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Had an accident today, I'm fine, but here are the details that I have in hi-definition slowmotion except for the last second. I got called by grandfather to help set up a printer for his brother-in-law.On my way I lost control of my vehicle on some loose gravel on a curvy one-lane road, rock embankment on oneside, 500-600 foot drop on the other.
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I managed to avoid hitting the bank in the first turn, then ended up preparing to go over the edge on the next turn. However, I saved myself yet again, but rear wheels were still sliding out over the edge, so I nailed the gas to keep from slipping backwards. As the rear wheels hit the lip the immediately accelerated me and further exaggerated my over-steer, propelling me into the bank going sideways. Car ended up facing about 150 degrees from the direction I was initially heading, on impact at which point airbags deployed, passenger bag cracked windshield, and rearview detached and gashed my ear.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Thank God, noone was coming around that second turn, most likely we would both be dead, or at least me, the angle of the vehicle means the driver side section would have been crushed.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Yeah, I don't know if I want to deal with any tech call's anymore, lol. Totalled my car and my left arm is a bit sore, in the wrist area, WoW'ing will be decreased as will time on the net in general, I need to live in the real world for a while.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Wow, glad you are okay.
- Michelle M
Thanks Sean and Michelle.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Glad you're ok. I approach gravel like it's ice. I don't trust it.
- Gus
Whoa, glad you're here to tell us about it.
- Derrick
That sounds scary. I'm glad to hear you're only slightly bruised.
- Anika
So glad you're alright, Jimminy!
- directeur
Thanks guys. ( Gus ), the amazing part is I was only going about 25mph when it occured, GRAVEL IS EVIL. ( Anika ), yeah all bruising except for my left arm I'm missing about 6-7 layers of skin over about a 2in x 2in spot right below my wrist, the gash on my ear, and a very peculiar friction burn on my right pec, caused presumably from the seat belt, but left no damage to my shirt.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Holy shit! I'm so glad you're OK. Get some rest, sir. Damn.
- Moody (Sweet FA 4 Life)
James I'm not tired this happened an hour and a half after I got up, and I feel energetic I'm kind of afraid to go to sleep because of the stiffness I'll feel tomorrow.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Here are some images that show the majority of the damage outside of my arm. http://ff.im/7diAZ It's all pretty minor to some of the stuff I've seen in the past.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Wow, that's intense. I would've been petrified. Glad you came out of it with as little injury as you did!
- Jandy
Jandy, I got out and continued up the hill for about 5 minutes before I realized I could call someone. I was dazed. Finally called my mom and she made me go back and make sure noone else hit it.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Sounds like your good driving saved you man. I don't know whether to say you were lucky (to not be badly injured) or unlucky (that it happened) either way I am glad to hear that you are ok.
- Matt G
A buddy of mine got pulled over in his Porsche 911 many years ago doing somewhere around 130mph and was amazingly let off with a warning. A week later he totaled it doing 27mph when he chose the wrong time to try to shift, spun on gravel and off the road he went. gravel=evil.
- Robert DeBord
glad you made it through
- MiniMage, enterRUPPted
Holden, WV isn't that scary to drive through, I'm really thankful for my job now though, have plenty of experience driving. What part do you go through?
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
That's terrifying. I'm so glad you're okay.
- joey
Yikes, Jimminy! Very glad to hear you're OK. It's amazing the clarity w/ which you can remember those details in slo-mo, isn't it? Try to take it easy for a couple of days. Give yourself a chance to really recover.
- Ayşe E.
Ayse, I have a very strong visualization and memory ability, seeing someone in real-life I can occasionaly get a very accurate image of what they look like when they were younger, when compared to images, also have been able to enter and memorize lucid states for several years. The slo-mo was very different though.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Thank you all once more.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Wow ! Hope you're better now
- Ahsan Ali
Oh wow. So glad you survived, Jimminy.
- Micah
Thanks everybody. Micah, I am too, changes your perspective a bit. I was really close to losing it.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
I'm so glad you came out of that alive. Sounds incredibly scary and harrowing.
- Spidra Webster
Yikes. Could have been a lot worse, glad it wasn't
- LANjackal
Thinking about it it's kind of like the story of Friendfeed, going along smoothly then it lost control when it was acquired by FB, and it regained a little bit of control but we still don't know if it's going to be able to make it around the next turn. No one has a clue yet.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
I’m inclined to think that using web services as omens for your life is a poor idea, lol
- LANjackal
from IM
It's not an omen, just noticed a similarity, though exaggerated. Also, the last line is great. "We still don't know if it's going to make it around the next turn.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
You didn't get $50 million :)
- Ahsan Ali
from IM
LOL, Ahsan, I guess I got a raw deal then. No I lost about $7000. Dammit, I screwed up somewhere I guess.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Sheesh, that is pretty steep...
- Ahsan Ali
from IM
Yeah, It goes up to about 1200-1400 at the top of the hill, I was just about half way up. Oh, the price, I totalled my car and have to pay medical bills, out of pocket.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Good that your are ok :)
- Jemm
Hope you're not too sore in the morning!
- Anne Bouey
Going 25mph and your car is totaled? Wow! That is some wicked gravel! Good that you're okay!
- Fajar Nurdiansyah
Fajar, I don't know how fast I was going when I hit, I was going 25 when I hit the gravel and had to accelerate to get my rear wheels back on the ground in the second turn, unfortunately I wasn't think as I did this that the car was All wheel drive, as soon as the rear wheels hit the ground, It fired me right into the embankment, so I hit at about 35-40mph, I guess.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
I really hope you feel better Jim. Man that's gotta be tough.
- Friendfeed's Francisco
Sorry to hear. :(
- Tyson Key
So your doing it rally style? Good thing that can instinctively drive yourself out of the 500 foot drop.
- Fajar Nurdiansyah
Fajar, yeah rally style, with out the jumps, and flipping when I hit the bank, though it was a near perfectly vertical rock where the road was carved in the side of the mountain. I was actually in an Impreza.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Good grief! Sounds like you were very lucky to walk away from that one. Glad you're ok!
