CircleCount helps you better understand Google+

2013-06-19 02:20:44 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

For those of you looking for a game that matches the old feel of "Descent" from back in the '90s... Take a look at "RetroVirus". It is a fully 3D cyberpunk-ish game where you play a system's AntiVirus, chasing down a rogue virus/worm infection that is rapidly laying waste to your home system and doing what it can to block your process from trying to remove it.

On top of this, they also are including Steam Workshop integration for skins, maps, mods and other content to be created by the community. It includes an editor for the game, and you can import other assets and build your own extensions. 

If you are into VR or space-cavern 3D shooters you should take a look at this. I imagine that playing this in something like the #occulusrift  would probably leave you with all sorts of disorientation, but would be incredibly fun. Sadly, Windows only for rightn... more »

2013-06-16 18:54:35 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Freed to the world!! (Via manual GIS and download...)

h/t +Matthew Hicks and +J. M. Weber  

2013-06-13 23:35:26 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

This is actually really snazzy. Yes it is using your own data from a rather invasive (privacy wise) location pimping app. However, the visualization it gives you is rather fun. Not saying it is that great of a trade, but if you already made the trade, then seeing something extra from it is always nice.

So for those of you who have used FourSquare, take a moment to go back and look at all of your check-in data visualized.
#FourSquare #DataVisualization

2013-06-11 04:50:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

I finally got my +OUYA  (only 2.5 weeks after they said it was on its way, which isn't horrible ). Now to try it out...

2013-06-06 05:03:53 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Google, your change to the #Chrome newtab disappoints me. You can no longer middle-click (open in new tab) or right click on the Top sites list. It also no longer has the "Recently Closed" or "Other Devices" menus. 
Google, I thought you new better than to REDUCE functionality. Hopefully this is fixed. 

2013-06-05 20:41:07 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

So, Who wants a copy of DOTA2? Free to play, payed items or any items that drop do not influence winning nor stategic, they are all purely cosmetic. So you can play without spending a cent. They have tournaments you can watch directly in the client to watch the really good players, and they have a large multitude of play modes, heroes to play and other such.
    I have 10 keys to give away, for free. Let me know if you want one! First come, first serve (unless you are a jerk).
#DOTA2 #Steam #Valve  #Free2Play #F2P #HashTag #FreeGames

2013-06-04 05:53:09 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Oh dear baud, This would be AWESOME. However, I would likely want to make adjustments. This looks rather difficult to build. I would love to see schematics to see how feasible something like this would be for an amateur to create. Hell, if I get enough time and practice on smaller projects, I would love to create one of these anyways.

2013-05-16 04:44:16 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

So, it looks like the Google Plus "Games" area is being closed after June 30. I suppose they are just going to integrate with the Google Games API that is cross platform. Then companies can roll out games and host them wherever and just include Google as a sign-in token (like Facebook or Twitter) and then use the Google Games API.

2013-05-16 04:38:09 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

For those of you who couldn't find it (there were a few), This is how you adjust the overall volume/frequency of a circle/group. Not as granular as before (nor as intuitive), however it gets the job done.

Go to your respective circle/group. Find the "In this circle" card. Click on the gear and rummage around inside and you should find the options for how frequent you want this circle to show up in your "All" feed.

For your communities, Find the top left card and rummage through the "gear" icon for settings there.

(Yes this is a repost, I included a picture for communities as well)
Now, can I figure out how to pin the left hand navigation bar, or collapse the hangouts bar...

2013-05-16 04:34:10 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

For those of you who couldn't find it (there were a few), This is how you adjust the overall volume/frequency of a circle/group. Not as granular as before (nor as intuitive), however it gets the job done.

Go to your respective circle/group. Find the "In this circle" card. Click on the gear and rummage around inside and you should find the options for how frequent you want this circle to show up in your "All" feed.

For your communities, Find the top left card and rummage through the "gear" icon for settings there.

2013-04-29 08:25:03 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

updated... my beard...

2013-04-19 22:48:33 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Well, balls.. Looks like the government decided to pass the new (and yet not improved) CISPA bill. Despite hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of people not wanting it or protesting it outright.

2013-04-10 03:44:09 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

So, apparently +VUDU  (the media-conglomerate approved online streaming video locker service utilizing the UltraViolet DRM platform) apparently suffered a physical break-in where a number of Hard Drives were stolen. It was confirmed that the HDDs contained User account names, emails, encrypted passwords, addresses, but no financial data. Also, it was noted that if you never set a specific password and just signed in from another token (like a FB, Twitter, or Google account), then the password was not in existence.

     I got a big ol' email about this sitting in my inbox. They did put out a good bit of info in that email. However, it makes it sound like it was either an inside job, a former insider, or from somebody close to an insider.

