back in the 90s, but The Run looks really interesting to me.
IN OTHER NEWS!
My HYRULE HISTORIA book will be arriving today!
Going go-karting today. I don’t fear the blue shell. In real life, I’m much worse at karting so there’s no what I’m going to be in first.
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Shriek from time to time, Diddy-style, for maximum effect. 😉
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I was thinking I’d just say “Hi! I’m Daisy!” whenever anything happened at all.
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Or just yell out “Wahoo!” in a high pitched voice.
One day, Toad, one day I will end you.
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I’M THE BEST!!
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I’m really enjoying reading about this OceanMarketting thing.
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Pfft. It’s OceanStratagy now.
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Sic.
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That spelling makes me so mad.
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LLLAWWWLL omg i can’t believe somebody made it, that is brilliant.
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How to destroy a business 101.
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STRIKETHROUGH EVERYTHING!
Oh wait, that’s how to destroy a business 102…
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They need to invest in a self-censorship chip to be embedded beneath the skin. 😉
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I believe that can be inserted by shotgun :p
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To the foot, obviously.
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Holy sh…
Honestly, why are people like this? I imagine that Ocean Marketing are going into serious damage control right about now.
I like Gabe’s follow up too
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As far as I’m able to tell, both Ocean “Marketting” and the company responsible for actually making paying a Chinese company to design and build the controller are run by this one guy.
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Pretty much how it looks. Dude says that there are ~150 employees but that probably means that there’s him and some factory workers in China on contract.
Small name, big ego.
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Watch what you say, man, he’s got lawyers.
Maybe.
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no he knows the Mayor of Boston , so dangerous.
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And has no fear of the internet, the man is obviously crazy
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Me too! Man his spelling/grammar/everything is TERRIBLE
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This one is my personal fave: http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/223949-ocean-marketing-avenger-controllers
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man, now my stomach hurts from all the lols 😛
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Hey Guys, what’s happening?
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Did this get moderated because of you wacky r?
Wow, I live next to way too many bogans fml.
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Keg party on the front lawn again?
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Nah, they aren’t the fun kind of bogans sadly. The rude & aggressive sort.
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Sounds like there’s a story there. Explain?
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Well I live between TWO department of housing places, both with erratic children who are allowed to swear & scream as much as they like & one side in particular the kids are allowed to bash their colorbond gate with a trolley >_> The parents aren’t much better on one side as well. We’re friends with one side, the other side not so much, after all we took an AVO (Apprehended Violence Order aka Restraining Order) out on one side.
Other than that, I don’t mind living here.
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Sounds like their should be a Today Tonight crew roaming your street. 😀
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*there. :S
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I’d crack the popcorn out for that!
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They want a barnie? i’ll gie them a barnie. i’ll come doon thaur an’ shaw those glaikit broke numptys hoo tae cheil up an’ become true fowk. thaur isnae anyain Ah huvnae bin able tae teach th’ proper way yit.
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Wait, wut?
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do it virus, it’s the only way
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I don’t even know what he said D:
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That’s okay, other than the cockney slang at the start, the rest was gibberish anyway 😛
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Oh good, cause I only got what the hell he said at the start.
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I just got World Basketball Manager 2010 on Steam from an achievement, does anyone want it? I can’t see myself ever playing it lol.
Teeheehee!
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Its Abbott and Costello all over again. But with Chemistry. Brilliant
Man, so I have managed so much gaming over Christmas! Best holiday!
But now I’m looking at going shopping in post Christmas sales and buying…a 3DS? Or maybe an Xbox? I DUNNO MAN I JUST WANT TO BUY SOMETHING.
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Buy all the things.
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Damn you Trjn and your ability to market!
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Buy all the things! Including Shapes!
Lots of Shapes!
I’m Bishing!
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Yeah, Trjn should look for a job at ‘Ocean Marketting’. I’m pretty sure there’s gonna be a job opening up pretty soon.
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Me too zomg. Don’t fall into the trap of buying something just for the sake of buying something though!! be careful!
Also GUESS What one of my friends got me a prepaid Riot card for LoL for xmas!! i can buy skins!!!!!!!!!!! EXCITE
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hurray skins!
And I just need my fix man! (I think I have a problem)
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Don’t be silly, Harli. Buy everything, regardless of needs.
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You… you bad person!!
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STREETPASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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I will pass you on the street!
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I braved the ridiculous crowds at the shops yesterday and was disappointed to only pick up 2 streetpass hits 🙁 But on the plus side, I *did* pick up 2 streetpass hits! And Soul Calibur iV for $20.
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That’s the capitalist spirit! Xbox’s are still very cheap at JB too, though. 😉
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But, but communism!
🙁
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I got a $50 kmart voucher + $100 cash and really don’t know what to spend it on. I don’t think I’ve been into a kmart store in a few years. I suppose I could get Batman AC.
I have also considered getting a console cause I don’t have one but really not sure and even if I do decide to get one I don’t think kmart would be the best place and wouldn’t actually save any money using the voucher
Steam Gift Giveaway! First come, first server!
Anyone here want:
– Renegade Ops (I have many)
– Dogfighter
– 25% off TellTale purchse
– Bunch of Heroes
– Plain Sight
Also, how was everyone’s Christmas? Good haul, family fun, etc?
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Renegade Ops is a thing of beauty, so damn addictive and fun. Take Rize up on his offer now, damn it. 😉
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I should mention, the first two people that ask for Renegade Ops get the DLC with it.
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Renegade Ops It looks like a fun game so if nobody else is interested I’ll take it. I have heaps of games though so if somebody else is more interested then they can have it
I have gemini rue, toki tori 50% off vouchers as well as a copy of hoard.
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Sent 😀
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If you have a spare Renegade Ops I’d love it. If you do indeed have many, that is. I will post a list of my goodies later 🙂
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Need your email or your Steam friendship, then I’ll swing it your way 🙂
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http://steamcommunity.com/id/f4cti0n
BLAMMO! Thanks, buddy.
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Also, I friended you!
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I’ll quite happily take any one of them (except dogfighter, i already have it).
You’re a bloody king! 😀
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Sent :O
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I wouldn’t object to a copy of Renegade Ops, as long as it doesn’t need a good PC to run it. Mine is about 3 years old.
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Blah, this was meant to be a response to Rize ^^
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Requirements here:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/99300/-
Looks like I meet the recommended requirements. First time in awhile I’ve done that!
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Need your email or your Steam friendship, then I’ll swing it your way 😛
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I’m assuming you’re Shadow Rize on steam? I just joined the Kotakua AU group and sent you a friend request (had to do it via web the hard way since I’m at work).
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I logged in to buy KotOR and had the gift. Thanks Rize!
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Well that’s me out damn it 🙁
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I have a 50% off coupon for this game http://store.steampowered.com/app/70400/ if anyone wants, I don’t even know what it is.
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Recettear is a weird game, the core mechanic of it is running an RPG style item shop and bartering with the people who come into the store.
Interesting enough game, I’ve put about 5 or so hours into it
Hey guys
For those who contributed to the Kotaku Kristmas Project, i have your $10 codes all ready to go.
Email me at the usual address and i’l shoot them across to you.
Cheers 😀
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You and ozgameshop are so awesome.
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What NotoriousR said
Also quick question, did Elly ever get her gifts? or is she away until next year?
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I think she’s away till next year.
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yeah she’s back next week apparently
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Mr. Strange took our son out shopping so I could finally have a holiday. \o/
I’ve been playing Dark Souls. I reached the first bonfire in Blighttown and then I fell off a bunch of ledges whilst trying to acquire precariously placed treasures.
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I’ll be playing it later tonight. God damn, I’m so excited for this game 😀
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That first part of blighttown until the second fire is the worst part of the entire game. How long have you got until family comes back and intrudes, I mean lights up the rest of your day?
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They’re already back. But they brought lunch so it’s okay. But yeah, I probably won’t be getting a chance to play it again until next week/year. So I’m very glad I at least reached a new bonfire. Feels like progress.
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Welcome to Blighttown!
I once took a leap of faith.
The game was all “Nawwwwww, you dead” and didn’t even bother showing my body hitting the ground before “YOU DIED” came up. :'(
Gotta say though, once you reach the bottom, you look up and you’re all “Wow, I travelled all that way?” I was rather pleased with myself.
So… who wants a copy of Terraria?
Also;
-50% off Swords and Soldiers HD
-25% off TellTale Games
-33% off any one Valve game
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Well I was about to buy it so if you have a spare I’ll take it
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Done and done. And I mean done!
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Thank you
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Christmas was very nice, had everybody at Mum and Dad’s for the first time in 5 years. Had a nice lunch of ham and turkey (and the usual assortment of sides). The kids were very well behaved even the little ones had very few tears.Christmas loot was better than expected. We got a pictionary man game which is weird but we played it a bit that night and it was enjoyable. It is like normal pictionary but rather than drawing on paper you draw on a little man statue and then you can act things out with them.
But being able to sit outside and relax (even if that damn nature was so noisy) was nice and Dad had the nicest port I have ever had. I was a very very good and just had the one glass (well one glass each night) but I could have sat out there and drank the entire barrel I reckon.
Didn’t get any gaming in over the actual holidays but spent yesterday knocking over the steam achievements for the winter sale. Didn’t get much but the vouchers I have are on page one.
Still tossing up on if I should craft my coal or not So far I only know one person who has and they got a 50% off voucher to a game they already own
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Sounds like you had a lovely time Tigerion, I am a bit envious.
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It was very enjoyable, however like yourself I am now back at work
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So it appears that the lock to my front door is somewhat completely broken.
In the locked position.
Good thing there’s a back door to this house, otherwise I’d be trapped… or I could jump out of the balcony in my housemate’s room.
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Eh, doors are over rated. Who needs ’em. They go against the hermit lifestyle and that’s just wrong.
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Sounds like you could use a locksmith.
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Heeeeeeeey buddy.
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Do the latter.
Except rig your room to blow up whenever you leap across.
Nathan Drake style.
PS3 arrived (yay!). Man, this thing is quiet. I thought the 360 slim was quiet, but this, this is doesn’t make any noise. At all. And turns out I backed up 6 of my game saves. Not all, but hey, better than nothing?
And now, to update everything. Oh PS3, how I have missed you.
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This calls for some celebratory Uncharted.
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Pretty much. I have deemed the first game I’ll play on this PS3 will be my favourite one: Uncharted 2.
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Should I have a Kotaku meat at my new place in Geelong? I have consoles a plenty and plenty of space. I’m also about a two minute drive from delicious PIZZA.
GEELONG, homeboys and girls. Best place on Earth.
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I heard its good for shopping which I would totally go for!
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Geelong is good for everything and BLOODY BEAUTIFUL in the summertime. feth i love our beacher. so pretty with all the boats – though i’m still yet to swim in them
AND WE HAVE A WATER THEME PARK!!!
I like the sound of this meats if other people are keen
G-TOWN 4 LYF!
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also – where’s the new place? which pizza joint?
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apparently a 2 minute drive from f4ction’s place, but maybe he’d know a bit more then I!
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Bell Park, mate! Bus stop about a block from my home.
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How long was that Geelong to Sydney trip you calculated?
10 hours? 12?
HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM-
Fly direct to Avalon airport from sydney airport – all up it would be around 2 hours max 😛
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But I don’t know how to fly!
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Last time I did #1, I hit a bunch of kids in the face, and security had to tackle me to the ground.
That’s how I got kicked out of Macquarie Shopping Center yesterday.
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According to google maps, either 11 or 12 hours. Do it.
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Come to Canberra and we”ll road trip it from there 😀
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Oh maaaaaaaaaan, that’s just crazy enough to work!
Then we can be all like “PIXEL, WE CAN BARELY UNDERSTAND YOU. SPEAK ENGLISH” while he makes meatballs (in the back of the car for some reason).-
Bahahahahaha!!!!
Man, that sounds like the best trip ever!
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Hmm, Geelong is a managable distance from my humble abode.
Huh, I assumed you were a Queenslander for some reason. Congrats on your new place!
Pizza and in the same state as me. Colour me interested
Depending on the day and train services to geelong from melbourne, sure, I’d be keen.
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depart from spencer street every hour every day.
Sometimes half hour depending on peak times, i think
I was born in Geelong. True story! 😛
Man, Geelong meats sound fun!
Sadly I am always working :/
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Work less!
Problem solved!
How often are you going to have a chance to hear f4ction talk direct from his face, and not via microphone and speakers?
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f4ction has red hair!?!?!??! Blind. Mown.
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Alas, I’m in another state and unlikely to be able to travel there. You kids have fun.
A) Yes, I am a ginger. My hair isn’t so bad but my facial hair is as red as… something really red.
B) Everyone should come! Work is no excuse, Freyr
C) WHEN? After I get the innernet, I suppose? January 14th? Or sooner/later?
D) Trains from Melbourne are frequent and cheap
E) If anyone actually did fly to Avalon I could pick said people up. In my car, not on my bike.
Also, Hi future me!
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darn nabbit now i feel like pizza
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Imagine all the pizza you’ll be able to have.
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Sounds like a challenge!
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I would like to come, though unless it is on a weekend that job and in another state thing may be a problem.
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I bow to the red headed overlords!
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Hi Freyr! You should totally blow off work and come to Geelong Meat. Date TBC.
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But Geelong is so far west. 🙁 😛
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pffft the words of a weak man
So my husband picked up the Kindle we got for my daughter’s birthday today.
He had my son with him who asked what they were doing.
Mr. Strange told him they were buying a Kindle for his sister’s birthday. My son’s response: “A kindle for her birthday cake?”
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That is great.
Maybe he thought you were getting this http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2157/4507539001_ffe0200f88_m.jpg
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That’s a pretty cool cake, apart from the whole Bon Jovi thing. 😛
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Anybody want a copy of Street Fighter IV? I bought myself a fancy new fighting stick for my 360 the other week, so I also ordered a copy of SSFIV:AE. This means that my following two games are now redundant:
– Street Fighter IV (vanilla) for Xbox 360
– Super Street Fighter IV for PS3
So if you would like either of these, let me know in the comments below. No competitions or anything, I just figure that they’re great games that I know are not going to be used ever again.
While I’m at it, I also have a copy of De Blob 2 for 360 that I’ve 100%ed and am not going to play again, so I might as well offer that up too!
Finished uncharted 3 last night it it seemed…. Decidedly easy. Definitely easier than the first two. Also finished it inside 24hrs of stating so very short as well. Had a blast with it though.
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Great game, sometime soon I plan on playing them all back-to-back. That’s going to be a good time.
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It was a bit shorter than the second one (which I did beat in one night {ish}) and easier too. Kind of a shame really, it could have been so much more.
This needs to be said:
Anyone who has looked at PAYDAY: The Heist and decided against getting it, I ask you to SERIOUSLY reconsider. One of my friends convinced me to grab it, and turns out it’s freakin’ amazing!
I absolutely love it, and considering it’s normally only $20, and currently $13.40, it’s epic value for money.
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It’s always amazing when you play a game that had average reviews and discover it’s mind blowingly good!
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This is why I strongly dislike reviews. They tend to focus on the things that don’t actually matter all that much. At least, sometimes.
I care about how much enjoyment can be drawn from the content, not how well drawn the content is drawn.
I’ll be doing my own reviews in the next few months. Focusing on pretty much one thing: how much fun I had.
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What if we weren’t considering it at all?
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But isn’t that just single player APB?
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Nonono, people say it’s “L4D with GUNS AND COPS”. Get your over-simplifications right, dangit!
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It’s like L4D with guns and cops and no zombies and actually it’s various robbing adventures and the zombies shoot back but they’re not zombies and…
Well, it IS four player co op 😛
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I was thinking it’d be more like SWAT with squad commands and the like, but I guess if you’re playing co-op telling people what to do won’t go over so well…
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Actually, it’s been smooth sailing for me so far. But it’s definitely better with mates, and a designated leader.
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That’s what I love about co-op, working together for same goal instead of competing to blow each others brains out on loop. haha.
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Anyone pick up some bargains on the Steam holiday sale?
So far i managed to pick up the id complete pack for $45 and Bulletstorm for $17.50.
I found the id complete pack a really good deal considering that the day i bought it Rage was going for the same price of the entire id collection of games, Bulletstorm was a good buy as well.
The one thing i say is thank god for Internode’s unmetered steam downloads, Rage comes in at a hefty 21gb, i had to use a steam filter but i managed to download all 21gb unmetered.
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All i could afford was portal 2. which is good as i been way to slack in not getting that one.
oh dear, i thought htings were quiet. I was in the wrong TAY. OH NOES.
Hey guys… guess what came today??
some more contributor prizes… pretty fething neat, huh? 😛
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/0903/trozza/?action=view¤t=000_2685.jpg
So – on a scale of 1-10, how excited are you now?? 😛
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OMG
where is the sexy poster in the background from?
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From a skate DVD we used to stock called Cataclysmic Abyss. Every copy came with that poster.
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On a scale of 1-10? I’m BIG KEV excited!
For you guys. Since I lost my email with the login and then forgot all about the whole scheme 😛
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contriubtor comps will be run through TAY. so don’t worry 🙂
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GAAAAHH!! Normandy! Fett!!
Also, I am roughly at a googolplex on the excitement scale.
AAAH!!
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This
I want the Normandy sooooo bad. Why do you do this to us Loops
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I didn’t contribute to KKP, but you can have my first born son in exchange for that Normandy. 😛
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I bought my husband one of those replica Normandy’s for christmas. They’re so cute!
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Why is Boba Fett holding a candy cane?
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Because it is Christmas time of course. Really some people need to think before they post 😛
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…That Boba Fett…I needs it…preciousssssss…
In the spirit of saying we like thing we shouldn’t I’m going to admit to enjoying the balls out of MW3. Granted, I am one of those weirdos that primarily buys the CoD games for the single player but still. The balls out of it.
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I mainly played MW2 because it was a sequel to COD4, and I bought MW3 because I wanted to see how the story ended.
I think it had a lot of good ideas but it wasn’t really up on the same level as MW2. I found the ending quite satisfying though. Maybe I’m just jaded but overall it really did reek of been-there done-that. Had great set pieces but everything joining those bits together were very samey.
I liked the multiplayer at first, then found it annoying. Then I tried out BF3 for awhile, and after playing BF3 I’m actually appreciating MW3 more. It wasn’t that MW3’s multiplayer is actually better (because honestly, it’s not), but you’ve got a large overlap between the MW3 audience and the BF3 audience, and those players are largely douchebags.
BF3 unfortunately has more variety in the ways high level players can completely grief low level players, which makes it much, much less accessible.
Patching to get Steam Achievements.
…I think I have a problem
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DW Freyr, it’s only a problem if you can’t solve it.
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You’re not that much of an alcoholic.
Oh, wait, are we talking about something else?
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I’m not an alcoholic. Alcoholics go to meetings. I’m a drunk. I go to parties.
Lol, socialising…
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It only becomes a problem if you get all the achievements.
Then again based on the fact I downloaded 10 GB last night for the same reason I may not be the best person to take advice on this from
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man, I can’t even get all the achievements. A lot of them are too hard 🙁
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Magners cider tastes a bit like beer. It’s weird but awesome.
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It’s a good gateway drink to beer, IMHO.
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Magners is pretty good 🙂 I prefer Mercury cider to that though. Mercury is amazing.
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Rekorderlig is best!
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Oh, man. The winter one is an apple pie in a bottle!
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it has to be hot though, cold it is a fairly average cider but heat it up and it is cold night bliss
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I had a big fright today. I was at a park with my family walking our dogs when our little king charles cavalier, Jessie, goes and starts nosing the tail of a huge red bellied black snake. When we realised what it was my sister was able to yank on Jessie’s lead and pull her away pretty fast. She didn’t get bitten but I was still really worried for her. She’s only a small dog and though the red bellied black snake isn’t as poisonous as other snakes, at least according to wikipedia, a bite from one probably would have had a high chance of killing her. Needless to say we were very carful for our rest of the time at the park and made sure the dogs didn’t wonder off the path.
DAMMIT, I just got outplayed.
I like to be super cheery to the checkout people at Coles and Woolies and stuff just to disturb them, except when I went into Coles (Shapes 3 for $5, Roadies 2 for $6), this guy asked me how I was before I had even got to the thingy place to dump down my Shapes. I responded with “Good, my dear sir, and how are you?” and he came up with “Faaaaaaaaan-TAB-ulous!”. Who even says that!? Anyway, at the end of the scanning and paying and everything, he managed to sneak in a “Have a Happy New Year!” one upping my “Have a good day!” in both time and well wishing for occasion.
