Rockstar games have released Grand Theft Auto (the original) as a free download, modified to work on todays hardware.
get it here (328MB)
Sunday, May 30, 2004
Friday, May 28, 2004
..and now for something completely different
heh, here's some entertainment the westside turks homepage that im sure you will all enjoy. funny stuff.. make sure you read the "punch onz" section
cheers mark for the link
cheers mark for the link
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Description of this movie on one word or less : "cheesy"
Well. what can I say, thanks Vic!
This has got to be one of the all time top cheesy-est movies of all time.. and maaan how it is!
imdb link
if you are a fan of b-grade-cheese-scifi you are in for a treat. even though i hated the 80's its pretty dam funny looking back at pin stipe suits with white runners, uber-massive collars and spandex.. anyways..
7/10
Well. what can I say, thanks Vic!
This has got to be one of the all time top cheesy-est movies of all time.. and maaan how it is!
imdb link
if you are a fan of b-grade-cheese-scifi you are in for a treat. even though i hated the 80's its pretty dam funny looking back at pin stipe suits with white runners, uber-massive collars and spandex.. anyways..
7/10
Thursday, May 27, 2004
The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown
One of the most eye opening, entertaining and thrilling books I have read in quite a while. Although I still haven't finished reading it, I can't hold in the profoundness of reading it without having to share. Believe me when I say you wont be disappointed, especially by the fact that this book's descriptions of the societies and organizations involved are accurate makes it that much more fascinating, and also partly because this book was almost banned from publication because its ideas are considered 'controversial'. Some say that it was a little less controversial, but a little too close to the truth.
The book itself is a fictional story, but everything referenced in it (and yes I have been checking too) is fact. While reading, I have been examining pieces of information, and been amazed at what has been right in front of my eyes and I simply have never seen. Read it with an open mind, and if you don't believe what you are reading, do the research and be awoken.
amazon
test your melon
official website
O_o
by Dan Brown
One of the most eye opening, entertaining and thrilling books I have read in quite a while. Although I still haven't finished reading it, I can't hold in the profoundness of reading it without having to share. Believe me when I say you wont be disappointed, especially by the fact that this book's descriptions of the societies and organizations involved are accurate makes it that much more fascinating, and also partly because this book was almost banned from publication because its ideas are considered 'controversial'. Some say that it was a little less controversial, but a little too close to the truth.
The book itself is a fictional story, but everything referenced in it (and yes I have been checking too) is fact. While reading, I have been examining pieces of information, and been amazed at what has been right in front of my eyes and I simply have never seen. Read it with an open mind, and if you don't believe what you are reading, do the research and be awoken.
amazon
test your melon
official website
O_o
Monday, May 24, 2004
aah.. the "touch of death"
whoever thought playing a music instrument could be fatal? hmm.. or even related to the mystical ninja touch of death?
either way an interesting read
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/040521.html
either way an interesting read
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/040521.html
Thursday, May 20, 2004
the end of sega in your homes?
well, its finally official, Sammy will purchase the remainder of SEGA that they dont already own. Although this means that the great SEGA name will live on for years to come, Sammy president (err i forget his name) has his own ideas as to what will happen to SEGA. Apparently all thats left is arcade machines and games for sega and no more consoles.
im saddened a bit as i was one of the few still hoping for a great SEGA comeback to the console market...
link to article
im saddened a bit as i was one of the few still hoping for a great SEGA comeback to the console market...
link to article
Monday, May 17, 2004
New Religion Creation
New Religion Creation - 'Old Testament'
In the beginning God created the bunny and the grape. The grape was without chickens and insane. Then God said let there be telephone and there was telephone. And God saw the telephone, that it was large. On the 6th day God created the first man, mooble poo. And God saw mooble poo, that he was stupid. God then took one of mooble poo's spleens and made the first woman, kharn. And God said you shall not eat of the ant of laptop for if you do you shall surely shout. But unfortunately a wily tree tricked kharn into eating of the ant of laptop while God wasn't looking. He eventually found out and kicked them out of the garden. mooble poo and kharn then had two sons, Cane and Able. Cane was a shooter of eskimoes, while Able was a herder of oranges. Cane then gave God an offering of bizzare marshmellows and Able gave Him an offering of cupcakes. But God really preferred the cupcakes so Cane silently ate Able in the fields. For that God cursed Cane to shoot eskimoes forever.
