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@steishere I'm there! That's actually a lie, I'm having breakfast round the corner. But I'll soon abbey there.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge where you at?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge I totally did not find you guys, so did my own drinking elsewhere in the park. Now BBQing. Will you survive?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge if you are still about, you are welcome to barbeque. & drink. &c.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge also were you going to the China Mieville thing tomorrow?Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @HilariousCow: I woke up, covered in blood and vomit, pants around ankles. The world was spinning. And then I got off the bus, eerrrr ...Permalink Look on archive.org
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Playtesting and authorial intent.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@spiderift it is! 6 til "late", The Crown, IslingtonPermalink Look on archive.org
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@bentosmile actually if there's any inflation, it works out as a saving in real terms.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@steishere @KommanderKlobb Yes, it is. The Crown, Islington, from 6.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Lovely thing of the day: ablegamers.com/web-games-spotlight/ablegamers-web-game-of-the-week-super-springbreak-speedboat-hero.html Our game is nicely accessible! :DPermalink Look on archive.org
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@iamdanw unity?Permalink Look on archive.org
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Hokra is the most beautiful game. Like, mechanically.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Demruth sometimes you've just got to dig til you've removed the whole root, even if all you wanted gone was the stump.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@musebloom hostel? You know you're welcome round here...Permalink Look on archive.org
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Serious Month.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Would anyone be interested in a Johann Sebastian Joust Team GB Selection and Training Day? Been mulling it over...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@steishere @KommanderKlobb entirely likewise! Yes games woo.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow but metacritic, right? They're aggregated, so it should all even out! Right?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@musebloom nahh, got a whole basement spare. But that does sound convenient.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus have you ever seen Maple Story?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb @Slaktus In truth I have played very little. But it devoured years of my little brother's life.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb @Slaktus But yes, Glitch lacks "moving about and being in the world and doing the things you do" being joyous in themselves.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus It's nice to hang out with your friends. Nicer still if you have something to do with them at the same time.Permalink Look on archive.org
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That'll teach me to read API docs more carefully.Permalink Look on archive.org
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That'll teach me to write APIs more carefully.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@bhmwong Feminists hate you. guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/oct/04/facebook-hate-speech-women-rapePermalink Look on archive.org
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@bhmwong how dare you find that funny?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@bhmwong etc.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@bhmwong ... me too, actually.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus @JamesWallis *ahem* Did someone say Unity?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@RubZo i have. used it to email me about flats. the flats were still all taken, but that wasn't it's fault.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@RubZo smooth tech, admirable aims, exemplar UI/X. go them!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@annashipman ha! "Rankings based on citations aren’t necessarily a measure of excellence – or we wouldn’t hear so much about Steven Pinker"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@annashipman I'm a fan of the LRB, though I confess I've just let my subscription lapse.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Colour spaces! Woo, we're getting some colour spaces all up in here! vis4.net/blog/de/posts/textlesbarkeit-hsl-hsb/Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @gregmottola: Well, Apple just ruined the lives of a lot of people named Siri.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus @BinaryTweedDeej It doesn't solve Flash's bigger problems, like the rise of HTML5. And Apple. (and soon Microsoft).Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus @BinaryTweedDeej I do wonder how much 3D stuff we'll see on the portals. It's still expensive to make.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus @BinaryTweedDeej buuuuuuut yet : HW-accelerated sprite blitting yay! I'm going to have so many particles!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus @BinaryTweedDeej Flash'll spend a long time dying, but who wants to learn a dying platform?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus @BinaryTweedDeej Well, that's the point. it's not yet. But it's in danger.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@resiak I'll have to poke at that later. My flatmates will be pleased.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I think this is a better piece on Cow Clicker: gamedesignadvance.com/?p=2383 You can't despair that people play yr games wrongly.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@RubZo I quite like "yr". It has a history. But I was butchering for the character count.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Releasing on tape: songbytoad.com/2011/10/zines-tapes-freebies-2/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@robinlacey surprised by how few suicides..Permalink Look on archive.org
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A sonnet sequence about Street Fighter 2. pennedinthemargins.co.uk/index.php/2011/10/hyakuretsu-kyaku/Permalink Look on archive.org
