CS: Source is out! Counter-Strike on the HL2 engine! So far, only a fraction of the players are actually playing seriously, almost everyone is experimenting with the new physics enabled by this awesome engine. NVG goggles, as pictured here, got a serious power-up, as did flashbangs. No more of the screen just whiting out crap, now you get double/blurry vision and a screeeeching headache when you get flashed as well.
If you have a paid copy of Condition Zero, you qualify to beta test CS: Source. A tip: Join servers with a max capacity of 20 or under. If you don’t, prepare for serious lag. Either way, you’ll have lotsa fun plinking cans, barrels, and tires that are scattered around the map…. Speaking of which, I wonder when they’ll release aztec. Dust is getting kind of boring, and I want to see the water effects like they showed in the demo movies.
Sumoto Jinja
Front view of Sumoto shrine.
Macha Calpis
Quite possibly the grossest drink I have ever seen. Macha-flavored Calpis (green tea-flavored cultured yogurt drink). Didn’t even warrant a taste test.
Nappy
“Cleanup on aisle 1 – there’s nappy all over the place!”
Habu Chui
Beware of mamushi (a type of poisonous snake). In the mountains near my house.
Summer Break
I’m on break all this week and am taking the time to work on my late afternoon inverted snoring technique. Blogging will resume soon – see ya then!
Lanterns at Bon Odori
Lanterns at bon odori.
Free Games!
A long list of games that can be downloaded for free over at the anandtech forums:
CLICK ME HARD, BABY
A lot of these are older commercial games that the developers have released for free since they are no longer really profitable and it’s good publicity. It’s a cool thing for them to do.
Mulder, is that you?
This one’s for Michiko, who works at a patent office in Osaka:
Lawyers Unearth Early Patents
(registration required; get login and password at BugMeNot)
Two patent history nerds found the holy grail of the patent world, get ready for this now, the X-patents (forgive me for clowning you; I’m tired of always being the only geek in the room). One of them is for the internal combustion engine! Possibly signed by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson! Hilarity ensues!
Sobering Account
Lest anyone forget, we are at war:
One Enemy K.I.A.
It’s easy to forget the bigger picture when you get caught up in the bullshit pushed by mass media. Regarding the coming elections, the war is by far the most important issue in my mind. That said, we now return to our regularly scheduled broadcast.