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Good morning folks.
Hope you all had a good weekend!
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Good morning, Smither of Cakes. My weekend was okay. I hope yours was great!
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Gut morgen Cakesmith!
Good weekend was Good. And slightly blurry. But always good.
How about yourself?
I lyk kumquats
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Who is this guy?
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Ignore him, he doesn’t even lift.
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It’s too early for dirty jokes, so I’ll let this one slide for now.
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Don’t you have music to be writing?
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Kumquats are only good for marmalade.
Too bitter to eat fresh.You disgust me.
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noms
Morning Fronds
I had a pretty meh weekend. I was sick for most of it. Dishonored is a pretty cool guy.
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ermahgerd I am sooooo freakin sick D:
Didnt sleep at all last night, can barely swallow water my throat is in that much agony :'(
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Nooooooooo! 🙁 I tried not to germify you. I really hope it’s not my fault. I feel terrible for you.
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Haha, nah Helene’s been sick for ages, I reckon it was her. Maybe you just contributed some assistant germs? But you know, Kid Icarus/beer, I forgive
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Suddenly I’m feeling better about not going to the meat. 😛
Seriously, though, that sucks. I hope all you Brisbane folks feel better. 🙁
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Not the Sydney or Melbourne or any other ones though, screw them they can all be sick
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They ain’t my people! 😛
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Well, I hope you get well soon!
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Hey, you’re back! Haven’t noticed you around here for ages! 😀
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Every so often I try to come back. But then I get so busy… 🙁
This morning I woke up early, and there was a fresh TAY, so it seemed like a good opportunity to try again. -
Yay! So how have you been besides busy?
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Beside the busy, I’ve been pretty sleepy. 🙂 And, anxious to play more video games… they are starting to pile up!
How are you?
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I am good! I am also very busy but procrastination is my master so I still hang around TAY. 😛
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Yeah! I was like whoaaa my coloured squared bretheren is back!
Hey there, coloured-square buddy! How is life treating you?
Aw, not good. At least you were well enough to play Dishonored though. 🙂 *hugs*
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I’m feeling better(ish) now! Just in time for work!
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But also hopefully better by tomorrow/Wed when new BL2 DLC is out!
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I don’t know why, but I am finding Dishonored to be a bit… meh.
It is a cool concept, and the powers are nifty, but it just hasn’t grabbed me and consumed my life.
In fact, I ended up starting a new game of Fable 2.
However I think that this may indicate that there is something wrong with me and not the game.
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Fable 2 is great! It is the best Fable in the series (yes, even better then the first).
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I respectfully disagree sir!
I think it’s the fact that it’s not SKYRIM!
Oh wow, that’s fun to say/type! SKYRIM!
Hey guy! So we launched Potaku.com last week!
What it’s about:
http://potaku.com/2012/10/11/who-is-your-daddy-and-what-does-he-do/
So we have the TAY NAMES list as an actual page! That’s handy, right?
There have been a few spin-offs from TAY over the years such as the Tales of TAY tumblr. Can people shoot me links to anything they want up on Potaku?
We’re also looking for anyone who wants to write articles for us. All you need is a WordPress account so we can credit you properly and junk. We can also repost your own blog entries and link back.
Also, if there’s anything you guys would like to read about, let me know! 😀
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To which guy are you referring to? And is only that one guy allowed to look? 😛
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Terrence. Or Phillip.
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Morning everyone. Spent quite a bit of the weekend playing Pokemon. I’ve only got two badges so far. Why haven’t I progressed very far you might ask? It’s because my trainer decided to put his quest to become a Pokemon Master a side and instead focus on his other great passion, acting.
I don’t normally do the non battling stuff in Pokemon, such as contests or the musical from the last Black and White game, but I decided to give the Pokestar stuff a shot. It’s fun, but it’s also a bit annoying because of how much it relies on chance. If a Pokemon gets a crit or becomes confused or what ever it can screw up the whole movie. I thought I’d unlocked all the films, but as I found out late last night when I looked it up I’ve still got three more to unlock. Turns out you can unlock stuff by getting weird endings to your films, which I would have never found out myself as I always aimed for the best possible endings.
I also managed to set up wi-fi in my house over the weekend. It’s pretty weak, so unfortunately I can’t connect my PS3 that’s in my room to it, but if you’re in the room were it’s actually set up it works fine, which is good because it let me connect my DS and get Genesect, which is the reason I set it up in the first place.
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Good lord, I really hated the acting thing.
I am aware that ultimately I am not really their target audience, and that I just play the game because I appreciate the mechanics, but that 10 minutes where I was forced into the movie studios? It was really painful for me.
I kept trying to weasel my way out before giving up and submitting and saying Yes to acting.
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I have to agree with you on that. The way it was forced on you wasn’t good. They should have included the option to tell the guy you just didn’t care about it and to leave you alone.
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Good morning everyone!
I had an alright weekend! Nothing really happened. Got to play lots of Pokemon though, so there’s that! Not really much else to say… have a good week, all!
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POKEMANS \o/
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Have a good week as well.
Ninjaaaa.
Found a video of the space jump, so rad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Oq2Xl7oiws
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Thank you!
I’ve been trying to find an official one for the last ten minutes… I have no idea why Red Bull wouldn’t have one on their own youtube account 😛
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Yeah was a bit tricky to find it, hence why I posted it! Stupid area restricted videos and privacy and blah blah, JUST SHOW US THE VIDEO >:(
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They did! Sort of. It was a live feed, I watched it!
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Yeah I know! I mean why didn’t they save that live footage so I could watch it at a time when I wasn’t sleeping! Silliness, that’s why!
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Oh, man! Amazing stuff. Terrifying just waching the first minute when he’s just sitting. :S
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inorite! So amazing
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Thanks. That was pretty amazing.
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That was terrifying!
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THANK YOU
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Don’t forget the man who pioneered this jump back in 1960, long before the kind of technology that is available now (and not to mention the safety measures): Colonel Joe Kittinger (US Air Force). Felix Baumgartner jumped 128,000 ft in 2012, but Joe Kittinger’s record of 102,800ft stood for more than 50 years. In fact, Joe Kittinger, who is 84 years old, was mission controller for the project that saw Felix Baumgartner break the old record.
Videos of Colonel Joe Kittinger’s jump:
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I BOUGHT DISHONORED BECAUSE STRANGE TOLD ME TO! (That’s how I remember it anyway) \o/ …I didn’t get to play any because I ended spending the weekend drawing/watching movies/editing /o\.
I missed TAY last week 🙁 Did you miss me? DID YOU!? DIID YOOOUUU!???
Oh! I was looking for stuff on the PSN and saw Sonic Adventure 2 was out! I MISSED THAT HAPPENING! I bought it and listened to that rockin’ musics then went back to doing other stuff…
I was actually looking for some fun 2D platformer games. You know, like the indie ones that get released ever few minutes on PC. Any one know of any on the Playstation?
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Oh man, Sonic Adventure 2 is already on PSN!? When did this happen!?
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I KNOW, RIGHT!? I only found it because I was trawling for 2D platformers and was all “WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?”.
Downside is, they’re repeating what they did with Sonic Adventure/Sonic Adventure DX. Sonic Adventure 2 is out now, but the Sonic Adventure 2 Battle extras are coming later as DLC. 🙁
Still, LOVED SA2!
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I missed you, dad.
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Thanks, son.
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I DONT REMEMBER THAT! 😛
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I’m pretty sure that’s how it happened.
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Pokemon Black 2 or White 2?
(I still don’t have Black 1 or White 1 yet)
Also RIP to everyone else starting the HSC today
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I get the impression this is the one time you should play the previous Pokemon first, but I’ve played White and after that I feel like I wouldn’t care for the gameplay in White/Black 2 (same location, same Pokemon, with a bit of a mix-up).
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It Don’t Matter If it’s Black Oooor White. Hee hee. Shamon! etc etc etc
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Good luck with the HCS, man. The QCS wasn’t fun back in the day, so I sympathize. 😛
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You should really play Black 1 or White 1 first! It’s not absolutely necessary, but the games do assume you’ve played the originals already (ie. Returning characters, flashback scenes, etc)
Also, good luck with your exams! The key is to not stress too much!
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Oh I’m not stressing, I just haven’t prepared much 😀
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If you haven’t played the first ones, I’d recommend Black 2 because Zekrom > Reshiram.
Wonderful weekend of not having anything planned due to money demands turned in to weekend of looking after my sickly other half and spending money on drugs. Close enough!
Finished Borderlands 2 and had a freakin’ awesome time doing it!
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Oybbqjvat :'(
My Zer0 is also meleed spec so I struggled with a lot of bosses :/. That and since I power levelled to the high 30s, I still had fairly crap gear.
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I didn’t get rid of my Law and Order till after PT1 🙂
I just need to remind myself to hold off on getting them again till I can get the L50 variants.
EDIT: Oh, and I didn’t really have any boss issues as melee, but then I was abusing Law’s heal like mad 😀
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Does it make that chung-chung sound when it fires?
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Special property on Order is called “Chung-gunk!” 😀
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So it sounds like all the QLD TAYbies are getting sick…first signs of a zombie outbreak?
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Or a DIshonored-like rat plague! :O
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About time. I think I’m ready for one.
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SOMEBODY FIND HARLI, QUICK
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You called?
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Totally unexpectedly, Ricky Gervais’ Extras has stirred up a lot of stuff in me that I thought I’d dealt with ages ago. It’s got me questioning whether I even want to be a writer. Questioning the choices I’ve made, the compromises I’ve agreed to, and the direction I’m heading. It feels like everything I ever knew or believed about myself is slowly unravelling.
Not cool, Ricky.
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I’m sorry to hear that, man. Hope the soul searching will serve you well in the long run!
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Cheers. I’ll be all right. And I’m sure that whatever happens, I’ll emerge with a clearer direction for myself, so it’ll be good 🙂
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Seems to me that this constant battle with yourself is proof that you are a writer, man. It means you care enough! Doubt just goes hand-in-hand with that!
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Just don’t be a dick to any close friends! Wasn’t that the moral of the show?
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There’s a lot going on in the show 🙂
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I knooooow, I’m just bein stoopid 🙂
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Ricky Gervais is a dick. Don’t question yourself because of anything he wrote.
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I think it’s good to question yourself, so you always know whether you’re on the right path. Won’t be making any knee-jerk decisions, don’t worry! 🙂
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Was it the bit where David Bowie sings a song about him? Is that what did it!? YOU ARE NOT A PATHETIC LITTLE FAT MAN!!!!
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Hahaha, everyone joins in… so funny
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Kind of you to say so, but I know the truth.
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SILLY LITTLE FAT MAN!
I really enjoyed that episode.
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Mr Shane, did you ever email me again? It was about two weeks back that you posted on TAY that you’d sent me an email, but the context made it look like you were joking so I waved it off. But now its two weeks later and I’m thinking ‘maybe he did send one…’ but if you did I never got it! And if it was all a lie and I’m going crazy, that’s cool. *nods*
A lot of buts in that paragraph. It’s a but kind of Monday.
EDIT: Also BELIEVE IN YOURSELF SHAAAANE. BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN YOU.
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I did send an email. I think. I hope. If not to you, I wonder who I sent it to. 😐
Hold on.
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Okay, email resent. Can you please advise if/when received? Cheers my friend!
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I didn’t get an email.
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I have rectified this 😛
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Nothing over here! Not even in the junk folder!
Try sending it to my fancy new email, alexander(dot)cavenett(at)potaku(dot)com
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DUN!
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The State of TAY will be posted at 4pm EDT give or take, if you can’t stay caught up through the day! (Hopefully on all weekdays at that time too!)
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Is this state one of those funny states that don’t have day light savings?
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It’s a state of child like wonder that lives in our hearts and minds!
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Eugh, too joyful for me.
I’m out.
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Morning all! hope everyone is well! So no gaming for me over the weekend, I spent my weekend doing God’s work… and by that i mean i spent it repairing:
1 x Super Famicom Disk Drive
1 x Sega Dreamcast
1 x Sega 32x
1 x Neo Geo AES Console
1 x Nintendo DS
1 x Nintendo DS Lite (<—— Pain in the rear!)
If there’s any techies among us that can assist me with something that’s been puzzling me I would gladly appreciate it… The Sound quality coming out of the speakers is APPALLING in comparison to other DS Lites im not sure if the problem was pre-existing or if i did something because the unit hadn’t been powered on for about 3 years prior to repair… Frankly im suprised the battery still holds charge like a champ!
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Are you a magician?
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A million times this!
I’m actually kind of interested in this. What sort of resources do you have on hand for repairs? Did you acquire blueprints/schematics from the Internets that helped guide your way? Or do you tinker with electronics as your jerb? Or has it been a hobby for some time now? I’d be very afraid of opening up an old console – I fear I’d break more than I’d repair.
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Okay, happy post.
My daughter is a natural actress. As a favour to a friend, my wife volunteered the 2yo for a role in a small independent film. She only had one line, but apparently she nailed it (she was getting distracted by the presence of the parents, so we had to clear out. Then she was good as gold. We heard the applause.)
And she got so into it that she wouldn’t even let us change her clothes – she insisted (with horrible full-on tantrum) that her on-screen mother be the one to change her. What a diva. 😛
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Haha! You can’t mess with her process, man! Method actress!
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I’ll keep her in mind for Julie VS The Dead 2!
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Expect to pay. We’ve done our freebie, and now we know she has mad talent.
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Haha, thats rad! Yeah we borrowed kids from all over the place in film school, you guys (ie parents) were like little goldmines we hunted down.
Morning all.
I got four whole hours sleep.
I spent most of my night playing Tetris because I couldn’t sleep due to my tooth playing up. I had to take pain killers last night and this morning. =(
Hope everyone else’s night was better!
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You’ve got a dentist appointment this week, right? Hope all goes well!
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yes, thank goodness. Wednesday and it can’t come soon enough
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What is goin on wit dat tooth!? Is it gettign extracted or anything? This is crazy!
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It just needs filling, but public dental system is terrible
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Morning 4 hr sleep buddy
Glad you are getting that fixed, public dental is hard
Morning Scree!
Tooth pain is the worst. I need to see a dentist, but I’m afraid.
Not of the dentist. or the drill. It’s the BILL that gets me… *shudders*
Reply fail or another rebel trick!?
Edit: REPLY FAIL!
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Personally, I was off-put by the strange man who wanted to put his fingers into my mouth. 😛
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… you said you liked it
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Well, I lied okay? *runs off crying*
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What else have you been lying about?!? IS OUR RELATIONSHIP BUILT ON A FOUNDATION OF LIES? Do I mean nothing to you?!? *goes and mopes in the corner*
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Yeah, if I could afford it, I would go private, but I can’t so I have to wait. It’s pretty horrible the price they charge. For a small filling is $180. Mine would probably cost $300 at least
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shit scree, what area u in? my wife had an infected tooth which rotted into pieces (which is weird cause all her other teeth are perfect) so she had it cleaned, treated and got a sizeable filling done for about $230.. no waiting time either, got an appointment within 2 days.
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Maribrynong in Victoria. it’s a poor/rich area. It’s kind of weird.
I had an infected wisdom tooth and that cost $500 to be extracted.-
im in craigieburn, you really should check out our dentist… at least give them a call? its easy to get to on public transport if you’re not driving.
2 Hardy Avenue Craigieburn VIC 3064
(03) 9333 8519
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MO’NIN
I caved. I bought Pokemon W2 for myself and B2 for the girlfriend. Only about an hour in but since I played the heck out of B1 I’m thinking I’ll mix things up this time and am putting my Oshawott starter aside and focusing solely on non-starter pokemans.
Should be fun 🙂
Also, Halo 4 drops in 3 weeks, ermagerd.
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How was Oktoberfest?
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Bloody epic.
Pretty sure I drank all the beers.Kinda glad this only happens once a year 😉
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Greetings and salutations TAYbies, how are we all on this monday morning? I am a very happy tofu today because I finally managed to finish a poster I had lost most of my progress on when my computer died a month ago and I now have a companion cube plushie from armageddon on saturday and I got to meet Charles Martinet … it was a good weekend ^_^ Oh and I come into work expecting a buttload of things to fix in the help desk and there’s only a few. So my day’s going awesome, how’s yours?
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I demand Armageddon write-up! Splicer went too! (Man, that guy is awesome. He went to see my uni friends in artist alley. Good guy!)
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i want a companion cube… 🙁
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Gametraders has them by the dozen >_>
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but mine is oh so fuzzy and squishy and adorable
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The houses in my complex (it’s a bunch of townhouses bundled together) are having the exterior repainted. I woke up this morning to the sound of trademen arguing about some three foot something or other.
Didn’t particularly want to get out of bed but I don’t think listening to people painting is conducive to a good morning of not going to work.
Steam just froze when I tried to buy the 53-Metacritic rated Game of Thrones Genesis game. Maybe it is trying to tell me something, but I don’t care because I still think the idea of a Bastard child unit is hilarious.
Bunny’s delivery service!
A co-worker asked me to give a copy of Fifty Shades of Grey that they’d borrowed back to the person they borrowed it from. In the lift, I opened it up to see what the fuss is about:
“Are you going to hit me again?”
“No, not tonight.”
“So,” I prompted.
That’ll do for now.
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That’ll do forever! 😛
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I literally opened to a random page and that was the first thing I read.
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Oh it gets worse. I’ve only read a review for it and was pretty much put off by the trilogy.
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Woah, easy there Trjn … you’ve got me all flustered from that. I think I need some air
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Don’t forget to scrub your eyes with detergent.
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For the good of the world, “accidentally” light it on fire. One of the few times I not only condone book burning but actively support it.
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Your hands are forever dirty. Never read my writing again please, just in case the stain has settled in your eyes, too.
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Much better when Duke Nukem reads it out loud.
…. this is now the cue where you get on the youtubes and search for it.
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Ellen DeGeneres reading it is better
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My coworkers keep trying to get me to read it.
Not going to happen.
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A lady friend and I read through about the first 2 or 3 chapters for poops and giggles. It’s really so much worse than you could ever believe. Really, it’s incredibly bad. It genuinely reminds me of the way kids might have written a story in grade 7 English… er, if it wasnt, you know, about sex. But srsly, so freakin bad.
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Oooh, read me more!
Rollin’ around at the speed of sound.
Got places to go, gotta follow the rainbow.
I now have this song stuck in my head since I was informed SA2 was available on PSN
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Can’t stick around have to keep moving on
guess what lies ahead, only one way to find out
Howdy Tayberinos
I had a quiet weekend, went and saw Taken 2 (not really worth it, see my blog if you care) with friends (totally worth it). It’s a sign of true friendship when you can have a ball in any surrounding- we ended up drinking coffee in a servo till 2am.
Gaming wise, I am still Borderlanding- Gaige is cool, but I’m having trouble maintaining my anarchy stack, think there’s something fishy going on there so I might switch tree.
Anyway, a Monday morning question: Best gaming friendships? I reckon Ratchet and Clank have a pretty cool thing going
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Sully and Drake, though that’s really more a father/son thing.
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Shulk and Reyn! Xeno…
No, Riki and Reyn! Xeno…
No no, Riki and everyone! Xeno…Other than Xeno… The robots in Portal 2, maybe?
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This guy gets it!
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I love saying Xeno… I imagine it being whispered by the wind whenever somebody mentions anything related to Xenoblade.
Xeno…
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Wander and Agro from Shadow of the Colossus have a pretty strong friendship.
Also Jak stays with Daxter even after Daxter is turned into an Ottsel. That’s a strong friendship if there was ever one.
Also, thanks for reminding me, I need to find time to replay Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time. I loved that game and I really want to get the platinum trophy. I just need to find the time /o\ (no pun intended)
EDIT: I corrected some spelling errors
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Now, Masha, that pun was fully intentional and you know it.
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You will never know if I intended it or not! 🙂
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Snake and Otacon.
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Garrus and Shepard.
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Yes! Oh man, their time together at The Citadel in ME3 was probably my favourite part of all three games.
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bom chicka wow wow
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Good answer- I love that bit in ME3 where they are shooting in the citadel
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thats what she said (yes I’m trying to immaturely turn this whole convo towards gutter humour, why I dont know)
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YES YES YES!!!
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Two crude dudes
Not sure if friendship is the right word but Alistair & Morrigan from DA:O is one of my favourite relationships in games
Morning TAY,
I hope your day has started off well. I’m Ok, nothing new on my end. I’m just preparing a shopping list since I’ll be going shopping after lunch.
Anyway quick question, does anyone here have experience transferring data from one PS3 to another? What data transfers? Have you had any issues with game saves and trophies? Finally, what do you do if you have multiple accounts on the same PS3 and want to transfer those accounts to another console?
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Buying another PS3?! 😛
I think it was as easy as getting a cable (can’t remember what type!) and connecting one to the other and then transferring it from the menu. It’s actually more of a copy and pretty much duplicates your PS3 to the new one. Profiles and all 🙂
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Oh, I also have a question about PS3 data transfers. The twist is that my old PS3 won’t turn on. So does anyone know if there is an easy way for me to get profiles and save data off that drive?
I was hoping to throw the hard drive straight into a new PS3, but I’ve been informed that that will likely wipe the data.
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Yes! I transfered data from one PS3 to another. It took 2 days. When it was done, some save data hadn’t transfered and was lost forever. 🙁
Trophies are okay as they are backed up elsewhere and aren’t transfered anyway.
At first I was like “NEW TAY!!!!!”
Then I was like “I’ma be active and post and comment to ERRYWUN and they’ll love me!”
Then I started commenting, and it was good.
Then I kept commenting, and it was good.
I think I got to 3 comments and saw the scroll bar. WAT.
It’s page one. It’s 8:20am.
It’s… yeah, wow.
I can’t keep up with you folk /o\
But yeah, did everyone have a good weekend? I hope you all did.
Mine was filled with drunken Gangnam Style (seriously, they put it on the jukebox up here… good god) and Jimmy Barnes. (My voice really seems to warm up after about 3 hours of shouting over the music, and after a few too many beverages. Gets it nice and raspy, just like Jimmy!)
I took my brother to the pub on Saturday night. Poor bloke didn’t get out of bed at all on Sunday. Oops.
Anyway, I think I’ve got this thing called work to do.
Love to all!*
*Love may or may not include herpes.
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I just realised when re-reading this that it’s actually around 10am for most of you crazy futurefolk. *sigh*
Additionally, apologies for any and all grammatical and spelling errors within my drunk post last week. Yeah…
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IT WAS PAGE 1 WHEN I WAS TYPING OUT MY ORIGINAL POST. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE CASPLOCKISCRUISECONTROLFORCOOL
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That post was awesome, man! 😀
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I’m always surprised when re-reading them. I mean, I recall doing it and all, it’s just… it really looks as though I was near-catatonic. Really, I just couldn’t manipulate a keyboard with the same fine-motor skills usually deemed necessary 😛
At least I’m a happy drunk, right? \o/
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The happiest drunk of all! 😀
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Happy drunks are best drunks.
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Your drunk posts are hilarious, even if it does take me about 10 minutes to figure out what you wrote.
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Yeah, the day light saving thing ensures a hundred comments by 9am in QLD. :S
How’s your brother liking Groote, man?
Goooood morning, ladies and gents!!
How was everyone’s Weekends?
Bee went to Adelaide for a couple of days to see her mum as of yesterday, so after i got home from seeing my family, i spent the rest of the night watching The Walking Dead, playing saints row 2 and painting minis!!
The Walking Dead: I have watched the first 2 episodes so far – and holy crud are they ever brilliant!! They are, so far, all i could ever want in a Zombie show! Although i’d be happier if there was less love-drama. I realise it’s only going to get worse as time goes on, but at the moment i’m very happy with the show.
Saints row 2: Have finished all of the Ronin and Brotherhood missions and am more than half way through the Samedi. One thing is for sure, though: the Samedi missions are EASILY the hardest of the bunch. Also, i couldn’t help myself and i’ve used the code to get the Tornado Helicopter – i’m playing on PS3 so there really isn’t any negatives. Judge me all you want, i don’t care, i got an awesome chopper! 😀
Painting: Deceided to paint my chaos dudes a dark purple, but am yet to decide on the trim. Maybe i’ll look into it tonight after i’m done doing more termies.
On bee being away: Last night i had tuna bake for dinner. I also had it for breakfast. I also have it for lunch. I’m also more than likely going to have it for dinner again tonight. So much left overs.
I forgot what it feels like to be this lazy/efficient. Maybe i should celebrate with a beer?
How is everyone else doing?
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WOOO! Adelaide!
As for tuna bake, good work. I do tuna pasta sometimes when I’m fending for myself
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Pasta bake is about the only thing I can cook from scratch. 😛
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I don’t get to have it very often (than and kangaroo) as bee isn’t much of a fan. So i really went to town. But i also chucked in a whole bunch of vegies and now it’s all sorts of awesome – she doesn’t know what she’s missing, obviously! lol
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It’s good eating, that’s for sure!
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Make sure it’s leftover beer, or you’ve undone your economising 😛
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Hmmm… good point.. but i also lose practicality when i search through peoples recycling to try and find unfinished beer.
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Ooooh… Adelaide did you see our….ummmm….Balls? There kinda cool. :/
Just because you guys could’ve missed it from last page- Duke Nukem reading a excerpt from Fifty Shades of Grey. Obviously NSFW. Or.. anywhere else for that matter.
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Awesome. No where near as awesome as Gilbert Gottfried reading it, though
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Holy hell, that wins. Everything. Oscars, Nobel Prizes, EVERYTHING.
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You’re welcome.
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WOW
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I know, right!? 😀
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Oh wow… amazing
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I know – it makes everything else seem… well, like nothing.
THIS is the TRUE meaning of life.
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I love that one. It absolutely kills me no matter how many times I see it.
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I know – i’m in the exact same boat! lol
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Everybody. Best review of Fifty Shades of Grey ever.
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/340987215
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That has just made my day. Thank you from the bottom of my inner goddess
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My favourite part:
“if I ever, ever ever have to hear/read the words “inner goddess” again, I’m going to construct a pyre out of tampons and maxi pads, light it, and toss unsuspecting women into it. “
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My XCOM squad: Strange, Sughly, Freeze and Trjn.
Finally a Brisbane meat I’ll be at, making you fight aliens! 😛
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Oh, man. I’ve changed my mind. I think it’ll stress me out too much worrying about you guys. 😛 Edit: Oh, screw that. It’ll be fun! 😀
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But I like aliens! 😛
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I didn’t make the cut. =(
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You weren’t at the meat, man. Neither was ol’ man Hellscream or Virus__ and lambo would just get you all killed. 😛
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I’ll show you man! I’ll show all of you. I’m gonna get injected with some kin of weird drug (which I assume is super steroids). The I will become a super hero and call myself … Lieutenant Australia, Hmmm that sounds a little silly. Maybe I should be a captain.
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If I go out in a blaze of glory, then I’m haunting your ass.
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Haha, woo! I have no idea what that means but woo aliens!
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Who’s warming up on the benches when these guys inevitably die? 😛
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How do you feel about fighting aliens, Shane? Enthusiastic?
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I’m a conscientious objector. I will stand there and refuse to fight.
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A conscie-… who?!
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Ooh! Make a D.C character! Then, I dunno, make a joke about how he never goes to meats. I’m too lazy for comedy today. 😛
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I’d like to thank you for not putting me on the squad. I’d be most likely saying “Why the hell am I fighting the aliens here?” 😛
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http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/576717989298563780/E303A22E35421D25F18F91BED451801EFA17C1CC/
A good team, if ever there was one!
I’ve asked this before, but other than Hermes and Thoth, who else is an Adelaide Taybie?
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I will be from March 1 to March 4, 2013. That counts, right?
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For a chunk of that time I will be a victorian by that logic, as it’s the Avalon Airshow
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But … Oz Comic-Con! What are you thinking! 😛
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That I’d like to work and have enough money for gaems?
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Pretty sure Jo is from Adelaide
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Not sure about Adelaide but I think Jo, Numbers and nos are in SA
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Yup, I’m in Adelaide. Nos and Numbers are in country SA I believe.
Game of Thrones console version. Apparently mediocre, but if you’re still interested, it’s $25 today only
http://www.mightyape.com.au/product/Xbox-360/A-Game-of-Thrones/19742417/
@Shane
The email came through! Huzzah! I really should have brought this up before though, I’m sorry.
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Okay, so, you’re fired 😛
I bought Sleeping Dogs over the weekend. This is honestly the best gaming purchase I have made in a very long time. Rockstar should pay attention.
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yeah i finished it a while ago but man its good. so many lieelt things that GTA needs to have. Youll enjoy it.
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The controls are complex but feel tight. The combat mechanics are extremely fun, there is some challenge but it also manages to be cinematic. The real clincher for controls for me was the pressing the L stick to switch through objectives. Not a lot of things are spelled out for you (like how to do some of the minigames), but they all have a logical path. The city looks awesome, the language used feels genuine and as I was playing I realised my friends band was playing on the radio (24HERBS).
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It’s one of the very few games I’ve ever attained 100% in. Very pleased with it.
Im totally a master race person now.. i have a graphics card that makes my computer do a marginally better job at displaying the same images that my old card did. but kinda pumped to use it so if you are keen for Borderlands 2.
Galaxy GeForce GTX 660 if anyone is interested. $249 and totally worth it though as its just so damn Purdy!
Also best home page ads ever on KOTAKU!!!
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Welcome to the wonderful world of paralax occlusion mapping with bokeh depth of field and PhysX DX11 stuffs
…blaghs help me out with the master race gibberish!
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GIGAWATTS!
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What the hell is a jiggawatt?
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Highly critical to the smooth running of games such as DOA
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ALWAYS ONLINE DRM!
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WERDS
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Well, you need to keep the “DX11” part away from PhysX, as the two are unrelated, and you misspelled “parallax,” which is probably accurate for the role you’re playing, but otherwise it’s fairly good. Could do with a mention of Tessellation, or maybe some form of Ambient Occlusion.
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Huzzah for Master race FatShady MBA! Now you have not one, but TWO masters in your title.
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Man me too. Have not played my 360 for ages. Tried some borderlands on it with mates on Saturday and gave up because I hated the controls! I used to love console shooters.
Why does it say “Zombie” at the top of TAY? haha
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Prntscreen :O? Mobile TAY looks normal 🙁
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http://imageshack.us/f/9/zombiehu.jpg/
Presumably it has something to do with Resident Evil 6: Giraffe blowjob
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Dammit, Wolf!
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(Also, if you’re on mobile TAY… how are you using your account!? :O Mine only lets me post as a Guest)
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I dunno it just works!
There’s even a “Log Out” button next to the X to cancel the comment. I guess it just updated a few weeks ago
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hahaha so it does 😀
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Hey yeah, and quite a few articles are being tagged ‘Zombie’ too.
This a halloween thing?I hope its a halloween thing.
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I was thinking a Resident Evil 6 promo. The ads are on here constantly 😛
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Undead TAY.
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Damn Queenslanders are spreading already!
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@Scree DENTIST, GOOD ONE, CHEAP, AND PAIN FREE
2 Hardy Avenue Craigieburn VIC 3064
(03) 9333 8519
only about 20 minutes from you too…. at least just call them.
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also you wont need to wait 10 years to see them!
@Shane
We all aim high to realise our dreams, desires and ambitions for our own personal fulfillment. You write because you’re passionate about it. Its about making the choice to not succumb to a life of slavery for the dollar. It’s about consciously making so many sacrifices for something that completes you as an individual. Sacrifices that may seem to be in exchange for very little in the eyes of many; whilst i have never had any work published out of fear of rejection, the sense of pride and satisfaction that I feel by allowing my mind to indulge in fictional possibilities, must pale in comparison. You live & breath for these moments. That’s what makes you a writer my friend.
And if you one day hit it big, consider that a bonus!
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Thanks for the kind words.
I used to hold writing and artistic pursuit up as the most romantic of endeavours, the only true fulfilment, etc. I’m honestly not sure if I still feel that way or not. I still need to write, but sometimes it feels that it’s a junkie’s need for a fix, not for actual benefit or wellbeing but rather just to stay level, and that’s not necessarily a good thing. Also, now that I’ve been published, there’s been a dynamic shift to an attitude that demands I’m always working on publishable stuff, or I’m just wasting time. I never switch off, never relax, and I’m incredibly hard on myself, like never before. Also, I’m not getting the level of satisfaction from publication that I thought I would, which makes me concerned that whatever commercial success I might attain in the future, I might never be happy with it (this one really concerns me).
So, how many people still play Guild Wars 2 (regularly or not)?
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I still get on semi-regularly. I left it alone for a few weeks, but now I’m getting back into it
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i bought it butr just dont have the time to be on everyday, and as such i cant keep up with playing with other TAY-folk… id be interested if some mmo casuals were interested in playing.
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I want to, but I’ve kinda lost the motivation to go back to that time sink for now. Also I’m taking up LoL over Guild Wars 2 atm 😛
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Oh yeah, I have that game…
Crying baby, or a reeeeeaaally sad and drunk man?
http://www.buzzfeed.com/stacylambe/listen-to-a-recording-of-a-pitched-down-babys-cry
I’m going to be madly refreshing Popsugar every 5 minutes until they announce the winner of the Nokia comp. THIS CAN ONLY DO DETRIMENTAL THINGS TO MY BRAIN.
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So, did you hear that Liam Hemsworth got a tattoo of a Theodore Roosevelt quote on his arm to match the one Miley Cyrus has? How sweet.
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Yes I did. May or may not have clicked on that article out of curiosity. Didn’t do the “guess who” poll though 😛
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I was more surprised by the fact that apparently Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are back together, despite the fact that she broke his heart all those months ago(I think this was on one of them a week ago).
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Probably for the sake of finishing off the Twilight Saga more than anything else IMO and the two main actors being split up having to act like they’re lovers on screen, that’d be the most awkward thing to pull off…
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Isn’t that done yet? Good god.
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Last movie is out in a few weeks. I know because I’m being dragged to see it by two friends who are obsessed with the series. At least we’re going to Gold Class, so sort of worth it
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Nap time!
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I dunno , I don’t follow that story arc so I can’t answer that 😛
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It had finished filming by the time they broke up. And if they can’t fake a relationship on screen, there’d be no way for them to fake a relationship in real life.
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It should totally be me.. I commented first, that makes me the winner right?
Hey so, just looking at booking my flights in January to Sydney for a concert with Rockets and just wondering… any tay sydney folk gonna be in town on the weekend of 18th/19th? Concert is on 17th which is a Thursday, so before I book flights I was thinking I’ll make the return on Sat evening if people are keen to help me organise a meat on Friday the 18th! What say you sydney folk hmmm?
EDIT: For January next year, that is. Long way off, but thought it might be worth attempting to start organising it now (so people cant worm out of it)
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I’d double check your dates! This Thursday is the 18th not the 17th 😛
EDIT: January 😛 I’ll leave it up because stupidity.
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Oh ahhhh oops, I meant January next year heh. Kind of an important detail
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Yeah, I didn’t see January. OH WELL.
I’d love to have a Meat, in any case!
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Yisssss
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Ah, the Australian Open starts on the 14th… I might be in Melbourne at that time! D: (Nothing confirmed though, might not happen)
There’s that many Sydney TAYbies though that as long as you have a concrete date to work with, you’ll get a decent crowd I’m sure!
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I owe Rockets dinner or something, may as well be then!
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I still don’t think that was a fair fight 😛
You know what you should do? A proper 5v5 match with both of you taking the allies of your choosing, now THAT’D be something to watch 🙂-
“I choose Dyrus!”
“I choose Froggen”That could get rather silly :p
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HAHAHA! I would so see that, though Rockets would probably end up in tears after that game.
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well I do tend to talk trash, so it’s my own fault for bringing it upon myself! Although he does want to 1v1 in Dota 2 now…
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Yissssss!!
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HOT DATE
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Melbourne TAYbies should roadtrip!
Unless Strange is coming down then 🙂
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I will be in Melbourne the weekend before that, so you’re free for a road-trip. 😀
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Are you coming down for Zombie movie!!??!?!? :'(
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For Halloween right? Ergh, would really really love to be I’m so poor right now. This trip was kind of a guilty impulse, which I really shouldn’t have even made to be honest heh.
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I’m in Sydney this week but none of them want to meet 🙁
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What day were you thinking again?
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Wednesday any time or Thursday during the day.
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@AlexPants I WROTE STUFF! MAKE IT PRETTY!!!!
Morning TAY!
I finally managed to get started on Pokemon and I’m in over my head /o\
I thought I was ready to fight the first gym when the guy that gives you hints told me about the Riolu out at Floccesy farm. I finally caught one, but now it’s seriously underlevelled, and it doesn’t learn it’s first true Fighting type attack until level 19.
Also, Work Up STAB Normal is worse than the Retaliation team in BW1 Normal Gym.
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HEY MAWT!
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HEY DOC!
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Potaku Podcast Stuff
18th Oct Episode 18 – Mega Man
25th Oct Episode 19 – Scary Games
1st Nov Episode 20 – Mega Drive VS SNES.
Does anyone want to hop on skype and take part in any of these discussions? Anyone at all?
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if you’ll have me, I can do the scary games thing
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We will have you!
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bom chicka wow wow
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AT LEAST SOMEONE WILL
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Mega Drive vs SNES maybe, though I maybe counted as too young (Meaning I didn’t have many games for the Mega drive)
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Would you be willing to argue that it was better than the SNES?
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I didn’t own a SNES personally but I knew plenty of people that did as a kid and I played plenty of it at their houses. So yeah I’d be willing to argue that it was better since I still preferred my Mega Drive by far 🙂
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I grew up a Sega fan and liked the Mega Drive a lot, but it’s impossible to argue that the SNES wasn’t the better system games-wise, especially if you’re looking at stuff released worldwide and not just in our backwater.
However that said, Mega Drive Aladdin was the superior game.
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Star Control series… hands down making Mega Drive better 🙂
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I’d love to, but I’ve only briefly played Mega Man, can’t stomach scary games and didn’t own either a Mega Drive or a SNES 😛
Might have to wait and see what Episode 21 brings!
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You’re the WORST! D:
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Me too! High 5 o/
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I do all this and never got into Zelda.
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I never got far in Mega Man as the only one I had was in Japanese for the PSP.
I forgot what the “Save Game” writing looked like, so kept having to replay the first level.
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I thought Mega Man was popular! Apparently he wasn’t big with the TAYbies!
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My brother had it for Gameboy, but it’s never a series we particularly followed.
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wrong country?
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I only got introduced to Zero on Megaman X8 on the PS2, that’s how late I was to the party
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BUT IT’S A GAME ABOUT ROBOTS! WHERE YOU PLAY AS A ROBOT!
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I KNOW AND I CAN’T BELIEVE I MISSED OUT ON EVERYTHING! :'(
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Mega Drive Vs SNES! 🙂 Depending on time i suppose 😀
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8pm Sydney time!
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Thats melb time! i think im in! when do you need to know by?
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Put me down for Mega Drive v SNES please?
SEGA4LYFE.
Oh man, Mega Drive vs SNES. I was a Mega Drive kid, my friend was a SNES kid. I would go to his place and watch him play SNES, I would then go home and play Sonic 2 or Columns.
Unfortunately, that’s about as much as I can contribute to that topic.
SNES – Secret of Mana. Need I say more?
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I could probably do scary games. I’m not very good at them – I reached a “nope” point pretty early on in Amnesia, and I haven’t been back since – and I don’t probably don’t play them as much as other people do.
I could, however, talk about scary mythos/legends surrounding games, like Herobrine, the Haunted Zelda cartridge, etc.
I’m only “new” to MegaMan, plus I’m busy this week anyway. I owned a Mega Drive, but I enjoy more SNES games, so I may not be good for MD v SNES.
I’ll do the art one – oh wait you guys arent doing it 🙁
Roughly what time of day do you do the recording? I’d love to stick my hand up for the scary games potaku
So that Amazon Square pack looked like it was awesome value, too bad they ran out of keys 🙁
http://www.amazon.com/Absolutely-Great-Square-Pack-Download/dp/B009PNLAAW/
If it they manage to get the key issue sort I might have some games to give away, but figure that it is worth the $10 even if I half half the games already. If I can give spares away that is just a bonus.
I went to the gym for the first time in about 2 years on the weekend, After signup and tour type stuff it turned out there was a spin class in 10 minutes. Jumped straight into that. Man that hurt, so glad I took it easy and squashed my natural competitive drive.
Other than that the weekend was ok except for lack of sleep last night. Played board games on Friday night which is always enjoyable. A friend is moving to NZ so we played a couple of the games he was taking with him for a last chance to play.
Citadels and 7 wonders was what we played if anybody is interested. Then we went home and did some online window shopping but I do have close to $200 of ganes in my cart on amazon.
Vidya games wise I have been getting back into blood bowl, I really wish they would release the new teams as DLC rather than new games. I already own 2 versions of the game and i really don’t want to buy another, install a new game and start from scratch again.
Also a bunch of torchlight 2 was played and the joint character I play with Mrs Tigs is getting close to where she is up to.
*Checks steam activity: Currently In-Game: Torchlight II *
Make that was getting close to her
Finally got around to finishing Bastion.
A good game with a very good sound track. Controls are a little bit punishing on keyboard though, especially near the end. I nearly bothered to get up off the couch and plug a controller in.
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I lasted a grand total of two minutes before plugging my controller in.
Okay, maybe it was slightly longer but not much.
Great game and I did like how the ending gave you a story option that justified New Game Plus (which I jumped straight into).
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I also liked that neat little bit of narrative. Though I chose the other option and then went new game + anyway because F!@#% THE SYSTEM!
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I’m fairly sure there’s an appropriate meme I should respond with here.
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Yeah that game was designed to be played with a pad. I did find I swapped to keyboard for some specific challenges though. Eg the rocket launcher challenge was too hard to aim without a mouse.
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I gave up on a few of those challenges. The hammer, the pistols and the rocket launcher. (rocket launcher mainly because I just wanted to finish the game)
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So sick today. So very sick. I just want to go home. It’s not helping that every second customer is trying to get warranties today without receipts or for stuff we obviously did not do. I ant even palm them off to the manager because that’s me now. Seriously, it’s every second person so I’ve spent all morning arguing with people while dealing with a headache and dizziness.
I think I’ll put this nail gun to my temple soon.
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I recommend you vomit your guts out on the very next person who tries to claim a warranty under false pretenses. Then no body will say anything when you have the rest of the day off.
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And with that my name changes to Whinius.
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More like WINIUS.
And if you were drinking, well, I’ve got no sympathy for you. But you’d be WINEIUS instead.
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Yay for promotion, congratulations \o/
Can’t you make one of your lackeys deal with them?-
Usually when people go for a refund the first thing they will say when challenged is “I want to speak to the manager”.
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So you just need to get all CSI on them.
If you are sure that the work was completed here, instead of a receipt we can use or Laser Ambient Spectrographic Occlusion machine that will read the grooves made by our cutting tool and can determine if that was done here.
Unfortunately due to the cost of the supplies need to run the chemical laser if the work wasn’t done here there will be a $50 charge for the use of the machine.-
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Big sign:
WE DO NOT OFFER WARRANTIES IF YOU DON’T HAVE A RECEIPT. ANYONE WHO ASKS GETS A KEY CUT IN THEIR HAND. YOU HAVE BEEN FAIRLY WARNED. HAVE A NICE DAY.
SINCERELY, MANAGEMENTThen you don’t have to say anything. Just point to the sign.
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And have a dremel on-hand, ready to start cuttin’.
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Reminds me of the sign I used to affix to sound boards:
DO NOT TOUCH. SERIOUSLY, I KNOW YOU WANT TO. IF I CATCH YOU, I WILL PULL YOUR EYEBALLS OUT THROUGH YOUR URETHRA
Never had a problem after that.
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Oh, man. That’s four Brisbane TAYbies down and out. :S Hope you feel better, Freeze! If it makes you feel any better, you’re doing exceptionally well in my XCOM team!
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What’s really funny is that people just never get that they get a lot further by talking nicely rather than being dicks.
Sorry to hear you’re not feeling the best, buddy. Hopefully one of the morons will spontaniously combust, providing you with no end of entertainment.
Sorry for all the Potaku posts. Hope it’s not too annoying. If anyone has a problem with it, let me know and I’ll cut back, okay?
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Man, the last half dozen times I have heard you talk, it’s always been about Potaku.
You are the worst!-
Coincidentally, the last half dozen I have heard you talk, were on Potaku.
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I think this was funnier in my head.
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I liked it. You jerk.
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Yeah, FFS, would you mind. Sick of relevant community-related stuff always clogging up TAY.
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Well, there’s been a little bit of backlash about it on Twitter, so I’m making sure you guys are okay with it. 😀
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I’d blame the Potaku twitter account for that, not you. Because ambiguity. Or something.
Seriously? I appreciate being inundated with updates. It’s like advertising, but I’ve chosen to see it 😀
Stress less, all good as far as I’m concerned man!
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God Doc, not only do you clutter up the last page with all you Potaku talk, now you’ve gone and started the next page with it too. You are the Worst!!
Its cool. I’m totally not working on an article for the site right now, thats how cool it is. 🙂
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Or I would be working on it if I didn’t have to go and get ready for actual work 🙁
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D: Work? Clearly Potaku is more important!
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Well I can’t complain, I think I was much worse when LoL was stuck in my system non stop 😛
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I’ve emailed Potaku with an official complaint.
No, wait… what’s the word?
Submission.
I offer you my submission.
No, that’s wrong too.
Anyway, get it in ya.
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If you have a wordpress account and let me know, I can set you up as an editor so you can write up stuff on the blog!
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Follow-up mail of e inbounded.
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I think there may even be more posts about Fifty Shades in this TAY than Potaku ones, so I don’t think there’s a problem. 😛
I do wish you guys would just hang out with us a bit more though. I miss you guys!
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I’m making an effort to return to TAY!
Is there a Fifty Shades of Tay fanfic yet? That would be disturbing.
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There’s a fanfic called Fifty Shades of Emma where people just google pictures of Emma Watson then hypothesize about how they’d sexually fulfil her in every way. You can read this in a very exclusive location on the internet called fricken anywhere.
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I had that happen the other day, some commenting glitch.
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I posted a reply on the last page and it got moderated for some reason. Now it’s just disappeared 😛
Our ad database says only FIVE different ads start with the words “G’day Mate”.
True story.
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I don’t think that that’s nearly enough.
Who wants to make some ads with me? They’ll just be a mishmash of Australian stereotypes, designed to sell pads to women. Well, it makes about as much sense to me as the current ads…
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I’m in!
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which brings the ultimate question, do you guys here say g’day in real life? because i say it all the time, it’s my number 1 greeting. even at work i said it to a customre and they went “g’day, that’s so australian!” i’d like to note they also had australian accents….
but yeah, g’day? yay? or nay? Okay TAY? (i went too far)
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I use “G’day” as a greeting all the time.
Well, less often now than I used to, but it’s still relatively common. It helps that I’m a little bit occa.
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I use it mostly with family or friends. I generally don’t use it in a formal work environment
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I never really use g’day … I usually go for the more theatrical “How fairs ye on this, the grandest of days” People tend to stare at me silently after that and I get to have a giggle.
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I don’t use it. 🙁
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I don’t really say it. My husband doesn’t usually, either but I’ve noticed when we’re in a different country he’ll ALWAYS say it. And not even as a joke, it just suddenly becomes his regular greeting. And he starts calling everyone “Mate” too. It’s funny.
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People feel the need to embrace their home culture more when abroad. So many Scottish people who go NUTS for tartan EVERYTHING when they live abroad but at home, would never even have considered it. My mum owns dishtowels with the Scottish flag on them.
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I have to admit that I seemed to do it a lot more when I was overseas.
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I have no idea who Little Nemo is, but todays google doodle is pretty cool.
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That was amazing!
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I love the interactive Google doodles.
I saw the doodle this morning and it made me curios about the comic strip.
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there’s an amazing animated movie too! (See link below)
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You’re welcome!
@Gorzi, what happened to the MC server?
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sorry, I closed it to back up the world this morning and forgot to open it again. It’s back up now.
Spending my lunch break looking at RAM. My life is exciting
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WHAT BRAND? HOW MANY? DO YOU MEAN HOME LOANS?
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Master race stuff. Kingston or g-skill. 8 or 16. Decisions decisions
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Kingston’s a pretty solid brand. I take it you’d be going for the bright and shiny gamer styled ram with each stick having it’s own heatsink?
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If I can find any in stock that are compatible with my motherboard. but realistically I installed SQL server on my system at home and finding my RAM is a bottle neck for work. So the sooner the better.
Also I’m maxing out my RAM since I installed the high def textures for SKYRIM! so another reason to upgrade. -
Ooooh, shiny … both to SQL and high def skyrimming action
I’d assume that you’d be running a decentish machine with 1333MHz/1600MHz DDR3 ram? if so ram shouldn’t really be an issue
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just because.-
I did for reasons
Why buy 8 when you can get 16 for more than twice the cost
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Just had a beef and beer pie with mashed potato, peas and gravy. Started to feel better.
Then I had an ice break. Progress lost. Kept sliding past where I was.
So much regret.
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You seen dem calories in dem ice breaks!? Its like, a million! #healthmessagefortheday
so now that my uni semester has finished, and i only have one exam, i now have a lot of gaming time… but i think i’m overwhelmed and can’t decide what i want to play!
#firstworldproblems
oh, and i can safely say that there is a character in DOTA 2 that i’m actually quite skilled at, so yay for progress!
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Was this your first year at Uni? If so, how’d you find it!?
(ps. I still have over a week left, so I’m jealous :P)
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well, i don’t think i discussed this on TAY, but i actually switched my course after the first semester as i was really not enjoying (depression and the such) so i’m going for a digital design major now, which has been much more enjoyable.
and uni itself is alright, i now understand the people who are like “i miss school i wish i could go back” as it’s tough getting used to, but at the moment i feel good and want to continue with it, so that’s all good!
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Also congrats!
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playing a support Shadow Shaman, had a captains mode game with my friends last night, there were tri-lanes and other pro sounding stuff happening. but yeah he’s the only character i have above 4 bars on the skill-o-meter, that shackle is an absolute beast.
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oh and i’m actually pretty good at pulling creeps, so that was fun as well
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nicely done! I never see you online and playing dota 2!
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either it’s because i don’t have you as a friend, or it’s because i usually play late at night WA time, which is even later for you easterners, so you might be in beddy byes.
but yeah i play a ton of dota, got over 250 hours so far, god i love that game
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Hi guys some PS3 questions.
1. With the new Super slim models, does the 12GB version have a SSD drive with the option to add your own HDD or is it just a small 12GB hard drive?
2. Can the slims’ lower power consumption be a justification for me buying a new console?
3. With the PS4 possibly releasing around late 2013 is it even worth it buying a new console, even if it means I’ll have to live with my noisy Fat model? Maybe I can save the money for the PS4, but then saving my money and buying a PS4 early means I’ll have the ‘fat’ version of the PS4 which will likely be replaced in the future with a slimmer PS4
Aargh! The indecision!
4. Should I just suck it up and live with my noisy PS3. It’s ok most of the time it just irks me sometimes, enough to stop me from playing anything. It’s mostly after i’ve had a long day and I’m tired.
5. The cheapest PS3 slim is about the same price as a VITA maybe I should buy a Vita. But the VITA price cut is coming soon,
6.Is it worth it me doing a data transfer and having one or two save games not transferring?
Aargh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Basically convince me to keep my console or get a new one.
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2: Probably not unless you have many other issues with the fat as well.
3: How long would you be willing to hold off on the PS4?
4: Do you really have enough disposable income to buy a console you already own?
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Answered some on twitter, but:
1. 12gb super slim hyas flash memory.
2. it has lower power consumption than the original Fat PS3 but you’ll need to run your own figures depending on your usage
3 & 4: I don’t expect the PS3 to disappear on day one of PS4- Sony supported the PS2 for some time and in fact are still selling it
5: your choice
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The first thing that comes to my mind is “don’t bother considering the age of the console”. Save your money for the next big thing. If your console happens to fail though, go for it! Also, doubt the power consumption difference would mean much, financially, unless the phat PS3 had serious power issues.
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Unless you’re having issues with your current PS3, I wouldn’t bother.
Also, I’m not expecting the next generation of consoles to be “fat”. While there will undoubtably be re-released versions down the like that are slimmer, more efficient and have greater storage, I think the first batch are going to be pretty slim themselves and come with decent storage, unlike the start of this generation where they were all massive bricks with barely any storage at all.
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I’m not sure…the disturbing trend with both PS3 and 360s latest is to have a model with next to no storage that is the most promoted.
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Thank you for the answers guys. They were very helpful.
Based on your replies, I think I will keep my current PS3 and just put in a new HDD. I can save the money and maybe look into buying some decent headsets(even though they make my ears uncomfortable) if the noise bothers me that much. I could even use the money I saved to buy a game or two.
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Why is wearing a headset uncomfortable for you? Are you some sort of head-nudist?
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Hey mash!
I for one LOVE the new ps3 design BUT, for less money than youd pay for the 12gb one, i HIGHLY recommend getting yourself a sweet deal on the 250gb SLIM.. 12gb doesnt get you very far… im approximating that out of that 12gb, only 10.5 will be useable… and considering many games require an install that can range from a few mb to 7 or 8 gb, you’re not exactly left with much room for game patches, updates, and if into it, DLC. to give an example:
* MW3 with map packs and updates about 1.5gb
* MGS4 – 4.5gb install
* MVSC 3 – 3.5gb install
* Heavy Rain – 7.2gb install (2 seperate datasets)so yeah thats just me stating ones that i can roughly remember, but most games require an install. some do it silently while your playing so you dont even notice it.
also you can buy a new HDD for the 12gb model. about $65 for 320gb SATA.
so…
1. No – the 12GB is flash storage. different to SSD. think usb stick storage style. nowhere near as quick, and im guessing the storage will probably only allow gamesaves.
2. Definetely not. you wouldnt notice it in the long run. maybe a $5 a month saving which would take you 5 years of ps3 gaming to justify its expense.
3. stick with your fatty…. ive had one for years (80gb model) still running great… unless the noise is THAT bad… do you know whats making the noise? ie fan, bd-rom, or is it the same noise level that every fat owner is accustomed to? Im planning on getting a launch ps4…. itll prob be through JB so i can at least get an extended warranty .
4. Hint: Turn the tv volume up, or if a bit techie, replace the fans… replacements from http://www.dx.com
5. My vita is gathering dust.. if you’re itching to spend the dough yes buy a vita; be warned there is a serious lack of games. im giving mine till christmas, else im selling it and getting a 3ds xl…. i absolutely love the crap out of the hardware, but damn there is just nothing to play.
6. game saves dont take up much room… just transfer them all…
I just realised something quite upsetting and rather disgusting:
It’s still Monday.
*deep breath*
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH-
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There, there Rize … just think, for some parts of the world it’s only just beginning. When you are at home free from monday they will still be slogging through it all and then you can laugh at them
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This is true.
GOOD LUCK, QUEENSLANDERS.
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Afternoon TAYfolk. What’s everyone been up too? I’ve been at the vet. A bunny licked me and the I watched it get castrated, now I’m having lunch.
I saw Masha make a comment on another post about Skylanders not having a jump button. Let me say this. Every game need a jump button, every game. Even those ultra realistic folk lift training games should had jump buttons.
Anyway prolly won’t see replyes to this till later so have fun? Maybe idk
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Yeah, even if the game doesn’t need a jump button not having it is always weird. In Brutal Legend for example it always frustrated me that I could not jump. I know that rationally there was no need for a jump button but still…
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Bunnies have the weirdest shaped testicles.
I agree, every game needs a jump button. Every. Single. One.
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I … um… err… dammit.
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Ha!
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I had to call a “Bunny residence” at work yesterday. I was wondering if Trjn was going to pick up…
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Ha ha ha, what the hell?
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I like games that don’t have a jump button, but the character stills jumps when the context requires it. Zelda games, for instance were quite good at this.
Incidentally, worst jump control ever? My choice is Double Dragon. (A+B)
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If it’s well implemented, I can agree (such as Zelda). Still, having control is preferable to being forced to accomodate the jump mechanics, which I’ve found to be frequently annoying.
