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Vodacom again...

2012-01-24T10:57:00.000+02:00

Interesting that my previous post was about vodacom too. I should write one about the data services in my area too, as I've been on their back about that for about 8 months. But that is another issue. Lomvula at the data call center from Vodacom insisted that one cannot buy data bundles on the web for your "secondary" account (mofaya) on the web, you *have* to call the call-center. As I have

@Vodacom - Shocking email ability... Can you Read?

2011-11-08T07:39:00.000+02:00

Ok, so I emailed vodacom with some questions (a specific store)... Hi, I am due for an upgrade, and would like to express interest in the Samsung Galaxy S+ (i9001). I am currently on a "weekender" but I am not really happy with it, as I am less of a talker, and more of a data user. So I was wondering if I could go top-up 135 or perhaps the all day 100. I would also like to know on the

Git via a http proxy on windows

2011-08-02T10:57:00.000+02:00

I found this tutorial on line (there are several ones similar to this one). But that didn't work for me.Reason being that our proxy is more adamant at asking for the password than most. So what worked for me was:git config --global http.proxy http://[username]:[password]@[proxyaddress]:[port]Obviously, everytime you update your password you'll need to update your global proxy setting.Port is

Fringe vs Heroes

2011-05-20T05:38:00.000+02:00

I was recently "forced" to review Heroes vs Fringe.(Also as a side note, the Auto-Save failed, because I assume it was 5:20 in the morning on the 20/5... Nope. must be some other reason why the autosave failed, because 5:21 it still failed.)I want to give a shout-out to the fringe team from South Africa, I think some auto-search of google *might* hit it, if they're interested, their fans will hit

Absa Loses internet?

2011-03-01T08:49:00.000+02:00

Absa's internet banking for the last 24-48 hours have been so shockingly slow, or even non-existent, that many believe their security is at risk. When I was logged on yesterday, it was so slow that the left panel never appeared, and my surephrase was only displayed during log-on not during the session itself. The response rate was also so slow that clicking on an account took so long that the

GMail Priority inbox

2010-09-07T17:16:00.000+02:00

I like the priority inbox. I think it's clever, it's intuitive, and it makes a lot of sense.However, currently the inbox looks like this:* Important-unread* Starred* The restI'd like to have* Important-unread (including auto-archived stuff - ie not in inbox)* Unread* Important (read)* The rest (in the inbox)LOL, ok after posting this, I found that you CAN do this. Under settings -> Priority

RICA... well stupid

2009-11-10T18:03:00.000+02:00

RICA is forced upon us in South Africa (it's some act where you have to register your sim card so they can track you in case your number/sim is used in crime). I registered today, because I upgrade my cellphone contract tomorrow (or it's due anyway).But if you, like me, are a bit of a techno guy, then you don't get snail mail anymore. So how do you prove where you stay? My edgars accounts, my

Spier - Moyo bathrooms

2009-09-23T11:26:00.000+02:00

I don't know how some stuff gets past senior management. Maybe they don't know or they don't see it. But I can't see how a place that asks so much money to eat there, can be as crass and tactless about which toilet is which...

What do you hate buying the most?

2009-07-10T20:20:00.000+02:00

There is always a cognitive dissonance in me when I have to buy toilet paper, and refuse bags.In retail terms, those are called "grudge purchases". This is because, well, the one you pull through your buttocks, and the other you just throw away. The point is, you don't want to spend a lot of money on stuff that you just want to throw away.I remember once buying toilet paper, saying, "I can't

BING story

2009-06-26T08:19:00.000+02:00

I sat at work, and noticed my colleague had BING open in their "side" bar in IE. Oh, I didn't know she's such a techie that she can even knows about BING. Turns out, no, she doesn't know anything about BING, she just types "google" into microsoft's search engine, and continues to the top link. :-)

McDonalds on Durban road (Bellville RSA)

2009-03-21T19:37:00.003+02:00

I was at McDonalds a week or two back... and I got stuck in the drive through. They were cashing up or something (it's a 24h McD's and it was about 8:30 AM), and but it took me 25m to get through it... And I didn't order anything, I needed to be somewhere else at 9:00 so I needed to get out there quickly.So I was unhappy, and I voted with my feet... yeah... but that doesn't change anything. So

Consumer blog too

2009-03-21T19:35:00.001+02:00

I've decided I'm going to give consumer reviews on products that I like, or dislike for whatever reason. It'll often be on the marketing of the product, or the packaging, or just the usage etc.I'll be posting my first consumer review shortly...

Real Life Spammers...