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Which is better, Oldsmobile Car by Withered Hand, or Red Candle Bulb by Meursault?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SongbyToad I have not, but would very much like to.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@srules that IS beautiful!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus @zoewi I have ranted words to that effect before. Which is not to say we are in the business of conveying explicit narratives.Permalink Look on archive.org
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This is fantastic. blackboardsinporn.blogspot.com/ (via @guided1). (It also let me destroy @JennyJenJenna by explaining the inconsistency of maths.)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@edclef Oh, wow, congratulations! Fuck yeah!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@resiak maybe, actually. will have a think.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Pete has blended peppers and added vodka. It tastes weird. yfrog.com/j2ewyzfjPermalink Look on archive.org
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"Think I'm going to add some Tabasco" "It's separating!" "I see it as an alternative to a Bloody Mary"Permalink Look on archive.org
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So our third person fell through. Anyone looking (or knows someone looking) for a room in East London? Cheap, nice flat, lovely people...Permalink Look on archive.org
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#screenshotsaturdayPermalink Look on archive.org
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I think I love this approach to UI.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I have a (borrowed) iPad! What should I play?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vetraskr Yeah, I've been playing sworcery on and off. It's a beautiful experience.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I don't buy the message, but this is beautiful vimeo.com/29339832Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge I honestly thought you'd notice while I was doing it...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@iamtef at my friend @kitrichardsonuk s gig in kilburn at the good ship. Feel free to come along if you like.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@RubZo @oh_cripes ohshit it's game city, isn't it?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@oh_cripes @RubZo oh sweet, cuz I really want to go, but this weekend would be probably impossible. Birthdays and that.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@oh_cripes @RubZo will probably book some time off, look at accom tomorrow. Mini Rumpusing!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Woke up with the meme "and eh doesn't afraid of anything" echoing round my head.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dinosaurrparty it's still a new perspective and community. Or maybe not so very new any more. Still it provides another way to succeed.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @witheredhand: Thurs diddly doo dah day in Lon diddly dooh dah don bit.ly/nEWo7KPermalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge What you take from London Indies is what you bring to London Indies.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Next London Indies... T-rex Ninja is happening. NO EXCUSES!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@psychicteeth and no using your legs.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@psychicteeth nah, "one smooth movement" means you can take steps. but a huge circle moving inwards needs some steps.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry ah, I'd assumed you were going to come dressed as a ballpool, in order to evoke a sense of loss.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Draknek @psychicteeth I dunno, this variant was invented at Indiecade. Might have to change that if it's an enormo-circle of 12.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Draknek @psychicteeth maybe just make your legs attached to each other? Can be hopping TRexes...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@S0phieH "Projects are stackable" wondermark.com/tink8/Permalink Look on archive.org
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"Pierre Menard, Author of Lady Popular." (This tweet requires knowing of these two things: rockpapershotgun.com/2011/10/10/finally-a-game-for-girls-lady-popular/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Menard,_Author_of_the_Quixote )Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @themanwhofell: FILM IDEA: "Smirk" - Ryan Reynolds stars as a man playing a serious dramatic role, but who can't help smirking to him ...Permalink Look on archive.org
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Weird to see conferences emerging as a platform for games to come out on.Permalink Look on archive.org
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They're hard to make money from, but loads of fun for the designers. And you get lots of press. Maybe someone should start a review blog...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@iamtef it's a vicious cycle that leads to lots of really good programming languages being developed.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb Yup, tickets arrived a few days ago.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nicholaslovell I am not sure if this is a terrible introduction or a brilliant one. But : youtube.com/watch?v=x1bX3F7uTrgPermalink Look on archive.org
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@edclef @nachimir Yeah, I'm weighing up coming up.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@spadgy_OTA Yes we have! It's called Super Springbreak Speedboat Hero SD : springbreakhero.comPermalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus @edclef @nachimir @tigershungry yeah, I would love to show off Mr Bubble. We should do some kind of LIndies Showcase.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Remember how I was supposed to be getting a flat tomorrow, and then everything l went tits up? Well, we're getting a flat tomorrow.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow you've just got a complaint : "you made Space Tank too easy! anyone can play it now! before it was like 10 seconds, die...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow ..20, seconds die, you felt proud! now anyone can play it!"Permalink Look on archive.org
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"In science, if you know what you are doing, you should not be doing it. In engineering, if you don't, you should not be doing it."Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow yeah, I explained this to him (& the monoliths &c)Permalink Look on archive.org
