August 2008 - binari@psb.ugent.be - maillist.psb.ugent.be

[Binari] lan party stuff
by Michiel Van Bel 08 Aug '08

08 Aug '08

Ok, here are some ideas I would like to present for the to-be-lanparty: 1. *When: *In the evening or in the weekend somewhere. Normally a lanparty takes longer than just 2 or 3 hours, so I would prefer to hold it on a saturday or sunday. 2. *What games: *We had some discussions, and it appears that most people or in favor of FPS-games, with racing games added for variation. Strategy games are a bit difficult, since they take longer (for 1 match), and you have to have some (or a lot of) familiarity with the game to be any good at it. For all I care people can still play it, but I would not focus on it. So here a list of possible games: 1. *Wolfenstein ET: * * PRO: it's free, there are bots available, objective&team based, heaps of fun * CON: dunno of it installs on windows-pc's here (check for opengl-driver compatibility), some learning curve (how to do the objectives, character classes, etc...) 2. *Unreal Tournement: * * PRO: old (has both software mode, opengl mode and directX mode), so it is almost certain the pc's here will be able to run it. Different play modes, bots available, possible to play in up to 4 different teams. Some people (at least I do) have a copy. * CON: too old? Some people are not in favour of it? 3. *Quake III: * * PRO: bots, ... Almost everyone has a cracked version lying around somewhere * CON: perhaps same problem as Wolfenstein ET: we have to find out whether or not the opengl drivers of the windows pc are good enough. 4. *Serious Sam:* * PRO: loads of monsters, possibility to play in coop mode against the monsters. * CON: gets repetitive after half an hour, only directX and openGL modes supported, no software rendering (driver problems again?) 5. *Need For Speed (whatever the version):* * PRO: a racing game is always fun for variation, good gameplay, can be played by a lot of people at the same time. * CON: I highly suspect this is a directX only game, and i'm not sure we will be able to play it here. 3. *Who: *Well, who do we invite? I guess everyone of BEG is allowed to join (perhaps some other people as well: strob, roste, ...?). I wouldn't but a note out though, just ask people. 4. *Problems: *Well, we can disguise it a bit as teambuilding, but I'm not so sure how Luc will appreciate that argument (still, It will be hard for Yves to fire half the group). We should of course first check which games are playable on both windows/linux/laptops/... 5. *Food : *Well, pizza seems to be favorite :p Anything I forgot? Michiel -- ================================================================== Michiel Van Bel PhD student Tel:+32 (0)9 331 36 95 fax:+32 (0)9 3313809 VIB Department of Plant Systems Biology, Ghent University Technologiepark 927, 9052 Gent, BELGIUM mibel(a)psb.ugent.be http://www.psb.ugent.be ==================================================================

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[Binari] the all new Seppe project
by Kenny Billiau 08 Aug '08

08 Aug '08

http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/a85c/?cpg=ab -- ================================================================== Kenny Billiau Web Developer Tel:+32 (0)9 331 36 95 fax:+32 (0)9 3313809 VIB Department of Plant Systems Biology, Ghent University Technologiepark 927, 9052 Gent, BELGIUM kenny.billiau(a)psb.ugent.be http://bioinformatics.psb.ugent.be ==================================================================

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[Binari] I don't like big cars...
by Sebastian Proost 07 Aug '08

07 Aug '08

... but I wouldn't mind having this on my driveway http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/08/06/diy_batman_tumbler_stunning.html -- ================================================================== Sebastian Proost PhD Student Tel:+32 (0)9 331 36 92 fax:+32 (0)9 3313809 VIB Department of Plant Systems Biology, Ghent University Technologiepark 927, 9052 Gent, BELGIUM sepro(a)psb.ugent.be http://www.psb.ugent.be ==================================================================

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[Binari] who said a computer is just hanging around?
by Kenny Billiau 07 Aug '08

07 Aug '08

http://my.opera.com/magic_mania/albums/show.dml?id=39748 -- ================================================================== Kenny Billiau Web Developer Tel:+32 (0)9 331 36 95 fax:+32 (0)9 3313809 VIB Department of Plant Systems Biology, Ghent University Technologiepark 927, 9052 Gent, BELGIUM kenny.billiau(a)psb.ugent.be http://bioinformatics.psb.ugent.be ==================================================================

