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And now for something completely different... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNdOMcbuiiA

That one is brilliant.

Apparently these birds are native to parts of Australia. So add to the list of venomous snakes, crocs and giant spiders: ****atoos trolling your cats.

An oldie, but a good one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6CcxJQq1x8

I don't know what to think of this one. Apparently the person who called the police about the kid already told the dispatcher he thought the gun was probably a fake. The gun did look very realistic however, and according to the police the kid refused to put his hands up and instead reached out for the gun. I'm waiting this one out to pass judgement, but I am certainly wondering what the parents of the kid were doing and why the kid was allowed to have a BB gun like that. I'm not saying there's anything that can make it right to shoot 12 year olds, but if I was waving around something like that when I was a kid my parents certainly would have taken it from me and punished me for my stupidity. And this is in a country where the police isn't known for shooting first and asking questions later. Edit: apparently, even though the caller actually told the dispatcher that he thought the gun was probably a fake, this was not told to the police officers who were sent to take a look. That sounds like a massive blunder to me.

I have it from a reputable source that not only will PoE have bugs, but Obsidian is fully aware of it and has no plans to remove them!

Why ghost peppers? Why not Carolina Reapers?

My thinking that if there ever were a real possibility of cyborg bodies like that, and given the costs of such a technology, it would inevitably lead to a practically immortal elite upper class of people with no regard for real human life. The world would be their perverse playground to live out their twisted fantasies born out of a lifetime of otherwise perpetual boredom. But then again, that's just my theory. There's actually a science fiction story, I can't remember who the author is right now at the moment, about a world where something akin happened. Basically a population of people is raised on a far away planet, groomed to perform on special days, when bored bureaucrats from other world link up with robots present on that planet to live out their vilest fantasies on the poor inhabitants. Hmm, does that ring a bell with anyone? That doesn't make much sense to me. They have sex dolls that aren't crappy so now they're sadistic monsters with complete control over a planet's population. What else makes them sadistic monsters? State of the art toasters? I was talking about cyborgs. Actual people, with (part) robot bodies. Nonek was talking about a real brain, a real spinal cord and real eyes in an otherwise robot body. So basically a cyborg. My thinking is that something like that would be very expensive and valuable, and only available to the incredibly wealthy. Imagine a rich old geezer, close to breathing out his last breathe. Imagine him having the chance to replace his crooked old body with a perfect robotic one. It would be like buying immortality. And once you are a cyborg, how would you look at normal people, especially after you've outlived a few generations of them?

My thinking that if there ever were a real possibility of cyborg bodies like that, and given the costs of such a technology, it would inevitably lead to a practically immortal elite upper class of people with no regard for real human life. The world would be their perverse playground to live out their twisted fantasies born out of a lifetime of otherwise perpetual boredom. But then again, that's just my theory. There's actually a science fiction story, I can't remember who the author is right now at the moment, about a world where something akin happened. Basically a population of people is raised on a far away planet, groomed to perform on special days, when bored bureaucrats from other world link up with robots present on that planet to live out their vilest fantasies on the poor inhabitants. Hmm, does that ring a bell with anyone?

I'm skeptical. Those robots seem to still have a baaad case of uncanny valley, and we don't even see them moving. Also, the costs are going to be immense. I don't mean to be crude, but to the gentlemen who dream of having one as a wife? You could probably safe money if you would just take a maid and the occasional escort girl, if your demands for companionship are only to have someone who does work around the house and has sex with you.

Whoa, this thread is quickly getting all sorts of awkward.

Just finished watching season two of the Bridge (original, Swedish/Danish series). Wow, really didn't see that one coming. I liked the season but the ending was like having someone twist a knife in my stomach. Figuratively, of course. Still, ouch. Ouch. Ouch.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare_authorship_question I've never been very convinced about these theories.

Look Bruce, it's not about him being proud of his job. It's about his utter contempt for people who earn less than he does. I find it hilarious by the way that you of all people are defending someone who has gone on record as to say that an employer should be able to pick his secretary on whether or not they are willing to have sex with him or not.

So, basically, you're saying every 42nd person should live well and **** the rest? Maybe he's living very well, and they're all merely living well. Maybe he's living well, and they're all merely living? We can't tell, we don't know the situation. But if I remember correctly, the gentleman is from Poland. Now, there must be a reason why Poles come in droves to countries such as the one I live in where they sleep in broom closets and work for rates that the natives literally can't work for (because the pay doesn't cover the expenses of living here, unless of course you live in a broom closet with 8 other guys)... Nonetheless, the attitude that the only way to live is to make much more money than other people is incredibly toxic. It's not a sin to want to be successful, don't get me wrong. But if your definition of successful is "I have a secretary with big boobies that I can shag if I want to, I earn more money than all the stooges that work for me combined and this is the only way to live!" then you are a giant douchebag.

