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Download NES, SNES, Gameboy, C64 and Atari ROMs
October 24th, 2008This site looks pretty darned good. No popups or spyware, and all the ROMs you’ll ever need. (Except for Bahamut Lagoon >_< )
Pixels to Polygons Podcast (Teh winrar is me)
October 22nd, 2008
So, I’ve just won a TTDS flash cart for Nintendo DS from the podcast Pixels to Polygons. It’s a podcast mainly about gaming, but also other things like politics, pop culture and life in general. They had a little trouble pronouncing my name (Which I found pretty funny) and were generally confused about who I am. So… A brief intro: I’m a chiptuner and geek in general, and I’m from Sweden. I heard about the contest on the Benheck forums, and that’s why I’m confused over why you’re confused. 
I’m more known under the name of nitro2k01. CronoTriggerfan, you even quoted my post in the forums, and I know you’ve seen before, and I’m pretty active there, but not in Forum 42 of course.
Anyway, you’re crying for feedback, so here goes:
- Realistically, most people probably don’t listen to a podcast straight from the beginning to end, and I think it could be a bit shorter. I think 40 minutes is just about right, or a full hour if you add music pauses. I also think it might be a good idea to make a content table with approximate times in case somebody wants to skip certain segments. also, don’t hesitate to edit the podcast before publishing if needed.
- Add some music. Not just the into and outro music, but maybe 2-3 songs during the podcast. Maybe also some background music. Perhaps I could even help you out with that. Or at least add some sort of signature melody that you play to divide the show into different segments.
- One of you guys (George, I believe) had some Skype problems, and sometimes his voice faded out. Maybe you should try to do something about that. The joke about Josh Wiley’s “long and hard” last level almost got lost. He also said something about my last name that got completely lost.
- Organize the show. Do a rough script of the topics you want to cover (you seem to be doing this already) and discuss it before recording. Especially important, practice pronouncing people’s names.
- Make the show more interactive. Ask people to ask questions. You could even add a segment to the show where you choose a topic each week and let people send questions or opinions on that topic that you answer and discuss. For all I know, you could even let people call over Skype and ask questions.
- And yeah, last but not least. Stop burping in the microphone. Srsly!
So yeah, that’s about it. Consider these points until next time.
Because I found the mispronounciation of my name so funny that I’m posting that clip here. I took the liberty to edit the clip slightly and also make some background music for it.
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That’s Pixels to Polygons. Check it out.
The failed “competition”
October 18th, 2008Ok, so this thing failed. If you want to know where this image comes from, the answer is below.
Somebody showcased what happened when you do the dreaded sudo rm -rf / on your Mac. He also talks about how he backed up all files to a separate partition, BUT he forgot to unmount said partition, meaning that the backup got deleted too. If you feel like being mean, go to the video page and remind him of this.
Trying to learn Japanese…
October 18th, 2008I’ve been trying for many years (Since the middle of my teens) to learn Japanese, but always failed to learn it properly. I’ve lacked motivation, probably. But since I started indulge in animé a couple of years ago, my interest was sparked again. I’ve picked up a couple of words. Nowhere near a full understanding, but enough that sometimes when I watch animé, I go “Hey, I actually got what they said!”.
I figured one important thing to do is to learn the kanas and perhaps some kanji at some point. So, now I’m giving it a try again. I got a tip about the Kana Workobook which seems to be a pretty good page for kana training. (Thanks Disassembler for the tip)
There’s also the Let’s Learn Japanese video course (Link to torrent) which is pretty good, but a bit slow, and a bit cheesy. (You’ll know what I mean if you download it.) I got bored after a few episodes, but I still think it’s a good course and I may try it again.
The imporant thing is to keep practicing on a daily basis if you want to keep learning, and keep the knowledge you have fresh. If you’re trying to learn Japanese too, you might find those links helpful. If you have other useful links, please tell me.
Porn on Youtube!
October 16th, 2008Ok, it’s not hardcore stuff, but I’m amazed it’s still there. Make sure to have a look before they take it down.
nitro2k01 - INSEX micro-EP, free noise music download
October 15th, 2008Noise music at its best/worst. INSEX.nfo says it all!
Download nitro2k01 - INSEX micro-EP (The link is now fixed. The archive was corrupt.)
