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Skill my heart

If you’re a fan of anime songs, you need to check out the JAM Project’s “Return to the Chaos” concert video. You’ll know you’re in for a treat the moment the spotlights flood the stage to reveal what appears to be the Japanese Village People.

Recorded in September 2003, the video is two hours JAM-packed with energetic songs filled with enough catchy hooks to get you singing along to peculiar lyrics like “Skill my heart, to the very end of the dimension, make the story spring up! I’ll never die!” and “Crush all right! Crush on hippy! Crush Gear fight! Fly to the dream-like future! Unlimited Energy! Ready Go!”

Motto Motto!

(For bonus XP, try to spot the guy with the Manchester United jersey and keep count of the number of blonde Japanese in the video.)

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By Gobi – Monday, November 15, 2004

Quick Slinger

Xevoz Quick Slinger

Click on the thumbnail for another photo of a Xevoz Quick Slinger.

Posted in Pix, Toys, Xevoz.

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By Gobi – Sunday, November 14, 2004

In search of …

Microsoft’s testing a new version of its search engine based on its own web crawlers and algorithms. I tried the local version and got this:
Seek and ye shall find ... this
To be fair, it’s in beta, which means it’s going to be buggy.

And to be snarky, it’s by Microsoft, which also means it’s going to be buggy.

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By Gobi – Thursday, November 11, 2004

Firefox turns 1.0

I’ve been happily using Firefox since the Phoenix 0.5 build so I was delighted version 1.0 was finally released. I downloaded the 4.6MB installer, upgraded the browser and have been using it since last night.

Admittedly, Firefox isn’t perfect as I still find I require the mighty Proxomitron to complement the browser. However, I feel confident most, if not all, the Proxomitron’s abilities will eventually be available in Firefox via extensions.

(Incidentally, if you absolutely hate it when web sites open new browser windows, you might want to make use of Firefox’s experimental settings to ensure web pages are opened in new tabs in the current window.)

One last thought: Firefox is being touted as the safest browser around but I feel that’s a bit misleading. The browser alone isn’t going to keep you safe online. You will still need a firewall, anti-virus software, anti-spyware software (1, 2) and you will still need to practise safe surfing.

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By Gobi – Wednesday, November 10, 2004

The Soup Nazi

The Star’s Mind Our English section is a wonderful resource for correcting common errors made by the Star.

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By Gobi – Wednesday, November 10, 2004