New Year
There goes the new year! My new years resolution is to find something productive to do! Maybe I’ll learn a programming language. Like Actionscript; I’ll program a flash game! Or I’ll blog something useful…
Tweets for Today
00:20 From my Blog: Tweets for Today: 00:18 arguing with Juliet about whether WoW is competiti.. tinyurl.com/2nv8vu #
00:56 just about to grab the new version of snitter! #
00:59 woo avatars appear on notifications, and they no longer que up after being idle :) #
01:47 heading to bed, now that i’ve spent some time getting my blog back into order again #
16:26 playing some Diablo II #
19:14 check out this cool physics based indie game World of Goo; due to be released Valentines Day snurl.com/1w6v0 #
19:22 reading about Chinese MMO culture snurl.com/1w6vo #
19:54 about to finish Act I on Diablo II #
21:36 just watched a doco about what would happen if a "super coment" hit earth #
21:44 @motownmutt i find the @ function to be relatively mystifying too… #
22:55 well just got started on Act II in Diablo 2 #
23:22 i mentioned World of Goo earlier. Tower of Goo is their original working prototype, and basis. download here: snurl.com/1w7cx #
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Useful Programs
I thought I’d compile a list of programs I use either on a regular basis or that I find useful. In no particular order:
1. Snitter. This Adobe AIR powered Twitter desktop application looks great, works great and I love using it. In my opinion the best multi-platform twitter desktop app, and certainly the best Windows-compatible twitter app.
2. PDF Creator is useful for converting a Word document into a PDF file, if the need arises.
3. ISOBuster/Daemon Tools/Infra Recorder see to all my burning and imaging needs.
4. Object Dock is one application I could not live without. Provides dock functionality for Windows similar to that found on the Mac.
5.DVDFab Platinum can burn from DVD to DVD, or convert the contents of a DVD into a generic or Ipod or PSP compatible format. Very useful.
6. Qwix can connect to your modded (original) Xbox via FTP and load, create and manage ISO files.
7. Azureus is my choice when it comes to peer-to-peer downloading.
9. Notepad ++ is pretty useful programming-friendly notepad with support for a variety of languages.
10. Firefox. Firefox 3 (Beta 2) is my choice of browser at the moment. Firefox 3 Beta 2 has been significantly more stable for me than Firefox 2 ever was. Stability issues with Firefox 2 saw me switch to Opera, and despite my love for it I desperately missed Firefox’s plugin functionality. If Firefox 3 lives up to expectations, my switch back to Firefox should be permanent.
Pretty Porcelain Pieces (and awesome alliteration!)
Check out these pretty porcelain pieces plus pictures (wow! do I rock at alliteration or what?)
Intended to be a romantic heart-shaped tea-cup, some astute commenters over at boing boing pointed out that to a left handed user this resembles nothing so much as drinking liquid from a vaguely ass-shaped receptacle. How pleasant!
Personally, as a right-hander, I think the cup is pretty neat. For only $13 each why not?
Link (via Boing Boing)
This little piggy bank literally spills his guts when you crack him open; the intent being to disgust the owner into leaving the money untouched and the bank unbroken!
Tweets for Today
00:18 arguing with Juliet about whether WoW is competitive. im of the opinion that the huge time investment needed is inherently uncompetitive #
00:53 From my Blog: Tweets for Today: 00:09 scientists find new drug that could "replace .. tinyurl.com/yqohvq #
01:10 downloading Diablo II…another one of those classic games ive managed to miss somehow #
01:14 i’m a bit burnt out from mass effect, but i’m going to give it another play thru after having a nice long break #
12:07 just finished downloading Diablo II, now im heading over to dads *sigh* #
21:44 I greatly dislike beaches, swimming and water. I believe I am something of an oddity, for an Australian. #
21:45 my internet is acting up, im having some trouble connecting to snitter and MSN but my web browser is functioning perfectly #
21:54 From my Blog: Links for the err past couple of days: Tidbits on TwitterThe picture on th.. tinyurl.com/2vw37z #
21:55 oh god…i just realised how many of my dads character traits i imitate…the way i sit, sigh, stand…even my writing looks the same. #
22:12 signing up for Remember the Milk www.rememberthemilk.com #
22:29 i think this is an interesting tumblog chrisunplugged.tumblr.com/ #
23:25 testing out twitteresce #
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Links for the err past couple of days
Tidbits on Twitter
The picture on the left which caught my fancy is from geekculture.com. I was actually linked to this from twitter. Link
An interesting article about the many uses of twitter is available here, I found it darn interesting; even if it was well over 140 characters ;-)
Another huge use I have found for Twitter is as a “knowledge network”. A “network” of people to whom I can pose questions and – usually extremely rapidly – get back responses.
