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Humping Dogs

WiseMonk — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:42:08 +0000

Harley and Duke are naughty doggies. They won’t eat out of their food bowls; they track mud all over the place; they are constantly burying our pens; and they have a peculiar naughtiness whenever they spy a free USB port. They…well…they sort of, kind of, um… “go to town,” if you will. And they won’t stop until you um…separate them from the source of their affections.

Why are they like this? We have no idea. It doesn’t serve any purpose, but it’s what they do. They are insatiable. And that’s all we really have to say. Harley is brown and Duke is black, and you can take your pick. Oh, and don’t worry - if the kids ask what the doggie is doing to your computer, just say, “He’s trying to jump over the computer, but he got a little stuck,” or “The computer is giving him a piggyback ride.” Either will suffice.

Each dog is about 2.25″ tall and requires USB power to get turned on. Sorry, we had to.

Trick or treat

WiseMonk — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:05:32 +0000

As I told you in my last post , it seemss even dogs have a better life than mine.

Just the other day I was looking for a Halloween costume and I found this fabulous dog costumes.

Yes, they also thought in the Star Wars fans

It’s a Dog’s Life

WiseMonk — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:33:57 +0000

No way, I just can’t believe it.

Even a dog has more fun than me…

Silent Hill 2 Dog Ending

WiseMonk — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:07:38 +0000

Just the other day I knew about a ghost town in Pennsylvania, named Centralia, that is (literally) burning inside. I’ve already posted about it.

It’s impossible not to make the parallelism with Silent Hill.

And now that I’m talking about my favorite game (one way or another I will always find the way to end talking about that game), I just remember an ending of Silent Hill 2 that maybe you haven’t seen.

It seems even those guys get bored…

Silent Hill P.A.

WiseMonk — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:18:27 +0000

I hate when I learn about the existence of something because a movie was made about it. Makes me feel late to the party. And I’ve pretty much learned everything I know from movies, so you do the math. Anyway, two movies in particular used the idea of Centralia as a framework to hang their stories on: Nothing But Trouble (1991) and Silent Hill (2006).

The year was 1962 and, as so many of my own personal anecdotes start, some people were burning trash. It’s a perfectly acceptable practice. However, in this instance, they were burning the trash near what almost every article on the topic refers to as an “exposed coal seam.” I don’t know much about mining, but that definitely sounds like something that I don’t want to set on fire (and that’s a very small list for me). Which is, of course, what happened.

The underground fire caused sink holes to gape; roads to heave and crack; deadly gases and smoke to waft like ghost armies, and it endangered the lives of many pets, children, and the elderly. The federal government had to eventually permanently evacuate the town. Mostly, anyway. A few recalcitrants wouldn’t move, opting instead to brave the danger zone and invent the usual conspiracy theories. Much of the town was razed. The fire continued to burn, but now it burns triumphantly.

Text taken from oddthingsiveseen.com

Street Fighter IV

WiseMonk — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:12:00 +0000

As I told you in my post about Halo 3 Recon, someone wants to keep me busy.

I remember I was just a teenager when I played Street Fighter for the first time.

Almost two decades after, Capcom shows us how that the end of this saga is still far away.

Good news for the bored people like me.

Halo 3 Recon

WiseMonk — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:46:15 +0000

Ok, it’s official. There are a lot of people out there who don’t want me to work.

And this time I’m not talking about the Guys of Liquid Web.

Yes, it’s a Halo 3 Expansion.

The bad news: it seems this time we will not see the Master Chief.

The good (great in fact) news: it’s a Halo 3 Expansion!!!

It’s time to kill them all (and again, I’m not talking about the Liquid Web guys, free time has it’s pros after all).

Silent Hill Homecoming

WiseMonk — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:42:54 +0000

Well, I have at last found a good reason to stay sober. And, no, of course it’s not my job. I still have not much to do in the office. I just wait ’til it’s time to go home.

