So I preordered this five months ago waaay back in August 2011 and it’s about to be released in just under six weeks time. Then this morning checking igoogle Kotaku feed; ‘Surprise Surprise, Mass Effect 3 Requires Origin, Won’t Launch On Steam’.
Pause ten seconds.
Storm of expletives.
Above: My late lamented Viewsonic 1962WM 19 inch monitor. RIP. I’ll not forget three years of faithful service.
No, not quite like that. Toshokan Sensou i.e. 'Library Wars', good series; watch it.
The war I speak of is not one where opposing teams engage each other in firefights outside of library structures or brutal close quarters combat within the confines of the hallowed halls of these repositories of learning. No this is a far more insidious war yet no less enraging or provoking. This is a war that is conducted through the internet as a medium with the tapping of book titles into the search bars of library catalogues and clicking of mouse buttons on ‘Request’ icons within the interface of one’s library account.
I speak of the war for library books. Opponents lie cunningly in wait for their unwitting foes to borrow a particular tome – namely those belonging to Fisher Research – and the trap is sprung! As soon as the poor sod borrows the book, soon the dastardly enemy ‘requests’ their coveted book, forcing the unfortunate first borrower to return the book within a week. Most evil.
Source: Sky News
Earlier this week, Thursday to be precise, Harry Jenkins resigned from his post as Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives and was replaced by Peter Slipper (former LNP member).