2009-03-18T15:53:00.005+02:00

I got a SPAM email today from Glenrand M-I-B... Except that it wasn't from them...from: By Design reply-to: postman@housemail.co.zato: xxxxx@gmail.com (I removed my email here to reduce my possibility of SPAM in future)date: Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 9:51 AMsubject: Policyholders reminder: get building cover at a premium ratemailed-by: kscope.mcentre.co.zaI have a policy at Glenrand (my car is insured

Linux vs Windows (the old days, and now)

2008-12-28T19:00:00.003+02:00

In the old days, (lets say 8 years ago)... most hardware didn't work on linux except with a LOT of work. In those days, stuff used to "just work" on windows. However, these days, things don't "just work" on windows... You need to install drivers (back then windows had about a list of 100 vendors per device, and had a something that should work with your hardware)... These days, you need to

Alternate rules for Boule

2008-12-18T17:03:00.003+02:00

I've got a miniature boule set. I bought it marked down at Edgars... Anyway, it doesn't have the "target" ball.So, I have six marble sized balls, with which I want to play boule (or a similar game).So I've devised these rules (they are not yet refined but bare with me):* Players alternate throwing (this may need to change?)* The player with the most balls creating the smallest triangle (in

Freedom!

2008-12-09T23:04:00.001+02:00

In the software community, (especially the free software community) there has been great amounts of talk about what is free software. GNU and Richard Stallman has a definition, and so has our "common sense"... what is free? Well, it costs nothing, but according to GNU it doesn't *have to be without cost*. For them the true freedom is to be able to do what you want, and add and edit what you

Open Street Maps

2008-11-13T23:42:00.003+02:00

This is the wikipedia for maps, which I think is a kind of a ubuntu way of life for the world. Everyone with a GPS should log their travels and upload the roads into the Open Street Maps!I wish I had a GPS so I could easily add to this wonderful project!

Open Office 3.0 Calc vs Excel

2008-11-04T10:29:00.005+02:00

This post might be edited later, or further posts will follow.Excel (and Access) is the benchmark no doubt when it comes to the two Office packages. If Open Office can do what excel can do, and DO IT THE SAME, then there's no reason to pay for MS Office...Anyway, here is something that Open Office Calc does differently, and I think it's cool, MS Excel does this differently (it grows the

Technians?

2008-10-25T17:02:00.001+02:00

I can understand that you get break in transmission when your people can't even spell technician. Small things tell a huge amount about incompetence.

For people whose internet connections are not on ubuntu itself

2008-10-18T12:51:00.002+02:00

http://apt.alturl.com/ rules. Put in what you need (library), and use downthemall with a filter on *.deb, to get all the files. Set the downthemall to skip the existing files, and you can get your own little offline repository going.

Mshini Wami - For new anthem and Bok emblem

2008-10-16T12:59:00.003+02:00

I quickly made this from the current logo and the wikipedia AK47 article.It comes from my lunch discussion I had about the bok emblem, and how we should really have Mshini Wami being sung, rather than our anthem, because the "Stem" part is embracing the old afrikaner regime.Anyway, my personal take on it is, we should keep the Bok emblem, because IT DOES NOT represent the negative stuff of the

Wordpress vs Blogger

2008-10-14T21:41:00.003+02:00

I was recently invited to co-post at the tenletter games blog, which is hosted on Wordpress.For me, the way blogger lays things out's user interface is cleaner than Wordpress's. In the above screenshot, you *might* notice the publish button to the right of the editor. In user interfaces... that should really be at the bottom of it.However, the features at wordpress is really cool, from pingbacks

My Daily Web Experience

2008-10-07T21:49:00.005+02:00

This will take you through my typical day of being on the web...1. I log onto gmail.There I check if I have any new personal emails (not tons a day, often none, sometimes a bit more). I try to reply to them ASAP, though obviously work goes first.I also check for any progress in my Diplomacy game. I'll respond to them ASAP too if I deem it appropriate for my tactics/strategy.I am subscribed to

Popular Mechanics

2008-10-05T22:33:00.004+02:00

I don't generally read their magazine. But the South Africa edition, for the month of October 2008, had a long article about how google make us think differently. Quite interesting, and quite ironic, as they say that we generally struggle to read more than one page at a time now, because of the way the internet is structured now... and then the article is about 4 pages.Anyway, their graphic

SVN frustrations

2008-10-03T02:08:00.004+02:00

Again... I don't want this to be a techie blog (probably because I'm in the land of the blind, and I have one eye... and I've seen the land of the sighted...)Anyway, my searches on google failed to help me here, so I am hoping this will help people out. (THIS IS DONE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!)My SVN kept dying (during checkout - and afterwards during update). And leaving me with a state where neither

Sunset

2008-09-15T21:17:00.001+02:00

Another one. Taken a while back, but even that day I walked a bit to find this shot. I doubt it's great, but hopefully you'll have an idea how breathtakingly beautiful it was for me.

Alarm Bleeps...

