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Solving algrebra with MSN Search
This is pretty cool. MSN Search beta solves any polynomial equations you enter into its search box.
I tried with higher degree polynomials but it seems it can only solve up to cubic equations (try x^3 -27 = 0). Quartic equations, like x^4 + 6x^3 - 5x^2 - 10x - 3 = 0, return a vanilla search result page.
Via Neil Turner via Chris Pirillo.
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Half-Life 2 is not here
The whole world is playing Half-Life 2 except for those of us in Singapore who pre-ordered or decided to get the retail box versions. Apparently, and this is news from the local community forum grapevine, the sole distributor of Half-Life 2 in Singapore, iGames, has delayed the release date to 19th November (GMT +8). Lots of disgruntled people in the HardwareZone PC Games forum. (I'm one of them, but I prefer to be quietly disgruntled.)
After I posted my previous entry, I decided to go for the retail Standard Edition and went down to the local computer hub to reserve a copy. The guy there said it'd probably be out tommorrow (unlikely, as I found out later it'd arrive probably on the 19th like I said above). Argh... More waiting. Now I kinda wish I'd bought from Steam a week or so ago and I'd be playing it right now instead of blogging about not being able to play it.
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Konfabulator for Windows, finally
Konfabulator has finally been ported to Windows! Now I can at least get to experience the neat little app that made such news in blogs all over some months ago. (Note to reader: I'm refraining from word-butchery, so where "blogosphere" may be more appropriate in this case, I'm not going to be tempted into using it.)
Looks nice doesn't it?
I'm not even sure I need the weather widget, but the What To Do, iTunes remote, and RSS feed aggregator looks to be useful.
Mac users get all the cool-looking, drool-worthy stuff (though I've seen a mean KDE setup), and also some of the coolest technology.
Via coresite.org.
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines ships the same day as Half-Life 2
I must have missed this with all the excitement and coverage of Half-Life 2. It seems like Vampire - The Masquerade: Bloodlines will be out on November 16, the same day as Half-Life 2. That's another 40+ hours of playing time on top of the 20-odd hours in Half-Life 2. Goodbye life! No wait... I don't have a life.
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Half-Life 2: How are you getting it?
3 more days to Half-Life 2. The wait is killing me. I'm also mulling over how I should get Half-Life 2. Should I get the cheaper Standard Edition (SGD69.90) that comes in a whopping 6 CDs (5 + 1 for CS:Source), or the Collectors' Edition (SGD129.90) that comes in a convenient single DVD (plus a shirt and, I think, a strategy guide). Or perhaps getting it from Steam? The Gold package looks pretty sweet (and naturally, so does the price tag). But you do get a whole lot more gimmicks (because that's what they are) sans a physical copy of the game itself. I guess I'm just not so comfortable with that (and the USD89.95 price tag).
So, take a look at the Half-Life 2 Package FAQ. Let me know what you are getting. It's something to keep you occupied while you (we) wait.
(Anybody have any idea whether the Collectors' Edition comes with the strategy guide? The Package FAQ I posted above has conflicting information - the first post says it comes with a "Prima book sampler", the later press release says it comes with a "Half-Life 2 Prima strategy guide book".)
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