Pirates of the Caribbean
This comic strip says it all really.
1 comment August 25th, 2006
Archive for August, 2006
John the Revelator
This animated video for Depeche Mode’s John the Revelator is quite excellent.
Add comment August 22nd, 2006
Useless Error Messages
Our own software is guilty of this kind of stuff too, but this one is particularly annoying, since the message promises to specify the module that’s causing the problems. But does it appear? Nooooooo. Of course not.
A curse on the Microsoft developer who wrote this error message. May your capslock key become stuck at random intervals!
Add comment August 22nd, 2006
EA Downloader sucks
This is frustration that others also have problems with.
Why is it that almost every time I start EA’s downloading service to make sure I can play some Battlefield 2 - I get this slapped in my face?
I’m sure a lawyer somewhere is really proud of that text, but I don’t really care.
Even worse is really that the Downloader is too stupid to remember what I have installed, so it can’t update them automatically. I have to hunt around on some god-forsaken web page to find the right patch update for my version of Battlefield 2. Let’s face it - EA aren’t paying me enough to be their sys-admin. This stuff should just work.
Whenever I go to play some of Valve’s Half-Life I just get this:
Valve’s Steam service is smart enough to update itself and not hassle me every time itself or one of the apps its hosting. It subtly indicates that it is downloading stuff, but apart from a little line drawn in toolbar, I don’t even notice that it’s working.
People bitch and moan about Steam crashing or choking - but from my personal experience it’s never been a problem. It doesn’t get in the way of my objective: playing the games it holds.
EA’s download service, on the other hand, sucks donkey nuts.
Add comment August 21st, 2006
Live Writer Test
Microsoft Windows Live Writer seems to be working.
That’s kinda cool. Finally, a blog posting tool that understands image publishing!
Add comment August 20th, 2006
Yay - more David Mamet
Edmond - looks tense and is about to snap. And it’s got William H Macy. Awesome!
Add comment August 19th, 2006
Work work work
Urg - the first week back at work was kinda a blur of meetings, and this week was no different. Lots of meetings at the crack of 9 in the morning - which probably means I should stop sitting up all night watching the latest Daily Show episode come in. Or learn to get by on less sleep.
Add comment August 17th, 2006