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My condolences Mazy... Last my grandmother not too long ago (she was awesome !).

Pfewww my brain needs a nap. Been interviewing for this small startup in Vancouver. They look like a really nice bunch of human beings. Got a design test and finished the scripting test today. That scripting test was insane haha. Got it yesterday at around 4pm-ish and finished it today at 5pm (eat and sleep... didn't pass the night on it). I really tried to push for modular/reusable scripts... hence why my brain needs a nap. Feels pretty awesome to get stuff done like that.

There's a movie shoot right under where I live and there's a huge crane with an immense spotlight flooding my apartment. Can't sleep. I got blinds but it's like insane lighting. Note that as I am writing this it's pitch black night here in Vancouver. Linked a picture to give you guys an idea. Apparently it's a new show called "Minority Report" (based on the movie).

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To get back to the refugee crisis. I was watching the news yesterday and Germany said some stuff.

for many reasons I didn't manage to get back to this topic, but I intended to do so as I've read an article about how the news outlets and govs are manipulating the information to make us feel pity and angry with these people.

The picture of the child for example was apparently manipulated (read: body positioned by photographers) for maximum effect. Then the footage from Hungary.

Last night saw a video reposted by a frightened colleague where a large group of immigrants were assaulting a person like hyenas.

Sorry to hear that, Mazy. Take care you genius!~

On a lighter note I finished my first obstacle/mud run this weekend. It was interesting to run it as a level designer, seeing as it's paced between just standard running and obstacles. The challenges were nice as most of them required teamwork, which made running in a team so much more fun. Some of them were also much worse than expected. Who knew you'd get the longest brainfreeze after immersing yourself fully in ice water for just a few seconds? Some of the challenges were also in the north sea, some of which included a mild waterboarding effect as well as going into waist deep water to take a ladder up to a bridge... kind of like playing call of duty SP with like 100 other people. Definitely interesting as an inspiration and experience, will likely do it again if my body ever recovers.

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On a lighter note I finished my first obstacle/mud run this weekend.

Obstacle races are so much fun. I'm incredibly unfit, but I enjoy them so much. Definitely looking to get on some sort of circuit for these. Pic from my last one "The Nuts Challenge":

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Where are you based for yours?

Oh @jackophant so you came this way? The other day a colleague said she was at the nuts challenge!

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Oh @jackophant so you came this way? The other day a colleague said she was at the nuts challenge!

The big obstacle races usually have multiple hosting grounds, and this one was near Surrey somewhere.

I'm definitely willing to travel for them!

Mazy, so sorry to hear about the loss of your father. My condolences to you and your family.

So... Someone wrote my car off last month.

*NSFW Language*

The insurance have done well though. They've offered me what the car was probably worth before the accident which I was very surprised by.

Now I just need to find another car

man that sucks..Least you weren't hurt

wtf you change your car for such a minor impact ?! Wtf i mean, it's nothing they could just change some bodywork parts and re-adjust some stuff and your car is ready to go

My car is probably older than me, with 360 000 km on the clock, so seing such a good-looking car being waste seems completely retarded to me oO

Hopefully you weren't hurt of course.

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wtf you change your car for such a minor impact ?! Wtf i mean, it's nothing they could just change some bodywork parts and re-adjust some stuff and your car is ready to go

My car is probably older than me, with 360 000 km on the clock, so seing such a good-looking car being waste seems completely retarded to me oO

Hopefully you weren't hurt of course.

a side shunt like that probably misaligned the chassis of the car which is what the car is built around. It's very expensive to repair and if the quoted repairs are more than the car is worth, it's a write off.

Aesthetically it's not that bad, but it's underneath.

These days on modern cars, the airbags going off is enough to write some of them off

Yeah I think the chassis took a lot of the force out of the impact. Considering I got hit on the back and not the front my steering wheel was pointing to 2 o'clock when the car was going straight afterwards. Though being forced into the kerb and bouncing over it might have caused some damage.

The guy my insurance passed me onto said he was surprised they even bothered sending it for evaluation since I told them the air bags deployed. He said that even on brand new cars an air bag deployment is normally an instant write off because the interiors cost so much to replace. They ripped the drivers seat in half and caved in my ceiling. Amazing things but they really do destroy the interior of the car.

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wtf you change your car for such a minor impact ?! Wtf i mean, it's nothing they could just change some bodywork parts and re-adjust some stuff and your car is ready to go

My car is probably older than me, with 360 000 km on the clock, so seing such a good-looking car being waste seems completely retarded to me oO

Hopefully you weren't hurt of course.

frenchies car logic no offense

well its safer for the car to absorb all the impact than the people inside, older cars are like bricks that throws the passengers around

You're all serious ?
Just look at the video, it's not that bad and it's a side impact of course nothing serious could have happened to you whatever the car is. I know what you mean by the car absorbing all the impact, which is true especially for the front impacts where everything is studied to be destroyed before hurting you. But here ... It hasn't moved that much, and it's not the chassis that took the most damage but probably just the outside parts.

If eventually the rear axle is misaligned, that's something fixable and it's not like if it was the front axle. Don't tell me the car is ruined after this crash, it's really not that bad...

And yea Jacko i kinda know the topic, it's my job ...

