Made of Monkey Meat

Big Blue and Little Red

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:29:45 GMT

I have two computers. I want to share a set of speakers between them. This should be more straightforward than it is.

The most obvious solution was to get a KVM switchbox (a dohickey that lets you control multiple machines using one mouse, keyboard and monitor) with an audio throughput. However to get one that fulfilled all my needs was a bit pricey. And overkill, since I already have two keyboards, two mice and a monitor with a switchable video input.

So I looked at splitters. It's possible to do what I want with a cable splitter but it messes up the sound quality and might damage my sound cards. Another option is to daisy chain the PC's together via audio out/in. But this would mean 1 PC would always have to be on.

This is the solution I've come up with:

Speakers (ending in male headphone jack) -> (female - female adaptor) -> (headphone jack) Audio Component cable (Red/White connectors)->

Video switchbox (yellow/red/white component but I'm just using red and white) Switching between:

1) (Red/White Connectors) Audio COmponent cable (Headphone jack) -> Computer 1
2) (Red/White Connectors) Audio COmponent cable (Headphone jack) -> Computer 2

I don't see any reason this won't work, and can't think of a better way of doing it. Anyone else got a better idea?

Broad brushstrokes

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:01:35 GMT

I like giraffes. They tick all the right boxes for me. They have nice faces, their massive necks provide a cool USP, and they look fucking ridiculous when they fight and screw. They're pretty awesome.

I don't give them much thought though.

However if you looked at my bedroom, you'd think that giraffes are absolutely central to my existence. There's giraffe statues, cuddly toy giraffes, giraffe sketches, giraffe wall masks. Giraffes, giraffes, giraffes. I look like the kind of guy who might travel to Kenya and hide near the top of acacia trees with his trousers round his ankles. Frankly, I look like a giraffe stalker.

All my giraffes were given as gifts. Every single one. I have no idea how this started. I imagine, at some point in the past, I commented on how much I liked giraffes. I may have even fixated on them briefly, but it's hard to keep track because I tend to to this with any number of shiny things. In the past few months I've fixated on progressive death metal bands, the python programming language, building a completely over the top gaming PC, Adult Swim shows... the list goes on. I fixate. It's a thing I do.

So I got given a giraffe as a gift. The word spread that I was a guy who liked giraffes. I got given other giraffes. People saw all my giraffes and decided that I must *really* like giraffes and got me more giraffes.

And I do like giraffes. And I don't want to sound ungrateful. Or, since it's my birthday this week, send someone into a panic about me not liking the giraffe they've got me as a present. It's not like that. My ADD fueled personal preferences make me a nightmare to buy gifts for.

I just think it's interesting how we paint people in broad brushstrokes. And that my broadest stroke appears to be "that giraffe guy".

Tennis

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:52:14 GMT

It's Wimbledon soon. And Andy Murray has a fair chance of actually winning. I would probably care a lot more if tennis was like this:

Yes. It does.

Wed, 20 May 2009 17:33:39 GMT

Interesting

Fri, 01 May 2009 19:33:38 GMT

Trailer for a film called District 9 that's coming out this summer. It's by a guy called Neill Blomkamp: he was directing the Halo film with Peter Jackson until it got canned. It's a feature length version of a 10 minute faux-documentary he did a few years ago about aliens landing in Johannesburg.

POW

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:09:54 GMT

Oh jesus god no

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:59:38 GMT

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Kill it! With hammers! Or fire! Or flaming hammers!

Wow

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:51:42 GMT

Exit Light

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:50:59 GMT

It's Metallica day! W00t w00t!

Turns out I'm probably going have to bail before the end due to the train times but I think I can probably live without the inevitable 15 minute call and response version of "Seek and Destroy".

Aside from that, I'm snowed under with web development work so I better get on with it.

I've posted this before

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:41:22 GMT

But a decent copy has been AWOL on YouTube for about two years now. Now there's one with a Hi-Res option where you can almost smell the 80's. Ladies and Gents: City of Crime.

My new favourite thing ever

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:43:13 GMT

Watchmen as an 80's Cartoon.

Why Mickey Rourke Didn't Win an Oscar

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:55:24 GMT

He might have given a speech like this one from the Spirit Awards.

The 3rd Doctor Goes Anime

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:35:11 GMT

Seriously.

You don't want to end up fighting in the games, do you?

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:31:48 GMT

Here's my contribution to the atheist bus meme.

Makes your own here:

http://ruletheweb.co.uk/b3ta/bus/

They do WHAT?!?!

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:18:38 GMT

Unfortunate Juxtaposition

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:53:03 GMT

This is why people use BitTorrent. Right here.

It's all about perspective

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:20:20 GMT

I got home from work yesterday and found a letter telling me there had been a banking error in my favour. Enclosed was a cheque for 53 quid from our pension provider.

I was pretty pleased. However, I arrive at work today and find out *everyone* got them all different amounts. A girl two desks down got more than 700 pounds.

Needless to say, I'm hoping for second prize in that beauty contest I entered. Just to balance things out.

The Plot Of Star Wars

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:38:48 GMT

As explained by someone who has only seen bits of the films.

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

BURN-E

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:21:39 GMT

If you enjoyed WALL-E and don't own it yet, here's the short film that is included on the DVD. It doesn't make much sense if you haven't seen the film and contains spoilers so watch WALL-E first. It made me giggle like an idiot.

Genius.

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:21:39 GMT

Pfft

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:01:50 GMT

Slow start to the year. Was off work sick part of last week and took Friday off to get some teeth pulled. Was in a bit of discomfort at the weekend, mainly due to the dentist making a complete hash of the novocaine injections and bruising half my mouth.

Pain aside, weather was so bad I elected to be pretty much housebound, which gave me an opportunity to start working on a couple of projects, including octopoid_horror's new computer which should kick some serious booty when completed. Also been playing a *lot* of Gear of War 2 which, at the moment, stands as probably my favorite game of the last few years. Just incredibly well done.

Also: went to see "Defiance" at the cinema last night with octopoid_horror and kashandra. It was pretty damn silly.

Happy New Year

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:08:49 GMT

Why not celebrate by watching the awesome trailer for Crank 2?

An Xmas Story

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:37:36 GMT

And yea, John McClane of New York did travel to the City of Angels and meeteth with Argyle. McClane enquired of Argyle as to whether he had any music more befitting of the season.

Love to you all. Have a great Christmas folks.

Watchmen: The Mobile Phone Game

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:42:58 GMT

It's a side scrolling beat em up.

I'm also looking forward to "Catch 22" the mobile phone game (which is going to be a UN Squadron style WW2 shoot em up) and "The Bell Jar" mobile phone game: a platform game where you collect sleeping pills.

Meme

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:50:59 GMT

Dear Santa...

Dear Santa,

This year I've been busy!

Last Friday I invaded Iraq, broke it, and couldn't glue it back together before Mom got home (-1012 points). In September I didn't flush (-1 points). Last Sunday I had a shoot-out with rival gang lords on the 5 near LA (-76 points). In April I bought porn for andrewducker (-10 points). Last Wednesday I turned kashandara in for tearing the tag off a mattress (3 points).

Overall, I've been naughty (-1096 points). For Christmas I deserve a lump of coal!

Sincerely,
johnbobshaun