.. and today I bought two.
Half Life 2 Episode 1. Installed at 3:00pm, and have just finished playing it (Midnight) (9 hours minus tea and some time to help my dad). Fantastic game. Zombie killing. More Zombie killing. General puzzels to break up the Zombie killing. Watch Zombies take out combine (and vice versa) and clean up the rest. There are also a few areas where you get to admire all of the scenery which takes your breathe away at 1920×1200 with all the perty features turned up.
The other game is Lego Star Wars 2. I’m hoping that it is as good as the first and plan on finishing most of the levels with my brother. It should take a little longer than a day to complete though.
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1. Zooba | November 19th, 2006 at 3:12 pm
I hate finishing games that quickly. That’s why I buy my games from EB; if I finish it too quickly I can return it and get another one
2. pimaster | November 19th, 2006 at 9:00 pm
Episode 1 was meant to have a play time of around 5 hours. I haven’t been dissapointed and I don’t know if you can return a game that is activated on steam (depending on how brain dead the cashier is) as the game is tied to my account forever.
And just out of coincedence, I did buy it from EB
Monday, November 20, 2006
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Looking forward
So I went out today and spent some cash.
2×160 gb hard disks. This time I will raid1 them. Installing windows as we speak and everything is running sweet.
1xIDE/SATA enclosure for the good disk that came out of the machine. Set it up and I will be able to use it for many things.
1xnew old keyboard. Found another keyboard which is almost exactly like the one I had. It has a ps/2 plug instead of dim. But the keys are dirty. Doesn’t matter though since I plan on pulling it apart and just using the circuitry.
Opera news:
Friday 24th is when I want to go.
There are $50 tickets available, but I think I’m going to have to go for th $80 set so that I can be a little further center.
These seats are in the balcony. The floor is just a little too expensive for something I may not understand.
I’ll be looking for people to confirm early so I can get the seats.
2×160 gb hard disks. This time I will raid1 them. Installing windows as we speak and everything is running sweet.
1xIDE/SATA enclosure for the good disk that came out of the machine. Set it up and I will be able to use it for many things.
1xnew old keyboard. Found another keyboard which is almost exactly like the one I had. It has a ps/2 plug instead of dim. But the keys are dirty. Doesn’t matter though since I plan on pulling it apart and just using the circuitry.
Opera news:
Friday 24th is when I want to go.
There are $50 tickets available, but I think I’m going to have to go for th $80 set so that I can be a little further center.
These seats are in the balcony. The floor is just a little too expensive for something I may not understand.
I’ll be looking for people to confirm early so I can get the seats.
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Another loss for me
A month after I lost my keyboard, I lose a disk out of my RAID 0 array. I haven’t gotten over my keyboard and it does this to me. I know things come in 3’s, but if anything happens to my screens I may just lose it completely.
Don’t panic too much, I was able to boot it up after 4-5 hours of trying and get the last of my data off the machine. I had a backup from a couple of days earlier, but I wanted to backup the 14gb of Steam Apps that I had.
So I spent most of a day trying to re-install windows, only to finally realise that the disk I was installing onto was the bad one. Poo. Switch disks around and try again. I know have to go and “reset” my life. I also need to go out and buy another disk.
I have started working on a new project on site. We have just been setup with newish sort of machines (P4’s without HT or dual core, even though the sticker says HT. Might be a windows 2k thing). I’m almost liking the keyboard, except the stroke feels too long. I’m tempted to go out and get something close, because living without the windows key is almost killing me.
In non-geek, social news - I have no friends who are able to come see an Opera with me. They either have things to do, have no money or are trying to save.
Just wondering if there are any others in the crowd who may be interested?
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1. Andrew B Coathup | October 11th, 2006 at 1:03 am
Buy a new keyboard. Everything has to have its autumn.
A hard drive is just a hard drive. If you have the data, that is what matters. (I am a wee scared I have lost my email in my recent perge on my laptop)
As for the Opera. If you want to go, buy two tickets and take a friend who you will enjoy going with. You will have a much better time with a friend with you, and all it costs you is two tickets rather than one. That is the price for having poor friends. And as for Opera …. :p
2. Matthew Delves | October 11th, 2006 at 10:03 am
I might have to play the finance card. Though I am always a fan. Let me know when you are going to see it and I might be able to drag some friends along with me.
3. Mark | October 11th, 2006 at 10:51 am
Will you be wearing the cape to the Opera?
4. pimaster | October 11th, 2006 at 1:58 pm
Last time I decided to just go with the Top hat, white gloves and cane. The funniest thing was that an older lady come up and stated that if I had a cape I would have completed the look.
The friends I was with thought that I paid her.
Yes, I think I’ll be wearing the cape and handing it in to the cloak room.