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Bathroom door, Hackspace. yfrog.com/j2yi9ojPermalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow it was @jonty . And don't worry about it - mainly just cool that *games*are*being*played*.Permalink Look on archive.org
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It was like "An evening at Alfies" this morning.Permalink Look on archive.org
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By which I mean, we had a leak from the boiler.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge @oh_cripes That's disgusting behaviour and I will not tolerate it in my house.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb yeah, I must say I am insanely jealous of you right now.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry @edclef @KommanderKlobb @Dick_Hogg @peterjlaw Yeah, it looked excellent, but I didn't get a chance to play.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I like a band which has a ▲ instead of an A in their name. Fuck.Permalink Look on archive.org
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New flat get! And I got the not-the-smallest room.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SiriHoho Sadly not, I'm catching up on work, as I've been puttering in and out getting a flat all day. And after, more work on Mr Bubble.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SiriHoho And Globe Road, Stepney. With @asponge and @oh_cripes. Saturday is still on.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge @oh_cripes I can tell it's going to be a devil getting in the shower in the morning with you around.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Lovely pretty thing by @HelloEnjoy : lights.elliegoulding.com/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ashleygwinnell I would be very curious to discover that also. If it could pick up Unity's stuff, too, fantastico!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ashleygwinnell I mean, there's always Wireshark, but that is overpowered and cumbersome when all you wanna do is watch HTTP.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ashleygwinnell Long time since I stared at that particular data format. Always meant to do a visualization of the full set...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@wesmorgan1 @ashleygwinnell @PainPoint I generally get by with the network panel in Chrome. But I test HTTP out of browser enough...Permalink Look on archive.org
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Something something, Ark B, something something, telephone sanitizer, Something something, guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/13/mobile-phones-uk-e-coliPermalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow How appropriate that he starts by fighting She-Hulk, who is also a lawyer.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow I don't know who is a better fighter, but I'm pretty sure she's a better lawyer.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Anyone else getting errors from GitHub.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Just upgraded to Lion. I was quite excited for the fullscreen mode, but unfortunately it's pointless with two monitors. #oldnewsPermalink Look on archive.org
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@RubZo it's okay, just a frustrating day.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Revisiting a line of code. Last time I was here, I left a comment saying sorry. :(Permalink Look on archive.org
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I'd tweet the line of code in question, but it wouldn't fit.Permalink Look on archive.org
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This weekend, I shall be prepping Mr Bubble Amidst The Fireworks for entry to the IGF. Beta testers much appreciated!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle This Tycho stuff is incredible. But I am worried it makes my game seem more beautiful than it really is. Heh.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@brandonnn Whew! Longer than I thought!Permalink Look on archive.org
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TOO MANY BOOKSPermalink Look on archive.org
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Goodbye Dalling Road! Goodbye Hammersmith!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @Livelyivy: Q: Why did the lady hate the asset server? A: Because it wouldn't commit. (Just go ahead and unfollow me)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle One of the main issues is how skewed the political process is by money. The game is fixed, and yet you have to win it to change it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle And their focus is on process not outcomes. On discussion and consensus. It feels genuinely different.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Rachelbug1 Not even once? By accident?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow @mikeBithell That's how we do the water trail in Springbreak Hero, for instance. Bit of a pain in the arse, mind.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow @mikeBithell Looks like unity3d.com/support/resources/example-projects/procedural-examples.html is a good place to get started (we adapted the Tron Trail script)Permalink Look on archive.org
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Recording and uploading video to YouTube is actually less painful than I imagined.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I'm also going to say : I'm awed, and frightened, and taken aback, and proud to view the contents of the IGF FTP server.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@xhunterko I know exactly how you feel. But then, I think Proteus is utterly beautiful, and yet @edclef has said the same thing. So...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@increpare @terrycavanagh course you can, but @whitingjp has already nabbed one of the 2 sofas. (cc @oh_cripes @asponge)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@increpare @terrycavanagh Though thinking about it, I have a spare mattress, so it's okay after all. Also, might still have that spare bed.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb @Dick_Hogg @vectorpark Damnit, now I'm craving scones. And jam and clotted cream, and actually I've had too much tea alreadyPermalink Look on archive.org
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@SFBTom 454 entries so far! :oPermalink Look on archive.org