The sad part about this, whether Cosby is guilty or not, is seeing how the good things Cosby stands for -taking responsibility, getting your act together, and making something of yourself- are now gleefully ridiculed. The whole thing started with some comedian saying: "It’s even worse because Bill Cosby has the f*#kin’ smuggest old man black persona that I hate. He gets on TV, ‘Pull your pants up black people, I was on TV in the ‘80s! I can talk down to you because I had a successful sitcom!’ Yeah, but you rape women, Bill Cosby, so turn the crazy down a couple of notches."

Since saint Nicholas has entered the country again, I guess it is time again for: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYdpte1W0vk

If it looks like a duck...

Allow me to put my old man face on, but to be honest I've never really been all that impressed with PC game journalism. When I was a lad, a long time ago, I was really into Amiga and so I read things like Amiga Power, Amiga Format and CU Amiga. Yes, they were incredibly geeky but they were also (mostly) funny and honest. If a game was crap they told it like it is and they gleefully dissected it in such a way that when you were buying one of the magazines you were hoping they'd review some really crap games. I've never, ever come across anything similar for the PC. Now excuse me, I think it's time for my nap.

I do hope I won't get into trouble for posting this, but this is so damn hilarious to watch...

I don't really care much for ratings, so I'll just do one sentence reviews. Wasteland 2: exactly what I expected of it, a very entertaining game with that old school feel and enough quests and subquests to keep me busy for a week or two. Blackguards: I love this little gem, but it's certainly not perfect - the combat is rather rough especially in the beginning and you are rather at the mercy of the RNG gods- but after you've managed to slog your way through the beginning and you have a decent build it's a challenging little RPG with a decent story. Defense Grid 2: it's decent, but sadly not much more than that; it just doesn't have that feel of the old defense grid where you had to do a very tight balancing act to get that one level cleared, and as such also lacks the satisfaction that came with clearing that one difficult level. Rome 2: Total War: sadly a disappointment and a step back after Shogun 2 - I really wanted to like this, and I will probably go back to it one day to see if it got any better, but it just didn't live up to the hype. Elite Dangerous (Beta): the game does everything right in regards to visuals and sound, it's a lovely experience to feel like you are in your own spacecraft, but as of now the game still feels rather empty and purposeless - hopefully they will introduce more involving faction missions at some point. Banished: a fun game for what it is, and rather challenging at that, and quite a timewaster - the thing for me is though, that when you've managed to get a half decent village going the only incentive to continue is to grow, and grow until eventually you run out of space for food production and in the end that means after a point there just is no reason to keep on going. Godus (Beta): terrible little clickfest that I sincerely regret backing through kickstarter: Molyneux, never again. Endless Legends: rather a surprise to me how much I ended up liking this game, it's just such an original take on hex based strategy with such flavourful factions that it really got me hooked. The Banner Saga: lovely little game, but it didn't get me hooked, I can't say what it is but I always find an excuse to play another game instead. Shadowrun: Dragonfall: when it comes to story alone, this was the best game I've played the whole year, and in every other respects it's quite decent too, absolutely recommend it. The Adventures of van Helsing 2: very entertaining sequel, an improvement over the previous installment - especially the humour, some of the witty dialogue just really had me cracking up. Massive Chalice (Beta): it's really when it comes down to it a fantasy version of X-com, which is rather entertaining, but it seems it will have no way to actually halt the corruption akin to how you could launch satellites in X-com, which makes me wonder if that won't be really frustrating eventually. Southpark: Stick of Truth: I really liked this game, and I am not a huge fan of Southpark itself, so that's saying something - I had some great laughs and the combat system itself, though rather simple, kept me decently entertained.

Comrades, it is with great happiness that I can announce the result of our latest poll "what is the greatest ailment that plagues the People's Republic of Obsiniztan". We can announce, with great certainty, that the poll, which represents the will of the people, shows that the greatest ailment that plagues our glorious people's republic is the lack of sufficient quantities of our glorious leader's portrait, for the people to hang in their houses and admire. We regret that we had to strike from the poll one option, of which we have no idea how it even got to enter into the poll. But do not fear, we are still on the lookout for imperialist spy who sneakily entered "corruption and nepotism in the highest echelons of government" as a slanderous option into our otherwise glorious poll.