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| PennyGems | |
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| Goal | $3,500 ($20,161 as of this posting) |
| End Date | 2012-04-30 |
| Project Creator(s) | Dave Howell |
| Excerpt | Upgrade almost any board game by replacing the player markers or tokens that came in the box with PennyGems. They're dazzlingly shiny, feel solid yet sensual to the touch, are very easy to pick up off a table (because of their raised edges), are non-skid, stack surprisingly well, have a nice weight to them, and are incredibly durable. Each one has an icon on one side which ensures that people who are color-blind or visually impaired can still easily identify different kinds, and the symbols also establish a rank or order for the colors, should a game need that. PennyGems are made by printing UV-resistant ink onto chrome mirror-like self-adhesive vinyl labels, then covering the label with a dome of space-age polyurethane. The polyurethane is non-yellowing, self-healing, extremely resistant to a wide range of chemicals, and very durable, while also being slightly flexible and very pleasing to the touch. Two of these labels are placed on a penny. The penny gives the PennyGem token a satisfying weight in the hand. |
Though highly unlikely, anyone ever found google customer service? I mean support via email or ticket? I have seen all their paid and free services are usually supported under one of their crappy interface forums.-mahesh2k (April 28, 2012, 03:39 AM)
Just like Microsoft then-Carol Haynes (April 28, 2012, 10:47 AM)
I think I've seen that image now in three separate threads on this site alone.-Deozaan (April 28, 2012, 02:51 AM)
The $50 for 1 TB at google is per month.
The best value seems to be 100 GB, since for the rest of them, doubling the space costs 1 cent more than the previous step (how odd).-Jibz (April 27, 2012, 10:34 AM)
| Shadowrun Returns | |
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| Goal | $400,000 ($1,628,975 as of this posting) |
| End Date | 2012-04-29 |
| Project Creator(s) | Harebrained Schemes |
| Excerpt | Shoot Straight. Conserve Ammo. And Never Cut a Deal With A Dragon. Jordan Weisman, the creator of Shadowrun, is back and Shadowrun Returns (for Apple & Android tablets and PCs) is the game that Shadowrun fans have been waiting for a long time. A graphically rich 2D turn-based single player game with deep story interaction, meaningful character development, and highly-contextual tactical combat, Shadowrun Returns is not only going to make some old geeks (like us) very happy but it will introduce new players to a dynamic gaming universe that is beloved around the world. Created almost 25 years ago, Shadowrun remains one of the most original and cherished role-playing settings. The game world’s origin story mashes-up the dystopian Cyberpunk future of a Blade Runner with the high fantasy creatures and races of a Lords of the Rings in an organic way that produces iconic characters, environments, and situations. Note that stretch goals have added MacOS and Linux support! |
Compared to the competition, it's a good deal.-Dirhael (April 27, 2012, 12:13 AM)
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For computer users, a few mouse clicks could mean the difference between staying online and losing Internet connections this summer.
Unknown to most of them, their problem began when international hackers ran an online advertising scam to take control of infected computers around the world. In a highly unusual response, the FBI set up a safety net months ago using government computers to prevent Internet disruptions for those infected users. But that system is to be shut down.
The FBI is encouraging users to visit a website run by its security partner, http://www.dcwg.org , that will inform them whether they're infected and explain how to fix the problem. After July 9, infected users won't be able to connect to the Internet.
