High PPI testing

Laptops, CRT, certain LCD desktop monitors and smartphones are capable of high PPI. This page tests this by displaying images at a smaller than their native size. That means if you open this page on a high PPI device next to a normal 96 PPI one, there will be a difference of sharpness and detail. You can try it out on “normal” monitors by using the page zoom in your browser. Zoom in to 200% and you should clearly see the diffierence in the images. The logo of my site is also higher resolution than displayed.

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Logitech MX518

Logitech MX518

This is my mouse. I’ve cut away some of its butt so I can move the mouse further towards me before it hits my palm. I move the mouse with my fingers, so called “claw style” mousing.

DVD anti-piracy warnings

DVD movie anti-piracy warnings are very threatening and blows the entire piracy act out of proportions. People cannot take this as a serious warning. And the video usually claims it is stealing. This is incorrect, the proper term is copyright infringement.  Stealing is a term for relieving someone of their physical property. A US court said it was wrong to call copyright infirngment stealing. You break someones monopoly of their work.

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Brute vs Intellectual IRC chat

sensored: hi
sensored: why not chat with me?
l33t gambler server: go away, or I will taunt you a second time
sensored: FUCK YOU,SHUT OUT
l33t gambler server: how unprofessional
sensored: how unprofessional YOU ARE!
l33t gambler server: monkey see, monkey do
l33t gambler server: will you not stand up to my challenge?

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