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[Binari] there's hope for a skinny guy like me ;)
by Kenny Billiau 07 Aug '08

07 Aug '08

http://www.leftmind.net/random/linuxbloat.jpg -- ================================================================== Kenny Billiau Web Developer Tel:+32 (0)9 331 36 95 fax:+32 (0)9 3313809 VIB Department of Plant Systems Biology, Ghent University Technologiepark 927, 9052 Gent, BELGIUM kenny.billiau(a)psb.ugent.be http://bioinformatics.psb.ugent.be ==================================================================

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[Binari] vrijdag leechdag
by Sofie Van Landeghem 05 Aug '08

05 Aug '08

Hi all, can we maybe organise (another) leeching day on friday? As you might have heard from my continuous complaining, I lost all my data on my 500 gig external disk. I now have a new one and would like to fill it up a bit, and some of you might still have some stuff you leeched from me ;-) So let's all bring our external disks / cd's / dvd's on friday and have a small leeching party? -Sofie

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[Binari] Dranouter
by Kenny Billiau 05 Aug '08

05 Aug '08

Tegendat je je zou afvragen hoe dranouter was: Straffe verhalen in Dranouter* * Het parkeren: net niet het dichtste plekje. (naast het eerste dranghekken) * Het weer: erg Belgisch, met als gevolg een verbrande neus in de gutsende regen. * De sfeer: dranoutersfeer ten top. * Het publiek: Rolstoelen, kinderwagens, bolderkarren en dronken mensen. * De taal: West Vloms all the way, voorbeelden zijn: OERE, vurte teve, tettn, Miènde! Bovikove!, sorry weh, etter ieman bakbeuter?, jot jot jot,... * De optredens: Tori Amos is nog steeds ros, Suzanne Vega zingt best ook niet bekende nummers voortreffelijk. Ozark Henry & Isabelle A (welliswaar apart) laten wegebben. Boudewijn de Groot met 'n tintje folk. Balthazar heeft ook een zangeres. * De animatie: papieren hoedjes en Mad Max. * De camping deel I: Lichte hysterie en angst voor al dan niet levende projectielen. * De camping deel II: Leve de stille camping! * De tenten: zo goed als waterdicht en verhuisbaar. * Een vraagteken: wat doet een chiwawa in de armen van 'n festivalgangster OP het festivalterrein.. terwijl er enkel geleide honden toegelaten zijn? * De camingstewards: de wat? (blijkbaar een schrijnend tekort aan personeel) * De kbc-stand: wisselvallig. Cowboyhoedjes en soms gratis regenponcho's. * Het eten: Zoals steeds uitstekende kost voor een kleine prijs in De Sarlinde. * De drank: een Irish Coffee met weinig koffie in een Hoegaardenglas. * Het deuntje: Land van Waas en Waal, Amy mc Donald - this is the life, Nine inch nails - closer. * Het programma'tje dat uitgedeeld werd aan de ingang: dat van 2007. * De foto's: wegwerpcamerafoto's zullen we eind van dit jaar misschien te zien krijgen. * daarvoor moest je bij Birger, onze ex-buurman, zijn. -- ================================================================== Kenny Billiau Web Developer Tel:+32 (0)9 331 36 95 fax:+32 (0)9 3313809 VIB Department of Plant Systems Biology, Ghent University Technologiepark 927, 9052 Gent, BELGIUM kenny.billiau(a)psb.ugent.be http://bioinformatics.psb.ugent.be ==================================================================

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[Binari] Quite shocked about this one
by Thomas Van Parys 04 Aug '08

04 Aug '08

http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/01/0958242&from=rss -- ================================================================== Thomas Van Parys Tel:+32 (0)9 331 36 95 fax:+32 (0)9 3313809 VIB Department of Plant Systems Biology, Ghent University Technologiepark 927, 9052 Gent, BELGIUM thomas.vanparys(a)psb.ugent.be http://bioinformatics.psb.ugent.be ==================================================================

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