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I assume you two got that specific version because it’s cheap these days? There’s a new version out. Edit: Didn’t see the new page. Was in regards to the people buying the Bamboo.

I have plenty of nunchucks (but no extra black ones). Thanks for the suggestions, I’ll try that out when I have the time. Boss battle run should prove a good test. I never experienced problems before though, so I assumed the motion+ had something to do with it. Obviously, I’ll also try playing a non-motion+ game.

A question: I finished Zelda.. 2 weeks ago? Anyway, it was generally great, I already posted some impressions in the thread, and may post my final comments there as well, but finishing Zelda has been a chore in one aspect totally unrelated to the game itself. It has to do with the motion+ accessory. Now, I used the stand-alone motion+ accessory, I bought it ages ago because I wanted a black controller and assumed I’d have some games that would use it not long after, but Zelda has unfortunately been the first one due too lack of money and different priorities. I got Zelda without the exclusive remote, so I don’t own any controllers with built-in motion+. Now the problem is, that everytime things get hectic, the analogue stick seems to reset its center frequently. Making me go pause the game and push the recenter button combo. To say this is annoying is an understatement, and I honestly can’t believe I’ve put up with it, but I guess because this is the first new game in ages for me, and don’t want to buy a new remote. Hectic situations are of course boss fights, and it’s extremely frustrating is after every 3 slashes with your sword, you start walking in a specific direction without your input. Anyway, I’d like to hear from people with experience with the stand-alone accesory, if this was a common problem, I assume it’s because of the weak connection between the nunchuck and the motion+. I expect buying a new remote would solve the problem, then again, this is really a product flaw, and I should return it, but I’ve bought it a long time ago. Any comments or suggestions are appreciated.

Typical epic film stuff. Orchestral. The music wasn’t exactly the most memorable part of the film, apart from the 2 things I did recognise. Though I must say it’s been a long time since I’ve played the games, so maybe I missed a few. But the finale was mostly silent for example, while it needed a good dose of Audio A real missed opportunity. But like I said, despite that, go see it and have a good time.

Exactly, which is why I hate those as well. Unless they’re purely cosmetical, then I don’t mind. But if they give even the slightest advantage to a player, then I’m not interested, it alters the gameplay. That said, you don’t have to use such items, but to me it’s just that the mere existence of such items affect my suspension of disbelief, my immersion in the game.

And I did see it. In a packed theatre. Well, what can I say.. It’s simply fan service galore with just one thing missing. You’ll have to accept films and games are two different mediums, and that an adaptation is going to be different, but Miike Takashi sure did almost everything to please the fans. Almost. I’m wondering how people who aren’t fans of the games, view the film, I expect it to be much less hilarious, and just simply absurd. I thoroughly enjoyed it, there was lots of humour, and plenty drama in the film, just like the games, and like I said, plenty of fan-service, plenty of little references that only the fans will notice / find funny. You can see other characters from other turnabouts as cameos in the audience for example. Some critique would be, that the pacing slows down towards the end. My biggest gripe however is the lack of music from the game. There are a few nods to it, the Steel Samurai theme is heard, but I miss the courtroom music most of all. Despite the lack of music, I’d recommend every Phoenix Wright fan to go see it. Plenty of fans during this particular screening, there were lots of cheers, especially during appearances of a certain character! Apart from the film, there was a dumb interview with Miike Takashi before the screening (“violance this, violence that.. Bla bla bla..â€). It’s too bad, becauser I initially intended to go to another screening, which was also the world premiere apparently, and which had an Q&A afterwards (and was in a better theatre too). Should have been better, but oh well.

Yeah, but I assume it’s tied to a savefile? Or is it actually tied to your EA account or something? I can just uninstall the demo before I install ME3.

Last figure that I bought has a shippingcost of ¥1,180 which apparently is £ 9.78224. This is the cheapest option, but I’m generally a patient man. So that should be similar if you only want one figure. Although, like Cube said, you may (and probably will) be charged customs and taxes, which will be higher than the shippingcosts. I pre-ordered them both.

I have no interest in these items, but regardless it won’t affect my intentions of not playing the ME3 demo anyway. I’ll play the full game when it’s released. That said, the guys over at Penny Arcade are praising that Kingdom of Amalur thing, which peaked my interest somewhat, I may try that demo, without unlocking the items.

Mario and Luigi return to the magical Mushroom kingdom.

It doesn’t excite me, but I’m sure [this] will make a lot of people happy.

Keeping it short, need to go to bed / frustrating internet: Sunday: La piel que habito The latest Pedro Almodóvar, with Antonio Banderas en a gorgeous Elena Anaya. A great but disturbing story about an unethical plastic surgeon and his patient. Loved this one. Perfect sense Ewan McGregor and Eva Green. Romantic drama with a sci-fi element. I loved it, it was good, though I guess not on the level of the above and below mentioned films. Love romantic apocalypses though! We need to talk about Kevin Finally saw this, and it’s been mentioned plenty already, but this film is great. Great performance by Tilda Swinton of course, and a great but sad story. The artist Yeah, again. This time with a friend. Won’t comment on it again. Monday: Les géants Festival preview, which has now officially started. I went because Q&A’s have a magnetic effect on me, though the little that I’ve seen from the film did interest me. The film was a lovely surprise though. It was a coming of age story about 3 kids who are all but abandoned by their family. Very funny and endearing. Amazing performances by the 3 teenage kids, and some extremely gorgeous shots of.. The Ardennes I believe? Part Belgium, and part Luxembourg I believe. Perhaps France as well. Anyway, plenty of eye candy. Really looking forward to the festival, eventhough I won’t be able to see a lot of films like previous editions (30+ few years ago). Should be able to get a free ticket though! At the very least I’ll be seeing Phoenix Wright, and Miike Takashi will be present.

