Is that a signal for how hard it is to get a job in the industry or did Relf want to do this? How would you phrase that question to a vet such as he?

Seems like Soft Image were doing better with no name pole dancers. I can't think of a better reason not to go somewhere, than Ron Jeremy and Vanilla Ice being guests. That being said, Rick Astly would guarantee my attendance. I wonder though, what any of the bearded mature members of SIGGRAPH would like. Oh yeah, an outdoors park event. Win!

" except this generation around he won’t have to engage in shady businesses at school to be able to do so. "

A lovely observation. Over on the edge forums we were recently saying if it weren't for shady school yard business and some with teachers, most of us wouldn't have in some cases, £3000 a year hobbies at this point in our lives.

I miss Lik Sang, I'm still gutted but I guess that's progress.

From what's been said it'll still come out on Wii as is. However that's a bogo-version.

Slandering people for ideas be them ill thought or just because another body doesn't agree leads to all kinds of petty disputes, I for one, among others get ripped on the spot just for posting by some of the more petty minded, supercilious cnuts that do occupy our forums. I like some of the banter but yes we are just better when only talking about games. And to be fair it's at a pace that we can all keep up to date with unlike trying to follow a thread on a competitors site.