⇒ I guess were lucky it's not Windows 6

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⇒ post of 3 weeks

Commando dissertation (yes, that Arnie movie from the 80s):
http://www.screenjunkies.com/movienews/commando-best-film-ever-pt-1

Blitz Blintz

A large meat pizza rolled like a blintz filled with ranch dressing.

source: this is why you're fat



Super-humans:
Bear_Grylls
Dean_Karnazes
Yiannis_Kouros
Bernd_Heinrich
Franco_Columbu

sadistic tetris
http://sovietrussia.org/f/src/tetoris.swf

interesting CG articles from people who understand the format:
http://denofgeek.com/movies/177951/top_50_movie_special_effects_shots.html
top 24 worst SFX of all time

photography:
http://sergey-larenkov.livejournal.com/
amazing past and present 'bleed ins'

webhosting candidate:
http://www.hostgator.com/shared.shtml

speed test your ISP:
http://www.speedtest.net/

I like this ad:

Unleash some Man Lea..
Watch the ad...

by Bartle Bogle Hegarty. The song playing is Look good in leather by Cody ChesnuTT


artistic, simple:



joyous, uplifting, hilarious:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMvqfxsyYQs&feature=player_embedded
position: absolute - the ultimate web developement movie

sweet bruce lee vs iron man stop motion clip:

I think the fight choreography mostly came from the Matrix (Neo vs. Morpheus)

Dilbert:


Moe comics:


Basic instructions:


SMBC:


tyson the skateboarding dog (on OPRAH):

his homepage here

Superpunch:
so much good stuff that I had to put it all in a separate post

useful:

Startup Manager: How to select a startup volume
Apple Remote Desktop: Connecting through a firewall, NAT or VPN
Disk Utility: Unable to format disk 500 GB or larger

Sydney Wifi:
list here and here


most 'installations/visualisations' basically take an array of objects with flip-flop capability (on-off modes) and turn them into a 'screen'. I've seen similar large scale displays with fire, leds, shades of wood, etc.

King of RX8 Homebrew:
iPod touch controlled RX8!

another doomsday weapon/cheap energy source:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/31/nif-scientists-set-the-controls-for-nuclear-fusion/
Didn't they learn anything from the Large Hadron Supercollider?

DLSR stuff:

camera reviews
canon eos 450D deal
eos 450d review
nikon d300 review
Canon EOS 450D wiki
Nikon D300 wiki
EOS 450D popphoto review
Nikon D60 popphoto review
In case you haven't figured it out by now, I'm looking to get a Canon EOS 450D.

engadget:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/29/mac-friendly-houseport-usb-to-z-wave-adapter-shipping-soon-en-ma/
http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/29/piezoelectric-nanowires-could-lead-to-blood-powered-ipods-cellp/
http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/02/googles-data-center-secrets-revealed/
AVDPJUB9


papercraft tank:


little red riding hood retold:

Slagsmålsklubben - Sponsored by destiny from Tomas Nilsson on Vimeo.

something special:


interesting post about how Google makes design decisions here.

Without conviction, doubt creeps in. Instincts fail. “Is this the right move?”

hilarious web design egotism
bring down IE6

zeldman's web validator

awesome anti-IE6 splash screens:

click here for more from Hugs for monsters

watch-mcbess-draw
video-of-underwater-vocano-erupting
seven-simian-samurai
yellow-submarine-juice-boxes
how-to-make-stop-motion-anmiation
voltron-munny-and-more







http://community.atom.com/Post/The-5-Most-Disturbing-Animals-On-Earth-Vol-IV/03EFBFFFF0182C7B8000800B4D02B/
http://www.asylum.com/2009/04/03/giant-sea-worm-terrorizes-aquarium/

http://www.wififreespot.com/aus.html
http://blog.photos2view.com/2008/03/16/free-wifi-in-sydney.htm
http://blog.freesydneywireless.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_ATP_World_Tour

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/04/07/2537559.htm

http://www.mirror.co.uk/life-style/2008/08/14/doctors-don-t-know-why-my-legs-are-getting-bigger-115875-20697469/

http://www.favicon.cc/?action=icon_list&order_by_rating=1

http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1625
car custom

http://www.snotr.com/video/2104
spidey in xmen


weirdly wonderful

http://wellmedicated.com/inspiration/an-ode-to-criterion-box-art/
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=357454
http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/107258/the-9-biggest-moments-in-pro-gaming-page-3-of-3/
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/a_bestofyoutube?page=2
http://beastdaigo.jp/

in news:
enough is enough! I've had it with these muthaf#ckin' snakes on this muthaf#ckin' plane!


