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Another one bites the dust

Xbox 360 #5 died yesterday evening with the red ring of death, two days before the launch of Halo 3… I am not amused! :/

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This is a post I had to write…

…because otherwise you accidentally start supporting things like this; Dave formulates what I feel quite succinctly.

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What’s happening?

Work is keeping me fairly busy (preparing for a conference in Toulouse), and not that much terribly exciting has happened. I (un-)am patiently waiting for my Mac Pro (having chosen a decent 3D card as well as 802.11 has moved … Continue reading

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Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (again!)

I’ve been reading the more recent chapters of the Yokohama Shopping Log manga by Ashinano Hitoshi this evening. It made me cry (again!). Thus, I have to implore you — whoever you may be — to read it and be … Continue reading

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Crash (2004)

Crash is a great, “serious” film, but not without humour, exhibiting many tightly interwoven stories revolving around racial stereotypes and miscommunication. It feels a bit reminiscient of Magnolia in its way of story-telling, but in a good way. Touching and … Continue reading

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Internet in fast.

A fast connection is really nice: I’ve been playing a bit of “God of War” recently and it feels very epic. Still waiting for my “Killer 7″ from Play.com (which is taking 9 days now ). Have also started dabbling … Continue reading

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The argument

I just saw a good argument for high frame-rates / instant feedback on Charles Bloom’s Rants Page. I think this is one the reasons why Gran Turismo 4 (to me) feels much better than Forza Motorsport: [T]he response to every … Continue reading

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Star Wars: Episode III

I just figured out what’s missing in Episode III (in contrast to Episode II): It is completely unsexy. No hints of sexyness anywhere in Ep. 3.

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What’s new…

A bit of product placement: The new Ben Folds album “Songs for Silverman” is out (in the iTunes Music Store as well — I honestly cannot remember the last time I bought a physical CD), the same goes for Trackmania … Continue reading

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Computer Solution

Yesterday, I’ve finally received my new computer, a Mac Mini (with an Apple Wireless Keyboard and .Mac for the curious). First thing I did was obviously to take it apart (a little), remove the measly 256mb and replace it with … Continue reading

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Computer Trouble

After rebooting twice for seemingly no reason yesterday evening, the PSU of my PC seems to have given up. That put me in some sort of dilemma as I had planned on buying a new machine some-when in the April … Continue reading

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European Software Patents

Major . It looks like the new European Software Patent Directive is here to stay, in spite of plenty of opposition. I had a feeling something like this may happen (stretch the vocal opposition until demonstrants are tired / confused, … Continue reading

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