J.C.

NOT sleeping. It's 1:59 am.

The door is closed. You can go around to the right or the left of the house.

Banned for having Midna on your signature and avatar.

It's one of the best horror games I've played, if not THE best. Incredibly atmospheric and lovecraftian, scared the hell out of me. You can get it from amazon, 15 USD.

I know a game is scary when I'm too scared to play it

I completely agree. That happened to me with Undying.

Also, something I truly hate in games are dialogues and videos that cannot be skipped. Specially if they come before a hard part, where you're likely to die a few times. That annoys the crap out of me.

Don't worry, I'm sure he was only joking.

Look what I found on steam today.

Dead Space Pack - USD 19.99 (that means Dead Space + Dead Space 2)

I'm so getting it

I just wanted to make a note here, because yesterday marked the beginning of the end of an era: the final launch of the shuttle Atlantis.

That's right. No more shuttle launches. Only one landing to go. And that's it.

Thinking of going to see a movie with my gf later... maybe Transformers 3.

Hi there! I'm J.C.

I just realized I never introduced myself this thread.

So hello!

...I'm not a crazy person. It just seems that way sometimes.

I like Chuck Norris Facts like:

-Chuck Norris is so awesome he created fire by rubbbing two ice cubes together.

-Ghosts sit around the campfire and tell Chuck Norris stories.

-Did you know Chuck Norris had a role in Star Wars......he was the force.

-Chuck Norris died 20 years ago, Death just hasn't built up the courage to tell him yet.

-Chuck Norris has already been to Mars; that's why there are no signs of life.

-Chuck Norris doesn't flush the toilet, he scares the sh*t out of it.

-If they made a movie of Chuck Norris standing still, it would be rated R for extreme violence.

Chuck Norris counted to infinity - twice.

-When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night, he checks his closet for Chuck Norris.

And don't tell me this should go in the jokes thread, because they're not jokes, they're FACTS

Also this is general chat. The only thread that's more random is the random thread.

Or you could use this as your poster

Banned for being clever.

Going to shower now. Been playing Amnesia for 3 hours. I'm feeling a bit paranoid.

Well, it's true, the birth ratio of european countries is extremely low...

But, In all history we have seen when countries like South Africa go conquered by the dutch, the ratio was 5 % Europeans and 95 % Africans, and still they made them slaves....

(This is just facts, I don't support or neglect them, so don't get offended... )

Don't worry, I never get offended in an rational discussion.

I don't think the comparison with colonialism situations applies, simply because we are not talking about a significantly technologically advanced and militarily strong culture taking over another (which is the case with European colonization in America and Africa), but of a coalition of countries in a very homogeneous world. To accomplish that expansion in our time, you need a sizable army (if you don't believe me, just look at the US effort in Iraq and Afganistan: those are "saturation" wars, both in therms of money, equipment and troops). Since technology is widely available these days, it's not really a mayor differentiation point unless you have the manpower to back it up.

You cannot occupy a country relying on drone planes alone. An the only threat big enough, would be nuclear weapons, which are quite unpractical because everyone has them right now (and if they don't, it's just because they have not tried hard enough. The technology is out there).

I personally think Europe is headed for some very rough times. It is not viable to sustain the lifestyle Europeans are used to, with such massive government spending and rapidly diminishing (and very expensive) workforce.

Iceland is also possibly going to join the EU. I hope the national vote will turn it down.

You are probably better off alone.

Banned for being recursive.

You may have made your DEX save, but you seriously botched your WIS check.

Huh?

D&D reference.

So, anybody here watch all those shows on SyFy like Ghost Hunter, Fact or Faked, Destination Truth, etc.? I kind of like them, even if they are complete bull most of the time.

I've always been attracted to the unknown and would happily take place in a ghost hunting expedition. Like this summer: I was in Edinburgh taking a tour of one of their cemeteries (Greyfriars Kirkyard). The access to the Covenanters' Prison was closed by order of the city council, because of numerous attacks to the tourists by violent poltergeists (Google this, it's quite interesting). I stood there at the gate for a long time, took numerous pictures, even came back the next day to try and catch some paranormal activity... but nothing happened. With the exception of the photos I posted in the OP, I saw nothing strange in that city, said to be one of the most heavily hunted in Europe.

I really don't think they'll have enough young people for that.

If you ask me, in 30 years the EU will be another failed hegemonic experiment in the pages of history.

Glad it worked

Well, that one has a 25% discount, for a grand total of USD 37.49... not a real bargain in my book.

Dunno...

Right now I'm just trying to figure out why people think that public schools are still teaching math when I see things like this: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--crKGmpTyqw/TbLNya1uDeI/AAAAAAAAAMg/YXPNM__Sl8I/s1600/stupid-teacher-or-troll-teacher-math-teacher.jpg

Aha! It's because they forgot to tell you that the second board is "L" shaped and the cuts are done like this

So you see, 15 minutes is the correct answer. Any longer, and you'll get this

I'm not insane… My mother had me tested

I'm really starting to lose my patience with my PS3. One of my favorite games, Medievil, is stuck in there and it won't eject the disk out. You can probably tell from my avatar and sig that I'm a big fan of Medievil, I grew up playing it and it will always be in my memory, but it's very depressing when you realize you might never be able to play one of your favorite games again.

I found this recommendation here.

Force disk eject

Press and hold down the Eject button on the front of the PS3 for about 10 seconds to force the system’s drive to eject.

Useful for example if you try to launch a PS2 game and it freezes. You should be able to force eject the disc and then force shutdown the system.

Now I bought Amnesia: The Dark Descent for USD 4.99

Well, to be fair with everyone, when I approach the 666th post, I'll make a thread about it and everyone who posts there will have a chance to get the game... It will be The Great Accursed Farms Lottery

Could be...