Awaiting Content

Damn this blog is looking really bare these days…

Though it might be because of the lack of things to blog about or the fact that my Twitter (Avenyet) has been taking my random junk instead of this blog.

well come May I can hopefully get back to those many projects are started many moons ago and get stuff back on here…

My only active project at the moment has been getting my Foobar 2000 back up and running and try to include all the features that I’ve always intended to add. Best part about this project is the most recent versions of Foobar 2000 have been so easy to customise (at the cost of some advanced features but oh well).

and I must admit I’m quite pleased and the outcome of my current version of Foobar 2000 but I must admit I didn’t have the skin (like you didn’t already guess that)

http://tedgo.deviantart.com/art/DarkOne-v1-6-140453945

That’s the skin, but don’t try and download it and use it the latest version doesn’t work with the latest foobar it require ALOT! of tweaking.

anyway the skin is the most basic of changes I’ve made to my version of foobar 2000 and I will make a post for these another time once I’m happy they all work (streaming and remote controlling from a mobile device is a bit hit and miss).

Though I think the best feature is the last.fm images though that was evil to try and setup. Example script to find these images below (that doesn’t include the download script)

// ARTIST PICTURES
$puts(artist,
$select(%do.pic.switch%,
$if($strstr(%path%,Artists) ,
$substr(%path%,0,$strchr(%path%,\))Artists\$upper($substr(%artist%,0,1))\%Artist%\Images\%Artist%.*,
$substr(%path%,0,$strchr(%path%,\))\images\Images\%Artist%.*),
$if($strstr(%path%,Artists) ,
$substr(%path%,0,$strchr(%path%,\))Artists\$upper($substr(%artist%,0,1))\%Artist%\Images\%Artist%_01.*,
$substr(%path%,0,$strchr(%path%,\))\Images\%Artist%_01.*),
$if($strstr(%path%,Artists) ,
$substr(%path%,0,$strchr(%path%,\))Artists\$upper($substr(%artist%,0,1))\%Artist%\Images\%Artist%_02.*,
$substr(%path%,0,$strchr(%path%,\))\Images\%Artist%_02.*),
$if($strstr(%path%,Artists) ,
$substr(%path%,0,$strchr(%path%,\))Artists\$upper($substr(%artist%,0,1))\%Artist%\Images\%Artist%_03.*,
$substr(%path%,0,$strchr(%path%,\))\Images\%Artist%_03.*),
$if($strstr(%path%,Artists) ,
$substr(%path%,0,$strchr(%path%,\))Artists\$upper($substr(%artist%,0,1))\%Artist%\Images\%Artist%_04.*,
$substr(%path%,0,$strchr(%path%,\))\Images\%Artist%_04.*),
$if($strstr(%path%,Artists) ,
$substr(%path%,0,$strchr(%path%,\))Artists\$upper($substr(%artist%,0,1))\%Artist%\Images\%Artist%_05.*,
$substr(%path%,0,$strchr(%path%,\))\Images\%Artist%_05.*),
$if($strstr(%path%,Artists) ,
$substr(%path%,0,$strchr(%path%,\))Artists\$upper($substr(%artist%,0,1))\%Artist%\Images\%Artist%_06.*,
$substr(%path%,0,$strchr(%path%,\))\Images\%Artist%_06.*),
$if($strstr(%path%,Artists) ,
$substr(%path%,0,$strchr(%path%,\))Artists\$upper($substr(%artist%,0,1))\%Artist%\Images\%Artist%_07.*,
$substr(%path%,0,$strchr(%path%,\))\Images\%Artist%_07.*),
$if($strstr(%path%,Artists) ,
$substr(%path%,0,$strchr(%path%,\))Artists\$upper($substr(%artist%,0,1))\%Artist%\Images\%Artist%_08.*,
$substr(%path%,0,$strchr(%path%,\))\Images\%Artist%_08.*),
$if($strstr(%path%,Artists) ,
$substr(%path%,0,$strchr(%path%,\))Artists\$upper($substr(%artist%,0,1))\%Artist%\Images\%Artist%_09.*,
$substr(%path%,0,$strchr(%path%,\))\Images\%Artist%_09.*)))

Iphone Dev Abandoned

I tried i honestly did but enough is enough but i give up on the iPhone apple have just locked it all down far to much to make it even worth my time and effort.

This also isn’t coming from the fact I can’t stand macs I actually have several valid reasons.

first is a major reason.

Xcode

This is the only IDE you can use to develop applications for apple related products (there are ways round this but its not worth it). why is this IDE a problem? well its simple really notepad++ or psPad has more features than this “Superior IDE”

There are no feature, copy and paste it broken, search is crap, no auto complete, no way to edit the layout, no real debug features, no help, no api reference, no advanced settings for projects I could go on but i really don’t care.

looks at all those features… oh wait I can build… and emm open a file.

next is the complete lack of an application with a set window…

also the interface builder isn’t supported in leopard anymore so its really buggy! my version of the OS isn’t even 6 months old yet and they’ve dropped all support!