Engadget goes legs-on with Honda's walking-assist devices (with video!)


Cyberdyne said to be mass producing $4,200 HAL robotic suit


oh shi...this is me now.


kawaii-ne!


cool 3d commercial for Phillips' new 21:9 tv


http://cowbell.typepad.com/forty_deuce/2008/10/robin-soderling.html
hilarious write up abour tennis player Robin Soderling

work for Apple? Sure, why not?
http://www.apple.com/jobs/us/apply.html

Rafa Nadal's crazy clay-court playing record

awesome parkour-with-bike: here
the song playing is Band of Horses' the funeral, awesomely free on their site.

detailed breakdown of why HDTV ruins classic gaming here

unfrozen caveman lawyer


sneezing captured in 1000 frames per second

Sneezing In Ultra Slow Motion - Watch more Funny Videos

cracked:
http://www.cracked.com/article_17276_5-scientific-ways-make-water-do-magic.html
http://www.cracked.com/article_17199_7-most-horrifying-parasites-on-planet.html

mordant orange:

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⇒ products

www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3877/game_developers_top_deck_2008.php | www.appscout.com/2008/12/inaugural_video_game_puts_play_1.php | multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/12/11/list-of-17-ea-games-above-80-metacritic/ | www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008/12/step_into_the_terrifying_world_of_an_xbox_360_superfan.html | www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008/12/resistance_freebies_are_yours_tomorrow.html | www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008/12/ps3_has_best_exclusives_says_ign_au.html | www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008/12/kotakus_2008_gift_guide_of_obscene_nicety_and_sublime_naughtiness-2.html | www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008/12/and_the_5_bestselling_ps3_games_of_all_time_in_japan_are.html | www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008/11/felicia_days_world_of_warcraft_dating_tips.html | www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008/11/gta_iv_was_darren_aronofskys_2008_moment_that_mattered-2.html | www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008/11/jade_raymond_presents_hideo_kojima_with_mtvs_lifetime_achievement_award-2.html | www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008/11/eat_that_peta__majesco_launches_cake_mania.html | www.amazon.com/Udons-Art-Capcom-UDON/dp/1897376995 | www.amazon.com/Triple-Floating-Media-Storage-Black/dp/B000ES5XAK/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1228746791&sr=1-6 | www.amazon.com/Street-Fighter-Tribute-UDON/dp/1897376987/ref=pd_sim_b_1 | www.amazon.com/Darkstalkers-Graphic-File-Capcom/dp/1897376049/ref=pd_sim_b_2 |



some of these should induce a buying frenzy!

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⇒ long weekend: day1

short sentences mode: ON
past week: semi-shocking resignation (boss)
shitty weather (all week)
thai food, chicken, pizza, chips and all that bad stuff (so tasty)
awkward moments with super-fine (dammit!)

yesterday = day zero

bought books and dvds (lots and lots)

today gym. short but hard
excellent weather (sunny, no rain, moderate winds)

bench 8*60, 12*40, 8*60 (getting better)

run: 5km in 38'20" (first 8 minutes of run felt GREAT)
about 370KCALs total
other weights, stretch, swim (noble duck in pool)

city kinokuniya (return some books)

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⇒ winter misery

it's cold, overcast and the days are stupidly short. Gym today was completely unwanted and I didn't get much done today (cardio-wise). Did 2 sessions of bike and some weights but I think I'll thin out the gymming during winter...just enough to stay fit.
12 x 50
7 x 60
~3 x 16 x 40
about 270KCALs total (normally I do about 350 on just the treadmill!)
134 in section 1 (Random Hill, level 10)
136 in section 2 (autopilot)

I'll try to cut down on the Thai and Mickey D's (had the Chicken Caesar Roll and cheeseburger last nite)

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⇒ pain

i gymmed until it hurt today. Literally. See I woke up sore, but the weather was so inviting, I had to go buff up. Getting there, I decided to reverse the exercise order and do the bike first, run second. BIG MISTAKE. Back and legs hurt during the run (but I did accomplish my targets, 20' on bike, 20' on treaddy).

Did some high-rep weights around it. Swim too. I'm finding that there exists a direct correlation between my state of physical wellbeing and my level of career advancement. True story.

Gym visits have been consistent, but my diet has not. These days, I'm sweating potato chips and sugar water. Must control my diet better. Resist temptations.

