[02:54] Duke Nukem Forever Demo Gameplay Video: https://archive.org/details/g4tv.com-video53255 [03:35] godane, I assume the flash version is the original? [11:25] So, I wrote that blog entry to end all blog entries, about how much crap I and archiveteam have been uploading to archive.org in the realm of software. [11:25] And I get, in no time, two librarians up in my ass about mentioning holding things back before they get good metadata as "twee" [11:25] TWO [11:40] there are always people willing to ruin the good with the spectre of not being perfect [11:58] That they are [12:11] hey man, imma shit on your lawn, cos you put in the wrong kind of turf [12:41] so looks like i have past 30k videos in g4video-web [12:47] so you're going to add even more CDs/floppies in the near future? [13:12] Tons. [13:12] There's a hard drive that was waiting for FOS to come back, for example. So Monday that loads in. [13:12] Wish I hadn't spent the cash for 2-day shipping but oh well [13:13] i know meta data is a problem [13:14] i try my best to make sure that there is enought to describe the item though [13:58] have 38 weeks of Australian satellite images from last year http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/8372100 [14:58] Excellent. [15:32] so looks like g4 is just giving 500 server error [15:32] not its back [15:33] will have to look at my image dump log later to grab all the 500 error links [16:17] Interesting, I just found a bitcoin miner on taobao which I take to be essentially chinese ebay [16:18] english link: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=2013.1.1000774.8.3ddBHm&id=21616280250 chinese one: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.19.cjikZd&id=14590459436 [16:22] The English on that page as way more coherent than I expected. [16:24] *is [16:33] yeah. A few spelling errors and the standard sort of grammar fuckups, but also really rather readable [16:47] Aranje: actually, taobao is not quite ebay [16:47] it's suppliers selling goods [16:47] pretty much exclusively [16:47] no individual traders [16:48] ahh okay [16:48] also, wat, taobao is english now? [16:48] no [16:48] oh nvm [16:48] click the link [16:48] the description is in english :P [16:48] aha :P [16:48] but yeah, taobao is *generally* pretty safe to buy stuff off [16:48] rest of the site is still mandarin :P [16:48] but it's usually a pain as a non-Chinese person [16:48] because most suppliers only accept alipay and such [16:48] so you'll want to use a middleman [16:49] ye [16:49] I can dig up a few trusted ones for you if you want :P [16:49] that seller takes more than alipay, if you read the chinese one [16:49] there's a thread on a dutch forum keeping track of this stuff [16:49] there's a note in english on the chinese version's page [16:50] * joepie92 overlooked that [16:50] whoa, they take bitcoin? heh [16:50] also, T/T is afaik a chinese bank wire [16:50] possible from outside China, but hefty fees and tricky [16:51] * Aranje nods [16:51] I've never done a bank transfer so probably not my gig [16:52] right [16:52] Aranje, if you want to order something from taobao with non-Chinese payment methods [16:52] http://www.mistertao.com/ [16:52] and http://www.zarmark.com/English/default.aspx [16:53] both, afaik, do middle man stuff for taobao and accept things like paypal [16:53] and both are trustable :P [16:53] heh [16:53] neat [16:53] (you might have to contact them with a link to the taobao ad for specifics) [16:53] but yeah, I helped my dad order some stuff from taobao a while ago via zarmark (before it was called zarmark) [16:53] and it all arrived quite nicely [16:54] cool :> [16:54] some stuff for his DSLR [16:54] one of those umbrellas, a "remote flash" thing (you put the transmitter on top of the camera and the receiver under the flash, and you can put them like 30 meters away from each other and still have a perfectly synchronized flash) [16:54] and something else I can't recall [16:54] I think it cost him like 30-40 euro in total.. the same would've cost >100 euro here [16:55] it's kind of awesome [16:55] woot [16:55] yeah from the supplier that makes them for $brandname probably [16:55] :P [16:55] I have no idea [16:55] but it was good quality [16:56] also, a tip on the forum thread I was reading just now: if a seller has diamond or crown icons, that's considered a good rating [16:56] (so probably good quality) [16:56] cools [16:56] yeah, good rep [16:56] same shit as looking at rep on ebay [16:57] votes/avg rating/%happy [16:57] well yes, but the chinese seem to like using all kinds of fancy icons and gradients and everything [16:57] yeah [16:57] symbology is their thing [16:57] (this is apparently actually part of most asian culture... making something look complex is considered a good thing) [16:57] (iirc) [16:57] that must be why their websites are all like that [16:58] not complex, but very... packed [16:58] yes [16:58] lots of design elements everywhere [16:58] yeah [16:58] dense [16:58] small [16:58] etc [16:58] yep [16:58] hmm [16:58] I should go hiking soon [16:58] something that just popped up in my mind [16:59] I was watching the top gear vietnam special last night [16:59] and one thing that I noticed in particular [16:59] was that everyone seemed so *happy* in vietnam [16:59] as in, genuinely pleased with everything [16:59] no grumpy faces, nothing [16:59] yeah [17:00] my gut feeling is to say "Their religions are not based on fear" [17:00] but I don't know what correlation that actually has [17:00] wikipedia: Reportedly, 81% of Vietnamese people do not believe in God. [17:01] (bias in me because that's why I'm studying eastern philosophy and not western) [17:01] but yeah, idk what causes it [17:01] I just find it very remarkable [17:01] the very old texts, especially [17:01] I need to get a copy of the I-ching, that's one of the oldest surviving [17:02] things that came before the I-Ching were written in stone :P [17:02] wow, cbsnews is gorgeous now [17:03] wtf [17:08] Aranje: the site you mean? [17:09] I've noticed that US-based media outlets have started hiring the right designers lately [17:16] joepie92:) yeah [17:18] not sure if I had anything to do with it, but I'm happy [17:19] the only thing they changed was the font size and leading sooooo [17:19] :> [17:23] so i'm finding tons of interviews now [17:23] thanks to wayback maching [17:23] *machine [17:26] Aranje: :P [17:27] joepie92:) I'll take credit for it if I can [17:27] :D [19:18] https://archive.org/details/ColossalCaveRevisited1993AdventionsAdventureInteractiveFiction [20:06] I'm now grabbing four CD-ROMs at once. [23:29] Catherine Voice Actor Video Interview: http://archive.org/details/g4tv.com-video53902