2008-09-10T17:06:00.002+02:00

I recently had to change my alarm on my car... I don't know if I *had* to, but the auto-mechanic said that the alarm was giving trouble, and well, my feeling is, that if I take it back to him every time, I can have what he's used to in the car. It wasn't cheap, but hopefully it will add to reliability.The interesting thing about this alarm though, is that the "On/Off" bleeps are inverted from

Face book - Application privacy

2008-09-03T17:23:00.003+02:00

Well... I know I won't be using the "Send Secret Thoughts" application anytime soon.

Rain in the cape

2008-09-01T11:10:00.001+02:00

Yesterday we had rain so highveldlike which we don't often see here. Hail, thunder and lightning, and high volumes of rain in a short time. This picture is after the rain has been gone for at least half an hour, showing how the drain pipes can't handle the sheer volume of water. Fascinating and scary.

Kulula EMERGENCY Poolboy

2008-09-01T11:09:00.002+02:00

I'm no amateur,this is not toy.I'm an expert in my field,I'm emergency pool boy!I'm a jet setter,I'm a jet setter.When H2O needs fixing,Kulula is my ride,if swimming pool is greener,on the other sideI'm a jet setter.I provide a personal service,more personal than you think,satisfaction is guaranteed,nudge, nudge, wink, wink.Jet setter!Love the advert, reminds me of Desperate Housewives.

Beinjing Pollution? -- Cape Town

2008-08-19T18:43:00.003+02:00

So Beijing has a lot of pollution... I believe it's pretty bad... but Cape Town's is pretty bad too if there is no wind blowing it all around.That part there you can almost see... that is Table Mountain. There is a whole lot of mountain that you cannot see in the picture.If you look carefully at this picture, you can see a mountain range (Stellenbosch's surroundings) on the right of the image...

Card shark

2008-08-18T00:30:00.001+02:00

My cousin tossed this card about 5m across the room (missing his target by about 50cm) only to have it peg into the banana. Pretty sweetly too. I found it a little bit frightning and visions of bullseye in daredevil came to mind, but cool enough to share. Yes... We ate the banana afterwards.

Animals

2008-08-08T23:45:00.002+02:00

When I drove to work this morning, I was driving behind a guy with a bakkie, with 2 dogs in the back. They were loving it. I know that Gary Larson in his Farside comics often thinks about what it would be like in our world had dogs (or cows, or flies, or other animals) been just like us --- almost.Anyway, what fascinated me was (as dogs always do) how they wanted to keep their faces in the "

What linux must change

2008-08-07T06:37:00.003+02:00

I don't want this to be a tech blog, and it will never be... Anyway...I've been an advanced computer user (programming, modifying, etc) for more than 20 years now. I've worked on Apple II, DOS (from 3.0-the end), several Windowses (95,98,2000,NT,XP,Vista), and several linux distros (Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Red Hat, Gentoo). And there is this part on it that totally gets me confused and not wanting to

Cuil

2008-07-29T17:49:00.003+02:00

Well... they've got a decent concept. BUT I don't believe them that they don't use my private data. Because, I search for word vine (a really cool game) on CUIL, and it found (on an image)... Vine Trellis... a Magic: the gathering creature... Now I ask you, how did a search engine that doesn't poke around in my private data, know that I have an interest in Magic the gethering?Another issue that

Irene drive in Somerset West

2008-06-29T20:57:00.004+02:00

When I first arrived in the Western Cape this view made me understand what makes it special to stay here. You can see the whole peninsula, and on a clear day (like yesterday) the view takes my breath away. I'll post my first panoramic image now as well, don't know how well it will turn out... as it's a feature of the phone, and let's look at the result.

A quick review of Firefox 3.0

2008-06-24T16:47:00.002+02:00

Well... I think it's... very much like the old one.The look and feel has been changed a little, but not enough to make me feel uncomfortable with it, and also not enough to say it's a huge improvement. SoLook and feel : Still very good, +1 on the old one.Size of download : Chunkier, so -2 on that. I liked the fact that firefox 2 was still small and lightweight. Firefox 3 is almost 8mb.Ease of

Pre-arranged funeral

2008-06-17T13:17:00.001+02:00

In KZN I found this window... What is a pre-arranged funeral? It sounds just a little bit below board...

Proclaim Allah?

2008-06-16T11:53:00.002+02:00

Radio Tygerberg has never been a station I listen at all so forgive me any misinterpretations I might have here. It's their democratic right as much as it is mine to do whatever they think is good. I just have a feeling that christians will be much less tolerant of a booth in public mall stating "We proclaim Allah".

Vodacom poster

2008-06-16T11:40:00.001+02:00

However much I enjoy wit and humor in advertisements, this one was maybe just a bit too graphic for me. I have to admit that it grabbed my attention when I saw it, as it speaks to how I believe many view their phones. However I've always been really uncomfortable with the idea of having any thing foreign in my body.