I just found this:

The first time I watch the video I thought Devil was coming to me and I blamed alcohol for it.

But when I realized what I was watching, well, it’s in fact great, great news. Another Silent Hill game.

So, I decided to quit drinking. I will not play that game drunk, no way…

Kaosssilator, let’s make music

Bored Larry — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:04:33 +0000

I so much crave for one of this babies, it screams to be played with! What is it you say, well my friend it is a complete solution for your musician wannabe needs.


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Cyberpunk Lute of the Future

The moment we ran our fingers over the touchpad of the Kaossilator and heard the otherworldly sounds of the future we were hooked. This pocket sized music synthesizer is like nothing we’ve seen before. Rather than using keys or buttons to play musical notes, the Kaossilator features a revolutionary touchpad design. Move your finger from left to right to change the pitch of the note, and up and down to change the sound. But musical sounds are only the beginning, the Kaossilator can also be used like a drum kit with dozens of built in beats and drum sounds. Plus you get some amazing sound effects from laser blasts to Pac Man. You can put everything to good use with the built-in loop recording feature which lets you layer virtually unlimited tracks to create complex songs combining lead instruments, drum beats and sound effects together.

You would think that all this power at your fingertips might be difficult to wield… but actually we were pretty amazed at how easy it is to make some great sounding music. You’ll almost feel guilty belting out some danceable beats with virtually no effort. The Kasossilator is also a great tool for DJs and allows you to tap your finger to the beat of any existing music, this sets the beats per minute and then you can play along with all your beat loops in sync. You can change the key you play in, or choose from different scales… and you get tons of different arpeggiator patterns. But we digress… watch the video and all will be revealed young grasshopper.

Kaossilator In Action

Product Features

Pocket sized Musical Synthesizer uses a Touch Pad to Play Music
Easy to use. No previous musical experience required.
Built-in Synth, sound-effects, and drum sounds, for a total of 100 powerful sound programs.
31 scale patterns let you easily play a wide variety of “always perfect” phrases.
50 types of gate arpeggiation help you perform complex rhythmic patterns.
Loop Recording allows multiple phrase overdubbing to create complete grooves
Output stereo audio via the built in headphone jack with volume or use the RCA style audio-out jacks
Runs off of 4 AA Batteries (Not included)

Product Specifications

Different Sound Programs : 100
Musical Scale Patterns: 31
Key Range: +/- 12
Types of Gate Arpeggiator: 50
Connectors: Headphone Jack, RCA Style Audio-Out
Stereo Playback
Sampling Frequency: 48kHz
D-A Conversion: 24-bit Linear
Battery Life: Approximately 5 hours
Dimensions: 106 mm (W) x 129mm (D) x 29 mm (H)
Weight: 154 g / 5.43 oz. (without batteries)

Girls, you’ve gotta to read this

Bored Larry — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:21:07 +0000


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Yes girls, you’ve got to admit it, somehow somewhat the thougth of dating a geek has come thru your mind. You have to accept it, we make a great genetic improvement. Just imagine your looks with our brains, damn those kids would be darn pretty and such great smart asses.

So in order to understand us you must know the following:

Geeks are human, yes, but sometimes they seem like a different species. They have social interactions that don’t resemble anything else found in nature; they have language aspects and conventions that go against rational thought; and they many times have a unique body odor. Ok, ok. We have that unique body odor, too. For we are they and they are you and we are you and… we’re all geeks. And we need people to understand us so they can date us. This book helps.

It asks the reader “Are you dating a geek?” If so, find out just how geeky he is in “The Geek Test.” Learn how to cope with his geekiness in sections such as: “Getting What You Want” and “How to Exercise Your Geek.” Also, discover how to plot revenge, diagnose common geek ailments, and find the perfect gift for your geek. Take a deeper look into the world of geeks with “My Life Among the überGeeks” and “My Life Among the Gamers.” Read case studies, examine graphs, peruse the Geek Dictionary, and more in A Girl’s Guide to Dating a Geek.