MonkY`s Place

As Metal Gear Solid 4 is coming back in force (thx Master Kojima) and i am continuing the console-comics contest started on Computer Games Forum (you can check and participate in here)… well, here is a new comic i’ve created. I just hope Halo 3 fans will enjoy this as much as i did (insert evil laughs). Kids these days…

“Romania se lupta cu morile de vant !”. Pare o expresie tipica pentru vremurile lui Don Quijote dar atat de des intalnita in ultima perioada incat a intrat deja in domeniul banalului. Chiar daca in locul morilor de vant punem giganti precum Microsoft, Sony si Nintendo, tot nu mai impresioneaza. S-au inradacinat atat de rau in roman lipsurile incat nimic nu-l mai poate soca, nimic nu-l mai poate impresiona. Mai ales cand vine vorba de niste gameri. Pentru presa din Romania in general, cuvantul game deja inseamna stire de nisa. Atat timp cat in continut nu se regaseste Basescu sau Tariceanu, stirea este deja de mana a doua. Sa nu mai vorbim de game (joc), care pentru romanul suparat in general nu-si mai are locul. Putini sunt cei carora un astfel de cuvant le provoaca un zambet ascuns, cei pentru care viata inca inseamna un joc. Sau cei care dupa o zi nenorocita de munca se retrag in linistea micii garsoniere unde apa calda este taiata si caldura vine de la un amarat de resou. Aceeasi care in liniste isi pornesc consola sau calculatorul si se retrag in mica lor lume virtuala. Sa nu-i uitam si pe cei care isi educa micul prichindel cum sa conduca de la 4 ani masina la Need For Speed, sau cei care la o petrecere uita de orice grija cu prietenii la un SingStar, Tekken sau Guitar Hero…

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Se pare ca dupa articolul Nokia N95 8GB - The Master Of All Phones m-am decis sa-l achizitionez. Desi in Romania inca nu se gaseste oficial, cei de la Vodafone, Orange nestiind absolut nimic (dupa nenumarate telefoane la ei) iar Media Galaxy tot spunand ca vine saptamana viitoare (la fiecare 2 saptamani) la un pret incredibil (2800 RON)… well, pana la urma am reusit sa fac comanda de asa ceva din afara. Este pachetul cu Spiderman 3 inclus care are pe butoane si simbolurile arabesti (chiar imi plac telefoanele si cu aceste simboluri, sunt luminate mai bine noaptea). Intrucat nu am avut decat cateva zile la dispozitie, sper ca review-ul sa fie cat mai punctual. Oricum, astept intrebari pentru punctele pe care nu le gasiti in review. So, let’s proceed. Apasati Read More (sau poza de mai jos) pentru full review.

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Oh Yeah. I believe so. Heavenly Sword might be that title to save PS3 from dying wounds inflicted by more and more games released for Xbox 360. As this is an exclusive title, Xbox 360 fans would cry a little, and then wait for the Rings of Death, then go buy a PS3 (insert evil laughs). Anyway, here is some trailer from Heavenly Swords… i can hardly wait for September 2007.

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Well, what can i say ? I hate silly games inspired from movies, and i hate silly movies made after games. But, after all this mouse and cat fight ends, i kinda enjoy this. I enjoy seeing silly things, specially on screen. Today, Dead Or Alive, an Xbox game, it’s making it’s entry on the big screens. It will be probably a super failure, as usual, but at least this time we’ll gonna see some boobs (insert evil laughs).

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Who is MonkY ? Sau, altfel spus, aici ar trebui sa fie o pagina despre mine, cu mine si numai de bine. Therefore, MTV style, as dori sa multumesc parintilor mei… fanilor mei… regizorului meu fara de care nu as fi reusit… etc, etc. Cat despre MonkY, nu, nu cautati in dictionar, este practic un cuvant inventat pe cand eram copilandru. Se vrea a fi o combinatie intre Monk si Monk_Y (niciodata nu mi-a placut litera Z, altfel ar fi fost MonkZ). In traducerea mea de acum vre-o 20 de anisori, ar fi insemnat calugaras. O alta definitie ar fi aceea data de un logo de-al meu mai vechi, cu un M pe o cheie (M-on-key).