Apple

First its there terrible os that doesn’t work with none apple hardware I mean ok its hard to write code to support every form of keyboard and mouse but I dont know let me pick which button becomes my modifier key alt is not a modifier key!

also memory management, bad software, no paint! no easy way to take a screenshot. it spams my network with .dsStore files. incompatible with everything!

also apple documentation is a joke no real API reference its just them talking about the same facts over and over like oh guess what no multitasking is a great thing! you get to use all the iphone to yourself but u must manage your own states when the user closes the app because we dont give a shit.

ok rant over mac and ipod are going on ebay so lets never speak of this again.

Never ending

Looks like the Christmas todo list is going to have to wait until Easter I only have 3 weeks to get 3 massive projects completed!

first is a project which I will not be discussing in this blog entry but lets just say this has been pushed to the bottom of the pile far to many times and now it must be finished asap

next are projects for work that never got finished but I’m hoping 2 days will solve this one (I hope)

which only leaves me 2 weeks to get most of my uni project programmed… which I’m being optimistic about even after been told my project its up shit creek without a paddle.

and in this time I need to do Christmas shopping and actually do Christmas… emm time machine please?

and what could possibly make this worse? emm I wonder…

yes its having to spend a good part of the next 3 weeks working on a mac! so slow progress and annoying errors and crashes yay how I do love using that unstable crappy OS it might not have a BSOD but it certainly likes not booting after you install complex software! 2 failed boots and formats in a single day… yea the worlds best operating system my ass.

Bargain

now the interesting thing is you can buy 36.6TB in 1TB dives for the much now or 15.4 TB in 2TB drives

8 Bit Pwny Club

During a random break on you tube this morning I came across a new animation done by good old Weebl (Jonti Picking)

Episode 1

Episode 2

very sad I know but there good for a laugh.

Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) – Review

so it is a bloody mess or is it as good as the original.

before I even do this quick review (and it will be quick just doing it to break my day up a bit) i think we can guess it going be very terrible because its a live action remake. But to be fair it was much better than I expected it did actually have parts of the original still in it!! shock!

now if you are going to watch and expect a good film go away now its just not a pile a steaming whatever. if you liked the creepy dark feel of the original you will be disappointed with this.

first we start off in the exact same way at the original so all things started perfectly (expect the black guy has been changed to some annoying American white guy)

so far its all good she kills the guy and puts him in-between the trains for safe keeping. now the secon she gets off the train the film goes from being a stunning 10/10 to a 9/10 so ok I can deal with the character changes though Liam Cunningham does a great job as playing Michael shame though cause he’s the only person who stayed even close to the original.

great actor shame he also one of those people where you go oh I remember him from something what was it…? 

ok now this is where it gets bad so Saya is sent to the school where some people have been killed by some “bloodsuckers” so ok that’s correct still a 9/10. Now enter annoying American number 2 who is called Alice Mckee played by Allison Miller. She is really only in this film to drive the cars and look helpless.

not the worlds greatest actor and she was only used in this one to advance the plot! wait what? why does the plot need advancing it did fine by itself before. oh joy 8/10

now sit though some pointless school class crap where they talk about boring stuff yay 3 minutes of filler just what I wanted. now cut to a scene where its kendo practice but it now mad demons with swords trying to kill off the support character!

then saya comes in to save the worthless teen so annoying American saved once to advance plot.Then the “council” turns up to clean up and the American army goes ape shit so annoying american 2 goes into town to find some answers. Then is turns into L4D2

look I’m on the roof in the middle of town just cause I might be needed to save some stupid girl.

Looks Resident evil 4 without the chainsaw.

emm fake computer generated blood amazing. oh look annoying American 2 get saved again then she drives the car onto the air base and trigger the end of the original film. Did i point out we are 35 mins in.

so now its time for extra plot which I’m not going to bore you with but it consists of annoying American 1 killing everyone so Saya and annoying American 2 run away and get attacked by some random demon she failed to kill 400 year prior. then its time for pointless demon battle star wars style. With the most predictable (suppose to be plot twist) of all time cause its never been done before.

Then they win an annoying American 2 ends up in a mental hospital and Saya is stuck looking for a way back home. So leave it open for a sequel which has no point what so ever.

probably worth a rent if you like watch films a lot or you just want to see how bad it can be. I’ll compare it to a Dragonball Live action moment you watch it cause they did it. so my advice rent it don’t go a buy it on blu ray like it did. and the only reason why I’ve given it such a high rating it because there are a few good bits like the opening… and the credits and ok a few of the fight scenes

5/10

Ninety Nine Nights 2 – TGS 2009

Looks like a right bloody affair and a massive improvement from the first one, which to be honest there was plenty of things that needed improving and the frame rate certainly was one of them.

But this looks like its going to be a gritty brown and black style game, which will be a shame after all the rich colours in the first game but saying that it might lend it self well to the large amount of blood

Though this may be down to the fact its appears that the game has been made in a different engine (not sure) but it appears that Phantagram have nothing to do with this project (kingdom under fire series) this time and its being coded by the team that did lost odyssey so at least the frame rate and the graphical effects are going to look amazing.

one thing though none of the original characters appear to be in this, which in some cases is good but a few of them were pretty ace. Though saying that it would appear that Dwingvatt is still in it but I’m so glad that Inphyy isn’t in it one of the most annoying main character ever in a game.

looks like some good boss fights as well though in the trailer I’m pretty sure I saw a quick time event (I hope not)

regardless here’s the trailer, looks pretty good.