Music Evening

2008-06-15T12:49:00.006+02:00

This is a "Potbrood" (pot bread) that we baked that day, and then I snatched this photo of the cat camping on the guitar case. Reminds me of the musicians of Bremen (? -- Help me if I have the place wrong).

Sunset II

2008-06-09T19:44:00.002+02:00

I drove a while to get this shot. It was taken on the Tierberg, and i got the light to play some tricks which was awesome. If I were rich then I'd like a spot up there, or maybe Plattekloof.

Sunrise II

2008-06-02T00:37:00.001+02:00

The thing about sunrises in Cape Town, is that the mountains are in the way. So in a way the sun's angle on the earth is often not so perfect for nice sunrises, but we often have spectacular sunsets... However table mountain gets in the way in high summer periods.

Sunrise I

2008-06-02T00:32:00.001+02:00

What I like about winter is the fact that I can sometimes rise early enough to appreciate a sunrise. As Pep I can get onto the roof and have a pretty decent view of the sunrises.

Moths...

2008-06-02T00:28:00.001+02:00

I finally got my phone's photo blogging feature to work, so i'm now posting all my pics i want to now.These moths were just a little smaller than my hand... Unfortunately i don't have one where their (there were several) wings were opened more.

Cape town CBD tree hugger

2008-06-02T00:22:00.001+02:00

This to me was just so cool. The tree was obviously put there a while back, and my best guess is because of prodominant wind forces it grew less straight than the original planters had hoped. What really caused me to take the picture, was the way the tree engulfs the barrier.

Test

2008-05-31T17:49:00.001+02:00

Test

Black holes

2008-04-23T07:31:00.004+02:00

http://www.thinktechnologies.com/portfolio/demos/Blackhole.htmlI found this using StumbleUpon! and I thought it was awesome. I now understand much more, and it's a really cool flash (I think) learning experience.By the way. I've now created a DaringApprentice blog, so I'll not be posting any more Daring Apprentice news here.

Testing the email blogging feature

2008-04-08T16:55:00.001+02:00

<> I am testing how the picture email blogging works, and just using a DA screenshot to do it. (Old one at that!)

No action on svn...

2008-04-05T13:28:00.003+02:00

Yes... I've not posted another release recently. And here's why:I've been seriously busy with work lately, but I think it will slow down in the next couple of weeks, so I'll get some extra time on it.I've been assessing how to improve my model of the network communication, to be sending "objects" instead of a stringstream through.I'm chatting to Almindor (#lnet@irc.freenode.org) who will

Daring Apprentice revision 76

2008-03-20T17:03:00.002+02:00

Revision 76:M : Changed the way "messages" were handled.M : New tokens are immediately available on the dropdown after creation.M : Changed Type2 decks to be really type 2.UM : The deck/SB/RFG/Graveyard has movedUF : You can now save the last camera coordinates and zoomM : Some table creation on the server has been writtenI guess the most important changes here are the fact that I now have actual

Abe Sargent of the Kitchen table references Daring Apprentice

2008-03-13T17:09:00.003+02:00

It is at best, just a quick reference, but it is an excellent prospect... although there isn't any actual links to any of the software mentioned. So I'll ask him to insert it, but I don't know if he can/will.I should eat that frog and start getting multiplayer working. :-)

Programming DA...

2008-03-11T13:02:00.004+02:00

I want to possibly change this blog a bit, towards something like the guy who does MTG Forge's blog.I'll talk here about things I struggle to overcome, and how I did (or did not) overcome them.Today, I'll discuss my "TfrmStringlist". This is my window that displays the graveyard/RFG/SB/Deck/"Top X cards" of the deck.At the moment though... it displays only one of the above mentioned and that

Daring Apprentice revision 75

2008-03-10T17:31:00.004+02:00

Lots of work, especially on the deck editor has gone in, but also important is that you can now play dredge decks a lot easier.One of my objectives are to at least include 1 client/server item per release, so I get it done. It's my frog.Please comment on the bolded change... I have no idea if there is ways in magic to send cards to the "non-owners" hand/deck/SB etc. (How does Booby trap work?)

Daring Apprentice revision 70

2008-02-29T17:50:00.003+02:00

Revision 70:UA : Alt-S in the deckeditor now adds a card to the sideboardUA : (Option) You can set the max length (in chars) of the card name (before going adding "...") (Default = 15) (0 = Show everything)U : Cards are now created not so close to each other.U : Tokens are created next to each other just as normal cards.U : You can now create your own token types... (you'll have to edit the

I can take 21 five year old kids

2008-02-27T17:41:00.000+02:00

Inno Setup

2008-02-04T01:49:00.000+02:00

Inno Setup is probably the leader when it comes to installers.And it's open source too.If you ever want to distribute your own creations, Inno is for me the best there is.Written in Delphi, it's keeping up with the world, being compatible with *gasp* even Vista... Not even Vista is compatible with Vista. So that' s saying a lot.

