Friday, August 29th, 2008
Always ones to do something completely ridiculous to demonstrate something, Mythbusters build a 1100 barrel paintball gun to paint the Mona Lisa.
They used it, and a single gun attached to a robot, to show the differences between a CPU and GPU, or more precisely single-core to multi-core processors. It’s not really a good explanation, but it does look cool.
Thursday, August 28th, 2008
This morning there was a post on PBNation under Ollie Lang’s account saying that he was retiring after World Cup this year. Seeing as it was posted by Ollie’s account, it seemed legitimate since the wording of the “retirement” speech was decent and seemed genuine but turns out, it is entirely false. Ollie’s account got phished. No other information has been released about this situation from Ollie or anyone else. So I guess, as of now, Ollie has no plans of retiring and will continue playing paintball for the Ironmen and as a Dye player.
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
This year PSP introduces a new place to stay for World Cup. They made a deal with Florida Deluxe Villas and now have luxury condos and houses for rent. There are 2 types of housing units to choose from: Villas at Somerset and Florida Deluxe Villas; and are only minutes away from Disney’s World Wide of Sports.
The Villas at Somerset:
- 3 bed/2 bath condo
- Full Kitchen
- Laundry
- Sleeps up to 8 people
- $89 per night + taxes (must mention code PSPFDV to get the deal)
Florida Deluxe Villas:
- 4 or 5 bedroom house
- Fully Furnished
- Full Kitchen
- Laundry
- Pool
- Some houses may have game rooms or spas
- Sleeps up to 12
- Starting at $120 per night + taxes (must mention code PSPFDV to get the deal)
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Registration for the biggest paintball event of the year, PSP World Cup, is now open. All the new goodies are revealed, more teams to play, and cash prize packages. The event will be held at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex on October 22-26.
Entry Fees:
X-Ball Div 1 – $2850
X-Ball Div 2 – $2600
X-Ball Div 3 – $2450
Masters Div – $1550
5-Man X-Ball Div 2 – $1500
5-Man X-Ball Div 3 – $1200/$1400
5-Man X-Ball Div 4 – $1000/$1200
Prize Packages:
XBall Division 1
1st – $10,000
2nd – $5,000
3rd – $2,500
4th – $1,500
XBall Division 2
1st – $8,000
2nd – $4,000
3rd – $2,000
4th – $1,000
XBall Division 3
1st – $5,000
2nd – $2,500
3rd – $1,500
4th – $1,000
5-man XBall Division 3
1st – $2,500
2nd – $1,500
3rd – $1,000
4th – $500
5-man XBall Division 4
1st – $1,800
2nd – $1,000
3rd – $600
4th – $300
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
In addition to their new elbow pads, NXe has a new design for their knee pads. The knee shield features 10-layer padding, wider fitting, 3mm breathable neoprene construction, specially woven cushioned velcro-embedded elastic, and an open back for flexibility and all-weather comfort.
Sizes available are S/M, L, XL, and XXL
The cost of NXe’s Knee Shield is $49.99