It’s on, Jason. You keep your victory, for it will be the last one you’ll ever have against me.
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You gotta be careful with that. You keep trying to one up each other until one morning you wake up in his bedroom with empty red wine bottles scattered everywhere and a growing sense of shame and regret.
Uh, or so I’ve heard. From a friend of a friend. Er, you wouldn’t know him. He’s from out of statcountry. Another country.
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Time to start repressing those memories again.
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Oh, so now the tv media wants to listen to what Seamus has to say.
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Oh what’s going on?
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He was on Today Tonight showing off new tech coming out next year.
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Oh cool!
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I bet he feels all dirty now.
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AHAHAHAHHAHAHA THIS PICTURE, OH GOD
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So i thought i would share a story
Went to the JB boxing day sale, with the intent of picking up a copy of the Infamous 2 Hero edition for $30 after some dude in dandenong picked one up for the same price from the JB there and posted the picture of the receipt on ozbargain.
Put the picture on my phone and headed in.
I stood in line at the gaming counter for a while and asked the counter hand if they could match it. He was a little puzzled and called over the games manager, he just looked at me, looked at the picture and goes “nah i’m not doing that” then just turned and walked off without saying anything else.
Man i was so pissed off – how bloody rude! After waitin gand asking nicely he just gave me attitude and acted like a dick
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I think you may have misunderstood the situation. The man was clearly giving you an option to become an inFamous Hero……edition…
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That’s what I hate about price matching, it really depends on the person. Sometimes they’ll be cool and match it, or even beat it, others they’ll say no. But it sounds like this guy is just a plain old d**k.
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Maybe his spirit had been crushed by the crowds… that or he’s a bastard…
Must’ve been awkward, though.
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http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/60417
here’s the link if anyone else wants to give it a shot 🙂
Hey guys – i’m selling my old car! 🙂
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151080252595062.769170.546300061&type=1
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I’ll also be selling a ’71 HQ Kingswood sedan soon, if anyone is after a really cool prject car 🙂
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It’s totally private bro 😛
So hey, I have 3 copies of Sanctum to give away.
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I have no idea what that is, but i’m interested if no one else is 🙂
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Option a) A James Cameron movie about a group of cave divers that get cut off by rising water and have to escape by diving further into an uncharted cave system
or option b) an indie game currently available on steam that blends tower defence with first person shooting.
I’m going with option b, unless Herr General Lambomann-san got galactically unlucky at christmas and was given the same movie 4 times. 🙂
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Lol, yeah, option B 🙂
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You, sire, are a gentleman and a scholar. One of the good ones!
I’m also glad it was option B.
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So, I bought Terraria today and now that I’ve figured out how to open doors to get in and out of my very crude shelter, I have dug and dug for the last 2 hours straight. Is it safe to say that if I have lost that much time so easily then I should stay the hell away from Minecraft? I mean, I haven’t even started making anything yet. I just dug.
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I would advise steering clear of Minecraft, plus like hell Notch needs MORE money damn it!
I’m just bitter I can’t make a cool indie game & make millions and look stylish wearing a bowler hat 🙁
Oh god itchy beard. Why must you itch?
If you need the new TeamSpeak server details, send an email to trjnrabbit [at] gmail etc. Or pester me on Twitter.
I was going to go DM them to everyone on Twitter but then I realised that I’m rather lazy.
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I’m too lazy to email, can you use the twitters please?
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DMing me also works.
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A’ight lemme figure out how to do that on the new twitters! \o/
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What, at this email address? 😛
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Exactly how new are these Team Speak deets?
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Brand spanking new, only arranged last night.
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The internet can me an amazing place.
For some reason I feel like documenting my latest adventures.
I was reading the full email exchange for the Ocean marketing fiasco over on Penny-Arcade (as an aside, I found the skit based on these events hilarious and have been struggling not to say “fuck you for calling” before hanging up the phone all night) and came across a reference to some conflict between Penny Arcade and Jack Thompson.
I couldn’t remember who Jack Thompson was so I goggled him and naturally enough ended up on Wikipedia reading about someone whose view of video games is about as realistic as that of Michael Atkinson.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Thompson_(activist)
Reading through some of his crazier accusations I happened across a couple of reference to school shootings, one of which I didn’t recognise, the Erfurt massacre. I followed the link and began reading about this and discovered that as a result of this some schools have take to having “Mrs Koma is coming” as a code word which, when used over the PA, warns teachers that there is someone trying to kill people at the school and to lock the doors.
It the article also mentions that Koma is amok backwards as in someone running amok. This made me curious as to me running amok just meant kids running around playing and screaming to each other as kids do and thought it and odd choice for such a dark subject so again I followed the link.
Turns out that running amok actually means someone on a killing spree. Now it might be due to that fact that I now don’t have minecraft to keep my mind busy when it’s quite at work but I found this information amazingly enlightening, if somewhat scary. I also couldn’t think how strange It was that I found this little bit of info from such a completely unrelated story.
Wow, what an exciting adventure novel that turned out to be. I should get it published. For the next book in the searies I may enthral you all with last nights story of my re-discovering algebra after running across (a+b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab +b^2
TL;DR – Knowledge is fun! Internet is random!
Now I will leave this planet for no particular rason!
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You had me all the way up until you mentioned algebra.
Then i just wanted to punch you in the face.
Math is just evil. And mean.
It’s Meanvil-
Aww damn! I was really hoping that would get me into your pants!
No I’m serious. these ones are falling down on me without a belt now and taking your pants just seems so much easier then shopping.
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Oh Gorzy, you so funny. You and your late night internet study.
Step 1. Buy Trials 2
Step 2. Plug Xbox controller into PC
Step 3. ????
Step 4. Profit pull all your hair out
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AMEN TO THAT BROTHA!
Repost from last page:
I have two copies of Sanctum to give away. No, not the film, the First Person Shooter/Tower Defence Game.
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It’d probably help if I changed my email addy back.
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And now I’ve gone and broken tay, haven’t I?
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yerp.
congrats 🙂-
No TAY is complete without me braking it at least once!
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*breaking
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We should play Sanctum for that achievement!
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Oh Freyr, you definitely have a problem. Its ok, we’re here for you
NZ – 1
AUS – 205472-93
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ohhhh mannn i forgot the link
bahhhhhahaahahahahaahahhaha
So, Trials 2 has a First Person camera view. Whoda thunkit?
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whaaaat – really?!
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Yep, just press 1 or 2 to switch between the cameras, or press the bumpers on the xbox controller.
It’s pretty crazy.
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I heard they are remaking it as a first person shooter.
Got home and THIS was waiting!
http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg640/scaled.php?tn=0&server=640&filename=8qzek.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640
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that’s pretty bloody neat looking
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It’s very pretty inside.
Although, considering what I paid, it had better be pretty awesome!
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Soooooo tay is broken, well done lambomann My Christmas was good, shirts, SPANC card game (a little creeped out by this) money’s which I bought tequila and vodka with. And a ticket to roger waters playing the wall in Melbourne very very cool
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The dread pirate roberta, I’m sold on that
Glad you had a nice Chrissy and on an unrelated note Geelong meat \o/
I lost TAY for a good 15 minutes there.
I was scared and alone
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Oh, before I forget. Thank you for the suprise you left me on Steam. I’m pretty sure Pyrean says thank you too. He mentioned he also had a suprise.
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Anytime Gorzy. I can’t remember what I sent you now :P’
NO KOTAKU I WILL NOT SLOW DOWN. STOP. HAMMERTIME
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I’m not one to tell people how they should mourn, but all this footage coming out of North Korea with people thrashing their arms and wailing is all kinds of weird. This is the guy who destroyed their country and deprived them of food, so I’m thinking either they all have guns to their heads and told to do this or they truly are indoctrinated. Scary either way. :S
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Media brainwashing.
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I don’t think you can deny that some of it is actually genuine. It’s screwed up, but I can believe that (at least, some of the more well off/high ranking military people) some of them would be distraught at the loss of him, through several decades of propaganda.
I’d imagine there’s a lot more of it just for show though. I can’t imagine anyone ballsy enough to stare straight into a state TV camera and say “Friggin’ awesome!”.-
But do military brass mourn like that? I’ve seen footage of the aftermath of the JFK assassination. A stoic, sad calm. People loved this guy and they’re not throwing themselves onto his coffin.
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You mean that’s not normally how you cry?
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Figurative guns to their heads? They know they’ll be punished later if they don’t look sad now
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Yeah that really creeped me the hell out lol
It’s kind of disgusting to watch
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A lot of that reaction comes down to cultural bias. We are very quiet mourners by world standards, it is all stiff upper lip and keeping up a strong face.
Through many countries wailing and thrashing arms, throwing yourself on the corpse is standard method of mourning.
As to what they believe I don’t really know, but they could be upset that their strong leader who has stopped the evil Americans from stealing their babies in the night is gone and now they are helpless
It feels too early to be back to working/TAY! Oh well. I hope everybody had a good Christmas, mine was great. Saw all my relatives and such.
I got gifted a JB Hifi and an EB Games gift card which I spent yesterday. Scored me the Jurassic Park blu ray set and a few choice DVDs ;D I also claimed a copy of Mario Kart 7, so if there’s some variety of KotakAu “clan” or whatnot, let me know! (If the group things are even called that… I haven’t played online yet so I don’t know all the terminology, dag nabit!)
ps. Are all the EB Games stores in Sydney CBD so… friendly? I got asked three times if I needed help and when I finally picked up MK7 I was swooped on by some girl asking if I wanted her to hold the game at the register. It was really weird… This doesn’t happen out in the sticks. 😛
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It’s all about the commission. I personally prefer to be left alone in a store until I’m good and ready to buy stuff, damn it. 😀
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I’m the same. Usually I know exactly what I want before I go in, get it, and leave. It just took me a while because I didn’t realise straight away that I was looking at pre-owned 3DS games. 😛 The new ones were in a smaller section in the corner…
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Actually EB staff don’t get paid commission.
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Really!? You mean they talk to me because they WANT to!?!
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In geelong we have some REALLLY great EB staff – it makes me feel bad for almost never buying anything.
In fact there is only one girl that whom is a complete FAT COW who doesn’t belong in the shop, and one who is semi-unpleasant.
A joke:
Q: What did Spock find in the toilet?
A: The captains log!
Yes, I’m at work and bored,
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that is bad even for an at work joke 🙁
MUST – GO – TO – SOUNDWAVE!!!!
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yes yes you should.
I’m going to shut all the windows, turn on the air con and play some Johnny Cash music real loud. (There’s not a damn thing you can do about it. :P)
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STRIKETHROUGH THE ARICON! Or something…
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I’m listening to Devin still.. but soem Cash sounds damn good too..
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Somehow segued into Bowie’s Space Oddity on loop for ten minutes. 😀
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This is how I deal with steam sales.
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Oh Harli…
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Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it Jo.
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Haha, thank you Harli for the morning lols.
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you are welcome 😀
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You are very welcome.
Also, please ignore this ‘Aricon’ person.
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Who, me? :3
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1. I love you. you make me lol.
2. You have a man wallet?
3. Is it wrong i was hoping that the screen would break? Then that you would walk into a computer store and yell “i need a monitor!” then throw your man-wallet at his face before he can answer.-
1. Oh you. Remember, our relationship is taboo.. like.. that other thing..
2. I sure do. I bought it in Melbourne last year actually!
3. I kinda do need a new monitor. This sounds like a viable plan.-
1. Two monitors one CPU?
2. Melbourne is known for it’s wallets*
3.Fill it with 50c pieces*Coffee
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1. Apparently that’s okay. But two CPU’s one monitor is also known as The Devil’s Setup.
2. I dislike drinking wallets.
3. Wat ._.
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Yeah, she’s still engaged to Pez! 😛
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bahahahahahahahahaha that face realllly says it all!
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I was reading the comments and I was all “Haha, this guy talking about League of Legends reminds me of f4ction!”
“Oh. Wait.”
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THAT’S OUR BISH!
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Hahaha…I did the EXACT same thing
oh Harli you are a nut
Although this behavior is well known to me. And in the interest of protecting people’s monitors does anybody want a copy of dungeon defenders? I got a couple of free games from TAY yesterday so figured I would pay it forward
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Dungeon Defenders any good? I stared at the screen this morning before work with the mouse cursor over the “add to cart” button. Alas, I did not purchase….yet.
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You really need 4 players for it to work but it is fun.
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That looks the same as my wallet.
Actually, where is my wallet….
HARLI!!!!
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run away run awaaaaayy!!!!
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There’s nowhere on Earth you can hide Harli. I will find you
/creepy stalker
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I think Mario Kart 7 has given me RSI. Or OOS. Or whatever.
Just hammering that A and R button all the time.
It hurts to game.
But it’s like off food, right? Whatever doesn’t kill me makes me stronger? My hand will develop antibodies and stuff against this right? I am pretty sure that is how it works.
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I think i may have some ADHD if you’d like some of that. It would be a nice change from al lthe STI i usually hand out.
Now if you’ll excuse me, i believe i’m being hunted by the AFP for giving HIV to that newsreader on SBS -
It pains me as well. It kind of makes me want to get one of those 2nd thumbstick add-on thingos just for the added grip…
I used to be jealous of the people who had DS Lites while I had my Phat DS, but in hindsight that thing was beautifully comfortable to hold. xD
Contributor prizes will be shipping to mark today 😀 wooooo!!!
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The great thing is that not many contributors here right now, meaning it’ll be easier for me to win
mythat Boba Fett 😛-
well most will be back by next week, so maybe not so easy 😛
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Well, in that case, it’ll be rather hard to read everyone else’s entries when they have strikethroughs through them, right? (Not that I’d actually do that , of course) 😛
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Run the contest now. If you like me and Lambo will take care of it all.
In fact the first two have already been done. Lambo won the Boba Fett and I won the Normandy. Is there anything else you would like us to do to help?
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I dispute your claim on the Normandy Tigerion.
White gloves at 10 paces. Tomorrow. Dawn. Mournful music in the background
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much like North Korea, my lower back is currently a wailing wall of agony… my kingdom for a chair with lumbar support!
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When we were moving offices i managed to get some great chairs for the team at one of the discount places via ebay. Steelcase Criterions I think they were. I think I ended up paying all of $6 each for them.
Double steel back support, these things have great lumbar support.
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Your humour is my humour. I lol’d.
Morning, guys! 😀
I’ve been watching Season 1 of Spice & Wolf on Blu-ray, and having thought about it overnight, I’m reminded of Gazillionaire Deluxe.
What with all the trading, selling and compensation of market prices.
Plus, the animation is quite good, too.
And I shall re-post the year in review song once i find it! 🙂
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YOU RUINED MY TRIPLE POST YOU BASTARD!!!
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Also i have no idea what that is. it sounds like porn.
You know what’s awesome and not porn, though? Lone wolf and cub
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It’s about a merchant who goes through a town hearing about a goddess of harvest who provides grain for the townspeople, but disappears after the townspeople lose faith in her….
And then the church gets involved and kidnaps her after finding out about her, and it turns out they’ve been tipped off by… oh , wait… that one’s a spoiler.
Anyway, the story is interesting, the animation is wonderful, and it explains quite a good deal about trading goods.
You can watch it here:
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Found it:
Kotaku AU 2011 song
(To the tune of “Meaning of Life theme” from Monty Python)Dun-da-dun
DUN-DUN-DUNIt’s been a big year, of that there’s no doubt.
Articles posted left right and center, Writers churning them out.
And TAYbies post like crazy, our community went all out.
It’s been a blast, Kotaku Twenty-eleven.WWE-All Stars comp, everyone in costume
Chainswords crafted, Space marine glory pursued
And I-cade… can’t think of anything that rhymes with ‘cade.
Oh well, then, Kotaku Twenty-eleven.Mark Serrels turned 30,
Street dates fell like towers
For Duke Nukem , Mario Kart 7
And Ocarina of TimeKotakAU Journalists
Winning awards,
And the controversial banning of MK9-ine-ine-ine-ine-ine-ine-ine-ine-ine-ine-ine (among others)…Remember this?
A lot of us did
Often solved in five minutes
Soon resorted to pixels hidTracey jumped right on board
Lots of love for her indeed
Ladies and Gentlemen
Kotaku Twenty-eleven.Logan Booker gave us articles on the weekends
When most were all asleep or away
So this verse is for you and the great stuff you do
For KotakAU and it’s communi-TAY- tay-tay-tay-tay-tay-tay-tay-tay-tay-tay-tay-taySo that’s it, not much left to sing
Thanks to everyone involved for the happiness you bring!
Then I’ll leave you to enjoy the holidays
And every other thingThanks again,
Kotaku Twenty-eleven.I mean it, guys, you’ve all been awesome
Thanks once more, Kotaku Twenty-eleven!-
hahaah that’s bloody brilliant – awesome work mate 🙂
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triple post
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It appears that go-karting has given me two rather painful bruises on my back. This is inconvenient.
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Good times had by all, though?
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yes… “go karting”
it’s ok, buddy, you’re among friends here. You don’t need codewords, we’ll understand
*reassuring hand on shoulder*
Cheap PlayTV anyone?
http://www.game.com.au/playtv/playstation-3/PLAYTV
Goood Morning TAY.
Todays Steam deals haven’t excited me. Which is probably good. I have a lot of new stuff to get through as it is.
I grabbed bulletstorm and have been playing through that. I think its pretty solid. Some of the weapons are underwhelming, but I’m prone to using a pistol anyway.
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i’m really REALLY keen to buy that.
I almost bought the epic edition from ozgameshop but i ran out of money points 🙁-
What I found odd was how many times I thought ‘Why couldn’t RAGE have been more like this?’
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See, now i have rage at home but am still yet to play it. It was going to be my next game after shadows of the damned, but bee gave me uncharted for christmas and i’ve got demons souls on the way, so it’s been knocked back a couple of spots. lol
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New OzGameshop special offers, including ocarina of time for just $36.99
Cheaper when you use your $10 coupon i’m stil mailing out
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seriously, though – buy rayman origins – that game looks so damn neat!
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Such an underrated and underappreciated gem. I don’t know which idiots at Ubisoft are responsible for release date and marketing of it, but they deserve to be fired.
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They really really do. I can’t wait to get the game myself.
You know i didn’t even know it was out until i saw it on shelves – i thought it was released next year!
They did such a poor job at marketing it and i’ve heard so much good about it… yet millions is spent of “Just another teen shooter” every year
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Why did Hellgate London have to flop? I was so damn interested in that game and never got to play it.. and htis just makes it harder 🙁
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you tube comments often make my day
“If this would be a pancake, it would be a GOOD pancake.
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Well then, time for you to track down a copy so you can play with me 😀
It was a great game. A little repetitive, but still good fun. And god damn, it had great art style and atmosphere.
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If I find my copy you can have it Loops.
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dawww you’re a real sweetheart 🙂
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It was an unfinished buggy mess. Gameplay was reptitive, multiplayer was broken. The game looked good and the story was decent, but it just couldn’t save it.
FUN FACT: First game I ever pre-ordered from my local EB.
Ozgameshop has the Uncharted 1/2 punch (as I like to call it) for $39.99.
SOLD!
I’m actually ashamed I don’t already have these in my collection. Uncharted 2 is one of my favourite games from this generation.
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wait!!!
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/60590$30 – it’s worth a try and instant!
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also – i find it HILARIOUS that Harvey Norman still use dot matrix printers
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This is just crazy enough to be worth it!
Also, lol indeed @ dot matrix printers.
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while you’re at it – if they have one
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/60590Infamous 2 hero edition $30
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STOP SPENDING MY MONEY!
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I CAN’T HELP IT!
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Mornin’ TAY!
Trying to decide on whether or not I should get SPAZ. I think I probably will, cause for $2.50 it fits under the “so cheap, who cares if it’s bad” category 😛
Also, if anyone is keen for Sanctum, it’s pretty great. You’ll get over it eventually, and then come back two weeks later 😀
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Just as an FYI, SPAZ is one of the community prizes i’ve lined up – but you will be against EVERYONE to win a copy 😛
you didn’t hear it from me, though.
Certainly worth the purchase.
