Author: Mark

After Team Da Hui won the first round against me and Fadibou, this week they will be facing a new team made up of me, nibaq and a newcomer from all the way in Finland, Keltanen.

Team France (get it?)
Nibaq
Keltanen
Mark

Team Da Hui
Ozy
Ripping Fabric

Date: July 14th, 2005
Time: 6:00PM (+3GMT)
Prize: Winners will receive 2 Shani drinks
Setup: 2 TV’s, 2 Xboxs, 2 player split screen per team
Rules: 50 kills, two rounds, two levels, a third round if necessary, no time limit. Random starting weapons. One level chosen by Team France, one level chosen by Team Da Hui. If there is a third round, Nat will randomly choose it.

A couple of days ago I posted a link with the past logos of the Olympics, today I am posting about the Beijing 2008 logo, the upcoming Olympic games that will be held in China.

According to some sources, the following it the meaning behind the Beijing 2008 logo:

The official emblem of Beijing 2008 entitled “Chinese Seal-Dancing Beijing” cleverly combines the Chinese seal and the art of calligraphy with sporting features, transforming the elements into a human figure running forward and embracing triumph. The figure resembles the Chinese character “Jing”, which stands for the name of the host city and represents a particularly significant Chinese style. The artwork embodies four messages:

– Chinese culture,
– the color of red China
– Beijing welcomes friends from all over the world
– to challenge the extreme and achieve the perfect and promote the Olympic motto of “Citius, Altius, Fortius (Faster, Higher, Stronger).

I personally don’t like the logo because I prefer the one below. Its the one Beijing used when they were bidding for the Olympics. But according to officials, “to safeguard the interests of the Olympic sponsors, it had to have a new one.” I don’t know what that means but they basically had to create a new logo which is the one they are using now.

Here is more information on the new logo
Here is more information on the old logo

How to not fuck up with girls (Part 2)

Bobby Miller sent me the above link to Part 2, its REALLY funny and soooo true. If you missed Part 1 click here.

1 – Bullitt
2 – Gone in 60 Seconds
3 – Smokey and the Bandit
4 – The Blues Brothers
5 – Gone in 60 Seconds (original 1974)
6 – The French Connection
7 – Ronin
8 – Vanishing Point
9 – The Italian Job
10 – The Fast and Furious

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Now you have the ability to create more then 1 wishlist on Amazon. I for one will find this very useful since now I can create a seperate wishlist for my dvds, music, electronics etc.. AND I can make it private! Amazon just keeps making things better. [Link]

Since our agency is not allowed to have pirated software and since we recently cleaned up and deleted our pirated software, the whole creativity department was left without a copy of Microsoft Office. So, I have taken it upon myself to hook everyone up with NeoOffice. NeoOffice is based on OpenOffice, which is both a multi-platform and multi-lingual office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute. This means this free software will allow us to open and save word documents without having to pay a gazillion dollars in licensing fees. My department aren’t heavy Office users anyway so this will be more then enough. [Link]

The magazine Grande Reportagem in Lisbon, Portugal, is running a sobering ad campaign that adds a color-coded legend to the flags of various countries to comment on the cultural and social conditions there. The mastermind behind the effort is a 25-year-old Brazilian graphic designer named Icaro Doria. “We started to research relevant, global and current facts and thus came up with the idea to put new meanings to the colors of the flags,” Doria tells BrazilianArtists.net. “We used real data taken from the Web sites of Amnesty International and the UNO.” The tagline is, “Meet the world.” The campaign, via Foote Cone & Belding Portugal, won a gold Lion at Cannes. [Link]

I found this meal in the freezer at Sultan Center, it looked very appetizing and filling so I got it. The microwavable meal contains 2 beef enchiladas in chili sauce with meat, 2 cheese enchiladas in chili con queso, beans, spanish rice and salsa. Sounds yummy right?

When I took the meal out of the box it looked completely different then from the picture on the box, I tell you, these food stylists are miracle workers. The cooking instructions were easy and within a few minutes in the microwave the meal was ready.

At first glance the food looked a bit.. off (to put it nicely). I swear I was afraid to eat it, it just looked terrible. But, for review purposes I had to eat it and it wasn’t very practical, there was no way I could hold up the enchiladas without being drenched in chili sauce and what I did manage to eat turned out to be tasteless and bland. I would definitely not have it again, it wasn’t very satisfying and and it just looked terrible. It wasn’t cheap either, I believe it costed KD1.850 so the final score will have to be a 1 out of 5.

Now available via Software Update:

The 10.4.2 Update delivers overall improved reliability and compatibility for Mac OS X v10.4 and is recommended for all users. It includes fixes for:

– file sharing using AFP and SMB/CIFS network file services
– single sign-on authentication and reliable access to Active Directory servers
– autologin for managed user accounts
– AirPort and wireless access
– Core Graphics, Core Audio, Core Image, including updated ATI and NVIDIA graphics drivers
– Finder updates including finding on Kind and using Slideshow
– synchronizing your iDisk with .Mac
– installation reliability
– managing Dashboard widgets
– Address Book, Automator, iCal, iChat, Mail, Safari, and Stickies applications
– compatibility with third party applications and devices

For detailed information on this Update, please visit this website: https://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n301722

For detailed information on Security Updates, please visit this website: https://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n61798

This is fucking amazing, didn’t think there was a OS 9 version yet alone an OS X version. This file will install Duke Nukem for you, if you have the original PC CD it will install the full version, if you don’t have the CD it will install the shareware version. Have fun. [Link]

Update: Also check out [this screenshot]. Some guys were working on a Duke3D Half-Life 2 mod before they were shut down. The project was looking pretty cool.

Screen shots of toilets from various video games. [Link]

Is it maybe time to quit your safe job and follow your path and infuriate the establishment? [Link]

I don’t what started it but I can’t seem to stop it. I am now up to 2 packs a day which is a lot more then I ever used to have. It’s very strange, once you start you can’t stop, it’s an addiction and I can’t stop, I don’t want to stop. I usually hate chips because they are all greasy and stuff but Bugles is a very different story. It tastes incredible, and once you have the first bite you can’t stop until the pack is finished. I tend to have 2 packs right after each other and would love to have 2 more when I am done with those but I hold my self back. Bugles Original Flavor is just the fucking best! [Link]

You can watch video clips of Amazons Special Deliveries by famous people now on their website. I am still waiting for Jason Alexander to drop by and deliver me the Seinfeld DVD. [Link]

I noticed many bloggers are moving around lately either from blogger to WordPress or from Blogspot to a hosted blog. Well I found a link that can help you find free web hosting with no ads. There are a whole variety of hosts, some offering more web space, some offering more bandwidth but they nearly all allow you to setup your own domain. So if you are interested in moving to WordPress or off blogspot and need hosting, this link will help you find a free host. [Link]

Now in case you’re interested, here is a coupon for a $50 discount at my favorite web host DreamHost. Just use the code FIVEZEROOFF when checking out.