Feelin' Groovy

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Finally?

Did I actually stumble on a lead to the whereabouts of Noel Singidas?

I won't post any details yet.. Just that I already asked for his contact details from someone.. I just hope that that person knows the same Noel Singidas that we do..

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If I was right.. If I really FINALLY got in contact with Noel Singidas.. What then?

More Google Fun!

Q: Like making videos? Love Gmail? (http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/07/like-making-videos-love-gmail.html)

A: Help make a Gmail video (http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2007/07/help-make-gmail-video.html)

Saturday, July 21, 2007

Challenged

Someone challenged some artist who posted reasonably good cartoons to make:

200 Bad Comics (http://nedroid.com/bcpage1.html)

Horror-ific

John Dies at the End (http://www.johndiesattheend.com/)

"An experiment in horror. You shouldn't read it."

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Railgun Demo!

Awesome!

A missile punch at bullet prices (http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2007/012007/01172007/251373/index_html?page=1)

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On second thought, it's not that awesome..

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

They Fly!

Nap's in Cebu again for the entire week. (It's his birthday today, by the way..)

Kei is going to Boracay this coming weekend! Questionable timing, but still..

I have yet to get on an airplane!

Sunday, July 15, 2007

Tiny Step

Right now, I think I don't care whether my bosses actually stumble upon this blog post:

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Your Job Satisfaction Level: 41%

Your job is about average. There are some parts you really enjoy, and some parts that stress you out.
It's possible that you need a small change. Maybe you should switch companies or positions.
It's also possible that you're simply burned out. No job is perfect, even a great one.
Give yourself a personal day to think about your career goals - and if your current job is helping you achieve them.

Should You Get a New Job?

Friday, July 13, 2007

Lucky Mom!

Sigbritt, 75, has world's fastest broadband
(http://www.thelocal.se/7869/20070712/)

40Gb per second... Ennnnnvvyyyyyy...

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Why?!

I don't have a clue why that web clip sponsored link came up while viewing my inbox..

Sunday, July 01, 2007

A Tinge Of Geekiness

Greg Costikyan writes:

It really irritates me when people say things like "we don't need stars in the game industry." What they generally mean is "so-and-so acted like an idiot and I don't like that," or alternatively "I don't want to have to pay you more."

The fact is that, we have stars. We just don't acknowledge them. Which is why this is both hilarious and sad.

Follow the link (http://www.youhaventlived.com/qblog/2007/QBlog240607B.html)! It's an anecdote about the creators of MUD showing off to a kid gamer at a store -- 5w337! Now that is one thing I would just love to do..

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Lots of quotes, some good, some bad: http://www.witty-quotes.com/all_1.html

The AlphaGrip AG-5 (http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1949084,00.asp): Nap and I were conceptualizing something like this a decade ago, but it was a general-purpose humanoid robot controller (read: mech/a) and not a keyboard replacement -- this is nothing, though: with what we had thought of then, you could twist the controller and it could represent something like pitch or yaw in a flight simulation and you still had something like the PlayStation controller's analog joysticks. This AlphaGrip thing is still kinda cool, if what the makers claim is true, where with around 30-60 hours of touch-typing practice, you could still reach 60 words-per-minute with it! =D

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Review of a book about funny signs, with some examples: http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/03/31/its-a-sign/

How Much Of The Philippines Have You Visited?

My Lakbayan grade is D!

How much of the Philippines have you visited? Find out at Lakbayan!

Created by Eugene Villar.

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Here's my map.

I know I haven't been to a lot of places, so no surprise here. =p

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UPDATED 2009-07-07 17:30

My Lakbayan grade is D!

How much of the Philippines have you visited? Find out at Lakbayan!

Created by Eugene Villar.

Plus my map...

Saturday, June 30, 2007

Someone Just Got Older Again!

Happy Birthday, Sam!

Greetings to Mark and Hannah, too!

Friday, June 29, 2007

Keyboard Pet Peeve No More!

The stock keyboard that came with my PC has this annoying extra button labeled "Macro" just beside the Right Shift button. However, due to this extra button, the Right Shift button is now shorter. Not only that, but the darned Macro button was mapped to type a Backslash! Whenever I miss the Right Shift button, I get something like "\please" or " \instead".

Earlier today, I have finally found a free utility to remap any keyboard button!

Enter AutoHotKey (http://www.autohotkey.com/).

It's a cool utility that manages all standard input devices: keyboard, mouse and joystick. With it, you can create macros and can auto-expand abbreviations (ala programming IDE templates). It runs on plain-text script files, but it also has a compiler which generates a script's corresponding executable (.exe) file that can be used on computers that don't have it installed.

Now that darned Macro key has been re-mapped to Right Shift. =D

So cool. I definitely have no other use for it, but it's still pretty cool. =)

Transformers Post

Well, I have yet to watch the new Transformers movie, so I had to quell the (surprisingly faint) fanboy urges in me by settling with the following online videos:

Costumes Transformers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akNJ6S2UqsE): I already posted a (different) link to this video before, but this had to belong to a dedicated Transformers post. These are the BEST and COOLEST Transformers I have ever seen! It really looked like they took their time designing them, except for the first one -- and Starscream -- errr, maybe just Optimus Prime. I was surprised when I saw the transformation: the front of the legs unfolded forward, the torso also folded out! the arms locked into place at his side -- and he rolled! I silently chuckled in admiration when he had to shrug his shoulders to set his arms loose. =)
Real Transformer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STQ3nhXuuEM): A video of a remote-controlled car which suddenly opens up and transforms into a two-legged humanoid robot that walks! And it can transform back into a car, too!
Robo-One 9: Robot Competition - LAYERED-X (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m_cCP1wn94): Its description reads:
One of the most surprising robots that appeared at the 9th Robo-One competition held here in Tokyo on March 18-19th, 2006, was LAYERED-X developed by Asurada. Its unique design allows it to reconfigure and transform itself into some amazing shapes. At first it looks like a short tower, then becomes a carousel, then a walking spider, then into a tall biped battle robot. It can even transform an arm into a new leg and keep on fighting. Really amazing. For the latest robot news, information, hacks, photos, and videos with special on-site coverage from Japan, see Robots Dreams at http://www.robots-dreams.com
Japanese ingenuity.
Robot Chicken Clip - Optimus Prime gets Prostate Cancer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWYOQoui6Ks): I've watched a couple of other Robot Chicken episodes, and it's actually cool!
The Rude Awakening of Optimus Prime (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq1_6D9QS9Y): Description:
Optimus Prime is brought back to life in the year 2006 to find that many things have changed since his death.
Totally hilarious mutilation and re-dub of the Generation-2 episode where Optimus Prime was resurrected.

Not The Usual Way..

..of link-spamming. =p

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The Most Beautiful Machine (http://www.kugelbahn.ch/sesam_e.htm): Funny! It's a trunk/chest, and when you press the button that opens it, a while later, a prosthetic arm/hand comes out and closes it! Would like to see this in a "haunted" house.. =D
If Fire Were Water (http://www.boredstop.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=124&Itemid=37): Really cool pics showing stuff usually afire, now a-water. =p I really liked the high-level of detail, especially the fine ripples. You could easily imagine the water flowing (upward, in this case). The condensation on the Zippo lighter was a nice touch. =)
Is the Sun from another galaxy? (http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2007/06/27/is-the-sun-from-another-galaxy/): This article debunks the article from a previous link I posted (http://viewzone.com/milkyway.html) claiming that our Solar System actually came from another galaxy, and the Milky Way just stole it. =p
Pit Bull vs. Porcupine (http://www.boredstop.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=122&Itemid=31): Can't add any more words. =p