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Ok, so I didn't bend the jack really. What it did do however is wrench it out of it's rubbery housing and break the already diminishing cable. The headset was getting old anyway so I've just replaced the whole thing. No biggy.

Don't own a soldering iron either.

My snowball mic fell off my desk and on the way down it clobbered my headset's output jack on the way down. Pretty much wrote off my headset.

Also, half-assed? D:

Best mic I've ever owned.

I'll take that pesky P2 beta key off you.

Beggar Bob will be updated at the weekend for the 2 of you who read it

I've only opened 1 card so far, and I had to do that to get the money out of it to buy myself some lunch because of the whole sleeping through the alarm thing.

I was meant to be going out tonight with my family but apparently my Mum aint very well so that's out. Going to get a takeaway instead which is still pretty awesome. Also, told my mum not to give me £150 like she was planning too because I already owe her money so it would be pointless...

2012 has been a shitty year.

( Got handed a tin of homemade cupcakes at work, day improving )

Just read the first two comments and audibly lol'd. Not sure why I found it so amusing but now I want more. Can any other TWHL members pitch in? Cheers.

Sweet Jesus... Why am I still using GoldSource!?

Oh, right. The Core.

FML

Hahaha. "Fuck you creepy shadow man!"

Seriously though, fuck.

Second post is up.

Thank you. Good to know.

You are older than me.

Exclusive Video Review:

"It's just a shame that it wasn't more polished and planned out better."

Bottom Line:

Overall, it's nice to see that CS 1.6 has an active mapping community, but de_uprise just has so many flaws in terms of gameplay.

What? I'm just saying that my mum is totally fucking useless.

"Are you really this literal or purposefully nitwitted?"

Literal

10. Wet Wipes - Never ever used and never want to.
09. Lint Rollers--the sticky things that you peel off - Yup, though you can save money with a Sticky Buddy.
08. Plasti-rubber sandals--the nike ones last for fucking-ever. - Sandals are the single most uncomfortable thing to wear on your feet, second only to a bag of phlegm.
07. headlamps (headtorches for the engrish?) - "Headlights" belong on a car, but I agree that they are pretty bloody useful.
06. Individually-wrapped anything - Agree
05. spray bottles - Agree
04. non-dairy, powdered coffee creamer (this stuff saves lives) - Never heard of.
03. Santa Hats - Not really an "everyday" item unless you live in a mental asylum or lapland.
02. zip ties - Never use
01. yer mum - Totally fucking useless.

So, I only really use 30% of these everyday items and that's only because I purposefully misunderstood "headlights"

@digi... no? You're confused about the last time we went out.

@Stojke. Little tip. Never suggest drinking less to a Scotsman. A sober night up there is practically blasphemy and treason rolled into one.

I had an issue with BF3 crashing to desktop when I first started playing it. Then I did something to fix it and it has never happened since.

Trouble is, I can't for the life of me remember what I did... I think it was related to my connection and it quit to desktop whenever I lost connection to the server.

Do you get a message at all when it jumps back to desktop Pb? Is it related to the connection or is it just your bog standard "boop. I'm dead" kinda thing?

Talking like a pirate:

"I'm going to play a bunch of games I never paid for in case it turned out I didn't like them."

Arrr, I be rememberin' too late that it be talk-like-a-pirate day. I gots me 15 minutes to be makin' the most of it. Arrr.

By the gods, this house be dry! Nary a bottle o' rum in sight.

Web design yields instant results. I am jealous.

I was going to do a let's play, but now that the install is finally done you can all fuck a cunt.

Mine did too. Somebody on MODDB was kind enough to link to a german gaming site with a mirror.

5% downloaded in 3 mins.

Happy again.

Can't even find a download willing to complete before Sunday.

Half expecting the site to come back up with just a massive troll face.

Well, that is also very exciting. Not so much in a new free videogame kind of way, but in a moving on with your life kind of way.

3 hours to go.

There are only 2 gamers in my office, including me. The other, our tech, has an elaborate plan which would force the office to close early.

"We'd only lose Friday afternoon's business (aka. none) and we'd be home in time to make a cup of coffee before starting the download."

Seriously though, when 5pm rolls around I will be heading home with my foot on the floor and my wipers on full.

Have fun producing posts. Maybe you can get a staff discount on fences.

Amen to that.

"I'm not that bad am I?"

<3

Trapt... I never thought I'd be happy to see one of your posts! FUCK!

