Hobstad Channel extended

DIY Fireball: Chef Hobstad cooks killer candles.

2007-12-10T21:35:00.001+01:00

Oh, ho, ho kids.
(did u know a 70 y/o santa was fired because humming "ho ho ho" instead of the newly imposed "ha ha ha" in australia? 'cause said officials, "ho" is a "whore" in slang and could be offensive. Gaah).

Pyromaniacs, fire enthusiasts, pyro kids, etc. will certainly enjoy this one.

Fancy to turn these skittish candles into mighty braziers?

Chef Hobstad holding a cheap candle.

Is it the following you wish?

Notice the nice orange/reddish gradient on the wet stone.

I call that an Enhanced Candle. This upgraded version led me to the discovery of the Killer Candle.

1) How to make an Enhanced Candle?

Easy. One word to keep in mind: "capilarity".

Put (dead) matches on the wax surface. The radiating heat will make the wax melt faster - moreover, a "dead" match absorbs liquid wax and becomes a wick itself:

Resulting in:
- more wax burning
- gradually increasing heat

I mean searing heat: This will not only keep the wax liquid, but also will it bring it to a boiling state.

Tips & tricks!

It's cold outside! Using two candles to accelerate the process.

Now, you've got a decent Enhanced Candle.

2) Killer Candle: Discover the full potential of Enhanced Candles.

It's like Reactor-4: If not monitored closely enough, the mercury will keep rising. Tips to notice when the Enhanced Candle is ripe:

Dip a healthy match in the wax. Bubbles should appear around the dipped stretch of the match (it the water trapped within the wood).

Fumes are dancing at the surface.

These will not guarantee your Enhanced Candle is ready to unleash the Fire God, but well, it can be diagnosed as "ripe" and ready to receive some "season's greetings". you know, it's cold outside and slime crap slides from your nose in your throat. Liquid snot that is.

It works pretty well, but water from a glass will perform good as well.
But hey, confess: It's more funny to spit snot in the candle.

Fireball 1:

Fireball 2:

Fireball 3:

Ok that was it!
Oh yeah. I like this view:

Voilà! Now time to watch the movie:

Youtube LG Contest: Life is good... "when it ends"

2007-10-28T20:53:00.000+01:00

Hey zealots.

I got a driver license for five years.
Well, nearly. In three days that statement will be true.

Yep, watch and be mesmerized by this new vid. Actually, it's about TWO things.

1/ Taking part to the "Life is Good when..." contest on Youtube
2/ First test-drive of a new edition technique I came upon a few month ago.

1/. Life is Good when ... It ends!
Ever checked the usual uploaded kind of themes people upload? It's pook. Yeah, this is me and I judge it stinks. Show what does REALLY depict "life is good" for you. It has to be, like, "wow" when you watch. You must feel imbued with these scenes, the power, the passion it holds! No. Nothing of these. So,watching their vids gave me some ... inspiration.
Beware of the Shriek. Only pain underst... ok.

For more about my deep thoughts about those people, please refer to the end of this post. More business and fancy content first.
Oh, one thing first. USA/Canada only. Despite that heartless rule, Hobstad himself (raab?) wanted to broadcast his génialissime idea, reaching the next milestone to world domination.

2/ Difference mate keying.
Hey, just consider picture A and B:

fig1: Picture A. The "matte"

fig 2: Picture B.

A is like B, but with some dude acting in first plan. For those who are new to my style, or those that have NOT yet understood, I don't want others to be involved in the makin' of MY vids. I'm wickedly possessive and selfish.
Computer techniques help you substracting all that belongs to B and not to A. I'm glad to hear you've all understood this. So, you're expecting the following reslut, are you not?

Our ragdoll has been substracted. It's not fully processed, it's a quick'n'dirty test drive. Of course it's applied on the whole clip, not a kind of GIMP filter (be open source please).

Now you learned about the techie stuff, let's start speaking about the random things. You shut up, I speak. Write, ... .

So, my character! It's me, Hobstad (as usual):

Naruto fans will say:
"Hey, with that thingie on your forehead and that collar, you look like you try to imitate naruto, do you?"
Well, how about "no"?

