Monthly Archives: February 2004

Alien vs. Predator

Posted on February 29, 2004 by Arthur

Browsing through the movie trailers at Apple, I noticed the ones for ‘Alien vs. Predator’. There’s this one (the trailer) and that one (featurette) and both made me laugh out loudly. I wonder why people would be interested to see … Continue reading →

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UT2004 demo

Posted on February 28, 2004 by Arthur

Since Tim Bray did it too, on the right a screenshot of Unreal Tournament 2004. I’m running it in 640x480resolution:32 bit colours, but I assume I can set the resolution much higher since the game is still running fluidly. Last … Continue reading →

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Sol.Ar.Is.

Posted on February 27, 2004 by Arthur

Picked up an S-Video and an audio cable at RadioShack’s and afterwards bought a couple of DVDs at the cheapie-aisle at BlockBusters (‘2nd DVD half the price’): ‘Solaris’ and ‘Dream Catcher’. I noticed that having both the LCD and TV … Continue reading →

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Snow.

Posted on February 27, 2004 by Arthur

Alfons has a picture of ‘De Brink’ covered in, oh, 5 centimeters of snow. Not that it’s really a weird or unique happening. It just looks like it hasn’t been snowing like that for years. I mean, as a young … Continue reading →

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It worked!

Posted on February 26, 2004 by Arthur

It worked! For the ones not to eager to view other’s PCs, the link above just shows that my new computer didn’t fail the Knoppix test. Neat.

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La Millecam

Posted on February 25, 2004 by Arthur

Earlier this day, on the hunt for extensive power eating utensils to blow up my brand new computer, I decided to watch the Sylvia Millecam (picture) documentary over at the Dutch public broadcasting website. Actually, I wasn’t even aware of … Continue reading →

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Asterwhat

Posted on February 25, 2004 by Arthur

Astronomers almost made the call. On January 13th, some scientists believed that a 30 meter object called 2004 AS1 was going to hit Earth. When a researcher at the JPL said the rock had a chance of 1 out 4 … Continue reading →

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1998-2004

Posted on February 23, 2004 by Arthur

It’s done. The MyNote 930, the Pentium II 266 MHz computer that went from one hand to the other has been officially retired. It did everything from 1998 up to 2004: it compiled games, it compiled RB, it compiled the … Continue reading →

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Scary pictures

Posted on February 22, 2004 by Arthur

Yesterday’s Truro Daily News reported on the VIA train that was forced to stay put at Truro’s marshalling yard during the Blitz. Since VIA rail could be held liable for any wrongdoings, passengers were not allowed to leave the train … Continue reading →

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Adverse Drugs reaction database

Posted on February 21, 2004 by Arthur

Underreported in the media, but the CBC acquired the Adverse Drugs reaction database from Health Canada, using the federal Access to Information act. The CBC reported about the evolution of the database on February 17th. CBC’s version of the database … Continue reading →

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February 19th Blitz

Posted on February 20, 2004 by Arthur

Since Nova Scotia was dilligently attacked by the Evil Low Pressure Depression Snow Forces ™, yesterday that is, brave Nova Scotians and a Permanent Resident took up their arms and started digging. As in, ‘Yes sir, right-away-sir’. After an hour … Continue reading →

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Crap (once again)

Posted on February 19, 2004 by Arthur

For the company I’m working for I have been thinking of writing software that grabs currency rates from the Bank of Canada. I’m truly impressed with the openness of the national bank, however, I do not agree with their concept … Continue reading →

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Right-there II

Posted on February 19, 2004 by Arthur

Power outages galore around town, except for here. I heard that the start of the street is out of power, so for now we’re lucky. I’m trying to push that luck by preparing steak. While still snowing out, it looks … Continue reading →

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