Milagros has announced he will finish EOL this weekend, after which we'll have a two week testing period with more testers and it will be released. So that means EOL out in mid March if things goes well.
It's been, what? three years? in the making with continuously pushed release dates by mila. I believe he at one point said spring '08? Anyway during this period it has been hyped, forgotten, rehyped and sometimes talked of like the holy grail. But is it all it's cracked up to be?
Being beta tester and designer of the webpage I have been close to the development for the past 1½ years. There has been really A LOT of smaller and bigger updates and features added, more than mila or any tester can remember I'm sure. Big ones are things like cooperative multiplayer, but some of the smaller ones are important aswell, things that will make the daily use more pleasant. This is things like being able to download any level ever played ingame and TCP mode for port forwarding noobs.
However the most important thing maybe is the site, that hopefully will bring people together about more than just the current battle and the last five chat lines. This is what I believe will be what makes or breaks the great succes of EOL, the people. If people doesn't play online all the time and get their stats recorded, if people doesn't use the site to see stats for the levels they play and if people doesn't use the potential of the extensive stats it will just be belma with a couple of new battle modes. On the other hand if people do do all these things and really come together around it, this is not just a new version of belma but more than we ever could have hoped for in Elasto Mania 2.
So it really is up to the people and, well me, and what I make of the site. The holy grail is there, we just have to grab it ;-)
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Acer Aspire Timeline 1810tz
My old laptop, a Zepto Znote, broke during the christmas holiday. The graphics card was suddenly totally fucked up, causing the screen to viewed twice on the monitor, on top of each other, and the colors totally fucked up. At first I thought it was the memory as it was also giving some BSOD screens with memery error and taking out one of the ram blocks fixed it. But it turned out it was just random when it happened and eventually it happened again and more and more frequently, untill it was like 95% of the times I turned it on.
It had still waranty but Zepto has recently went bankrupt so not much help in that. Eventhough it's not an onboard graphics card I found out it's integreted in the motherboard, which means it will be quite expensive to get fixed. And seeing as the motherboard had just been replaced a couple of months earlier, for different issue though (that time on warranty as it was before they went bankrupt) I didn't want to spend a lot of money fixing it, if it would just brake again. So I decided to get a new one. Also because I wanted a bit smaller one, and was tired of the old ones noise.
After some research I pretty quickly find the Acer Timeline 1810tz/3810tz to fit my needs perfectly, and at a nice price. This time I went for a much cheaper one, as I don't really need to good hardware I had in the old one, as I mostly use it for uni and when I'm at my parents place. There is an 11.7'' and a 13,3'' version of it, after seeing both of them in local stores I decided on the smaller one, and bought it at wupti.com for 510€.
After recieving it I was immediately reassured I had choosen the right size, it just felt really nice to work with. Today I could debut it at the semester's first lecture.
It had still waranty but Zepto has recently went bankrupt so not much help in that. Eventhough it's not an onboard graphics card I found out it's integreted in the motherboard, which means it will be quite expensive to get fixed. And seeing as the motherboard had just been replaced a couple of months earlier, for different issue though (that time on warranty as it was before they went bankrupt) I didn't want to spend a lot of money fixing it, if it would just brake again. So I decided to get a new one. Also because I wanted a bit smaller one, and was tired of the old ones noise.
After some research I pretty quickly find the Acer Timeline 1810tz/3810tz to fit my needs perfectly, and at a nice price. This time I went for a much cheaper one, as I don't really need to good hardware I had in the old one, as I mostly use it for uni and when I'm at my parents place. There is an 11.7'' and a 13,3'' version of it, after seeing both of them in local stores I decided on the smaller one, and bought it at wupti.com for 510€.
After recieving it I was immediately reassured I had choosen the right size, it just felt really nice to work with. Today I could debut it at the semester's first lecture.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Best of 2009
Sorry for the very long delay. Here is the best of 2009!
Movie
The Hangover
Runner ups:
Camille
Sunshine Cleaning
Nights in Rodanthe
Fanboys
Comment: The Hangover was simply just a great comedy.
TV Show
Lost
Runner ups:
Scrubs
Friday Night Lights
How I Met Your Mother
30 Rock
Comment: Scrubs had such a perfect "ending", however Losts fifth season was another mindblowing experience.
