Anything and everything!

Useless facts #3!

2012-02-20T22:25:00.000+01:00

1. Potato
2. Whenever you blink your eyelids close
3. Trying to make people laugh at least a bit is hard over the interwebz
4. People tend to stick their noses into other peoples' business
5. Friend-zone sucks!
6. Chuck Norris is awesome
7. The coins are round unless you bend them
8. Cell division explained -> o -> 0 -> 8 -> oo
9. There's a song called "Who let the dogs out?"
10. Jedi is a good guy
11. There is not going to be a useless fact number 11
Have a nice time on this planet... it's going to disappear at the end of this year anyways.
Peace!

Useless facts #2!

2011-08-15T15:39:00.000+02:00

Hello, and welcome to another episode of "I talk random shit!"
Now, let's start with me saying this: I'm bored.
Ok, now the useless facts!
1. When you open your eyes they're not closed.
2. Reading books is cool.
3. The Earth is big.
4. If you throw a rock down a cliff, it will sooner or later hit the bottom.
5. This is, once again, a useless fact #5.
6. Touch typing is called blind typing in some countries.
7. Chuck Norris can do all the push-ups.
8. Sky is blue.
9. Color of the sun is different from the color of green paint.

10. Hama Kavula is mean.

Think about it...
Best regards
Miroslav

So... Vanilla gaming.

2011-08-09T03:25:00.000+02:00

You might know that Classic WoW (the one without any expansions) is often referred to as "The Fun WoW".
That might be true in most cases, but people that play the latest expansion don't seem to like it.
I've read on some forums that people say that Vanilla was fun only because it was new at that time. Some say it's fun because it had no extra stuff (hence the name "vanilla" as in plain). Others claim they think it was fun, because they feel nostalgic when thinking about it.
I must say, it's more fun to me than WotLK. Not sure about Cataclysm, cause i haven't played it.
Vanilla is harder, that's what makes it more rewarding. When you've seen a man, with an epic item, you knew where that item came from, and what did it take to get it. In WotLK, you see a man with an epic item and you don't even know where did he get it, because you don't even care. I'm saying that as the expansion get released, you get flooded with tons of new gear that you don't really care about. Your only goal is to replace all of it with something that you can call "the best".
Racing with other guilds to be the best.
What does "the best" even mean now. To be able to grind your way through all available content in a matter of hours? To not be able to stop and look around to see the world you're playing in?
Don't know about you, but i'm still up for exploring new stuff, and not just rushing through it so i can be "the best".
Anyways, before i turn this post into a self-obsessed one, I'm gonna finish this really nicely.
If you want (and if you have played WoW at some point in your life) tell me what you think about this?

Best regards
Miroslav

Lord of Ultima! (Browser game)

2011-07-22T22:27:00.000+02:00

Another browser game, another clone, you might say. Well, it might be true. They are all the same, only genres differ.
This one is set in the medieval times. You build your castle, upgrade it, and build troops and go to war/dungeons.
Pretty simple.
There is also a very active social system. You can join an alliance at the very start, so you don't get bored right away.
If anyone wants to join, i could use a "Refer a friend" bonus.
Link: Lord of Ultima!

Best regards
Miroslav

Red Alert 2 time!

2011-07-18T23:46:00.000+02:00

Recently i got myself a Red Alert 2 game. It feels good to know where did all those C&C games start.
I think the game was a quite better for it's time. Sprites are great, animations are cool, everything's very good.

As any other C&C game you've gotten used to, this one has that familiar look and feel to it. You want to make a building, you wait for it to be finished, you place it and then use it. Same thing with units, just that you don't have to place them.
There are a few "factions" you can play with. There is Russia, USA, France, Iraq, Great Britain, etc.
There is one resource in the game and it's called Spice. You gather it and use it immediately.
Well, i have a feeling you know this game better than i do, so i will skip the rest of explaining.
I really recommend getting back to this game if you have played it back in the day, or getting it if you haven't.

Best regards
Miroslav

Nyan Cat! (Unlimited!)

2011-07-14T22:47:00.001+02:00

I know these are old news... but Nyan Cat is so amazing!
Nyan Cat All The Way!!! - Click here!

Solar 2 - Game review

2011-07-11T03:12:00.000+02:00

Hello!
This time i talk about a cool little game called "Solar 2".
It's an space game placed in an infinite universe that's being randomly generated every time you play it.