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@Rachelbug1 Nothing sexier than a woman with balls.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@musebloom @Rachelbug1 s'true!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Woo: I just used big O notation! Boo: It was in describing how algorithmically dumb my approach was.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow Is that over the mobile optimised stuff they got in there?Permalink Look on archive.org
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You know what feels fucking fantastic? Getting some sleep.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@S0phieH @nachimir assuming no-one died in the last 12 years...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nachimir @S0phieH no, no, it's just. 1/7th MINIMUM. 0_OPermalink Look on archive.org
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@nachimir @edclef Oooh, will submit something this evening. (Yes - Mr Bubble again, it is Even Better.)Permalink Look on archive.org
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There's a video of my LUUG talk up : video.unity3d.com/photo/3592950 God I hate watching myself.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Draknek yep, should be fine!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rclarke @deKay01 @PercyBlakeney63 it's okay, I'm actually just an incredibly sophisticated spambot.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow I am so unworthy.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@benmilsom What a wonderful world of strange games.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry @HilariousCow I couldn't even get past the introduction of my LUUG talk. But I really should watch it at some point...Permalink Look on archive.org
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boo, @KBsGameTOILET won't be there for the whole of the Game Toilet Game Jam. Though he has promised to still make an appearance.Permalink Look on archive.org
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But this does mean that there's an extra ticket or two just released. gamejamtoilet.eventbrite.com/ , quick, quick.Permalink Look on archive.org
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getting serious.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow @Slaktus @ADAMATOMIC The deeper point is that finishing things, getting-every-last-one is a core motivation. "Cleaning"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow Related to : if there's a fun way to win, or an efficient way to win, which will get used more?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus @edclef @HilariousCow @ADAMATOMIC I wouldn't want to play a game that rewards me for not playing it. The game knows best.Permalink Look on archive.org
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People who have discovered that they can sell a new type of imaginary thing. An imaginary thing with a marginal cost of zero!Permalink Look on archive.org
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So. Nottingham. Next weekend. Gamecity etc. Where is the place people are staying?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin hey, 80% of what I've learnt I learnt from dicking around on the internet. Shame you never get any respect for it...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@srules Every time I've seen someone using Prezi, I have thought "what cool software!" and stopped actually hearing the talk.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@bentosmile @auntiepixelante Which is, to be fair, the point of the entry fee. It's to allow those entered to be "properly" judged.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@daphaknee I am sorry, I got distracted and started talking about other things.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mattwebb85 but I'm already sad i couldn't go!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@daphaknee no worries!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@bentosmile Yeah, not sure if it's the best way, but it's a reasonable reason. (though : I might be less conscientious as a judge if paid?)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mattwebb85 Heh. There are other things! Some day I shall be rolling in indie gaming money and fly to all the conferences. ALL OF THEM.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Who's coming to GameCity? I am! I'm showing off Mr Bubble, too. Come play! gamecity2011.sched.org/event/70d697bc8eb94832d58b555e704904cePermalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow Well, if it makes you feel any better : I agree with you. You should have put them in!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow Thing is, you can submit improved builds. I'm surprised the Pirate Kart stopped accepting entries. Though, I guess MUCHOS WORKPermalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus @HilariousCow @jimrossignol A false freedom is fine until you notice it. But honest restrictions are what games are made of.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@increpare I did! Sorry, I forgot I hadn't responded. But yes : sad, but on the other hand I'm pretty excited for ECT. Good luck!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow @Slaktus There is! People have even dropped out, so there's Actual Official Places and all. gamejamtoilet.eventbrite.comPermalink Look on archive.org
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Hey! Want to make a videogame? This weekend? There is an event for you! gamejamtoilet.eventbrite.com/Permalink Look on archive.org
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I wish this line of code worked: "var things = JsonMapper.ToObject.<List.<Thing>>(jsonThings);" #unity3dPermalink Look on archive.org
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(for the record, this workaround works : pastebin.com/ZMhAtDrH . But it is terrible.)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle @nameoftheyear @RamiroCorbetta That game is bloody amazing.Probably the best example I know of mechanics being beautiful themselvesPermalink Look on archive.org
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Ugh, twitter is insufferable today with all the people at playful who aren't me.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb holy crap, that's amazing. :DPermalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb @Draknek nuh-uh! disagree! It's BETTER.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @KBsGameTOILET: GameToilet:GAMEJAMCATS HOOOOOOOOOO ! ---> Good luck everyone at this tomorrow http://gamejamtoilet-estwhdr.eventbr ...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Hdfisise 10/11am. Not too desperately early...Permalink Look on archive.org
