tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276444107232602532Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:24:55 +0000Underqualified opinions from unconventional peoplehttp://www.unconventionalupdates.com/noreply@blogger.com (Renegade)Blogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276444107232602532.post-5730787305142801402Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:23:00 +00002010-07-26T05:24:55.945+08:00With the Australian federal election coming up on the 21st of August, I want to promote a lesser known party. The Australian Sex Party. The Sex Party was formed in 2008 and is led by Fiona Patten.  Before judging the name, check out their policies. To be honest, I’m quite amazed that they aren’t promising free sex for all students. Labor never pulled through on their promise on laptops for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~3/HPeU2mmmrEI/sex-party.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sandmonkey)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~4/HPeU2mmmrEI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.unconventionalupdates.com/2010/07/sex-party.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276444107232602532.post-2177169242919584043Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:12:00 +00002010-06-17T02:16:42.447+08:00higher scorePCgamingPCmusicside scrolleroperaiphonecanabaltwindowgameCanabalt is a side scrolling game, where you leap across rooftops in a futuristic city, attempting to get that higher score. Think Mirror’s Edge in 2D. The game is available as a widget for the Opera browser, an app for iPhones and as an online flash game. The game is incredibly easy to learn; you only need one button to play. Using that button you just across gaps, over obstacles and through http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~3/9Oasi72BDzc/canabalt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sandmonkey)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~4/9Oasi72BDzc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.unconventionalupdates.com/2010/06/canabalt.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276444107232602532.post-5713386345548154577Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:05:00 +00002010-06-17T02:46:29.388+08:00ranttouchipod touchmarketingiphone 4ipodiphoneipadappleFor what? An Apple rant time, that’s what. So Apple released the iPad a few weeks ago. It’s a nifty little tablet computer, using the iPhone OS. They’ve also just announced the iPhone 4. Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t really have any problem with these products but what I do have a problem with is how Apple markets them and how the general populace are reacting to them. First off, the iPad: it’http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~3/Sr-v33ZP5hM/ok-its-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sandmonkey)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~4/Sr-v33ZP5hM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.unconventionalupdates.com/2010/06/ok-its-time.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276444107232602532.post-1226199409629750027Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:40:00 +00002009-12-14T22:40:04.264+08:00computerssiliconquantum mechanicsquantum computingfutureprocessorsmoore's lawI recently stumbled across a very interesting yet very understated fact about the future of computing. It’s a concept that I have a great difficulty understanding, and it makes me wish I paid more attention in physics and chemistry. You may have heard of a principle called Moore’s Law. Moore’s Law is a prediction by Gordon E. Moore, one of the co-founders of Intel, concerning the trend in the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~3/tlqvDOo1hYc/quantum-computing-future.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renegade)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~4/tlqvDOo1hYc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.unconventionalupdates.com/2009/12/quantum-computing-future.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276444107232602532.post-8524509008318722756Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:17:00 +00002009-12-03T21:17:27.258+08:00 And as soon as we finally return, we leave you again. Yes, I am referring to you, our last regular visitor. We once again travel to the farthest reaches of the Australian outback in search of rest, bananas that taste of cheese and emus that lay golden chocolate eggs. We shall return victorious, and when we do we shall blog! We shall blog so hard that some of you may experience nausea due to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~3/Pfy0rFISbXQ/we-shall-ride-on-back-of-mongeese-till.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renegade)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~4/Pfy0rFISbXQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.unconventionalupdates.com/2009/12/we-shall-ride-on-back-of-mongeese-till.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276444107232602532.post-4205880129675999814Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:05:00 +00002009-12-02T16:55:06.331+08:00skoutrenegadeinternetskout browserweb browserI have finally managed to get my web browser to a semi-usable state, of which I am now releasing for feedback. This project of mine has been in the works for about five years, of which I have restarted about three times. This version was started in 2007 and as of now is still very very unfinished, however usable. Building this software has taught me many things, one of which is that you should http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~3/nTQu-AOeFFA/skout-browser-milestone-3-for-download.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renegade)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~4/nTQu-AOeFFA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.unconventionalupdates.com/2009/11/skout-browser-milestone-3-for-download.