The Playstation Network

I just received an email telling me that the Terms of Service and User Agreement and Privacy Policy for the Playstation Network have been updated.

Unfortunately, I don't know anyone who knows what these changes are, mostly since no-one really reads the ToS anyway. What is the point of keeping users informed of changes to something they are completely ignorant towards? Will anyone know if they have actually changed anything and what they are now allowed to do to us?

If there are any legal experts/people who actually read the small print out there, do let me know if this now means they can empty my bank account.

Isn't Mario Brilliant?

Just played the new Super Mario game for the Wii. Forgot how much I enjoyed Super Mario World all those years ago on the SNES. The joy of skipping from World 1 to World 5 to 8 and completing the game in a couple of hours.

The added bonus being replaying over and over to find those star coins to unlock World 9, just a pity you can't take Yoshi outside a level yet.

Google font size

I've noticed recently that the font size on the google homepage has become suddenly larger. This was a little disconcerting. It felt much the same way as adapting to a full size desktop monitor after working on a laptop for years.

Guess I don't have to worry so much about my sight failing me as I get older.

Online riddles

In my younger days, I used to spend many happy hours solving online riddles. I speak mainly of the riddles of the Qwizard type. I first got hooked playing Qwyzzle then moved on to the five Qwizards. Despite the excitement over the last year or so that there was a long-promised Qwyzzle 2 on the way I have recently discovered that both Qwizard and the Qwyzzle sites are dead.

Does anyone know of any other similar riddles or if there is any work being done to replace them?

I fear I may have to create my own riddle. Unfortunately, I would then lose the fun of solving such a new riddle.

Charming Holly Valance - update

The following new answers have been discovered:

24hours to live: party
fancy mates sis: ask her out
pull sick day: swine flu
nature calls: hold it

Cheating at games

Why would anyone over the age of 10 try to cheat at a game? There can surely only be two 'acceptable' reasons.

1. There is a large sum of money at stake. In which case the cheat is a pathetic person and shall surely run into trouble with such life choices.

2. You are trying to beat a 10 year old at a game at which they are far superior to you. This scenario can actually be rather amusing and teaches the child a valuable life lesson, namely to be careful of some rather unscrupulous sorts out there - see 1 above.

It has come to my attention that someone on the internet has posted links to the videos from the Charming Holly Valance game. How sad. The whole point in trying to find the answers to the questions is that sense of satisfaction you get when you earn the right to see the next clip. If all you want is to see Holly Valance videos there are plenty of other (better) videos to be easily found. For example why not check out this site.

Charming Holly Valance - video 5

I made one further effort to get the final video. Despite the greatest efforts of those who got in touch after the last post I still have had no luck. I have though confirmed the following additional answers.

Tell a story: How I saved the world
Mate fancies sis: Warn them off
Friends describe you as: funny OR sexy
Diesel car: Blame previous owner
Air guitar move: Knee slide

EDIT: It seems that the video shown may be related to your position on the leaderboard. Due to more people doing well it seems much more difficult to reach those later videos. At my last check you would need a score of ~980 to make the first page.

Charming Holly Valance - Answers

As there was so much interest in my previous post, I've decided to mention the answers I already know here. If there are any I'm missing please leave a comment and we can try to get a complete list of answers here.

For most questions you just have to make sure you include the necessary keywords in your answer

Invention : Flying (anyword) OR (anyword) time machine
Gadget : Beer Fridge
First notice: Eyes
Desert Island: Boat, laptop, (anyword)
Stay awake : 2 OR 3
1st purchase : House
To get in: With the band
In the club: I'm the owner
Song title: Holly Valance
Crying friend: Laugh
Type of car: Porsche
Date: Theater
Run 100m: 10
From the land..:Down under
Email: Deny all
Break wind: Blame (anyword)
Office sleep: Under desk
Office prank: Change background OR hide stapler
Night out: Strippers

Meal: Steak
Play you in movie: Tom Cruise
Time machine: Back to bed
Impress new girl: Smile
Best friends sister: Ask her out
Win money: I quit

Accident: Lost leg
Special move: Fireball OR High kick

Still no answer for the diesel car question

Charming Holly Valance

I've been playing the Holly Valance msn game. Not the greatest game in the world but I'm keen to find the answers to all the questions she asks. I think I have most of them now but I'm still missing one or two that prevent me from getting a perfect score and viewing that all elusive fifth video clip.

For example, how much would you bench press to impress a lady like Holly?

Answers to this or any other of her questions should be left in a comment below. Thank you.

Winner

Just won $20 by winning an online poker tournament!!
I had a slight cowardly blunder just before the final table but managed to turn things around in the end.

No economic downturn for me.

RAM it in

Apparently RAM modules that have not been properly inserted give the same error messages as failed RAM. The advice then is whenever you move a PC don't throw it on the desk.

I am now able to enjoy Mr Gates latest work of perfection in all of its 4GB recognizing glory!

Windows does work

After a recent run of crashes I decided it was best to reinstall Windows. Unfortunately, after three failed attempts it became apparent there was a bigger problem. Seems that I have some faulty RAM.

At least I know now that Windows 7 hasn't suddenly become awful.

Boring people

Why is it that so many boring people set up blogs? I am a happy person. If I didn't have anything nice to say then I certainly wouldn't post my feelings on the internet.

Take this loser for example:
http://hencebanana.blogspot.com/

I stumbled across this recently added blog whilst playing with the next blog button. This guy has some serious behavioral problems if you ask me.

The saddest thing is that when his PC ultimately fails, as it will since removing the side provides only a small temporary cooling effect, he will blame those around him and not his own inability to replace the case fan.

Cheer up my friend!

My blog

Today I created my own blog. I am so happy.