- Andrew Terry
This is the closest thing I've found to my accident, everything over the dotted line was the drop off though, and the road wasn't quite that straight, so that turn back he does I was entering the second turn. http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Wow! You've got my respect brother! Make sure you keep the scar, chicks digg scar -- or so they say lol
- Fajar Nurdiansyah
I have plenty of scars, there just in places you can't normally see. Armpit(fish-hook), head(triple-cracked skull), abdomen(hernia), the only one I think may stick with me is the damage to my ear and that won't impress anyone, or maybe the deep friction burns on my chest.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Holly shit! I'm glad you're ok man! That's one hell of an accident!!!
- David Cook
Glad you're ok man! Gravel is some evil evil shit.
- G Dub of the Carolinas
SSSOOO Glad ur ok! Sorry that you had a car accident!!
- SUSAN J SPAULDING
Last accident.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Today is the 32nd anniversary of Elvis Presley's death. (16/08/1977) Rest In Peace "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" #Elvis
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My favourite is Mystery Train
- Matt G
@Kaan, tamam miyiz abi? Bu 9'luya neleri ekleyebiliriz, en azindan fizy / youtube linkleri dursun postta.
- Oguz Serdar
Matt: Mystery Train - http://fizy.com/s/14g8uc
- Oguz Serdar
:-)
- Matt G
Trouble: http://fizy.com/s/17ew9h
- Oguz Serdar
Always on my mind: http://fizy.com/s/16r9gr
- Oguz Serdar
Little Darlin: http://fizy.com/s/119s0q
- Oguz Serdar
Don't cry daddy: http://fizy.com/s/17laa0
- Oguz Serdar
bunun disinda golden records albumunde yer alan ama 9 sarki arasinda olmayan eserleri de unutmayalim.onlar da enfestir: love me - http://fizy.com/s/17ew99
- Oguz Serdar
too much: http://fizy.com/s/11rat3
- Oguz Serdar
that's when your heartaches begin - http://fizy.com/s/18kcvl
- Oguz Serdar
(let me be your) teddy bear - http://fizy.com/s/151a23
- Oguz Serdar
treat me nice - http://fizy.com/s/13031u
- Oguz Serdar
anyway you want me (that's how i will be) - http://fizy.com/s/12n7f9
- Oguz Serdar
loving you - http://fizy.com/s/12n7f7
- Oguz Serdar
zaman gelmiş, esas feed de yukarı çıksın. diğer ikisi: http://ff.im/6BgKx - http://ff.im/6Ef9H "33 years without Elvis Presley. Long live the great King of Rock!"
- Oguz Serdar
iki yil sonra yeniden ziplamis. long live king! :)
- Oguz Serdar
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- koleksiyoner
Julian Assange Threatens To Name Arab Leaders With CIA Ties - http://www.businessinsider.com/julian-...
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If anything says Julian Assange is dangerous, and an enemy to the US, it's this. Imagine the embarrassment if he revealed as much about other governments - it would be even more embarrassing for them than it would be for the US. Yet, he targets mostly the US government, no one else. That's not journalism, or "free speech" at all. Assange is a coward, plain and simple.
- Jesse Stay
So he's guilty without trial of committing a crime of *prejudice* now because information coming out is seen to be too much about one country and not another? I'm trying to follow the logic... I lost the scent on the trail somewhere.
- Micah
from FFHound(roid)!
Micah, no, he's guilty of threatening to release information that would be extremely harmful to the US military and intelligence effort. The prejudice is just observation on my part.
- Jesse Stay
Why doesn't he just release the info if it's about free speech?
- <3Heather<3
Because he is maximizing the hurt it brings. That's what people's issues are. It's not that he is leaking, it's he is using the info to run an agenda.
- Johnny
And because of that I'm less sympathetic to his 'cause'. I'm all for his rights and fair justice but you can't fiddle with powerful people and expect no blow-back.
- Johnny
Enemy Of The State is purely a media beat up. I'm fairly certain many people don't think of him as a war criminal but are interested in how he got a hold of a quarter of a million classified documents. Also, some people question the wisdom of releasing certain documents where diplomatic situations are fragile like in the case of the Zimbabwe opposition leader. A paper like the NYT would...
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- Johnny
from iPhone
Woodward can get away with it because of who he is. If anyone laid so much as a hand on Woodward, there would be a far greater public outcry, not to mention woodwards well placed friends there to offer help. Assange is a relative nobody in comparison
- Roberto Bonini
Woodward also wasn't making threats that were he to die even more classified and damaging (literally) documents would be released. Woodward was also sharing information being leaked about illegal activities in the government. Assange is threatening to leak information about non-illegal activites, which will seriously mess up many major intelligence efforts by the US Government. So, Assange is trying to hurt the US Government, while Woodward was just trying to fix it.
- Jesse Stay
That's the difference behind Free-speech and Terrorism, IMO
- Jesse Stay
Woodward was also a US Citizen, with US interests in mind. Assange is not, and has no desire to see the US succeed.
- Jesse Stay
This whole Assange thing is underdogism at its worst. As I've written before, too many people don't care what's being leaked as long as SOMETHING is being leaked (and that it's hurting the U.S.). Everyone cheers for David; no one cheers for Goliath. Heck, most people haven't even read Wikileaks. They just like the fact that it's happening.
- Akiva
Woodward is an American citizen and a journalist who developed a story, followed leads and put together a comprehensive picture of a conspiracy (Watergate). His subsequent work has followed a similar pattern. Assange has done none of those things. He has selectively leaked embarrassing information in a bid to undermine US standing in the world. The two could not be more different.
- The original Kevin
Kevin, amen
- Jesse Stay
Most people haven't directly read Woodward either.
- Micah
Micah, that doesn't make what Assange's doing acceptable, though. And although I can't prove it, I can Scobleize that there are more people who have read Woodward's books than people who have read Wikileaks.