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1 & 2 on the Master System!
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WOW.
Wow.
DanMazkin just showed me thing and wow.
Did you know Valve retroactively changed the ending to Portal 1?
Please tell me I was not the only one who didn’t know about this…
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Pretty sure you were the only one…. Sorry
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I had no idea that existed. It’s sort of creepy. Maybe it’s just my messed up mind, but it has a very rapey feel to it.
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Okay, so reading up on it, this is currently the version that’s ingame and was made to announce Portal 2. That would explain the being dragged back thing. I thought this was the original version and it was patched so that this doesn’t happen because of how sinister it seems. My mistake.
It also made me realise that I never once questioned how Chell ended up back in the testing facility.
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I had heard of it but not seen it if that counts.
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hate to agree with nova but yeah, this was common knowledge xD
but an awesome thing to do, it also tied it to the comic that valve released.
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Yeah, that was exactly it. It was done to tie 1, 2, and the comic together a little better.
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Well I had no idea. So there are two of us at least 🙂
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I can’t watch whatever the video is, but is this changed or added extra to? Was this when they added the radios in each puzzle with secret portal 2 info?
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About a 5 second difference at the end of the game, so added to.
Can’t remember if it was all in the same update, but it was around the same time.
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*crashes through wall*
HI!TAY!
EXCITED ROBOT DANCE
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(~o.o)~
\(^.^)/
I IS EXCITE! Just got approved for finance on a new car! Week = made!!!
Oh yeahsomethingsomethingsomething no time for games sorry something… How is everyone else?
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*grabs the replacement wall from the pile and starts fixing the damage*
I approve of your approval, Pixel. Any idea on the car you’re going to get?
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2012 VW Jetta comfort line… Should have it next week \o/
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oooh, very shiny. Can we expect pictures of the Pixelmobile when you get it? The Jettas are a very nice car
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Yes indeedly! Custom leather and stuff as well… I am very happy ^.^
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You know what Tofu, I like you. It is usually up to me to fix the walls.
*points to walls with planks of wood, shoddily nailed into wall*-
The way I see it, I’m normally the one causing damage … so I thought I’d fix them for a change, plus this way I can hide things in the walls for later use ^_^
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you’re gonna have to pay for that wall….
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HARLI NEVER PAID FOR HER WALLS T.T
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Because she had an Oar, which she would use to thrash anyone who asked her to pay for the walls.
That shit was scary, man.-
Damn this puny lanky exterior of mine! I’LL FIX THE WALL WITH PLAY-DOH
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I have nothing to add so I will join you in dancing.
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Walked into Impact Comics during my lunch break and offered to sign the copies of The Lesser Evil they had on the shelf. That took a level of social courage I didn’t know I possessed, and I feel pretty good now. I realise this clashes in a lot of ways with what I wrote earlier – I have no explanation; it’s just weird.
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Did you have to show ID to prove you were the REAL famous graphic novel writer Shane W Smith?
Because I dunno about you guys but I don’t really want mine signed by just any guy who walks in off the street. 😛Also…so proud of you. I would never in a trillion years have the courage to do that.
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… no… actually, that’s weird. I didn’t have to prove anything. Just rocked up with a pen in hand, and the nice girl at the counter believed me.
I nearly backed out as I was approaching the store, and then what kept me going was “Oh, maybe they’ve seen me through the window and recognised me. Can’t turn around now.” And when I was inside, I thought, “Well, I’m here now. They’ve definitely seen me. I have to do this.” I think the trick was to convince myself that it was too late to back out, and that I had no other choice. And it went smoothly.
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That’s awesome.
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Way to go, man!
You know deep down you write because you like writing. You know it’s true, Shane. 😛
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Evidence doesn’t support the assertion. I’m starting to wonder if I like it because I get to sign my name on things.
that’s… not good 😛
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Does that mean you hermit because you like hermiting? 😛
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No, the weight of the world broke my spirit! 😛
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But then TAY mended it again! \o/
Turf that world onto someone else’s shoulders…you’ve had your turn. 😛
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That was me yesterday.
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Dammit! Stop making my signed copies less rare! =P
Seriously, though, well done. Must have taken a fair bit of self-control to not just run away.-
See above re: thought process. It’s all mental: you have the idea, and then artificially construct a point-of-no-return somewhere behind you! 😛
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Actually, it worked so well that I’m going to try this tactic again.
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Pretty sure nothing tops Purple Penicl Typo Spine Editions. Got one of those?
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It’s true. Those are the mega-super-ultra rare ones. And they’re not making any more. Ever.
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I got one of the Typo Spines – I think it’s a Purple Penicl. Must reread!
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Speaking of jumping in games, Dishonored has one of the oddest jumps in games. It’s like a short, truncated hop that just feels wrong. It is more of a realistic jump but compared to other games it leaves a weird incomplete feeling.
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Invest in the Agility perk/ability. Holding the jump button starts of with the hop, but then leaps up to a jump at least twice Corvo’s height. Very, very useful.
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Reply fail? 😛
Also, Ironman is the only way. Pray for your soul, my little soldier minion!
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RK. Strange was killed in action in XCOM. That wasn’t acceptable. I quit the game and lost an hour of progress. I was right to do it. 😛
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Man, XCOM is so fun. And telling people about their exploits is also really fun.
Also, McGarnical looks hilarious with massive blue hair. He’s the crazy sniper.-
I’m doing an Australian mission now. Ser Nobolus and Emily Scree have joined the team. (I have no idea what her first name is, but the default one seemed right! :D)
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Ha lawls. I’m changing all my characters’ first names to ‘Mr’ (will be ‘Mrs’ for any future female soldiers).
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If I don’t die due to my own incompetence ob my first mission I will be proud of my game self. \o/
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Just realised what you were talking about. I had no idea earlier either.
Why is mine the only one with SQ? Is that because I’m the squirrelly Bill Paxton of the squad? 😛
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SQ = ‘Squaddie’ rank. One up from RK = ‘Rookie’ = total noob. ^_^
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You’re the seasoned veteren, man. 😛
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So that makes me Michael Beihn then? Awesome!
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I need to remember who’s game I’m in…might even have been yours?
Also, picked XCOM up during lunch in a 5 minute haze at EB. I’m pretty sure I was drugged, cause I have no idea how I got it. No regret yet, though.
Also, I’m totally calling my sniper D.C., so you can run away from everyone and be a total hermit, even in combat 😀-
I think you’re in The Cracks game, but I’ll be sure to recruit you when Lambo gets the team killed. 😛 Also, sniper D.C. will make you proud man!
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Yeah, that’s the one!
Also, if you come across any fans in the game I think it’s fair to say you must expend Lambo by trying to destroy said fan.
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You’re my medic! Who almost got himself killed by climbing onto a roof, then getting shot by the Thin Man who clambered up after. But D.C. used his Run&Gun madness to shoot that bastard in the face, while you patched yourself up.
McGarnical stayed hiding in the doorway of the building, getting crazy headshots.
Notoriousaur replaced Aidan to attempt a capture. He didn’t die ^_^
But then the game crashed, so I’ll have to do the mission again -_-
And then one of the member countries gave me $10.-
You’re welcome, Rize. 😛
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Bahaha! Awesome!
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My current starting squad: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=102672074
Also, Hermes&Thoth is the lime green counterpart to McGarnical.
And Notoriousaur is the guy who has to run in close and taser the aliens. Totally not a redshirt…
TAY Sydney campapalooza 2012-2013.
27th Dec – 2nd Jan.
Cattai.
Meat errywun.
$10 per day, $7 per car.
Showers, firepit and river available. I won’t say what each is designed for (personally, I’ll be washing in the river, relieving myself in the fire and staying warm in the showers. Up to you, really)
Freeze S. Preston Icequire and myself will be arriving in Sydney on the 28th, by which time we’ll need to be held apart from one another due to sitting next to each other for however many hours it takes to get from Brisbane to Sydney. This could be due to an unrivaled hatred that has developed over the course of the trip, or the fact that there will be super-disgusting public displays of affection from each other. Again, this is open for debate.
Now, onto my personal little bit. I’m off the Eylandt for a month, from the 14th Dec through to the 13th Jan. I’ve NO idea what I can do/where I can go in this month, aside from the road trip with the aforementioned travel-buddy, and the subsequent camping trip. As flights to/from the eylandt are… not cheap, my budget is somewhat limited in that regard.
But I also want to meat as many of you as possible. I think I want to stay in Syd a little longer than just for the camping trip, as there’s restaurants and ‘city-stuff’ that I want to get in before I get back here. Would anyone like to join me for various meats in that light?
I also brought up accommodation and such a while back. I know it’s a bit of a stretch even asking, but would anyone be willing to house me for a bit while I’m wherever I am? (Again, I still don’t know where I’ll be, hence I need suggestions :D) I can provide financial and domestic reimbursement if that’s the case, too.
Also tattoos. I want to get my tattoo over this break. Thoughts?
Much love* and stuff,
Aleph
*I swear it doesn’t contain herpes. I had it checked out.
Promise.
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Any Brisbane meats before you and Freeze depart?
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That you won’t be going to? =P
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What’s that, DC? You want to be kidnapped and brought along for the meat-a-palooza in Sydney?
Anyway, all of it sounds good to me, but I’ll need to check my schedule. I mean, there’s a whole lot of nothing in the months ahead for me, but I gotta make sure just to be safe.
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If I can find somewhere to stay in Brisneyland, I’d love to meat the Brisvegas TAYbies!
As it stands now though, I’m flying into Brisbane on the 27th, and Freeze and I are then heading to Sydney from there.
My arrival date is subject to change though, so if anyone’s got plans/ideas, I’m all ears 😀-
I was thinking since I’m coming up to get you that night we should organise a dinner or something that night because screw working all day then driving all night. Leave in the morning.
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Sounds awesome man!
The Brisbane TAYbies I know of are… yourself, Strange and DC? There’s more than that, I’m sure. Meating for dinner and leaving the next day could work wonderfully.
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Trjn, Nob, Lambo, TheL4stQuestion, Jimu, Virus and someone I’ve probably left out.
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Yeah, we really need a Brisbane meat before we go to Sydney 😀
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Sughly…and DAN! Not to mention the Elusive Endu. But we haven’t seen him for ages. 🙁
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Don’t think Alephs been around long enough to remember Enduwolf. Hell I think that was before I used the name Freeze v
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ENDU! Haven’t seen that name in a long time. 🙁
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Errr, yeah, the guys house you visited just two days ago :'(
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*currently picturing a man made entirely of ears*
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Eww, all that earwax :S
I’m keen for joining in over New Years, so I’ll have to start sorting out family Christmas plans to see if I can make it there 😛
I’m also keen on the tattoo part…I keep meaning to get something, and this way neither of us would back out!
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SimulTAYneous TAYtwos. I like that.
Someone’s gotta film it, too 😛
(But would someone really want to sit there for hours watching a couple guys get tatts?-
You underestimate how much fun it is watching first timers.
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I’ll bring the popcorn.
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Haha, I want to get my backpiece done. I figure I may as well go big, seeing as how I’m not going to have the opportunity again for a long while!
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Creepy man staring at me while myself and another man are penetrated by a stranger? I’m keen.
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There *will* be blood.
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I’ll probably be at the camping thing, F4ction’s happy to drop by Canberra on his way up(what’s an extra hour in a 12 hour trip?) so I don’t even need to worry about buses(insert “hurrah” here)!
And as much as I’d love to say “you’re welcome in Canberra!” You’d have to come to Canberra for that, and my house is undergoing renovations, so you wouldn’t be able to stay here.
Not that you’d want to.
Because it’s Canberra.
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I am sorta fond of Canberra 😛
Renovations suck. If I find an alternative, I’ll let you know so you can escape the renovation nightmare for a bit!-
The theory is that they’ll be done by Christmas.
If this was the builders we used last time we did major renovations, that would be Christmas next year (it took them 16 months to do what they said would be a 6 month project), in actuality, it should be done by February. It’s also not too bad, as they’re not touching my room, my bathroom, or the kitchen.
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Gimmmmmme a lift
Hopefully I’ll be able to camp. Can’t be sure until it gets a bit closer though. Even if I don’t, I’ll definitely come meat you before you leave! Unfortunately I can’t offer you a place to stay, but still! Fun!
I will be down for a city based meat. Camping is too much of a time commitment for me (I am extremely time poor).
If you need accomodation you can sleep on my couch (my couch is one of those ones that half of it looks like a bed).
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Thanks so much for the offer Phlaiman!
I’m kind of keen to spend as much time in the city as I can, if only for the reason that I live ~5 minutes away from camping spots as it is. There’s… different forms of entertainment and such to be had within city limits.
Like traffic lights.
And double-lane roads.And roundabouts!
(man, all I’m thinking about seems to be the differences in traffic management.)
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I can take you to asian nightclubs and help you pick up.
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Oh man I forgot about this trip! I’ll be in Port Macquarie when youre trippin to Sydney, which is basically the halfway point… very tempting to meet you guys on the highway if its possible. Only I’d be leaving Sydney… then flying back in on the 17th. Hmmmmmmmmm… sounds pricey…
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Yeah, that’s my thinking at the moment too.
Currently I’m looking at around $3k in flights, so I’m trying to skimp on as much else as I can!If I go to Cnb/Melb too, well, there’s added costs in flights for that too /o\
Man, we’ve got the worst timing with our trips, eh?
Loopy da loops
I have new RAM so hopefully I can play DOW:R now. I installed and tried over the weekend but it was a 5 minute load between missions, results, edit team.
I still have no idea what I am doing but if you want I will stand with you. Til the last
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Wait, as in Dawn of War II: Retribution? Man, I hope your new RAM helps…as far as I’m aware, that game still has a nasty memory leak, with the main symptom experienced as a 2 minute long loading screen, every screen.
EDIT: Also, if you want a third for Last Stand, give me a shout some time.
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That’s the one
So what your saying is I probably didn’t need to buy more RAM, it is just an issue with the game. That’s crazy talk-
Hopefully it’ll help, cause I’d rather not be the one to say “it may not help” 😐
IT’LL HELP, I SWEAR.
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I buyed the shinies, it already helped
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Gangnam Busters?
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This is a better mashup than others I’ve seen for sure!
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I was surprised at just how well it worked.
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It was slowed down to match the beats, it did work really well
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Tempted to take a page of Fifty Shades of Grey and replace all the character names with TAYbies. But I’m also terrified by the potential result.
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This is one temptation you should never ever EVER give in to.
For starters, you’d have to actually read the thing to start replacing names….-
I’ve listened to some friends do a dramatic reading of a few chapters.
It is every bit as terrible as people say. Made only marginally better by hilarious voices. 😛
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Download eBook format, open in a word processor and do a find and replace.
Not that I would recommend doing such a thing.
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Normal day in TAY? 😛
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Oh no… no no no no we’re not doing that!
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That would be some scary shit. You’d have to handle a copy of the book! Way too far, Pants.
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DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT
DO IT
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I like books. They’re bibles, each and every one. They’re Qu’rans, holy texts. They should be respected and treasured.
But I’ll make an exception.
50 Shades needs to burn alongside the author. -
Christian and Anna(?) replaced by Shiggy and Doc?
Actually that’d work 😛
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Wait, you know the characters’ names?!
HEATHEN! HERETIC!-
See the review Shane linked. Represents almost my entire knowledge except for what Gilbert Gottfried has told me 😛
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Hahahahaha, I support this.
Also, if you missed it, you must read: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/340987215-
a great read… im reading book 2 review now
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New Idea:
Read Jurassic Park, but replace the dinosaurs with TAYbies.
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Read an instruction manual and replace tools with TAYbies … then try to fix something with the TAYbies
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@harli – not a magician…. i know, sad days 🙁
@Mawt –
Old-school consoles where suprisingly sturdy… they werent built using complex chipsets that produce a ridiculous amount of heat; which is one of the number one killers. Another important aspect is the solder that was used… old electronics used solder that contained led. whilst not very environmentaly friendly, it responded very well to heat. nowadays, lead free solder is the cause of the 360 RROD and PS3 YLOD as well as many many laptop deaths. it creates dry solder joints from constant heating/cooling which means that eventually the cpu/gpu doesnt make proper contact with the motherboard….
old consoles survive the test of time very well if they’ve been stored in a decent environment. main problems arising end up being leaked capacitors which are easily replaced, or even fuses blowing… if a capacitor leaks onto the mainboard though it can render it useless….
long story short, if you cherish your old consoles, store them at a decent temperature UPSIDE DOWN. that way if a capacitor leaks or something, it wont damage the mainboard and can be easily repaired.
the 32x suffered some track damage and as a result and i managed to retrace them. luckily it wasnt too bad….
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Thanks man!
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you’re still a magician to me.
THE STATE OF TAY — 15/10/2012
(Formerly SMURFYDOG’S PRE-EMPTIVE TAY CATCH UP BRIEF)
— Seems there’s an epidemic of worrying proportions in Brisbane, only days after Sughly’s meat! Coincidence, I think not! Strange, Freeze, Ser Nobulus and the host himself are all sick. Can expect a visit from the CDC if Stephen King’s The Stand has taught me any thing! (The rest of us should start making our way to Boulder, Colorado or Las Vegas!) (pg1)
— Dishonored, Borderlands 2 and Pokemon are still being played like crazy! Folks have shared stories and thoughts on the games: some good, some bad, all entertaining! XCOM has also entered the fray, with squads being built around TAYbies!
— There was a space jump linked! SPAAAAAACE! Awesome as it was terrifying! Not exactly in the highest of quality yet, but still damn heroic all the same! (pg1)
— Doc’s posted more about Potaku, calling for contributions and the like! (pg1) Later on he also put up a schedule for upcoming podcast topics, looking for willing participants! (pg2)
— Shane’s daughter made her acting debut! Seems she follows the method approach! He’s also been soul searching about writing, we wish the guy well and he deserves only good things! (pg1) The man then worked up the courage to sign his stuff at a comic store. Makes a hermit like D.C. proud! :’) (pg3)
— Scree continues to have a tooth ache, she has an appointment with a dentist on Wednesday! Zetrox has offered her some pretty great advice. A man for the ages! (pg1/2)
— RedArtifice pondered a question. What are the best gaming friendships!? We answered. (pg2)
— Loops had the place to himself this weekend. Tuna bake! The Walking Dead! Painting! (pg2) Fatshady joined the ranks of the master race. We wished him well! (pg2) Puppy Licks world has been turned upside upon hearing Valve changed Portal’s ending! Pixel’s been approved for finance to buy a new car! (pg3)
— Sughly and Rockets will be in Sydney on the 18/19 January. They put out a call for a meat! (pg2)
— Masha has some PS3 questions he’s contemplating. If you can help him out, it’d be appreciated. (pg3)
— Aleph’s elaborate December Sydney plans are beginning to form good and proper! He wants to meat as many TAYbies as possible, so if you’re interested let the man know! There’s a camping trip planned too and he’s also looking for some logistical help! He wants to get a tattoo as well, so if you know any one good… (pg3)
— There was some talk of Fifty Shades of Grey, but let’s pretend there wasn’t, okay? *shakes fist at Trjn* (Though AlexPants has an amusing plan to replace character names with TAYbies! Disturbing!) (pg3)
Now you know and knowing is half the battle…
Suggestions on formatting and content encouraged!
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You are the best. These posts are so handy.
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Holy crap pages numbers too! You’ve outdone yourself this time D.C. 😀
BUT AGAIN, NO MENTION OF D.C. NEWS!
Here’s a suggestion, if you want maybe you could do a summary of what happened over in weekend TAY. I know a lot of people disappear during them but I’m not sure how many are keen to catch up 😛
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Yeah, DC, you’ve dropped the ball there, mate.
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The weekends consists mostly of three people playing the refresh game. 😛
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WHICH THREE! People need to know these things!
Also I hate the TAY refresh game :/
At least we have penismonkey now.
(no context)
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Yeah, I wouldn’t bother doing weekend TAY 😛
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Now you know, and knowing is half the battle!
DC, you’re a freaking GOD amongst men. Thank you so much 😀
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Oh, crap! The catch phrase! :O
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Are you havin’ a laff? Is ‘e havin’ a laff?
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I got your back, dawg 😀
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Haha! You’re alright, Aleph. You’re alright!
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I read that as Aleph’s Dismember Sydney plans…. :O
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For someone who only lurks on TAY for about 2 out of 5 days of the week… this is AWESOME!
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omg?! Has this post been happening regularly? It is amazing.
Looks like the place where my parents’ new house is being built will have NBN ready-for-service in four days time. Which means NBN when we move in early next year.
\o/
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The NBN map for my area says there are no plans in the next 10 years to upgrade.
Huzzah! /o\
@Masha – NNNnnnooooooo! You just bought a new PS3 HDD, why would you ever consider a new PS3 after that :P, bad! Well you know what I’m going to vote on :).
If you do decide to buy a new one (BAD!) and do a transfer, I suggest deleting everything that can be easily obtained again to help streamline the process. My 40GB died and when I temporarily fixed it, I immediately deleted all the installed games and game data I didn’t need since I could always re-install or re-download it. Because I pretty much only had my save files the transfer only took a few minutes and it all transferred over perfectly (even my Dark Souls saves which is copy protected). It is quite literally a whole transfer of everything so the more stuff you have on the HDD, the longer it’s going to take.
@syv – Still here? I feel bad for checking back and seeing two of your replies to me that I didn’t respond to. D: sorry mate was at Uni! As for your PS3 question, you need to have a working PS3 for the transfer to work. Although it’s still on the HDD they’re stupidly linked to that specific PS3 so simply putting it in a new one won’t do anything and you can’t access it. What’s wrong with your broken PS3? YLOD? There’s a few quick fixes you can do yourself to get the console temporarily working. It could damage the PS3 though but if it’s already broke, why not try it first?
@EVERYONE – I’m so keen to do something crazy like go interstate with a bunch of older people I barely know that I met on the internet. Nothing dodgy about that at all! It’ll be fun going to a place I’ve never been before and just hang out :D. Who wants to give me a lift? 😛
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Do I detect sarcasm in that last paragraph? 😛
You really should join us though. It’ll be awesome! Just gotta remind everyone of the ground rules that were discussed previously.
No hatchets, axes or chainsaws.
*nods sagely*-
Hatchets are a useful and legitimate camp tool
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Whips, chains and spiked heels are okay, though.
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No. Not okay
Required.
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I hear you’re the man to talk to RE: leatherworking, if that’s the case.
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Nah man! I’m actually really keen for it but not so sure about flying out randomly to a city I’ve never been to before so would much rather road trip it up with some people or something :D. Ya know, try to save as much money as possible.
Last massive Uni holiday I had (November last year to Feb this year) was so incredibly boring and all I did was sit at home and I did absolutely nothing. Doing nothing is usual for me but to do that for 3 months was almost unbearable! So I’d really like to do something like travel and whatnot.
But I’m glad that boredom made me I start posting in TAY though :D!
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Talk to F4ction, he’d probably be happy to drive you up(though he may want you to drive a leg or three).
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well, im out…
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Ever since daylight savings I’ve been extremely tired every day even though I was still getting the usual 7 or so hours of sleep. I even had to take a nap on a few days which is something I rarely do. I’d say I’ll take a nap like twice a year or something, really rare for me to be that tired that I really need one.
I was up for ages yesterday working on an assignment and probably only got 4 hours sleep. Yet oddly enough I’m feeling more ‘refreshed’ and less tired than usual. WUT?! I don’t drink coffee or energy drinks either and I don’t do anything active so it’s really weird that I’d be so ‘awake’ :/
Human bodies be weird yo.
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I think your curtains are just fading and that’s having an impact on how tired you feel.
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That or his cows are out of routine.
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Still here.
When I try and turn the PS3 on, the red light does some flashing, and then the console turns off again. The situation isn’t dire. I have most of my saves, just not all of them. I’m a little nervous about opening the thing up myself. Maybe I’ll give Sony a call… see if they charge much for repairing this kind of thing.Also, missing my replies isn’t something to feel bad about! I’m not particularly prompt with them.
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This is what happened to my Phat the last time it broke. I haven’t had it fixed yet though so I have no words of wisdom for you.
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Yeah sounds like the YLOD type of thing I had. I heard it was a bit pricey for a repair so decided to just have a crack at it myself. Do you have a fat original PS3? I know this method works on it and you don’t need to open it up but it COULD damage it more :/
Basically once you’ve taken your HDD and any discs still in there out (have you done that? there’s a way to do it even when the PS3 is broken), shove the PS3 into a box (I just used the PS3’s one) and then get a hair dryer and just start heating the thing up for a while. It took me like an hour or so of on and off hair dryering but I finally got my old fat 40GB working. I hear it’s a temporary fix though and the PS3 could break within a few days, weeks, months but last time I checked, mine still works. This allowed me to quickly set up a transfer and I transferred everything to the new Slim PS3.
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Yeah, it’s old and fat, thanks for the advice!
I’m not sure I could take a hairdryer to the poor thing… I also don’t own a hairdryer. But it’s worth considering.-
A heat gun would work too but hairdryers are something most people would just have lying around.
I know nothing about the technical stuff but I assume it melts something a rather to get it working again. But in doing so it could melt other things :/ I know the plastic vents are definitely a bit warped but nothing too noticeable or bad.
Let us know how it goes 🙂
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US streetpass adventures part 1:
I left my 3DS on the fucking plane.
The end.
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Aw, crap. That sucks man. 🙁
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You really needed to find $10. That story is a real downer.
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Wow, you really understand what makes a good story. You should be a writer!
(I re-read this comment and realised that it sounded a little snarky – but it’s meant to be light-hearted I swear!)
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No worries. Think you’ve got the right to be a bit grumpy anyways
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Ouch. Hopefully it turns up eventually. Or some kid might find it in the next flight and think “Bonus!”
Did you at least find $10?
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Hope you get it back somehow mate, and maybe there will be about 10 international flights worth of streetpass hits on it too?-
I’m going to ring the airline tomorrow and I may still be lucky. I know exactly where it was (just sitting on the seat next to mine) and SF airport is pretty easy to get to.
If I do get it back then it makes the story even more exciting!
If I don’t get it back, then screw you Nintendo and your region locking – because I may have to wait till I get home agan to buy a new one. Or just buy it here and import everything in the future. Hmm…
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🙁 Did you cry? I would have sobbed my heart out.
But don’t let that black feeling in the pit of your stomach I’m assuming you’re getting every time you think about it ruin your trip. *hugasaurus rex*-
No, I didn’t. And it’s not going to ruin anything, really. Because in the scheme of things, it’s not that big of a deal. It could have been my wallet, or my passport, or my phone, any of which would have sucked a whole bunch more. This is just annoying because it was sheer stupidity (and exhaustion, I guess) that made me leave it behind.
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It’s really strange (hi strange!) that Plunkett manages to be both my favourite and most hated KotakuUS writer.
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Elaboration?
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I like his Fine Art articles and the Flashback ones too.
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Jason Schreier is my favourite. He writes about dem JRPGs. 😀
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Kirk’s usually pretty good. I like the music tangents he goes on from time-to-time!
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Yeah mine too 😀
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Oh man how good is Tina Salami! It’s like I didn’t want to play a game and find out things on my own 😀
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Dat spoonfeedin’!
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More than that, you don’t even have to play video games anymore.
Read Tina Salami – Keep up the pretence that you actually play video games by name dropping all the important plot points without actually having to waste your valuable basket weaving time on frivolous electronic entertainment!
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@Masha – I didnt realise how far back my comment would end up…. so here it is…
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/10/talk-amongst-yourselves-189/comment-page-3/#comment-832856
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Thanks for the reply man. The site you recommended has some good deals. Unfortunately I’m not techie enough to replace the fans. I actually need to clean my laptop fans but I have no idea how to open it /o\
The console noise is regular I think, so I’ll just take up your suggestion and turn up my TVs volume. I watch my movies on my laptop most of the time so the PS3’s noise will not be as much of an issue.
The reason I was considering the 12GB was so that I could get it then put a new HDD in there. I guess that’s not important any more since I decided to stay with my current PS3 and just upgrade its HDD. I have a 1TB drive which I am planning to put into my PS3. Having PS+ and being a demo addict makes space management hard. 🙂
Actually, as I type this I’m in the first stages of doing the HDD upgrade. I am currently backing up my data onto an external drive which is estimated to take 3hrs and 9min. It’s currently at 49%
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250GB is more than plenty! Delete yo things!
EDIT: not sure if you saw my reply on the last page but I’ll copy/paste it here
@Masha – NNNnnnooooooo! You just bought a new PS3 HDD, why would you ever consider a new PS3 after that :P, bad! Well you know what I’m going to vote on :).
If you do decide to buy a new one (BAD!) and do a transfer, I suggest deleting everything that can be easily obtained again to help streamline the process. My 40GB died and when I temporarily fixed it, I immediately deleted all the installed games and game data I didn’t need since I could always re-install or re-download it. Because I pretty much only had my save files the transfer only took a few minutes and it all transferred over perfectly (even my Dark Souls saves which is copy protected). It is quite literally a whole transfer of everything so the more stuff you have on the HDD, the longer it’s going to take.
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I saw your reply. Thanks for the info.
I think I’ve made my decision and I’ll keep my PS3 and just upgrade it. Actually I’m stuck with my decision now because once I upgrade my PS3 I’ll need a 1TB external drive if I ever have to buy a new console and I don’t own an external hard drive that big.
I’ll just keep the money for a later day. I’ll be buying Far Cry 3 on launch and I can save the rest to pay future bills.
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@Blaghsie – What’s happening so far with you and F4ction? I assume he’s on TS at the moment but I’ve been busy lately so I won’t be able to talk with him any time soon, can you bring it up with him next time you’re both on? :D. I may get to go to two States/Territories I’ve never been to before, exciting!
As for driving I’m not sure if I can since there’s something like “no more than 1 passenger” but I think cause he’s on he’s full licence I should be able to? Who knows. I also have no idea about interstate driving lawz (I’ve also never driven more than 10 minutes away from my house by myself :P)
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He’s all “I wanna go to the camping trip!”
And I’m all “Oh?”
And then he’s all “I can drop by Canberra and pick you up!”
And I’m like “word.”
That’s essentially the extent of our plans. But I will mention it next time I see him.
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I love how organized TAY can be 😛
It’s like herding cats! \o/-
Drunk cats!
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Made of Jelly.
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Greenius can sleep in my tent! ʘ‿ʘ
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E’ryone sleep in Pows tent!
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We can whisper sweet Xenos… to each other
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Hahahah!
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You can be the little spoon.
It’s funny, because I might actually try to mooch a bit of tentspace off someone 😛
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I have a few tents.
You can have the Disney Princess one.
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Which Princess?
IS IT ALL OF THEM?!*SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*
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I really need to buy a tent if I’m going to this thing and a sleeping bag as well, and marshmallows.
What food is good for camping?
/o\ /o\ Decisions, decisions. The camping trip is still 2 months away, I’ll do all this in November. 🙂
Edited: Spelling errors. I seem to be making more spelling errors ever since the new editing system was introduced.
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It shouldn’t be too expensive to buy a 1-2 person tent. You’ll want a camp/inflatable bed though if you don’t want to be sleeping on the ground for a week haha
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Yeah there are also mats you can get for this and they actually work wonders. We had these tiny mats when I went on a camping thing for high school a few years ago. Because it was so small my feet kind of poked out at the end and when I woke up they were bloody freezing when everything else was warm.
Although I guess in Dec, everything will be a lot warmer 😛
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Hahahaha, brilliant!
Well hey lookit that.
The new Xbox dashboard puts the ‘games’ tab as the first one after social. Now its only two tabs away from the home page instead of 4 or 5. Much better.
http://i.imgur.com/QCNFa.jpg
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I only use my Xbox to listen to LMFAO and Lady Gaga. I demand I be catered to and have music be the first tab!
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Oh. Man. Don’t ask me why, but for half a second there I thought you were being serious…
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I liked the Blades. I’ve never been able to find anything easily in the updates so I always just press the guide button and use the interface there that’s pretty much the blades anyway.
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Yeah, I agree. The blades was a concept that needed some tweaking, but not thrown out. The dash has never been worse than it is right now. :'(
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The current dash could work if it wasn’t plastered with advertising and using the available space so poorly.
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Yeah the blades were pretty good, I liked the NXE as well but once the metro-themed interface dropped searching through the interface for what you wanted just felt like work
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Did Doc link to his article on the TAYfilm? I don’t think he did. He should have, because there’s a pretty terrifying photo of Flu with a chainsaw in it, which everyone should see.
http://potaku.com/2012/10/15/the-tayfilm-project-2012-the-beginning/
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That’s some mighty fine boom work there
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All the nightmares!
Also that blood is pretty gruesome. I usually don’t get bothered by gore and whatnot in movies but that made me feel a bit uneasy. Kudos all round!
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Agree with the gruesomeness. That blood sure is bloody.
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it was also tasty.
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That liver thing Blaghman was eating? I couldn’t look at it, and Mark was practically gagging in the background. It was surprisingly disgusting.
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… How do you think I felt?
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hey Pants, did anything ever become of the behind-the-scenes footage you were filming?
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Well I have it all on my computer in fragments, but I haven’t had much time to work on anything lately. Still have plans to get it done though!
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@Tigerion, Rize and Techy
That’s great news!!
How about we get a game in tonight if any of you chaps have the time?!
We could play last stand!! If all 4 of us are free to play we could play an actual versus match where none of us know what the hell we’re doing! 😀
Man, the people in the Pokemon world are so friendly. Break into someone’s house and they give you a free TM or berry. Arrive in a city for the first time and a clown gives you a bike. I feel this is a service all major cities should adopt.
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Think of it this way. You’re breaking into their house in the middle of the night with 6 snarling, powerful Pokemon. No wonder they are giving up all their possessions. They just want to keep their life.
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I can see it now.
Dusk creeps upon the town, children running home for tea after playing in the afternoon light.
A Stranger meanders through the streets, relieved to have survived the trek to civilisation. As he turns the corner, a father and child wave at the Stranger from the comfort of the living room, lit by the warm glow of the fireplace.
But they’re not waving.
It’s not a fireplace.An army of clowns, riding atop glorious tricycles screech as they throw themselves upon the town. The flames engulf the family that were screaming to get the Stranger’s attention, as their home burns to rubble. Fueled by the fear and death that plagues the very soil they wheel over, the clowns descend upon our hero.
Heroes die too.But yeah. Clowns = NOPE.
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It does get a bit ridiculous sometimes. I was walking through one of those gateway things and the chick behind the counter just pulls me over and gives me a bunch of Great Balls. No reason, just ‘HERE HAVE THESE LITTLE KID’.
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WOULD YOU LIKE SOME CANDY, CHILD?
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People seem to be much more generous this time around. It must be my stylin’ hair.
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… the chick behind the counter had great balls?
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Stephen Fry posted Gillard’s speech on Twitter.
One particularly great exchange in the replies:
“Most cringed or sat openmouthed in disbelief at her lies. Where’s the proof of Abbotts mysogyny let alone sexism?”
“All the quotes she read out”
Pow!
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Yes?
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Was waiting for that 😛
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Don’t you three have anything better to do then wait for Pow to respond to things?
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Don’t be silly Scree. What could be better than waiting for Pow to respond to things?
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They respond when I tell them to respond.
Come, fellows. Tonight we feast.
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AHA! ANOTHER REPLY!
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My life is now complete.
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Xeno…
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That is AWESOME! \o/
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I was waiting for this.
Was waiting for this.
😛
I’m glad everybody is hanging off my every word.
There was a bit of discussion re: this on twitter amongst TAYbies last week. In short, sexism and bigotry can be fairly easily pinned on Abbott, however it’s a little more difficult to provide any definitive proof of misogyny. It was argued that, given Gillard didn’t actually have anything that proves Abbott hates all women (the very definition of misogyny) that labelling him a misogynist actually detracts from her argument.
For exmple: in and of itself, calling one person a witch and/or a bitch is not misogynist nor sexist nor bigoted.
EDIT: Sorry, I seem to have misinterpreted the post. I, too, was waiting for Powalen to show up.
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Your problem is that you are trying to ascribe logic and reason to a political debate.
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I think the word misogyny has evolved to the point where it no longer just means to hate woman but can also mean someone who is dismissive or has a lesser opinion of women, which I think fits Abbott.
Just hot given orders to complete a full store stocktake by Friday. Not sure how I’m supposed to do this since this is the busiest store on the Gold Coast yet it’s the only one they refuse to put two people in. What makes it worse they are imposing penalties on our bonuses for every day it is late.
What the fuck is wrong with these people? They literally have no understanding of how a store works.
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Ah, sounds like the police thing can’t come sooner enough! 🙁
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HA! Police is a government job so I’d be trading one incompetent and clueless management for another. 😛
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That’s the spirit! 😀
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Y’know how we were discussing customer-management options earlier?
I think we need to move on to management-management (alternatively, ‘metamanagement’) options. I feel that the path of carving a key relief into their hands would serve as an equal motivator for both clients and upper-management.-
It would work if I had ever met any of them. Just get faceless and nameless orders from above.
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Just got my tickets from the Expendables 2 competition finally!
Because it’s so late they’re free tickets to any movie I want. Still wish I hadn’t missed Expendables 2 though…I would have paid to see it, even. But still: free movie! 😀
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Have you seen Looper yet? It’s pretty damn good! 😀 Congrats, Strange!
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I don’t want to see Looper. Everyone’s been talking it up way too much. There’s no way it’ll live up to that. That’s what happened with Inception. Everyone was saying it was the most awesome, clever, twisty movie ever. And it so very much wasn’t. If people hadn’t talked it up so much I would have enjoyed it much more.
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Looper is the worst movie, My god. It’s just .. so bad … like the worst movie ever!
#ThinksHeIsHelpingButNotReally
#hashtagsforharli*I have never seen Looper*
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🙁 If it helps, I didn’t like it as much as Inception? It’s somewhere between an indie movie and an action blockbuster… (Haha! Sorry if I’ve contributed to the hype train. Something I’ve been trying to hold back on ever since my Spec Ops ramblings. :P) Next movie I want to see is Frankenweenie, Tim Burton’s black-and-white stop motion dealy. That looks awesome!
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Well now I definitely don’t want to see it if it wasn’t even as good as Inception! 😛
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Oh, man. I was hoping somehow that would work like reverse psychology. 😛
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I know you were, I’m just obstinate. 😛
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Is that Spec Ops thing because of me? 😛
It shouldn’t be! You made me buy the game in the first place 😀
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And you didn’t like it… :'(
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Nonsense! I never said that!
I enjoyed it, but just thought it would’ve been better in certain areas. You weren’t the only one to hype it up so it’s not your fault 😀
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Whooa whooa whoa. I understand that Inception isn’t deep, but it’s still quite the thrill ride, and I’ve watched it multiple times. Robbing yourself of an fun experience, now matter how less enjoyable it is because of hype , would be a shame. And I think Looper hits up the category of at least being a good way to waste time, out of current movie offerings.
EDIT: Ok, I don’t even know what I said, so basically, even if the experience is diminished, Looper is one of those movies where you’re guaranteed to have at least a tiny bit of fun watching it, and robbing yourself of that sliver of fun would be a shame.
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Yeah, I don’t think Looper tries to be clever like Inception too. It’s got an interesting hook, but it’s still a fairly standard sci-fi action/drama. (In a good way.) More like an episode of The Twilight Zone…
I’ve got no idea if it’s a really good time travel movie. The only time travel movies I’ve seen are it and BTTF. But as just a movie I thought it was pretty cool. It had a different feel to it than most movies. Most movies sort of feel like shoot/punch-fest actioney ADRENALINE type things, where as this felt a bit more, mellow I guess? Felt like it had some actual substance. Don’t really know how to describe it, plus I’m tired, so shut up 😛
But yeah, apart from the violence and nudity (which I’ve mentioned before that I don’t really much like) I actually rather enjoyed it and would definitely put it on my list of best movies of this year, maybe first even (gotta wait to see how good The Hobbit is :P)
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Haha! I went to see Looper with my mum. I felt so uncomfortable during the nudity scene. 😛 It was tasteful, but still…
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Well, because of my beliefs I don’t really find any nudity tasteful. But anyway. When I saw it I was with a bunch of friends from church. Man that was funny. All 7 of us looked away during that scene. That would have been a sight to behold, 7 twenty-something males (and me) sitting in a row all looking away from boobs xD
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I was raised Catholic and still have that ol’ Catholic guilt thing to this day in similar instances. I know it’s different, but still. My suggestion to you, lambo… never watch HBO… 😛
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NO WAIT, I mean, if it was my wife I’d find it tasteful. Just anything else, eh.
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I understand, man. Hope my post didn’t come across as disrespectful, wasn’t the intention! 🙂
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That was meant as a reply to Greenius 😛
I think I’ll just stick with kids shows. That’s where all the good stuff’s at! Clone Wars, Tron Uprising, Adventure Time (which I’ve still only ever seen one episode of…). Although Halo Forward Unto Dawn is pretty awesome too. Oh, and Sherlock.
Man, I can’t wait to get my hands on the Halo Forward Unto Dawn DVD. -
Oh! Haha! Disregard then. 😛
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Oh hey, does that mean the only Adventure Time episode you’ve seen was the one I linked?
Wizard Battle I believe?
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Yeah, the one you linked me to. Haven’t watched any others yet. Maybe one day I will. Maybe I’ll also one day watch My Little Pony too. Actually wait. I don’t think the latter would be good for what little mental health I have left 😛
i’m gonna see looper tonight after work so yay!
I am cold and I feel miserable =(
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Are.. you cold because you’re miserable? Miserable because you’re cold? Do you need fire? happiness? Need to light something on fire to make you happy?
… Need a hug?
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LET’S LIGHT SCREE ON FIRE IN MINECRAFT >:D
No? Wrong time to be evil? Okay.
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*evil whisper*I’ll get you soon enough…*fades into shadows* 😛
Hope you’re feeling better soon 🙂
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Mum wasn’t doing too well with her game and said some hurtful things which is why I’m miserable.
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Man, harsh words from family can be the worst. However, they’re also the easiest to forget and make up over, so it’ll get better, don’t worry.
*hugs*
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I’ll deal. I’ll take my sadness and frustration out on illustrator.
freaking illustrator.
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I hope you feel better, scree. 🙁
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Thanks DC, hope you get the courage to go to a meat
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Hahaha comment of the day!
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D.C, here is some inspiration, i wish i could go to meats, they sound like so much fun! but being stuck on the other side of the country sucks… so for my sake, go to a meat! DO IT FOR ME LADDY! DO IT FOR MEEEEEEEEE!
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You’re probably a well adjusted normal guy, though. 😛
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You, fled, Cracks and other Perth TAYbes should hold your own meat!
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*shakes head*
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Oh man that sounds legit, like a day filled with just cats.
I consider that a compliment.
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GUYS I JUST SAW LOOPER IT’S PRETTY TOPS I THINK STRANGE SHOULD GO SEE IT I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN OVERHYPED BUT IT WASN’T.
woops, i wasn’t meant to hype it…. sorry strange 🙁
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He certainly lives up to his name I guess =/
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I am merely stating her name!
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Loose gravel?
That whole thing is the greatest comment thread ever. So many giggles 😀
Aww 🙁
Today was a fairly warm day though. Hope you get warm and feel less miserable soon!
How on earth are you even supposed to pronounce Ebbw Vale???
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Would it be like Ebbew? Ebbwee? Ebbaw? I don’t even /o\
Wait. Ebbiwayaya. That’s what I’m going to call it from now on. Just because.-
Ebber Vale.
Turns out Miss Wales is from there. Because it’s in Wales.
…and she lived there.shuddup.
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IT’S ALSO IN IPSWICH. Did she live there too? 😛
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I was trying to find an image of a cartoon female whale to make a terrible joke but failed miserably.
Fun fact: if you type in female whale into google the first suggestion is female whale genitalia. I don’t want to even begin contemplating why that is so.
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I googled it, only to be lead to Wikipedia which lists a Ebbw Vale in Queensland. Nearby Ebbw Vale, QLD is a suburb of Ipswich named New Chum which made me laugh.
And then I found $10.
Hey YOU!
Yes YOU, the one reading this right now.
You’re pretty awesome, keep it up!
I’m fairly happy today. I wuv you guise n galz
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You? THAT’S ME!
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God dammit Greenius, you’ve phrased this in a way that means I can’t just say “you’re wrong” because someone else might think I’m referencing your instance of referring to them. Deep down though, I think we both know that you lie.
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#sillyoleblaghs
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Good luck trying to get that to catch on.
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#sillyoleblaghs
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Yeah, sure, keep it up. It doesn’t have the charm of “Blaghmang is disappoint.”
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Wow I completely forgot about that :/
What happened to the days when there was a new Blaghs lookalike every fornight or so 🙁
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Oh. Greenius. I bet you say that to everyone!
*re reads*
HEY. YOU DID SAY THAT TO EVERYONE.
I THOUGHT I WAS SPECIAL.
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You are special. No one is like you Batgirl 😉
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My psych says that same thing.
BA DOOM TISS.
Ohhhhh. I has a sad now.
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THEM’S FIGHTING WORDS, SON
*Slaps with silk glove*
GREENIUS
Greeeeenius!!!!!
Sharing the love – it’s a beautiful thing to see!
Greenius, you’re awesome! 😀
Good evening fine fellows of TAY. I hope this day finds you well.
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It’s over is best thing I can say about today.
Yourself?
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I’m OK. I had a better day than you by the sound of it.
I’m attempting a backwards speed-catchup of TAY. It gets confusing.I think I have time off at new years, and no plans. Aleph’s camping/Sydney meat looks interesting, but I’ll probably have no moneys, due to buying a car somewhere between now and Christmas.
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It’s camping. How much money do you need? You totally should come. The whole reason we’re coming down is to meat everyone we can.
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I’m in Melbourne, so there’s getting there and back, plus I’d want to check out Sydney while I’m up there, so accomodation etc, although I’m happy in a backpacker hostel. I’ll have to see how I’m doing for funds a little closer before I decide.
I just read about you having to do a full stocktake this week. On your own. That sucks! Can you tell them you need an extra person for a day so you can get it done?
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Oh. Sorry. For some reason I thought you were in Sydney. But myself and Aleph are still kicking around the idea of heading down to Melbourne for a bit after. Meat all the people!*
( WA people not included. :()
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Scratch that. I just cracked an egg into the pan and it had 2 yolks. I’m not sure if I just hit the jackpot or if I should go and sacrifice my chickens to appease the old ones.
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Oh man, getting a double yolk in the morning is the best. You know the day is going to be awesome from then on.
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Awshi-
Y’know how you always *always* forget something, no matter how much prior planning you’ve put into it? Welp, I just realised what that ‘something’ was. Or is, rather.
HU wiring harnesses. Shieeeeeet.
On the plus side, they won’t take ANYWHERE near as long to ship, especially since it’s a separate order.
Any one know anything about The Strange Calls? It looks interesting. At least for an ABC show.
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The only thing I know about it is Barry Crocker.
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Is that that show where Strange dials a random number into her phone and records the conversation? With hilarious consequences?
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If if isn’t it should be.
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Oh my god. You can have display names just like twitter.
Just like twitter.
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#GetWithTheTimes
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#GetOffMyLawn
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Hi Jordi!
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Hi! What’s up?
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None of the zombie week tagged articles have any thing to do with zombies… still… 😛
Evening, TAY.
I can’t seem to stop farting.
How are things?
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That’s classy enough to be a page get. 😛
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I was hoping it would be, but unfortunately it wasn’t to be. 🙁
But seriously, I can’t stop farting.
Should I have something that’s effervescent?
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DC – been skimming backwards through the day and found your amazing The State of TAY.
With page references!
Please allow me to say that you, DC, are a scholar and a gentleman. So now you know and knowing is half the battle.
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Haha! Much obliged, Smurfydog. Much obliged.
I hope you found it before you caught up the hard way. 😛
Edit: Obviously if you’re going backwards. Disregard. 😀
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Knowing may be half the battle but there’s still the other half.
Take DC for example. He knows he is wanted and welcome at the meats but its the other half he is still battling. 😛
(Seriously man, I’m not really putting any pressure on you. It’s mostly jokes. But with a grain of truth. You’re a good guy and good guy are always welcome.)
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*unnesscessary parantheses.
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🙂 Thanks, Freeze. You guys are awesome!
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A-ha! I finally caught a D.C. edit before it happened.
I feel like I just witnessed a rare event.
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The rarest edit of them all. ADDING STUFF IN! :O
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So, after last night I’m doped up on codeine to get a good nights sleep. Best plan, or worst plan?
All the plans!
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Don’t get hooked on that stuff. When I got my wisdom teeth out I worried I’d get hooked. I didn’t. True story. (Then I found ten dollars. :P)
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You’ll find that your tolerance builds long before you’re ‘hooked’ as such.
Take it for pain relief, not for the fuzzy feeling, and you’ll be fine 😛-
Always good advice! Haha!
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I only take it when I have intense pain. Sometimes I still don’t take it =P
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Any Melbourne TAYbies going on the Zombie Shuffle? Either joining in, or just turning up to watch? It’s on Sunday 28th of October. I can’t get out of work that day, but I have a friend from America who’d love to go.
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The what!? You crazy Melbournians!
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You guys don’t have a zombie walk in Sydney? Even Brisbane does!
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Good thing I don’t live in Sydney! This would make me look quite foolish indeed!
/smooth
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ABC2 at the moment has Lewis Theroux spending time with the Westboro Baptist Church. Even with him giving them a fair and even chance they aren’t doing themselves any favours.
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Ugh. It is actually enraging listening to them spout their drivel.
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The girls don’t have friends because friendship is antithesis to God and having them is self serving.
Wut?
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Yeah, I saw that one a while ago. I was raging, and it made me angrier that I was getting angry at those subhumans.
I refuse to accept that they’re the same as you or I.
There’s mental deficiency there. That, and animalistic hatred. It’s just wrong.-
And no sooner than I post that, I realise that I’m just as bad. Singling them out for differences, be they good bad or ugly.
If ever there’s a comment I’ve posted that I want to edit, it’d be that one.*sigh*
I really, really get upset just at the thought of the Westboro Baptist Church. They’re an evil, callous organization with misguided members. I’m oft intrigued by the depths of human depravity. But they’re… yeah, I don’t know what to say.Sorry about the above post. I take it back.
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Why be sorry? Tolerating the intolerant doesn’t make you a better person. There are some things that just shouldn’t be stood for. (Not having a go at you.)
At least these idiots don’t have any real influence on the world. Almost universally reviled by everyone and they know it. The oldest daughter pretty much admitted age will never get married because no one would ever accept her. It’s actually kind of sad.
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See, there’s got to be a line drawn (as impossible a task as that is). There’s any number of reasons that a person would join a cult such as this.
Those borne into it never stood a chance, yet they’re typically the most zealous of all. Should they not be given a chance ‘outside’? She was right, no-one will accept her, due to her not accepting others. It’s terribly sad, but I don’t think it’s fair at all. People have the ability to change, and to attempt to repair the damage they’ve done in the past.It’s… I don’t like condemning others, as quick as I am to do so. We’re all living, breathing hypocrisies in one way or the other :S
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I tend to judge people on what they are doing more than what they’ve done. I’ve done stuff in the past that I’m not proud of but I try to leave that behind me. If someone wants to change, all the power to them. But while they are actively being terrible examples of the worst our species has to offer, I have little to no sympathy for them.
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I saw that one a while ago too.
Also, so much anger in me at what I was seeing. Screw the adults – they have made a decision and deserve the scorn they are due.
But the kids really got to me.
To me it seems similar to child abuse to raise a child to think that way. But then I suppose they would say the same about raising your child with “worldly” views.
Either way – these guys are majorly screwed up.
I’m watching Embarrassing Bodies on GEM. Don’t judge me /o\ it’s a guilty pleasure. To be fair the show has some informative stuff.
This week it’s a teenagers edition. They are even using graffiti for the logo. Oh dear.
What time is it folks? It’s time for Greenius to procrastinate! Who’s going to keep me company well into the early morning? 😀
Oh man Theatrhythm is so nostalgic with all the awesome tunes and movies. Out of curiosity what’s a game series that you’re a huge fan of? The series that you’d go crazy for, the one that makes you sqeeeee with joy whenever a new game is announced or rumoured.
For me it’s definitely The Legend of Zelda. I grew up playing the Gameboy and N64 ones so they’ve pretty much been with me since I started gaming and I go absolutely bonkers whenever one gets announced. I had the biggest stupid smile on my face when I first saw the announcement trailers for Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword. I may have even screamed “fuck yeah!” out of excitement and I’m keen on seeing where they take the series with the Wii U and 3DS.
Additional funtime question:
What’s a series that used to give you that feeling but no longer does?
I used to go nuts over Final Fantasy but the later entries are just ugh compared to the good old days. It’s hard to get excited for them now :/
Also this:
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/10/first-video-from-space-jump-daredevils-body-camera/
(original question was “what is your absolute favourite game series” – in case anyone was confused about the replies :D)
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Really can’t answer that, Greenmang. It’s like trying to say what my favourite food is.
Flavours and interests change over time. I fall in love with certain games/sounds/people/food time and again, but I fall out of love just as often, and that’s the beauty of it all.
Apologies, but I don’t think I can provide an answer that meet your criteria.-
Can’t even single it down to the one that you like(d) the most? 🙂
But I get where you’re coming from and which is why I felt like challenging someone to name just one :P. I generally struggle to narrow stuff down to one as well especially for “what’s your favourite ___” type of questions. Of course there are some exceptions to the rule where I can easily say my answer (rumour has it green is my favourite colour)
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It’s like a job interview. The questions are loaded, and you’ll never answer them exactly how you want to (in an appropriate timeframe at least :P).
Not saying your question is loaded, but definitive statements are somewhat limiting. Why state that ‘X(eno)’ is your favourite, when you can love them all equally? Better yet, I’d much rather have passion filled with ebbs and flos rather than the same, constant, monotonous ‘pleasure’.
However, right at this very moment, I want to revisit the Ratchet & Clank series 🙂
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The man has a point. You like different series for different reasons. I love the Souls series for its challenge, I love God of War for its interesting take on mythology and its unflinching brutality and I love Final Fantasy for its imaginative worlds and satisfaction from turning your party into a cadre of gods.
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Methinks another question/rewording might be needed 😛
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You don’t have a favourite food?
You clearly don’t like food enough.-
But I like ALL the food \o/
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Also, I disagree.
Taste and interest can be lasting. And it’s not only what appeals to you, but also memorable moments you’ve had with the game. That can tip favour towards one game or the other.
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Need for Speed. Definitely. NFS High Stakes was probably the first *real* game I ever played (real meaning, not a Sim(insert object here) game), back when I was 6. I still haven’t finished it though…
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Tales.
It has brought me more pain and suffering than joy over the years though 🙁
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Yay new Tales announced
Nay new Tales not being localised:'(
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Sigh there goes monday TAY and I missed it all. Why cant you people only talk when Im around?
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Hello, AEF. How was your day?
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It’s ok, our main man D.C. has summarised most of MonTAY for you!
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Welcome to DC’s THE STATE OF TAY It’s TAY in a nutshell for your viewing pleasure!
All hail DC! The first mortal to conquer TAY!
Huzzah! \o/\o/\o/
So, apparently it’s going to be wet where I am tomorrow…
Good thing I can drum indoors. 😀
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I’m hoping for a sunny and windy day tomorrow so I can do my laundry. All I need is a few hours 🙂
Gold Medal on Sewage Plant.
That’s enough Trials for me for tonight.
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Haha! Get frustrated yet?
I found Sewage Plant to be one of the hardest tracks because of the randomness of the physics from the water. You just never know where you’re going and it’s so hard to replicate anything again 🙁
Got up to any Extremes yet? I used to despise them but they’re so much fun once you get a groove going.
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Just working through methodically. Gold on all the level 1 tracks the first time I played, and gold on the level 2 ones plus a few level 3 ones up to sewage plant last night.
There’s only one track I’ve had to go back with a better bike to get gold (one of the early level 2 ones), as hard as I tried, best I could get was 46.3 when gold needed 46.
