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Apart from the fact that CNN’s video site just isn’t very interesting (for now I won’t go into reasons why), it also has a few minor issues that combined make for a genuine usability disaster.
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Problem #1: When a video is done playing, all player functionality is disabled and after a few seconds the player automatically [...]
I stumbled on this video about the leasing by solar companies of solar panels in California while reading an interesting article about Dave Chameides (also known as Sustainable Dave) and his year long experiment to figure out what things one can do to help the environment without drastically changing your entire lifestyle (basically, amass less [...]
From watching videos of crashes in Race Driver GRID I went to watching videos of real-life crashes. The one below is not exactly a spectacular crash, but the whole ordeal that follows is quite interesting nonetheless.
After installing the Karmic beta (more on that later) and subsequently reinstalling Jaunty, all of a sudden I’m having some odd problems with my multi-monitor setup that I did not have before. That last point is what makes it so annoying.
This despite the fact that I personally haven’t touched anything else. I’m using the [...]
A few days ago I bought the first Assassin’s Creed. Overall it’s a fantastic sandbox style game, but most of all it’s absolutely beautiful. However, it fell well short of what it could have been, playing it one could really see that it had a lot more potential.
The major reasons for falling short were:
The investigations [...]
I was browsing the website of the Computer Graphics Society and came across a behinds the scenes article on the animation movie 9. The movie appeals to me quite a bit as it combines two of my favorite subjects, computer-generated imagery (specifically movies) and the end of mankind as we know it. I’ll put it [...]
I went from researching computer graphics (more on that later) to pure unadulterated procrastination by watching a bunch of This Week in YouTube episodes from Mahalo Daily.
In one of these episodes they featured footage of a woman attacking a guy on a bus, it wasn’t really much of a fight as the guy could easily [...]
A contributor on the RaceSimCentral (RSC) forums by the nickname of HighGear_IceMan has posted an extensive series of comparisons on the evolution of graphics in some of the most popular racing games:
Screamer, Moto Racer, Ford Racing and Test Drive Off Road
Psygnosis F1, Lankhor F1 and NASCAR Racing
V-Rally, Sega Rally and Rally Championship
ISI/EA F1, Ubisoft [...]
I recently bought GRID, the latest sequel in the Race Driver series by Codemasters. It’s a stunning and also quite fun arcade-ish racing game.
The good:
Stunning graphics
Awesome damage modeling system
Flashbacks (the ability to go back in time)
The little indicator that indicates your chances of making the next turn (yellow, orange, red) — though one could argue [...]
Ubisoft has a pretty cool career “website” where actual employees (programmers, artists etc.) talk about their job at the company. The whole thing is pretty fun to watch.
The following is an excerpt from a speech by Tony Robbins (listen to the audio):
Now I am the voice
Now I am the voice
I will lead not follow
I will believe not doubt
I will create not destroy
I am a force for good
I am a leader
Defy the odds
Set a new standard
Step up
Step up
Step up
Think about what it means [...]
See Dan Gilbert’s speech at TED “Why are we happy? Why arent’ we happy?” which goes a little bit into the science behind happiness.
I’ve decided I want to get more effective and start settings goals and then follow through on realizing them. No more messing about! One of the steps includes getting more organized and start managing my tasks.
To make it more comfortable to create tasks I’ve started using the GNOME Do plugin for Remember the Milk (an [...]
