Oh fucking brilliant.
Recently, I reinstalled my windows because I had been running on something that's existed since 2008 (so I was well overdue).
With that, I reformatted my drive, reinstalled the OS, downloaded all the shit I needed and got back to playing.
To my surprise, when I load up TDU2 and log in, I'm sent straight back to where I first started - As if I had just bought the game and had no save. By logic, this is true, however bear this in mind.
This game uses both an Offline Profile, and an Online Profile. For 98% of the time I played, I was using the Online Profile. This lead me to rationally assume that stats, saves, progress and whatnot was saved serverside, I mean that totally implies some kind of online-ness, right? Not in Atari World it seems. They think that Online means HDD, and yet not have the decency to notify us. What cunts.
Wednesday, 31 August 2011
Thursday, 25 August 2011
Paradoxes.
I'm starting to doubt how much humanity is left in me. Yesterday while chatting to someone, they managed to make a paradox, and it severely hurt my mind. Seriously, my brain was being COMPRESSED by the amount of processing it was trying to do. It hurt too. I thought I might crash.
Sunday, 21 August 2011
American cars and/or their drivers.
I live in an area that might be considered to be "infested" with americans. I certainly cannot think why. Maybe it's because I live near two of the biggest RAF/USAF bases in the UK... no, that cannot be right. [/sarcasm].
Having lived here for the entirety of my existance, I've met my fair share of americans. This has lead to me subconsciously making a library of things that might ID an american. This is the tricky part though - I cannot for the life of me actually pick out one thing (other than their accent) that would immediately tell me that a person was american. I'm fairly sure it's something to do with their looks, but that's as far as I can go.
With this, I move on to the cars. Yesterday, while traveling home from a BBQ, I was stuck behind a car for about 5-10 minutes. Being the passenger, I had the opportunity to examine the drivers' style. It became apparent quite quickly that the person in front was relatively new to UK roads. I had come to this conclusion based on the corners (it was a winding country road) - They often braked when it was completely not needed.
On any other day, I would have simply passed it as someone who recently passed their test, but here's the thing; There were no P plates, and the car had a distinctive look about it.
I'm not sure what it is about american cars, but they just stick out amongst the euroboxes that commonly show up on our roads. It's not the lack of curves, I know that much, it just looked "american". I cannot fathom why.
It certainly wasn't a bumper indentation with the word SATURN on it, I only noticed that when it was making a turning away from the road. It might have been the rear lights - Their position, cluster and formation. It could have been the colour (Beige/gold). For all I know, it could have been the era of the car (mid to late 90's model). I really don't know.
There's just something that sticks out about americans, their cars and how they drive. Not to mention how in the past they "cannot roundabout, i have the dumbs".
Having lived here for the entirety of my existance, I've met my fair share of americans. This has lead to me subconsciously making a library of things that might ID an american. This is the tricky part though - I cannot for the life of me actually pick out one thing (other than their accent) that would immediately tell me that a person was american. I'm fairly sure it's something to do with their looks, but that's as far as I can go.
With this, I move on to the cars. Yesterday, while traveling home from a BBQ, I was stuck behind a car for about 5-10 minutes. Being the passenger, I had the opportunity to examine the drivers' style. It became apparent quite quickly that the person in front was relatively new to UK roads. I had come to this conclusion based on the corners (it was a winding country road) - They often braked when it was completely not needed.
On any other day, I would have simply passed it as someone who recently passed their test, but here's the thing; There were no P plates, and the car had a distinctive look about it.
I'm not sure what it is about american cars, but they just stick out amongst the euroboxes that commonly show up on our roads. It's not the lack of curves, I know that much, it just looked "american". I cannot fathom why.
It certainly wasn't a bumper indentation with the word SATURN on it, I only noticed that when it was making a turning away from the road. It might have been the rear lights - Their position, cluster and formation. It could have been the colour (Beige/gold). For all I know, it could have been the era of the car (mid to late 90's model). I really don't know.
There's just something that sticks out about americans, their cars and how they drive. Not to mention how in the past they "cannot roundabout, i have the dumbs".
Saturday, 13 August 2011
REVIEW: ASDA 'Chosen By You' Giant White Chocolate Buttons
In this post, I shall be reviewing ASDA's own brand of imitation Milky bar buttons. I shall cover cost, taste, texture and packaging.
1. Overview
Front: Black bar on top, stating brand and range, along with a small logo, which appears to be several flying saucers.
Underneath, a few graphical indications of the individual pieces of chocolate surrounding the central name, along with a "New!" in the top left.
