Recent content by Xan174

I tend to lurk here rather than actually posting, but I couldn't resist highlighting the wonderful irony of the above statement.

I'm going into my last term at University and I'm broke. My parents have paid my rent for the last couple of months. Student loan comes in at the end of April, which will keep me going for a few months. I have a job ready for after Uni (start in mid July) but it's nowhere near my Uni or my...

Your student Union may be able to help. I know mine runs housing talks with advice about where to start, danger signs to look out for, you're legal rights etc. They also run social 'find some housemates' events. I've had a look on the website and there is some information here...

I'm sorry, I can't let this one slide. Sunspots have almost nothing in common with thunderstorms. Sunspots are caused where intense regions of magnetic field inhibit convection inside the sun. This convection is one of the mechanisms that transports energy (heat) to the surface of the sun...

This one is quite impressive, and provides a change to the astronomy theme running through the thread!

I had a crack at this and it appears I came up short. I'll post my thinking just in case it helps anyone else. My first instinct was to replace all the trig functions with 1, since this is their maximum value. The worst-case scenario (i.e. the maximum amplitude) would occur when all the trig...

Top 10 film lists have been a big thing with me and my flatmates for the last couple of years. One of my flatmates had a dad who ran a DVD rental shop so we used to get loads of films out for free. This is mine (in an attempted order): The Shawshank Redemption American Beauty The Usual...

I remember seeing Total Annihilation at a friend's house when I was 8 or 9, and just being mesmerised. Still one of the best game soundtracks I've ever heard, and the game has held up pretty well. Obviously I was too young to worry about occasional pathfinding issues (which they still hadn't...

I much preferred The Ballad of Gay Tony to The Lost and Damned. I thought the writing was better, the characters were more interesting, and the missions were more varied. I also got fed up of having to ride bikes all the time - they're just not as fun to drive.

I've got a stack of these. Mostly due to Steam sales - I doubt I'm alone on that front. As it stands: Bioshock STALKER: SoC Assassin's Creed Call of Juarez: BiB Far Cry 2 Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Braid Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (not boredom, got...