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Jeffrey Lee Message #80867, posted by Phlamethrower at 22:48, 6/10/2006
PhlamethrowerHot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot stuff

Posts: 15100
So, what kind of stuffs do people want me to rabble on about? Are there any rules and regulations that need to be adhered to?

1. GitS vs. The Matrix. I'm getting the impression that everyone thinks the Watchoutican'tspellyournameski brothers stole all the ideas in the Matrix from Ghost in the Shell. Can I succesfully defend The Matrix? Bear in mind that I actually enjoyed the sequels, unlike, um, everyone else. And that I don't actually own any copies of them in order to rewatch them, because my parents do. And that I'm too lazy/tight to buy some for myself.
2. Lexx. Yeah, most people think it sucks. But can I convince them to watch it?
3. Something non-anime, because I'm in danger of making every single article about anime and coming off sounding like a complete twonk.
4. Something completely different, because I should never under any circumstances reveal what my next article is about. And also because you hate all the above ideas.
5. Stop writing for that poncy website and do some programming instead, like you're meant to be doing.
6. Save all your article writing abilities for the new TIB, because I'll be head newsmonkey/progamming/gaming article writer person.
7. Decide whether you're talking in the first or thrid person, and avoid changing my mind in the middle of his sentence.
8. All of the above.
9. A recording of the graphics card fan in my computer doing its motorcycle impression. OH GOD PLEASE MAKE IT STOP.
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Andrew Message #80869, posted by andrew at 23:23, 6/10/2006, in reply to message #80867
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5,5,5 The number of the Phlamethrower.
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VinceH Message #80874, posted by VincceH at 08:17, 7/10/2006, in reply to message #80867
VincceH
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Anyone who thinks Lexx sucks is clearly thicker than the thickest ever thing on record and someone should contact the guinness book of records immediately.
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Michael Drake Message #80877, posted by tlsa at 09:39, 7/10/2006, in reply to message #80867

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5. Stop writing for that poncy website and do some programming instead, like you're meant to be doing.
This. :P
6. Save all your article writing abilities for the new TIB, because I'll be head newsmonkey/progamming/gaming article writer person.
Games stuff will be on TIB? What will happen to Acorn Arcade? Acorn Arcade is one of my favourite sites and it has a cool domain. :)
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Jeffrey Lee Message #80878, posted by Phlamethrower at 09:50, 7/10/2006, in reply to message #80877
PhlamethrowerHot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot stuff

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Games stuff will be on TIB? What will happen to Acorn Arcade? Acorn Arcade is one of my favourite sites and it has a cool domain. :)
No idea, actually :P

But it's been the plan for about 20 years that we'd merge the two, because we're too lazy to update both :o
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Michael Drake Message #80883, posted by tlsa at 10:22, 7/10/2006, in reply to message #80878

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Games stuff will be on TIB? What will happen to Acorn Arcade? Acorn Arcade is one of my favourite sites and it has a cool domain. :)
No idea, actually :P

But it's been the plan for about 20 years that we'd merge the two, because we're too lazy to update both :o
*tlsa offers to be an Acorn Arcade news poster person.

Also there's a few tweaks I could make to tidy the site up.

Eg, there's two HTML, HEAD and BODY tags on the forum pages, which confuses NetSurf a bit. Also the BODY margin can be specified in CSS. (NetSurf doesn't heed the attributes on the BODY tag.) There's also an annoyingly noisy GIF at the top of the separator between the navigation and main columns.
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Andrew Message #80885, posted by andrew at 12:30, 7/10/2006, in reply to message #80883
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The forums are behind TIB's as well.
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Jason Togneri Message #80890, posted by filecore at 13:45, 7/10/2006, in reply to message #80867

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1. GitS vs. The Matrix.
Well I saw GitS years before Matrix came out, so I can understand it. But then again, everything is based off everything else, and I'm sure if you were pedantic enough, you'd find some 1950s thing by Isaac Asimov or someone where the similar idea had been presented, and therefore was presumably stolen for GitS etc. I prefer to think of them as different implementations/interpretations of the same general theme, and thus not in conflict.