Daring Apprentice Solo mode (alpha) is out

2008-02-04T01:37:00.000+02:00

Daring Apprentice, has developed in leaps and bounds, and are now actually useful!(Yeah!)One issue is still lingering on the Deck editor (and maybe lots more?), but further than that the tabletop is coming along really well, and solo mode testing is here!If you're into Magic: The Gathering (mtg) then go grab it!The latest SVN are available at http://opensvn.csie.org/DaringApprenticeEnjoy!

A grapetiser

2007-11-16T15:26:00.001+02:00

Basic Instructions to whatever...

2007-08-14T07:50:00.000+02:00

I just want to say, that Basic Instructions is a really cool cartoon that I recently found on the web. I've added it to my RSS feed, and there is lots of cool humour there.It can be found at www.basicinstructions.net

South Africa should follow suit!

2007-05-31T00:01:00.000+02:00

Scott Adams told me about this story, and I have to agree with him.If in South Africa we gave the death penalty to all the government officials that took bribes that cost lives, then we probably wouldn't have much of a cabinet left.I think it's high time SA started taking a much firmer stance on corruption.Scott Adams also says this: 3. I’d be amazed if the death penalty deterred anyone who was

Sharks vs. Bulls

2007-05-21T11:38:00.000+02:00

Well, I am actually a neutral.But to me, the Bulls played extremely harsh, and I think they were really fortunate to not to have had two yellow cards against them.Had Habanna got the yellow for the really, really, harsh tackle initially, the game could've looked a lot different.Had Bakkies received the yellow for a really (but not as harsh as Habanna's) bad high tackle in front of the referee,

HOTORNOT I hate you!

2007-05-08T00:16:00.000+02:00

I've been had... I was really stupid and didn't read, and clicked too quickly.Bottom line is, everyone on my Gmail address book has been mailed inviting them to HotOrNot. How evil is that? I am pretty sure I've sent my boss an email from Gmail before (I'll be lucky if I never had).I am so embarrassed... So, my humblest and most sincere apologies if you got an invite to HotOrNot from me. I will

UFO: Alien Invasion releases version 2.1.1

2007-05-02T03:00:00.000+02:00

Well... the last version was almost a game. I hope this one will be almost complete.I know it's got lots of music and lots of cool graphics. It seems they may have implemented the 3d geoscape, but I am yet to confirm it. (Downloading... ... ... ...)If you have a strong connection and the 260mb download doesn't stop you, I am sure you'll be amazed at this game.I'll post again as I get it

Sunset in Cape Town

2007-04-20T09:27:00.000+02:00

Yesterday, I was supporting our soccer team (Pep's) in Phillipi. This was the sunset over table mountain. Absolutely incredible. Somehow it was lost on a lot of the people, but my eyes are sometimes just focussed on the beauty surrounding me. It is in times like this that I feel most happy and serene.Unfortunately my phone's camera isn't the best (maybe in September after my upgrade), but

Krabbel trouble

2007-04-16T09:17:00.000+02:00

This is Afrikaans scrabble. I won it. :-) Writing "Staker" there on the right. A "staker" is someone who is participating in a strike.The wonder of cellphones and the internet... You can immortalize your victories forever! Bwuahahahahaha!Anyway, the game was very tight, because in the 1st round someone else played out with "Ysterman" (Ironman). So it is pretty hard to get back from the 50+

Google gets Green

2007-03-15T10:24:00.000+02:00

I use google earth... but I *know* I will not enable this layer.To me the really interesting part of this post was this comment by amg96:You know what. I am pretty fed up with all of the down with humanity people. Every single one, especially Al Gore, is a hypocrite when it comes to minimizing your precious "Carbon Footprint." Why don't you all move into a forrest or desert island, protect it the

My Magic Bunnies and Hunters

2007-02-06T03:19:00.000+02:00

Ok... Some quick definitions...A bunny is someone who I've played 5 times or more, and against whom I have a 60%+ winning ratio.A hunter is someone who I've played 5 times or more, and against whom I have a 60%+ loss ratio.Ideally though, to define bunnies and hunters you'd probably want about a 2/3 ratio, and about 8-10 games played. But those stats wouldn't have included so many people. :-)

The US date format vs. The rest of the world

2007-02-05T00:02:00.000+02:00

Ok, this is one of my pet peeves.31 January 2007 should be written like this: 2007/01/31. It's what makes sense mathematically. Same as 103 is written as 1 in the "hundreds" a 0 in the "tens" and 3 in the "ones". 2007/01/31 has "2007" in the "years" or even "20" in the Millennium, "07" in the "years", "01" in the months, and "31" in the days.01/31/2007 and 31/01/2007 both makes little sense.