Don’t panic too much, I was able to boot it up after 4-5 hours of trying and get the last of my data off the machine. I had a backup from a couple of days earlier, but I wanted to backup the 14gb of Steam Apps that I had.
So I spent most of a day trying to re-install windows, only to finally realise that the disk I was installing onto was the bad one. Poo. Switch disks around and try again. I know have to go and “reset” my life. I also need to go out and buy another disk.
I have started working on a new project on site. We have just been setup with newish sort of machines (P4’s without HT or dual core, even though the sticker says HT. Might be a windows 2k thing). I’m almost liking the keyboard, except the stroke feels too long. I’m tempted to go out and get something close, because living without the windows key is almost killing me.
In non-geek, social news - I have no friends who are able to come see an Opera with me. They either have things to do, have no money or are trying to save.
Just wondering if there are any others in the crowd who may be interested?
-= Comments
1. Andrew B Coathup | October 11th, 2006 at 1:03 am
Buy a new keyboard. Everything has to have its autumn.
A hard drive is just a hard drive. If you have the data, that is what matters. (I am a wee scared I have lost my email in my recent perge on my laptop)
As for the Opera. If you want to go, buy two tickets and take a friend who you will enjoy going with. You will have a much better time with a friend with you, and all it costs you is two tickets rather than one. That is the price for having poor friends. And as for Opera …. :p
2. Matthew Delves | October 11th, 2006 at 10:03 am
I might have to play the finance card. Though I am always a fan. Let me know when you are going to see it and I might be able to drag some friends along with me.
3. Mark | October 11th, 2006 at 10:51 am
Will you be wearing the cape to the Opera?
4. pimaster | October 11th, 2006 at 1:58 pm
Last time I decided to just go with the Top hat, white gloves and cane. The funniest thing was that an older lady come up and stated that if I had a cape I would have completed the look.
The friends I was with thought that I paid her.
Yes, I think I’ll be wearing the cape and handing it in to the cloak room.
Friday, September 8, 2006
In mourning… for my keyboard.
You were purchased 15th November 1996. You started out by wearing gladwrap to keep your beautiful plastic clean.
You survived the bashing of Fury 3 and Hellbender; but your gladwrap did not. We had to replace it constantly.
The next few years were gentler as the computer you were attached to was used more for homework, and games moved more to mouse input.
On the 3 of June, you were abandoned as I required a computer that travelled with me. At the time I was unable to find a converter to change your dim input down to a ps/2 connection. You still served well on internet gateway you were connected to.
In January of 2005, I breathed new light into you with the purchase of a new machine and finally finding the converted I required. You were smooth from start to finish of Half Life 2. You were a pleasure to code on during Advanced .NET and easy on the hands when it came to large documents.
Towards the end, your shift and control keys would stick, causing much frustration when I couldn’t type the words I was after. Your 0/Ins key would also get difficult to push. This never bothered me though, because I could get you going again just by tapping each crtl, alt and shift key. I could never bring harm to something so faithful.
I cleaned every key on you twice in your life, lovingly wiping each corner with a tissue and tee tree oil. I would often pull the hairs and dust out of you with a screw driver.
Last weekend, I thought it was worth cleaning you out from the inside. So I removed you from my desk and blew you out with my air compressor. When putting you back together, I was shocked to find you did not work.
I found out that there was one tab that did not going back under circuit board. So I had to work out how to under the screws that were non-standard. Finally got them out and had to cut slits in them to get them installed again.
Then I noticed the wires were loose on the connection to the circuit board. So I placed some strands of cat5 cable in there to hold the clips in place. When trying to cut the cord, I got your wire. I tried to solder the wire back to the clip, but crushed the other end. I tried to solder the wire straight to the pins on the board, but the solder wouldn’t stick. I removed the pins from the board; unfortunately I scored the board doing it. The wires then broke and frayed as I was putting the wires on the board. When I got one in place, I tried to solder it there but again, the solder would not stick where I wanted it. To my disgust, it went over 3 tracks that I didn’t want it to go over.
RIP Keyboard: 15/11/1996 - 6/9/2006
I am now looking for a replacement. Same brand would be great.
Part Number g83-6104LPMUS/ 00
http://www.nationalbarcode.com/Cherry/Cherry%20G83-6104.htm
Seems to have them, but the enter key has changed shape.
I’ll go looking for a keyboard this weekend, but I would appreciate any input from the community if they could help me find a replacement. Key placement is important.
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1. Xavier | September 8th, 2006 at 10:19 pm
My reward for mastering Colemak is http://www.daskeyboard.com/
Maybe for Christmas
You survived the bashing of Fury 3 and Hellbender; but your gladwrap did not. We had to replace it constantly.
