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For those interested - There's a bit on mediaguardian about a series on British comics starting on BBC Four soonish.

Unfortunately you have to register to read it, but I found the link below which mentions September.

I remember there was a guy posting last year about it, and I thought it might have been and gone.

Link: http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/?p=4667" target="_blank">Possible airdate

Police are asking for the right to take samples and stick you on the DNA database for littering.

Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/humanrights/story/0,,2139674,00.html" target="_blank">DNA database for littering

Hi,

for those who watch it, S6 of the Shield starts next Friday at 11 on five.

They're showing the S5 finale tonight.

- Steve

I just saw that Virgin are going to launch Virgin One on freeview, as an answer to Sky One (hmmm).

One of the programmes they've bought is that Sarah Connor Chronicles/Terminator thingy.

I've no idea if it's aired in the US yet, but it makes a change from Sky nabbing US series.

- Steve

I hadn't seen any of this so far, but I watched one last night where they gave a group of kids a sample of TV to watch from the 90s, 80s, 70s, 60s and 50s.

They also gave them clothes, toys, food etc of the era.

It was interesting but could have been much more in-depth, the choices were a bit odd as well, a few programmes which were aimed well below their target age.

On a related topic - whatever happened to that prog that a guy was researching for on the board last year?

- Steve

Brit-cit Justice Dept are running trials of spy-in-the-sky drones...

- Steve

Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/6676809.stm" target="_blank">Merseyside police test drones

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Good job Versace's not around any more judging by some of his Dredd designs.

- Steve

Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6605093.stm" target="_blank">Studded codpieces

Hi,

I hadn't seen this brought up yet, but I noticed CF7 in Borders and the last page has the first page of Wreckers.

Is this a duplicate page or missing pages?

Cheers,

Steve

Nothing to do with the Meg story, but the trailer for this has been knocking about for quite a while.

The guy has finally finished it.

It's kind of Terra-meks take Pearl Harbour.

- Steve

Link: http://www.cee-gee.net/Movies/Movies.htm" target="_blank">Code Guardian movie

I have been having problems with faults, missing components, wrong OS, all sorts over the past 3 months, and have had enough.

The company is refusing a refund, instead offering a replacement. I have just lost faith in their ability to deliver a product after my experience with them.

Here's what has happened so far....

The bare bones of the matter are that I have been without a fully-working machine sine 9th January.

My original laptop was sent for a repair to the case under warranty, and at the same time I asked for a RAM and HD upgrade, this was done in Summer 2006.

When the machine was returned it had developed a flickering screen which eventually got so bad I had to send it in for a repair on January 09 2007 - by this time, the case had cracked again.

During the next week, the courier managed to lose the original machine and a claim was put in for the missing machine.

Eventually the claim was processed and a replacement machine was built (different model, slightly quicker). At various stages I contacted you to establish that it would match specs of the original machine with respect to RAM and HD capacity (since that had been upgraded)

I received the machine, but it wouldn't boot. As requested I tried re-seating the RAM, and trying just one stick. It wouldn't boot. I also noticed that it was short of the second HD, even though I had queried this. I also noticed that it appeared to have a lower-spec screen compared to the original. This was hard to test since I couldn't boot the machine.

The machine was returned to base.

When I got it back, the machine booted, and the screen had been replaced and the second HD added.

Unfortunately the OS was incorrect (XP Home instead of XP Pro)

A staff member attempted to talk me through a re-install of the OS, but then discovered I had been sent the incorrect CD for that machine as it had a RAID.

I asked for the machine to be picked up for you to sort out.

After a while the machine returned.

XP Pro was now on, but unfortunately the speakers weren't working properly, and the headphone socket didn't work at all and no antivirus was installed.
The machine also had a different graphics card to the one stated on the base of the machine and the shipping list, ATI instead of Nvidia.

