From this Ars Technica article:
"Part of the reason behind this kind of psychotic behavior is that there are currently only two meaningful ways to interact with other players: you can blink your ship’s lights at them, and you can murder them."

I don't trust you Mr Braben. I remember Frontier.

(BTW if you DO want to play Elite, try OOLITE )

 I purchased this ages ago on a Humble Bundle and hadn't played it until now. Awesome game but now I'm worried about getting a visit from the Cenobites.

"We have such sights to show you"

(PS: Dreamwidth/Livejournal is the new Facebook)

When my tablet shuts down it simulates the way REALLY old tellies would do the frame collapse, first horizontal then vertical.
It's awesome! 

Since I rooted my S4 phone I've been unable to upgrade to KitKat goodness, so I thought I'd go and grab a custom ROM.

You know what would be nice? An actual "Step by Step" guide (As everyone needs to start somewhere with this stuff)

You know what the closest I could find was?

Installation instructions

-Full wipe
-Flash ROM
-Reboot

*Give the kernel a ( Read more... )

It's Awesome...

The End

(OK so it's also available on GOG RIGHT NOW for as low as TWO BUCKS if you time it right)

(OK so it's a Gauntlet-alike. It's pretty damned awesome one player tho) 

Is it me, or are these disappointing these days? I remember there being a constant feed of Sci Fi and Fantasy books when I was a kid. Now it's almost entirely media tie-ins and gimmick books with overpriced gadgets attached.

:-(

Kids just "beat" the primary story arc. Best bit I spotted: Galactus grabs things to eat and then yells "OM NomNomNOM NOM!"

IO9 has links to the "making of" Blake's Seven. Amazing!

 OK Peeps. I'm getting ready to do some cyberpunk roleplaying again, so I need retrofuturistic "Goth-Punk-Industrial" tunes to play in the background. Pref Youtube liks if possible. Linky please?

So I like to trawl thru DealExtreme for interesting doodads. The translation on one particular gadget was so spectacularly bad that I had to comment on it. This has led to what can only be described as performance art
( The original text, preserved )