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I’m in the same boat with Machinarium. I’ve heard a lot of great things, but I’ve already bought so much, but its only $2.50
Decisions, decisions
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Machinarium for $2.50 is an absolute steal. GET IT! GET IT NOW!
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It’s a damn fine game, though the puzzles are a little more complex than you would think. (Not a deal breaker or anything.)
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That’s pretty much it; I’ve bought so many games (mostly indie titles) that it feels like too much to keep going.
As I say this, I realise I can grab Revelations for $60…
God damn it, Mr Newell.
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You can get them all for $79.
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Yeah, spotted that too. I have Brotherhood, which I enjoyed a fair bit, but it would be cheaper (by about $5…) for me to grab Rev., 1, and 2 together. Unless, of course, it gave me Brotherhood as a gift. Doubt Ubi would have allowed that, though. Most publishers other than Valve don’t let you.
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BUY IT YOU SILLY FOOL!!!!
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OK OK You’ve all convinced me. Its downloading as we speak… type… whatever
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Spype! Tyeak!
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Skeak!
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Steak!
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STREAK!
WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOOP WOOOOOP!
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So, I picked up Sonic Generations on the Steam sale the other day. I must say, I’m rather impressed with how good it is. $17 well spent!
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Another game i can’t wait to get – but that will be on console.
Ozgameshop hungers for my coin-
I went about 30secs with M&K before switching to a 360 controller. It’s the first 3D Sonic I’ve liked since Sonic Adventure. Although, I hear Colours wasn’t too bad.
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yeah, it certainly looked alright.
Then again, anything would be good after sonic unleashed
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Picked up the NWN2 Platinum edition through the Steam sale. I already have NWN2 on disc, but figured I might as well grab the two expansions 😛
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I’m still yet to play NWN2 – LOVED NWN1, though.
Such a brilliant game, i don’t think 2 would be able to live up to it lol-
I think I liked the story in 1 more, it also felt like it challenged you more.
Having said that, 2 is still really good. Better with multi so you don’t have to worry about AI failing, or having to micromanage the whole team 😛
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Useless fact:
NWN is the only game i have ever chosen to play as a dwarf. I also chose to do so on pretty much every play through.
I also downloaded an ash williams voice pack.Duel-axe-wielding Dwarf saying “Groovy”
Epic man, just epic.
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Bahaha! Sounds awesome!
I usually leant towards Sorcerer, cause having an arcane caster who is stupidly charismatic is awesome (as long as you have a tank :P) . Plus, means you can turn into a Red Dragon Disciple, and end up spellcasting on the front lines, hitting with a sword almost as hard as melee classes 😛
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That’s where NWN failed me, and DnD took off. Situations of “1000g for this” generally couldn’t be resolved in other ways in NWN.
DnD was “Ahhh, screw it. Knock his head in and just take it.”
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You know what, it doesnt matter what your tastes are, MW3’s zero g shoot out in the free falling 747 is just straight up badass.
Feeling super lazy today. I’ve woken up, checked twitter/TAY and then gone back to sleep. Thrice. Stupid iPad making everything easy and convenient to check on while still in bed.
In other news, itchy beard makes me want to scratch my face off.
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wow it must be really really itchy if you said it twice now!
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If I said it three times, it still wouldn’t describe the itchy.
ITCHY BEARD IS ITCHY.
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1. you bastard, some of us have to work.
2. Grow a beard that doesn’t itch-
Of course, why didn’t I think of that before?
*shaves beard*
*grows new itch proof beard*
*returns back to sleeping. Because i can.*
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You get used to it if you stick it out. I wouldn’t feel right if my face didn’t itch.
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Eddings quote or just eerily similar?
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Eddings quote?
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David Eddings, author of the Belgarion series (and sequels)
There is a line from the book that is basically exactly what you said, so I wasn’t sure if you were actually quoting that or just making a normal comment. A friend of mine is giving away a bunch of books and I was looking through the list so it was front of mind.
But based on your last post I’m going to assume it was just coincidence
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Hahaha, it’s funny because I can’t grow a beard and never have to suffer itchy facial hair.
I WIN-
OMG ME TOO /hi5
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I can only grow sideburns…
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before OOMPH! i had no idea who Marta Jandová was.. .but mannnn….Dat Marta…
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Also – Flux, the bald guitarist, certainly does look like he could be Agent 47
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also – i could possible turn for Dero (the singer)
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Feh, you better move fast, then.
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Wait, I mean…uhh…
Disregard.
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Finally set up a gravatar thingo. I fear this is all I will accomplish today. Work is so quiet.
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The phones haven’t rung ONCE today.
And we’re a distributor!I’m the only one here though, so my catching up on a backlog of work is being counteracted by temptations of TAY
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I caught up on all my work yesterday. I had one job to do today and it was done by 8:45am (I started at 8:30am). So prepare for an afternoon of TAY with Cakesmith!
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BAHAHAHAHAHAHA
http://deathstarpr.com/2011/12/7-tips-to-help-avoid-a-pr-meltdown/
I <3 you Deathstar PR
Okay, so there appear to be more people on now. So, who wants a copy of Sanctum? I’ve got two to give away!
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Kind of struggling to offload them aren’t you. I’d put my hand up but I seriously doubt my PC would run it.
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I seem to be better at getting games than taking them…
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Giving, not taking.
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Seriously, people, take the offer! It’s a great game!
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no don’t take up his offer, take up my offer of free games instead
I have copies of dungeon defenders that are going free to a good home
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You know guys, if you let me, I’d take every single free game offered on here 😛
Alas, I have intruded on your generosity enough already as I’ve already received 4 gifts from fellow TAYers in the last week.
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Wait, what? Me being not selfish? What is this, Sparta??
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No, no, I have copies of Street Fighter IV (Xbox 360), Super Street Fighter IV (PS3) and De Blob 2 (Xbox 360) to give away. Take my games!
But seriously, these are great games free to a good home. Just let me know if you want them!
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What’s De Blob 2 like? My younger brother (by two years) was looking at it in Big W the other day.
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Not perfect, but still fun. I wouldn’t be offering it to you guys if I didn’t think it was worth playing.
I found out as the game progressed that I enjoyed it far more if you don’t bother with the collectibles.
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If noone else wants the ps3 copy I’ll volunteer some of my shelf space for it.
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Drop me a line on batguy.kotaku at gmail with your details and it’s yours!
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If you are desperate to give them away sure but it will probably just go into the pile of steam games I have not bothered downloading.
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It’s only gay to receive *nods*
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Since we’re all hijacking Lambo’s thread with our own offers, I’ll jump on board.
I have a copy of Empire: Total War going to a good home too
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All thread hijackers must pay a minimum of 1 (one) game to lambo’s steam library.
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How about vouchers? Do you take them? I have 25% off a Valve game or 25% off Might and Magic – Clash of Heroes
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NO! No more vouchers! *whimpers*
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MWAHAHA I have found the weakness in Lambomann armour. Prepare for the takeover!!
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HOLY SHIZ THIS IS AWESOME!!!
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That was brilliant! And they lost? Wow. Probably to some Bieber wannabe too.
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Yeah, serious shame that they lost. That was awesome, and even better with the fact that they aren’t the same old shit you see on those shows.
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That is definite amaze-balls stuff right there
HI TAY!
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Jesus H Christ man. You can’t just jump in and scare everyone like that.
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Is it safe to come out yet? Cause I’m totally NOT hiding under my desk right now
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I guess I better not go all Jason Voorhees on your asses tomorrow then…?
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*Throws copy of Sanctum at virus__’s head*
TAKE MY FREE GAMES DAMMIT!-
Okay! Do you want a coupon? 50% off Audiosurf or 50% off Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale?
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Nah, it’s cool. I already bought Audiosurf earlier this week, and Recettear (although it looks interesting) doesn’t interest me much. 🙂
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Ah okay, all good 😛
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Rofl, that message you put in the gift was lulsy, Lambo!
Everyone else; this is what he came up with.
“He who hates Norton,
Sanctum, not the James Cameron movie.
Ker Blam,
THIS JUST GOT SIGNED BY: Lambo Mann, AUSTRALIAN, VICE PRESIDENT MANN CO, EMPEROR NORTH KOTAKU, CEO PARACHUTES-R-US, HAS NOT WATCHED SANCTUM THE MOVIE”
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Glad you got a laugh from it. Did you get a screenshot of it? 😀
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Aww I didn’t, damn it 🙁
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hey dude – i still have an unclaimed $10gift code for you for ozgameshop
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Oh yeah I meant to say in that email to email me back about it, but I had to rush out and hit send too soon, sorry!
TAY I AM MISSING YOU… after a long and grueling flight* i am now located in Melbourne Victorialand… i am now sitting here in the waiting room, awaiting the birth of my nephew, whose name will be Banana Henry Biscuit Jones III
how is everyone else holidays going along?
*45 minutes and smooth as
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ZOMG YOUR IN MELBOURNES?!
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indeed i am, i am making a habit of visiting the hospitals in all the towns that i visit 😛
i am here due to the impending birth of my nephew, and somethingsomethingsomething get drunk at newyears 😛
i would have suggested a newyears melbourne meat, but i knew i’d be tied down with family matters :P… i have suggested she holds the little critter in till after new years, because i wanted a TAY meat, she told me to go somewhere i haven’t heard about before 😛
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A friendly reminder for those that go on TeamSpeak, there’s a new server so you will need to either email me at trjnrabbit [ SHIFT + 2 ] gmail [ . ] com or DM me on Twitter to get the new details. Or you can pester FatShady if you have a way to get in touch with him.
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that’s a really cool new way to do it.
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Is… is that a square boob?
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I’m not going to say that it isn’t.
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Picked up the Uncharted double pack and inFamous 2 for $30ea on my lunch break. Thanks for the heads up Loops!
Must…have…coffee…
Ooooh, Baby this town rips the bones from your back, it’s a death trap. It’s a suicide rap. We got to get out while we’re young. Cause tramps like us, baby we were born to ruuuuuuuun…
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It stopped a bloody taser.
How is that not awesome? 😀
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Scratch that, two tasers!
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Watch out, we got a badass over here
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Loops, Kotaku reported that 10 days ago! 😛
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/12/dual-wielding-star-wars-nut-arrested-for-lightsaber-assault/-
you know what else?
Shut up
that’s what
*pouts*
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I have a 50% off Valve games coupon and a 50% off Hydrophobia: Prophecy coupon if anyone is interested.
Updating drivers is good times.
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/12/25/happy-holidays-from-naughty-dog/
Naughty Dogs holiday card is great, I like how the Uncharted gang is welcoming The Last of Us folk warmly.
Haven’t looked in my spam inbox for a long time now. Thought I’d take a look. Apparently I’m signed up with about 8 different adult dating sites, all which have constant messages coming in. I’ve won enough to run several small countries in foreign lotteries. And if anyone wants some Viagra I can get it real cheap.
Lastly some dude really REALLY wants to teach me to play the guitar.
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that just reminded me of this article on Cracked
Oh spambots, I both adore & loathe you 🙂-
potentially nsfw language by the way.
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In a perfect world… spammers would get caught, go to jail, and share a cell with many men who have enlarged their penises, taken Viagra and are looking for a new relationship.
A little something for those of you back at work and having christmas withdrawal
TAY seems to have slowed down this afternoon. Are people taking post-lunch hibernations?
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*snores*
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Is that you wearing your giant LEGO head?
Because that would be awesome.
Are you awesome?
You want to be awesome, right?-
It is me wearing a giant Lego head. My sister got it for me for Christmas. It’s meant to store Lego, but with some slight tweaking it can be used as a helmet.
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sorry guys! my bad!
I’ve been working hard on some advertisements while listening to Louis CK on youtube.
Never listened to his stuff before – the dude is HILARIOUS! -
I made the vain attempt to get some work done
@Bish
I was going to apologise for being an angry drunk the other night and tell you all about how I’ve sworn off alcohol
but now I’m mad because you thought I was a man despite having heard my voice…is it really that manly??
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No, that’s just Bish being Bish 😛
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worst pageget ever
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BEST pageget ever!
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ANGRY FREYR TURNS INTO HULK !!
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FREYR SMASH!
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FREYR SMASH ALL THE THINGS
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All the things?
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Sometimes, I really am concerned about our sanity.
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Don’t worry we are all crazy together!
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EVERYONE STOP SHOUTING AT ME
I DONT LIKE IT WHEN I GET SHOUTED AT
IT REMINDS ME OF ‘NAM
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Wat.
DID TRJN GOSSIP
THAT GOSSIP QUEEN
I CAN’T TELL HIM ANYTHING WITHOUT SOMETHING FLYING OUT OF HIS LIPS-
I didn’t gossip.
I just read your email to the good people of TeamSpeak.
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Also when did I call you a man?
I do not recall this.I remember saying that I did not know for sure that you were a female, because I did not anatomy check you and then that was a really weird thing to say and then I went quiet to prevent things from getting weirder.
If it’s any consolation, you’re as much of a female as Rocketman is a dude.
Wait, bad example.
As much as, uh, Steve-O is a dude.
Sure, he’s very dude-like, but I have not checked that all the bits and pieces are there.
Not that I wanted to or will ever.Hi there internal filter, why yes, I do think I should stop typing now.
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A little buddy told me that you were unsure I was female based on my voice for like a week
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OH
That.
Hey, that was all of us.
After you popped off with our first ever League of Legends match, we figured we figured you were a dudette but didn’t rule out completely that you may have been a dude.
And then we more or less moved on because it was pretty irrelevant.tl;dr: yes, you are super super manly
…compared to some of us
which does not say much-
I had a little trouble following this line of conversation but as far as I can work out this makes Freyr a midget transgender doctor who specializes in gynaecology. Oh, and a DPS specialist.
Who said we don’t welcome minorities here.
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Why do V sugar free cans feel so terrible?
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I actually don’t mind them too much, but right now I have a wicked can so all is good here
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They have that weird matte finish to them, not the usual shiny smooth. It just feels wrong.
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Hehe. I love the internet. http://i.imgur.com/z7hIN.jpg
So went to steveos house for a LAN we played farcry 2 and naruto on the wii. It was pretty awesome. Still i don’t think i want tequila any time soon!
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I honestly wondered if you’d guys LAN and just end up playing League of Legends.
Just, you know, in the same room now.
Glad to hear you had fun, little buddy!PS, I am calling you “little buddy” from now on.
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occording to sources LoL is too easy. Stevos friends prefer DotA. But is cool i had a blast and i am not them most racist person in the world anymore. People from MAckay are way worse in the friendliest way possible!
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Did he wake you up at 3am in the morning with the sole intent of making you cry like a little girl? No?
I downloaded Teamspeak for Android. LET’S SEE HOW IT GOES LATER EY.
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Only ~14 more days until I have the internets
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2 days, 7 hours, 26 minutes!
C’mooooooooooooooooooon.-
0 years 0 months 0 weeks 0 days 0 hours 0 mins 0 sec 0 etc until I have internets.
Yay.
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I went to a team speak once. We learnt how to potentialise our synergy with the corporate soulune.
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make sure you get the right server details!
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I know I’m about to show my ignorance here but – Teamspeak?
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From a cursory check, it seems to be a bigpond server rental that involves Waluigi for some reason.
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Lol no, it’s what we use to talk with each other. As in speaking talking 🙂
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You mean, with voices? And real sound? What madness is this
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Technology. No, I kid, it’s Sparta.
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Spartan technology?
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@Tigerion Did you still have a copy of Dungeon Defenders? If not, I’m about to buy it.
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Damn, I didn’t see this until today. Sorry mate
Okay, I think I have everything working again. The KVM seems to be functional, the PC seems to be non-terrible and I don’t see any smoke coming out of anything.
Success!
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There was smoke emitting from your PC?
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There wasn’t, but it’s something to keep an eye out for.
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I’m tossing up between buying Uncharted 3 and Saints Row 3 at the moment. I suppose that I have the money to buy all the things, but this way I get to critically think about whether or not I actually need the games.
I loved Uncharted 2 so much, I’m worried that 3 will be a disappointment by comparison, and some of the things I’ve heard from friends and from the internet have been less than reassuring, but at the same time…Uncharted. I’ve been replaying Uncharted 2 lately and its making me want more from the series.
But then, Saints Row 3. A little less linear, a lot more exciting stupidity, and its something that is incredibly fun to watch my dad play (or play myself, really).
I have a feeling I’ll just end up buying both of them in the near future, but in the meantime, any thoughts from anyone else about what to pick up first, maybe?
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Uncharted 3 might have been a little disappointing, but that’s only by Uncharted standards. Still got great character moments? Check. Still got exploring? Check. Moves the story forward? Check. All kinds of fun? Check. Doesn’t live up to the hype, but still a damn fine game all by itself. Buy it now. 😀
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Guess I’ll go for Uncharted first, then, based on these comments. Thanks guys!
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Here, let me help. Don’t buy either, buy NFS: The Run 😛
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Hm, well it is certainly cheaper than the others. You may be onto something, Lambo…
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Uncharted 3 was a great ride but I found it ridiculously easy and it’s only slightly over half the length of 2. I have saint row 3 here but yet to play it so that’s no help.
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I’ve been meaning to get Saints Row the Third, but I can say in my highly biased and fanboy related view, that Uncharted 3 is a great amount of fun, and is just more Uncharted 2. More great story, more crazy action sequences, more great characters. If you’re expecting UC1 -> UC2 jump in awesome, you’ll be disappointed. If you expect more Uncharted 2, you’ll get what you expected.
Ohhh yeah. Came first in my first online race of Mario Kart 7. And it was against all Japanese people (I know, right? I was scared). Probably not much to brag about, but I thought it was good. lol I think they were just terrible though…
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That is a achievement, those Japanese 3ds owners are badass at Mario kart. I cant get past 6th in most of the races i have done!
My older sister just sent me a message (while I was trying on swimwear in Target) that she’s pregnant! She had previously vowed never to have kids so I let an almightily surprised “SQUEE!!” right there in the changeroom.
Embarrassing. 😛
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I think i can do this now
Oh Strange
Its not as catchy but it will do. Congrats to your sister 🙂
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You’re funny, Rockets. 😀
So, how’s your plans for moving here coming along?-
So far they havent moved at all. I still have like 6 weeks of TAFE to finish this year and waiting one more while it might be a bit shit is probably the safer option. I have put up with it for 3 years. I am sure one more wont kill me. I will start searching this year though for work down there. Plus if i get a new job it might mean less TAY time and i would have to see you guys in real life to compensate!
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The sales assistant totally thought they had a sale. 😛
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Zing
Give this man a metal.
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Congratulations Auntie Strange.
Oh, and to your sister too
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Oh congratulations! To you and her 😛
I finally got my hands on The Clone Wars Season 3. Only it wasn’t at Jb HiFi so no 20% off /o\
I’m watching the Mortis trilogy right, man it’s so good 😀
In case you’re wondering what it’s about, it’s basically a different explanation as to why Anakin is the Chosen One.
Hello TAY. I have been ill for the pass two days. Stupid people not realising that they can poison people with food u_u
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TAYs been pretty slow this week.
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Ah, well I don’t know if I’ll be posting much anyway as I’m still not 100%. That and games.
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D: oh dear. Food poisoning is the worst thing ever!
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It was either food poisoning or a 24 hour bug… That went for 48 hours
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Nasty! Hope you’re better soon.
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But on the plus side, more gamig, right? Right?
Get better soon!
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Thanks! I feel alittle sad though now. Nintendo Y U no release Project zero spin off here?
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Food poisoning, not pleasant. When I went to London I spent the first 24 hours throwing up spegetti bolognas. Four years later and I can’t eat the stuff any more. haha. Feel better.
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That’s horrible, I love Spaghetti Bolegnese
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I used to love it too. Those were simpler times. haha.
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I think that it’s best if you make it yourself. That way you know you’ll be okay.
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It’s not even that, it’s just one of those stupid association things the mind does. So linked to a horrible experience, that the food doesn’t even sound appealing any more. I can still eat other Italian foods, so it’s not all bad. I hope you feel better, though. Not a good time to be sick. You’ve been missed on TAY!
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Not according to Bish. D=
Yeah I couldn’t eat Nachos for two years because on my mum being sick with corn chips int he car and I had to clean it. And then there was not eating McDonalds for 3 years. I’m sure you can guess why =D -
My sister hasn’t had a Big Mac since an ill-fated incident in the mid ’90s. 😀
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Note to self: Stop talking about vomit. haha.