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I have more free space on my phone than on my hard drive.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow ah sucks! hope you feel better soon.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Duck Pond! This is a game where ... what is that thing? Is the point I can't see it's crotch? I kind of feel sorry for the duck. #igfreviewsPermalink Look on archive.org
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The Illogical Journey of The Zambonis! So glad the random number picked this game! I loved Zoombinis as a kid! #igfreviewsPermalink Look on archive.org
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(The Illogical Journey of The Zambonis) Oh, they have faces! And a puzzle with two bridges! And the dialogue! <3<3<3 #igfreviewsPermalink Look on archive.org
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(The Illogical Journey of The Zambonis) And the payoff lived up to it. 5/5 #igfreviewsPermalink Look on archive.org
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Latino Jazz Explorer! I like that this game is in Spanish.I like the colours. But I die immediately and have to restart the game #igfreviewsPermalink Look on archive.org
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Platform RC! I have learnt a new way for movement to be confusing! Given I'm me, that's pretty cool. #igfreviewsPermalink Look on archive.org
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Latino Jazz Explorer! Again! I am sad there is no music. And.. am I supposed to be talking to the wharves?Also, I need more beer #igfreviewsPermalink Look on archive.org
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Mattar! Dodging and plinky noises. Good dodging, but the plinky noises made me feel guilty about my own plinky noises @whitingjp #igfreviewsPermalink Look on archive.org
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Watson! Have I played this before? I think I have. Simple, but nice world building. I wish @oh_cripes wrote it. #igfreviewsPermalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle @Horse_ebooks is brilliant.I don't know how I feel about this valueless contextless collage style.Sometimes it makes me very tired.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle I don't know. Wasn't that postmodernism? “The last taboo in stand-up is a man trying to do something sincerely and well”Permalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle The 21st century seems more about sincerity. Honestly striving for things. Maybe the two go hand in hand.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@PeopleIKnow @KommanderKlobb This is the whole point of the LEGO games, I think. Little Big Planet, too.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle Tumblr is, if anything, better/worse. You get images in there too, and there's no attempt at other than pretty.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Real Robot, Paper Heart! I wandered around looking for love, never quite knowing if I was doing it right. #igfreviewsPermalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle I... think probably not. But I don't much care either way. Is that weird? Genuinely enjoying something, and not knowing if it's AI?Permalink Look on archive.org
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Unko's Adventure In Magical Land! Oh shit! This is excellent! Haha, a toilet! #igfreviewsPermalink Look on archive.org
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Happy Kitty Eats Christmas! Yay! More Bentosmile! Its so pretty, but who could eat a snowman. Also Yay at the ending! #igfreviewsPermalink Look on archive.org
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Trusty Assistant! Ooooh, some raunch! And the hair rotates separately. A good challenge mechanically, too. #igfreviewsPermalink Look on archive.org
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THE HAIR ROTATES SEPARATELY!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Tombed! ooooh, I am in PERIL. But I escaped, for a while. It got nicely interesting after a bit. #igfreviewsPermalink Look on archive.org
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@auntiepixelante I loved it so much. It was like, Beckett. Games that make you feel guilt!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@auntiepixelante I made a bunch of guys with the same face, out of nostalgia of that being an easy way to play Zoombinis. It was still greatPermalink Look on archive.org
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You have to put the indie game in the contest! Best played collaboratively. Otherwise, possibly too hard? #igfreviewsPermalink Look on archive.org
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Where am I?! First level: "oh hey, this is a really neat concept". Second : "Ah, what, more of this?" (possibly the drink...) #igfreviewsPermalink Look on archive.org
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Hairy Chestival! I have only seen the intro. Kind of afraid to see more, this might be the absolute high point. #igfreviews (okay, goin in.)Permalink Look on archive.org
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Hairy Chestival! Maaaybe the high point was "OW! MY NIPPLE!". Or it might be the intro. Or the stubble regrowing. #igfreviewsPermalink Look on archive.org
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Silent Skies! It looks good, I like the handling, the missions are varied (!), the controlscheme is innovative #igfreviewsPermalink Look on archive.org
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Silent Skies! Press "A"! Cock you! I'm on keyboard! I did not care about what I was achieving. And the boss's face was stupid. #igfreviewsPermalink Look on archive.org
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I should go to bed.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Hello! it took some time, but I finally found enough verbs to kill myself. #igfreviewsPermalink Look on archive.org
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@whitingjp boo! Hope you feel better, be gentle on yourself and get better.Permalink Look on archive.org
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A dad cycling on the pavement, giving two kids backsies.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I can't pick! So I will turn to random.org. Here is my commitment:I will make whatever one turns up. Random number between 1 & 357Permalink Look on archive.org
