tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19578112Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:49:13 +0000http://blog.aasemoon.com/noreply@blogger.com (Aasemoon)Blogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19578112.post-5482434610232691425Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:08:00 +00002008-08-30T11:17:46.802-04:00ASDKoolDemosceneArtASD's "Metamorphosis" was one of those demos that made us all "think" for a while. Very deep and meaningful, and also very fresh from the design point of view. "More of this please" is definitely something that I was thinking while watching that demo over and over again. Well, I guess somebody heard that, because now we can enjoy some more of that... or perhaps I should say "even better than thathttp://blog.aasemoon.com/2008/08/asd-midnight-run.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aasemoon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19578112.post-1190774463880382979Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:27:00 +00002008-08-08T01:36:22.930-04:00ASDKoolDemosceneArtWinner of Euskal 2008! ;) http://blog.aasemoon.com/2008/08/asd-size-antimatters.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aasemoon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19578112.post-1250985357833972387Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:34:00 +00002008-07-22T11:35:54.977-04:00WebMusiclast.fmGrotesqueWhat in the heaven's name just happened to the last.fm playlists? On one hand, we now have the ability to create more than 1 playlist. On the other hand, now only the subscribers can actually play those playlists, and that is only if the playlist contains at least 45 tracks and 15 different artists!! As you can imagine I'm not happy about that at all! On top of that, what really ticked me off http://blog.aasemoon.com/2008/07/lastfm-and-new-playlist-issues-what-do.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aasemoon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19578112.post-4391669196834447557Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:23:00 +00002008-07-10T09:15:35.706-04:00KoolMoviesSci-FiCuteWeeee =DAwwwwwwwwwwwww Wall-e melted meeeee! =) Well, yesterday I finally stole the time to go and watch the Wall-e movie which I had been waiting for...for... forever pretty much! And it was so worth the wait! =) This was probably one of the cutest animated movies that I have EVER seen in my life. Both the main characters, Wall-e and Evaa [Eve], were simply adorable, and the general plot was pretty neathttp://blog.aasemoon.com/2008/07/waaaaaaalleeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-d.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aasemoon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19578112.post-4328156100589554577Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:21:00 +00002008-07-03T15:33:07.698-04:00WebMusicTechnologyKoolWeeee =DSelected PostsFor the past few weeks I was constantly bumping into articles here and there, talking about the new last.fm beta and all it's cool and new features, and of course that it would be available to the website subscribers. Well, I've been using last.fm for the past 2 years and can call myself a pretty serious user, although somehow I never found it necessary to subscribe, and I never have. So I guess http://blog.aasemoon.com/2008/07/aasemoon-lastfm-beta-first-day-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aasemoon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19578112.post-6548140055273568454Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:40:00 +00002008-07-03T11:41:58.883-04:00KoolDemosceneWell well well, I was notified this morning by Optimus [thank you!] that the actual entries for the IDC 2008 are finally released and ready to be voted for. And I have to say, oh boy, aren't they awesome! I mean I started with the Cocoon demo and the music caught me right away, and of course the graphics were nothing short of marvellous. Then the Firlight & TBL demo with those cute little buttonshttp://blog.aasemoon.com/2008/07/intel-demo-competition-2008-real-deal_03.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aasemoon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19578112.post-2251418997574758359Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:46:00 +00002008-07-01T10:54:17.661-04:00SadLifeSci-Fi=""( I read the news last night on GateWorld. Don S. Davis, one of my favorite actors, and the player of the role of General Hammond, one of my favorite Stargate characters, passed away on the 29th. It appears that the cause was a severe heart attack. This made me very very sad....http://blog.aasemoon.com/2008/07/don-s-davis-passed-away.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aasemoon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19578112.post-4265608439537905981Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:11:00 +00002008-07-01T10:22:04.095-04:00WebKoolSoftware I've been using RSS Bandit as my feed reader for a few years now and I'm a big fan of it. I even posted an article about there here [in 2005], and I like it now as much as I did back then, or even more. The cool thing is, apparently these folk never stopped working on the project and making improvements to the software, and now as a result, there's RSS Bandit Phoenix. This is a new version of http://blog.aasemoon.com/2008/07/rss-bandit-phoenix.