Incidentally, anime. GitS, Akira, fine, whatever. They're all good. But nothing - NOTHING - can beat Cowboy Bebop for the title of Greatest Anime Series Ever :-)
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VinceH Message #80900, posted by VincceH at 14:14, 7/10/2006, in reply to message #80877
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Games stuff will be on TIB? What will happen to Acorn Arcade? Acorn Arcade is one of my favourite sites and it has a cool domain. :)
One simple answer will be to cunningly point the domain at the same actual site (as with iconbar.co.uk/.com)
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Michael Drake Message #80922, posted by tlsa at 15:32, 8/10/2006, in reply to message #80900

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Games stuff will be on TIB? What will happen to Acorn Arcade? Acorn Arcade is one of my favourite sites and it has a cool domain. :)
One simple answer will be to cunningly point the domain at the same actual site (as with iconbar.co.uk/.com)
I think it would be better to have a different site / design at Acorn Arcade. Maybe all the news could be posted to TIB and the Acorn Arcade site could just filter them to get all the stories about games.
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Peter Naulls Message #80923, posted by pnaulls at 16:08, 8/10/2006, in reply to message #80874
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Anyone who thinks Lexx sucks is clearly thicker than the thickest ever thing on record and someone should contact the guinness book of records immediately.
The original mini-series of 4 was excellent, but the "TV-ised" series which followed sucked big time.
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VinceH Message #80926, posted by VincceH at 17:09, 8/10/2006, in reply to message #80923
VincceH
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Anyone who thinks Lexx sucks is clearly thicker than the thickest ever thing on record and someone should contact the guinness book of records immediately.
The original mini-series of 4 was excellent, but the "TV-ised" series which followed sucked big time.
Quick! Someone make that call! :P
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John Hoare Message #80938, posted by moss at 01:59, 9/10/2006, in reply to message #80867

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So, what kind of stuffs do people want me to rabble on about? Are there any rules and regulations that need to be adhered to?
Nope, beyond good spelling :)

I say write about Lexx.
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Phil Mellor Message #80946, posted by monkeyson2 at 08:21, 9/10/2006, in reply to message #80938
monkeyson2Please don't let them make me be a monkey butler

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So, what kind of stuffs do people want me to rabble on about? Are there any rules and regulations that need to be adhered to?
Nope, beyond good spelling :)
I remember Mike Cook saying "unfortunately computers didn't have spell checkers in those days so I had to marry one" ;)
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John Hoare Message #80947, posted by moss at 08:24, 9/10/2006, in reply to message #80946

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Mike Cook
What's he up to now, anyway?
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Phil Mellor Message #80958, posted by monkeyson2 at 08:40, 9/10/2006, in reply to message #80947
monkeyson2Please don't let them make me be a monkey butler

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Mike Cook
What's he up to now, anyway?
He's probably upgraded himself into a cyberman by now. You can probably interface with him using the BBC Micro's user port.
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John Hoare Message #80960, posted by moss at 08:42, 9/10/2006, in reply to message #80958

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Mike Cook
What's he up to now, anyway?
He's probably upgraded himself into a cyberman by now. You can probably interface with him using the BBC Micro's user port.
"interface"
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Richard Goodwin Message #80966, posted by rich at 10:06, 9/10/2006, in reply to message #80900
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Games stuff will be on TIB? What will happen to Acorn Arcade? Acorn Arcade is one of my favourite sites and it has a cool domain. :)
One simple answer will be to cunningly point the domain at the same actual site (as with iconbar.co.uk/.com)
An even more cunning plan would be to get the site to notice this, and just show all the articles tagged with "games".
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RichGCheers,
Rich.
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Jeffrey Lee Message #81000, posted by Phlamethrower at 20:24, 9/10/2006, in reply to message #80883
PhlamethrowerHot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot stuff

