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shaoron	Posted: Aug 19 2009, 08:28 PM
需要更多「です」 Group: Scanlation/Fansub Projects Team Posts: 10,487 Member No.: 2,148 Joined: 28-May 05	talk about getting high on money

Strange_One	Posted: Aug 19 2009, 11:16 PM
I... I REALLY have a thing for Tsundere girls O_O Group: Members Posts: 2,854 Member No.: 7,073 Joined: 9-July 07	I already knew that since early days of Uni :/ Guess it doesn't seem as wacky when you learnt it from a lecture

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Posted: Aug 24 2009, 06:25 PM

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Microsoft has responded to the findings that the Xbox 360 has a 54% failure rate with in a way which raises more questions than it answers…

An MS PR flack glosses over the failure rate, only saying that they have a good warranty and are trying to improve the design:

“Microsoft stands behind the Xbox 360 as a superior entertainment console with one of the best warranties in the industry. We are constantly improving the design, manufacture and performance of the console through extensive testing of potential sources of any problems.

Xbox 360 is pleased to maintain the title of ‘most played console’ and the vast majority of Xbox 360 customers have enjoyed a terrific gaming and entertainment experience since their first day, and continue to, day in and day out.”

Curiously, they don’t dispute the 54% failure rate itself…

Via Game Spark.

Lol

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8217800.stm
Piratebay proves hard to kill

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8223005.stm
FRAG OUT!!

http://www.incgamers.com/News/18285/wow-un...logical-weapons
World of Warcraft. Worldwide source of biological weapons.

This post has been edited by Strange_One on Aug 27 2009, 03:42 PM

Strange_One	Posted: Aug 31 2009, 10:11 AM
I... I REALLY have a thing for Tsundere girls O_O Group: Members Posts: 2,854 Member No.: 7,073 Joined: 9-July 07	http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8230504.stm MARVEL AND DISNEY CROSSOVERS! MARVEL IN DISNEY SMALL CHILD FRIENDLY STYLE!! X-MEN, SPIDERMAN AND CO PRANCING AROUND DISNEYLAND!!! Duel. Cycles at dawn! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8237512.stm Kids these days... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/face...ing-police.html http://www.austriantimes.at/index.php?id=14023 This post has been edited by Strange_One on Sep 10 2009, 05:12 AM

Strange_One	Posted: Sep 10 2009, 04:02 PM
I... I REALLY have a thing for Tsundere girls O_O Group: Members Posts: 2,854 Member No.: 7,073 Joined: 9-July 07	Pigeon defeats broadband data transfer http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8248056.stm

Trowa	Posted: Sep 10 2009, 04:40 PM
Magister Magi Group: Members Posts: 7,581 Member No.: 5,528 Joined: 11-April 06	Well now they have a back up system in the event they lose internet access. Anyway, something to cosider is that the story origanates in AFRICA. As a whole the contenient doesn't have the same infrastructure that the US or UK does. I'd be more suprised if the articale said the same thing for somebody doing the test in London.

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Posted: Sep 10 2009, 07:40 PM

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QUOTE (Trowa @ Sep 10 2009, 04:40 PM)

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I'd be more suprised if the articale said the same thing for somebody doing the test in London.

Really?
How quickly can you upload 4GB to anywhere?
My home link upload here in Oz is 0.82MBit/s (ADSL2+ maximum is 1MBit/s) so it would take me at least 2.5 hours at full speed if I could get the maximum 1Mbit/s (i.e. if I was closer to the local telephone exchange than I am)
Of course you can get faster links here, but the cost and setup are very high.

Trowa	Posted: Sep 10 2009, 07:54 PM
Magister Magi Group: Members Posts: 7,581 Member No.: 5,528 Joined: 11-April 06	You know what I mean Kano. <.<

kano	Posted: Sep 10 2009, 08:36 PM
AQSの漫画家 Group: Scanlation/Fansub Projects Team Posts: 8,464 Member No.: 5,468 Joined: 24-March 06	My comment was more of a "I'd expect the pigeon to win pretty much anywhere - not just in SA" i.e. it's funny, but true, in general, that a pigeon can transfer 4GB faster than the internet over those sort of distances. If they upped it to 2 x 32GB USB then sneaker-net (plus catching a plane) would probably be faster than the internet to anywhere within any country to somewhere else in the same country ...

Strange_One	Posted: Sep 16 2009, 07:44 AM
I... I REALLY have a thing for Tsundere girls O_O Group: Members Posts: 2,854 Member No.: 7,073 Joined: 9-July 07	Katana self defense in modern times. http://www.smh.com.au/world/student-uses-s...90916-fpyv.html Two strikes. Not bad.

kano	Posted: Sep 16 2009, 08:21 AM
AQSの漫画家 Group: Scanlation/Fansub Projects Team Posts: 8,464 Member No.: 5,468 Joined: 24-March 06	Hmm - self defence? I wonder what weapon the robber had. If he was weapon-less, a death sentence for attempted robbery does seem a little harsh ... ... remember that next time anyone in the USA considers stealing anything

Strange_One	Posted: Sep 16 2009, 08:57 AM
I... I REALLY have a thing for Tsundere girls O_O Group: Members Posts: 2,854 Member No.: 7,073 Joined: 9-July 07	rly? I thought in some states you could shoot anyone on your land or something like that?