Song
Kelly Clarkson - Already Gone
Runner ups:
Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
Taylor Swift - Love Story
Christina Metaxa - Firefly
Yohanna - Is It True
Comment: Already Gone tops an amazing album by Kelly Clarkson. Was also considering giving Bad Romance the win, it's awesome, have such a nice rythm/beat. However Already Gone is just wonderful.
Music
Kelly Clarkson
Runner ups:
Kelly Clarkson
Mandy Moore
Céline Dion
Britney Spears
Comment: As mentioned Kelly Clarkson made an amazing album this year. 'All I Ever Wanted' has quickly become one of the albums I consider to be the very best and an instant classic in my mind.
Hottie
Britney Spears
Runner ups:
Kerry Bishé
Hilary Duff
Kristen Bell
Cobie Smulders
Comment: Saw her in real life this year at the concert in Parken, copenhagen.
Website
Postsecret
Runner ups:
Byggepladen
ScT
Facebook
Bricklink
Comment: Joining the danish lego user group Byggepladen and following the forum has been nice, however Postsecret is such an amazing project and it's really interesting to read the postcards each sunday.
Day
May 9. Klodsfest
Runner ups:
July 11. Britney Spears in concert
July 16. Nicky Sørensen winning a stage in Tour De France
Comment: Klodsfest is like a lego meeting. It was great fun to meet the people from Byggepladen, see their creations and participate in activities.
Movie
The Hangover
Runner ups:
Camille
Sunshine Cleaning
Nights in Rodanthe
Fanboys
Comment: The Hangover was simply just a great comedy.
TV Show
Lost
Runner ups:
Scrubs
Friday Night Lights
How I Met Your Mother
30 Rock
Comment: Scrubs had such a perfect "ending", however Losts fifth season was another mindblowing experience.
Song
Kelly Clarkson - Already Gone
Runner ups:
Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
Taylor Swift - Love Story
Christina Metaxa - Firefly
Yohanna - Is It True
Comment: Already Gone tops an amazing album by Kelly Clarkson. Was also considering giving Bad Romance the win, it's awesome, have such a nice rythm/beat. However Already Gone is just wonderful.
Music
Kelly Clarkson
Runner ups:
Kelly Clarkson
Mandy Moore
Céline Dion
Britney Spears
Comment: As mentioned Kelly Clarkson made an amazing album this year. 'All I Ever Wanted' has quickly become one of the albums I consider to be the very best and an instant classic in my mind.
Hottie
Britney Spears
Runner ups:
Kerry Bishé
Hilary Duff
Kristen Bell
Cobie Smulders
Comment: Saw her in real life this year at the concert in Parken, copenhagen.
Website
Postsecret
Runner ups:
Byggepladen
ScT
Bricklink
Comment: Joining the danish lego user group Byggepladen and following the forum has been nice, however Postsecret is such an amazing project and it's really interesting to read the postcards each sunday.
Day
May 9. Klodsfest
Runner ups:
July 11. Britney Spears in concert
July 16. Nicky Sørensen winning a stage in Tour De France
Comment: Klodsfest is like a lego meeting. It was great fun to meet the people from Byggepladen, see their creations and participate in activities.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Night of dreams
Last night I had no less than three dreams I remembered, all somewhat sad and borderline nightmares.
First one was that Abula had closed down the elma scene. How one would do that I'm not sure, but he had decided that it now was time to stop it all. There was a news post on moposite with more than 100 comments and GuyB had made the first comment. I wasn't home on that day I think so saw it the next and got really sad. Almost started crying, but then it turned out it was an aprils fool.
At the second I was at some kind of market or festival or something with some shops and booths, I was going to one of them, not really sure was it was about. However Hitler was still alive and he was coming to that booth aswell with his wife. Somehow I knew he was now 101 years old, and I say hi to him and his wife and shook his hand, which was really fragile because he was so old.
In the third my great grandmother had died and me and my four siblings (3 older brothers, 1 younger sister) where to get the heritage. In the start me and 2 of my brothers were riding around on horses for some reason. We had the will on a piece of paper and someone lost it in the sea or dock or something. That meant we couldn't get the money and we were quite sad. However someone then jumped in the water and got the paper back. A bit later my three brother were talking to the guy who adminstrated the will and it turned out that the money would only be given the three of us that were riding on the horses before for some reason. However my three brothers were trying to get the money for them. I saw they were talking about it and protested, and said I'd be glad to share it will all five of us. Then I don't remember if anymore happened.
On another note the best of 2009 winners will come today or tomorrow, and I turned on word verification for comments, as I've gotten some spam comments lately.