Lots of fun so far, tapping a similar part of me that Super Meat Boy did. No real frustration or ragequitting yet, sorry to disappoint you.-
Soon!
Yeah, I think that’s the best way to tackle the tracks. Slowly work your way through and then go for better times.
We XBL buds yet?
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Yep. Yours is one of the names that goes zooming off at the start. Need to go add some more from TAY names.
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Wait until you get Shady, Sughly or Batguy :'(
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I’ve got Shady – I’m lucky to see his name for more than a second on most tracks.
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z0mgosh 2 more questions and I’ll have finished all my assignments for the year and can SLEEP
I. AM. EXCITE.
I can’t wait for holidays from November 12th onwards. 3 months of free time! Now that I have a job too I can probably travel if I really wanted to. Attend ALL the meats 😀
Speaking of travelling, has anyone here ever travelled by themselves to another country (or a new/different State) – or know anyone who has?
I want to see the world n shizz but there’s pros and cons for going with friends and going by yourself. If I recall Shiggy did that when he went to Japan? I think it’ll be an amazing experience but there’s always that fear at the back of my head that I could get robbed, attacked, murdered etc. and no one would be there to help :/
Travelling is fun but expensive and I honestly haven’t done much of it. I’m under the impression that most families travel together every now and then but we rarely have. I’ve only been to 3 States in Australia and only 4 other countries (all in Asia) so there’s still a whole lot more for me to see :D.
I really want to do that thing where you just travel and bum around for ages but yeah, I don’t see that happening any time soon with Uni/lack of funds :P. Gargh! Here I am back at the dream of winning it big in the lottery and just spending the rest of my life doing whatevs… if only…
Such is life!
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I’d love to travel around as well. I guess I came to Australia but I haven’t done much. I still need to do some serious travelling and see more of the country.
Book a trip Greenius and we could go somewhere. Japan sounds good actually 🙂
Woo \o/ congratulations on your assignments. Oh man I loved the feeling of finishing assignments and having a holiday afterwards. So good!
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Japan is awesome :D. Went there with some mates during Dec 2010 to Jan 2011. Was only there for a super short time though, something like 7 days and we barely saw all that Japan has to offer 🙂
Now that I’m Jobius and you’re Jobasha we should go somewhere!
Oh and there’s no holiday :'(. Exams start on the 30th so I’ll have to stress out about them but I still have 2 weeks to go!
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The only place outside of NSW I’ve ever travelled to by myself is Canberra 😛 (Hi Blaghs)
I’d really like to go overseas at some point, though. I’ve never left the country :\ We never really did family holidays like that either.
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I can has all your travel advice!
Most of the time I would say – Don’t travel completely alone.
Go with a few mates, or take a tour like a “contiki” or “top deck” or something like that. They are great for first time travellers because they organise everything, look after you and you meet a whole group of people, usually same age group. The prices are usually all inclusive too (cept maybe for food) so it’s easier to budget for.Let me know if you got any other questions.
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Thanks for the offer. My travel plans are months or even years away but if the time comes and we are both still on TAY I’ll take you up on your offer.
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No probs
Happy to help
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Wow, I’ve haven’t slept yet. Since 12am I’ve been trying to deal with my PS3 hard drive issues.
The prospects are looking good now but around midnight things were looking Grimm(I enjoy the TV show). I replaced the hard Drive but for some reason my controller wasn’t working. I panicked for an hour before I found out that the PS3 controller had a reset button. Who Knew. It is to the right of the middle screw at the back of the controller if anyone is curious.
I reset the controller and it was working. but now the new HDD wasn’t being recognised. Turns out it’s something to do with the new firmware updates. (Aargh Sony and their damn updates) Apparently, the newer updates are too big nowadays to fit into the PS3s inbuilt system memory so part of the firmware data is stored on your Hard drive. By removing the old HDD I had severed the ties between the two pieces of data. As a result the new HDD wasn’t being recognised because the firmware update was not available as a whole on either the PS3 or the HDD.
A few panicked breaths later, I found out that the solution was simple. All I had to do was download the firmware onto a USB and connect it to the PS3 as I turned it on so that the console could be updated. I was able to do this and the System seemed to start fine this time. Because I was doing something completely different to the usual ‘how to upgrade your PS3’ guides I was now seeing different parts of the PS3 and it seemed like the system was starting afresh, I was asked to set the date, create a profile etc. I started panicking but then realised I had come this far so there was no going back. I started the back up utility and clicked on restore.
As we speak the PS3 needs 6hrs 15min to perform the restore process. I really hope everything goes according to plan and I don’t lose any data. I’ll update you guys in the morning.
Fingers Crossed.
Now I’ll watch the latest episode of Dexter then go to sleep.
P.S.
With all the stuff I’ve had to deal with over the years with my PS3 I think I could easily migrate to PC. The hassles would be the same but I’d have access to cheaper games and a more open system. Hmm maybe my next saving goal should be towards a new PC?
Master Race Masha? Who knows, maybe.
Goodnight Folks. I guess it’s past midnight so good morning. 🙂
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After being part of the master race for a while now…
Holy crap it’s awesome! I barely play my consoles now but that’s not to say I’m going to get everything on PC. I’ll get what I think is on par or better than its console counterpart. But yeah, one of the main draws of the master race is the cheapness of games. Hardware is the only expensive part!
Good luck with the restore thing!
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Like any hobby, it’s expensive 😛
I just can’t seem to justify the purchase of a new videocard just yet… although I’ve managed to tee up the sale of my case (apparently I need* a Level10 case) and my mouse to my brother, so I’ll be seeing some new shiny in the coming months anyway 😛ALL THE UPGRADES!
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Yeah I’m thinking of going Master Race + Wii U next generation. If it’s anything like this gen was, I probably wouldn’t miss out on much with that setup.
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PS3 and JJJJOOOOOUUUURRRRRNNNNEEEEYYYYY
PS3 had the best exclusives this gen IMO – or at least the ones that interested me the most
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Yeah one console and a PC seems like the best option. I’ll postpone any PC related purchases until the new Playstation and Xbox consoles launch. At least this way I can have a base point to start at.
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Good luck!
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*crosses fingers and toes* I hope it works!
P.S. I watch Grimm, too. The first half of the first season was pretty terrible but I kept watching for the awesomeness that is Monroe. Glad I did because it turned into a pretty cool show.
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Monroe is awesome. Also, I was initially put off by the cheap ‘face mask’ CGI but I’m glad I stuck with it.
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I woke up super early today (well… 6:30 :P) because I was excited for lots of things! Finishing Uni, going camping, going to on holiday, etc. Ah! I don’t even have any plans yet but I’ve got that Christmas-morning-as-a-kid high-energy feeling 😛
I got a written reference from my work experience last night, all signed and pretty. Also I’m going in to see them this week to work out the details of the holiday they’re giving me (the work experience was at a travel company and this is how they’re ‘paying’ me). Hopefully I’ll be off to the Australian Open this January 14th-ish! I’ve always wanted to go, but money 😛 Also, hopefully I can meat a few Melbourne TAYbies while I’m down there!
I shouldn’t get so excited, I haven’t even confirmed anything yet. And as you can probably tell, I’m rambling. Have a good day, all!
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We can discuss Xenoblade and it’ll be glorious
Double post, but… Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! Sim City Disaster Trailer
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I am getting so excited for this game. Too bad my PC will not be able to run it. Hopefully TAYbies will post a bunch of stories related to their interconnected cities.
Do you mind if I come to your house Pow and watch you play? 🙂
I bought Sonic Adventure 2 last night. \o/
Man that game has some good music in it. Plus it is a fun GAEM! Why can’t modern(er) day Sonic be as good as the Sonic Adventure games?
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new potaku @ the EBEXPO video and report! 😀
TWO PEOPLE NAMED WATT!? BOTH SCOTTISH!? CONSPIRACY & INTRIGUE!
http://potaku.com/2012/10/15/spirit-hunters-inc-new-videos-and-hands/
Shiny new RAM installed and I was able to have some good games of Dawn of War:Retribution with Loops and techie. (Thanks guys, sorry about forgetting the wargear in the first match) Hope we can play again soon
But loading so much quicker, next thing to try out will be SKYRIM to see if that is now faster with the loading
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Yeah… kinda hard to use abilities without the wargear :P. I was enjoying burning everything as my ork mekboy xD, but as soon as the boss guys came along I was doing no damage to them /o\. We need to do that again, and I agree with Loops as well, 2v2 skirmishes FTW! RIZE! JOIN US NEXT TIME!
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Yeah – massive thanks for joining in guys – was good fun!
And it only gets better as you level up! 😀I can imagine what a 2v2 skirmish would be like – utter chaos, that’s what. None of us would have the slightest clue as to what we were doing 😛
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I’d have a slight idea. Think Company of Heroes with capturing points, building units for a single main building and tactically using your troops and vehicles to earn the points target first (I think that’s one mode)
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Pew pew
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Pro!
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@Greenius
I’m actually going to be going overseas for the first time, and travelling alone to meet with a close friend. You’re always going to have that ningling fear the back of your head especially for your first time travelling alone, I actually feel that way walking the streets of Melbourne even while the sun’s still up. The main thing however is to not let that worry you. You’re travelling to have a good time, not being paranoid, obviously you should make sure you’re not going down dark alleys but don’t let any fear stop you from going places that you most likely won’t see again for a very long time, if ever. Oh yeah, and lastly, I’m going to Portugal, which’ll be in later November this year so very soon
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” don’t let any fear stop you from going places that you most likely won’t see again for a very long time, if ever. ” is good advice. I’ve let fear stop me from doing so many things and I’ve always regretted it.
Also your “@Greenius” made me giggle. It’s like everyone’s all old like me and don’t even read the top of current pages anymore let alone old pages, because I’m noticing a trend recently of people “@”ing other people about stuff on the same page like they used to do only for previous pages. If The Reply Button were still around he’d be ashamed of you all! 😛
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I only use @s if it’s about a post made in the past, either on a previous page or a comment made the previous day. Just to make sure they don’t miss it 🙂
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I’m one of those guys who refresh TAY constantly and check back on old pages for a while 🙂
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As I said “Just to make sure” 🙂
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It’s not necessarily a huge ‘fear’ but it’s something I can’t ignore since I think rationally :P. I guess I can get that feeling too whenever I’m wandering around alone in Melbourne although it’s not as bad when it’s in a familiar place in a country where I know the main language.
@Strange and everyone else – you’re all so old! 😀 😛
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@strange
I don’t approve of using that @ symbol. It belongs on Twitter, or in emails. Let’s leave it there, @TAY
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Oh man that sounds awesome!
Have you met this friend before? I guess it’s a bit different when you’re going there to meet someone you know. I was thinking something more along the lines of going somewhere where you don’t know anyone and just doing whatever you want. It’s probably better if you know someone there though so they can show you around rather than blindly figuring out things on your own, especially if you don’t speak the native language.
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If you count only doing webcam video&audio conversations meeting somebody then sure. She’s awesome and she’s going to show me around quite a few places while I stay at her apartment. I think I’d be too nervous to do it entirely solo for the first time travelling.
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Sweet deal – free tours and accommodation!
I need to get me some overseas friends! 😛
…or friends even :'(-
Well this one I’m really close to, despite the geographic distance. If it actually goes really well I might end up asking her out too. I’ve got a few local-to-country and overseas friends that are the greatest, from a Tasmanian guy I met on Counter Strike to an American guy and Netherlands Girl I met on Guild Wars and Neverwinter Nights, and still friends with to this day.
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Well I’m still old school and use the reply button… so Greenius… Scroll up and read my reply =)
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TAYbie tour to Canada!
Let’s do it.
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I still haven’t been to Canada. Problem is Canada is one of the most expensive places to fly too. There are few direct flights and it’s bloody far away.
Europe is better value, Asia is much cheaper. NZ is awesome for a first trip coz it’s cheap, close and has lots to do/see.
But hey my trip advisor account says i’ve been to 33 countries so I might be a bit biased.
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What are some fairly cheap and good places to go for someone who only speaks English and of my race if that really matters (I’m not sure how big racism is in other parts of the world)
I’ve been to Singapore, Malaysia, China and Japan so kind of sick of Asia at the moment :P. Europe is probably the top of my list but I’d also want to check out more of Straya/Oceania (NZ), the Americas and to an extent Africa.
Actually I just realised my cousin lives in London. I could probably get the whole free tour/accommodation off of them 😀
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London is fine to visit. Can be expensive and you’ll want to go for 3-4weeks + since you’re paying for that much for flights you want the most for your money.
obviously the longer you stay the more expensive it gets. London itself you can do in about 4-5 days, but while you’re there you’ll want to see at least a few other cities in Europe.
Most of Europe you won’t have any problems speaking only English. Parisians don’t like the english much and can be quite rude, but as much as I hate Paris, it’s still a city not to be missed.For Oz I’d recommend Cairns/ Barrier Reef/ Gold Coast. Sydney has a few cool things to see, maybe enough for 2-3 days. Really it depend’s what you’re into. If you like camping go out the the Blue Mountains or Grampians for a week, if you like beaches go to Queensland, if you like deserts go to Alice Springs and the Kakatu etc etc.
NZ is bloody fantastic. It’s familiar enough to home that you feel safe and comfortable, the culture and language is the same, but there is a TON of stuff to see and do there that you can’t see over here. And it’s cheap to get to, and close. For example you can probably get flights to NZ for the same price and ones to Queensland….
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Live Potaku broadcast! Would you listen/text chat with us!?
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Yes.
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Depends on the time. I can’t commit during work hours, though might be able to pop in and out. (that’s what she said) After hours are worse though. Can’t get near my computer until the rest of the fam is asleep.
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8pm at night?
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Don’t schedule around me, but I’ll see what I can do 🙂
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Anyone else kind of sick of all the media attention on trolls these days? It seems like now internet is mainstream everyone is an expert.
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They basically caved and now trolls are more powerful than ever, they’re getting media coverage, they’ll only do it more now.
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I’m hoping that Reddit guy who got outed loses his job. Might might get through to some other trolls that there are RL consequences for the shit they stir.
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The moment I saw the first article saying “Time to stop the trolls” I basically said to myself “You already lost”
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Nothing like some rustled jimmies
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That whole ViolentAcres thing is weird. I’m not defending the guy. He’s a shit stirrer and the subreddits he created and moderated have no reason to exist.
The problem is that there are rumours that he was being threatened, that he had to hand over control of several subreddits or have his identity revealed. That’s not okay. This wasn’t some noble campaign to out a bad dude, it was SRS unleashing a shitstorm because that’s what they do. The Gawker writer responsible also has a sordid history with Reddit (claiming to be an infamous user LucidEnding who faked dying of cancer amongst other things).
He’s an asshole. He should have never done this stuff if he thought it would put his livelihood at stake. Others should not have to worry about this potentially happening to them over things that may not actually be wrong. I have no qualms with /r/jailbait and /r/creepshot disappearing from the internet. I do disagree with the methods used to do it.
EDIT: This is where it starts to get into censorship territory. SRS is incredibly pro-censorship. I’m more in favour of the “if there is no proven harm, let them speak”. Prove the harm, shut them up. Claim there’s a potential for harm and don’t substantiate it? You can shut up until you can come up with proof.
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Agreed with everything here.
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Sounds like I’ve missed some serious business. Are there SFW explanations/summaries regarding this?
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Oddly enough, the Gawker article does get quite a lot right, it just ignores the bits about SRS and the writer’s history with Reddit. Probably best to start there and then look at the posts on Reddit about the recent Gawker boycott over this article.
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Much obliged mate.
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You can find a lot of talk and links over on /r/subredditdrama (a cesspoll I normally avoid).
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hey can someone check if they can reach http://www.java.com for me?
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By reach do you mean can I access that site?
I clicked on it and it works fine for me.
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Works just fine here, manfriend!
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http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ says it’s up. And it worked for me, too.
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You can also just use: http://isup.me if you’re after a less lengthy url. Same site.
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I like using the long one when talking about it because it’s more clear what the site does.
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I’m currently re-reading On Writing by Stephen King again in preparation for NaNoWriMo. This book motivates me to write like nothing else.
Are any other TAYbies doing NaNoWriMo this year? I know redartifice is going to be doing NaShoStoWriMo. I’ve also talked a couple of my IRL friends into doing it as well, but it’d be awesome if some TAYbies got into it too 😀
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I register every year, but ultimately fail to produce in the required quantities. Looking to feel good about your output? Friend me: canberra_boy_redux !
Edit: Also, On Writing is a great book. Really great.
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I’m planning on doing it, most likely failing miserably but going to give it a shot.
Pretty sure that Dire wolf is keen as well, but not 100% sure if he is actually doing it.
Our resident published Author is likely doing something but I haven’t actually heard what (He is a bit of a rebel at times)How is your planning going or are you just going to jump straight in on Nov 1st? I currently have the rough concept and some ideas down but missing that overriding story arc. Still have 2 weeks to work that out I guess.
Anybody else?
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I’ve got two ideas, and I’m currently trying to decide between them. By the end of the week I’ll have made a decision and I’ll start the storyboarding/character sheets in preparation for November 1!
Here’s the two ideas if you’re interested: http://matthewjhellscream.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/nanowrimo-2012-i-need-your-help-to-decide-what-to-write/
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Go space marines.
The Zombies story – at high concept level anyway – sounds almost exactly like Y: The Last Man. Not that that’s a bad thing, by any means.
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That’s the second time someone has mentioned similarities. I’ve never actually heard of Y: The Last Man until yesterday! /o\
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Read it. You must. No excuses.
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SPAYCE MAUREEEENS!!!!?!
Having the backstory in place is a good starting point as it allows you to focus on the plot and characters rather than larger level things. I’m still struggling with the overall layout of my world, trying to work out the two sideas and what differences and similarities they have. Most of my work to date has bee dot points as I have ideas
Tigerion is also my NaNoWriMo login so add me as a buddy if you like.
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I’m starting to think that we met once at a write-in a year or two ago and didn’t realise it.
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I never actually attended a write in, but I remember chatting with you on the Brisnano IRC channel!
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I just remembered a Canadian woman that might have been Amber. She had a knitted Chthulhu phone case.
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Not us unfortunately, but Amber is going to be doing NaNo this year too! She’s writing Sherlock fanfiction 😛
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I do kind of have one idea that might work.
A wedding gets interrupted by the zombie apocalypse. The groom escapes as the sole survivor and meets up with another guy who teaches him survivalism. Then they ride around America on motorbikes and grow kickass beards.
Oh, and something about the groom being responsible for the outbreak.
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I was organising this a few weeks back with some guys on Twitter and we were thinking of doing a series of short stories based on toilets. This way one person doesn’t have to write a full novel but the short stories can be long enough combined to be the same number of words required for the event.
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I reckon if you’re writing anything at all, you’re still embracing NaNo. You don’t need an arbitrary word count target to get those creative juices flowing.
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Even though each one of you will be producing a wee little story.
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Ha ha, bad Shane!
By the way, you guys can join in if you want
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Terrifyingly creepy Lulu is on sale, as a heads up.
If you don’t know what I’m talking about, it’s best that way, trust me.
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They must’ve watched our awesome 5 yordle squad play last night 😛
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YORDLES FOREVER
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Good Morning TAYbies!!! How’s things? Me, well I am the epitome of awesome at the moment. For those who don’t know, I run a help desk/website testing/general IT support for a recruitment company, it’s insanely repetitive and I’ve lost more hair to stress from this job than I care to admit. Over the last month and a half I’ve been helping a very bubbly applicant who’s been having issues applying for jobs, she’d sent me an email saying that she had an interview last week for a job that I’d helped her apply for and she sent me a follow up today saying that she got the job and starts in a fortnight and now nothing can ruin my day ^_^
Long story short, things like this make all stress worthwhile because it reaffirms that I’m helping people.
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I like bubbly people 😀
SHANE!
Brütal Legend has arrived! Thank you again good sir, you are a gentleman and a scholar!
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I like it when people go the extra effort to include an umlat or other funky variations of letters 🙂
Shane is pretty cool guy!
Brutal Legend is pretty fun. I wish there was a sequel though to address a lot of the issues but oh well!
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yeah when I was travelling through Germany all the keyboards had umlauts on them, so I made sure to use it every single time 😀
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Tina Salami put a spoiler alert (and proceeded to ‘spoil’) a 30 second video that wasn’t even that great anyway. It was a double whammy.
Can someone please remind me why she is on Kotaku US’s pay roll? lol
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salami on a roll. I see what you did there
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I love it when people see what i did there when even i don’t have a clue what i did there until someone points it out.
Man, am i that much of a genius that I even surpass my own recognition?
Maybe, son…. Maybe…
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Damn it i think the work lappy has a virus… now i have to waste my time removing it when i could be TAYING it up…
I have no idea why I thought paying extra for Express Post from the US for Mr. Strange’s anniversary present was a good idea. I ordered it a bit over a week before our anniversary and it wasn’t even posted until the day after our anniversary. And if it doesn’t arrive this week I’ll be angry. And probably do nothing about it, just sit around being angry. 😛
According to the tracking info, it just finished spending the weekend at the “International Service Centre”. And has now been “Processed Through Office Of Exchange”. I have no idea what any of that means. 😛
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If you want something from the US quickly, couriers are the best way, TNT or DHL or stuff like that.
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Aus Post is awful. I’ve had so many things go missing. The worst one was GingerChris’ prototype kilt I’d spent months working on. Mr. Strange posted it express but it never arrived. And Aus Post can’t do anything about it because he threw out the little thing with the number on it. 🙁
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Bugger. I haven’t had any issues personally but I’ve heard of very slow deliveries.
I think they can’t keep up with the massive influx of online shopping over the last few years
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That stinks.
I have nothing useful to add to that.
Has anyone used TunnelBear before?
http://www.tunnelbear.com
Thoughts? Comments?
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if your aafter a vpn tunnel why dont u use a more trusted source? your own computer. fairly easy to setup. say for example your at work, you route all traffic through your home pc
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It’s more about using a tunnel to a US server to access region locked content.
I can’t really think of any other reason I would use a Tunnel. And if I do – I can use my Hamachi one.
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Some amazing footage. kind of travel related I guess =P
Well worth a watch
Another day, another long work day. At least I figured out why I was suddenly having so many problems with customers.
The girl that worked here before me was decidedly attractive and was just a genuinely nice person. And the Gold Coast having more than its fair share of ageing weirdos, more than a few of them have declared their undying love to her. Now she’s left to go to North Queensland some of these guys are holding me personally responsible for th light of their lives leaving them. So they’ve been coming in to make my life difficult and making harassing phone calls an constant hang ups. Not sure what they are trying to accomplish.
At least I haven’t got it as bad as she does. A couple of them have figured out where she has gone an have been calling her in her shop up there all day.
Oh right. Video games. I’m thinking I might go grab X-Com today. Damn TAY marketing making me want to spend my money. I never played the older ones. Is it something you can just pick up easily enough?
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XENOBLADE T______T
And wow that’s really unfortunate and unfair on the girl. People who are real life Creepiuses/Creepises/Creepi are the worst.
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I can relate. I had similar experiences when I worked retail. Took months to shake the last stalker.
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Seriously that’s like falling in love with an actor because you saw them in a movie… you don’t even really know them! Sheesh!
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W…t…f. Some people in this world, geezus. And the fact that it’s multiple people doing this, nt just one!? Oh man… genuinely disturbing stuff.
Ugh that was so stupid…
I hate it when lecturers are like “oh hey, this isn’t on the exam but I’ll tell you it anyway!”
Just finished a 2 hour lecture on a topic and at the every end the lecturer said it wasn’t on the exam. I feel like there was no reason to teach it to us anyway! Exams are soon and we could’ve spent it going over and revising topics (my lecture not is about to do that). If we’ve finished learning the content, why learn more irrelevant stuff :/…
I want my 2 hours back :(. Well at least I spent 1 hour of that TAYing 😀
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This. Frustration is understandable if you feel the exam topics need more firming up in lectures, but ultimately, the reason you’re at uni is (I hope) greater than just getting a piece of paper saying you passed your courses.
Edited to add: I think it’s great that the lecturer is giving you some warning about what to expect on the test (silver lining).
Edited again: I thought like you when I was at uni. Now I wish I’d paid more attention during the optional bits. I miss uni.
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Sounds nice but knowledge for knowledge’s sake won’t pay the bills.
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I’m not saying the piece of paper isn’t part of the reason. It’s just a shame if it’s the entire reason…
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Unfortuantly that’s not how Uni works.
There are HEAPS of uni educated people who come out of uni, and don’t have a clue how to do anything in the real world because their whole existence over the previous 3-4 years was based around doing tutorial questions and learning how to pass an exam, not actually learning the topic.Really the only thing I took out of uni is the ability to find the information I need and teach myself.
Sadly it’s all about the piece of paper. I’m generalising a bit, I’m sure some courses are better than others, but that’s my rough opinion about Uni.
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Oh god, don’t get me started on teaching to the test
I guess it is a fair comment with your exams just around the corner, but being annoyed about being taught something that isn’t on the test is a terrible position to take for your entire uni course.
A lot of the very important stuff I learnt at uni wasn’t easily measurable so it wasn’t on the test but I am glad I was shown it.
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Hmm well I guess you’re all right 😛
I enjoy learning, I really do but I don’t like the way it’s done in University and to be honest I guess I’m just here for that piece of paper. I’m not even sure why I’m at Uni, I don’t necessarily enjoy my course or subjects (but I hate it less than others) and I’m not sure what I’ll do afterwards. Sort of just here since I wouldn’t be doing anything else of value if I wasn’t.
The topic was fairly interesting and I thought it was pretty cool (bit of problem solving) but it’s the type of problem where you need a question or problem to go with it, which is rather unlikely to happen to me in real life (meaning I won’t need/get to use what I just learnt).
Just annoyed since we could’ve gone over past topics that we’ve only briefly over.
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Got a study buddy? Mine carried me through my classes. It was awesome 😛
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Well if you didn’t spend so long in the uni bar, you wouldn’t have needed to be carried out of there
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Up until this semester, kind of. None of us necessarily study hard (:P) but we had the same units so we could always discuss stuff we were unsure about.
We’re branching off to different majors now so I’m on my own for some of my units which has definitely made it a bit harder since I can’t discuss Assignment answers etc. 😛
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For your enjoyment, I present Cracks’ Adventures in XCOM!
Reposted from Twitter, so forgive all the Twitter handles. And no, I’m not changing them, so blergh.
Back in action cc/ @ShadowRize @danfortheages @apmd @MrMcGarnical [PIC1]
@MrMcGarnical ‘s lime green counterpart, @jacksonwryan , has replaced the wounded @apmd to fend off some aliens. #XCOM
Promotions all round! cc/ @ShadowRize @danfortheages @MrMcGarnical @jacksonwryan
Everyone back on active duty… Decisions, decisions… Taking @NotoriousR_ to be the guy who runs in to zap an alien for capture 😛
But @mrmcgarnical was a sniping pro! @notoriousr_ didn’t die! (He even successfully zapped the alien, and killed another!) #XCOM
@shadowrize got himself almost killed on the roof. Lucky he’s the medic, and @danfortheages came to the rescue with a run and gun.
HAHA @danfortheages was given the nickname ‘Pitbull’ #XCOM
Let’s do this! [PIC2] cc/ @Blaghman @apmd @MrMcGarnical @danfortheages @jacksonwryan
Clearing out a train station in Tokyo. Advanced through cover, snipers on overwatch. Killed a couple of aliens. Followed another pair through the train. @Blaghman was wounded. @danfortheages healed him a bit while @apmd fired his rocket launcher (killing two aliens), but @Blaghman was killed shortly after by a critical shot to the face. He was avenged by @MrMcGarnical and his sniper rifle. After engaging in a tactical retreat out of the train, we were ambushed by unseen forces. They flanked and killed @jacksonwryan 🙁 @MrMcGarnical then panicked, but regained his composure to avenge his comrade. @danfortheages put in a heroic run&gun;sprint to distant cover, and nailed the final bogey. Damn. #XCOM #NoReloading
@MrMcGarnical earned the nickname ‘Nix’! #XCOM
Everyone’s healed, so @HindenLagen shall wait until the next mission. This one might need @NotoriousR_ and his bogey-zapping prowess.
Investigating abductions in Seattle. Arrive in a diner carpark. Set up outside. Encounter a new enemy with jetpacks. @apmd positions outside a window, takes some snapshots. Others set up covering positions. Bastard aliens blow a hole in the wall. Then proceed to destroy @apmd – DAMMIT! @NotoriousR_ and @ShadowRize are wounded, but @ShadowRize heals @NotoriousR_ rather than himself. @NotoriousR_ defends the flank from advancing sectoids. Jetpack alien bumrushes @danfortheages through the hole where the corpse of @apmd lies in a pool of blood. @ShadowRize covers him, and kills the alien at close range. @MrMcGarnical hangs back, taking precision shots. He nails a 33% hit headshot, dealing damage equal to twice the alien’s health. Clear the diner out. Head home, minus one good soldier. Now I need a new heavy… #XCOM
@ShadowRize has been promoted to sergeant. Earned nickname ‘Smokes’. #XCOM
Need more #XCOM recruits. I think the First Lady @Strangist can have the honour of first female recruit.
Things are looking dire across Africa and Europe. #XCOM [PIC3]
@MrMcGarnical and @danfortheages taking the B-Team out for a spin. cc/ @lambomang @Strangist @HindenLagen [PIC4]
Coincidence that @lambomang looks vaguely like Carmine from Gears? You decide! #XCOM
Advancing towards downed UFO. Encounter 3 Thin Men. @HindenLagen cops some shots to the face. Heals himself. @Strangist is poisoned, @lambomang heals her. @danfortheages and @MrMcGarnical come to the rescue with sound shooting. Shortly after, encounter Sectoids. @HindenLagen cops some more fire, and dies. @lambomang panics, and shoots at @danfortheages – fortunately missing. @Strangist panics, and shoots @MrMcGarnical for half health. Advance, kills som Sectoids. @MrMcGarnical is shot and killed by a fluke Sectoid shot. @lambomang panics, shoots @danfortheages in the back, almost killing him. @Strangist panics, and can’t provide cover fire, so @danfortheages dies. Somehow, through sheer blind luck, @lambomang and @Strangist survive to the end. Sigh. #XCOM
Operation Red Stallion was a bloodbath. [PIC5]
@dkzeitgeist looks fabulous! cc/ @Strangist @lambomang @ShadowRize @NotoriousR_ [PIC6]
So, there’s a new alien type. They make zombies. Which ate @lambomang ‘s face. #XCOM
Everyone else survived. #XCOM
Now for the debut of @Kermitron and @Mythamphetamine ! In Sydney, of all places! #XCOM
Woo! Everyone survived. Bastards tried to flank us, but @Strangist turned and shot some faces off. Everyone advanced in turns, leapfrogging through Overwatch successfully. @dkzeitgeist keeps charging in with his shotgun – kablamo! @Mythamphetamine tried to zap a Sectoid and failed! Luckily @Strangist has his back, and nailed the little bugger. #XCOM
@Strangist earned a nickname! ‘Pox’! #XCOM
2 more casualties. @ShadowRize got mauled by a new super combat trooper enemy. @Kermitron got hit badly, started bleeding out. @Strangist went to save him, but got her face shot off before she could stabilise him. Fortunately, @dkzeitgeist and his shotgun fun, combined with a well placed rocket from @Mythamphetamine (who’s totally rocking a grappling hook) killed all the aliens before @Kermitron carked it, so he lives to fight another day. #XCOM
Ugh. You guys have all the accuracy of stormtroopers -_- cc/ @shiggyninty @NotoriousR_ @Mythamphetamine #XCOM
Everyone survived that mission, due to good covering fire. Good job, @shiggyninty @Doc_What @AlexAndHisPants @Mythamphetamine and @NotoriousR_ !
Stupid control issue + pathfinding made @AlexAndHisPants go exactly where I didn’t want him to go. RIP. #XCOM
#XCOM nicknames: @Doc_What is ‘Walker’, @dkzeitgeist is ‘All Day’, @NotoriousR_ is ‘Blitz’ and @Mythamphetamine is ‘Prototype’.
HAHAHA! Lieutenant DAN! [PIC7] cc/ @dkzeitgeist
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I like the part where you pew pew aliens.
Why you no Chuloopa, hmmm?? 😛
Also – what are the specs for Xcom, seeing as everyone loves it so much?
I’m wondering if my new lappy would be able to run it.
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Remember, your laptop is almost the same as mine. It can run almost everything.
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I HAVE THE POWER!!!!!!
I am so going to get this game, then!!!
… Eventually
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I DIED?
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Yup, due to a crappy control issue. Was inside a downed UFO, last two aliens. Due to weird controls, selecting the correct height level tiles, plus one or two above and below, was forcing the camera above the roof of the UFO – instead of taking cover on a balcony to fry the aliens, you ran onto the ramp, where the aliens had full view of you, and were apperently ‘flanking’ you.
Consider myself formally enlisting in the Cracks army reserves 🙂
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Done!
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Ditto… although your soldiers seem to die a fair bit…
PS3 hard drive issues update:
The restoration operation seemed to be complete but now I can’t access any of my downloaded games 🙁 A warning keeps coming up that I need to activate my system to access the games. Unfortunately the US and AU stores are under maintenance so I can’t try and deactivate and re-activate my accounts. Hopefully I can sort this out once the PSN maintenance is done (it’s scheduled to end around 1pm AEST) The main thing I’m hoping for is that I haven’t lost any of my game saves or DLC.
I have also lost a bunch of themes that I downloaded. They come up as corrupted data or do not work at all. 🙁
The silver lining, I guess, is that the hard drive works ok and now I have a lot of space. Hopefully I can get back my content. Having to re-download 50+GB of games will not be fun.
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Damn :(. Hopefully the saves are okay!
I think it’s a sign that this happened. You have a serious demo hoarding problem!
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Yeah, for now I don’t care if I lose all my demos as long as my game saves, my purchased and PS+ content is ok. 1pm cannot come quick enough.
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Oh no! Depressing start to a new page. Here have a video of the hero we deserve during a hot day: The Bat Fan.
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What do you mean you’ve watched that video. You people are too demanding, here have a video of various gifs with sound added (gets a bit loud so be careful with your volume levels)
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What do you mean gifs are old news? Hmm,your standards are unbelievably high, some would say diva-like even.
Ok this is one thing the Internet never tires of, cats.
(Ok, I’ll stop with the YouTube spam) 🙂
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@Tigerion – seriously considering NaNoWriMo, though i know i wont have the time to actually finish a whole novel in a month… if anythining though, im hoping it’ll motivate me in making a serious start on a book that i can finish off in my spare time 🙂
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Do EEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seriously even if you don’t get it done, I’m not sure I’ll have the time either, it gives you a start. If you are anything like me you have been meaning to do something for a long tim ebut never actually get started.
It makes a good reason to get thing started-
hit the nail on the head there… i have so many unfinished projects…. from mods, to full fledged games, 3d animated shorts, and 2 books. im actually about to finish one book…. its a childrens book though, Scree is currently drafting up some art 🙂
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I’m hopefully gonna bang out a couple of short stories, so you could do NaShoStoWriMo with me
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thats awesome! i may have a crack at the novel though… so many ideas….,
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JOIN US! I’ll definitely be doing NaNoWriMo this year 😀
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IM IN!!!!!!!!!
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That’s what he said?
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\o/
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Dammit! New page defeats my XCOM Adventures!
Oh well, linky here for those that miss it.
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/10/talk-amongst-yourselves-189/comment-page-5/#comment-833952
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I hope @danfortheages served you well during his tour, man. :'(
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I really enjoyed following that last night 😀
Glad to see so much teamwork involved! Unfortunately, Stormtroopers are notoriously bad at, well, anything really.
ARE WE JUST MEATSHIELDS TO YOU, CRACKS?-
Yes. You are all expendable.
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Commented on previous page, but I am formally enlisting in the Cracks space army reserves.
Let me know when I get the calladoodie 🙂
@Shiggy I think i was talking to you about this the other day, but we should embed something like this within Potaku?
Just to show who is online and stuff. keep the password like we have it on a need to know basis. Just an idea.
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Is the password “baconshiggy”? It is, isn’t it.
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I miss Greenius’ Alone TIme Channel 🙁
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But you never join us in TS. YOU ARE TOO GOOD FOR US APPARENTLY.
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You all hat my typing and buzzy mic!
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last time i joined in TS was a while ago… and i was pretty drunk….
it was slightly embarrasing for me, probably hilarious for everyone else
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If it was a few months ago, I remember that 😛
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I tried clicking “Join this server”…
Still doing the Movember thing, Aleph?
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I totally am! I was thinking about that while in my thinking place (shower) last night. I really need to start reposting/spamming that again /o\
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With the NaNoWriMo and Movember, it’ll be interesting times here on TAY! 😀
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http://au.movember.com/team/452897
TEAM MOTAKU!
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It’s now been more than a week since I last had a coffee.
This is weird. Then again, I’ve drunk a lot of tea and Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy has proven that if you have tea (or at least try to get some), you can handle quite a lot of weirdness.
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Tea’n’towels, baby.
Good going with curbing the caffeine mate!
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I “switched” from coffee to tea about 3 months ago.
I still drink coffee occasionally – since I don’t know of any good takeaway tea shops. It has definitely made me feel better – I particularly enjoy not waking up with a caffeine withdrawal headache.
Ok guys – my mum got a new computer and she was keen to get a couple of games for it.
She loves stuff like final fantasy (the older turn-based ones) and Phantasy Star – so yeah, she like fantasy turn-based RPG’s… anything good on computer?
She also doesn’t mind point and click type games – but i don’t think Monkey Island, Walking Dead or sam and max would be quite up here alley, though 😛
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Anna’s Quest ;)!
I actually don’t think there’s much fantasy turn-based RPGs for PC. There is The Last Remnant which I’ve heard is pretty okay but it’s on sale for real cheap now as part of an Amazon bundle. I’m not sure if it’s turned based though.
I would suggest getting an emulator and playing Final Fantasy and whatnot itself rather than a similar PC title (I really can’t think of any stand out ones).
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Dragon Age: Origins maybe!
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Plants vs Zombies is a great game for people of all ages. Definitely get that. Easy to start but it gets complex over time which I’m sure will be stimulating for her.
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loops, grab an emulator and some roms of games you already own 🙂
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Secret of the Magic Crystal. Do it.
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Well, FF7 just got a stem re release. Then she can laugh every time it cloud saves!
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Disciples series or the Heroes of Might and Magic series. Both available on Steam.
I enjoyed Broken Sword 2 (point and click game), but it’s from WAY BACK.
Actually I check the Broken Sword trilogy is on Steam for $10. Can’t hurt to try that.
Otherwise perhaps just browse the steam game categories?-
I’ve actually considered getting my mother to try Heroes of Might and Magic. Seems like a pretty mum friendly game.
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If you likes the Broken Sword games too, there’s the new Kickstarter one coming out next year! 😀
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She may enjoy one of Artix Entertainment’s games such as Dragonfable or Mechquest. They’re free browser based flash games with the option to upgrade to a member to unlock more content. The combat’s turn based and the movement is point and click.
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Cthulhu Save The World is awesome. It’s inspired by old 16 bit RPGs!
Hey TAY. At the vet again. I got puppy blood on my pants. (little bit of blood after it’s microchipping)
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Poor little pup friend!
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DC man these little dogs were spool cute. They’d only been at the pet store next door for 30mins and two of them are gone
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😀 I always get sad for the critters who sit in a window for weeks. :'(
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Then you should buy them. Start a zoo
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you cruel cruel man. WHY YOU BEAT PUPPIES HA???????????????????
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I just held them while the vet did it. Then they’d come cuddle up against me
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That’s pretty dark, having someone else hurt them so they run to you for comfort.
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Works like a charm.
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the vet or the pup?
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OH no!
I went to throw a new 3TB HDD in my computer only to discover I’ve used up all my mother boards SATA ports.
Now I have to decide which old HDD to sacrifice. Unless anyone knows of an easy way to add more ports short of buying a new mother board?
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External HDD dock?
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Oh, that’s a good Idea! Not sure if I’d like to give up one of my usb slots long term though as I do ten to use most of them. I think I’ve decided to ditch my 60gbSSD. The speed is nice but 60GB is too small for my steam game and most non steam games I have don’t really rely on load times that much. I’ve still got a 120gb SSD of my boot drive.
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Got any eSATA ports? I think you can get eSATA HDD Docks.
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Not one that I can find.
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HDD DUCK!
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I just googled this thinking it was a thing…
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lololol 😛
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Just get a cheapo RAID card. It’s what I did. Does the job.
Yo! Kotaku Sydney Squad!
Can’t keep up with TAY this week.
Are we having a Hallowe’en Meat?
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A Halloween meat/ Flu house warming? Why Flu, that is a fantastic idea. When can we attend?
🙂
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sure
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If you wanna catch up, look no further then THE STATE OF TAY, there’s another one going up around 3:30 pm EDT for today’s stuff! No Halloween meats mentioned, so far.
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Knives? Tools? Impliments?
TANKS WAS EASY! WHAT IS THIS!?
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So confused.
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You’re just out of touch with us lowly serfs.
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Ah. Shanks.
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Maybe I’ll stick with tanks from now on.
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I know Doc wants to do a screening of the zombie movie, but that’s looking like it’ll be early November (I think the 10th was a tentative date at one point).
Do we want to do something else closer to Halloween? Could be fun!
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I wanted to do it on Halloween, but people are away :(.
It was the reason we made a horror film.
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We can still do November!
Just don’t do it on the weekend of the 17th/18th because I’ve been roped into an interstate trip and missing out would kill me. D:
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You didn’t ask my permission to leave the state! Are you going to have fun!? There will be no fun! It makes your tummy upset!
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It’s a trip to Tassie to visit relatives. The view is gonna be nice, but I dunno how much fun I’ll have…
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Looks like I may be headed down to the Gold Coast this weekend.
Mr. Strange won tickets to the V8s and 4.5* accomodation. Not so sure about watching the V8s, but I’ll take the fancy accomodation. 😀
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Oh, man. That’s awesome! (Like you say, not so much the V8 stuff but the winning stuff part! :P)
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Do you know which hotel?
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Yes I do. Just didn’t want to yell all over the internet where I was going to be. 😛
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Fair enough.
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CONGRATS!
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Nice! Fancy accommodation. You can slack off in a comfy room for a weekend 😀
No Anna’s Quest on steam makes me a sad panda :'(
Well, sadly that was kind of a turning point. I don’t think I’ve made enough sales to stay on this government run new business program I’m on, and Australian based crowd funding sites just don’t seem to get the attention that Kickstarter projects get, so it pretty much means it’s back to working on it part time along with work again. Which also means vol. 2 won’t be out til late 2013 at best I’m guessing. Le sigh. Sorry to go on a little whinge binge, just sucks is all. It’ll get there though I guess, just gotta keep at it…
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Oh but whinging aside, I really gotta thank all you guys. You’ve been so incredibly awesome! Can’t imagine having the motivation to perservere for as long as I have without y’all’s support, so really, thank you 😀
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*huge hugs*
It really does suck. I wish there was something I could do, but I really barely know anyone outside of TAY or my family so I’ve already preached the Anna’s Quest word to everyone I can. 🙁
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Is it possible to port Anna’s Quest for iOS? That seems to be the home of impulse buying, maybe you’d be able to get more notice there? I’m really sorry, though. Keep at it! You’re a good guy who deserves only good things! 🙂
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Yeah there’s guys over at AGS who are working on an Android and an iOS port, but it’s still very temperemental and is probably a ways off being completed. We’ll see!
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Also let me know if there’s any thing I can do to help get the word out!
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Sorry to hear that man 🙁
Sadly, those projects that deserve success don’t always achieve it on the first go. This one deserved it, regardless of outcome, so you can at least hold your head up high there.
Incidentally, what kind of sales do you need? Are you close? Is it worth a TAY-funded advertising campaign? Because I would totally chip in, as long as you can sell me a season pass for the rest of the story 😛
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Start a Kickstarter/pozible fund! I’LL BACK YOU NINTENBRO!!!!! D:
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Is there a chance to resubmit?
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that totally sucks man, im really sorry to hear.
have you heard of Aussie Backer? http://aussiebacker.com.au/
They help with getting you listed on Kickstarter if you’re outside of the US, ill be looking to them next year if i get around to finishing my game 🙂
Also they handle the Amazon payments US stuff so anyone can get listed.
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Actually, that looks quite interesting. I probably will contact them for more info, thanks!
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welcome sughly, i wish you the best of luck man!
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I think you’ve answered this before… but why no kickstarter?
It’s all about the marketing anyway. And considering it’s a digital product, you have to GO GLOBAL!
I guess you can’t do kickstarter now that it’s already finished.-
Nah its only one third finished, but kickstarter is only available to residents of the UK and USA. If you look around at game proposals on Australia based sites you’ll find they rarely scratch the surface of the amounts they need, and to be honest I’d rather save myself the time and embarressment of going through that. I believe a failed proposal like that could hurt the game more than help it in the long run.
BUT, with that said, I’ve taken Zetro’s suggestion above and contacted these guys who kind of help you put up a kickstarter campaign. I’ve gotten in touch with them, we’ll see where it goes…
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/o\ congratulations with the amount you’ve achieved so far!
I might make a facebook post about it…
Who’s coming to Sydney for NYE!?
Cause I’m making CURRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Also nerf war!
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Wait, let me mail you another nerf gun so it can’t get there in time for the actual event.
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You’re months too late! MONTHS!
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As of this point it would seem that myself and Aleph will be there.
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Still very tempted to get picked up on the way through to Sydney. Would I be able to? If I came out to the highway?
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Another nerf war? That settles it, I’ll have to be back for that
Oh and your curry sounds good to
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It’s better than good! But Nerf was is better than all (except my curry)
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We can do what you suggested last time, shoot food at each other and eat curried nerf bullets!
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worth it just for Doc’s famous curry!
Well I certainly had a fun night #sarcasm… Got home last night from work to find my dog laying under my desk not willing to move… When I finally got her to move she started projectile vomiting everywhere… Closer inspection revealed her face having swelled up like a bulldog (she’s a Labrador)… Phoned the vet and rushed her there (after hours mind you) and they gave her an anti allergen injection of some sort… Turns out the poor thing had been stung by a bee (bee found in water bowl) and apparently she’s allergic to bee stings… Could have been fatal If I didn’t come home in time… She’s good and happy now and my sister in law is baby sitting her for now, don’t want it to happen again… Soooo how is everyone else’s Tuesday treating them?
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Oh, man. That’s horrible. I’m glad it had a happy ending, though. I hope she’s feeling better.
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glad to hear doggy’s ok. labs are AWESOME. my kitty’s have actually spentr the day chasing bees, might get the missus to take them inside now…
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Yeah bees suck! I’m going to inspect the house for any hives when I get home, just in case :/… She’s good now… Very drowsy last night but happy… Eating and drinking now back to normal and she’s back to her playful self, but gets tired very quickly
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Poor puppy D=
Glad to see she is happy now. I’m pretty sure bees are pure evil.-
Bees give us honey but WASPS ON THE OTHER HAND…
Although I hate them both, just wasps more 😛
Sorry to hear about that Pixel, good to hear she’s fine and happy now though!
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Well, it’s pretty much official: tomorrow everyone around the office is going to be talking about Gangnam Style.
I like the song but I’m really getting sick of hearing about it.
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Oh how the tables have turned…
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i knew gangnam style was out of control when i heard it at a wedding..
in fact, psy is coming to perth, and i think it’s gonna be terrible, because everyone only knows gangnam style, and none of his other stuff…
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Which, from what I heard/saw of his concert, is NOTHING like Gangnam Style.
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Just wondering, how much do people pay per week for rent? Trying to get a grasp on what is reasonable and what isn’t.
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$310 on a 3 bedroom in Melbourne suburbs… Paid $330 on a 1 bedroom in queanbeyan so it’s very relative to you location obviously
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Depends where and what you’re looking at. The Gold Coast’s housing market is pretty expensive but you can get a decent place for $350 – $450 a week of you want a unit. Usually $500-$650 for a freestanding house.
Again, it’s extremely dependent on the area.
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Oh, i live in Sydney 🙂
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I know. I’m just rattling off the prices I know. I think the two areas are fairly comparable as far as costing go from what I’ve heard.
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Reasonable? Rent? HA!
$440/wk for a three bedroom townhouse in Brisbane south side suburbs, just outside of what’s counted as the inner suburbs. It’s in a bit of a dead zone between the inner and outer suburbs, but near the trains and a major arterial road.
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Location, location location.
When in Canberra, I was paying $450 p/w for a 2.5 bedroom house on a split lot.In Townsville, I was paying $300 p/w for a 3 bedroom house on a lot that would easily accommodate 2 more houses.
Here? I pay SIGNIFICANTLY less for a 3 bedroom house on a lot that could accommodate ~4 more houses.
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$410p/w 2 bed flat.
Edit: thats about $100 more than I’d like to be paying, but …sydney :/
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What and where?
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You could hit up realestate.com.au and look around the rent section.
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And that’s probably the best answer right thurr 😀
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I think you’ll find the best kind of information is useless information :p
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that is exactly what i was looking for! Thanks Jo 😀
i just wanted to know what the average rent is like.
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Hahaha exactly what I was thinking :/
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As the saying goes – rent money is dead money.
Not everyone can afford it easily, and a lot of people are scared of the word “mortgage” but I think, especially in the long run, buying is better.
Obviously it’s not the best thing to do solo, you’d only buy a place with a long term partner not a few mates,
Officially my mortgage is roughly $500 per week (paid monthly) but due to an offset account with some savings sitting in it, they only charge me roughly $400 per week.
For those who don’t know an offset account reduces the overall loan amount by however much savings you have, therefore reducing the interest you pay on the loan, thus reducing repayments.
So for $400 per week (after some savings) I have a 2 bedroom free-standing house, on my own land, with no landlord, no body corporate and with the knowledge that I can sell it and that it’s technically increasing in value all the time.
Just some food for thought. Renting is great with friends for a few years, but at the end of the day, you are just paying off someone else’s mortgage.
Also – realestate.com.au and domain.com.au are good for average prices.-
It really depends on interest rates, the value of the property, potential growth, income, deposit size, etc.
Under some circumstances, renting for less than the potential/expected mortgage repayments and investing/saving the difference over a number of years is a more economical (if less desirable) option. Resulting in more buying power and less “dead money” (via interest and other outlets) at the end of the day.With the current economic climate, and my personal circumstances, I’m in the “buying is better” boat. (Although I’m not sure why you wouldn’t go solo)
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Interesting and informing insights! I know little to nothing about property investment, so buying is quite daunting for me. Inquisitorsz, could you tell a little more about this offset thing? Is there a link I could look at?
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You get an Offset Account and a Loan Account.
The Loan account is the big-ass lump of debt that you are slowly paying off via regular minimum repayments. In normal circumstances the bank calculates interest on the remaining debit/balance of that account. So the more you pay off, via min repayments and/or additional, voluntary repayments, the less you pay in interest (and, by default, the faster you pay it off, the less you pay in interest).
The problem there is, you can’t just throw in all your money into your loan to bring the balance down, because then you have nothing left to spend (and you can only get back the additional payments made by redrawing)
With an Offset Account the interest is calculated against the balance of the loan as if the funds in your offset account were included in your overall credit. So if you have $10k in your Offset Acc the interest will be calculated as if you had paid an extra $10k off your loan. If you then withdraw $4k for a new gaming mouse (or whatever it is you big shots spend money on), the interest will be calculated as if you had paid an extra $6k off your loan.I think I started rambling there, and I’ve probably messed up a bit, but hopefully it gives you an idea.
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Just wanted to say thanks for posting this and that I did read it, multiple times!
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No worries. I’m just getting my head around this stuff at the moment, so happy to answer any questions. Helps me learn.
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One of the reasons i’m moving to the country. Much cheaper rent…3 bedroom house, 2 bathrooms and 2 living areas, massive backyard and a garage. $260 per week.
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*faints*
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Currently paying $200 per week for a 2 bedroom unit in the suburbs…but thats mates rates(my father in law owns it)
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that is so ridiculously good.
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$520/wk in 2 bedroom apartment, but I live fairly close to the city.
So would there be happen to be any TAY folk looking to part ways with any old consoles?
namely im after a Sega Saturn, but i have others on my list too.
EDIT: Will accept broken consoles 🙂
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i could never part with an old console, even if it is broken…
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NOooooooooooooooooooooo YOU MUST FIX BROKEN CONSOLE!!!!!!!!!
Think of it as preventing the extinction of an endangered species only more important!
** Shields self from all the activists ** AT LEAST WE CAN PROBABLY CLONE ANIMALS IN FUTURE!
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Early, I know, but I’ve got things to do:
THE STATE OF TAY — 16/10/2012
(Formerly SMURFYDOG’S PRE-EMPTIVE TAY CATCH UP BRIEF.)
— Our bearded friend Hellscream, uh, TheLastQuestion is participating in the National Novel Writing Month this November. He’s outlined some ideas he’s been contemplating, elaborated on his process and asked who else is on board! (Tigerion! RedArtifice! Zetrox!) Folks who were part of NaNoWriMo in previous years talked about their experiences! (pg5/6)
— Pow’s high on life, excited about finishing uni and the end of year Kotaku trip! (pg5) If you’ve missed Aleph’s December Sydney plans, that’d be on page three! (I hear Doc’s making curry and there’s the prospect of another insane nerf battle!) (pg6)
— Seems there’s some creepy folks living on the Gold Coast, but Freeze ain’t one of them. The stories from his work are the makings of a skin crawling nightmare! The TAY marketing machine strikes again though, he’s buying XCOM and that’s a damn good thing! (pg5)
— The Cracks detailed his progress in a XCOM world inhabitated by TAYbies. This is something lots of folks are doing over on Twitter and it’s surprisingly fun! (pg5)
— Doc’s posted a new hands on write-up/video from the EB Expo for Spirit Hunters Inc! Seems there’s tentative plans for a live Potaku broadcast too, depending on interest! (pg5)
— Awesome new comer phlaiman’s been riled up good and proper at the attention internet trolls are recieving in the media these days! Folks here deconstructed this a little! (pg5)
— Greenius brought up travel. The man wants to do more of it, but wondered if it’s something worth doing alone. TechKnight eased his fears, noting the pros and cons! (pg5)
— Masha continues to have PS3 problems, unfortunately! (pg5/6)
— Flu wants to know if there’s any Halloween meats planned for Sydney! (pg6)
— Our pal Sughly opened up a little on the trials and tribulations of being an indie developer. He’s an awesome guy and we wish him well. Be sure to buy Anna’s Quest if you haven’t already! (pg6)
— Pixel had a scare with his dog. She got stung by a bee and had an allergic reaction. He found her in time to get the critter to the vet. All is well now, thankfully. (pg6)
— Harli’s back, she’s trying to source what a good price range for rent would be! There’s no sign of The Oar, though — all is still right in TAY for now! (pg6)
— Zetrox is looking for old consoles to buy, specifically the Sega Saturn. If you’re interested, I’m sure he’d appreciate it! (pg6)
Now you know and knowing is half the battle!
Suggestions on formatting and content encouraged!
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Bravo, Bravo!
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Needs more of this.
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Shameless plug is shameless… I like this guy ^^
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I regret nothing.
And Pixel, younger handsomer version of me, you’re not so bad yourself.-
Only room for one link, alas. Otherwise I’d anger the moderation gods!
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You forgot the part about me being slightly more politically incorrect and immature XD
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I love you just a little bit more every time I see this 😀
I was just watching some casino royal.
Minor spolers
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part of the drama on that scene is that the thingy is unplugged. It shows the person plugging it back in, zooms to her pressing the button, then shows him again only now it’s unplugged again. It does the thin it’s supposed to be doing only it shouldn’t because it’s unplugged again.
Relief on her face, back to him and it’s magically plugged in again.
Editing fail!
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No it’s not. It’s a metaphor. You just don’t get it.
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I accidentally just went here http://www.rto13.com/ (SFW, I think)
Editing fails are quite amusing, especially in AAA movies
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How would that not be SFW?
