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Kids need toys to stay sharp. That’s why I had to get this.

There may be more pictures once I earn my wings.

When I woke up last morning, I had already decided that I won’t sleep until I’m done with my master’s thesis. I didn’t have very much to do, but I knew it would take some effort nonetheless. I fed the cat and headed to University, my room, D226.

After three months of rigorous training, I have succesfully completed the sixth kyu in iaido. Ok fine, it may not have been rigorous training but it sure has been fun doing it. And that’s what matters.

Want to play with a physics sandbox? Give Phun a try.

I’ve always been fascinated by physics modeling, especially if it’s possible to play with it. I spent hours playing with Unigine physics modeling demo when v0.33 was released. (Too bad the physics demo is not included in v0.4 demo.)

Yesterday somebody pasted yet another (some of the links not safe for work, and some are not safe for anything) link on IRC that would change my life forever. Well, maybe not forever, but for a few days to come.

Phun is “A fun 2D physics sandbox by Emil Ernerfeldt. There are currently GNU/Linux (64-bit and 32-bit) and Windows version available, and Mac OS version is suggested. Get your copy and start wasting your precious time!

How to create Maemo Desktop plugins with transparency, how to distinguist applet drag from applet click, how to add an entry to Applet settings, or how to package a Desktop applet? I wrote a simple example in hope to answer a question at Internet Tablet Talk forum.

Read my short and arrogant explanation of key ideas, take a look at source C file, or download the latest version of whole thing (as of 21 February 2008).

Online shopping can be a breeze. However, then things go awry, things may be a bit difficult to make right. Fortunately even Chinese online stores can indeed make things right. They’re just not making it too easy.

New releases for Woclema and Wanha.

Nokia N810 can indeed run an IPv6 stack and the applications can (and do) take advante of it, too!

I recently came acros PlaneShift, a free online role-playing game that also runs in Linux. These are my first impressions of it.