What's the latest in people's lives?

[Nickswitz]

Yeah, sorry to hear Reliant, a friend here is going through the same thing with her aunt, her aunt basically has 6 months at the most, and really doesn't even have anyone to look after her. It's really sad. Death seems to be like looming over friends of mine... Its kind of weird.

[Mark]

Sorry about your losses little bro.......I can relate to the WTF feeling of losing somebody who just didn't seem like a canditate to go.

[Reliant121]

Craig was an amazing man. Each generation of the family remembers him as a different character, depending on what age they were when he would play with them. my mum's generation has "sugar monster", my uncles generation has "Snurgles the demon", I had "Jeremy the killer toaster" (<-- Dont ask. My family is really odd)...He was just the greatest, family guy with the ultimate sense of good.

[Sionnach Glic]

My sympathies, Reliant.

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

My sympathies as well, Reliant.

[Aaron]

Woot! Series 1/2 of Saxondale arrived a few minutes ago!

[Deepcrush]

Is very happy! Empire Total War now has the United States Marines as usable troop choices!!!! Bad day no longer bad!

[Reliant121]

Is very happy! Empire Total War now has the United States Marines as usable troop choices!!!! Bad day no longer bad!

When did that happen? It isn't installed at the moment, I am still trying to find the booklet. Was it an update?

[steamrunner]

I just got back from the 69th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota...WOW!!! Attendance this year is estimated at around half a MILLION people by the end of the week. Incredible bikes, nekkid women, booze... Got a shirt and a sunburn. The wife and I also went to Deadwood, South Dakota to hit the gaming halls. She cleared over $200 from the slots, so dinner was on her. Encountered a powerful thunderstorm in Newcastle, Wyoming on the way back to Sheridan. Has anyone else attended this spectacle?

[Mikey]

I am still in the purgatory of young children, so my grand plans for a simple FXDWG are on indefinite hold. I know a number of people who've made the trip from Jersey to Sturgis, though, and have never heard anything less than great about it.

[Deepcrush]

Is very happy! Empire Total War now has the United States Marines as usable troop choices!!!! Bad day no longer bad!

When did that happen? It isn't installed at the moment, I am still trying to find the booklet. Was it an update?

Its DLC "Elite Units of the West". It costs 3.49 USD, don't know what that is in pounds.

Most of the playable western nations got something new.

The US gets the USMC... an over powered group that acts as the heavy assault and close combat. I tried them out against Line French Line Infantry (because I like killing frenchmen). I was a butchers dream. 6 to 1 losses in my favor. At first they tried to fight me in line formation but then they charged my ranks. I guess they noticed how good the aim was from my Marines. Once we got in close combat... it was even worse. Even with the charge bonus helping the french, the Marines counter charged and routed them in short order. Only two of the twelve french regiments didn't break rank against the counter charge and they were killed to the man.

The US also gets the "Legion of the United States". They're a mix Line and Skirmish unit. They can fire by rank or by free fire like the "Minute Men". The only difference is they have better range and they take cover on their own without orders.

[Captain Picard's Hair]

I finally got my usb bluetooth adapter to stream music to my bluetooth headphones (in Linux)!!!

I'd been trying to figure it out for a while (I could pair the headphones with the adapter but the only music was a deafening silence) and I'd given up on it... I pulled out the adapter again today, went at it again with the help of some online guide, and the music is playing No more need to connect the cumbersome audio adapter into my laptop's headphone jack!

Me happy now.

[Lt. Staplic]

congrats CPH, just don't blow out your eardrums

[Captain Picard's Hair]

Thanks. The first time I played something directly from the USB antenna to my headset, I DID have to turn the volume down a bit. For a tiny USB stub, the damn thing puts out some powerful signal!

[Lt. Staplic]

nice...now all you need is some metal and you can become that annoying guy that is always blasting his musig