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Depends what you do for a living? Also, I looked at the header and closed the window in a panic 😛
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I have a sore throat. The only things in front of me are:
* my work computer
* a block of chocolate
* a pair of large, cheap headphones
* a can of tuna
* a dirty plate
Suggest remedy.
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Wear dirty plate as hat
Use headphones as improvised dish to carry tuna
Remove heat sink and use CPU heat to melt chocolate
Pour melted chocolate over tuna
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>Get ye flask
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Based on my extensive experience with Adventure games:
– Try combining the Tuna with chocolate to induce some kind of throat cleansing vomit
– Use dirty plate to somehow wedge soothers out of nearby vending machine
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Too much (if any) chocolate will aggravate the throat. Consider taping headphones flush against neck/throat closest to the source of the pain, and proceed to play low frequency, high volume tones (sine waves may work well). Depending on the volume, you may/will damage the headphones.
Alternatively, throw the can of tuna at a coworker, receive a black eye in turn, and proceed to hunt down painkillers. While it won’t help your throat any, it’ll be worth a laugh.
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Oh, man. Sounds like the Brisbane epidemic is slowly turning into a pandemic! :O
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Eat the headphones. Duh. 😛
Or better yet, blend them with everything else and then eat them.
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This is why I’m not a doctor…-
This is the reason you get hurt, isn’t it? 😛
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1. Peel lid of tuna.
2. Use sharp edge of lid to cut vein.
3. Bleed out (onto plate or whatever).
4. Once sufficiently bled, use wrapping from chocolate block as wound dressing, with headphone cable to secure and reduce blood flow.
5. Eat chocolate to regain energy lost via bleeding.-
I think I missed the point where this helped my sore throat 😛
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Wait… Are you saying that bloodletting might not cure the majority of illnesses?
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The Walking Dead came back for another season last night. I watched it.
It’s several (apparently 8) months since the season 2 finale. After watching them spend an age derping around on a farm, telling Carl to stay in the house, we have now missed out on several months of them derping around Georgia trying to find somewhere else to bunker down.
They found somewhere else to bunker down. There was action and whatnot, characters acting with some sort of purpose (aside from just doing the dumbest things to keep the plot going) and overall it was an improvement.
But it was also the first episode of the season. Hard to accurately judge it by that.
On a much brighter note, the Young Justice episode that was meant to air on Sunday came out. A much better thing. Revelations were made, more characters were shown (there was a surprisingly long shot on a kid that will almost definitely end up being Static as well as another Batgirl being shown).
Also, tactics taken from Yugioh Abridged are best avoided. Now the team knows this.
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Spoiler ahead:
Qvq lbh pevatr gbb jura Evpx tenoorq gur nkr naq phg bss Urefury’f yrt bss???
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Yup.
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Yeah o_O
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I haven’t watched it yet,
But
Vf gung pbby xngnan jvryqvat oynpx puvpx va vg? -
YES. But not that much at all.
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Clone Wars!
Darth Maul and bro are trying to make their own army. Pretty much everyone’s hunting them down, including Palpatine/Darth Sidious, Anakin’s training rebels, and Ahsoka is in luuuuurv.
Also, new Tron Uprising episode this weekend! WOOOOOOOO! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AinKCu9EmE&feature=player_embedded
😛
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Now I’m not great with the Star Wars lore, particularly anything outside of the extended universe but I’m fairly sure Darth Maul shouldn’t be in a fit state to do anything ever again.
Unless this is that sort of extended universe nonsense where every last character to get even a single frame of screen time in any of the movies ends up being an ultimate badass with a detailed history and even more detailed events that happen afterwards?
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But he doesn’t even have an ass any more… 😛
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You’d think being sliced in half and falling into a bottomless pit would be a bit more a hindrance.
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I’m no doctor (as you may have already noticed :P) but wouldn’t it be possible to be cut in half but still have all your vital organs intact? Plus he probably could have caught hold of something on the way down. He’s not some weak pansy like Palpatine.
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He got cut in half and fell into a bottomless pit.
Not some Disney villain offscreen “oh, he fell” type deal. Dude took a lightsaber to the belly and took a tumble.
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Or did he? Maybe that movie burned our sensibilities so badly during viewing that the last twenty minutes was a hallucination. Maybe in reality, it’s still playing in front of our drooling corpses, and this is a reality our brains have concoted to keep us within the realms of sanity.
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But yes, the latter. It’s not like these characters just sat around drinking tea and chitchatting during the events not covered in the films 😛
Man, now I’m imagining Boba Fett and Jar Jar trying to play Twister…
If it’s in the movies (Episodes 1 through 6) then it’s canon.
Everything else is Extended Universe.
Everything else.
N.B.: Episodes 1 through 3 may be considered Extended Universe by some.
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Episodes 1 through 3 don’t exist.
I’ve thought about this long and hard after watching them, and have concluded that they don’t exist. They cannot exist. -
That something can have different weightings of canon is bad enough as it is.
I really despise shared universe writing. I don’t mind multiple writers tackling the same characters, I just mind when they do it at the same time and they’re burdening each other with some complete nonsense.
Schnitzel Night…
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… is Thursday night!
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Sorry dude, tonight is hot pot night.
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Nope. Pretty sure it’s birthday cake night 😛
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Is it your birthday lambo!? If so, happy birthday! 😀
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Nah, it’s my older sister’s birthday today. Mine’s in 2 days 😀
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Happy brithday to Lambogirl99 then! Haha! My mum and I have birthdays three days apart. Makes for a whole lot of cake! 😀
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Does this mean I can legally buy you a drink for NYE?!
HERPY BATHDAY FROND!
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Fraid not. Apparently tonight is sausage and lentil soup night.
One day we’ll have money for fancy things like schnitzel 🙁
I hat you all :'(
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I really don’t hat anyone. All the love.
It makes me sad and afraid, knowing that you’ll all suffer come the Parmigianapocalypse though.-
I, for one, am looking forward to the sweet release of parmigianadeath!
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Hat’s such an ugly word.
I prefer Parma night 🙂
Tonight is “playpoolatapubandthereforeeataparmaatsaidpubbeforegame” night
So, im about to start a journey into Pokemon Black 1. apparently the story continues in 2 and i didnt want to ruin it by jumping straight to it… it is the first pokemon game i have played since pokemon blue… any suggestions?
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Read my Pokemon article on Potaku.com and be afraid before you start.
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I read it. I am afraid.
Tread lightly.
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Catch all the things!!
In all seriousness, check out serebii or bulbapedia for some info. Try and build a team with a mix of types. Take note of whether your pokemon are better physical or special attackers and give them the appropriate moves. A slightly lower base power special move from a special attacker will do more damage than a slightly higher base power physical attack.
Oh, and have fun
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Pretty much this.
To get through the story all you really need is levels and knowledge of the Type Chart (what’s effective and resistant). Also, believe in yourself and your Pokemon!
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@Shane – Smash the plate over your head. if your still up for it, then smash your head into the computer.
Lets explore the science:
The impact of the plate will knock you unconscious, if not, the computer head smash technique ought to do it. It should knock you out long enough to wake up without the sore throat… in a worst case scenario, you will be too busy complaining about the migraine therefore the sore throat wont bother you as much.
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Alternative plan, inspired by this one.
Smash computer. Get fired. Recover at home.
Question : This Lifehacker article suggests putting ‘poetry’ in a work email subject field to get peoples’ attention.
I think this is stupid.
Am I wrong? Would you read it? What makes for a good subject line?
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I would just think it’s spam, like the e-mail quoting Call Me Maybe lyrics I got the other day!
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yeah, I’ve got a comment in moderation there at the moment saying pretty much that.
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You’re right. It’s totally stupid.
Poetry subject fields will get dumped into my junk folder. At best, I assume they are unofficial emails and won’t read them until break time.
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you are clearly wrong 35!
*scrolls through email* eyes focus on weird email. “Poetry? SPAM!” *deletes*
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From: Alpeh \o/
To: NUBMAH FIRDYFOIVESubject: BESTEST EMAIL SUBJCT FILD IS 2 HAEF ALL THE STORIES IN TEH SUBJEC FILD EN ALLCAPS BECOS IMPOTENT
Body:
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Subject: Please call (insert name here) EOM
Is fairly routine and acceptable. If the whole message can fit comfortably in the subject line, I don’t mind using that. Normally, I tried to be a bit more details (Person X called re: something, call them on XXXXXXXX).
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If it’s a ‘please call’, I’m all for it.
It irks me when I get “HEY ALPEH COME GET SOME COFFEE BECAUSE I MADE TOO MUCH AND ITS GOING OLD ALSO CALL THIS PERSON AND BIGBOSS SAD U NEED 2 FINISH TIMESHETS*” crammed into the subject line, and the body field is left blank.*That’s a direct c’n’p of the subject field of an email received yesterday, with names changed.
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the example I’m thinking of at the moment is once or twice a week, I notice a ranger marking or booking staff cars on the street outside my office, so I send an email to let people know that they should move their cars asap.
Sub Line 1 : RANGER MARKING / BOOKING CARS ON XXXXX RD NOW
Sub Line 2 : Lo! Leviathan breaches the waves! Errant travellers take heed!
I’m actually tempted to try the 2nd one next time, but I’m pretty sure it would result in quite a few parking fines.
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DO IT!
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Well, I’d sure pay attention to that.
I’d also suggest to you that you keep the methadone use to outside of work hours :p
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I’m a bit of an oddball but I tend to think that the subject field should probably contain something to tell you what the email’s about.
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Take your fancy psychobabble mumbo jumbo elsewhere please
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Make sure they know it is relevant to them and their position. A quantitative concept is always useful to provide a metric. You also need to ensure that it is something they are interested and ideally contains a call to action.
Hence “There are 6 hot singles in you area, chat now” is the perfect subject line to get noticed-
It’s got a typo, so I will assume spam.
If not for the typo, I’d be click click click this is SFW for surez!
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FREE VIDJA GAEMS
So now that I have your attention…erm….free vidja games
I just bought the amazon square pack, oh and before I forget, Howdy y’all. So I just bought that pack and I have a number in there that I already own. So rather than dwell on the fact i am buying packs to give stuff away onwards with the freebies
Deus Ex:HR + missing link
Supreme commander 2
Just cause 2
I also still have a copy of Beyond good and evil
Let me know if you are interested and I’ll send you the steam key
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You’re awesome, Tigerion!
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I sense I hidden message in this D.C
Why am I awesome? Because reasons. Which could be explained as just cause too
Well if you would like it DC, then it is yours
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Haha! That’s some grade-A conspiracy theory logic right there! 😀
That’s not necessary, man, but thanks for the thought!
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Deus EX!!!
Ive been meaning to buy it, now i can save the moneys?
Edit: Also, an AWESOME gesture Tigerion,
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Sold, to the person with the 2k
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Edit: Hi 5 edit
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Well, Im off for now guys… leaving work and driving to my late night uni course…. *sigh*
as much as i enjoy programming, this course eats up so much of my week…
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Take it easy, buddy!
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It will all be worth it in the end. Hopefully 🙂 Drive safe.
Final stretch! One more lecture next week and I’m done forever! \o/ I have to go into see my lecturer tomorrow though because one of my assignments got an absurdly low mark. /o\ Like, abysmally low. I mean, I didn’t expect a HD or anything, but surely it’s worth at least a pass 😛 Not the end of the world though.
Oh, and very quick catch-up:
@Doc: You mean the NYE camping trip? I’m 90% sure I’m coming! 😀
@Zetrox: Pokemon! \o/ Follow Nova’s advice, but also TALK TO EVERYONE. You’ll get heaps of free items and things.
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Yes! Pow is most likely going to the camping trip! \o/ \o/ One of these days you’ll need to advise me on a tent purchase 🙂
Congratulations on almost finishing uni. Hopefully you can resolve your issues with your low scoring subject. Just before I finished I remember that one of my subjects disappeared from my uni record even though I had done the unit. They almost forced me to re-do it but it was resolved in time so I was able to graduate. Basically what I’m saying is, these things weirdly turn up when you are about to finish.
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Oh, it’s not for the entire subject. Just a single assignment. That’s why I’m not really too worried even if it is a correct mark, I can make it up in other areas.
But yes, I’ll be trying my hardest to get to this camping trip. Sounds like a lot of people are going as well! I’ll let you know if I see any deals on tents!
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Oh, that’s much better if it’s just one assignment. Good luck either way.
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Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/
I finally managed to fix my PS3 issues!!!!
PSN finally came out of maintenance and I was able to sign in. Turns out all I had to do was reactivate all the accounts on my system for the games to work. I have tried out a few of the games and they work. The saves also work, so no progress lost at the moment. My themes also seem to be working so that’s another plus. A Playstation Plus. (how do you like my Sony humour? No one? Ok, I’ll stop.)
Whew, I can finally start downloading all the PS+ stuff that I have backlogged and I can now relax and enjoy my day off. I’ll be doing a check of all my games later in the week to see if they work but for now I’m happy that everything has been resolved, my bigger hard drive is working and I have the space to download all I need.
Thanks for reading and for wishing me luck earlier in the day
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HI EVERYONE!
I bought Mum 3 hidden adventure games from GT for $10. They were $10 each, so buy 1 get 2 free. \o/
However, the downside is that now she’ll probably hijack my computer. =P
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That means you get some wii time though right? =D
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We’ll see. We’ll see.
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X Com get!
I really hate going to my local EB of late. I’m usually pretty easy going and can chat to anyone without a problem but one of the girls that works there gets me all awkward and tongue tied like I was a damn teenager again.
Which is annoying for a myriad of reasons. Some rather obvious ones.
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gnnnawwwwwwww Freeze!
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Man. I’m getting WAY too comfortable discussing things here.
Please disregard.
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Kudos for not succumbing to the edit button though.
But yeah, might wanna source another gaems vendor for the time being?-
Also, I realise I just disregarded your request to disregard.
I’m not sure where that leaves me. Clearly I’m an anarchist, hellbent on maintaining law and order.Or something equally nonsensical.
Please disregard.-
I’ll edit from the depths of hell.
Plus you can’t edit mobile posts. 😛
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If it helps, man. I’m like that around all women. 😛
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hi scree! did you call my dentist?!?
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You sent me a dentist number? And I have an appointment tomorrow so I’m good for now.
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lol TWICE!!! cheap, pain free and no stupid wait times… lol dont you read D.C’s tay catchup? he even mentioned it there 🙂
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Nope, I missed it. Sorry ^^;; I’m really sorry D=
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Good luck tomorrow, anyways. Doesn’t sound like it’ll be fun, but definitely worth it!
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US Streetpass adventures part 2: No word from the airline lost and found so I’m just going to have to accept that “[my] Gameboy* is gone. It’s at the bottom of the ocean^.”
So I have now ordered a replacement 3DS (XL!) from amazon.uk. To an American address. With an Australian credit card. Obviously. Costs about $250 all up but it should be here by Friday or Monday.
I will yet carry out these damn adventures. I will get to visit IGN and the Nintendo store in NYC carrying it. I will (sigh) have to start the streetpass adventure all over again (when I only had 30 tiles left on my original) and will lose my ambassador games (and possibly the other stuff I’ve bought too??). But you can’t win them all.
Stay tuned for US Streetpass adventures part 3: Waiting for the postman!
#3DS
^repeatedly crossing the pacific or, more likely, in some cleaner’s kids hands
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IGN HAVE THEIR OWN STORE?!?!?!
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No, they have their own building about a block from my office 🙂 I’m hopefully going to go visit as part of their “First Friday” open day, but if not I’ll just go scam a lunch with a co-worker’s friend who works there.
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Ooh, way cool! Hope your 3DS troubles get a bit better dude.
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What ya doin in ‘merica anyway?
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70% work, 30% holiday.
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That sucks, man. Glad you’re staying optimistic, though.
Enjoy New York too. It’s definitely the best place I’ve ever been!
You end up getting tickets for The Daily Show or Colbert? 😀
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Daily Show, yeah, for the day after the US election which should be interesting.
I didn’t bother chasing Colbert tickets after that because I don’t want to spend all my days there planned around immoveable TV shows.
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That’s awesome, man. I spent entirely too long refreshing that ticket feed. I’m glad it worked for you!
Great timing too!
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Is it too late for you to sneak me in with your luggage?
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I’m gifting Anna’s Quest to the first person who responds to my tweet! Only condition is you write a review or spread the word somewhere if you like it! First come, first serve!
Edit: Congrats, Batguy! 😀
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What’s a tweet?
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You want it, man? If so, just DM your e-mail address to @danfortheages
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(Only first responder, though. I ain’t made of money. If I get a couple, It’ll be the person who’s time stamp is first! :P)
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Beat a bird with a stick and listen to the sound it makes
#doingitright
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I want to play video games. I haven’t had much of a chance since starting this new job and being busy the past couple of weekends. I miss games. How good are games!?
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Ehh, they’re alright I s’pose.
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They are awesome and I’m sorry you are missing out =(
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+1 Mexican, we’re in the same boat you and I… Also we need to organise another red dead night
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Gah. Tell me about. I’ve got about 4 hours in the past week in.
I cracked.
Just preordered Halo 4 Collectors Edition.
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I’ve got that preordered too. So excited for it. Now I just have to decide what to delete from my HDD to make room for that 8gig the game needs for multiplayer.
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Wait, you need to do an 8GB install for multiplayer?
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If I’m understanding what I’ve read right, yes. I’m tempted to get an entire new HDD from Amazon. I’m not sure how getting a new HDD would work with my Live profile though? Does anyone know if I’d just be able to get a new HDD, put it in, play using my Live account and just use that HDD whenever I want to play Halo 4 multi and switch over to my old HDD if I want to play one of my other games?
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For changing to a new HDD, it should be fine. You can use up to 16Gb flash memory to transfer stuff if you need to. Or just use the 16Gb flash memory to install to (I think?). You’d have to ‘recover’ your Live profile if changing your HDD, but that’s easy – just follow the prompts, put in your email address and password, wait, and presto! As long as you’re using the same console, you shouldn’t need to bother with transferring content licenses.
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Who had October 16th? Anyone?
Did we even run a book on this one?
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Looks like nope,.
Oh well, back to betting on the Bioshock Infinite release date pool 😛-
They clearly didn’t learn from Duke Nukem Forever. Don’t have a title that could be interpreted as a really long time.
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graahblblblblbl?
Edit: Sorry that was meant for SerNobulus 😛
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It’s a sure fire way to get your game delayed.
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Dammit, just got asked to work Friday even though it is my RDO. I need to learn how to say that mystical word that you say when you refuse a request.
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Giraffe?
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YES!
I mean giraffe /o\
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The best response is just to mutter something incomprehensible, wonder off and then avoid that person until what ever you were invited to has come and gone.
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“Sorry, but I’m having my colon irrigated that day,” usually works for me.
graaahblblblblbl?
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You really aren’t good at this are you. =P
Only 6 hours left for this shift! WOOOOO!
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Hello Nob frond!
Only got to do one more shift tomorrow arvo and then I’m done until Monday at the earliest \o/
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Yay! You can play al the Vidya Gaems
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games plz
So sometime today, maybe even while I was ranting about it on here, the parcel guy surreptitiously left Mr. Strange’s anniversary present at the door. 😛
I only just found it when the fruit and vegetable guy dropped off our food.
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Haha! Success! You scared them into submission and they fast tracked it! 😀
So Mum is enjoying her game (I have a feeling it’s going to stress her out a little as it’s timed)
I’ve been playing Harvest moon in the mean time =D
I’ll be so glad to get my tooth fixed, I hate needles, but I’d much rather get it over and done with.
I’ll be able to eat chocolate again.
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\o/ For your mum enjoying the games!
\o/ For you getting to play Harvest Moon!
\o/ Getting your tooth fixed!
/o\ For Needles!
\o/ For being able to eat chocolate!Final Tally: \o/ (4) /o\ (1)
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Also HI SCREE!
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Hi Nob!
I got fed up with the wardrobe on offer in shops so I decided I’d make one.
Then I remembered there is math involved D=-
Haha! I buy like two shirts a year max! I’ve never understood the appeal of clothes shopping! 😀
Edit: I totally knew you were talking about in-game. Totally. 😛
:S
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I assume you are talking about in game wardrobe.
Either way, ewww maths.
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Oh, my bad! Haha!
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Actually I wasn’t. My current wardrobe has one of the doors nailed shut so I wanted to buy a new one (the thing you store clothes in, not the clothes in them.) But I can’t find anything that will also store my dance mats and shoes (especially stuff for cosplay)
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ohhhh, my bad.
I could totally draw you up plans for the wardrobe on account of that’s what my job is … drawing things. =P
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That would be awesome, but I’m pretty fussy =P
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i don’t give a shit, i freaking love harvest moon games
take THAT gender roles!
Wait WHAT?!
Did… I just get a raise?
My usual pay is $22 an hour but checking my pay slip it seems I got $24.10. WinRAR!
Although I was working on a Saturday so maybe that’s worthy of more pay, but I thought Sundays and public holidays are usually the days with more pay.
It’s weird now that I have my own money and yet I still haven’t bought anything yet. You’d think by now I’d have Dishonored, XCOM and all those other new fangled releases but I’ve managed to fight the beast (TAY marketing) and resist the urge.
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You will fall … they all do.
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Atleast buy one, Greenius. You know you want to! 😛
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Well I was going to buy Dishonored for $35 but OzGameshop did a dick move and increased the price. Not cool man!
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I don’t have any of them.
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You’ll start spending it when you’re done with Uni for the year and get bored. But until then, save for a bit – it’s nice to have a little buffer of savings for when you need it, or just for when something takes your fancy.
I can see my floor.
This is weird.
THE FLOOR IS ACTUALLY MADE OF LAVA. RUUUUUUUN.
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LOL! My cat used to play that game all the time! She’d see how far she could get around the room without touching the floor. She was much better at it than us 😛
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What good does running do!? The floor is made of lava!
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Wouldn’t jumping on furniture only provide a temporary solution?
ALL HOPE IS LOST.
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Oh Batgirl! When you get so grown up and serious?
When you’re a kid with some immagination, or a cat with whatever it is that cats have, then obviously there is no furniture – only rocky islands of safety in a sea of dangerous, moulten, carpety lava!-
Oh, I can see that now.
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Phew! I’m glad to hear that.
Remember, the lava subsides when you need the toilet. Or some cookies.
Stay safe 😛
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@ Greenius – I saw your comment about travelling alone vs with friends. A while back I did the backpack in thing around Europe for a few months. I went alone. But I had friends living in Munich to visit. So I started out by staying with them for 10 days or so, before heading off on my own.
The great thing about travelling alone was I could do what I wanted when I wanted to. It also made me more likely to socialise with other backpackers in the youth hostels where I stayed. I met some great people that way. Many were happy to spend a day together. And of course there were some great nights out had with groups of people from the hostel. Occasionally I’d run into the same people again in different cities.
At some point I got a bad flu. I left the hostel I was staying in (great people there) and checked myself into a cheap pension with my own room so I could just mope about in bed for a couple of days feeling sorry for myself. A few days of that had me feeling sad and lonely, and this is why I was very glad to have friends in Munich. I called my friends and asked if I could come back and stay with them again for a few nights. That was exactly what I needed to get my head together and head off again refreshed and full of enthusiasm.
I’m so glad I did it alone – and very lucky to have had a place of refuge when I needed it.
The people I met make up some of my best memories of my trip, and I probably wouldn’t have that if I’d been just hanging out with a friend.
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I think it’ll be awesome to have friends in most of the cities and just travel between them by yourself. The whole “backpack around Europe (or anywhere else)” idea sounds awesome but probably not something I’d do in the foreseeable future with Uni and lack of funds at the moment. Perhaps in the future though!
Again I keep thinking how awesome life would be if I just won the lottery and could spend the rest of my life bumming around 😛
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You’re right – having the funds to just bum around the world – even on the cheap – would be sooooo awesome!
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Slow TAY night. :'(
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Slow night in general.
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Look, I don’t think it’s polite to make fun of the night for something it can’t help. Its mother had a few too many drinks while pregnant, and it was dropped on its head as a child a few too many times.
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Maybe it’s time to implement the emergency conversation starter from Weekend TAY… what was that again? 😛
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The latter happened to me.
It explains just about everything.
*cracks head on brick slab thing*
Think we should get her checked out?
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I almost hit myself in the head many a time, thankfully I had relatives who were very good at hurting themselves to save me.
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I probably shouldn’t talk about what I did to my sister when she was barely a week old, but if I leave it there, you’ll make all sort of terrible assumptions. I was almost 2 at the time, and I was seeing my sister in the hospital for the first time. She was lying (got it right this time) down on the bed so I got up and gave her a hug. Everything was going well until I decided to get up. So I pushed myself up… with my hand right in the middle of her face. I don’t think she’s ever forgiven me for that….
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That’s okay, I broke my sister’s arm when I was about 3 and she was about 6.
Well, actually it wasn’t my fault…we were in a car accident and I got thrown against her, breaking her arm. But yeah, I’m still pretty sure she’s never forgiven me…. 😛 -
I pushed the trampoline onto my brother around 15 years ago, breaking tibia and fibia.
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All of you guys make me sound like a picturesque angel of a big brother. My sibling only endured mental anguish!
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Oh there was plenty of that too.
So much so that he’d cry if I started looking out the window on his side of the car.
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I may have a place to live in Orange \o/
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WAIT, WHAT? WHAT HAVE I MISSED?
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He got a job! A good job! In Orange!
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HAVE YOU NOT BEEN READING D.C.’S STATE OF TAY?!
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CONGRATS NOVA.
SUPER BELATED CONGRATS.
BUT STILL CONGRATS.
HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGS.
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ALL THE CAPSSSSS
(thanks, this is what happens when you dont post here for ages)
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You *deserve* caps.
YOU’RE THE BEST AROUND. NOTHING’S EVER GONNA KEEP YOU DOOOOOOWN.
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Great to hear everything is falling into place for you.
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When are we moving? 😀
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We? Is there something youre not telling me Pow?
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He lives in the trunk of your car.
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And it’s getting crowded in here!
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Hey I just Had a great idea. I can cover my rent by charging you guys for using my car! Brilliant, if I do say so myself. I might even be able to turn a profit
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You’ll get your rent from my cold, dead hands!
Then try explaining that to the cops when someone reports the smell coming from your car boot!
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Well done, lad!
I’m so sleepy but I need to work on things and if I post something would you guys happily give me some critique?
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Would love to, although I have varying degrees of nil-experience to offer.
If that sounds fine by you, I’d love to though Scree 🙂-
Sounds great!
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Do you know anything about light? =P-
With regard to what? The way it interacts with the surrounding space? How fast it travels?
I know that we can now capture video footage of beams of photons traveling along and illuminating that which they touch (femtosecond photography), if that helps?-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/luckydogofdeath/FF_ponies_06.jpg
That grey square is a mirror. I’m wondering if everything in the mirror should be darker because the light source is further away. The red and blue lines are the light source and the wall it’ll be bouncing off of.
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Shouldn’t a mirror just display exactly the lighting of the wall it is reflecting? I don’t think it needs to be darker/lighter because of the distance from the light source.
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So the light source is originating at the bottom-right corner of the mirror?
I don’t entirely understand the point-of-origin for the source, as the paths each beam takes don’t seem to come from the same spot.Unless you’ve marked out 3 separate sources and used red/blue as redshift and blueshift?
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Generally a mirror should reflect the light that hits it. If that light comes from a wall, the reflection should be the same brightness as the wall, assuming no atmospheric interference.
But, artistically, if you want to make a mirror appear as a mirror, then some atmospheric interference is desired. This may take the form of other reflections from the surface of the glass (such as light flares), flaws in the glass surface or mirror’s surface (such as distortion), or even marks on the surface of the glass.
Does this help?
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Oh he’s good. He’s gooooood
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Ummmmm – Thank you Mister Null!
**SmurfyDog blushes and turns away with a girlish giggle.**
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Sure. Always happy to help.
Edit: Reply fail. This was a reply to scree.
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I gathered =P
So after 99 hours I now have all the Borderlands 2 achievements! I’m such a dirty cheevo whore.
There’s only a few games I’ve spent over 100 hours in and at the moment Borderlands 2 is my most played Steam game. I played it so much within the first 2 weeks that I almost out Borderlands’d myself but luckily I had my buddy Pez to keep me going.
The last game I spent over 100 hours in was Xeno…
So keen for the DLC tomorrow :D!
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Fallout: New Vegas took 120 hours from me. 😛
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Does the DLC have achievements? 😛
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Yeah, there’s 3 of them and they were added to Steam a few days ago as placeholders. So even though I have all the achievements I can get, it still shows 50/53 :/
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Well i haven’t made a post in a while and i thought i would all update you on my situation because at 10 at night there is probably nothing more that any of you want to do then listen to the ramblings of a loon.
so its official i am moving to Sydney, i mean it was official a few months ago there was pretty much nothing that was going to change my mind about moving. This town i am living in holds nothing for me, no possibilities, no happiness no future. My family is there and i love them dearly and will miss them a lot but part of growing up is learning to manage by yourself. I will miss them but its not forever.” but Rocketman you handsome devil what will you do for work and a place to stay and not living like a hobo” To that i say, i have managed through sheer willpower and by being boring as hell saved quite a bit of money, more than enough to keep me alive for 5-7 months without a job. As for work well I’m gonna wing it. I have a few skills, but to be honest i might just apply for anywhere. Money is money and if it allows me to stay in the city longer and to try and follow my passion than it will be worth it. Plus i haven’t had a job where i have actually been challenged for a while. It might be fun. I’m quite nervous, this is all new and strange territory for me. I haven’t really ever done stuff like this before. I am a planner and plan my life out months in advance but for once i decided that if i just put myself in a situation i want to be in and try it stuff might work out. Now i know you are now all thinking, “Rocket what if you fail? what if you lose all your savings, can’t find a job and end up with no place to live?” I dont actually have a answer for that. I know that all those things are possibilities and that moving to a distant place with no leg to stand on so to speak is risky. But i would rather risk wasting a year of my life trying to make it on my own then spend the next 10 years working and living half miserable throughout my days just because it was the safe option.
I feel like i have nearly all of you to thank for my change in attitude the last few years, not many people remember but before i was the crazy person i am today iwas very quite and introverted. Dont get me wrong i was still crazy i just never had a outlet for my inner thoughts and didnt have a place before here i was comfortable with talking to people about my problems. You guys have changed me, for the better. I am starting to look in the mirror and see someone worthwhile, someone who is not just a quiet little child but someone who embraces fun and stupidity because its what i like. Im not scared (well not as scared) to voice my opinions about things for fear of being called names. SO to all of you thanks
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I SENT YOU A QUESTION ON TWITTER, ROCKETJERK!
To clarify, it’s about a job in Sydney, so, you know, that’s relevant!
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If it doesn’t work out you can always move back one day. You’ll have that safety net. Like Cake. And it took him some time but he’s found something!
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Not much to say other than Good Luck!
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So Sydney is losing a nova but gaining a rocket. Sounds like a pretty even trade to me.
Good on you for stepping out of your comfort zone. I’m sure you’ll be fine, you’ve got all of us behind you. What could possibly go wrong?
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… Guy, I love that you’ve had an epiphany and/or life-changing revelations, but honestly? all I can think about is if there’s gonna be a Housewarming meat.
You should hold a Housewarming meat.
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Hotross you handsome devil that’s some great news man, all the best and you should totally fly me up for the housewarming meat :D.
Is it bad that when reading the “you guys have changed me” bit all I could think about was how much your grammar had improved? Yeah, that was pretty bad of me 🙂
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This is awesome man. Well done!
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Oh Rocketman.
I am honestly so happy to have read this, you are making a very hard decision and have made it with courage! I CANNOT WAIT TO WELCOME YOU TO SYDNEY!!!
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congratulations rocketbuddy!
I’m so proud of you 🙂
Oh Em Eff Gee, this is amazing!:
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Took a second to figure out what was going on, then I lawl’d
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This is amazing too!
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/10/when-pokemon-walked-the-earth-like-dinosaurs/
Saints Row 3 and Assassin’s Creed Revelations (console versions) $20 apiece at Hardly Normals.
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/82048
I’m hoping to receive SR3 for my birthday now 🙂
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I picked up SR3 for $18 at hardly normal a little while back – it’s the reason i’ve been trying to play my way through SR2 – can’t wait to bite into #3!!! 😀
Also – you have birthday soon?! WEN!?
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Sadderday. It will be a sadderday because I am working all weekend as well (12 consecutive days).
So I’m going to get surprised with a replacement birthday at some unspecified point in the future.
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Oh neato! I’ll have to remember to bring you salutations!
Sucks about the work thing, though.
Plus side – MONEY! 😀
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Saints Row 3 was a guilty pleasure game for me, but what a pleasure it was.
I really should go back and finish that last DLC, but borderlands.
BORDERLANDS DLC TODAY!!!
Can’t wait to dive right into it. Is there are group happening sometime tonight? Surely we have enough for a 4 person group.
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Me and Pez should be playing it tonight. I’m free in the arvo so I might run through what I can by myself first 😀
OMG IT’S CURRENTLY DOWNLOADING! Exciteeee
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Meaney. I want to play it.
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The original Carmageddon has now been released on the iPhone and iPad, its free for the first 24 hours then it goes up to 99c so get in fast.
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Interesting, while I have no massive interest in the game I may pick it up, because free! =P
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Oh snap
Morning! \o
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Afternoon! o/
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What’s up Doc o/
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YOUR DEMON’S SOULS ARTICLE?
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Also: nice blend of conversation and advertising. Impressive.
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Greetings!
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Salutations!
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Anyone got any magical hayfever cures? My annual affliction hit me hard yesterday afternoon (sore throat was symptom #1).
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I too would also like to know…
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I have started using that Zyrtec stuff and has seemed to do pretty well.
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Thanks. I might have to brave a trip outside to buy something like that.
In the meantime, is there some magical yoga position that can cure all human ailments or a wish-granting demon I can sacrifice a co-worker to?
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Yeah Zyrtec seems to work better than Telfast and definitely better than Claratyne.
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Zyrtec worked for me when I used it but it made me extremely tired. I guess that’s the price to pay though!
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I have year-round hayfever. The only thing that’s ever worked for me was a nasal cortisone spray. They’re prescription only, though. Had to use one while I was pregnant because nothing else was safe and I have never felt better than I did while I was on it and I was only using half the dose recommended to me.
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Drugs. Lots and lots of drugs.
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Don’t succumb to Phenergen. It says allergy relief but it has nasty side effects. It will make you super tired for 24-48 hours but try and sleep and you’ll discover you’ve got restless limbs and can’t sleep. It’s awful awful stuff.
(I may have taken some a fee nights ago)
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Yeah my husband was prescribed that once. You have to take it and go to bed straight away if you want to sleep, otherwise you’ll miss the sweet sleepy spot.
It also makes you zombie-like. My husband was just going through the motions of living while he was on it and often we’d talk about stuff but he’d have no recollection later.-
Well, that sounds like fun. No good for me, I’m up and down most nights to needy toddler.
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Oh, and I forgot the best/worst bit! If you do go to sleep on it, you’re next to impossible to wake up. Scary.
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Sign me up already.
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I’ve told the wife to pick up some Zyrtec. I will hold you all personally accountable if things go wrong. Yes, all of you – even those of you who didn’t mention Zyrtec.
I get it real bad and nothing works for me except for Polaramine.
It’s a little stronger and can make some people drowsy, but i’m always fine. It clears it right up 🙂
So there’s a range of drowsy and non drowsy stuff, and you really have to experiment with what works for you in terms of the Zyrtec/claratyne/telfast etc.
But I also often recommend people try something like ranitidine (an anti reflux type drug) because it also has effects on histamine and can be effective for some people…obviously discuss this with your doctor and figure out if it’s appropriate
Hurr durr durr. My name is Tina Salami and I spoil all the games including the new DLC for Borderlands. -.-
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Dude I just saw that too…
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What’s she done now?
Edit; also, graaahblblblblbl
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Title: How to [SPOILER] with more than [SPOILER] in the new [SPOILER] for Borderlands 2 DLC
Preview: The new Borderlands 2 DLC has been released today, and it’s good. The best thing about it is the new [SPOILER SPOILER]. Read more…
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She really needs to be brought up on the spoiler thing :/
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You guys should really tweet Steve Totilo about this
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Steven Tortilla isn’t going to do much 😛
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Neither will Mike Fajita
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Is Brian Croissant still around?
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Stop it you guys, I’m getting hungry
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I chuckled heartily.
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I really wish they would just get rid of her already..
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Probably a bit harsh…but yeah, they should send her on a spoiler-management course or something. 😛
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Possibly – i just don’t remember seeing much in value from her posts most of the time, it’s almost as if she’s employed to be “that filler person”
I certainly think they could do better, though.
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*puts up hand* I’ll do it.
Ahem.
This week in Half-Life 3 Spoilers. Gordan Freeman to be voiced by Helen Mirren in most scenes, but all grunts and exclamations of pain will be voiced by Nolan North. Be warned: the previous sentences contains spoilers. -
“Be warned: the previous sentences contains spoilers.” Bwahahahahaaaaa! 😀
That sentence alone is worthy of a Comment-Of-The-Week.
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Actually I’m embarrassed by the typo, and now can’t even go back and edit because you’ve quoted it.
Oh, well, I’ll just say it was deliberate if anyone asks.
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If you edit it, I can edit mine too. 😉
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@smurfydog The light source is a torch. The red lines are vertical sections of the light (if that makes sense) and the blue is the horizontal. I’ll probably need help further along. Anyone else that wants to help feel free!
There is no milk in the break room. How am I meant to drink my cheap, horrible tea – that is definitely not the coffee I crave – without milk?
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Water with generous helping of titanium dioxide?
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Recipe for milk:
Add water, beat on wall until plaster dust falls into cup. Stir.-
Too complicated. I’d rather just bitch and moan. Much more of my style.
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No, no, the milk is spit, the sugar is dandruff, and the coffee is dirt.
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Get back to your slug balancing act.
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Such a cunning plan, Baldrick!
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There’s no water today.
…I certainly haven’t contemplated eating instant coffee by the spoonful, nosiree
Hello there mates of the Good Ship TAYtilus.
Last night I booted up the PS3 fully intending to give Xcom a whirl. Saw Bulletstorm had finished downloading (Free on PS+) so decided to try that out for a few minutes as I wasn’t really interested all that much.
I ended up playing till the small hours of the morning. It’s rather fun.
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Good Ship TAYtilus.
I get that reference! /Captain America
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Bulletstorm was one of my favourite games of 2011. I’m very glad someone else is enjoying it!
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When i saw it was free for PS+ i lost my shiz – i’ve been wanting to play it for AGES – i might start downloading it tonight 😀
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Me too! I didn’t go nuts but I was happy it was something I didn’t already have and wanted 😀
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SKYRIM!, I mean, Hi TAY!
Went to the doctors yesterday as I was feeling crappy, got sent off for an x-ray.
Turns out I dont have a chest infection, but I do have a lot of scarring on my lungs due to my asthma/past infections.
Told it isn’t that uncommon, so just given some drugs and they will do another check up in 3 months.
Still, it sure looks hella nasty.
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Just tell everyone they’re battle scars you recieved after inhaling the fire of a dragon you were fighting.
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I get the same thing. I had asthma really bad until I was about 15, and now I constantly get chest infections whenever I get sick. Haven’t had an asthma attack in a long time, though, so that’s a plus.
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Used to have asthma as a kid, and I just picked up a chest infection yesterday.
Now I’m home, and Mark of the Ninja just finished downloading on Steam…
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Sorry to hear that, guy!
but hey, DRUGS! \o/ Amirite?
Oh the joys of being me. Having just spend $3k fixing my gearbox a couple of months ago, I now have no forward power in my car. Only reverse. :\ This is not going to end well. I’m guessing another $3k to get a new gearbox this time 🙁 Not happy at all 🙁
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You can buy a (crap) car for that.
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I would just buy a different car if it’s going to end up costing that much to keep this one going.
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I know I could get a crap car for that, but if I’m gonna spend that amount, I might aswell fix this one, cos apart from that, it’s not crap. Plus I like my merc! Don’t particularly wanna downgrade if I don’t have to.
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Ehh I’ll be straight up with you mate: “Merc” there’s your problem.
Unless you have a lot of spare cash for the crazy expensive repairs do NOT drive older European cars. Or even new ones.
Buy Japanese; they are simple, reliable, cheap to fix and run and still nice to drive.-
heh yer. I used to drive LittleJJ’s mitsubishi, but obviously that’s no longer an option. I’d love to get a new car, but no way I can afford one. Don’t think I’d be able to get a loan for one either cos I’m still trying to pay off the last repair on my cc, and all the bills my ex left me with 🙁
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Drive everywhere in reverse.
Fixed.
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Some of the shit that happens ’round here, man, you gotta see it 😀
Ever see that show “Bush Mechanics” on ABC/SBS a few years back? Yeah.
Also driving in reverse. Everywhere.
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Any kind of warranty on the job you got done earlier? Might be worth exploring if it crapped out again so soon….
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My friend once had a car that occasionally would refuse to reverse. Getting out of carparks was an experience.
Hope it works out for you, though.
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That sucks dude 🙁 This is one of the many reasons I’m glad I don’t own a car. I never have to worry about repairs.
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You have my sympathies mate, cars can be a right pain at times
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Yeah, buddy – the job should have AT LEAST a 3 month warranty – take it back to the bastards that did it!
When i had my civic, the transmission got shot, had it fixed and a few days later it was shot again and the dudes had to fix it for nothing. Rotten scoundrells!Most new parts/recos come with a 3-6 month warranty
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Also, as mentioned, drive everywhere in reverse!
And sing this as you do so:
“I’m the backwards man, the backwards man, i can walk backwards as fast as you can, i can walk backwards as fast as you can”
Repeat until insane
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welbot, this happened to my wifes car the other day, turns out my idiot mechanic forgot to replace the transmission fluid… check that and fill it up, our ca drove a bit sluggish for about a week or so but now its A OK!
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yer the RACQ guy checked that this morning. Didn’t help unfortunately 🙁 Wish it was something that simple :\
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The very first boss in Borderlands 2’s very first piece of DLC is called No-Beard.
I had absolutely no problem eviscerating him with my giant robot of death.
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No-Beard? Doesn’t sound “boss” at all!
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Thanks Tina
That feeling when you’re waiting for an email. Your mind is scattered; you know there’s something you were meant to be doing in the meantime, but damned if you know what it was. You obsessively check your inbox every thirty seconds, just in case it’s arrived when you weren’t actually staring at it. And to fill in the intervening time, you click randomly between tabs and windows but don’t interact further with them, and scarf all the unhealthy snack foods you can reach without taking your eyes off the screen, or your hand off the mouse.
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A watched oven never bakes. 😛
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I actually tested this the other day. It was boring, but it did bake…
Same with a watched pot. It didn’t bake, but it did boil…I think someone is having you on.
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Man i have been sooo guilty of that in the past
I’m suddenly feeling really weak and a bit shaky. I don’t know if it’s because I’m hungry (even though I ate a decent breakfast) or what.
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Did you think of me at any point before you got weak and shaky?
If so, then that’s normal.
Soooo… I know everyone is on the Borderlands 2 bandwagon now… But i’m a tad bit behind and only just got Borderlands GOTY on PC…
Soooo i was wondering if anyone would like to go vault hunting with me some time this week? Maybe get a few people together and just go nuts.
My char is only lever 4 at the mo – so could be a good opportunity for people to try out new chars???
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On 1 or 2? Either way, I got low-level characters on both so sign me up, buddy.
Also, the minute I looked at new Borderlands 2 DLC and my empty wallet-
*single indian tear*
EDIT: For times.. pretty much whenever. 😛
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#1 is the only one with a GOTY ed so far 😉 lol
But yes, #1 😀Also, the single indian tear thing made me chortle
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Depending what times I’d be up for that.
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Neato!!! 😀 Ok i’ll have to come up with a time – what times are generally good for you?
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Anytime on Monday after about 1.00 pm
Anytime on Tuesday before 8.30 pm
Anytime on Wednesday after about 5.00 pm
I can maybe get in a few hours between 5.30 pm and 8.30 pm on Thursdays
Anytime at all on Fridays
Anytime on Saturdays before 8.30 pm
Anytime on Sundays before 8.30 pm
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LOOPS! ADD ME TO STEAM!
ive been looking for someone to play through 1 with!
Friday night Im good
Saturday busy till about 6 – free afterwards
Sunday busy till about 6 – free afterwards-
I don’t have it on steam, though 🙁
that’s the other problem, i guess lol
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wait, what? WHAT?
… new plan: add it on steam. 😛
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that doesnt matter! either add it to steam or we can Tunngle or hamachi!
that sounds so wrong…
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Sure. Since 2 is tending to overheat my laptop I can do 1. Like you said good chance to try a new character. Who are you using? I’m working Friday night and tonight is trivia night but I’m free besides that
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I’d be up for sum o dat.
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Do you have the DLC?
Something has gone horribly wrong. 😛
This morning my son was watching Star Wars: The Clone Wars when his sister got up. She proceeded to ask if she could watch TV in the other room because she hates Star Wars. D:
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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IT’S COOL GUYS, SHE JUST MEANS THE PREQUEL TRILOGY
Unless she also hates the extended universe, in which I am just appalled.
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Yeah, this is a very good point. There’s Star Wars, then there’s the Prequils…
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.. Okay, to be honest? I liked Phantom Menace.
Also, Shane, your ”brain-dead in theatre’ theory sounds like that one strip of Garfield where things get real surreal and people now think the rest of the strips are garfield hallucinating his happy life while he starves to death.
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Yep, that would explain a few things about Garfield… 🙂
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Oh man, you edited, now I’m paranoid bout what you originally said.
.. To be fair I watched the Phantom Edit, alright?!
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No, no, don’t worry. We still friends. We’re just never going to watch a movie together, okay? 🙂
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It… had a underwater world and.. cool looking spaceships and a dude with TWO lightsabers..
*cries in corner*
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Not to be that guy. Actually wait. To totally be that guy, he had two lightsaber blades (called a staff), not two lightsabers. Also, in the clone wars, there are a few episodes with a Jedi that has two staffs. 😀
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Hmmm, try to rehabilitate her with the original trilogy. If that doesn’t work, it’s time to put her up for adoption, because you clearly broke her.
I’m going to go ahead and assume it’s just a teenage rebellion thing. Because she’s almost a teenager and she starts high school next year. (Eep!) And because I don’t want to think I broke her somehow. 😛
Maybe I could tempt her back into the Star Wars universe by reminding her there’s loads of cool things to draw in it.
Disown her. I’m sorry Strange. It’s the only way *han on shoulder*
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I see what you did there.
Your son has good taste in entertainment. Your daughter…do you know anyone who’s looking to adopt? 😛
I’ll be honest: I too dislike Star Wars. I respect it’s honoured place in film and Sci Fi history but really wish it would stay buried there.
I just saw this http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/edca/?cpg=47766772&msg_id=47766772&et_rid=508448459&linkid=47766772_headline_edca
Not sure if it would get her back to the correct frame of mind, but that is really cool
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!#@$
I think you just found me my husband’s Christmas present. 😛
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You’re welcome, if he doesn’t like it you can send it to me
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KOTAKU HAS A MEET (MEAT?) PAGE?
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WHAT THE
WHAT IS THIS
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It’s… A THING!
That we don’t use….
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I signed up and I’m not sure. I think it’s a dating site with a Kotaku group. At least that’s what I assumed when I filled in my profile.
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I vaguely remember this being used for an official Kotaku meat a couple years ago.
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But it was only founded 1 year 6 days ago! /o\
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Maybe my timelines are wrong (as my memory is pretty awful).
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I’m fairly sure that was part of the lifehacker/gizmodo/kotaku trivia nights that went around the major cities last year. You had to register on meetup.com to go or something like that.
I won a copy of Homefront, Crysis 2 and a wireles MS moust.
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This sounds right
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So you put something on there an it just assumes you are attending?
PRESUMPTUOUS!
HARRUMPH!
MORNING TAY.
ISN’T IT A GREAT DAY?
IT IS. SHUT UP.
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I was awake at 6am.
Thankfully I was asleep again by 6:30, but that hasn’t helped my day.
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You know what will be better? COWBOY FILM ON SATURDAY! YOU ATTENDING!?
(psst, you should attend)
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I work Saturdays /o\
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CHANGE FILMING LOCATION.
NEW SET: BATGIRLS SALON.
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I went to a place called Little Lamb last night. All you can eat hot pot and BBQ (shish kebabs that rotate themselves over a charcoal doodad). It’s exactly as awesome as it sounds.
You can only really go in groups of 3-5, just because of the way the tables are set up but any Brisbane TAYbies on the Southside should definitely consider checking it out.
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Wanna have tea there late Dec before I head to Sydney? 😀
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I normally don’t make plans that far ahead but we’ll definitely do something while you’re in town.
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@harli
did you get my tweet???
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yup! I think i replied but upon checking my phone now i realise that it never got sent.
Rest assured, it was received! Thank you kindly.
So that Microsoft Surface, huh? I want one, no I needs one! My precioussssssss.
Also, did you see the ad for it yesterday? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mSckyoAMHg&feature=player_embedded AWESOOOOOOME. If only slightly cheesy.
So update on Zombie Rage:
For those of you that dont know, I am currently about 5 weeks off from finishing a 20 week after hours games programming course (about 8 hours per week) as part of the final assignment we have been split into pairs to create our own game from design document, to completion. it is a beginners course, covering C# and the XNA framework. so anyways, 1 week into the project and we seem to be on track (yei!!!) Our game is basically a Streets of Rage knock off with zombies, ranged weapons, and melee.
i spent most of yesterday doing some bg tiles. samples below:
http://i.imgur.com/XhOeQ.jpg – original, lit
http://i.imgur.com/qMOT1.jpg – final (night scene)
My artistic skills are appalling i know. i did however do that from scratch? except for the building. i applied a texture to cube in 3d max and added some bump mapping. then i photoshoped a door onto it…
We have put in some player placeholder sprites in which are now mapped to keys (P1 & P2) and the players are drawn behind another when they are above them or in front when they are below… PROGRESS! we also managed to do some really dodgy enemy AI where the enemy starts following a player when within a specific range and stops in front of them when they get close….
Next up, animated sprites, and sequential tile-ing! (tilling?)
Just an email from JBHiFi saying Skylanders Giants is out now. I now know what my daughter will be spending her pocket money on for the rest of the year. 😛
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Can you explain Skylanders to me? I honestly don’t get it but it seems to be amazingly successful.
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Pokemon.
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Combined with a 3D platformer, I believe.
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Ah, good old fashioned fantasy cock-fighting for the children. Gotcha :p
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AFAIK it like a trading card game where the cards scan in so the game happens on a TV/Console and where the cards are actually miniatures of the monsters similar to pokemon.
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Read: Pokemon.
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Yeah but its not about the pokemon it’s about the miniatures that stand on a little base that’s connected to a console and the battle unfolds on the TV.
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.. They have, I think. An arcade game or something along those lines. But to be honest, if people are intimidated by 600+ pokemon at this stage, I can’t imagine having to buy 600+ figures..
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And yet people will…. CASH COW!!!
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And all your character’s stats and levels are stored in your figurine so you can take it your friend’s place and use it there, even if they’re on a 3DS and you play at home on 360.
Each character has an element and I think you need at least one of each element to unlock every area in the game. Also you can buy packs which have a figure that represents a new place, like a pirate ship with pirate DLC on it.And yes, Skylanders-esque Pokemon would make them squillions.
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Oh man, that’s the endgame? Skylanders-esque Pokemon or a MMORPG?
Either way we’ll be poor and Nintendo will be rolling around in solid gold hype trains.
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@Saturday! My birthday is on you, so I can’t be mad/disappointed/whatever. I forgive you for liking a Star Wars prequel (I know, big of me, huh?)
*brohug?*
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Well, no, quite frankly that sentence just sounds creepy.
I’m beginning to think my choice of handle was a bad one.
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hehehe, oh, the possibilities!
If it helps at all, you’re dependable. Always there, always on time (though sometimes I just cannot wait to see you again :P)
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I’m a bit disappointed this hasn’t been explored in more detail yet.
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@strange
Clearly you are living in the past. Twitter is the way of the future. Make way for the way of the future!
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Lets see if this works. If it doesn’t then it is all the good Doctors fault.
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I blame Ben White!
Unless it’s a success. then it’s all me!
Edit: Added 2nd bit!
I just wrote a Potaku article called Tina Amini and all it was was a massive list of spoilers.
then I trashed it, cause I wasn’t sure if it was funny or offensive.
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since it’s journalism, call it ‘edgy.’
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Just call it Salami, and put it up 😛
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you should post it here instead
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Do it!
It would be amazingly meta when she posts about it and spoils all the spoilers.
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Were these major spoilers? Cause if so, people probably wouldn’t have liked you much for posting them.
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Probably a good plan. That kinda thing is not the way to go about resolving a personal beef in a professional setting.
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Damn you and your logic. But you’re right, of course.
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No beef. Just thought it would be funny.
Not everyone get’s my humour it seems. I joking called out someone on twitter for unfollowing me. They thought I was pissed off. I just thought it was fun :p
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MAN WHY YOU ALWAYS GOTTA BRING UP ME UNFOLLOWING YOU
IT ALWAYS COMES BACK TO THAT WHENEVER WE TALK(PS I did not unfollow you)
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YOU BETTER NOT HAVE! I CREATED YOUR TWITTER! I CAN DESTROY IT TOO!…
Unless you changed the password…
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Oh I can see the humor in it but now that Potaku is a big thing you are kinda a games writer yourself you have a reputation to uphold, yours and Potaku’s.
An article solely demeaning another games writer, even in jest, would be seen as just one writer slagging off another, even if that is not how you meant it. It would come across as unprofessional (even though technically you are not a professional in this field) and possibly hurt your reputation with Kotaku.
I guess it depends if you want Potaku to become more than a blog/podcast of two random dudes and move possibly into a games journalism site itself.
You could instead do a piece about spoilers in games journalism and cite Tina as an example.-
You is all smrt and stuff.
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Yeah good call, best to keep it professional
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Here’s a point I’d like to bring up which may or may not go down very well with some people here:
We’re as bad as people who say “I hate you Luke (Plunkett)” or whoever.
Within our little community, I suppose, we mean it mostly in jest, but it is still an opinion that certain writers on the US side of Kotaku do not write… well. In terms of content or quality. Yet we continue to poke ‘fun’ or just outright complain at them offering no constructive criticism or solution to the ‘problem’. They’ve certainly dropped in frequency by both general commenters and TAYbies, but they still crop up from time to time, and are usually very unhelpful.I’m not proposing anything or criticising anyone or asking people to stop; we’re all friends in here and free speech and all that jazz. Just something I noticed.
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True. Let’s see if we can improve the quality of our complaints, people. I don’t think I can combat unhelpfulness, so instead, I commit to making all future complaints funny. At least maybe we’ll get more than a shared annoyance then 🙂
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That is a very good point.
I feel bad for making a joke about auto-spoilertags for Tina Amini’s articles in Question Time, now.-
You shouldn’t, I had a chuckle
The hate that Plunkett was getting was one thing, because people were clicking on an article that they had no interest in just to abuse him for posting an article that they had no interest in.
Tina is posting articles that are diminishing peoples enjoyment of the games they play. And since it is on the homepage they are not being given a chance to choose to click before you see it
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To be fair the Salami criticism is not unfounded and always has a solution offered. ie: stop spoiling everything.
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Woah, hey, don’t get me wrong, I didn’t say they were unjustified criticisms.
And again, I don’t mean it like “STOP IT” or that you should feel bad for doing it (hey, I’ve done it), just that we’re not necessarily any better than any of the other commenters who do it.
…Except Cheesus.-
I was trying to think of a joke that could incorporate the name Cheesus and ‘he’s such a baby’ in a way that would instantly make people think of the baby jesus, and that Bish said that we’re all better than him.,
But then my mind wandered, and I started to wonder if there are any chapters in the Bible that cover Jesus’ childhood. Anecdotes and formatives stories. A follow-up to his origin story, really. He goes straight from baby to bearded in the narrative in my mind, which is kind of jarring really, from a story-telling point of view.
