Cool stuff you've found on the web

[ian_scho]

You've summed it up perfectly. I got stuck and gave up once as I didn't realise I had to use the banana on the metronome. It was obvious of course!...

[beowuuf]

Ameena had to point out how to hold corrosive pirate ale, even though it was obvious afterwards, meanwhile the helmet substitute was instantly got. It's just one of those puzzle games

[Jan]

LOL. Oh, sweet memories! I also remember being stuck for ages before I realised I had to place a

Spoiler

bucket'o'mud on top of an almost-closed door

and wait for Largo to enter the room. Brilliant!

[cowsmanaut]

I just downloaded kings quest mainly because in my move I found my original box but it was suffering major water damage so I had to toss it.. found my DM disks and box safe and sound though! I think I only played monkey island 2, and played the recent one's demo on ps3.. and I must admit their banter was fairly faithful to the original, despite a different creator.

back onto cool/funny things found on the net.. here:

Learning how to say coke in Korean..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsmtzERXg9k

Warning the link above contains an unintended but dirty word, repeatedly used. so I suppose NSFW

[raixel]

Sorry I'm late to the Monkey Island discussion. But fot those who are fans of Kings/police/space/ect(Leisure Suit Larry, which my dad aptly called Sex Quest) Quest/Monkey Island, check this out:

http://wadjeteyegames.com/gemini-rue.html

It brings back memories. While it has a more serious tone than Monkey Island, its an amazing Sierra-style point and click "use the everything on everything" sci-fi game. Ever since the indie explosion, ive played a few of these and this is hands down one of the best recent entries. I'm generally not a fan of this style although I played them back in the 80s, due to the aforementioned getting stuck and my extreme lack of patience. But this ones worth it. I got it on Steam when it was on sale for 4.99USD a couple months ago, think its 9.99 now. But its worth the 10$.

[Jan]

Learning how to say coke in Korean..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsmtzERXg9k

Warning the link above contains an unintended but dirty word, repeatedly used. so I suppose NSFW

LOL. It reminds me a story of a young Czech girl working as a waitress in an Irish pub. When the landlord asked her to work overtime, she replied: "Only if you get down on your knees and please me." (of course she meant "beg" but in Czech we have basically the same word for "please" as an exclamation and "ask / beg" as a verb).

@Raixel: thanks, good find, I'll look at it! Although I guess I might struggle with the

more serious tone

of it, it still looks very promising.

[cowsmanaut]

amusing gif.. something you just want to do to some people.. sometimes..

or sometimes..

[linflas]

Talking about funny images. Wanna earn money with ? http://theoatmeal.com/blog/funnyjunk

EDIT : read the entire post and go there http://theoatmeal.com/blog/charity_money

[beowuuf]

It has been an insane thing to check up on. Can't beleive the lawyer is spinning it as a win. I hope he is never heard of again.

[Zyx]

Somehow creepy. [some nudity]
http://www.weberleifels.com/

[raixel]

Hmm. Back in my day we just had pop-up books!

Kids now days...

[Gambit37]

I am so excited about the Mars probe landing in a month's time! Largest probe ever, size of small car!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/ ... on-to-mars

This (fun but over-dramatised) video shows what should happen during the landing and subsequent exploration. Let's hope it all goes smoothly and that 10 years of work and $2.5BN doesn't go 'splat' on entry...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4boyXQuUIw

The entry process is pretty complex; imagine all the things that could wrong! I'm trying not to think about that... and am keeping my fingers crossed for a successful landing

[Ameena]

Ohh yeah, I've been keeping up with Curiosity for aaaaages now - my dad's into all that kind of stuff so regularly checks the NASA website for updates. First time he showed me the concept vid of the thing landing on Mars I thought "omg that's so comlicated, there is sooo much that could go wrong there...", but so far it's been really amazingly accurate and perfect and stuff, so hopefully it'll land just fine and everything will be cool .

[beowuuf]

It is insane and I am so excited to see what happens in that seven minutes!

[Gambit37]

Yeah, it's gonna be amazing -- whatever happens!

On a totally different note, look at the size of this GPU! Five fans!!!
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/gigaby ... 16228.html

[Jan]

Well, it looks more like a military armoured bulldozer.

[linflas]

Hoax or not ? http://eyetap.blogspot.ca/2012/07/physi ... s-for.html

[Gambit37]

Have seen this all over the web recently: I'm pretty sure it's not a hoax, but naturally McDonald's insist no-one touched him -- so we'll have to wait and see what's revealed in due course...

http://www.slashgear.com/wearables-expe ... -19239283/

[raixel]

Um, yeah. I saw the first of that. Didnt know it was continuing. As I'm a bit of a luddite, the concept of attaching something to your skull like that is kinds cringe-worthy. Especially since if someone takes offense and tries to grab it, ouch...

But then on some level it makes me go "slot in and jack out! we're on a run chummer!"

[Gambit37]

What's the quote from?

[raixel]

Shadowrun, hun.

[Jan]

London bus does push ups in Islington for the Olympics:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--VCIf1uEu8

(This guy really is crazy - in a positive way. I absolutely loved all his previous installations.)

[Gambit37]

2001: A Space Odyssey trailer done in the style of a modern action blockbuster:
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/07/ ... ke-traile/

[Jan]

Argentina's take on polo... no horses, just bikes:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18977476

This sport is exactly for me. I'd just have to wrap myself in foam rubber.

[Jan]

Commodore 64 turns 30!

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19055707

[linflas]

Not C64 anymore : http://youtu.be/JWvgETOo5ek

[Jan]

Spanish fresco restoration botched by amateur:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19349921

I really had to laugh here a lot - even I would do it better (I think). If I imagine the old good poor woman, genuinely trying to restore the thing with all good intentions, patience, devotion and care and then looking at the result and then the "D'oh" moment when you realise you've probably screwed it up a bit... poor old good lady. I hope they'll be nice on her.

[Jan]

iTypewriter - a miracle of modern technology, the second biggest (*) invention in history of mankind:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWqqtybjzXE

(*) Yes, Gambit, the biggest invention being a ladder for moths to climb out of the bath.

[oh_brother]

Spanish fresco restoration botched by amateur:

I saw this, it was hilarious! What was she thinking...the face..my God, it looks like a Howler monkey. And it is lob-sided. And the eyes look non-human. And he doesn't even have a beard. Hahahaha!

Poor woman though, she probably had very good intentions.

[beowuuf]

How large is it? Did she not see the result until she actually took a step away from it?