So this was interesting...
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Prestidigitus will set this 'ere black puddin on you, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 14:06,
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I made a version of Ninestein's game about a year ago...
...directly inspired by this documentary. I whored it on here then, but this seems like a good opportunity to do so again.
Here's the trailer for it, with game links in the description.
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VicJameson : fucking internet virgins since, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 16:22,
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Sweet
Now write the game itself in Javascript and make it run on a pregnancy tester. STAT!
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simbosan Hello you cunt, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 23:38,
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I'll get on that after the graphical calculator port.
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VicJameson : fucking internet virgins since, Tue 19 Nov 2024, 12:01,
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The 8-bit Home Computer game adaptation at the time
Was just a crude implementation of Ninestein's game; nothing to do with the actual action of the series.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=diLez1bM3jo
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joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Tue 19 Nov 2024, 12:22,
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I feel that because the game can be implemented like the, appropriately named, 'Tiger' handheld games of the time, there's little excuse for making an 8-bit version that's so horrible.
I guess showing off the fancy 3D wireframe graphics was more the point.
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VicJameson : fucking internet virgins since, Tue 19 Nov 2024, 12:47,
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They're not even really 3D.
The angle of the view of the buildings is all the same and never changes. A bit silly even that they draw the vertical line at the back that should be hidden on the block object. They do scale up, but they're just flat 2D line patterns. Another game called 'Sky Ranger' managed to do city blocks in full go-anywhere 3D with everything properly clipped so you couldn't see through the buildings.
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joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 15:17,
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Just watched a bit of 'Sky Ranger' gameplay on the ZX Spectrum and that's some impressive 3D with a decent framerate for the system. Gameplay might have been a bit of an issue though.
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VicJameson : fucking internet virgins since, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 16:20,
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Die, puny human scum!
Gemini tells user to please die.
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Dave Trouser ; the people's choice - 75% agree, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 11:35,
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They did it last year too though.
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Dave Trouser ; the people's choice - 75% agree, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 11:15,
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41s, don't think the second and third truck logos spell coca cola and the third truck appears to be eating the driver's cab
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That one is not the coke ad
The coke ad has "a more diverse crowd of townspeople" etc and is only 15 seconds long.
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TBL I posted this on, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 13:47,
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When playing spot the AI glitch
the other day, I noticed that whilst the fingers have been fixed (presumably by retouchers), the trucks keep changing design because they can't generate the same one twice.
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monkeon schmonkeon, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 23:22,
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The Day The Earth Stood Still
This is on the compulsory curriculum.
Genuine cultural history with Michael Rennie.
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one of my favourites
Forbidden Planet is still the greatest ever though.
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simbosan Hello you cunt, Sat 16 Nov 2024, 22:06,
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One of my grandfathers
used to share a flat with Michael Rennie. I hope this trivia impresses you.
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Sat 16 Nov 2024, 23:06,
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Does anyone know what this creepy cunt is blithering on about?
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 16:01,
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Klaatu barada nikto!
A very important film for me...
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Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 0:02,
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Jet engine from a coke can
The precision measurements and machining is absolutely amazing
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Yeah, that’s not at all lethal.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Sat 16 Nov 2024, 17:49,
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Seemed fake until the end. Looks like any thrust is coming from the pressure from the gas can.
Nothing in that construction would survive longer than a minute of actual use. So much of that stuff is held in place with hot glue, which would all be liquid after about 20 seconds. The solder might last 45 seconds, maybe. The fan blades might hold their shape for a whole minute, maybe, but the can housing everything would be shredded. Best case scenario: it fails without any shrapnel and only burns part your house down.
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Sat 16 Nov 2024, 19:39,
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Looked liked CA, not hot glue?
Despite all the impressive engineering, I also wondered if it was actually a functional jet engine at the end. In all the wide shots the starter motor is clearly being used, and at the end where the caption says "Self sustaining mode" the framing carefully hides the intake end of the can, so you can't see if it is actually running without the starter, or is just a motorised flamethrower.
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Calling it a jet engine is a stretch
More like an electric fan with flames added.
*edit* My bad - I thought they'd built a motor into it - in that case, hats off!
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tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Sat 16 Nov 2024, 19:56,
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I was fully expecting them to switch to a shop bought model jet engine housed in the coke can,
or graphical fakery.
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Sat 16 Nov 2024, 20:47,
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I don't think there's a shot where you can actually see that the starter motor has been removed.
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For those with a head for heights
NSFW
I've been watching this guys aid climbing exploits for a while. FFwd to about 34.30 for the loose flake. What remained sounds hollow af. Marked NSFW for the occasional swear.
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I assume you've seen Free Solo. But if you haven't, do.
And preferrably on the biggest screen you can. Absolute mindfuck.
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Yes, but I've only caught it on the small screen. An astounding feat.
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I went to along to see it, but it was a rip-off
the fucking cinema made us pay for our own drinks
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 5:33,
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Marginally less terrifying than potholing.
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Sat 16 Nov 2024, 0:07,
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I recently watched the Mythbusters episode with the deep sea diving suit failure.
Skip to the 'good' bit: youtu.be/uhIaIoWt6yc?t=2711
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Sat 16 Nov 2024, 21:55,
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Have you seen Mythbusters for the Impatient?
(Thanks for the timestamp, BTW)
Condenses each episode to about 2 or 3 minutes - premise, method, result, minus all the guff.
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Invisible Wizard - 10th Level Nerf-herder, Sat 16 Nov 2024, 23:10,
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Some of us LIKE the guff.
