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All of the above (to a degree. Some apps fon't and some app require saving to SD, like GTA3 with its 700MB extra files). Also can I suggest Solid Explorer as file browser of choice (especially on Note/tablets with the dual pane view). As a heads up though you'd be better off storing your apps in the app space, Loads a bit quicker, you can make use of widgets, and the apps aren't off while syncing to the phone. There's 2GB on the Note 1 which is plenty even with my habit of grabbing random apps I rarely use.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20738746 Sanity prevailed and the opt-out nationwide porn filter was scapped. The fact it's opt-out rather than opt-in was my only major issue with it. You're either going to end up with a huge list of folks that have specifically contacted their ISP to check porn, or a huge list of folks who specifically wanted to protect their kids. Which list is the better would should it end up leaked or what not?

The Hobbit. (in 2D @ 24fps, so don't ask on the new tech). It was everything and more. And it wins extra bonus points of basically taking the fleeing of the goblin caves straight from my childhood brain and blasting it out on the silver screen. I'm not quite sure what the pacing issues were though, it actually got into it rather quick (compared to the somewhat slow build up of LotR before the "adventure" begins). I would say there's a couple of points that have a rather sudden shift to elsewhere/previously scenes that are a bit jaunting (both of these being plot elements added in specifically for the film too). James Nesbitt is featured a lot more than I thought he would be given the production videos. In fact he's one of the three/four main dwarfs (it's true that they don't have much development of the dwarfs, but I doubt many of us care, they're mostly just supporting cast anyway.) It's a lot more jovial than LotR too, which was very sombre with mainly Gimli as comic relief. It's an "adventure" rather than a quest to save the world. Also I can see how they'll likely have it extend over three films and it'd probably work. Next film will likely be Mirkwood up to Laketown, and final film with Erebor and Battle of Five Armies I would guess. I do have one issue though. edit: another minor quibble:

It's likely the compounds, of which gold doesn't form many, you are experiencing. Compounds formed through the combinations of chemicals in your saliva (which has many solvents) or created through high heat of welding/grinding with the gases in the air, notably oxygen. As he noted most other metal elements rather rapidly oxidize and react. One of the most common "metallic" tastes is blood, which is a form of iron oxide. Also don't attempt to eat/chew kitchen foil, especially if you have a filling. Your mouth is acidic enough to form a simple battery and all that entails.

Look at you guys being all PC.

Loving the classic professor. Also there's £197billion there. Holy fuck. Ouch, two stone a block. That's pretty damn heavy. Also going by todays rates n such, you probably are (over your lifetime of income) worth your weight in gold. Kinda surprised how little gold there is in the world.

Huh, bit more populated than I expected. Bit more gameplay shown here, including QTE's (or at least button mashing).

http://penny-arcade.com/report/editorial-article/bad-linking-plagiarism-and-re-writes-how-game-journalism-is-its-own-worst-e An article on PAR about bad games journalism, specifically the Chinese whispers part (or "telephone" as he calls it) and lack of attribution and such.

http://www.scan.co.uk/shops/drwho/tardis Stupidly expensive for what guts are inside of it (I imagine they'd get much more money if they sold it as just a case) but still pretty sweet.

You're quite a bit late, apart from the final gifting out (which is already starting) the Santa's and such are already assigned. (Also you're exceedingly new)

I'm maybe not wording myself incorrectly but the Cell and Blu-Ray are the reason the PS3 cost $900 to make not why it had a $300 loss. The loss is an optional thing in order to bring the PS3 down to reasonable costs. The $900 was an unchangeable fact, same as the cost of hardware components for building a high end PC, existing parts or not. And yes alienware and such will have profit on their price, that's why we're counting ~$900 to get a high end PC not $1200. And yes valve are obviously making profit on the games, but no one except valve knows the per-game breakdown. It's said to be different for each dev (and NDAed up). But we do know the end user price and from thete you can backwards workout the potential cut per game they'd need to be taking, as demonstrated.

