Journals
Got my wisdom teeth taken out today. Feels like they've been replaced with golf balls.
This shit is hardcore.
This shit is hardcore.
Intel recently unveiled a new prototype 48-core CPU, and all the size of a postage stamp. Whilst there have been CPUs with even more cores then this, this particular CPU can run ordinary operating systems instead of specialized systems that other much larger CPUs are made for.
Whats more, their release date (according to the article) will be in 2010. A pretty big leap up from the 8-core CPUs from the start of '09.
Whats more, their release date (according to the article) will be in 2010. A pretty big leap up from the 8-core CPUs from the start of '09.
So today I did a neat experiment.. I set up two cameras, one was '-1' unit, and the other was positions at '1' combined together with a locator Shown here:
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/4249/stereo2.jpg
Then I rendered out each camera, and then once in Photoshop, I made the left render red, and the right render blue, and then overlapped red layer on blue with a linear dodge Which then gave me this;
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/1198/stereos.jpg
now of course you need 3D glasses (older ones.. with blue and red lenses) to view in 3D but yeah.. tis cool.
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/4249/stereo2.jpg
Then I rendered out each camera, and then once in Photoshop, I made the left render red, and the right render blue, and then overlapped red layer on blue with a linear dodge Which then gave me this;
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/1198/stereos.jpg
now of course you need 3D glasses (older ones.. with blue and red lenses) to view in 3D but yeah.. tis cool.
Things be happening!
First, I'm confirmed to be graduating uni this year (BSc, Computer Science)
Second, I got a job (business applications development with a mining company)
Third, it's my birthday O: (20)
Probably other junk to say but I have to go to bed.
First, I'm confirmed to be graduating uni this year (BSc, Computer Science)
Second, I got a job (business applications development with a mining company)
Third, it's my birthday O: (20)
Probably other junk to say but I have to go to bed.
Oh yea,....I just found a picture of the newly released, official Iron Man 2 movie poster! And by the looks of it, his side kick "War Machine" is looking pretty damn sweet too! Man, this movie is going to ROCK!!!
Now, on a related superhero news story.......
I don't know how many of you here watch the Smallville TV show, but for any of you here that do, here are a couple of screen picks of the upcoming two hour special "Smallville: Absolute Justice". Before any of you say anything,.....yes I know, Hawkman, Doctor Fate and especially Stargirl look campy as hell! Man, they look like they got their costumes from the local costume shop. But hey, what can you expect from something meant for TV?:
I don't know how many of you here watch the Smallville TV show, but for any of you here that do, here are a couple of screen picks of the upcoming two hour special "Smallville: Absolute Justice". Before any of you say anything,.....yes I know, Hawkman, Doctor Fate and especially Stargirl look campy as hell! Man, they look like they got their costumes from the local costume shop. But hey, what can you expect from something meant for TV?:
Blue Shift randomly appeared on my Steam Games list, so I played it 
Well steam wont launch, i sent seam support a message two days ago. and those bastards wont answer me. Ive deleted the clientregistry.blob countless times. when i launch it, it will say 'Steam - Updating -' and it'll be from 21-35%. and then it either resets it self or shuts off.
anyone have a clue at whats wrong?]
EDIT: steam works now. i don't know what happened, but it finally got past 35% and so now i have all my stuff. YAY.
anyone have a clue at whats wrong?]
EDIT: steam works now. i don't know what happened, but it finally got past 35% and so now i have all my stuff. YAY.
Huntey is officially the most awesome person on the internet.
Early XMas pressie. Thanks mate. 
A major blow to many pirates out there has just occurred! Mininova.org, one of the biggest and better known torrent sites on the web, has started to restrict itself to non-copyrighted infringed files, which Mininova refers to as "Content Distribution service". It should be very interesting to see how this will affect Mininova's more than 47 million visitors a month web traffic.