The next few years were gentler as the computer you were attached to was used more for homework, and games moved more to mouse input.
On the 3 of June, you were abandoned as I required a computer that travelled with me. At the time I was unable to find a converter to change your dim input down to a ps/2 connection. You still served well on internet gateway you were connected to.
In January of 2005, I breathed new light into you with the purchase of a new machine and finally finding the converted I required. You were smooth from start to finish of Half Life 2. You were a pleasure to code on during Advanced .NET and easy on the hands when it came to large documents.
Towards the end, your shift and control keys would stick, causing much frustration when I couldn’t type the words I was after. Your 0/Ins key would also get difficult to push. This never bothered me though, because I could get you going again just by tapping each crtl, alt and shift key. I could never bring harm to something so faithful.
I cleaned every key on you twice in your life, lovingly wiping each corner with a tissue and tee tree oil. I would often pull the hairs and dust out of you with a screw driver.
Last weekend, I thought it was worth cleaning you out from the inside. So I removed you from my desk and blew you out with my air compressor. When putting you back together, I was shocked to find you did not work.
I found out that there was one tab that did not going back under circuit board. So I had to work out how to under the screws that were non-standard. Finally got them out and had to cut slits in them to get them installed again.
Then I noticed the wires were loose on the connection to the circuit board. So I placed some strands of cat5 cable in there to hold the clips in place. When trying to cut the cord, I got your wire. I tried to solder the wire back to the clip, but crushed the other end. I tried to solder the wire straight to the pins on the board, but the solder wouldn’t stick. I removed the pins from the board; unfortunately I scored the board doing it. The wires then broke and frayed as I was putting the wires on the board. When I got one in place, I tried to solder it there but again, the solder would not stick where I wanted it. To my disgust, it went over 3 tracks that I didn’t want it to go over.
I am now looking for a replacement. Same brand would be great.
Part Number g83-6104LPMUS/ 00
http://www.nationalbarcode.com/Cherry/Cherry%20G83-6104.htm
Seems to have them, but the enter key has changed shape.
I’ll go looking for a keyboard this weekend, but I would appreciate any input from the community if they could help me find a replacement. Key placement is important.
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1. Xavier | September 8th, 2006 at 10:19 pm
My reward for mastering Colemak is http://www.daskeyboard.com/
Maybe for Christmas
Monday, August 14, 2006
Gallery effort - not of coding importance
I decided to throw togather a page that contained the collection of my capes. Funny thing is that I haven’t taken a picture of me in all of them.
There is a also a picture of me with my star on, which I “earned” at work the other day.
I figured if you were going to make a fool out of yourself online, you better do it properly.
I’m also just started some meaningful categories. I don’t know if I should go back through my posts and fix them up.
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1. Andrew B Coathup | August 14th, 2006 at 7:51 pm
If I was recruiting and googled your name (along with Swinburne) it would bring me to Byte Club (well a cached copy of the forum) and eventually pictures of your cape.
(I always do this for prospective employees, finding nothing is worse than nearly anything you can find)
I would laugh, and think this guy is a bit of a nut, but I would read your blog and you would have already created a positive impression.
Get the rest of your photos up.
2. pimaster | August 17th, 2006 at 12:50 am
I’ve had a lot of different views about acknowledging the cape. The guys at Herald and Weekly times would say that it is something that I would have to discuss, because that is who I am.
I had a long discussion with someone from Telstra, who said that it was like sleeping with a teddy. It’s something you did when you were younger, but you should grow out of it.
The funny thing is: at the time I had just bought my code monkey which now sleeps at my bed head. And I divulged this information and he wasn’t impressed again.
I tried to ask why you would stop doing something unless you had a good reason. If wearing a cape or sleeping near a monkey puts a smile on your face every now and then, why stop?
There is also the other thing: It is who I am. If I stop being the "hero" I enjoy being, what is left for me?
I’m glad you approve of the move. For future reference, if any prospective employer comes across this comment, if you don’t like me in the cape then the chances are that I wouldn’t like the environment that I’d be working in and this blog has saved us both a lot of potentially wasted time.
There is a also a picture of me with my star on, which I “earned” at work the other day.
I figured if you were going to make a fool out of yourself online, you better do it properly.
I’m also just started some meaningful categories. I don’t know if I should go back through my posts and fix them up.
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1. Andrew B Coathup | August 14th, 2006 at 7:51 pm
If I was recruiting and googled your name (along with Swinburne) it would bring me to Byte Club (well a cached copy of the forum) and eventually pictures of your cape.
(I always do this for prospective employees, finding nothing is worse than nearly anything you can find)
I would laugh, and think this guy is a bit of a nut, but I would read your blog and you would have already created a positive impression.
