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    Does anyone have any book recommendations for a fan of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?

    *de-lurks* Seconded on Iain M Banks, his stuff was/is still legendary and there's a lot of deep novels to chose from which were wrote by him. "Look to Windward" was really enjoyable - There's "Consider Phlebas" if you want something darker... If you want something smaller, "Tuf Voyaging" by...
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    Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee's intro FMV rendered in Minecraft

    Lately Oddworld is in the process of making a small comeback, with a HD release of Stranger's Wrath on the PS3 and more re-makes and titles on the way. But does anybody here remember Abe's Oddysee on the PS1? Being a huge long-term Oddworld fan myself and happy about its eventual return, this...
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    Internet under threat by UK Government

    Many of you probably already know what the score is with P2P filesharing vs the media industry. There is now active stuff happening in the UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/mar/16/digital-economy-bill-piracy-scrutiny The UK government are currently passing a Digital Economy Bill...
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    ACTA is going to kill the Internet.

    It's a very damned scary idea, but I'm calling bullshit on this. If this gets implemented, there will be far too many contradictions - And who's going to enforce it? Do you know how much work it takes to look through millions of people's connections and see what they're downloading? And every...
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    Has anyone ever tried mixing an RTS with an FPS?

    Dungeon Keeper 1 for the PC, 1997 was sort of like an RTS which allowed you to go into FPS mode while controlling your minions - Apparently the guy behind the Fable series had something to do with it: Video Review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MZw6QShXCI (Skip to around 3:30 to see the FPS...
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    Abe's Odyssey ?

    You're in luck - I'm a huge Oddworld fan and know a lot about it (to the point where the people I met through the official Oddworld forums even changed my life. lol). Fortunately I saw your topic from the list of forum links on the right of the page while I was looking at yesterday's Zero...