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The new version of the cancer is going to be released soon. I was thinking, uhhh! Firefox is doing a nice job, but, what if now Microsoft fixes all the shit in his browser and becomes better than firefox? Well, atleast firefox would made that posible.

So just went to Paul Thurrott's site (aka Microsoft fan number 1), and what a surprise!! Even Paul is dissapointed with the Beta version of IE7!!.

That really sucks!! That means that the webdevelopers will still have to do extra work to make website look properly on IE again.

Are you using IE? Check that out, switch and browse happy.

I've been testing and doing audio experiments with some music programs since 1999. Impulse Tracker was the first one, then I moved to Fruity Loops, tried then Cubase and all those, but with the one I felt better was Reason. I did a lot of music with that one and sone of well finished tunes (imho). After all that time, the guys of roterfleck offered me to release an EP under their label and that made me very happy ;) Alex Martin @ roterfleck did all the mastering with a selection of my latest tunes (thanks a lot m8!), and as my latest test were quite Dark and Terror style we decided to move it to a Poison/Terror EP.

Probably it would sound weird to you, but hope you enjoy it.

Thanks to Kris Brower and, of course, to sole.

+ xplsv.com website v2
+ xplsv.tv new features and bugfixes
+ trace vs zbrush (1% completed)
+ new visuals for pmp gig(s)
+ roterfleck website v2
+ thisisnotaneditor

ARF!

Some months ago Mr.Mac mentioned that he just installed ubuntu and that was quite easy to do. So, weeks after that I went to the website and I just asked for 10 CDs, and then I forgot..

Some weeks ago I received the CDs at work, I was very surprised that they actually sent them. So after testing the liveCD with good results, I had the idea to install it on the server so we were going to deal with WindowsXP+Ubuntu+MacOS at home.. Isn't that geek?

So, yesterday, I started the installation, and I expected that was going to be as easier as the liveCD was. But, after the first installation process, and ejecting the CD and then rebooting it started that GRUB Boot loader and the command line was there waiting for me.. ok.. and now what?! "press TAB for help", done.. what's that shit?! ok.. I'm happy that i got my laptop with internet connection here.. let's google about it.. ok.. boot loader.. let's learn some syntax.. examples... ok.. put that, and that.. ok, I can load windows.. reboot.. let's try boot ubuntu now.. try that.. and that.. oh! it's loading..! Kernel Panic!!.. ok.. wasn't that Linux for human beings?.. reboot.. let's try again.. uhm.. no (1hour later (3:00am) no no.. eh! uh!? what did I press? Esc? What's that menu?! OMG!! why don't they have an small text saying "press ESC to show the BOOT MENU" or so?!

Ok.. now that works.. everything works.. fine fine.. login.. ok.. how can I read the HD where i have Windows?! uhm.. google again.. what?! mount it?! oh.. ok.. that's the syntax.. ok.. i got it.. done.. Let's share a folder.. uh?! i have to install what?! samba?! what a name! ok.. how do I do that? Terminal again?! doh!..

So.. if I need to do "relative big things" I need to write weird syntax stuff with the Root Terminal? let's say it again.. wasn't that Linux for human beings?

You would probably wondering, uh!? The porfolio is not moving, that guy is being lazy.. or perhaps.. that's what happens when someone gets a girl. Hehehe, just kidding..

Actually I did quite enough work this year but I had no time to update the porfolio. I should automatize it a little bit.

So, here are the projects added:

+ blue tuesday demo
+ robbiek experimental website
+ cic website
+ ifparty05 website
+ rsscan website
+ anniversary wines website
+ phodoob flash gallery
+ itlab.com
+ corpora software website

And I stil have more stuff to add, let's see if I find some more time for that.

Long time ago I was little bit addicted to uplink, a hacker simulator. Somehow it explains the basic things of hacking and also is very entertaining. This week, i don't remember why, I installed it again, but this time I played to it more seriously. The problem of it is that when you're caught (usually by pasive traces) the game ends, and is quite frustrating. And I was caught again. But I'll probably play once again more seriously cleaning logs from everywhere! muhahaha!

So, checking their website, I realized that the same people developed a new game this year. I was wondering if there had the same level of the other one and decided to download it and try it.

Darwinia is something like Diablo but in a tron-rex(3d-flat-electro-game) look. It is addictive as well, it's weird, with weird render on it. But I never liked that kind of game. Anyway, check out the demo of it, it's very interesting.

So, after spending part of my weekend with these games, today, reading the Hi-Res! feed found another weird independent game.



It takes a little time to understand the controls, but hey! looks very cool :D

Looks like my alter-ego r0828 ;) is releasing today a new music.

Once again, does have a weird style hard to define. But somehow could work very well to some lineal narrative speedy attack with a big explosion on the second part ;)

Stole my music! Click here to download robbie k - black ship!.

Looks like, luckily, none of my friends / coworkers / family had troubles with the bombs. But as in Spring we are now reconstructing our building and improving everything of it, we are now working at I.T. Lab offices. And these offices are really in the center of London.

So, because that, I had to get the tube to go work, and wooah.. probably you were wondering about how the people here is going with that.. I was the first one to be scared to be in the train. Everyone that was entering into the carriage was doing the same I did: check out all the handbags that the people were wearing. That was veeery scary. Then, after arrive to Holborn, everyone was going very slow (as there was a lot of people) to the exit.

Actually, the last fact is normal one, everyday is the same, there is a lot of people on the tube first thing on the morning. And I really hate to have to walk within all the people like sheeps or so..

Because that I decided to go work with bike as well, thought this time the journey is veeeery long. I didn't have time to buy a helmet today so I will have to go trough Hyde Park tomorrow I think as it looks like the safest way.

:S!!

We had planned to do our holidays the last week since long time ago. As I already said, the idea was to go to some "lost" town in the north os spain, with beach. Relax, sun, beach, tapas, sangria, poor quality TV and everything very cheap.

But far from what we were looking for everything started to turn to other way. On wednesday the day was starting to be darker, some rain on there.. and a lot of wind on the beach. Also I was working for the gig I had to do at mmt festival and that was stealing some of these relax time. And as the last main bit, I had to reconstruct my broken tooth so I had to go to barcelona some days. The holidays went mad. Veery mad. On thurday meanwhile we were waiting for the doctor and a friend of us phoned asking if we were in London, we said "no.." and he said "shit!".. He was actually looking for his brother that was on London at this moment. Then he told us about the bombs. After that I wanted to reconstruct the tooth asap and go home to check the news on internet. 7 bombs in the tube and 1 in a bus they said (you know, the beginnings are always confusing). Then we decided to don't lose more time watching the tv as UK is not like Spain on that, they are not going to say any new, as they don't want to the attackers to know what they know.

So we went to walk and get some "bravas" at bar tomas ;) Meanwhile they were opening the Bar it started to rain. So we finished like being in London. Raining outside and with bombs in our other country.

I want to thank to all those people that called / sent emails / ask on forums about sole and me. We were actually very away and we didn't read the email until the day after.

Also, once again, we was going back to barcelona from montcada, with a hard rain after a great gig at mmt festival. Is it going to rain the next year again? :P

The rest of the days we were enjoying again Cunit and their celebrations, as they were doing a lot of special parties.

So, as you can see, the holidays were mad. If you want to check the photos of all this adventure, click here :D