Monthly Archives: October 2006

Vista Will Drive Users To Piracy

Posted on October 30, 2006 by Puck

Read this article on ArsTechnica about the upcoming Windows Vista’s hardware tolerance and reactivation scheme.  Basically, you install Vista on your computer and if your computer hardware changes “significantly” enough times it will require a reactivation.  Windows XP already does this.  … Continue reading →

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Carl Sagan’s Cosmos

Posted on October 27, 2006 by Puck

View This Video on Google 12 more episodes in full follow the “more” break.  Cosmos is 28 years old now, and it’s still a brilliant achievement.  Take some time and watch this entire series, online for free.  Then buy the … Continue reading →

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Exterminate

Posted on October 27, 2006 by Puck

I wish I was more handy (handier?) so I could come up with super cool things like this Robotic Dalek Pumpkin.

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Snikt

Posted on October 27, 2006 by Puck

I’ve been growing a beard for the past few weeks.  It’s been an itchy hell.  I don’t know how guys who keep their faces fuzzy can put up with it. So why then?  Because Halloween is coming and growing “Wolverine … Continue reading →

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Archive

Posted on October 26, 2006 by Puck
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Worst Neighbours Ever

Posted on October 26, 2006 by Puck

Yesterday was “welfare Wednesday” so of course it meant the downstairs tenants all got drunk and played their music and TVs really loud and screamed and cursed at each other all night.  I waited for a lull in the fighting … Continue reading →

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New Blog Theme

Posted on October 24, 2006 by Puck

It’s been a while, but I’ve finally found a theme that I like.  I’m using Lush 2.  I love the colours.  Fonts seem a bit small on Firefox, so I might be doing some tweaking over the next few days.  … Continue reading →

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Company of Heroes

Posted on October 21, 2006 by Puck

I’ve been ranting a bit lately, it’s time for a positive post!  I picked up Company of Heroes by Relic Entertainment a few weeks back, and the game is amazing.  It’s a Real Time Strategy (RTS) game set in World … Continue reading →

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Richard Dawkins on The Colbert Report

Posted on October 20, 2006 by Puck

View This Video on You Tube When I first heard he was going to be on The Colbert Report, I was a bit worried.  Most of what I’ve seen of Richard Dawkins (like The Root of All Evil? and The … Continue reading →

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Just Say No to Battlefield 2142

Posted on October 18, 2006 by Puck

So Battlefield 2142 is out.  And I don’t own it.  Why?  Check this out: And that ad (and many others) are updated from online sources when you play.  “Gosh” you think, “that must have cut the price of the game … Continue reading →

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