Author Topic: Puny Miscellaneous Links for Mortals: 2010 (Read 93000 times)

Cotigo · « **Reply #225 on:** March 14, 2010, 05:18:57 AM »

Yeah, I'm definitely bookmarking that site and checking it from now on. The Nostalgia Critic certainly doesn't do false advertising. And also has pretty awesome taste in musical songs (the villain song list).

Veryslightlymad · « **Reply #226 on:** March 14, 2010, 09:21:19 AM »

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/816969-police-hunt-the-midnight-knitter-wool-graffiti-bandit

...I don't even know.

metroid composite · « **Reply #227 on:** March 14, 2010, 06:53:16 PM »

Quote from: Veryslightlymad on March 14, 2010, 09:21:19 AM

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/816969-police-hunt-the-midnight-knitter-wool-graffiti-bandit

...I don't even know.

Awesome. I'm not sure why the police are hunting for her, either--it's not like graffiti where it does damage to the object--you can remove it with a pair of scissors.

Lady Door · « **Reply #228 on:** March 15, 2010, 05:15:06 PM »

For you people in NYC:

Free Macarons on March 20

NotMiki · « **Reply #229 on:** March 16, 2010, 01:38:28 AM »

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/7430251/Miss-England-swimsuit-round-given-marching-orders-by-2009s-winner-soldier-Katrina-Hodge.html

Miss England competition ditches swimsuit round for sports.

Quote from: Lady Door on March 15, 2010, 05:15:06 PM

For you people in NYC:

Free Macarons on March 20

Thanks for the heads up. Probably won't be able to make it to the city that day, alas.

Lance · « **Reply #230 on:** March 16, 2010, 03:40:58 AM »

http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/

Just for the URL.

Shale · « **Reply #231 on:** March 17, 2010, 05:07:00 PM »

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2010/03/14/ryan-ottleys-sea-bear-grizzly-shark/

Cryptozoology, eat your heart out.

Captain K. · « **Reply #232 on:** March 17, 2010, 10:42:27 PM »

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2010/03/16/tokyo-to-restrict-sexual-comic-books-creators-protest/

Of course the creators are protesting, there wouldn't be any Japanese comics if you banned sex.

Hunter Sopko · « **Reply #233 on:** March 18, 2010, 08:40:15 PM »

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Got-Real-Boobs-Pirates-Of-The-Caribbean-4-Wants-Them-17617.html

Best casting call ever.

Shale · « **Reply #234 on:** March 19, 2010, 06:19:45 AM »

http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2010/03/broadcast-yourself.html

YouTube is claiming that the Viacom-owned videos they were sued about two years ago were uploaded by Viacom itself.

Cotigo · « **Reply #235 on:** March 19, 2010, 09:15:17 AM »

Y'know, I don't imagine that lawyers make a habit of speaking openly about ongoing cases. Must be pretty damn sure that that story is air-tight and probably true.

NotMiki · « **Reply #236 on:** March 19, 2010, 03:40:12 PM »

Well, someone leaked it, and if it wasn't a lawyer, t was probably someone who consulted one. We're getting all this information because one of the parties thinks it's in their best interest to reveal it, for whatever reason. They're probably looking to settle and trying to make the terms are favorable to them.

Cotigo · « **Reply #237 on:** March 19, 2010, 04:05:33 PM »

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Posted by Zahavah Levine, YouTube Chief Counsel

Leaked by YouTube's chief counsel even. Soooo yeah probably some reason for that information being announced loudly on a blog.

NotMiki · « **Reply #238 on:** March 19, 2010, 05:09:41 PM »

It's always a good idea whenever something juicy works its way to the papers to ask who benefits from the leak (and whether it's actually true). I'm not so credulous as to believe that the revelation of Massa's touching-young-men scandal, for example, is not somehow related timing-wise to his opposition to the Democratic health care plan. It's possible, sure, but my money's on the conspiracy.

