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    Question: Those outside of the UK, what is your internet/digital service like?

    There are usage caps on broadband services in the UK, but they are normally rolled inside something called a 'fair usage policy' (look out for this marked with an asterisk any time you see 'unlimited' broadband on marketing material). This allows ISP's to throttle down your speed if they...
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    Recommend me a fun PC shooter

    You could try Natural Selection 2. It's an online multiplayer RTS/FPS hybrid with some unique mechanics. It's an indie too, so not as expensive as a AAA. It does have quite a steep learning curve, but if you're looking for something 'new' it's worth a go.
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    Be proud, gamers!

    Let's wait and see what actually happens. After all, the Xbone RRP hasn't even been released yet and there are still a lot of details missing from the picture.
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    Best music festival/concert experience?

    Seeing Nirvana at Reading '92. Bit of a squeeze, though. Or Either of the times I saw Orbital at Glastonbury. The last one still makes me smile and get a bit misty eyed :'-)
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    Good British food... does it exists?

    It depends what you mean by 'British' food. I'd say traditional British food is: Fry up breakfast - brilliant and heart attack inducing. Find a good greasy spoon cafe. Plenty available in London if you're willing to search. Fish and Chips - Might find a decent chippy in London, but odds...
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    How to get in to comics?

    The old stuff by Alan Moore is good (he wrote Watchmen and V for Vendetta) as is a lot of the older stuff in DC's Vertigo imprint. The Manhattan Projects is a pretty good newish series. If you are looking for more 'mature' stuff the work of Chris Ware, Daniel Clowes and Craig Thompson is worth...
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    Have you ever thought about suicide?

    Thought about it in an abstract way, even conducted some research out of a morbid curiosity. I have to say, some of the ways people have mentioned sound very painful or protracted. Others mention ways that makes me wonder if ending their life is the primary motivator of their actions. If you...
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    Albums That Are Good From Start To Finish:

    The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - Bowie at his best. Blue Lines - Massive Attack before they went shit. There's a lot of albums I love but all of them have tracks I always skip past...
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    Manly Non-Alcoholic Drinks

    A good cocktail is the blood of men you've slain in single combat mixed with motor oil and gun grease
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    Without sounding idiotic, what does love feel like?

    From my own observations love is like a dependency on someone. Imagine being addicted to crack or smack and going through withdrawl when that person is not around. Of course, if you are an addict with access to the thing you are addicted to, you are normally at least pretty content
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    Your Favourite Beers

    Lager: Tsing Tao and Michelob Gold (haven't seen that around for a while, though) Ale: Discovery (fortunately served at my local)
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    WW2 Games from a Nazi Perspective...

    I think such a game would be a great idea, but it would require a level of maturity amongst the general public (and anyone else that would come into contact with the game, I suppose) that I'm not sure exists. Even if you find a message repulsive that should not stop you from acknowledging...
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    Poll: The Value of a Human Life

    Crippled by this 'moral maze' induced paralysis I would probably just sit there and enjoy the view (this is still happening up a mountain, right?). If the person had seen me and starts crying for my help I'd feel forced to take action and put in my headphones. In the unlikely event of not...
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    Leave me alone PC gamers!

    I'm still not totally sure what you are implying, but I have a possible explanation for what happened. The DRM free version was available via GoG, I'd imagine? Anybody buying it from there instead of Steam would probably feel some kind of affinity for CDP and want them to succeed as much as...
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    Ubisoft shaft PC gamers yet again!

    I just wanted to throw my tuppence in as well: it was a mistake, I seriously doubt it was a malicious 'shafting' of customers (why would you want to treat the people that pay your salary that badly?). I seriously doubt there is a factory somewhere with the UbiSoft logo on it churning out...