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1. 1 comment Jul 08, 2010 BleepCast – Level 2 Posted in BleepCast, Games, Rants

   This new episode of the BleepCast is all about ninjas, the sneaky Japanese spies that overran games & movies in the 80′s and have either gradually disappeared or gradually perfected their stealth since their first appearance in 1983 on the CoCo. A shinobi may be silent but their quests have always been accompanied by some epic exotic scores. Let’s follow the ninja and listen to his melodies.

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   This new episode of the BleepCast is all about ninjas, the sneaky Japanese spies that overran games & movies in the 80's and have either gradually disappeared or gradually perfected their stealth since their first appearance in 1983 on the CoCo. A shinobi may be silent but their quests have always been accompanied by ...

2. 5 comments Jul 02, 2010 Flattr: June’s Cake Posted in Dear Diary, Random Thoughts

   I like Flattr. I like the idea of it: Flatter people with a click that is the digital equivalent of a coin ringing in a tip-jar. And for some reason it became customary to blog about how much you made past month. You get tipped, and you tip yourself. It’s social. No surprise: It’s from Sweden. They compare it to having a piece of birthday cake and giving a slice to everybody you want to flatter. The more people you flattr, the smaller the slices get. At the end of the month it’s payday: Everyone on Flattr empties their jars and counts the coins. There are people who had an income of more than 500 €, the are many more people who had about 10 € by the end of the day. And now I am going to spill the beans myself.

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   I like Flattr. I like the idea of it: Flatter people with a click that is the digital equivalent of a coin ringing in a tip-jar. And for some reason it became customary to blog about how much you made past month. You get tipped, and you tip yourself. It's social. No surprise: It's ...

3. No comments May 11, 2009 The Complete FMX 09 Posted in Random Thoughts

   Finished! The fmx/09 posts are now complete with the photos I took and some video clips I captured. Be sure to check them out before I get asked to put them down.
   

   

   Finished! The fmx/09 posts are now complete with the photos I took and some video clips I captured. Be sure to check them out before I get asked to put them down.

4. No comments May 08, 2009 FMX 09, Day Three Posted in Animation, CGI & Rendering, Compositing, Games, Lectures, People, Photography, Random Thoughts, Rants, Reports, Retro, Technology, Video

   7:30 am and somebody walks downstairs. Good morning to me. My program for today was mostly about tracking and motion capturing and heavy duty compositing. You might have guessed: It was the day of Benjamin Button.

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   7:30 am and somebody walks downstairs. Good morning to me. My program for today was mostly about tracking and motion capturing and heavy duty compositing. You might have guessed: It was the day of Benjamin Button. After enjoying the breakfast a little too long I was rushing down Königsstraße in my car so I would ...

5. No comments Mar 10, 2009 ♫ Insomniac Tunes Posted in Random Thoughts, Rants, Seph Carissa / texx sound

   I couldn’t sleep and so I snuggled up with my guitar, below is the result. In fact there even are lyrics but they are too personal to appear here.

   texx sound – Rain into Ice. 2009.

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   I couldn't sleep and so I snuggled up with my guitar, below is the result. In fact there even are lyrics but they are too personal to appear here. texx sound - Rain into Ice. 2009.

6. 2 comments Jan 26, 2009 No Need To Register Anymore! Posted in Random Thoughts

   There are some changes regarding comments on the blog-posts here at the PromenadeBlog, all of us will enjoy: Instant commenting without registration or moderation, while keeping the spamming as low as possible.

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   There are some changes regarding comments on the blog-posts here at the PromenadeBlog, all of us will enjoy: Instant commenting without registration or moderation, while keeping the spamming as low as possible. I've completely reworked the php and the CSS and added a reCAPTCHA for you to fill out, which will take you about 3 ...

7. No comments Dec 31, 2008 Sicko! Posted in Random Thoughts

   When I close my eyes I see screaming zombies jump at my face.

   When I close my eyes I see screaming zombies jump at my face.

8. No comments Dec 25, 2008 Café Stories Posted in Dear Diary, Random Thoughts

   Since I’ve been back in Graz I’ve already been way too often my favorite café, the Café Promenade (now you know where the name of this blog is loosely derived from.) And the longer I come here, the more and more I learn about people, their everyday struggles, experiences and enjoyments that make us all human.

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   Since I've been back in Graz I've already been way too often my favorite café, the Café Promenade (now you know where the name of this blog is loosely derived from.) And the longer I come here, the more and more I learn about people, their everyday struggles, experiences and enjoyments that make us ...

9. No comments Dec 19, 2008 Mass Media Whore Posted in CGI & Rendering, Compositing, Computing, Dear Diary, Random Thoughts, Reports

   

   On Wednesday it was the day I had been waiting for since August. It wasn’t a spectacular day for many other people and by god not one of the best days in Germany’s TV-film era. It was one of those days the people in Germany, Switzerland and Austria were sitting in front of their TVs, eventually watching Die Patin on RTL. What’s so special about this mediocre adaptation on a random day? Ten shots of this movie were composited by yours truly.

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   On Wednesday it was the day I had been waiting for since August. It wasn't a spectacular day for many other people and by god not one of the best days in Germany's TV-film era. It was one of those days the people in Germany, Switzerland and Austria were sitting in front of their ...

10. No comments Dec 13, 2008 What a meth! Posted in Dear Diary, Random Thoughts, Reports

    It is long after 1 pm, I am sitting with my notebook full of Hello Kitty stickers in my bed and wonder why I just can’t fall asleep. I am up for a good thirty hours right now and although I feel a certain numbness in my neocortex I don’t manage to transform this into some healthy REM sleep. Here’s what I tried to get me some of that.

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    It is long after 1 pm, I am sitting with my notebook full of Hello Kitty stickers in my bed and wonder why I just can't fall asleep. I am up for a good thirty hours right now and although I feel a certain numbness in my neocortex I don't manage to transform this ...

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