Daryl just sent me a picture of how bad things actually are with our south-looking roof. The rain season is gone so it's no grave danger but I already know too well what I need to do already in May. And guess if it's gonna occupy me for at least a month...
One of my absolute RTS favorites and an overall PC game favorite of all time is the Homeworld franchise. 16 years after its original release Gearbox has put together an HD version of the first and third installment of the franchise (HW1 & HW2). The UI is overhauled and they have made a few other tweaks as well. The HW1 is now running on the HW2 engine and next to everything looks better, shinier and more at "home" than back in the day for a modern gamer with demands on graphics and physics. If you never picked this one up you really should give it a go. It's fun and has a lot of atmosphere, and it's totally 3D. You can manoeuvre from up, down and not just in an isometric kind of way. You'll find it on Steam.
Happy Valentine's Day!
For the first time ever Bethesda is going to hold a press conference at the E3 in Los Angeles in June. The first thought that surfaces in our heads is: Are they going to announce a new Fallout? It's certainly about time and we can at least hope for it...
OK, so Dying Light is out. But because of the 24-hour window for the reviewers there aren't any real bulk of reviews out there as of yet. The metacritic is 79 for PC and 74 for PS4 as of January last. And for all gamers in Europe who like to get a physical copy there's still a few weeks wait. But I'll get back to you with my take on this one, which has a community taste range from poor to absolutely great. The PC version has had reports of poor optimization and the PS4 version has run smoothly, at least that is the impression one gets by tapping into the community forums.
The roofer knows how to charge you beyond any wallet. When Daryl, who rents our house in Sausalito with his family let the guy climb up on the shingles it took only 10 minutes to determine the leak and take a pic. The cost? $2100. Kidding? No.
The annual precipitation in San Francisco is low. And with the ongoing drought in mind it's even less than low. But the last couple days' storms have been the biggest in years. Sarah told me our house in Sausalito is leaking (!) and even sink holes (!) are showing up in Richmond. Well what do you know, sink holes in SF. World's upside-down.
San Francisco is a beautiful city. Actually one of the most beautiful cities in the world. No shit. But everyone who lives here or comes here to visit can't avoid the smelly downside of The City: the presence of human poop on the sidewalks. At HotPads you can check on a map where you will most likely encounter human feces while strolling down the street. Enjoy! ;-/
Happy Halloween ya'll! Take care and behave out there. I'm going to meet up with Sarah in Amsterdam this weekend. She's been attending an international symposium on entrepreneurship and will have a few days off before she flies back home.
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