2006-09-19
Få mere ud af Pandora
Min Pandora profil
Google Calendars udvikling
The Rise of Blizzard
2006-07-25
Hørt i lufthavnen
A military pilot called for a priority landing because his single-engine jet fighter was running "a bit peaked." Air Traffic Control told the fighter pilot that he was number two, behind a B-52 that had one engine shut down. "Ah," the fighter pilot remarked, "The dreaded seven-engine approach."Læs flere funny air traffic controllers quotes
2006-07-19
Kreativ brug af portals
Gravity-Portal-Gun FTW!
Sysinternals assimileret
We are the Borg. Lower your shields and power down your weapons. You will be assimilated. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Resistance is futile.Dette Borg citat er en af reaktionerne på BetaNews nyheden om at Microsoft har anskaffet sig firmaet Winternals. De laver en række enterprise Windows værktøjer men står også bag websitet Sysinternals, hvor du kan hente små nyttige freeware værktøjer til Windows. Microsoft vil sikkert integrere flere af værktøjerne i deres egne produkter og jeg frygter at Sysinternals sitet med tiden vil dø. Forhåbentlig lader de det køre videre, så vi slipper for bøvl med at finde værktøjerne på Microsofts kæmpe website (+ det forbandede Windows Genuine Advantage man skal klikke på ved hver download fra Microsoft).
2006-07-18
EVE Online på mobiltelefonen?
Basically, we want to give players the ability to access their accounts remotely. You will, of course, not be doing any fleet battles on your mobile, but you can access skills, markets and other station services from your phone.Hvis du er nysgerrig efter at vide mere om EVE Online og CCP så læs escapist artiklen Development in a Vacuum.
2006-07-12
Ny ICQ plugin til Miranda
- Update
Mirandas website er nu opdateret med følgende besked
For users of Miranda IM 0.4.0.3 and the ICQ protocol plugin, an update is now required to connect. This is due to a change in the login sequence by AOL. You can download this update from the plugin page. You will be unable to login to ICQ unless this update is installed.
2006-07-09
STS-121 live
Takket være internettet er det i dag noget nemmere at følge med på rummissionerne. Via NASA TV så jeg i aftes omkring en times live transmission af en rumvandring på NASA's igangværende STS-121 mission. Der var både billeder fra mission control på jorden, de mange forskellige kameraer på Discovery og fra astronauternes hjelme. Udover at lytte med på kommunikationen mellem astronauterne (både internt og med jorden) var der også ind i mellem forklaringer fra en NASA TV kommentator.
STS-121 varer nogle dage endnu så du kan selv kigge forbi NASA TV og følge med i hvad de laver.
2006-06-22
3D desktop med fysik
I videoen ser man dog kun filerne som ikoner (uden filnavne), hvilket ikke ligefrem gør det nemt at rydde op i sine filer. Har også lidt svært ved at forstille mig en supporter (over telefonen) guide en bruger gennem en bestemt musebevægelse for at opnå det ønskede resultat. Men se evt. demonstrationsvideoen og bedøm selv :)
2006-06-21
80'er nostalgi
2006-06-14
Bush og Bloody Sunday
Se nummeret hos break.com.
Ny rekord for EVE Online
CCP er ved at starte et nyt EVE univers op i Kina og på den første dag af den åbne beta-periode fik de 200.000 registerede brugere. Nu har de såmænd også slået rekorden for flest samtidige brugere i
CCP Games, the game's Icelandic developer, today announced that more than 30,000 users were concurrently playing in a single gameworld, which it claims is a new world record.
Kilde: Gamespot
Læs mere om det store kinesiske spil marked i The Escapist nr. 49
2006-05-17
Nintendo vinder konsolkrigen?
