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jbluestein wrote:

Briareos wrote:
Looks like some people in the US haven't heard of Europe, either...

(Please, someone tell me that that girl was a paid actor...)

Unfortunately, I don't think she was. But the gameshow is set up to match smart kids with dumb adults. Success!

Allow me to note that this phenomenon is not entirely confined to the US, however:

Josh

100% no doubt she is an actor. She barely shows any signs of embarrassment, and her replies are designed to be funny.

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Sorry Zonhin. She's absolutely no actor. That's Kellie Pickler from American Idol. Just a simple girl with simple thoughts. She's just used to playing off of how un-worldly she is.

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Haven't posted or played in a while (for various reasons unimportant to anyone except me and mine) but I really wanted to share this video with those who haven't seen it. No matter what your politics, you have to admit it's pretty powerful. It was done unsolicited by will i. am of the Black Eyed Peas, who was inspired by Obama's speech after losing the New Hampshire primary. If you haven't seen it yet, check out the "Yes I Can Song".

P.S. To be clear: I am Canadian and, while I can't say I am uninterested in the election results, I am -- at least at the individual level -- disinterested. I am only posting this link because I think the video is pretty cool; I'm not out to influence anyone's vote.

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Since I'm here...

On a totally different note, may I direct you to:
Cows with Guns

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Awesome song, mind you.

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There's a zip file quine on this page. You can download it by clicking on the image. If you don't know what that means, try unzipping it and its contents until you do.

http://steike.com/code/useless/zip-file-quine/

Seems like a useful technique for making a lot of backups.

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Neat. Deja vu times infinity.

np: Blamstrain - Atlantic (Lowblow)

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The XKCD bit's trying too hard, but the PBF sting makes up for it.

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Not a good thing, but it's bound to happen anyway. Can you believe it? They even
I'd rate it PG-13 because of the sick things in there.

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I down modded the previous post because I don't think this forum should be a venue for political propaganda. I was going to post a pro-meat link, but I think I would rather just say that anecdotal videos do not represent the SOP for an entire industry(and even if they do I still love steak).

If God didn't want us to eat animals why did he make them out of meat?

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Dolan42 wrote:

If God didn't want us to eat people why did he make them out of meat?

fixed.

*must find link to Flanders and Swann...*

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Youtube has failed me! Oh, youtube, where else can I find copyrighted music?

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Dolan42 wrote:
I down modded the previous post because I don't think this forum should be a venue for political propaganda. I was going to post a pro-meat link, but I think I would rather just say that anecdotal videos do not represent the SOP for an entire industry(and even if they do I still love steak).

If God didn't want us to eat animals why did he make them out of meat?

I'm just amazed by the way in which you support cruelty. I mean, sure! Go ahead and eat meat. It's quite obvious that humans are biologically "meant" to eat meat. However it's not obvious that humans are meant to be incredibly cruel to animals in order to save a few cents. If we eat meat I think we could at least treat the animals in a way that isn't downright torturous.

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Blondbeard wrote:

Dolan42 wrote:
I down modded the previous post because I don't think this forum should be a venue for political propaganda. I was going to post a pro-meat link, but I think I would rather just say that anecdotal videos do not represent the SOP for an entire industry(and even if they do I still love steak).

If God didn't want us to eat animals why did he make them out of meat?

I'm just amazed by the shrieking ignorance and cruelty. Sure! Go ahead and eat meat. It's quite obvious that humans are biologically "meant" to eat meat. However it's not obvious that humans are meant to be incredibly cruel to animals in order to save a few cents. If we eat meat I think we could at least treat the animals in a way that isn't downright torturous.

Exactly. And if you're going to kill the cow for the beef, why not wear the leather as well? Use the whole animal, people! That's my argument against everybody who is against wearing animal-hide, but eats the meat of those same animals.

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http://www.onemorelevel.com/game/spin_the_black_circle

This is a flash game, where the player has to guide a ball through a maze to the finish. But instead of controlling the ball, one has to rotate the maze to reach the objective.

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1337 Jeopardy!

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eb0ny wrote:
http://www.onemorelevel.com/game/spin_the_black_circle

This is a flash game, where the player has to guide a ball through a maze to the finish. But instead of controlling the ball, one has to rotate the maze to reach the objective.

Just that you know, the concept is pretty old. I think I have a wooden version of it at home. (contains only 1 level of course)

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The End of The Raven, by Poe's cat.

Oh, and xkcd already did a better merge with PBF: http://xkcd.com/346/

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I like Penny Arcade meets A Softer World.

only this was before ASW? So they are copying PA too.

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Darths and Droids

A screenshot webcomic. Star Wars played as a tabletop RPG.

Hrm, if I describe it like that, it doesn't sound as good as it actually is.

*looks for better description*

The basic premise of the comic is that the Star Wars films depict the action of a role-playing game and this strip shows the dialogue between the players and the Game Master. The Star Wars universe is presented as an original creation of the GM, and the players are completely unfamiliar with its unique elements, such as Jedi.

thanks, star wars wiki thing!

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A brief educational video about How to Behave on an Internet Forum.

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David Blane's Street Magic Part One

This is really funny. It does have some very bad words in there, but it's really cool.

David Blane's Street Magic Part Two

Even better, but still has a bunch of bad words.

David Blane's Street Magic Part Three

Possibly the best. The magicked people probably lightened up a bit on the swears.

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Your post about street magic reminds me of Cyril, a Japanese-American magician popular in Japan. He performs all types of public shows, for instance:

Old Man pranks: http://www.broadcaster.com/clip/10516

Aquarium magic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRUPoctIcuA

I love it!

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That's excellent!

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This game will do what Super Paper Mario did and not be horrible.
It looks like a lot of fun, actually. I think the guys who made it try too hard to be indy, but whatever. It looks like its gonna be fun.

http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/17594



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Portal, flash version. FUN!

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Amazing! This Wikipedia article has some interesting information. Some of which I understand. Now I have a new look on math. See if you know it too!

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Pneh wrote:
Here is a linerider video that I've made myself. I think that it's pretty cool.

Linerider - Unfair

I don't get it.

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I haven't seen the video yet, but if you mean you don't get what linerider is, its something where you make levels that a skater dude or something rides around places. I've seen videos where someone drew a world with houses and stuff and the skater dude moves around that world

Links

helixgames

grow games

Maker of a grow-like game

foon

This one's only for those who want to make a game if you have little programming experience and a lack of understanding languages like C++ and Basic and some other stuff.

gamemaker

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Ravon wrote:

Pneh wrote:
Here is a linerider video that I've made myself. I think that it's pretty cool.

Linerider - Unfair

I don't get it.

You'll get it when you play it, it's located here.

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