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Posted on 07-24-13 11:48:00 PM, in Personal projects!

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This, mostly. I've been sitting on a near-complete version for a couple of weeks now but slowly just patching up a couple of things (and still struggling to come up with a decent title lol). Pretty much the first significant ROM hacking thing I've done since I picked it back up a couple of years ago, and it's also my first ever GUI application. Qt is nice.

Also I've been trying to get motivated to start writing music again because it constantly occurs to me how I've been doing it on-and-off for about a decade now and never really produced anything worthwhile (or even finished or releasable). I want to record a couple of thematic mini-albums or fake game soundtracks or something just to give me something to work on and have some real musical output to my name for once, but laziness always gets the best of me.

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Posted on 07-25-13 01:26:35 PM, in What are you listening to now?

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Scotch - Losing in Time

I need to stop listening to italo disco at work. Or continue doing it, maybe.

(minor-key 80s synth = ear boners)

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Posted on 07-25-13 01:58:42 PM, in Experiences traveling abroad

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A couple of years ago I spent two weeks touring northern/western Europe during the summer (mainly Scandinavia, Germany, and the Netherlands). Visiting Europe was something I had wanted to do for a long time, and I still hope to go back sometime soon outside the realm of "organized tourism"(?). Norway is gorgeous during the summer.

When I was there I learned that Holland and Germany are both quite popular among foreigners who decide to complete some or all of their post-secondary education abroad, and a lot cheaper than the extortionate tuitions of most American public universities. For a while during college I had been seriously thinking about studying abroad for some time, though I didn't really know where, and after I found about this I really started kicking myself for not knowing about (and taking) the opportunity. I probably could have spent a few years somewhere like Berlin, Rotterdam, or Nijmegen instead of Florida, and have come out of it a lot happier, but I guess hindsight is always 20/20.

I've also been to the Caribbean a few times, but I don't have a lot to say about that other than the usual bougie beach resort crap. I'm also pretty sure Canada doesn't count as "abroad".

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Posted on 07-25-13 02:27:37 PM, in Experiences traveling abroad

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Originally posted by FieryIce
Originally posted by devin
For a while during college I had been seriously thinking about studying abroad for some time, though I didn't really know where, and after I found about this I really started kicking myself for not knowing about (and taking) the opportunity. I probably could have spent a few years somewhere like Berlin, Rotterdam, or Nijmegen instead of Florida, and have come out of it a lot happier, but I guess hindsight is always 20/20.

You could still do grad school abroad if you have plans of doing that! I am doing an undergrad year in China, and there's a good chance I might also do grad school abroad!

I thought about it briefly when I was still doing undergrad, but I don't really have any incentive to continue past a bachelor's in CS (unless I wanted to go eventually from industry to academia for some reason, which I really don't).

I figure I could still study abroad if I ever get tired of computers for the last time and decide to blow four more years on a brand new degree, but I'm not quite financially secure enough to consider trading in my entire career just yet...

Originally posted by FieryIce
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So we went to London and ate Mexican food. Woo!

That's terrible! You should be ashamed. Now I wonder what London cuisine is like...

My parents decided to go out for Chinese food one time. In Madrid. The conversation with the staff was about as comfortable as you'd expect

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Posted on 07-25-13 02:45:25 PM, in Experiences traveling abroad

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Originally posted by FieryIce
Yeah, there's not much of a point in going to grad school for computer science if you'll just be doing programming work and not teaching, I guess. So why not do the next best thing and work abroad?

I'd love to some day, given the chance. Also given me magically not being too lazy to move outside of the state. Also given any European firm actually wanting to hire and relocate Americans for some reason :V

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Posted on 07-25-13 02:54:17 PM, in What are you listening to now?

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For some reason I have a vague feeling Jupiter Jazz is probably your sort of thing because it's a UR track that a certain arcade shmup ripped off

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Posted on 07-25-13 03:06:33 PM, in I guess we all forgot Jul's 6th anniversary (last edited by devin at 07-25-13 04:46:57 PM)

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http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43107309/bingit.png

This is what happens every time I left-click the Jul link at work. Happy 6th anniversary from the world's best browser, IE 8

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Posted on 07-25-13 03:20:38 PM, in What are you listening to now?

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Oh man, that's good. I had never listened to Nation 2 Nation for some reason.

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Posted on 07-26-13 11:47:06 AM, in What are you listening to now? (last edited by devin at 07-26-13 11:49:42 AM)

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Originally posted by Tamkis
Wasn't Jupiter Jazz also ripped off by the PSP Version of Midnight Club, IIRC?

No, it was actually licensed for the soundtrack (along with "Hi Tech Jazz" and "Amazon"), and a bunch of other tracks by UR's members (The Martian, Suburban Knight, maybe others that I forgot)

Today's tune: Ryuichi Sakamoto & Bernard Fowler - "G.T." (1986)

I've been on a pretty big on-and-off Sakamoto/YMO bender recently, and this is from one of his excellent solo albums (featuring tons of American musicians and usually only being officially released in Japan, sadly).

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Posted on 07-26-13 03:09:20 PM, in Anthony Weiner, forced to resign congress due to lewd photos, caught in another scandal

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Anthony Weiner's first pet was named Carlos, and he grew up on Danger Street. It's not really that original, guys.

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Posted on 07-26-13 03:13:47 PM, in Anthony Weiner, forced to resign congress due to lewd photos, caught in another scandal

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Danger is also his middle name. Anthony Danger Weiner.

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