Naruto looks like this:

Never checked the anime - But I don't like his look. Check google, as for pics and you'll see his face. I just don't like his face and attitude.
By the way. "Naruto uzumaki". I bet you don't know "uzumaki" means a "spiral"?
"Spiral" (ov: Uzumaki), the title of a great manga it is! Nipon horror. Great stuff. Back to me, ho.

Now, my supercharged E30 318i, dubbed "3-18 injection":

It's pure firely mechanics, back to the late '80! Get used to this car, it's my lil friend. Rear wheel drive with my dead tires makes it fun to "burnout". It's a little one, I don't want to stress the gearbox. I wish I had the E30 evo-II edition of the M3.
*sigh*

The fuel/oxygen mix is not optimal, still needs some fine tuning. Will have to replace my tires, will do it as well in a few days.

In front of the mirror, was like: "Hey I look like a baddie in Madmax 2":

Well, compare, not that much, but in my memory, it did:

Ok, yeah it's the guy being owned by the chic. Notice her headband, it looks good. Well, it was a pain to find this pic, and it's not easy to see the "berzerker". Ah, the '80. Hehe. Just please don't imagine me with the studded leather stuff nor with vinyl undies.

Speaking of madmax, I wanted to focus on some "mechanic" details, like the injector switch or "moving parts of some kind":

So, a small-scale burnout to get started!

The Shaguar is back and it's better and badder than ever!
You've played carmageddon in your young days? I did. You should recognize this sentence, right? Shaguar is off-topic, btw.

Notice the 40-100 kmh acceleration, less than 4 seconds. Sixteen years and still it packs a punch. Don't mess with a supercharged M40B18 shortblock. Yeah, mechanic fans will tell me I'm a bit blurry or not accurate enough, forgive me, i'm in software engineering, not engine crafting. Hah, I could place one about myself.

Don't expect a french-made car to do this ;) German engineering in the house. Yeah.

I wanted to expermient and explore "new" ideas, like the alternated fading black screens with heartbeats:

Oh, notice I needed to output some hatred.

I was stunned by the gross tastelessness of people when it comes to provide with some views as described in point 1/.
Well, that being said, you're not reading point 2/ anymore. This is the continuum of my thoughts. Avast!
I could sound harsh, but I won't today. Just burn this in: I hate people who DECIDE to be thick as two short planks. Etre con comme un manche de brosse, in french.

Hey, I love "Oxford Hachette". You input: "con" and you get a juicy list of words and phrases.

Now a last one picture, the finale:

This time it's the last picture, sworn, spit and so on:

Make buckle up! Time for the movie n_n

Hey, I'm sure some retards will be angry to see a fake roadkill, and will comment things of a brainy kind. Hehe.

Dancing, chap2: Fun, The Mask meets American Psycho. Humor!

2007-10-20T21:49:00.001+02:00

Hey, so this one is a random video.

Preparing my SCJP (software developper certification), my brain is heating somehow. This helps me justify why I've made this. No, no, just got random and started my role in front of the camcorder.

If you're either
- too lazy to ask bablefish or another friend of yours
- not french speaking (which would see its direct consequence in having a probable occurence of the first dash)

I'll tell you the meaning of this for I'm generous about my knowledge. It means, "Get ready, this is going to be a very nice movie".

That's it. SO hard to figure out was it.

Blaah!!! This is me face with some green peeling. It's a "masque astringent " (wikipedia: An astringent substance is a chemical substance that tends to shrink or constrict body tissues). I've been told my eyes are crazy. I'm drug free and nerly never run on alcohool. I was clean that day, too. Just got random.

Did you know Da Vinci was gay? "Was" because he's dead now.

Psychotherapist first. What can people say when they're lying on a table?

"Achète toi une tronçoneuse (bordel)!" -> Buy yourself a (fucking) chain saw!
"et coupe ta femme en morceaux" -> "and slice your chick into pieces!

Ever seen American Psycho? Well, if not, you might not understand this as well. Oh, "as well" is related to the green mask, the "hydrating stuff time" and so on:

Patrick Bateman states during a monologue: "I believe in taking care of myself". This is a clin d'oeil to that movie.

In every screen breaker, there must be either sex, love or a sad story. I felt the sad story was the one, definately. So, I happened (by accident) to put green goo on my shirt. That is the sad chapter.

