Xooxer's Lair

An Apology

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:48:01 GMT

I'm sorry to the BYOND moderators, all the staff and Tom for my outrageous behavior last winter. I acted immaturely, and with great disrespect to everyone. I won't give any petty excuses or try to convince you that my actions were justified, because they were not.

You folks have put up with me through some very difficult times, and for that I am grateful. I had no right to blow my cool like that, and I hope you can someday forgive my obnoxiousness.

I've removed the offending blog posts I made, something I should have done a long time ago. You were right, Alathon, you guys did try and understand. I wish I had listened better.

Again, I'm sorry to those people I hurt, alienated and abused. You all deserve much better.

~X

DO WANT

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:13:13 GMT

The new Lenovo ThinkPad W700 Series. It's so friggen sweet. It even has a built-in Waccom drawing tablet and comes with an optional 10" second screen. 0_0

Now if someone would just lend me a few grand....

http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ ssialias?infotype=an&subtype=ca&appname=gpateam& supplier=872&letternum=ENUSAG08-0919

Evil Cows

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:50:23 GMT

Stumbled upon another strange pic that warranted loleration.

Tip one, I dare ya!

LHC Damage in Pics

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:29:15 GMT

As promised, an update on the LHC.

On Friday, CERN finally got around to sending some pictures of the damage done to the new accelerator back in September. I wonder if it's because it took them this long to find the leak? :P

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-10120215-76.html?part=rss

What's in your head?

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:36:15 GMT

Japan's one step closer to Playstation 9:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081211/sc_afp/ sciencejapanbrainoffbeat_081211052641

Free Parsing eBook

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:42:36 GMT

http://www.cs.vu.nl/~dick/PT2Ed.html

From the site:

This is the new 662-page edition of Parsing Techniques - A Practical Guide. Like its predecessor, it treats parsing in its own right, in greater depth than is found in most computer science and linguistics books. It offers a clear, accessible, and thorough discussion of many different parsing techniques with their interrelations and applicabilities, including error recovery techniques. Unlike most books, it treats (almost) all parsing methods, not just the popular ones.

No advanced mathematical knowledge is required; the book is based on an intuitive and engineering-like understanding of the processes involved in parsing, rather than on the set manipulations used in practice.

The Art of Computer Game Design

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:16:08 GMT

The Art of Computer Game Design, by Chris Crawfod, is an excellent guide for anyone interested in game design who's looking for a thorough introduction to the mysterious world of game making. It's a full book in electronic format (html or pdf) which covers a wide range of topics, such as:

Why Do People Play Games?
The Computer as a Game Technology
The Game Design Sequence
Design Techniques and Ideals

...and more!

What are you waiting for? Check it out!

Seven Wookies Agree

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:57:19 GMT

link to full-sized image

I just stumbled a across this image of seven wookies, and thought it'd make a good motivational poster. Seven Wookies Agree!

If you want to make your own Seven Wookies Agree, grab the PSD file here. You can find the StarVader font at GalaxyFarAway.com

President Elect... Tuvok?

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:04:44 GMT

I know I'm not the only one who's noticed the similarity between a certain Vulcan and a certain presidential canidate, but damn, Obama even sounds eerily like Tuvok, the Vulcan security chief from Star Trek Voyager. I'll not be able to look at him now without picturing those pointy ears.

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:19:20 GMT