First one was that Abula had closed down the elma scene. How one would do that I'm not sure, but he had decided that it now was time to stop it all. There was a news post on moposite with more than 100 comments and GuyB had made the first comment. I wasn't home on that day I think so saw it the next and got really sad. Almost started crying, but then it turned out it was an aprils fool.
At the second I was at some kind of market or festival or something with some shops and booths, I was going to one of them, not really sure was it was about. However Hitler was still alive and he was coming to that booth aswell with his wife. Somehow I knew he was now 101 years old, and I say hi to him and his wife and shook his hand, which was really fragile because he was so old.
In the third my great grandmother had died and me and my four siblings (3 older brothers, 1 younger sister) where to get the heritage. In the start me and 2 of my brothers were riding around on horses for some reason. We had the will on a piece of paper and someone lost it in the sea or dock or something. That meant we couldn't get the money and we were quite sad. However someone then jumped in the water and got the paper back. A bit later my three brother were talking to the guy who adminstrated the will and it turned out that the money would only be given the three of us that were riding on the horses before for some reason. However my three brothers were trying to get the money for them. I saw they were talking about it and protested, and said I'd be glad to share it will all five of us. Then I don't remember if anymore happened.
On another note the best of 2009 winners will come today or tomorrow, and I turned on word verification for comments, as I've gotten some spam comments lately.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
3. semester exams
Right now I'm in the middle of writing my last exam of this fall semester. Had 3 courses, one of them (Work, Media and Interaction) was just be present and pass, the two others had written exams, the first one (Visual Analysis) 12-15 pages and the last (Studium Generale, which is some philosophy thing) which I'm writing now 8-12 pages.
In the first I wrote about the visuel presentation of animals in The Lion King, in this one I write about the philosophers Karl Popper and Thomas Kuhn, comparing them and comparing them to positivism. And yes it's boring as hell. 1 page down and due monday.
In the first I wrote about the visuel presentation of animals in The Lion King, in this one I write about the philosophers Karl Popper and Thomas Kuhn, comparing them and comparing them to positivism. And yes it's boring as hell. 1 page down and due monday.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Best of 2009 (nominations)
Time to sum of the best of 2009. Winners will be announced next sunday if all goes well.
Movie
Sunshine Cleaning
The Hangover
Nights in Rodanthe
Fanboys
Camille
TV Show
Friday Night Lights
30 Rock
Lost
How I Met Your Mother
Scrubs
Song
Yohanna - Is It True
Taylor Swift - Love Story
Christina Metaxa - Firefly
Kelly Clarkson - Already Gone
Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
Music
Taylor Swift
Britney Spears
Mandy Moore
Céline Dion
Kelly Clarkson
Hottie
Hilary Duff
Britney Spears
Kristen Bell
Cobie Smulders
Kerry Bishé
Website
Postsecret
Byggepladen
ScT
Facebook
Bricklink
Day
July 11. Britney Spears in concert
May 9. Klodsfest
July 16. Nicky Sørensen winning a stage in Tour De France
Movie
Sunshine Cleaning
The Hangover
Nights in Rodanthe
Fanboys
Camille
TV Show
Friday Night Lights
30 Rock
Lost
How I Met Your Mother
Scrubs
Song
Yohanna - Is It True
Taylor Swift - Love Story
Christina Metaxa - Firefly
Kelly Clarkson - Already Gone
Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
Music
Taylor Swift
Britney Spears
Mandy Moore
Céline Dion
Kelly Clarkson
Hottie
Hilary Duff
Britney Spears
Kristen Bell
Cobie Smulders
Kerry Bishé
Website
Postsecret
Byggepladen
ScT
Bricklink
Day
July 11. Britney Spears in concert
May 9. Klodsfest
July 16. Nicky Sørensen winning a stage in Tour De France
Friday, December 11, 2009
Series fall 2009 and emmys followup
I wanted to do a post like this many times last couple of years but never got around to it, lets see if I finish it this time.
