Kitty litter gets a reboot

Kitty litter has finally got its long-awaited and much-needed reboot. Apparently, it's going to shift to a more gag-a-day format, which isn't my preferred type, but I'm willing to give it a chance for now. The author promises more updates but it'd be easy to by cynical about it because Belphegor and Hate Song did pretty similar things right before they stopped trading altogether. Still, they now have a dedicated domain, which implies the author is serious about it, so I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt.

My software gets a TV appearance

Saw a video at the AMS users' meeting that was rather interesting. This is from ReGenesis, a Canadian Sci-Fi show.



About 1:30 in, you see some graphs on a computer screen. They've messed around with the colours quite a bit, but it's clearly a graph made using the AMS software I wrote for my PhD thesis. The dead giveaway is the British English spelling of 'sulphate'.

Not pissed off or anything; it's an open-source programme. But the gizmo they're fiddling with looks nothing like an AMS...

Dr. McNinja's gone colour

I'm not sure I buy this. One of the things I liked about Dr. McNinja was its pulpy, old-school black and while trace-and-ink style. There is something a little too upmarket about this. Still, Kitty Litter upped its production values recently as well to great effect (shame they didn't increase the update frequency...), so it might well work.

This is sooo bought

I'm at a loss for words, I really am. The title alone (following on from Sonic Firestorm and Inhuman Rampage) is a classic but that cover is something else if you're a Dragonforce fan. It's released on 26th of August (the 20th for the lucky people of Japan).

Another reason to hate Word

Quick tip to anyone who posts anything on Blogspot then imports using Facebook as a note: Don't cut and paste from a Word document. It seems it inserts all sorts of its own voodoo brand of html which can be tolerated by Blogspot but makes Facebook go apeshit.

I had posted an article about OP3 a few hours ago, but took it down. Probably for the best really because I was sleep deprived and not completely sober when I wrote it, so I had probably said something I'd later regret anyway. I'll write a new post when I have a clear head. Next month, maybe...

As good as it gets?

OK, tell me how this could be any better:

1. Dragonforce are playing the Academy this September the 26th
2. This will be the first (proper) gig of the tour promoting their new album
3. The new album will be called 'Ultra Beatdown'
4. They are being supported by none other than Turisas
5. According to Warlord Nygård: "As you can imagine, Olli is sharpening his bow already as his one-man mission is about to reach its climax..." (this will make sense to Turisas fans)
6. I have a kickarse Viking belt buckle to wear (purchased at the Stockport beer festival)
7. Tickets are only £14, which is a steal considering I would gladly pay more than that to see each band play on their own.

Needless to say, I already have my ticket. Eimear, Leo and Andy are coming as well. This has given me something to look forward to while I'm in Borneo, to say the least...

Jesus dear God no

I saw this in France a few months back, but haven't talked about it much. I guess I was just hoping that it didn't exist. But it does.

I used to love Asterix, but Albert Uderzo has now officially jumped the shark. This latest one has aliens in it. Need I say more? I was gutted when it happened in the Dukes of Hazzard, and I'm just as gutted now.

Albert, if by some dint of fortune you happen to be reading this, give up now. Concentrate on restoring the rest. You peaked at Asterix and Son and without exception, it's been an uninterrupted downward trajectory since. Stop making it worse, for the love of mercy.