Assurance Malaise » 2007 » April http://blog.yibble.org Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:06:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 en © yibble@yibble.org () yibble@yibble.org() 1440 yibble@yibble.org No no http://blog.yibble.org/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Assurance Malaise http://blog.yibble.org 144 144 Sebastian Died Today http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/30/sebastian-died-today/ http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/30/sebastian-died-today/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2007 19:16:43 +0000 yibble http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/30/sebastian-died-today/ Sebastian, our Mini-Rex rabbit, died today (April 30th, 2007). We think he may have had a series of minor heart-attacks, and then the final one today. He was only three-and-a-half years old.

We took the time to plant a Discovery Apple Tree for him, in our garden.

]]> http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/30/sebastian-died-today/feed/ Podcast is Now Fixed! http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/29/podcast-is-now-fixed/ http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/29/podcast-is-now-fixed/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:37:45 +0000 yibble http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/29/podcast-is-now-fixed/ Some of the more watchful will have noticed that our podcast has been down for quite a while. Part of this has been due to lack of time and direction to get a new show out. The rest of it has been down to a techie issue with our podcast plugin. The latter of the two has now been solved!

Now to just get some new podcasts out :)

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  • Implementing Online Certificate Status Protocol
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    • ]]>     http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/27/links-for-2007-04-27/feed/     ZX Spectrum Orchestra http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/25/zx-spectrum-orchestras/ http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/25/zx-spectrum-orchestras/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:01:26 +0000 yibble http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/25/zx-spectrum-orchestras/ ZX Spectrum Orchestra make dance music solely with ZX Spectrum and peripherals (like the Currah µSpeech — we all remember those). Quite cool, not sure how they squeeze entire EPs out of it, guess I need to listen further… This one is cool:

    ]]>     http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/25/zx-spectrum-orchestras/feed/     Why don’t you make like a tree, and get out of here? http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/25/why-dont-you-make-like-a-tree-and-get-out-of-here/ http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/25/why-dont-you-make-like-a-tree-and-get-out-of-here/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:03:21 +0000 yibble http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/25/why-dont-you-make-like-a-tree-and-get-out-of-here/ It’s Biff from Back to the Future, performing a little number about common questions he’s asked.

    ]]>     http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/25/why-dont-you-make-like-a-tree-and-get-out-of-here/feed/     Milton Keynes is World’s Sex Centre http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/23/milton-keynes-is-worlds-sex-centre/ http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/23/milton-keynes-is-worlds-sex-centre/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:24:36 +0000 yibble http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/23/milton-keynes-is-worlds-sex-centre/ Milton Keynes: world centre of porn and sex

    Google Trends tells it like it is

    It’s official: Milton Keynes is the world’s centre of pornography and sex, according to Google Trends.…

    ]]> http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/23/milton-keynes-is-worlds-sex-centre/feed/ Sinclair ZX Spectrum, 25 years today http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/23/sinclair-zx-spectrum-25-years-today/ http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/23/sinclair-zx-spectrum-25-years-today/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2007 04:22:32 +0000 yibble http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/24/sinclair-zx-spectrum-25-years-today/ Yup, in 1982 the Sinclair ZX Spectrum hit the stores. One of the first popular micro-computers aimed at the family unit. This computer holds a special place in my heart (and on my bookshelf). Of the VIC-20, Oric and Atmos, the ZX Spectrum was my favourites and the one I coded on all the way up to 1992.

    It also spawned some off the wall computer magazines, which broke the mould of general programming mag’s of the time. Your Sinclair (alternate site) was far superior to Crash (although I did appear in Crash… Actually, I appeared in YS too), and Sinclair User. You can find out more about the Speccy at World of Spectrum. Or you can play some ZX Spectrum games with Jasper, a Java ZX Spectrum emulator.

    Bless.

    ZX Spectrum

    Tip of the hat to The Register.

    ]]>     http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/23/sinclair-zx-spectrum-25-years-today/feed/     Pre-Orders [sic] with Game.co.uk http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/19/pre-orders-sic-with-gamecouk/ http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/19/pre-orders-sic-with-gamecouk/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:52:11 +0000 yibble http://teegee.yibble.org/2007/04/19/pre-orders-sic-with-gamecouk/ Those that have been keeping up with the Play.com thread on Splash Damages’ forums will know that I’ve switched from pre-ordering [sic] ET:QW with Play.com to Game.co.uk. Those that have done the same, have now got their Gametag early registration codes, whilst those who’re still with Play.com are still out in the cold.

    Game.co.uk have also reduced their Quake Wars prices to match Play.com, so now there’s no reason not to swap.

    ]]>     http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/19/pre-orders-sic-with-gamecouk/feed/     Clan Server Status http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/13/clan-server-status/ http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/13/clan-server-status/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:04:35 +0000 yibble http://teegee.yibble.org/2007/04/13/clan-server-status/ Hi all! I’ve ammeneded the ‘Server Block’ in the footer of all pages. Now it’s not just a begging button, but it will also display the current users online, on our TeamSpeak2 and Quake3 servers. I also intend to add some form of IRC count too.

    Let me know what you think.

    ]]>     http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/13/clan-server-status/feed/     Frets on Fire http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/07/frets-on-fire/ http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/07/frets-on-fire/#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2007 23:35:51 +0000 yibble http://blog.yibble.org/2007/04/07/frets-on-fire/ ARGH! Someone in #splashdamage was talking about Guitar Hero, and mentioned Frets on Fire in passing. FoF is a Guitar Hero clone, writting in Python. It’s also unique in that no special controller is required, nor encouraged (although it does support them). Instead the player must hold their keyboard like a guitar, minus the strap. Probably best to play this whilst sitting down, Christopher Lillycrap style.

    Frets on Fire

    It’s a free/Free game which has three example songs included, and a large community creating new game files for old favourites. There’s also a feature to import GH1 and GH2 songs to play in FoF.

    It’s bloody addictive!

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