Catch a flight?

http://www.google.com/zeitgeist/2012/#the-world I love the UK searched places Hotel Restaurant Pubs Camping Tesco :

Because of course the supplier up until Valve coming along would have just being making a couple of computers a year. And I explained the problems if taking a loss to sell software in the post you just quoted (yet you seemed to skip responding to that part...) What makes you think potential Steambox owners will buy any more? Keeping in mind the aim is seemingly to go after these console gamers with their low attachment rates. And I wouldn't point to existing Steam users. I know about 20-30 of my games are Humble Bundle, dozen or so bought through other sites(including 2 Russian games) then there's the half dozen games given away for free, fair few bought from physical stores, and many dozen bought in sales leaving at most half a dozen bought direct from Steam for £20 or more. Yeah, Cell and Blu-Ray drove the cost of the console to $900, just shy of high-end PC price range, and sold for $600. Many of you guys want Steambox sold for $500, even cheaper than a launch PS3. That's a loss nearing half, and it would be even more if you're wanting a high-end PC for that price. Steam Calculator says I've 157 games at full price of $2400, which would mean to recoup the loss incurred would take 7 years, require my games to be bought at full price and 17% of full games price going towards recouping losses (leaving ~13% to go towards bandwidth costs etc with maybe a bit of profit). But that's a full price game all directly through Valve and being fine with a 7 year loss leader. A 50% sale means 34%, more than the traditional distributors cut, would go towards recouping loss. It goes up again should I buy games via other services instead(with potential to hit 100%+) or should I buy steam games via other stores. It also goes up should they wish to recoup losses faster, and also if you're an existing Steam user with a large chunk of games already bought. Note that a large chunk of these issues go away on consoles because only PS3 games work on a PS3. Sony charge everyone royalties for Selling games on their console and game prices pretty much all start at £40 and drop to about £20 for the most part. PC runs many services alternative to Steam, Steam charges only when sold directly through their store and gives Steamworks away for free, and we all know about the Steam sales and also how rare £40 PC games are.

"You are the worst red indian I have ever heard of" "But you have heard of me" (It even lists him before the dude playing the titular "Lone Ranger".) I'm wondering if I still have my comics out n about. They should be, I don't throw things out.

Looks like it could be good. Of course it somewhat relies up on THQ still being around

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/NewSteamCommunityBeta#announcements/detail/1604670252580163051 Community Beta out for "Game Guides", basically a Steam version of GameFAQ pretty much. Could come in useful I guess.

Nolan North is a terrible example because it makes the Desmond parts of AC so distracting too.

I'm not assuming they're just ordering parts from NewEgg, I am assuming that they have zero hardware manufacture capabilities and thus will be going through an existing supplier. And that supplier isn't likely to be able to go "Oh it's Valve, I guess I can suddenly change the laws of hardware pricing and make a high end PC for much cheaper than before". Or Valve have them make high-end PCs for a high-end price, then for the consumer price it as a middling PC at a loss of several hundred dollars per Steambox sold. which in order to recoup that they've have to be buying a shit load of games from Steam (and not games on other services like Origin. Desure or GOG, or one of the many stores that sells Steam keys). I can point to Sony, which sell games at $60 a pop in a controlled market, as a great example of what happens to you when you sell at a loss of several hundred dollars.

I don't get why people seem to think Valve would be able to escape this fact. It's either going to be a PC you can throw everything at, in which case not especially affordable. Or it'll be affordable and provide middling gaming capabilities. btw most motherboards come with PCI-E slots, so you could always throw in a GPU to instantly boost gaming capabilities and over ride the integrated GPU. @Madbass: Sure it's making discussion, but it's just that. Also you'll never get "Level 1 processors" "Level 2 graphics etc, Intel and co can't have that. Especially if it clearly marks out particular CPUs/GPUs as being on-par with each other despite a $100 mark-up on the second one.

Sam Witwer, his likeness is used directly in SWTFU, not just his voice. As I mentioned in the TV thread he's Doomsday in Smallville for one. And yeah the GlaDOS likeness is distracting, but thankfully it's a VO, so it can be recast and reshot should feedback on the trailer prove negative. (See TDKR)

That cover looks like a dragon wrapping itself around a huge pie. His eyes say he's ready to eat it, too! I thought it was a cookbook.

Why are people still acting like the only way into pc gaming is to build it. It's like talking about hunting a cow to make xmas lunch, sure you could, byt there's plenty alternative Options. Also Steam PC not console.

It's on page 4. It's very close to image 3 of the optional covers just minus Elizabeth.