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I got: West Country Racer! gametoilet.posterous.com/gametoilet124-west-country-racer Now to make it, I guess...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry I was ... you... I was standing on a car, swinging an axe, as we careened down Car Fight Road.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@RamiroCorbetta We're jamming at the London Hackspace. The theme is @KBsGameTOILET. You know you wish you were here.Permalink Look on archive.org
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In ten years time, we'll look back and say "Remember @Horse_ebooks ?"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Horse_ebooks brings people together.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@whitingjp first toilet I ever saw. Bloody fantastic. God speed!Permalink Look on archive.org
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By replacing a prefab in Unity, I managed to wipe the maze I spent all afternoon making. Didn't save, restored the scene... still gone. fuckPermalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry we did. though we were bleeding pretty bad, by that point.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@zoewi we've all buggered off to the pub for the RPS drinks. But: well! You gonna drop by tomorrow?Permalink Look on archive.org
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"One minute of endless fun!" yfrog.com/o0sa2wdojPermalink Look on archive.org
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@zoewi mid afternoon? We'll be there all day, though.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@iamdanw always the hackspace.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@lampholder this is why people use dev accounts.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@missmorganp what's "whomping"?Permalink Look on archive.org
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Too sad to make a new maze. Or even a badger. So I have rolled the dice once more, and gotten: gametoilet.posterous.com/gametoilet317-the-hand-drawn-elements-its-thePermalink Look on archive.org
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I actually don't know how to make this game. The tech is beyond me. This will be fun!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@musebloom @tigershungry You share similar problems.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I can't get over how good a songwriter Duglas T. Stewart is. open.spotify.com/album/0zACoMT7voPPukM9e75GkXPermalink Look on archive.org
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@whitingjp @KBsGameToilet Was a shame. But super excited to go to the woods.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Hackspacers! There is a new version of CUBES on The Beast. It is significantly harder. Enjoy!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@annashipman it went well! I have a few games already, more will be gathered and put up.Permalink Look on archive.org
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We start with this: draknek.org/games/shitsnake/ . Then this is uttered: rockpapershotgun.com/2011/10/19/this-is-indie-the-300-game-pirate-kart/#comment-828728 . Which leads to this: draknek.org/games/shitsnake2/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Draknek just saw the "not final version" text, after I shared Shit Snake 2 to the world. Sorry!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Approx 4,878,836,647 people alive when I was born. Soon to hit 7 billion. Fuck.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mattwebb85 yep, that was indeed where i saw itPermalink Look on archive.org
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@Draknek well, i haven't explored all of the options, but I think it is amazing. Any plans for a Shit Snake 3?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@kalligula You're right! That put a big silly grin on my face.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Checking out all the trendy server caching solutions.Permalink Look on archive.org
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This is still an amazing article: exiledonline.com/elite-versus-elitny/ Why America's liberals have been so sodding useless, until (maybe?) just recently.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@fridgehead relevant xkcd : xkcd.com/963/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@oh_cripes Aye. LISP has the best origin story.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@oh_cripes yeah, no, it is great. but the origin story is: Her wrote a math paper showing a minimal set of instructions that could make aPermalink Look on archive.org
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@oh_cripes Turing machine. Purely theoretically. Then someone went and implemented it, and accidentally a programming language for 60 yrs.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@oh_cripes eh, it's an excellent story, don't ruin it with facts.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@bfod you only get half as many characters, though.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @fanf: dotat.at/:/GCBN6 - A randomly generated language is as easy as Perl for novice programmers.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I hope work don't mind me leaking this WIP shot.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@kalligula Genuine WIP! Course, it looks completely different now. I added a plane.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@radiodario I thought you were all about the cubes? You liked my other cubes game.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@edclef You're the first shout out, even.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@edclef also, check your gmail.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@psychicteeth They have to send in 10 physical copies of the hardware. I looked into it because I was working on smth similar.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Hey, look, it's my game, up on the IGF site. igf.com/php-bin/entry2012.php?id=434 .Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Rachelbug1 :D ( & wooo, making vidyagames is cool now.) Is he nice? I assume he is, or else you wouldn't be seeing him.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KBsGameTOILET I have some of them, I will email and pester people for the rest.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@bfod @KommanderKlobb how terribly unfortunate.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@terrycavanagh That is ... fantastic!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@psychicteeth What about this one? igf.com/php-bin/entry2012.php?id=535Permalink Look on archive.org
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@benmilsom Thanks! You about Friday in Nottingham to do just that?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe cheers! I'll see you there. *goes back to coding it in time for Friday*Permalink Look on archive.org