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Actually I was implying that I used to work there. Also hooray for capitals otherwise you would’ve recieved this 亜cつ亜lly XD
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It was a quote from ‘Flu!
A joke, a joke!Nobody understands me.
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It’s okay Bish. I knew it was a joke.
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I didn’t meeaaaaannnnnn ittttttttt
*sobs uncontrollably*
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^Who’s this guy?
Is anyone else seeing Alexpants gravatar up there as the same as Virus__’s?
Conspiracy or mah puter done gun broke?
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Alex pants’ avatar is fine for me
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Something on my end must be going a bit screwy then.
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Shit covers blown D:
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We must dispose of those who know the truth.
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HAs anyone heard from Techy Lately, I havent spoken to him in a while on Team speak.
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He was on during Christmas Day but I don’t think that I’ve seen him since. Anyone feel like checking the old server to see if he’s somehow missed the message about the new place?
Does anyone know if Batmangs: Arkham City for the PS3 is a dual-layer Blu-Ray?
Because my PS3 does not like them, as judged by not being willing to recognise Uncharted 3.
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Is there a way to tell on the box? Because my copy doesn’t seem to mention it. Then again neither does Uncharted 3.
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Yeah, I’ve scoured the box and disc and can’t seem to find anything.
Apparently on the underside of the inner ring of the disc should be something like “BG-DL” on, say, Uncharted 3, with the DL meaning dual layer, and SS to mean it’s single, but I can’t seem to find anything of the sort on UC3 or Transformers Cybertron.
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http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-batman-arkham-city-face-off
File size is under 8GB, so I think its a safe guess that it isn’t. Also, that sucks. Should get it fixed, it’ll probably fail soon.
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Don’t tell me what to do, you’re not my real dad!
Pretty safe assumption though, Notoriousaur, cheers!
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Taking Loops earlier link and changing the scene, now with more video game references.
Went to JB to get BSG blu-ray boxset… sold out. So decided on Lost instead… sold out. So I decided on Alien boxset instead… sold out. Then I went home.
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…And killed yourself, right?
Clearly the universe was telling you’re not wanted anymore 😛
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*sniff, wipes away tear*
That, or I should’ve picked ’em up on Boxing Day. 😀
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Bish, you’ll be pleased to hear that my uncle is somewhat drukenly singing songs such as Live it Up and Video killed the radio star. The songs are great, his singing….. =\
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QUICK
SKYPE ME INPictures came and broke your heart,
Oh-ah-oh!-
nope, they’re back onto the bollywood movie now. What’s worse than bollywood movies are bollywood movies that try to be more western.
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Just dance three has video killed the radio star. Let me see if I can find a youtube video of it it’s pretty odd.
Here it is! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7BrNysx5f8-
Oh no, oh noooooooooo I made the mistake of reading the comments section
“this sounds like check it out by will.i.am. and nikki manaj
Americangirlgal02 4 days ago”
Yes, American Girl Gal number 2, this is in fact a copy of a song created thirty two years later.And yes. That… is not how I would have imagine how you’d dance to that song. Though to be fair, I can’t really think of anything entirely appropriate it.
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Just remember, someone got paid for the motion capture of that dancing.
They probably didn’t get paid all that much.
Small price for their dignity. Small price indeed.
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Oh man, I hope they were forced to wear the TV on their head too.
I bet this is what Andy Serkis does in his spare time.
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Ah yes, the village idiot. Everyone else has said that NIkki Manaj (whoever that is), stole it from Video killed the radio star. I mean the person has put in the video’s description that the song was created in 1979.
I love how they gave him a TV for a head. Some of the songs are incredibly wacky. One of the reason I’d put Just dance over any other dancing game.
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> I mean the person has put in the video’s description that the song was created in 1979.
That implies YouTube commenters are logical and sane creatures. They are not. At all.
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I kind of feel that perhaps a Elite Beat Agents dancing game would be something I could dig.
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Actually most of the commentors were. I was surprised.
I love music games. I got Jam with the band as a late birthday present, so naturally I also have (and love) Elite beat Agents and rhythm heaven.
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What about ladies in suits and dudes in cheerleader outfits then?
I wish I was good at music games. I enjoy them, but my timing is just so atrocious it makes me sad.
You have a 3DS right, tried Gabrielle’s Ghostly Groove?
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It’s not out here or England. It was supposed to be released in October, then it was delayed to December (so I was going to get it for Christmas) and now it’s been delayed to February. I am planning to get it as it is only going to be $40 on release
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Man, what’s up with your linking skills?
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I am a wizard.
Who is very bad at actual wizarding.
Man, I am totally playing that song at one of my friend’s weddings. They will hate me but I will love me
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And then dance to it with a TV on your head?
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…no?
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Okay
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Wife’s all sore at me because I just beat her twice in a row in Just Dance on the wii. Watch out ladies, Freezy-E can cut a rug!
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I’m so glad I kept reading after the eleventh word.
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Forget Trjn-proofing comments, we gotta start anti-Bish procedures after that
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I was all “Why is he telling us he’s physically abusing his wife” and then I read Just Dance and was “Oh.” and by the end of it I was nervously laughing.
I’m like that old lady in 90s daytime TV that would overhear 10% of a conversation and run to the police claiming that Jim from next door killed his wife, but it turns out he was only saying “I accidentally killed my wife….’s pet goldfish” and then we would all laugh at the silly series of events and next episode I would do the exact same thing and never learn.
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If it wasn’t for that lady 95% of plots on 99% of shows would never happen
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I had a similar experience when I beat a friend at Singstar. I was shocked, they were shocked. Everyone was shocked. Clearly Singstar doesn’t have ears, because everyone else’s were bleeding.
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On wii or Kinect? I find with the wii as long as the controller is moving when it’s required to, it reads it as “dancing”.
Kinect is much much harder. You actually have to have your hands in the right place and the right time.
Played some Bastion tonight. Rather happy with my purchase and instantly acquired the soundtrack. This shall make for some much more enjoyable train rides.
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I was surprised by how good that game is. And pretty! Man, is it pretty.
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Pretty like a fox!
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I’m thinking I should buy this game. What platform is it best on?
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It’s probably still cheap on PC (Steam sales), and if you’ve got a controller to go with, you’re good.
It’s not bad on keyboard and mouse, it’s just better with a controller.
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Man looking for jobs on Seek & Career One atm & wow, there’s a fair few looking for ‘Adult Males’ for ‘Adult Videos’ in the Gold Coast region.
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That sounds like the Gold Coast alright.
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I agree, maybe a career in porn is the life for me these sites are telling me.
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I wouldn’t. Apparently the job is hard, the pay is pretty stiff, and some of the people you work with are absolute dicks.
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TAYbies, I need help with a rather serious situation. I cannot fathom the correct answer to a question that has plagued me for years and years:
“Do you come with the car?”
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Is this some sort of fetish?
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i am going to assume this is a reference to a tv show or movie. If not i don’t think we can help sorry man 😛
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I wish I had internet so that I could TeamSpeak sigh at you.
Just… just… yeah.-
Wait a minute, you trolling, Bish? 😛
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O_o
I seem to have wrongly assumed people knew what I was talking about…
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That was supposed to be a reply to Rocketman 😐
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Virus knew \o/
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I was composing the reply, if only you had waited. 😉
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Oh I knew, I just thought it’d be funnier if I implied you did naughty things to automotive vehicles.
… I amuse myself and that’s all that matters.
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When I built my computer a month ago, as part of my future-proofing plan I got a BluRay/DVD optical drive instead of going the el-cheapo $20 DVD drive, just to kinda have it already set up if/when BluRay actually becomes the norm over the coming years. So, long story short, my mother happened upon the box for the drive, asked “What is this…Blu..Ray?”, and thus a 30-minute conversation ensued, covering topics such as; how does film work? what is film ‘grain’? digital noise reduction, laser intensity and frequency, etc.
Well, apparently what she gleaned from that conversation was “I LIEK BLURAY LOL”, and this was the message that was clearly sent around my family, as for Christmas I was inundated with a veritable avalanche of Blu-Rays.
Mostly they were the classics that they knew I liked (BSG, Boondock Saints 1&2, Firefly), but I also got the Mad Men 4-season box set, (which they don’t sell in Aus AFAIK, yay AmazonUK). Of course, being an optical drive instead of a PS3, and Sony being, well…jerktastic about blu-ray licensing, of course I had to shell out $65 for annoying middleware that could actually play the BR’s (and we all know gifts where you have to pay extra money to actually use them are the best ones!). By this point, I was definitely steamed, but decided to test it out before having a rage explosion.
Out of the collection, I decided that Mad Men (which i LOVED when I saw it in HDTV) would probably best showcase the power of blu-ray over HDTV, as I figured they had probably made some cool stylistic choices with the filmstock to make it appear more 60’s, that would be a lot more pronounced in Blu-Ray, so I popped it in.
Wow, just wow. I have a new found level of respect for that show. Turned the show from an 8.5, maybe 9/10, into a deadset 11. The visible grain makes it look so much more authentic, and difference in colour contrast compared to the HDTV version is off the charts (side note, if anyone has bluer eyes than Christina Hendricks does in this show they should be burned for witchcraft). I’m not really a film-buff, audiophile type of person, but I was visually stunned for the first few episodes. It was that good.
TL;DR – Mad Men in Blu-Ray is jaw-droppingly good
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VLC plays blu-ray dude =/ It states so on their site D:
But that’s awesome of your family to get you all those cool shows & movies on Blu-Ray, Mad Men (only having seen the pilot) is an amazing show!
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I used VLC exclusively before this. All the blu-rays I tried, with extensive settings tweaking, it failed to read them. Doesn’t matter though, i’ve tried the other ones since and it was definitely worth the investment.
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Ah I see. At least it works now \o/
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Saw Mad Men at JB earlier and wondered what It’d look like in HD. Now I know. Amazing show too.
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How does Firefly look in HD? I’ve got Serenity, but haven’t replaced my DVD box set yet.
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To be honest, not that fantastic. The thing about Blu-Ray is it really mimics the film master copy, nearly perfectly, so therefore it shows as much less electronically polished, and it appears more realistic, and more importantly truer to the director’s vision of what it should have looked like. For this reason, older shows (like Firefly all the way back from 2002, feel old yet?) tend to look a little dirty and unclear, because the filmstock wasn’t really that great, and that wasn’t an artistic choice, it was more a ‘this is the best we can get for the budget we’re working with’ choice.
So, I don’t think it’s worth updating from the DVD set. Blu-Ray can only take it so far, it really does hit a bottleneck with the quality of the film that they used, and you could probably say the same for all series’ filmed around that time, even BSG doesn’t look as ‘shiny’ (see what i did there ) as i’d like it to.
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The customer service self-help line for Shanghai Unicorn Mobile (best company name ever) has an option for Esperanto. ESPERANTO.
Carry on.
What should I learn about tonight? I’m thinking something to do with space.
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SPAAYYYYCEEEE MAAUUUURRRRRIIINNNEEE!!!
inb4 Chuloopa 😀
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How about this. I never knew
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Damn work has that blocked even though http://www.youtube.com isn’t. What do i search in youtube to get to that link?
Also, thanks to Aidan I’ve been learing about Esperanto.
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Big bang theory, season 1, episode three. I think the video is of the “best bits”. Start at 4:07
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haha, damn tricky circuit breakers plunging parts of the universe into darkness.
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Knights of the Old Republic.
Sins of a Solar Empire.
Gratuitous Space Battles.
Space Pirates and Zombies.
Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast
Star Wars Battlefront
Dead SpaceNote: I feel like you were going with EVE Online, so I decided to list space games that weren’t that. True story.
SO, I ONLY JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS NEW TAY, ISN’T THAT GREAT!?!?!
but anyways, i got the dead space on iOS and it’s really good, and it was only $1, so like get it while you can!
AND THEN, i got dead space 2 off steam because it was on sale
AND THEN, i realised that was a terrible idea, because games like that scare the shit outta me
AND THEN, i realised i should tape myself playing it, for profit
AND THEN, i realised no one would care
true story
OH AND SUPER MONDAY NIGHT COMBAT IS STILL AMAZINGLY FUN
anyway, i’mma bit hyped up at the moment
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AND THEN, I just realised that we started a new page!
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AND THEN, lambomann shot an arrow into my knee, the jerk!
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I have a $10 Ozgameshop voucher for you buddy – email me1!! 😛
THE GREAT GEELONG MEAT
Where, you jerk? At my home in Bell Park, Geelong.
When, kind sir? January 14th, we’ll say 6:30 onwards but w/e
I need more details than that! Then email me. s [ . ] kaylerthomson [ at ] gmail.com
I can provide assistance re transport from Avalon airport and train stations etc, just email me.
Peace out, hombre? Yeah, that’ll do.
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Wasn’t somebody organising a Sydney meat for that date?
Couple of questions f4ction
Do you mean pm for the start time? Geelong is practically the country so not sure if you are on farmer time
Will there be pizza
Will there be return trips to the station or will you be to ‘influenced’ by our presence to be able to drive
Will SPANC be available?
Can we have access to the kitchen to prepare other food if required?
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If someone was organising something on the same date in Sydney it’s the first I’ve heard of it, I hope not /o\
PM for the start time, yes. us farm folk party all day every day but for you non-farming people PM would probably work best
There will be pizza. Tasty pizza. The local pizza place goes crazy with toppings.
I will be able to arrange return trips to the station (depending on time). Trains stop around 1am IIRC and resume at about 6am. There is also a bus stop out the front of my home should there be any unexpected issues
SPANC? If you want me to spank you I’m sure I can be of some assistance once I’ve had a few drinks.
Kitchen area will be available, heck yeah. We just purchased the first microwave in Geelong’s history, so once we get electricity you are free to use it.
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* Excellent *
The same day was in reply to GC, the start of Feb, not your one
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GUEST STARRIN GTHE MOTHER FETHING LOOPS BIATCHES!
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Only $200 return… during one of my work days!
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Fundraiser for Freyr!
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So After 6.5 hours driving overnight I made it back to sydney at 2 am this morning, I am back in the world of working internets! \o/
So what does my body do? WAKE ME UP AT FUCKING 630AM! 🙁
Good morning TAY, hope you all have good days, I’ll be back after my second morning Nap 🙂
If you guys could see me right now there’d be steam coming out of my ears. I am that furious.
Yesterday my husband and I ordered the food for my daughter’s birthday from King of Cakes’ website, to be picked up today. She had requested Danishes for breakfast and we also ordered some proper pretzels for her lunch. Or so we thought.
Despite taking our money and order online, as well as letting us select to pick it up today, when my husband gets there to pick up our order, they’re f**king closed until January 9th!
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What.
That’s goddamn terrible /o\
Time to slam Office of Fair Trading in their face?-
We’ll start with angry emails, and Facebook posts on their page. Our order was for around $50 worth of stuff. I’m just extremely thankful I didn’t order her Cake from there, I’d hate to have had to try and deal with that at the last minute.
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That is very Bad form on their part. I agree with bish, Fair trading is a good option, but it doesnt fix what happens today :(. I’m sure she’ll like whatever you guys do, as it is all about her. I hope she has a good birthday 🙂
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We’re going to Wet N’ Wild later (my personal idea of Hell 😛 ), so that should make it up to her.
No idea how to make it up to my poor husband who got up early to drive out there and pick it up though.And I can’t believe my daughter is now 11! I feel all old and stuff. 😛
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It gets worse, I’m 25 and remember the day mum and dad Brought my Little Brother home, He’s now 14 and about to hit year 9 at school. and he’s almost my height too. its a scary thing :p
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Hopefully he was able to find a bakery or something so it wasn’t a totally wasted trip. But the is certainly a company to cross off the list.
I felt that way when my eldest niece hit high school. I was still living at home and going to high school when I was changing her nappies. And that was just my niece, it must be a much stronger feeling for your daughter.
Has Mr Strange had the pleasure of getting introduced to a boyfriend yet?
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Man that is absolute BS!!!
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That’s bullshit. Time to take this viral.. ocean marketting stylez.
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Really? All this time and still no cake is a lie reference? I’m tearing up I’m so proud.
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The cake was real, it was the danish that was a lie
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Man, you take it to those non-pastry selling people! Ruining an 11 year old’s birthday! They should know better than that!
My wallet is safe from Steam today! Unless someone convinces me that a couple of the indie games that I don’t have are worth getting.
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Today seems like a “meh” day to me. Wallet freedom for a day!
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Binding of Issac for $1.24. No idea what it’s deal is but $1.24.
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Someone will convince you to buy something. TAYbies are good at that. Someone should hire them as a marketing company
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Dear friends,
Recently I have encountered a delicious biscuit snack item labelled “Shapes”. They are delicious. You should get them.
Kind regards,
Bish-
Dammit Bish, you know I can’t resist your siren’s ca… I mean, the call of Shapes
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Binding of Isaac looks like the only worthwhile title today 🙂
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Yeah, already got that one in one of the Indie bundles.
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Did you try throwing it at your monitor?
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Oh Harli
(I am worse. Much worse. My poor monitor)
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Shogun 2 would have been a purchase for me if it was standard price. I already have binding of Isaac so I think my wallet might be safe as well.
Although Xotic looks kinda interesting
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Ridiculous that it’s triple the US price, but for $22.50? I’d still get it… if I didn’t already have it.
I think they’ve streamlined it enough so that it’s still challenging (well, some aspects), but you don’t have to consider all the ten billion things that need to be managed.
Pretty balanced Total War game, for sure. Also probably the most new-player friendly.
That said, it’s not a must buy, especially if you’re indifferent.-
For $20 I would in all likely hood get it but I refuse to buy any game that they do location based prices increases on. They will keep doing it for a s long as people keep paying for it so I refuse to pay for it.
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I thought about getting it but it is also $22 on Ozgameshop and I now have a $10 voucher so…
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So, it seems that the first three days of 2012 are going to be over 30 degrees celsius… yay..:(
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You watch, someone will claim its the start of the end of the world.
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ITS THE START OF THE END OF THE WORLD!!! D: /o\
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Sorry, don’t know what overcame me there…-
I knew it would either be you or Bish
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stupid fething heat…. 🙁
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I swear they plan the heat on when I’m away from work (and the sweet climate control) just to make me SUFFER
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Yay! Summer is finally here!
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*glare*
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Pfft, it’s summer, in Australia: it’s supposed to be hot! And this summer has been pretty lame so far, all cool and wet.
Bring on some proper summer weather I say.-
*glare more*
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Unless you live on the gold coast where the highest for the next week is 26 😛
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It’s summer, summer, gotta get sweaty in summer. Everybody’s looking forward to the winter!
Summer, summer, gotta get sweaty in summer. Everybody’s looking forward to the winter!
Sweating and sweating, yeah! Sweating and sweating, yeah! Stink, stink, stink, stink, looking forward to the winter! -
I thrive in this heat.
I want to break free
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I want to break free
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I WANT TO BREAK FREE FROM YOUR LIES
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You’re so self satisfied, I don’t need you
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i’ve got to break freeeEeEeEe
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God knows, God knows I want to break free
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You guys get me.
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certain parts or the whole thing
BUH-DUM-TISH!
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thank you – thank you
i’ll be here all day
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Us Geelong folk get the news mighty slow, yessir. Still, ’tis a fine a place as any, I tell you what.
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hahaha honestly, i hate the cricket and i don’t watch the news – so i would never have seen this if it wasn’t on the youtube front page
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Hahaha, How did I miss this?
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Segways can most definitely crash. I know from first hand experience on the set of Big Brother. Luckily there were no cameras around. :p
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My favourite bit was when the wicket keeper(?) shat himself lol
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You didn’t see the better one of Ian Healy falling off the Segway while making fun of the camerman?
argh! i’m sitting here playing Orcs must die for 30 min or so before I go to bed, keep glancing at clock to make sure I haven’t stayed up to late
(early?)
80 min later realise my clock has stopped around the 20 min mark. TIme for bed!
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I’m very sleep deprived today – but that’s just how i roll
*puts on pimp shades*-
its funny because i’m actually very sleep deprived today and i’m wearing sunnies to hide the shadows under my eyes ohh yeaahh.
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plus the added benefit of being able to drop awesome CSI style lines
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Well, this is awkward. I’m rather sleep deprived, too 😛
Stayed up waaaaay later than I planned to last night, playing SPAZ. Turns out, it’s pretty good fun, especially for the price.
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it does look pretty rad 🙂
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Single white (fe)male alert
I think I am replicating your life. And on an unrelated note, what are you wearing?
