This bit me last time I lost my internet connection too. The solution is to enter offline mode at least once while online so your computer gets authorized for offline use.

Mel? Oh how you've fallen.

I seem to remember it was for a generic "We're making an MMO" type place, not anything related to hardware design though

This this this. If you're going to go through all the trouble to do it in minecraft, why not do it on some CPLDs. You probably won't get as much internet fame, but you'll e able to show that off on the job/college hunt!

My preference is forward-up, because that's how I think spatially while driving. When I was learning to drive I rarely sat down with a paper map, I just jotted down enough directions to get me to where I needed to be and learned surrounding streets/businesses while driving.

Much more distracting than that was the giant billboard with a picture of a woman's derriere and the scorching light of a thousand suns.

Does XBMC sound better to you?

Well, original Xbox isn't supported anymore.

Yes!

I seem to remember when they gave up support on xbox, the official name was changed to just XBMC. So it's not an acronym anymore.