It did, however, invite me to explain what I had been doing when the error occurred.
So I told it.
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| Another reason why you shouldn't drink coffee. It crashes your game. |
Hope that was useful, Blizzard.
Showing posts with label hearthstone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hearthstone. Show all posts
Tuesday, 25 August 2015
Hearthstone crashed
I was playing the popular computer game Hearthstone the other evening, and after a couple of hours took a short break, When I returned to the computer room I discovered that Hearthstone had crashed.
It did, however, invite me to explain what I had been doing when the error occurred.
So I told it.
It did, however, invite me to explain what I had been doing when the error occurred.
So I told it.
Saturday, 27 September 2014
Google turns 16!
Happy birthday Google, who today turns 16. I've discovered this as a result of a long period of research, and certainly not by noticing Google's doodle of the day on www.google.co.uk
It is interesting to think about and see how the Internet has developed and moved on over time. I started using the internet in 1999 when the PCs at college were enabled, and at the time there was a whole host of search engines fighting it out for supremacy - Yahoo, Ask Jeeves, Altavista, Lycos, and Excite spring to mind, I remember my favourite being Altavista for quite a while, and also having a website on Lycos's free webspace service, Tripod. Nevertheless, apparently like 88% of internet users worldwide, I now use Google. I love the clean design of the website, how it works out what I want (back when I first started using the internet half the struggle was wording your query correctly so that the right websites would come up - now all I have to do is type "Guardians of the Galaxy Hull" and Google fetches the cinema show times for me)
So, if Google was an actual person that had turned 16, what could it now do?
(Actually I found it really hard to use Google to do the research for this - it seems to be stuck thinking that I want UK websites!)
What else is new? I've got a new video on my YouTube channel up, it's a bit different to most of my videos as it's a gaming video, but if you'd like to watch a rogue ragequit in Hearthstone then do check it out! I expect to be doing more of these videos as they're really easy to do - provided I record anything worth watching! I'm also planning a series about the classic ZX Spectrum game, Journey's End, so stay tuned for that too!
It is interesting to think about and see how the Internet has developed and moved on over time. I started using the internet in 1999 when the PCs at college were enabled, and at the time there was a whole host of search engines fighting it out for supremacy - Yahoo, Ask Jeeves, Altavista, Lycos, and Excite spring to mind, I remember my favourite being Altavista for quite a while, and also having a website on Lycos's free webspace service, Tripod. Nevertheless, apparently like 88% of internet users worldwide, I now use Google. I love the clean design of the website, how it works out what I want (back when I first started using the internet half the struggle was wording your query correctly so that the right websites would come up - now all I have to do is type "Guardians of the Galaxy Hull" and Google fetches the cinema show times for me)
So, if Google was an actual person that had turned 16, what could it now do?
- In the UK, they can join the army.
- In Canada they can get a driving license (and join the army)
- In Germany and Mexico they can legally drink alcohol
- In Tacoma Park, Maryland in the US, they can vote (as they also could in the recent Scottish referendum)
(Actually I found it really hard to use Google to do the research for this - it seems to be stuck thinking that I want UK websites!)
What else is new? I've got a new video on my YouTube channel up, it's a bit different to most of my videos as it's a gaming video, but if you'd like to watch a rogue ragequit in Hearthstone then do check it out! I expect to be doing more of these videos as they're really easy to do - provided I record anything worth watching! I'm also planning a series about the classic ZX Spectrum game, Journey's End, so stay tuned for that too!
Tuesday, 16 September 2014
Are you ready for Apple Dumpling Day?
September 17th is national Apple Dumpling Day!
To be brutally honest, I'm not entirely sure what an apple dumpling is, I understand that it's an American delicacy. I believe that it is a peeled and cored apple, coated in cinnamon and sugar, cooked within some pastry. Don't get me wrong - I'm very very keen indeed to sample one, I just don't think that I've ever had one. By all means if anyone I know is baking some tomorrow, let me know and I'll happily take one off your hands!
Meanwhile for UK readers, (I may not be able to say that for much longer bearing in mind the Scottish referendum coming up!) I am very excited because on Sunday, Downton Abbey returns, and with it so does my Sunday evenings with a bit of supper, maybe a hot chocolate (depending on the syns - I have just started Slimming World after all!). I've been deliberately avoiding any spoilers about the series on the internet as I want it all to be a great surprise.
Before that though, in twelve hours however I shall be at Hull College for the Higher Education Freshers Fair, getting ready to promote the Travelling Book project, I was there last week which went very well and I'm hoping for a good response from the HE students! If you're in the area do stop by the college, I have a free competition going on, free sunglasses and sweets (although not a huge amount of either), plus students are able to support the Travelling Book project at a cut-down price for a short time! We'll be open from 10am onwards.
Now I'm off for a quick half hour on Hearthstone before bed, apparently it's up to 20 million players and they're planning to release it on Android tablets and suchlike which is excellent news for a Android fan like me - Hearthstone does work on my laptop (just) but generally to play I have to be on my desktop at home, while a quick game when out and about would be grand!
To be brutally honest, I'm not entirely sure what an apple dumpling is, I understand that it's an American delicacy. I believe that it is a peeled and cored apple, coated in cinnamon and sugar, cooked within some pastry. Don't get me wrong - I'm very very keen indeed to sample one, I just don't think that I've ever had one. By all means if anyone I know is baking some tomorrow, let me know and I'll happily take one off your hands!
Meanwhile for UK readers, (I may not be able to say that for much longer bearing in mind the Scottish referendum coming up!) I am very excited because on Sunday, Downton Abbey returns, and with it so does my Sunday evenings with a bit of supper, maybe a hot chocolate (depending on the syns - I have just started Slimming World after all!). I've been deliberately avoiding any spoilers about the series on the internet as I want it all to be a great surprise.
Before that though, in twelve hours however I shall be at Hull College for the Higher Education Freshers Fair, getting ready to promote the Travelling Book project, I was there last week which went very well and I'm hoping for a good response from the HE students! If you're in the area do stop by the college, I have a free competition going on, free sunglasses and sweets (although not a huge amount of either), plus students are able to support the Travelling Book project at a cut-down price for a short time! We'll be open from 10am onwards.
Now I'm off for a quick half hour on Hearthstone before bed, apparently it's up to 20 million players and they're planning to release it on Android tablets and suchlike which is excellent news for a Android fan like me - Hearthstone does work on my laptop (just) but generally to play I have to be on my desktop at home, while a quick game when out and about would be grand!
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