| Electric Nude |
[Jun. 16th, 2008|09:03 pm] |
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| | NIN - 1,000,000 | ] |
You may have caught this on Digg...
....one of my all time fav tunes - it loses none of its sadness in translation. This is beautiful.
Doesn't start until 1:10.
Big Ideas (don't get any) from James Houston on Vimeo. |
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[Mar. 20th, 2008|10:16 pm] |
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| | JJJ | ] |
Awesome games still seem to be seeping out after the pre-xmas blast that was one of the best in living memory. So a quick round up of the great and greater I've been playing.
Rock Band (360 import) - Been spending many lunchtimes bashing out on the drums. I never played (but appreciated) Guitar Hero since I already played for a number of years - so the drums section of Rock Band finally lets me indulge in sweet ignorance. There seems to be a swing to everyone wanting to play Weezer's Say It Ain't So though. Since our copy is a US import a lot of the songs are quite shit and unheard of, so I'm not sure if theres some originals in there as well. But heres hoping they throw in a few Aussie classics for our official release.
Super Smash Brothers (Wii) - The best (er....and only) foursome I have had in some time.
No More Heroes (Wii) - So fucking bad its great. Terrible to look at, repetitive and bloody violet decapitations aplenty. The guy takes a dump whenever you save the game and the light-sabre ripoff of a weapon (ie : A florescent tube) that you charge up by wanking it. Also has a cool mini-game on the menu where you get to play with a kitten. ...WTF is this game trying to accomplish? I didn't really care in the end I was having to much fun laughing my ass off at the stupid cut-scene dialogue. "I'm just here to kill you. I dont want the recognition or the rewards. I just want to be number 1!"
God Of War & Echochrome (PSP) - PSP has its moments. Both of these are 9/10 moments. |
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[Mar. 8th, 2008|09:49 am] |
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Recently met Yug from Australian Gamer when he came out to do an article about work. Although I had nothing to do with the interview being a lowly junior and all, he seemed like a nice enough bloke during general chat, but seemed to be prowling for any bits of information he can get being a journalist and all. But his article on Unleashed was pretty cool, with my favorite section being .....
"Without knowing too much about the single player part of the game, I want a copy of it for the Duel Mode alone. Right up there with Wii Sports and Rockstar presents Table Tennis, this looks to be one of those really easy to pick up and play multiplayer games and I can’t wait to play it with the help of mates and alcohol – never was there a better combination of factors to help test the merits of the multiplayer mode in a game....."
Also got a chance to go to Game On yesterday during work. The highlight being meeting Al Alcorn the creator of Pong! Very nice guy, lots of stories, and always laughing. Some of the more interesting stuff he spoke about was:
-Pong ripped off another 'game' and they got successfully sued for it.
-How E.T. killed the Atari 2600.
-Worked for Apple and helped develop and create MPEG and Quicktime in secret after Apple had pulled the plug on the project calling it ridiculous ".......Why would anyone want moving image and sound in a digital format that can be copied?"
-Later designed the modern Pokey Machine. "The hardest game I have had to create because it had to tick 3 important boxes:
1) People are lossing money on it and you can't make them angry.
2) Gamblers generally don't know how to use a computer.
3) They will be drunk while operating it.
It runs until July 13th. |
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| Cause I wanted to laffffff....... |
[Feb. 28th, 2008|10:34 pm] |
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What's Red and smells like Blue Paint...
...Red Paint
Whats black n runny?
Kathy Freeman
Why does Snoop Dogg carry an umbrella?
Fo' drizzle!
Why did the scarecrow win an award?
Because he was out standing in his field.
Skeleton goes to a bar, and asks for a pint, and a mop.
What's the hardest part of learning to roller blade?
Telling your parents you are gay.
What do you call cheese that isn't yours?? nacho cheese!
Knock knock.
Who's there?
The police. Your wife and children have been killed.
What do you call a dinosaur that's just been bummed?
A mega-sore-arse
What do 9 out of 10 people enjoy?
Gang rape
Whats the difference between maddy mccann and a porsche?
I dont have a porsche in my garage.
Whats the difference between the pope and maddy mccann?
The pope will die a virgin.
