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  • Abby & Knock

    October 18, 2004

    Abby and KnockLao and Harlan’s adorable Abyssinians stayed over a couple times in 2000 or 2001. Thus began my inching toward the idea of having my own cats; I got a brother and sister cat because it was pretty clear that they kept each other company very well. They are amazing cats, and their coloring matches the couch so well…
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  • Flash Projector Tools

    October 18, 2004

    Today I was looking into tools for stand-alone Flash applications. I’m dumping the notes here… will clean them up later with my thoughts:

    SWF Tools PROJECTOR Tools listing http://www.swftools.com/tools-category.php?cat=290

    http://www.multidmedia.com/ Flash Studio PRO v2 $250 Crossplatform (through extra-cost plugin), use fscommands

    http://www.northcode.com SWF Studio V2 $139 Crossplatform, uses fscommands

    http://www.swfkit.com SWFKit Pro $299 http://www.swfkit.com/swfkit/doc/pro_manual/index.html However, this doesn’t look like it’s native code

    http://www.screentime.com mProjector $299 Claims to use http://www.screentime.com/software/mprojector/docs/mWindow18.html

    SWF STudio V2 itself is fairly cheap, and explicitly says it supports Z-order. And it’s made in america!

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/hta/hta_node_entry.asp

    Gotchyas: http://www.martijndevisser.com/archives/000029.php http://www.sti-media.com/blog/archives/2004_08.html http://www.razorberry.com/blog/archives/2004/08/25/swf-2-exe-applications/#more-6 http://flashguru.co.uk/pipermail/extendflash_flashguru.co.uk/20040730/001156.html

    Interesting: http://flashguru.co.uk/pipermail/extendflash_flashguru.co.uk/20040730/001156.html

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    DSri Seah
  • James

    October 18, 2004

    James the CatJames, sadly, passed away late this year of old age and other complications. He was an awesome cat. When I was crashing in Cambridge at Alen’s place, his cat kept me company while I worked.

    This picture is from when James stayed with me years later in New Hampshire, while his owner was away on a trip. The camera was a Canon A50 with a pretty wide-angle lens, so James’ face looks pointier than it really is.

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  • Movie Props from Master Replicas

    October 17, 2004

    Click to Play Interactive Movie!I thought I had outgrown such things, but the tasty goods on Master Replicas’ Site had me salivating. Who wouldn’t want a durable metal Star Trek Communicator (depicted) with built in sound effects? Or their own Star Wars thermal detonator, to help bring negotiations to a tidy conclusion? Some items have interactive simulations too! The short notes on each item are an interesting read also, detailing the origin of the original props and how they were interpreted to create the final replica.

    These things aren’t cheap at several hundred dollars a pop, but the reviews on the net seem to hold Master Replica in hard regard. We salute you, Master Replicas!

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  • Tommy

    October 17, 2004

    TommyTommy is a Russian Blue, attached to my high school buddy Mark out in Irvine, California. I first met Tommy (who’s named for a character in a play) in Boston when Mark was going to law school. He’s an endearing-yet-odd cat that chirp-squeaks when you pick him up. I think the chirp means, “You have 3 seconds to put me back on the floor before you are quite dead”. So far, I have not seen the time limit tested.
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