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 Send to email | Kotaku Off-Topic: Mildly On-Topic [How Is This News?] in how is this news?Off Topic |  By Owen Good
el 25-Jan-2010 |  Earlier today we were wondering what would be the onomatopoeic spelling of the Xbox Live Achievement Unlocked sound.. At first I suggested "bloo-ick" but Fahey corrected that with "bo-deet." Now I think it's more like "buh-plock."
This is the kind of crap you think about after an eight-hour drive up I-5, beginning at 6 a.m. Forgive me, I still have the highway eyeballs - that forced middle-distance stare that comes after a long day behind the wheel.
So anyway, fight over that spelling if you wish, otherwise, here are some conversation starters as we try to socialize together on subjects other than games.
- The First Robot Homicide - Twenty five years ago today was the first time in recorded history a robot killed a person. I thought that was in 1968 aboard the Discovery One, although I guess that would have been in 2001, which would have been more like nine years ago. Now my head really hurts.
- Tastier Than Lead Type - Font-o-philes, or whatever fans of typefaces are called, should enjoy these Helvetica cookie cutters. I'm going to throw buy the Copperplate Bold set for my upcoming flashback-to-1994 party.
- Baby Makes Three - Back in December, our old pal Shiraz Malik - Spoony Bard - wrote about the anticipation of becoming a new father and realizing that, with so much time to be devoted to raising children, selling his game collection was probably a prudent if bittersweet decision. We're happy to report that the baby, a boy, arrived over the weekend and that mom and child are both doing well.
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| Kotaku Off-Topic: Mildly On-Topic [How Is This News?] | | Earlier today we were wondering what would be the onomatopoeic spelling of the Xbox Live Achievement Unlocked sound.. At first I suggested "bloo-ick" but Fahey corrected that with "bo-deet." Now I think it's more like "buh-plock."This is the kind of crap you think about after an [..] Read complete article | | Published 25-Jan-2010 by Owen Good in how is this news?Off Topic
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Gossip, news and leaks for obsessive gamers Kotaku As if you don't waste enough of your time in a gamer's haze, here's Kotaku: a gamer's guide that goes beyond the press release. Gossip, cheats, criticism, design, nostalgia, pred |
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| Kotaku Off Topic: Dig In [How Is This News?] | | So, I hear some of you Kotaku Off Topic readers are having some lousy weather. How's your internet connection holding up? If you can read this, we've got some off topic things to discuss.
Let's not talk about the weather, though. No small talk in this open thread, as we pre [..] Read complete article | | Published 05-Feb-2010 by Michael McWhertor in how is this news?Kotaku off topic
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| Kotaku Off Topic: (._. ) [How Is This News?] | | Instead of focusing on the past, wondering what may have happened to yesterday's Kotaku Off Topic open thread, in which anything can be discussed video game related or not, let's focus on the future! I mean, really, who's all that interested in placing blame about the lack of [..] Read complete article | | Published 08-Jan-2010 by Michael McWhertor in how is this news? Off Topic
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| Kotaku Off Topic: Hot Dog [How Is This News?] | | No, let's not talk about food again in tonight's edition of Kotaku Off Topic, despite the weight of two Trader Joe's hot dogs weighing heavily on my duodenum. Let's talk about music. Or, you know, whatever.
The reason I bring it up is because I went to one of my first shows in [..] Read complete article | | Published 01-Feb-2010 by Michael McWhertor in how is this news?Off Topic
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| Kotaku Off Topic: No Bucky [How Is This News?] | | Look, I'm in a big hurry, so you're going to have to drive tonight's Kotaku Off Topic while I have dinner and a meeting. So let's start with the non-video game related conversatin'. Not much in the way of interesting links during my travels through the internet, and I won't bore yo [..] Read complete article | | Published 14-Jan-2010 by Michael McWhertor in how is this news? Off Topic
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| Kotaku Off Topic: Tablet Eve [How Is This News?] | | Video game news all day long! How can you stand it?! Let's take a break with some off-topic discussion, courtesy of Kotaku Off Topic this Apple Tablet Announcement Eve.
Just think... tomorrow, all this silly Apple tablet/slate speculation will be behind us, letting us move onto [..] Read complete article | | Published 26-Jan-2010 by Michael McWhertor in how is this news?Off Topic
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Gossip, news and leaks for obsessive gamers Kotaku As if you don't waste enough of your time in a gamer's haze, here's Kotaku: a gamer's guide that goes beyond the press release. Gossip, cheats, criticism, design, nostalgia, pred |
| Kotaku Off Topic: Ukiyo-e [How Is This News?] | | This edition of Kotaku Off Topic was cobbled together while doing something appropriately off topic: looking for artists in the vein of Maruo Suehiro.
Careful what you Google Image Search, if you're interested in just who that is, because his artwork ventures toward the graphic [..] Read complete article | | Published 21-Jan-2010 by Michael McWhertor in how is this news?Off Topic
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| Kotaku Off Topic: We Are The Children [How Is This News?] | | Tonight's edition of Kotaku Off Topic might be heading to Web MD to see what that aggravating lingering pain might be in relation to. But not every discussion needs to be about self-diagnosis.
While I look in fear for confirmation that this is a possible kidney stone waiti [..] Read complete article | | Published 02-Feb-2010 by Michael McWhertor in how is this news?Off Topic
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| Kotaku Off-Topic: The Rip Cord [How Is This News?] | | Immediately after I file this I'll be engaged in an epic beer pong duel, but we hit the ball with paddles, like a man. Not like all you "Beirut" playing weenises who have to throw it in the cup.We also play with a rule modification that I hope [..] Read complete article | | Published 22-Jan-2010 by Owen Good in how is this news?Off Topic
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