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  1. Re:Classic Sierra Titles on Will Modern Games Stand the Test of Time? · · Score: 1

    My favourite line from that show for unintended humour was the new Brujah Primogen declaring as he took power that he would be around for a long time.... the last episode before it was cancelled. Oops.

  2. Re:Excellent rap! on CERN, the Big Bang and Impact On the IT Industry · · Score: 1

    Is that like the Funky Gibbon?

  3. Re:More than scientific learning on LHC Success! · · Score: 1

    You Tube tells me the clip has been removed :(

    I'm guessing the link was a lie. ;p

  4. Re:Buffy? on Buffy MMO Announced, Firefly MMO Delayed · · Score: 3, Funny

    The Collectors edition comes with tissues.

    Surely it comes with cheese slices.

  5. Re:OCD Compulsive Tidiness Achievement on New Details For Battle.net 2.0 · · Score: 1

    Have you been looking over my shoulder? That's exactly how I play. You make it sound like a bad thing.

  6. Re:What's with the LOUD ads? on How HP Could Turn a Novelty Into a Revolution · · Score: 2, Insightful

    My work laptop has been set to mute since the day I got it. The first thing I do when I sit down to a new computer is set the "sounds set" to "none"

    There's enough noise in an open plan office without having my computer squaking at me too.

    Now I just need to find a reasonable compromise for my home machine where I do want sound for some things. :(

  7. Anti-social on LOTRO Dev Talks About Bringing MMOs To Consoles · · Score: 3, Informative

    Part of the appeal to MMOGs is the social aspect. Especially that you can play with other poeple you know in RL at the same time. e.g. I play WoW with my husband and have had up to 6 people with their computers in our house playing at the same time. Not so easy to do if everyone needs their own console and TV (and sofa).

  8. Re:i can define video game addiction in two words: on Defining Video Game Addiction · · Score: 1

    I had to install a clock in my study when I started to play CivII because the sun coming up is a bad way to find out how long you've been playing...

    Since then I've always made a point of having a clock within eyeline of my computer monitor ust to be on the safe side.

  9. Re:It's her day so... on Any Suggestions For a Meaningful Geeky Wedding Band? · · Score: 1

    My engagement/wedding band was custom made by a manufacturing jeweller who was an acredited gem valluer. The focal stone is an emerald with e small diamond set to one side for sparkle. The engagement bad is rose gold and the wedding band is platinum that is threaded under/around the engagment band.

  10. Re:Balancing challenge and frustration on Balancing Challenge Against Frustration In Games · · Score: 1

    I can't remember what game I was playing but there was a fortune teller who'd tell you where to go next.

    Probably Zelda: Twilight Princess

  11. Re:What about the road? on Mayor Orders Mandatory Evacuation of New Orleans · · Score: 1

    "Alright, but apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a freshwater system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?"

  12. Re:Had to be there? on Geoffrey Perkins Is Dead At 55 · · Score: 1

    Surely in a thread about a producer of British Sci-Fi comedy we would all know that the Liberator was Zen...

  13. Re:And a meter would be nice on Comcast To Cap Data Transfers At 250 GB In October · · Score: 1

    In Australia bandwidth caps are standard for DSL/Cable accounts. While some providers are known for their shitty meters, they all provide usage information on your account page.

  14. Re:Very insightful point made in article on Comcast To Cap Data Transfers At 250 GB In October · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I think my account is 60Gb (30 peak, 30 off peak) monthly. The difference is that we don't yet have anyone offering streaming media like movies as a paid download.

    When I first read the 250Gb limit I thought - how the hell can you use that much in a month - our household is lucky to hit 25Gb most months with my husband obsessively checking Impornium for new feeds on an nightly basis. Then I thought about all the proposed new media distribution channels we are supposed to be adopting and realised 250 Gb has the potential to suck greatly in the not so distant future.[1]

    [1] This of course assumes that Telstra and or Optus get off their arse and install sufficient level of backbone that the local broadband network would support the level of traffic required to make pay-per-view on demand movie and TV downloads a viable business model.

  15. Re:Effects of Cannabis! on WCG Tournament Director Admits Drugs In E-Sports · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This obviously explains why I play pool better when drinking and I suck at it while sober.

  16. Re:Balls of Steel on Psystar Will Countersue Apple · · Score: 1

    Please explain how it is theft. Apple are getting paid.

    Depending on how Apple slice and dice the budget for support - it's theft the first time a Pystar customer calls Apple looking for tech support.

  17. Re:My apologies... on Wizards of the Coast Declares Gleemax Site a Critical Failure · · Score: 1

    Being too lazy to trawl Google groups for the post - I have to wonder. It sound like the name escaped from a Paranoia session.

    The Computer is your friend - you will experience glee to the max while dealing with The Computer.

  18. Re:Already Exists on Wizards of the Coast Declares Gleemax Site a Critical Failure · · Score: 1

    I've come full circle from 1st Edition and in our new 4E campaign I am playing the same character template as I did in the first D&D game I ever played in - a halfling rogue.

    So far the changes look good. I've played 1st Ed, 2nd Ed, 3E and 3.5E.

  19. Re:My theme song? on Let Your Theme Song be Your Password · · Score: 1

    A better choice - It's all about the Pentiums - I used to mail this to my friends at HP on a weekly basis until they threatened to beat me up...

  20. Re:They should disencourage songs as much as possi on Let Your Theme Song be Your Password · · Score: 1

    Heck, it could be a record of a fart.

    Possibly a bit harsh as a decription of the current charts - but possibly fair...

  21. Re:So... on Cooking Stimulated Big Leap In Human Cognition · · Score: 1

    I must admit - my first thought was: I'd better watch what I feed our cats - they are plenty crafty enough as it is, can open doors, they selectively steal writing instruments,etc... maybe they are related to "Scratch - Destroyer of Worlds" from PVP comic.

  22. Re:doesn't it "just work"? on FSF's "Defective By Design" Targets Apple Genius Bars · · Score: 1

    Way back when I used to have Apple Technical Certification in the following categories:

    • Desktop Computers
    • Notebook Computers
    • Printers
    • Displays
    • Software/Systems (included networking issues)

    Training and certification in Australia was run by an external 3rd party AWA (Australian Wide Warranties) on behalf of Apple.

  23. Re:Giant? on Live Giant Squid Dissection Tomorrow · · Score: 1

    According to today's news reports of the disection, the squid was described as an immature female. They are believed to grow much larger but this is the largest whole squid retrieved to date.

    The article also commented that they were canibals - and that the males had a penis like a nail gun - mated at speed and then fled to avoid being eaten by the females.

    From this I would suggest that should you decide to hook up with an old one - windex is obviously thier drink of choice.

  24. Re:ISPs better prepare on Kodak Unveils 50MP CCD Image Sensor · · Score: 1

    those of us in third world countries like New Zealand who have to pay in blood for our bandwidth are going to start seeing Users sending (or trying to send) their friends 40+ meg attachments once those cameras become standard consumer issue. Trying to explain to my dad how to load MS Paint, and shrink the image, resulted in him writing down the instructions, and then promptly ringing me the first time he had to follow those instructions.

    Get your dad a Mac.

    I managed to teach my mother how to us iPhoto to save an email friendly version of a photo to send to friends with a minimum of fuss.

    That said, I wish someone would teach our marketing people that a 'blank' one page word template doesn't need to be 5Mb and the social club should stop killing our mail network by sending 4Mb upwards emails to the entire work userbase nationally. :/

  25. Re:It's both on Blizzard Introduces One-Time Password Devices For WoW · · Score: 1

    It was embedded in the zip file that contained the .xml and .lua. When I unzipped the download it executed something in the background.

    My anti viral program didn't pick it up when I unzipped it.