<![CDATA[Comments from Ghede]]> <![CDATA[Comments from Ghede]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on The Incredible Shrinking Water Bottle]]> He is overreacting. It is simply the grocery shrink ray misfiring.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Great Opening Sentences From Science Fiction]]> @Bob_of_Mars: The Gunslinger book one of Stephen King's Dark Tower series. First book was good. Each book afterwards gets worse and worse. I blame the fact it was around a decade before he started the second book, had lost the original outline, and had his head so far up his own ass by that point he managed to be able to see out of his own mouth. He even wrote himself into the series, and tried to justify it as "Not meta-fiction, it's necessary to the plot."

In the process he managed to desecrate nearly every one of his good books. Including The Gunslinger when he released a version that added material that tied into the next books.

In other words, I didn't much care for the series. I don't like Stephen King anymore as a result.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Superman To Return To Old Form, Say Creators]]> Wait wait wait... Superpowered giant Turtles fighting evil gods?

*checks wikipedia*

Man, 1961 was ****ing weird.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Visionary Comic Creators Share Secret Origins]]> That Aquaman bit had me laughing. I don't know why exactly.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on GameTap Taps Gamecock]]> That press release is downright smug. Why, they are metaphorically waving their gamecock right in our faces!

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Now You Have an Even Better Excuse to Snarf Ritalin]]> I have a prescription for Ritalin. Minor ADHD. I never use it. I can't stand the way it messes with my thought processes. Concentration is easier, but my memory gets weird on me.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on The Dead Space Trailer So Scary It's Banned]]> I'm getting goddamn sick of the "Mother Goose" horror trope.

Oh no! Baa-Baa Black Sheep being sung without musical accompaniment! I'm terrified!

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Serial Killer Joss Whedon Faces His Public]]> @SimonMay: He may not have needed the cash, but with a budget in the low six-digits, and the iTunes downloads already hitting the top of the charts, I think he is going to get the cash anyways.

I agree, it was fun. Absolute favorite bit: Dr. Horrible's tic, the too-hard blink. It really fleshes out the character more than any of the songs.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Serial Killer Joss Whedon Faces His Public]]> @Efflux: Presumably the Whedon family, and the group publishing the DVD.

There might be an announcement at Comic-con.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Attorneys Convince Monster That Consumers Can Tell The Difference Between A Deer Lick And An Audio Cable]]> Yes there is a difference. You see, the salt lick does exactly what it advertises.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Serial Killer Joss Whedon Faces His Public]]> We need to get a list of every character Whedon has killed off, then look for the common thread.

We have to find the next victim before it is too late!

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on THQ Signs Up With GameTap]]> @NitrousO: Mine too, that is why I supplement it with Wikipedia for small stuff, and Google for big stuff, cross-reference multiple sites, books, and what remains of my memory for the really big stuff.

... Just got a big wave of self-pity right there. Power goes out and I'll start drooling.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on THQ Signs Up With GameTap]]> @NitrousO: [en.wikipedia.org])

No.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Microsoft's "Vista Doesn't Suck" Ad Campaign Thinks Everyone Remembers The 15th Century]]> People knew the world wasn't flat before Christopher Columbus came around. By 1492, it was accepted fact that the earth was a sphere.

American history books are not a reliable source of information. Most aren't written by historians, but by authors with a stack of other history books to use as reference. Unfortunately, those other history books were also written in the same manner. This has been the case for so long that as a result they are still teaching myths that have been debunked decades ago.

[www.amazon.com] is a nice start.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Make Your Own Light Drawings]]> @chareverie: Some of those long-exposure shots look like they were a lot of fun to make. Especially that one with orange loops by Toby Keller.

I bet you he just took an orange light in each hand, ran across the rocks and just windmilled it.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Locksmiths Hate Geeks]]> @aestheticity: A legitimate use? Any time you would need a locksmith.

Why pay someone else to do something you can do yourself? Not that I know how to pick locks, but really, it doesn't take much imagination.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Has a New Species of Insect Appeared in the Middle of London?]]> Bars of plutonium hidden in the sprinklers.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Not Even Mini Babybel Cheese Can Escape The Grocery Shrink Ray]]> I would complain, but it appears to be two different products. Also it is cheese. As a result all I can think is "Mmm, Cheese."