Now the vid:

Hey that was my movie for now! You have enjoyed it and I appreciate that.

Debuts: Gun kata. Equilibrium-like in the woods

2007-10-14T16:11:00.000+02:00

Hey, so this is my first recent vid. It's pretty old at this very hour of the writing, but I don't care, recent means recent. Gun Kata.

So, for those who lack the knowledge of what Gun Kata is, please ask thy friend Google about Equilibrium. It's a movie. If you're too lazy, just consider it as a mix of martial arts a marksmanship:

It involves "instinct aim", lots of moving, etc. which is of course useless in "real combat situation". Well, that being said because I've received some regards from pure-brainies with tellings like: "you're a gay dumbass that will not save you if you are attacked". Oh my, he's a nobel prize.

I supposed it could be fun to act and moreover, playing both the targets and the shooter was some kind of thrilling challenge.

"One actor. Computer synced. Each character is recorded separately".

The purpose is :
- to make it look like each shot hits a target
- record characters separately, keeping in mind the opposing force's last moves
- make it look liek gun kata

The purpose is not:
- show violence, with real death or pain
- show blood
- make muzzle flashes or shells

Well, jsut imagine a vertical line cutting the scene. Both sides are recorded separately. I've said it enough now. It makes it easy to look like he's hit in a nicely synchronized way, as you overlay the scenes at a frame-per-frame scale.

By the way, notice my haircut. It's one year and a half now, and I feel the havoc of growing elder...

Ok, more things to say.

USE FIXED EXPOSURE. I forgot to use that option on my camcorder when recording some scenes. Result: Notice the greenish exposure on the left side of the tree and the hotter colors on its right.

Despite their Dr. Doom wannabe look, there is no actual link between them and the vile doctor. I only learned about dr doom some month ago, and was like: "hey, I've shot that guy several times?". But you know, better marketting makes Dr Doom the official name for this kind of figure among people:
"Why do you kill dr doom?"
Oh my, that's a sharp brain.

Notice our "little friends" come with guns in the second part. They're mean, but of course the hero is the guy in black (I'll avoid to say I won't be able to hit myself because I can escape my own shots, would be confusing would it not?) .

Escaping the bad aim. Well, escaping a bad aim might also be giving a second hope to the shooter to see his blow landing right. You say it so in english? Dunno. Sounds good to me though.

The final move is directly taken from Equilibrium. It's the move a Cleric makes to finish his kata.

Now, the movie!

If it doesn't show, try this link.
Now! More info. Some wondered about the musics, so here are the titles:

Opening: Narnia trailer
First part: Immediate Music - Blasphemy (choir)
Second: Resident Evil OST "seizure of power"

Hardware used:
Non-blowback USP .45 match (Tomb Raider fans will have noticed...)
Tactical M870 CQB version shotgun, full stock with aluminium RAS.

Interresting comments:
- I look like Albert Wesker from Resident Evil
- Too much slow motion kills the pacing
- Muzzle flashes and shells would be a nice addition

Next gun kata will take these in account :)

Important - Read first! What this web log is and IS NOT.

2007-10-09T15:13:00.000+02:00

Oh, ho, am I to speak about myself?
No, be serious please.

Generally speakin I've got a personal hatred against blogs.
You know, the stupid regular lame duck blog like:

cé moua (posing in front of his/her crappy webcam)
cé mon BB damour (oh that is so moving)
ces lé parol d1 chanson ke jécout tous le temps (please)
ascii "art" leeched on other blogs
s'est mais pote en boite (you see the losers glue together, it's weird)
etc.

Yeah, that's french sms-language, used widely by lifless beings roaming pointless on the web as if it were the n°1 place-to-be for losers. The concept of spelling is of course unknown to them, as well as the one of being constructive.

Well, there are nice blogs covering tech, news, etc.: Useful ones. Of course there are. Or also original ones: Artists exposing their new drawings, creations, etc. These are ok of course.
One of the first questions I ask at a date is: "Do you have a blog?". A bad answer would be "yes and it's a 'private' diary which I'd love everyone to read".
Make no prisoners.

Here it's a nice web log, relating the updates of the Hobstad Channel as well as covering the details one could have missed.
I'm a kind God for I will share my teachings too. Listen and grow.

Et j'hériterai de la Terre.