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Luke Chapter 2 has some stuff on his childhood. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+2&version=NIV
Like the time Mary and Joseph accidentally left Jerusalem without him when he was 12. Oops xD -
Thanks, dude. That was really interesting!
TAY knows everything.
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I honestly don’t give a damn about spoilers, so any comments I make regarding Ms. Amini is moot.
solid words, though, and should be heeded in real life.
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What, no they shouldn’t.
That’s the worst advice to take in real life. That’s like, Jesus advice, and look where he ended up.…
AWKWARD RELIGION JOKE
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Hi5 for near-simultaneous oddball Jesus reference!
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Well, Jesus must have had some clue what he was saying, because he had that self-help book, right?
right?
Tis a point. I wonder if anyone has taken the time to write a polite email to her outlining the issues some people have with her articles and suggesting ways they think would improve matters.
speaking of which, i thought i sent a message using the websites contact thingy, but i’m not sure whether it worked, or you are just ignoring it because it was a bad suggestion, so if it is the first hing, then how can i contact you again? if it’s the second thing i will shut up 😛
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I GOT IT! I sent it to pants! Hopefully he got it… I’ll check….
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I got it! Sorry, I readit and got completely distracted by something and forgot. I liked it! Will reply properly after class!
That Question Time today with Ben and Rob was pretty cool. Good to see a bit more info on what’s in store for us.
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Can’t wait for the Time Machine! 😛
FREE VIDJA GAEMS – Repost for the lunch crew
So now that I have your attention…erm….free vidja games
I just bought the amazon square pack, oh and before I forget, Howdy y’all. So I just bought that pack and I have a number in there that I already own. So rather than dwell on the fact i am buying packs to give stuff away onwards with the freebies
Deus Ex:HR + missing link – Zetrox2k message me on steam tonight
Supreme commander 2
Just cause 2 – Claimed
I also still have a copy of Beyond good and evil
Let me know if you are interested and I’ll send you the steam key
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Superfluous purchases for the benefit of TAYbies!
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Well I did get Quantum Conundrum and Last remnant which were the two I really wanted from the pack.
Also you appear to have forgotten to add which of the games you would like-
Oh no no no, thank you, but no thank you 😀
Just wanted to commend you on your generosity, is all! I’ve too many games already that I’ve not touched 😛
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I guess. I’d take Just Cause. On one hand, I should really stop mooching off the good citizens of TAY. On the other, I’m poor and I will take anything I get.
.. I dunno.
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It’s yours. Seriously it will just clutter up my steam account or I’ll end up giving it away on some steam gift site.
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Just Cause 2 is stupidly awesome fun. Grappling hook, huge open world, grappling hook, gorgeous scenery, grappling hook, huge explosions, and a grappling hook too.
That’s seven unmissable features. You’re in for a treat.
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All right, then, Saturdaymorning on steam, have at it. Much thanks.
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someone grab just cause 2 and join in on the next multiplayer mayhem weekend!!!!!
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Oh, what? multiplayer session going on? do tell.
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woa really you havent heard????
supports THOIUSANDS of players… absolute mayhem… sandbox, make your own fun… vehicles respawning, etc… the airspace gets so crowded at times! its EPIC.
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Oh jeez, that looks amazing. Thanks for the heads up.
EDIT: With thousands of players though my poor laptop might explode, implode, and asplode all at once. Still cool, though, haha.
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If no one else claims Supreme Commander ill take it. It’s always interested me.
I mean if no one takes it as chances are it will sit the for 6 months before I even touch it.
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You mean there is another way to do games in your steam account. Madness
Last call on Sup com 2, otherwise it is going to freeze tonight
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Also, where is D.C?! I’m used to seeing him around and it seems weird without Peyj popping up all the time. 🙁
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Well to be fair to D.C is is only 11am for him and he was still posting at 11pm
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Where’s D.C.?! :'(
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Whenever Poochie’s not on screen, all the other characters should be saying…
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I’m okay! 😀
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Yay! *hugs*
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*hugasaurus right back at ya!* 😀
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Now all we need is for someone to do a TAY round-up for you.
I would, but I’m lazy and my son is about to go to bed which means gametime. 😛
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Haha! Actually have caught up and written half of The State of TAY already. 😛
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@Trjn
There is a Little Lamb in Sydney as well. It’s insanely cheap.
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On Dixon St? I saw it when I was there last week.
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That’s the one! Its always dead quiet too.
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“Thanks to you and 73975 other backers, Project Eternity has been successfully funded.”
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Estimated delivery: Apr 2014 /o\
Still glad I backed it though, but that is the reason I stopped backing so many things, had spent triple figures and was 18 months from getting anythingJust missed the $4 mil mark /o\
But funded \o/-
But it’s like presents to your future self! Risky presents that may never arrive, but presents all the same. 😛
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It exceeded 4mil with Paypal donations.
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Turn that /o\ upside down \o/
The most annoying thing I found with it was that I would have had to spend $280 to get a physical art book.
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Man, all these successful crowdfundy things everywhere. And here I am, spending my own money to create stuff, like a sucker.
I gotta get in on this action before the internet moves on! 🙂
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I’m not so sure it’s the greatest idea. I just wonder how everything works if you make all the money off something before it’s even created.
I’d actually be happy to pay for a Kickstarter of something like Project Eternity and have the reward tiers made up of things other than the game, and then spend money again to buy the game when it comes out.-
thats actually a very clever suggestion strange…..
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Yeah, makes it become less of a ‘pre-order’ thing and gets to focus on all the cool goodies you may be able to get.
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But book crowdfunds can have perks too. Original prints, variant covers, signed pre-orders, script assessments, and get-your-face-in-the-book deals. And if I have an artist attached, they can offer caricatures, avatars, prints of their own, etc, etc. Wouldn’t just be straight pre-orders.
PS: Hoping that it could still make money afterwards too, once it was published 😛
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Oh, I didn’t mean to imply books couldn’t have perks too. I’d happily pay for whatever perk I could afford if you did a crowd-fund, I’d also happily pay for your work when it came out.
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All right. In the interest of price-setting, what’s the absolute maximum you can afford? 😛
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Yip. I’ve been surprised actually, that by releasing my game in parts as playable proof of the game in order to avoid crowd funding has actually raised negative reactions, in that a lot of people have been vocal about preferring to back it as a kickstarter rather than buy volumes. I find that really weird.
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I’ll buy it however 🙂
… I uh… still haven’t bought part 1 though…
*coughs*
*THROWS WALLET*
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That is indeed weird. People are strange.
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Hey, man. Was wondering if there’s another round for the Steam Greenlight thing?
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No idea. I guess so? I mean, they will do another round of selections eventually, so I guess I’ll just leave the game there and see what happens?
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Odd. Very odd.
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Crusader Kings 2 and most of its DLC is on sale on steam ATM, other than Borderlands 2 it’s probably the game I’ve put the most time into this year
Edit, spello.
Hello TAY! For those that don’t follow Twitter: I will officially be in Melbourne this January! \o/ Got a free holiday for doing work for a travel company, so I’m cashing it in to go to the Australian Open (and hopefully a Melbourne Meat or two ;D)
So excited! I’ve never been to Melbourne before, and I’ve got 4 nights to do everything ever (including 2 days at the Open)! I’ll be asking for suggestions when it gets a bit closer (no use recommending stuff now, I’ll probably forget :P). But yeah! Fun! Ahh I can’t wait.
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Wooo free stuff!
We gonna hang out bro.
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Thanks for driving me around!
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What dates are you going to be there (I’m completely ignorant of sports and have no idea when the Open is on)?
Please tell me it coincides with me being there. Sat 12th – Tuesday 15th. *crosses everything and holds breath*-
Actually, it totally does! My flight down is on the morning of the 12th, and I leave on the 16th!
IT’S FATE, STRANGE. FATE.
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Phew! I was getting rather lightheaded holding my breath. 😛
And also yay! There’s no way those Melbies won’t organise a Meat, now.
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You held your breath for six minutes? I struggle lasting more than ten seconds!
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Wooo!
Someone who isn’t me, should organise something!
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Hey so if you leave on the 16th then you’ll be back in Sydney when I’m in Sydney…
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Oh really? I thought I was going to miss you. Hooray!
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You so popular, Pow!
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I certainly get around!
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Try the coffee, we has the best coffee 😀
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I’ll have to trust you on that one. It all tastes the same to me (undrinkable :P)
I loled
Watching the #debates hashtag on Twitter is hilarious:
romney lies!
obama lies!
‘MERKA!
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See, in Canada, we just don’t give a damn about politics. We care.. but not enough to make drama out of it.
EDIT: Also, since we’re next to the US, we can constantly go “Oh those silly Americans and their politics.”
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The true north strong and free! From far and wide, oh Canada, we stand on guard for thee!
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Rocks and trees and trees and rocks….
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Our anthem is better than the US’s, too. Granted, I forgot most of it, but it’s better. 😛
EDIT: and water.
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O Canada!
Our home and native land,
murmurmurmurmurmur.
Murmurmurmurmurmur,
murmurmurmurmurmur.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee! -
It’s funny watching rugby players *sing* our national anthem xD
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eh?
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I kind of love the American anthem. So damn stirring. Yours is pretty great too.
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Gillard lies!
Abbott lies!
‘STRAYA!
Fixed bunny 😛
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Don’t most people over here agree that both lie though? 😛
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don’t all politicians lie? I thought that was the defining criteria they had to meet.
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Its not always lying. You just have to avoid answering the question
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I find American politics awful. Over time you start to realise how little the President can actually do in their own country and their powers only kick into swing when war is declared. It makes most of their debates pointless as most of their promises they can never keep even if they wanted to (have a look at politifacts for a good reference point).
As far as Australian politics go, I think our overall system is a bit better and harder to corrupt. There does seem to be representation of the people, the problem is that most people are morons.
The recent scuffle between Abbott and Gillard makes me think Abbott has come out on top. Even if you think Gillard is right with her claims of misogyny, I never ever want to see our head of state play the victim card.
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What disgusts me about the latest scuffle with Abbott and Gillard is that Abbott can harass and bully for years and then when he gets called on it, Gillard is playing the victim card.
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Make no mistake, I’m not justifying Abbotts actions. It’s just that I don’t ever want my Prime Minister to be “bullied” by anyone.
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I’m definitely more in the Labor camp than anything else, and even I am disgusted by JG’s performance recently. It was a cheap and unnecessary shot, and to be honest, a little pathetically desperate.
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The American’s lapped it up though.
And some feminists who thought uit was empowering or something.
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I thought it was necessary. Abbott has gone unchecked for a long time. When other Labor politicians have called him out on him, it has been deflected as a concentrated attack on him. With Gillard listing off the many examples of his sexism and bullying, with direct quotes, people actually got to pay attention to it.
It was a great bitch slap “you want to talk about sexism? Okay, let’s talk about sexism.”
Don’t forget that this was in response to a motion that Abbott started in parliament to sack Peter Slipper from the position of Speaker for text messages that were leaked from an on-going court case. Abbott was setting it up as a cheap shot at the government (and the reporting on it has largely gone with “Gillard defends the indefensible”) forcing them to vote to save Slipper’s position because they could not rightfully sack him based on that.
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Ehhh… the quotes didn’t paint a great picture but I really didn’t see anything that justified her speech. He vaguely questioned whether females need more representation in government and then put forward his opinion that males might be more adapted to issue authority. He suggested that housewives do ironing (if you’re a housewife, you probably do do ironing. But to be fair he probably should have said househusbands as well). He said “abortion is the easy way out” which I disagree with, but has nothing to do with sexism. He said “if the prime minister wants to make an honest woman of herself” which is obviously a low blow but again isn’t really sexist either. The rest was just Abbott standing near people holding offensive signs.
In all honesty, he probably is a misogynist but if you want to call him out on it I really think you need to come up with better evidence.
Personally I am not swayed towards either party. I didn’t mind Kevin Rudd, but I find a lot of Labor members have some pretty questionable integrity. I have personally met a lot of members of the Liberal party and I think the public is only shown a tip of the iceberg of their extremism. -
The Leader of the Opposition says “If it’s true, Stavros, that men have more power generally speaking than women, is that a bad thing?”
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“I think it’s very hard to deny that there is an underrepresentation of women,” to which the Leader of the Opposition says, “But now, there’s an assumption that this is a bad thing.”He also then said that men were better suited to the position (phrased as a question but clearly a statement of his beliefs).
The honest women shot was a low blow that should have been called out for sexism because, as Gillard said, no man would have had his marital status publicly questioned like that.
As for the signs, well, any politician worth their salt pays a great deal of attention to what’s around them during photo ops like that. Letting yourself get photographed next to such signs is tacit approval of their message. Abbott was claiming to speak out against sexism but when he has sexist signs in front of him against his political opponent, he does nothing about them.
He is an opportunist and only took issue with Slipper’s actions because it was convenient to him and his actions, that Gillard showed, do not represent the views that he was trying to put forward in parliament that day.
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I don’t have much time, and maybe we can continue the conversation later but will leave you with a couple points:
*There is nothing intrinsically wrong with a particular gender or race being under-represented in a democratic environment. I’d actually argue that females are over-represented in the Liberal party. If you go to one of their events you’ll realise that amongst hundreds of Liberal party members, there are only a handful of female members. I’ve never known of any government where the genders were equal and would probably bring a lot of that down to males simply being more drawn towards politics.
*Saying that males have a better disposition towards being in authoritative positions is the only thing amongst Abbotts quotes that is sexist. That said, would many females really find this offensive? I actually know quite a lot of females that would agree with him. I’m on the fence as I doubt there’s been a proper study been done on the subject.
*Gillard saying that Abbott is only pointing out her marital status because she’s female is just guesswork. We don’t know that’s the case, because there’s never been a Prime Minister before that wasn’t married.
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Also, I’m pretty sure that Labor would have been much better served to just cut Slipper (and Thomson before him) loose rather than wasting weeks and months of government time debating personalities. And I think they knew it too – there’s no way that there were no backroom discussions about these allegations and strategy meetings by the dozens.
They were defending the indefensible: they just didn’t want to lose their slim, slim majority.
It takes two to argue.
Edit: Sadly, I still firmly believe that they are the lesser evil.
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Slipper should have resigned as speaker a long time ago but Labor could not actually force his hand on that one. Not sacking the speaker when they cannot sack the speaker is not defending the indefensible.
Thomson has been independent since the scandal broke out. He has still been voting alongside Labor because that’s what his constituents voted for.
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No, but they let themselves get sucked into the debate. Instead of saying, “That’s not for us to say, that’s for due process to determine,” this thing has been bandied back and forth in impassioned time-wasting argument for far too long.
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Suspension of standing orders.
It’s a tactic the Opposition has liberally (pun intended) abused to raise whatever topics they like at the end of Question Time. The motion to sack Slipper was done after a suspension of standing orders. Most debates that the Opposition have framed, such as the Thomson affair, have been done under this as well.
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Tony Abbott is a stuntman. He smiles big and fights dirty. Does the government really have to descend to his level, though? They have a chance to be the ‘bigger person’ in this debate, but apparently, it’s just too much fun to get down in the muck and mud wrestle.
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I’m not sure you’ve been paying too much attention here. They’re politicians. Of course they have to descend to his level, they just need an excuse. :p
LAST MINUTE MOVIE STUFF
This Saturday. Campbelltown. Cowboy trailer.
Short notice, but anyone who wants to come along in costume and help us out is more than welcome!
Shiggy was trying to get stuff ready but I’ve taken over and I get RESULTS!
Not always great ones tho….
Can I get a Yee Haw?
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No much notice Doc
I hope my order get here in time http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/110708295581?hlp=false-
we need an upvote or a liking system 😀
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Wow. I totally didn’t realise while playing Dishonored, but Emily Kaldwin (Empress’ daughter) is voiced by the girl who played Hit-Girl in Kick Ass.
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Calista is Lena Headey from Game of Thrones and The Sarah Connor Chronicles!
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Yeah, I noticed that one, and Havelock is the guy who played Roger Sterling in Mad Men.
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Potaku is still looking for a Mega Man fan!
Anyone?
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I could play the role of two megaman fans if you like.
For half the podcast I can play the nostalgic hopeful ‘Capcom will make another Megaman, they’re just waiting for the right time!’ Megaman fan and on the other side I can be the bitter and twisted ‘MEGAMAN IS OVER! CAPCOM KILLED HIM HE DEEEAAAAAAAAAD!!!!’ Megaman fan.And no I am not crazy.
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I know Mega Man has a rather hardcore fan base but do the latest iterations actually sell enough to support a franchise?
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I would like to think so, I thought that Megaman 9 and 10 sold well, but I could be wrong.
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“Both Svensson and Capcom’s Seth Killian stated months later that the company was “definitely happy” with the sales of the game. Inafune also expressed his satisfaction with game’s success, proclaiming that it far exceeded their expectations”
Source – Wikipedia
Seems actual numbers are hard to come across, but it must have sole well enough for them to make MM10 as well as start MM Legends 3 AND Mega Man Universe.
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I’ve never played a Mega Man game before.
WHERE DO I SIGN UP??
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I’m in the same boat. I didn’t even know Mega Man was still around. I think I played one of the Game Boy games once? 😛
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Perhaps this is why the last game got cancelled- Mega Man doesn’t have the staying power of a Zelda or Mario or Final Fantasy.
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Yeah the lack of another Megaman fan to rise to this call is quite an eye-opener for me
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Agreed. 🙁
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You should try and find the girl who dressed up as Plantman at the EB Expo!
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I enjoy Mega Man, but I wouldn’t call myself a fan.
I never had the right console for Mega Man, so I didn’t get to experience it growing up; it’s only recently that I’ve “indulged” in its platformery goodness.I’ve played 2 and 3 and 9 and 10, and Super Meat Boy and I Want To Be The Guy (I got up to the 4th room!). I’ve also picked Mega Man when playing Marvel vs. Capcom 2. I’m not sure how qualified that makes me.
@shane
Jesus as a young lad is mostly confined to the Apocrypha.
A skewed write-up: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/12/31/1104344984547.html
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Hey, thanks for that. Fascinating! 🙂
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I replied to you up there a bit ^^^ Just wanted to make sure you saw it 🙂
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World’s first recorded fanfic?
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I don’t know what it falls under, but there’s also the Coptic Christians (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coptic_Orthodox_Church_of_Alexandria) who have stories about Jesus as a child, when his family was escaping from Judea.
Just some things you might want to know about Borderlands 2’s new DLC (SPOILER FREE! :D)
I’m not sure how much you know about it but I went in knowing nothing. I haven’t done anything yet other than just enter the area.
– You can go to Oasis through Fast Travel. It’s near the top of the map
– The first quest is level 30 on Normal (PT1). I think it scales on True Vault Hunter Mode (PT2) as I just went there with my level 41 Zer0 and the first quest shows level 41. On PT2.5 it’s level 50.
Like I said I haven’t done much but I know peeps would be curious as to what level the quest/area was 🙂
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Salamius.
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Iloledius
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z0mg there’s so many new quests I’m not sure where to start D:
I want to wait and play it with friends but then I want to take my time and just do things at my own pace. MMMMMMM!
Microsoft showed off how strong the Surface’s body is by using one as a skateboard :O
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/10/inside-surface-microsofts-insane-quest-for-gadget-perfection/
Will to work level = 0
THE STATE OF TAY — 17/10/2012
(Formerly SMURFYDOG’S PRE-EMPTIVE TAY CATCH UP BRIEF.)
— Heads up! It’s Lambo’s birthday tomorrow and Shane’s on Saturday! (pg8)
— Borderlands 2 DLC has rekindled TAY’s love affair with the game. Not that it was even doused, I guess. If you’re looking for some co-op pals there’s a whole lot of folks willing to oblige! XCOM and Dishonored is where the hypes at too! Freeze is on the Bulletstorm bandwagon after an unscheduled detour from a XCOM bound destination! (pg8)
— Shane’s got hay fever. TAYbies assembled to offer their advice, remedies and the like. Hugo’s recieved some unfortunate news that he’s got scarring on the lungs from an asthma/chest infection one, two punch. Poor guy! Here’s hoping he feels better! (pg8)
— Our pal Welbot’s having car troubles, alas.
— Strange’s daughter has hit a rebellious phase, declaring her dislike for Star Wars! It’s like we don’t even know who she is any more! :'( Maybe the release of Skylanders Giants will prove a distraction on this front! (pg8)
— Doc discovered that Kotaku has an official meet page! Could prove useful for future meats? (pg8) Freeze has put up the Movie World details here! Doc also put out the call for another participant in the upcoming Mega Man Potaku podcast. (pg9)
— Zetrox detailed progress on his game Zombie Rage! Makes for good reading! (pg8)
— Folks discussed the Kotaku US writers and whether it was fair to criticise them. A solid discussion ensued! (pg9)
— Tigerion gave away some games, further solidifying his position as an awesome guy! (pg9)
— Pow’s going to the Australian Open, the makings of a meat? I think so! (pg9)
— U.S. presidential debate and politics of the local persuasion were rambled about a little too! (pg9)
— Project Eternity was successfully funded. Celebrations broke out across the streets of TAY. Soon enough the group pondered the pros and cons of Kickstarter itself! (pg9)
— Sydney folks should know, Shiggy’s filming his cowboy dealy this weekend! (On Saturday to be precise.) If interested, you’re more than welcome to help out. (pg9)
Now you know and knowing is half the battle!
(Any one have a preference to what time this should be posted?)
Suggestions on formatting and content encouraged.
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What time should this be posted?
ALL THE TIME \o/
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— Folks discussed the Kotaku US writers and whether it was fair to criticise them. A solid discussion ensued! (pg9)
Salami.
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Pastrami
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Gor-lah-mi
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Even when I’ve read all of TAY, I seriously love these posts. They are BEST
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Suggestions on formatting? Don’t change anything!
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It should be posted whenever is easiest for you, DC! (Also, I hope you’re enjoying doing this. I wouldn’t want you to be stuck making summaries if you hated it :P)
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But! You want suggestions, I’ll give you suggestions! Instead of putting (pgX) at the end of each point, maybe just put “Page X:” and list everything under it! Saves on expensive characters!
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At the moment I’m enjoying the discipline of it, which sounds odd, I know.
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maybe 3 pm every afternoon?
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Perhaps a link to the previous one?
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Unfortunately more than one link will put the post in moderation limbo. :'(
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the previous weeks State of TAY should be posted on Potaku every Monday. There’s no way this deserves to be lost each week.
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As read by DC.
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Or Noni Hazelhurst
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I was just looking at the ‘watch the opening of Halo 4 here’ article (glad there were appropriate spoiler warnings too) because I noticed the video had been pulled.
Earlier I’d ignored it because as was mentioned in the article, some people like to wait and experience those things when the game releases. But then I read that this opening was pulled from a leaked copy of the game, so the fact that this article even appeared at all just bugs me.
Earlier this week we got an article about how early players of Halo 4 were being permabanned, and rightly so. And obviously the video was taken down today because its not meant to be seen yet. I just find it odd that its been clearly stated that this is wrong, but articles trying to show off this content are still popping up.
Does this make sense? I’m rambling during my uni break here, really.
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I think it’s got valid reason to be here, in the sense that there’s no affiliation between the games creators and Kotaku themselves.
It’s gaming-related news, and leaked footage *is* indeed a juicy little tidbit. I’ve not read the article, but as a potential news story, from what you’ve mentioned it seems entirely valid.-
I dunno, if the video itself was a promo video leaked from an online source, like a media outlet or someone got it off 343’s servers, then I guess that would fall into that grey area where reposting about it seems acceptable, because it is just leaked video, promotional material lost to the internet.
But to post a video ripped from a copy of the game that had been stolen from 343 themselves, that seems to be poor form to me. Especially seeing as Kotaku would gain pageviews (and therefore revenue) from displaying 343’s stolen property.
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Ahh, the financial aspect would indeed be an issue. Then you get into the hazy territory of ‘is newscompany-X paying infiltrator-Y to steal from designermanufacturer-Z?’.
Uhm… yup, you got me there. Where is the line drawn?As a side note, that would make for one helluvva news story too.
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Well I’m not saying its gone that far 😛
All I am saying is that the way I see it, Kotaku posting a video recorded from a stolen product (lets be honest, Halo 4 didn’t leak, it was stolen) still generate pageviews and profit.
So you could say that by posting the Halo 4 intro video they found on youtube they are, by-proxy, profiting from 343’s stolen product.
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Particularly in regard to big name releases (some AA and all AAA titles), you don’t want to be “that video games website/blog/etc that didn’t post the story”. It’s a little cyclical:
Consumer Interest (HYPE) grows exponentially in the last few weeks before launch.
Hype is generated; in part, by articles on gaming websites.
People become interested and seek out information.Game sites will seek hits by posting “hype articles” which will get a lot of traffic, so they’ll post another, similar article. Game site now has two articles about hyped game, so it get more traffic, so the incentive is to post another “hype article”, since that’s what’s popular right now. We’ll hit saturation on release week, but until then, even tangentally connected stories are going to generate hits.
Did I hear correctly that Greenius got his drivers license recently?
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There is one of those around South Melbourne as well. Wait a minute, isn’t Greenius from Melbourne………………….
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WAT.
I can just imagine trying to clean that monstrosity :S
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I… um… wha… uh…
I MUST HAVE THIS
Too bad I already have a (blue) car though :(. Gross!
Anyone know “that person” you you think is a bit odd but harmless, then stuff happens and you start realising how creepy they actually were?
Yeah?
That’s happening now…
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Sorry. I’ll stop.
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I was thinking along the same lines.
“Shit, they’re onto me”.I really hope that’s not what it’s like though.
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Is it Greenius?
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Hey…
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Sometimes I worry I’m that person. :'(
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I know that feeling man. =/
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What has Shiggy done this time?
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FINE OK. I’LL TAKE THE HINT.
BUT YOU SHOULD’VE SPOTTED THE WARNING SIGNSEdit: also, I hope its not creepy in a oh-dear-god-I-just-found-a-bucket-of-ears-under-their-desk sort of way.
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ALSO YOU MAY NEED TO BUY SOME NEW BEDSHEETS. I’M USING THE CURRENT ONES AS CURTAINS.
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Wait, bucket-of-ears?
HOW DO YOU EVEN COME UP WITH THAT I DON’T EVEN /o\-
*ahem*
let me repeat myself :
YOU SHOULD’VE SPOTTED THE WARNING SIGNS
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Not that bad… BTW, Has anyone seen my pet rabbit? I’d look, but I have a pot on the stove I need to watch…
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I had to catch a rabbit frolicking in my back yard on the weekend. We used laundry baskets to catch it and gave it a carrot until we got the neighbour to come reclaim it.
And then I found $10.
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COOL STORY!
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Aw, man. You’re going to have to elaborate, otherwise I’ll be convinced it’s me. 😛
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Read between the lines dude. He cheated on his wife and now he has to drown and shoot his lover in the bathtub.
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Awww c’mon Doc! Details!
You can’t just tease gossip about people you know that we have never met before in our lives and not deliver the goods! 😛
I have Call Me Maybe stuck in my head because Freyr made me watch the film clip last night.
Damn her.
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That song is silly, I mean who names their child “maybe”
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Before you came into my life I missed you so bad. I missed you so bad. I missed you so so bad.
That’s a time-travel line on par with “Are you hungry? I haven’t eaten since this afternoon.”
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Oh, man. Lambo and Greenius were KIA in XCOM. Batgirl’s been called in to replace them. They’ll be missed!
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Authorities were baffled as to how Greenius was shot by the enemy in the back. Squad mates blame a mini black hole affecting the bullets flight paths.
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I blame jealousy
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Better then Nos’ FTL game last night.
Nos: “I need two people to name my crew after, I will name them ‘Nob’ and ‘Scree’.”
*short time later*
Well, you both died.
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Wasn’t that Numbers?
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Was it? I don’t know. My old man brain can’t remember things that clearly.
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It was.
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Scree? Dentist treat you well? Feeling better?
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I choose to assume that scree is currently on a high from dem dentist drugs. =P
D.C., YOUR OK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Is hanging out.
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I think he means “OMG D.C. IS BACK AND ALIVE AND OKAY!”
“damn!”
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I see. :'(
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I don’t get this whole XCOM naming thing :P. Is it some sort of feature to link up with Steam friends/Twitter followers or are people just naming their squadmates after each other?
Just wondering 🙂
(DON’T GET ME KILLED)
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Can you name multiple people with the same name? If so..
SQUAD GREENIUS GO
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NotoriousauR was threatening to create a squad of Blaghmen…
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I do not threaten. I act.
Seriously, when I do finish uni and have time to play XCOM, i will make a Blaghmen squad. Headed up by a certain dubstep cat.
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Yes. Yessssssss.
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People are just naming squaddies after Taybies
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It’s just a way to have fun. Feels more personal when I’m sending Aleph in to taze an enemy, he fails, gets shot 6 times in the face, then proceeds to kill it on the next turn.
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Yeah, it’s just a fun way to personalize the squad and feel an instant attachment to the team. 😀
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Oh, cool 😀
I’m boring and go with default names :P. I’d hate to get attached to them and get sad when they die 🙁 (but they won’t because I’m amazing)
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its ok, you can just add a number on to the end of the name. Like lisa, snowball 1, 2, 3…. i hear some people have reached Greenius58976?
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So after five or so, they all just end up being Snowball 2?
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Do it. It’s basically the best thing ever.
I’m supposed to be capturing an alien and this means getting close to one of them with the stunner. But I haven’t done it yet since I’m so scared of losing a team member.
Also, playing on Ironman is also the best thing ever.
Lots of things are the best thing ever, but mostly TAYbie squads in ironman mode.
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So I noticed that nobody has named any of their XCOM squad members after me yet….
Ahh it’s totally understandable, you all don’t want me breaking the game balance and making your XCOM games too easy by killing all the aliens with a single deathpunch*. Not to mention all your PC’s and consoles don’t have the adequate moustache-rendering processing power to accurately create my likeness. Totally understandable.
*I don’t mean one punch per alien either, I mean a single deathpunch, at all the aliens, all at once. UFO’s and all. Punch them all to the moon**
**and by moon I don’t mean our moon, that’s too easy, I’m talking about their moon, lightyears away, plus its really small so I’m just extra good to be able to hit such a small target so far away.
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There, there buddy *pats on back*
Until just then, I was left out too. I only found out D.C. had me but at the same time that I found out I died…
GOOD ONE D.C.!
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You had been on ten missions if it’s any solace. Looked upon with fondness from your fellow squad members. Your loss gave them the resolve to press on!
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Could someone please mod XCOM so this can be really happen? That would be so awesome 🙂
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Hey I’m fine I’m not mentioned. Everybody knows I wouldn’t be on humanity’s side anyway lol
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I haven’t heard a classic Techie “HHHUUUMMMMAAANNNNS!” in a while 🙁
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Cuz lately TS is more relaxing than everywhere else in my world atm so no point using it :P. Work is where you’d hear me saying it and I get such the most awkward looks from my colleagues
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I named a Pokemon after you. ISN’T THAT ENOUGH?!
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Actually yeah that is kinda awesome
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He is a puppy and when he evolves his moustache looks amazing.
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How fitting!
Actually I’m thinking of training up a Lillipup/Herdier for my team as well because dogs are awesome 🙂
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Last movember there was a guy here with an epic walrus ‘stache goin’ on. I was hella jealous.
Also let it be known that if I had XCOM, you’d be the first member on my squad 😀
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I’m starting XCom tonight. There is so going to b a Puppylicks on my starting squad.
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Awwww yeeaaaaaaaaaaahhh *fistbump*
(but yeah I’m probably going to die in the first five turns, fair warning, thanks though! :D)
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So apparently this just happened. I’m still trying to work out what this is.
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Orgy?
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I was gonna click, but with your comment, I think I’ll hold off ’til I’m back home…
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Goo everywhere.
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Notice the minimap in the bottom left and how it’s mostly purple?
That’s because it’s covered in zergy goo.
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An opportunity for many awesome fungal growths…
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Most of the stuff in the middle appears to be infested terrans.
ZvZ late game is even sillier than, well, pretty much every matchup. Brood/Corrupter/Infestor is just bizarre.
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Yeah but doesn’t fungals stop broodlords from sending broodlings?
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Fungal roots/snares all units and disables movement abilities (charge and blink). It reveals all cloaked units too.
As far as I know, it doesn’t stop attacks or the production of Broodlings (from Brood Lords) or Interceptors (from Carriers) although Liquipedia does say that it does affect Interceptors, which I guess means that Broodlings (and in HOTS Locusts) are fine.
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MOTHER OF GOD
got a link for the replay of that match?Edit: Also I miss shock-tops, those beers were awesome.
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Nothing yet but check /r/spoilerfreeSC later, they’re pretty good at linking to VODs. It was games 1 and 3 of Scarlett vs Miya from the EG Master’s Cup (or whatever the hell that thing is called these days).
Yup. That same ridiculousness happened in two games.
Can we go back to ling/bling?
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Scree’s tooth update!
So i went to the dentist, they had a look and took an xray of the tooth. After attempting to place the xray slide in my mouth twice, she changed something so I could actually shut my mouth without pain. She also tapped several teeth and the one with the hole really hurt.
After checking the Xray she informed me I was going to need a root canal. Because my tooth is infected, nothing could really be done today, so I have to wait until next week.
Yay. =(
However, because of our crappy dental system, they’ll pull the nerve out and then just leave the tooth until my name comes up on the waiting list. The current waiting list is at least 15 months long. Considering that I got my teeth done last year, I don’t even know how this cavity got so big! I can’t help but wonder if the dentist didn’t do a very good job last time.
Anyway, by the time my name comes up, I might not even have a tooth =(
And that’s pretty much it. Oh and I had pretty horrible day all round. D=
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Oh jeez, that’s horrible. So basically, one more week of pain, and then.. not as much pain?
I’d offer a hug, but at this rate we’re gonna need some sort of.. concentrated.. super hug..
Plus I cannot think of any teeth puns so I can’t even end this on a light note.
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Surely you can pull off a tooth pun by the skin of your teeth.
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I guess she’ll just have to grin and bear it.
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Why would you? That’s horrible. And that’s the hole tooth.
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YOU CAN”T HANDLE THE TOOTH!
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=( sorry to hear that, Scree.
*hug*
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It’s okay. Not your fault.
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Wow.. I had this issue in primary school, and had to get a tooth pulled out, but I suddenly got sick at random days for months until I got it fixed up.
Sorry to hear this happening to you Scree 🙁
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Yeah, I think that I may not be able to do much in the next couple of months, I’m pretty unhappy about it.
Maybe I should just use my credit card -_-
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Oh Scree, I hope things start looking up for you soon /o\
*hugs*-
Thanks, but I doubt it.
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horrible, sorry to hear that scree.
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Oh, I wanted to tell you, you should probably find someone else to illustrate the childrens book. The way I am now, I’m not to confident in my ability and I’m not sure how everything is going to go. Sorry to disappoint you and let you down.
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Is it such a long wait simply due to doing it through public health system?
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Yes, pretty much.
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Thought about grubbing together enough scratch to pay for privately done? I got mine done for about $550 because screw waiting around over a year in pain.
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I had to borrow cash from my folks when I got my wisdoms out.
Wasn’t fun to ask, though. 🙁
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Scree, cut back on the game hoarding and laybying for a while and pay for it to be privately done. it sounds like you’re in a lot of pain so you should really get it done ASAP! :O
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I have a credit card but Mum refuses to let me activate it for dental treatment
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I’m sorry, scree. That’s horrible. :'(
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Sorry to hear that Scree 🙁
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After having to wear braces for a few years I have nothing but sympathy for anyone dealing with teeth problems. I hope everything works out and you don’t have to suffer too much pain.
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Braces question. How often is it for truly corrective reasons, as opposed to superficial/cosmetic motives?
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I had to wear braces (just on the bottom row) as a few of my teeth came in quite off (to the point one of my adult teeth was removed for pointing almost directly forward and tearing a hole in my gum).
Good times.
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I think it’d be corrective reasons for most people. I know that why I had them. I imagine people would just opt for surgery if they were doing it for purely cosmetic reasons.
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Everyone like my current movember mugshot?
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*swoons*
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it’s…. beautiful…..
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Hahaha lol alas, that is not me!!! Of it were I’d be worried about how horribly I’ve aged at 28!
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Damn it I misspelt my own nickname! Damn iPhone!
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Aargh mobile posting fail!!!!!!!
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Ok, lol to clarify that isn’t really me, if it were I’d be extremely worried about how horribly I’m ageing… I’m 28!!!
So XCOM being moddable opens some awesome potential. Inquisitor game… Necromunda… Mordeheim… Space Hulk… oh god yes.
Also, I think I’m going to start my XCOM game again now that I get the idea of it. Also I feel bad as my younger brother got shot in the face (this time it was fatal, sad face) through my own stupid ‘tactic’.
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That really takes sibling rivalry to new heights!
Didn’t know it was mod-able 😀
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No mod kit at the moment but in some interview the devs said that they’ve made it so it’s easy to mod plus being an Unreal Engine game it’ll be easy enough etc.
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OMG. If someone makes a Space Hulk mod I’ll flip. I’m not even a big fan of Warhammer. I just have really fond memories of being really scared playing Space Hulk on Playstation.
ANNA’S QUEST! Sughly made an adventure game in case you didn’t know! It’s pretty damn good too. If you haven’t bought it already and it appeals to you, what are you waiting for friend?
also…
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THE LESSER EVIL! Shane has written a series of graphic novels!
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As he has made us painfully aware of 😛
(Doesn’t change the fact it’s a great series.)
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Sorry! I’ve been trying to be good recently, but people keep making links and blaming me.
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Also? Also whatttttttt!?
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Haha! That is all. Forgot to plug ’em in today’s THE STATE OF TAY is all. 😛
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OH MY GOD GUYS I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THE COOKIES AND CREAM ICECREAM IN MY FREEZER THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVER.
but seriously, cookies and cream is the best ice cream flavour out there, undisputed.
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I dispute.
Mint Choc Chip would like a word with you.
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I can see that you and I are going to get along juuuuuust fine.
Unless there’s only enough mint-choc-chip for one. In which case it’s a fight.To the death.
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Yo, I’mma let you finish but….
Actually, Mint Choc Chip is pretty damn good
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Can’t go past the simplicity of choc chip!
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This guy!
He is a visionary!
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I got your back Grandmaster. Cookies and Cream is amazing. Closely followed by Hokey Pokey
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The hell is hokey-pokey, aside from that hella-cool dance I used to (read: still) do?
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A rumour currently going around is, The Hokey Pokey is “what it’s all about”!
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I love boysenberry, but I can’t argue with you here.
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wow, that emphasis reads out a bit camp, doesn’t it?
I… just like boysenberry ice cream.
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OMG I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT MINE TOO!
Ice cream shall be consumed seconds after submitting this comment!
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okay due to the overwhleming success of this post, i hereby declare Cookies and cream to be the official ice cream flavour of TAY, all who agree say “aye”!
Train smells like dog food… What the hell???
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Out of all the possible smells that a train can be imbued with, I think dog food should be one of the luckier ones.
Guys.
Girls.
ERRYWUN.
Tomorrow is 90s music day. We can do this. YES!
I’m currently turning back the clock, and rockin’ out to early 00s.
LET’S DO IT.
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I… I don’t know what counts as 90’s music. I was born in 94, mind you, so that would explain why.
… Decent rap and Grunge? I dunno.
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Boy bands!
Everybody
Rock your body
Everybody
Rock your body right
Backstreet’s back alright-
YES!
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.. Yeah, now I remember the 90s.
but hey, if you guys actually like boy bands, let’s get some N’Sync and Hansen up in here!
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Such a babby
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old man greenius 😛
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You babbies and your non 80’s childhood!
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yeah, I admit the 80s was pretty ballin. Least I wasn’t born in the 2000s, there’s not that much going for that particular decade. Maybe.. Ipods. I’m not sure, actually. Weird, considering it wasn’t that long ago, :p
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May I recommend Garbage’s self-titled debut album, as well as Gish and Siamese Dream by Smashing Pumpkins?
Plus anything by Nirvana.
Oh, and Foo Fighters debut album.
As well as August and Everything After by Counting Crows.
Mind you, that is a mere drop in the ocean of great 90s music.
UB40!
Nikki French!
Sophie B Hawkins!
The Cranberries!
Savage Garden!
OMFG HADDAWAY!!!?!?!!BLGH!?GRAFGHURGH!
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Oasis! Alanis Morissette!
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Tomorrow demands a viewing of A Night at the Roxbury.
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I’m in!
Hey gang.
A point of order – my presence/absence explained.
Like many others I slowly made the switch to Twitter instead of TAY, but dropped in here a bit every now and then. As of last week I’ve been a lot less present even on Twitter. The reason is a good one.
I made a huge change at work, and transferred to an entirely different area. Same firm, but new area, new responsibilities, new type of work and pace. It means I am now a lot happier and motivated, and not able to spend so much time escaping to TAY/Twitter.
I’ll still be a part of this community (whether on TAY or Twitter), but I’m actually going to be a lot busier at work now so I won’t be able to do more than dip in every now and then.
As for the evenings, I’ll largely be tweeting about my XCOM squad!!
Puppylicks, I’m sorry you haven’t been represented (I have largely recruited only volunteers, and you didn’t stick your hand up. The only non volunteer so far is Strange, since otherwise my squad had a real diversity problem.) I’ll make sure you are included. With death and injuries I’m always in need of new recruits.
PS: Also, babies are hard work!
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Hey, man. Congrats! That sounds like the best damn reason for not being around much! You’re missed, but don’t feel guilty about that! 😀 I’ll have to recruit you into my squad!
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Congratulations on the new responsibilities. As long as you’re happy then all is well.
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^ Who’s this guy?
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Honestly, you’re like the worst person on this site. Still. Even though you’re never around. I don’t think that title will ever belong with anyone else.
Also, congrats! Awesome news all around, except for the not being here with the rest of us disaffecteds.
Man, I am running out of things to eat.
On the plus side I f-ing love Harvest moon
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animal circus? tree of tranquility? whatever’s on the DS? as a RPG lover i’ve fully migrated to rune factory.
Also, Animal Crossing. I.. might never stop.
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Magical melody on Wii, but I’ve got Innocent life, Tree of tranquility, Harvest moon DS, Rune factory 2 and tale of two towns.
I also love animal crossing and can’t wait for it to be released on the 3DS
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Is that the game where yo-
No! Bad Freeze!
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Still?
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I’m easily amused.
I think there’s a saying about it.
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Maybe, small things, something something
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Scree that’s horrible. :O
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i said it last time you mentioned, but harvest moon/rune factory games are my guilty pleasure.
i must have teh best farm ever AND the cutest waifu
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I try to plant my fruit trees by season ^^;;
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oh you have to! maximise profits!
also, if the waifu you want likes fruit, then you need to make as much as possible to give to her as a gift every day!
i am the manliest man
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I’m currently trying to find the girl with the least annoying voice
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Story of my life.
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I’m sorry /o\
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Haha, it was a joke. Also, like I say on TS… NEVER say sorry. EVERRRRRRRR!
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You would think waifus take higher priority, but many a time have I been like “GTFO WOMANS, MAH STUFF IS READY FOR HARVESTING.”
That being said, I’ve never actually finished a rune factory/harvest moon to the point of marriage- or at least, I haven’t cared enough. I guess I got commitment problems in-game. 😛
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Rune factory 2 I did because it was required to play the rest of the game =P
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haha you make that sound like a chore if anything.
… there’s a joke to be made here, but I’m horrible at comedy, so. 😛
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well, if you didn’t get married you couldn’t advance to the main part of the game.
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I think it was 3 but it also forced me to marry a girl to progress the story. This isn’t so bad but the girl I was trying to marry wouldn’t offer that quest so I just gave up :/
I was really enjoying the game too but I could not figure out how to progress further without marrying someone else :'(
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Just got a $110 fine in the mail for failing to vote in the QLD election.
I figured I was voting by refusing to vote for any of the simian rejects running in my electorate.
I guess Can-Do needs all the money he can get.
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You don’t actually have to vote for anyone, you just have to go there and get your name marked off.
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Still, being forced to even do that under a threat of punishment irks me slightly.
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Far better system than having up to 60% of the population not bother and having parties bribing people to get to the polls.
This can also lead to the radicalisation of policy as the middle ground lose a voice-
This be true. Does not make me any less bitter about coughing up the coin though. 😛
Did you see my comment about Supreme Commander?
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Why didn’t you just make an informal vote?
Best way to stick it to them.
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Couldn’t you have just done an invalid vote anyway (virtually the same) and avoid the 2.75x Xenoblade fine?
I have my first election thingy coming up where I have to vote… fun…
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I ended up voting independent. But I agree with you, they’re all crap anyway.
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I voted for the greens! A wasted vote, but it felt better than the alternatives. 😛
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Green!
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It’s amazing, because in Canberra, a vote for the greens isn’t wasted! My electorate currently has 2 greens elected.
Though I probably won’t be able to say that in a weeks time…
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My electorate always votes Liberal. Almost any thing here is a wasted vote. :'(
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I was in safe Labor seats. Not so much anymore.
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Speaking of fines, I got a speeding fine for my mum’s car because she nominated me as the driver as otherwise she would have lost all her points.
NOW MY SEMI-CLEAN RECORD IS BROKEN. And by that I mean my one at fault car accident and two speeding fines (all from seven years ago though, I swear!)
edit: also, I should add that if the police actually checked (not saying they have any reason to) they would find that I was at work at the time.
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Today tonight were talking about it last night, prepare.
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About it as in how?
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Depending on how much you (your Mum) was over the speed limit, sometimes a letter to the issuing body admitting the offence, but also pointing out your good record and asking to have the penalty reconsidered will work.
It worked for me last year.
Contact me at the gmails if you would like a copy of the letter that got me off.-
Thanks, she was clocked at 67km in a 60km zone (reduced to 65/64?) or there abouts. She’s going to pay and i drive like a granny (I only drive my car to work and I usually sit about 10kmph under the limit to avoid getting to work early) so I’m not fussed.
Told her it was a once off as I hate to see speeders get away with it, though.
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So I gave into the TAY marketing machine and bought Xcom last night.
I’m currently naming all my recruits after Pokemon.
Snipers are OP.
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Blaghsie is naming all his recruits after TAYbies
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He should totally name one after me …but I bet his ingame income would drop as said recruit would spend all the company money on LoL and sour worms.
HMMM
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But then he’d have all the amazing LoL skins and champions and ton of sour worms!
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Naming them after LOL champions had come to mind as well.
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US Streetpass adventures part 3: Waiting for the postman
“DELIVERY ESTIMATE Thursday 18 Oct 2012”. Woo!
(for those not keeping track, this is a replacement for the one I stupidly left on the plane)
Has anybody here managed to successfully get their digital purchases re-instated on a new 3DS (or DSi) after losing/completely destroying their old one?
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As far as I know, you can’t 😛 (if anything, you’d have to send it into Nintendo to fix). They need to hurry up with their account system!
I still don’t know what XCOM actually is but the TAY marketing machine has almost made me buy it.
Bad marketing machine. Bad!
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i believe it’s some sort of person naming simulator, where all you do is get people and give them names
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No, that’s The Old Republic
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Then you get to watch their gruesome death!
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Yesssssss
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Trjn is doing quite well in my squad! 😀
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I aten’t dead!
…yet!
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Nooooooo, next guard is sick so I have to stay on for a whole extra hour! That means it’ll be 1:30am when I get home. Guess I might as well not sleep? On the bright side, that means like… five extra hours of playing XCOM and some ShadowGun game I just bought for my phone (but really, a 250MB download? BOO).
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Pyrean and I will be getting back about that time. We can all kill aliens together!
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Them dirty aliens
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guuiiisee me and zetrox are playing borderlands the first and we need two more peoples and oh god it’s so boring I just shoot rockets at everything and the ammo regen is so op and oh man it’s just me listening to huey lewis while lazily blowing everything up
guise
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ah I’m just being whinerday.
… that could potentially work if my name was wednesday.
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Whineius!
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I also found borderland boring ^^;; Just not my thing
So… how about that baseball?
There’s no way the Yankees can make the World Series this year… 🙁
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The thing about the Red Sox is that they always try to walk it in.
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Awesome.
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Any one have a good recipe for a beef stew or hot pot? Preferably slow cooked?
*hopefully waits for Zap*
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Beef, garlic, veggies, beef stock, red wine. Chuck em in a slow cooker and come back ages later.
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Put paint, a sock and whatever else you find in the kitchen into a pot. boil. Serve in boot.*
*may cause food poisoning
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It’s not food, so it’s not food poisoning \o/
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I don’t know if anyone got the reference =P
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Osso bucco (as is) or diced gravy beef,
1 – 2 Onions,
Garlic to taste,
Tin of chopped tomatoes,
Potatoes,
1 carrot,
1 chorizzo, sliced
Paprika,
Pinch of salt
Either, 1 beef or vege stockcube, OR French onion soup mix, OR liquid stock.
If using liquid stock, then use tomato paste instead of tinned tomatoes.Optional, but nice;
Mushrooms,
Celery,
Capsicum,
Dash of tomato sauce,
Dash of worcestershire sauce,
Any source of chilli-style heat, eg – tobasco sauce or cayenne pepper, but remember the heat from the chorizo will already flavour the dish.Slow cooker for ages like Trjn said.
A mate of mine who doesn’t eat tomatoes, mushrooms or potatoes came back for two extra helpings when I fed this to him.
The same dish works great with Lamb chops too.
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This sounds pretty good. I’ll give that a try.
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Mushrooms are not optional.
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Indeed they are not.
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I really need to buy a slow cooker already.
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You do. Best device in my kitchen. Get a pork leg roast, rub with a Dijon mustard and tarragon mix, throw in with veges and half fill with apple cider. Pork falls apart no is ridiculously tasty with little to no effort.
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The only problem is that I’m in a sharehouse. I’m not allowed nice things.
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You really do! They were $15 at Coles a couple of weeks ago.
Also I forgot to add – the secret to a great slow-cooker meal is using cheap cuts of meat. Good meat cuts get tough, but cheap meat cuts become all tender and yummy… it’s all because of science an stuff.
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When doing slow cooked stuff I usually use diced chuck. Works really well. Use it to make my taco meat too.
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Diced chuck would be just fine for my recipe, but I prefer bone meat. The slow cooker gets a great flavour from the bones in osso bucco, Same for chump chops or shanks.
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I forgot to add Eggplant to the list. I’ve never cooked it without eggplant, so I can’t say for sure it it’s optional or not, but probably doesn’t matter too much.
But now I think of it, it may be that eggplant that breaks down and provides some “sauce” to the dish.
Goulash. Just add paprika, vegetables, beef and beef stock. Cook for ages. TASTY
Well, I finally decided to try an all-meat sub from Subway.
It had Bacon, Salami (Mild & Hot), Steak, Chicken Strips, Jalapenos, Tasty Cheese and BBQ sauce on Honey Oat bread. (There was no Italian Herb and Cheese 🙁 )
It tasted so manly that my beard grew another beard.
Verdict: 10 double-beards out of 10.
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And now Triple M in Melbourne is playing August & Everything After by Counting Crows.
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That sounds strangely alluring, in a stomach-churning kind of way.
I only ever order 2 things from Subway. Tuna on wheat bread, or meatballs on white bread.
Every thing else I have tried over the years has been a disappointment.-
I thought that Moroccan lamb with mint yoghurt sauce was pretty good!
But then again I got it and a 600ml drink for free and just had to pay $1.30 or whatever for avocado. Yay for them reading a coupon wrongly 😀
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The worst thing about cutting back on caffeine is that I have a pack of chocolate coated coffee beans sitting on my desk. The only thing that stopped me eating them earlier was the thought that once I started, I wouldn’t stop until they were gone.
Now I’m regretting that thought process.
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Eww coffee!
Chocolate coated nuts of varying variety are the way to go! (no, I didn’t mean that!)
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Just eat packets and packets of sugar. Or sugar cubes! It’s classy or something!
To keep in the theme of all the TAY marketing posts I was THIS *holds fingers in the usual close to each other, but not so close they’re touching pose* close to buying Dishonored AND XCOM earlier…
D:
Like, I don’t even really want them and I have a bajillion other games to play but …ARGH!
I didn’t know anything about XCOM except this and originally wanted Dishonored based purely on the art style but now I’m hearing lots of mixed things about it so I really don’t know! Apparently it’s short too (I think 20ish hours would suffice for me – how long did it take you guys to finish it?).
All the recent XCOM shenanigans makes me want to play but it does look quite complicated and brutal, any sort of tutorial? Is there a campaign and what’s it like? I saw a video review which made it seem like there was a story based campaign but it had some random elements to it, this sound about right? Or is it a sort of Civs 5 thing where you just start up a game and just play it until it ends (no real campaign/story mode)
For those with both, which one did you like more? I know they’re different types of games but shhhhh!
Cheers!
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If I had to choose, it would be Dishonored. Just because I’d rather an interesting story over pure strategy. That game took me 22 hours to complete, but that’s probably not a good indication since my first playthrough of Borderlands was about three times longer than yours. 😛 Both have decent replay value for different reasons!
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I vote XCOM (I don’t have both) purely because it has multiplayer!
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The whole first mission is a tutorial. As I said down there it like Valkyria in gameplay, at least from what I can tell so far. Turn based move and shoot with cover mechanics.
Probably more complicated than that but I’ve played the tutorial mission so far.
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I vote xcom as well but I’ve somehow managed to not have any interest in dishonored at all.
It’s not overly complicated but there are a few different aspects to the game.
Oooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
XCOM is an isometric strategy game. For some reason I thought is was a shooter.
Freeze S. Retard.
Still liking it but. Seems to play a bit like Valkyria Chronicles.
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Haha! You’re thinking of the other 2K Marin XCOM which is a FPS. 😀
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Thats cause there is an XCOM shooter somewhere in development someplace.
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Ya silly goose
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Valkyria Chronicles, you say…
NOW I’m interested.
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I really should finish Valkyria Chronicles. I got a fair way into that game but others took my attention. Wish there was any indication of them making another game in the series for PS3.
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@Saturday and Chuloopa – I’ll happily join in on the borderlanding tomorrow if it’s happening. I Have all day of so hit me up on steam anytime. What level are you guys at, and what characters are you?
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Hey buddy – should be able to organise somehthing – i have a little time before bee gets home – i’ve also got saturday morning free.
I’m playing the Soldier (Roland??) and he’s only level 4ish – i only just started the other day.
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If I’m about nova feel free to drop me an invite. I think I have a level 12 or so sniper, otherwise I’ll just roll a new character.
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If I’m on steam, i’m ready to play.
I’m about level.. 11? but always up to start a new character.
So it’s zombie week…
That explains why the response to the US articles were so dead…
No, wait… that’s just the usual response!
http://gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs1/1900989_o.gif
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Buh-dum-tiss
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Who knows what kind of adventures they’ll get up to!
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Awesome ones, of course.
#WarCorrespondentWithTrainingWheels
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Nice. 😀
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GOD-DAMN SEXUAL TYRANNOSAURUS
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Don’t forget the kill-everything punch!
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The more i see this the more i think “man i should probably pick this game up”
okay, good news is that my mic works
bad news is that you shouldn’t decide to make your constant one-second-between-disconnections-and-reconnections thing into a drinking game
because my computer obviously has gone skynet on me and has determined that the way to destroy me is to get me plastered
also i might’ve bothered those on TS so i apoligize for that if.. if i did.
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Or your computer wants to party with you.
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well quote frankly if my computer wants to have a drinking contest with me IT’S ON
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“Some for you” *pours shot on keyboard*
“Some for me” *takes shot*
Repeat until hammered.-
Or keyboard stops working
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Scree’s mic used to do that a lot too. Not sure how or even if she fixed it
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It was her router, the iiNet BoB thingy. It doesn’t like TS. Never got fixed and we’re just used to it now.
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Scree11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
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haha yeah because im not on thaqt often that screen thing always amused me.. like no-one even said anything about it. Took me ages to realise what was going on.
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So, Sherlock is an excellent show.
And he’s a bit of a babe.