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276444107232602532.post-5554371374640771055Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:44:00 +00002009-11-28T22:44:20.736+08:00google waveSocial Networkingemailgoogleweb applicationsinstant messaging I recently received my invite in to the Google Wave Preview Program and I’ve been looking around to see what all the buzz is about. Google Wave is what Google calls the successor to email. It is a web-based application that combines email, instant messaging, social networking and group collaboration techniques. Rather than emails, you send ‘waves’, which sort of make emails look like http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~3/iaE1o2W13kc/look-at-google-wave.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renegade)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~4/iaE1o2W13kc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.unconventionalupdates.com/2009/11/look-at-google-wave.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276444107232602532.post-5015294463547938660Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:08:00 +00002009-11-26T22:08:08.523+08:00Xbox360Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2PCgamingPS3Call of Duty 6modern warfare 2Call of DutyreviewSaying “If you like Call of Duty 4, then you’ll love Modern Warfare 2” is a little redundant. In fact saying anything about Modern Warfare 2 is fairly redundant seeing as it is probably the most talked about game at the moment. Rather than jump on the bandwagon of a straight review, I’ll talk more about the specifics, if you want a more general review then head over to somewhere like Gamespot http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~3/d6EOUCmUJBk/review-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renegade)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~4/d6EOUCmUJBk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.unconventionalupdates.com/2009/11/review-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276444107232602532.post-3967081183048078259Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:33:00 +00002009-11-24T22:31:35.703+08:00Xbox360BorderlandsPCgamingPS3sandmonkeyreviewgaming Sandmonkey is back! I bet you missed me. Yes you. Anyway, Renegade and I have finished exams now so we should be posting here more regularly. So I've been staying at friend's place for the last few days and we have been playing co-op Borderlands. I did a preview of this game a few months ago and mentioned that I was a bit disappointed that the developers planned to make it cell shaded. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~3/ysmEUNq5AFQ/borderlands.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sandmonkey)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~4/ysmEUNq5AFQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.unconventionalupdates.com/2009/11/borderlands.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276444107232602532.post-7152387060141086106Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:43:00 +00002009-11-13T18:43:50.852+08:00 Good morning, afternoon or evening, peoples of the blogosphere. This article is slightly different to those that have preceded it. Mainly by the fact that it is 3000 words long, complete with graphics and formatting, and is co-authored by both Sandmonkey and myself. This article started out life as a submission to the PC PowerPlay magazine at the request of the Editor, who apparently had read http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~3/To4j6G86JwI/great-divide-feature-length-special.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renegade)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~4/To4j6G86JwI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.unconventionalupdates.com/2009/11/great-divide-feature-length-special.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276444107232602532.post-5011812121867174361Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:48:00 +00002009-11-06T20:48:32.838+08:00iinetcensorshippiracyispinternetprivacy It seems that iiNet is still under attack by the big studios over the issue of internet film piracy. If you’re not “in the know”, you wouldn’t know that iiNet is currently under fire for not policing people’s web surfing habits and stopping people break the law. I find the whole issue completely astounding from a legal and common sense standpoint. Why is iiNet being sued over this? Over http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~3/6vzuhiEpZhk/iinet-still-under-attack.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renegade)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~4/6vzuhiEpZhk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.unconventionalupdates.com/2009/11/iinet-still-under-attack.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276444107232602532.post-8333194577471010763Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:31:00 +00002009-10-23T09:31:09.921+08:00red rings of deathmicrosoftapple During my period of intense study, which tore me away from writing articles for this blog, I came to the conclusion that Far Cry 2 is awesome. In fact when it is coupled with my own might and prowess, my Xbox 360 actually can not handle it. As such, my Xbox, in light of such pure brilliance has ceased to work. It gave up. It was not worthy. And as a further consequence, I am Xbox-less, forced http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~3/KuKg_Q2mwq8/red-rings-o-death.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renegade)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~4/KuKg_Q2mwq8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.unconventionalupdates.com/2009/10/red-rings-o-death.