- Akiva
Akiva, my point about the (non) reading is that a relatively few read original source material then churn out an interpretation that fits a narrative to which they predisposed. Whether it's leaked documents or wide-open gov't documentation not shrouded by secrecy, most people form an understanding based on the echo chamber their channel is already tuned to.
- Micah
The States, before it was United, was an underdog once.
- Micah
Of course and underdogists love that America because they were the David against Britain's Goliath. Now the tables have turned and America's the Goliath and Assange (or Islam or whatever else) is the David. Their refusal to get actually educated on a subject, to actually read and think for themselves, is inexcusable. To automatically cheer on the underdog regardless of qualification is as moronic as not reading up on a topic before preening yourself as someone who can make an informed opinion.
- Akiva
Agreed. I don't like a lot of aspects of the libertarian movement, for instance, but I also can't through it out whole sale just because there are stupid/spiteful counting themselves in the fold. In either case, the underdog cheerleading for its own sake is unfortunate phenomenon when mentally processing the real principles/ideas is work enough.
- Micah
I just get frustrated by this kind of crap regardless of whether it's libertarians, Republicans, Democrats, whatever. It's the worst promotion of ignorance. It's interesting to watch them turn, though. Apple, at one time, was the underdog but now because of the iPhone and iPad, they've risen to the top and now everyone's crapping on them and cheering on the underdog Android. Google's...
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- Akiva
I hear you. Part of it a proxy for class warfare, which is "funny" because the Android-iPhone bickering is idle chatter among technology elites, peers if you will.
- Micah
Trying to hurt the US Government isn't such a bad thing, it might give the powers that be some more reason to think before they act in future.
- Matt G
See?
- Akiva
Micah, the States were also a part of (citizens) of Great Britain before they were underdogs. Assange isn't even a citizen - he's an outside source trying to battle the American government. It's terrorism, not free speech or revolution, and the entire purpose is to hurt the US, no one else. As a US citizen, I take offense to that.
- Jesse Stay
"Arab leaders with CIA ties" -- which "Arab leaders" would not be on that list?
- Brian Sullivan
Excellent point there Brian. I might seem to be shocking for some, but most people wouldn't bat an eyelid.
- Roberto Bonini
The funniest part here is that the pro-Assange people talk about this as if it were nothing. Like deciding whether to supersize your order or not. You might as well be discussing the best way to go about performing a home brain surgery on your friend. We simply don't know enough about the ramifications here.
- Akiva
Whatever the ramifications, I predict that the governments involved will all make public statements that they knew all along, just like they did with the diplomatic cable releases.
- Victor Ganata
>>So newspapers like the NYT releases secret government documents not hinting to it beforehand and they aren't an enemy of the state, but Wikileaks is? - Micah<< Bingo! Again, "It's all about the information" To believe that covered over or covered up matters will not be brought to light is naive in this day and age. This was ineluctable. Mr.Assange is just the messenger this time. It...
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- Melanie Reed
The thing is that behind the veneer of the Middle East, some of these governments are more friendly with the US and Israel than they would like their citizens and friends to know. This is what the currently system is built on. Israel's Mossad trained Saudi intelligence. Israeli Pilots flew for Iran during the Iran/Iraq war. So with secrets like these, it could destabilise the entire middle east because that whole region has built it identity on hating the US and Israel.
- Roberto Bonini
Sovereign states are just an extension of a unit long valued for the one thing besides love (which some think can be compartmentalized apart from it) and that is loyalty. Family and sovereign state alike cannot exist without it. But something is at work here and you see it with the very entity that government (or sovereign states) have served as the watchdog of and that is commerce....
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- Melanie Reed
" it could destabilise the entire middle east " -- isn't it already destabilized? Maybe it would have exactly the opposite effect -- help stabilize the region?
- Brian Sullivan
If you wanted people to long for peace at whatever price, then it is in your interest to destabilize as many areas as you can....and then you can set your price for that peace.
- Melanie Reed
There's no reason that the stability that the U.S. wants to impose is the only form of stability that is worth achieving. Should the people in these regions not be allowed to make informed decisions? I'm not a big fan of paternalism completely overriding autonomy.
- Victor Ganata
Good conversation. I think that I side with Jesse and Kevin here.
- Chieze Okoye
Victor, I'm not advocating this action by any one or number of countries. I am simply stating an observation that is in plain sight. And it is bigger than any one country. It only looks like it is about them. It is bigger than that.
- Melanie Reed
The problem I have is with the implicit assumption that the U.S. is always a benign force, and we should just trust our leaders, because clearly they know what they're doing. This is exactly the sort of blindness that led us to invading Iraq for completely fabricated reasons, which is arguably one of the most destabilizing things that could've happened to that region. Assange may have his own agenda, but the fact of the matter is that that information got leaked. If not him, then someone else would have it
- Victor Ganata
Victor, then why are we relying on someone who doesn't have the US's own interests in mind to reveal that info? Assange is an enemy to the US, plain and simple. He could care less if the US is harmed or not - he has his own interests at hand. He doesn't care about any of us. If there are illegal things happening in our government then it is up to the American media to reveal that, which...
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- Jesse Stay
Sorry, Jesse, the last decade destroyed my faith in the free press. It's clear they also have their own interests at heart, and don't particularly care about us either. I'm not saying I agree with everything that Assange is doing, but since the press won't do their job, it's inevitable that someone will. It's a classic case of unintended consequences.
- Victor Ganata
I don't think that the US is implicitly benign. And I don't think that anyone else is asserting (or even implying) that. I think that checking it when it does wrong is very important. But I don't think that Assange is doing that. I think Assange is hurting the US for the sake of hurting the US. Or he's hurting secrecy for the sake of hurting secrecy. Both of which, I personally think,...
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- Chieze Okoye
I agree, the diplomatic cable leak seemed rather pointless. But only because it seems that everyone already knew this stuff. There wasn't anything there that was absolutely shocking. Sure, there's all sorts of spin going on, but it's not like countries are breaking off diplomatic ties. No new wars have started. This contrasts starkly to the activity of our own press in the early 2000s.
- Victor Ganata
"Assange is an enemy to the US, plain and simple." -- that strikes me as a totally naive statement. Unfortunately it is neither plain nor simple.
