Gecko Bloggle

I’m about to have a devilled ham and gherkin sandwich.

The hell?

Accepted: Take Over World (and/or Enable Blackberry)

Proposed agenda
1) Destroy all known enemies in bloody and savage series of attacks.
2) Enslave humanity and devour Earth’s natural resources while in drunken power-crazed frenzy.
3) Turn on each other for complete control of world…. (see number 1 for details on stylistic inpiration for 3)
4) Ironic twist phase – both killed tragically in ensuing battle leaving world to re-build, in dying seconds realize folly and show remorse (note – think about ape’s as Earths new conquering species)
5) Fix blackberry

Binary Zoo makes this self-admittedly dumb game: mono

“Not remotely original blasting action so expect the usual mix of power-ups, weapons and aliens that look like coloured blobs…..”

So why is it so fun?

Was stumbling around, and found the Machinima 2005 competition, and a link to Dance, Voldo, Dance

The choreographed moves in this recording are all actual game play; no programming was done. “Soul Calibur” is a game in which two combatants battle to the death using their weapons of choice. It’s common in this style of fighting game for each character to have multiple costumes, and this is why there are two equally freaky Voldos dancing with each other. Over a week’s worth of full-time training and performance went into this production, which sparked more than one comment of “you need a job” (a phrase I’m not all that unused to hearing).

Also, Rogers channel 29 (which should be MuchMusic) is currently the Home & Garden Network (HGTV). Arwen figures someone quit, and flipped a dip switch on a controller somewhere before walking out the door. Been like that for an hour at least.

Ooh, and pictures from the 31st (click Rip’s pic for the gallery):

So I was bombing around this morning before setting up a laptop for a presentation, and found out about Windows Live.

I went there to check it out, and a slightly mangled site came up, with a little “Firefox not currently supported…” message.
Fair enough, I though, so I went to the same site with IE, and got this: (click to view 151KB image)

That’s right: using the browser they require, on a fully patched and supported OS, I got an error message, and by browser had to close (mshtml.dll had bombed out in iexplore, for those who are following along at home). The error’s consistent, so it’s not JUST me. It’ll probably get blamed on my Google Toolbar, since Ballmer has decided he wants to destroy Google.

Remember Firefox? Looked a little funny, but worked.

Fools.

Well, at least they aren’t charging for it (yet).

Coming soon: Office Live (you think I’m kidding, don’t you?)

Films found in old camera via HappyPalace (which, if nothing else, is colourful).

Little Golden Book About God Translated into Zoggese…

Now as anyone knows, my interest in life’s headiest metaphysical mystery has led me on some strange journeys; from the highest mountain peaks of Peru to snort crystalized alpaca urine with an Incan shaman to the sewers beneath Istanbul to read 900-year old grafitti scrawled by the heretical Saint Phoqallyall. Having found no theological resolution in these rarified encounters I have left the door open to the chance that sublime truth may be found where I least expect it.

Check out the weirdness here.

Here’s Ripley, Tate, and me, in that order…:

Biggest email peeve: the “reply to all” function.

Check the rest of the tale of the email tape.