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In my experience there is no such thing as a single white female.
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They do tend to roam around in packs.
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IT’S JUMP AROUND FRIDAY!
So if any of you guys didn’t know, Rammstein have a kind of newish song called Mein Land which is on their new “Best Of” album which has just been released.
Not only is the song typical Rammstein catchy, but the clip is just balls-out-hilarity.
Stick around Till* the end for some quick shots of bewbs!
<3 Rammstein 4 eva
*Pun intended
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I did not expect that, it looked like a beach boys film clip. I liked it very nice!
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it is pretty bloody brilliant if you ask me.
watching the behind the scenes clip is an absolute blast and really interesting 🙂
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So does listening to savage garden by accident punishable by death. Because if it is i would have been killed 3 times this morning. Stupid music alphabetical by artist. The worse part they are catchy so i kept listening 😛
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depends on which songs…
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Remember when Savage Garden was a thing? Oh, the 90s
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They were on the radio ALL THE GORRAM TIME.
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Remember when Silverchair wrote awesome rock music? And the lead singer wasn’t a COMPLETE AND UTTER TOOL? Oh, the 90’s.
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I have no idea why they mellowed out so much. Stupid commercial success it changes people grr
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Because tool head decided he was an artist, success got to his head and he wanted to create “art not music”
UTTER TOOL
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He also stopped being a pain-addled, arthritic anorexic . Bastard decided to be happy with his life and it’s hard to do good grunge music when you’re happy.
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Yea, whatever happened to that guy? He turned from this cross between Kurt Cobain and a heavy drug user into some weird splice of every manufactured music genre cliche ever.
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Dissociatives happened to him
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Seriously – i mean WTF is this?!!?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdClRtBThgs&feature=relatedThis is when i REALLY started to loathe him
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AND
he had this whole phase of wearing sunglasses with only one lens!!
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSKgY4qs8vDop1jLqxDey72ZFEeW11K364y7UUafY1HHmR7H7HlSMSYKf_DvwYOU’RE NOT COOL!
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That might’ve been the drugs, though. The same drugs you loved them for in the ’90s. 😉
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Natalie Imbruglia happened to him.
don’t get me started on HER
lol
You could say he did become a Freak Tomorrow?
Why do you think Savage Garden are/were terrible?
Darren Hayes has a preeeeeeeeetty good voice. Plus that other guy does good stuff too.
I respect your opinion, but I don’t actually. I am just saying it to be polite.
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sorry – their only good song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqGnsP4wOf0… ok moon and back was pretty good too
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OH!
And break me shake me
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Because Darren hayes has the most annoying voice ever. It is like he is breathing on every word of his lyrics.
Man… Rammstein’s Richards Kruspe speaks better english than half the Australian’s i know!
Stacraft 2: Wings of Liberty
$38 today only!
http://www.game.com.au/starcraft-2-wings-of-liberty/pc-games/STARCRAFT2
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HEY TRJN
Buy me Starcraft 2?-
HEY BISH
Buy yourself SC2.Look, it costs very little.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMsgJFEWsGA&feature=g-logo&context=G2966c72FOAAAAAAAFAA
bahahahahahahahaha!
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Some people have too much self-esteem for their own good.
I AM THE LIZARD QUEEN!!!
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You are one bored child.
*falls back asleep*
MAN i hate this 4 for $5 crap, I only want to buy one, damn you supermarkets for adopting the crappiest specials method.
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Shapes, 3 for $5, Roadies 2 for $6.
Just saying.-
You also fail to advertise that a big tube of pringles were 2.50.
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Remember when Shapes were 10 for $10? I bought so many boxes.
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i’m baaaaaack, and with a box of pizza shapes!
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haha i saw that this morning!
It actually made me NOT buy a chocolate because i was annoyed at their stupid idea of a special!-
it’s just ludicrous! fight the institution!
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THEY CAN STICK THEIR CHOLATE RIGHT UP THEIR… UM.. INVENTROY
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I get it! INVENTROY!
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ahhhhhrggggurgle don’t get me started
They do it with bread, BREAD!!!! No I am not going to eat 3 loaves of bread in a week before it goes mouldy. I’ll be lucky to eat a full one. Why on earth would I want 3 loaves at the same time.
Apparrently there was a large increase in the average amount of food discarded per household when they introduced those “savings”
*Citation needed but too lazy to look*-
That’s why I only go for the long life products with those offers.
Who can say no to a giant pile of Mint Slices?
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At it’s peak my collection of tim tams house 10 packets.
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My god… i would give anything to go to one of their shows… so amazing..
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Best part: Somoen threw their hat and it landed in Oli’s boat
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Bill Bailey has ruined Rammstein for me. All I hear now when they play a song:
Just watched the pilot of New Girl. Really like Zooey Deschanel and her character, but that’s really the only redeeming thing about the show. The male characters are all a bunch of d-bag tools. Do guys really act like that? If so I want no part in this human race thing.
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Isn’t it just Zooey Deschanel being Zooey Deschanel like every single god damned thing she does?
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Which normally totally works. Not here, though. 😉
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UFC 141 this weekend, I might order it if I get the chance.
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Scratch that, too expensive.
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I wanted to order it but I have no internet and no Foxtel 🙁
Sports bar it is!
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Why is it not even 11 yet? Why is today going so slow?
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Cant be bothered waking up.
It has just dawned on my that tomorrow is New Years Eve and I have no plans. Perhaps I shall be a hermit and play SWTOR. Who needs friends when you have lightsabers?
I can’t remove RACE 07 Demo from my Steam Installed games library.
I don’t know why this is happening.
So I bought Oblivion and Morrowind in the steam sale.
And here is my question:
Where do I get all the mods that make the games look awsm?
I know there was a big collection a while back for Morrowing, and then it got taken down.
I’m sure SOMEONE here can help me.
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http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/fw4a4/morrowind_mods/
There’s links and stuff in there.
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Are these like indie games or something?
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I’m fairly sure they were from one of those 48hr Game Jam contests.
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Certainly buggy enough.
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I use the nexus sites for Oblivion. Found some brilliant stuff in there! Here’s some pictures of my character:
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I’ve used Nexus for Dragon Age stuff in the past. Will keep that in mind.
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NO Doc keeping it mind isn’t good enough. you need to GET STUFF!!! like the “sexy fem bodies” mod. That’s game-fixing stuff.
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– Trade coal and a coupon over Steam just for the Christmas trading achievement, get rewarded with coal and the exact same coupon
– Complete the Left 4 Dead 2 Christmas achievement, get rewarded with a copy of Left 4 Dead 2
God dammit Steam, I don’t even.
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Get some sticks and you’ll have torches!! yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
did i help?
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Ah, the days where your first day was a rush to get coal, back when charcoal didn’t exist.
You kids have it easy, you know?
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The only thing that I got out of the steam dohickeythingamajig is a copy of Frozen Synapse. Which I bought a day before I got given it.
Should probably try to earn a few of the things, but I’m pretty happy with the state of my Steam library and don’t feel like needlessly expanding it. I’m most definitely in the minority of Steam users.
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*flicks hair back*
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Well, it’s not so much I’m doing it for a chance to win, I’m just doing it because it’s there.
I’m not going out of my way to buy and download games for the achievements, I’m just seeing if any of the games I already have have something to do. And it’s a bit of an excuse to go revisit them.Also, relevant?:
http://i.imgur.com/MGI5H.jpg
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That reminds me, I still have to do the trading achievement. And Left 4Dead is downloading as we speak. I think Freyr’s problem is contagious
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I need to do that trading thing too. Care to friend me and do said trading?
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Invite sent
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Because Steam figures the only thing better than L4D2 is MOAR L4D2!
Out of interest, who here is currently at work?
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me 🙁
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me 🙁
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Me 🙁
*looks around at empty office*
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that’s the worst part – i’m here on my lonesome too!
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What are you talking about, that’s the BEST part!
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hahaha but not when you know they’re out enjoying the day and you’re stuck at work building a catalogue for a new brand that looks great but doesn’t supply shirts in your size!!!
This is going to be the second brand we carry that doesn’t do Smalls!!! 🙁
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That’s mean. My boss leaves in 1 hr and I still tying up loose ends in the office. Grahhhhhhhh
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Maybe if you throw your wallet at the screen *snigger*
We can totally make a new meme out of this.
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Yeah but it would stop being funny as soon as someone puts and arrow in your arrow so you can nyan while you trolololol
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I don’t want to live on this planet anymore…
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nyan nyan nyan nyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan
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I am not alone!
Those guys.
Not me.
I go back to work on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that day seems to be approaching rather soon.
Me! Wish I wasn’t.
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You’re a Locksmith, that has to be a cool job right?!
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I just got a mental image of a giant key being made in a forge…
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It will be the one key to rule them all
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Hahaha, that’s more a blacksmith I thought. Well in WoW they make keys, Rogues are the lock pickers \o/
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I will be tonight
Alas tis true, i have joined the hordes who slave in summer heat
Woe is me
NOT ME
WINNER
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/stares at you
ANOTHER indie developer has jumped on board for the give away next week!
ZOMG THIS IS AWESOME!
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oh and it’s a BIG one too 😛
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in before “that’s what she said”
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That’s what HE FLAMBOYANTLY SAID!
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Thanks for pointing out on the previous page that the Eldar Scrolls games are on special!
I’ve been needing to pick up the Morrowing GOTY edition for a while since i lost the bloodmoon disc for the one i have at home. lol
Now just to convince Bee that obtaining it is a matter of life and death!!!
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Fake your own death, that should prove your point \o/?
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But it’s not part of the daily deals.
First rule of Steam sales:
Don’t buy anything unless they are part of the daily deals. Only on the last day can you buy everything else.-
Oh yeahh.. everything goes on sale on the last day, doesn’t it?
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Well, it’s not that EVERYTHING goes super cheap, but if it goes onto the daily sales you can save yourself like…$5!
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The other day I bought SPAZ for $5.
Then yesterday or the day before it was $2.50.I could have saved $2.50 and bought some Shapes instead /o\
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My point exactly! I do hope they do that 10 boxes of Shapes for $10 again soon. That was amazing.
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NO Cakesmith, it should be $1 each. Do not endorse these deals. They are phoney.
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They are $1 each. You just have to buy 10 of them to get the discounted rate…
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you tricksed me!
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Plus somebody is likely to have a bethseda voucher that you can use on the 2nd to save yourself even more
So I was talking to my (generally non-gamer, though she does play adventure games periodically) sister and she suddenly busts out an arrow in the knee joke.
Consequently, I think that this meme has gone too far and it’s time for it to die. You could say it was funny once (but then it took an arrow in the knee).
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No, it was never funny. Ever. Even before if took a bloody arrow to the knee. It’s going to take my foot to its face soon.
Note to self: Spinning on my chair after eating lunch is not a good idea
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Sounds fun 😛
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You spend too much time on youtube Loops
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There’s no such thing as too much time on youtube:
Lol’d at this one in related vids.
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As someone who works with copier toners daily, that was a tiny amount of toner compared to what I’ve spilt on me. Still, funny though haha.
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You’re right, it’s not a good idea. It’s a brilliant idea.
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Well said old bean
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didn’t u know Cakesmith? You need to spin to win.
New Zealand holiday all booked and paid for.
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Where you off too?
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Hobbiton?
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Now that would be rad!
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Queenstown for a week in June. First holiday for two years.
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Sounds nice \o/ enjoy!
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God damn it Steam make Driver: San Francisco go on sale for heaps cheap right now >=[
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Picked it up for $25 during the pre-christmas sale. Still yet to install. Looks cool though!
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It does! Sadly the cracked copy I have does not work 🙁
My mate said he’d buy it for me for Christmas when it got heaps cheap so I am being impatient LOL.
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@F4ction, Re: Meat.
Good news! As far as I can tell there are no appropriate flights available, so you may be spared my presence this time round.
Unless I road trip, which could be interesting.
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@f4ction re: MEAT
Rare or well done?-
Medium rare, thanks.
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>=I that wasn’t one of the choices!
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I feel sooooo tired and bored!!!
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Same here!
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HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSHA VOOOOOOOOSHA
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Just remember: don’t stop, and never give up. Be sure to hold your head high until you reach the top. If it ever feels like it gets too much, just bring it all back to you.
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and after many, many years of this, I have just realised that it grammatically does not make ANY SENSE
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HEY CHULOOPA
I’ve changed my hair again.
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So no more DBZ jokes?
Dang.
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dw Bunny. I’ll keep the pic there just so you can continued to make them.
KAME HAME HAAA!
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You really should have gelled it up into some ridiculous Saiyan like fashion before you undid the yellowness.
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now I truly regret not thinking of this idea. wry. WRY
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Yeah i did that the other night, it was getting a bit wild down th… oh wait i see what you mean!
What color is it now?!
PLEASE tell me it’s something CARAZY!?
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it’s a very CARAAAZY ash BROWN!!
I know. I like to take rides on the wild side.
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that actually sounds rather nice. lol
Oh well, maybe hot pink another time!
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funny, I’ve actually done hot pink before! it was fun.
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I had a friend dye her hair really pink once. Apparently she got a heap of complaints from customers about it at her work. People are jerks.
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what? I don’t see how. what.
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Like I said. People are jerks. She was gutted by it too.
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:O
hawt.
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I shall pass the message on for you.
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Oh god, I’ve resorted to reddit to keep myself from dying from boredom.
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facestalk!
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I do that often. Now I can’t remember what I did before Reddit.
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Are you implying that we are boring?
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…maybe….but mostly work. 2hrs until the weekend! *continues spinning on chair*
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Why do we even have US articles on this site?
Isn’t that what the flag in the top right is for?
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Any particular one caught your ire?
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Just this one:
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/12/a-year-in-nsfw/
Honestly, if bashcraft and co could stop producing crap like this, I’d be happier.
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WHY IS EVERYONE GETTING PRIZES FROM STEAM?!
ALL I GET IS COAL!
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At least you didn’t get coal this time 😀
Sorry to swear… but
FUCKIN’ COWBELL BITCHES!!!
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Cowbell? I’ve got to say, I was disappointed it wasn’t Don’t Fear the Reaper…
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As was I.
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well excuuuuse meeee!
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Thanks to you Loops, I now have Christopher Walken puns going through my head. Cowbell > Don’t Fear the Reaper > Christopher Walken. Best. Train of thought. Ever.
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Walken on sunshine, baby
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Amazing – i concede defeat
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Yawn.
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Well I never!
*storms off in a huff and swirl of skirts*
Hi everyone. I just got back from a week away, so will not be reading TAY pages prior to this one. Hope everyone had a great Christmas though.
I’ve spent a week away from Demon’s Souls and am looking forward to getting back into it. I’m a short skip and jump away from the 4-1 boss.
I’ve got soul but I’m not a soldier
I’ve got soul but I’m not a soldier
I’ve got soul but I’m not a soldier
I’ve got soul but I’m not a soldier
I’ve got soul but I’m not a soldier
I’ve got soul but I’m not a soldierrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
You know, Soul Arrow helped me out
Yeah yeah
You know, Soul Arrow helped me out
Yeah yeah
But then it put me on the back foot
With melee
You know, Soul Arrow helped me out
Yeah yeah
Er… I’m not even drunk. I have no excuse
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I got ham but I’m not a hamster
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love that song
where’s Rocketman when ya need him!
TAY, I AM CALLING UPON YOUR WISDOM…. OR LACK THEREOFF…
one of my christmas presents from the missus is building a new gaming rig (yaaay), i pretty much know what i want to put in there, but i am debating about which mobo to put in it, any ideas? i’ve had good experience with the ASUS range of mobo’s, but what is the good flash stuff of today?
aside from that, i got everything sorted, i am refining the list and then will probably post it here to receive the TAY-minds criticism to become awesome
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PIXEL!!!
I HAVE A $10 GIFT VOUCHER FOR YOU!
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I would recommend stuff from Gigabyte/Intel.
I’m currently running the x58A-UD3R and loving it.
generally just make sure it’s compatible with ALL your stuff including the gfx card, RAM, CPU etc.
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yeah that was the general ideas, it’s as usual just a fight between price, functionality (RAM DIMMS, SATA Connections, USB 3.0 etcetcetc) and overall quality, i’ve had some no-name brands crap out on me after a few weeks use, so i want the good stuff this time…
i’ll have a look into your suggestion though, looks good so far
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I’ve gone off Asus recently. Gigabyte seems to be where it’s at now. I assume an 1155 socket?
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=138_711_1183&products_id=17549 BAM!-
hi Alex
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Creepy…
…HI HARLI!!!!
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you know about cakes AND Computers? THAT IS AWESOME…
marry me?
seriously though, that does look quite good, i heard rumours that ASUS was in the way down in quality so i’m glad i went here first-
If I were building a gaming computer today to future proof myself:
Intel i7 2600 – $315
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Motherboard – $175
8GB Kingston HyperX RAM – $59
Gigabyte Radeon HD 6970 2GB – $379Hard drives, screens, cases etc are all personal preference. But there’s some guidelines. A machine with those specs should last you a minimum of 2yrs.
Things to be careful of:
Power supply – Top end graphics cards are power hungry. If you go into a 2GB card like the one I listed you’re going to want a 750w+ PSU
Hard drives – Floods in Thailand have skyrocketed the prices of HDD. If you already have some, I’d use them for the time being. Prices are expected to be back to normal around March. Upgrade then.
Screens – You can pick up a decent 24″ Full HD monitor these days for around $200. BenQ and Samsung have some good ones. Even Dells budget screens are good.
Case – Make sure it’s a full size case. Once again, the GPU is a big one and needs a full size unit to house it. Also, consider ventilation. Those cards can run mighty hot.-
i was actually looking at the i7 2700k but other then that, that’s pretty much the specs i’m aiming for 😛
main thing as i stated below i am worried about is cooling, i’ve had bad airflow in my previous case which caused the temperature to skyrocket in summer times, i want to try and minimize that without it sounding like a Super Hornet taking off… i just don’t know if the standard heatsink for the i7 is enough
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I still use the stock heatsink on my CPU. I find that my graphics card sounds like it’s going to take off the most. I am in Victoria though and using the Antec P193 case which has more fans than Nickelback (see what I did there?). If you’re in the north you might want to consider an aftermarket heatsink. I’m out of the loop a little with them, but Thermaltake and Antec always seemed to be the go.
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I’ve got the i7-2600k at the moment, using the stock fan. I don’t overclock (…yet), but even under load the highest i’ve managed to push it is around 50-55 degrees, and, seeing that this was playing a Witcher 2 maxed out at 1900×1280, and that the processor is certified to 100 degrees, the stock fan seems to be doing fine.
If you do decide on an aftermarket cooler, the two most popular right now are:
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo+ – Like $40?
ThermalRight Hr-02 – Like $60-$70, it’s really for serious overclocking.
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You just pretty much described my PC, except I went a little more expensive with the MoBo (GO USB3!), and Sapphire GPU instead of Gigabyte.
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I find Gigabyte to be the best bang for buck.
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Just bring up the prices and get the most expensive one. That’s how you game on the PC right?
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Not really. I’d go as far to say it’s never been cheaper to PC game than it is right now. For $500 you could probably build a machine that would comfortably run any game out right now.
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$500? no way. not from scratch.
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my budget is currently sitting at $1500 so should be sweet
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If you’re planning to just get the parts and put it all together yourself, $1500 will get you a beast of a machine. Just remember to incorperate and OS into that as well. An OEM version can set you back $200. Unless you know where to go…looking at you MSY
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You probably could. It wouldn’t be able to run it maxed out. But an i3 CPU, entry level MOBO, 512MB GPU. Hard drives and screens are going to cause the biggest issue.
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Assuming, since you’re on the internet, that you have actually owned a computer at some point, and therefore own peripherals like a monitor, mouse, keyboard. It might be a little over $500 now with HDD prices being out of whack, but it honestly wouldn’t take too much over $500.
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Unfortunately, never an easy question to answer, as your motherboard will depend on mainly your processor, and also sometimes your graphics card. Since you say it’s a new gaming rig, i’m going to assume an Intel i5/i7 processor, so you’re looking for an 1155 pin motherboard. There’s a few chipsets that you can use for Sandy Bridge processors like that, the main ones are the P67, H67, and Z68. There’s mostly small differences between them, but basically i would suggest p67 if you’re not running an SSD and you’re on a budget, but if you are using an SSD, Z68 is going to be your best bet. As far as brands go, ASUS, AsRock, and Gigabyte are the ones that come most highly recommended.