Beck, it has nothing to do with you i understand that they probably did that themself, it's just a crazy waste imo.

Yea exodus ok i'm a bit oversimplifying things but don't you think as a german that this is a ecological/economical huge mistake to throw away the car ? And no in France people would have done the same, it's just that my dad is into car restoration and we're not used to drive new cars

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well its safer for the car to absorb all the impact than the people inside, older cars are like bricks that throws the passengers around

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Yea the cars in the 50/60s, there's nothing new in absorbing the impact

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Glad you made it safe Beck, that was a close one!

I didn't think about the chassis myself as well at first, but now we talk about it, I had a low speed accident a few years ago, an old Micra (brick of a city car!) hit the front left corner, where the headlights are, of my parents' Punto. Front chassis bent right, not much but you could see it opening the hood and we replaced the car as well. The Micra didn't even break the headlight!!

Anyway I'm curious about the dashcam, does it come with the insurance (think I've read some do now?) or you installed it? I knew loads of (motor)cyclists have it but thought only in Russia cars were using them ?

I'm glad you are ok @Beck. We still got Fallout 4 to do you know? You can't expect me to travel the Wasteland alone

In other news, after several tests, I've made it to the Eurogamer Benelux staff as an editor. It's unpaid at first, but with a lot of nice perks. Plus, it's a foot between the door at one of the largest gamer networks in the world. One step closer at becoming a pro

@Beck Wow, sounds like the car was really worked over... What state was the other car in?

Is that a purpose built dash cam you use or a phone app? I'm interested in buying one for myself as a 6" phone takes up most of my windscreen.

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You're all serious ?
Just look at the video, it's not that bad and it's a side impact of course nothing serious could have happened to you whatever the car is. I know what you mean by the car absorbing all the impact, which is true especially for the front impacts where everything is studied to be destroyed before hurting you. But here ... It hasn't moved that much, and it's not the chassis that took the most damage but probably just the outside parts.

If eventually the rear axle is misaligned, that's something fixable and it's not like if it was the front axle. Don't tell me the car is ruined after this crash, it's really not that bad...

And yea Jacko i kinda know the topic, it's my job ...

Beck, it has nothing to do with you i understand that they probably did that themself, it's just a crazy waste imo.

Yea exodus ok i'm a bit oversimplifying things but don't you think as a german that this is a ecological/economical huge mistake to throw away the car ? And no in France people would have done the same, it's just that my dad is into car restoration and we're not used to drive new cars

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Yea the cars in the 50/60s, there's nothing new in absorbing the impact

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I could have had the car back but they deemed the car was too expensive to fix. They said the car would be a "Category C" which means:

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Category C[/b]: the vehicle is repairable but the costs exceed the vehicle’s value. Can re-appear on road.

I didn't get a full report of the damage but they offered me a good sum of money so I'm guessing there's more damage than meets the eye here.

Seriously I loved that car to pieces and looked after it well. I'm very sad to see it go. But I guess you can't guarantee how well a car will perform after a crash and what other side effects it might create.

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Glad you made it safe Beck, that was a close one!

I didn't think about the chassis myself as well at first, but now we talk about it, I had a low speed accident a few years ago, an old Micra (brick of a city car!) hit the front left corner, where the headlights are, of my parents' Punto. Front chassis bent right, not much but you could see it opening the hood and we replaced the car as well. The Micra didn't even break the headlight!!

Anyway I'm curious about the dashcam, does it come with the insurance (think I've read some do now?) or you installed it? I knew loads of (motor)cyclists have it but thought only in Russia cars were using them ?

Cheers.

I got the dash cam myself for my own protection after driving into the city every day and getting cut up by arseholes in a rush. It was only a matter of time until one of them cut me up too closely and I'd end up hitting them. Then it'd be my word against theirs, but if I had the camera I'd have evidence.

Once I showed the insurance that video they instantly said "It's clearly not your fault, we'll sort everything from here."

I didn't tell my insurance about the camera prior to this and I won't tell future insurers either. You can get insurance which makes black boxes and camera mandatory, but I don't really want that.

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I'm glad you are ok @Beck. We still got Fallout 4 to do you know? You can't expect me to travel the Wasteland alone

In other news, after several tests, I've made it to the Eurogamer Benelux staff as an editor. It's unpaid at first, but with a lot of nice perks. Plus, it's a foot between the door at one of the largest gamer networks in the world. One step closer at becoming a pro

Cheers dude! Don't worry I don't plan on dying until I at least finish FO4

Grats on the position!

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@Beck Wow, sounds like the car was really worked over... What state was the other car in?

Is that a purpose built dash cam you use or a phone app? I'm interested in buying one for myself as a 6" phone takes up most of my windscreen.

I didn't really inspect the other car that closely but they had an exploded tyre and a bent rim, some body damage on the front and a very shook up driver.

Yeah it's a proper dash cam. This is the one I use: http://www.amazon.co.uk/E-PRANCE-Novat…-1&keywords=g1w

Whenever I start my car the camera starts recording and just overwrites the oldest files. I think I get about 6 hours or so of 1080p 30fps footage from a 32GB card. (Might be slightly more I can't recall.)

Great little camera though. Would recommend getting one.

Some other videos I've captured: