The Xbox version of Dead or Alive 3 (UK, Classic edition) won't allow particular obscenities in its high-score table, or words containing those obscenities. Curiously, 'shitkicker' is allowed while 'scunthorpe' is not. This knowledge was obtained after a long 'celebration' at a local public house.:)
(Test it out; I've since sold the game so I can't double-check the information. The non-acceptance of 'scunthorpe' is a definite though.)
Morrowind wasn't all that open-ended IIRC, and polished? I wouldn't say so. Can't remember the voice-acting so I can't really comment on that. What I *can* remember is endless wandering around a featureless landscape hacking down incredibly irritating flying monsters (cliff-racers?). It was *boring*. Oblivion is supposed to be a markedly different game to play so hopefully they've learned their lesson. I have to say that I'm still not optimistic about Fallout 3 though.
Absolutely not. This isn't the evolution of a language but the bastardisation of a language for social reasons, i.e. being intelligent and speaking correctly isn't cool/rad/street/whatever street-credibility is called this week.
You got the first bit right and the second bit wrong. Wales *is* a principality but is *not* a part of England (and if you stated this in Wales you'd be lucky to escape with all your limbs). Still bitter about losing to Wales in the Six Nations, are we?
This is what's known as 'apropos of nothing'... If he's any good, we'll notice. If he isn't, we'll notice. Aggrandising the guy won't change that. But 'gifted musician'? I don't think so.
I believe it is impossible to uninstall WMP from this version of Windows though I can't remember where I read this... So the non-essential (i.e. it was removed and XP is still able to function normally) becomes essential once installed. It would have hurt MS more (they broke European law and so should be punished unless, perhaps, they wish to stop selling their software in Europe) had they been forced to open their file formats and give them away for free and would, perhaps, stop Bill Gates spouting this 'interoperability' crap.
I have long remained curious about the reason for calling a condom 'Trojan'. Do a bunch of soldiers jump out of it when you open the packet? Or, worse still, *while you're having sex*? Perhaps they only fit (wooden) horses?
Bush's war had England and a few other countries with token representation.
Almost correct: Bush's war had the support of Tony Blair and so, by inference, the British Government and Armed Forces. Very few British citizens initially supported the invasion and even fewer do so now. Spain were also involved in a similar capacity, something the deposed Spanish PM no-doubt now regrets bitterly...
I can't speak for anyone but myself, but I think there are enough real monsters in this world to be concerned with before we worry about a cartoon simulacrum. Anyone who *is* offended by the FreeBSD logo has far too much time on their hands.
Don't know about a 'cash squeeze', but Quicken will be canned here in the UK as of 31/01/05, while support for the application is being discontinued as of 31/01/06. Could be that they're buckling down to ride-out a storm, I suppose.
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The Xbox version of Dead or Alive 3 (UK, Classic edition) won't allow particular obscenities in its high-score table, or words containing those obscenities. Curiously, 'shitkicker' is allowed while 'scunthorpe' is not. :)
This knowledge was obtained after a long 'celebration' at a local public house.
(Test it out; I've since sold the game so I can't double-check the information. The non-acceptance of 'scunthorpe' is a definite though.)
Morrowind wasn't all that open-ended IIRC, and polished? I wouldn't say so. Can't remember the voice-acting so I can't really comment on that. What I *can* remember is endless wandering around a featureless landscape hacking down incredibly irritating flying monsters (cliff-racers?). It was *boring*.
Oblivion is supposed to be a markedly different game to play so hopefully they've learned their lesson. I have to say that I'm still not optimistic about Fallout 3 though.
Absolutely not. This isn't the evolution of a language but the bastardisation of a language for social reasons, i.e. being intelligent and speaking correctly isn't cool/rad/street/whatever street-credibility is called this week.
You got the first bit right and the second bit wrong. Wales *is* a principality but is *not* a part of England (and if you stated this in Wales you'd be lucky to escape with all your limbs).
Still bitter about losing to Wales in the Six Nations, are we?
This is what's known as 'apropos of nothing'...
If he's any good, we'll notice. If he isn't, we'll notice. Aggrandising the guy won't change that.
But 'gifted musician'? I don't think so.
I believe it is impossible to uninstall WMP from this version of Windows though I can't remember where I read this...
So the non-essential (i.e. it was removed and XP is still able to function normally) becomes essential once installed. It would have hurt MS more (they broke European law and so should be punished unless, perhaps, they wish to stop selling their software in Europe) had they been forced to open their file formats and give them away for free and would, perhaps, stop Bill Gates spouting this 'interoperability' crap.
I have long remained curious about the reason for calling a condom 'Trojan'. Do a bunch of soldiers jump out of it when you open the packet? Or, worse still, *while you're having sex*? Perhaps they only fit (wooden) horses?
Bush's war had England and a few other countries with token representation.
Almost correct: Bush's war had the support of Tony Blair and so, by inference, the British Government and Armed Forces. Very few British citizens initially supported the invasion and even fewer do so now. Spain were also involved in a similar capacity, something the deposed Spanish PM no-doubt now regrets bitterly...
I can't speak for anyone but myself, but I think there are enough real monsters in this world to be concerned with before we worry about a cartoon simulacrum. Anyone who *is* offended by the FreeBSD logo has far too much time on their hands.
What reason would we then have to start another war?
Don't know about a 'cash squeeze', but Quicken will be canned here in the UK as of 31/01/05, while support for the application is being discontinued as of 31/01/06. Could be that they're buckling down to ride-out a storm, I suppose.
If the tool gets in the way, aren't you better off ditching the tool?
Ballmer had better shape-up then, eh?
And when his tanks fall stationary after experiencing a BSOD I'll bop him with my Mac. :)
Absolutely priceless. Thank you. :)
'American' is fast-becoming a derogatory term, if it isn't one already.