When you first start the game, you are spawned as an asteroid. Being an asteroid, you must crash into other asteroids to become bigger. Once you've "absorbed" enough of them, you become a small planet.
Now, this is when it becomes more interesting.
All sorts of missions become available to you. Some of them are (I don't remember the exact names) "destroy only asteroids in a selected system", "Destroy all the ships that are attacking you", and among many others, my personal favorite "Prevent your planet from being destroyed while there's a space concert going on on it".
While you're a small planet you can "pull" asteroids into your orbit, and you can do two things with them. Absorb them to become a Life Planet, or use them as a weapon to smash other planets/ships/systems. If you choose to absorb enough asteroids you turn into a planet that supports life. Life means your planet will produce ships (3 types of ships in total, i think), turrets that fire at anything hostile that comes near the planet and also, your planet will have a shield.
At this point, you can choose to absorb even more asteroids, which will lead you to becoming a small star. Stars, of course, don't support life, so no more ships/turrets/shield. But on the other hand, you can now "pull" planets into your orbit, which is kind of cool. You can also absorb planets to become a medium star and after that a large star.
If you keep absorbing planets, you are eventually going to turn into a black hole. That's when it all ends, you start absorbing everything (except black holes that are bigger than you) until you become so big that you suck in the universe itself. When you do, a new "Big Bang" happens, and the game starts over.
The game is pretty cool, and can take few hours to finish.
Hope i brought some insight into the game, and that you decided to try it out!

Best regards
Miroslav

10 useless facts:

2011-07-06T15:21:00.000+02:00

Never knew why, i just like random humor, hope you like it too, cause i'm going to write 10 completely random facts!
Here they go:
1. Grass is always green, unless there's something wrong with it.
2. When you press the "off" button on any device that has an "off" button, the device will turn off.
3. Some doors can be opened both ways.

4. Water is awesome.
5. This is the useless fact number 5.
6. Blogging takes more time than i thought it would.
7. Red paint smells like blue paint.
8. You can't lick your own elbow (i tried).
9. If you stop breathing, you will stop ageing, but you will die instead.
10. Gravity is a b*tch.
After a whole load of thinking I've concluded that i can do this more often. You can expect more useless facts in the future!
Take care

Regards
Miroslav

Why comment on blogs?

2011-07-05T20:04:00.000+02:00

You're probably wondering (most of you already know) why should you leave a comment on a blog that's not even interesting, that you've visited only once and not intending on coming back, that's not about the thing you've searched for in the first place.
Well, i'll tell you a couple of reasons why you should leave comments!
1. Your comment is valuable to the writer.
2. You're helping the writer write about something more interesting.
3. If you leave a constructive critic, then the writer will write better, and more fulfilling his writing will be.
4. You will get an answer to your comment, probably a word of thanks or something kind.
5. You can use your comment to advertise your own website/blog.
6. You let the writer know that there are people who are reading his blog, and that he's not doing it for nothing.
7. Comments are just awesome, okay?
8. You might realize something in the process of writing a comment and you might feel happy about it.
9. Just leave the damn comment...
Pretty Please!

Regards
Miroslav

Pepsi!

2011-06-30T23:09:00.000+02:00

Ah, I've always liked Pepsi. Even when i had to choose between free [enter soda name] and not-free Pepsi, I chose Pepsi even if i had to pay!
Don't know why, but i think it goes back to when i was little. We didn't have much money, and every bottle of Pepsi was god-given, so maybe i learned to cherish it and be grateful, so it tasted so much better. Maybe i'm just wrong and i really like it because of it. Sure, i know it's bad for the health, but i don't consume it that much that i should be afraid. Maybe one bottle every other week.
Still, Pepsi is cool!
If you'd like, you could leave me a comment and tell me what drink you like!
Best regards
Miroslav

Mid-class gaming mouse!

2011-06-23T15:36:00.001+02:00

Ok, ok, i know mid-class equipment doesn't appeal to anyone, but still, not everyone has the money to buy top-class stuff. So, today i talk about a gaming mouse from A4-Tech, the X7 series!

This is the mouse i own, and i must say, it's a pretty good mouse!
It has a 3x click button (the orange button at the front)
Maximum of 2500dpi. You can change the speed with the button before the scroll wheel. (600dpi, 800dpi, 1200dpi, 1600dpi, 2000dpi, 2500dpi). The button changes color to show which setting it's on. There are also two navigational buttons at the left side of the mouse that are programmable with the software that comes with the mouse.
Overall, the mouse is good for fps games due to high precision laser it has, and also for MMORPG games due to high dpi settings available. Of course there are much better mice for gaming than this, but for what it's worth it's pretty cheap!

Randomness at it's best!

2011-06-23T14:29:00.000+02:00

A little bit of engineering...

