August 17, 2023
Quick Blog Update
Hi,
As you might have noticed, I'm no longer posting as much as before. It's not because I don't like this blog. I love it and I love Blogger. I just don't have that many things to share, and I'm aware it's never going to reach a wider audience. It's my tiny blog and always has been.
Nowadays, I tend to post on my primary website, Paranormalis.com. There, I reach a larger audience. People that I actually know and interact with. It feels more rewarding and creates more value than posting things here, in a vacuum.
I also started posting on Medium.com as a personal experiment, to see if the kind of articles I write can generate revenue. It's an exciting adventure, but I'm not very consistent. Still, I'm trying to push forward and keep the ball rolling. I must have made about $0.50 up to now. More than zero...
So, here are a couple of links where to find me.
Paranormalis.com:
Paranormalis | The Paranormal and Time Travel Forum
Medium.com:
Num7 - Medium
I'll certainly keep posting here once in a while. Not just right now, or on a regular basis.
See you around!
November 16, 2022
Memories of Downloading Games in 2000
The year was 2000 - or was it 1999? It was in the good old days of the Internet. When it was still somewhat new and special. Special, in the sense that not everyone had access to it. Unlike today, you had to be clever to find the good stuff.
Being the teenager I was, I'd spend most of my time downloading game demos from various sites that do not exist anymore. They're just distant memories now. I remember how exciting and endlessly compelling it was to open Netscape Navigator or an old ass version of Internet Explorer, then head to weird sites from which you could download game demos and whatnot. Anything could happen!!
I'm going to share a couple of memories I have of those bygone days.
First, I was able to trace back one of the best sites I'd download stuff from. It was "Electric Games". Here are 2 screenshots:
Look at that list, man. Doom, Doom95. Duke Nukem. Holy cow the memories.
September 19, 2022
AI Generated Images Part 2
Here's another batch of images I made with Dream by Wombo. :)
John Bajak Flux Capacitor Time Travel Circuit
September 16, 2022
AI Generated Images
Here's a series of images I created using the Dream by Wombo app. I've been able to fine-tune most of my prompts in order to optimize most of the shots below. Specific keywords like photorealistic, trending on artstation, or octane render will help the AI to generate images that look good but also contain enough details and complexity. These keywords will vary depending on what kind of image you're generating.
Let's go!
Master of Orion
August 17, 2022
Diablo: The Hell 2 Is the Ultimate Way to Play Diablo 1
Diablo 1 is a pretty old game that redefined the RPG genre for decades to come. Released in late 1996, most of its systems and features still hold up today. But it does feel dated.
By default, nowadays, the game's resolution is pretty low and it's in 4:3, so it's stretched out when you play on a widescreen monitor. And it's pixelated. A lot. Add to that the fact that it's a 1996 game, and you'll notice weird user interfaces, like the way you trade with NPCs by scrolling down lists of items without much detail. So weird and outdated. Not user-friendly at all. That's just a small example, here.
Now, a guy known as Mordor created an extensive, giant mod, that brings Diablo 1 back to today's standards. Again, it's a GIANT mod in active development as we speak. Pretty crazy when you think about it.
It's amazing. Once you've tried it, you can't go back to old vanilla Diablo 1. I promise.
Let's check it out. You'll find links to download the mod and everything you need to know at the end of this post.
August 11, 2022
Get a Free Copy of Starcraft: Remastered with Twitch Prime
Probably for a short time, maybe a month, you can get a free copy of Starcraft: Remastered (the original Starcraft + Brood War) on Twitch, using your Amazon Prime account.
Just log on to Twitch with your Amazon account that has Prime, to claim it.
Click the URL below to check it out:
Prime Gaming | StarCraft: Remastered
