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• The perils of railroading in MMOs

  
  Be The Gamer — Authority: 457
  If your gaming origins consist of old-school tabletop gaming, you most likely know and fear the term railroading . Its used to describe an innocent-enough formulation that begins in a large number of games, usually run by younger players, wherein players are more or less forced along a preset path no matter what ...
  13 hours ago

• The perils of railroading in MMOs

  
  Massively — Authority: 681
  If your gaming origins consist of old-school tabletop gaming, you most likely know and fear the term railroading . Its used to describe an innocent-enough formulation that begins in a large number of games, usually run by younger players, wherein players are more or less forced along a preset path no matter what ...
  13 hours ago

• Bizarre engine fault.

  
  Community @ The Rev Counter — Authority: 164
  Friend of mine has a diesel turbo van, one day it just blew all the oil out of the RADIATOR! Head removed and skimmed, new head gasket, 4 miles down the road, same thing. Its a Merc Sprinter. I thought it might be the liquid cooled oil cooler because thats one of the places where oil and water pass each other, but ...
  14 hours ago

• EVE Evolved: Dominion be damned

  
  Be The Gamer — Authority: 457
  At the last EVE Online fanfest, it was announced that the Dominion expansion is slated for December 1st to coincide with Icelands Sovereignty day. With less than a month to go until launch, there has been growing concern at the extreme lack of information on the new sovereignty mechanics at the expansions core. ...
  15 hours ago

• EVE Evolved: Dominion be damned

  
  Massively — Authority: 681
  At the last EVE Online fanfest, it was announced that the Dominion expansion is slated for December 1st to coincide with Icelands Sovereignty day. With less than a month to go until launch, there has been growing concern at the extreme lack of information on the new sovereignty mechanics at the expansions core. ...
  15 hours ago

• Is this tool much of a project

  
  London Fixed-gear and Single-speed — Authority: 466
  RIght, I have got an offer of this bike off ebay for £15 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...:BOCOR:GB:1123 And want to do it up for my girlfriend for a christmas present, she wants a 3 speed bike so I thought one with a sturmy archer rear hub would be a good idea. The frame alone would probably cost £15 so ...
  20 hours ago

• Dynamics of Advanced Materials and Smart Structures (Solid Mechanics and Its Applications) (Hardcover)

  
  Smorties Idea and Product — Authority: 149
  Two key words for mechanical engineering in the future are Micro and Intelligence. Materials and structures, which have self-sensing diagnosis and actuating system, called intelligent or smart, are of growing importance in advanced technology. The IUTAM symposium on Dynamics of Advanced Materials and Smart ...
  22 hours ago

• gpz500 lost almost all engine power!

  
  Community @ The Rev Counter — Authority: 164
  Havent used my bike for a while (had flu). I did do a quick 5 mile run up the road about 2 weeks ago and it was fine then. This morning I go to set off, idles fine, started ok. Soon as I reach about 20mph its struggling to accelerate. So badly that Ive got a top speed of about 35! It sounds ok but the throttle just ...
  1 day ago

• Wanted Ad: I am Looking for Some Twitter Shares

  
  Trade the Picture — Authority: 132
  In the future (past), society began to re-asses the utility of being online. The internet (as we know it) develops in a series of cycles. In time, we learn that during certain cycles, it becomes more valuable to utilize the internet to hide oneself as opposed to promote oneself (inversion).-Mister VolatilityAfter a ...
  1 day ago

• How To: Remove braze ons/ exta bits/ derailleur hangers etc...

  
  London Fixed-gear and Single-speed — Authority: 466
  INTRO: This is a quick guide to using an angle grinder to remove braze ons and unwanted bits off bike frames and forks. This can include cable guides, light mounts, dérailleur hangers, pump clips, or just about anything. You can also use it to slim down the size of your drop outs or even cut them off totally if ...
  1 day ago

• Rear block Help

  
  London Fixed-gear and Single-speed — Authority: 466
  Hi ,Could someone please tell me if you remove a 5 speed rear cassett . can you just screw on a freewheel rear single speed cog and a single crank and it will work ok?
  1 day ago

• YouTube video sinks Turnbull minder

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 432
  A media minder for Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has reportedly quit his job after being linked to an online bout of Liberal factional warfare. The video parodies Liberal MP Alex Hawke by portraying him as an enraged Adolf Hitler, echoing a YouTube trend of dubbing Hitler biopic Downfall with fake ...
  1 day ago

• Still more details on Final Fantasy XI’s coming update

  
  Be The Gamer — Authority: 457
  At the rate were getting swamped with information about the upcoming Final Fantasy XI version update, well soon be finding out that the update is also adding two new jobs and a level cap increase. Well, maybe not, but Square-Enix has released yet more news about the upcoming November version update . Already ...
  1 day ago

• Still more details on Final Fantasy XIs coming update

  
  Massively — Authority: 681
  At the rate were getting swamped with information about the upcoming Final Fantasy XI version update, well soon be finding out that the update is also adding two new jobs and a level cap increase. Well, maybe not, but Square-Enix has released yet more news about the upcoming November version update . Already ...
  1 day ago

• Quick Ford transit query

  
  Community @ The Rev Counter — Authority: 164
  Anyone know how to release the "quick release" heater hose connections if you dont have the special tool? 2000 model, 2.5 diesel. Thanks.
  1 day ago

• Punctures!

  
  London Fixed-gear and Single-speed — Authority: 466
  Any advice for avoiding punctures!! Rear wheel is such a pain! GF
  1 day ago

• Royce rear track hub = dished wheel?

  
  London Fixed-gear and Single-speed — Authority: 466
  Hi, I have a brand new pair of royce track hubs which i will be getting built up today, I was just looking at the rear hub sat in the frame, and to me the distance from the drive side flange to the frame seems slightly smaller then the non drive side, which raised the question... so will the wheel be slightly ...
  2 days ago

• Engine stand

  
  Community @ The Rev Counter — Authority: 164
  My haynes manual very kindly shows me how to make one of these, but not how big. Given that its a bit difficult to measure the oil pan from the bottom (unless I use my other bike as a template, same model, now theres a good idea), what sort of size do I need? Also, I was planning on putting castors on it. How bad an ...
  2 days ago

• ATOM: The Clash of Titans

  
  shapeshift.net — Authority: 127
  The discovery that everything is made from atoms has been referred to as the greatest scientific breakthrough in history. It took a clash of titans in physics of the 1920s to lay down a new set of laws for modern science. (44 min, 5 segments)
  2 days ago

• Torque Wrench Suggestions

  
  Diesel Bombers - 9,15,19,22,26,27,29,30,31,41,42,55,58,61,66,67,68,77,78,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,94,96,107,121,122,127,129,133,140,142,145,146,148,151,152,155,156,157,158,159,160,167,168,169,170,172,174,175,178,179,180,181,183,184,189,193,194,199,200,2 — Authority: 164
  Show me some good torque wrenches for home shop use, excluding the $200 a piece ones please cause they aint gonna happen. Ill probably be lookin for a couple of sizes to cover farm and auto use.
  2 days ago

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