Mens Microsoft og Sony begge fylder deres nye konsoller (Xbox360 & PS3) med mediecentergejl (streaming, musik, video osv.) satser Nintendo udelukkende på spiloplevelsen med deres konsol. Prisen på Wii bliver tilsyneladende også omkring det halve af hvad konkurrenternes koster. Det sjove er at repræsentanter fra både Microsoft og Sony anbefaler at forbrugerne køber en Wii... samt deres respektive konsol naturligvis. Dvs. at de som er ude efter en billig familievenlig spillekonsol sandsynligvis køber en Wii. Hardcore gamerne som vil have 2 konsoller vil pga. prisen på Xbox360 og PS3 sikkert kun købe den ene af dem + en Wii. Dermed er der lagt op til at Nintendos Wii snupper præmien for "bedst sælgende" af de 3 konsoller.
2006-05-16
Google Notebook
Der er screenshots af hvordan det fungerer på deres overview side. Men du skal næsten prøve det selv for rigtigt at se hvor nemt og praktisk det faktisk er!
2006-05-12
Mus og telefon i 1
Robbin Williams og Spore på E3
Her er en 10 minutters smagsprøve hvor Robin Williams bygger et væsen som kan "do coke from a mile away" og ville få Darwin til at sige: "okaaay... i'm not taking acid ever again!".
EVE Online Expansion, DX10 og VOIP
CCP har frigivet en pressemeddelelse med information om hvad der er i vente for EVE Online. Den kommende Expansion Pack, Kali, bliver implementeret som en række patches startende i 2. kvartal af 2006 og afsluttes i 2007.
The final component of Kali will be factional warfare, in which players will have the option to align themselves with an NPC faction. Also included in the Path to Kali will be the opening of new regions in the game universe, the addition of significant exploration content, next-generation player R&D that includes reverse engineering capabilities, additional ship upgrades and player professions, the introduction of combat boosters, and the addition of new warships.
Der kommer også en opgradering af den nuværende grafik engine, så den udnytter de nyeste DirectX9 features. Men derudover laver de parallelt en helt ny engine, som fra bunden baseres på DirectX10 (...that would make George Lucas cream in his pants!).
Pressemeddelelsen nævner desuden at EVE Online får implementeret integreret VOIP i samarbejde med firmaet Vivox. Desværre omtales det som værende en premium service, hvilket tyder på at man skal betale ekstra for at bruge det nye VOIP. Så mon ikke de fleste Corporations og Alliances fortsat vil benytte sig af de gratis programmer (TeamSpeak/Ventrilo).
VoodooExtreme har screenshots og link til en ny trailer hvor du bl.a. kan se de kommende STORE skibe. Se dette billede for størrelses perspektiv (Eiffeltårn nederst til venstre).
Traileren kan hentes direkte her :)
(gammel trailer her)
2006-05-11
Spore site opdateret
Google nyheder
I den nye Desktop applikation kan man nu bruge små smarte gadgets til at vise diverse informationer. Det er dog kun nogle få af dem som jeg finder interessant/brugbare på nuværende tidspunkt men der skal nok blive udviklet et hav af forskellige gadgets ret hurtigt.
2006-05-10
Nyt kamera?
2006-05-04
Om faren ved stripklubber
Firefox 1.5.0.3
- Update
Det er tilsyneladende ikke kun mig der har problemer efter opdateringen.
2006-05-03
RSS feed fra sites uden
Ponyfish is a FREE web-based tool that allows you to create your own RSS feeds from almost any web page.Du kan lynhurtigt lave dit eget feed fra et website, som ikke tilbyder RSS, ved at følge en nem lille wizard hos Ponyfish. Et ganske handy værktøj.
2006-05-02
Azureus plugins
2006-04-29
2006-04-27
Spil løs mens Windows installeres
Det skal da helt sikkert prøves næste gang jeg installerer windows :P
2006-04-23
Air Force One tagging
Du kan leje en kæmpestor hangar og en 747. Derefter maler du, i al hemmelighed, den ene side af flyet så det fuldstændig ligner Air Force One. Så laver du en video med nogle hætteklædte typer, som hopper over et hegn ind til flyet og laver grafitti på det. Til sidst frigiver du videon på internettet hvor den begynder at cirkulere og Wired bla. skriver om den:
President Bush's jet looked so authentic that the Air Force wasn't immediately certain whether the plane had been targeted.