Tetris Packing
I found the picture on the left to be thoroughly awesome. I trust you do too.
Java Programming
Interesting article about programming and the manageability of coding large projects in static languages like Java. Link
RIAA, screwing customers, raping the law
Link
Eyescape
Pretty awesome series of photographs of various human irises. Scrolling through them is almost hypnotic! Link
Rock Band
Pretty cool video of some guy passing Tom Sawyer with 99% on expert on the drums. I could do that…
Tweets for Today
00:09 scientists find new drug that could "replace sleep" snurl.com/1vxbs #
07:06 From my Blog: Mass Effect: I received Mass Effect for Christmas, so I’ve been a bit pre-.. tinyurl.com/2ufwxe #
07:06 From my Blog: Tweets for Today: 00:07 now 15 hours in to mass effect # 01:35 arguing wit.. tinyurl.com/2gtcmc #
12:28 woo just finished downloading a bunch of snes roms :) #
12:38 extracting about 800 ROMS… #
15:36 about 26 hours into mass effect now #
18:43 30 hours into mass effect! and i’ve finished temple of the winds and moved on to soul of the fire. #
19:28 watching 300 for the first time #
19:41 spartans seem incapable of communicating in anything except shouts… #
23:18 well! just finished mass effect, in 35 hours. it was a very satisfying experience, great story, but I still think KOTOR had more personality #
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Tweets for Today
00:07 now 15 hours in to mass effect #
01:35 arguing with Phoy about the existence of god…i enjoy debating :-) #
01:35 From my Blog: Tweets for Today: 00:23 whew, 5 hours into mass effect and decided to take.. tinyurl.com/2b6zwo #
03:18 upon landing on an uncharted planet in mass effect i am notified that the big flashing exclamation mark on the hud is a "hidden base". orly? #
15:55 drinking a coke spider…delicious! #
18:55 really enjoying mass effect now. about 22 hours in #
19:16 wow really awesome article about twitter here snurl.com/1vx27 #
22:04 now that i think about it, i think that KOTOR has a more complex and deeper world than Mass effect; it has more personality. #
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Mass Effect
I received Mass Effect for Christmas, so I’ve been a bit pre-occupied to write any blog posts. Never fear however! Once I’m finished I will once again find time for compulsive blogging and/or twittering ;-)
Tweets for Today
00:23 whew, 5 hours into mass effect and decided to take a break :) #
00:54 From my Blog: Tweets for Today: 00:57 From my Blog: Tweets for Today: 00:16 @newmediajim.. tinyurl.com/29n4tq #
01:44 eating ice cream, topped with yoghurt, and reading (temple of the winds-terry goodkind) #
01:58 wired suggests info overload+interruptions (eg getting email) lowers productivity; imagine the effect twitter could have snurl.com/1v #
12:49 searching for beanie/balaclava manufacturers to work with #
12:53 good article on business and how to be creative snurl.com/1vuxn #
13:41 researching tetrominos (the blocks made famous by tetris) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetromino #
14:11 its always so awkward entertaining people you don’t know while they wait for a friend or relative of yours in your house #
16:24 really starting to get into mass effect now #
17:00 i love nectarines #
17:20 annie’s explanation for why she would bungie jump or sky dive: "if i dont, ive got no stories to tell god when i die ;-)" #
17:51 i want a twitter app that i can use to highlight a quote from a web page and then right click to twitter it along with a link to the source #
21:07 @motownmutt thanks, ill check it out #
21:17 @motownmutt not quite wat im looking for sorry :( it doesnt post direct to twitter which is what im really after. thanks for the help tho! #
21:17 @motownmutt it does look useful tho, i think i might check it out anyway #
21:31 @motownmutt yeah it isnt working so well for me either. this snurl.com/1vvg5 or this snurl.com/1vvg6 are better #
22:12 @motownmutt i prefer zoho as a service anyway, but it also offers a browser extension for ease of use. so you get the best of both worlds #
22:51 Mout-Eye Pictures! snurl.com/1vvi7 #
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