- Brian Sullivan
That's a good point Victor.
- Chieze Okoye
Victor, then go to your congressman. The US has ways of changing that other countries Assange is not targeting don't. If you're not getting through, then I'm afraid you're in the minority, my friend, welcome to America. Move to another country if you don't like us.
- Jesse Stay
Heh, the irony is that the information Assange holds will probably prove that many so-called plain and simple enemies of the U.S. aren't so plain and simple.
- Victor Ganata
Brian it is very plain and very simple - he wants nothing but harm to the US. If he were a US citizen I'd probably think a little differently, but he has no US interests at heart. He's not a Patriot, by any means, unless it's for another country.
- Jesse Stay
The fact that Assange is *not* targeting other countries shows this is plain and simple.
- Jesse Stay
Jesse, nice. Love it or leave it, huh? This is my damn country, too. I'm not going anywhere. And I have exercised my rights as a citizen at the voting booth, and have in fact written my representatives. But change is slow, and it doesn't excuse the atrocities of the past.
- Victor Ganata
Victor, so you're going to rely on a non-US citizen to relay your interests to the US government? That makes no sense.
- Jesse Stay
Anyway, I didn't start this thread to have anyone change my mind. Closing comments now. I find this thread very unpatriotic, and quite depressing, to be frank.
- Jesse Stay
Unlike many Americans unfortunately, I believe in this country, this government, and what it was organized to be. Yes, it has faults, but those faults are the reflection of the populace that votes it in. Checks and balances are there, including Freedom of Press (which is for US Citizens, btw), to keep government in check. The system's not broken. It works, so use it. I won't let any...
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- Jesse Stay
WikiLeaks salaries to be revealed in new report - CNN.com - http://edition.cnn.com/2010...
Expenses and salary earnings for paid WikiLeaks staff will be revealed for the first time in a report expected to be published by the end of this year, according to Kristinn Hrafnsson, a spokesman for the secret-spilling organization. Hrafnsson, speaking Wednesday in London on a panel discussion at the Frontline Club, said that the Wau Holland Foundation -- the Berlin-based non-profit that handles most of the money donated to WikiLeaks -- will finally be detailing how WikiLeaks has spent funds from the more than $1 million it has raised in the last year. The report has been expected since August.
- Matt G
from Bookmarklet
listening to "Le Hoodoo Gurus - Leilani (1982)" - http://blip.fm/~y8low
listening to "Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone (Dylan Accent Version)" - http://blip.fm/~y8llk
15 Killer Google Chrome Features You Might Not Know About - http://www.guidingtech.com/5319...
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"Google Chrome has been steadily gaining in the browser market share since its launch 2 years ago. It’s not without its flaws but it definitely falls in the “kinda cool” category. Its simplicity and minimalistic, yet feature-rich, interface caused a lot of users to ditch their old and trusted browser in favor of this new tool. Chrome has a lot of obscure features which could immensely enhance one’s browsing productivity if he were to know about them. This post intends to do reveal exactly those features. Some of the following features might be something you already know. But as you read on, you are sure to bump into an amazing hidden chrome feature that you weren’t aware of, and that’s what makes this post worth going through. So, check it out!"
- Matt G
from Bookmarklet
'Paste and search' is great. I just used it for the first time.
- Skyler Call
My official Facebook fan page is http://www.facebook.com/theleol.... I am hanging my head in shame. http://fb.me/wU7jXz27
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I am surprised and perhaps even angry, I admit. I can understand/rationalize the idea of a test platform for new features, however, one can always establish a test ID, and then delete it when done. So, I then rationalized that saving the "Leo Laporte" Facebook page name from being used by the forces of evil and stupidity was a good thing. I'm now faced with making myself believe "theleolaporte" is also a good thing. You're making my head spin, Leo.
- Peter Costello
It's fine. Remember, Facebook shouldn't replace the content you place on your website. Social media should "point" to your actual content.
- Shane Tilton
So many backflips, have u though about olympic gymnastics
- Matt G
If I offered you $1 million on the condition that you could never watch a sunset for the rest of your life, would you take it? If not, how much money would it take? [Disclaimer: this is a hypothetical question, not a contract. I do not have a million dollars.]
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I would be giving you my bank account details before you finished the sentence.
- Matt G
I'd like to think that i'd reached a point where life wasn't always and only about "Dead Presidents" so no but I'd guess there's a number that would make me salivate but not so far. Now if you had a magic wand that could offer me health....
- WarLord
Very wise, WarLord, health is surely more valuable than cash.
- Lo the Baker
I got to thinking about this recently while watching a sunset. I suspect my answer will be the minority viewpoint :P I have to say, though, Matt your answer surprised me.
- Lo the Baker
I'm inclined to say no. It's tempting, but I'm not sure money could make me as happy as the beauty of nature can. Plus, sunsets are my favourite thing to photograph.
- Penguin
No. Not worth it.
- Roberto Bonini
I'm not sure it's possible to avoid the sunset. I'd take it though, as long as I can have a Sunset screensaver ;)
- Rodfather
Like so many things in life, it'd be no big deal until the very moment when you were forbidden access
- WarLord
Photos/videos of sunsets would not be allowed, that's cheating :P
- Lo the Baker
I would politely decline.
- vicster
I thought about this for a long time. If sunrises were allowed, I'd take money -- but the amount would have to be in the billions. If I weren't allowed to see either, there is literally no amount of money/property I would accept. I'm really glad this question came up, because now sunsets seem a lot more valuable... they were always enjoyable, but I didn't assign them any inherent worth. Fortunately I still get to see them, as I'm pretty sure no one's about to give me $10 billion :P
- Lo the Baker
Tough call. Sunsets are nice, but a million dollars could do a lot. I think it would depend on what kind of mood I'm in at the time of the offer. $5 million would probably win out no matter what.