2006-04-21
Sammenspil
Tips til Word brugere
2006-04-20
World of Warcraft
Nogle siger at spillet først starter som lvl60, men for mig var lvl60 = Game Over! Her ændrede spillet sig fuldstændigt. Ved lvl60 kan man kun forbedre sin character ved at få bedre udstyr og det allerbedste udstyr (epic loot) fås hovedsagligt i high-end 40 mands raid instances.
Nicolas Ducheneaut fra PlayOn har startet en diskussion på Tera Nova som omhandler World of Warcrafts raids. PlayOn er kommet frem til at kun 30% af alle lvl60 characters har deltaget i high-end raid instances (ZG, MC eller BWL) i januar måned. 28% af alle raid deltagere har tilbragt mindre end 1 time i raids i løbet af januar.
Det største raid jeg selv nåede at deltage i var vist 15 eller 20 mands. Men jeg oplevede aldrig et raid, som tog mindre end 1½ time. De 28% som nævnes ovenfor må derfor næsten være raids som mislykkedes.
En god raid gruppe skal være balanceret sammensat med nogle bestemte typer characters for at have en chance. Det kan være svært at samle en pickup raidgruppe med de rigtige typer og det tager som regel en time eller mere bare at få samlet gruppen. Det er dog først når man er igang med raidet at man finder ud af om gruppen "virker". 1 spiller der gør noget forkert kan wipe hele gruppen. Desuden kan der være spillere som forlader gruppen eller bliver disconnected. Altsammen noget der kan være svært at håndtere for en tilfældig sammensat gruppe. Ifølge PlayOn analysen var det kun 3,6% af alle observere spillere (223.043), som brugte mere end 1 time i raids på en måned.
De bedste gruppe oplevelser får man når alle spillerne er med i den samme guild. Det giver et bedre sammenhold og man er mere forpligtet til at holde ud og hjælpe i en guildgruppe.
Det er dog ikke alle guilds, der er gearet til high-end raids. For at være med i en high-end raid guild kræves det ofte at man bruger bestemte mods, TeamSpeak/Ventrilo, sætter sig ind i DKP og måske endda at ens character har en bestemt skill template. Desuden forventes det af dig at du deltager i raids på bestemte tidspunkter (20:00-00:00) og dage... uge efter uge.
Selv med den slags regler/krav tager det måneders træning før en guild kan gennemføre en high-end raid instance. Sværhedsgraden er så høj at det skal gribes systematisk an og udføres korrekt. Derfor er det kun de få, der arbejder hårdt for det, som kan fylde sin character med epic loot.
Hvorfor deltager jeg så ikke i den spændende epic loot udfordring?
- Jeg spiller computer når jeg har lyst. Ikke efter en skemalagt tidsplan.
- Jeg vil selv bestemme hvilke skills min character har og hvordan jeg spiller den.
- Jeg vil ikke bare være endnu et træ i skoven. 15 mand var lige på grænsen for mig. 5-10 mands grupper synes jeg er sjovere. Man har større indflydelse på spillet samt der er mindre venten og forvirring undervejs.
Men jeg synes nu stadig at World of Warcraft er et fantastisk spil! For mig var det super underholdning at bevæge mig fra lvl1 til lvl60. Jeg vil uden tvivl anbefale spillet til enhver som overvejer at prøve MMORPG genren for første gang.
Jeg har selv kun spillet på Horde siden (FOR THE HORDE!!!) men jeg vil ikke udelukke at vende tilbage og prøve Alliance på et tidspunkt.... eller måske en Role Playing server.
- Update
Tobold har blogget et link til 2 spilleres review af WoW ved lvl60.
