29 Sep 08
With all the excitement of the first Obama/McCain Debate, the news that US Magician David Blaine was going to hang upside down without a net for 60 hours kinda got lost in the news-cycle. Sadly, "David Blaine: Dive of Death" did not live up to its promised conclusion: the death and joyful celebration of Blaine’s demise.
The intention was that Blaine would remain upside down for 60 hours, before making a "dive of death" off a 44 foot platform and, at 10 feet, be swept away by a bunch of helium-filled balloons. Well first off, he did not and never intended to stay upside down for the whole 60 hours, as he was seen taking regular breaks on his feet to undergo medical checks, drink liquids and urinate. The "dive of death" climax, ended up with him jumping off a cherry-picker attached to a harness, before wobbling around in the ...
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16 Sep 08
Back in March I explained how you could get the original Discworld game working on OS X. Well now, I am going to cover how to get the second game working, Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!? Be warned this is not quite so elegant as before.
You are going to need:...
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16 Sep 08
'WiiWare' are a collection of downloadable games for the Wii. Unlike the previously mentioned Virtual Console, WiiWare are new games specifically designed and developed for Wii. One such game which has received almost universal praise is Frontier Developments' LostWinds.
In this exploration-based platformer you take control of Toku, a little poncho enveloped chap who you guide around the magical island of Mistralis using the Nunchuck. By making sweeping gestures with the Wii remote, you become Enril the wind spirit, directing gusts of wind to help Toku jump up to high ledges, defeat enemies by sweeping them up out of your path, and solve puzzles. Between them, Toku and Enril set out to explore the island and release the curse of the evil shadowy figure Balasar....
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08 Sep 08
Last year, I started to keep a record on Flickr of all the films I watched. This was inspired by the insanely active movie watcher Peter Noster
I had planned to blog about this over Christmas/New Year, but due to the fact that I was working all over the festive period I forgot all about it until now.
I've broken the film list into three parts, (this being the final part), complete with brief Kermodian style reviews. SO here we go, the best films I saw in 2007....
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01 Sep 08
For what will probably turn out not to be the last time, another Star Wars feature film has been released in theatres. I can't say that the prospect of another Star Wars film induced any kind of joy in me, I do not have much time for George Lucas. I don't like Star Wars, I think it is massively over hyped, cliché, predictable and corny. I find the original trilogy boring, and the second trilogy of prequels frankly ludicrous.
The worldwide pop culture phenomenon is almost universally loved by men about my age, and I have had quite a few heated conversations in pubs when I've voiced my dislike of the 'made for merchandise' franchise is simply a watered down and infantile version of true, dark sci-fi....
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