Get the rest of your photos up.
2. pimaster | August 17th, 2006 at 12:50 am
I’ve had a lot of different views about acknowledging the cape. The guys at Herald and Weekly times would say that it is something that I would have to discuss, because that is who I am.
I had a long discussion with someone from Telstra, who said that it was like sleeping with a teddy. It’s something you did when you were younger, but you should grow out of it.
The funny thing is: at the time I had just bought my code monkey which now sleeps at my bed head. And I divulged this information and he wasn’t impressed again.
I tried to ask why you would stop doing something unless you had a good reason. If wearing a cape or sleeping near a monkey puts a smile on your face every now and then, why stop?
There is also the other thing: It is who I am. If I stop being the "hero" I enjoy being, what is left for me?
I’m glad you approve of the move. For future reference, if any prospective employer comes across this comment, if you don’t like me in the cape then the chances are that I wouldn’t like the environment that I’d be working in and this blog has saved us both a lot of potentially wasted time.
Tuesday, August 8, 2006
Stupid spammers
Sorry people. Looks like my account has been the target of some spam lately.
I have upped the rules on commenting. Hope I haven’t caused too much pain in the latest comments list
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1. Matthew Delves | August 7th, 2006 at 11:32 pm
Have been doing just that for a while. I too hate spammers and think they are the scum of the Earth.
2. Zooba | August 7th, 2006 at 11:57 pm
Same here. I’ve started disabling comments on posts after they’ve been up for a while. This seems to be an automatic feature of some software, I wonder if WordPress has something similar?
3. Thushan Fernando | August 8th, 2006 at 8:28 pm
spammers suck, most are bots, i’ve kept mine disabled from last year but only recently enabled mine again after i realised some bots dont quite understand the need to travel to another link to post a comment (previously we used .TEXT which had a post comment form on the page much like ByteClub does now…) moderation does help but occasionally several bots will navigate through and find a post form….
someone should start a WoS (War on Spammers)
I have upped the rules on commenting. Hope I haven’t caused too much pain in the latest comments list
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1. Matthew Delves | August 7th, 2006 at 11:32 pm
Have been doing just that for a while. I too hate spammers and think they are the scum of the Earth.
2. Zooba | August 7th, 2006 at 11:57 pm
Same here. I’ve started disabling comments on posts after they’ve been up for a while. This seems to be an automatic feature of some software, I wonder if WordPress has something similar?
3. Thushan Fernando | August 8th, 2006 at 8:28 pm
spammers suck, most are bots, i’ve kept mine disabled from last year but only recently enabled mine again after i realised some bots dont quite understand the need to travel to another link to post a comment (previously we used .TEXT which had a post comment form on the page much like ByteClub does now…) moderation does help but occasionally several bots will navigate through and find a post form….
someone should start a WoS (War on Spammers)
Saturday, August 5, 2006
Can’t use regex as response
Must abuse posting privledge
I think I hold the key to Xavier’s problem
<([^/][^>]*?[^/])>(?!.*?</\1>)
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1. Xavier | August 4th, 2006 at 3:45 pm
This will incorrectly match normal tags too though?
Input:blah
Output: blah
2. Xavier | August 4th, 2006 at 3:48 pm
Oh wait, I get it now. It will also match unclosed divs and such, which (I think) I want the parser to do because it closes them properly, where as it closes img tags as if they were divs, which is wrong.
I want it to only match img,input,…whatever I put in my post
3. pimaster | August 4th, 2006 at 10:12 pm
<((?:br)|(?:img)|(?:hr)|(?:script))[^/]*?>
Althought the script one isn’t handled well since sometimes it can be part of a pair, and sometimes it isn’t.
You could try pairing it with the orignal !\1 check, but I had trouble when there were two open scripts and only 1 close script.
I think I hold the key to Xavier’s problem
<([^/][^>]*?[^/])>(?!.*?</\1>)
-= Comments
1. Xavier | August 4th, 2006 at 3:45 pm
This will incorrectly match normal tags too though?
Input:blah
Output: blah
2. Xavier | August 4th, 2006 at 3:48 pm
Oh wait, I get it now. It will also match unclosed divs and such, which (I think) I want the parser to do because it closes them properly, where as it closes img tags as if they were divs, which is wrong.
I want it to only match img,input,…whatever I put in my post
3. pimaster | August 4th, 2006 at 10:12 pm
<((?:br)|(?:img)|(?:hr)|(?:script))[^/]*?>
Althought the script one isn’t handled well since sometimes it can be part of a pair, and sometimes it isn’t.
You could try pairing it with the orignal !\1 check, but I had trouble when there were two open scripts and only 1 close script.
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