Posts by MJI

Dim Brits think TARDIS IS REAL

Clouds - no North Pole

And we don't see him as he travels near light speed delivering all of the presents

Sony starts PS3 imports again

That is it - subtitles and file structure.

Sony only invented the bulk of BluRay with Phillips and Matsushita, so they apparently don't matter.

Fail because LG did

The desktop lifecycle: How long is it anyway?

Why replace?

I had a PC go down at work so for speed I supplied the replacement, OK my replacement work PC was the insides of my old home PC.

And guess what?

My old 8 or so year old P4 2.4 was quicker than the newest dual core at work.

As I said for a laugh a large hamster vs a pair of fieldmice.

Got a Q8300 now and it is the first work PC faster than my old life expired home computer.

So if your old PC is fast enough, why replace?

Internet Explorer 9 pulls on best pants for 14 March release

Y-Fronts Boxers or Briefs

Well you say it is pants!

Fight Night Champion

Motion control could work here

A fighting game where you flick an analogue stick?

Would it be more fun to swing for real?

Sony wins subpoenas revealing visitors to PS3 jailbreaker site

They own the hardware but software is licenced.

Usual legal rubbish but they are within their rights.

The problem is that the firmware mods are allowing copied games to run, this is very bad for the developers.

As above I feel sorry for the Linux people, but it was never on the slim.

MS have come down hard before

And there were few complaints then.

Avoiding Sony - not easy.

Well I do avoid one division - the music, nothing I like there, and I detest all the XCraptor stuff.

But I keep coming back to them for other things.

TV is Sony but I have never had a duff Sony TV, I did look around when I went HD but apart from a very expensive Pioneer plasma I saw nothing as good for the money as the W series LCDs.

I have had good service from them in the past, my old Wega had a visit to upgrade the digital tuner and a few posted cards to update the software.

They repaired a 5 year old video camera for free.

You remember good service.

Looking at both sides - rock and hard place.

Losing Linux was wrong, I can understand trying to put it back.

But any hacking attempt to restore it was spoiled by the pirates.

As someone who hates to see the copied games hurting the writers I can understand the games companies coming down hard to stop them.

I can also understand the hurt when the owners lost their Linux.

I never went down that route as 40GB was too small, but was wary about the update to remove Linux as I would not have minded trying, but the children had already updated it so tough.

A YLOD has forced a Slim puchase, but I will be getting the 40GB leaded reballed (first paid for repair 4 months) second DIY repair long enough to transfer game saves, and I wouldn't mind trying Linux on it but I have no intention what so ever to pirate a game.

I want the likes of Naughty Dog, Guerilla, Insomniac, Evolution, Media Molecule and all to carry on producing brilliant games, they provide hours of entertainment at a good price, 7p an hour for a game is excellent.

To Sony - please come down on the copied game crowd like a ton of bricks, on the Linux restorers - offer them a job, they may be the best people to combat the piracy! Clever thinking here!

Sony readies official PS Move support for PCs

Interesting.

I cannot see that much use for Move outside of gaming, unlike the Kinnect.

However I do rate the Move as a control method it is superb for FPS, unlike the above.

So i would say they are different, one is good for games, one is good for robots.

Game offers pre-orders on pre-owned titles

50p more for brand new

£34.something at Tescos recently for Killzone 3 day after release.

Wow preorder used and save 50p.

£34 for second hand HAS to be a fail.

Hollywood eyes Blade Runner replicants

Like falling off a cliff

Alien was brilliant

Aliens was very very good.

Alien 3 was OK

The 4th film I have managed to forget most of it

However since he wouldn't want to

My idea kills the film.

Haven't seen any of his since Kingdom of Heaven.

Still think his best are Alien and recent Blade Runner directors cut.

2010 was written by ACC

And was a continuation of the story.

Film was not as good as the book.

Only one director allowed

Unless Ridley is on board it cannot be made

Killzone 3

Playing it and enjoying it

Tescos for under £35 - no brainer really.

Well it is an enjoyable game, quite a few hints if you are not that good including the up arrow telling you where to go.

Graphics are good except there was some difficult to describe oddness with the sea.

I am about 3/4 of the way through.

Plusses

The walker, the jetpack, the guns, Move support, Rico is a lot less irritating. Move ball glows Helghan goggle red.

The minuses

A bit formulaic, a bit on rails (few alternate routes), some of the cut scenes could have been played.

Move plays brilliantly, a lot easier than DS3 on KZ2 and you don't get controller confusion with other games.

Why downvote me?

I have said nothing to annoy anyone.

So come on downvoter tell me why you downvoted me?

I'm getting this and using Move

Quite soon, I played the multiplayer Beta - that was fun.

I will advise using and getting used to Move, on this game it is excellent, I noticed there was no mention in the review of Move. Pity as this is a USP on this game, it just works really well.

Also I will admit i prefer the Helgast to the ISA - it is those accents.

