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Why You Never Ask the Designers For a Favor 238

Posted by samzenpus on Monday July 26, 2010 @01:03PM from the no-reward dept.

Usually there is nothing funny about a missing pet, but the tale of Missy the lost cat is hilarious. It serves as an example of just how clueless your fellow employees can be, and why you should never ask the designers to drop what they're doing, and help with a personal matter.

The World's Strongest, Most Expensive Beer Served Inside a Squirrel 228

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday July 22, 2010 @02:48PM from the it-still-beats-toe-drinks dept.

If you have $765 burning a hole in your pocket, and a penchant for drinking alcohol out of a taxidermied animal, the good folks at BrewDog have just the drink for you. Their latest creation, called The End of History, is a 110 proof beer that comes packaged in a variety of small stuffed animals.

Mom Arrested After Son Makes Dry Ice "Bombs" 571

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday July 01, 2010 @09:38AM from the mr.-terrorist-wizard dept.

formfeed writes "Police were called to a house in Omaha where a 14-year-old made some 'dry ice bombs' (dry ice in soda bottles). Since his mom knew about it, she is now facing felony charges for child endangment and possession of a destructive device. From the article: 'Assistant Douglas County Attorney Eric Wells said the boy admitted to making the bomb and that his mother knew he was doing so. The boy was set to appear Tuesday afternoon in juvenile court, accused of possessing a destructive device.'" She's lucky they didn't find the baking soda volcano in the basement.

The Grown-Up Video Game 152

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday February 23, 2010 @11:29PM from the getajob-hero dept.

Phaethon360 writes "Now, more than ever, we're seeing many Mature ratings (M+, 17+, 18) being distributed by various national media regulators. But that isn't the only indicator for a game's intended audience. It doesn't take a thousand swear words, scantily clad women or gratuitous violence to differentiate a ten-year-old's game from a twenty-year-old's. The spectrum of human emotions encompasses a wider palette than just revenge, fear, and loss, but the games that shy away from these are frequently mistaken as being for a younger audience. From the article: 'The human experience is one that is made up of great hardship, pain, loss, death, and a multitude of experiences seemingly designed to destroy a person. However, that same experience is also filled with joy, love, laughter, family and friends. ... These so-called “grown-up” games need not be relegated to the category of niche gaming. In fact, at times we find that these video games are capable of reaching mass popularity among the gaming community. It is here that we find one of our generation’s outlets for the expression of conflict.'"

Comment Re:I'm more interested in a video card (Score 1) 421

by stbdev on Monday November 08, 2004 @12:33PM (#10755370) Attached to: pcHDTV Card Available, Legal for Now

Sadly, while the DVI connector is the same, the standard is not, so you probably* can't plug it directly into a VGA card. I was psyched to see the connector on my HDTV when I bought it, but then the manual explained that it is NOT for use in connecting to a PC. The HDTV signal is expecting 480, 720 or 1080 scan lines at 60MHz, and except for 640x480 you haven't got an exact match.
Search for "EnTech PowerStrip" to get all sorts of info on this, and beta on an app that will allow you to get some cards to output non-standard (in terms of VGA) formats that'll look right on an HDTV.
* Caveat: I'm sure someone will come back and say the HDTV they bought includes a scan-converter and does do this, so check your manual if you are unsure.

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