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@radiodario speaking of which, what's yr UDID? *poke poke*Permalink Look on archive.org
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"I always think I don't get you, and then later I realize I did, but it just wasn't funny" -- @oh_cripesPermalink Look on archive.org
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@musebloom @tierneylovell Ahhhhh, shit, that sucks.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Right, current plan involves recompiling Mr Bubble when I arrive in the morning at Game City to show it off. Not actually that stupid a planPermalink Look on archive.org
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Unless anyone knows how to make FlashDevelop and FlashPunk nicely handle being fullscreen in whatever the native resolution happens to be.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle People are talking about income disparities, so they're winning. And this poll, too : swampland.time.com/full-results-of-oct-9-10-2011-time-poll/#ixzz1b3jUM2hTPermalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle Honestly, I think they're fantastic, Things I have long been angry about are now in mainstream political discourse.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Draknek I'll have a look at that, cheers. Though no preloader, currently. And I assume that I need to edit the build xml to change to 100%Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Draknek (FD only offers px values) 'Course, this is all a bit academic, as real fullscreen is 11FPS, rather than 1024 *768's 40-odd FPS.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dnwood be glad you haven't Serious Books. They have volume, and they also have mass.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mikeBithell Heh. I haven't at all. But I do have contextual text. Should probably make it refer to the actual controller buttons...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@benmilsom I wanted to commiserate/chide you for missing Wild Rumpus, but actually I wish I'd not failed to get tickets for #2point8. So...Permalink Look on archive.org
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haha, this looks like an excellent thing : shopwork.net/events/dwfe-green-boom/ (via @iamdanw 's Playful writeup)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@benmilsom I ran it in Bristol. It was something else.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@iamdanw maybe at the end of a laserquest battle?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge what. amazing.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Draknek takes as little setting up - handing sweets etc to players. could be done in 10 if there were more helpers/preset list of players.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Draknek How comes? You're reminding me I never wrote it up.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow yeah. or optional ones.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Was just reminded I never wrote up the rules to Clandestine Candy, the game I ran at a Sandpit this summer. Here 'tis: v21.posterous.com/clandestine-candyPermalink Look on archive.org
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@Draknek v21.posterous.com/clandestine-candy -- it's a fuss with the assigning people things/names stage, mainly.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge did i get a letter from the post office today?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge you would flip your shit if you were here. Guess what I just saw?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mattwebb85 fuck yeah, dude!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge to be more specific there is a guy with sticky up dyed grey hair on roller blades at the hackspace. He is holding an odd thing.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Draknek oh, fantastic. Also, kinda terrifying. C candy probably has too much overhead. Try the Danish Thigh Slapping Game.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Draknek aye, that'd be quicker. Turn sweets to tokens and put everything in a envelope, and you could just hand them out.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Draknek could even wedge names back in there if you include namebadges in the packets.Permalink Look on archive.org
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[blog] v21.posterous.com/working-though-the-combinations-i-dont-unders After a nice honeymoon, I am starting to hate Flash. Or just don't understand it's full-screen modes. The fuck?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge You remind me! You never got that creme egg for me. You monster.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge !!!Permalink Look on archive.org
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On my way to GameCity!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Sitting in a waiting room at Grantham train station. I would rather be at the pub.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@oh_cripes we're all proud of you.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Draknek probably too late, but: fives!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Food and then setup for showing off Mr Bubble. I wish the hallway I am sleeping in had a powersocket so my phone would be charged.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@oh_cripes @benmilsom yeah, if you miss it at gamecity goodness knows when you'll get a chance to play.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe Mr bubble is good, but it's no tetris.Permalink Look on archive.org
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This Moroccan restaurant is playing a electric guitar cover of Candle In The Wind.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Anyone a) in Nottingham and b) has a USB hub?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nachimir is that the one that Joust is running on later?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@benmilsom how terrible! :/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@benmilsom I'm watching jousting right now.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @hannahnicklin: Brilliant phrase: unprotected sleep. When you don't set an alarm. H/T @sarah_seddonPermalink Look on archive.org
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Hey, the Golden Horace I hid got found. I wonder who by, and if they saw the clue first.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Wild Rumpus was wild last night. So much... excellent things. And people.Permalink Look on archive.org
