http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=44667 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Mon, 20 May 2013 15:54:52 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=44667#post-128217 Sun, 01 Jul 2012 11:16:09 +0000 Gerontius 128217@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Top Quality.<br /> Very funny, smart and expertly carried out.<br /> And the reason why I keep coming back here day after day.<br /> Damn you.<br /> Chops is on a roll. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=44667#post-128205 Sun, 01 Jul 2012 07:57:23 +0000 kga6 128205@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Excellent FP. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=44667#post-128042 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:56:46 +0000 beau-jolly 128042@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Very, very good. In fact the best sub for a long while. Very hairy moments in the Bulgarian porn level made I larf.<br /> A fistful of stars </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=44667#post-128038 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:17:15 +0000 nickb 128038@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Good and probably true which is the main thing </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=44667#post-128023 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:38:23 +0000 Yikes 128023@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Funny! 5* </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=44667#post-128014 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 08:19:19 +0000 daneade 128014@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>tee hee </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=44667#post-127953 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:15:42 +0000 waylandsmithy 127953@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Very good, love the idea and execution. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=44667#post-127952 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:10:46 +0000 simonhansen 127952@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I like it. I like the concept of this 'internet' you speak of. And I like:</p> <p>When asked what pitfalls the pair had encountered, Mr Roberts admitted he had become trapped in Farmville for the best part of a day, before Mr McQueen showed him how to dodge invites. “And there were some very hairy moments as we worked our way through the Bulgarian porn level” he added. </p> <p>I reckon you can tighten the whole thing up though. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=44667#post-127922 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:50:55 +0000 grumblechops 127922@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Two unemployed men from Woking in Surrey have become the first people to complete The Internet on the hardest setting, game designer Sir Tim Berners-Lee confirmed today.</p> <p>34 year old Michael Roberts claims he first completed The Internet about two years ago on the ‘Easy’ setting – in which firewalls, anti-virus software and pop-up blockers provide a safety net in case the gamer makes a wrong click as they navigate through the ever-expanding virtual maze. However his use of a wandering IP address – a power-up which makes the gamer invisible to end-of-level bosses – made his claim impossible to verify. </p> <p>But after teaming up with fellow online player Stewart McQueen, 29, the pair attempted to repeat the feat in 'Expert' mode, which deactivates all their laptop’s security features. Roberts and McQueen then successfully negotiated their way through over 7 billion web pages spread across over 182 million sites, without riddling their computer with viruses or being arrested as part of Operation Ore.</p> <p>The quest is thought to have taken around four months of constant online activity, with the two men drawing up a rota to ensure they shared the burden and factored in time to eat and sleep. “Once you’ve been at it for a day and a half, fatigue is the biggest danger” said McQueen. “If you let your mind wander for a second and click the wrong thing, it can take you all the way back to your Homepage. And there’s no extra lives or cheat codes to get you through this bad boy – it’s not Sonic the Hedgehog.”</p> <p>When asked what pitfalls the pair had encountered, Mr Roberts admitted he had become trapped in Farmville for the best part of a day, before Mr McQueen showed him how to dodge invites. “And there were some <em>very</em> hairy moments as we worked our way through the Bulgarian porn level” he added. </p> <p>Speaking about the achievement, Berners-Lee said “We built in so many traps we thought completing the game would be virtually impossible. Viruses, error 404s, even a labyrinth of secret pathways that redirect the player to a constantly looping Rick Astley song. But fair play, these guys have got round the lot. </p> <p>“It just goes to show what amazing feats human beings are capable of” he added. </p> <p>“Especially when they’ve got bugger all else to do for months.” </p>