Trowa	Posted: Sep 16 2009, 10:29 AM
Magister Magi Group: Members Posts: 7,581 Member No.: 5,528 Joined: 11-April 06	Maybe in Texas, but not in most states. In most states the force used to "resist" the robbery has to be proportional to the force used to attempt robbery. So unless the would be rober was threatening deadly force the student might face charges of possesion of a deadly weapon, reackless endangerment, or manslaughter charges. It all depends on the DA, county and state it happened in. And while he may not face criminal charges. He may face civil charges of wrongful death if the family of the "vicitm" decides to push things.

Strange_One	Posted: Sep 16 2009, 11:32 AM
I... I REALLY have a thing for Tsundere girls O_O Group: Members Posts: 2,854 Member No.: 7,073 Joined: 9-July 07	heh, ok. I think it was in the most basic terms of self defense. He tried to ward off the burglar with the threat of his sword. The burglar lunged - swing the sword around would surely be the most immediate option, messing around and doing something else would have increased his risk of being injured from the attack. EDIT: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8258473.stm Vacation in Denmark! Sleep with the locals! Search for the child's parent! This post has been edited by Strange_One on Sep 16 2009, 11:50 AM

Trowa	Posted: Sep 16 2009, 11:55 AM
Magister Magi Group: Members Posts: 7,581 Member No.: 5,528 Joined: 11-April 06	Well, I'm sure the police have asked him a ton of questions by now. And from the article it looks like the robber had a history of doing it, which the police are likely takeing into account. Meh, the way I see it. The robber had his luck run out by trying to rob this kid.

Strange_One	Posted: Nov 8 2009, 07:29 PM
I... I REALLY have a thing for Tsundere girls O_O Group: Members Posts: 2,854 Member No.: 7,073 Joined: 9-July 07	http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8345961.stm Wait whut? Olympic Athletes get free comdoms?? Talk about international relations...

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Posted: Nov 8 2009, 08:29 PM

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QUOTE (Strange_One @ Nov 8 2009, 08:29 PM)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8345961.stm
Wait whut? Olympic Athletes get free comdoms??

Talk about international relations...

There's an Army joke about Chinese condoms...
Yeah. It has to do with that assumption about all Asians.

Still, lol.

EDIT: Old Story: Thief caught after leaving facebook open
http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/09/18/burgla...-victims-house/

Strange_One	Posted: Nov 13 2009, 06:33 PM
I... I REALLY have a thing for Tsundere girls O_O Group: Members Posts: 2,854 Member No.: 7,073 Joined: 9-July 07	............... FURRIES?!!?!?

Trowa	Posted: Nov 13 2009, 06:46 PM
Magister Magi Group: Members Posts: 7,581 Member No.: 5,528 Joined: 11-April 06	Ookay, now I think I've seen everything. And I thought us anime/manga fans where a strange breed.

kano	Posted: Nov 13 2009, 08:58 PM
AQSの漫画家 Group: Scanlation/Fansub Projects Team Posts: 8,464 Member No.: 5,468 Joined: 24-March 06	Yeah I remember seeing a CSI show that involved furries years ago ... Strange ... very strange ...

shaoron	Posted: Nov 13 2009, 09:01 PM
需要更多「です」 Group: Scanlation/Fansub Projects Team Posts: 10,487 Member No.: 2,148 Joined: 28-May 05	oh yeah! i remember that... beyond weird episode...

Strange_One	Posted: Dec 2 2009, 05:41 PM
I... I REALLY have a thing for Tsundere girls O_O Group: Members Posts: 2,854 Member No.: 7,073 Joined: 9-July 07	WITGMF IS THIS!??!? Does text content also make things not worksafe? In any case this is not mind safe...

kano	Posted: Dec 2 2009, 07:24 PM
AQSの漫画家 Group: Scanlation/Fansub Projects Team Posts: 8,464 Member No.: 5,468 Joined: 24-March 06	I wonder how you find these links sometimes (but no, I don't want to know the actual answer)

Strange_One	Posted: Dec 2 2009, 07:29 PM
I... I REALLY have a thing for Tsundere girls O_O Group: Members Posts: 2,854 Member No.: 7,073 Joined: 9-July 07	For that one I was just checking the Canned Dogs blog. They occasionally post some obscure Type-Moon news on there. For example - instead of busily working away at their visual novels which are now about a year overdue, they're lunching with and giving signatures to Video Game legends. (I want a signed copy of Kara no Kyoukai (but in decent English) too...)