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My phone refused to take a picture of it, but there was a sticker on the keg of perry on the bar that read "Algorithmic Garden Furniture"Permalink Look on archive.org
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I don't know why.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Though continuing with the hostel fun, I spent the night on a sofa.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle @PHIL_FISH @KommanderKlobb @Dick_Hogg @tigershungry hey, I apparently graduated to "core team" last night.Circles within circles...Permalink Look on archive.org
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The person who was in my bed is a professional clairvoyant. (It's not his fault, though)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow there will be more! But yeah, last night was just as good, but also different. Dancing! Shoving! Algorithmic Garden Furniture!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry @KommanderKlobb @Dick_Hogg etc I'm just going to have an argument then I'll be after breakfast. Y'all up yet?Permalink Look on archive.org
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"I hope next time you come here, it doesn't happen the same" : maaany things wrong with that sentence.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry @KommanderKlobb @Dick_Hogg alright. But hurry, I'm hungry and have burned my bridges at the hostel.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Dick_Hogg yeah, sure. Heading to the Ibis now?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry sorry... yfrog.com/nxki2hrjPermalink Look on archive.org
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@zoewi I was wondering if you'd hear that again...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry the links won't load on this shitty connection. Where are you?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry they have popin cookin candy?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@zoewi ah shit, can you not get the next one (this is why I buy open returns - I always miss trains)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow sounds like excellent excellent fun.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry where is that? It'll be closed by now, though, I guess. We're at the malt cross, Joe is doing Carol vorderman voices.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry steve is doing an impression of our friend Ricky. The boardgame selection is poor. Richard Whiteley is dead.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow yeah, looking at that stuff anew for CUBES. Sad there's no depth textures.Permalink Look on archive.org
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"The Malt Cross is now following you" augh, weird, I am still inside it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I'm on the train home. Gamecity was excellent fun. I'm tired. My laptop just blasted Jesus vs Dinosaurs when I woke it up.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mink_ette @tigershungry I said this would be a "thing", and by remarkable chance randomly stumbled on it the next day! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littlewood's_lawPermalink Look on archive.org
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@edclef I just put the date in each of the filenames. Judges'll pick the most recent date...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Dick_Hogg @doougle @edclef hang on, when are you going walking in Scotland? Was always sad I never saw enough of it when I lived up there.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus Holy crap. So sorry for you. Fuck.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@edclef @Dick_Hogg @doougle WHW is lovely - excellent mix of countryside. Along a loch, then rolling country, ending up past Ben Nevis.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@edclef @Dick_Hogg @doougle The day we took out to jump into and out of a waterfall was pretty much perfect, too.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle it is. There's so many little gaming communities... maybe it's a good thing where it lets us all stay different?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@edclef did you?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow Ough! That's beautiful.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@PascalOpitz Give credit to OSM, they're actually providing the maps (I assume).Permalink Look on archive.org
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@PascalOpitz Oh, yeah, totally. That's the awesome thing about it being an open ecosystem. But you'd need a good reason not to go OSM.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mattwebb85 what!!!!!?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mattwebb85 lol!!!!!1!!eleven!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mattwebb85 (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻Permalink Look on archive.org
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@psychicteeth That's my task for this evening. Finding a PC I can use to clone my laptop HDD in...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@bfod they cost money?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@S0phieH I think @terrycavanagh bought a copy.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@lexaloffle would it be okay if we put Voxatron on our arcade machine? Fantasticcally, all the controls are right already.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Whoo! I win! My computer booted again! (And now it has a 1TB drive in it, more importantly)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@kirbybits "Google Buzz is going away, but your posts are yours to keep."Permalink Look on archive.org
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@kirbybits not that that's any consolation.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Now I have a big hard drive, I can download all the games.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vetraskr ALL OF THEMPermalink Look on archive.org
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@vetraskr turns out I just wanna get more beer and play Pirate Kart, though.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@arkitus hello! i see you arrived to compliments!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@WOAHYEAHPROCTOR you mock, but this is actually exciting. if only i had internet at home...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@WOAHYEAHPROCTOR yeah, i was on half that til this evening. ridiculous!Permalink Look on archive.org
