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[Dec. 27th, 2011|12:07 am] |
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Woo hoo, successfully unlocked an iPhone! :-) |
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| Dubstep |
[Oct. 20th, 2011|12:45 am] |
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| | Dubstep - D I G I T A L L Y - I M P O R T E D - Dubstep hits and mixes!!!! - Salomon - Stepping On D | ] |
Damn you, Cy & H, for making me listen to dubstep! Before, I was happy not even knowing what it was... *sniff*
(But I prefer the Wub Wub to polyrhythms... ^_^) |
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| Intricacy |
[Jun. 5th, 2011|02:45 am] |
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| [ | music |
| | Tripswitch - Strange Parallels | ] |
This post contains spoilers about: KotOR 1 and 2, Ringworld and Ringworld Engineers, Integral Trees, Dreamfall, Ender’s Game, and Xenocide
( Spoilers ) |
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| Durian |
[May. 22nd, 2011|07:14 pm] |
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Yesterday, I tried Durian for the first time. Also, probably for the last time: It tastes like a combination of mango, avocado, and raw onion. It also smells like a combination of mango, avocado, and raw onion. But, see, while I like mangoes, and I enjoy avocados, I try to avoid raw onions by either skipping or frying them; so mangos clearly have all the advantages and none of the disadvantages of cracking open a large, spiky fruit. |
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| Ads |
[May. 8th, 2011|02:38 pm] |
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Sure, those ads that say "Meet singles in your area" are pretty annoying. They take up screen real estate, and list regions pretty close to your city, which they determine by your IP address.
This "Meet singles" ad, though, has switched from being annoying to surprising: apparently, they fail miserably at determining my location, and they offer me singles not near Seattle, and not even in my state. And while some of them are in California and in Texas, half of them are in Mexico.
Why in the world would I click on an ad that says there's a single 42-year-old, and a single 50-year-old, in another country? Whose idea was it to make this ad? How is it at all profitable?
I guess the subtle message here is to update my hosts file, or to install AdBlock Plus... |
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| Prince of Persia |
[Mar. 7th, 2011|02:24 pm] |
A few years late, sure--but I finally got around playing Prince of Persia - Sands of Time. Now, I never did beat the original--I always ran out of 60 minutes (and patience) while trying to press "Jump" at just the right millisecond on my Nintendo--but I still remember the essence of that game.
Sands of Time preserves the original spirit. It has sword-finding and sword-fighting; it has numerous traps; it has long jumps (though now, I don't have to start the level from scratch if I make a false move); it has a princess. But it also has 2 things that most games don't have: an appealing story and a beautiful setting.
The story is laconic. There isn't much that happens while ( you try to avoid the spoilers )
The scenery is good for the most part--but the last 10% of the game I consider great: standing up above the clouds and jumping from beam to beam made my palms sweat. Not many games have done that. I must admit that standing above the clouds in "Gateway to Na Pali" (level 21 of Unreal) was more breath-taking--but still!
I'm content. |
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| Anon |
[Feb. 16th, 2011|11:31 pm] |
I decided to turn off anonymous commenting. I don't post much, but I sure prompt a lot of comments, most of which try to sell me something...
Sorry, Anon! |
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