    Anybody see any articles or investigations into this? I would be curious for even more information. (Although I doubt there is any outat thi... more »

2012-11-15 06:12:57 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

To this day, I am still annoyed that animated GIFs don't animate in the G+ app. Even if they do in the stock browser. Not even when you blow them up full screen? Why? The code to allow for this can't be that complicated.

2012-11-14 05:37:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Oh it is about freaking time that you can pin to download and keep on your device the Thumbs Up list or your purchased library...

Update for:
Google Play Music

v4.4.811H
- Added ability to keep Thumbs Up, Last Added, and Free and Purchased playlists on device.
- Auto-generated Instant Mixes on Recent tab based on your favorite songs.
- Gapless playback support (on devices with Android 4.1 or later)
- Improvements for keeping music on your device for offline playback.
v4.3.615
- Minor fixes.
v4.3.609
- Bug fixes and support for Google TV devices.
- Expandable notifications in Jellybean.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.music

by Changelog Droid

2012-10-20 23:02:04 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

I tried messing with some Time-Lapse stuff using my Asus Transformer (Original TF101, refurb). This is North facing from one of the top floors of an apartment building in Pudong, Shanghai. I wish that the sensor on this thing had better low-light, but that is a typical problem of almost all phones and tablets.

2012-10-19 15:49:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Shameless plug: The third novel in Gayle's Magic Smoke series is now available on Amazon. As usual, Nisse created a great cover, and I did the editing and typesetting. Enjoy!

2012-08-25 09:06:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Just adding to my "Nature" album

2012-08-24 14:41:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Just a cute little flower (Chrysanthemum? I'm not sure). I need to work on how to properly do macro shots with my new phone. I used to get great results on my Xperia Play, not so good with my Moto Droid. It appears my Samsung G.Nex (CDMA/LTE) should potentially do well, I just need to fuss with the settings and my positioning.

2012-08-23 04:11:59 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Some more pictures of flowers (and bugs on those flowers)

2012-08-09 03:20:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Looks like the beta registrations are out for Kickstarter backers. I'm interested in how this will work on my original Asus Transformer (TF101).

2012-08-09 02:19:52 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

We're live! Get 7 quality indie ebooks for one pay-what-you-want price. http://storybundle.com

2012-07-28 05:02:12 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Freaking servers blowing up and having massive corruption on entire arrays of mirrored drives. Don't think a mirror array will always save you folks! Was trying to repair WMI borkedness and found this while glancing about. Very handy script if you must truly raze to the floor and rebuild your WMI on Windows.

2012-07-27 03:30:13 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Holy Schnikeys! New Humble Bundle is all music! Amazingly the only one I don't have is the "They Might Be Giants" album. I was silently hoping it was their new 16th album, but hey, this is still a good album. Tons of good independent music from several tastes and genres. Good ol' rock, comedy, NerdCore Rap, esoteric, Soundtracks, etc.
Pay what you want, and if you beat the average, you get a remix album by "OK Go" (of internet fame and music charts fame).

On top of all that they are giving it not just in MP3, but in FLAC also. No DRM to muck with the works. Get your files, pop it in your machine or player, and enjoy your audio.

Even better, if you choose to allow it (and it is set by default) a portion of the proceeds goes to Charity! Yes, I know I sound like I'm a TV ad sales guy, but seriously folks. Humble Bundles tend to get me excited and this... more »

2012-07-25 00:37:55 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

I have to say, I'm such a guy. I really enjoy these videos to a silly extreme. Destroying mannequins and watermelons, along with random humor around here and there (notice the photo-bombing batman). Lots of expensive heavy duty weaponry. Check his channel out, it has lots of fun stuff.

2012-07-19 23:30:16 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Oops, think I missed one. I'm also going to need to make sure I didn't make any duplicates (other than other exposure of focal length ones)

2012-07-19 23:31:59 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Just making sure some of my auto-uploaded pics get put into their respective folders/albums. Some more #nature photos.

2012-07-19 23:16:22 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

A bunch of things I took pictures of. This set so far includes a number of fans that I either took out of my computer, or just recently added to my computer to increase airflow due to the horrible heat during the summer.

2012-07-16 00:53:24 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Why Bastion is my Favorite Game I've Played in 2012
Don't like games? Like music? Listen to the awesome soundtrack below

Yes. I enjoyed this game even more than Mass Effect 3. Why? It created a wholly immersive experience. Sure, ME3 had amazing graphics and also did an incredible job created a world, but it was a world I was familiar with. Bastion on the other hand mixed an intriguing narrative with an exceptional soundtrack all wrapped up through an omnipresent narrator that filled in all the little bits inbetween. Bastion feels fresh and it's obvious the developer had a very clear vision as they portrayed a world that forms around you as you walk. Minus one very annoying gimmick at the end, Bastion proves that you don't need millions of dollars to be memorable. Part RPG, Shooter, Adventure, it definitely channels the games of yesterday with obvious takeaways from... more »

2012-06-28 17:23:55 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

#Scribbles
Try number 2. Done with #Markers and an existing image taken by myself. previous post, it wouldn't attatch.