M T E SHVFFLE > ___ _ _ ____ _______ __
E |_ _| \ | / ___|| ____\ \/ /
_ _ ____ _ ___ _ | || \| \___ \| _| \ /
1 _ __ (_) |_ _ __ ___|___ \| | __/ _ \/ || || |\ |___) | |___ / \
3 | '_ \| | __| '__/ _ \ __) | |/ / | | | |___|_| \_|____/|_____/_/\_\
3 | | | | | |_| | | (_) / __/| <| |_| | |
7 |_| |_|_|\__|_| \___/_____|_|\_\\___/|_| Micro EP for 8bc 48h compo
_____________________________ ________________________________________________
F+-------------------------+ V First a fair warning! There's a music group out
V| / / / / / / / / | | there, although I'd call them a liberal atheist
C|/ / / / / / / / /| | terrorist group. Their goal is to destroy all
K| / W A R N I N G! / / | | music across the nation by making so called
| / / / / / / / / | | "breakcore remixes". I encourage you to talk to
V|/ / / / / / / / /| | your chrilden, arrange a meeting at your local
+-------------------------+ | School and your local Church in an effort to
A R S D A D A | warn them about the negative effects this evil
K I L L S M U S I C | terror cell will undoubtedly have on society.
_____________________________A________________________________________________
'twas a regular day at #hexawe when moustache man schm0uhm complained that no
one accepted his crazy 48h compo request:
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I challenge anyone to make a track in lsdj using only noise channel and pulse
channel 1*
(*instruments in pulse channel 1 may not exceed 02 in length)
= - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - =
I couldn't resist, obviously.
Length 02... Damn that's short! But not impossible. Using a BPM of 255,
innovative patterns of retrig commands and fast tables, I managed to squeeze
juiceful (:D) sounds out of it. In fact, I dare humbly say it is the most rad
sounds I've heard from LSDj in a long time. It sounds like a hard synced lead.
I could have released it as one song, but I decided to release it as a micro-
EP with micro-tracks, totalling 4 minutes. INSEX.sav is also up for teh grabs
Don't try to edit the .sav or you'll fuck something up. Srsly!
Beware that INSEX Micro EP is recorded from a DS running Lameboy DS, so I
can't guarantee it will sound the same when played back on the real thing. Or
rather, i can affirmatively guarantee it won't sound the same due to certain
differences in how the sound is handled. :)
//// nitro2k01 - INSEX micro-EP ////
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| Micro track list | /
| 01 Blind 0:57 | __-_-_– Infoz _____________________/
| 02 Cunt Face 1:07 | http://blog.gg8.se/
| 03 Chair Days 1:31 | nitro2k01 at at at gmail dot dot dot com
| 04 Dairy 0:28 |
| 0x INSEX.SAV 13:37 | Watch out for possible upcoming GB Dubstep stuphph!
\___________________A________________________________________________________
Possible fashion trend for 2009: Circuit bent clothes??!?
October 14th, 2008I found this during my random internet excursion:
Now what is that? Conductive fabric, which enables you to detect when your hand is near a certain of the fabric. The orange piece of fabric works as a ground plane, and the gold coloured patterns are used to detect capacitance. When you hold your hand near a certain area, the capacitance goes up which can be detected by the microchip on the breadboard.
So, what about using this for wearable circuit bent toys? Just a random thought, and you’d have to make sure the bent toy doesn’t catch fire. Here’s a post on theme wearable audio. (From the exhibition Electroacoustic Sculptures by Benoît Maubrey)
Some other random posts from that blog:
GypsyMIDI controller - And then the wii-mote came along…
Cyberpunk Comic for PSP - Gotta check this one out.
Japanese Cyber Girl - Not from Akiba, but from Nippombashi, where the Osaka otaku hang around!
Or check all their tech art posts or check the front page.
New tune: nitro2k01 - dynamite drug diamond
October 13th, 2008This is a rushed and unfinished piece for the OHC (One Hour Compo) “Colossal Failure” over at BotB (Battle of the Bits) Maybe I’ll clean it up and finish it some day.
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Swedish Fish Commercial 2008
October 11th, 2008
Swedish Fish. A friend you can eat!
Eight great ways to sync your boys
October 10th, 2008Sebastian Tomczak of GameboyAustralia and Milkcrate has posted a guide comparing eight ways of synchronizing Gameboys running LSDj and Nanoloop to each other and other gear for music production.