In rest, ce Dzeu sa mai spun despre mine ? Sunt un impatimit a tot ce inseamna IT&C. IT&C care mi-a mancat trei sferturi din viata. Mai adaugam si pasiunea pentru Console si o manie pentru HiFi si iese un hibrid caruia ii este foarte greu sa se mentina pe linia de plutire, in special intr-o perioada in care tot ce inseamna high tech si next gen explodeaza, intr-o perioada in care legea lui Moore e data peste cap. Dar indeajuns despre mine. After all, acest site micut nu este despre mine, ci pentru tine, cel care probabil nu ai ajuns aici decat din pura intamplare. Mai bine sa copiem o definitie a ce inseamna About, ce inseamna Monk, ca da mai bine la imagine si aratam ca avem si dictionar:

a·bout (…-bout“) adv. Abbr. a., ab., abt. 1. Approximately; nearly: The interview lasted about an hour. 2. Almost: The job is about done. 3. To a reversed position or direction: Turn about and walk away slowly. 4. In no particular direction: wandering about with no place to go. 5. All around; on every side: Let’s look about for help. 6. In the area or vicinity; near: spoke to a few spectators standing about. 7. In succession; one after another: Turn about is fair play. –a·bout prep. 1. On all sides of; surrounding: I found an English garden all about me. 2. In the vicinity of; around: explored the rivers and streams about the estate. 3. Almost the same as; close to; near. 4.a. In reference to; relating to; concerned with: a book about snakes; objectivity—a part of what biography is about. b. In the act or process of: While you’re about it, please clean your room. 5. In the possession or innate character of: Keep your wits about you. 6.a. Ready or prepared to do something: The chorus is about to sing. b. Usage Problem. Used with a negative to indicate strong intention: I am not about to concede the point. –a·bout adj. 1. Moving here and there; astir: The patient is up and about. 2. Being in evidence or existence: Rumors are about concerning his resignation. [Middle English, from Old English onb¿tan : on, in; see ON + b¿tan, outside; see ud- below.] USAGE NOTE: The construction not about to is often used to express determination: We are not about to negotiate with terrorists. A majority of the Usage Panel considers this usage acceptable in speech but not in formal writing. · About is traditionally used to refer to the relation between a narrative and its subject: a book about Cézanne, a movie about the Boston Massacre. This use has lately been extended to refer to the relation between various nonlinguistic entities and the things they make manifest, as in The party was mostly about showing off their new offices or His designs are about the use of rough-textured materials. This practice probably originates with the expression That’s what it’s all about and may partly reflect implicit deference to the postmodern doctrine that every social artifact and activity can be regarded as a text subject to interpretation. But the usage is still too voguish to have won general acceptance; it is rejected by 59 percent of the Usage Panel in the example A designer teapot isn’t about making tea; it is about letting people know that you have a hundred dollars to spend on a teapot.

monk (m¾ngk) n. A man who is a member of a brotherhood living in a monastery and devoted to a discipline prescribed by his order: a Carthusian monk; a Buddhist monk. [Middle English munk, from Old English munuc, from Late Latin monachus, from Late Greek monakhos, from Greek, single, from monos. See men-4 below.]men-4. Important derivatives are: monastery, monk, mono-, minnow. men-4. Small, isolated. 1. MANOMETER, from Greek manos, rare, sparse. 2. Suffixed o-grade form *mon-wo-. MONAD, MONASTERY, MONK, MONO-; PSEUDOMONAD, from Greek monos, alone, single, sole. 3. Possibly also suffixed form *men-i-, a small fish. MINNOW, from Middle English meneu, a small fish, from a source akin to Old English myne, mynwe, minnow. [Pokorny 4. men- 728, meni- 731.]

Later edit: Multi m-au intrebat care este treaba cu “romengleza”. Mai exact, am fost luat la intrebari despre modul in care imi scriu articolele, sau in care postez in calitate de moderator pe diferite forumuri, si in mod special de faptul ca scriu si in romana si in engleza, ba mai mult, le si intercalez. Unii sunt siderati, parca infricosati de faptul ca limba romana “evolueaza”, altii se distreaza. Eu unul, asa m-am obisnuit. Trecand prin etape de programator, analist, inginer de sistem, designer, sysop, administrator, product manager, etc. la diferite firme unde ba se vorbea numai engleza, ba trebuia sa discuti cu unii in engleza, cu altii in romana… normal ca in timp a inceput sa formeze ceva unitar. In unele cazuri este imposibil sa traduci ceva in limba romana, sau daca o faci, iese ceva hilar sau bizar. In altele, e chiar interesant. So, voi scrie si voi vorbi in continuare asa cum vreau, sperand inca in faptul ca traim intr-o lume in care exprimarea este libera. Amen to that !