Firefox 2 quirks

2007-02-01T09:50:00.000+02:00

Well well... Firefox 2 has been released.However it has one peculiar quirk that I hated... the close buttons on all the tabs. But in true open source fashion this is customizable. My personal favourite is to have it have a close button on the active tab only.To do this... I've found out from this site. Open a new tab and type about:config in the address bar and press enter. In the filter field

Proudly South African

2007-01-23T10:25:00.000+02:00

Well...I found this really interesting. And I am very glad that we have South Aficans who are so liberal, and so ahead in their thinking about South African politics.This reminds me of the EU that wants to ban the Swastica, but the Hindu people oppose it because it is also a symbol in their religion that resembles peace and stuff - I don't really have the Hindu angle covered, but yeah... (I

Jhb and CT traffic in terms of Dnd allignments

2007-01-18T09:09:00.000+02:00

Well...My sister-in-law moved from Johannesburg to Cape Town recently. And well, the way people drive always become a topic of conversation.Now I thought about it this morning, and since I've driven in both Jhb and CT, I feel I can comment on the subject. For me, Cape Town drivers are very "lawful" to use the DnD terms. The Jhb drivers are far less lawful than the Cape Town drivers, but they

Rejoice, Boje is out!

2006-12-13T09:26:00.000+02:00

Well, I am apparently in a blogging mood today. :-)I have to say, that maybe some will moan, but to me, I am grateful. Boje out. My finger is raised. I believe that he would not have been chosen for the team, but it I thank him for giving me the peace of mind with the tests coming up.I will not continue to bash him further, as he's had a couple of great innings' and some important wickets.

Amazing Open Source Game!

2006-12-12T06:29:00.000+02:00

After John Carmack and co published the Quake 3 source code in June 2005, the open source community started programming and working on OpenArena. An enginewise clone and it seems weaponwise clone (not the models though) of Quake 3: Arena.Gameplay is great even though the game is only at v0.6, with bot support and quite a lot of maps and textures etc. There are also some dedicated servers to be

You can make friends this way!

2006-11-30T16:06:00.000+02:00

Not...Or should I say "You can make friends this way not" as Borat would say it. :-)Anyway, enjoy the most rediculous concept (that may work! Eish). If I could only get some Anime girls on my friends list.Except that I don't have a myspace space (thankfully).But why don't you just do what Sammy did? Get millions of friends! And he tells you how (though they've patched it by now).

My friend's Google Calendar

2006-11-03T09:14:00.000+02:00

I've created a google calendar to remember all of my friends' birthdays.Unfortunately I don't know that many of my friends' birthdays, so I am hoping you'll leave a comment with your name and birthday.(Jerall... I've got yours from your blog...)

Cape Town Business

2006-11-01T09:34:00.000+02:00

Work is scarce in SA, and everyone tries to make do with what they can... However this man got a niche market for himself.At the headquarters of SARS (South African Revenue Services) in cape town, parking is a premium property. A smart young entrepreneur however, created a business solution to the problem.People "idle" their vehicles and give their envelopes filled with their forms to this "

Cacking in my pants (Afrikaans taking over the world!)

2006-10-30T14:47:00.000+02:00

Words are for me a very interesting subject.Now this blog is somewhat interesting read, albeit on a popular subject... Sex.But to me, this post had this English lady (or call her by whatever name you want), using the words "cacking in my pants from fear" (end of the 3rd paragraph). Now to the average afrikaans speaking person, it's obviously an english form of "kak", the afrikaans for

Frieve FREE Music / MIDI editing software

2006-10-03T10:44:00.000+02:00

This software has a bit of a learning curve, but is probably some of the best sequencing software around that's free. (And works on windows. MusE also looks good.)Anyway, I just want to link to it to add heighten it's score on search engines. *(Because I now had a torrid time searching for it)

Armor!

2006-08-11T12:07:00.000+02:00

ElvishPillager wrote this merry song (no melody yet) about roguelikes and armor.I thought it was a really great read!ArmorWhen there's monsters at your back,and your fortune's looking black,and you've lost your kith and kin,what's left to protect your skin?Armor! Armor!refrain: It protects your skin from harmer!refrain: It keeps up the monsters' karmerrefrain: and with the ladies it's a charmer!

