On Monday, May 28th, 2007, I had the fortune of officially graduating UBC with a Bachelor of Science. The degree fails to mention both my major, Computer Science, and Co-op. Anyway, feels very good to be done! 😀 You can’t tell, but that piece of paper has writing on it written in my blood (sweat,… Continue reading Graduation at UBC and Dinner in the Cove
Free Games and Entertainment
UFO2000 So for the last month or so… some friends (one, in particular) have been nagging me to get UFO 2000 to work. If you’re not familiar with XCOM: UFO Defence or XCOM: Terror From the Deep, they’re really awesome turn-based strategy/simulation games originally released by Microprose in 1993, for the PC. My friends and… Continue reading Free Games and Entertainment
More Ubuntu Feisty
Rhythmbox is becoming more awesome The new version of Rhythmbox included in Feisty, version 0.10.0, is very nice! I’m totally impressed with the enhancements since the last version I was using. Jamendo integration: it will download the catalogue of artists and songs on Jamendo, and you can browse or play it just as if it… Continue reading More Ubuntu Feisty
blog updates
I know I said I’d try to blog every 2-3 days…. Well, does silently updating backend stuff count? Not much, but I set up Feedburner, Technorati, and upgraded to the latest WordPress (2.1.3). At this rate, maybe I’ll even hook into Facebook and other social sites. Look out 2001, here I come. Also played with… Continue reading blog updates
Gaim / Pidgin – New Icon and Beta 7
As you likely already know (if you’re reading this blog), Gaim is now Pidgin. Here are the new application icons and about screen. And the full logo (I’m pretty sure it’s not a secret anymore…). Gaim/Pidgin beta 7 should be out today, according to the dev mailing list. Can Pidgin really have a beta7? heh.… Continue reading Gaim / Pidgin – New Icon and Beta 7
Ubuntu Feisty and Azureus
Azureus was acting strange, stopping all downloading shortly after it started. java -version told me my default java was not Sun’s Java 1.5, but gcj 1.4-something. In fact, I did not even have Sun’s Java installed. Installing Sun’s Java: Use Synaptic and search for “java5” to install or…. sudo apt-get install sun-java5-bin Updating the default… Continue reading Ubuntu Feisty and Azureus
short term past/present/future
Gatherings Had a nice get-together with the gifu-crew, on Sunday. Chinese-Taiwanese-Japanese fusion hot-pot shabu shabu. 😮 The pot was courtesy of Shirley (thanks!), despite her not being able to make it. Unfortunately, I don’t think there were are any pictures captured in the digital medium to show. But it was good times! Ubuntu Feisty My… Continue reading short term past/present/future
holy crap, I have a blog!
Ah right. Forgot about this. Okay fine, I knowingly neglected it. Not completely, though… I had a partially written post from a few months ago, but it never made the transition from Tomboy to WP. Things to report: First thing’s first. January has come and gone (along with a few other months…): me.age++; I got… Continue reading holy crap, I have a blog!
Snowboarding
Finally went snowboarding this year! Needless to say, it was awesome. I’ve never been to Grouse Mountain before so I was quite impressed with the view when coming down “The Cut.” Especially as the sky cleared up and the lights of Vancouver started to light up in the evening. Sunsets may be a cliché, but… Continue reading Snowboarding
After many hours of playing…
I finished Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii), the other day. After beating the game and watching the ending cinematics, I thought about the overall experience. It’s an extremely long game, but not terribly difficult. Yes, some of the puzzles stumped me for a while, and when I figured them out, they were thus a little more… Continue reading After many hours of playing…