2006-04-19
The Zone
When you have a long stretch where you aren’t bothered, you can get in the zone. The zone is when you are most productive. It’s when you don’t have to mindshift between various tasks. It’s when you aren’t interrupted to answer a question or look up something or send an email or answer an im. The alone zone is where real progress is made.Det må være derfor man er så pokkers produktiv når man arbejder hjemme.
2006-04-14
1 rød papirklips
2006-04-13
Radio on-demand
Jeg startede en station ved at vælge Comfortably Numb med Pink Floyd. Efter en halvtimes tid spillede Pandora Fire in Cairo med The Cure. Hvorfor mon de spillede den?
Based on what you've told us so far, we're playing this track because it features a subtle use of vocal harmony, a vocal-centric aesthetic, minor key tonality, electric rythm guitars and a dynamic male vocalist.
Googles kalender lanceret
Calendar Sharing: Set up a calendar for your company softball team, and share it with the whole roster. (Your shortstop will never forget about practice again.) Or share with friends and family so you can view each other's schedules side by side.
Invitations: Create event invitations, send them to friends, and keep track of people's responses and comments, all in one place. Your friends can receive your invitation and post responses even if they don't use Google Calendar themselves.
Quick Add: Click anywhere on your calendar where an event belongs (or use the Quick Add link), and start typing. Google Calendar understands whole phrases like "Brunch with mom at Java Cafe 11am on Saturday," and will pop new events right into your agenda.
Gmail Integration: Add your friend's Super Bowl party to your calendar without ever leaving your Gmail inbox. Gmail now recognizes events mentioned in emails.
Search: Find the date of the Baxter family BBQ (you knew it was sometime this summer). Or, search public calendars to discover new events you're interested in and add them to your own calendar.
Mobile Access: Receive event reminders and notifications on your mobile phone.
Event Publishing: Share your organization's events with the world. Learn more with our Event Publisher Guide.
2006-04-12
Lost suger
Især punkt 1:
Nothing ever really happens. Oh, you think something is going to happen. The previews show that something is going to happen. Sadly though, in the end nothing really happens. It’s amazing that you can watch a whole season of the show and end up pretty much where you started. Yep, still on the island. Nope, still don’t know what all the crazy stuff happening is about…
2006-04-11
del.icio.us
Find flere del.icio.us brugstips i artiklen The Several Habits of Wildly Successful del.icio.us Users.
Se også dette treemap over de mest populære del.icio.us bookmarks i øjeblikket.
2006-04-10
Firefox memory tweak
- Open Firefox and go to the Address Bar. Type in about:config and then press Enter.
- Right Click in the page and select New -> Boolean.
- In the box that pops up enter config.trim_on_minimize. Press Enter.
- Now select True and then press Enter.
- Restart Firefox.
30 seconds of fun
No, they played it because of what the designers called the game's ability to deliver "30 seconds of fun," over and over again. And those 30 seconds didn't consist of moderating a frickin' guild meeting, if you know what I mean. Nosiree: They consisted of wasting every last freaky alien that wandered anywhere near your muzzle.Ind i mellem har man brug for bare at slå hjernen fra og klikke løs :)
2006-04-08
Will Wright's Spore
I artiklen Will Wright: Game Design and Extraterrestrials (PC) sammenfatter GameSpy Will Wright's Game Design Keynote Speech fra 2006 Game Developer's Conference. Det er et indblik i hvad Game Design består af, med eksempler fra Spore.
2006-04-07
EVE action thriller
2006-02-24
2006-02-01
The Tao Of Jack Bauer
- If Jack Bauer was in a room with Hitler, Stalin, and Nina Myers, and he had a gun with 2 bullets, he'd shoot Nina twice.
- You can lead a horse to water. Jack Bauer can make him drink.
- If you wake up in the morning, it's because Jack Bauer spared your life.
- Upon hearing that he was played by Keifer Sutherland, Jack Bauer killed Sutherland. Jack Bauer gets played by no man.