Google Spreadsheets

2006-08-11T08:41:00.000+02:00

So here is a snapshot of me using Google Spreadsheets...Truth be told. It is not Excel, I doubt it'll ever be excel. But it serves a different purpose. I can for instance keep my "contacts" on there, because I am one of the people that prefer a grid of data to an outlook-like contacts vibe.Or I guess more appropriately, The Luckshack could keep their league standings on a google spreadsheet,

Dewey Colour Test

2006-08-02T13:55:00.000+02:00

Ok, so this test is interesting, and very effortless (very important).HOWEVER, the test didn't want to accept me because I was using firefox... The site's shares dropped immensly once they did that.I also think that the site is only giving you your good points, which makes it easy for anyone to agree with whatever is being said of them. (Fundemental Positive Attribution)

Bling, my Necro

2006-08-01T15:43:00.000+02:00

I'm part of a multiplayer notepad in this multiuser blog.Losing dice is a blog about our experiences in our role playing world of Mage: The awakening.This is my description of the previous session.

Universal Driving Laws

2006-07-25T09:46:00.000+02:00

Ok, recently I've come to look at driving differently. I have set up these rules, but I have on several occasions broken several them. But this is what I believe is what separates the good drivers from the bad ones.1. Be alert2. Be calm3. Be considerate4. Be predictable5. Don't send an sms6. Don't talk on your cellphone7. Don't flash or bright the guy in front of you8. Keep a comfortable

Dog Owner Email

2006-07-05T12:01:00.000+02:00

Ok. I cannot send this along. I am not someone to spam others. However, I do feel that this message needs to sent out. So those of you out there that read this, may spam others with it.(I snipped the 185 other names that was added to the list)Dear Friends & Colleagues, I was horrified and shocked to see the article in the Daily Voice yesterdayabout Tammy, a dog that had been burnt so badly

Driving?

2006-06-27T13:29:00.000+02:00

Ok, blogs are sometimes meant as just a boiler...What is more frustrating to you on the road - highway (120km/h limit)?The guy in front of you going at 100km/h in the FAST lane...orThe guy behind you, while you are doing 110km/h in the FAST lane to pass the 100km/h truck in the SLOW lane, flashing his lights at you when he's doing 140km/h+?PS: I substituted LEFT and RIGHT for fast and slow to

Diplomacy Game

2006-06-22T17:02:00.000+02:00

So, I started a diplomacy game with only south africans.I hope they don't google me, because they'll find this reference and maybe I'll give them inside info they might want to know.This is how it looks before the second set of moves:Now, some of these players are kings in the diplomacy circles (Turkey and Russia), and some (like me, germany and I think france) are pretty much noobs.So, at this

Inside Man

2006-06-08T16:32:00.000+02:00

So, I went to see Inside Man last nigt.Summary: 9/10A very "smart" movie, interesting plot, and apparently (I am not someone who analyzes directors) Spike Lee's original style etc.I would recommend it to all my friends, only those who are extremely sensitive for bad language should give it a miss.

Magic: Nationals!

2006-06-06T12:38:00.000+02:00

Ok, after almost genuinely a sleepless night (the question of "What am I going to play at Nationals?" bugged me, and after that was answered the excitement kept me awake) I finally figured out what I want to play at nationals. (Oh, by the way, I qualified for nationals, by playing Durham's Zoo deck.)For me, I first check what are my chances against Zoo, if I have a good ratio, then I know I am

Americans Quotes

2006-05-23T10:52:00.000+02:00

"Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public." H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)

Dnd - boring etc.

2006-05-22T17:05:00.000+02:00

I'll CC the blog on an email I wrote just now... My honest opinion is that DND should *all* be about the plot and as little as possible combat.Combat takes (much) longer than it would do real time, and the uber slow speed is just unbelievable.If I were a DM these days, I'll give 1000's of XP for "plot completing" and give a 10x bonus for "negotiating" bad guys rather than fighting them.The last

My googlepages has been updated

2006-05-18T10:48:00.000+02:00

Hi all,I've really been stuggling to update my google pages, when I realized that it was googlepages that didn't support Firefox. So, much to my dissappointments I opened up IE (bundled with my XP) and logged on and did some changes.So, anyone interested in some of my family photos etc. just click on the title of this post.

Women and men

2006-05-10T09:25:00.000+02:00

Well, I had an interesting experience last night.I was at UWC (University of the Western Cape). I often visit US (University of Stellenbosch) and have to visit the bathroom (obviously) every now and then.In Stellenbosch's bathrooms, there are all kinds of graffiti, but mostly about guys wanting to arrange a "meeting", and just writing rude stuff in general. (There are also those who want to

Time Spiral - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2006-05-03T13:33:00.000+02:00

Time Spiral - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia"Keyword abilities from past sets, such as Morph and Flanking, are rumored to return."Morph!!! Flanking :-/"This surprise is rumored to be a reprint of Akroma, Angel of Wrath."I hope they reprint exalted angel. :-)

Zombies!!!

