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Anderson Silva and Geroge St. Pierre will be defending their title.
Quinten “Rampage” Jackson and Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic will be making their UFC debut.
Eat your heart out suckas!
Update:
George St. Pierre will not be fighting due to a knee injury.
Remember the days when you went to your local liquor store and dropped a quarter to play your favorite arcade game? Well, I remember. I dropped a whole lot of quarters. In fact, the liquor store made more money off that arcade machine than selling alcohol.
Over the holiday break I bought a mini-arcade cabinet on craigslist. It came complete with a joystick and buttons setup and monitor. The cab was built by hand by the guy who sold it. He is quite the carpenter as the cab is solid and can be easily be mistaken for a commerical-built arcade. As for the wiring… lets say he won’t be an electrical engineer anytime soon.
The system is equiped with a 10 inch CRT rackmount monitor, Competition Happ joystick (The ones they use in Street Fighter II arcades), and a Street Fighter six-button layout with three additional buttons for other purposes.
Since purchasing the cab I had replace the rear fan, some internal wiring, and the rediculous out-dated computer that came with the cab.
Update: I also posted a video review version. You can go HERE to see it in action.
Here’s a video version of the review.
For pictures of the cab go this POST
Who is Cro Cop?
Mirko Cro Cop is one of the most feared MMA fighter ever to grace the sport. Known for his destructive striking abilities, Cro Cop has a list of knockout victims all thanks to his infamous Left High Kick.
Cro Cop’s MMA career flourished during his tenure in the Pride Fighting Championships in Japan. For unknown reasons, Cro Cop has left PrideFC and has joined UFC’s Heavyweight roster.
This new addition to the shallow UFC Heavyweight division will make current Heavyweight fighter’s in UFC think twice about dropping weight or whether or not to continue their MMA career. I can imagine now. Tim Sylvia, UFC’s current Heavyweight Champion, has just took a shit in his pants.
Who cares?
If you’re a serious MMA fan who follow the sport internationally will know that Cro Cop ends his fight brutally. And that is what the typical American fan craves. UFC has always claimed that no one has ever died in a UFC fight. That might change in the near future as Cro Cop’s first fight will be in February.
What do you think?
Cro Cop is one of my favorite fighters with more skill and talent you can shake a stick at. His striking is beyond superior, and his takedown defense is world class. But he has never fought in a cage like UFC. That difference can be a factor in his style of fighting. Nonetheless, Cro Cop’s opponent will have other things to worry about then to use the cage to their advantage. Such has avoiding an 85 mph left high kick to the head.
For those who aren’t familiar with the Rocky series this is the sixth Rocky film. The series carry the all familiar theme of an underdog beating the odds.
Rocky comes out of retirement to get back into the ring for some local low profile matches. But World Champion Mason Dixon’s (played by real-life former World Champion Antonio Tarver) management sees an opportunity to exploit Rocky into an exhibition match to boost Dixon’s low popularity ratings.
Unlike it’s 80’s prequels, this film carries a much better production value. Unfortunately, the final fight of the movie takes a big step backwards. Fast scene changes combined with HBO-type filming takes away the intense fight bouts seen in Rocky I – IV. Overall, this (final) Rocky movie was much better than I had expected, well, compared to Rocky V anything better wouldn’t be too hard to accomplish. Those who are fans of the other Rocky movies will feel the nostalgia for them after watching this movie.
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Merry Christmas everyone.
How’s your Christmas going?
I spent my Christmas eve eating a Wendy’s Chicken sandwich and some chinese food. I visited some friends and exchanged Christmas cards. I dropped by a relative’s house and met cousins I haven’t seen in over a decade, and also met some cousins I never knew I had. And this morning Rosco gave me a Christmas present by taking a nice fresh dump in the living room. >< “Rosco, bad dog!”
Enjoy the rest of 2006.
Happy Holidays,
From your friendly neighborhood blogger
I’ve always thought Will Smith was a one dimensional actor; the Fresh-Prince of Bel-air persona. It’s rare to see Will Smith play a role in which he can display his talented acting.
Smith plays Chris Gardner, a struggling father raising his son as his life seemingly begins to fall apart. Gardner take it upon him selfs to raise his son alone as his wife leaves them. Gardner’s life could be a textbook account of Murphy’s Law, as anything that could go wrong does go wrong.
Gardner’s display of heart and persistence makes this movie very inspiring. In fact, it’s one of the better inspiring movie that came out in a long time.
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For those who tried to access my blog the past few hours may have experienced some errors. It was because I have relocated my site. It was previously hosted at Tinball Networks, a hosting company my friend owns. Now it is currently hosted on a personal webserver in my living room.
