We won the Rugby World cup in 2007!
I just want to congratulate my SA team for winning a 2nd world cup in Rugby tonight. A fantastic tournament it has been, not losing 1 match and beating the British in the final. A tough but good game!
Congrats SA, you deserved it!
God Bless!
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Saturday, October 20, 2007
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Google's power-saving alternative
I read my PC Format mag yesterday and there was an article about Blackle...
Blackle is a custom Google search engine which is predominately black. Why? No, nothing to do with occult or anything. Apparently a researcher has discovered that for a screen to draw a black screen requires less energy than drawing a white one (details are on the Blackle site's about page: www.blackle.com).
I thought it might be a good idea to switch to blackle and maybe even do my part for the environment, since I use Google a lot (like most people) and since the Google's page is white.
The Blackle page isn't that bad looking, in fact I find it easier on the eyes since everything is dark and my eyes are sensitive to bright screens. My brothers always adjust my screen to a brighter setting if they're using my pc.
So why not give it a try and if you don't mind setting your homepage from Google to Blackle, you too could help save energy, one watt at a time ;-)
Blackle is a custom Google search engine which is predominately black. Why? No, nothing to do with occult or anything. Apparently a researcher has discovered that for a screen to draw a black screen requires less energy than drawing a white one (details are on the Blackle site's about page: www.blackle.com).
I thought it might be a good idea to switch to blackle and maybe even do my part for the environment, since I use Google a lot (like most people) and since the Google's page is white.
The Blackle page isn't that bad looking, in fact I find it easier on the eyes since everything is dark and my eyes are sensitive to bright screens. My brothers always adjust my screen to a brighter setting if they're using my pc.
So why not give it a try and if you don't mind setting your homepage from Google to Blackle, you too could help save energy, one watt at a time ;-)
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
SNOW!
For the first time in my life have I encountered snow...
Not just in my life but today was the first time in 26 years that Johannesburg (in SouthAfrica) has had snow. Previously in 1981 there was deep snow, today was a very thin layer. I have spent some time this morning taking shots with my phone.
I was totally ecstatic about the snow, despite the coldness of below 0 temperatures, it totally made my day. I'm not a winter man, but I always wanted to see the snow. I thank the Lord for this wonderful opportunity I've had!!!
This was about 6am in our front yard. My phone doesn't have a flash unfortunately.
Still our front yard.
Same as pic 1 only an hour later
See how purple my hand got ;)
A few streets from us
A nearby sports field
I've taken more pics and my dad did but I think you get the picture! ;)
I hope the Lord would Bless us with snow again! The coldness is a small price to pay for such beauty!
Not just in my life but today was the first time in 26 years that Johannesburg (in SouthAfrica) has had snow. Previously in 1981 there was deep snow, today was a very thin layer. I have spent some time this morning taking shots with my phone.
I was totally ecstatic about the snow, despite the coldness of below 0 temperatures, it totally made my day. I'm not a winter man, but I always wanted to see the snow. I thank the Lord for this wonderful opportunity I've had!!!
This was about 6am in our front yard. My phone doesn't have a flash unfortunately.
Still our front yard.
Same as pic 1 only an hour later
See how purple my hand got ;)
A few streets from us
A nearby sports fieldI've taken more pics and my dad did but I think you get the picture! ;)
I hope the Lord would Bless us with snow again! The coldness is a small price to pay for such beauty!
Friday, October 27, 2006
Biased Problem
Preferences are a "problem" in our online communities today, isn't it? When someone comments on a new feature added in the (for example) Opera browser, a Mozilla or Firefox fenatic has to come and start a flame war on how much better Firefox is.
Well, personally I find Firefox very satisfactory and fast and yes I have to admit that there was a time and sometimes I still fall for the "this thing is better than that one" gig. My friend once joked about this : "Hmm... so what happened to Intel?".
I have to say that a couple of years ago I had this huge grudge against AMD. To me Intel and Windows was the way to go (that was at the time when Intel had the old Pentium III). Today, I use AMD, Linux & Windows and nVidia. I prefer nVidia over ATI at the moment not necessarily because of speed or whatever but because of development and installation ease (especially in Linux). Try installing an ATI driver in Linux and see what I mean.
But now here's the problem. You like a certain program or hardware so much that when someone else starts commenting on a competing one, you start going defensive. Why, I don't know. Maybe some of us just have a competing or jealous spirit in us or something. The thing is, why start such a fiasco? If a person prefers Windows over Linux, let him! Maybe he does things where Windows provides a better or easier way than anything else. We can argue and say that he didn't try anything else. But which person who comes from a strong Windows background (knowing only Windows) whould dare step into the scary world of console commands and kernel compilation? ;) Sure thanks to KDE and Gnome, it is steadily changing but if you still want to accomplish the vast majority of Linux chores, you still need to know your way around a console.
Its fine to recommend a "better" alternative to someone, but the one thing I think most of us need to learn is to not be dominant over what we think is better or not. Like I said, I find myself guilty of this now and again (just to clear a few things out), but this is what I feel on this matter. I want to change. A guy once said that if we just continue to persue one company or product, we would be so strongly associated with it, that they can make with us whatever they want. I try to choose my programs & hardware according to a certain criteria. I like Windows because its quick and simple to get something done (in a sence) + I am more accustomed with it than Linux. I also like Linux because it can provide all the other things, such as being a router at home, etc. I like nVidia because ATI still has to get whipped up into shape and get well documented for development (since AMD bought them out) and I like AMD because... well its cheaper than an ordinary Pentium, its fast & reliable and I would not buy a Celeron because I found those things to be very troublesome (to make it an understatement) even if you didn't, I have but I won't hold it against you if you owned one.