2006-04-20T13:41:00.000+02:00

Twilight Creations Inc - Zombies!!!So, I got to play some zombies the yesterday. Pretty entertaining. I read Cassey's comments about the game, and though I appreciate what she said, I did not find a great deal of satisfaction in "screwing" the other players.Comments I frequently make about the random penalty in 30 seconds (the 0-2 die) include that the game device is faulty, because they

Visual Pattern Fluid Intelligence Test

2006-04-19T10:04:00.000+02:00

So Kestell's blog had a link to this site. I did this test.I generally try not to put too much thought into these things. Though I put some into it. I always do well, and I finish it before hand. You have 15m for this, and I still had more than half of the time left.Your overall percentile is 87% which means you scored higher than 87% of the people who have taken this test. So if you are

Commons Deck

2006-04-13T15:45:00.000+02:00

Ok, this one is vannila, no uncommons or rares... Haven't tested it, (nor did I the previous one) but it looks decent. Once again terrarion... Evasion and card advantage... 11 Swamp 10 Plains 4 Last Gasp 2 Consume Spirit 4 Mourning Thrull 4 Ravenous Rats 4 Nezumi Cutthroat 4 Terrarion 4 Faith's Fetters 4 Shrieking Grotesque

Uncommons Deck

2006-04-13T10:47:00.000+02:00

Well, it's probably missing the spirit of the deck, as it's playing a whole lot of PRIZE uncommons. Most notably the Selesnya Guildmages, Vitu Ghazi, Moldervine Cloaks, Watchwolf, Dryad Sophisticate and seedspark. Just Fists, Faiths, Transluminants and Terrarrion that's not uncommon.Big question mark on the Terrarions and the Transluminants though, but they are turn 1 drops and thins the deck.

OkCupid

2006-04-06T15:52:00.000+02:00

I haven't blogged for a while for a couple of reasons, but mostly because I was waiting for more responses from my Sexiest Woman post. :-)All things aside though, I'd like to say that a lot of my procastinating time have been spent on OkCupid these days. The site is a free dating site, which results in it having loads of ads on it, a lot of it with sexual content. But it is still a worth

Top 10 world's sexiest women unveiled

2006-03-29T15:33:00.000+02:00

Top 10 world's sexiest women unveiledHere is a text list, and my link will take you to my favourite, Keira Knightley.1. Scarlett Johansson2. Angelina Jolie3. Jessica Alba4. Jessica Simpson5. Keira Knightley (my personal favourite)6. Helle Berry7. Jenny McCarthy8. Maria Sharapova 9. Carmen Electra10. Teri HatcherI think the photo's on this web page aren't the best, but they are decent.Jenny

Lion's head

Vodacom again...

@Vodacom - Shocking email ability... Can you Read?

Git via a http proxy on windows

Fringe vs Heroes

Absa Loses internet?

GMail Priority inbox

RICA... well stupid

Spier - Moyo bathrooms

What do you hate buying the most?

BING story

McDonalds on Durban road (Bellville RSA)

Consumer blog too

Real Life Spammers...

Linux vs Windows (the old days, and now)

Alternate rules for Boule

Freedom!

Open Street Maps

Open Office 3.0 Calc vs Excel

Technians?

For people whose internet connections are not on ubuntu itself

Mshini Wami - For new anthem and Bok emblem

Wordpress vs Blogger

My Daily Web Experience

Popular Mechanics

SVN frustrations

Sunset

Alarm Bleeps...

Face book - Application privacy

Rain in the cape

Kulula EMERGENCY Poolboy

Beinjing Pollution? -- Cape Town

Card shark

Animals

What linux *must* change

Cuil

Irene drive in Somerset West

A quick review of Firefox 3.0

Pre-arranged funeral

Proclaim Allah?

Vodacom poster

Music Evening

Sunset II

Sunrise II

Sunrise I

Moths...

Cape town CBD tree hugger

Test

Black holes

Testing the email blogging feature

No action on svn...

Daring Apprentice revision 76

Abe Sargent of the Kitchen table references Daring Apprentice

Programming DA...

Daring Apprentice revision 75

Daring Apprentice revision 70

I can take 21 five year old kids

Inno Setup

Daring Apprentice Solo mode (alpha) is out

A grapetiser

Basic Instructions to whatever...

South Africa should follow suit!

Sharks vs. Bulls

HOTORNOT I hate you!

UFO: Alien Invasion releases version 2.1.1

Sunset in Cape Town

Krabbel trouble

Google gets Green

My Magic Bunnies and Hunters

The US date format vs. The rest of the world

Firefox 2 quirks

Proudly South African

Jhb and CT traffic in terms of Dnd allignments

Rejoice, Boje is out!

Amazing Open Source Game!

You can make friends this way!

My friend's Google Calendar

Cape Town Business

Cacking in my pants (Afrikaans taking over the world!)

Frieve FREE Music / MIDI editing software

What linux must change