Anyway, here's Mininova's blog explaining this in more details: http://mnstat.com/images/blog/index.html
Anyway, here's Mininova's blog explaining this in more details: http://mnstat.com/images/blog/index.html
Going to take it easy tomorrow for Thanksgiving. We are not traveling anywhere far.
Does anyone know of free web page creation/builder software. I need it to give to a bunch of people who barly know how to use a computer so they can make their own websites.
sigh
sigh
Perhaps one of you peeps can help me out.
I'm writing a dissertation on sound in horror games soon and I need to know the different categories of sound effects.
Wiki says in film that you get:
?Hard sound effects are common sounds that appear on screen, such as door slams, weapons firing, and cars driving by.
?Background (or BG) sound effects are sounds that do not explicitly synchronize with the picture, but indicate setting to the audience, such as forest sounds, the buzzing of fluorescent lights, and car interiors. The sound of people talking in the background is also considered a "BG," but only if the speaker is unintelligible and the language is unrecognizable (this is known as walla). These background noises are also called ambience or atmos ("atmosphere").
?Foley sound effects are sounds that synchronize on screen, and require the expertise of a Foley artist to record properly. Footsteps, the movement of hand props (e.g., a tea cup and saucer), and the rustling of cloth are common foley units.
?Design sound effects are sounds that do not normally occur in nature, or are impossible to record in nature. These sounds are used to suggest futuristic technology in a science fiction film, or are used in a musical fashion to create an emotional mood.
But what about video games? Any sound pro?s here that can perhaps tell me? I have a mix of sounds such as bangs, ambience and so on but it would be great to know the full names for each sound effect type.
I'm writing a dissertation on sound in horror games soon and I need to know the different categories of sound effects.
Wiki says in film that you get:
?Hard sound effects are common sounds that appear on screen, such as door slams, weapons firing, and cars driving by.
?Background (or BG) sound effects are sounds that do not explicitly synchronize with the picture, but indicate setting to the audience, such as forest sounds, the buzzing of fluorescent lights, and car interiors. The sound of people talking in the background is also considered a "BG," but only if the speaker is unintelligible and the language is unrecognizable (this is known as walla). These background noises are also called ambience or atmos ("atmosphere").
?Foley sound effects are sounds that synchronize on screen, and require the expertise of a Foley artist to record properly. Footsteps, the movement of hand props (e.g., a tea cup and saucer), and the rustling of cloth are common foley units.
?Design sound effects are sounds that do not normally occur in nature, or are impossible to record in nature. These sounds are used to suggest futuristic technology in a science fiction film, or are used in a musical fashion to create an emotional mood.
But what about video games? Any sound pro?s here that can perhaps tell me? I have a mix of sounds such as bangs, ambience and so on but it would be great to know the full names for each sound effect type.
Um,...I don't know how to put this, except to say that some people need to take a break from video games every once in a while, or else their perception of that imaginary line that separates the fantasy world from that of our cold hard reality could merge in their head, and eventually could become a problem. To understand on what I am trying to say here, read the following sad-story case (and pray it never happens to you): http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/man-marries-a-videogame/1376577
So, in a mod, what would be more important to you?
A)Being able to replay the original HL maps with the new weapons/models, or
B)Having the new chapter names show up in the savefile loading screen?
(This isn't for Colony 42, just data collecting for future mods. Also, I posted it here for easy reference and because it's not thread worthy, imo)
Thanks for your opinions in advance.
A)Being able to replay the original HL maps with the new weapons/models, or
B)Having the new chapter names show up in the savefile loading screen?
(This isn't for Colony 42, just data collecting for future mods. Also, I posted it here for easy reference and because it's not thread worthy, imo)
Thanks for your opinions in advance.
There was a large fight in my school a couple of days ago.
Some guy accidentally kicked a basketball over a fence, so he got punched in the face. Eventually half of the school had joined in and were ripping eachother apart. Was fun to watch.
Some guy accidentally kicked a basketball over a fence, so he got punched in the face. Eventually half of the school had joined in and were ripping eachother apart. Was fun to watch.