not happy with the holy word of a bunny? go make ur own religion
In the beginning God created the bunny and the grape. The grape was without chickens and insane. Then God said let there be telephone and there was telephone. And God saw the telephone, that it was large. On the 6th day God created the first man, mooble poo. And God saw mooble poo, that he was stupid. God then took one of mooble poo's spleens and made the first woman, kharn. And God said you shall not eat of the ant of laptop for if you do you shall surely shout. But unfortunately a wily tree tricked kharn into eating of the ant of laptop while God wasn't looking. He eventually found out and kicked them out of the garden. mooble poo and kharn then had two sons, Cane and Able. Cane was a shooter of eskimoes, while Able was a herder of oranges. Cane then gave God an offering of bizzare marshmellows and Able gave Him an offering of cupcakes. But God really preferred the cupcakes so Cane silently ate Able in the fields. For that God cursed Cane to shoot eskimoes forever.
not happy with the holy word of a bunny? go make ur own religion
Saturday, May 15, 2004
unreal engine 3
all i can say is drooooooooooool...
Unreal Engine Features and Screenshots
cant wait till games start using this sweet sweet sugar. except for the fact that ill have to upgrade my pc (yet again)
Unreal Engine Features and Screenshots
cant wait till games start using this sweet sweet sugar. except for the fact that ill have to upgrade my pc (yet again)
Thursday, May 13, 2004
the (un)wonderful world of web browsers
aah, rant time.
The internet is a great place to drive around, then theres your car, the humble web browser. There are only really 4 browsers which are worth any salt at all (especially since im stuck on windows).. first theres Internet Explorer (IE), Mozilla (MOZ), Firefox (FF) and Opera (Op).
lemmmie skip the spiel and go straight to the conclusion
Firefox > Opera > Mozilla >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IE
but what do i use? hell.. IE of course! why? well.. because of certain things like web pages only being IE compliant and not following web standards, means everything looks ****ed if your NOT using IE.
but alas all is not lost, there are ingenious programs like MYIE2.
It adds funtionality to IE. Features that you can expect as standard in other browsers (tabbed browsing, popup blocking, mouse gestures, etc etc) if your using IE get it.. GET IT NOW.. while it wont make IE follow web standards, you are guarenteed that web pages will display as Internet Explorer intended (as most people online are using this browser)
after using firefox for the last 3 months and opera for a lil bit, I can only say that MYIE2 has saved my mind.. ive customised it to make it look exactly like firefox. but in the back of my mind, it burns, as i know im really using IE.. *hurls self at sharp inanimate object*
oh how i only wish that the opera mail client was a stand alone program.. it is like email sex, erm without all the effort. WHY IS OUTLOOK SO KREP! bleh! BLEHEHHHE!
bah, having to ditch my belived Firefox has made me mad. Having to ditch my beloved opera mail client has made me MADDER.. in going to bed.
The internet is a great place to drive around, then theres your car, the humble web browser. There are only really 4 browsers which are worth any salt at all (especially since im stuck on windows).. first theres Internet Explorer (IE), Mozilla (MOZ), Firefox (FF) and Opera (Op).
lemmmie skip the spiel and go straight to the conclusion
Firefox > Opera > Mozilla >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IE
but what do i use? hell.. IE of course! why? well.. because of certain things like web pages only being IE compliant and not following web standards, means everything looks ****ed if your NOT using IE.
but alas all is not lost, there are ingenious programs like MYIE2.
It adds funtionality to IE. Features that you can expect as standard in other browsers (tabbed browsing, popup blocking, mouse gestures, etc etc) if your using IE get it.. GET IT NOW.. while it wont make IE follow web standards, you are guarenteed that web pages will display as Internet Explorer intended (as most people online are using this browser)
after using firefox for the last 3 months and opera for a lil bit, I can only say that MYIE2 has saved my mind.. ive customised it to make it look exactly like firefox. but in the back of my mind, it burns, as i know im really using IE.. *hurls self at sharp inanimate object*
oh how i only wish that the opera mail client was a stand alone program.. it is like email sex, erm without all the effort. WHY IS OUTLOOK SO KREP! bleh! BLEHEHHHE!
bah, having to ditch my belived Firefox has made me mad. Having to ditch my beloved opera mail client has made me MADDER.. in going to bed.
