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Sprite tastes a lot better in Indo than in the U.S. Go figure.
So, brown women?
Thursday, July 14, 2005
Sunday, May 01, 2005
Multiplayer Tetris!
We built a network Tetris game, haha, spent a total of 4 days on it, and very proud of it. Here's the project page. Executables, sources, and full writeups are there, too, and it works! Game is based on Andrew McCarter's single-player title posted at C# Corner.
System Requirements:
-Windows 2000/XP/2003
-Microsoft .NET Runtime version 1.1 (you probably have it already, but if not download here)
Future enhancements:
- Better single-play, cuz right now it's ugly try-catch around every network exceptions
- A preview screen, so you can know how your opponent is doing
- Better GUI, it's so ugly right now
- Moving the database to my own server instead of the school's :)
Development will resume after final exams week :-P
System Requirements:
-Windows 2000/XP/2003
-Microsoft .NET Runtime version 1.1 (you probably have it already, but if not download here)
Future enhancements:
- Better single-play, cuz right now it's ugly try-catch around every network exceptions
- A preview screen, so you can know how your opponent is doing
- Better GUI, it's so ugly right now
- Moving the database to my own server instead of the school's :)
Development will resume after final exams week :-P
Saturday, February 12, 2005
Valentine's Day
DeBeers, they recently changed their slogan. Before, it was "Diamonds Are Forever". Now it's "Diamonds: Render Her Speechless".
Which is almost true.
They should've just said it outright.
"Diamonds: That'll shut her up"
(h/t Ron White)
Which is almost true.
They should've just said it outright.
"Diamonds: That'll shut her up"
(h/t Ron White)
Friday, December 17, 2004
how to sell on ebay - a behavioral analysis
I've sold a few things on Ebay (40+ positive feedbacks, not that many , but still enough to have opinions to share).
First off, in the item description, give the impression that you give a shit about whatever you're selling, so do post good pictures. That means enough lighting, use a tripod, and (can't emphasize this enough) make sure the item's sharp in focus. If the item has observable defects/blemishes, document and show those too.
Side note: If you describe a product as NEW and the item turns out to have flaws, the buyer has a legit claim to get his/her money back. Describe it as LIKE NEW or EXCELLENT+ or EXCELLENT+++++++ and they'll be hard-pressed to bitch you out.
Answer questions/emails truthfully and respectfully, but don't make yourself look desperate. By that, I mean even if you check your email every 10 minutes, take time to answer it (rule of thumb: more than a couple hours but no longer than a few days). As long as you reply eventually, the buyer cannot accuse you of being a bad communicator. That way, buyers will know that you have better things to do than being their servant, and they won't feel compelled to manipulate you. This is what I mean by manipulation:
- negotiating fees/shipping *after* the auction closes. "How about we split the Paypal fee?" "Screw you!" You've set the fees in writing, they agreed to it by placing a bid, and they negotiate after the fact? I hate this so much.
- senseless claims. If they say the item has flaws that you know doesn't exist, and they ask for money back for repair cost, just ask them to return it for a refund excluding shipping costs.
Only leave a feedback after the buyer receives the item, approves it, and leave you a positive feedback. Since most buyers have less # of feedbacks than sellers, even the fear of retaliation will keep their behavior in check.
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No picture to show, but here's a bad academia joke I witnessed last week:
Student: "Professor, I heard a rumor that you're actually just a big softie who likes to feed squirrels, is that true?"
Professor: "..... I ... feed ... squirrels? ..... YES ! Wanna know what I feed to squirrels?"
S: "What?"
P: "Little pieces of grad students."
First off, in the item description, give the impression that you give a shit about whatever you're selling, so do post good pictures. That means enough lighting, use a tripod, and (can't emphasize this enough) make sure the item's sharp in focus. If the item has observable defects/blemishes, document and show those too.
Side note: If you describe a product as NEW and the item turns out to have flaws, the buyer has a legit claim to get his/her money back. Describe it as LIKE NEW or EXCELLENT+ or EXCELLENT+++++++ and they'll be hard-pressed to bitch you out.
Answer questions/emails truthfully and respectfully, but don't make yourself look desperate. By that, I mean even if you check your email every 10 minutes, take time to answer it (rule of thumb: more than a couple hours but no longer than a few days). As long as you reply eventually, the buyer cannot accuse you of being a bad communicator. That way, buyers will know that you have better things to do than being their servant, and they won't feel compelled to manipulate you. This is what I mean by manipulation:
- negotiating fees/shipping *after* the auction closes. "How about we split the Paypal fee?" "Screw you!" You've set the fees in writing, they agreed to it by placing a bid, and they negotiate after the fact? I hate this so much.
- senseless claims. If they say the item has flaws that you know doesn't exist, and they ask for money back for repair cost, just ask them to return it for a refund excluding shipping costs.
Only leave a feedback after the buyer receives the item, approves it, and leave you a positive feedback. Since most buyers have less # of feedbacks than sellers, even the fear of retaliation will keep their behavior in check.
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No picture to show, but here's a bad academia joke I witnessed last week:
Student: "Professor, I heard a rumor that you're actually just a big softie who likes to feed squirrels, is that true?"
Professor: "..... I ... feed ... squirrels? ..... YES ! Wanna know what I feed to squirrels?"
S: "What?"
P: "Little pieces of grad students."
Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Happy Turkey Day
...Americans have a special holiday that glorifies gluttony and laziness. Go figure.
Ever wonder why Americans are so fat ?
Ever wonder why Americans are so fat ?
Sunday, November 21, 2004
Cats and dogs
Computer Architecture professor: "So, what happens when an out-of-order processor like the Intel P4 doesn't have in-order writeback? It's a mess! Kinda like cats and dogs sleeping together.
Wait, you guys are all foreign, what do you know about cats and dogs? (points to a student) You, what's like cats and dogs in Korea? a South Korean and a North Korean sleeping together ?"
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
I said it once and I'll say it again: AIM sucks
Was trying to install AIM 5.9 today, but I noticed the license agreement says it includes some sort of ad-supported weather program. i don't know if it's legit, but frankly i don't wanna know.
Links to AIM 5.2 and older setup files are here.
BTW, there's AIM for Linux!. Although I still think Gaim is better, sometimes I need AIM for file transfer/direct connection etc.
Anyways, also Firefox 1.0 was released. Get it there, or processor-optimized versions here.
Links to AIM 5.2 and older setup files are here.
BTW, there's AIM for Linux!. Although I still think Gaim is better, sometimes I need AIM for file transfer/direct connection etc.
Anyways, also Firefox 1.0 was released. Get it there, or processor-optimized versions here.
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