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Busy days

Running about quite a bit. Still working as I always do :P
Playing bits of Half-Life 2 in between and it still so cool, though the AI doesn’t seem all that great. Maybe its just because I played HL1 on hard and the enemies were pretty hard to kill compared to HL2.
Anyway the immersion factor is just great in game. Never had a game feel like HL2 feels. Anyway I should get some sleep, off to meet possible UROP supervisor tomorrow

Be it me to complain

** Updated at 5:13:33 on 2004/12/05 **
I can finally play Half-Life 2 on a desktop but the thing is, the display is too dark and it is so eye straining because its just way too dark and its the beginning of the game where you dont have a flashlight yet. Now looking for software to increase the gamma settings of the monitor or something. Life just has to do this to me doesnt it?

====EDIT====
Finally found the settings. Dont know why I couldnt find it just now. Who cares off to play HL2 now :D

Nice holidays so far

** Updated at 7:11:50 on 2004/12/02 **
Monday evening when to play pool with Naved and Anirudh (I hope I spelt it right, can never seem to spell properly :P).
Came back and fixed my Apache 2,
PHP 5, mySQL 4.1 configuration so that it actually works on my computer. FINALLY it works :D.
Tuesday went to Sim Lim in hopes of buying Half-Life 2. No luck because Steam offers a better package I think. I got silver :D
So after the long day I came back and tried to buy HL2 online. For some reason it kept rejecting my credit card :”(:”(:”(. Lucky my bro was online and that ‘broadband’ was just installed at home so he downloaded the Steam client for me and bought HL2 for me :D:D yay!!!! So I thought all I had to do was unencrypt the HL2 data from my computer because I thought the files were are preloaded into my computer, thanks to Steam, something they did with CS: Source. Apparently I was soooo wrong :'(:”(. 848MB to download and finished like in about 35 hours.
It was a good thing it was downloading though, because I was helping a friend to do a C++ project. I kind of know C++ now :D yay!! haha. Yes I’m a freak or a ‘freaaak!!’ as a friend told me. I love programming so what can I say? Might be trying to program and authentication mod for CS to authenticate users in order for better statistic tracking.
Anyway back to HL2. Finished downloading. But I cant play :'(. Several times it hung on the menu screen due to the fact that a level is loaded and is the background of the menu screen. I think it hung because there isnt enough video memory :( 16mb is pathetic :”(:”( The strange thing was on the 1st start up it was fine. I loaded properly but I couldnt see my mouse cursor. Then I realised my comp hung :| So restarted (thank goodness I’m NOT on the NUS domain and can boot up within 1 minute :D) and tried again. This time it hung before even showing the menu items on the menu screen. So tried again same thing. Then I decided to load it without the background as I read you could do that on the Steam forums. Tried that and it loaded and I started a new game. Took some time, but it loaded then I heard the G-Man asking Gordon Freeman, the character that you play, to wake up. So naturally I think the black screen I see is normal. Then suddenly the audio stops. Comp HUNG AGAIN!!! :”(:”( I give up. Just need another computer. Will be getting 2 desktops within the next 2 days I think :D:D So I will be able to play HL2 :D:D
Right now I’m settling to play CS : Source for a while. By myself because I cant play online because NUS is doing something funny with the network connections and stuff.
Happy holidays people!! And for those left with exams good luck and study hard!

====EDIT====
I CAN PLAY HL2!!!! ON MY LAPTOP!!!! HAHAHAHA
‘Pathetically’ at 640×480 but it still runs!!! hahaha
So fun to play around with the physics. I played with a see-saw and swing and slide!!!! hehehe
Okay I should get some sleep, slept like 4/5hrs last nite.
I think I’ll try BIOS upgrade later, because if I screw up my laptop then I will have to buy a new 1 :D:D haha :P A newer 1 that I can play HL2 on :P:P Can’t wait for the desktops to come for me to play HL2 :D

Few more hours….

And it will all be over. Just finished playing HL and am thinking of buying HL2 now and unencrypting it while I go exams and come back to see if I can play on my comp :P But maybe I’ll just go out tomorrow and buy the CD/DVD set depending on how much it is :P

Now this is nice stuff: HL2 modded case
Results date
Computer Engineering (B.Eng.) 3&nbps;&nbps;&nbps;&nbps;&nbps;24 Dec 2004&nbps;&nbps;&nbps;&nbps;&nbps;7:00 PM
Guess I’ll be getting at least 1 Christmas present whether I like it our not

Anyway back to work for the last few more hours till freedom!!! :D:D

Stupid STUPID people

What do you do when you want to use the dryer and somebody else’s clothes are still in it? If you don’t mind taking them out of the dryer and putting it in the basket you would right? And what do you do with the basket? Well I’ll tell you one thing NOT to do when the basket is those kinds with holes in them. You DO NOT PUT THE FREAKING BASKET ON THE FLOOR WHICH IS FREAKING WET!!!!!!!!!!!!
Some people are just plain stupid. Went to get my laundry and found out its all freaking wet again. Stupid stupid STUPID !*$&!*(&$!*($&!*($ !*( $! PEOPLE!!!!!

And now updating Windows after formatting. Using AutoPacther to install the updates between SP1 and SP2. And then I realised doesn’t SP2 take care of that? Stupid me as usual. Says 90min left… sigh…. Monk on at 1400 on Channel I. Currently I can surf without VPN and I’m not on the domain. \dc2
etlogonurt.bat did the trick. If thats the case maybe I won’t join the domain anymore if there’s no need to.

Anyway back to studying I guess. Hopefully no virus infections and no screw ups during updating.

Batteries not included

Wireless Optical Mouse without Batteries!!!! Nice innovation by A4Tech. I used to use mice by them, there were pretty good in my opinion. ‘Problem’ is you need to use it on the special mousepad that is connected via USB. So if you want to clear the clutter of wires, this is of no use. I need to get rid of wires around my laptop. Too many. Get twisted and tangled far too often. But I’m too cheap to buy a wireless bluetooth mouse. **Hint Hint** for those who didnt get me anything for my birthday yesterday :P, or for a possible christmas gift :P Logitech‘s MX900… Logitech‘s MX900…
:P
Crap I should stop doing this. STUDY!!! FOCUS!!! Even though its on Monday STUDY!!! FOCUS!!! :P:P
*Hit myself on the forehead and goes to bed to study*

Whoa…. Check this out

Microsoft Replaces Your Pirated Windows, For Free: I bet 95%+ of home users in Brunei would fall under this… :P
Good, bad, ugly?
Good: Get a FREE copy of Windows
Bad: Get a copy of WINDOWS :P
Ugly: Microsoft gaining more of a monopoly :|:”(

Good: Its ‘good’ for the consumer knowing the fact that there are legitimate and pirated software (I’m sure there are people who don’t know, those people are like as long as it runs and I can use it, I’m happy). Depending on how the shop charges them for the computer, the consumer could indeed be getting a copy of Windows for FREE (now thats good stuff).
Well in the public’s view it could make Microsoft have a better standing: giving away free software to the ‘unfortunate’.
Ugly: People abusing this and shops get closed down, leaving none / little computer shops left. People complaining about increased cost of bundled computers because they now have to pay for the OS.

I shouldnt be doing things like this. FOCUS and work dagnamit!!!