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It’s pretty good. Not sure I’d describe Martin Freeman as a babe, but he is perfectly servicable, I suppose… for a hobbit.
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He’s a babe too.
I LIKE WHAT I LIKE, OKAY?
*runs away*
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Dem Hobbits.
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Dat feet hair…. Too far?
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Crap, you beat me to it.
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Dem Hobbit feet.
Hot.
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He is actually a handsome man.
Shut up.
SHUDURP.
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You should talk to my wife. She’s the Cumberbatch Tumblr queen. She’s also been drawing him as all 151 Pokemon. http://pokebatchichooseyou.tumblr.com/
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Everyone needs this in their eye holes.
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This is honestly the best thing I’ve seen so far today.
Sherlock is my number 2 show of all time. Smack bang between The Wire and Breaking Bad.
You should watch Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Gary Oldman, oh my!
I don’t know if I should go to bed or not….
I probably should…
I’m gonna do my tax return today. Just thought you should all know.
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It’s my last day of Uni for the year today. Just thought you should all know.
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\o/ WINRAR!
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It’s just another crappy day at work. Just thought you should all know.
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yeah… i hear ya…. we need irc TAY page refreshing can get tiresome 🙁
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well, i didnt kill myself last night… winrar?
but damn I feel old… OLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! /o\
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Yay! For not killing yourself. \o/
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yeahhhh I might’ve pulled up a movie chart designed to make people feel old
but hey, you didn’t kill yourself. That’s great. *thumbs up*
So… we got solar panels a year or so ago. Expected it would lighten our bills a bit.
But instead of being credited for the amount generated by our panels, we are being charged that amount. I swear to God, people, check your bank every day – there’s no shortage of idiots who’ll add an extra zero to your automatic deductions or debit instead of credit.
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So it was just an error, yes? This isn’t some bizarre twist in an argument against Solar Panels, right?
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Stay tuned.
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I SEE…
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ALRIGHT. I’ve decided what I’m writing for NaNoWriMo. I’M GONNA BE A SPACE MARINE. For anyone interested, I’ve uploaded some of the content from the old manuscript from 2009 that I’m still going to use as a basis for the novel to my blog.
So if you’re interested, go have a look! http://matthewjhellscream.wordpress.com/2012/10/17/nanowrimo-decisions-im-a-space-marine-daddy/
If not, VIDEO GAMES EH!?
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But will you grow a mo or beard while writing??
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THE BEARD! Pick the beard!
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I’m always growing a beard, but, I keep my top lip shaved for two reasons:
a) it’s a crappy moustache
b) my wife hates moustaches, so if I have one, there are no kissy faces. And I like kissy faces.
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Borderlands 2 question:
V unir whfg pbzcyrgrq gur ‘Jurer Natryf Srne gb Gernq’ zvffvbaf (qnza gung jnf n avpr gjvfg OGJ), ernpurq gur Revqvhz Oyvtug naq nz gnxvat ba zvffvbaf nebhaq gung nern. Fb whfg ubj sne va gur fgbel jbhyq lbh fnl V nz? Abg gung V’z oberq be nalguvat, ohg V nz irel njner gung Unyb 4 qebcf va guerr jrrxf naq vs V qba’g svavfu OY2’f fgbel ol gung gvzr gura V cebonoyl jba’g svavfu vg sbe n ybbbbbat gvzr.
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gbjneq gur raq, znlor 3/4 bs gur jnl guebhtu, Pna’g erpnyy nf vir bayl cynlrq vg bapr, ohg pregnvayl va gur ynfg cbegvba bs vg zna.
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Njrfbzr, gunaxf sbe gur urnqf hc zngr.
…jnvg jul nz V ebg13vat guvf?-
defg hujk redf mabn jkilpd wesdr.
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you’re pretty close to the end. 2 or 3 hours should see you through.
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^ This.
I’ve beaten the game 3 times already :/
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Really? That all?
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thats just doing story missions though. if you mess around doing side quests, you’ll be there all week.
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Lbh’er cerggl pybfr gb gur raq … V guvax gurer’f gjb be guerr zber fgbel zvffvbaf naq lbh’er qbar. Jura lbh trg n punatr, V’q erpbzzraq svaqvat n znyshapgvbavat ebobg pnyyrq Zny naq qbvat uvf zvffvbaf. gurl’er n oynfg.
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He also has this amazing reward gun! There’s a few variants on it though but one of them is an absolute beast
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The one I got shoots incredibly slowly, but each shot does insane amounts of damage … the one my housemate got shoots quickly enough but only gets the power bonus if it ricochets off of everything before hitting an enemy
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Yeah that one! The one that shoots a bit like a shotgun
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Just started that mission actually, sounds like fun already 🙂
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I got the impression from Twitter this morning that my services in Borderlands 2 are needed. I find this amusing because I’m almost definitely the weakest of the level 50 players in the game, having played the least since finishing PT2.
Guess I can always just play heal spec?
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But you’re the only other level 50! 😛
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For some reason, I started to spec towards a more SMG focused build (high rate of fire, fast reloads, who cares about elemental damage?) after finishing PT2. Maybe I should try and get a more diverse set of weapons; 3 SMGs and a Sniper isn’t exactly that smart.
EDIT: By the elemental damage bit, I mean I ignored skills that boosted it. My three SMGs are the fire/shock/corrosive, otherwise why bother having more than one?
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Voltorb Flip may well be the worst game ever invented. I’m pretty sure it comes from a malevolent demon spirit that has possessed the cart.
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Sounds to me more like the name of a kinky position used during coitus, rather than a game.
“Oh man – last night was so crazy. I thought this chick was gunna be all vanilla on me, but then BOOM!! – she Voltorb Flipped me!”
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Oh man, I love me some Voltorb Flip. So addictive
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I hate it! Too random! I feel like I won at the slots more consistently than Voltorb Flip 😛 I get up to level 7 or so and then it gives me an impossibly difficult puzzle with no hints, which busts me back down to the first levels again! Who needs Ice Beam anyway!?
/rant
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I couldn’t stand the slots. I would always end up saving my money and just buying all the coins I needed for TMs. At least with voltorb flip I have a chance of making it work.
Everybody needs Ice Beam
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Possessed pokemon cart, you say?
http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/Pokemon_Creepy_Black_on_Nintendo
Thursday…. so close…..
I’m actually looking forward to next coz I *might* have an interview…
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It is the Emperors will
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It’s better be, who else will work on combat systems?
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HAPPY FLIPPING BIRTHDAY, LAMBO!!!!!
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For a babby, he sure is getting old.
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Soooooo old!
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What day is today?
It’s Lambo’s birthday
What a day for a birthday!
Let’s all have some cake!-
And you smell like one too! Ha!
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Happy beardday Lambo!
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Happy Lambday Birthman!
Wait…
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I read that as Lambert….
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Happy Birthday Lambert!
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Happy Make-Everyone-Feel-Old Day, Lambothing!
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Omg I’m so old now!
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Happy Birthday Lambo.
Little babby is growing up. D’=
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Happy Birthday, Rambo! 😀
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Happy Birthday. Welcome to the big kids club \o/
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Oh happy beedaaaaay WOOOOO!!
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Happy birthday, man! Hope you have a damn good year too!
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HEPPY BORTDAY LAMBO[INSERT GENDER OF CHOICE HERE]
This interview with Dishonored’s Harvey Smith is rather awesome. Not necessarily because of the writer, but because of Harvey Smith himself.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/10/17/unmasked-dishonoreds-harvey-smith/
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Yeah, that was a great read. The mirror men of arkane is also a very good piece to read:
Also, there are no spoilers in either interview, so read it!
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Oh wow, thanks so much for that link. That was incredible.
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Thursday already, and I’m still sick as hell.
On the bright side, XCOM!
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Man… i can’t remember the last time i was home sick… 🙁
I need to get sick so i can have a game day off -
Nnnooooo! XCOM sunk its claws into mr last night and I’m stuck working 9 to 9 today 🙁
Entering stage 2 of my websites testing.
Those on board to try out the chat applet read on! otherwise, blah and ignore… 😀
Read the paragraph in full before continuing!
Visit http://irc.syndicateofgamers.com/ and chat away! You can change your nickname on the bottom right of the window. It runs a java applet, so make sure you read the popups and click the right box to allow it to run. basically on first launch, you must allow it to run at the top of the browser, then another dialog box will ask you if you want to run it. click run, and the trickiest one is the last one, “do you want to block content?” YOU MUST CLICK NO TO THIS!
Basically:
Hosting an IRC Server from home, and embedded the JIRC java web client to my site… I just want to make sure it works well enough before i implement it to the rest of the site…
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also for now, it automatically takes you to a Kotaku-AU Channel
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Seems to work. The interface is a bit confusing, but the functionality is there.
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thanks inq, sorry i didnt reply, was in a different window 🙂
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Good morrow lords and ladies of the TAY realm … Is anyone else excited that the doom 3 bfg edition comes out today? They finally realised you could duct tape a flashlight to yourself?!? I’d say this mechanic will completely redefine how the game plays compared to when it came out 7 years ago
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I might actually get this now, when I tried it and had that stupid mechanic, I hated it so much.
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Man I loved that mechanic!
You had to make the brutal decision whether to see whats in the dark or be armed against what was in the dark. Great for raising the tension.
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Sick of Potaku stuff? This MIGHT make up for it. *ahem* FREE GAMES!
You all listening?
Would anyone like to write reviews for us? If so, email me (jamie.watt[at]potaku.com) letting me know what platforms you own (handhelds as well) and what kinda games you wouldn’t review (I think it’ll be a shorter list than what you would), so if you hate all FPSs, we won’t send them to you.
I’ll be creating a spreadsheet with everyone who wants to be a reviewer detailing what console they own and what games they get sent so I can keep it fairly even. Obviously if we get a ton of Kinect games, then the people with Kinects will get more review copes.
All we ask in return is a write-up in a reasonably timely manner. You are free to return the game if it’s genuinely THAT bad, if not, then it’s yours.
Don’t worry about us taking the best games. I’ll be handling this and as much as I love games, I NEVER get round to playing them so there’s no way I’d have an article written :P. On that note, don’t expect a review copy of Max Payne 4. If we get one, you’ll have to face Shiggy in mortal combat (or Mortal Kombat) for it!
Hopefully we should have games to send out pretty soon. 😀
Edit: BEAT THE SYSTEM!
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Oh why not? Might as well give this a shot, I’ll send an email later today.
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Does it matter if my score out if ten is a score out of ten? An average game gets a 5-6? Or would that screw with your advertising dollars? 😛
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I believe the people have spoken and we’re not doing score based reviews unless your score is in some way humorous or joking. If the game is shit, you are more than welcome to say so 😛
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Here’s how I plan to score games:
-Go to a word of the day generator.
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-Post that at the end of the review without any further context.-
Also use it as many times as you can in the review
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Clicks on Trjn’s link:
furlong
audio pronunciation
\FER-lawng\DEFINITION
noun
: a unit of distance equal to 220 yards (about 201 meters)I think you should score games in furlongs. This game was two furlongs. That game was 5 furlongs. Give no context whether or not it’s better for a game to have fewer or more furlongs.
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Woo Doc! Fight the power! Down with the machine!
I like games, and I like writing, but I don’t think I have enough confidence in myself or my literary abilities to partake in this. I doubt I’d be able to write a review that meets the level of professionalism required to fulfill the high standards of something like this.
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High standard? Have you been to the site? 😀
If you like games and you like writing and can write about said games in about a week, that’s all we need!
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All right than, I’ll give it a go.
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phlaiman has signed up with no thought to quality. phlaiman has signed up under the expectation that his editors will do all the heavy lifting and put his rambling into legible sentence structure.
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Emailed 🙂
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I didn’t get it!
Edit: Scratch that! Checked my other inbox and there it was 😀
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I don’t want to do this (I play games for fun, not work 😛 ) but I do have a suggestion. Seeing as the “Shiggy” already seems to be a valid grading system maybe your review scores could be out of 5 Shiggys with pictures of his head for how many Shiggys out of five it was?
Or you know, better yet…don’t give a score so people actually read the reviews and don’t skim it to get to the score. 😛
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hahah, I said in another reply that we decided not to go with scores. The “Shiggy” system was joked with, but ultimately rejected.
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I’ve toyed with using a “goodness” scale. In short, games should earn “points” for doing things well, rather than be penalised.
I guess it’s kinda like Kudos meets Shaun Micallef’s scoring system from Talking About Your Generation. There’s not actually an upper bound, there’s plenty of room to allow personal bias, and I feel it’s a more accurate representation of the fun had while playing the game.
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Just like most things Shiggy
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If I can use the Shiggymetric, count me in 😀
I’d love to give it a shot \o/
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I might be able to do some of this in the future, but for now I have such a huge backlog that I want to work on first.
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SENT
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My email is being buggy, but I’ll send one through when I can
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I’d love to very much, but I’m under time constraints as it is right now, can’t even play LoL as much as I used to anymore sadly 🙁
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I’d be happy to do PC reviews!
Why do I always bring my 3DS on the bus? I never play it and it just sits in its lonesome all alone never getting any streetpasses 🙁
I just don’t want everyone looking at what I’m doing. Shieeet peeps mind your own beeswax! But then again I know I’d be curious as to what that person with the weird device was doing, what song they’re listening too or what book their reading 😛
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I know I always try and get a look at what someone’s reading or what’s on their screen. I don’t have to try and hear what anyone’s listening to though as almost everyone has the volume turned up so loud the entire bus or train carriage can hear it.
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Oh I don’t do the audio thing but if they’re changing their song in their iPod or something I’ll take a quick squizz to see if I have that song too
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Just sit there, DS open but not powered on, and stare at the screen and tap the buttons.
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This made me lol more than I should have
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Hotmail/outlook just updated and it’s now all ugly and metro looking. I just hate the square tiled look Microsoft’s going for lately. Windows phone, windows 8, Xbox dashboard and now hotmail, it all just looks hideous to me.
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I’ve been using Outlook for months now and really like it. I don’t like metro on the PC, though. The XBOX my problem is with implementation. I like it on the phone, though. 😛 Speaking of the new dash, has any one been able to download it yet?
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That’s coz you’re old! 😛
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It actually works well though. It’s gone very “gmail – minimalistic” but it’s functional. I’ve been using the new look hotmail for a while now.
The first half of putting together Project Nova is actually starting to come along pretty well. Just to tease you all, and keep you in suspense
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SPILL THE BEANS
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Nope no beans involved. You already have your first two clues, I’m not ready to give another one out yet. You could try and persuade me though
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FUUUUUUUUUUUUuuuuuuuuuuuu……………whooooooooooooooooooooo /o\ \o/
So I may have just accidentally purchased xcom. I really shouldn’t window shop when I am this tired. I was trying to see if the voucher code I had worked, but I needed to enter that in the page I was on, not the next page. Damn Amazon one click ordering.
Which is annoying cause I didn’t actually want to purchase it and probably would have gotten it from a different location. Oh well at the end of the day it ends up on steam.
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There’s worse things to accidentally purchase, hopefully it wasn’t too expensive!
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funny little sound.
FUWHOO. Also, yay for xcom. Nothing else to add.
QUICK, EVERYONE!!!
CATCH OF THE DAY IS HAVE A SALE ON STRIPPER POLES, LUBRICANT, BONDAGE TIES, LINGERIE AND MARITAL AIDS!!
GO GO GO!!!
BUY BUY BUY!!!
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I am such a giggly child….
My god – some of this stuff is seriously expensive, though!!
Just buy an electric toothbrush, people! 😐-
Oh, hey – a breathable ball gag – just what the doctor ordered!
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I’m at work and therefore not going to verify whether this is a joke or real advice 😛
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It’s real – although it was sent in an email and marked “adults only”
I’m actually REALLY surprised they’re actially doing it. lol.
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I believe you can’t actually get to that sale without the email link. it’s not visible on the normal website anywhere. Unless it changed at midday.
They’ve done this before and it did seem stupidly expensive.
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‘marital aids’? What in the hell is that?! o.0
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Vibrators! *giggles*
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I dunno, a ball gag could come in very handy when you’re married.
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This mad em laugh more than it should have
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Oh.. god… can’t …stop… laughing!!!!
So, the marital aids for women are SUPER expensive… then there is one for the guys – which is not only $10 – but HILARIOUS!!
IT HAS A VIDEO!!!
YOU HAVE TO WATCH IT!
http://www.catchoftheday.com.au/smallfish_info.php?products_id=48588It might be NSFW, because the word penis is used, but it’s very non-graphic… and hilarious!
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Oh god oh god oh god!!!
Rot13’d for a bit more discression – but i can’t stop laughing at this despription for what looks like 5 little bottle of deodorant, but is clearly not – it’s for me…
Sbe znyr frys-fgvzhyngvba lbh jba’g trg n zber pbzcerurafvir srryvat be orggre inyhr guna guvf. Guvf Fgvz H 5-va-1 ohaqyr fvzhyngrf zhygvcyr frk cbfvgvbaf sbe znyrf. Gur arj naq vzcebirq qrfvtaf shysvyy nyy lbhe frkhny snagnfvrf vapyhqvat guerrfbzrf, tveyf va lbhe ync, beny frk, naq zber. Nyy gur Pnavfgref ner cer-ybnqrq jvgu yhoevpngvba sbe vafgnag hfr. Juvyr gur pyrire ybgvba erfreibve xrrcf cbvag bs vafregvba va crecrghny jrg fgngr sbe lbhe rawblzrag. N terng jnl gb rkcrevrapr gur fzbetnfobeq bs frkhny snagnfvrf ng n frevbhfyl ybj Pngpu cevpr!
I mean, REALLY?!
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I read that.
Er… but how… no, never mind, I don’t think I really want to know the answer.-
I have no idea! LOL
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DAfuuuuuuuuuu
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I’m finding it tough to get out of bed these days. Then I found $10.
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you and me both, brother.
… then I found two $5 bills.
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Dolla dolla bills y’all.
Holla holla get dolla!
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MAKING IT RAIN
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I step away from the mic to breathe.
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Your money colour is all so wrong over here.
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Yeah it’s basically monopoly money
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Is it because you’re staying up late playing games? Or a different reason that’s not as fun?
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The second one.
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Not good. 🙁
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@Greenius – I just do my own thing green…. sometimes i read a book on my e-reader, other times i watch movies, sometimes i play on my vita, and sometimes on my DSL. yesterday was playing Pokemon Black 1 on my DSL.
The most interesting reaction I’ve ever had occurred a month ago whilst i was catching up on the walking dead episodes on my 10″ e’reader. There was a woman sitting next to me on the train…. she was cringing and seemed like she was about to empty her stomach matter… she had to change seats. 🙂
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Why are you watching that on the train? Doesn’t seem very friendly for onlookers
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well i move myself to a corner and make sure no one can see. this lady insisted on making the effort on leaning over to my side, and fixate her eyes onto my screen. i took the necessary precautions to ensure i wasnt offending anyone!
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Oh I see, then the human deserved it :P. I was worried a child might see a human getting eaten alive on screen. I think of the children first 🙂
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Haha that was her fault though!
I just listen to music and do the usual stare out the window and think about everything.
I dunno… Sometimes I might get scared they’ll get stolen or something too :P. Bus folk are all a bit dodgy lol. I rarely take things like that out with me but started taking the 3DS out a few times for those sweet, sweet streetpasses (which I rarely get! 🙁 )
OH NO!!!
MY DISCUSSION OF ADULT ITEMS HAS BEEN LOST TO THE PAGES! :'(
*single Indian tear*
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Haha! It’ll always have a place in our hearts and minds, though. 😛
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I’m still giggling away over here like a school girl. Amazing.
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Correction, not giggling like a school girl, like an adolescent boy. 😛
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…but i’m wearing a skirt?
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Wow… people still use the term “Erogenous zone?”…. amazing. I need to start using that more often in everyday conversation
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It’s one of those things better shouted out loud.
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And I am forever grateful to D.C. for his pageget. 😛
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As am I 😛
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You guys are no fun 😛 lol
Hey, you know i’ve been pretty well behaved, so you have to expect a blow-out of the giggles every now and then
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You calling all robots boring, my friend? 🙂
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Only the non-muderous ones 😛
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Hey Curiosity is a hero! 😛
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Who’s doing Movember this year?
Remember our pal Aleph has created MOTAKU if you’re interested!
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I’d love too – but i’m one of those people who would both look like a pedo and would also end up single as a result 🙁
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To fair, almost all participants fit that first criteria. Haha!
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I’m already single, and *looking* like a paedo should be distinguished from *acting* like one.
I’m far more comfortable *looking* like one, so it’s a win/win for me, I guess.
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i want to but my wife will murder me… something about being afraid of beards?!?
yeah, i dont understand it either….
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She needs to face her fears, and grow a beard!
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shes not growing a beard on my watch….. ewww…. beard on woman not sexy! 🙂
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Lucrative on the carnival circuit, though.
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I DISAGREE
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If you’ve missed it on the previous page: HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAMBO!
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Happy Lambert Birthday!
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Happy Birthday Lambonius.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
… I mean Birthday!
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Wooo! Happy birthday lambo!
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Wait, I’m lambo! 😛
Thanks everyone 😀
Would there be any interest in my doing a weekly blog type thing about me trying to learn to not suck at Starcraft 2? There’s this whole ladder anxiety thing (most people might think of it as multiplayer anxiety) where I don’t really play it because I don’t like being put up against people that can kick my ass. It’d be fun to give me an excuse to power past that and actually learn to be good at the game.
Last time I played seriously, I got placed in Platinum (reasonably high up) and then got destroyed in every match until I stopped playing. So the next time I played, I tanked to Bronze (the lowest league) and did incredibly dumb builds just to see if they would work at that level. It was fun but didn’t really have any longevity. I was better than the people I was doing that against but could feel comfortable losing because I was just doing dumb shit.
What if I actually took a serious learning approach and then wrote about it? Would anyone actually give a damn about reading it?
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Sure, man. I’d read it, but to be honest I’ve never really been into Starcraft!
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I would contact doc what. See if you can post a weekly blog for Starcraft 2 on Potaku.
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I figured the first step about planning a regular piece like this is seeing if people are keen before worrying about where to put it :p
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If you post it on your blog, we can repost it on Potaku \o/
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Also good \o/
I am considering putting up replays of games that I’ve played too, for people that are interested. Might use some sort of hosting that isn’t on my site so that you can just copy the link, if that happens. I don’t know, haven’t really thought that through yet.
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I would be interested in reading about it certainly. I’ve been thinking about doing a sort of LoL blog with game screenshots when I get a 5 person ranked team together and start ranked from the beginning.
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DUDE DON’T YOU KNOW STARCRAFT 2 IS DEAD MAN ITS THE END OF THE WORLD WAHHWAHWAH
SLAYERS BROKE UP FML SUCKS etc. etc.
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Oh Harli I expected better 🙁
Also hi!-
Hello! Sorry, I was trying to be funny.
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hehe it’s quite alright, how are things?
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It gets better once you read Destiny’s bitching about the state of the game.
Seriously though, with the Slayers thing, while there were definitely a lot of things going wrong, reading Jessica’s side of things makes me think that she truly had no idea how to manage her team.
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Okay serious answer – and this is coming from somebody who doesn’t play nor watch Starcraft 2 very much. SC2 has a kinda niche audience, numbers wise in comparison to LoL. LoL is now the most played PC game ever going by numbers alone so i think you’ll reach a wider audience if you cater to it instead of SC2. I guess what i’m trying to say is it depends on what you want to get out of it – more readers or reaching out to a more niche audience.
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I know that there would be a niche on TL and /r/Starcraft that would be coming from a similar position to me. I’m doing this specifically with Starcraft because it’s the game I want to play, not because I want to hit a wide audience of potential players that have been scared off.
There is the broader issue of multiplayer anxiety. There are a lot of people that buy games like CoD, SC2 and whatever you like that have a huge multiplayer focus but they play the campaign and consider themselves done. I’m typically one of those people. I think that if I was trying to target that audience, it would be better to go through a handful of popular titles that suffer this fate and see if I can find one that really appeals to me.
The problem is that I’ve already focused in on SC2 and the whole exercise would be rather contrived.
EDIT: This would also be a fairly short term thing. Two months, max. Cover the issue of ladder anxiety, getting into the habit of playing, setting goals and finding different ways to enjoy the game, possibly something about the social aspect and feeling like you’re progressing (or not progressing and trying to cope with it). You know, broad topics about getting into multiplayer with a focus on Starcraft 2.
So it would definitely appeal more to people who play and/or know about SC2 but doesn’t exclude those who don’t.
It’s all just thoughts right now. Most of this explaining is me trying to solidify what I’m trying to do.
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As a complete SC2 noob, I dare say that you’re already FAR above my level. I’d read it as a friend, but I just don’t believe the article would be accessible to those with little/no prior knowledge of the game.
If it were designed as an SC2-101 thing, I’d really be interested, but it seems you’re a little past that at the moment 😛-
It would be a SC2-101 thing, written from the approach of someone with reasonable game knowledge but little experience. So I can break down what is happening (instead of just going “and suddenly this zerg d00d was all up in my base with like a bajillion things killing my guys!”) but I’ll be tackling very simple aspects of the game.
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Ooooh! In that case, count me in 😀
If it were discussing optimization techniques reliant on obscure game mechanics and such, it’d just go over my head (never played, etc) but if it’s nice basic stuff, hells yes. I may even be able to watch e-sports without trying to pretend to know what’s going on 😛
Hell yeah man, that sounds like a wonderful idea.-
The first post would just be outlining the whole idea of ladder anxiety and getting myself into the habit of playing.
The second would be about playing low level games, focusing mainly on what I’m doing and how I’m playing than the game mechanics itself.
That’s about all I have planned so far but I do imagine that as this goes on, it does get more focused on the particulars of the game. That would be something to build towards though, so anyone following along would be able to understand. I would definitely write this with the idea that it’s outsiders looking in reading it.
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Awesome man, I’m really keen on seeing this come to fruition 😀
The only other thing like this I’ve been involved in was/is Runescape discussion, and it’s certainly not beginner’s stuff, which was my biggest hesitation. If it’s accessible, well, no-one’s got any reason not to give it a shot 😀
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I’ll read it, but I can only promise half a damn now, and the other half upon delivery.
Dat feel when you have to clear your cookies/cache and have to remember all your passwords again. It’s a constant rollercoaster of emotion, from the stress and worry that you might have gotten it wrong and could be locked out of your email/account forever, to the heightened glory and relief of getting them right.
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Enter password:
penis
Sorry, password too short. Enter password:
mypenis
Access granted.
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*tries to hack trjn
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no, it still responds with “too short”
ohohohoho
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You see, it’s funny because there is a common joke on the internet that people try to use “penis” as a password and get told that it’s too short. This is because many passwords have to be six characters or longer, meaning that the password “mypenis” is of sufficient length to be used as a password in those instances.
I bring the funny.
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hahaha, penis too short
/Chuloopa
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Oh, man. I’m picturing a statue of Shane someday in the future in his home town, that quote etched in the bronze dedication.
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Damn it. I hoped Shanestown would be founded with a stirring quote that magically elevated mankind to a truly tolerant and peaceable species.
Ah well. I’ll stop trying, then.
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Haha! Maybe you should claim Zefram Cochrane’s quote:
“Don’t try to be a great man, just be a man and let history make its own judgements.”
He created the warp engine, don’t you know. (NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERD.)
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I can’t tell if i should laugh or be insulted… 😛
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You should try to work in a large hosting platform with either incomplete or inaccurate documentation. I have actually facedesked in the past about it
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I don’t even understand this scenario so I’ll just trust you and agree with you that it is far worse.
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Hosting virtual servers in a very complex network. I’m a networking and IT guy for an ISP 😛
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I just typed out this massive thing about me boasting and being a feel good dude today and I think the website ate it. That… or it’ll appear at a later date to come and haunt me. Either way, here’s it again, in brief:
I occassionally write about videogame stuff when I am not doing science stuff because I like writing and I need to channel it somewhere when I don’t have a thousand papers to write in the lab. So I wrote this piece about malaria not too long ago that the editor of PC PowerPlay liked and … he ended up publishing it in PCPP#209
It came out yesterday! By no means am I saying go buy it… some people hate magazines! But it’s out there, ready for the read-er-ing. I must say, it’s quite a good issue regardless of my piece with a massive amount of space dedicated to Dishonored, a number of awesome previews for asscreed3 and farcry3 and some really slick pieces throughout. So there’s my boast.
I said I would keep it short. I didn’t.
Also, if anyone subscribes to any other games mags, let me know which ones are popular. I’ve had a HYPER subscription since forever but that’s about all.
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Wildgoose still the editor? Oh, man. Congrats! That’s insanely awesome, Hermes!
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Yes, so as Strange said – Far Cry 2 and Wildgoose go together like pb+j. Not that it was my intention to end up in a magazine but, I did make wildy aware of the article when I first posted it. Everything extra was a bonus!
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Hey, congrats dude! That’s awesome news. Fantastic.
Out of interest, how does malaria fit into the subject matter of the magazine?-
I really should have mentioned the link with Far Cry 2.
The article is posted here: http://dustycartridge.com/features/malaria-the-invisible-wall-of-far-cry-2/ if you are interested brother, it was republished in the mag with permission.
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lol, ASS-CREED…
*giggles*
Seriously congrats man that is AWESOME! question though… i wonder why PCPP decided to publish an article on malaria, you linked it to Far Cry 2 DIDNT YOU?!? 😀
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You are a smart cookie Zetrox 2000!
Man, now I want a cookie.
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YEI! I W1N @ DA IN3RN3TZ!
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Grats man, that’s awesome work! \o/
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Hi-five? Y/Y?
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Good looking and successful/famous?
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And likes Billy Talent!
Grats man 🙂
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*blushing*
You guys.
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That’s awesome! \o/
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No Doc, your beard is awesome, this is just “cool” and “great”.
Thanks!
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Congrats, mate! That’s awesome! 😀
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Thanks Loops!
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I’m not going to buy it because EWWW, PCs!
Also, I’m pretty sure I read it on the internets already. 😛
And yeah, well written piece relating in some way to Far Cry 2? Wildgoose will pay attention. Congrats. 😀And I’ve only ever subscribed to Hyper as far as game magazines go. Since I discovered I love sewing though, I don’t get game magazines, just sewing ones. I can get all my game info online, anyway.
(Edited because apparently I can’t spell ‘pretty’.)
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Also, reading that back I sounded dismissive of your achievement. Completely not what I intended. Sorry! I’m so excited for you. 🙂
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Haha! Let us know when you get published in a sewing mag then? I hear you do magical things with the [insert sewingpeople’s tools here]!
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That’s awesome! I don’t have a subscription to anything, but I do regularly read Game Informer and Hyper.
I still remember buying Hyper #1 when I was in primary school.
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I was a bit later on the Hype(r)train, but I am still riding it to this day. Toot toot!
Thanks mate.
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Congratulations! It is a fine print publication and definitely something to be proud of!
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I thank you harlz. I thank you.
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I could have sworn I said congrats earlier.
Oops.
Congrats! \o/
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Never too late man! Thanks \o/
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I just remembered, wasn’t today meant to be 90s music day on TAY or something?
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I read that to the tune of some Evanescence song. It fits up ’til the “give me a sign”.
Wasn’t she underage at that point in the career, too?
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Wikipedia tells me she was 16 at the time.
Also, which Evanescence song?
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I… can’t think of it currently :S
I’ll blurt it out at some point, days/weeks in the future for you 😀
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Isn’t it Ironic? (Some how. :P)
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(Oh, man. She totally looks like Lisa in Six Feet Under!)
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Where are you up to with that? Finished season 3 yet?
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Three eps into season four. I think I know why you’re asking. :S
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Goddamn Uni…
I had to correct my tute a few times today when she was trying to ‘teach’ us… Zzzz. Whhhyyyyyyyyy are these people teaching? Like people make mistakes, ok that’s fine but both lecturer and tutor do it on a consistent basis when the unit isn’t even that hard. It’s extra annoying because it’s affecting my marks as they’re the ones who mark my assignments/tests/exam and they’ve already made mistakes marking them (which I had to tell them to get me those sweet tasty marks)
/rant
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I read/heard/saw/something somewhere that those who can’t do, teach.
Those who can’t teach, teach sports.Offensive and inaccurate, but possibly fitting for your particular situation?
Not much help though :S-
Inaccurate probably BUT it is highly applicable to my high school.
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That’s too bad, Greenius. I don’t think I spoke up once in class during the uni days without prompt. 😛
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Topic?
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“Business Modelling” which is basically like year 9 maths. I’ve heard the other staff in Stats units make fun of it for being a made up statistic unit lol. It’s quite easy but these stoops are making it harder on me to get those marks 🙁
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I’ve heard tutors and lecturers state fairly openly before that it’s basically a case of being one class ahead of the students is all that’s needed. Most of the time they are people doing it to make money while they do something else they prefer (or at least is the case in creative industries).
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I get that but both these people are old (40+ at least) and the lectuerer has like a PhD or something and has gotten scholarships and written books on this type of stuff. He’s not so bad but my main concern is the tutor. She said she’s been teaching it for like 4 years so you’d think she had a clue by now :/
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Can’t make up my mind on what to do for lunch 🙁
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Cake!
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food
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This Bish guy is full of ideas.
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Eat
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baked feta pie for me 😀
and i have a couple of six-packs….
…in the fridge…
…of orange primas. 🙂
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Go for Red Rooster! Which is what I’m thinking of but it’ll be pretty bad since that means I’d have had fast food every day since Mon (I’ll buy fast food on Fri too :/)
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Man, I don’t think Red Rooster even exists in NSW. Don’t think I’ve seen a single one since I’ve been here.
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I swear they died out years ago and no one went there. Turns out people still go there and they’re rather tasty!
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Is it still the ‘cool thing’ to remove the S from their signs?
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Yeah they do.
Rare, but around.-
If anyone will know, it will be Bish.
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My latest lesson as Potaku editor: how to deal with negative comments.
Don’t know if I should ignore it or reply to it. Either way it makes me a bit sad.
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If they say something worth addressing, reply. If they’re just an asshat, ignore.
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From a Kotaku folk or an out-of-towner?
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Commence the swinging of the ban hammer!
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Innernette.
If it’s constructive, take it on board. If it’s obviously inflammatory, ignore it. Ambiguous? Give them the benefit of the doubt.
Ugh, people are yucky sometimes. -
If you feel like there’s something constructive within it, something you can learn from, then I’d reply. If it’s just someone being a dick, then it’s considerably easier to ignore.
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Basically what Trjn (edit: and Aleph-Null and Blaghman) said. Courtesy is the best approach, and if there’s no appropriate courteous response, then say nothing. 🙂
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I just had a look at the comment. I’d publish it, but don’t reply to it. <– my $0.02
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Ah, saw it. Dumb comment, but not offensiive, so i’d let it through.
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It further occurs that perhaps you were seeking sympathy instead of advice, in which case I offer mine. Comments like this suck all the fun out of an endeavour (for a short while).
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On an article, or a general feedback comment?
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What Trjn said…. If their comment seems legitimate, you should address it as accurately as possible…
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Wow, thanks for all the feedback, gang! I feel like I’m stirring up needless drama though, so sorry about that.
I could deal with a response like that to something of my own, but since this is a response to a community post, in the early days where we’re trying to bring people in and encourage them to share stuff with us, it just bummed me out.
Still, thanks for the advice. Good to have people like you around. 🙂
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I encourage you to take the immature approach and insult their appearance, intelligence and/or social status. Insults about their mother’s weight issues are a great way to hit a homerun.
If you can’t think of any good insults, just reply with “OHHHHH YEAAAAAAAH!!!???”
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You forgot sexuality, and gender!
Come on phlaiman, you’re BETTER than that!
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I’ve clearly dropped the ball here. I’ve really let the team down, sorry everyone!
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Heh heh … “ball” heh
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Just saw the comment man, I wouldn’t even bother replying to that but I see you have. It’s also anonymous so, if they wanted to generate serious discussion: why not sign in? It’s not offensive to say what they said (I hate first impressions too, but that’s another issue) but I would definitely not bother replying to it unless they have the cajones (sp?) to actually stick by their argument and put a name to a face, ya know?
My 0.03c
yay controversy.
Clearly “first impressions” isn’t clear enough.
I assume you’re talking about that comment.
Also Alex apparently I do have a wordpress account… NO idea how or when or why, but it asked me to log in to post a comment, and I somehow managed to log in.
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Okay! That’s good to know for future articles \o/
I was just worried that comment would be discouraging, really.
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Did I just post a blank comment? That’s a bit odd. It was meant to be a thing about YouTube views and how older songs that were released before YouTube have had significantly less views that popular songs that only just came out.
Oh well.
Here’s Outkast’s Ms. Jackson. There are puppies!
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It’s no surprise really. If youtube was around when those songs came out or if those songs came out today I’m sure they’d have millions of more views.
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Oh, man. I’ve only heard the chorus of that song before. It’s a lot sadder with the verses. :'(
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Manthat song is all sorts of greatness
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What is this sorcery?!
New Shapes?
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They’re alright, but there’s another new flavour and I can barely tell the difference between them. 😛
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Yeah, I’m pretty sure all their sizzling summery thingies taste the same.
Except that I liked one of them more.
I don’t know how.
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Yeah those and the steak ones taste similar. The difference being that the steak ones are edible, the chicken ones are not.
The other flavour is pretty awesome though. Summer herbs and sour cream, I think. I had them for breakfast this morning.-
That sounds like a wonderfully healthy breakfast, Miss Strange!
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I washed it down with a can of Coke Zero.
I am the healthiest! \o/
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Don’t listen to him! He doesn’t eat cheese!
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They taste like some of my son’s nappies smell. As in awful.
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;_; i liked them
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Then you’ll like Strange’s son’s nappies!
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They’re high in fiber!
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Now, with added corn! 😛
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Holy Jeepers!!!!
http://www.dotemu.com/en/download-game/4847/sega-exclusive-bundle
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Looks pretty good but since I bought the person naming simulator I don’t have any budget left
I am both mad and sad that I can’t make the Video Games Live concert happening next week Thursday.
Who puts the only show in Toronto on a week night and makes it run late enough I can’t get home via public transport?
>:C
PS we should totally attend one of these as a Meat or something.
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PPS probably not in Toronto though, I don’t think there are that many of us here to warrant a meat.
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Or we could all fly to Canada land. Super international Canada meat thingie.
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It’s totally do-able. There’s a whole bunch of TAYbies in Canadialand, they just don’t know it yet.
Also Super International Canada meat thingie, as Nob put it. Best plan.
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SKYPEMEET. You don’t mind carrying us all around, do you Bish?
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So apparently there is a White Xbox slim now.. and exclusive to EB… quite.
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Also it looks like it’s actually really good value.. who’da thunk it…
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MARITAL AIDS \o/
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BALL-GAGS \o/
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White Xbox360’s?
So it’s all come full circle then.-
Indeed it has.
They actually look pretty nice too.
I’m actually wondering if i prefer it to the black.
https://ebgames.com.au/xbox360-999807-White-320gb-Xbox-360–3-games-Xbox-360?utm_source=ebgames&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=hero&utm_content=home
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You know, when starting up some hanky panky with your significant other, it really is best to turn off the tv. There is a significant risk that you start noticing some graphic content from “Embarrassing Bodies” in your peripheral vision that will have a similar effect to an ice cold shower.
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Yep, and that’s the only reason.
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Thats my story and I’m going to stand by it!
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Lady gaga music videos are worse
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Unless you plan on watching something like the X-Files. Then you should probably plan your hanky panky around that.
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“and we do it doggy style so we can both watch X-Files…
(do it now)
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Do what the bloodhound gang suggest in that situation.
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It’s funny because my reference was about as subtle as that song.
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I know, right?
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bahahahahahaha!!!
Oh man.
If i even LOOKED at the tv while pankies were being hankied, it would be over.But yes – that Embarrassing Bodies show is a real turn off… especially then dental patients 😐
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The micropenis’ and infected vaginas are what really puts a damper on my mood.
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hahahaha oh god.. the dudes who have it when they receed into their body would probably make me better – sudden boost of confidence!
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I just don’t understand what drives them to do this on tv. The show MUST be paying for their surgery or what-have-you. You couldn’t pay me a million dollars to take a pic of my junk after a swim at the beach.
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Yeah i’d be saying that is exactly what happens – Bee and I were having the exact same discussion not too long ago. Its the only reason these people would go on.
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So, I walked into an adult shop today, just for kicks…
It was horrifying… and then five minutes later, it was hilariously absurd,
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hahaha!! Classic!
Independant sex shops can be such horribly and disgusting looking places. I’ve been in 2 at max for shiz and giggles and it was soo terrible. lol
On the other hand there’s places like sexy land which are MASSIVE and more of a novelty. That’s where i first gound out there was a DVD called “Lord of the Ring”… you can guess what it was. From the back cover the costumes looked pretty good though… lol. Such a great little novelty. I also bought a riding crop which i thought was hilarious and ended up living in my closet till the day i threw it out.
I’m still giggling at some of the stuff on the catchoftheday sale from this morning as well… just wow.But yes – absurd is a great way to describe most of it
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haha yeah – i’ve never been in that one, though.
Places like that disgust bee and she fails to see even the funny side (we’re polar opposites in some respects lol)Honestly have a wander in with a couple of friends one day and you’ll giggle your arses off as some of the stuff you come across.
…Then there’ll be the stuff you say “i’ll come back for that later”…. lolBut for real, while i never really got anything from these places besides the crop, a good female friend of mine used to drag me along when she went shopping for stuff and i would just stand back and watch her go nuts. It was the strangest thing sometimes lol
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this happened at a meat once. there are photos somewhere of Shiggy browsing the DVDs.
I gotta say the rascal truly puts things in perspective.-
One of the photos had a big double-ender in the background, didn’t it? lol
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i believe I was holding it.
Edit: correction – I think at the time I was holding something shaped like a balled fist…
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*tips his hat to you*
My new hero.
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I always laugh at The Great American Challenge.
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Do i want to know what that is?
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Wow… 15″?
That’s all?Thanks google!
God… seriously guys, this needs to stop – i’m going to end up with a stitch from all the laughter
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That’s the purple behemoth with the chainsaw motor or some such, isn’t it? (I think I’m confusing the ACTUAL Great American Challenge, and some ‘display model’ in one of the GTA games. Oh well).
Porn video titles get me every time.
Cliffbanger is a particularly good example 😛
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THE STATE OF TAY — 18/10/2012
(Formerly SMURFYDOG’S PRE-EMPTIVE TAY CATCH UP BRIEF.)
— It’s Lambo’s birthday! Happy birthday, pal! Hope it’s a damn good one!
— If adventure has a name, it might just be Potaku, my friends! Once again, a whole lot to catch up with on this front. Doc’s outlined the site’s new policy, giving community members the opportunity to recieve free games on the condition of a review! Let the man know if you’re interested! (pg11) AlexPants is adjusting to life as an editor, pondering how to react to criticism and the like. (pg12)
— Our bearded pal The Last Question has narrowed down the subject matter for his entry into the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) this November! SPACE MARINES! (pg11)
— Movember’s also taking place this November, who knew? Be sure to register with TEAM MOTAKU if you want in! (pg12)
— Shane’s been having troubles with his solar panels, seems the company has been charging them for what’s going out onto the grid instead of paying them! *shakes fist* (pg11)
— Borderlands DLC and XCOM continue to be very popular around these parts! Puppylicks, Trjn and the group discussed strategy and story points. Strange and NotoriousR linked some pretty damn interesting Dishonored articles too. Rize is sick unfortunately, but he’s got XCOM to nurse him back to health! (Tigerion might’ve accidently bought it as well!) (pg11)
— There’s the prospect of an interview on the horizon for Inquisitorz this Thursday! The man’s all kinds of excited. Here’s hoping it eventuates and all goes well! (pg11)
— Seems Direwolf ain’t a fan of the direction Microsoft are taking their UIs. Speaking of UIs, Zetrox is in the testing phase of his new website too. (pg11)
— Chuloopa continues to be Chuloopa. Never change! He elaborates on the catch of the day in all kinds of detail. Maybe too much detail. (Definitely too much detail.) (pg11/12) The too much information thing might’ve resurfaced again later, with Embarrassing Bodies and, uh… intimidate time… being contemplated. (pg12)
— Trjn’s looking to write a series of articles outlining his progress in Starcraft 2! (pg12)
— There’s totally a new flavour of Shapes! Spread the word! (pg12)
— Our elusive friend Hermes and Thoth’s been published in this months PC Powerplay! Be sure to pick up a copy if you’re interested! (It’s about malaria, that’s always crowd pleasing. Science!) Saying I’m so damn proud would be an understatement. :’) (pg12)
Now you know and knowing is half the battle!
Suggestions on formatting and content encouraged.
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Thanks dude. I always like this time of day (even though it’s a different time each day).
News just to hand: Zyrtec works for Shane, whose hayfever has subsided a little since yesterday, thanks to the awe-inspiring D-Day-esque landing of the Zyrtec cetirizine hydrochloride in his system. Thanks to all those who played an important role in strategising for this assault.
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Haha! The time thing is just me beng impatient. Once it’s done I feel compelled to post.
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Were you using the normal tablet thingies? 1 tablet per 24 hours I think?
Are you feeling tired at all? I took them a couple of weeks ago for the week but I was extremely tired. It might have had something to do with daylight savings though but I think it was the Zyrtec :(.
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Glad you’re feeling better, man!
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You are an absolute legend for always putting these things together
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Choolupa 😉
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haha i missed that. Brilliant!
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Oh, man! 😀
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you make me want to hug you a little more each day! :`)
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D.C. stands for Don’t Change…. Because seriously, don’t you ever change you lovable runt.
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Who are you calling a-
Never mind. 😛
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And at this point i shall proclaim my newly found but undying love for the new Playstation Store.
*swoons*
It took 5 years, BUT IT DAMN WELL GOT THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HOORAYS AND HIGH FIVES ALL ROUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
\o/ \o/ \o/ o/\o o/\o \o/ \o/\o/
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They fixed it!?
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New update yesterday. Cleaner, less clunky, shinier, more navigable
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Oh, man. It actually looks pretty damn good! I’m bracing myself for the upcoming 360 dash update. (Which I haven’t been able to get yet!)
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Wait. Why arent the two “hi-fiving guys” in the middle hi-fiving each other. Do they hat each other?
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Or maybe it’s an ogre with two heads.
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lol Breakdown
\o/ \o/ \o/ <– Hooray
o/\o o/\o <—- 2 sets of people high fiving
\o/ \o/\o/ <—- Hooray
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Oh boy they fixed it alright!
I’m so happy im about to get all emotional…
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I share your sentiments. 🙂
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So I’m trying to cut back on the Potaku stuff cause, well, it can be annoying when people spam stuff
that being said, Alex wrote a great piece on AssCree and HUDs so I’m spreading the love.
http://potaku.com/2012/10/18/brotherhud-the-things-we-take-for-granted/
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I didn’t click reply…
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Can I go home and play Xcom yet?
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I don’t see why not!
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Take me (and the rest of the TAY workforce, come to think of it) with you.
I’ll get the icecream.-
Mint Choc chip?
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More like cookies and cream amirite?
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Mint.
Choc.
Chip.
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SO HOW BOUT DAT 90s MUSIC DAY, FOLKS?
I kinda got stuck on Tupac for… ages. Alanis now \o/
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Currently playing is EMF-Unbelievable.
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I’m listening to Pantera’s Great Southern Trendkill album (96) and will move on to rammstein’s earlier stuff afterwards 🙂
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I WANNA LAAAAAAAAAY YOU DOWWWWN IN A BED OF ROOOOOOSESSS
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WHILE I SLEEEEEEEEP ON A (imagine this part in superscript, which I imagine to be a designation of high vocal pitch) BEEEEEEED OF NAAAAAAAIILLSSSSSS
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Not 90’s but ANNIE ARE YOU OK, YOU OK, YOU OK ANNIE? YOU BEEN HIT BY YOU BEEN STRUCK BY A SMOOTH CRIMINAL.
Close enough?-
I got your back dawg.
BOOM.
The 90s had it all 😉-
In fact, I think that was early 00s.
My bad.
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Holy crap.
90s covers, being brought back by other 90s artists, in the 00s.Whoa.
Alanis doing Seal’s ‘Crazy’. -
Everybody stutters one way or the other
So check out my message to you
As a matter of fact
Don’t let nothing hold you back
If the scatman can do it
So can you
Everybody says that the scatman stutters
But doesn’t ever stutters when he sings
But what you don’t know
I’m gonna tell you right now
That the stutter and the scat is the same thing
Yo, I’m the scat man
Where’s the scat man? I’m the scat man.-
Scatman John will forever be a legend.
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Oh you meant the 1990s
I’ve been pumping out the Strauss-
This is great.
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In all seriousness, and all jokes aside…
anyone else think that plunket has gone way too far?
i guess ill warn everyone, cause luke certainly wont
NSFW!!!
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Yeah, I clicked that and read it. It’s not the worst thing he’s ever put up, believe it or not. Included images are definitely, DEFINITELY NSFW though.
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Yeah, I just made the mistake of blindly making the jump.
I’ll agree that it’s not the worst I’ve seen him post, but c’mon man, that’s not what I want to see at work (well, maybe we could all do with seeing more of it at work. Doesn’t make it right, though).
Gah T.T
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WTF Danny Allen more like it? That’s not a really appropriate way for a moderator to reply to comments….
I’m going to go and buy Prometheus on Blu-ray tonight. So excited! I’m also going to try and see of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ album The Heist is out yet. I like them so much that I want the physical CD instead of just buying the music online.
I also bought the Humble ebook Bundle from http://www.humblebundle.com and I’m flabbergasted at the amount of books I was able to get for $25!!!
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I’m one of those rare few who loved Prometheus, flaws and all! 😀
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I thought it was generally well received by most people? I haven’t seen it yet myself, so I can’t really say whether I like it or not. It looks okay though.
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There was a pretty big backlash at the time! Atleast on the interwebs!
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It took me two weeks to decide whether I liked that film or not.
Decided I liked it, but BY GOD does it need a directors cut 😛-
Buy the Blu-ray and watch the deleted scenes. It answers so many questions. But it also feels like ‘blu-ray edition bonus content’ so I kind of feel bad about recommending it :/
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It’s a strange conundrum for the movie-makers to sort out – to me, I like that a lot of it is left with questions. Unfortunately though, they left way too much out to actually give the characters rationale for their actions.
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I have some sad news…
I forgot my DSL at home which means no Pokemon black 1 for me on my free hour between work and programming course. /o\
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Are the DS pokemans games good?
I kind of lost interest when they kept on introducing some really lame and shoddy looking pokemon… I haven’t bought any of the DS ones at all.-
The first pokemon game ive played since Pokemon Blue… blame the TAY Marketing Beast, and all the talk on black 2…. i decided to cave, but figured i should get through 1 first as 2 is a continuation of the story.
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Heart gold and soul silver are for you then my friend. All the original gang with fancy visuals and other new Pokemon. Most new ones are okay except Pineco, which is a pine cone and possibly the dumbest Pokemon in the history of everything.
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Definitely go for HeartGold/SoulSilver, they’re probably the best Pokemon games ever!
Avoid generation 5 if you don’t like the fugly Pokes. I know I hate them and it’s sad at how terrible they’ve become…
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Definitely. Nostalgia considered, HG/SS are the best in the series. (No nostalgia, go for Black/White)
ps. Pineco is awesome.
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But the reason he stopped was because of fugly Pokemon :P.
D/P/P and B/W sooo many fuglies!
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/Greenius’ (wrong) opinion ;D
There are fuglies, but also some coolies!
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There’s more coolies than uglies in Gen 4 but Gen 5 is terrible
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Which one has the pokemon that’s an icecream?
Just so i know to never EVER, E-V-E-R, play it! -
I can’t see why you wouldn’t want a Vanilluxe! Oh, right…
They’re in Black/White. But still! Good games!
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I know that thus one wasn’t in heartgold or soulsilver but WTF was up with Trubbish? That one killed me a little inside
But your pokemon! THEY’RE TRAPPED! D:
Ahhh the 90’s… got on one of my favorite Rammstein songs, Tier.
Such an AWESOME song. It’s raw, like many of their older songs. But still, awesome! 😀
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Oh god… Bestrafe Mich… God this song… oh god… yes… god yes!!!
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wollt ihr das bett in flammen sehen,
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So I’m trying to cut back on the Potaku stuff cause, well, it can be annoying when people spam stuff.
that being said, Alex wrote a great piece on AssCree and HUDs so I’m spreading the love!
http://potaku.com/2012/10/18/brotherhud-the-things-we-take-for-granted/
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Love me some creed of the ass.
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Yes… Creed do indeed sound like ass
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I saw Creed live once. The tickets were free and I was young and impressionable.
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Creed giving out free tickets – like men in dark vans handing out candy.
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In retrospect it might have influenced the life I have then lead. Maybe I can sue somebody.
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Listen to Live, and repent!
Factoid: John Bunting insisted on listening to Throwing Copper whilst in the midst of some of his later murders. The more you know, eh?
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Well Throwing Copper is a fantastic album. He might have been a serial killer, but at least he had good taste!
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I like the way of thinking, a lack of HUD changing the way you play a game almost completely
I really like it when a game is designed around not having a HUD. Ass creed isn’t one of them and it sounds like it only worked for Sir Pants because he has been through it a number of times.
The ability to do this is a design choice the devs need to make when designing a game. Is it possible, sure. Difficult certainly. Having a visual representation of your health is the first thing that has to happen. Your character looking exactly the same at full health or 15% health just doesn’t work.
But the mini map thing can work well, I remember Shane talking bout that in d souls. At first jarring but overall a benefit. But having go to A and fetch B to take to C is extremely hard to do if you don’t have in game directions.
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If I had to the thing I’m suffering without the most, it’s definitely the mini-map. I rely on that thing so much!
All I got from that was HUD and ass.
What about a game with a HUD with everything fitted in the shape of an ass?
I think every Friday I’ll do a ‘So Here’s What You Missed on Potaku!’ post – just a link to the homepage to avoid moderation and link spam, but with a list of the content that’s gone up. And people will have to FIND IT THEMSELVES THE LAZY BUGGERS
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\o/ Please do
Regards
One of the lazy buggers
Oh man… I gotta make a conference call at 4pm but I really need to poop…
Shiiiiiit (pun intended)
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Get a chair with an inbuilt toilet.
Like this one:
http://www.slips.co.uk/product_details.php?item_id=501
Problem solved. -
Lay a couple sheets of TP down on the top of the water first (masks sound (and prevents splashback!)).
If at all possible, poop with the door open. Your voice won’t echo quite so much, meaning that you won’t sound as if you’re talking from within a (water)closet.Good luck!
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It’s alright I’m holding it in >_>
Luckily it’s just a listening one so I’m on mute
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But they better hurry up…
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And yet, you’re posting on TAY
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And talking to Rize on Steam!
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That guy is a jerk. I mean, HI RIZE! o/
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They’re calling out my store for being dodgy in the reporting! Oops!
Good thing I haven’t done any reporting though
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Which is why you’re dodgy!
I guess, they need to be more specific though.Your store isn’t dodgy *in* the reporting, because there *isn’t* any reporting. It’s all your fault, Greenius.
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Well I could provide more context 😛
Basically it was happening in all stores but she just said ours. It was something about our number of interactions (talking to people about the product) being a lot higher than our interactions (actually demonstrating the product to them). Something about the confusion between what ‘interaction’ meant in the reporting so figures were reported wrong.
And with the whole me not doing the reporting, my other peeps are doing it but my log-in details are screwed up so I can’t sign in to do the reporting. I told my boss and she said she’ll sort it out but in the meantime it’s their loss 😛
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WAT.
So if there’s a distinct difference between “number of interactions” and “interactions”, what is the plural (or rather, quantifier) for the latter?!
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THEY TOTALLY NEED A POKEMON CALLED ACKBARIUS WITH A SIGNATURE MOVE “TRAP”!!!
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REPLY FAIL!!
PUPPYLIIIIIIIIICKS!
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I still think that’s a great idea, either way
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YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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Are RoboVacs worth the price?
