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March 16, 2006 by rokknroll
I dont want to post any linkage, but a lot of the popular torrent sites that still host galciv2 are being flooded on the forums and comments by pleas from other pirates to NOT d/l this game, this is pretty much unprecedented afaik. Looks like starforce just opened a big ugly can of worms. Who would think that people would not take something for free just to annoy a company! Well done brad and stardock, if only others were so approachable, responsive and personable.
February 1, 2005 by rokknroll
My grandfather died. My family attended the funeral, my partner and i attended. And the whole time nary a word was said betwix us. Every time I see other family groups together there is talk, laughter etc, with mine, just depressed silence. 8 people related but estranged. A huge dark family secret that we, the third gen after the old man are never privvy to. Pretty poor show on behalf of the family. The old man took three years to degenerate from a 16 stone, strong, warm, funny man, in...
July 27, 2004 by rokknroll
Ok, short and sweet, im sitting with my eyes slightly moist, and all for watching a flash movie. Creative Commons Licensing is taking off in a big way. The reason for the wet eyes?? Before i grew up and got old etc (as if....) i was quite radical in my beliefs, i believed that society needed a big paradigm shift, and that property was theft, governments were lies etc etc. TBH, i dont anymore, governments are a necessary evil, property is nice(but unaffordable mostly), and yes, society d...
May 1, 2004 by rokknroll
First things first, the drug problems here in scotland are VERY different from the drug problems in the US, so the causes and effects may be very different also. I live in Glasgow, Scotlands largest city, population of around 1 million all in, (note that i am including the attached towns such as motherwell, east kilbride etc etc in this figure). For those not familiar with Scotland, most of the population lives in what is known as the central belt, Glasgow to the west with its surrounding t...
April 28, 2004 by rokknroll
I love the philosophy of linux, i love the useability of windows, i play fast, loud and short songs in a fast loud and fat band, i also go very fast on my bike. One day i will combine these things to have a short, fast, fat and loud mountain punk. Youll see......