Author Archives: Joseph Southan

About Joseph Southan

Full stack software engineer. Follow me on Twitter @JoeSouthan.

Life is going slow

Yup, slow, slow slow slow.
ANYWAY ๐Ÿ˜€
Im getting a camera for my birthday and I gave it a wurl before it was taken away ๐Ÿ™

Its a Canon Powershot A640

  • 10 Mega Pixels
  • 4x optical zoom
  • Swively screen
  • and a load of other stuff

Here is a shot of my cat. (was shot at 10mp Mode but flickr resized it ๐Ÿ™ )

Dont worry! More shots of other crap will be coming soon!

Flickr Page thing…. with more photos

Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence

Finally after 1 year of delays, Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence shipped!

I had ordered it way back in December 2005, expecting it to be delivered around Christmas time. However Christmas came, and went….. Then a new shipping date was set at February 2006 , and then May… and then August then again December. By this time I was seriously considering buying it from Japan.


To my surprise I logged onto Amazon, and was presented with the great news that my order had just shipped. I then procceded to sit by the post box for the rest of the day, and then I remembered that I had school. I got home and *GASP* There it was lying on the table waiting to be unwrapped. I tore off the packaging and ran upstairs with my brand new copy of Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, and stuck disk 2 straight in my PS2.

Review:

Disk 1: Subsistence
Disk 1 of the 3 disk set contains the great game everyone knows, Metal Gear Solid 3. New features in the game are the new 3d camera instead of the fixed one, a plethora of facepaints, camo and other things to make your Snake look the best around. (Its basically the same game ๐Ÿ˜€ )


Disk 2: Persistence
Now this is where the real fun is.

  1. Online play- Play against people…. online
  2. Demo Theater- Duel against foes from the game
  3. Secrets Theater- Shhhhh….
  4. Snake Vs Monkey
  5. Metal Gear – The original version from the MSX
  6. Metal Gear 2- Again an old Metal Gear game from the MSX

As you can see, there are a lot more features than the original “Snake Eater” release.


Disk 3: Existence
It is all the cutscenes from the game made into one enormous film, I won’t give anything away, but it is the story of the game, nicely wrapped up on one disk.

Gameplay9/10 – Could Improve the camera
Graphics–  9/10 – Nothing really beats this
Enjoyment8/10 – Too many cutscenes I think
Length8/10– The game does have its “long” parts

Overall score: 9/10- Excelent game, much better than snake eater, A must have.

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Telewest, Its better than yours… soon

OMGOGMOGMGOMOGMOGMOGMGOMGOMG MOGMGOMGOMOGMOGMOGMOGMGOMGO LINE WRAPS ARE NEEDED MUST CALM DOWN >:3

Telewest Targets 50 to 100Mbps!

The cable company claims it will achieve this hundred-fold increase in broadband speeds, compared with the average connection today, thanks to its investment in Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications (DOCSIS) standards. Telewest is hoping to launch a service based on DOCSIS 3 middleware รขโ‚ฌโ€ which will allow download speeds between 50Mbps and 100Mbps by the end of 2006. DOCSIS3 works over hybrid fibre co-axial cable, but Telewest is also planning to upgrade its Ethernet service to allow users to plug Ethernet cable straight into the back of a computer without the need of a modem.

9/11, Five years on..

5 years on I would like you to remember my mum’s 2nd cousin who died in the attacks in New York. Her name was Melanie de Vere.

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You may have seen tv programs with her in:

“9/11 – The Twin Towers – BBC

Based on the testimonies of survivors, victims’ families, emergency workers and city officials, the film opens with a glimpse of the everyday world of work and office life. Melanie de Vere, a 30-year-old British publishing executive, is helping to host a conference in the North Tower, and Stanley Praimnath is a banker devoted to his religion and family. ”

I ask you to keep her and her family in your prayers.