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I’ve always found vac useful, but then again I started fallout with the original so that is really all I know.
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You know I’m definitely getting my own when I move into my apartment once it’s finished and all hehe
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Ask DAN!
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I do all my vacuuming myself dude, I seem to have a higher level of clean than most robots.
For all of my bumming around here and general aversion to work….I have been incredibly productive. I think my mind switched off a few times as I was surprised I had completed work in such an efficient manner. Now I’m going home! Yayers!
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I really do love that. When I feel like I’m blasting TAY and twitter with amplifications of thought, in actuality I’ve managed to get everything (or damned well near it) done that I needed to, and then some!
Tricking your mind is FUN 😀
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If anyone is trying to log onto my minecraft server tonight it won’t be there. I’ve got it unplugged whist I try to get this new HDD working.
Oh. Lol. One of the things I got for my birthday today was the money to register for a Windows 8 developer account thingy, so I can submit apps to the Windows Store. You have to be 18 or older to do it, which I now am 😀 Only thing was, it kept telling me I had to be over 18 whenever I loaded the site. I was thinking it was running on ‘merica time, that I wouldn’t really be 18 until sometime late tonight. xD
But…I just checked some stuff, turns out I hadn’t even put my birthdate in my Live Account, just 1994. Oops. xD
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Nope. Still thinks I’m not 18 yet. Maybe it is running on ‘merica time.
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Ya silly duffer!
Enjoy!
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Please explain this developer account thingy.
Also, I believe it would run on murica time!
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It’s just for getting your apps listed on the Windows 8 App Store. Like for iOS, except it’s only a one off payment, not a yearly subscription, and only $49 instead of $99.
Basically means I can make money by selling itty bitty rubbish games that people will play once then promptly forget about…nah, I wouldn’t stoop that low 😛-
Dude! Make money! Make money!
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Good birthday?
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Other than all the chores I had to do because it was just me and my brother at home for most of the day, it was good 🙂
I got Prince of Persia and Tron Legacy on BluRay/DVD. Watched them both today on the data projector and big screen 😀
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Man, Head Like A Hole was ’89.
So good. And now my sense of time is warped.
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TAKE THAT!
Listening to Herzeleid now… ahh memories
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I wonder how Reznor – or indeed any performing artist – feels in terms of current audience.
That song was released the same year I was born. It stands to reason that it was not written with my listening pleasure in mind, I’m sure.And yet here he is, 23 years on, and someone that was born in the very same year that song was released is sitting in an office, listening to a younger, most likely very differently motivated Reznor punching out tunes that are, quite frankly, awesome.
Perhaps Trent Reznor/NiN etc. isn’t the greatest example. Iunno.
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Same goes for movies.
The year of my birth brought Ghostbusters, Beverly Hills Cop, Trmple if Doom, Gremlins, The Karate Kid and Police Academy.
All amongst my favourite films.
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Yeah that’s right. Trmple if Doom. Far superior than that cheap knock off Temple of Doom.
(Where were you on that one autocorrect?)
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Back to the Future came out in 85. I was born in 87. I’m okay with this.
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Yeah, man. One of my favourite songs that resonates with me for a variety of reasons was released the year I was born which is nuts!
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Little Big Adventure:
Possibly one of the best adventure games released in the 90s.
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That game had so much charm. Wouldn’t call it adventure, but I’m not sure what I’d call it either! 😀
So, I managed to find the most annoying level on Xcom last night.
Took down my first large space ship. Biggest map I’ve played on so far and nearly all of it was inside. However most of the inside was on the 2nd height level and whenever I moved the view to this level the roof appears and you can’t see what you are doing. Go back to ground level and you can see what you are doing but it’s almost impossible to move action box to the right square as they are on the level above.
This was then made worse by the fact that I spent 30 min trying to find the last guy who I thought was kiting me but was in fact running around on the roof. An area that was inaccessible to me. 🙁
Edit:spelling
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Fixed!
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I think I know the level you’re talking about. I lost Batgirl on that mission. :'(
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She’ll be back, the crazy ones always come back
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I lost Weedle on this when I opened a door to find 3 stabby zombie dues on the other side. I’m weak though and reloaded.
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Those exact camera issues cost me one of my squadmembers, when he went exactly where I didn’t want him to go.
so i just purchased a massive box set of yoshitaka Amano’s artwork on the final fantasy games, it was a little expensive, but totally worth it as Amano’s artwork is just beautiful and having 3 big books filled with his work is just too good of an offer to pass.
sadly it’s not coming out for another 2 weeks, then i have to wait for delivery… WHY CAN’T IT BE 3 WEEKS FROM NOW!
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HOW MUCH, FROM WHERE
Link? 😀
(having money is awesome, I should totally buy this!)
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Any links? I’m curious to see this art book. Might be tempted to get one as well.
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http://www.bookworld.com.au/book/the-sky-the-art-of-final-fantasy-boxed-set/36186880/
(never heard of them before but apparently it’s Borders)
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Thank you.
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So, for no raisin, I seem to have 2 gift copies of Dota 2. If there is anyone in the world who doesn’t have it, would they want a copy?
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I’d say yes but I am without exception the worse MOBA player in history. It also doesn’t help I find the MOBA community worse than CoDs.
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I believe the 2 of us should take the gifts and face off for the title of worst MOBA player in history
(Not actually after a copy Nobfrond, I have too much on my backlog as it is)
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I challenge all three of you to that title!
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I’ll see your challenge and raise you that I don’t even know what MOBA stands for
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Neither do I. All I know is “it’s like dota” and which point I think “lots of trees”
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I believe it stands for Multiplayer Online Battle Arena.
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I understand those words, but not in that sequence /o\
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So I currently feel like working on my artwork.
Unfortunately, Mum has been taking over my computer so she can play her hidden adventure games.
I guess I could always clean my room. =/
Cid thinks you should play with him.
(the dog is named Cid right? otherwise that sounded really awkward)
Edit: Reply fail!
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*Sid. Like Sid the sloth. =P
Really, at the moment, Sid is busy waiting for more roast lamb. Food > everything else-
Priorites, Sid has them right
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Yup, food>car>ball
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Damnit! I went with an S first and then changed it. WHYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!
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It’s okay. Our vet spells it Syd. My aunt calls him Sydney
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Sid doesn’t care how we spell it provide he gets roast lamb.
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Pretty much. He just vacuumed the pizza shapes up when Mum accidentally knocked the box over
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A dog is better then any number of roombas where food spillage is concerned.
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Oh, no doubt. They tend to lick the floor clean.
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well TAY marketing machine you have done it, i got XCOM…
ARE YOU HAPPY NOW
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I’ll never be happy. Never.
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Lies! I know you’ve been happy. Whenever you get a really good scratch behind the ear and your leg starts going involuntarily.
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So, the most important part, have you decided who/what you are going to name your people after?
So, I’m a little in shock right now.
I live in a small town in Melbourne’s beautiful Dandenong Ranges.
Coming home tonight I got off the bus one stop early because I wanted some things from the local genreal store. I found that there was a protest happening against a new McDonalds that is proposed for this little village. The protesters have occupied a vacant lot that is part of the proposed new McDonalds site and built a community garden all in the space of just a few days.
So I drop in at the garden and take a look around. “This is pretty cool” I think to myself, confident that there’s no way McDonalds will be aproved to build here.
Then I learn that they already have been approved! Last week VCAT overturned the local council’s unanimous decision to deny planning permission! What the fuck?
This is a very small town. We don’t have our own police station or fire station. We have a primary school but no high school. We have a general store, a few craft and antique shops, a pizza place, a fish’n’chips, a bakery a video library, and a few other small businesses, including the Hippie-Haven cafe/record shop and Indian restaurant that will be knocked down if this goes ahead.
Building a 24-hour McDonalds here just feels so wrong!
I hate to spam, but if anyone would like to sign an online petition, you may do so here.
http://www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/mcdonald-s-australia-leave-tecoma-and-the-dandenong-ranges-alone#share
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Thing thing about businesses is that if they are not suited to an area they tend to founder and disappear. If it succeeds then that can only mean the local populace is supporting it.
(This is all post opening. I guess my point is the best way to protest is to not go there.)
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The other thing to consider is although you see a McDonalds and think multi national conglomerate profiteering of the community, 99% of McDonalds are franchises and usually are owned by people living in the area. Granted its usually the upper crust of people who can afford the ridiculous franchise fees that McDonalds command.
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I’m not fussed about McDonalds being a multinational. I occasionally eat McDonalds food, and on some of those occasions I even enjoy it! ;P
But it really doesn’t fit with the vibe of the area.
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While that is a real posibility (Domino’s Pizza took over the local pizza joint and lasted only two years in my town), the other problem is that to even build the place would mean evicting four other businesses, tearing down their buildings and erecting in it’s place the biggest building in the village (aside from the school) and a huge parking lot. All directly across the road from the primary school!
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Yeah, that side of it is pretty crappy. I have no issue with majors but It’s always sad when businesses get turfed for a major to take over.
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So you are from up upwey way, interesting
Signed as I assume the idea is to try an capitalise on the drive through traffic heading over the black spur? Vcat shouldn’t have the ability to overturn community and council refusal.
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Thanks mate!
Edited to add: VCAT probably serve a vital role, but I’m damned if I know what it is.
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Are you on (or near) a major highway? McD’s might be looking to get some of the through traffic…
The SOA would never have let this happen! (F4ction knows what i’m on about)
I am so bad at replying today
So, I decided to use my Logitech attack 3 joystick as a makeshift 5-speed H-pattern shifter for GTR2.
I’m really enjoying it so far, and after using it on the F1 1979 mod, it’s turned out to be a lot of fun, if difficult at times.
The final answer pic had me in stitches 😀
I wouldn’t have thought anything could take my attention away from new Pokémon for even a second, but I’ve been watching XCOM videos. Damn you TAY marketing, damn you (You haven’t claimed my money yet, though! The pull of Pokemon is too strong for that)
Also, I listened to the Jurassic Park soundtrack a lot today (does this count towards 90s music day? :P). It’s basically just the same tune mixed slightly differently throughout the entire track list, but I still love it. Tingles!
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I had no interest in XCOM whatsoever (didn’t even know what it was) until TAY started ranting. I caved and got it and I’m absolutely loving it. Valkyria in the wooooorld of tommoooorooooooowwww!
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Yeah, that’s what happened to me… Stupid TAY marketing…
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SHUT UP TAY MARKETING
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Well I have it downloading now
The only thing to decide is how to name my squad. Any volunteers or suggestions
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Put it on hardest difficulty and give them all the first name “red shirt” and last names as numbers.
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Paranormal 4 was alright. Better then what I was expecting but it is really more of the same with one really tense scene with a knife and a brief playing of Rob Zombies Dragula
So Pez, Rize, Nob and I just killed both of the raid bosses in Borderlands 2’s DLC.
Holy crap they were some pretty tough fights! We died so much that Pez went from having something like 50 million in cash to like 2 million. It took us a few hours just to figure out how to beat them, and then finally do it.
The reward? Totally not worth it.
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I’m pretty sure the bosses are similar to MMO style raid bosses. The first time you do it, it is damn difficult. It does become easier to beat though.
Why does Lifehacker US encourage unlawful behaviour?
Case in point:
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/10/how-to-create-a-blackmail-file/#comment-162085
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Because it’s evil week.
I love it how they show articles from the other Allure sites down the bottom of this page. I don’t go on them and I never would’ve seen a lot of cool stuff otherwise.
Cool things you should check out:
– A 4K video being ‘photoshopped’. OMG WHAT IS THIS SORCERY!? **MUST SEE THIS MAGIC**
– Guy who went the most extensive face transplant ever. Whoa! I also recommend checking out the original article linked in it to see his face before he got shot.
Science and technology… IT’S THE FUTURE!
But this is some pretty amazing stuff!
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In regards to the 4k video stuff:
When I did Software Engineering, one of the guys who talked to us was someone who helped develop the tech to track points on screen in 3D space(which is vitally important when doing 3D animation for films and jazz). A lot of what’s in that video is simply a refined version of that, but it’s still pretty cool.
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Holy crap that face transplant is amazing
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“Most extensive face transplant” … Please be Nicholas Cage,Please be Nicholas Cage,Please be Nicholas Cage … crap
GOod on science for finally being able to give the guy a new face though
Work work. I like work. It gives me money.
US Streetpass adventures part 4: A new dawn
RIGHT. I now have a shiny new 3DS XL in my hands. It feels goooood. I like what they’ve done with the buttons, they feel clickier.
So I’ve set up my Mii again and am ready to take it out into the world.
0 streetpasses. sigh Let’s see how many we can make that by the time I get home.
PS: My new friend code is 1762-4104-9477. Add me again and either tell me yours here (if you know it) or I’ll just go through the TAY list tonight and re-add everybody. I need to start seeing the “funny” Nintendo letterbox entries again 😉
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Now that you have a shiny new 3DS XL with larger screens I expect to see more letters from you!
So I just had a dream where I was farming bosses and collecting awesome loot in a Borderlands 2 style type of game :/
It was a mixture of me playing a game where I did that and me being the actual character.
I think I’ve played too much Borderlands 2 >_>
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Nope! Play more Borderlands. I mean, you only have over 110 hours. Sooo slack.
So, Bioshock Infinite: shut up and take my money edition. I want it, anyone know if they have announced the price of the two editions?
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For America yes.
The Songbird Edition $149.99
$79.99 Premium version-
Hmmm, so $300 in Australia? If it stays at about $150 dollars here I will probably get it. Otherwise I’ll just get the premium edition thingie.
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Only an extra $10 for AU, that’s actually a really nice change
https://ebgames.com.au/featured/bioshock-infiniteSorry if that sends you broke Nob
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I can’t afford it, but I want it.
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=( people on twitter are talking about how they have achieved stuff this year, yet I have achieved nothing.
I’m gonna go be sad in the corner for a while,
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Just pick something you have done and call it an achievement. That is all anybody does really.
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The year ain’t over yet mate 😛
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blobloop – Regrouping for Great Things – achievement unlocked!
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You just beat Hyperius and Master Gee the Invincibles!
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The Bee Gees?
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MORNING LADIES AND GENTS!
Colour of the shirt your wearing + the object to the left of you = Your super villain name for today!!!
They call me…
THE BLACK DOORSTOP!
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You bought it yesterday from CotD?
It’s not a doorstop…Also, Brown Bottle. I don’t hate it, although it sounds like I belong in a Bluntman and Chronic comic… 😛
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I love you.
You do know that, don’t you?-
I know.
*carbonite*
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*swoons*
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I. AM.
THE NAVY BLUE SPIRAL SKETCHBOOK!-
Thrilling!
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Mine’s nice and villain-y: The Black Cutter.
Well, technically, it’s a rotary cutter but “The Black Rotary Cutter” doesn’t have quite the same ring. 😛
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I don’t know – i’d be pretty scared if i was a rotary. 😛
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…Green Cereal Bowl? haha
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You snap crackle and pop your foes?
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My six minions wear red, orange, yellow, green, purple and blue. They are called the Loopy Froots.
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I like that.
That’s pretty awesome.
Chuloopa endorses this.
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Fear the wrath of the Black Computer. Or the black umbrella. Or the Black keyboard. The black mouse?
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Well at least we know you’re black somehting
Oh… wait… there’s a faux pas if i’ve ever made one.
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The White Bus Door!
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The Pale Egress
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Not bad. Although white is hardly evil.
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The Red Notepad. Hardly fear inspiring.
Or I could amend it to the Crimson Memorandum, much better.-
Crimson Memorandum sound pretty awesome imho
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I am…THE RED CASIO KEYBOARD DRIVER DISC!
It’s funny because the disc is actually evil IRL thanks to only having Windows XP and earlier drivers on it… 😛-
This is exactly the type of super villain i could picture you as
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THE WHITE TOWER
:S
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….. This excites me.
Very much.You’re the best porn villain ever!
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I’m still in bed so I’m going to count bra as a shirt.
Black Pillow.
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*blinks*
*shuts down*
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The Green DVD of Season 2 of Community
I don’t think my name works! 😮
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Green Community.
You have Gumby clones living inside you.
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The Emerald Disc?
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haha i think you’re being a bit too specific 😛
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The yellow & navy shovel.
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lol i like this. You would be the first villain to use 2 colours in his name.
You would be a pioneer!
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The Black… Tissue box?
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You could call all the good guys “little snots who need to be wiped off the face of the earth?”
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The Navy Blue Glasses?
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The Blue Spectacles!
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Wow do I sound like a fragile hero 😛
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So you could sing a lot of Linkin Park songs?
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HA!
Lost in the Echo sounds pretty cool until he starts screaming… ugh really ruins it.
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All will fall before the Red Wall
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Communist Bish would approve.
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That one’s pretty bad-arse actually
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I’m the best at this game \o/
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hahahaha!
The Grey Mint M&M!
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That is the most delicious sounding villain, EVER
The cream file cabinet!
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I’ll look for you under “D” for “Deadly”
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Deadly is my middle name.
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I read “The cream fil…” and then got hungry for pastries.
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Shut up – i now want and Eclair.
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omg now i do too.. i know what i’m getting this afternoon!
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The Grey Speaker.
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Kind of sounds like an old person that just rambles on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on…
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Well he had an onion on his belt, which was the style at the time!
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Was this in nineteen dickity-six?
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Brown Water Bottle….
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Ewww…
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My god…. this is just disturbing. lol
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on the bright side, it could very well have been “Brown Toilet Paper if he were reading TAY on the can!
… No Pants.
I really wish I was joking here.
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You must know Mark Serrels?
Awesome.
So much awesome.
By day I am but a man…
When the world needs a hero, I become…
THE GREY FUSION SPLICER!
The White Coffee..?
The black wife…..I don’t even
Final “day” of uni. Just finished my last assginment. Only a presentation, exam and a thesis to do.
Also, here is a ’roundtable’ of people who’ve worked on stealth games talking about stealth games. Regardless of how you feel about stealth, you should read it!
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/10/18/the-stealth-letters-part-one/
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No-more-Uni-high-five! o/
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:(*\o
High fived your face.
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So you’ll be able to come to meats again hopefully? 🙂
Sydney people! Last night I acquired tickets to see Epica in Sydney, April 19th next year. This means I’ll most likely be wanting a Meat of some kind on Saturday 20th April. You have been given more than enough time to plan so I’m expecting something spectacular! 😛
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I’m thinking…fireworks show.
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with dancing beans!
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They Might Be Giants are coming to Australia in April next year, and I was contemplating travelling interstate to see more of their concerts (TMBG are awesome, one concert every 10 years is not enough). Possibly to Brisbane to go to one with Welbot?
Oh the irony if this ends up being the same weekend you come to Sydney.
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That would be so very not cool.
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:'(
Holy crap I feel hungover as hell today, and I didn’t even drink anything last night. What the hell?
I guess a severe lack of sleep will do that to ya, TO COFFEE!
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And water! You might be dehydrated.
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Yeah – this.
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I drink water all the time, thus adding to my confusion.
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the Potaku Effect!
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Every episode is like a drunken party!
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I’M GOING TO BE THE VERY BEST LIKE NO ONE EVER WAS…
BecauseI has new Pokemons.
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So many uglies :'(
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*holds greenius*
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WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME?
*cries into pillow*
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Some of the gen 5 guys are pretty cool. There are a lot of ugly ones this time round though.
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I can has your balls?!
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No. I don’t run around town giving away balls.
WHO DO YOU THINK I AM? THAT WEIRD OLD DUDE OUTSIDE POKEMARTS OR ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN.
‘Hey. Wanna learn how to catch something *skeezy wink*
NYAH.
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Better than handing over the town bike, though.
Well if you don’t give away your balls, make sure you at least take care of them. Find a good sack for your balls, and cradle them so that they don’t get damaged
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White or Black!? Your answer will determine if I ever talk to you again.
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White.
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We can be friends.
(Black would have also been an acceptable answer. There’s no wrong choice. It’s Pokemon.)
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Racist Pow!
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Hahah
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I’m struggling to find pokemans I want to train . I only have 2 inluding my starter, and even then I dont really like the koffing I got. Stupid uninteresting pokemans
I just want to say thanks for the game of Borderlands last night, guys.
It is actually really awesome, even if i did keep getting shot in the face and fail to pick up much of any of the weapon drops.
Also i had no idea what the hell was going on half the time.
Also i think just ploughing forward into areas with enemies that stomp all over us was a bad idea… but we were pretty much just running forward blindly. lol
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So much wasted ammo. I went ahead and levelled up a bit in single player so I should hopefully be able to do more than 1 damage per shot next time 🙂
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Yeah i know – i lost count of how many times i ran out of ammo with my SMG.
I think next time we should just head over to Skag Gully and do whatever we can there and level up a bit.-
I wish I could have used my Siren. I’ve got an awesome SMG (maybe corrosive) with awesome ammo regen, such that I basically never run out of booletts
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That sounds sooo awesome!
I know roland is only meant to use shotguns and assault rifles, but i was like “Screw that – i use ALL the guns!”
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What level are you up to? If you recall, I was interested in playing with you but I had no idea when you were planning on playing.
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It was kind of a spur of the moment thing last night – we were only on for about 30 mins. I think i hit Level 11.
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So not too far along that I can’t start a new character and grind up to that in single player to play with you guys sometime.
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Certainly not, my friend! 😀
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greetings TAYbies … I’m not exactly sure what time it is because I got no freaking sleep last night. Got to go see Gabriel Iglesias last night, very funny show and you should all go see him if you get the chance. The show was supposed to finish at 10 … he kept going for an hour and a half after that, I now know more about Matthew Mcconaughey genitals than I ever wanted to know. Plus I bought the Doom 3 BFG Edition and intend to get completely drunk on whiskey tonight to counteract the fact that I’ve played it numerous times and do a proper review.
Things to know from the short 30 minutes I played of it: Doom and Doom II are as brilliant as you all remember and nothing compares to hearing the first level of Doom’s music running through a surround sound system for nostalgia. Doom 3 hasn’t aged well and the controls are horrid … no crouch toggle, no running toggle (which I will never take for granted ever again) no option to turn on subtitles and the enemies expect you to have the reaction time and aiming prowess that normally comes with a mouse
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Drinking and gaming. I approve.
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That’s a lot to take, in so gimme a sec…
– boo to no sleep, I’ve slept shit all week so I know that feel bro
– Yay for Gabriel Iglesias, although I thought you were talking about Julio Iglesias for a sec
– Yay for Matthew McChonaughey’s genitals, I think.
– Yay for Doom 3 and copious amounts of whiskey
– Yay for Doom 1 and 2 being awesome
– Boo to Doom 3 not ageing well
Lat night Shiggy and I spoke about TAYfilm for next year.
We decided on an 70s/80’s buddy cop movie with mullets, afros, cardboard sets and bad acting done in the same bad VHS style as the first JvtD trailer.
WHO’S IN!!??
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By the gods, yes!
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I would be all over that shit if I was not a Melbourne Mexican with no car
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We’ll make our own buddy cop movie … with strippers … and blackjack! It can be about two officers out on foot patrol in the background of a major drug ring moving into melbourne. With such fascinating scenarios as getting coffee, doing paperwork and responding to a call for backup from the heroes
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I will make a coffee while smashing through a stack of empty boxes.
Who stacks boxes like that when they are empty anyways? Wouldn’t it make more sense to just flat-pack them?
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We should plan stuff!
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We’ll fly down and film special Puppylicks scenes! And everyone will be like ‘why is this scene in Melbourne’ and SHUTUP
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Or we get them to film separate scenes and we cut them together!!!!!
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Puppy is a Melbourne cop who calls up occasionally with relevant/irrelevant information?
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*HQ COME IN! I’M EATING A BAGEL! OVER!*
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It can be like one of those international jetsetting crime movies, except it’s an interstate jetsetting crime movie
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Did someone call for bad acting?
*Musical cue*
Well then. I guess I’m your man.
*Stares dramatically at the camera*
But in all seriousness, I’m up for that.
hell yes.
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Behind the scenes or on camera? Cause I was thinking of you and Shiggy as the two cops!
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I’ll gladly be a cop
Edit: also, had an idea for a future film project. it involves a janitor, a dead doctor & mistaken identity in a hospital emergency department.
Edit 2 : …and lots of fake blood.
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Awesome! We must meet and discuss sometime!
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I’ll be Innocent Bystander #2
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You don’t get to pick parts. Hop on the casting couch and we’ll see what we got for ya…
And my Club!
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And my axe
I want to be (one of) the lovely assistant(s)
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Awesome! We’ll schedule around your weekend work!
Hell yes!
Heck Yes
Needs moar of this
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and this
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and this!
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We’ll top that.
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Then i can’t wait!!!
I’d love to join in.. but Melbourne 🙁-
But does not the bible say in Ringo 10:25
An lo the Lord did leap thrice a grasp within his mighty talons the three seagulls, Abraham, Michael and Kevin.
And the Lord boundeth them against one another using his batman utility belt and then stepped upon them as a feathered sufboard
And once aboard he crieth out that in the case of an emergency the exits were locate at the aft, centre and fore of the craft and that life jackets were located under the seats as Oprah hath decreed all things should be.
And thusly t’was that men taketh to the sky like angels and the Lord saw it and knew that it was good.(yeah, that was a long way of saying you can catch a plane…)
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I am in!
I would like to portray a character who gets dubbed over in the most awkward accents, like in many of Jackie Chan’s early English films.
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Better yet!
Dub it with my own voice, but each new scene I have, it’s a different accent.-
DONE!
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Watched Tucker and Dale vs Evil last night. Good movie that. A nice twist on the whole “bunch of teens go to a cabin in the woods and get killed”.
Also, the black guy that was worried about dying first but didn’t die first because black guys don’t actually die first that often in horror movies was totally the red SPD power ranger!
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I think it’s become more common that a black guy will be worried about dying first than a black guy actually dying first. They’ll still die, but it’s usually later on, though I’ve seen a couple films were they’ve survived for the whole thing.
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It’s the “scared black guy who’s slightly genre savvy but hasn’t really seen that many horror movies and just knows that he’s probably going to die in a gruesome manner”.
It really is pretty common. People are aware of “black dude dies first” and this is the way film makers seem to get around that. You would have thought simply not drawing attention to the whole trope would help it go away but deliberately trying to avert it so overtly is keeping it well and truly alive.
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You should watch Cabin in the woods, it’s also a really decent play on horror movie stereotypes
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I have seen it and recommended it to many.
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New SHiFT key for Borderlands 2 for those interested. Usually expires after about two hours, was just posted. https://twitter.com/DuvalMagic/status/259063510280044545
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Stupid work. /o\
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Stuck at work for much more than two hours. Those jerks, trying to give away free stuff when I can’t take it. Grumble grumble.
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seriously. why is it always when i’m at work.
THERE ARE TIMEZONES OTHER THAN AMERICA PITCHFORD-
It’s weird how you can’t use the online SHiFT site, would make things a whole lot easier!
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replace ‘weird’ with ‘damn frustrating and unintuitive’ & you’re spot on.
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It’s actually pretty sucky for west coast USA too – I’m in San Francisco and still at work.
Of course, I don’t have my xbox with me, so I couldn’t claim it anyway. I’ll just have to make do with the 6 keys I picked up last time he went on one of these sprees a couple of weekends ago.
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Now that I have BL:2… How do you use them?
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Go to extras on the main menu, sign up for a shift account and then enter the code! You should get a key for just signing up too!
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You use them on the big gold chest you find when you get to Sanctuary. DO NOT USE THEM THE FIRST TIME YOU COME ACROSS IT! THERE ARE NO WARNING AND NO REFUNDS!!
I speak from experience here. I opened the chest at a low level and got crappy stuff. The problem was that even though I knew where it was, I forget about it when I got there and wasted my key.
So remember this: the next chest you see after meeting Scooter is the magic one. Don’t open it unless you really, really mean to!
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Oh god my jungling on LoL last night! /o\ It’s like I completely forgot how to jungle kha’zix. Curse you tiredness… the team we were up against didn’t really help either 🙁
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Oh you did not do that bad, probably, I wouldn’t know since you never ganked mid…
(jokes)
It’s hard to maintain skill if you only play sporadically, don’t worry about it.-
Hahaha noted… but frick man it was Fizz.. FIZZ! Though post level 6 I really should’ve helped when you had your ulti ready.
Just keep a note: Never play LoL while tired 😛-
Nah Fizz is hard to gank and he never over extended, I didn’t expect you to. Top and bottom needed your presence more and if I had been on the ball early game I would have been ok anyway.
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Ah well, it was a difficult game to play as jungle Kha’zix, escapes/CC breakers all around the map. My bot ganks kept getting shut down by Janna and our random top guy kept overextending a ton getting himself smashed by jax ganks all the time.
I’m taking losses better now than before to be honest, which is good. 🙂
Oh yeah, I didn’t say anything cuz it was too embarassing but I’ll admit it anyway. At the beginning of the game I tried to use W on wraiths, I mistakingly had my hand too far up on the keyboard used 3 potions at once 🙁 hahahaAgain… don’t play while tired or THAT happens lol
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I might be doing a mass TAYbie xbox friend add thingy … so if you get one from screaming tofu, it’s me … if you don’t get one than I don’t love you
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Fair enough. Should I buy flowers just in case?
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Will they smell pretty?
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I don’t need the love of someone who confuses then/than :p
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… can I blame a lack of sleep and caffeine? the thought process went “It’s definitely then … wait, time doesn’t exist on the internet. That would make it than. Ok, good. Do it, I’ll just be over trying to remember the digimon themesong for a bit” and that’s how it happened. Can it all be forgiven if I wear this shame for the rest of my life?
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Forgiveness doesn’t work that way!
Goodnight!
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So was considering some Doom 3 BFG PC when i got paid again…. then i discover that they removed co-op which they added in the xbox port…. sad days… considering i already own doom 1 & 2, and original doom 3, i think id rather just get some mods for the original D3.
Co-op would have sold me.
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yeah … it’s not a very good port
Oh! I just had a really longshot idea about how to get my old 3DS back!
Can I ask everybody with me on their 3DS friend list to send a letterbox message with something like “Reward 4 this 3DS: call (415) 413-6642”
Of course this will require them to have bothered muddling through Nintendo’s crappy wifi setup, and the 500 TAY letters, and not have wiped it yet. But it’s worth a shot, right?
You can also use this number to ring me in the US for the next month if you really feel the need 😛
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Sending now! 🙂 If this works, it’ll be the best advertisement for Nintendo Letterbox ever.
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Sweeet. If it works, I’m going to write a story that gets published on Kotaku and Slashdot and the Wall Street Journal and then I’ll get to meet Miyamoto and the president and it will be awesome.
Fingers crossed!
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Wow, that’s a fantastic idea. I really hope this works.
If it does I’m sure it is worthy of a story on a gaming site.
For those of you who are pumped for Halo 4.
What specialization do you think you’ll end up maining?
http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Specializations
I’m thinking either the Pioneer for the fast XP or the Engineer to get the drop on the.. drops.
Okay, so I kind of mentioned this before but I want to elaborate on it.
There’s this thing that I do occasionally when watching a TV show or movie where I will fixate on a character and seriously wonder if they were a Power Ranger. In Tucker and Dale vs Evil, I was right! The black dude was totally the Red Ranger in SPD.
I was less right in the West Wing where I thought the military advisor lady that Josh had a bit of a crush on might have been the Pink Time Force Ranger. It turns out the Pink Time Force Ranger went on to such illustrious roles as the Beverley hills Chihuahua sequels.
Also she’s Ted’s sister in How I Met Your Mother.
It’s really weird how such a huge show with a rotating cast that has gone on for so many years has so few people having a career at the end of it. Seriously, how many former Power Rangers are actually still acting in any real capacity? How odd is it that the highlight of their careers will be donning the spandex and helmet?
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Odd maybe, but definitely predictable.
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Particularly predictable when you consider Disney loves to hire non-Actors Guild actors. Getting the gig probably blacklists them from most major acting jobs anyhow.
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Bonus related thing: Battle Royale and Battle Royale 2 featured a ridiculous amount of Sentai (Japanese Power Rangers and similar shows like Kamen Rider) actors.
It’s Power Rangers with less explosives and spandex but significantly more blood!
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… Trjn, can I marry your taste in movies?
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Jonny Yong Bosch (Adam/ the second black ranger from the original series) and Richard Horvitz (voice of Alpha 5) are both doing pretty well as voice actors and the guy who played Tommy is now in the MMA circuit … other than that none of them really came out to do anything of note. Personally I’d love to have some of the older power ranger stuff, just imagine the amount of screwing with people you could do if you got all dressed up in a power ranger costume and had some friends dressed up as putties
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Wasn’t Richard Horwitz already a voice actor before Power Rangers?
I know that the Pink Ranger (Amy Jo Johnson) has been in a handful of random TV shows, normally in one-off appearances.
My housemate and I have joked about running around shopping centres and whatnot in Power Rangers costumes before. We didn’t do it.
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Ehh … not really, he’d been in a few live action things, but I think power rangers was his main role that got him into voice acting as a career.
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The Yellow Ranger died.
Awesome Radiolab podcast you guys should listen to. It’s only 16min long, so you can listen to it as you eat lunch or just in the background as you work. It’s about Pain and how hard it is to judge what someone else is feeling. I’ll let the podcast synopsis explain the topic better:
‘Pain is a fundamental part of life, and often a very lonely part. Doctors want to understand their patients’ pain, and we all want to understand the suffering of our friends, relatives, or spouses. But pinning down another person’s hurt is a slippery business. Is your relentless lower back pain more or less unbearable than my crushing headache? Problem is, pain is maddeningly subjective. ‘
Here is a link to the episode. You can listen to it on the website or download the episode.
http://www.radiolab.org/blogs/radiolab-blog/2012/aug/27/pain-scale/
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Sounds fascinating (seriously)
Giving it a listen now.
Asked my nephew what he wants for his birthday, his reply;
A motor bike and a 360.
HA! Keep dreaming kid.
I was able to pry some other things out of him, including a ninjago green ninja… whatever the hell that is.
So I am off to the shops to find a ninjago green ninja… um, can anybody give me any clues on what I am looking for?
Edit: When it doubt, Google it! Now know that it is Lego, however all the figures look red, white or blue (all hail America!). I find this interesting because it looks like the main promotional figure in the background is green, but so far no green figure included with the sets, grrr.
Damn kids.
Might just give him coal.
Kids love coal, right?
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I think it’s a Lego thing?
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Red white ‘n’ blue is also AUS, UK, France, and I’m sure there’s others that I’ve missed 😛
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There’s like 30 of them. You were bound to miss a couple.
I bet Communist Bish is most disappointed you forgot Mother Russia though.
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Buy cheapest figure of any colour.
Paint it green. If no green paint is available, slide it on wet grass until desired effect achieved.
To buy Sim City 2000 on GOG for $2.99 or not. Decision, decisions.
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I assume you’re trying to decide how many times to buy it.
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get the $35 complete interplay library instead
Hello TAYbies! It’s been a long time since I’ve ventured into TAY – Since the major site upgrade in fact. Stupid technical reasons on my office machine. I see lots of old faces, and lots of new ones! How are things? WILL SOMEONE LEND ME A CHISEL TO BREAK THE ICE?!
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a jackhammer maybe? welcome back! 😀
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Perhaps you can start of with your villain name:
To quote Loops on http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/10/talk-amongst-yourselves-189/comment-page-14/#comment-838118
“Colour of the shirt your wearing + the object to the left of you = Your super villain name for today!!!”
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We pray it isnt Brown Toilet Paper… we had a close call earlier…
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I’m the Yellow & Navy Hi-Vis Printer.
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I am: The BLACK BOTTLE
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I thought your villain name was “HindenLagen The Damned”. 😛
Also welcome back. 😀
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Thanks Strange!
I’m a reformed man now. James Mac, He Who Damned Me, released me from that dark place. I am now comfortable with my shame and freely link to the horrifying incident which caused my damnation:
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/04/this-week-in-games-20/comment-page-1/#comment-250667
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You complete me,.
Welcome back 😉
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PURPLE POPCORN
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Howdy HindenLagen! I’ve heard your name around the place, not sure if I’ve ever ‘met’ you before!
uhh, welcome back? Welcome? HI!
As for chisels… I’ve only got this shovel I use to dig my own grave. You can borrow it if you like?-
A shovel would be handy! How goes the digging of your own grave? Entertaining, I hope
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I tend to say inappropriate things, and just make it worse when I try to rectify it, hence the shovel.
It leads to awkward laughter and condescension.
I’d love it if someone took it off me every now and then 😀
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Hey, man. Hope you’re well. Want some rye? Cause ya do!
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Rye sounds nice! I hear you are the man who can help catch me up on TAY. You have about a year’s worth. GO.
(I joke of course)
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Only started posting on November 1st, 2011, so good luck with that…
The last two weeks? I can totally catch you up. 😛
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Welcome back son! Have a piña colada.
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Jocon! Ah Halo Reach was a much safer place with you at my back. Are you pumped for Halo 4?
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Not as much as you might think. Co-op was always a big part of my Halo enjoyment and I have drifted apart from the peeps I used to play with.
Should still be shiny tho.What you been up to this past year?
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Not much. Study study study. I haven’t really been keeping up with new games this year. I played through all of the zelda games, which took a while. At the moment I’m playing Heavy Rain for the first time. I’m really digging it. No spoilers please!
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Freakin’ amazing game, man.
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Hello!
SALUTATIONS! I can’t figure out if your name is familiar or not so…hi.
Hiya! I’m Greenius/Needius/Creepius/Helpius/Awesomeius/Etcius welcome back! I don’t think we’ve met but the name sounds familiar
Thanks for the welcome guys! If I am not-so-familiar, then nice to meet you!
Assuming someone had a bad-ass generator, bad-ass solar power setup, or some other means of having constant power, we now know the ideal setup for a master race gamer in the event of a Zombie outbreak. 🙂
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I’m TRYINNA play Left For Dead here, ya dumb zombie!
*Shotgun*
So…Mum is in a shitty mood and I’m copping the brunt of it.
yay -_-
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sucks scree… all good? get some payback by telling her her ghost series got cancelled!
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I know that feel, sorry to hear this Scree 🙁
Edit: I found that Laura Shigihara is good at soothing my stress or sadness levels. Just listening to her singing is a good way of relaxing and calming down. I’m listening to this right now -
Maybe this will make you feel better. (I’m certain it needs to posted atleast once a week on TAY!)
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Every Monday would so work 🙂
Either this or a puppy/kitten/baby-furry-animal video-
Red panda videos always work =D
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Hi Scree!
It sucks your not having a good day. D=
I will be on Teamspeak pretty early (finish at 1) so if you want to vent on TS I should be on then. =D
Guys! (And gals!)
Just over a week until the Super Mega Ultra Happy Movieworld Fun Time Awesome Meat DX Plus Alpha Arcade Limited Collecters Edition!
If you haven’t got one and are going to come along may I suggest you look into one of these. $99 for unlimited access to Movieworld, Seaworld and Wet ‘n’ Wild until June 30. Considering its $60 for a single day entry it’s not a bad deal.
Do it peoples!
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I propose we go to Wet and Wild sometime next year so we get the most out of our passes! =D
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You want us to go outside to a place that requires sunscreen?
What.
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I haven’t taken my shirt off in public since 2006 and even then I was uncomfortable. Water parks and D.C. don’t go together. 😀 (Then again, I haven’t gone to a meat, so you weren’t talking to me. :P)
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But you’re coming to this one right? Half the rides are DC rides. You are kind of obliged to go 😛
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That’s true! Hmmm. *strokes patchy chin stubble.*
I will try to work up the courage. Haha!
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You guys better buy those rollercoaster photos and post them here. My expectations are high!
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That’s not the only high needed for me to pay for a photo of myself 😛
I like my munniez!
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I’m broke and the missus is working 🙁
I’ll be there but it looks like I’m going stag. Don’t think I’ll bother with the annual pass either. It might be good value but I just don’t go to theme parks much.
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Reply fail /o\
Meant to be to Freeze’s theme park thing above.
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So no freyr? 🙁
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She’s working next weekend /o\
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@loops
After about an hour of playing I now have a level 10 hunter on Borderlands, so if you’re looking for someone to play with just send me a message on steam when ever and I’ll jump on.
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Hey man, do you have me on Steam? FatShady and I will be Landing on 2 Borders later this evening. I’m currently lvl 13, not sure about Fatshady. Keen on teaming up?
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By 2 borders I assume you mean borderlands 2? In which case, I’ve only got the first game so I can’t.
I don’t currently have you as a steam friend. Even though I don’t have BL2, feel free to add me as a friend: direwolf029
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AWESOME-SAUCE!
😀I might jump in tonight if i have time between dinner and tending to bee’s whims – if not, then tomorrow.
I need a mic…
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I don’t have a mic either*. Text chat all the way baby.
*I actually do have a mic but my sisters always using it on the downstairs computer. Also, last time I tried I couldn’t get it to work with teamspeak.
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Thanks to everyone for participating in my little game before – mannn there was some funny stuff there! 😀
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Pandora in my ass…
Wait wrong game!
so my friends asked me to make a banner for our DOTA 2 team.
i think i did quite well.
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But Gabe looks like Santa now!
I only award this banner 6/5 because of it.-
I agree, needs more Santa!
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BAHAHAHA! Awesome! xD
Any folks have awesome plans a-plenty for the weekend?
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my weekend plan involves borderlands 1….. maybe some programming and possibly going to the movies to watch either Dredd or Taken 2 with my Kotaku prize tickets which FINALLY arrived!
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I’m working all weekend, the middle of a 12 day without a break marathon.
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Hopefully you still have a damn good birthday and remember weekend TAY’s a thing! 😀
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I did have awesome plans. Turns out I was mistaken about the Craft and Quilt Fair being last weekend, it’s actually this weekend. So I was going to do that Saturday and we were doing the family thing at Oktoberfest on Sunday.
But then Mr. Strange won those V8 tickets. So now I’ll be down the Gold Coast instead. So no, no awesome plans. 😛 😀-
Haha! That’s right. Hope you have an awesome time!
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Gettin my oktoberfest on. Still sick though so probably gonna end up getting my oktoberfest all over myself and the toilet by the end of the night
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Aw, man. Hope you feel better! Have a drink for me! 😛
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And then when my head is in the toilet I can blame you
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Complete N00b here… So how the hell do we get onto DOTA2? i installed it on steam but apparently i can only view matches?
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The spectator tool is what I think you got rather than the game itself
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is it still in beta?
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yeah it sure is, although it’s not really beta, it’s more that they aren’t happy with releasing it to the public until they finish making tutorials and such
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They got massive latency issues in Australia too last time I played it… has that been fixed up yet?
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when i play as long as i only search in the asian servers, i get around 100-150 ping each time, so it’s been fine for me.
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THE STATE OF TAY — 19/10/2012
(Formerly SMURFYDOG’S PRE-EMPTIVE TAY CATCH UP BRIEF.)
Slow day on the TAY front for the most part, but here goes:
— It’s our writer pal Shane’s birthday tomorrow! Have a damn good one, friend!
— Batguy’s U.S. trip continues. The man’s replaced his 3DS after an ill-fated incident on a plane. (He lost it.) He’s posted his friend code and is optimistic about street passes! (pg14)
— Ser Nobulus is excited at the promise of BioShock Infinite’s collector’s edition! (pg14)
— Loops initiated a game! The colour of the shirt you’re wearing combined with the first object you see on your left: there’s your super villain name, right there! Good times had by all! The general consensus was that NovaCascade had the most intimidating handle. (pg14)
— Strange will be in Sydney on the 19th/20th of April. She’d like to meat some folks on the 20th if that’s possible. Plenty of time to plan, I figure. (There’s a very likely probability that Batguy will be out of town that weekend in Brisbane too. Another meat?) (pg14)
— It’s NotoriousR’s last day of uni proper. Exciting times. Enjoy it, man! (pg14)
— Puppylicks feels hung over for no good reason and Batgirl has Pokemon music in her heart. (There’s a strong possibility it has something to do with the game, but who can say?) We wish them both well! (pg14)
— Plenty of folks still playing XCOM, Dishonored and Borderlands 2. Seems like a pretty great week for games all round. (pg14/15)
— Tofu’s immersed in the re-release of Doom 3, has posted some thoughts! (pg14)
— Doc and Shiggy have plans a-brewin’, this time involving a buddy cop film scheduled to shoot next year. If you’re interested, hit the man up. Sounds like good watching! (pg14)
— Hugo’s nephew demands a 360 and motorbike, the guy’s status as cool uncle is on the line. He’s hoping a Ninjago Green Ninja will secure it for a little whiles longer. (pg14)
— HindenLagen’s made his triumphant return. The old guard seem to know him well. There’s an elaborate backstory hinted at too. Welcome back, man! (pg15)
— Freeze continues to plot the October 28 Movie World meat! There’s a chance more theme parks could be on the horizon if you’re interested in an annual pass. (pg15)
Now you know and knowing is half the battle!
Suggestions on formatting and content encouraged.
Have a good weekend, folks!
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Thanks dude. Feel privileged to have been allotted your one-and-only link for today’s summary! 🙂 Alas, my birthday will probably not be so good, as I am working from 7am-9pm(ish).
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There’s a strong weekend contingent here on TAY, you’re more than welcome to play the refresh game! 😀 Also, that surprise alternate birthday concept sounds great!
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I am working on a ACT Election polling booth with no internet access, and no ready phone access.
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NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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🙁 I’m sorry, man.
Atleast you’ve got the alternate birthday thing! Plus you have good company. Shane! I hope you have a great day any ways!
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Writing??
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Give us your work phone number. I promise you’ll have a good birthday 😉
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I really enjoy this read up. Especially later in the week because I don’t get as much time to read TAY. You should take a day off, maybe to Movie World next Sinday. Just a suggestion =P
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Wait, what? My phone changes Sunday to Sinday? I think I have an evil phone.
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😀 It does sound awesome!
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I second the suggestion.
Suggestion passed!Now you have to go to the Movie World Meat, D.C. It has been decreed.
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Yup, it’s the law. We don’t make them we just enforce them. =P
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I feel honoured to have a mention by the great and powerful DC, I shall tell my grand children of this feat. Great jurrrrb DC, as always
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Hope no one feels left out either. Occassionally I don’t recap some of the general banter, just mainly the longer conversations and note worthy events. (Meats and the like!)
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This is amazing! thanks D.C. !
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No problem, man. A little rushed today for sure, though!
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anyone elses phone keep crashing 75% of the time when trying to bring up the AWESOMENESS of TAY?
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Yep!
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thank god for TAY otherwise i’d be bored out of my mind… at work doing sweet fa today…. might go home early i think.
im losing my sanity. i just had one end of a ruler wedged between my teethand im wacking the side of it with a fork…. i just realised what the hell i was doing…. shocked.
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WAT?
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yup, my boredom knows no bounds…. luckily i decided to leave work early, am now home in front of an air conditioner with a cold drink. Sanity restored…. partially?
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I chew pen lids. I try to turn them into plastic spirals, and see how long I can get the plastic to stretch before it snaps.
I also stapled my finger a while ago, without even thinking of the (FUCKING PAINFUL0 consequences.
Mindless monotony will do that to a person.
So Here’s What You Missed On Potaku!
(It’s like The State of TAY, except not really at all)
A little weekly thing where I list all the content we’ve put up over on http://potaku.com/ in case you missed anything.
– On the weekend we had the usual weekly episode of Potaku put up! We’ll also be running BlueMaxima’s Vita updates each week.
– Doc put up an article about how Julie VS. The Dead came to be (and seems to have coined the term TAYfilm). Included is a photo of the disgusting liver Blaghman had to eat.
– Shiggy wrote down his impressions of Spirit Hunters Inc, a DSiWare title out next month! He later put up some more videos.
– The three of us made a brief Minitaku talking about what the site is if you didn’t know already.
– Community content! Send us stuff we love you!
– Shane wrote about Demon’s Souls, game difficulty, and life lessons.
– Redartifice looked at the Pokemon world and just how eerie it actually is.
– Inquisitorsz gave us some first impressions of Dishonored.
– I wrote about playing Assassin’s Creed with the HUD turned off.
– Shiggy discussed perfectionist qualities and how they influence our gaming habits.
– Finally, Nova detailed the Nuzlocke run that has been popular with Pokemon players recently.
Wow, listing it like that I’m a bit surprised we got that much up! Go read it!
Or don’t. I’m not your boss.
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On the weekend we had the usual weekly episode of Potaku put up!
Hurray!
We’ll also be running BlueMaxima’s Vita updates each week.
*crickets*
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Oh, man! A good week all round on Potaku! You’ve got a nice momentum going on.
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I missed everything because I have a difficult enough time keeping up with TAY these days, let alone Potaku. Too many places to check to keep up with everyone! 🙁
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But that’s why we have Potaku! So those big awsome posts can get their own shiny new home!
🙁
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But half of them weren’t ever here in the first place. I feel like I’m cheating on Kotaku by going to Potaku. 😛
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Hey Mr Pants P. Pantison (if you’re an editor, you gotta have triple-alliteration),
Did you get my ramblings I posted using the contribute form on the website?
Do you want one “Big Ol’ Article” or 2-3 smaller articles, in “lesson” format.-
Emailed! I cannot apologise enough for not responding sooner.
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Sure you can, son. Apologise to the man!
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Bwahahahahaa! Simone Simons is funny. 😀 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=87q2jZyAs2s
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A convincing accent if ever there was one! 😀
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Did you watch right to the end? She’s such a goofball. 😀
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She’s purdy too! Haha!
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And she’s got a helluva singing voice, too. 😀
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so xcom is good… soul sucking good… i should be studying for my exam but instead i play xcom good…
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its very good indeed. but I’m going to wait for a patch before I get into it again. the last 2 times i’ve tried, its frozen & I’ve lost a few missions worth of progress, which is a little bit annoying.
Hey shane is it at all possible to know which voting place you will be working at? 😉
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Kaleen South, but I’ll be working declaration votes, so won’t be the one to take your vote unless you’re not on the electoral roll
Been master racing for a while now (WHITE PO… ..PC POWER!) and I think it’s time I go back to the consoles for a bit :). Played some Black Ops with some old high school friends yesterday and that was okay I guess (I never really liked Black Ops multiplayer) but it felt so weird using the controller :P, took a while to get used to!
I think I’m going to go kill some animals as animals (Tokyo Jungle!) and ride motorcycles and BMXs! (Trials Evolution!)
With the whole master race PC thingy, I’m still a bit conflicted when buying new games. Personally I’d prefer to get something retail because you get a cool physical package and all that jazz but digital distribution is pretty cool too. The thing is with all those big special sexy editions I’m not sure what to get it for.
For example the Borderlands 2 Loot Chest and Bioshock Infinite Songbird editions. They’re fancy as hell and while I originally wanted both on consoles, I’m fairly sure I’m going to get them on PC now but I kind of don’t see the point of PC retail if it needs Steam to activate it.
I get that you can install it quicker from a CD without having to download everything but if it just has a once off Steam key I don’t see the point. Back in the day there was no DRM mumbo jumbo and you could just install it as many times but if there was some sort of error or my Steam account got banned the PC version would effectively be useless 🙁
I dunno, just some bored random thoughts!
Well that was frustrating. Just took on Captain Flynt in BL2 (yes, I’m behind everyone else), and took me 3 or 4 times before I finally beat him. Couldn’t see shit through all the flames he put out. And those goddamn psychos that keep running after me… Still got through it eventually, now I’m off to Sanctuary
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Yeah those flame jets are a right pain in the arse, always catch me off guard.
Found the Lego set my nephew wants for his birthday… $200
HA!
Unless he can come up with something a bit more resonable, he’s getting socks and underwear instead 😛
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360! Motorcycle! He gave you options, man. What do you want from him? 😛
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what.
lego that costs $200?!?!?
I’ll admit that I havent been in the lego market for a good 15 years, but still… wow.-
To be honest Lego was pretty much just as exxy back then too.
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Yeah, man. I always wanted the damn pirate ship. :'(
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I wish people gave me socks and jocks for my birthday. New socks are awesome.
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Hear, hear
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What about new jocks? Are they awesome too?
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Yup.
I make a point to throw out my old jock and socks and replace them with a drawer full of shiny new ones regularly. It’s about time for a sock top up. Did the jocks top up a few weeks back now.
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I’d be creeped out if someone outside my immediate family gave me that. 😛
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My cousin does that. I ask him what he wants, and he produces an extensive list of really expensive stuff. Mostly Lego, too. But there’s always one reasonably priced thing on his list so I jump on that.
I don’t remember Lego being so damn expensive when I was a kid!
Far out I love Freaks & Geeks. Its creating some serious distraction from AQ vol 2 but srsly, so good. Bill is the best.
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You know it. Bad Reputation by Joan Jett takes me back to the show every time. So many awesome actors in it too. Amazing how timeless the high school experience is, even decades apart. (Countries apart as well, I guess!)
One of my favourite scenes!
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Hahaha! Yeah, good ol Millie. It’s true though, very timeless. Bill though, always comes in with the best lines.
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Freaks & Geeks is a terrible show, get back to AQ vol 2 😉
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Lies!
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Great show!
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I had to look it up, this Bill comeback line is amazing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOivjIKKAmI&list=PL161DCBCE4E8E0C3A&feature=player_detailpage#t=362s
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I forgot that guy with the long hair and glasses existed! Man, I need to rewatch! 😀
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So, that David Fincher Halo 4 trailer…
Right here, baby.
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Thanks! I was wondering when that would appear on the internets…
@Hugo
Bricklink is your friend. Get Green Ninja Minifig + cheaper set and you win
I bought Evangelion 1.11.111111.11.01.(.01) (whatevs, too many 1s): You Are (Not) Alone last night, and I have to say that it was pretty great. It took the first 4 episodes of the original anime, spruced em up, gave em better animation and looks in some parts (especially the 6th Angel… DAYUM), and overall it feels like a much more cohesive experience.
Some of the new voice actors were a bit jarring, especially Ritsuko, Toji and Gendo Ikari. Gendo kind of sounds similar, but the original performance was just perfect. I’m one of those weirdos who actually like the original English dubs of Neon Genesis Evangelion.
I’ve heard that the second rebuilt of Evangelion is even better than the first, so if I have enough cash left after grocery shopping tomorrow morning, I might go pick it up.
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Definitely worth it. It’s a bit jarring to watch the revised history when you’re familiar with the originals, but they do a really good job. I loved 2.22 and eagerly await 3.33 (I think 3.0 comes out in Japanese cinemas next month?)
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Ehhhhhh I got very mixed feelings about it. They do somethings reaaaally well, and its probably a good intro into the show for newcomers, and it’s also good to watch for the action, but apart from that, they just lose too much of what makes the originals great. So much of that slow pacing is what made the show. Also rebuild 2 completely messes with major parts of Asuka and Shinji’s stories just so they can add an extra pointless character for ‘fan service’. Blegh.
Hi, TAY.
I am in need of some computer-related assistance.
If I could get any kind of help, it would be greatly appreciated.
I uninstalled a seemingly useless intel graphics driver, and now none of my displays are showing anything.
Is there anyway to rollback the changes?
Again, any help would be very much appreciated.
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You shouldn’t even need the drivers to see stuff. Try rebooting, and it should give you a very low res display using the default vga driver from windows until you re-install the proper driver.
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Do you mean an onboard VGA display?
I’ve checked the motherboard, and there’s no VGA input, unfortunately.
There’s a HDMI input , but I can’t seem to access it.
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If that doesn’t work, have you got onboard graphics as well as a pci-e card? try plugging the monitor in to the onboard and see if you can see stuff. If you can, you might need to change the bios setting to turn the on board off.
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I turned the BIOS display off just as a personal preference.
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yeah if you remove the battery for a minute or so, it should reset to its factory default
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HI EVERYONE!
Mum was using my computer all day so I ended up napping on and off from 12-3pm.
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Feeling better after the sleep?
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I guess? Mum woke me up to help her out with one of the puzzles and as soon as I woke up my tooth started throbbing.
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🙁 I’m sorry to hear that. Hope you can get it fixed soon.
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Ah it’s fine. I have pain killers.