Daily assignment for Moan Lisa's Art Akademie assignment for June 28th, 2012: Scribbles

2012-06-28 03:26:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

#EVE Online - Turret Chart.
Just a handy chart of different types and models of turrets for EVE capsuleers to peruse. Sometimes it is handy to see a visual representation than trying to wade through spreadsheets and tables.

Found via:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Eve/comments/vpi7x/turret_and_launcher_reference_chart/

2012-06-27 16:29:12 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Live stream of keynot coming up....

2012-06-06 07:38:12 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

The hacks and crap that had to be done previously to get Samba and Linux in general to work as a Windows domain controller...
Now all made much easier apparently, and working properly as an ActiveDirectory DC, complete with file system bits.

2012-06-06 03:53:05 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

For some reason, I particularly like this poem...

2012-06-04 22:30:06 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

A commit/change log viewer for #CyanogenMod . Covers all of its supported models for nightlies and changes in-between. Super handy for those of us who like to follow that kind of stuff.

2012-05-16 17:51:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2012-04-27 01:58:11 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

These are the representatives that voted in favor of CISPA. http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll192.xml #StopCISPA

2012-04-27 00:32:43 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Well crap folks. Looks like Congress quickly amended CISPA and then passed it. Apparently, the 4th ammendment will now no longer apply to anything online or involving computers.

2012-04-24 22:09:49 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

#Android #SU query:
So which #SuperUser manager application does everybody prefer on Android?
I'm currently using ChainsDD's SuperUser Elite. I'm considering switching to SuperSU by ChainFire due to additional info on the SU prompt and higher supposed configurability. What does everybody else think of the various SU support apps?

2012-04-17 01:40:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

No CISPA!

2012-04-09 22:59:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Redacting my previous Netflix/SOPA link:

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120409/14562618435/no-netflix-has-not-formed-pro-sopa-superpac.shtml

2012-04-09 21:58:22 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Netflix creates pro-SOPA super-PAC

As United States lawmakers continue to consider anti-piracy legislation in Congress, they’ve found an ally in Netflix. Now the streaming content giant has created its own super PAC, whose main goal is to promote SOPA-like legislation.

Hollywood and record industry support didn’t help Congress get SOPA and PIPA to pass the House and Senate, but now they have a new accomplice in their continuing fight to try and push for anti-piracy legislation. Netflix, the number one name in (legally) streaming video services in the US has announced the formation of their own political action committee. Appropriately titled FLIXPAC, the just established-agency will be able to endorse politicians by way of stuffing their pockets, which in turn could influence even more congressmen to condone increasingly controversial bills that are being considered in theHou... more »

2012-04-09 20:58:05 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

#GeekQuestions
Okay folks, I'm looking for an effective way (without having to use VMs, extra routers, or proxies) to chain applications to specific network interfaces. These are user applications, not server apps. I'm not trying to bind Apache to a eth1 as opposed to eth0. As an example, imagine I have two interfaces: eth0 and wan1 . . .
eth0 connects to my local network and provides access to local devices such as my personal server, NAS, media devices, etc, but also has internet access through one ISP
wan1 connects to the internet at large through another ISP, say through a local wireless or cellular carrier.
I want to use Browser A (say FireFox) to browse my local network services and access the internet through eth0, and I want Browser B (say... Chrome/Chromium) to connect through wan1.

How then can I force an application to be bound to one specific interface?... more »

2012-03-26 16:24:45 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Some trees never lost their leaves, even though they were completely dried up and dead. Made it kind of pretty in a way.

2012-03-26 16:23:09 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Red shrub wood...
Not sure what plant this is specifically, but it's stalks were woody like a shrub or small tree and were a wonderfully deep red. It is transitioning from Winter to spring right now, and we are starting to get flowering stuff everywhere, but not quite out here unless you look closely at the trees and see flower and leaf buds starting to pop out.

2012-03-22 15:02:43 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

It appears that Key-Visual Arts has released a number of their visual novels to Android over in the Japanese version of the Android / Google Play Market. Link below to an example in 'Kanon', although there are a number of others. I have to imagine that these are the general audience versions (since Google has a policy in regards to adult related content). I think as a platform, touch devices (phone and tablet), both would function incredibly well for most VNs (visual novels).

2012-03-20 16:54:59 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

How To Make Your Own Me Gusta Meme Latte

http://www.thatsnerdalicious.com/caffeine/how-to-make-your-own-me-gusta-meme-latte-pick-me-up/

2012-03-19 19:42:24 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Support independent game developers, Charity, and get some pretty nifty games for Windows, Mac, Linux, and even Android! DRM free, or easy access through Steam and Desura, or the HumbleBundle app for Android.

#BlackMarch

2012-03-05 01:59:52 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Frozen Beef (well not quite frozen, actually they were rather active)

2012-03-05 01:59:28 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Bleak, but pretty.