I kid

Carbaseus Review

Because the TWHL community ultimately failed at voting for July’s map of the month, the reviewing team decided that we just wouldn’t bother reviewing anything for the ungrateful fuckers. Then we had the idea of reviewing a classic map instead, if not just to stop idiots asking where July’s review was.Carbaseus was first uploaded to TWHL’s map vault in 2004 by a mysterious user known as K7. The description of the map states that although it was intended for the mod Rocket Crowbar, it’s pretty good fun in HLDM. K7 claims this to be his best work and a fitting end to mapping for GoldSource. Whether or not he did stay true to his word is unknown, since this is the only map he ever uploaded to TWHL and hasn’t been seen since.Well, I for one would like to say that that is a real damn shame, because this is probably the most entertaining map to play in HLDM ever. This map was featured on the once popular TWHL HLDM server and with 8 or more people was an absolute blast to play. When we sat down to review it, there were only 3 of us, and I still reckon that despite often not seeing another player for a good few minutes at a time, this map still manages to be an absolute joy to explore.Carbaseus appears to be latin for the work linen, despite the fact that there is a large amount of canvas in the map. Combined with the visible support brackets, pine panels and glass surfaces, this looks like the kind of thing you could buy flatpacked from Ikea, possible assembled by a drunk orangutan with tools made of ketchup. While on the surface the architecture seems fairly basic, when you take a second to really look at it you notice that everything looks structurally sound. The map is littered with support beams and railings and the canvas covers are held in place with little brackets. It’s a strange feeling looking at this bizarre mish-mash of materials, which at the same time feels very real.Texturing again, is something which appears to be very basic and even a little uncoordinated at a glance. Most of it looks as though it was just slapped on to the maps faces because it most likely was. However this strange slap-dash texture work does even more to complement the crazy brushwork seen throughout the map.The lighting is a little bit of a let down. There are some nice variations in areas such as the teleport room and the lower hallways, but overall the map sticks to sky lighting. While there are some interested darker areas because of this, a lot of the maps light just feels very standard. I can only imagine how much potential this map has for a night time version.Ambience is another element which is pulled off beautifully. You can hear the wind sweeping through the alcoves and over ledges in the main arena, while around the edges you can hear it slapping against the canvas outer walls. It’s a really nice effect and it’s something that more mappers should put more effort into.The gameplay is where Carbaseus really stands out, or at least, where it once did. This map has so much to offer in terms of gameplay. Not only is the main arena huge, encouraging simply massive battles with large groups of free for all players, its also perfect for sniping, quite unlike last month’s winning AWP based CSS map. However, the more players you pile into the game, the less likely a single crossbow user will dominate the battlefield, simply because there are so many angles of exposure from which they could get countersniped. Also, the players have access to many tunnels and passages which run below the main arena, meaning close quarter engagements and explosive traps are both likely occurrences. With fewer players however, the map can easily be controlled by the sniper, and considering the scarcity of HLDM servers with more than three or four players these days, Carbaseus, much like it’s creator, runs the risk of getting lost in the past.

There some who say the glass is half full and others who say the glass is half empty. Then there are a few who say "This isn't my glass! My glass was full AND it was bigger!"

"Gays is Homosexual!"

lol'd for so very many reasons.

A balcony with windows... foreign buildings are strange. Balconies don't have windows.

Can't believe we got to the eighth post before somebody asked that...

Dead? Nah.

Butt hurt? Most likely, yes.

Fuck...

I can honestly say that I cannot imagine how much that must have hurt.

I personally have never broken a single bone in my body. I guess it's one of the perks of being, as Archie would say, the most bland man on the planet.

I wish you a speedy recovery (That would be nine months, rather than twelve)

Yup. Archie and I are constantly mentioning cgtextures. You will not find a better source of textures anywhere. Google is ok, but you never know where those images are coming from or what copyright laws are protecting them. CGTextures is totally and utterly FREE!

Hell, they even tile some of the images themselves to save you the trouble.

Well, I just found this: http://www.sameshit.co.uk/

Can't we just point SnC at that?

Acne. So much acne.

Oh man. I love seeing update shots like those on your blog. Make's me feel warm, fuzzy and nerdy as fuck.

CS:GO is ok so far. I'd prefer to play with more than 9 other people (or bots, ugh) though.

It wasn't bad as such. It wasn't exactly great either. The point is, I just don't have it.

Also, no. It's a fresh new forum.