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276444107232602532.post-3996740654237618132Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:09:00 +00002009-09-21T22:09:35.547+08:00cyberknifenewspapersradiotherepyparalysismediablindnessstem cellsparaplegicastigmatismmedical technologymedical sciencequadraplegicsciencestem cell researchcancer I find it difficult to understand a certain aspect of society. Mainly the area of news and the media in general, and how they do next to no reporting on anything of scientific significance. Granted, magazines, newspapers and news channels are there to generate revenue, this is plainly evident by the ever increasing amount of adverts that are shown. On average I’d say a newspaper is around 50%http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~3/NzOIwKXsckQ/unsung-medical-breakthroughs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renegade)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~4/NzOIwKXsckQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.unconventionalupdates.com/2009/09/unsung-medical-breakthroughs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276444107232602532.post-2243488783187938306Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:40:00 +00002009-09-13T15:40:17.920+08:00Xbox360third person shooteripod touchupcomingLost Planet 2demoPCgamingipodgaminggames for windowsitunesapple Good afternoon to all four of you that are still with us after around two weeks of no posting. I apologise, but life is being nasty and busy again, taking us away from our beloved computers and internet. Its not going to get too much easier, my posts will be fairly erratic for the next couple of months, and we’re not likely to see Sandmonkey again this side of December. I’ll try and keep a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~3/XylKXnWU1t0/itunes-ipods-demo-impressions-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renegade)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~4/XylKXnWU1t0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.unconventionalupdates.com/2009/09/itunes-ipods-demo-impressions-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276444107232602532.post-3082460184262093168Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:13:00 +00002009-08-31T23:14:37.433+08:00videotechnologysandmonkey92adsGadgetssandmonkeymagazinenew technologyCBS is going to embed a video into their Entertainment Weekly magazine. The video is basically a tiny moving add. With audio. The VPI (‘video in print’ as it has been named) works much like those  annoying birthday cards that yell some unintelligible message at you when they are opened, although this one waits five seconds before spewing the add at you. The thing that disappoints me about http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~3/6R09QIt-Pe0/video-in-magazines.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sandmonkey)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~4/6R09QIt-Pe0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.unconventionalupdates.com/2009/08/video-in-magazines.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276444107232602532.post-1673762928208147335Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:09:00 +00002009-08-29T21:10:35.078+08:00computerstechrenegadesoftwarequicktime Xsnow leopardquicktimemacapple I could report on Snow Leopard, the newest  version of Apple’s Mac OS X. But I wont. Mainly because I don’t like reporting on things I know absolutely nothing about. I’d rather talk about the new version of QuickTime. I personally hate QuickTime. Like iTunes and Safari, the Windows port is as buggy as hell and usually crashes on me or freezes up. It’s probably part of Apple’s evil plan to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~3/Pvoc5YQ30-A/snow-leopard-introduces-new-quicktime-x.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renegade)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~4/Pvoc5YQ30-A" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.unconventionalupdates.com/2009/08/snow-leopard-introduces-new-quicktime-x.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276444107232602532.post-139765704614194307Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:01:00 +00002009-08-28T23:23:19.521+08:00computerslaptopsandmonkey92notebookPCgamingGadgetssandmonkey I’ve been looking at getting a laptop for when I go to university and I’ve always thought about hooking up my current 20” screen to get some more screen space. But it seems I will be able to just leave it plugged into my desktop and just get this “Spacebook”. The Spacebook is a new laptop being developed by Alaska based company gScreen. This amazing laptop will feature: 2 LED http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~3/GvgLbP2IOVU/dual-screen-laptop-spacebook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sandmonkey)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~4/GvgLbP2IOVU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.unconventionalupdates.com/2009/08/dual-screen-laptop-spacebook.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276444107232602532.post-5719987690364657865Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:01:00 +00002009-08-27T22:02:29.177+08:00geneticsrenegadeembryodinosaursciencejurassic parkchickensFurther proof that movies are not a frivolous form of entertainment and rather a window in to the future. Canadian geneticist Hans Larsson has announced his belief that he is able to reverse engineer chicken embryos to create a dinosaur. Yes. Create a dinosaur. For those not too knowledgeable about the former dominant species of this planet, dinosaurs seemingly became extinct around 65 million http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~3/pdBBOdyvpHM/jurassic-park-for-real.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renegade)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~4/pdBBOdyvpHM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.unconventionalupdates.com/2009/08/jurassic-park-for-real.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276444107232602532.post-7487716054262269174Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:02:00 +00002009-08-27T19:01:08.394+08:00bustechnologysandmonkey92Wi-Fiinternetsandmonkeywireless  Adelaide (South Australia) has a new attraction. The city is now home to Australia’s first free Wi-Fi bus. The bus makes use of a USB 3G dongle which is plugged into a wireless router. The router provides bother free Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The bus also has two 19” screens which can display news, travel information, timetables, bus routes and ads so that the companies behind this project can http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~3/vDeEJOOPDTI/i-commute.