- Brad Greer
That's funny, Red, because I always think that $1M wouldn't go very far, especially if you kept it in the US. This despite never having more than a few thousand myself :P
- Lo the Baker
I would take it. I don't think I've watched one - only in pics. I am good. :-D
- Paulette
I was going to say yes until the no photos or videos rule ;)
- Starmama
Even with those rules, I could do a great deal for my sons with that sum of money, so a sacrifice on my part wouldn't be a big deal
- RAPatton
yeah, RAP, it occurred to me that my answer might be different if I had children.
- Lo the Baker
yeah, a father can do without most anything for the betterment of his offspring
- RAPatton
I'd do it for 5 million. I seldom see the sunset, so I'd take it. I'm more partial to sunrise, anyway.
- ha3rvey (Hugs 50% off!)
from fftogo
I rarely ever enjoy the sunset, but sunrise (to me) is a much more magical even. Maybe because I'm rarely awake for it. I think I could go without the sunset, so I would be incredibly tempted to take them money. I'm sad to say I'm in a place in my life where money is of huge importance.
- <3Heather<3
I would take the money. There's plenty of beauty in nature to go around.
- SteVe C
If I lived anywhere where the sun set over the water, I'd have to say no. And since I don't know if I'll ever move to such a place, I'll have to say no.
- Que Sarah Sarah
I'd have sex with Robert Redford for a million dollars, though. (j/k)
- Que Sarah Sarah
If never watch a sunset doesn't mean I am struck blind, I'm down at $5 million. $1 million, maybe.
- The Amber
Yeah, 5 million would be a good amount and yes, I'd take that deal.
- Arlan K.
I cannot wrap my mind around the concept of having NEVER watched a sunset. My friend & I also realized that most of you might change your answer if you had grown up in Florida like we did. The sunsets here are MAGICAL, I've never seen anything to rival it anywhere in the world.
- Lo the Baker
Have you ever just sat and felt in awe & grateful, like you were privileged to have the experience to be alive & witness the world around you? I just really can't imagine a million dollars giving me that feeling, but I get it for free every day.
- Lo the Baker
No.
- Steven Perez
Isn't it interesting, Jill, that it's a tough call? I expected a lot of people would take the money, but I'm kinda surprised that it would be such an easy decision for anyone.
- Lo the Baker
An easy decision? I'm about to send a collections agency after you, Lo. :)
- ha3rvey (Hugs 50% off!)
Ha! I never offered you $5 million. Besides, good luck collecting... I am not afraid of those agencies anymore, and as you may have read I actually have a negative net worth at the moment. (And to be serious, while I don't judge or prevent anyone from giving up simple pleasures for cash, I would never enable or encourage it.)
- Lo the Baker
Oh well, at least we're still friends. :)
- ha3rvey (Hugs 50% off!)
yes
- just ZONED
Of course we are, 3. I don't expect everyone to share my values. In fact, if everyone did, I'm pretty sure society would collapse immediately.
- Lo the Baker
Sarah, LOL! There are many people I'd have sex with for a million dollars. That seems like an insignificant sacrifice compared to sunsets. What does that say about me... :P
- Lo the Baker
Hang on, I'm calling to cancel the boat I ordered.
- ha3rvey (Hugs 50% off!)
Why? Just take on some debt so you're trapped working a dead-end job to pay for it... it's the AMERICAN DREAM! :P
- Lo the Baker
If I went ahead and bought it, it would only remind me of how you broke my heart. I had already spent that money. *boo-hoo*
- ha3rvey (Hugs 50% off!)
Find yourself an elementary school English teacher and ask for a lesson on conjunctions, and you can avoid this sort of calamity. :P
- Lo the Baker
We ain't got time for them conjunction-whatchamacallits we just ram our sentences together like this so we say what we mean.
- ha3rvey (Hugs 50% off!)
Well, specifically you should review the meaning & function of the word "if," heh heh heh. ETA: never mind, I just added a legal disclaimer to the original post. ARE YOU HAPPY NOW.
- Lo the Baker
I'd be happy if I had that boat.
- ha3rvey (Hugs 50% off!)
All right, I'll see if I can get you a boat, but it's going to be a while, and it's probably not going to be the one you wanted... (a la http://www.ideaintegrator.com/boats...)
- Lo the Baker
I've never ever watched a sunset, i keep meaning too, just never got round too it! :/
- Halil
I'd need to read the fine print. What would, as Warlord put it, deny me access to sunset. What would happen if I were driving west and got stuck in traffic at the wrong time? Or would I simply be incarcerated to prevent such chances? Would be lose all memory of time while the sun sets each day?
- Sarah (or SCarla)
from iPod
Google Chrome Tells You When Sites are Down for Other Users - http://lifehacker.com/5590582...
If you're wondering whether your router really needs a reset, or if you want a second opinion on downforeveryoneorjustme.com's advice, Google Chrome appears to be letting its users know when other Chrome users can't reach a site, according to one Lifehacker reader.
- Matt G
from Bookmarklet
Flash kicks HTML 5's ass, here's video proof | DVICE - http://dvice.com/archive...
"Any illusions you might have about how HTML 5 can keep up with Flash 10.1 will be quickly shattered by this video. Never mind the narrator's thick French accent — as you can see in multiple examples, an animation achieves at least double the frame rate in Flash compared with playback of that same graphic in HTML 5."
- Matt G
from Bookmarklet
TVGorge Lets You Stream 120+ Popular TV Shows, With No Geo-Restriction - http://www.techcrunch.com/2010...
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"Yes, it’s perfectly possible to watch Hulu from outside the United States if you know how to hide your location, but there are millions of people who don’t who would love to get access to the streaming service. For them, there’s now TVGorge, a recently launched Flash streaming site that’s still in ‘infant stages’ but has a lot to offer already."
- LANjackal
from Bookmarklet
Shall we start a Friendfeed pool to bet on how long before they get shut down?
- Kenton
oh yeah its been great. i have also such a top tv show lists http://www.netvibes.com/downloa...
- bobby
Johnny might like this
- Josh Haley
Was a great site to use in Australia until they started trying to make me do surveys and give them my mobile phone number.
