Cool Gadgets and Things ...

Headphones iPhone come with sucks: they are not realy hi- fi and they
case pain in the ears because of naked plastic. Neither of my good
headphones will not work because of stupid conector that Apple
engineers did as I belivd evil marketing, while some apple fun boys
protectevly say it keep electronic safer. I do not give a shit : it is
not standard conector and it is not cool: suckiest part you can not be
sure: is work with iPod means it will fit? So I was suffering and
planing to buy adapter then I saw this in Costco: they are not cheap,
but had a lot of positive reviews on box . After some hestiation I
picked black. I tried it on and sound is very good with iPhone. I
would say it is not audiophilic set, but they deliver 'vivid bass' as
they promised. Raither then that bass' I actualy like, they provide a
very detailed and nice sound and fit ear chanel perfectly. Probably
they hold second place after my huge Sinhezer set, that I can not
carry because it size. It is probably best small set I have.
Recomended, despite this new brand I never saw before:-)

I almost droped from my chair when I got e-mail that Oliver Sacks is
on campus! I got his new book and he signed it for my wife : she is a
big fun of this dude that does not mistake his wife for hat or at
least say so:-) today Subgect was the one that fasinates me for years:
how music effect our brain. He did not say much so: I understand,
subject is too complicated. Fun fun fun!

NoiPhone : Nokia brings 3 gen of gadget I wanted once ... but alas no more

http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3669465936.html




Yes, GPS and maps are nice and Skype are in ( for people like Mario ) :-) but ... they made it heaver to let customers "perceive more value" :-)

Nope... it is not sexy to me

Here is specs:

• Processor -- TI OMAP 2420, clocked at 400MHz
  
• Memory -- 128MB DDR RAM; 256MB flash
  
• Storage:
  • 2GB internal memory
    
  • Expansion slot supports flash cards up to 8GB; compatible with miniSD and microSD with extender
• Display -- 4.13-inch widescreen LCD; 800x480 pixel resolution; 65K colors
  
• Ambient light sensor adjusts screen brightness and keyboard lights according to light conditions
  
• Slide-out QWERTY keyboard; on-screen (soft) keyboard also provided
  
• Built-in web camera
  
• Connectivity:
  • 802.11b/g WiFi
    
  • USB 2.0 via micro-connector
    
  • Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR
• Audio:
  • Built-in microphone and stereo speakers
    
  • 3.5mm A/V connector (stereo audio output)
• Built-in web camera
  
• Built-in GPS receiver and antenna
  
• Built-in FM transmitter
  
• Hardware key to lock touchscreen and keys
  
• Power:
  • 1500mAh rechargeable removable battery
    
  • Continuous usage -- up to 4 hours
    
  • Always online -- up to 5 days
    
  • Standby time -- up to 14 days
    
  • Music playback -- up to 10 hours
• Dimensions -- 5.04 x 2.83 x 0.55 inches
  
• Weight -- 7.97 ounces

I need THAT!

Scientist prove that "Swearing at Work is Bleeping Good For You "
http://slashdot.org/articles/07/10/17/1428230.shtml

Sex and marriage with robots? It could happen :-)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21271545/

Yez!!!! :-) I will take a first one, please :-)

"In 2006, Henrik Christensen, founder of the European Robotics Research Network, predicted that people will be having sex with robots within five years, and Levy thinks that's quite likely. There are companies that already sell realistic sex dolls, "and it's just a matter of adding some electronics to them to add some vibration," he said, or endowing the robots with a few audio responses. "That's fairly primitive in terms of robotics, but the technology is already there"


Note: this guy probably have NO IDEA about robots, AI and Li-Ion technolgy, so while technolgy is VERY FAR from being here today, it can be here tomorow, or day after tomorow :-)

Who knows ? :-)

But get your check books ready !!!

Some one send me this old joke today. How nice. If you never saw it read, it is funny and true.
Why I put it here ? Well, I would like to illustrate each point in terms of "Game English" and how to handle situation so you do not end up on the coach :-) (unless you want to)

*The Guys' Rules­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down

*

*Finally, the guys' side of the story.

(*I* must admit, it's pretty good.)*

*We always hear "the rules "

From the female side.*

*Now here are the rules from the male side.

These are our rules!

Please note these are all numbered "1"

ON PURPOSE!*

*1. Men are NOT mind readers.

1. Learn to work the toilet seat.

You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down.

We need it up, you need it down.

You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.

1. Sunday sports. It's like the full moon *

*or the changing of the tides.

Let it be.

1. Shopping is NOT a sport.

And no, we are never going to think of it that way.

1. Crying is blackmail.

1. Ask for what you want.

Let us be clear on this one:

Subtle hints do not work!

Strong hints do not work!

Obvious hints do not work!