March 1st is good, internet should be fixed by then and I hope to be less busy as well by that time. I’ll send some suggestions then.

I’m getting a bit of an itch to play again @Tales (though preferrably, I have to fix my internet first). Are you going to be upset if it is something obscure / old / foreign though?

- Signed a contract for a waiting job. Not a fulltime job, but it’s a start. - Enrolled in an English course. The guy who processed my registration seemed cool. After our introduction he may have a job for me making a logo. And he was heavily implying my teacher is pretty hot (didn’t get that hot French teacher by the way, but oh well, can’t have it all) - Oh and yeah, some guy came over to fix my central heating, so I can take a hot shower again, haha! Just a few days alone, and I manage to break the central heating in the house. For 2,5 days, not only was this house empty and quiet, it was pretty cold as well.. But it is fixed now. - Got a call from my family. Can’t wait ’till they get back.

Saw The plan yesterday.. Didn’t really excite me. I had a bit of a feeling while watching it, and then watching the deleted scenes afterwards confirmed it for me: it just feels like watching a collection of deleted scenes. It was nice to see everyone again after a long time, and it’s good to have Battlestar Galactica finally complete (well, I need to replace everything on blu-ray, but..), but I personally didn’t feel did really added anything to the series. Perhaps this is exactly because of its structure, perhaps if it was more of a story, I would have liked it more. Anyway, my opinion of The plan doesn’t alter my opinion of Battlestar Galactica as a whole: it’s still my favourite series.

Idiots. “Hey, yeah, sorry, but I bought this packet of crisps yesterday, but I’ve decided I don’t like the flavour, and would like a refund..†I think it was the first time I applauded outside of a festival. I was also the one who initiated the applauding, as it wasn’t usual, so people hesitated, but I got 3 or 4 fans to clap with me (but my cinema wasn’t packed). I saw Tésis yesterday, an old movie from Alejandro Amenábar. Generally exciting, and a few twists which keep you guessing, but abre los ojos is better. Still, a nice watch.

From my education I didn’t finish, I have Introduction to Java programming by Y. Daniel Liang. From time to time I like to pick it up again, like now coincidently, trying my hand again at GUI stuff. Current edition is the 8th, but apparently there should be a 9th edition available soon, so look out for that one. I like it because it really tries to teach all the basic concepts, from the beginning. The simple procedural stuff first, then the OO stuff etc. I especially like how it has simple notes that regularly explain what you were wondering about, or simply say the thing you’re wondering about will be explained in future chapters, or repeat stuff you didn’t realise applied to the regarding example. I’m simply using the console by the way. No IDEs yet for me.

Either that or he has a more discreet way of regenerating. It’s too bad the 2nd ep doesn’t really seem to fit, the first and this final episode were excellent. The guy who plays Moriarty is awesome. It’s also fun to see after Sherlock Holmes: a game of shadows. I’m not familiar with the original stories, so it’s fun to see the similarities and differences.

That’s it, party’s off.

I’ll make a cake!

The things I posted, and all products like it, are supposed to go in a 3,5" bay, pretending to be “one 3,5" harddisk”. If that thing you posted normally accepts 3,5" harddisks, than the twinmount I posted should fit in. That said, if it’s really a tight fit, and it’s a mm off, you can try another product, and will only have lost a few pounds. I liked these because they were so simple. But I suspect you can’t really go wrong if you search for 2,5" to 3,5" convertors on your favourite techshop. The ones I posted are simply the ones I use and fit perfectly in my drivebays. Sorry, wasn’t realising you wanted to use a frontal loading 3,5" HDD bay. I don’t have experience with those, but I’m guessing they connect your HDD in a specific way that’s not very flexible, and convertors may not work. I should see the outer shell of that thing, in other words, the inside of your HDD bay. Don’t happen to have a picture of that do you? :p. Perhaps it’s not a problem if you’re willing to give up the loading feature (i.e. keep your 2,5" HDD exactly where it is). Is the HDD bay part of the case, or is it an 3rd party product? Any brand / type / link you could give? If you have a spare “normal” HDD bay that would be easier. Edit: For fucks’s sake I should learn to read properly! :p You already commented on the regarding issue. Eh, yes. Regardless, a spare normal bay would be easier. That said, if there’s an opening in the outer shell of that bay, and you can get both the sata connectors through it, it may work, as long as you accept you can’t use the front loading feature anymore, but I’m pretty sure it’s not going to fit. Apart from a spare normal bay being easier, it’s probably also easier to replace that frontloading bay you have with a normal bay. There are probably specific products for your problem, I’ll have a look. Edit: I’m going to assume your front loading bay is a 5,25" bay itself. You could replace that thing with something [like this].

Ok, two strippers.

Sure, you, me, and a stripper. There’s currently half a bottle of in the fridge, should be enough right?

My family (brother & parents) all left afternoon for vacation (The Philippines). I didn’t want to go, had no money even if wanted to, and have plenty better things to do. But this house is going to be quiet and empty for the next month.. <sigh>