Anthony Edward Stark · « **Reply #239 on:** March 22, 2010, 01:45:38 AM »

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=355156

Basically the most complete Civ5 news thread I have found. Among some more awesome features:

-You no longer need to construct separate transports for your units. A unit can move on to a water square and turn in to an improvised, unarmed era-appropriate transport. This means that navies will be way more important.,

-No stacking, which fixes so much about Civ.

-Losing a battle no longer automatically means that a unit is destroyed (which can still happen)

One of my favorite changes:

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Each leader has a personality made from a combination of several different 'flavors' along a ten point scale, each game the impact that a certain flavor has over this civ can be +/- two points , allowing for a different experience each game. For example Russia may have a score of 8 for their expansion flavor but at the start of the game the actual score could be any where from 6 to 10.

Veryslightlymad · « **Reply #240 on:** March 22, 2010, 02:15:45 AM »

Quote from: Rob the Stampede on March 22, 2010, 01:45:38 AM

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=355156

Basically the most complete Civ5 news thread I have found. Among some more awesome features:

-You no longer need to construct separate transports for your units. A unit can move on to a water square and turn in to an improvised, unarmed era-appropriate transport. This means that navies will be way more important.,

-No stacking, which fixes so much about Civ.

-Losing a battle no longer automatically means that a unit is destroyed (which can still happen)

One of my favorite changes:

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Each leader has a personality made from a combination of several different 'flavors' along a ten point scale, each game the impact that a certain flavor has over this civ can be +/- two points , allowing for a different experience each game. For example Russia may have a score of 8 for their expansion flavor but at the start of the game the actual score could be any where from 6 to 10.

God, that seems like it could get quite hectic indeed with Randomized Personalities. (IMO the only way to play. Psycho Gandhi >>> you)

Anthony Edward Stark · « **Reply #241 on:** March 22, 2010, 02:31:28 AM »

I would imagine randomized personalities would mean randomizing these scores, which would get pretty crazy.

Shale · « **Reply #242 on:** March 22, 2010, 08:03:06 PM »

Best school bus EVER.

Captain K. · « **Reply #243 on:** March 23, 2010, 05:53:08 AM »

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she has to carry him with her in a jute bag

BaconForTheSoul · « **Reply #244 on:** March 23, 2010, 08:13:58 AM »

Most of this is pretty well known as videogame psychology goes, but worth a skim.

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3085/behavioral_game_design.php?page=1

metroid composite · « **Reply #245 on:** March 23, 2010, 05:53:38 PM »

Quote from: Zaigataka on March 23, 2010, 08:13:58 AM

Most of this is pretty well known as videogame psychology goes, but worth a skim.

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3085/behavioral_game_design.php?page=1

To be fair, this article was a pretty big deal...back in 2001 when it was first posted. Though yeah, I think everyone in game development has heard about the rat experiments by now.

Hunter Sopko · « **Reply #246 on:** March 23, 2010, 07:34:53 PM »

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2850497&kw=2850497&f=Taxonomy/TRUS/2254197&sr=1&origkw=2850497

Best toy ever. I wish stuff like that was around when I was growing up.

Lady Door · « **Reply #247 on:** March 23, 2010, 08:43:28 PM »

Quote from: Hunter Sopko on March 23, 2010, 07:34:53 PM

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2850497&kw=2850497&f=Taxonomy/TRUS/2254197&sr=1&origkw=2850497

Best toy ever. I wish stuff like that was around when I was growing up.

Your link sent me on a hilarious loop: No results, and it asked, "Did you mean 2850496?" I would click it to see, and it would then display no results and ask, "Did you mean 2850497?" And it started all over.

Shale · « **Reply #248 on:** March 23, 2010, 08:50:11 PM »

It's a detachable laser sight compatible with any rifle. Perfect for baby showers.

Lord Ephraim · « **Reply #249 on:** March 24, 2010, 12:41:19 PM »

Left 4 Dead 2 is 50% off until tomorrow on Steam. So if you want to join the crazy antics of aiel, now is the best time.

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