For the record, let it be known that Wellbeing town hall, a health food takeout chain near Town Hall station, was replaced by Krispy Kreme. Just goes to show, people really don't give a sh!t about the fast food they consume, as long as it's fast and satisfying.

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⇒ subway lunch

the gore! the parmi! the chicken and salad spilling over!

click to see full-size

->footlong chicken parmigiana on honey oat:
-->with swiss cheese
--->toasted
---->no cucumber
---->no spicy pepper
---->no carrot
----->no extra sauce
----->no salt and pepper
------>no plastic bags

I just figured out why the subway ppl cut their cheese (the slice, not the fart) the way they do: so they can tell it apart. Swiss is that golden, big mac-ish yellow, cut into rectangular halves; cheddar is the other white-yellow cheese which is also in rectangular halves; the other cheese (tasty?) is cut in triangular halves.

bon appetit

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⇒ no title

i luv dachschunds! I saw one on the way to uni and can't get over its comical appearance...It's like the stretch limo of dogs...I love those dogs...them and Basset hounds.

http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/11/pricey-galactic-suite-space-hotel-aims-for-2012-opening/

http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/11/apples-iphone-yes-it-plays-doom/

double pounder:
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22226831-2,00.html
that's 0.9kg for those of us who use metric!

http://www.shoutwire.com/comments/87435/9_Ways_to_Get_Revenge_on_Your_Enemy
http://www.shoutwire.com/comments/84544/9_Ways_to_Die_Like_A_Man_
http://www.shoutwire.com/comments/87244/The_Matrix_2000_Years_of_Plagiarism
http://sense4fun.com/unbelievable-illusions-1.php
http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2007/07/a-galactic-diam.html
http://www.shoutwire.com/comments/84854/9_Ways_to_Stop_an_Alien_Menace!_
earth from space gallery http://www.bored-night.com/?p=208

clever clip: http://emptyambition.com/the_wind.php

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⇒ i surrender!

recently binged and purged my disgusting, vile, selfish consumerist urge...by buying up everything I've 'even sort of' wanted since the dawn of uni (my uni time, not Uni itself!). Let's see, in pretty much chronological order, I picked up:
converse double upper, black/milk lo cut
converse double tongue, white/olive lo cut
sneaker freaker collected paperback
another sneaker book I've forgotten the title to
lone wolf and cub vol. 12, 23, 27 and 28 (completing the set!)
JAG jumper/sweater
JAG t-shirt
god of war (PS2) twenny-bux!
god of war 2 special edition (PS2)
guitar hero 1 (i got 2 ages ago) on the cheep!
GTA: San Andreas twenny-bux!
Foster's home for invisble friends dvd set volume 1
Harvey Birdman attorney at law vol. 1
Hulk 2-disc special edition (was $9.95 Bargain!)
coming to america special edition 2-disc eddie! ed-die!
zatoichi the blind swordsman dvd jap-tap-climax!
batman haunted knight
batman dark victory
justice volume 2 (it's alex ross man!)
path of the assassin volume 1
shadow of the colossus (PS2) brand new collector's edition in transit
ico (PS2) brand new
we ♥ katamari (PS2)
resident evil 2 (GCN)
resident evil 3 (GCN)
resident evil code veronica x (GCN)
hungry jack's whopper meal
need for speed most wanted twenny-bux!
prince of persia trilogy box
okami!

I think that's pretty much it. Had I remembered/come across it at the time, I would have also gotten:
converse double upper, parchment/navy lo cut
samurai executioner vol.1
the dark knight strikes again (for completion)
spider-man: reign
metroid prime 2
rez
metal gear solid 3: subsistance
toy story
toy story 2
wallace and gromit curse of the were-rabbit
Aqua di Gio aftershave (smells purdy)
plenty of other stuff to pick-up down the line...this should hold me for now.

feck you eBay! just when I think I'm out, they pull me back!

on the issue of collectivism, obsession and materialism, 'yes'. I'm told the life I currently live is poor (it's not rich but we do ok) so having stuff makes me feel better about being borderline welfare while other prix mooch off their custom-schooner-toting parents. Lay off. We were robbed by the war.

other topics:
wearable display smoking jacket | v low-light digital photography at last. 1-Lux sensor. But I thought the luminosity unit of measurement was the Lumens or Candela? | this happened to my dad, when he was buying us a PC this was during the pre-uni-heavy-HSC era when I didn't and couldn't know better!)


