2:48AM - Entertaining Kuwait since 2003

Like Google Labs, but with 100% more Microsoft. [Link]

Its finally out and now available on Mactopia. [Link]

Update: I just tried it out, sooo not worth the download. Will continue using Adium instead.

Another interesting article but this one is on the Atari logo and how it evolved through time. The writer also puts a lot of focus on Atari’s fuji symbol and how a lot of variations of it exist. [Link]

An interesting article on how Start.com is a waste of a great domain name. [Link]

This is an “interesting” review, Jeremy Clarkson (TopGear) reviews Gran Turismo! [Link]

As I predicted, Freehand has died. Good riddance to bad rubbish. [Link]

I am going to order an iBook this week and was planning on using my old Waterfield Design Vertigo bag of mine which Nataly is currently using. But I was talking to Nibaq earlier and we were discussing bags and I remembered how fun it was to shop for my last bag iBook bag. This is why I decided my new iBook would deserve a new bag. Nibaq and I both have different requirements when it comes to bags. As he puts it he is “technical” when it comes to bags. Meaning, they must be big, ugly and fit his laptop, 20 cameras, 2 desks, his favorite blankey, half his wardrobe and 2 book shelves. Me on the other hand, I like bags that look good, are compact, simple and barely fit my stuff.

Its like the difference between a 60GB iPod and a 4GB iPod mini. One allows you to carry all your songs with you, while with the other you only carry the songs you need. So basically, I like to be choosy when it comes to deciding what I need to carry with me since this will be more of my everyday bag and not my “I will travel the world and need to take all my stuff with me” bag.

I just started my quest for the ultimate bag today but already I have a qualifier. I first checked the award winning Cargo bag at Waterfield Designs but I found it looking too much like a regular boring laptop bag and it was also overly priced. My second stop was at the Crumpler shop. I previously purchased the Budgie Smuggler for my Nikon D70 but got mixed results. The bag looked really good and was of excellent build quality, one of the best I have ever seen, but, it was a bit too bulky for my needs. I guess this comes with the territory of purchasing stuff online, you can’t try the stuff before you order them. But, the Crumpler bags are great and the companies personality is really down to earth. This is why I now have my eye on The Breakfast Buffet. I am thinking of getting the blue one and its priced nicely at $95. Its small, enough to fit a 12inch iBook and still has enough room to throw in my PSP, iPod, PDA and notebook. So, until I find something better, it seems this will be the bag I will be getting.

At first I thought this movie was a hoax or a spoof but it turns out its real and its a documentary. Its really interesting and funny, its about a group of people who live 2 lives, their real life where they work and have a regular family, and their play life where they are part of a huge army of medieval warriors. Maybe we should setup the same thing here in Kuwait. [Link]

I found time recently to post more adsense banners in my other sites and so far the results have been pretty cool. So far in 9 days I have made $61. So thats around $6.5 per day on average which means $2372 a year. Not bad but not enough to get me to retire. Need to find a way to make a lot more then this.

This is Round 3 of the official Halo 2 Summer Frag Fest 2005 hosted by 2:48AM. This week we will have a new commer to our team, Edjamacated Guy who will be joining our side, Team Damen. This week there will also be a 1-on-1 personal grudge match between Fadibou and Ripping Fabric. There game will be best of 3 with a 25 kill limit and it should prove interesting to watch. Here is the roster for this weeks game:

Team Damen (Its German)
Edjamacated Guy
Nibaq
Fadibou
Mark

Team Da Hui
Ozy
Ripping Fabric
Kyon

Date: August 11th, 2005
Time: 6:00PM (+3GMT)
Prize: Winners will receive 2 Shani drinks
Setup: 2 TV’s and 2 Xboxs
Rules: 50 kills, two rounds, two levels, a third round if necessary, no time limit. Random starting weapons. One level chosen by Team Damen, one level chosen by Team Da Hui. If there is a third round, Nat will randomly choose it.

Nibaq just gave me a link to a blog of a dickhead who seems to be really pissed at Kuwaitis because they don’t want to be his friend. He thinks Kuwaitis are the most hypocritical, racist, godless, backward country he has ever seen! Whats worse is the comments of some Kuwaitis that agree with him! [Link]

Update: This is a picture of Michael Cornn the dickhead. [Link]

This is a website with a collection of photos of fridges sent in by people all over the world. You can also send yours in. [Link]

Update: Vanou pointed out to me that there is a similar project on Flickr. [Link]

This is something FireFox should implement, support for BitTorrent file transfers. The Opera 8.02 Technology Preview download has this support and you can download it and try it now. Its available for Windows, Macs and Linux systems.[Link]

This is fucking AMAZING. Can’t wait to try it myself. [Link]

A man all by himself shooting pictures of passers-by might look somewhat suspicious, but a man and a woman taking pictures is completely harmless. [via]

Note: Forzaq8, check out page 2 🙂