- Matt G
YouTube sees over 7.1m viewers on live streaming of IPL - CNBC-TV18 - - http://www.moneycontrol.com/news...
"YouTube has hit a record viewership with the live streaming of the Indian Premier League. The number touched 7.1 million as of today and is still counting. This number is the highest for YouTube worldwide and Google is now confident that it is ready to showcase other international live games as well. Viewership in the first two hours of IPL screening stood at 4.5 lakh. This is the highest viewership in two hours of any live screening on the Internet for YouTube. March 13 viewership touched 1 million while March 15 viewership touched 6.9 million."
- Matt G
from Bookmarklet
How come Germany isn't a hockey powerhaus? You'd think they would be...
Because they're not in the hockey belt which covers about the same area as the vodka belt (I don't know if this is coincidental) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
- Eivind
lol, but aren't we in the beer belt too?
- Edward Zwart
I think it only works for Europe
- Eivind
Germany is a hockey powerhouse, the original hockey that is played on outdoors on artificial grass. With a round ball.
- Matt G
And the original is *always* better than the adaptation. </sarcasm>
- Edward Zwart
3 Google employees given jail terms in Italy for bullying video – Tech Products & Geek News | Geek.com - http://www.geek.com/article...
M F liked this
"Public prosecutor Francesco Cajani indicted four Google employees for breaching the Italian penal code. " ... "None of those employees had any direct contact or knowledge of the video in question." - WTF Italy?
- Meryn Stol
from Bookmarklet
Well, imagine if Rupert Murdoch was the President of the USA. Lucky he was born in Australia, well lucky for the people in the US.
- Matt G
[VOTE] Should Google Buzz be part of Gmail (Yes/No)?
Morton Fox, rowlikeagirl and LouCypher liked this
No, but it was their best shot at market share with out purchasing another network.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
No, but it does get more people using it.
- Kevin L
NO.
- deerstep
Sure. How else will I get my network auto-populated? Easiest social media site I ever joined.
- Rah-PM 2012
Yes.
- Tyson Key
NO!
- LouCypher
I abstain
- Roberto Bonini
See the responses on Buzz to the same question: http://www.google.com/buzz...
- Kol Tregaskes
Hell to the NO.
- Giulia B.
Yes
- Matt G
Yes, but Buzz updates should not come into normal Inbox. Buzz is something seen as 'less important' than email and which can be checked 'as time permits'. I mean, if somebody is real serious about communicating with you, they should send you an email, rather than a Buzz.
- MohanArun
I'm undecided, there are some great features from Gmail that work for Buzz so making it separate would require duplicating these features. So it's easier to keep it inside Gmail. I guess it's just a feeling. I feel it should be separate as it's a separate product but technically it works OK, though has some privacy issues, which we might of got anyway.
- Kol Tregaskes
NO
- Jeunelle Foster
Negative.
- imabonehead
yes
- Alessandro
no
- Ashish
funny...that is why I'm only using it on the mobile, but I think, yes, it should. I also think that the labels system should be applied to wave, and Buzz be made available in wave (along with email chat sms and voicemail)
- guruvan (Rob Nelson)
I think it could be a part of wave. LOL
- Bati Lo
Yes.
- Louis Gray
No
- Grant Bierman
nyet
- MiniMage, enterRUPPted
I like that it's available there(convenience->yes)
- immaterial
I agree with Jimminy. I think Reader would have been a better place, but there are a lot more people who use gmail.
- Cris Fugate
Mobile reception barely works while in this house. Whatever will I do in an emergency & the wifi is out? How on Earth will I tweet for help?
We still have a landline. Old school is sometimes good ;o)
- ☆ Mellyboo ☆
Yell out the window to a neighbour?
- Matt G
What's a landline? ;)
- Andrew Trinh
from iPhone
Men at Work plundered Kookaburra riff: court - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - http://www.abc.net.au/news...
Mike Nencetti liked this
"Iconic Australian rockers Men at Work could be facing a hefty legal bill after a court ruled that they plagiarised part of their worldwide 1980s hit Down Under. Larrikin Music accused the band of stealing the song's flute riff from the children's song Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree. Record companies EMI and Sony BMG disputed the claim but today the Federal Court ruled in Larrikin's favour."
- Matt G
from Bookmarklet
About 3 inches of snow fell in Charlotte overnight.
FunkyRose, Kol Tregaskes, ovigia and 13 other people liked this
do, do ,do, looking out my back door.
- Mike Nencetti
I'm sitting here with a fan on my face. That looks beautiful. Best thing would be not mowing the lawn!
- Matt G
Yeah, I got almost 4 inches south of Atlanta.
- topernic
'bout 2 inches in Hillsborough, NC. gah.
- Stephanie•CogSciLibrarian
The porch railing is already melted. Roads are clear. When it snows in NC you have to take pics early.
- Mike Nencetti
What the heck is a kilometer? Crazy Canucks...I swear. ;)
Roberto Bonini and Jeff P. Henderson liked this
KILO: 1000. meter: close to a yard. You do the math.
- Micah
Yeah, you might as well be speaking a foreign language. ;)
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
A little more accurate to say a meter is: the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1⁄299 792 458 of a second. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
- Micah
Yeah - everyone knows it's a kilometre!
- WoH: Minding her Steves
Metre not METER...FOR FUCKS SAKE !!!
- Mo Kargas
Mo knows it.
- WoH: Minding her Steves
Yeah, if this is a measure of distance, it's completely whack when compared to the elegance of the foot, yard and mile.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
I left it in a format Alex could read.
- Micah
Neither meter or metre is a distance that my oafish American mind can read.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
You're wrong.
- Mo Kargas
Not at all ;) 1 kilometre is 1000 metre, 1 metre is 100 centimetre. Easy peasy.
- Niki Costantini
The meter was originally defined as 1/10,000,000 of the distance between the equator and either pole.
- Jeff P. Henderson
Doesnt really matter, If you look the Kph ring on your speedometer its makes it look like you are driving really fast ;)
- Tony C (Unrated)
I suppose you don't like the decimal number system because it's not elegant.