Patent row gets Playstation 3s banned from Europe

Sony are BDA as well

Very strange behaviour from LG

Patent trolling

I have had a quick look.

Looks like patent trolling to me.

ALL BluRay players would have the same issues, are Lucky Goldstar suing them as well?

Kinect connect rate outstrips Sony PS3 Move

Killzone 3 & Move

Is fantastic.

Really enjoyable and I sit on the settee.

Definately a "hardcore gamer" purchase.

Kinnect is more aimed towards casual games currently.

As above two different markets.

None of the current Kinnect games appeal to me at all, same as a large number of Move games.

Cornish pasties awarded protected status

Ann's Were

Last year had some from there - were not very good.

Rowes were a lot better.

Had them before and were nice so don't know what happened.

My dad is from Lizard.

That's me stuffed

Grand parents are a mix of Cornish and Devonish.

Ancestors include Brixham trawler crews, Cornish gardeners, Coastguards, and we are still investigating a few.

Last holiday

Got some last year from the factory - not far on from Asda towards Penryn.

Asda pasties were nice as well I found in Cornwall - well it was from a Rowes counter.

Came back home laden with cider as well.

Yes it is a pasty

So it is VERY serious.

Do not diss the pasty.

Antipasto

Or anti pasty

Sorry Pasty beats Antipasty

Often no alternative available.

This is why they sell. They are in all the garages.

Crimping

I have ate loads crimped along the top and they were definately the real article. Both cooks were Cornish born (Helford River area).

BTW carrots are a no-no

But only in Cornwall

Everyone else would drop

Don't depress me

Not down to Falmouth until end of May.

Pork Farms Pasties

They are just disgusting hence my Alien quip!

Rowes are nice

Had a lot last holiday.

How about relative made pasties?

Or Cornish owned chain bakers like the late lamented Falmouth Pasty Co?

Still better than a lot

Of the mass market, mass produced pasties I am afraid that Ginsters is the best you will get.

If you don't believe me try a Pork Farms.

Alien as I think Pork Farms make pasties out of them.

Moderate boozing good for your heart: Official

I think it improves circulation

Also relaxes you.

Less stress.

Easier to pump blood in relaxed blood vessels.

Brilliant

This is about what I drink anyway

BMW says 'i' aye to EV and hybrid car

Or you ate it?

That is what I thought

Exhibition to applaud videogames as art

That is why I chose SotC

I went by art rather than gameplay.

Same here

As an Orange box fan (via Steam) I wanted to vote for both, same problem I had with PS3 games. (But that was easy to choose)

How do you choose?

I went for HL2 but now I think I should have gone for Portal.

Painfull voting

I wanted to vote for Uncharted 2 and Little Big Planet, sorry Sackboy, UC2 is the most art like of the lot

UK set top maker set to gain from Latin America pay TV surge

And I have a Pace PVR which will soon fail

Already a right PITA with turning it on and off. But come DSO scrap time.

I took it on holiday to a DSO region and it didn't record anything. And Pace support are not interested.

Will be replaced by a Humax very soon.

UK sells to South America and

we buy from Korea.

funny really.

Fifa, Uefa lose free-to-view footie challenge

That reminded me

Unfortunately I forgot to follow the WRC after the triple things of brain tumour, helicopter crash (RIP to both) and the ruining of the RAC rally.

I think I last saw it on an ITV channel.

Don't worry

The car makers do not want F1 on pay TV they and Bernie INSIST it is shown on free to air TV.

If it is not shown, the public will not see the cars and the team sponsors.

The Doctor Who Experience

Lots of reasons

As above nostalga, but there is none from the young children watching now.

How about a well written family drama with good production values and a lot of fantasy and SF elements.

As to quality of writing 2007 2008 Hugo awards winner for starters.

How much!

Shows I haven't been many places recently.

For a family of 5 not that cheap.

Also for that much I would expect to be shown around by the Moff!

Actually that would be worth it!

Ten... over-ear headphones

Sennheiser

Nice to see them get top, I have a cheap pair with my Walkman and they are fantastic.

Mine are over ear open ones.

May promises £63m for cybercrime fight

Ok who instantly thought of James?

When I saw the headlines my first thought was "What did this have to do with James May?", then I thought not Brian either - then realised Teresa.

CAN WE HAVE FULL NAMES PLEASE!

Channel Five reborn as Channel Five

There are other good channels

Freesat 108 109

Freeview 9 15 80

Most of what we record are on 108 and 109

I hate logos and they drop viewing figures

I used to watch a lot of C5 during their dogless period, now I don't even watch the Gadget Show and that was the last one I did.

Poor channel, knows how to annoy viewers.

AND I HATE THOSE BL**DY DOGS.

Nail'd

I'll stick with Motorstorm

Nail'd sounds pretty poor.

We have all of the Motorstorms, now they are a really good offroad racer.

I like the Patriot Rodeo, Monarch Claymore (a Bowler), the blue tanker lorry (Hydroaid?)