NetNewswire? I have to do what to get support?

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Well, I haven\’t been usingNetNewsWire in a while, especially since it has a tendency to start spewing Flash errors to the console when hidden…  Or it\’s been open for too long, or …..
My last communication with them was via their own dedicated forums, so I was surprised to read from Kirk McElhearn that they are now only supporting NNW via Google Groups public forums, for both paid and non-paid users.
So let me get this straight….

  • I paid for NNW
  • I paid for an \”upgrade\” when NNW was purchased by NewsGator (if memory serves me correct)

Brent doesn\’t seem to be supporting the package, with any significant dedication…  Or at least I have heard of almost no upgrades / updates since June 14th 2010….
While I\’m not completely happy, I am almost exclusively dealing with Google Reader now.
Take alook at Kirk\’s complaints, I think you might find some good information…  Kirkville » Why Do I Have To Create a Google Account to Get Support for Third-Party Software?.

A gustatory adventure in the deleted scene from Neil Gaiman\’s upcoming Doctor Who script

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AMY
Is it something people can eat?
(to Doctor)
Shouldn\’t you scan it with your screwdriver or something?
THE DOCTOR
Why would I scan food with my screwdriver?
AMY
See if it\’s safe?
The Doctor leans over, dips his finger into his bowl, tastes it.
THE DOCTOR
Some unusual trace elements, smidge too much background radiation, but, yeah, very yummy.
Amy is about to try some of his food… he stops her.
THE DOCTOR (cont\’d)
No. Don\’t put it in your mouth.
AMY
Not for humans?
THE DOCTOR
Not for you. Tastes like Marmite on socks.
[Spotted on Bleeding Cool. Also, thanks Bluehinter!]
via A gustatory adventure in the deleted scene from Neil Gaiman\’s upcoming Doctor Who script.

Dragon Quest IX talk about some crazy stuff (Puff-Puff)

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Destructoid discusses Dragon Quest IX, and some of the crazy things that are in the JRPG.

But the point is that I\’m hardly an expert on the entirety of this crazy Dragon Quest thing, and that\’s especially true of a little thing called the \”puff-puff.\”
What the hell is the puff-puff? I\’m glad you asked. Just last week, I found myself asking that same question — around the same time I was writing that two–part thing. When all was said and done, the puff-puff just wasn\’t relevant to what I was saying in those two pieces. So now it\’s time to answer once and for all, \”What is the puff-puff?\”
…….
One of my favorite things about Dragon Quest IX is the DQVC service, a specialized store offering new items and quests. A couple of Fridays ago, I unlocked a quest called \”Puff-Puff Performance.\” To any trueDragon Quest fan, this would have immediately meant something quite glorious, but as for me, I simply wandered over to the quest giver expecting a fairly typical mission, perhaps one involving dancing.
However, the quest giver asked me to find an herb called \”cheer-me-up.\” Hmm … something called a \”puff-puff\” that involved a magical herb? I thought I had an idea of what was going on now. This silly little JRPG with an E10+ ESRB rating was going to get me high as fuck. Ah, the perks of being an angel. Innocence? Ha!


The rubbing of breasts on faces in Dragon Quest IX- Destructoid.