On the upside, mum has finished the game and I can use my computer
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My work has set me up with an iPhone 5 (1st Apple product I’ve owned – kind of – and I’m not too happy about it) and so far their mantra of “it just works” doesn’t seem to be ringing true.
As unofficial IT guy in our office (despite minimal knowledge and no training/education), I’m expected to set up everyone’s emails (switching from Blackberry to iPhone) and IT JUST WON’T WORK.
I’ll admit, it’s probably my own fault and not the device, but if the UI wasn’t so goddamn vague maybe I’d be able to figure it out.
I want my trusty steam-engine back…
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My trusty Nokia 1110 is still going strong.
/adjusts empty glasses frames
What’s wrong, can’t set up a work email on the iPhone? Anything specific troubles you can shed more light on?
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My husband is also having trouble with his first iDevice. His new work gave him an iPhone 4s and after his Sony Experia he’s having a great deal of frustration adjusting. I’m sure I could fix some of his problems for him but he won’t let me. Unfortunately I can’t help with yours though, I’ve never used email on any phone I’ve had.
LET’S TALK BOUT’ SOME DISHONORED.
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Npghnyyl, vg jnf n penccl raqvat rvgure jnl.
Nyfb, ng gur ortvaavat bs gur ynfg zvffvba, jurer V jnf pbasebagrq jvgu n frrzvatyl vaqrfgehpgvoyr yvtugubhfr gung pna cbgragvnyyl fperj lbh bire jvgu bar fgrc, V sbhaq bhg nyy lbh arrqrq gb trg gb gur gbc naq frg vg ntnvafg rirelobql ryfr jnf whfg gb whzc uvtu rabhtu naq gura oyvax. :C abg fher vs vagragvbany, ohg sha abarguryrff.
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TL;DR
PEW PEW WOOSH WOOSH WHATEVER SOUNDS ASSASSINS MAKE; Oh, that’s pretty cool; Oh, I saw that coming; What the hell was that I don’t even.
Actual TL;DR
Gameplay’s cool but too easy. Story was nice halfway, and had a nice, if not predictable plot twist, and then crashed and burned.
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If an assassin makes a sound, then he’s not a very good one, now is he? 😛
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then the sound a good assassin makes is obviously
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Haha! I’ll read this later, man.
Making some home cooked pizza (snacktaku!) so it’ll have to keep! 😛
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V ybirq gur fgbel sbe gur zbfg cneg, ohg nyfb sryg gur raqvat jnf n yvggyr nagv-pyvznpgvp. V nyfb tbg gur srryvat guvatf unq orra fpnyrq qbja ng gur yvtugubhfr naq gung V jnf zvffvat bhg n yvggyr. Fgvyy, n jubyr ybg bs sha gb or unq! Zl fvfgre vf pheeragyl cynlvat guebhtu vg naq xrrcf qbvat fvtavsvpnagyl qvssrerag guvatf V qvqa’g rira xabj gur tnzr jnf pncnoyr bs. Fvta bs njrfbzr evtug gurer!
V tbg gur ybj punbf raqvat gbb!
Hi IGN Fans!
CONGRATS! You’ve been selected from a long list of respondents to attend FIRST FRIDAY on November 2nd, 2012
So cool! I get a tour of the IGN offices and get to meet the editors and so on. Some people like to hate on IGN, but I’ve been reading their site and listening to their podcasts for over 10 years and am really looking forward to this.
Anybody here want any kind of inside scoop (SCOOP!) on what happens there beyond (BEYOND!) what you see on the site?
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I don’t think I’ve read much of IGN since migrating to Kotaku, alas. (I hold no grudges, though. Followed them for an insane amount of time!) Sounds like it’ll be awesome!
Also, a reminder now that you’re probably home from work/uni (I’ll be spamming this all weekend)
Can I ask everybody with me on their 3DS friend list to send a letterbox message with something like “Reward 4 this 3DS: call (415) 413-6642”
Of course this will require them to have bothered muddling through Nintendo’s crappy wifi setup, and the 500 TAY letters, and not have wiped it yet. But it’s worth a shot, right?
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Would you like us to add that it’s an Australian DS and that our game selection is crap so it’s not worth it?
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Yeah, and that they won’t ever be able to buy a game that actually works with it locally. That’s the thing that pisses me off most about it. Apart from the digital games on it, it’s useless to them.
If you can manage to write all that intelligibly in letterbox, go for it 🙂
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The more people that send letters the better as well. Less chance of them thinking it’s a joke or something 😛 That is, if they ever get it online…
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This is an Australian 3DS and it’s useless. I suggest you return it to it’s owner and claim a sweet, sweet reward?
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Make sure you provide the phone number!
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Mail sent!
I figured out how to get Halo 4 from JB Hi-Fi for $35. Have a younger brother that’ll pay the other $35 😛
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Mooching always works.
FTL Adventures!
USS TAY: Crew: Lambo, Greenius, Cakey: Ship blew up in Sector 3
USS TAY II: Crew: Pants, Ruffleberg, Aleph: Ruffleberg and Aleph died from suffocation, thanks to running out of oxygen. Pants survived by staying locked up in the cockpit. He made it to the next sector before blowing up thanks to not being able to maintain the entire ship by himself in the heat of battle.
USS TAY III: Crew: Pez, Chuloopa, Strange: Perished in battle in Sector 1. I blame Pez.
USS TAY IV: Crew: Blaghsy, D.C., DAN: D.C. died after catching a disease that had wiped out a space station in Sector 2. Capt Blaghsy was the first captain to think of fleeing a battle. It worked. Dan sneekily took over the ship while Blaghsy was busy repairing the weapons. Dan flew the ship into an asteroid field in Sector 4 and was destroyed when attacked by an AI rebel scout.
USS TAY V: Crew: Sughly, Bish, Freeze: After jumping into a nebula, the ship caught fire, disabling the O2 supply, and the crew died after running out of air while trying to do repairs. They only made it to Sector 2.
USS TAY VI: Crew: Pixel, Powalen, Rize: Pow sure is good on the weapons. After picking up an awesome hull destroying gun from some dirty pirates, he can take out ships with only a few shots. Being jumped by a rebel ship, and with low hull strength and no places nearby to repair, the ship is destroyed in Sector 4 after the shields, O2 and engines are taken out.
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Atleast D.C. took some folks with him. 😛
Edit: Wait a second, I read that wrong. *shakes fist*
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So what you’re saying is… I’m the best.
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No DaBest is the best, you’re the WORST
EDIT: we should play PowWinsrio Kart 7 again 😀
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Relatively. Blaghsy/Dan made it further than you just slightly. 😛
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USS TAY VII: Crew: Harli, Freyr, Batgirl (girl power!): After making it to Sector 2, the ship is attacked by a hostile Engi ship and they are boarded. Captain Harli decides to open the doors and suffocate the Engies…except Engies are robots. They don’t breath. Nice one Captain Harli. With half the ship now without oxygen, the Engies take out the door controls, then destroy the O2, Engines, and Batgirl. Freyr tries to repair the doors but dies from lack of oxygen. The Engi ship is taken out however. Harli tries to do some repairs herself after the battle, but she ends up dying too. Laaaame. But still better than Pez 😛
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Am i not good enough to die on one of your ships lambo? WHHHHYYY?!
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You’re on the USS TAY VIII! It hasn’t been destroyed yet 😀
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Clearly my French ancestry is coming through.
I kid, I kid, I don’t have French ancestry, and they’d surrender, not run away.
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Not the worst! Woo!
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I’m guessing it’s a bad omen on a spaceship to have a crew member named Nova 🙂
So I’ve decided to participate in NaNoWriMo, providing that I have time.
My idea was a series of short stories that eventually merge into one.
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Sounds cool. What would the setting be?
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A virus outbreak. Not really zombies, but rather an epidemic like the black death.
I’ve even considered researching what type of virus/bacteria to mutate =P-
You could always just make up a virus, like rat flu or something.
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Nah, it’s better to take an existing virus and make it deadlier. Makes it more realistic and seemingly possible. That also makes it more frightening.
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I guess. Depending on how authentic you want your story you could end up having to do a lot of research though.
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Eh, not that much. Virus’ and bacteria mutate all the time.
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I was just thinking that if you’re basing it on a real virus or bacteria, even one that’s mutated, you’d have to consider things like what the real world viruses or bacterias symptoms are, how the symptoms progress, how the virus or bacteria is spread, what safety measures get put in place when dealing with it, what the treatments are etc. As I said though, it depends on how authentic you want to make it.
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Yeah, I would of course check out the symptoms and how it’s spread. That’s only logical. The way it’s spread would factor in how it would be combat. In some cases it’s a lot easier to find already existing diseases and use them. (Super bubonic and pneumonic plague anyone?)
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How about an outbreak of Virus__’s?
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It’s like a Meat, but with the entire world.
I’m a massive fan of linked short stories. Go for it!
GOG.com is currently having a “Pay what you want” sale on all Interplay games. This includes the Fallout games, MDK, Earthworm Jim, Die by the Sword and Jagged Alliance.
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So many good games. (Which I already have. *shakes fist*)
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You have “Die by The Sword”?
So jelly right now.
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So, who wants to hear a story?
About a month ago I finally receive my rego renewal papers saying that I have about a month left before my registration expires. I pay the fee and think that’s the last of it … apparently it took them two weeks to process the payment before sending it back to me because I’d gotten one of the reference numbers wrong. Unfortunately it got buried in the log of automatic payments I have and I didn’t notice. Now here’s where the fun happens … it expired at midnight last night and I had no idea. So guess who’s got a shiny new $700 dollar infringement staring at him? I’m not saying it isn’t unfair or anything. Technically the car was unregistered, so I can understand why I got the notice … just frustrated that it happened
If ever I needed a reason to drink, this would do nicely … shame I can’t afford booze now. Guess I’ll just have to go murder some things on xbox till I feel better
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This happened to me once. I paid the rego before I took off on a road trip. Copped a speeding fine on the way back. 6 weeks later I get a cheque in the mail explaining that there was a problem somewhere and here’s a refund. Next letter in the mailbox is an unregistered offence retroactively attached to the speeding fine.
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🙁 Oh, man. That’s all kinds of annoying!
Okay…now I’m ropeable….
After managing to fix my PC problem, I tried to get Crysis 2 to work.
I’ve tried to install the game, only to find that the CD key provided to me in the game box has already been used.
If there was any reason to flip tables, this would be a good one.
(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻
And whilst I’m at it…
(╯°□°)╯︵ ∀Ǝ
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I love the last line =D 10/10
Haha kudos made me happy 😀
I totally forgot it was Friday 😛
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Oh, man. I’ve been properly speechless for hours now!
Hope this Friday finds you well, my Greenius coloured pal!
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It’s been a great day so far 😀
Hope everyone has a lovely rest of the day and weekend (HAPPY BIRTHDAY S-DOGG!)
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Who’s going to play the TAY refresh game this weekend? Seems to be the thing to do! 😛
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Me!
Weekend TAY better say lots of interesting things from 10-2 so I can have funtimes catching up
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Not as good as the “post reply game”.
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Powalen since you already have a 3DS XL you should totally win me one
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/10/nintendo-is-looking-for-australias-fastest-mario-kart-racers/
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(the only time I’ll endorse your cheating)
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Haha Sounds cool, but I’m sure there’s a million people better at Mario Kart than me 😛 You’re more than welcome to win your own prize!
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Don’t be silly Pow…
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Six Feet Under time. Good night, folks. Have a great weekend and all that! 😀
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Sim City time! Good night, DC!
Anyone watched Arrow yet? Apparently it’s a new Green Arrow TV series but this was this first I’ve heard of it.
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Wait? It’s out already? I almost forgot about it! I want to check it out. Looks like it could be pretty cool. I saw the trailers earlier this year, seems to have a bit of a Nolan Batman vibe to it.
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NANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA! BATMAN!
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Just watched the first episode. I’d rate it as “pretty good.”
Doesn’t take itself too seriously, its fight scenes are cleanly shot, which is nice, and its narrative hooks aren’t too bad. I’m worried that it may become another “The Cape” or “Heroes” though.
Holy crap. Watching Ferris Bueller and Cameron (Alan Ruck) looks exactly like Lambo.
Well lords and ladies of the TAY, I now embark on a soul searching mission. I have gathered my essentials (whiskey and the original doom 3 releases for pc and xbox and the new 360 version) and will be spending the 3 hours with each version to check out all the differences … this should be fun right? … right, guys?
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Sounds awesome, mang. 🙂
Now I’m going to try a re-installation…
Hope this helps fix the problem…
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I give up.
Nothing has changed, and I can’t find any solution for it,
I’ve officially spent $15 on a bloody coaster/Frisbee, all because of some bullshit DRM that wouldn’t recognize the same code that was on the inside of the damn game box.
This should be a lesson to game developers.
DRM doesn’t discourage piracy, it encourages it by frustrating the paying consumer, causing them to search for an illegal means of acquiring a working version of your game.
If you want to sell games, get the fucking DRM right, and not have it lock paying customers out of your game whilst those with pirated copies play your games without paying.(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━━━━━━┻ ∀Ǝ
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Email EA support. They’re not as terrible as you might think.
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They’re very good, I must say.
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To be fair it was probably a pirate with a key generator that’s used your cd key.
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Are any TAYbies going to see the 10th anniversary of Crackerjack this weekend?
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Also, did you know that holding Ctrl and pressing 1-9 selects an open tab in Google Chrome?
And the TAY refresh game begins…
I just had a virus/zombie outbreak dream. I blame scree 😛
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… Penismonkey.
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I’m sorry! D=
Happy Birthday Shane!!!
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Aww isn’t S-DOG working today? 🙁
Happy Birthday for whenever you read this Shane!
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In honor of Shane – Dat Original Guy’s birthday.
A writer died and was given the option of going to heaven or hell.
She decided to check out each place first. As the writer descended into the fiery pits, she saw row upon row of writers chained to their desks in a steaming sweatshop. As they worked, they were repeatedly whipped with thorny lashes.
“Oh my,” said the writer. “Let me see heaven now.”
A few moments later, as she ascended into heaven, she saw rows of writers, chained to their desks in a steaming sweatshop. As they worked, they, too, were whipped with thorny lashes.
“Wait a minute,” said the writer. “This is just as bad as hell!”
“Oh no, it’s not,” replied an unseen voice. “Here, your work gets published.”
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Happy birthday Shane, hope you have an awesome day
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Happy Birthday Shane 🙂
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Well said, welbot!
Hope it’s a damn awesome day, Shane. Hope the alternate one is even better.
Happy birthday, man!
TAY REFRESH GAME
Can YOU break the silence!?
Round One
Okay, Halloween! Do you get involved with it? Doing anything this year? Any stories? GO!
I don’t like Halloween 😛 Luckily nobody in my street/area really does any trick-or-treating, because I want my lollies for myself! Costume parties I don’t mind though, they can be fun.
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I grew up in a small town that knew it existed but couldn’t be arsed doing anything about it, so this will be my first actual halloween … it’ll take a lot to make me part with chocolate
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I don’t usually do any thing, apart from watch a scary movie or something. This year I think I might marathon American Horror Story or 666 Park Avenue!
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Surly Bish will not appreciate the doorbell going off every 3 minutes next Sunday, no he won’t.
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Solution: Print of photo of your scowling self holding a massive bowl of lollies with “MINE!” captioned along the bottom (using Impact font to make sure they know you’re serious) and stick it up on the door.
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That’s just asking to have the house egged. 😛
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Costume Quest is awesome to play on Halloween too! Man, I would love to see a full length RPG from Double Fine. That was just freakin’ excellent.
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Ooh, good idea! I bought it in the Steam sales but haven’t played it. There’s also the TF2 Halloween update to think about!
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Pow’s got plans a-brewin’ now!
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I wanna move into suburbia so I can play tricks on trick or treaters! They come up to the door, say “trick or treat!” And I’ll say “Trick!”, pull a string, and a bucket of water will fall on their heads. Or, or, I’ll pur a sign on the gate that says “beware of bull”, put hoof prints in the ground and put fake bull plop on the pathway to the door. Then when/if they knock on the door, I’ll play bull noises from some hidden speakers in the garden xD
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Come to my place for the day and I can show you to some of the finest bull plops you ever did see. Sourced straight from the farm! Just a 5 minute stroll from my front door! Fresh produce every day!
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Any one like Quest for Glory series? There’s a new Kickstarter you might be very interested in. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1878147873/hero-u-rogue-to-redemption
So even though you’re unlikely to see this Shane,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHANE!
how is everyone else? i decided to take a 1 hour powernap yesterday at 7pm, and ended up waking at 9….. AM
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The power nap lived up to its name! Haha! I’m decent enough, man. Eating Salt and Vinegar Kettle Chips for breakfast. :S
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Breakfast of champions =P
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I hear that! o/
What’s new, man? Stuff?
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Borderlands 2!
Oh wait … you said new. Ummm … uhhhh ….. ummmmm.
What’s new with you?
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Bish is loud now he’s in Canada!
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It’s science!
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Stuff! 😛
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Hippo Birdie Two Ewe Shane!
http://tinyurl.com/cjr5h24
@ Zetrox – I went to bed around midnight and just woke up. I know it will probably screw me up for the day, but I must have needed it.
@DC
American Horror Story! o/
That show had more than its fair share of problems but I got hopelessly addicted. Season 2 started last night ^.^
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I haven’t actually seen any of it. Was going to jump on board the band wagon with season two, but Masha insists I watch the first season! 😛 There’s a lot of Six Feet Under connections in season two as well!
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Yeah man. Watch the first. It’s one big story arc with out filler. Even the filler eps get tied in to the main arc.
Not because its written particularly well. In fact it’s mindbendingly stupid at times. But it’s a bit of a sensory overload at times and it has a cool aesthetic and everything is just satisfying enough to keep you coming back.
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The asylum setting of the second season appeals to me more, though!
My brother loved the first season, so that’s three recommendations now!
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So I decided to play Harvest moon RL edition. I watered my strawberry plant and now I have little stamina. D=
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Just buy some more energy! No wait, that’s farmville 😛
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When I was a kid my next door neighbour used to have the best lemon tree in their backyard. I’m pretty sure it was on some sort of fruit-enhancing drugs because those things were immense. I remember my brother and I had a lemon fight once with the old squishy ones… It’s all fun and games until someone gets citric acid in their eyes 😛
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I heard the RL edition is terrible. No pause function /o\
http://potaku.com/2012/10/20/potaku18/
New Potaku!
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Oh, man. I might’ve skipped over 80 minutes of this weeks Potaku. The quality is good, I just don’t have the interest in Megaman. Same thing happened on Zelda week. 😛
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You’re dead to me.
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:'( If you change your mind, you know where to find me. 😛
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I decided to replay the Uncharted 3 campaign, is it just me or is the menu for Uncharted 3 incredibly basic considering its a 2011 release? I’m surprised they didn’t put in more effort.
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You’re probably right. I still stayed there for three minutes listening to the theme, though. Uncharted 2 had much prettier menus. (Even though it was mostly the same, the temple and birds made all the difference.) I think they’ve just tried to keep it consistent across the series.
Penismonkey.
Sitting here today at work and some school kids are selling raffle tickets to raise money for one of the local state primary schools. No less than three times have I heard passer bys say “Why should I support it? I don’t have kids and its bad enough my taxes fund the schools.” I have never wanted to rage at someone so much. What about their schooling? Or the fact they are relying on the next generation to look after them in their twilight years? What the fudge is wrong with people?
Discuss.
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Huuuuummmaaannnnssss
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Haha! I love the conversation code word!
Yeah, people are pretty damn horrible at the best of times. It’s one thing to rage at adults selling these kinds of things, but I’m sure the kids don’t need a rant about taxes. Probably took a lot of courage just to talk to these folks.
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In short: People are terrible. Raffle tickets are fun though! Better than walking around shaking a bucket asking for cash, I think!
Actually, when I was at Uni the other day there were people from Greenpeace skulking around trying to sign people up for newsletters and whatnot. Normally if I don’t want to talk to them I just politely brush them off as I walk past, but they’ve learned to hover around ‘landmark’ places where people meet each other! Couldn’t get out of the conversation by walking away because I was waiting for a friend D:
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Headphones, my friend. Also try to perfect the hermit look. People won’t approach you. 😛
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They are so bad, in the city I was talking to a mate and one of the Greenpeace guys walks in front of us and just talks loudly, over our conversation. Yup, definitely going to sign up to your newsletter when you’re a rude jerk to me.
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Solution: Wear a shirt whenever you go outside that says “I love Whaling” or something. You’ll never be asked to sign up to Greenpeace again!
I’m full of good ideas today.
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We get the Citizens Electoral Council jumping around flinging their poop and asking for money to expose the truth behind the sinister genocidal plots of the worlds banks and the British royals.
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The Gold Coast is craaaaaazy.
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Sadly those fellows are everywhere. I think Trjn said he has one or two that hang around the area he works.
Their newsletters are a hoot to read though.
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I’m glad these folks stay clear from my hermit dwelling. 😛
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It really is fascinating to spend a few minutes browsing. Ive got a kind of over active imagination at times but I struggle to figure out where some of their stuff comes from.
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Not sure I want to venture down that particular rabbit hole. 😛
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Interesting link. Wacky, but interesting.
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And now you know. And knowing is half the battle.
Not entirely sure what the battle is for but still. Knowledge!
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“its bad enough my taxes fund the schools.”
“What about their schooling?”
One of these statements (or lack thereof) is likely the cause of the other.
So I was working from 10-2 and when my parents picked me up after, I get told that my mum stupidly lost her iPhone…
The whole “Find My iPhone” app can’t find it so I assume either someone found it and turned it off or it’s at a place with bad reception. My parents went back there (some shopping centre) to find it and I had to give her my phone so that they could contact each other.
Something tells me she’s going to lose it too…
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Here’s hoping the Greenius phone makes a triumphant return! (Your mum’s too!)
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Well they returned with my phone (thank god) but didn’t find hers.
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Stupid question but there’s no way to find this iPhone right?
Usually the Find My iPhone app will be able to locate it but it’s not showing up and I have a few reasons why I think this is the case.
– it’s either in an area with bad/no connection
– it’s turned off and/or
– the sim card was taken outI’m pretty sure any or a combination of the above would make the iPhone impossible to find. There might be other ways to locate it but I’m fairly sure there aren’t.
Calling it goes straight to voice mail/message bank so I’m fairly sure someone must’ve picked it up then turned it off/chucked out the sim so it can’t be tracked.
…*sigh*
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– it’s either in an area with bad/no connection POSSIBLE
– it’s turned off and/or POSSIBLE
– the sim card was taken out THE FIND MY IPHONE APP WILL WORK EVEN WITH A DIFFERENT SIM CARD… IT IDENTIFIES THE PHONE USING ITS HARDWARE IMEI NUMBER WHICH CAN NOT BE CHANGED EVEN BY RESTORING, WIPING, CHANGING SIM… ETC…Best of luck to your mum man, id give it a few days, then contact apple. if some scum has found it and has decided to indulge himself with a new phone rather then return it, apple can completely disable the phone. not only will they not be able to make calls from any sim, but the menu will lock itself down, so no games, etc…. they’re bound to go online or plug it into a pc at some point
heres hoping they are stupid enough to take it to the apple store to work out why it wont work!
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Awww – I hope it turns up mate!
There is another (very unlikely) reason it may not show up Find My Phone.
The battery may be dead. It may even be lost in the bottom of your mums handbag or under the car seat with a flat battery right now.This happened to a friend of mine. Fell out of his pocket in someone elses car and ended up under the car seat. But he didn’t realise that the battery had already gone dead, so attempts to call the phone or use Find My Phone app got nowhere. Was found in the passenger footwell a few days later.
Keep trying. If someone has it they will eventually try to use it and it will show up on Find My Phone.
Good luck!
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Gahhhhhhh. I needed to take in $300 from 1 this arvo to make budget for the week. Thought that would be no sweat. I’ve already done $1100 since 9.
Do you think any customers have come in. 3. All wanting stuff under $10.
FML.
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=( if I could afford it I’d help you out. (somehow)
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Hope it all worked out, man. 🙁
Afternoon inhabitants of the mulTAYverse … I am officially doomed out
The official tofu judgement of the doom 3 BFG edition, GO!
I have mixed feelings of the re-release, on one hand the graphics are markedly better in some aspects. The textures of walls and NPC character skins look decently realistic if you’re far enough away, I was blown away at how good a wall looked on the xbox version right at the start of the game … and then I got close and saw that the 3d effect was just pasted over the wall. Joy. The character models themselves are as blocky as you remember and it creates a weird effect where it just looks like someone grabbed some still living skin and stretched it over a roughly human shaped robot.
The inclusion of a chest mounted flashlight works well enough, to get around the lack of “OH NOES, I MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN SEEING THINGS OR SHOOTING THINGS!!!1!!” that the original release had, the flashlight only lasts about a minute at a time before needing to recharge … I think I’d used it twice the entire time I was playing because there was enough ambient light from the environment and the wild shots I was letting off, don’t worry though it’s almost impossible to run out of ammo.
I found it was the little things that kept bugging me about the game, things that I might have taken for granted from years of gaming evolution … mostly the inability to turn on subtitles/toggling run and crouch options and any navigation tools. I liken the amount of backtracking doom 3 makes you do to dead space with one major difference … Dead space gives you a tracking tool to find your goals. Doom 3 basically says “your goal is somewhere on this planet, good luck Marine” and lets you wander around the place till you find it or hit an auto save point that breaks up the flow of gameplay by completely freezing the game for 5 – 10 seconds and by golly is there a lot of them and they’re in the weirdest places too (randomly half way through clearing a room of imps and pinky demons was my favourite) Surely installing the game to the console would help with these? HA HA HA HA … balls no, what it does do is make it impossible to play the first two doom games while it’s installed. Literally will not allow you to open the games, comes up with a lovely little message saying so.
Speaking of the other doom games, they’re the real draw card here. The sights and sounds are precisely as wonderful as my nostalgia tinted glasses will allow me to say and the games work well on a controller layout. Simple, responsive … it’s doom for christs sake. I can’t say anything bad about classic doom, pretty sure that’s against the gamers code or something.
So, long story short because I’ve got more whiskey to drink. Is the Doom 3 BFG edition worth getting? Yes
Is it worth $40 – $50? Balls no, wait for a price cut or secondhand copy
Welp, that’s me done. Laters TAYbies ^_^
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My biggest problem with Doom 3 was before it the series hallmark was a full on non stop adrenaline ride that would actually leave you sweating and short of breath (back in the day). They then abandoned that for a slow burn survival horror and didn’t get it right. The first Dooms were and are amongst my favourite gaming experiences. 3 doesn’t even rate a mention in the top 100.
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hey man,
ive always been a doom fanatic, i decided to try it out at my mates place, before deciding it… Ok so doom 1 & 2… no suprises there, play just like i remember.. allso plays very nice with a controller… thing is it plays no different to the way it does if you own it on steam or any other means using a windows frontend.
doom 3? well theres a few improvements…. most notable? proper widescreen support, a couple of extra cutscenes, some mild lighting improvements including soft shadows. compared to having an original doom 3 install, the loading times in BFG are about 6 times quicker.
in short ill say that bfg edition is probably one for the hardcore fans… although it is true that you can achieve some slightly better visuals using mods, the mods are incomplete and tacky. they shine in places and in others, well youd wish you werent using them…
personally im a bit of a hardcore doom nut, and the oprimisations in graphics (widescreen res, gameplay is INCREDIBLY fluid) are worth it alone… Also the single game select frontend is pretty cool
as staded earlier though I am VERY disappointed they didnt implement the Co-op support they added on the Xbox version. Hope that helps!
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It is definitely a good upgrade visually, but there’s only so much they can squeeze out of an 8+ year old engine … but agreed, it’s mainly for the crazy doom fans
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Never been much of a Doom fan at all. I was playing adventure games while my bro was into the FPS thing. (Except for Duke 3D, I used to build levels. Haha!)
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me too DC!!!! i just found a bunch of old levels id made ages ago actually!
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Ah, the build engine. So easy to learn too!
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Blaghman Election update(Also known as “An uncool story where I don’t even find ten dollars”):
As you may be aware, the ACT elections were today(Bappy Hirthday Shane). There are lots of signs up for Liberal candidates. I still don’t know what any of their names are.
The ACT, as you may be aware, uses a friggin’ weird system, known as the Hare-Clark system. Since you probably don’t know what that is, the best explanation is that it functions similarly to voting in The Senate, but it’s weighted far more towards single people, rather than the party. But this is irrelevant.
As part of the largest electorate, Molonglo, I was required to put down 7 numbers. So I did. The first four were for the Greens, the next two were for the Bullet Train party(Because they have one policy, and I totes agree with it), and then number seven was some Labor candidate that I recognised the name of.
Now it’s time for a fun fact: The order of candidates underneath the party heading is randomised, so your ballot paper will be different to that of the person next to you.
Back to my uninteresting story. I have talked to my family now. It turns out everyone else voted in exactly the same way. My sister went to the effort of being spiteful towards certain Liberal candidates, and putting them last, whereas my mother just got to Labor, numbered them off, then stopped.
I am part of a terribly boring family.
Edit: Actually, now that I think about it, my sister would have put Pocock last.
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Happened with Mum and I. We’re part of a labor safe area. So we both ended up voting independent, greens, labor and liberal. In that order.
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Polls are closed, right? Here’s hoping our good pal Shane is eating cake! 😀
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Yeah, Polls closed at 6, I believe.
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Living in a liberal safe electorate always makes me sad. :'(
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Run against them in the next election. Put yourself forward as a real politician, spend every debate slamming your opponent, and shutting down every inconsistency! Be like what would happen if Obama and Keating had a baby! SHOW THEM THAT YOU ARE A GOD!
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I think moving to another electorate would work too. 😛
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Yeah, that would work. Maybe I was just projecting one of my dreams on to you. I would love to do the debating part of a politician, to win public support, to be allowed to argue with someone in a proper forum. But the actual politics part would suck.
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I’m a hermit who avoids people at all costs.
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I usually do that (I totally freaked out this morning when one of the builders said hello to me), but I have no problem with acting in front of people, and I love a good argument.
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I oppose the building of a bullet train to Canberra. The long drive is the only thing keeping you all in!
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But Pow, don’t you want to see me more often? Imagine how much I could go up to Sydney if there was a Bullet Train. Just think about it, all the “kind of annoying fat guy” at meats!
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Fuck Canberra, just build it Melbourne to Sydney.
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This guy gets it!
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@Smurfydog
I just picked up all the ingredients to make your hotpot recipe. (Except eggplant. Or as its known in Latin Satanica Podius ). The pressure is on now mate.
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Be sure to write a Snacktaku in a timely manner. 😛
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Yes. Not like some people around here, who notably aren’t around here today!
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Build it and they will come!
Edited to add: Satanica Podius? Did you make that up? Sounds like joke-latin for devils feet!
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They’re members of the Nightshade family actually.
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Like tomatoes? That make sense, all mushy and full of seeds.
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And potatoes.
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@D.C. (Double Cuudos (kudos))
15 friends now 😀
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@ DC – Oh yeah! I totally forgot to congratulate you on your well earned double kudos win!
Massive SUPER DUPER POOPER SCOOPER STARSHIP TROOPER CONGRATULATIONS to you fine Sir!!!
@ Greenius – thank you again for coining the above phrase. Hope your mum’s phone turns up.
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No problemo Smurfy 🙂
You still haven’t visited me at work!
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I only have access to a car when I borrow my Mum’s car so I can go shopping for a car for myself. I haven’t looked at any cars out Chaddy way yet. 😛
Let me know if you see a Peugeot 306 going cheap!
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Much obliged! 😛
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Haha! Thanks. I feel kind of awkward about it actually. :S
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About being popular or about being awesome?
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I’m feeling really tired so for some reason, but this just makes me want to play Sudoku and Solitaire and other brain teasing games. It makes no sense
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Just go with the flow Scree. Perhaps your body is telling you to exercise your mind as a remedy for tiredness?
I took my 3DS away with me with the intent to play and finish 999. My sister commandeered it to play Professor Layton. 🙁 So in the end I ended up playing a good chunk of Ghost Trick on iOS. That game is great and everyone should play it.
Does anyone know of a good bittorrent client for Windows? I used to use uTorrent because it was lean and simple and worked well, but it’s turned into a bloated horrible mess and the fact it shows ads at the top is the last straw for me.
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Which version of uTorrent are you using?
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Use an older version of uTorrent.
Updated versions offer no real necessary functions.Download uTorrent 1.8.2 here.
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Thanks, that’s a massive improvement.
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Glad to help 🙂
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Vuze does the trick for me…. some great features, also supports console streaming for xbox 360, ps3 and IOS on the fly if your into that stuff too
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Don’t need, I have Plex on my NAS for that. Just need a basic torrent client really.
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I’m home now \o/
Off to bed
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Happy birthday, man!
@ Freeze, loved the joke.
@ Welbot, DC, Greenius, scree, masha, Blaghman, thanks for the b’day mention! 🙂
@ zetrox2k, I saw it! Thanks.
I just downloaded the Starhawk digital manual and it’s kind of cool. It even has a piece of the game’s sountrack that plays in the background. Also in case you were wondering it it classified as a game and once you install it the digital manual joins your game list. Of course it would have been better if the manual was integrated into the game itself for easy access but this is better than nothing since I got the digital copy.
Also how cool would it be if developers would put videos and some playthrough tips on these digital manuals? I guess that pushes it more towards being a strategy guide than a manual though.
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That’s pretty cool! I’m used to thinking of digital manuals as just sort of scans of actual manuals. It would be cool if more implemented music or maybe videos.
I find manuals kind of useless now a days since everything you need to know is pretty much in the in-game tutorial. They’re good for some back story or extra information about characters though and I still flick through them when I first get the game for the pretty pictures :P. I love it when they’re in colour ;D
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You’re right most games, if well designed, don’t need a manual. The few times I use a manual is when I’m coming back to a game in the middle or end chapters when the game no longer has tutorials and I need a refresher on controls and tactics.
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So, things I’ve found out tonight … Gin gets me horribly drunk after about half a bottle asnd mny friends are all terrible people who enjpoy seening me freak out over pictures.
Struggling so hard not to dash out and grab the Doom BFG edition. I have to save my monies. Must. Save. Ohh. It’s only $49? …… Nooooo. Must. Resist.
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I hear Xenoblade is around that price range!
(must… keep… trying…)
Hey Pokefriends:
Is there any way to get those Mystery Gift special event Wi-Fi Pokemon if I missed out on getting them originally? If I recall they were first introduced in HG/SS and if you used Mystery Gift during a certain period you could get a special (usually legendary) Pokemon that you wouldn’t been able to get otherwise.
I used to do it for SS but I missed out on getting one so I just gave up on the rest. I also never owned Black/White so I’ve missed out on all the event Pokemon for that too 🙁
Gotta catch em all!
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Nope. Once they’re gone, they’re gone. Only way to get one now is by trading (or waiting to see if there’s another event one day :P)
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Penismonkey… monkey penis…
So what’s the weirdest food you’ve eaten?
Would you eat monkey dong?
I went to China a few years ago as part of my school (so I went with a whole bunch of my friends) and there was a night where we were at a night market and tried out some different food. As part of the night we all had to eat a bunch of insects (scorpions are tasty!) and ‘goat testicles’ (I don’t think they were because they looked nothing like the ones Mr. Grylls ate). After that we could buy whatever else we wanted.
I recall two of my friends really wanting to find and eat dog penis :/. They ‘found’ some later on but the guy who sold it to them just said it was sea cucumber in the end.
So eating a variety of insects is probably the weirdest thing I’ve eaten but I also had turtle a few years ago while I was in Singapore. It’s pretty tasty!
“If it looks alright, is somewhat healthy and will ultimately taste good, then I’d be alright with it” is sort of my food mentality. I guess it’s always good to try out new things but I probably won’t eat a monkey penis :P.
EDIT ALL THE THINGS.
S-S-S-S-S-ILENCE BREAKERRR! (hopefully)
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Crocodile. Snake. Reindeer. Whale. Camel. Horse. Sea cucumber. I’ve done it all. Most of it was pretty good too. I draw the line at insects though. I’d rather not go there
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Haha, I was JUST about to post a new topic. Lucky I refreshed! Though I can’t really add much to this conversation… Haven’t really tried anything too crazy.
How did you score a trip to China through school though!? The best place we went was Canberra 😛
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(going to make it long because I’m bored)
Basically my school has a few campuses
– two main ones in Melbourne (one is year 7-12 the other is pre-prep-12)
– one primary one in Melbourne (so pre-prep-6 and then they move on to the 7-12 campus)
– and one in China!I think it was the first school to do it or something? It opened up in like 199x or so and every year students will go live there. I’m not how the program was back then but I know in recent times pretty much everyone in year 9 will go from both of the main high school campuses.
There’s like 150 people per a year level in each campus so we got split up into 5 classes for the year. Each one represented a China group with the 5th class being made up of half the people in group 5 China and group 6. So classes would be around 30 but groups were combined with the other campus so 60 or so people per a China group.
So throughout the year each group will go for about a month or so. The campus over in Nanjing wasn’t necessarily a school but just sort of a building owned by the school that we could stay in. There were no other classes going on there but we did have to do some school work while in China.
We spent most of our time in Nanjing (where the campus is) but also went to a small village (forgot its name…), Shanghai and Beijing. It was awesomesauce and China is usually the highlight of everyone’s high school years.
Year 9 is a pretty much China year. You either go to China early on and the rest of the year feels like nothing since the main part is over or you spend the rest of the year hearing stories and waiting until you can go to China.
Chinese and German are compulsory subjects in year 7-8 but what we did was pretty basic. So we all knew a bit of Chinese in year 9 and also learnt more things over there but we never really needed it. In year 9 you could drop languages (which I did) but if you continued on with German you could go to Germany in year 10 for 2 weeks or so and if you kept Chinese you could go back to China in year 11 for 2 weeks as well. There were other international things like going around Europe and performing if you did classical music or something but all those were more specialised things.
China was basically for everyone and pretty much everyone did it. I can only think of 2 people in the whole year level who didn’t do it :D.
EDIT: I think I covered most things? Just ask if you want more info 😛
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I see, I see! This was a private school, I’m assuming? Sounds pretty cool!
We just went camping/stayed in Sydney each year as part of a Leadership program thing my school ran. But hey, I got a free bump up on my UAI (The University admission score. Don’t know what it’s called in Vic :\) because we were classified as a ‘disadvantaged school’, so there’s that I suppose! haha
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Yup private school 😛
We also did camping stuff in year 7-10 but some of it was spent at the other campus of our school that I forgot to mention which was a farm out in the middle of nowhere. “Hey kids let’s go milk cows and do our dairy work for us, it’ll be fun!” :/
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We had camps, but I always stayed home and watched Indiana Jones movies. I stand by it. 😛
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WHAT! WHY! D:
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Greenius, when I say I’m a hermit that’s an understatement. People fucking terrify me. Haha!
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Surely you had high school friends!?
The camps itself were okay at best but it was bloody great hanging out with friends and making new ones :D. I don’t really like meeting new people and I never do it but the camps helped made me make new friends. They made all year 7s go to camp very early in the year so we could all make friends with each other 😛
True story: there was this guy named Sid who had big googly eyes and who I didn’t really like but after year 8 camp we all became friends! He’s still a greedy little poop though.
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Do you know what Year 7 camp involved for me? People excluding me(and me excluding other people by skipping social things), laughing at me, and putting toothpaste in my hair.
And yet I still managed to enjoy my high school years.
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I didn’t really have any close friends. I had a group I hung out with, but I think it was just a bunch of lost kids who didn’t want to sit alone at lunch. I was probably a little too sarcastic in high school, coping mechanism and all that. Probably wasn’t all that likable in hindsight. :'( Camp ain’t the hermit way.
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@Blaghs – well yeah there’s always two sides and I’m just glad I was on the other. A few friends turned on one in year 8 but I kind of stuck up for him and then realised he was actually pretty shitty 😛
@D.C. – 🙁 all in the past though! I’m sure you were likeable then but you’re definitely likeable now 😀
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😀 Class act, Greenius. You’re awesome too!
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Is it weird that I would? I’m willing to try anything.
I don’t like fresh tomato and cucumber and that’s about it.
Teh Botol is possibly the worst thing I’ve ever tasted.
Chicken Feet are beyond horrible.
Dugong is surprisingly tasty.
Tarantula was pretty decent.
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I don’t understand how you can’t like cucumber. It’s the most refreshing vegetable imaginable!
Now if you’d have said peas, we’d be on the same page! Nasty things…
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Ugh peas! I still make an effort to avoid the little suckas when I’m eating fried rice.
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But chicken feet \o/
Tarantula, now that’s something that would push my limits of aestheticism methinks.
WEEKEND ALEPH IS CONTRIBUTING OMG
Given the opportunity, I certainly would. My food mentality is rather similar to yours, less the need for it to look pretty. If it’s well prepared, I reckon ANYTHING can taste good 😀
I’ve had dugong (absolutely delicious), turtle, cow tongue (not quite as ‘weird’ as this conversation calls for :P) and some other stuff… I’m always keen to try new things.
Here’s a strange question for you all, let’s see how far you could go with food adventure;
If you knew it were obtained from a willing and of-sound-mind donator, and prepared well, would you consider eating human meat?
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I do believe it has to look somewhat appealing/pretty :P.
As for the human meat thing, if I had to, to survive then yes but otherwise if it’s just offered to me when I’m in the situation I’m in now (when there’s plenty of other things for me to eat) then probably not.
I dunno… I’m sure anything can be tasty when cooked properly but it’ll just be weird knowing that you’ve eaten human meat and it was tasty. Hard thing to get over ya know? 😛
What about you?
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Soylent Greenius.
That is all I have to offer on this subject.
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Haha! Cannabalism is the end of humanity, right there. As soon as we begin eating each other, then good riddance to this horrible species of ours. 😛
Why are green rooms never green?
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Because that would be confusing.
I’M BACK!!!
No internet for a day and two nights….meaning no you guys for a day and two nights. D:
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😀 Gold Coast good apart from that car thing? 😛
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See below. 😛
Oh, wait…apart from that car thingy? Pretty good. Great hotel breakfast buffet which is very important. Also, Hard Rock Cafe for dinner. Also also I went swimming in public. In a modern swimsuit, not a vintage one that covers to the kness and arms. 😛
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Strange’s report from the V8s. Fuck the sun. Fuck the sun and its burny, hurty, energy-sapping ways.
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Strange said bad words.
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Sim City! http://imgur.com/a/rvbvv 😀 This game is so nostalgic, man. I can’t stop playing!
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Has the urge to blow the city up good and proper struck yet?
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Never! I can’t remember the last time I’ve stuck with a single city for multiple days before (I always find myself starting over each time I play :P) This sucker isn’t going anywhere!
…until I get bored.
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Oh, man. The pool would’ve been damn good for yesterday. So humid. Sounds awesome!
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Haha! Reply fail. :S
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Yeah, we went at about 3:30 so the sun wasn’t as burny, because we’d already had more than enough of the sun after walking to, around and back from the circuit.
There were a lot of people in the pool so I wasn’t going to go in but I forced myself to not worry, it wasn’t as if anyone cared what I look like in swimwear anyway, nobody would probably even notice me and I was only denying myself the refreshment of a cooling swim by being all silly and worrying about how I looked.
It was only my son’s second time in a pool, and I had loads of fun helping him get more confident in being in the water. I would have regretted it if I hadn’t gone in and had just sat by the edge all covered up.-
Haha! I know how that is, I haven’t been swimming since 2006. If I could somehow get access to an empty pool for a few hours, that would be awesome. 😀 Sounds like a good day!
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I wish I had a pool, I would swim like, every day.
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Oh how I missed refreshing you TAY…
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Maybe our refreshing crashed the site. 😛
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“Hm… we’re experiencing unusually high pageviews with an extremely low comment-rate… Must be a bug, shut it down!”
This is everybody’s fault!
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Pokefriends:
How do you decide which Pokemon to use for the main game?
Generally I play through normally without any type of challenge run (Nuzlocke, mono team etc.) so I’d have a mix of all the different types. Now because there are many Pokemon for each type, I decide which one to use by using whichever Pokemon I think are ‘cool’ looking. Basically anything that I like the design of.
Other than that I also like Pokemon who can evolve so I use them and I really dig the Pokemon with 3 forms (2 evolutions) like starter ones and a lot of the early/late area ones. I also tend to find a team that works well for me out of the Pokemon available from the first few areas and I just use them the whole game.
Because of this ‘system’ I pretty much never use legendaries or fugly Pokemon 😛
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Well actually… starting from 3rd gen I used to plan out my team well before the release of the game. I’d look online for Pokemon types/moves/distributions/etc, plan it all on paper and then play through it. Didn’t really diminish my experience at the time and I liked to know that I had the best/coolest/most balanced team in my first run.
I got sick of doing that (mostly after realising just how easy the games become when you have a good understanding of the battle strategy) and toned it down a little with Black/White (I had a general idea of what I wanted, but nothing strict). And with B2/W2 I went in completely blind, which I’ve really been enjoying. No more planning in advance for me, now! Makes it a little more challenging when you don’t know what’s available. (With Gen 6 I plan to not even look at what the new Pokemon are before release. Should be exciting!)
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Oh yeah! I did a similar thing with Gen 3 and 4. I looked up all the new Pokemon and see which ones had the classic 2 evolutions, what types they were etc. I actually found that it took a lot of the fun out of the game as I knew too much about them 🙁
I tried to go into 5 blind and held out for so long without looking up anything but I caved in and just laughed at their ugliness. It was still a brief glance though and I still don’t know all the Pokemon, their types or when they’ll evolve which certainly made it a lot more exciting and interesting!
Gen 6 on the 3DS would be amazing! Can’t wait for it!
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Back in the Silver and Ruby days I would just catch whatever seemed interesting for the first time through. The more I played the more I would learn so I had a better idea of who did what and where I could catch them. For Diamond I read through the list of pokemon and decided on a team I would like to have based on types, but I didn’t know where I could catch them so if I came across them, great, if not then whatever was interesting that caught my eye. It was really only for White that I really focussed on stats and move pools when building my team. But like all the others, I’ve played them through so much, I’ve used a lot different pokemon that I wasn’t planning to in the first place
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I had a pink team consisting of pink pokemon, my friends dubbed it team annoying! but then i decided to switch it up.
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Whoa! With notifications we can easily post in older articles 😀
Also now I can finally see your gravatar! Holy crap ahahaha so funny!
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So I didn’t cave an buy Doom BFG. I didn’t alright! Mrs. Freeze was awesome enough to pick it up for me while doing some shopping. So it wasn’t me.
With that out o the way I loaded it up, hit the Doom 2 button, blasted the first handful of guys than hit square to reload…./o\
I hate myself and what I have become.
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That still doesn’t change the fact that Doom 2 had and still has some of the best sound design in any game ever. All with the archaic tools available at the time too.
Three things!
1) Reminder about this if you have my old 3DS on your friends list:
Oh! I just had a really longshot idea about how to get my old 3DS back!
Can I ask everybody with me on their 3DS friend list to send a letterbox message with something like “Reward 4 this 3DS: call (415) 413-6642”
Of course this will require them to have bothered muddling through Nintendo’s crappy wifi setup, and the 500 TAY letters, and not have wiped it yet. But it’s worth a shot, right?
It’s not looking good if I haven’t heard anything after the first couple of messages that people sent, but it’s still worth trying, so please do it!
2) I re-added everybody’s friend code from the TAYnames spreadsheet this morning. So please add 1762-4104-9477 to your list so that I have friends again! (But leave the old me just in case the people who have it get in contact?)
3) Happy birthday Shane! But it’s Sunday now, you say? NOT WHERE I AM! Oh shit. Yes it is. 12:30AM. Meant to do this earlier but got distracted by Red Dwarf. Sorry :/
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I sent a letter when you first posted it and I just added you. Good luck with the search, man!
My mum lost her iPhone 4 (which used to be mine) yesterday. I’ve never lost anything really valuable myself but now I kind of know how much it sucks 🙁
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RED DWARF!
It’s surprisingly decent, right? I actually lol’d a couple of times at the latest episode. Genuinely funny in a couple of places. Not their best work, but better than Series VIII and Back to Earth FOR SURE. 😀
I’m sorry to be a pain but I am having issues with my computer once again. It’s getting very frustrating. Because I’m getting fed up with my computer constantly restarting (it takes me half an hour to an hour to get my computer to the desktop) or freezing. I enabled boot logging and it seems like 80% of my drivers won’t load.
I’ll upload the boot logging file here and if anyone can help me I would truly appreciate it.
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Looks like either hardware is screwed or you’re in dire need of a format & reinstall. I’m thinking hardware. 30-60 minute boot times is incredibly abnormal.
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Oh, and a fourth thing: Have you ever seen a pizza like this before? https://twitter.com/RealBatguy/status/259868814559297536/photo/1/large (not my photo, but looks pretty similar to what I had). Chicago style cheese pizza, apparently. It was sooooo tasty.
I learnt the hard way that you really shouldn’t eat one all by yourself, though. 5 hours later and my stomach still hurts!
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Sorry I forgot to send the letter on 3DS yesterday. In my defense I was pretty unwell. Good luck getting it back!
And out of the shadows steps CJ after being silent most of the week. He bides his time in anticipation, not long now, till the release of AC3 for soon it shall be the last Wednesday he’ll go without it.
Also hi Sunday TAY.
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Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy, but stabby stabby stabby stabby
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I’m Ezio, baby.-
But Conner now.
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Derp. Forgot about that xD
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Tomorrow there shall finally be a Snacktaku post. I have written this already and nothing can stop this now. Mhuahahahahahahahahahayourealldoomedhahahahahahahaha!
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World wide Internet collapse would
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Carrier pigeons
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Scree’s snaktaku post
Woolworths chocolate eclair.
Tastes great but the cold cream is killing my teeth.Crisis adverted?
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Nova’s snacktaku post
A whole box of orange tictacs in one mouthful. I regret nothing, except three fact that they are all gone
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It’s the worst part of eating something is that you don’t have it anymore
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I tried that with JILA mints when I was ten.
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Dont they work as a laxative in large quantities??
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I think in this case large quantities is multiple packs… At least I hope so 😛
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Gonna give the name NovaCascade a whole new meaning!
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Lambo’s Snacktaku: I HAD SHAPES FOR WHAT I THINK MAY HAVE BEEN THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE! I thought I had had them once when I was waaaay younger, but nope, they weren’t shapes.. So yeah, first Shapes, had barbecue ones. Pretty good, a little spicy, but not overly. I NEED MOAR.
Um… hi everyone…
*slinks away shyly*
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CRAAAZYGUYYYY!!!
Um… How you going man?
So… I got bored and felt like drawing Handsome Jack. I don’t usually draw and I haven’t drawn anything in months so this was kind of interesting 😛
Just used a mouse and MS Paint cause I’m hardcore.
It’s kinda not finished I guess but that paint brush was pretty cool. Might try some MGS stuff later since it’s that sort of style.
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BL2 final boss was a disappointment and a missed opportunity. Why didn’t jack ride in guns blazing on Butt Stallion. WHY???!!!!
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Or on and with an army of Bonerfarts
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That’s pretty cool! 🙂
I really need to get some sweet brushes for PS. And learn to use this Wacom Bamboo I’ve had sitting around since May.
My problem is I’m left handed, but I can only properly use a mouse right handed because I forced myself to learn that. Because of that, I know all the PS keyboard shortcuts with my left hand, but I use the Bamboo with my left hand. The whole thing feels really awkward. I just need to practice I guess.
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I wish I had a tablet 😛
We need to get the gang back together and iSketch sometime soon!
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For sure! Pick out a night and send out the word!
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Ya!
A basic tablet shouldn’t cost much if you’re that interested though. Wacom Bamboo’s are about $100 I think? That’s what I have (though an old model :P) Just keep an eye out for sales!
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That Lifehacker website looks a bit worrying down there right now.
Mind you, I haven’t actually clicked the links to find out if they’re as evil as they sound 😛
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It’s “evil week” on Lifehacker. Happens every year around Halloween.
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I’m glad they don’t have a Mario Kart section. Don’t want people learning my secrets.
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Hahaha. I believe you have a reputation to uphold!
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*cheat like a mofo*
Or so I’ve heard.
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The worst…
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THE STATE OF TAY: WEEKEND EDITION
— What up?
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Not much.
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Well, okay then. Snacktaku?
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Coming tomorrow. My version at least.
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I saw the pictures on twitter. Eclipsed the pizza I made, for sure. 😛
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Got pizza pics? Food pics are best pics!
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No time for pictures when you’ve got a fresh pizza!
I thought that was some sort of dessert at first. I’ve never had a deep dish pizza. I wonder if they sell ’em in Brisbane any where!
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Not sure I’d want to actually eat one.
But pretty amazing just to look at!
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THE INFERIOR VERSION.
EDIT: Wow actually a review of the twitters makes my Snacktaku post feel inadequate. 🙁
You know… stuff.
Not things though.
…I kinda miss things, but these days it seems stuff is where it’s at.
So… yeah.
You?
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Things!
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Ooohhh! Do tell!
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I don’t know, man. Knowing about things might make you miss ’em all the more.
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But… but… This is THE STATE OF TAY: WEEKEND EDITION.
Isn’t knowing half the battle?
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You make a good point, man. I’ll have to think this over.
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I sat with a girl about my age at church today. She’s one of the singers in the worship team, and we’ve talked together a few times before. Like the time we were the only 2 people at the church after rehearsals once, waiting for our parents to come pick us up. But anyway, I was like “hmm, I have no one to sit with today” so I just went up to where she and her family were sitting and asked if she minded if I sat with her. She said she didn’t, so I did. Afterwards we got to talk a bit which was nice 🙂 There’s no way I’m going to tell my mum about that though. I don’t need her incessantly teasing me about how I’m finally showing interest in girls 😛
Also, I played the keyboard for church for the first time today (only done it for the Friday night youth group so far) so I had to be at the church at about 7am. Also, I had never played or heard any of the songs before, so I had to learn them this morning, but that wasn’t hard at all because all I’m playing is just chords.
Then this afternoon I had a friend from church over and him, my brother and I played Minecraft all afternoon on the Xbox and data projector and big screen which was heaps of fun. 😀
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Just don’t go asking TAY for love advice, or else you’ll find yourself giving crops harvested from a farm as a gift.
And that doesn’t work as often as you think it would.
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This sounds so much like me when I was younger!
Except swap keyboard for guitar, but still keep the chords-only thing 😛I really hope you and that nice girl work something out, or at least become friends 😉
Nobody tell Chuloopa what page we’re on 😛
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Bow-chika-wa-wa…
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But seriously, this page is legally old enough to drink.
random late-night post.
Today, I saw a game gear. To be honest, it was the first time I’d ever seen one in real life, and my aunt, whom I’m freeloading off of for now, apparently just had one laying around from when my cousin was a kid. It was old, and broken, for when you turned it on nothing appeared, but for some reason it felt awfully nostalgic to me; I suppose that’s because it reminded me so fondly of my game boy days. The memories concerning my game boy are a story in itself, but I suspect that’s the same for everybody.
Anyway, the game gear? First thing that came to mind was the fact that it needed goddamn 6 batteries. SIX. Wikipedia tells me you could have used a battery pack that you could’ve attached to your belt. By today’s standards, that’s monstrous, and I’m pretty sure it was the same opinion back then. A cord? what’s a cord doing there? go home cord, you drunk. I imagine it was to play with it so you don’t waste battery power, but I could see no way to remove it. Only one game was included with it- wonder boy. I remember playing one game in the series, but I honestly can’t remember. What’s funny is that it looked more powerful than the GB, which it was, but I imagine it must’ve appeared pretty sleek back then, like a sony console. As it appears there is no way to fix it, the fate of that little old game gear resting on my table is up in the air. Makes me a little sad to see it go, actually.
I’m not sure if I feel too young or possibly too old now.
I know that we all oppose the reading of comment sections, but still, it’s worth it sometimes.
Maybe this is only so funny because I’m tired…
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I LOLed when I saw that the other day!
Not funny because you’re tired – funny ’cause it’s funny!
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