What do you guys feel on the subject? Am I just being too naive, or impractical?
Well hope to hear what you have to say. This is afterall something that happens occasionally at our local forum/blog/etc.
Well, personally I find Firefox very satisfactory and fast and yes I have to admit that there was a time and sometimes I still fall for the "this thing is better than that one" gig. My friend once joked about this : "Hmm... so what happened to Intel?".
I have to say that a couple of years ago I had this huge grudge against AMD. To me Intel and Windows was the way to go (that was at the time when Intel had the old Pentium III). Today, I use AMD, Linux & Windows and nVidia. I prefer nVidia over ATI at the moment not necessarily because of speed or whatever but because of development and installation ease (especially in Linux). Try installing an ATI driver in Linux and see what I mean.
But now here's the problem. You like a certain program or hardware so much that when someone else starts commenting on a competing one, you start going defensive. Why, I don't know. Maybe some of us just have a competing or jealous spirit in us or something. The thing is, why start such a fiasco? If a person prefers Windows over Linux, let him! Maybe he does things where Windows provides a better or easier way than anything else. We can argue and say that he didn't try anything else. But which person who comes from a strong Windows background (knowing only Windows) whould dare step into the scary world of console commands and kernel compilation? ;) Sure thanks to KDE and Gnome, it is steadily changing but if you still want to accomplish the vast majority of Linux chores, you still need to know your way around a console.
Its fine to recommend a "better" alternative to someone, but the one thing I think most of us need to learn is to not be dominant over what we think is better or not. Like I said, I find myself guilty of this now and again (just to clear a few things out), but this is what I feel on this matter. I want to change. A guy once said that if we just continue to persue one company or product, we would be so strongly associated with it, that they can make with us whatever they want. I try to choose my programs & hardware according to a certain criteria. I like Windows because its quick and simple to get something done (in a sence) + I am more accustomed with it than Linux. I also like Linux because it can provide all the other things, such as being a router at home, etc. I like nVidia because ATI still has to get whipped up into shape and get well documented for development (since AMD bought them out) and I like AMD because... well its cheaper than an ordinary Pentium, its fast & reliable and I would not buy a Celeron because I found those things to be very troublesome (to make it an understatement) even if you didn't, I have but I won't hold it against you if you owned one.
What do you guys feel on the subject? Am I just being too naive, or impractical?
Well hope to hear what you have to say. This is afterall something that happens occasionally at our local forum/blog/etc.
Monday, August 28, 2006
DeusEx Reborn
Hey guys!
Remember good old Deus Ex? Well a while ago I heard that they are making a mod for UT2004 called DeusEx:Reborn for UT2004.
It would be interresting to see how the old classic that most of us have played over multiple times would feature on a newer games engine.
I always hoped that they would just go and remake the game for a newer engine, even if they keep the story the same, etc. but for a newer experience.
Apparently it features Co-op play! WHOO! LOL!
Check it out here : http://mods.moddb.com/6569/deus-ex-reborn/
The only RPG that I've ever played! I am a huge anti-RPG guy (except for DeusEx) because its always about Magic, Potion, Monsters, Swords, Elfs, ... blah blah blah! They are all the same. Actually even though DeusEx features choices that affects your gameplay later in the game it doesn't fit into the classic RPG category IMHO. The only components that DE has thats common to other RPG games are skills, choices, backpack "management"... and I guess thats it.
Anyway, I just find RPGs too boring. Fight, fight, fight... over and over to get a little stronger to fight a bigger baddy, fight some more... spend 10 minutes organizing your backpack, exchanging weapons, magic, etc. to other characters, running to shops to get rid of excess bagage, etc...
Trust me, whatching my brother playing 10 different kinds of RPGs have given me enough reason to not play it.
No offence RPG players but I just don't like RPGs! I won't hold it against you. ;)
Remember good old Deus Ex? Well a while ago I heard that they are making a mod for UT2004 called DeusEx:Reborn for UT2004.
It would be interresting to see how the old classic that most of us have played over multiple times would feature on a newer games engine.
I always hoped that they would just go and remake the game for a newer engine, even if they keep the story the same, etc. but for a newer experience.
Apparently it features Co-op play! WHOO! LOL!
Check it out here : http://mods.moddb.com/6569/deus-ex-reborn/
The only RPG that I've ever played! I am a huge anti-RPG guy (except for DeusEx) because its always about Magic, Potion, Monsters, Swords, Elfs, ... blah blah blah! They are all the same. Actually even though DeusEx features choices that affects your gameplay later in the game it doesn't fit into the classic RPG category IMHO. The only components that DE has thats common to other RPG games are skills, choices, backpack "management"... and I guess thats it.
Anyway, I just find RPGs too boring. Fight, fight, fight... over and over to get a little stronger to fight a bigger baddy, fight some more... spend 10 minutes organizing your backpack, exchanging weapons, magic, etc. to other characters, running to shops to get rid of excess bagage, etc...
Trust me, whatching my brother playing 10 different kinds of RPGs have given me enough reason to not play it.
No offence RPG players but I just don't like RPGs! I won't hold it against you. ;)
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