Just say it!

1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every

question.

1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's

what

we do.

Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.

1. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a Problem.

See a doctor.

1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument.

In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 Days.

1. If you won't dress like the Victoria's Secret girls, *

*don't** Expect us to act like soap opera guys.

1. If you think you're fat, you probably are.

Don't ask us.

1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways

makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one...

1. You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it

done.

Not both, if you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.

1. Whenever possible, Please say whatever you have to say during

commercials.

1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.

1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings.*

*Peach, for example, is a fruit, not a color. Pumpkin is also a fruit.

We

have no idea what mauve is.

1. If it itches, it will be scratched, we do that.

1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," We will act like

nothing's

wrong.

We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.

1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, Expect an answer

you

don't want to hear.

1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine,

REALLY!

1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are *

*prepared to discuss such topics as baseball, the shotgun formation, or

golf.

1. You have enough clothes.

1. You have too many shoes.

1. I am in shape, Round IS a shape!**

**Thank you for reading this.

Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight; but did you know men

really don't mind that? It's like camping.

Pass this to as many men as you can -

to give them a laugh.

Pass this to as many women as you can to give them a bigger laugh *

I just found nice post about example of "Game English", term that I first found in Max Tucker book ( that is must read by itself) .

Gay Kawasaki provides example for very specific kind of people you may be dealing with

Top 10

While Max, well, gives example ( just a few , unfortunately) on one about chicks :-)
(Asshole's blog)

It would be nice to develop ability to understand and talk "Game English" fully automatically, as you do with regular English.

I try to achieve this goal for many years and collected a nice library on related subject. I think the fact I use several foreign languages actively every day make my mind think that I can make my "Game English" as automatic and subconscious as well.

As Lenin said : practice, practice, practice :-) It will make you persistent :-)

Happy Game English !

Labels: Game English

I played with Mario's new iTouch. It is buitifull device with shiny
back I expected to be on my iPhone( but it not finger proof so). It is
slimer and has slightly diferen shape and dimensions : thing you would
not think from web site. It is very cool. I still like iPhone better
as feature rich device and Internet in my pocket:-) but other then
that it is best iPod ever. Note there is no speakers, google map
stocks and weather gadget for some reason on iTouch even so you can
get to some of it via WiFi. No speakers, that I like on my iPhone.
Headphones are not top but bottom and no volume control button as well
as on switch is on left. So on close look it is clearly not iPhone.

I am not a gamer in a sense I am not spending much time playing computer
games, but I like trying new cool games and some times play PS2 and PC games alone or with my son. Personally I like simulators ( like X Plane , MS Flight Sym , GT 4 e.t.c) or puzzle type games like Brain Age, chess or poker, but I used to play Doom when I was much younger.

My friend is hard core Halo fun and he was a first who got it. He
played all over 1 and 2 for thousand of hours while I only had some
mild fun with PC version of Halo 1.

We played together on split screen and he was guiding and helping me
all the time we run trough 3 levels that include combat, driving and
flying. That I believe gave me a good idea about the game.

Here is my small observation, mainly what I would improve:

1. Game is generally OK, well made and nice graphics.

2. I think that Halo funs will enjoy it.

3. Split screen is a bit lame: why I can not connect 2 LCD monitors
like on
PC? In PS2 games I played there is no split, but back view, that gives
a better play on single screen, but may be not as good for shooting.
Still, split us ugly and disconnecting.

4. While picture looks OK and textures are fine, ages are a but rough
especially shiny ones. That gives harsh not very life like experience.
Low RES PS 2 make smoothing much nicer and looks more like movies or
life.

5. Motion is not natural. While Star Wars Lego make Lego guys walk
like real, they also grin , wink and do Matrix style anime moves that
looks cool. Guys in Halo moves like broken robots.

6. All looks very predictable and boring: you know how aliens looks.
In Doom you have all kind of strange gory creatures . See how Doom
evolved or how Star Wars have 6 different episode. Halo is same nice
paradise looking beach planet with nice weather and aliens that repeat
same cool punch line over again. Nothing new and gory or supernatural
will jump on you from the dark and you do not have to be a good 360
spinning star pilot to fly this cool helicopter.

7. Killing is not fun: I do not feel my motion get hard and vision
blurry like in other games: I see fire and at some point I just drop
dead. I can not see meat fly around or cut off hands , bullet holes and
blown out guts like in other games . That is a but boring, no?

Bottom line:Halo 3 is nice quality game that you can play for months
if you like it, but nothing I would write home about :-)

Labels: games, Halo 3, review

Winter is coming and my ecosexual friend moves his servers from basement to main room. Each server produce 750W of heat 24/7. They only thing he have to figure it out is how to use all this heat in summer :-)

Labels: Ecosexual