- Osama bin Laden's recent proposal for truce is a direct result of him finding out that Jack Bauer is, in fact, still alive.
- Jack Bauer once forgot where he put his keys. He then spent the next half-hour torturing himself until he gave up the location of the keys.
- Superman wears Jack Bauer pajamas.
- Jack Bauer was never addicted to heroin. Heroin was addicted to Jack Bauer.
- Every time you masturbate Jack Bauer kills a terrorist. Not because you masturbated, but because that is how often he kills terrorists.
- 1.6 billion Chinese are angry with Jack Bauer. Sounds like a fair fight.
- Jack Bauer played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.
- Jack Bauer killed 93 people in just 4 days time. Wait, that is a real fact.
- Jack Bauer doesn't miss. If he didn't hit you it's because he was shooting at another terrorist twelve miles away.
- Jack Bauer is the leading cause of death in MiddleEastern men.
- Lets get one thing straight, the only reason you are conscious right now is because Jack Bauer does not feel like carrying you.
- Jack Bauer's favorite color is severe terror alerted. His second favorite color is violet, but just because it sounds like violent.
- When life gave Jack Bauer lemons, he used them to kill terrorists. Jack Bauer f*cking hates lemonade.
- When you open a can of whoop-ass, Jack Bauer jumps out.
- Jack Bauer got Helen Keller to talk.
- Jack Bauer can get McDonald's breakfast after 10:30.
- Killing Jack Bauer doesn't make him dead. It just makes him angry.
- Simon Says should be renamed to Jack Bauer Says because if Jack Bauer says something then you better f**king do it.
- The quickest way to a man's heart is through Jack Bauer's gun.
- Jack Bauer can beat the gay out of Elton John.
- No man has ever used the phrase, "Jack Bauer is a pussy" in a sentence and lived to tel...
- People with amnesia still remember Jack Bauer.
- Jack Bauer makes onions cry.
- It would only take 1 bullet for Jack Bauer to kill 50 Cent.
- The real reason the Army ditched the "Army of One"campaign? Jack Bauer sued for copy right infringement.
- Jack Bauer named his cat 'Chuck Norris.' Why? Because He's a pussy.
- Jack Bauer doesn't urinate or defecate. He secretes waste through his pores as two chemicals which can be combined to create napalm.
- That cougar that stalked Kim was actually Jack Bauer's pet cat. Jack used his Beastmaster powers to keep an eye on Kim and to keep her in line through fear.
- The only reason terrorists keep attacking LA is so they can meet Jack Bauer.
- The ancient Chinese built the Great Wall of China not to repel the Mongols, but rather to repel Jack Bauer. It failed when he attacked over the Himalayas.
- Chase wasn't actually in any danger from that terrorist virus. Jack Bauer just cut off his hand because that's how he warns all of Kim's boyfriends.
- Jack Bauer creates an "airtight perimeter" by yelling at the air and calling it a pussy until it gets its shit together and falls in line.
- Jack Bauer parts LA traffic with his enormous penis. That's why he can reach anywhere in the city in the span of a commercial break.
- The reason CTU's superiors are called "Division" is because Jack Bauer broke their building in half in a fit of rage because they couldn't bring him a sandwich in 24 hours.
- Jack Bauer actually finishes every mission in under five minutes. The 24 hours is just creative editing.
- CTU stands for Jack F*cking Bauer.
- God rested on the 7th day. Jack Bauer will be spending his 7th day working his usual triple shift without sleep. Lazy ass God.
- Jack Bauer would have gotten the ring to Mordor in 24 hours.
- Jack Bauer knows where Carmen Sandiego is.
- Once a year, Jack Bauer kills and eats an entire blue whale. This is why he is never seen having lunch.
- If Jack and MacGyver were locked in a room together, Jack would make a bomb out of MacGyver and get out.
- The reason that it’s forbidden in Islam to create a likeness of Muhammed is that Muhammed is afraid that Jack Bauer will recognize him.