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*tlsa offers to be an Acorn Arcade news poster person.
Give Rich a good poke in an email. He's got more chance than me of remembering all the gubbins that need doing to add a new staff member :P
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Kevin Wells Message #81003, posted by Revin Kevin at 21:30, 9/10/2006, in reply to message #80867
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2. Lexx great show, who is the sexiest Zev, Xev

1, 2 or 3
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Jeffrey Lee Message #81004, posted by Phlamethrower at 22:06, 9/10/2006, in reply to message #81003
PhlamethrowerHot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot stuff

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I could even do an epic GITS vs. GITS vs. GITS vs. GITS [1]. But that would be taking things too far :P

[1] Manga vs. 1st film vs. 2nd film vs. SAC series. Haven't seen the manga yet, but the films and series seem very different from each other.
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Jeffrey Lee Message #81062, posted by Phlamethrower at 21:35, 10/10/2006, in reply to message #81004
PhlamethrowerHot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot stuff

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Does the fact NTS is attracting a higher class of reader mean we now have to research our articles properly? :o

http://www.noisetosignal.org/tv/2006/09/the-science-of-romance-solving-the-timeskips-in-futuramas-time-keeps-on-slipping.php#comment-5633

[Edited by Phlamethrower at 22:38, 10/10/2006]
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John Hoare Message #81069, posted by moss at 05:21, 11/10/2006, in reply to message #81062

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Does the fact NTS is attracting a higher class of reader mean we now have to research our articles properly? :o

http://www.noisetosignal.org/tv/2006/09/the-science-of-romance-solving-the-timeskips-in-futuramas-time-keeps-on-slipping.php#comment-5633
Worrying, isn't it?

You see, this is why I love the internet :)
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Phil Mellor Message #81070, posted by monkeyson2 at 08:34, 11/10/2006, in reply to message #81069
monkeyson2Please don't let them make me be a monkey butler

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Does the fact NTS is attracting a higher class of reader mean we now have to research our articles properly? :o

http://www.noisetosignal.org/tv/2006/09/the-science-of-romance-solving-the-timeskips-in-futuramas-time-keeps-on-slipping.php#comment-5633
Worrying, isn't it?

You see, this is why I love the internet :)
I thought it was all the porn :P
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John Hoare Message #81071, posted by moss at 08:55, 11/10/2006, in reply to message #81070

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I thought it was all the porn :P
:razz:
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Michael Drake Message #81075, posted by tlsa at 13:29, 11/10/2006, in reply to message #81000

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*tlsa offers to be an Acorn Arcade news poster person.
Give Rich a good poke in an email. He's got more chance than me of remembering all the gubbins that need doing to add a new staff member :P
OK, done. :)
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Richard Goodwin Message #81089, posted by rich at 13:24, 12/10/2006, in reply to message #81075
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*tlsa offers to be an Acorn Arcade news poster person.
Give Rich a good poke in an email. He's got more chance than me of remembering all the gubbins that need doing to add a new staff member :P
OK, done. :)
It's not like I know anything about anything, so it might take a while! :) But I have received two (count them!) requests for access, so I might just be able to sort it out.

pssst... wanna TIB posting account too?
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RichGCheers,
Rich.
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Michael Drake Message #81097, posted by tlsa at 15:17, 12/10/2006, in reply to message #81089

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It's not like I know anything about anything, so it might take a while! :) But I have received two (count them!) requests for access, so I might just be able to sort it out.
Thanks!
pssst... wanna TIB posting account too?
Maybe. I'd rather concentrate on AA for the time being.
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Jeffrey Lee Message #81112, posted by Phlamethrower at 19:03, 12/10/2006, in reply to message #81004
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Haven't seen the manga yet
Because I can't get the wrapping off! :cry:
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Jeffrey Lee Message #81113, posted by Phlamethrower at 19:08, 12/10/2006, in reply to message #81112
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wrapping off!
Yay!

*opens at a random page*

FULL COLOUR SQUIRTING CUNTS.

I guess they have toned it down a bit for the series, then.

This should prove to be, er, interesting reading.
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