Quote from BBO@BSR :

Things like that never work.

If you want to embrace social networking, fine. But don't try and create a new one. Waste. Of. Time.

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We'll defo be catering for the hard core community of course, but the majority of sales are not in this area so we'll have plenty of options, modes, scaling and design cleverness for everyone else as well. More sales = more budget = better game for everyone.

That really sums up racing games atm, and is a fair enough point.

Yer they're all pretty much the same thing.

Quote from ruckus37 :

Rfactor: Max res, on 1280 by 768, the gameplay is sooo pixilated on my 22inch monitor. I may be able to get a better result but not without a few hours of mod downloading or twiking and such.

Eh? Just run the config again.. I've got no problems @ 1920x1200.

Quote from G!NhO :

It may be VERY expansive

One of the cheapest ways to go 200mph on 4 wheels. And still go round corners.

Quote from the_angry_angel :

Remember it? I still have the 7 floppies it (one of the editions) came on

Hehe classic. Directly above me on my bookshelf now is the Windows 3.1 User guide, and the MS-DOS 5.0 User guide, still as mint as the day I got them. God knows why they're still on my shelf.

Quote from amp88 :

I've reinstalled Vista in the past month and when I did it was at a different font out of the box. I don't understand it...just means I'll need to get used to this font now. .

Vista has ClearType enabled by default whereas XP doesn't, so Vista fonts look smoother. Might that be the change?

Brilliant pictures. If anyone would like to see more in this style, it's referred to as urban exploration, or 'Urbex' - http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/ is one of the best places to find more pictures and stories of various places.

Yep seems to have kicked in already. No problems running through Hotspot Shield though.

LFS is consistently in the top downloads on Gamershell. I also doubt you'd see 5% success rate, perhaps more like 1% or 0.1%.

I'm not saying the video is how you have it all the time (I haven't even watched the video). I'm saying boomy bass =/= good sound.

Quote from jibber :

Why do people buy Logitech systems if they want good sound? They make the most terrible speaker systems ever...
(for the record: i have a logitech system aswell... for the PC. For anything serious i'll connect headphones (good ones) or use the hi-fi system in my livingroom)

Because most people think boomy bass = good sound

However if the road is suitable for 60mph, that speed, or around there, should be reached in order to not hold up other traffic - which is what Sunday drivers fail to do.

Quote from Bob Smith :

In theory, speed limits only work because we let them. If everyone drove at 70mph down all these 50mphs zones, the whole thing would have to fall apart, as we would have a) shown we are refusing to accept it and b) the administrative load to fine every single motorist, every time they went on such a road, would cripple the system in days.

I'm game for it, who's with me?

But on a serious note, in one way or another I agree with the majority of the posts in this thread. I wonder what impact it'll really have on the country.

Quote from Jakg :

Crank was an awesome film - yeah, the plot was a bit shit but it's one of those films you can just sit back and watch at 11 PM with a beer and a pizza and will rock.

I know mate it is great! I've watched it a few times now and I still laugh every time. It's just so OTT, 2 is shaping up to be even better

Quote from Mackie The Staggie :

And if such a thread was ever opened, it would be me criticising ever single Jason Stratham movie, and the majority of Hugh Jackman's also.

Oh come on, tell me you aren't eagerly awaiting Crank 2: High Voltage? With the undeniably bulletproof plot: "Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working."

Despite being as popular as it is, Youtube actually makes a relatively small profit. This is disappointing tbh, I often pop on YT to listen through a playlist of new songs I cba to download. That said it's just another site to go through the American VPN I use.

Quote from tristancliffe :

Or something. I just replaced the headunit on mine to allow MP3/USB goodness.

Rice alert.

Quote from mookie427 :

there is a prime example of a road that needs a lower speed limit just outside Oxford - it's a single carriage way country road, with 2 single lane hump back bridges coming very soon after each other, the speed limit on that section of road is already 50mph but in reality it needs to be closer to 30, as there are 2 pubs by the bridges with people coming out of them, kids and children that sort of stuff. Yes the bridges have traffic lights on them but it only takes one numpty going way too fast round the blind bend leading to the first bridge to cause a major crash

I agree that sounds like a bad choice of speed limit, which is why it needs special attention, not just a blanket 50mph limit everywhere.

A lot of it is down to common sense, there are hundreds if not thousands of roads in the UK where 60mph is too fast, there are probably an equal amount where going faster wouldn't be a problem. Of course common sense is never common.

Quote from mookie427 :

if people bothered to do a bit of research instead of relying upon The Times, you'd find that the speed limit will only be cut to 50 on rural, single carriageway roads

*edit* oh, snap!

OK so what classifies as a rural road? Take the A36 from Salisbury to Southampton for example, a road I drive very often. You can guarantee despite being nearly always rammed, that'll be defined as a rural road. It goes through several towns, where 40mph limits are already imposed.

Moreover how often do you see 60mph limits in urban areas? Nearly all main roads in urban areas are restricted to 40 or 50mph anyway.

And finally, most dual carriageway roads have 70mph limits, so obviously aren't affected.

Quote from Electric Eye :

Mhhh I often get pissed off by drivers who do not indicate that they're gonna turn and do it out of nowhere when I am about to cross.

Me too, but then similarly I get mildly pissed off when I slow down and indicate to turn into a road, and a pedestrian just steps out without even looking.

Problem is, as people say here, although pedestrians have right of way, they often don't realise a ton of car hitting them hurts.

It is, but not for younguns.

Quote from Klutch :

Because half the fun is building the car?

Exactly.

Yep would go for a Cobra myself, or an Ultima GTR if you've got £40k knocking about.

I would never buy an unfinished kit either, a kit car is something you really want to build from the start. People who give up half way probably haven't put the effort into build quality anyway.

Track only use would be fine, good luck insuring it on the road though.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/article5864847.ece

Soo what do we think about this?

Here's a quality quote from the article:

Quote from Jim Fitzpatrick, the roads minister :

There will be some in the driving lobby who think this is a further attack and a restriction on people’s freedom ... But when you compare that to the fact we are killing 3,000 people a year on our roads, it would be irresponsible not to do something about it.

Quite how a statistic is comparable to emotion I don't know. I also don't know what percentage of those deaths were caused by people doing 60mph rather than 50, I would presume not many.

Still, doesn't bother me, 99% of the roads I have to drive don't have cameras and are never patrolled by police so it hardly matters if you 30mph or 80mph.

I'm 95% certain this is a lost cause.