Trowa	Posted: Dec 2 2009, 07:43 PM
Magister Magi Group: Members Posts: 7,581 Member No.: 5,528 Joined: 11-April 06	So wait Type-Moon is roughly a year overdue and basically bullsh*ting around? Shouldn't their editors, managers or whatever be screaming at the to get their stuff done? Anyway, I'm not sure what's more disturbing. The fact that people actually need that sorta how-to guide, that it actually got published, or someone actually thought up the idea to begin with.

shaoron	Posted: Dec 2 2009, 08:52 PM
需要更多「です」 Group: Scanlation/Fansub Projects Team Posts: 10,487 Member No.: 2,148 Joined: 28-May 05	... facedesk

Strange_One	Posted: Dec 3 2009, 05:57 PM
I... I REALLY have a thing for Tsundere girls O_O Group: Members Posts: 2,854 Member No.: 7,073 Joined: 9-July 07	It gets... worse

shaoron	Posted: Dec 3 2009, 08:27 PM
需要更多「です」 Group: Scanlation/Fansub Projects Team Posts: 10,487 Member No.: 2,148 Joined: 28-May 05	Japan... not only do they make the rest of the world look sane... they make the savage wild lands look TAME

Strange_One	Posted: Dec 28 2009, 08:16 AM
I... I REALLY have a thing for Tsundere girls O_O Group: Members Posts: 2,854 Member No.: 7,073 Joined: 9-July 07	Japan. Population decline accelerating. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4092345.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3699516.stm

kano	Posted: Dec 28 2009, 08:53 AM
AQSの漫画家 Group: Scanlation/Fansub Projects Team Posts: 8,464 Member No.: 5,468 Joined: 24-March 06	LOL- regarding the arm one ... the hand doesn't wonder ... hmm would she think that is a good or a bad thing

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Posted: Dec 30 2009, 07:20 AM

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QUOTE (Strange_One @ Dec 28 2009, 08:16 AM)

Japan. Population decline accelerating.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4092345.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3699516.stm

That's just CREEPY!

Strange_One	Posted: Jan 6 2010, 07:01 PM
I... I REALLY have a thing for Tsundere girls O_O Group: Members Posts: 2,854 Member No.: 7,073 Joined: 9-July 07	http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/01/07/s...h-with-whalers/ Sankaku I'm afraid. I'm sure it's not easy for random people to attack a ship - but this is rather supremely embarassing fail.

Strange_One	Posted: Jan 30 2010, 05:11 PM
I... I REALLY have a thing for Tsundere girls O_O Group: Members Posts: 2,854 Member No.: 7,073 Joined: 9-July 07	Flying Panties!

Trowa	Posted: Jan 30 2010, 06:48 PM
Magister Magi Group: Members Posts: 7,581 Member No.: 5,528 Joined: 11-April 06	multiple facedesks Is this articale serious or complete BS? Because if serious Japans nick should be changed from "Land of the riseing sun" to "Land of the bizarist !@#* evar".

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Posted: Jan 30 2010, 07:18 PM

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QUOTE (Trowa @ Jan 30 2010, 06:48 PM)

*multiple facedesks*

Is this articale serious or complete BS?

Because if serious Japans nick should be changed from "Land of the riseing sun" to "Land of the bizarist !@#* evar".

sexual and emotionally repressive society + the Internet + the influence of MTV morals = japan

This post has been edited by NightHawk Imac 1.0 on Jan 30 2010, 07:19 PM

Strange_One

Posted: Jan 30 2010, 08:21 PM

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QUOTE (Trowa @ Jan 30 2010, 11:48 PM)

*multiple facedesks*

Is this articale serious or complete BS?

Because if serious Japans nick should be changed from "Land of the riseing sun" to "Land of the bizarist !@#* evar".

I assume you did not click the link in the article going to the retailer's site

kano	Posted: Jan 30 2010, 08:47 PM
AQSの漫画家 Group: Scanlation/Fansub Projects Team Posts: 8,464 Member No.: 5,468 Joined: 24-March 06	You did? So how many did you buy?

Strange_One	Posted: Jan 30 2010, 09:03 PM
I... I REALLY have a thing for Tsundere girls O_O Group: Members Posts: 2,854 Member No.: 7,073 Joined: 9-July 07	I had not the inclination to purchase nor the skill to read japanese There was however a rather fetching pink polkadot flying machine.

Trowa	Posted: Jan 30 2010, 09:40 PM
Magister Magi Group: Members Posts: 7,581 Member No.: 5,528 Joined: 11-April 06	Uh, no I didn't click the link. I was to scared by what I might find if I did.

kano	Posted: Jan 30 2010, 10:16 PM
AQSの漫画家 Group: Scanlation/Fansub Projects Team Posts: 8,464 Member No.: 5,468 Joined: 24-March 06	OK, followed the other link Well this picture did have some of the anime classic blue & white stripes ... (but the only photo was the pink polka dots Strange_One mentioned) [Spoiler=PIccy][/Spoiler]

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