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 16:02,
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God save me from whooping high fiving Americans
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simbosan Hello you cunt, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 23:32,
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I interviewed the chap who developed the "1 million checkboxes" and "stranger cam" games
I made this!
Both featured in the newsletter here before, and I even mentioned b3ta at one time in the interview. He was great to talk to and I love how he's all happy to stay silly. Who's next?
His site: eieio.games/
If you prefer audio only:
www.buzzsprout.com/1863461/episodes/16105807
And on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/21z5LcXFUCfyhng6o5gnNx?si=Y6QSmiSiStO8h3tF5ChjyQ
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sinisterduck, Fri 15 Nov 2024, 11:13,
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Some footage of someone playing KSP
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Thu 14 Nov 2024, 20:41,
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A delightful act of trolling.
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Thu 14 Nov 2024, 21:47,
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on hold
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/15/the-onion-infowars-bankruptcy
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unclepills Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think., Fri 15 Nov 2024, 16:39,
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The delusional fuckface has control of the site again, sadly.
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Fri 15 Nov 2024, 20:18,
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Evidently The Onion is part of the deep state
Every day is school day
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simbosan Hello you cunt, Sat 16 Nov 2024, 2:15,
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The Specials – Goat Town
I made this!
This town... is coming like a goat town.
Thanks to Joel Veitch and Drivelsieve for the ideas. Please blame them for this.
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Dooplidoo
More demonic live action plus 'AI' nonsense.
Doopiidoo, my typo.
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Thu 14 Nov 2024, 2:17,
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The rubber and leather folks probably do too.
Something for everybody then.
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Thu 14 Nov 2024, 21:44,
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The Day After (1983 Full, Original - 1:75:1 Aspect Ratio)
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Wed 13 Nov 2024, 21:40,
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Try and focus on the positives, the RAAC would be gone and cladding would either have been incinerated or blown off.
Massive savings right there.
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Threads is on iplayer at the moment
Which i still enjoyed/found terrifying second time around.
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I remember watching that the first time it came out
Scary then and still scary now.
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NIrving Cannot think of anything to say!, Tue 19 Nov 2024, 10:55,
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What is it
that people unaware of the infamous aperture see when they look at these symbols?
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Wed 13 Nov 2024, 16:24,
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Centuries of Sound - 1949 Part One - The 7" Mix
I made this!
Back with a new mix, it's been a while (feel like I always have to say that these days)
This is a HOT mix of three hours of music and other sounds from 1949, the year the 7" single was launched. As ever free to stream (the embedded Mixcloud player gives you the whole thing) and there's a shorter version on the podcast feed (though I think I'm going to drop this except as a placeholder as I reach 1950)
Listened in full for the first time yesterday and it's a fun listen, more so than usual.
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Zuowan, Wed 13 Nov 2024, 9:39,
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very
www2.b3ta.com/host/creative/46786/1459423556/MonsterMunchScreamSm.jpg
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HappyToast Groat froth, Tue 12 Nov 2024, 22:08,
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By the size, I think this was from the 800 x 600 days.
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monkeon schmonkeon, Tue 12 Nov 2024, 23:02,
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He's been posting funny stuff on BlueSky
or whatever it's called.
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simbosan Hello you cunt, Wed 13 Nov 2024, 22:02,
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b3ta's own "Dr" Terry has been mauled by a puma.
Poor man, he's in hospital so they'll probably give him modern medicine.
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You know those blokes that seem to persistently stink of tramp's piss?
I feel I can smell Terry through the screen.
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That's /links, that is.
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That’s terrible, I hope he wasn’t badly hurt
Sometimes their retractable claws can become dislocated if they get stuck in shyster meat
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Tue 12 Nov 2024, 10:11,
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how is he still allowed to have animals?
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mofaha โ( ห_ห)โ ส
(ฬโกโ)ส, Tue 12 Nov 2024, 12:10,
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It appears that the ban was delayed for six months while they found somewhere to take them.
So, he's banned from keeping animals, but has to keep them anyway.
edit: "At sentence a disqualification on keeping animals was also secured but suspended pending arrangements for the animals to be rehomed."
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Apparently also a domestic cougar according to some reports.
I was once attacked by a domestic cougar, you'd be surprised how much damage those false nails can do.
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Tue 12 Nov 2024, 15:04,
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Well I'd never have predicted him to be a mentalist and one day get mauled by the highly dangerous animals he kept.
Never in a million years was this not an entirely predictable outcome.
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At least we know he'll be safe from any infection, though.
He's been telling us for years that germ theory is a lie and viruses/bacteria don't exist.
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Wow, properly delusional then.
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Tue 12 Nov 2024, 17:20,
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I predict that he'll accept antibiotics and whatnot for himself.
These cunts only reject medicine when someone else is seriously ill.
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Tue 12 Nov 2024, 16:16,
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I thought he was banned from running the place/keeping animals?
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HappyToast Groat froth, Tue 12 Nov 2024, 22:06,
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See above - deferred until they're re-homed.
It's a desperately sad business all round, and I don't doubt that he meant/means well. On a human level, I pity him.
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Quite enjoying these videos
and www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDwd_BtP8OQ
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simbosan Hello you cunt, Mon 11 Nov 2024, 9:08,
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there's no place like bone
Mattel apologises after Wicked movie dolls mistakenly link to porn website on packaging
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Mon 11 Nov 2024, 0:27,
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Oops!
I used to work for Mattel in product compliance (back in the 00's). This sort of cock up does not surprise me - everyone thinks everything is someone else's problem.
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Invisible Wizard - 10th Level Nerf-herder, Mon 11 Nov 2024, 8:58,
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