Author Archives: Blender Fox

About Blender Fox

Recreational road-runner, blender/CG rookie, linux user (LE-1, LPIC-1, SUSE CLA 11, SUSE 11 Tech Spec), programmer, avid tinkerer (I'm always breaking things), self-confessed anime & manga otaku & japanophile

Groot / Strangholt – YouTube

Am I watching softball, or some kind of anime?

via Groot / Strangholt – YouTube.

Mind of A Computer Programer – YouTube

Ever wondered how a Computer programmer’s mind thinks?

Heavenly Sword Movie – The Official Movie Trailer – YouTube

Another movie spawned from a game. Will be interesting to see how this one lands.

World Cup records tumble as Germany destroy Brazil 7-1 | Football | theguardian.com

Like it or not, Germany totally outclassed Brazil last night, and the goals came thick and fast. The commentators summarised it bluntly, and concisely after goal 3: “Brazil are being humbled, humiliated, and ripped apart”. 5 goals in 30 minutes. I went to bed even before the first half had finished. From the sounds of it, some of the Brazilian fans felt the same way. There really wasn’t any need to watch the rest of the match. Well, it looks like I missed 2 more goals by Germany and one consolation goal by Brazil.

But, interestingly, according to the Guardian, plenty of records fell during that match (taken from the referenced article):

179

Seconds between Germany’s second and fourth goals in Belo Horizonte

7

Germany are first side to score seven times in a World Cup semi-final

94

Years since Brazil lost by a six-goal margin (6-0 to Uruguay in 1920)

29

Minutes it took Germany to score five, the fastest ever at a World Cup

16

Goals scored by Miroslav Klose at World Cups, beating Ronaldo’s record

5

The amount of goals scored by England in the past two World Cups

223

Number of goals scored by Germany at World Cups. Brazil have 221

3-0

Brazil’s heaviest defeat at a World Cup before last night, in 1998

12

World Cup matches it took Thomas Müller to get to 10 goals

6

Number of assists provided by the Bayern player in those 12 games

0

Shots on target by Luiz Felipe Scolari’s side in the first half

69

Seconds between Toni Kroos’ two goals. Fastest in tournament history

World Cup records tumble as Germany destroy Brazil 7-1 | Football | theguardian.com.

The Top Programming Languages, Ranked by Job Demand, Popularity, More

Apparently, the most sought after language is Java. Not that surprising considering it powers quite a few things, including Android and anything running Android (well, to a point, I guess since it doesn’t run Java in the same way that you would run the JVM on, say, your desktop.) Still, gives me a reason to brush up on it. And perhaps work towards a Java certification. I did have J2CP, but that was years ago, so I’m not sure if it is even valid any more.

Although it surprises me a little that Ruby and Perl aren’t on this list.

The Top Programming Languages, Ranked by Job Demand, Popularity, More.

George Takei: Why I love a country that once betrayed me – YouTube

The Danger Mouse remake will see some male characters redesigned as female

Actually, I do remember an episode where Penfold turned into a woman. Boy, that was weird….

Nike+ Training

I haven’t used the Nike+ Running app for a long time, since getting a SportWatch. However, I dug it back out after starting to use the Nike Training Club app (as it ties into the Running app to check you have done a running workout). Now, Nike have put in a coach with plans for 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, and Full Marathon distances. Interesting.