Herd of Cats

I can't wait

Pimped-out by Panau’s finest body shop, the Chevalier Ice Breaker’s lowered suspension, slick aluminium alloys and body-styled side skirts are perfectly complemented by its rigid front bull bars, more than capable of tearing apart anything that stands in its way. Mind that child!

Moving into warmer weather the Ice Breaker is the perfect addition to your arsenal of vehicles. It's big, pink and thanks to the ice cream, oh so cool. They've even tricked out the jingle!

If only this had been available earlier for one of specific clanmembers

This poster by Anna Hurley, entitled "Are You Absolutely, Positively, and Wholeheartedly Ready to Publish Your Novel?" - is a last minute checklist for budding authors everywhere.

Full picture after the jump:

As all who read this site know, last month I received a $150.00 ticket for riding the OC transpo train without proper proof of purchase. While recounting this story to some colleagues at work, one of them told me I should go to city hall and have the amount reduced. I said to myself "What do I have to loose?", and decided to give it a try. Read more

...But for some reason this made me think about swag and Revek.

If you're going to survive you may as well dress in style

The original Garb: Zombie Apocalypse article at Uncrate.

This urgent installment of Garb is brought to you by Roger Ma, author of The Zombie Combat Manual: A Guide to Fighting the Living Dead ($10; Out today).

I've decided not to impose my opinion on what game should be played tonight.
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Just Cause 2 diaries #5

They got Ninjas in my Just Cause 2! What's next? Pirates?

Seriously Ninjas.

So I was invading a cliff base to rescue a female agent (Jade I think) when I set off a cut scene that ended with me being attacked by ninjas. Three of them. They used smoke bombs (to disappear and reappear) and sub-machine guns. The guns seemed an odd choice for a ninja but I guess they were progressive ninjas.

This video has been certified Classic™ for a while now, don't now how I forgot out it. It really does apply to most people's work setting on here.

'The only pain I've got time for, is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is."

Just Cause 2 diaries #4

Now I know you are confused. Friendly fire? Isn't Just Cause 2 a single player game? Well yes. Yes it is.

Let's just say that Panau Army pilots need more training.

So I had parked my H-62 Quapaw next to a small civilian village while I snuck in and completed my tasks. After passing 100% completion I ran back to my helicopter for a fast getaway. Under fire from the Panau Army the entire way.

Episode: Shake Weight
First watch this video:

Not that any of you could find a purpose for this

The algorithm looks at the image (or video) and tries to match the Haar features (in black and white) to features of the image. The more features match, the more likely it is that the image contains a face. As its name implies, a cascade is made of a series of feature-tests. For a face to be detected, the algorithm must match a cascade or series of features in the expected locations. The examples above and below show the Haar features from the cascade files that ship with OpenCV. For more information on how face detection works, I recommend starting with a 2007 article from Servo magazine about how face detection works.

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When Science makes fun of crappy music

Just Cause 2 diaries #3

Free Avatar Stuff

As an attempted non-apology apology for the too fricking expensive Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package Microsoft is offering one free Avatar item.

But it's available for everyone! Not just Stimulus Pack buyers.

Download the Modern Warfare® 2: Night Vision Goggles for your Avatar! Completely free.

And if you have already bought them, wait for your refund. It's coming... honest.

So since Moricerevek mentioned the Mile High Club I thought I would start there.

First, it seems to be easy to spot and I think players get to it early.

Just not always on the first try.