Total Conversion

Went to see the Avengers movie. Loved the Hulk.  For somebody who doesn't have much to say, he rocked. Better than X-Men, much better than Fantastic 4. Highly recommended. 9/10!

So lately, one of my distractions has been The Impossible Game.  I have it on multiple systems and both myself and my daughter have been playing it. It's a game I dismissed at first for being unnecessarily difficult with very little reward.  Graphics are plain, music is catchy, but ultimately, I discarded it within 5 minutes of first picking it up. I just can't leave it alone though.  I keep picking it up, trying to beat level 1! It takes about 90 seconds to beat the first level if you play it perfectly.  That's the point though.  You HAVE to play it perfectly.  One mistake and you start again from the beginning.  It doesn't matter how far your have come, you always start at the beginning again.  Its frustrating, cruel and mocks you all the way with a lovely counter which increments with each failed attempt.  Chiding you, motivating you, but ultimately punishing you far more than the reward could ever be worth. And yet.  I still ...

Playing "The Impossible Game" on PS3 & Vita. Its punishingly difficult. Playing it reminds me of bashing my head against a wall repeatedly in the hope that I'll hit the pleasure part of my brain eventually...If you feel the need for sadistic gameplay that flips you the finger to a lovely synthy soundtrack, give it a go. The Impossible Game Trailer - It takes about 90 seconds to beat level 1. I have not done it yet after a week of trying. There is only 1 key to press - Jump! All you need to do is jump at the right time and just as importantly DON'T JUMP at the right time. Come on, give it a try. Its on XBox 360 as well. I have seen some clones for Android and Flash on the Browser too. Go for it. Also found this playable demo of the first 15 seconds or so http://www.theimpossiblegame.org/ for the browser. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQPEbHQZm68

To anyone using a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7inch WIFI model P1010. Highly recommend Gingerbread update. Fixes all issues I had with compatibility and hotkeys that stopped working on Samsung Firmware.

Just before Christmas 2011, a local store opened up offering the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7" for what seemed like a ridiculous price.  Being a bit of an android fanboy, I picked it up for my daughter who was getting very attached to my Asus Transformer tablet. There was a lot going for it.  Good brand, good price and (I thought), good hardware & hacker support.  I love having custom roms and having the choice of functionality / mods I like. Turns out a little more research was in order.  This device has different hardware to the amazingly similar 3g version and seemed to be an outcast in the eyes of Samsung and the modding community.  To make matters worse, the "OFFICIAL" firmware is buggy and a pain to live.  Biggest fault was that its an older release (2.2) of android and that after a few hours use, two of the 4 soft buttons stop working.  It makes navigating the machine a pain when the home button no longer works, I can tell you.  Another par...

If you're a Depeche Mode fan and Dominatrix, Reaps & Kernfusion remixes are not in your playlist, PLEASE go out and listen to them. I was introduced to them about 6 months ago and can't stop listening to songs I thought I had heard to death. Currently listening to a Reaps remix of Lie to Me which is just crying to be played on repeat at maximum volume. I pity the people living with me...

Some of the Pro SOPA comments following the blackout got me to blog for the first time in 2 months. This line still rattling around my head 10 minutes after I wrote it. "We are not prepared to subsidise an industry intent on criminalising its customer base." http://istoff.blogspot.com