...I feel so bad after that last one :( |
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| Sorry......................for not putting in any LJ cuts...cant be bothered! |
[Feb. 14th, 2008|09:10 pm] |
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| | When the War Came - The Decemberists | ] |
Big thks to all that made the effort to get down to G-Town for my engagement and sorry if I didn't get much time to spend with you. But it meant alot to me so thk u. :) Still waiting on photos but I'll post when I get them.
Finally had a play with the much hyped Wii Lightsabre the other day. It played well enough with SWU but is let down by a few issues. The biggest thing is that it is to heavy. The thing is a fucking mini-brick. I only used it on the duel mode going best of 5 rounds, and my wrist had enough after four. Its baulky and fat and doesn't really feel the way a sabre would in my mind. Theres also the possibility that it could do some really damage if it flies out of your hand in the midst of a jedi fighting fit. Pressing the button just below the rim activates the 'light of the sabre' and it extends from the bottom up, but thats about all it does. Also its not made by Nintendo which a lot of sites are trying to gloss over. Its being made by a third party and therefore sales come before polish. Only for the hardcore fans I reckon.
After going public with the release date earlier in the week, EA have been whoring "SPORE" to all random tech-perverts around the place. Obviously wanting to create a mutant reptile is high on everyones list. But our lead designer told me an interesting story the other day, after he spoke with his friends in EA. Apparently during previous in-house showings to sales reps, execs, etc of all the people who have played it, the very first creature EVERYONE creates is... a giant penis.
He said this was only a common trait only amongst the males of our species that played it. The females weren't thinking dick when they had a chance to mold some digital putty. So let me retrace - Obviously wanting to create a giant, 2-eyed, Penis with sharp teeth is high on ever male's list. Comes out Sept. Im already there.
PS: Whilst on the topic of Spore, Maxis and Will Wright - one of the coders that used to work in the same company as Will told me a cool story about The Sims. We were discussing a recent article in Gamasutra on Will and the making of the Sims and it seems that it wasn't the full story. The article goes on the say that Will created The Sims through blood sweat and tears, blah blah, etc. But the game actually started life as an AI simulator that was running on a crusty mainframe in an old office. Coders would work on it if they wanted to test new code before implementing it. Graphics on it were limited and simple at best, more like pixels representing entities to show movement and behaviours via text messages. But over time, the program kept being added to, at which point and at some stage - someone seen something in it - all they had to do was figure out a way to make it fun to play with. That somebody was Will Wright. The rest is history as they say.
Also.......someone finally said sorry on behalf of the country - it should have been done along time ago. |
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| I dont call them the evil empire for nothin' |
[Jan. 25th, 2008|10:19 pm] |
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IBM responds to overtime lawsuits with 15% salary cuts
"The good news for those workers is that IBM now plans to grant them so-called "non-exempt" status so they can collect overtime pay.
The bad news: IBM will cut their base salaries by 15% to make up the difference"
I know this probably doesn't affect Australian employees, but fuck...they do themselves no favours in the "great company to work for" stakes. |
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| Bye 07 |
[Dec. 24th, 2007|10:56 am] |
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Have a great xmas to everyone, stay safe and enjoy the new year. If Im lucky I might see some of you in 08. Otherwise not much news....
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[Nov. 16th, 2007|11:09 pm] |
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| | 405 (Acoustic) - Death Cab For Cutie | ] |
Since the character Sylar was introduced to Heroes I had figured that Eli Roth was doing some acting in between his torture porn movies.
Much to my surprise I have only recently found out that Sylar is played by some guy named Zachary Quinto. Surely I'm a complete toss-pot and am being taken for a ride and that it is clearly Eli's "stage" name. These two have to be the same person:
Eli vs Zach
...Will he make a good Spock in the next Star Trek movie? debate!
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[Nov. 8th, 2007|09:59 pm] |
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| | The sound of possum sex! ...which sounds like someone gargling. | ] |
The damn possums that live in our roof are having sex. This time they have gone to far!
If I'm not getting it, no-one in this house will get it! |
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| Pray you get the job. |
[Oct. 23rd, 2007|08:56 pm] |
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 Heres an interesting tale I read on our forum at work.....
"So my girlfriend just had a job interview this morning down on Morgan st, for a traineeship at a place making wedding dresses. She is getting into clothing making and it would have been great experience.
She meets the lady there, who instantly spots the Jessica Rabbit tattoo on her arm..