- Matt G
I don't have Google Buzz yet. How about you?
Mona Nomura, Tyson Key, The Real sofarsoShawn and 18 other people liked this
Nope.
- ɯɥøq sɐɯoɥʇ
No
- rowlikeagirl
I have Buzz in my spam account, the one I use to register to countless sites. Not on my personal mail. Wtf!
- Faraz Mullick
I do. Had to go to the Full GMail though.
- Kenton
Got it.
- Roberto Bonini
Haz it.
- AJ Batac :)
Nope but I'm on Google Apps so I don't expect to have it for awhile.
- Akiva
Still waiting... Tried to jumpstart it with a thread with AJ. No luck yet. I suppose I ( and anyone else) can interact with anyone's public Buzz threads though.
- Nathan Chase
Nothing here
- M F
I got it.
- SAM
Well.. I guess we can play with pip.io while waiting.
- Jemm
Got it. I only got a Gmail account to test things such as Wave and I don't use Gmail as an actual email client at all so I've got pretty much no contacts through the account making my experience of Buzz so far really quite limited. Still, added a load of people who it suggested I should and whose avatars looked familiar in FF so I'll let it build up and see if it's any good.
- Mark H
I don't have it yet either.
- Morton Fox
Not yet, here.
- Brome
no
- Shevonne
my Gmail account suddenly vanished without warning about a year ago
- Joe The Sausage
I don't see it yet either. I am not a regular Gmail user, so I'm guessing they may have enabled it for the most frequent users first.
- Jeff P. Henderson
No buzz here.
- Alex Scrivener
I can only view on my iphone for now.
- BRҰANSAҰS
Jeff: it's not for the most frequent users since I've got it and I've never sent an email from Gmail in my life (and have only ever received 5 messages apparently); I only registered an account so someone could send me a Wave invite a few months back.
- Mark H
Not yet
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
nope
- Mike Nencetti
ARGH! It's killing my buzz around... but I'm patient, and I'm at the office so it's not too bad atm. Don't feel my early adopter DNA yet.
- Zu from AOD
Try mobile if you have one of these: http://www.google.com/support... OR you can see it in your Google Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles
- Tinfoil 2.0
I do and it is very busy.
- Louis Gray
nope
- Kim Landwehr
Nope.
- Steven Perez
Nope
- Mo Kargas
Yep, kicking the tires right now.
- Kevin Gamble
Still without...
- JA Castillo
Nada...
- tehKenny
NOPE. Don't they know I'm FriendFeed-famous? I can make or break this thing! What do you mean, I can't? Fine, whatever. *slinks away*
- Jandy
Well, if Jandy doesn't have it yet, then I certainly can't hope to have it. I'll try it, but I played with Wave here and there and haven't been back in months. I suspect that if Zuckerberg pulled the plug on FriendFeed, I'd look at these other services a little more seriously.
- John E. Bredehoft
nope.. don't care so far lol...
- Rob Sellen :o)
No Buzz here, but i was in the early list for the FB UI, Hmmm.
- Russellreno
nope
- Chieze Okoye
No. I only was able to look at and comment on someone else's. I have a BlackBerry, so I can't use mobile to get in.
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
Tried the mobile version, which starts to load, but then it just spins and it doesn't actually load any content.
- Jandy
Not on desktop, but I loaded an Android 2.1 Rom on the ol' G1 and now I've got it both in mobile webap and in Google maps as a layer. I have to say the map functionality is simply awesome... especially if this takes off.
- TINY REPTILIAN PYROMANIAC
I do
- RAPatton
Nay
- ωαřмaiden ☆TeamOtto☆
I gots, but where's the 'settings' button to link in sites & feeds?
- JR
Not yet.
- cdogzilla | downgraded
Still no sign of Google Buzz.
- Morton Fox
funny enough.. I now have it on my google profile page...but not in gmail, so I got it, just can't use it lol.. check your google profile Morton.
- Rob Sellen :o)
Still no frickin' sign, I'm impatient! 8) #waiting4buzz
- Zu from AOD
STILL can't see it on my PC, but it works from my iPhone.
- Jeff P. Henderson
Nope still no joy
- WarLord
No
- Matt G
Still nothing
- M F
nyet
- Mark Krynsky
Not yet.
- Bonnie Foster
not yet
- Melanie Reed
Nope.
- Mark J
still no.
- Vicarbott
Not yet.
- Iván Abrego
Nope, but I'm not that bothered!
- Son of Groucho
Yeah a few of my gmail accounts got it
- The Real sofarsoShawn
from iPhone
I've got Buzz enabled on my account.
- Tyson Key
From the sounds of it, I'll still with what I have. No buzz for me.
- Jill Hurst-Wahl
I don't have it yet either!
- TradersLog
I have it
- I /-\li
Still don't have it but a gmail account I use only for QA'ing work emails has it. :sadface:
- Tamara
Got it, add your usernames here: http://ff.im/fIq0B :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
Google, NSA may team up over cyberattacks: report
| Reuters - http://www.reuters.com/article...
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Internet search firm Google is finalizing a deal that would let the National Security Agency help it investigate a corporate espionage attack that may have originated in China, the Washington Post reported on Thursday."
- Matt G
from Bookmarklet
They already know everything I suppose
- Matt G
This song soothes me like no other when love rears its ugly head
- Matt G
No "three strikes rule" for Australian ISPs - Networking - Technology - News - iTnews.com.au - http://www.itnews.com.au/News...
"The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has poured cold water on speculation Australia would adopt a "three strikes" rule, which would see ISPs cut off subscribers that were found to have shared copyright protected files on more than two occasions. The "three strikes" rule was reported to be on the agenda of the ACTA Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement being forged between the United States and allies including Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and nations within the European Union."
- Matt G
from Bookmarklet
iTWire - All eyes on Conroy: iiNet ruling begs questions - http://www.itwire.com/telecom...
"The ruling in favour of the ISP iiNet in its long running court battle with Hollywood movie studios presents a whole new set of issues for Government on how to provide adequate protection for intellectual property in the emerging digital economy."