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Find Out Much More About Batman Than You Should Ever Know]]> But... the minor characters will probably be the secret to a future plot. You never know when Calender Man shall strike!

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Where The Marvel Universe And Real World Intersect]]> @meirelle: Obviously they retconned reality.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Punk Rock Robots Rock Out to Punk Rock ONLY]]> @erikislame: You forgot this:
[www.instantrimshot.com]

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Terminator And Star Trek Are The Yin And Yang Of Time Travel]]> Everybody is too busy blowing stuff up and grilling things to write new articles!

Nooooooooo! I wanted to do that! I'm stuck packing for my vacation though.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Win A Copy of Civilization Revolution!]]> @Sailorcancer: I assume any of them. I could be wrong.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Win A Copy of Civilization Revolution!]]> @Snowdaddy: That's not listed as a requirement.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Win A Copy of Civilization Revolution!]]> @Sailorcancer: No. On DS though.

@mfwahwah: Don't count it out just yet, Kotaku Contests are notoriously underhanded....

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Win A Copy of Civilization Revolution!]]> @PsycheE: 4th of July, 1776

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Win A Copy of Civilization Revolution!]]> At no point did he say "One Entry per person" but I'm pretty sure if you decide to mail-spam they will not only ignore you, but ban you as well.

... Still... I might be willing to risk a second e-mail.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Win A Copy of Civilization Revolution!]]> @Ghede: Or maybe... shave them a little.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Win A Copy of Civilization Revolution!]]> If it turns out that the contest was already won by the time this comes out... I'll cut somebody. Cut them good.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Win A Copy of Civilization Revolution]]> GODDAMNIT! I sent in an entry... to the WRONG EMAIL ADDRESS. Goddamnit. I sent it to KotakuContests@gmail.com...

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Win A Copy of Civilization Revolution]]> @Tulkamir: ... *forehead slap* ... At no point did it MENTION anagram. However, I assumed... Ahhhh... I'll just shut up.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Win A Copy of Civilization Revolution]]> @Ghede: And there isn't even a D, so now I'm really confused. BAD EXAMPLE.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Win A Copy of Civilization Revolution]]> @Ghede: At least, that is what I would infer from the examples, careful reflection made me realize that Z wasn't used at all.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Win A Copy of Civilization Revolution]]> "Canada, Ireland, and Vietnam" are not anagrams of Civilization Revolution, and they aren't anagrams of the individual letters either. They are words composed of the same letters as Civilization Revolution.

CIVLZATONREU are the letters you can use. You have to use each at least once, but more than once is allowed as well.

That is not an anagram.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Ending the World On a Tight Budget]]> I'm reminded of Betrayal at the House on the Hill, another WOTC/Hasbro game that is out of print.

Your characters were represented by hexagons with stats along the edges. The objective was to uncover the objective. Each game it could be different. Sometimes one player would become the betrayer, sometimes not. The real enemy in this game is the house. There is an online demo.

[www.wizards.com]

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Alone In The Dark's Unbreakable Car]]> @Pete193: It's actually not that bad. Once you get used to the combat, it's entertaining. Some of the puzzles are freaking genius. There is this one after your first boss-fight in the museum... I'm not going to spoil it but when we finally figured it out our jaws dropped. It's a type of thing you would see in a cut-scene, but never actually play it yourself.

The game could have used a lot of polish, as the clip demonstrates, but it's not a bad game. Not the greatest, but not bad. I'd go as far as to say it is damn good. Rent it first. Play it at least twice. First time I played it I got pissed because I encountered a bug.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Rumor: More Rock Band 2 Songs Leaked?]]> Woo! Jethro Tull! It is about time we got some award winning Metal music on Rock Band! XD

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on Alone In The Dark's Unbreakable Car]]> Every car is like that. Not just that one. Use your gun to break the window. Save yourself ten minutes of your life.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on What Can We Improve Around Here?]]> I checked them ALL. I just can't resist. All those checkboxes lined up calls to me. If I could though, I would double-check cowbell.

]]> <![CDATA[Ghede commented on An Awesome Interview With Missile Command's Mr. Awesome]]> @Shiryu: So far they have found a habitable planet, lived there for a few weeks, got bored and went further out there.

Damn if he isn't awesome though. Less annoying than Billy Mitchell that is for sure.

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