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sandmonkey)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~4/vDeEJOOPDTI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.unconventionalupdates.com/2009/08/i-commute.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276444107232602532.post-5692917962343455064Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:29:00 +00002009-08-23T11:30:15.619+08:00rantXbox360goldmoneytechGadgetsdiamondsiphone  A solid gold Xbox 360 faceplate: $44,000 + $500 for the Xbox 360 Elite A diamond crusted Apple iPhone: $40,000 + $70 a month for two years A diamond covered 16GB USB stick: $18,000 multiplied by however many times it breaks The look on your friends face when he realises what an over pretentious, snobby douchebag you are: Priceless…? These things, along with hundreds of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~3/lLnXgYsJF44/more-money-than-sense.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renegade)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~4/lLnXgYsJF44" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.unconventionalupdates.com/2009/08/more-money-than-sense.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276444107232602532.post-3354768263205892432Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:55:00 +00002009-08-22T22:55:22.785+08:00square kilometre arrayaustraliauniversespacenew zealandastronomytelescopesscienceAustralia and New Zealand have banded together to place a bid on the production of the Square Kilometre Array on Australasian soil. The array will be comprised of 4,000 radio telescopes spread across the Australian continent working together to look further in to deep space than ever before, providing better resolution, and the ability to look further back in time. Whilst the whole concept of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~3/hdedezFPZfw/journey-in-to-unknown.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renegade)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~4/hdedezFPZfw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.unconventionalupdates.com/2009/08/journey-in-to-unknown.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276444107232602532.post-8880864769450296781Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:40:00 +00002009-08-18T22:40:29.403+08:00action gamesvideo games cause violencenewsgermanygaming Here’s something I didn’t know about until today. I don’t know what’s more surprising though, the actual news or the fact this isn’t bigger news. Apparently the German government is seriously considering the possibility of passing an act that bans any video games deemed violent. On the basis that anyone who plays video games ends up going on a suicidal massacre. Because, y’know, that's what we http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~3/czTN4oPhCAs/video-game-genocide.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renegade)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~4/czTN4oPhCAs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.unconventionalupdates.com/2009/08/video-game-genocide.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276444107232602532.post-6589028823501977027Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:35:00 +00002009-08-17T22:41:26.419+08:00technoelectronicmusicdanceTekTonik We all know that crazes come and go. Some stay longer than others, some don’t take off. And then there are dance crazes, and every now and again someone decides to create something where you’re left thinking “what the f*ck is this sh*t?” Well A new craze like that has hit the streets (or clubs, basements and wherever those French people hang out). Well, It’s no surprise that it http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~3/QcImMSTfOqE/tektonik.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sandmonkey)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~4/QcImMSTfOqE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.unconventionalupdates.com/2009/08/tektonik.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276444107232602532.post-6611615581448424599Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:52:00 +00002009-08-16T14:52:05.149+08:00Xbox360xbox liveavatar marketplacemicrosoftgaming I turned on my Xbox 360 yesterday to find a new update to Xbox Live. I was quite curious to what this could be. Would it be bug fixes? Or maybe a new feature? Well it turned out to the latter, as many of you gamers will know by now. Welcome world…to the avatar marketplace. Yes. The day has finally come. You can now dress up your avatar in a variety of game-related clothes available to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~3/-w5eNtj9NeY/preying-on-weak-minded.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renegade)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~4/-w5eNtj9NeY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.unconventionalupdates.com/2009/08/preying-on-weak-minded.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276444107232602532.post-6206634745089446742Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:25:00 +00002009-08-14T22:29:27.597+08:00Hello dear readers of Unconventional Updates, This post marks 100 posts on Unconventional Updates for Renegade and Sandmonkey. For 100 posts we have brought you the latest news in technology, gaming and science. We have had our rants and our raves (mainly against apple). Now with 100 posts we have decided to celebrate and make a few changes to the site. Take for example our new URL: http://http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~3/Lyz4TBGbhRk/its-official-100-posts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sandmonkey)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnconventionalUpdates/~4/Lyz4TBGbhRk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.unconventionalupdates.com/2009/08/its-official-100-posts.html