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New interview I nabbed from the guys over at TIG (Team ICO Gamers), translated from Swedish:

I think they call it "Arablish,"

Oh, wow. I don't think I've heard it getting to the point of beating to death before. I promise myself to not get worked up about it, but I swear if one of those guys was in front of me right now I'd murder them. What right do they have? And what bothers me most of all? There's nothing we can do about it. Either way, my condolences. (PS: Since you're from Bahrain [the tiniest country ever haha], heka fahem 2inta 3alai? )

I found them all for like $15, brand new, a couple of years ago in a megastore. They weren't boxed with manuals, etc, but yeah, brand new copies.

What I don't understand is, what are Hollywood and the RIAA hoping to achieve? It's not like fear tactics work, most of the time.

Good point, but I'll leave one. Worth risking it a bit to spread the word a little, I think...hope, actually. I'm linking to an "irresponsible source," and only one, so I'll be fine. Thanks for the kind words, everyone.

I'm reading Peter Pan. I found the novel for really, really cheap, and I picked it up. It's excellent.

It could be worse. At least they're pretending to try, although I haven't seen anything promising so far - actually, the number of disappearances Intelligence is behind is increasing (or seems to be). It's not as bad as Iran, mind you - but what right do you have to torture another human being if all they did was mouth off a little, if at all?

Iran's worse. At least our leader isn't saying things like "We have no gays here." This is really the worst thing they do, this "If you say anything that is not godly praise to the government, his majesty and the country then you'll be the centre of a gangrape." That and our prisons and our lack of freedom of speech...And the fact you can get away with everything if you have the correct last name, or the right amount of money, or the right connections...that you can even, say, get into medical school if you know the right people, taking the place of someone who's actually deserved it. I would leave...I actually have. I live in Canada, but that's me, alone. My immediate family could leave, sure. We've citizens of a certain powerful first-world country, and can go anywhere. But what about everyone else? Family's so important here, we can't just leave everyone behind. And besides, that's not my style. I'd rather fix things, you know? It scares me shitless but I'm sure change can only come from people doing the right thing... On the other hand, things can turn on their own. Hopefully they will. I do still love this country, but there's some things that need some serious fixing here. Edit: For those interested, you can read up (Edit: I removed the link, for safety reasons). I want to link to a blog or something, but I've become paranoid enough to wonder if they have backtracking...I'm risking it as it is, to be honest. Don't want to sound like Boyd the Milkman but I've heard enough stories about Intelligence to play it safe.

So a distant relative has been missing for 12 days, right? And today he comes back home, beat-up and bruised like a prune, because Intelligence has seen fit to lock him up and torture him. You might wonder why. Answer: , which is illegal and gets you tortured (yep, Dick-Cheney style torture) in jail. And there's nothing we can do about it. We have no freedom of speech (not even the press does), but we're so buddy-buddy with the West you won't hear about it except from the occasional article in the LA times and a warning from Human Rights Watch (not that you'd know from reading the papers, which 95% of my countrymen use as an exclusive news source). Internet globalisation my ass. I'm 100% sure that half the people here couldn't tell a keyboard from a mouse. And you'll notice another thing: I didn't mention the country's name, as they could actually use it against me in court to give me a life-sentence. I can give you an untraceable hint, though. I just wanted to give you guys a run-down on life this side of the planet.

Everyone's been saying it's more of a "here's everything we've ever learned", with Daydream Nation as a jumping point...Some sort of combination between DN and RR would be excellent, actually...

Some good songs: Gnw4VfZwNWc MJTvqVazNGs qtgPhOjsoSc And, in dedication to Brutal Legend, a heavy metal song you might have never heard before (video sort of NSFW): T09hBGGpSjk

"This game will be to this century what sex was to the 20th." - IGN.com "It's like a handjob, but it's online. This game is, in fact, an online handjob." - IGN.com "This is the game your girlfriend will leave you for." - IGN.com "This RPG perfects the 'maze' in 'amazing'." - IGN.com (totally stolen from "Chuck Norris puts the fun in funeral")

Yep, Thrik's website pretty much covers everything. I've been trying to keep Mixnmojo up with it but there's far too much going on. I have no idea how you stay on top of things, man. Pretty impressive.

I'm no fan of anime, but my brother made me watch Death Note and I really liked it. The concept is a bit stupid and the first episode is so serious I cracked a rib laughing (that was just me, most other people were like "OMG"), but the show picks up at the second episode and doesn't let up. I think it still needed some ironing, and they could have done more with raising moral questions in the second half of the show, but it's an addictive affair that twists and turns at a breathless pace. What I really liked about it (apart from the fact that its artstyle was not retarded and humans actually looked like humans, instead of whatever the fuck this is) was that it gave you some different viewpoints on its moral questions.The show never takes sides, and has you rooting for one character or another. My brother and I have been discussing its themes for a month now and we can't seem to agree on who is right, why, etc. Moreover, I loved that it explained its world in the first episode. Most other anime my brother has subjected me to had me watch six or seven episodes to understand the universe. No, thanks. I guess I also really liked the fact it wasn't chock-full of cliches. There isn't that super powerful warrior who slices up a demon and then stares into space until it disappears in light, or whatever. I also really love the fact that it doesn't explain everything, but implies a lot. It never explicitly says a certain character cheats, but if you think about it, of course he has. On the other hand there's a couple of weak but pivotal characters in there. One character in particular sacrifices their life for another, but the relationship isn't believably strong enough for me to say, "Yeah, this was inevitable." Check it out. The first two episodes give a good idea on the rest of the show, but it's just a sampling. For those of you who have seen it: .

This is so brilliant; the story hits all the emotional buttons. The dad provides some good comic relief while the girl goes deeper and deeper into the pit, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't I tear-up a little when that hug happened.

Thunderpeel, are you 31? You look way younger.

That was hilarious! I remember you could do some sort of prank with it, too. Am I the only one who liked Monkey Kombat?

So I'm sure there's at least one other Stone Roses fan here. I've been listening to their debut album since April, and nothing else (well, besides Portishead's Third). Brilliant album. Shame this decade didn't give out something this innovative. jKDPv3ZLDjI

I really like Stephen King. I just finished Night Shift, actually. I still have The Stand and The Dead Zone in my closet, but am too tired to read anything that big for now.

Thanks! Like the previous post said, here

I was going to type in a passage, before I Googled and found this little gem. It's pretty much what I'm talking about. I'll quote the whole thing here to make it easier.

There's so much more in there. I swear it feels like a comedy act/Ann Coulter's sex fantasy.

Let's revive this thread. So I'm officially reading my first science fiction book, Arthur C. Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey. Enjoying it so far, even if there's a thing or two that I don't like. Unfortunately they seem to be staples of sci-fi, so I'm going to have to get used to them.

They were only threatening with a lawsuit before, and, to my knowledge, Brütal Legend has always been Double Fine's property.