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aasemoon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19578112.post-5101542425971044143Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:59:00 +00002008-06-24T12:47:13.660-04:00LifeAasemoonThe great sea battle off Cape Trafalgar in October 1805 So, the martial discord randomness meme got me too. =) I have been tagged by Hrafn Thorisson to come up with 7 random facts about me and post them here along with a random photo of a martial discord [above]. Of course I have to mention the rules: 1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog. 2. Share 7 facts about yourself on http://blog.aasemoon.com/2008/06/7-random-facts-about-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aasemoon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19578112.post-7791921557390772834Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:25:00 +00002008-06-18T10:18:02.739-04:00WebSoftwareSo today's supposedly the FF 3 download day, but up to this moment I haven't been able to get a hold of Mr. Firefox 3 due to apparent server overloads. I mean, come on, when you get _that_ many people to actually _pledge_ that they're going to download the same thing on the same day, why wouldn't you see to it that they actually _can_ do what you so badly want them to? What I would like to know http://blog.aasemoon.com/2008/06/firefox-3-no-firefox-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aasemoon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19578112.post-1546178894968561782Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:47:00 +00002008-06-11T17:56:44.301-04:00WebTechnologySemantic WebWeb DevelopmentKoolTwineSpace Captured by the Phoenix Mars Lander a few days ago. Love it. [Click for full size.] On other news, today I watched the panel discussion on the future of the web [Tetherless World Research Constellation]. Very informative, but no comments for now, as I'm still compiling a good part of it in my head.http://blog.aasemoon.com/2008/06/sunset-on-mars.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aasemoon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19578112.post-4978388799803691079Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:53:00 +00002008-06-06T12:21:56.424-04:00InterestingKoolDemosceneWeeee =DArtAs you may have already noticed through my twine feed, the IDC 2008 final competing teams have been selected, and the application demos are now available to watch through the IDC website. Similar to previous years: 5 teams, 5 fantastic demos, and 1 heck of a dilemma when it comes to voting, which you can do as of the end of June. =) The competing teams this year are Cocoon, Fairlight & TBL, MFX, http://blog.aasemoon.com/2008/06/intel-demo-cometition-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aasemoon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19578112.post-4119326237156218397Fri, 30 May 2008 19:37:00 +00002008-05-30T22:31:08.515-04:00TechnologyInterestingKoolTwineSpaceA lot has happened and I've been way too busy to post, and lets confess, the small little bits of time that I usually find here and there to do some blogging and similar stuff, have recently been all eaten up by Twine. =P [Yes, blame it aaallllll on Twine! =D] Oh by the way, apparently I have a new set of Twine invitations. If anybody wants to be invited, let me know. [if you "really" want it http://blog.aasemoon.com/2008/05/phoenix-lander-landed-thensome.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aasemoon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19578112.post-1366531632180268941Mon, 19 May 2008 17:28:00 +00002008-05-19T13:32:35.761-04:00ComicsCuteFunnyToday's share of LOLz =D : http://blog.aasemoon.com/2008/05/imaginary-numbers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aasemoon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19578112.post-4979466476304307409Sat, 17 May 2008 23:39:00 +00002008-05-18T01:09:25.524-04:00WebTechnologySemantic WebAasemoonWeb DevelopmentBloggingTwineThoughtsSelected PostsWebsiteTo be quite honest, I've never liked delicious very much, instead I prefer the link directory in my own website. I don't use Flickr in any serious manner, never have, and I just post my photos in my own little private self built online photo gallery. I find Twitter quite useless, and I have an official dislike for MySpace and similar services. I guess one of my major issues is that I don't like http://blog.aasemoon.com/2008/05/me-other-sicial-networks-so-far-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aasemoon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19578112.post-8809249678546972825Fri, 16 May 2008 17:18:00 +00002008-05-18T01:06:53.776-04:00TechnologyArtificial IntelligenceKoolSpaceEngineeringWeeee =DThis video isn't thaaaat new, but I came across it today while looking for videos relevant to this article that has to do with Phoenix lander's mission to land on Mars. It's a simulation that was created last year, but I hadn't seen it before and I fell in love with it instantly. Good music for the purpose too by the way. And if you don't understand Spanish don't worry, just wait for the actual http://blog.aasemoon.com/2008/05/mars-rover-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aasemoon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19578112.post-365525018822534941Thu, 15 May 2008 22:33:00 +00002008-05-15T18:38:24.193-04:00InterestingKoolArtThis video amazed and impressed the heavens out of me. In a way it's sort of like a wild demo. The animation has been created out of paintings on public walls. Do check it out. =) http://blog.aasemoon.com/2008/05/muto-by-blue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aasemoon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19578112.post-8536764311560768569Wed, 14 May 2008 18:54:00 +00002008-05-15T16:05:13.482-04:00TechnologyRoboticsInterestingElectronicsASIMOArtificial IntelligenceKoolEngineeringCuteSelected PostsMechanicsEarlier I had posted a few lines in regards to ASIMO's conduction of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra performing "Impossible Dream". Today I received an email from a good friend of mine notifying me that the video for the performance has just been released and it's currently available on blip.tv. So, here it is, and it's profoundly cute. =D Enjoy! http://blog.aasemoon.com/2008/05/zomg-asimo-did-it-d.