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Thanks Kapitan… or do i call you el? i’ll go with el…
yeah i’m thinking the i7 2700K, there’s not that big a difference in price to the 2600k and it looks pretty schmick…
i’m tossing up about SSD, if i am to get one, it’ll be purely to run the OS of, so a 64GB one should do just fine… i think i might with Cakesmith’s advise and go the Gigabyte Z68X, seems to tick all the boxes…one question though, i am worried about cooling the i7, should i get a proper heatsink? or will the standard one do that the processor comes with do?
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The real difference between i5 and i7 is a process called hyper-threading, which allows the cores to split to artificially create more cores in the processor, IE it can handle 8 tasks instead of the usual 4. At any rate, no games have the ability to (efficiently) use hyper-threading, so you’ll see effectively 0 difference between using an i7 processor and an i5 in terms of gaming. If you’re using this for engineering simulations, or video encoding, THEN i7 is the way to go, but otherwise you’re using an unnecessary extra $150.
There is no better bang-for-buck improvement for a computer right now than an SSD. It’s incredible the difference in speed it will make. One guy played Skyrim for 32 hours before he learned how to run, because the tip that tells you how to run only appears on the loading screen, and running it off the SSD made the loading screens less than 2 seconds long, so he never saw that tip. With my SSD, I have steam on it, and use a software tool called Steam Mover that lets me switch games between my SSD and large storage drives. The difference between games running on the SSD and the HDD is unbelievable. I’ve eliminated loading screens from my games.
As for cooling, Sandy Bridge is rated very highly. To put it most simplistically, if you’re overclocking, grab an aftermarket heatsink, if you’re not overclocking, the stock fan will be fine.
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hey, does someone want a pointless TF2 item to trade with me?
i just realised i still haven’t got the trading achievment, and i’m one coal away from getting a prize
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I found the easiest way to do it is just to trade one coal for one coal
It’s Lordi Time MO FO’S!
How did the L4D2 play date go the other night? Will there be a repeat.
Just wondering if I should get it while it is cheap today
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Best time to return to TAY for the day! Peer pressure time! \o/
YES.YES YOU SHOULD.
Seriously, though, there will be much more of that happening. The holidays got in the way of getting more organised, so it’ll be happening regularly after they’re over (if I get my way :P).
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Sometimes, I forget there are other articles on Kotaku besides TAY.
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Why is this a reply? It shouldn’t be a reply…damned reply button. Don’t sneak up on me like that!
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Newton’s 3rd Law of TAY. For every reply wanted that doesn’t work, there must be one that works when it is not wanted
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It went really well! We could have another one tonight if peeps wanted for the achievement shit in L4D2!
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I’m up for that. You’ll have to be patient with me though since I’ve never played it before. Sorry to whoever’s team I end up on. I get home from work about 10:30, so I’ll be on a bit after that if you’re all still going
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That’s alright. I played for the first time in almost a year the other week.
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I would be down for that. I’ll probably be on SWTOR so throw me a message on Steam.
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Can do \o/
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Damn and I was going to bring my portable into work today as well
Oh well I’ll see if I can get it with my crappy internet speed sometime tonight
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13 GB o.0
Oh well, I’ll be ready by tomorrow night instead
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The server at work is getting louder. I’m contemplating ignoring it for the next 52mins and dealing with it on Tuesday, or doing something about it now…decisions…
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Simple. Is it going to explode between now and Tuesday? Nope? It’s definitely Tuesday’s problem, then.
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Future Cakesmith is an awesome problem solving machine who can achieve anything. The question is does present Cakesmith want to get stuck with a problem on Friday afternoon that could take hours to fix?
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In all my IT wisdom I fixed it. Seeing as I’m the only one here, I took my own advice and turned it off and on again. Much better.
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Watching the IT Crowd paid off, I take it?
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Got my red P plates today, celebrated by buying Uncharted 3 after very little deliberation. Also got an M83 album because I remember people talking about them on TAY a few weeks ago and I enjoyed what I listened to. Also also got the Pokemon Chronicles DVD set, because it was on sale and I remember some of those episodes being extremely good.
Well I hope everyone else is having as enjoyable a day as I am!
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I am still at work, so no.
BUT HOORAY! for red P plates (although, in Vic they are the worst. I’m going to assume you’re not from Vic). I stopped following Pokemon after the Johto storyline. I have them all at home though. I’ll watch them one day*. I hear Uncharted 3 is good. I shall play it myself after I replay through the first and second games which I picked up yesterday for a total price of $30. And when Uncharted 3 drops to a good price.
*Will never watch them
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The Pokemon Chronicles episodes are great, they don’t follow Ash but rather some side characters and some new ones entirely. So its a welcome break from the normal repetitive structure.
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Wait for it….wait for it….
HOME TIME! BOOM!
Ok guys i’m getting ready to push off from work.
Have a killer weekend and a very happy new year, guys and girls
also @Cakesmith
DAMN PINK HAIR GIRL IS STUNNING! lol
People can be such douche bags….
So I just went down to mail SSFIV to “Freeze” Theodore Logan, and found out that today is an Australia Post holiday. What the hell?? They decided en masse that a 3 day working week was too long?
I mean, they probably had a horribly busy time and all working up to Christmas, and it’s not like I can judge given that I have two weeks off, but still – I wanted to post a parcel and I have no other way to do so till Tuesday! Jerks!
Oh, by the way Freeze, you’re not going to be getting your game till late next week.
PS: I still have Xbox 360 copies of Street Fighter IV and De Blob 2 to give away… you know you want them!
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Yeah, that Australia Post thing is rather annoying. I rarely have a reason to go there and the one day that I do, because of a parcel pickup thingy in my name being delivered to my parents’ place, they’re closed.
Such an injustice.
Now I’m going to have to deal with the masses of people that will amass tomorrow morning to find out what this package is.
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All good man. All things considered it would be a dick move of epic proportions for me to complain.
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I’ll definately take Street Fighter IV, if you don’t mind too terribly.
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Don’t know your handle rockabuddy, but who ever let that get in the way of good will?
Drop me an email at batguy.kotaku at gmail with your details and it’s yours!
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Oh, also, are we ever going to get a result on the Call of Duty prize?
Dunno if Bish is on (he’s usually lurking) but thank you for gifting my L4D2. Now I can play with you guys next time! =D
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I was gonna do that if I got a spare L4D2 lol.
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That’s okay. It’s hard to know what you’re going to get, aside from coal that is.
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Yeah coal or a really bad game like Basketball Manager 2010!
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I haven’t received a game yet u_u
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Aww D: keep trying!
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LATE MERRY CHRISTMAS
Except this time without the food poisoning!
Although, if you wanted to recreate Christmas events, I have this smoked salmon in the fridge from, well, I don’t know how old it is. At least a week. I had some today. It… wasn’t obviously off, but it may have well been.
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I didn’t get food poisoning from the Christmas dinner (although I could have from uncooked vegetables), I got it on Boxing Day.
Still thank you =D I wasn’t expecting anything and I’m sorry I have nothing to give back =(
Also fish is dangerous when it’s off D= Egg and fish kills people.-
Haha, s’cool, tis the season and all that! Or was, whatever.
Point is a gift is a gift and there should be no expectations to have to return the favour or anything.
Play the game and enjoy!Weird story! The other day I was going to gift you and Notoriousaur Alice: Madness Returns (you guys had it on your wishlist) because I really do like that game and think maybe more people should give it a whirl, but didn’t have the immediate funds to pay for it, so then I didn’t buy it for either of you and then I felt guilty. Yeah, guilty that I didn’t gift two people that I know from the internet a game. Crazy!
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I’ve spent $15 dollars on the Steam Sale and gotten 4 games. Today I bought a hat for $20…
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Speaking of hats, a quick discussion me and my friend had about the TF2 economy and how Gabe Newell is the best person in the world:
Him: people love paying money for not real things /o\
its crazy
Me: the hat economy is thriving man
oh man thats what they should do
put valve in charge of america’s reserve bank/treasury
no more debt and they will have like 50 billion dollars surplus
Him: and everyone will be well hatted
Me: skin cancer rate plummets
Him: gaben is pretty much a cure-all
Me: maybe not for obesity, but he seems content with being a larger man
he can help with self esteem issues
Him: maybe he cures other people’s obesity by eating all the food
he is truely selflessThought I’d share.
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Gabe Newell for president, now that’s a cause I could get behind! 😀
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Seconded.
Gaben for Prez!
Give me a G, Give me a A, Give me a B, Give me a E, Give me a N!
What’s that spell? GABEN!
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On the other hand, there is the whole issue of Steam mainly giving out coupons for games of lesser quality in this holiday thingy…
Though I’d still vote for him instead of the opposition, Bobby Kotick.
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Apparently i’ll be playing L4D2 vs tonight with Friends around 8, there’s only 4 of us so anyone wanna jump in with us?
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Will you guys be trying to get the achievement?
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Yep! If you see me start L4D2 on steam hit me up for an invite 🙂
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Went to the supermarket. Bought Shapes. Damn you TAY!
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You misspelt thank you TAY!
I fixeded it!
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Welcome to the League of Extraordinary Helping \o/ Gentlemen!
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Now I want shapes and we don’t have any. I also want pringles but we don’t have any of those either.
I’ll have to settle for Toblerone and sherbet then.-
Thinking back over things, I think I may have only ever had shapes once in my life, when I was 6 or 7…
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Cheese is the flavour that can please almost anyone. But a lot of the other flavours are awesome like Barbecue, Chicken crimpy and pizza.
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….cheese? ಠ_ಠ
Pizza or BBQ Shapes are the only Shapes that exist. Just like there are only 3 Indiana Jones movies.
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No no. There was that fourth movie with Seedy LaBeef and the aliens and Russians. Remember?
Remember?
REMEMBER IT!?!?! -
I meant that cheese is the flavour you would normally give to people who’ve never had them before, or barbecue.
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Oh nah, it’s not because I don’t like shapes, it’s because I have a health nut for a mother 😛
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FEAR NOT, FRIEND!
Next Meat you go to, I will harass someone to bring boxes and boxes of Shapes (assuming it is in Brisbane and I am not there to do it myself).
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I like the sound of that!
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Anyone remember the Texan BBQ ones? They were almost as baus as the salt n vinegar. Ahhhh memories. Only the boring flavours now.
Boring flavours?
Pizza and BBQ are the classics, man! Don’t you go dissing them!
Actually, ever since Strange mentioned that Texan BBQ smells like armpits I’ve totally been put off by them and haven’t touched a box since.
I reckon Nacho Cheese can take its rightful place alongside Pizza and BBQ as the all important 3rd pillar
I was totally going to mention about them Texas BBQ Shapes being Armpit-Stinking Shapes but you did it for me. 😀
Chicken crimpy shapes ftw 😀
This. And Nacho Cheese, and Cheese & Bacon
Tbh ALL shapes are win, I want shapes now!
Except savoury, as far as I’m concerned, savoury shapes can all burn. And cheddar’s get boring when it’s all mum buys because it’s the oy one dad likes. But it’s ok, I keep my own stash
Freyr! I won’t be able to play sanctum tonight and help get that cheevo /o\ Sorry about that.
Hey does anyone here own Chickens? I’m looking after my neighbours chickens and it’s going to be 38 degrees on Monday. I know my neighbour told me that they wont drink water when it gets above a certain temperature but I don’t know what to do about it
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You seem to have missed the word “neighbours” there. I’m being paid to look after them, the last thing I want is for them to die.
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I feel like the inappropriate answer is to have BBQ chicken to show them who’s boss and how to keep them in line.
I actually have no feasible/logical solution to your problem.
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Too slow notty! ^^^ 😛
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http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-hydrate-chickens-with-plenty-of-drinking-wa.html
This should be of some use
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Thanks! This has helped a lot. I’ll just put out extra water and make sure it’s in the shade. =D
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Only just realised L4D 1 and 2 are on sale.
Does any PC player NOT have it these days?
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Well, yes, I suppose that is the only appropriate thing to say/type.
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It’s okay Lambomann007, I didn’t have them either until this week. Thanks to Bish for getting me L4D2! My friend also gave me L4D and in return I’d buy it for him when it’s on special.
Also, L4D2 only took 2 hours to download. I was expecting about 6 hours.
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lambomann007 is a really long name to type. So that’s why everyone just calls me
crazylambo.
Also, I envy you people with your wired broadband. 😛-
Actually it’s wireless. ^^;; Except for my pc, but I found that the there is not much difference (maybe a minute or two) between the wifi and the wired.
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I think Lambo meant he’s on that 3G wireless interbutts, which is terribad for datas! That right crazy? I mean lambo.
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Ah I see. I had 3g reliant internet once. It was expensive, crap and 3 were a terrible company
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I think most 3G is pretty crappy imo.
My friend is on Telstra Next G which is an amazing network and it’s shit house because of the modems they supply x.x makes no sense?!
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Yeah, I’m on 3g broadband. It’s not too bad, but it does occasionally slow down, and the usage limit is only small (I’ve got two 10gb plans).
And Scree, I don’t think anyone here minds if you use abbreviated names without their permission. I mean, I do it and I haven’t been yelled at. Yet. 😛
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Also for some reason the bundle pack (both for $7.50) isn’t available in our region.
I assume it’s because our L4D2 is a bit different/has a different game ID so it doesn’t ‘register’ in the bundle special, but that just seems like a lazy oversight.
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Still don’t see why Valve can’t do up a pack for us..
YES, I do not have the most glorious zombie slaughtering game that is L4D2, nos has it though, but I am poor… owait I’m not, but I have to get my Mum to pay for it *super sadface*
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If I hadn’t already gifted someone L4D goty edition I would get you L4D2. It’s 75% off so nag your mother =D
*Checks cart to ensure sale went through*
Yeah, who doesn’t have them
I don’t. D:
I only bought 2 the other day, and I’ve never had 1
Well, I’m hitting TF2, if anyone wants to join.
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Don’t hit the poor little TF2, he’s a good kid.
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To violence against video games, Australia says NO.
Seriously, we don’t have an R18+ rating.
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Hey everyone running the censored to hell version of L4D2 if you want uber awesomee gruesome version i’ll try & get the little program my mates use to uncensor theirs that lets them play with the regular folk who bought overseas copies.
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I know I am! My Argentinean friend was going to gift me l4d2 so i got the uncensored version but I don’t need it now!
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I think it’s late & my brain is turning off, but you own the uncensored version you are saying, Scree? lol.
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Virus do you know if that stops people playing with each other?
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Nope this one allows you to play with everyone which is the beauty of it!
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I’m super-close to pre-ordering Final Fantasy XIII-2 from Game. I’m going to get some much-needed sleep and think about it some more in the morning.
Originally I was planning on getting it from Ozgameshop but I’m pretty sure they’re not giving the Omega DLC as a pre-order bonus.
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Don’t think I could ever play another Final Fantasy again. XII almost made me give up there and then, then along comes XIII to push me over the edge. Which is a shame as it was my favourite franchise up until that point.
Happy New Years eve….eve! 🙂
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Almost bro! Almost!
So does anyone have any new years resolutions? Mine, get a god damn job & buy a new pc & get my license!
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Get a job, get my licence, and get my tower working as it should.
And write more.
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Did anyone who is a Van Halen fan see the new this week? Van Halen have a new song AND video debuting on Jan 10th, like 11 days away AND will be announcing a new tour AND album very shortly. OMG!
I think 2012 is the year for live music for me. Big Day Out, Soundwave, Black Sabbath, Van Halen (I hope) AND Judas Priest on their farewell tour (I hope)
Stupid TF2 and no-one playing it on PS3…
Stupid 10gb download…
Stupid lack of internet speed …
*grumbles unintelligibly*
Hey guys, long time Kotaku lurker here (been checking the site multiple times a day since early 2009!) and a very seldom poster (past comments were under a different name). So first off I just want to say it’s great to see how much the Kotaku community has grown and how tight everyone is and it sorta makes me regret not ever joining the community or discussions :P. Every now and then I’ll feel like I need to comment only to delete it before posting.
So anyways… I hate to be a begger but does anyone have a spare UK Club Nintendo code that they could please give to me? UK Club Nintendo are offering Kid Icarus 3D NES update for the 3DS for free but only if you register 2 certain 3DS titles from now until the 31st of January (http://microsite.nintendo-europe.com/games_registration_reward/index.php)
The eligible titles (all UK 3DS games) are:
Resident Evil: Revelations
Mario Kart 7
Super Pokemon Rumble
Super Mario 3D Land
Tetris
StarFox 64 3D
Resident Evil: Mercenaries
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
Dead or Alive: Dimensions
Steel Diver
Nintendogs + Cats
Pilotwings Resort
Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition
I’ve already registered my UK copy of Super Mario 3D Land and was planning to register my copy of Mario Kart 7. However, it’s been nearly a month since it shipped from TheHut and I still haven’t received it. They just issued a refund so it’s most likely lost in the mail :(. Because of this I won’t be able to register any other eligible titles (there’s no other games I want from the list).
I’d really appreciate it if someone gave me an extra code for any of those games that they have lying around (except for Mario 3D since I’ve already registered mine) it’s likely you have some lying around from imported UK games. I’m also willing to do a swap/trade for another UK Club Nintendo code (although not for an eligible title) if that’s what you prefer. I’ll drop my email later if anyones interested
Thanks in advance! 😀
PS. How do I get a picture next to my name?
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To get a picture next to your name, you need a gravatar.
Just go here and follow the instructions:
https://en.gravatar.com/site/signup/🙂
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Aww my username was taken 😛
I generally just stick with default avatars anyway 🙂
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I did import Ocarina of Time from the UK and received a code that was useless here. So I think I may have thrown it out 🙁
I’ll double check and post back here later today, but I don’t think I’m going to find it.
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Thankyou!
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Yeah, no luck. Sorry. Good luck finding those last couple of codes though!
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I may have sourced one for you though! Keep an eye out for your name in TAY and you may yet get what you’re after…
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Thanks for looking!
“Keep an eye out for your name in TAY and you may yet get what you’re after…”
What do you mean by this? 😛 Sorry but I’m new to TAY and I think I might’ve posted once or twice in the past but that was wayyy back when before it was as big as it is now.
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I mean that it’s nearly impossible to read everything in here. So just check back every day or so, then ctrl-F to look for your name on the new pages. That’s what I do to see whether anybody is talking to (or about) me.
I’ll make sure there’s a post that says something like “Hey Greenius!”
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Thanks again you’ve been very helpful 😀
“it’s nearly impossible to read everything in here”
Yeah that’s the main reason that turned me away from commenting frequently on Kotaku AU. It’s hard to keep up with discussions but it’s even harder to see who’s replied to one of your comments without checking back regularly.
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gonna play dead space 2…
at night…
with the lights off…
this is gonna turn out great…..
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You’re a braver man than me. The closest I’ve ever got to a horror game was ravenholm and even then I had until daytime to get through it. I can’t stand horror, can’t handle it at all. Movies, games, weird youtube clips, it all gets blissfully ignored.
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I <3 horror. Especially the really creepy fucked up movies like Rob Zombies House of 1000 Corpses.
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Well, I’m off to bed.
Goodnight!
Well that’s ALL 8 seasons of Monk done. It was actually a decent show, only took me a year to get through it all.
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Well, now that that’s done, you should watch Clone Wars! \o/ 😛
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Nah I have Deadwood & House to get through now, then Mad Men, Sons of Guns season 2, American Chopper & a few other shows 😛
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I have books, I must read. Goodbye.
there was no TAY link on the front page. I had to click a whole 4 times to find it. I’m going to write an email to Mike Krahulik, this is an outrage.
@Virus Driver is on sale on Steam. Still $25 though.
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Is it worth the money? I liked Driver back in the day.
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I know! Time to tell Lucas \o/
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Also the deluxe edition is where it’s at extra cars!
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Morning sexy Taybies, how are we all?
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I’m annoyed. Annoyed that ONE doesn’t show the NBA on Free to Air anymore. 🙁
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who did get the rights for that?>
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Well thanks to the smith of cakes I am happy. Slightly poorer financially but happy all the same
GOOD LORD!! ALL THE GTA GAMES FOR $17 ON STEAM?!?!?!
Man how am i going to convince bee i need these ones.. lol
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OH WAIT!