During one of the returns I found that the machine was actually turned on when it arrived (which I am sure is not particularly healthy)

At this stage I had been without a working machine for quite a while, and I had to work onsite with something, even though it had faults. During this time the machine also Bluescreened 3 times, losing work in the process.


After this job was finished, I returned the machine yet again to have the remaining faults looked at, and the latest machine arrived on Tuesday 3th April. On booting, the machine had problems connecting to my wireless network - the screen blanked, pointer froze for 5 seconds and then returned. And then the machine bluescreened with an error related to the nvidia card. This was within half an hour of receiving it.

It has now been almost 3 months since my original machine went off for repair, and I have just had enough.

I've had promise after promise that it will be right this time - I really think I'm entitled to a refund as I feel jinxed dealing with your company. Why should I believe that a replacement machine is going to be any better? When I asked for alternatives, I was told I could have one with a smaller screen - which is unacceptable, or I could pay extra to upgrade to a different machine.


So.... does anyone know if I am within my rights in the UK to ask for a refund?


Thanks,

Steve

To save hijacking Mike's 3D models thread, he spurred me on to do more work on a model I'd started after Christmas.

Anyway here it is so far (untextured) - I'm not sure about the back, particularly the neck, on some drawings it bends down into the body, and on others it's more like a boxy vent at the back of the head.

Also looking at ref material again, it looks like the side bits on his body should be a lot shorter - I can't remeber if they're jets or something?

Anyway, suggestions/crits welcome.

Cheers,

Steve

Link: http://www.stephendgreen.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/rojaws.wmv" target="_blank">Oi! Nerkface!

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Hi,

A short sci-fi film - one guy did pretty much all the VFX and directed it.

(Fairly gory, in case that bothers anyone)

There's also a shot breakdown of some of the effects on the site, for those who like that sort of thing.

Cheers,

- Steve

Link: http://www.ruairirobinson.com/silentcity/silentcity_small_h264.mov" target="_blank">The Silent City short

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Hi,

has there ever been any mention of America in Nikolai Dante's world?

Britain, China, Africa and the Pacific have all appeared, but I can't remember America ever being mentioned - were they destroyed allowing the Empire to expand?

Cheers,

Steve

Hi,

I wondered if a few people could just test whether my new showreel works OK on their PCs (or Macs even)

Telewest/Virgin Media have upped my webspace which means I could create the reel at a higher bitrate and resolution, but I'm not sure if it will work OK on the majority of PCs or not.

It's about 50Meg.

Cheers,

Steve

Link: http://www.stephendgreen.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Steve_Green_Reel.wmv" target="_blank">Newer reel

Oopsy.

I liked the way the pixellated character's finger was pixellated again on the American news report I just saw.

- Steve

Link: http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2007/0201/breaking23.htm" target="_blank">Not quite as stupid as that woman who left nail bo

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Small teaser for the return of Life on Mars...

- Steve

Link: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a41914/in-video-life-on-mars-returns-to-bbc-one.html" target="_blank">Camberwick-tastic

From the BBC website.

Loyalist Michael Stone's planned incursion on a crucial meeting of Stormont politicians was "performance art", his defence lawyer has claimed

- Steve

Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6193169.stm" target="_blank">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6193169.stm

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The BBC are running a reality show based around the 'celebrity' jury in a fictional rape case.

Jurors include Jennifer Ellison, Michael Portillo, Megaman, and Sara Payne.

Is it just me, or is TV beyond help?

- Steve

Link: http://www.rdftelevision.com/news.aspx#98" target="_blank">I'm a juror get me out of here...

I didn't catch this, but I've been reading about it. Did anyone catch it? Was it as bad as it sounds?

Planet Earth meets X-Factor.

Having a programme devoted to saving animals via phone vote, combined rampant consumerism during the commercials seems an unlikely combination.

- Steve

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Looks somewhat like Devlin Waugh, bizarrely...

Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6164544.stm" target="_blank">Jack the Ripper 'photofit'

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