Evening Reading
by Steve Gibson, Sep 01, 2008 7:09pm PDTWell then, for the holiday weekend I found myself in Boston actually watching a Red Sox game. I attended a wedding as well, but obviously as an actual male
with a hanging pair I must say the baseball was the only event I cried at over the weekend.
- Google Chrome browser set to launch
- Atom collider rap is hot
- US no longer the internet hub
- Soviets love drilling holes
As for the the videogame news around these parts for the weekend:
- Gary Busey bonanza
- Fallout 3 propoganda
- StarCraft 2 update
- Fallout 3 interview
- Left 4 Dead interview
- C&C Red Alert free download
- Spore preview
- StarCraft 2 preview
- Dragon Age toolset
- Wii shop update
Lastly, as someone who has never cared much at all about politics I must readily admit I find myself actually very interested in the election this year. I
must also admit it pains me how incredibly difficult it is to come by untainted political information on TV or the web. It's almost as sad as the fact that
America only has 2 dominant political parties and if your views or hopes don't line up just right, you're hosed. I certainly understand how we ended up with a
media this way and a political system this way, but it still makes me a sad panda. A sad endangered panda that will be used as a political pawn and media
sensation to launch and destroy careers!
FileShack: Unity of Command, Skyjacker
Daily Filter: Planetside 2, Deadlight
Weekend PC digital deals: strategy-o-rama
38 Studios, Harry Potter Kinect - Shacknews Daily: May 25, 2012
Minecraft for Xbox 360 dev working on 'Adventure' update
I completed the game in 4 days. The game itself it's good, the history-line is really good and the end is awesome too.
Yes, sometimes you do repetitive things, but i tried to make them as customizable and freeway possible. I learnt a lot of movement playing that game and fighthing system once you get it well you don't need to scape at all.
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Oh, I see, it was a two-parter. I can dig it
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Woody Allen is in an odd phase lately, nothing really feels like a "Woody Allen" film, but it's kind of interesting he managed to break out of his style late in his career.
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What's a good, somewhat upscale (i.e. non-greasy) pizzeria in midtown (close to the UN).
I would be taking a small group there so I would like it to be a nice experience.
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I hope my 8800gtx isn't on the fritz :(
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http://www.apartment167.com/overload/ohgodsimsaghhhh.png
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NETWORKING MENZ & MENZETS
I'm sure I've seen threads about this sort of thing before, so hopefully someone can help. I'm looking to get a wireless access point to act as a bridge for my 360 and PC. Below is a quick MS Paint diagram of my setup at my new place. Room 1 is my flatmates bedroom and is where the wireless router is located. Room 2 is mine where I plan to put the AP.
http://www.shackpics.com/files/wireless_setup_28qc81bcz6j7f2wt06x9.jpg
This seems like the best setup I can get, as running an ethernet cable from room 1 to 2 is just not going to happen unforunately. Would this AP do the job?
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1126536803676&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper
So does this sound the next best way to do things? I'm currently using a dongle on the PC and using ICS to get the xbox online :(
I was recommended getting the WRT54GL in the previous thread http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17819564#itemanchor_17819564, although its a bit pricey over here in blighty.
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I only just realized he totally got trolled
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Do a simple new HTML/CSS structure in my company website:
- Check it on IE6, make hacks and fix bugs so it works.
- Check it on IE7 so it works without the old hacks.
- Check it on IE8 so it fucking me around another 30 mins.
- Cheick on Opera 9.5 so it works as well.
- Spent another 30 mins checking Firefox 2 old shit.
- Spent another 10 mins on FF3
- Check for Safari 5% users also be welcomed.
- Spent time too checking on Google Chrome
Resume: more work.
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Streaming non-live Version of "Cyanide"
http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?item=601167
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I've dabbled in 3D programming before but it was in Visual basic with an existing commercial DirectX engine. So a few questions:
1. Will it require a strong knowledge of C?
2. Books and/or resources to get me started?
3. Does it make a difference I will be developing on a mac?
4. Is it crazy to tackle OpenGL directly and not use a framework/engine?
5. Should I just use somehting like Torque, or wait for Unity to release their iPhone support?
I wanna make an iPhone game, and sprites just won;t cut it.
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Normally they are put along tram lines for people to see on their morning commute
These are some along my train line
http://melbourneinphotos.com/Climbing%20Crateman%20900px.jpg
http://melbourneinphotos.com/Crate%20Man%20Rides%20Again%20900px.jpg
http://melbourneinphotos.com/Crate%20Man%20Returns%20900px.jpg
http://melbourneinphotos.com/Milk%20Crate%20Man%20900px.jpg
These are all from http://melbourneinphotos.com/default.htm which has some pretty awesome photo's of Melbourne
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/sentroid91/2819574523/sizes/o/in/set-72157607067629659/
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Tonight was Insurrection. Yeah, it was essentially a movie-length episode, but it managed to stay true to all of the characters, had a semi-decent (if heavy-handed) story, and had the spiritual predecessor to Vader's "Nooo!" at the end of Episode III.
Tomorrow night: Nemesis.
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Got myself all settled ok, although the plane had an "aborted landing" where they got 2 wheels down and then had to take off again which was bloody scary (apparently there was something blocking the runway)
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http://www.qwantz.com/archive/001294.html
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I'd like to give you this fine boot in the face.
Seriously, what is going on with that game ? I tried 10-12 games last night, *all* lagged to hell, totally unplayable, jumping/swimming/unable to switch weapons, empty a clip into someone point blank and nothing happens, unable to use mortar strike (self resetting the timer) etc etc. Its 100% unplayable, it was the same about 5 days ago when I tried also.
Is this EA crap ? I mean, I got gold to be able to learn multi, but this ain't playing its a disgrace.
Anybody got some insights ?
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As I choose between a GTX 260 or 4870, does my nVidia 650i mobo play any part of that decision?
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/01/diddy-goes-off-on-john-mc_n_123081.html
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In case anybody missed Sigpro posting this the other night I rehosted it http://agentpothead.com/ohnoyoudidnt.mp3 because it is nine ways past awesome.
I will concede, however, that getting into a multiplayer game can be a pain. I just tried in vain to join nyranger's game, and had no luck. After my rapefest last night with edgewise, I'd really like to get more coop going on so hopefully someone can figure out why it's so hard to join games sometimes.
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is it really as mediocre as the reviews say it is?
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Oh and if any of you are interested in the Road to War I have collected a bunch of severed heads on one page for you guys to make it easier: http://r2w-relief.bravehost.com/
(Destruction only - sorry Order.)
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Send from my iPod
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