Tue 3 Jul
2007
DOWNTIME
What to do when you are working from home and the backend you’re hitting against is nowhere in sight? It’s not up, or it’s not working as it should, because others are working off of it as well ... and no doubt, they’re changing scripts or settings, all on the fly. I really need a stable environment to test off when I’m developing from home. This seriously impacts my estimates for when I say I’m going to deliver an application. So much so, that I wind up scrambling ‘til 3.00 in the morning just to get something put together ... ugh. So anyway ...
On the downtime, you start to play a little. You say to yourself .. “I wish my PC, running XP, had a Mac feel to it, but not too much as to confuse it from actually looking like a Mac.” You start to look around for various skinning options and applications .. and you come across a few that will meet your needs. Windowblinds, ObjectDock, and you knock around a few skins ... and then you come up with a look like this:
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And then you might get some extra time to play around with your favourite picture of your niece. You grab it, juice up the color a bit, soften the overall look, add a black border, and then a reflection. You might come up with something like this:
Rihanna - Mac’d Out
There you go Sid, now you have a wallpaper (and the perfect reason) to drop on a new iPhone ... hee hee. Hmm, maybe I should play around some more ...
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THINKING
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Spending will make you happier, but not in the way you think. Interesting read over at Secular Philosophy.
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Chrisopher Hitchens nails it yet again with this piece for Slate Magazine. After reading the piece, I’m inclined to agree with a lot of it.
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When flying 35,000 feet above land, I stare down at the natural landscape and marvel at it ... and every time I fly over a city, town, etc. ... I can’t help but to think ... so this is what cancer looks like.
I know, it’s harsh, but have a look, cities and towns just don’t blend very well with the natural landscape.
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According to this read over at Dailytech, the XBOX360 has a 33% failure rate! Like what?? Like how much? Like one in every three units will have hardware failure! I love my box ... and I’m touching wood it stays in with the other 66%.
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Old news for some of you out there, but “Demon Days” by Gorillaz ... not bad eh? Not bad at all. Nice tunes on that list.
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Yes it’s true .. i know Gorn and I also know ShoeGirl. Personally, I think he could have gone a lot more than 30 days.
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A 16 year old girl proclaimed she is an atheist. The reporter asked her why and she promptly replied, “I was born that way.”
Interesting ... she’s right, you know.
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Kingdom Of Heaven: The story of Balian’s quest for redemption and his battles against those who seek power in it’s name. This is an excellent movie whose message is perhaps more important today than it was then.
Dawkins tackles it all in his no holds barred approach to whether God exists. The stance? The probability of it? Very unlikely.
"Hopes and Fears” and “Under The Iron Sea” by Keane get constant play from my iTunes. Find out why their music is so good. After all they were the band that inspired Coldplay.
As Marcus Fenix, you fight a war against the immense Locust Horde, which not only out powers but outnumbers you, your squad, and the entire force of the Coalition of Ordered Governments. Time to pull out the stops in a game that delivers the next-generation in tactical combat systems in Gears of War.