I have alot of other 'issues' going on right now but in keeping the overall light tone of the blog, I won't post just what exactly. They shall thus be known as 'squash issue', 'friends issue', 'exercise issue', 'career issue' and 'masters degree continuation at this university or drop altogether issue'...meh

milhouse: "yeah!"

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⇒ Lone Wolf/Federer loses match

(break: w9d2-->days on break: 65)

I was alerted to a book sale today. And when they say sale, they meant it. Lone Wolf and Cub for 5 bucks a pop! I couldn't believe it. I picked up 12 volumes (13-22, 25, & 26) which were in very good condition. There were 2 more volumes there that I didn't have but the condition wasn't worth getting. I know it's gonna bug me down the line. Now in order to complete my entire collection of Lone Wolf, I just need vols. 12, 23, 27 & 28. It's taken me almost 5 years to collect 24 of 28 volumes. Sometimes I was broke, most other times I was preoccupied but I never lost interest.

After that, I dunno, I might start up a Lady Snowblood(partially inspired Kill Bill and spawned a movie or two), Path of the Assassin(about the legendary Hattori Hanzo) or Samurai Executioner(the sort of prequel to Lone Wolf) set. Something by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima--I'll sample 1 volume of each and see which one is worth adding, like what I did with Lone Wolf. Or I might look into Crying Freeman. The movie kicked ass (mostly due to Mark Dacascos) so the comic should be promising. It's also by Koike and Kojima. Midnight Eye Goku is also worth a look, thanks to the hellacool anime. I wonder if there's some anime floating around of Miyamoto Musashi, preferably by Goseki and Kojima. Or even Onimusha. Yeah, that would be awesome.

Here's Musashi killing a whale that dare cross his path!

I also picked up a book called Moving Pixels today. Normally it goes for $60 but I got it for $10. The dust jacket was a little worse for wear but nevertheless still a great get.

Had Subway for lunch. Footlong Roasted chicken on Parmesan Oregano. All salads except carrot, cucumber & spicy pepper. Cheddar cheese. Toasted. Ranch dressing was a bit on the thin and bland side. No salt and pepper. Got the meal (cookie and drink too). Anzac cookie. Large Coke. Also, I like my subs slightly crunchier and cheese a little more melted/burnt, so leave it in the grill longer! I ate too much. Felt so bloated and immobile after chowing down. I should have gone with the swiss cheese and maybe honey mustard.

The Kooyong classic final on today. Roger Federer lost (wtf?!?). Roddick downed him 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. I'm shocked, I can't remember (if ever) Federer has lost by such a margin. But 2 things about this final:
1. you only need two sets to win, so if Federer played for another 2 sets, who knows, Roddick may have gone down.
2. it's considered the preliminary event to the Australian Open. According to experts, most tennis players don't take it seriously/play with full ability. Whatever.

I will be tuning in to the Australian Open telecast. Every year at this time I used to watch it during breaks at my graveyard shift. Two memorable moments: when Roddick and El-Aynaoui played a 5 setter finishing with a record breaking tie-breaker for 5 hours; and Federer dispatched by a peak performance Safin is the semi-final (which we all knew was the true final). Good times.

listening to: Queen, Ennio Morricone's Lolita soundtrack (1997)--it's amazing, it gives me shivers, David Bowie, T-Pain, Three-6 mafia.

watching: Croupier (interesting-->I swear Clive Owen would've made an unbelievable Bond, but Daniel Craig is frickin' awesome too, I'm just referring to his amazing physical and characteristic resemblance to the description of JB), Pet Sematary (sh!t, what a waste of time, I wasn't scared at all and the movie had almost nothing to do with the title).


we are the champions, my friends,
and we'll keep on fighting, til the end...
we are the champions, we are the champions,
no time for losers, cause we are the champions...of the world!

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⇒ iPhone/Double Delish

(break: w8d6-->days on break: 62)
[Apple iPhone thoughts]

Apple unleashes the long anticipated and much speculated iPhone. Looks hellacool. PDA-ish but hellacool. Multi-input touchscreen and sensors! The next revision or the one after it will probably end up being my next phone on the strength of it being 1. an Apple and 2. a phone/mp3 hybrid from the get-go. Bundle that with higly-probable PowerBook compatibility and it's place in my pocket is almost assured.