Wednesday, May 12, 2004
smoking lives
erm.. well it does, but thats not the point.
apparently google has been busy. they have upgraded a few things here and formed some new partnerships. one that is kinda cool is this one:
http://hello.com/how_bloggerbot_works.php
it enables you to post to a blog and attach a photo easily. it will automagically resize everything etc. free image hosting. cant complain i guess. ;)
sometimes the world is just worrying -_-;;
seriously.. check it out, but i warn ye that it may burn your eyes
edit: and yes those of you like JAMES that have no clue about tron goodness clicky
edit: and yes those of you like JAMES that have no clue about tron goodness clicky
Monday, May 10, 2004
Sunday, May 09, 2004
Search Ahoy!
fact: indeed, google site search annoyed teh bejeebus out of me
fact: google hadn't indexed the site in 2 months
fact: because of the above the search function didnt werk fer diggity
fact: took me a good 2 hours of searching on the web to find a solution
result: SITE SEARCH NOW WORKS!!! (thank you intar-net for free stuffz)
fact: google hadn't indexed the site in 2 months
fact: because of the above the search function didnt werk fer diggity
fact: took me a good 2 hours of searching on the web to find a solution
result: SITE SEARCH NOW WORKS!!! (thank you intar-net for free stuffz)
machinima!
just what in zeus is this strange word u ask? clicky for knowledge of your doom
ever wonder how movies will be made in 5 years time? or you every wonder what kind of hidden p0w3r is in a game engine.. well.. these short movies created using the underlying engines of various games will make you filthy humans weep with joy
go to machinima website and clense your worthless soul
ever wonder how movies will be made in 5 years time? or you every wonder what kind of hidden p0w3r is in a game engine.. well.. these short movies created using the underlying engines of various games will make you filthy humans weep with joy
go to machinima website and clense your worthless soul
Wednesday, May 05, 2004
Review of Happy Tree Friends "Double Dose" DVD Set
Happy Tree friends is an insanely funny web flash cartoon series. Now in DVD.. well.. That's another story.. Now on with the review..
Happy Tree Friends Volume #1 - First Blood
packaging
nice artwork and great quality printing
feature film
14 episodes.. 12 of which I had already seen online in the last 2 months, each one after the other, but with the great (yet very annoying after the third episode) intro and credits with music. The intro takes 30 seconds on its own, then the episodes are about 30-40 seconds each, followed by 15 seconds of credits. I found it very disappointing that the intro was not modified for the DVD and only shown once for the entire disc, same goes for credits. The episodes themselves were encoded in stereo with a good quality picture (you cant beat a computer monitor) but things just weren't as funny the 4th time round (I visit their website frequently) so avid fans just wouldn't enjoy it as much. Because of the repeated intro/credits it became almost annoying watching all the episodes in a row.
extras
one maybe two funny ones, the rest were only mildly amusing
overall
only for collectors or those that haven't visited the website much. A fan would have seen all these episodes already. Watching all the episodes in a row it just became a little too much, they really needed to mix it up a little with some side skits or something similar. Not really much of a feature but more of a side show gag in itself. Pretty much the internet experience on a DVD, it just doesn't quite work right.
