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20 Indon Election Posters

darklooming — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 15:11:22 +0800

The World's 8 Scariest Viewing Platforms

darklooming — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 10:34:08 +0800

1. Grand Canyon Skywalk.

Taking a stroll over the edge of the Grand Canyon on a glass-floored walkway is not for the faint of heart. It's a long, long way down to the Colorado River from up there. If you were to fall, your first bounce would be anywhere from 500 to 800 feet (152 to 244 meters) below. The horseshoe-shaped cantilevered walkway allows visitors to stroll some 70 feet (21 meters) out beyond the canyon rim.

2. The Ledge, Skydeck Chicago.

A dizzying view of downtown Chicago, Lake Michigan, and more than 50 miles (80 kilometers) of surrounding countryside can be had from the four glass-cubicle balconies that jut from the 103rd floor of the Wills Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) some 1,353 feet (412 meters) above the sidewalks. On a clear day you can see four states—Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana. But the best time to go is at dusk, when the lights of the city are just starting to twinkle, like a great constellation spreading beneath your feet. If you have the nerve, you can arrange private breakfasts and dinners on tables set up on these glass-floored balconies—or even hold a wedding.

3. Titlis Cliff Walk.

Billed as Europe's highest and scariest suspension bridge, the narrow walkway (barely 3 feet, or 91 centimeters, across) in the Swiss Alps spans a glacial abyss more than 1,500 feet (457 meters) deep. The bridge was built by a Swiss cable car company to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the opening of the nearby Engelberg-Gerschnialp cableway in 1913.

4. Suspended Platform at Iguazu Falls, Argentina and Brazil.

Torrents were high on Rousseau's list of things he craved to see in his quest for the sublime, and they don't come any more torrential than Iguazu Falls, a series of 270 seething rapids and thunderous waterfalls along Iguazu River on the border of Argentina and Brazil. "Poor Niagara!" Eleanor Roosevelt is said to have exclaimed when she saw it. A suspended walkway above the surging waters as they tumble over a 820-foot (250-meter) drop gives a sense of giddy horror of what it might be like to go over that yourself.

5. Skywalk in Auckland.

Taking a stroll along a footpath nearly 4 feet (1.2 meters) wide wouldn't seem to offer much in the way of challenge or thrills—after all, when was the last time you lost your balance and toppled over while trying to walk down the middle of a sidewalk? But put that same sidewalk 632 feet (193 meters) above the streets of Auckland, New Zealand, atop the observation deck on the city's Sky Tower telecommunications spire, and suddenly its width is going to seem as precarious as a gymnast's balance beam. Visitors are double-tethered for safety and obliged to wear coveralls to be sure that nothing falls out of their pockets and injures anyone below. There is an option to leap from the walkway as well. The stroll along the walkway is said to be scarier than jumping because you are out there, exposed, for much longer and the thrill of the sublime has a better chance to play on your mind...

6. Aurland Lookout.

Scary viewing platforms needn't be all hard angles, glass, and steel. Norwegian architects Tommie Wilhelmsen and Todd Saunders designed an elegant and wonderfully heart-stopping one using classic Scandinavian timbers and stylishly curving lines. It overlooks western Norway's majestic Aurland Fjord from a height of more than 2,000 feet (610 meters). As you approach the end of the smooth wooden walkway, it plunges downward in front of you as though it were a deadly roller coaster. All that keeps you from plunging with it is a pane of glass. And in the finest tradition of the sublime, it doesn't seem like enough.

7. Dachstein Skywalk

Also known as the Stairway to Nothingness, this precarious perch 9,000 feet (2,743 meters) up in the Austrian Alps opened last July. To get there you take a cable car, then pick your way along a narrow and giddily exposed suspension bridge that spans an abyss 1,300 feet (396 meters) deep, and finally descend 14 steps down a cliff face on the Hunerkogel to a glass viewing platform with sweeping views of the Alps stretching away as far as Slovenia and, if you dare to look straight down hundreds of feet, to the Dachstein Glacier below.

more at sos: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/20...s-travel-world/

YesAsia US$5 Cash Coupon Giveaway

darklooming — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 10:14:50 +0800

Hi /k,

As per topic title. First come, first served. Just reply to the thread and I will pm you. =)

[WTS] Beyond: Two Souls (R3) [SOLD]

darklooming — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 16:21:11 +0800

Item: Beyond: Two Souls (R3)
Condition: Used but still very new.
Price: RM80
Remarks: Standard Version and DLC code redeemed.
Dealing Method: COD at Ampang/PJ

Nintendo DS Lite Replacement Battery

darklooming — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 09:57:59 +0800

Hi people,

Does anyone know where I can purchase NDS Lite replacement battery in Klang Valley?

PS3 Trophies

darklooming — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 16:16:06 +0800

Would like to ask a few questions pertaining to the PS3 trophy list creation.

Say if I have 2 profiles on my PS3, User 1 (With PSN), User 2 (Without PSN).

When I start playing Game A using User 2, it will create the trophy list 0% for User 2.

Q1:
Will it also create a trophy list of Game A for User 1?

Q2:
When I switch back to User 1 and play Game B and sync my trophies, it will only transfer trophies of Game B to PSN without any trace of Game A?

Note:
Basically what I plan to achieve is to create a new generic profile (guest profile) for guests to play on my PS3. I would like to keep my own profile free of unwanted trophy list. I'm very particular about this. (OCD)

[HELP] Setting up PC Speakers

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[HELP] Setting up PC Speakers

darklooming — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:09:10 +0800

I would like to ask if it is possible to use only one pc speakers (Altec Lansing – VS4121) for both PC and PS3. What I would want to achieve is to connect both my PC and PS3 to the speakers using some sort of splitter or switch if possible so that I would not have to keep unplugging and plugging everytime I switch to use a different device. I would only use one device at a time. Is there a possible solution?

iTunes Music Issue

darklooming — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:59:37 +0800

Hi, I'm having an issue with iTunes. I recently purchased all releases from Woodkid. There are two particular tracks that are troubling me.

'Run Boy Run' - This track exists in 'Run Boy Run (Remixes) - EP' and 'The Golden Age'
'I Love You' - This track exists in 'I Love You - EP' and 'The Golden Age'

So after the purchase, I clicked on Purchased tab, found out that there are two tracks (which are listed above) that are not on my iPad. So I clicked the cloud icon and downloaded both of them.

When I browsed albums from the Music app, 'Run Boy Run' was missing from 'Run Boy Run (Remixes) - EP' and 'I Love You' was missing from 'I Love You - EP'. As for the 'The Golden Age', all tracks were present.

So I opened the iTunes app again, under Purchased tab, those two tracks appeared again (Tracks that are not on my iPad). Then, I clicked the cloud icon again to download them.

After the download completed, I checked my albums from the Music app yet again. Now the tracks are all present in both 'Run Boy Run (Remixes) - EP' and 'I Love You - EP'. But those two tracks are now missing from 'The Golden Age'. *Sigh*

Is there anyway I can make them appear at all 3 albums?

Candy Crush Mania!

darklooming — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:16:28 +0800

Police Raid on Pirated CDs in KLCC

darklooming — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:14:21 +0800

I just received an SMS saying that police is conducting raid at KLCC now for pirated CDs in vehicles. Vehicle owner will be fined RM400 per disc. She got the news from a colleague. Anyone can verify this? Anyone has contact in KLCC, can you please call your contact if he/she has heard any such news?