Sorry it’s been a bit quiet round here lately, but we’ve been getting stuck into a few new MMOs. We’d decided to take a bit of a break from WoW so were looking around for a new MMO to try.
As D was already Beta testing Lord of the Rings Online, that seemed like a good choice, although i also wanted to try a non-sword n’ sorcery based game, so we also made a return to City of Heroes, a game we’d both played just after launch. Have to say, it’s …

For those of you that have never clicked on the link in the sidebar to the brilliant GUComics, now’s a good time to start, as Woody’s just revamped the site.
World of Warcraft RPG at Forbidden Planet

My iPod died…

I’m going to try the Apple Store at lunchtime, see if they confirm it, but the prognosis isn’t looking good…
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Semper Fi iPod, you served well…. (Daryl)

Amazingly handy things iPod… Even in a fire fight!
The story:

“My wife’s uncle works in a military hospital and told me about this. Its pretty amazing. Kevin Garrad (3rd Infantry Division) was on a street patrol in Iraq (Tikrit I believe) and as he rounded the corner of a building an armed (AK-47) insurgent came from the other side.
The two of them were within just a few feet of each other when they opened fire. The insurgent was killed and Kevin was hit in the left chest where his IPod was …