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BlueSwirl
Sep. 9th, 2009
08:38 pm - Halo 3 ODST Give Away
Okay folks, most of you won't be able to enter this, not being US citizens, but I'll advertise it anyway. I've been given some copies of Halo 3 ODST to give away.
Click here for details.
Good luck and all that jazz.
Apr. 17th, 2009
12:06 am - Internet image of the day
Apr. 15th, 2009
Apr. 12th, 2009
Apr. 9th, 2009
10:56 am - Got a spare ten minutes?
Then you should watch this.
Trust me. :)
Apr. 7th, 2009
02:33 pm - In Soviet Russia, Moon Explores You!
Cool!
The Earth-orbiting version of the ship would have a mass of 12 tonnes, carry a crew of six, along with no less than 500kg of cargo; while its "lunar cousin" would weigh 16.5 tonnes, have four seats and be capable of delivering and bringing back 100kg of cargo.
100Kg! Holy Flirking Schnit, that's some kick ass sample return.
More info here.
Apr. 6th, 2009
01:25 pm - A Prime Example of Why You don't Read Online Comments
John Glenn reflects on 50 years since the Mercury program.
A great article spoiled by random twats off the net. Seriously, web 2.0 has a lot to answer for.
Mar. 11th, 2009
11:55 am - 'Ave it, you slag!
Mar. 10th, 2009
10:39 am - What Facebook is for.
Facebook is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game, in which the objective is to collect "friends".
Also, I have a pretty cool younger brother.
Mar. 9th, 2009
05:40 pm - Why Terminators Always Travel Through Time Nekkid.
They do it for the lulz.
Why else?
Mar. 2nd, 2009
Feb. 19th, 2009
02:59 pm - A video you need to see.
Christopher Hitchens voluntarily experiences waterboarding.
Follow up article.
Feb. 18th, 2009
01:47 am - A Haiku
Haikus are easy
But sometimes they don't make sense
Refrigerator
Feb. 13th, 2009
12:49 am - Sometimes
...it's worth going to a nightclub just to remind yourself why you don't go to nightclubs.
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lonelyFeb. 9th, 2009
12:35 pm - Airplane engine vs Flock of Birds
Video here.
Airships are looking like a better idea all the time.
EDIT: Apparently the video was mis-labeled. It's not what happens when a bird hits the engine. The video shows what happens if a blade gets loose. (Engines can apparently deal with bird strike, but you'd have to seriously fuck-up the maintenance of the engine to get it to explode like that due to blade failure.)
Apologies.
Feb. 5th, 2009
Feb. 4th, 2009
07:16 pm - Never mind the youth of today...
Jan. 31st, 2009
Jan. 23rd, 2009
11:55 am - Internet Image of the Day
Jan. 16th, 2009
02:44 pm - Things to Make You Feel Old
(Video game centric, but meh, that's what I remember.)
The first series of Spaced is now ten years old.
The first Resident Evil game, a series now containing at least 12 installments, came out 13 years ago.
The MegaDrive (Sega Genesis for my American readers) is now 20 years old. (Talking of Sega, the last-ditch Dreamcast is now ten years old... and still getting the occasional release.)
Starting next academic year, new students at university will be younger than Nirvana's seminal 'Nevermind' album.
"Best Game Ever Made", Ocarina of Time, is turning 11 this year.
Guns N' Roses' album-that-time-forgot, Chinese Democracy, is now actually available to buy. Like, in shops.
"The Other Best Game Ever Made", Final Fantasy VII:She Dies, You Know, is a ripe old 12. (Still haven't finished it, though.)
Half-Life delivered a swift kick to the nuts of the FPS genre over a decade ago.
People began wondering if Ross and Rachel would ever get together 15 orbits of the Sun previously.
Duke Nukem Forever officially began development over four thousand days ago, and has probably changed engine approximately the same number of times. It has yet to reveal anything more than a short trailer and some screenshots.
People who started university at the same time as me would now be in their 8th year.
G.W. Bush has been the 43rd President of the USA, legitimately or otherwise (read: otherwise), for eight long years now.
The Matrix, Fight Club and The Sixth Sense all celebrate their tenth anniversaries this year.
Back to the Future turns 24 in 2009, and it's only six years until the series suggested we'd have hoverboards.
The Transformers landed four years ago. I haven't seen one yet, though.
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