They have the classics pack for $10 less!
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I know, I’m kinda tempted too. But with everything else I’ve bought these last week or 2, I think I’m going to have to resist. No TAYbies will talk me into this one.
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Regardless of price, you have no need to buy them all at once. It’s just another way Steam will get money from you for games you’ll never play.
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I bought all the GTA’s on Steam played thm all minus GTAIII 😀
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But did you buy them all at once?
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Yep 😀
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Bought them individually too!
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I was only going to buy one of them if any. Probably San Andreas or vice city. Played SA at a friends place ages ago and quite enjoyed it. And vice city is supposed to be really good too. But Im still resisting the urge to buy so far.
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Vice City is amazing!
But i’ve sunk 180 hours or so in to GTAIV & The Episodes. I found them somewhat fun..
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One of Steams achievements today is a good one, Day of Defeat Source pick up 3 presents from opponents people still play that game?
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They will for the next 48 hrs
Sometimes I want to scream at those ShopStyle ads: “I’m a GIRL, dammit!!!!”
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Do it! Do it!
I have no idea what they are.. Are they an advertisement on the television or the internets?
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I only noticed those today, how long have they been there?
Also, How did your daughters bday go?
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They’ve been there on and off since the redesign. ShopStyle is part of the Allure network.
My daughter’s birthday turned out quite well, she loved Wet N’ Wild. She wanted to stay riding around and around in the tube forever.
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Well even for guys it makes cetain assumptions. (ie. Teen Guys Shirts!) :S
In case I don’t make it back during the night’s festivities:
HAPPY NEW YEARS!
Also, I suggest a game for everyone to play. It’s called “Get drunk for Rize”. Basically, you drink alcohol excessively (if you should choose), and blame/thank me for it. Thoughts?
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This can be done 🙂
People of TAY! I have just discovered I am in possession of a code to get 50% off Infamous on the PSN store. As I already have said game, I’m giving it away. Who wants it?
A quick search of the PSN store says that Infamous is $44.95, thus bringing the game to $22. Any takers?
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$22.50*
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I think most people managed to get Infamous for free after the whole PSN security kerfuffle thing. That and it’s notoriously difficult to give things away around here.
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I know right?!
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I gave away 2 copies of Street Fighter IV, after only 2 attempts [engage smug face]
Though I was only 66.6666667% successful. I still have that copy of De Blob 2 on 360 available!
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Batguy, I am interested in De Blob part deux! 🙂
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Damn you steam…
I have done some calculations, i have already spent over $110 on this steam sale,
i managed to pick up Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Test Drive Unlimited 2 and Portal 2 today.
I really should stop buying these games, but cant resist good deals.
Now if only Skyrim would come down to a reasonable price.
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It has its sale the other day was 60 then!
I now own Driver: San Francisco \o/
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I am jelly.
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Now I just have to find my backup so I can play it, cause it’ll cap me if I don’t have it lol.
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Just finished Bastion. There are two decisions towards the end that I really have no idea if I made the right decision or not.
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There’s only one way to find out…
Since all this talk about shapes last night I went to coles and bought some today! 3 for 5 bucks, bargain!!!
Well ,there are six and three-quarter hours left in the year, assuming you’re not in SA or WA, What is there to do?
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Or Queensland or the Northern Territory 😛
Um idk!
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I’ve got a 400-word text file complaining about how it’s 2012 and Sherlock hasn’t been released yet even though it was slated for a 2011 release, then pushed back to 2012 ready to copy and paste and hit “post” right on the stroke of midnight.
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Bish…That is so awesome <3
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I acted on impulse and bought The Missing Link DLC for Human Revolution on Steam. Funny because I said to a friend yesterday that if it went on sale for $5 I’d get it.
Also first post, hi guys.
Get in a Day of Defeat: Source server pick class with a bazooka shoot first guy I see find out firlendly fire is on \o/
Then I just blew myself up yay!
So, how’s everyone going in the game?
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/12/talk-amongst-yourselves-156/comment-page-9/#comment-493502
I’m currently roughly around 8 “Damn/thank you Rize!” points.
Win/lose?
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I quit drinking three years back. Stop enabling people. 😛
Happy New Year, folks.
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Tonight I think I might go a little wild and have some Ginger Beer.
Thanks, Rize!
I will be very content indeed.
Good news everyone!
The chickens survived 35 degree heat!
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Yay!
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Monday is going to be 38 degrees………..
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Yeah but she might not be looking after them then!
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I am u_u But I put out a bucket of water for tomorrow and Monday so they should be okay. I also put a towel over their water dispenser so it’s always in the shade.
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I’m sure they’ll be fine though!
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I hope so. I like chickens but I am scared of Roosters. ._.
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Cocky little bastards.
…I’ll let myself out.
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Obviously you’ve never met one. Also the fact that they have those spurs and while never being stabbed by one, I know they must hurt…
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I haven’t, I just wanted to make the pun.
But yeah, I’ve heard they can be quite aggressive. You’re not taking care of any though, right?
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Roosters are nothing compared to geese x.x
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I don’t know. Roosters have spurs. Geese only have beaks
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But geese peck & chase you D:
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Roosters also chase you. They peck and do the feet stabby part and flap at you. It’s really quite frightening
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I did not know this, maybe I am too scary for them to bother with? lol.
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Well there are the okay roosters and then there are the territorial ones which will do everything in their power to get you away from there territory
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Well I must say Driver San Francisco is well worth the money! I thought it would run like shit on my computer it being a 4 year old laptop & all, but just dial the settings back and it runs rather well!
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I’ve heard such good things about it. I really want to get it but it’s hard deciding what console to get it for =(
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My mate said it’s awesome on PS3 i’d get it on that if I were (if you have a PS3)
But couldn’t pass up 25 bucks on Steam, such a bargain. I loved the original Driver on PS1, so much win.
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I have everything =D Well no I don’t, I wish I did, but then again, who doesn’t?
Okay now my proper reply. Thanks for the heads up. I’ll get it on the ps3 then. Hopefully by that time I’ve gotten used to the triggers on the ps3. I’m still used to the dualshock 2.-
Dualshock 2 <33
I have never really used the PS3 controllers I find the PS controllers too small for my giant hands D:
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Original Xbox controllers FTW. You know the really huge ones they stopped making. Oh yeah, they were so comfortable.
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They were even though I never liked the original xbox, but now you mention that 21 year old me would love a controller that is easy to hold.
The 360 controllers aren’t too bad but they get cramped after a while.
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Thank Japan for the small 360 controllers. They would’ve kept the big design except the Japanese have small hands and couldn’t use the huge controllers. I love them though.
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2 different controllers would be good, even if larger ones never came standard!
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It’s annoying. I have pretty long fingers (yet I can’t play piano for crap) so the smaller controllers don’t feel as comfortable. I have trouble wrapping my hands around the triggers too.
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I’m about to head off to a friends place so I will not likely be able to post later tonight. So I will say now – Happy New Year. Hopefully 2012 is a great year for you all. Everyone enjoy your hangovers/laughing at people with hangovers.
See you all next year
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Happy new year!
Suddenly the arrow to the knee meme isn’t funny any more.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/12474869/young-girl-dies-after-being-hit-by-arrow/
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Shit, the poor girl & her family. That is really sad.
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Yeah it is horrible. I just hope that she die peacefully, as in not any pain. Still I can’t help but wonder if the uncle was influenced by the Skyrim meme. Some uncles never grow up and might just be stupid enough to try it.
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Agreed, people should be responsible with weapons x.x we don’t need to be thought of as an irresponsible society with weapons.
Oh that is so true (about the uncle thing)
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It’s unfortunate. There’s no real details why they had the weaponry anyway.
I know from experience. I have a 50-somethign year old uncle who’s going on 12
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Sounds like my uncle, maybe all uncles are like this!
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Tonight on Fox News: Gamers killing through guise of archery?
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which means ban all games, they’re killing everything we know and love?
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In my twenty-something years of a career in questionable-journalism, I can safely say yes. Yes they are.
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That should enable you to scaremonger the parents and they’ll buy all your stuff and you’ll be rich
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Or I’ll go into American politics.
Republican party, here I come!
Who needs policies when I can just whip people into frenzies? -
People will follow you and they won’t really understand why!
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Not even I’ll know why!
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And it’ll be the best government ever
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I appoint Gabe Newell as my Minister for everything.
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Even minister for the banquet? D:
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When I say “everything”, I mean all the things.
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Especially the banquet.
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You know, for something that advertises itself solely as a sandwich press, I sort of feel like it’s selling itself short by not also saying that it fries up bacon like a champ.
Also late night bacon smell is best smell.
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I hope you can wash it without problems.
Relevant: I saw someone wearing a “baconstrips&
baconstrips&
baconstrips&
baconstrips&
baconstrips&
baconstrips&” shirt-
Was it Shiggy?
Call me crazy, but he seems like the type.-
It might have been too. I think it was the exact same colour too.
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About to go to bed to watch the movie Strange Days.
Happy New Year, TAYbies. Thanks for getting me through the year.
*hugs TAY*
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Happy new year! I hope you get your day off soon =D
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*raises ginger beer*
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Hoorah new year off the starboard bow!
Happy new year TAY! Also the Mayan calendar doesn’t end in 2012 and while they accurately predicted some things they were completely wrong with others
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Happy new year Scree \o/
and yay no end of the world!
Soooooooooooo…
Sherlock out yet?
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Hahaaaa, a friend just linked me: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_(TV_series)#Series_2_.282012.29
“The second series of three 90-minute episodes was initially due to air late 2011.[44] However, due to a lengthy filming schedule, the broadcast date was pushed to the 1 January 2012”
Well how about that.-
They’re monitoring TAY! They moved it forward just so you don’t send them that email
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It was sternly worded and everything.
Steven Moffat clearly knows not to anger me.-
They know all too well.
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Perhaps… the internet would be willing to share it around in a few days?
Not really feeling up to waiting for Channel 9 to air it, to be honest.
I’m usually patient with these things.
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Keep checking Youtube. You might be able to watch it before they remove it.
I agree with you. I think they might air it probably in Feburary or March even though they’ve been advertising it so much the promo is running thin -
It is screening at 20:10 on 1/1 in the UK, which means it will be finished around 10 or 11 our time tomorrow morning.
Channel 9 are airing it in February. In standard definition. Then they wonder why people (not me, obviously) download things.
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HAPPY NEW YEARS OH GREAT MIND OF TAY…. WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING HERE NEW YEARS? I DUNNO BUT YOU GUYS ARE EPIC AND I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST
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I CANNOT UNDERSTAND YOU THROUGH YOUR ACCENT, SIR!
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This has just made my new years
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And now with the bar set so low, the year can only get better from now on!
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XD Well it did make me laugh. Mind you a photo of a dog with a horse mask and the text “moo” also made me laugh.
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Well i have been stuck singing:
Yorn desh born, der ritt de gitt der gue, Orn desh, dee born desh, de umn bork! bork! bork!
For half the bloody night so bish’s statement is very accurate truth to be told 😛
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What is this I don’t even. ._.
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http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=AU#/watch?v=sY_Yf4zz-yo
Apparently i do an excellent impression… or maybe its the alcohol
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HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM SOUTH AUSTRALIA
So has anyone here seen Fast Five? The destruction of the 66 Corvette makes me sad 🙁 But I think i’ll lose it if I see another Charger or Challenger destroyed in this franchise >=[
Other than that, so much action in the first 15 minutes so much D:
Happy New Year, guys!
Happy New Years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Also:
@Bish, you are correct. We are currently still looking for someone to translate for us.
@Scree, it’s his crazy Swedish accent.
新年快乐!
Just got back from watching a pretty anticlimactic performance (they had pictures of fireworks on a giant screen instead of real ones) at a local square in Shanghai.
Could’ve watched the main fireworks along the river with Kylie Minogue (!?) but it’s a two hour walk back to the so-called student accommodation that i don’t really feel like doing at 2am.
Have a great 2012, taybies!
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xin nian kuai le!
If you’re that disappointed in the lack of fireworks, hang around til chinese new year.. you’ll see more than enough to make up for it 😉-
I’ll be in Beijing for those 😀
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Woah, nearly 10am and I never finished my beer… 🙁
Happy new year everyone. Hope you all enjoy the 13th b’ak’tun and await the 5th Great Creation of the gods with excitement.
Hey Bishy, I just thanked a bunch of people on Twitter for making my 2011 better than just another year. I especially wanted to thank you as well, but you are being stubborn about the Twitters so I’ll just do it here instead.
THANKS BISH!
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And to you too, Lady Strange, continue being super rad!
Ponyo is on tonight at 7:30pm on SBS ONE.
😀
QQ LA Noire 22 bucks on Steam today along with Dead Island for 25, I want monies 🙁
Disclaimer: This is not Blaghman posting.
I feel like it would be somewhat amiss to not have Blaghman appearing in TABTOL, so I hope you can forgive my account imitation this one time.
Here’s to me, Blaghman!
(\/) (°,,°) (\/)
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You lie. HI BLAGHMAN!
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Pshh, you feel the need to do that? I feel both loved and offended.
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There’s a perfectly good word for that – loffended. You really should be using it.
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I prefer the term “penicl.” Right now, I am feeling penicl.
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Happy new year, guys!
The fireworks weren’t that interesting this year.
So… last year ended on a high… on the 30th at 7pm my dear sister in law gave birth to a gorgeous 7.1 pound baby boy… proud uncle i am… the force is strong with this one, he’ll become a great gamer some day
Happy New….!
LINE???
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Psssssssst
*hands a ruffled piece of paper to rize*
penicl…. HAPPY NEW PENICL
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PENICL!!!
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b’ak’tun
Why is that megaman cosplay loose everywhere except that one place?
@Batguy: http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/12/talk-amongst-yourselves-156/comment-page-9/#comment-493896
@Strange – thank you also!
@KotakAu – Happy New Year. Welcome to the year in which more than one terrible movie has been set.
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Yessssss – 100% giveaway success!
Send me your postal address at batguy.kotaku at gmail and we’re in business!
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Done and done.
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Is it? Is it really? Because I didn’t see the email if you sent it 🙁
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GUYS! I managed to fail and post in the previous one, but it’s all good, I’m here now! What’s the news? Link me to everything cool/noteworthy, and for your perusal on monday morning I’ll be typing up a thing with pictures of my trip to show some stuff that you do’t care about!
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Wait, I won Kudos?
What the shell?
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Man, I am going to need to work hard to get into the top for this week’s TABTOL.
So, who wants to talk to me?
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How about me?
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Sounds good, although, we both know that eventually I’ll balls up, and forget to change my email address.
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Please, continue.
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Sorry, I started playing LoL… This may take some time.
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But now I am back!
WORSHIP YOUR OVERLORD!
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Buy you’ll be leaving in a few minutes anyway, to play another game.
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Quiet you fool!
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That makes you a fool as well.
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At least I’m not a fool who misspells “but”.
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Yeah, but… DAMMIT.
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Yeah, but… DAMMIT.
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And now you’re the fool who double posts!
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… dammit.
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And now you’re the fool who spams. A lot.
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Sigh. Yes, I know, now “I’m the fool who says “sigh”.” Very good, clone, I hope you’re happy.
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This is awesome.
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I’m glad you gain enjoyment from his, well, my, suffering. It will make it far easier to replace him when the time is right.
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This is exactly like the Jet Li movie “The One”.
Except without Jet Li and the choreographed fighting and the whole dimension travelling thing. -
Oops.
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I dunno, I think it’s exactly like that.
Then there’s the bit where I kill you for interfering.
BISH.
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Clearly I’m me, you’re you, and he’s me.
Clearly.
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“Well I can be them probably as well as I can be you. And, of course, you can be you better than I can be you. But, if you’re them and I’m you, everyone is thinking outside the box”
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*waves at Blaghs*
Um, news…I’m wearing a dress? 😛
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Yay?
Anything interesting posted in TAY that I should find? I figure you’d know better than most.
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It’s been pretty slow since you left – coincidence? Everyone’s been taking it easy over Christmas/new years. I imagine there have been many family get togethers and other meatings than have been cutting into TAY time
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Usually I would know. Not this time of year. But between loads of family visiting and my daughter’s birthday on Friday I’ve barely been around.
It’s a wonder TAY survived without us reading everything! 😛-
Strange, I am disappoint.
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Happy New Year everyone. I just woke up after being up for most of the night. Hope everyone had fun last night. Me, my dad and my sister went out on my dad’s boat and watched the Melbourne fireworks from the water. It was pretty cool.
Is anyone else having problem keeping a connection to their wireless modem? Mine’s been dropping in and out all day. I haven’t had a problem like this for many months. Maybe its the solar storms that are apparently going on at the moment.
Batguy! Can you email me at SHANE at SHANEWSMITH DOTCOM please? I don’t know what went wrong with the email from me…
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Shane!
Are you still organising a Canberra Meat for Australia Day ish?
Because if nothing else presents itself, I think my parents are away on the weekend close to it, and possibly the day itself, or something.
SOMETHING!
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WHAT’S THIS?
CANBERRA MEAT??
AGAIN???
LOUD NOISES????-
Nah Bish, for the real next Canberra meat, wait until June.
Wink.
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My new years resolution? To post something everyday this year in TAY. Blame lamboman
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You’re off to a good start. But can it last another 365 days? Only time will tell. Tune in tomorrow for a brand new installment of mumbo_jumbo_au’s Adventures In TAY Land
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Work mate asked me if I go to the gym. “The only reason i go to the gym is to win all 8 badges”
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I missed days this year.
Some I had no choice about, but some, mostly Saturday’s and Sunday’s, well, they were just because nobody was on, and I didn’t feel like talking to myself…
Ugh this heat is making me incapable of doing anything.
I have full intentions of doing something, but I just can’t be bothered.
I HATE YOU HEAT!
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I know. So many people have been complaining about how bad the summer’s been so far, but I’m quite happy with how its gone so far. I love the rain and storms and it hasn’t skin-meltingly hot yet (atleast here in Sydney). Where are you scree? Melbourne, Adelaide?
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Melbourne. I’d much rather it rain. I’m a winter person.
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Winter/Rain is the best. So much easier to warm up than cool down. People who like summer are weird.
*continues melting in front of TV*
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It’s been so lovely here on the Gold Coast last few weeks. It’s weird.
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I almost had 3 consecutive winters last year. Last January I was visiting some friends in the USA. They had one of their snowiest winters on record in some places.
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I had this great idea a few years in a row, I’d go away skiing somewhere (Canada then Italy the following year) for a few weeks, and then return in the midst of Canberran summer.
/facepalm
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I am sorry =(
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I went up north, to where the heat should have been sweltering, but it was raining the whole time!
And I have central heating at my house, so the heat doesn’t bother me!
Well I now own LA Noire & Dead Island yay!
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I enjoyed Lah Nwar-eh, but I never finished it, stopped just before the end.
I’m awesome.
And Dead Island is good, but it works so much better if you have someone you can play with (snigger) regularly.
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Yeah I have a few mates with it 😀
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Aw, I do want. However, I want Katamari forever more X3
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You may have any of my coupons if you like! I have a few Valve ones A Square Enix one & other random ones. I don’t want them. That goes for anyone else too!
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I have 4 coupons. Stalker (which I actually wanted), 2 valve ones and the GTA SA one.
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I have zero coupons!
GIVE ME FREE THINGS!
(Don’t really give me free things, it will just make you an enabler)
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If you want the coupons, I will give you some.
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You may have them if you like Blaghs.
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I just loaded up my wishlist on the off chance that one of my pieces of coal nets me some games. Both of those were on there .
I can dream.
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My goal is to try and get a game. All I get is coal =(
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I have a free copy of Empire: Total War taking up space if you want it. I’m not really into the RTS genre. Never been good at them.
Or a voucher for 25% off Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes
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I am terrible at RTS’ That’s the main reason I haven’t completed sanctum.
Also, Nova was it you who bought beat hazard on a whim and hated it? -
Yep that was me
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So it’s not a complete waste of money you and I should play sometime. We’ll need to have the same song to play it though. So…which video game OST’s do you have?
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I have all of Xenoblade, mass effect 1 and 2 and Portal 2, quite a few from Chrono trigger, banjo kazooie and Nier. But I have a bunch of random songs from a heap of other games.
Most of my songs are here – http://www.last.fm/user/NovaCascade/library – I’ve mostly got the developer listed as the artist.
