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  1. Ratty Sr.

    Need help with a study

    Hey guys, I need assistance from you with a class assignment. I'm a doing a very short study of phenomena of Internet forum use, and I need participants for a brief, five-minute (at most) task. I only need about a dozen people, though 15 or 16 would be perfect. If you're a native English...
  2. Ratty Sr.

    Have you seen this man?

    Have you seen this man? Do you even know who this man is? I'm guessing you don't. This is none other than Dr. Ivo Sanader. For six years Ivo Sanader was the prime minister and undisputed autocrat of Croatia. Members of his party, HDZ, as well as the vast majority of Croatian...
  3. Ratty Sr.

    rattyslist.org - post your funny ads ITT

    Selling a 2-year-old Bull Terrier, healthy, will eat anything, loves children. *** Attractive blonde (23), 5'8"/109p, 34-24-34, good cook, great in bed - selling a lawnmower. *** Luxury condo in city center, seaside villa, Mercedes CLS AMG. Not selling anything, just bragging. ***...
  4. Ratty Sr.

    Iron Throne

    Recently I recalled a blurb I had read in June 1997 issue* of a Croatian gaming magazine (now long-defunct) about a then-upcoming Interplay RPG called Iron Throne. Though no game by that title ever came out, judging by the information in the blurb it now seems to me that Iron Throne is, in fact...
  5. Ratty Sr.

    Our hard drives will never turn floppy again... :(

    http://www.examiner.com/x-16352-Japan-Headlines-Examiner~y2010m4d24-Sony-to-discontinue-35-inch-floppy-disk-in-Japan :( This is the definite end of another great era in the history of computers. Well, that is not entirely true, as for most of us that era ended long ago. I personally fully...
  6. Ratty Sr.

    A momentous event in history

    For the first time in ten years, Croatia has a new president - Dr. Ivo Josipovic, legal expert, composer, MP for the Social Democratic Party and newly-elected third president of the Republic. "Sup, dawg?" Josipovic received the most votes in the first round of the election (32%) and in...
  7. Ratty Sr.

    Building a new system (srs thread this time)

    Hey, guys, As you might have guessed, my earlier thread was facetious, in more ways than one. Yes, I do think the thread's punchline was funny. And no, I don't actually have a system with those specs. Suckas. Anyway, let's get serious. Even though I don't own a system with those specs...
  8. Ratty Sr.

    Rupert Murdoch BAWWWWing about free news on the 'net

    Everyone's favorite <strike>right-wing cockgobbler</strike> media mogul had the urge to treat the world to a helping of his mental diarrhea, announcing to the world that his News Corporation would soon start charging money for its online content and that the days of free news on the Internet...
  9. Ratty Sr.

    Age of Ash is upon us!

    It was bound to happen some day. A group of talented modders with a lot of ideas and enough free time on their hands have begun development of a post-apocalyptic total conversion of the highly moddable 3D action/strategy/roleplaying game Mount&Blade. The project is still at a fairly early stage...
  10. Ratty Sr.

    I'm buying a notebook...

    ...and I need help deciding between the following: HP nc8430 Acer Aspire 5652WLMi Toshiba Satellite A100-847 (You are all welcome to suggest alternatives, as long as they are in the same price range.) I plan to use the computer as my primary gaming / work system for at least the next...
  11. Ratty Sr.

    Civil Defense logo retired after 67 years

    The old logo of the United States Civil Defense has been retired after 67 years. Well-known to Americans old enough to remember the Cold War and nuclear arms race, this symbol still appears in old fallout shelters and in the title image of a certain post-apocalyptic fan site. The symbol was...
  12. Ratty Sr.

    PC Gamer editor visits Chernobyl

    In preparation for his S.T.A.L.K.E.R. preview in the upcoming January 2007 issue of PC Gamer, Chuck Osborn journeyed the radioactive region around Chernobyl. Among the cool things he encountered there are crazed mutant cats and giant mutant catfish of doom: <blockquote>Geiger the Radioactive...
  13. Ratty Sr.

    Railroad Tycoon goes freeware

    Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon, one of the greatest economic management simulations of all time, is available for free download from the official site of Sid Meier's Railroads (which is a recently released remake of Railroad Tycoon, for those who are out of the loop). It's one of the most important...
  14. Ratty Sr.

    BethSoft hiring designers, FO3 Lead Level Designer revealed

    Yet another member of the Fallout 3 core design team has been revealed. This time, it's Joel Burgess, the Lead Level Designer on FO3. Here is a brief factsheet for those unfamiliar with him: · In addition to working as a level designer on Oblivion, Joel's impressive resume also includes...
  15. Ratty Sr.

    Ratty counts down his favorite games

    Having read Per's "Top 10 Games" list (which reads more like a "Top 10 Games That Either Suck Or Are Known To About Six People, Likely Because They Suck" list), I decided to write my *own* top 10 list. But like the no-good lizard he is, Per cheated and actually created two *separate* top 10...
  16. Ratty Sr.

    AoD goes next-gen, gets light maps, floats and mudcrabs

    Iron Tower have released a new screenshot from Age of Decadence, showcasing improved lighting, redesigned interiors, overhead floating text and another biting Oblivion reference: <center></center> Still no HDR, bloom, parallax occlusion mapping or rag-doll physics, though. Unbelievable...
  17. Ratty Sr.

    Fallout 3 will be set on the US east coast, says Desslock

    In his Alternate Lives column in a recent issue of PC Gamer, Desslock revelead new information about the upcoming sequel to everyone's favorite RPG. While wandering the gloomy halls of Bethesda headquarters, Desslock "accidentally" stumbled upon a wall covered in Fallout 3 concept art and...
  18. Ratty Sr.

    Ever suck the Devil's toes in the pale moonlight?

    It is with great pleasure that we announce a new No Mutants Allowed main page feature - the first ever NMA web comic! Written and drawn by Alec, a famous Belgian writer, cartoonist, foot fetishist, sexual deviant and long-time member of our community, this comic is sure to enrapture any Fallout...
  19. Ratty Sr.

    Todd on FO3:'Uh... it's currently... full steam ahead.'

    In Part Two of his interview for Escape Radio, Todd Howard, the executive producer of Fallout 3, answered some questions about the upcoming CRPG. As usual, he said nothing concrete, but it can be surmised that many elements of the game are already done and a playable build may already exist...
  20. Ratty Sr.

    Yet another Age of Decadence interview

    Game Banshee captured Vince D. Weller, tied him up with some duct tape, shone a bright light in his face and asked him questions about his upcoming post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG while intermittently cudgeling his face with a lead pipe. Unable to take their merciless abuse anymore, Vince finally...
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