Happy Tree Friends - Second Serving
packaging
nice artwork and great quality printing as the first.
feature film
17 episodes.. 1/3 of which I had already seen online. Once again, each one after the other, but this time without any intro or credits. I found this curious as the intro is great and it would have been good in some form, but their decision made watching the episodes much easier to handle all in a row. The episodes were encoded in Dolby Digital 5.1 with a good quality picture. The sound was great and they put a lot of effort into it as can be found in the commentary. Still watching all the episodes in a row became boring as it was just too much of the same. Probably best enjoyed in 3-4 episode blocks, have a break and come back to it.
extras
The extras were quite entertaining for the short attention span audience that we are.
overall
A lot more effort went into this DVD than the first and it shows. They obviously learned that keeping the intro and credits in every episode became annoying and removed them, but once again it would of been good to see a special DVD only, longer intro and credits. A fan would have seen most of these episodes already, I hadn't as I only recently started following the series. Even though they learnt from some of the mistakes of the first DVD, this one still has its shortcomings, most notably that it becomes boring after a period of time and the transitions between the episodes are abrupt because of the chopped intro. Because of the shortcomings it lacked a professional feel to the finished visual product, audio on the other hand was outstanding.
Summary
Rating: 6/10 - nice, but doesn't quite cut the cheese.
This may seem like a harsh review, but the online version of the series is done so well that you are left thinking why the DVD is not up to scratch. I still love the series, and undoubtedly will watch it for many episodes more. Its a great break of random violence in my not so violent day.
Happy Tree Friends Volume #1 - First Blood
packaging
nice artwork and great quality printing
feature film
14 episodes.. 12 of which I had already seen online in the last 2 months, each one after the other, but with the great (yet very annoying after the third episode) intro and credits with music. The intro takes 30 seconds on its own, then the episodes are about 30-40 seconds each, followed by 15 seconds of credits. I found it very disappointing that the intro was not modified for the DVD and only shown once for the entire disc, same goes for credits. The episodes themselves were encoded in stereo with a good quality picture (you cant beat a computer monitor) but things just weren't as funny the 4th time round (I visit their website frequently) so avid fans just wouldn't enjoy it as much. Because of the repeated intro/credits it became almost annoying watching all the episodes in a row.
extras
one maybe two funny ones, the rest were only mildly amusing
overall
only for collectors or those that haven't visited the website much. A fan would have seen all these episodes already. Watching all the episodes in a row it just became a little too much, they really needed to mix it up a little with some side skits or something similar. Not really much of a feature but more of a side show gag in itself. Pretty much the internet experience on a DVD, it just doesn't quite work right.
Happy Tree Friends - Second Serving
packaging
nice artwork and great quality printing as the first.
feature film
17 episodes.. 1/3 of which I had already seen online. Once again, each one after the other, but this time without any intro or credits. I found this curious as the intro is great and it would have been good in some form, but their decision made watching the episodes much easier to handle all in a row. The episodes were encoded in Dolby Digital 5.1 with a good quality picture. The sound was great and they put a lot of effort into it as can be found in the commentary. Still watching all the episodes in a row became boring as it was just too much of the same. Probably best enjoyed in 3-4 episode blocks, have a break and come back to it.
extras
The extras were quite entertaining for the short attention span audience that we are.
overall
A lot more effort went into this DVD than the first and it shows. They obviously learned that keeping the intro and credits in every episode became annoying and removed them, but once again it would of been good to see a special DVD only, longer intro and credits. A fan would have seen most of these episodes already, I hadn't as I only recently started following the series. Even though they learnt from some of the mistakes of the first DVD, this one still has its shortcomings, most notably that it becomes boring after a period of time and the transitions between the episodes are abrupt because of the chopped intro. Because of the shortcomings it lacked a professional feel to the finished visual product, audio on the other hand was outstanding.
Summary
Rating: 6/10 - nice, but doesn't quite cut the cheese.
This may seem like a harsh review, but the online version of the series is done so well that you are left thinking why the DVD is not up to scratch. I still love the series, and undoubtedly will watch it for many episodes more. Its a great break of random violence in my not so violent day.
Tuesday, May 04, 2004
Sunday, May 02, 2004
spam is following you
FEAR citizens! F E A R the great spamming. one of the most bizzare things that i have found online.. and it was whilst browsing Movie Ticket Stubbs (a plug for chunks!) well a swift parusal of his guestbook and to my surprise.. theres an advert sitting there as a guestbook entry.. i mean, talk about the place you would least expect some junk like that.. just where the hell is the internet heading anyway? full screen, ads like tv that are in your face and you are forced to watch them (the REASON i dont watch TV).. sigh..
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