Critique: The camera-just get the megapixel-age upwards (waaaayyyyyyyyyy upwards) of 3.0 chums, I've been playing with true 2 Mpixel for over a year on my SonyEricsson. The size-shave down the size! It's quite long (11cm long is not going to be comfy in my pocket) Get it to iPod Nano/Mini proportions. The weight-closer to 100g pls. Battery-life--Sony managed to keep me coming back for years for many reasons but one thing they did better than most was battery life. Find a way to push it to the limit. It must scrape triple digits. I know we're getting a widescreen video-wireless internet-Apple branded-mp3 playing goodness but in the cutthroat world of mobile phones, you have to go three better than everyone else, especially if you've not yet established yourself in this particular market. Still I am interested. Memory size seems adequate (4 or 8GB), wireless G and Bluetooth 2.0 supported--that's good. Sleek design, smooth finish, widescreen video, wireless internet, good screen and Apple functionality. Mmm-iPhone (drool). Many unveiling pics here.

But many unanswered questions remain:
Will a headphone jack be standard on the device? (oh please God, make it so! SonyEricsson jacked me out of another $60 to buy the handsfree which allows for the standard headphone jack). Don't make the same mistake, you are the company that churns out iPods, after all. Current signs point to yes (yessssssss!)
What video formats are supported?
What video formats will it be able to record in, if at all?
Is it a slider? What does it slide out to reveal? The keypad is touch.
How fast is the touch keypad? Many of us get up to some crazy speeds when texting/dialing.
Is it flash-based memory?
How does it know what was an 'unintentional touch'?
What kind of JAVASCRIPT/coding language support will it have?
What web browser will it use? Modified safari? Opera mini?
What about Macromedia Flash support? .

More questions remain, but now is not the right time. Currently, I'm not tempted to get it immediately. It's nice but I've had most of those luxuries for over a year now on my SonyEricsson and for much much cheaper. The screen's pretty good but hasn't this been far surpassed? BTW, the mp3 playing functionality coupled with wireless internet seems like a slight in Micr$h!t's direction (read: Zune). I guess business is business. Stevo:"Rub him out".

one more pic 'cause it's so purdy. One last fleeting though: Apple are probably gonna overhaul their iPods again to make them (particularly iPod video) seem less competitive with themselves.
[/Apple iPhone thoughts]

kidrobot. A sort of homebrew modeling supplier. You buy the parts and put it together. Creative! | Here's an example of a kidrobot project, it's from Gears of War | wiki entry on Lithopedion. This is a fossilized embryo which does not leave the mother's body for some number of years. Just read the entry |
One last thing before I star my food story. I recently upped to Mozilla Firefox 2.0 and noticed it's stolen copied incorporated many of Opera's winning ways, such as session recovery after crash and tabbed browsing memory. It's yet to get a crazy good download manager and notes tab though.

Funny story, I went for walk around the city, and it was quite warm today, so I planned for a bit of gym and swim in the late arvo. Contrary to my plans, I gave in to Hungry Jack's and ended up too satisfied for anything else, I ended up sleeping through the afternoon. That's why I didn't go gymming or anything. Or watch tennis. Or Seinfeld. You get the idea. In my Double delish frenzy I was too whacked out on tomato relish and two grilled beef patties that I neglected to maintain my most sacred temple.

I tried to resist Hungry Jack's temptation. How foolish. I should have known that low low price couple with a value meal with unlimited refills for only $2 more would've corrupted me and made me miss a gym appointment. As my philosophy on temptation goes: the beast way to beat it is to give in. And now the details of the burger; Hungry Jack's Double Delish. My god it was good. I feel ashamed that it was so good. Maybe it was that level of goodness because of the guilt I associated with it. Maybe it was the tomato relish. But I do know that next time I chow down on the limited edition burger (and I WILL chow down again--it's one of the few that can make me miss a Whopper appointment, also see my previously aforementioned philosophy of temptation) I will try to enjoy it more, like a cow slow-digesting its share of prime cut green. And the burger itself is only $2.95. I must learn a method of snap-freezing and preserving it for future enjoyment. Greedy corporate types will surely try to keep us apart once they learn of our forbidden union. Damn those bastards. Just when you think you're out, they pull you back in.

⇒ Shizukana Hibi no Kaidan Wo

(break: w8d5-->days on break: 61)
went to gym today. not too bad, just for a quick session. did 10' on exercise bike and a bit of a swim. managed about 6km in 10' on the bike.

I haven't been upto much else, i dunno, nothing feels fresh or exciting. And fighting off fast-food cravings is driving me nuts. Hungry Jacks just put out a new burger for just $2.95 which I'm damn tempted to stuff my face with. And then wash it down with litres of Cola. Damn you all to hell! I can't stay mad at you...

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