2011-06-20T01:17:00.001+02:00

Few days ago, i stumbled across a nice little video about differentials, in cars. Only then i realized that i didn't know much about them. And this video really explained a lot. You might have known that first cars had only one-wheel drive, which means the car's engine was only powering one wheel. Still, there was a problem which was obvious when the car was turning. The wheel that wasn't powered was actually "slowing" the car. After a while a two-wheel drive was invented. It was much better at turning than the previous one, but still had a problem. The thing is, when you're powering two different wheels with one engine, you are actually making them turn together at all times. So, both wheels are rotating at the same speed, always. That is a problem when turning. If you're turning left, for instance, the left wheel travels a shorter way and thus rotating slower, and the right wheel has to rotate faster and travel a bit more than the left one so it can keep up. Because both wheels are locked together, this causes sliding, which can break the wheel or slow down the car. So, a device needed to be invented to allow both wheels to rotate freely. This device was invented and is now called the differential.

What it does is, it allows the engine to power both wheels while letting them turn like both of them were powered separately. This greatly reduced sliding, and prevented possible damages to the engine and wheels.

If you would like to know how it works, here's a video that i watched

Reviewer! (Older game review)

2011-06-19T00:15:00.002+02:00

This time i talk about Stronghold Crusader!
This game is absolutely addictive! I just can't stop playing it once i start. It's that good.

The game puts you in medieval ages with knights and castles.
It's an RTS (Real-Time Strategy) game, in which you can build castles, harvest resources, make great armies and of course you can plan your assaults on the enemies. There are 2 campaign trails you can play. They're called Crusader Trail 1 & 2. There is also an option for skirmish battles if you want to test out your opponents in a 1v1 battle. At the every start of a battle you get a keep (In skirmish battles it's usually a small house-like keep, but in a campaign it can be more castle-like) and one stockpile tile, where your workers can drop off resources, and they actually show there, so you can see what you have and how much. You can always make more stockpile tiles (up to a maximum of 10).
You also get some starting resources like gold, stone, wood and food. You can make loads of different structures to gather resources like Stone Quarry for stone, Woodcutter's Hut for lumber, Iron Mine for iron... etc. You can also produce food with Apple Farm, Diary Farm, Wheat Farm (wheat can be milled in a Mill to make flour which is used to bake bread), Hops Farm (hops is used to make ale in a Brewery which is used by Inns to make your people happier!). You can also build Hunter's Huts so they can hunt animals for food, but not every map has animals on it. As you can see, you must keep your people happy or they will leave your castle, in which case your buildings will stop producing goods. There are many ways to make your people happy and you will see them once you play the game.
On the other side, where the peaceful things stop, war begins! Once you settle your castles' defenses and goods, you must train an army to defeat your opponents. You can hire mercenaries or build your troops the old fashioned way by making weapons and armors. It's your choice!
The game also has an expansion, which is called "Stronghold Crusader Extreme" in which all of the warfare is brought to a new level by allowing players and computer opponents to make more units (up to a massive proportions) and allowing them to "cast" special abilities once some time has passed.
So, get the game now and you will find yourself experiencing lots and lots of fun, and i'm speaking from my own experience!
Best regards!
Miroslav

2011-06-15T21:20:00.000+02:00

Here's the list of some of my favorite quotes:
"Feel the pain as i rain blows on your brain!" - Talos from the game "Zeus"
"Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend." - Everyone says it's Albert Camus' line
"When you drink the water, remember the spring." - Chinese Proverb
"Don't swing if you can't hit." - Serbian Proverb
"Rome wasn't built in a day." - Roman Proverb

Sunday review!

2011-06-12T16:51:00.001+02:00

Okay, i'm feeling like i should do a review on something. I think some game would do.
Okay, let's see... Have you ever played "Zeus: Master of Olympus"?

It's a pretty fun game, something like Caesar III, only that it's not Roman Empire that it's about, but Greek mythology.
So, you build your city, menage it's population, give food to the people, and everything else they need to be happy. You can build temples for the gods, Halls for your heroes. Build armies and go conquer other cities.
If your city doesn't have enough food, it can get struck by plague, then people leave the city. You can also anger some hostile gods, and they might attack your city destroying your buildings.
There is also a good diplomacy system, where you can demand goods from other cities, and you can give them gifts! If the leader of another city feels like it, he might even send you gifts, which are almost always needed! When you conquer a colony, they will pay you tribute. You can choose what will it be. They can pay you in money or goods. They will also put their army at your disposal if you need help to expand your kingdom.
About gods, they are all from the Greek mythology, which means they have "powers" same as they are meant to. For example, Athene, the goddess of war, makes your soldiers stronger and also boosts your olive and olive products production, which is only a plus!
All in all, it's a pretty fun game, a bit old, but still good. It also has an expansion called "Zeus: Poseidon", i haven't played it, but from what i saw on the internet, it's better than the first!
Best regards!
Miroslav

So, the world isn't that poor...