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aasemoon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19578112.post-325293877593940879Sun, 11 May 2008 22:47:00 +00002008-05-11T18:58:40.337-04:00BaaroonWeeee =DHappy Mothers Day to all the moms of the world and specially my beloved mom. =)http://blog.aasemoon.com/2008/05/happy-mothers-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aasemoon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19578112.post-8649895054983402318Wed, 07 May 2008 16:29:00 +00002008-05-15T16:04:23.437-04:00WebIranHorribleSelected PostsGrotesqueAs probably obvious by the title, I'm currently somewhat confused and you could even call it somewhat ticked off. Last night a Persian speaker friend of mine sent me a link to an article in a Persian weblog that he found amusing. Well honestly the article itself didn't take as much of my attention as the little banner on the corner of the page did. Yes, it's similar to the one I've posted here. Ihttp://blog.aasemoon.com/2008/05/iranians-forced-to-register-their.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aasemoon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19578112.post-3816983860240366935Sun, 04 May 2008 00:53:00 +00002008-05-11T17:05:07.146-04:00MusicLifeKoolPoemsLyricsWhen it comes to music, I'd say Mike Oldfield is certainly a God. I've felt the same ever since the first time I heard his music [I was an infant then... my parents were listening to Mike Oldfield]. Mike Oldfield's music has been with me my entire life, and I would even say that in some ways, it has saved my life. The song Shabda is from his latest album called "Music of the Sphere". Don't mind http://blog.aasemoon.com/2008/05/mike-oldfield-shabda-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aasemoon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19578112.post-2923371392557449315Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:23:00 +00002008-05-15T16:04:23.442-04:00WebTechnologyKoolSoftwareSelected PostsI guess if you know me or if you've been reading this blog for a while, you probably know that for the past few years I've been a huge fan of Opera, and it's pretty much the only browser I've been using. I did always have Firefox installed for the sake of seeing how my various web pages look in it, and every time there was a new version of Firefox, I did give it a try. But so far Opera had alwayshttp://blog.aasemoon.com/2008/04/firefox-3-beta.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aasemoon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19578112.post-7231046178955492834Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:01:00 +00002008-05-15T16:04:23.444-04:00LanguagesEsperantoSelected PostsWebsiteKool Update: I just received an email from i-espero.info, and guess what, the DVD is back! =) It's available again on their website for download, and this time it's 1 self-extracting package [making lifes easeir]. They also have some other neat collections to download, including an Esperanto resource CD and a very nice book collection. They torrents are also seeded again, so do check them out: http://blog.aasemoon.com/2008/04/esperanto-resources.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aasemoon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19578112.post-3360437069653515342Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:42:00 +00002008-05-11T17:03:45.182-04:00TechnologyRoboticsInterestingElectronicsASIMOArtificial IntelligenceKoolEngineeringCuteMechanicsWell apparently his majesty the royal cuteness Honda's ASIMO robot is planning on mesmerizing the audience by conducting the Detroit Symphony Orchestra performing "Impossible Dream". This is going to be the opening for cellist Yo-Yo Ma's performance. Read the whole story here. Cool ha? =) I have been tracking the improvements and basically the process of "growing up" of this little creature from http://blog.aasemoon.com/2008/04/asimo-robot-to-make-musical-appearance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aasemoon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19578112.post-7896217502903521908Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:30:00 +00002008-05-11T17:02:37.401-04:00LifeAasemoonWeeee =DBirthdaySo, I turned 25 today. Actually well, it's a bit of a funny situation this year: I was born on Farvardin 31st of the Persian calendar, which is usually the same day as April 20th. So my official birthday is supposed to be on April 20th = Farvardin 31st. But this year is one of those mixed up years that Farvardin 31 = April 19th! =P So this pretty much means that I was born both today and tomorrowhttp://blog.aasemoon.com/2008/04/25_19.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aasemoon)