Little Old Lady: "So that tattoo… Are you in some sort of group, or are they for personal reasons?"
Asher: "Umm. They're personal. I get them done for me."
Little Old Lady: "Ok, so you're not a gothic person on the weekends or anything are you?"
Asher: "Yeah, actually, I guess I am."
Little Old Lady: "Oh. Does that mean you have any strange religious beliefs?"
Asher: "Well, I believe in myself, that's about it."
Little Old Lady: "Ok. Well we have a prayer group here every morning, would you be joining us for that?"
Asher: "I would probably ask to be excused."
Little Old Lady: "Well we have a few more girls to interview this morning, so we'll inform your Employment Agent. Bye now."
...it goes on, but suffice to say she didn't get the job.
....damn work choices :P. |
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[Oct. 18th, 2007|04:44 pm] |
Its going clockwise.....I cant make it go anti-clockwise!!! ....this is seriously disturbing me.
Which way does it go for you?
UPDATE: OK it does seem to work as they say. Seems to help if you do your 12 times table. |
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[Oct. 7th, 2007|09:12 pm] |
Anybody have the complete season one of Flight of the Conchords?
Would mean alot if anyone can help.......thks. |
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[Sep. 16th, 2007|09:22 pm] |
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Well the Argentina v Socceroos match was great. Unfortunately we lost just and the MCG beer was crappy. But I had great seats and the game was lively. Looking around the pitch was quite awesome, so many great players I admired. But most were there to see one player. If you don't know about him then heres all you need to know in less than 2 minutes ---> Here and Here.
Leo is worth $170 million - more than the combined value of every Australian player that was playing, including the bench. Is he worth that kind of money? I doubt it, but it was great to see him play less than 100 metres away and not on the end of a tv at 5 in the morning. The highlights from the game are HERE and if you forward to 2:15 you can see why at only 19yrs, Leo is on his way to being the best player in the world. But it was a good night . Another dream fulfilled.
Finished up work on Friday. Thank you to everyone who went out of their way to say goodbye and cheers for the chocolate thingy cake. I spent the afternoon talking with Loz about the whole thing. She seemed to think I was taking things to calmly. All I know is that I'm going to miss it. |
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[Aug. 29th, 2007|04:57 am] |
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As declared by Asafa Powell on the BBC website as he sought to explain why he failed to win the Men's 100m in the World Championships:
"I felt Gay coming on my shoulder and that's when I panicked."
I know, I know......I'm immature. |
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| Mofies.... |
[Aug. 26th, 2007|04:12 am] |
I saw the trailer to IAmLegend recently and it took me by surprise. I had no idea that a new version of this story was being made, and being a fav book of mine from days gone by I'm really looking forward to this. Whether they stay true to the vampire aspect of the storyline will be interesting, but the trailer gives nothing away.
Also, does anyone know anything about "Cloverfield"? If you saw Transformers in the first few weeks it was showing, you would have seen the trailer for it before hand. Apparently the effect heavy film is filmed entirely on handhelds, but I cant find much about the storyline. This clip was supposed to be some viral advertising for the movie when it first appeared, but it doesn't seem to fit with the movie being a "new monster" or parasite film.
And finally, for those of you unlucky enough to play Postal (or Postal 2) the movie seems like it will be just as bad. If its true to the game then in the first 5 minutes someone will get a golden shower and a cat will have a shotgun shoved up its arse.
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| This is talent.... |
[Aug. 19th, 2007|10:11 pm] |
Found possibly the lamest music video (and song for that matter) of the year. Ladies and gents I present - "The Hunger"
If someone can tell me what the storyline is to this video.....something about the afterlife and vampires and egypt.
At first I thought it was abit of joke, but then as I dug deeper I found the directors MySpace page - here.
Dresscode 101 : Lesson 15 - Unless your a 17th century caribbean pirate or raising money for charity, dont wear a bandana.
...anyway it got better, from here I found the singer of "The Hunger" MySpace page - here.
This guy has a whole album of shit. Have a listen to "Eyes of Fire" to see the talent that is yet to be untapped.
Im addicted. |
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| Such is life - Up and Down.... |
[Jul. 23rd, 2007|07:16 pm] |
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A high and low 2 weeks.
High:
Low:
Soundtrack to my life this month --> New Interpol, Smashing Pumpkins, Keane, Crowded House and The National. |
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