Meanwhile in Winterkeep…
Wordfeud in Winterkeep just wasn’t the same for Bran with his brothers and sisters gone…
Read MoreNumbers in perspective
While it is very nice to read about Microsoft’s free cloud service for research: http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2010/11/18/democratizing-research-with-the-cloud.aspx I couldn’t help noticing that their perspective on numbers are a bit peculiar. The comparison image they use even fail to link to their sources, you need to type them yourself: http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/worldpop.php http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/genbankstats.html Link to original image in larger format: http://blogs.technet.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles/00-00-00-80-54/8132.NCBI_2D00_lg.bmp While I …
Read MoreMachine translations, still not a good idea, part 2
Found this out of context translation on my HTC Desire Android phone when it was in locked mode and fully charged (as in the battery was fully charged with juice, not as in it had been charged a fee, accused of committing a crime or involved in some quantum chromodynamics research…) The translation from the English “charged” ended …
Read MoreCelebrating Pac-Mans 30th birthday
Today (May 22nd 2010) is the 30th anniversary of the release of the arcade game Pac-Man and I thought it should be celebrated with a look at the PIXELS video from Patrick Jean and onemoreproduction available here on youtube in full HD. It seems as if everybody is happy for the yellow eating character. Here is a screenshot of the …
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