I know it's a year too late, but after playing Half Life 2 all I have to say is wow ! wow ! WOW ! and W*O*W !!!
It's an amazing game !
The graphics are mind boggling, everything looks so real, you feel like you're actually there.
Top notch physics give it an even higher sensation of reality.
Excellent AI, both of enemies and friends.
Not too easy and not too hard to pass,
and a tantalizing story line.
Everything just comes together into a smooth and fun gameplay.
It undoubtedly sets a new bar for FPS games.
After playing CS 1.6 for a couple of years, and now playing HL2, Valve is definitely my favorite game manufacturer.
Here are some of my screenshots (forgive the low-end graphics card):
http://picasaweb.google.com/gpgemini/HL2Screenshots
Next up - CS Source.
On July 26th the first Anime Feast convention will be held in Aco (Israel).
It is supposed to be in a much larger scale and different construct from the previous Anime-Con events.
In addition to Anime and Manga related contents and will also introduce the Japanese culture and cuisine.
Photos will follow on July 27th.
Anime Feast
Dan Gilbert on TEDTalks talks about synthetic happiness and the pursuit of happiness.
It's a short (~20 minute) lecture, definitely worth watching.http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7822696446273926158
Some very bitter films by Don Hertzfeldt:
Rejected
Ah-Lamour
Billy's Balloon
The Meaning Of Life
On a side note, the "My spoon is too big" thing - caught up on YouTube on a ridiculous scale.
Dear LucasArts
Thousands of adventure gamers have enjoyed playing "Grim Fandago", the best skeleton adventure game ever!!!
But unfortunately, they complete it and now the cry... To stop that crying we ask you to create and release the sequel of this game "Grim Fandago 2" (Look how pretty it looks :)). We need more Manny. PLEASE!!!
We hope to see it soon... very soon... Pleeeeeeaaase...
LucasArts created some of the best adventure games ever, one of them is Grim Fandango.
But since those glorious days, LucasArts has faded away, and many of the fans are demanding a sequel.
Sign the petition, and maybe someone in LucasArts will answer the call.
The same goes for "Monkey Island V"
For over 3 years my Canon A70 has served me loyally, producing really impressive photos (under the right conditions).
Some time ago, it decided to shoot only purple photos, and even though the effect was interesting, it wasn't quite what I was aiming for ...
All the mean while, the Canon A70 was laying around, gathering dust. With it's warranty long gone, I decided to take a look at it, maybe even fixing it myself.
After unscrewing a screw or two, I realized this is no easy task, and that it might be a bit easier if I give up on the whole assembly-the-camera-back part.
1-hour later, after removing 30 tiny screws, damaging 2 screwdrivers, breaking stubborn plastic pieces and getting electrocuted (twice!) by the flash capacitor - the camera was fully disassembled.
(Canon A70 - The "After". Large scale image here)
It has some really fun parts in it, like the super-powerful magnifying lenses and tiny motors controlling zoom and focus inside the lens. Polarizing plastic sheets in the LCD screen, the CCD sensor, a really (really!) strong flash capacitor, an internal battery i didn't know existed and lots of other cool stuff.
Only with it's demise, the Canon A70 truly found itself on the other side of the lens.
