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Comment Free to play (Score 1) 413

Not WoW it is free to play but with quite crippling limits, I think what's really hitting WoW numbers most is the rise of the free to play model amongst other MMO's none of which have anywhere near as crippling limitations as WoW take a look at the free to play on steam section and there are 4 MMO style games all of which are free with microtransaction support that offers a substantial boost but is not required to actually participate even at high levels with no problems. Compare that to WoW where you can get to level 20 and have severe limitations on your character and i'm going to gravitate my time and effort towards the free to play game that for sure. The one i've been spending most time with is Spiral Knights, very simple persistant world game that's remarkably fun and you can do excpetionally well in without spending a single cent.

Comment Reverse burden (Score 1) 346

IANAL but from what I recall the libel law in the UK is horrifically broken and needs amending and the following is true; 1) If any part of a publication is printed or reprinted in the UK you have a case for libel, and whilst the definitions of printed have changed so it includes electronic media this crazy system has not. 2) You are under a reverse burden of proof, if I say David Blaine is a gitwizard it's up to me to prove that he is indeed a gitwizard, he can just sit back smile polietely and I have to do all the work. 3) Indeed even if I can prove David Blaine is a gitwizard I might still be fined for having caused damage. http://www.libelreform.org/ has more details on how broken UK libel law is.

Comment Ashes to Ashes finale (Score 1) 955

((Contains slight Ashes to Ashes spoilers))


I am quite intrested in the feedback between Ashes to Ashes which just concluded and from what i've read about the lost finale has a similar sort of motiff but managed to give a very satisfying conclusion to Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes explaining the world, the charactes and motivations and just what has been happening.

Contrasting this with Lost which sounds very much like they were trying something similar but didn't dedicate enough time to make it forfilling and as rewarding as the final for Ashes to Ashes which even after watching a second time left me feeling drained but satisifed.

Comment Zoom In 2 - Biodiversity project (Score 1) 256

I've been taking part in a biodiversity project with a little disposable camera and taking a photo every month on the same day and then taking 5 photos with my digital camera of the area around where i'm taking the photo. Otherwise my total would be lower, i'm really looking forward to developing the disposable camera contents as the digital ones have been quite awesome so far.

Comment Re:News for nerds. Stuff that matters (Score 1) 2044

What you will find is what you always find however, the extremes. I personally know a few friends in the States that are doing really not so well just now because they have pre-exisiting conditions and can't get insurance so they don't mind that they have fingers falling off because they can't afford to do anything about it. But again that's at the extreme, obviously for you the system of health care is working quite well, I believe that one of the main purposes of this bill is to extend that system to those who it isn't working out so well for.
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Submission + - Signs of water found on Saturnian moon Enceladus (spacefellowship.com)

Matt_dk writes: Scientists working on the Cassini space mission have found negatively charged water ions in the ice plume of Enceladus. Their findings, based on analysis from data taken in plume fly-throughs in 2008 and reported in the journal Icarus, provide evidence for the presence of liquid water, which suggests the ingredients for life inside the icy moon. The Cassini plasma spectrometer, used to gather this data, also found other species of negatively charged ions including hydrocarbons.

Comment Turning back the doomdsday clock (Score 3, Insightful) 1721

However, I would love if President Obama showed the world how good he is by refusing to accept it stating he has so much more work he still needs to do. However isn't Will Smith giving out the award? I don't think I could refuse an award by Will Smith so I can't blame President Obama if he reluctantly accepts. For what it's worth I still think he is worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize, even this soon in as long as he can deliver on the good strong start he has made.

Comment One countries twice? (Score 2, Interesting) 958

Just reliased when I was quite young I visited Germany(East) and now I am older and that wall thing was torn down I have visited Germany. So does that count as two countries or one country twice or nnnng. Plus Scotland, England and Wales; according to the internet each is a seperate country despite sharing the common Great Britian name. So my answer may be higher or lower then I think.

Comment Re:PR (Score 1) 515

I still like the Now Show idea, becuase the BNP can't actually stop ethnic minorties joining (The equality comission said so) get as many people to join as possible then force an AGM to elect a new leader of the party, one of these new ethnic minorities that has joined. At that point most of the BNP "true" member will quit and leave and you keep the initals BNP but change what it stands for, no longer the British National Party but the Blue Nosed Pteradactayls, mostly as it'll upset many of the "true" BNP supporters as they won't figure out why Pteradactayl starts with a P...

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