First a little followup on my kopa emmys. I introduced the honorary award this year because this kind of awards don't really honor those REALLY amazing series like they deserve. The awards are just for what were good that season and depends a lot of which other series were on at the same time, so winning best comedy one year for example might be easier one year than another, and the actors awards ofcourse doesn't tell if they show is really good, ofcourse a little but. However this award which will not necessary be given out every year are to honor those REALLY good shows that are still good five years after they ended. So it obviously had to go to Friends, and if it's not obvious to you, either you haven't seen it in which case you shouldn't be reading this, my blog might be good but doesn't compare to friends, or if you have seen it you obviously have no sense of homour what so ever. Anyway I can still watch this show today and totally crack up or get sad when something bad happens and it continues to be one of the things I mostly wanna do at any time even though I have seen it very many times. On that note a new version of the DVD set was recently released, which I bought even though I had a DVD set already of it, but this had the uncut version, which is some 30 to 120 extra seconds per episode. Doesn't sound like much but it's almost 10 new episodes all in all. Some parts I can see why they decided to cut those but others are really funny and good.
Wow this was a long paragraph. So here's a short one to make up for it.
Back to the current shows that were awarded. Comedy series was somewhat close between Scrubs and HIMYM, but Scrubs really had a good ending (I know it's still on, but Bill Lawrence said it's practically a spin-off, and they only kept the name for business reasons).
Drama series was really really hard to decide, Both FNL and Lost had simply amazing seasons, I can't even remember what made me choose one of them.
There are two other shows I'd like to mention, which both got cut of rather quick. Cupid and The Ex List. Both shows that were mainly romances which not really any shows are, which made me really like them.
Enough about last season. Now let's have a look at some of the new shows. To make it easy I'm just gonna catagorize them.
The really bad, that I stopped watching after one or a few episodes:
The Forgotten
V
The okay shows that I just watch because there are nothing better or I've already invested in the charactors:
Modern Family
The fine shows:
Community
Flash Forward
The middle
Melrose Place
The really good:
Accidentally on Purpose
Mercy
Glee
Cougar Town
Scrubs - Med School
Melrose Place I have to say really surprised me. Glee is really nice because it's such a different shows. Cougar Town and Accidentally on Purpose are really fun. Mercy might be your usual medical show, but I haven't watched many of them. Scrubs - med school, which I choose to catagorize as a new show is off to a good start, I hope it will stay well (phun intended ;)).
First a little followup on my kopa emmys. I introduced the honorary award this year because this kind of awards don't really honor those REALLY amazing series like they deserve. The awards are just for what were good that season and depends a lot of which other series were on at the same time, so winning best comedy one year for example might be easier one year than another, and the actors awards ofcourse doesn't tell if they show is really good, ofcourse a little but. However this award which will not necessary be given out every year are to honor those REALLY good shows that are still good five years after they ended. So it obviously had to go to Friends, and if it's not obvious to you, either you haven't seen it in which case you shouldn't be reading this, my blog might be good but doesn't compare to friends, or if you have seen it you obviously have no sense of homour what so ever. Anyway I can still watch this show today and totally crack up or get sad when something bad happens and it continues to be one of the things I mostly wanna do at any time even though I have seen it very many times. On that note a new version of the DVD set was recently released, which I bought even though I had a DVD set already of it, but this had the uncut version, which is some 30 to 120 extra seconds per episode. Doesn't sound like much but it's almost 10 new episodes all in all. Some parts I can see why they decided to cut those but others are really funny and good.
Wow this was a long paragraph. So here's a short one to make up for it.
Back to the current shows that were awarded. Comedy series was somewhat close between Scrubs and HIMYM, but Scrubs really had a good ending (I know it's still on, but Bill Lawrence said it's practically a spin-off, and they only kept the name for business reasons).
Drama series was really really hard to decide, Both FNL and Lost had simply amazing seasons, I can't even remember what made me choose one of them.
There are two other shows I'd like to mention, which both got cut of rather quick. Cupid and The Ex List. Both shows that were mainly romances which not really any shows are, which made me really like them.
Enough about last season. Now let's have a look at some of the new shows. To make it easy I'm just gonna catagorize them.
The really bad, that I stopped watching after one or a few episodes:
The Forgotten
V
The okay shows that I just watch because there are nothing better or I've already invested in the charactors:
Modern Family
The fine shows:
Community
Flash Forward
The middle
Melrose Place
The really good:
Accidentally on Purpose
Mercy
Glee
Cougar Town
Scrubs - Med School
Melrose Place I have to say really surprised me. Glee is really nice because it's such a different shows. Cougar Town and Accidentally on Purpose are really fun. Mercy might be your usual medical show, but I haven't watched many of them. Scrubs - med school, which I choose to catagorize as a new show is off to a good start, I hope it will stay well (phun intended ;)).
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