Australian Qualifies For Quake Tournament With 2. Ping. Quake is a hard enough game as is, and thats with a good connection. Now imagine playing in an international qualifier for a 1 million tournament on 2. Thats the path that Daniel dandaking De Sousa walked on the weekend, carving his way through several Americans to qualify for the North American regional finals. My Beautiful Girl, Mari Ipod Movie. Playing for Just A Minute JAM under the name astroboy, the Aussie Quake veteran managed to earn a spot amongst North Americas top 3. The regional finals are being played online as well, so the chances of dandaking qualifying through that gauntlet are much, much lower. Nonetheless, you have to appreciate someone who can qualify through conditions like these And have a look at dandakings railgun accuracy on almost 2. Heres the final frag, capped with a shotgun and a dial up internet quality ping of 2. Absolutely ridiculous. The qualification is a bit of vindication for dandaking as well, who played in the first North American qualifier only to be knocked out in the third round. A small contingent of Australians have taken part in both qualifiers so far, but dandaking is the only one so far to get within a whisker of qualifying, let alone actually making it. After all, its Quake on 2. That should be astonishingly hard on any given day, but even more so in a tournament where North Americas best players are assembling for the largest Quake Champions tournament on offer. Dandaking now has the option of playing the regional qualifiers in North America, if he or a sponsor can stump up for the flights to get him there. Failing that, he can try his hand at the offline tournament at Quake. Con next month. You can rewatch the whole of dandakings qualifying match below. The first map starts at 1. This story originally appeared on Kotaku Australia. Real Life Rapunzel Gets First Ever Haircut for Charity. Growing up, Britains Charlie Tillotson swore a vow against haircuts. For years, she declined even the smallest of trims, and by the age of 6, her blond locks had grown so long that they reached all the way down her back. All that changed after Charlie watched a television documentary about children with cancer. She threw aside her hatred of scissors and decided to cut her hair off in order to donate it to the Little Princess Trust, where it would be used to make wigs for kids who needed them. I welled up, Charlies father Steve told the Sidmouth Herald. E Entertainment Television, LLC. A Division of NBCUniversal with news, shows, photos, and videos. Inspired by their daughters dedication, Charlies parents set up a Just. Giving page to publicize her efforts and asked fans to raise money for Children with Cancer UK. The support they received dwarfed the familys expectations they raised more than 1,3. Once they reached the thousand pound mark, Charlies parents posted a video of her thanking everyone who donated On July 1. Charlie received the first haircut of her young life from family friend Rianne Woodruff, who transformed her Rapunzel style locks into a sleek bob. To thank Charlie for her selflessness, the town of Sidmouth will give her a spotlight at its upcoming carnival shes to ride on a float in the towns parade, complete with a new dress and a princess tiara. Still, the six year old isnt resting on her laurels. Now she is saying she wants to grow it back, her mother Amy told The Daily Star, so she can do it again for another child. RELATED See the Best Celebrity Hair TransformationsIMAGE 0 Want more stories like thisGreetings from the future Welcome to Postal Apocalypse, io9s admittedly sporadic mail column by me, editor Rob Bricken. This week Ive got a lot of.