So now I have complete control over my webserver, and I can pretty much do what ever I want. The only drawbacks are that I’m currently limited in upload speed by my ISP and limited concurrent site connections due to using an non-enterprise webserver, hopefully that will change soon.
So in the mean time as I set everthing up please report any funky errors or issues on the site. Thanks.
Director Tony Scott and actor Denzel Washington team up again with this action thriller Deja Vu. Washington plays Doug Carlin, an ATF agent investigating a fairy-boat explosion and a murder victim that are related.
Carlin gets recuited into a FBI special unit that has the technology to manipulate the past. With the technology Carlin uses himself as a guinea pig to send himself back several hours before the death of the murder and they race against the clock to stop the explosion.
Deja Vu has great action as you can expect from Tony Scott. If you liked ‘Man on Fire’ then you’ll definitely enjoy Deja Vu.
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Windows Vista is the latest operating system released by Microsoft. It took over 6 years of development and countless delays, but it’s finally here, at least for PC manufacturers. Consumers like us will have to wait for its official release on January 30th 2007.
There will be several versions (editions) of Vista:
Home Basic
Home Premium
Business
Ultimate
Each version differs by its installed applications and features. It’s Microsoft’s way of having price flexibility for those who don’t want to pay for features they don’t want and don’t need.
I got my hands on a copy of Vista RTM (The version Microsoft sends to PC vendors to be installed on their upcoming systems). Don’t ask me how I got it 😀 . Installing Vista is fairly simple. Just put the installation disc into your DVD drive and reboot. Yes, Vista is now on DVD, so if you’re planning on upgrading you’ll need to get a DVD drive. The installation will only request your product key , time setting, and the default language. I installed Vista Ultimate on my system. Vista Ultimate is the version that contains all the features and applications for Vista, which incidentally will be the most expensive when released, $450.
The Vista installation was able to detect most of my hardware and install their drivers, which I was very impressed. And those that weren’t installed were immediately resolved via internet once you login into Windows, given that you have an internet connection.
It’s very apparent that Microsoft has focused on the new look of the new operating system with bright flashy images and icons. It has a very Mac-esque feel to it, but it’s definitely Windows. If you thought the change from Windows 98/2000 to Windows XP was big, then Vista can be a bit overwhelming. Many of the names you normal recognize have changed. Microsoft has axed out “my”. So instead of My Documents, My Music, and My Computers they’re just Documents, Music, and Computer. It may not sound that big of a change, but if you’re use to the previous OS setup then it will take you some time to get use it.
One of the new features for the OS is that Vista is now able to utilize your expensive graphics card. This only applies to the versions that have the new Aero Interface. With the Aero interface your OS will have a glass-like feel. The windows are transparent allowing the background image or other windows to show through. With all the new features Vista requirements are steep. If your system is older than 12-15 months, then chances are you might need to upgrade your system to take full advantage of the new Vista features. Vista also comes with Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Media Player 11, but these applications are already available for download for XP, so you can check them out now and get familiar with them.
The most important features of the new OS is it’s security and stability. Microsoft has designed Vista to be less vunerable to system attacks and malware installation. Installed application data are stored away from the core files of windows which keeps those core files safe from files that may cause problems to the OS. Even when logged in with an administrator account you are always being prompted to verify your actions whether it’s to delete a file, change configurations, and or even accessing certain programs. It can be annoying, but fortunately feature can be turned off.
Other features include a new sidebar where users can install “gadgets” such as a clock, weather indicator, calendar, etc. Each gadget are modules that can be easily added or removed. Another cool feature is the new way to cycle through your windows and applications. If you’re the multi-tasking type that has tons of applications and windows loaded on screen then the feature can come in handy. It’s basically the Alt-Tab feature but with a 3D touch.
So there you go with the preview of the new Windows Vista. If you’re planning on buying upgrades for you system look to upgrade the CPU, RAM, or your video card because those are what going to make a difference in terms of performance.
Final Thoughts:
Vista might be the new “gotta have” piece of software for the PC industry next month. Don’t hop on the bandwagon quite yet and go in your impulse buying-mode and upgrade your system for Vista. Keep in mind that Vista is brand new which means not all of your current software will be compatible, or even your hardware.
There are a few noticeable bugs that are in the RTM version, and I’m hoping they will be addressed by the time of its official consumer release. So if you’re looking to upgrade your OS try to hold off at least 4 – 6 months to have the bugs and glitches ironed out as well has the vendors to push out patches and drivers for their application and hardware.