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Yay! Gerudo valley! I love this song! I’m currently learning how to play it on ocarina X3 Is yours from the Legend of zelda 3DS OST? Cause that’s where mine is from. If not I think beat hazard will let me download it from you.
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No, I think its the version they used in Smash Bros Br.awl
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That’s fine. Beat hazard should let me download it. If you wanted to give co-op a shot I’ll be happy to do so =D
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I’m about to crash for the night. I was up till 4:30 this morning, don’t ask why. But yeah, over the next few days we’ll definitely give it a shot. Hopefully its one of those games that once it clicks, it really clicks
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Well it’s more fun in multiplayer but a 360 controller or a controller of some sort is a good idea. It’s much harder without one.
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Going to rewatch Sherlock before the new episode tomorrow! Yay!
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THERE’S A NEW ONE TOMORROW?
Why didn’t I know this already? Curse my having to work!! Timer record set right now
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You should know. Bish has been on about it since he found out just after 12am today ._.
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Ah that would explain it. I usually just ignore Bish.
*innocent whistle*
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Yes, he was complaining as to whether 9 would show Sherlock (unlikely) and was going to scour the internet for it as BBC is showing it tomorrow
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Scouring the internet is so much easier than waiting 8 billion months and 5 hours of ads, which is what you get if you watch it on 9.
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That is so true. If you do find it, please share.
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Channel 9’s going to air it next month, when ratings season starts.
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but that’s a whole month away D=
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After they butchered Top Gear, I just don’t watch 9 (unless it’s a movie I just found was on). Actually, the only station I bother with is ABC (1 and 2). Doctor Who, Breaking Bad, various british comedies and iView: it’s easily the best station out there.
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I love ABC 1, 2 even 3 at times & SBS.
I don’t mind 7mate (Mythbusters like every night!) & Eleven is okay.
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SBS used to be awesome.
Then they stopped showing crazy Japanese movies on Friday/Saturday nights (Godzilla: Final War was awesome). Plus no Iron Chef.
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When SBS had South Park and Drawn Together next to each other it was great. Some good, wholesome, family entertainment. I think it says a lot that that was one of the few things we watched as a family…
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I thought we had something.
I thought we bonded over Pokeymons.
;_;
Oh Bish you’re right. I was trying to play it cool and keep my distance, but I just can’t do it anymore. Let’s run away together. We don’t need anyone else, we have the pokeymons 🙂
I’m afraid that I cannot let you have Bish all for yourself.
You see, I have an interest in that man.
u_u Stupid ocarina companies. I can read sheet music but I can’t sight read your tabs. In fact I may have to change them all into sheet music just so I can play these bloody songs!
=( It’s sad.
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Man, I remember when I could even come close to approximating sight-reading music.
Oh, those good times, so long ago.
This is what I get for never doing anything musical any more.
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I know what you mean Blaghman. I took music for my HSC and havent picked up my flute since I left school at the end of 2006. I wouldn’t even know where to start now. I keep meaning to start playing again, but I just never do it.
Maybe that should be my new years resolution
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I started playing piano when I was really young, then I stopped when I was like 14 or something, so I’ve forgotten what little I knew.
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Well I’m pretty good at sight reading and memorising melodies. But instead of sheet music, I get this. http://www.irondune.com/zaiva/ocarinatabpage.html
Apparently the distance is how long you hold the note. It it does is confuse me. u_u-
Have you considered making it up? I think that seems easier than trying to read that…
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That’s why I want to try and change it into sheet music which I can actually understand!
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Alternately, just roll your fingers over everything, while exhaling wildly.
It’s what the professionals do.
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But I want to understnad them and play it properly D=
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But it is playing it properly, it’s improvisation!
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It sounds terrible on the ocarina though
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It’s not terrible, it’s, uhhh, dissonance. Yeah, that’s the one, it’s dissonance. Or even Harmonious discord. Either/or, take your pick.
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And sound terrible XD It won’t sound like a song and that’ll upset me.
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I’m sure you could find someone to say that it sounds good.
And this is how I judge the recordings for my songs.
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You’re talented Blaghman, I don’t think I can do what you do
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You mean that you don’t think you can sing badly? Then I guess you can only sing well, and so you should show us all. 😛
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I think you sing well Blaghman!
I can sing in tune, but I don’t really have the type of voice for solos. XD -
I like to think I sound like Lemmy of Motörhead when I have drunk enough whiskey!
I think there are tits in that video, but i’m not sure. So ima give it a NSFW tag.
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Unfortunately Scree, I have a rather similar idea about what to do with my work as you do, release it to the world, and then never look on it again, as it just reveals all the flaws.
All I can hear in my singing is everything that I could have done better, but I guess that’s what I get for only recording once or twice, slapping an echo effect on it to reduce obvious cracks, and letting my creation free to be mostly ignored by the harsh world of the internet.
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I’ll just leave this here http://i.imgur.com/UDjNL.png
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I actually had a go at this because it was the only game I owned from todays achievement list. Didn’t even finish one level let alone all of them.
This is clearly Gabe’s revenge for all the HL3 rumours floating around
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I used to play Super Meat Boy, but then I actually tried one of the levels… 😛
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I think I may have finished the first world. Or maybe that was all a dream… or nightmare
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So it’s going to be 42 degrees in Geelong tomorrow…
FFFUUUUUU-!!!!!!!
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I know what you mean. I won’t be functioning tomorrow.
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I plan to try and sleep through most of the day.
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You know, Dire Wolf, I was thinking that I’d do much the same!
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Ha. Playing jet pack joyride and the “powered up”
hair cost 9001 coins.
Just bought GEX and Pandemonium off of the Playstation Store.
This is going to be fun. 😀
Hey has anyone here heard of jam with the band?
Time to watch Sons of Guns season 2 😀
Blaghman, stop ignoring me on Steam bro </3
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Sorry Brosephine, I was busy setting up my 3DS to download stuff.
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Ooo 3DS!
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Morning TAY.
19 holiday cheevos, 14 coal later…
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19 cheevos, 14 coal, 4 coupons and trainz simulator? 😛
I’ve checked already, but there are no zumba games on steam 🙁-
Train Simulator 2012 downloading AS WE SPEAK.
Er, type.-
I have a younger cousin who plays one of the old Trainz games. He loves crashing the trains XD
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I knew you’d love that game!
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@ Mr Snrub
Hey yeah, me too!
Reviews are mixed, but you know, $5 for DLC for a game I really liked, not a bad price at all.
Also, ‘SUP!
Why could i not find this tay linked on the main page anywhere? been horribly lonely and sad. 🙁
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Yeah, where is the new TAY?
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Hey I only just found this one, dont take it away from me as well. 🙁
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Also, it is technically still a public holiday, so allure my not be running yet.
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Ah. Fair enough. 🙂
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Oh poop, its a leap year? why did no one tell me this. Would definitely have taken tomorrow off work to make up for it.
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Woah, yeah. I didn’t even think about that. 🙁
Bah. Stupid heat, begone!!
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I concur. I live in Melbourne for its more livable climate. I don’t remember 40 degree days as a kid. i really dont.
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I live in Sydney, but I remember there used to be a rumour in high school (although now that I think about it, I don’t think it was ever 40 in primary school) that if it ever hit 42 degrees, school would be cancelled, and everyone would be able to go home.
And when that magical day came… there was no school cancellation.
On an unrelated note, how awesome are non air-conditioned school buildings on 40+ degree days? You could cut the stench of sweaty schoolkids and BO with a knife.-
as i said, i never recall days of that level of heat at school. But luckily in the later years of school (the ones my memory is much better in) i was at a school with cooling of some time in every room.
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Of course it’d be 42…
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I remember those days! At my primary school/first high school, if that ever happened, we got to leave school at 2 (or sit around in the class and have no work assigned to us, as it was too hot and people couldn’t concentrate). I think it happened a couple of times. It was awesome.
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I remember that rumour too. Never happened though. I think the teachers just lied when we heard about it to keep us living in hope.
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I remember getting to go home a few times in primary school when it reached 40+. The school wasn’t official closed but the teachers were happy to let us go for the day.
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It was quite pleasant when I got up at 7ish, starting to warm up now. Stupid Vic heat.
Last day of Steam Holiday Sale!
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CHEEVO RUSH TIME >:D (crazed grin)
@Strange: “It’s a wonder TAY survived without us reading everything! :P”
I was on TAY everyday, even when most people where gone. It’s a wonder TAY survived at all! 😛
Okay, a show of hands, who owns Need For Speed Hot Pursuit for PC? Pez and I rediscovered how fun that game is last night, and, well, we need more people to play with 😀
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PC, you say?
Damn. I have it, but on PS3. 🙁
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It’s only $10 right now thanks to steam http://store.steampowered.com/app/47870/
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Oh alright Lambo you talked me into it. You did say I had to try an NFS game.
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Erhm i have Need For Speed III Hot pursuit but i for some reason think that won’t work 😛
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We could try it anyway? 😛
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It’s a purchase you won’t regret! 😀
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@Reply Button
Get out of bed, you’ve got work to do!-
Don’t tell me HE’s started taking public holidays off… 🙁
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“Success Association”
Oh junk mail, you kill me.
*delete*
So, Sherlock Series 2 DVD is coming out on the 23rd of January in the UK. Who’s to bet I could get a hold of it before it airs on Channel 9? 😛
http://twitter.com/#!/suevertue/status/145105549778894848}
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Well knowing channel 9, it will take them what 3 months to air one episode with all the ad breaks they will want to put in it. Like they did with Top Gear stretching it from a 60 minute show to a 90 minute show with no extra content..
So i chose the wrong day out of the whole week i had off to try and remove a large tree/bush thing from the front of my house. currently having a rest on the couch as 2 and a half hours was enough to wear me out.
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ok, so after many hours, i managed to remove about half of the tree, did get sunburnt, and possibly a tiny touch of heat stroke. BUT its looking better already and now i have an excuse to spend time gaming without the wife yelling at me. currently on 39 degrees outside my place.
So I bought NFS: Hot pursuit like Lambo said, but I’m having an issue with connecting to the Autolog servers. I already have an EA account, but it still won’t connect. Any ideas?
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um, baby jesus hates you for not going to mas on christmas eve?
Seriously though, what platform, and have you check the EA site, Autolog can be a bitch on a regular basis
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On PC, bought it through Steam. Had a look at the EA help site, and the only thing I can see that might help is it says to open certain ports on my router. How do I do that? I’m on a laptop, and it connects to a wireless modem/router downstairs if that helps
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Assuming you have the username and password for the router, go to:
192.168.1.1
just in a web browser or something, and somewhere in there there should be a tab/option for port forwarding and stuff.-
I tried that IP address and it keeps timing out 🙁
I’ll try it again tomorrow and see what happens. More time to go trawling through forums and such as well
Thanks though
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Wow, it just took me two minutes to catch up on a day of TAY… There has to be another one hidden somewhere, right? RIGHT?
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2 minutes for not even a page?
You’re slowing down, old man!-
I wasn’t counting, looking back, it was probably more like 30 seconds…
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So old you can’t even keep track of time correctly, huh?
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Hey man, I’m only as approximately old as you, what with us being the same, or whatever.
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Yeah, just blitzed it in about 30 seconds. Reckon it’ll go a little mental tomorrow onwards.
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My day:
Goto shops. Find shops are closed. Rage. Walk back. Fall asleep. Wake up. Watch season final of series 1 Sherlock again. Midway through realise I should probably start acquiring series 2 premiere. So start downloading that. Not finished, so I watch ‘Building the Bastion’ series on giantbomb. Watch new Sherlock. Get mind broken and reassembled again in the space of 1.5 hours.
And now, here I am. Doing everything I can. Holding on to what I am. Pretending I’m a superman.
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Yesterday, Bish convinced me to watch Sherlock, so last night I downloaded the first season.
So today, I watched the first season.
It was a good day.
I am getting the first episode of season 2 now.
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i just felt there wasnt enough bacon in here
http://chzgifs.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/funny-gifs-everyday-im-sizzling.gif
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Oh, man, that looks awesome…
*drools*
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on topic, this is what skyrim needs.
Orcs must die is awesome fun. Why did nobody insist I buy it?
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Because I don’t own it, and I didn’t know!
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Blaghmang. I am disappoint.
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I’m sorry that I let you down.
*begins sobbing*
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This is how I imagine it went down.
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That is exactly what happened. My poor, poor, slinky.
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Yeah, it really is awesome 😀
Picked it up about a month ago, but haven’t had the chance to give it the attention it deserves.
My kingdom* for some Shapes!
Pretty sure there aren’t any in Shanghai. Sad panda. ;__;
(*not actually a kingdom. Though the cat is nice.)
When does Kotaku come back online, like some dormant elder Lovecraftian horror awaking to wreak journalistic vengeance?
That similie spiralled deliciously out of control.
(oh, and are we having contests for KKP prizes? Did I hear someone mention a Normandy replica?)
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Tomorrow, it begins. (the KKP stuff. I think. I don’t know, ask loops. I think TAY will be back tomorrow, it being a public holiday today.)
PS. I believe many people have already called shotgun on the Normandy Replica. It’s going to be a bloodbath.
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Bring it on, taybies!
Dat ship. *swoon*
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If you win it, and send it to me, I shall supply you with a month of shapes.
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That is actually… rather tempting.
A cunning ploy.
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We could use the Normandy to transport the Shapes to each individual that was owed!
Get in.
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Mass Effect 4: Shapes Delivery
A thrilling race against time as Shepard and a plucky crew of misfits traverse the galaxy, attempting to deliver all their tasty snacks before a rogue Spectre hands out an inferior synthetic product.
The possibilities.
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Potential slogan:
“A True RPG Adventure: Shape your future”
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I’ll see your month and raise you a year’s supply
Aidan, if I win, it is yours. I don’t need it, on account of buying one for my husband for christmas.
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Aidan, if I win, I’ll think of you.
…
I’m a bad person.
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Nooooo, now I feel guilty! 🙁
(Plus you and Mr Strange can have a personal Normandy if you win, and surely two are better than one)
A bloodbath ey? Well, they don’t call me Elizabeth Báthory for nothing. Or at all, for that matter, but still.
*swipes Boba Fett statue will bloodbath is happening* 😛
I’m listening to my Chinese roommate play Adele and Hey Soul Sister on repeat. The other day it was Darren Criss’ cover of Somewhere Only We Know.
This is almost transcendental.
See, another reason to love ABC. I just found out on ABC2, they’re showing Doctor Who episodes at 7:30pm every weeknight (starting tonight), starting from the first Christoper Eccleston episode. As someone who’s only seen half of Season 1 and every episode there on, I am excited.
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Oh man, I saw that, since I’ve seen them all, it was only pretty cool for me, but I was all “ooh, I should tell people” and then I didn’t.
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Good call, man! I’ve watched them so many times, and I’ll be watching them again.
Love me some Doctor Who.
And occasionally, some Doctor What.
Retailer preorder bonuses are being announced for ME3, when for months Bioware’s marketing and community people have refused to comment about them. I think there was even an idea that ME3 wouldn’t have any?
People (and I mean ‘random internet fans’) are frustrated, and I can kinda understand why. I mean, preordering and putting money towards a game months ago then having to change it because [piece of preorder DLC x] floats one’s figurative boat more would be annoying.
Plus I find the marketing strategy of making certain bonus content then having retailers bid for exclusivity a bit… cynical. Can’t it be in the game in the first place?
*shuffles off to yell at kids about lawns*
(Though it will be interesting to see what happens in Australia, doesn’t EB usually get all the best exclusive publisher deals?)
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I’ve already ordered and paid for the N7 edition. I’m now just anxiously awaiting release day. My first collectors edition too, but if any game was going to get that distinction, it would have to be ME3
So, now I need to figure out how to get fundage to go back to LA in May. 😛
So, I have a 50% off Valve coupon, a 33% off Valve coupon, and a 25% off Valve coupon…
ಠ_ಠ
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Lol, join the club bro. I guess I might finally buy the rest of the Valve collection i’m missing with my 50% off. That just being Half-Life, Blue Shift, Opposing Force, Team Fortress Classic & I think that’s it.
Strange how Half-Life was the first Valve game I ever played and I have never owned it.
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Yeah I’ve got a 25% one as well. And the only Valve games I don’t have are the original Left 4 Dead, Day of Defeat and Ricochet (which I’ve never even heard of)
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I’m sure Valve coupons would be useful if I had any money whatsoever. But, I don’t. WOOOO!
So, I just failed the second tutorial in Train Simulator 2012.
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You are truly the best, Bish. The best.
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BETTER THAN ALL THE REST
So yeah, turns out you can’t decelerate a train from 90 miles per hour to zero in a few seconds, even with the emergency brake on.
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So this game is going the “realistic” route? is it all brown too?
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I saw floating trees.
Do trees float now? Is that realistic?
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Yeah man, Dead Island has them (http://steamcommunity.com/id/Blaghman/screenshot/577807679161466425?tab=public) so they must be real!
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Well, I just finished watching the new episode of Sherlock.
Damn, that was good.
And next week? SQUEEEEEEEEEE! (the manliest “squee” you’ll ever hear) I like this show. I really do. Thank you TAYbies who talked about it.
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At least it’s ‘weekly’ (need more than 3 epsiodes). Still, better than shows that take a mid season break.
Spoilers that have been ROT13’d:
Qvqa’g dhvgr sbyybj gur pnqnire va gur cynar ovg. Fb Zlpebsg jnf znq gung Zbevnegl xarj nobhg gur cyna gb oybj vg hc? Jul gubhtu? V zrna, V haqrefgnaq gung Zlpebsg xarj bs gur cyna gb oybj vg hc, naq gura svyyrq vg jvgu pnqniref, naq gura jnf znq gung greebevfgf nera’g tbvat gb or oybjvat vg hc nalzber? Vfa’g gung ….tbbq? Gung ab cynarf oybj hc, naq gurer’f ab ernfba sbe ratynaq gb cnavp nobhg greebevfgf?
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V guvax gur cbvag jnf gung gurl jnagrq gur greebevfg’f gb “xvyy” Ratyvfu pvgvmraf, fb nf gb tvir gurz fbzrbar gurl pna uhag qbja, naq n ernfba gb fgneg n jne. Vs lbh jnag gb tnva fhccbeg sbe na va cbjre cbyvgvpvna, trg gurz gb fgneg n “whfg” jne. Bayl ernfba V pna frr sbe gur yratgu bs cbjre bs, sbe vafgnapr, Oynve, Ubjneq, naq Ohfu. Fb lrnu, V guvax vg jnf gelvat gb znxr n cbyvgvpny cbvag.
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This is a reasonable explanation. Excellent deduction skills!
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I’m proud of myself, because in the first episode, I worked out who the culprit would be after he first mentioned that she had a case, and danced down the stairs. I was happy.
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I dislike IKEA.
I dislike it very much.
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Except for the food and free drink refills.
Forgot to add that.
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I’m torn between rejoicing at incredibly cheap dollar hot dogs, and actually wondering what they actually are because hot dogs shouldn’t be so… sweet and soft, and how the bread tastes like nothing at all.
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Is the hot dog all “It feels like I’m wearing nothing at all!”?
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But they’re Swedish, everybody loves the swedish… don’t they? Or is that the Swiss? Mmm Swiss cheese, cheese and bacon rolls, Bacon!!
Sorry, but that really is where my thought process just went.
Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings.
Amirite?
(Homeworld’s Agnus Dei choral version was possibly even moar bettar.)
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I’ll admit, it’s a pretty rad tune.
And the Homeworld games were great, I should really go back and finish 2 at some point…
Now I want a new Homeworld. No, that’s a lie, I’ve wanted a new one since about 2007 when I was first introduced to them.
HI GUYS!
Sup & stuff, don’t think I posted that much if at all today*
Today as in January 2nd 2012 not January 3rd 2012 which it currently is.
Remembered why I love writing, and realised why I missed it. 😀
Sport, sport, sport. It is now 5:21 AM and I’ve already been waiting at the cricket for half an hour. Crazy, you say? Definitely. Hahahahahahaha!
PS: No TABTOL till I get home tonight.
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I cant handle cricket. Sometimes I _might_ watch 20/20, because its short and the action is quicker. Otherwise no. No cricket.
I’m a republic soldier stuck on a Sith occupied planet, and I’ve just gone and gotten myself invited to a sith officer party… O.o
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KOTOR is awesome like that.
“Oh, random person, come to our secretive party!”
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