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If, like me, you still listen to and love Depeche Mode. Give this a listen, http://soundcloud.com/dominatrix-1/

If, like me, you still listen to and love Depeche Mode. Give this a listen, http://soundcloud.com/dominatrix-1/ Remixes (downloadable) of modern and classic mode tracks. Even some obscure songs get the treatment. This guy has serious skills. I've been listening to so many versions of Mode remixes over the years that it takes a lot to get my attention and stay in my playlists. These tracks seem permanently embedded into my players both at work and at home. http://soundcloud.com/dominatrix-1/

So I'm deep into Catching Fire, book 2 of the Hunger Games series.

So I'm deep into Catching Fire, book 2 of the Hunger Games series. The individual story takes on a broader scale as her story starts to impact on the people around her. It's wonderfully told and evolves at the perfect pace to keep you drawn in. Hard to put down each night. Reading on the Android tablet is a dream. I've been using the Kindle Reader mostly, but can highly recommend Zinio, CoolReader & Aldiko as well. Not 100% settled on a PDF reader yet, but I'll get there.

At the risk of spamming everybody, I am reading The Hunger Games on my ASUS Transformer Tablet.

At the risk of spamming everybody, I am reading The Hunger Games on my ASUS Transformer Tablet. Didn't expect to like it as much as I have. Totally drawn into the story. Suzanne Collins will probably be getting my money for the sequels as well. Its fantasy told in a way that makes you experience the main character's thoughts and experiences and draws you headlong into the story. Hope it ends well.

Doing some bugfixing on WinFF.

Doing some bugfixing on WinFF. Windows 7 version works fine, but broken under Ubuntu Oneiric. Found bugs open on upstreams, so will start trying to isolate the behaviour issues and provide feedback to the upstream developers. Classic example of why Free Software is good. I have a problem, I help others fix it and my stuff works too ;) I confess I initially blamed Unity / Ubuntu first (bad habit), but it seems the issues could be GTK or Free Pascal / Lazarus related.

In celebration of Walking Dead Season 2 & Halloween Month. Meet istoff-Zombie

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In celebration of Walking Dead Season 2 & Halloween Month. Meet istoff-Zombie

Just installed FIFA12 and before I can play it wants to install a 3.3GB updated?

Just installed FIFA12 and before I can play it wants to install a 3.3GB updated??? Welcome to the future, EA Sports. What did you sell me, the beta??

Just watched Coldplay perform live in Cape Town.

Just watched Coldplay perform live in Cape Town. Chris Martin joked that the reason they took so long to come here (12 years) was that the SA Government took so long to approve the VISA. Lightly veiled barb over the Dalai Lama saga, I guess. Was the first time I took my kids to a rock concert. They enjoyed the music and their dad's lack of rhythm.

Just watched Archbishop Tutu slam our government.

Just watched Archbishop Tutu slam our government. Never felt more empathy with him than now. Tutu is a lifelong ANC supporter. For him to declare that the ANC Government does not represent him, is like Nelson Mandela saying the same. It is absolutely monumental and important speech in our democracy. These comments are in the following context: The SA government has dragged its heels in allowing the Dalai Lama to visit South Africa to participate in Tutu's 80'th birthday. It's a non-political visit, but our government is so deep in trade with China that they had no intention of approving the VISA. After living for years in Apartheid South Africa, for our new government to behave in this way is morally reprehensible to every South African. Bring on the vote.

10 days left to buy your Humble Indie Bundle. http://www.humblebundle.com/

10 days left to buy your Humble Indie Bundle. http://www.humblebundle.com/ I got mine yesterday. http://www.humblebundle.com/

Why do I want this SOOOO bad ?

Why do I want this SOOOO bad ? http://www.vesalia.de/e_chameleon.htm http://www.vesalia.de/?V02b0f1359504316775a5f56520a514e01101f0954414752050140090a1e31115579633a223c6373744e03263f2a2a73661560131e7c7523376b79722d676f2777554243444a06680358594f065b470c79640d3157054e057b3330625f5549095b76693c5d2c627d67685263656b7#overview