And can I just say that I really miss the functionality that Livejournal used to have regarding posting hyperlinks?  Used to be if I posted a URL, it would automatically turn it into a hyperlink to that location.  Now it doesn't, either in Rich text or HTML modes--I've got to make it manually.  It's kinda annoying.

So I have played it all the way through once. I downloaded it on launch day, 2 days ago, and played through the demo portion, then bought it and wisely went to bed at a reasonable hour. The next day, I discovered that there was some language in the EULA suggesting that the DRM was not as permissive as I assumed it to be, and got a little ( Read more... )

So, I went ahead and pre-ordered The Force Unleashed.  I almost never pre-order video games, but I decided I really wanted this one, after what I'd seen and read about it.  This evening, I decided to look at the official site, just for a lark, since I hadn't yet.

I was interested to note that the actors who are doing the voicework for several of the ( Read more... )

On the whole, a great movie.  I've never followed the character of Iron Man all that closely, so I can't speak to how faithful they were to strict canon (which, like every other comic character, has changed more than once over his history), but it seemed like the essence of the character was translated quite well.  As many have already said, this ( Read more... )

But others as well.

Today's User Friendly

Why do I do these things?  I can't imagine many people actually care, one way or the other.  Ah well.  I guess I'm just a sheeple at heart. ;-)

TECHNOLOGY

Q. What is your wallpaper on your computer?
Laptop: http://pixelcatalyst.deviantart.com/art/LOS2002-253766
Desktop: http://niteangel.deviantart.com/art/BioDraft-1876497
Work: http:// ( Read more... )

This is a long one, and while amusing, I'm mostly pointing to the last couple minutes.

This may only be humorous for those of you out there who are into comics, but I suspect it will be funny for anyone that has any sort of addiction to serialized content (video games, television shows, books, etc.).

okay, i'll admit it. i have a problem. By Wil Wheaton.

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Okay, so I read a couple of the GURPS forums on the Steve Jackson Games site pretty regularly, and recently a thread was started entitled "Let's Create 1400pt Supers." 4-color comic-style supers, when written in GURPS rules, tend to be pretty high point-values, so don't choke on anything when you see that number, if you're familiar with the rules- ( Read more... )