- Matt G
from Bookmarklet
Go to urbandictionary.com, type in your first name, and copy and paste the FIRST entry for your name in the comments.
Derek Coward, Mike Nencetti and The Amber liked this
Hand job - Something that girls do when they've been pent up for a long time and dont wanna get their mouths dirty and still wanna keep their virginity (or they just dont want the love from the man) i wonder how much mellissa charges for a and job....
- ☆ Mellyboo ☆
I'm sure you've all wondered that exact same thing.
- ☆ Mellyboo ☆
To do something incredibly stupid. To be retarded and look like an idiot at something. He mike'd it up again. DOH!
- Mike Nencetti
Awww, Mike!
- ☆ Mellyboo ☆
A very cool guy who makes everyone laugh. Once you meet him, you will want to be his friend right away. He is super cute and very good-looking. He has amazing taste...in music, clothes, food, everything. Every girl secretly wishes that he could be her boyfriend...mainly because he recently broke up with his girlfriend...mainly because everyone knows that he likes commitment...mainly...
more...
- Mike Nencetti
I suppose I alternate between the two definitions...
- Mike Nencetti
I think I should have been called Mike.
- ☆ Mellyboo ☆
A sexy guy that liked the women and has a nice tooth brush
- Matt G
I still like women!
- Matt G
a guy who is excellent in bed, and you are amazed of his capabilities: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define...
- Bryce Roney
Did you write that entry yourself, Bryce? :op
- ☆ Mellyboo ☆
Subscriptions are the New BLACK. (+ why Facebook, Google, & Apple will own your wallet by 2015) - http://500hats.typepad.com/500blog...
Roberto Bonini, Atul Arora, Thomas Power and Citronella liked this
The new Black(Star) you mean
- Thomas Power
speak for your own wallet
- Matt G
must have spent $5000 with iTunes already before Facebook start charging subs
- Thomas Power
If you and I woke up in jail together.. using only 4 words.. what would you say to me? Copy and paste this as your status and see what funny comments you get from your friends. (and if you comment you gotta set this as your status, fair is fair!!)
I didn't realise there were unisex jails
- Matt G
The watchhouse in my town is. Different cells, but same police station.
- ☆ Mellyboo ☆
How do you know that?
- Matt G
I've seen it. Tour of the police station when I was in high school.
- ☆ Mellyboo ☆
Thought you might have a shady background. :)
- Matt G
I cannot confirm nor deny! I stand corrected though, apparently in the new police station there are three cells and they're segregated.
- ☆ Mellyboo ☆
i didnt do it
- Thom Kennon
Fears Australian piracy case could cut web access - http://www.theage.com.au/technol...
M F liked this
"Australian internet rights groups fear a piracy court case could force internet service providers (ISPs) to become "copyright cops" and cut web access to customers who illegally download. The Federal Court is on Thursday expected to hand down its judgement in the case, which has pitted Hollywood and Australian film and TV producers against Australia's third-largest internet provider, iiNet."
- Matt G
from Bookmarklet
A few interesting games coming out soon...
Roberto Bonini, Nispell, Citronella and 5 other people liked this
MAG: Massive Action Game on PS3 - 29-Jan
- Kol Tregaskes
MAG looks awesome
- Matt G
Mass Effect 2 on Xbox 360 + PC - 29-Jan
- Kol Tregaskes
Star Trek Online on PC - 5-Feb
- Kol Tregaskes
Dante's Inferno on Xbox 360 + PS3 - 5-Feb
- Kol Tregaskes
BioShock 2 on PC + PS3 + Xbox 360 - 9-Feb
- Kol Tregaskes
thanks @kol
- MafiaX
Aliens vs Predator on PC + PS3 + Xbox 360 - 19th-Feb
- Kol Tregaskes
Red Dead Redemption - April 2010
- Andrew Terry
MASS EFFECT 2 MASS EFFECT 2 MASS EFFECT 2 MASS EFFECT 2...wait, you mean you said that one already? :) It's 26-Jan in the US.
- Jandy
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction on PC + Xbox 360 - 26-Feb
- Kol Tregaskes
Metro 2033 - March 2010
- Andrew Terry
And I mustn't forget Napoleon: Total War on PC - 26-Feb ;-)
- Kol Tregaskes
Heavy Rain on PS3 - 26-Feb
- Kol Tregaskes
Yes yes yes, Mass Effect 2! *drool* Though right now I'm having a blast from the past and playing Dragonquest: Hand of the Heavenly Bride on DS. I'm sorta giving up on Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3. :/ And as much as I loved Bioshock, I really want them to revisit System Shock.
- Arlan K.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 on PC + PS3 + Xbox 360 - 5-Mar
- Kol Tregaskes
Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight on PC - 19-Mar
- Kol Tregaskes
ive been playing MAG on and off for a couple of weeks now. Kol i included you in a wave about it, in case you didnt see it. For those interested in playing it, it is available now in beta thru the PS3 store. it its fully functional too. Its fun, but I prefer MW2 while I hold out for BFBC2 which will be the game to play in this genre.
- Carlos Ayala
Just Cause 2 on PC + PS3 + Xbox 360 - 26-Mar
- Kol Tregaskes
We also APB in March sometime.
- Kol Tregaskes
Anything else? :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
Crackdown 2
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
Alex, does that have a release date yet? Looking forward to Crackdown 2.
- Kol Tregaskes
Arlan, yeah Diablo 3 is not until next year at the earliest. Starcraft 2 should be out this Spring or Summer.
- Kol Tregaskes
Andrew, Metro 2033 looks interesting.
- Kol Tregaskes
Yeah, not sure when Crackdown 2 is coming out...hopefully in first 2 quarters of this year.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and Star Trek
- Carlos Ayala
I've ordered Bioshock 2, Mass Effect 2 and 2100 Xbox Points to be Alien Breed Episode 1. I'll grab MAG on rental from Lovefilm and Colin McRae: Dirt 2 and Assassin's Creed 2 are still too dear. :-(
- Kol Tregaskes
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