Perseid Meteor Shower

Too bad i can't catch this.. or have a camera good enough to capture it on film!

"The Perseids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle. The Perseids are so called because the point they appear to come from, called the radiant, lies in the constellation Perseus. The stream in this case is called the Perseid cloud and it stretches along the orbit of the Comet Swift-Tuttle. The cloud consists of particles ejected by the comet as it passes by the Sun. Most of the dust in the cloud today is approximately a thousand years old. However, there is also a relatively young filament of dust in the stream that was pulled off the comet in 1862. The rate of meteors originating from this filament is much higher than for the older part of the stream."

We're gonna get this about 2am today, more news here.

Asian undersea cable disruption slows Internet access

Again? Man, they gotta stop cutting those cables! No wonder certain properties had issues connecting, and access to the net seemed a tad slower too. :P


Read the full story here.

On the Fringe!

Caught a interesting series called FRINGE on Monday, it's like cross between X-files, twilight zone, and all other movies/series which had conspiracy theories. At least the lead actress is not bad a looker (Anna Torv - tell me she doesn't look like Cate Blanchett), PLUS she appeared in undies in the very first episode! (Scully... flashbacks... mosquitos...)

Anyway, the first episode dealt with some flesh eating bacteria, the by products of which looked like the gooey bodies from the first X-files movie. The pacing was pretty ok, and the cast was competent, even Walter the "Steward of Gondor" Bishop (John Noble) was pretty funny!

I hope Abrams doesn't make this show as convoluted as lost, as much as i like to solve little riddles and symbols scattered all over the place! He DID make the new Trek movie which i enjoyed pretty much, so, some hope there!

Here's a little trivia : Anna Torv (Olivia Dunham) is actually married to her 1 episode co-star John Scott (Mark Valley).. life imitating art? Plus he's 15 years older than her! 0_0;

MMmmm... M Burger...

Had a Ramly Burger this evening, and it's been a while since i've eaten one; it's always so 'jelat' to eat, with overflowing sauce and condiments. They even have a website. (Shock and horrors!)

Still quite shiok to eat, cheaper than a Mac D's. Surprisingly, i didn't know that the patties were banned from import into Singapore? And that most we eat at the Pasar Malam's have been smuggled in... :)

Well it's about time! :)

One game i spent countless hours on during my secondary school days was "X-wing" (1993) by then indie game studio Lucasarts. I remember running it on my old 486-SX25 with 8MB (Yes, 8MB) ram.. did i mention it was run from (five) 3.5" diskettes? CD-ROM technology was only emerging then, and only much later on the compilations did they release it to CD.

Xwing was followed by Imperial pursuit and Bwing; the graphics then were revolutionary, (well, to me at least) the music was great and it handled flawlessly... It was followed by the equally successful TIE fighter game series, then Xwing vs Tie fighter and finally stopped at Xwing Alliance (Which i have yet to complete).

It's been like, over 10 years? And FINALLY, a good piece of news... with today's technology, it's about time!!!

Check it out. :)

LucasArts teasing X-wing, Tie Fighter Announcement

CThulu Rises!!! 6 Insane Discoveries That Science Can't Explain

Check this out, too cool man! Scary is that there's technology or materials that shouldn't be there, and with all our technowizardry nowadays, we can't even explain it!

Excerpt " The Voynich manuscript is an ancient book that has thwarted all attempts at deciphering its contents. And it's not like some idiot just scribbled a bunch of nonsense on paper and went, "Figure THIS out, fuckwads." It is actually an organized book with a consistent script, discernible organization and detailed illustrations."

Also check out this and this! ;) Good reads.

Ahhh, what better way to promote the game Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2. ;) I especially like the guy who was still reaching out to the 'board' while his gf pulled him away, and the guy who gingerly stroked it... ;)

Watch here.