The Pirate Bay Trial in Stockholm, Sweden takes a nice flight on the second day of the court hearings. Håkan Roswall, the rather clumsy and quite un-tech-savvy prosecutor brought on some evidence which didn’t prove that the .torrent files (which are appearantly demonstrated using screenshots) actually use TPB trackers. This …
Today, the trial against torrent-site ThePirateBay started in Stockholm, Sweden. It’s very interesting to see how they manage to globalize this trial. A Pirate Bay Bus is standing outside the courthouse with people (video)blogging. Twitter feeds (tag: #spectrial, that’s spectacle and trial) from in and outside the court get translated …
I recently bought a Pinnacle PCTV DVB-T Stick Solo 72e (bonus points for Pinnacle’s over-the-top naming scheme), because the public TV services in Belgium switched to digital broadcasting. It was the €40 pricetag which turned me. The box contains the USB 2.0 stick and an antenna. I advise on attaching …
That’s it, I’ve created a Twitter account. In my defense, we had to for our course on computer interfaces. I can’t help but dig up this Penny Arcade comic: You can follow our collaborative adventures into the world of humane interface evaluation and implementing by subscribing to the … tweets. …
Since its release in 2004 Valve’s Source engine has been a popular platform for professional and indie game developers alike. A combination of great publicity through good games (Half-Life 2, Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead), functionality and solid mod support (I blogged about Steamworks earlier) has made it continue …
In order to have more control over the appearance and functionality of my blog, and to merge it with my existing website, I moved all posts which were on forceflow.blogspot.com to my own WP installation. Some images may be missing, I’m trying to resolve that ASAP.
Interesting art/game project: Levelhead. By combining filming and motion tracking of a little white cube, you can manipulate the projected game world inside by twisting and turning. Video behind the cut.
2008 in music retrospective. I take on the albums I liked, I take down the ones I didn’t like. Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid How many fantastic records does a band have to put out to receive the acclaim they deserve? In Elbow’s case, the answer is four, over …
From the Facebook privacy policy: Facebook may also collect information about you from other sources, such as newspapers, blogs, instant messaging services, and other users of the Facebook service through the operation of the service (e.g., photo tags) in order to provide you with more useful information and a more …
All taken between 1st/4th of january. Happy 2009.