Below that, there is a clear film showing the actual contents. The contents colour isn't that far off the graphics.
Back: Nutrition & storage information, along with a tidbit of information about the 'Chosen By You' range.
2. Contents
In the bag, there are, at an estimate, between 50 to 75 buttons. They are around 4cm in diameter, 2-3mm thick and are mostly uniform in shape. On their undersides, there is no brand pattern, just marks from what I assume are the conveyor belts at the factory.
3. Taste
Upon sticking one inside my mouth, I was shocked at how they tasted like the Milky Bar buttons. The flavours were 95% if not 99% bang on to the brand, and the texture was almost as creamy, but one thing that did stand out was the slight after taste. I wouldn't call it savoury - It's a hard taste to define - it's what they call a "rich flavour". Other than that, it works fine.
4. Cost
At the time of eating, these cost £1 and could be found in the confectionary aisle. They also do a smaller size (around the same size as a Milky bar packet) for 38p.
Conclusion:
For the money, these are definately worth a try. Considering they nearly match the brand flavour and you get quite a bit for the dosh, I would consider this a replacement for the brand should I get the craving. They also do a milk chocolate version which I am yet to try, but I wouldn't be surprised if they tasted like the Cadbury's Dairy Milk buttons.
1. Overview
Underneath, a few graphical indications of the individual pieces of chocolate surrounding the central name, along with a "New!" in the top left.
Below that, there is a clear film showing the actual contents. The contents colour isn't that far off the graphics.
Back: Nutrition & storage information, along with a tidbit of information about the 'Chosen By You' range.
2. Contents
In the bag, there are, at an estimate, between 50 to 75 buttons. They are around 4cm in diameter, 2-3mm thick and are mostly uniform in shape. On their undersides, there is no brand pattern, just marks from what I assume are the conveyor belts at the factory.
3. Taste
Upon sticking one inside my mouth, I was shocked at how they tasted like the Milky Bar buttons. The flavours were 95% if not 99% bang on to the brand, and the texture was almost as creamy, but one thing that did stand out was the slight after taste. I wouldn't call it savoury - It's a hard taste to define - it's what they call a "rich flavour". Other than that, it works fine.
4. Cost
At the time of eating, these cost £1 and could be found in the confectionary aisle. They also do a smaller size (around the same size as a Milky bar packet) for 38p.
Conclusion:
For the money, these are definately worth a try. Considering they nearly match the brand flavour and you get quite a bit for the dosh, I would consider this a replacement for the brand should I get the craving. They also do a milk chocolate version which I am yet to try, but I wouldn't be surprised if they tasted like the Cadbury's Dairy Milk buttons.
Tuesday, 9 August 2011
London Riots
Actually, I should revise this title to "England Riots", as it appears to have spread to Liverpool and Birmingham (a.k.a. The shit-holes of the country, aside from essex).
From what I can gather, the riots were started in Tottenham, East London, as a result of a group of people wanting justice for a police shooting that happened (unsure when). Several hours later, you got about 5 fucking districts in flames, looting and arson and all round general chaos. I can understand a peaceful protest, but the vast majority of the rioters/chaos do'ers are simply doing it "for the lulz".
That said, there are people saying that this is Anon. While I have no doubt for a second that a few Anon members are indeed involved in the riots, they are not the cause nor creators. They even said so themselves.
One thing that does concern me however, is the alarming rate at which the riots are spreading. Birmingham and Liverpool have already supposedly had been hit. Until the ones in london die completely, I have a feeling more will spread. I just hope they stay away from us in East Anglia. The only "shit hole" is essex, and perhaps Milton Keynes, so I *should* be okay. Still doesn't stop the fear though.
From what I can gather, the riots were started in Tottenham, East London, as a result of a group of people wanting justice for a police shooting that happened (unsure when). Several hours later, you got about 5 fucking districts in flames, looting and arson and all round general chaos. I can understand a peaceful protest, but the vast majority of the rioters/chaos do'ers are simply doing it "for the lulz".
That said, there are people saying that this is Anon. While I have no doubt for a second that a few Anon members are indeed involved in the riots, they are not the cause nor creators. They even said so themselves.
One thing that does concern me however, is the alarming rate at which the riots are spreading. Birmingham and Liverpool have already supposedly had been hit. Until the ones in london die completely, I have a feeling more will spread. I just hope they stay away from us in East Anglia. The only "shit hole" is essex, and perhaps Milton Keynes, so I *should* be okay. Still doesn't stop the fear though.
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