2011-06-12T02:26:00.000+02:00

I was just browsing through some blogs here on Blogger. I saw some interesting blogs, some funny, some rather boring. But all of them had something in common. None of them had any ads, or any sort of "money-making" stuff on them, and i'm not gonna lie, I've made this blog with hopes to do something new and fun and also make some pocket money because i can really use it.
The blogs that HAD some ads were the ones with no content on them.
Those people probably thought that someone would click on their ads just out of fun.
Since i'm living in a poor country, life standard here is pushing me to find ways to earn any kind of money. Be it really small amounts, some pocket money, few cents, it doesn't matter.
So, this is to the good people of the world, show some good will, and i will try my BEST to keep this blog as interesting as possible!
Best regards!
Miroslav

Saturday and Co.

2011-06-11T15:12:00.000+02:00

Lots of free time means lots of boredom, mostly. Only thing i see myself doing right now is blogging, which can help me use some of my free time. If you're to do something, don't just sleep, or lay down, go out! Run, exercise, go to your friends, call a relative!
There are so much things to do, and so little time...
Here's a funny video to watch, while you're at it.

Best regards!
Miroslav

2011-06-10T16:58:00.000+02:00

Total Perspective Vortex!

Let's talk Green Day!

2011-06-10T12:33:00.002+02:00

Aww yeah! I love Green Day. That band helped me through difficult times, just with their songs.

I love the fact that every song of theirs was written from personal experience of the lead singer Billy Joe.

My best song by Green Day would have to be Basket Case (and that's only if i have to choose, because i don't really have a favorite).
Best regards!
Miroslav

The book from earlier.

2011-06-10T02:09:00.001+02:00

If you are interested in the book called "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" you can buy it on Amazon.com
I assure you, it's one of the best books i have ever read. You could see how meaningless panicking is.
There are Hooloovoo (A Hooloovoo is a hyperintelligent shade of the colour blue), towels, time travel, the "Total Perspective Vortex", and, of course, the last message from god to his creations.
All of this is wrapped inside a cunning humor that Douglas Adams "invented".
I recommend this book!
Best regards!
Miroslav

Poor people find a way...

2011-06-09T23:10:00.001+02:00

As i try new ways to earn some small money online, i came across Google AdSense. I don't know if it will work, but i have my hopes up. Getting some pocket money for doing not-much work isn't really a bad deal. All you need to do is write about something interesting. Well, i can't say i'm doing it now, but i think i'll do much better if this thing proves to be good.

Best regards!

Miroslav

A great book!

2011-06-09T22:48:00.000+02:00

This time i talk about a book named "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams.

You might have heard about this book and the whole universe it comes with.

First let me tell you that this book is amazing. I've read it, like, three times, and every time i learned something new.

The book that I own is actually all six books in one. Those six books are (first to last): "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe", "Life, the Universe and Everything", "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish", "Mostly Harmless" and later on "And Another Thing".

Those books are about a man called Arthur Dent and his friend Ford Prefect and their adventure across the universe. I can't really tell you more about that because it's a really long story. I really, really advise you to read the book as it will open your eyes, as in, you will see the world differently.

The book changed my life, I somehow matured by it and I must say, i don't regret anything.

As i am new to blogging, i will end this post with this. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them in the comments and you will get an answer.

Best regards!

Miroslav

A little bit of this and that...

2011-06-09T20:24:00.000+02:00

So, in a world where everything is turning inside-out, we're struggling to keep sanity. Well, that sounds about right... only that it isn't quite easy.

Yes, you try to avoid wrong things that affect you in a bad way, so you can end your day with a smile. But is that enough? Why avoid anything, when you can make your day fun with only a little bit of effort.

Start seeing world with different eyes. Every time an opportunity presents itself, ask yourself: "What's in it for me?"

Always try to get the most out of your day. Don't let little things distract you from the things you like!

Okay, i think I've motivated you at least a bit.

By the way, this blog won't be just about motivation, and/or words of wisdom from a unknown guy like myself, but a place for you to read something interesting and possibly fun in your free time.

I will talk about anything and everything, from Chuck Norris jokes to Infinite Improbability Drive!

So, stay put and see you soon!