Camera,
Don't know which to buy,
A headache.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
gek1506
Exam on Monday,
I have only just started,
Oh how dead I am.
Haha.
I found something interesting:
And to Mininova, rest in peace! =( Hope a new you will spring up soon! =(
I have only just started,
Oh how dead I am.
Haha.
I found something interesting:
And to Mininova, rest in peace! =( Hope a new you will spring up soon! =(
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
the november breeze
First of all, a very happy [belated] birthday to my blog! You are six years old! Omg that's like a little boy!
Ok to be frank I had forgetten about it until last night haha, but allow me to defend myself that I have been studying [or rather, trying to lol]. On the other hand I must apologise for having neglected this blog a little, firstly there's nothing really interesting going on in my life, and secondly Facebook is a better place to get attention :p.
But no, I'm not abandoning this yet, so here I'm typing out this entry before this month becomes the first ever month to not show up on the archives list.
This semester marks the first time since the A Levels that I hit the books again, and it has been difficult hahaha. Distractions are common, and after not using my brains for so long suddenly I have trouble understanding the simplest things. I should say I am fortunate this has not been a very taxing semester, because of the General Education module and a 3MC Computing and Society. Try that again next semester and I will definitely die badly, going by the modules that I am going to take.
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While everyone else is excited over the launch of Windows 7 and wasting their afternoons upgrading their OSes :p, I decided to hold mine till after the exams and meanwhile, try something simpler :D
Google Chrome OS was launched a week back. The idea behind Chrome OS is that it serves as a base for people to access the Internet, where everything else is done on the Internet and in the 'cloud'.
See la, my web-based OS idea got stolen =(. Haha ok la the smart people there probably got this idea earlier than me.
The very helpful hackers compiled the source code into a neat VMware virtual hard disk, so I managed to get it up and running in two hours including all the downloading.
Login is done via one's Gmail account username and password, which means an Internet connection must be available, although there should be an offline mode as well. Upon logging in, below is all one will see: a Chrome-like web browser with Gmail and Calendar pinned by default [which of course you can customise in any way you want], and a Panels tab where various web applications can be accessed.
Don't be mistaken; This is not just a web browser; this is an operating system!
Hotmail! How thoughtful.
Chess game. Don't know why the Calculator didn't work =(.
Maybe there can be a 好听 tab too!
Great idea but please sort this out =(
02 x great idea but please sort this out =(
Below the surface...
...Ctrl+Alt+T throws up the terminal window, where a decent linux kernel resides. And yes either I do a proper shutdown from the terminal, or I click the Power Off button on VMware, the equivalent of flipping the power switch.
I didn't explore much else, because it was lagging so badly that it puts me off, despite having allocated 1GB of RAM to it. A problem with all virtual machines.
Chrome OS is designed probably for netbooks and for people who only use their computers for Internet purposes. Still I think this is just the beginning; The Panels tab has already given us a very good idea of what we can do, and the so-called gamers who complain that they still need the hard disk for their games have obviously not heard of OnLive yet haha. I should say the critics did make a good point though: if the Internet is down Chrome OS might be as good as useless. Haha.
Who knows, the day might just come where everything a person will need is just a netbook and cloud computing.
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What makes me boil?
Background story: I'm still pretty undecided about how much Maths to take, given that I have not done "ordinary" :/ Maths this semester. While the Maths department offers a standard calculus module, Computing students take a calculus module catered specially for them, and the Maths website does not list this particular module as a approved module to offer a second major in Maths. So I decided to ask whether I can use this module to replace that standard calculus module, because of time clashes.
And the replies I got:
Ok fair, different faculty.
@#$%!@#$%!
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Playgrounds are usually where children have fun, but now I realise, playgrounds are also where the old and lonely gather to find company in each other. At least for the one just behind my house.
Whenever I walk home from the MRT station in the evenings, I will pass by this lovely playground; its surrounded by two blocks of flats that shields it from the setting sun, huge majestic trees, and a covered walkway that actually serves moderately heavy human traffic. Together with the benches that line the skirts of the playground, this little corner is perfect for social interaction.
Twice in two weeks I ran into my aunt, who lives three blocks away from me, sitting on the benches. She told me that she felt warm in her house, so sitting at the playground she could get some breeze. Asked her why she didn't want to watch TV, and her reason was that she would get into a fight with her husband, my uncle, over which program to watch, so she'd rather not watch at all. Sitting at the playground she could chat with other elderly people.
I'm not sure whether I should feel happy or sad. I really like the tranquility [funny for a place like a playground haha] and the whole social interaction, but I think my aunt deserves better than sitting at a playground.
What's next for me? Slowly get myself back into studying mode again lol, and hunting for a camera!
Ok to be frank I had forgetten about it until last night haha, but allow me to defend myself that I have been studying [or rather, trying to lol]. On the other hand I must apologise for having neglected this blog a little, firstly there's nothing really interesting going on in my life, and secondly Facebook is a better place to get attention :p.
But no, I'm not abandoning this yet, so here I'm typing out this entry before this month becomes the first ever month to not show up on the archives list.
This semester marks the first time since the A Levels that I hit the books again, and it has been difficult hahaha. Distractions are common, and after not using my brains for so long suddenly I have trouble understanding the simplest things. I should say I am fortunate this has not been a very taxing semester, because of the General Education module and a 3MC Computing and Society. Try that again next semester and I will definitely die badly, going by the modules that I am going to take.
********************************
While everyone else is excited over the launch of Windows 7 and wasting their afternoons upgrading their OSes :p, I decided to hold mine till after the exams and meanwhile, try something simpler :D
Google Chrome OS was launched a week back. The idea behind Chrome OS is that it serves as a base for people to access the Internet, where everything else is done on the Internet and in the 'cloud'.
See la, my web-based OS idea got stolen =(. Haha ok la the smart people there probably got this idea earlier than me.
The very helpful hackers compiled the source code into a neat VMware virtual hard disk, so I managed to get it up and running in two hours including all the downloading.
Login is done via one's Gmail account username and password, which means an Internet connection must be available, although there should be an offline mode as well. Upon logging in, below is all one will see: a Chrome-like web browser with Gmail and Calendar pinned by default [which of course you can customise in any way you want], and a Panels tab where various web applications can be accessed.
Don't be mistaken; This is not just a web browser; this is an operating system!
Hotmail! How thoughtful.
Chess game. Don't know why the Calculator didn't work =(.
Maybe there can be a 好听 tab too!
Great idea but please sort this out =(
02 x great idea but please sort this out =(
Below the surface...
...Ctrl+Alt+T throws up the terminal window, where a decent linux kernel resides. And yes either I do a proper shutdown from the terminal, or I click the Power Off button on VMware, the equivalent of flipping the power switch.
I didn't explore much else, because it was lagging so badly that it puts me off, despite having allocated 1GB of RAM to it. A problem with all virtual machines.
Chrome OS is designed probably for netbooks and for people who only use their computers for Internet purposes. Still I think this is just the beginning; The Panels tab has already given us a very good idea of what we can do, and the so-called gamers who complain that they still need the hard disk for their games have obviously not heard of OnLive yet haha. I should say the critics did make a good point though: if the Internet is down Chrome OS might be as good as useless. Haha.
Who knows, the day might just come where everything a person will need is just a netbook and cloud computing.
********************************
What makes me boil?
Background story: I'm still pretty undecided about how much Maths to take, given that I have not done "ordinary" :/ Maths this semester. While the Maths department offers a standard calculus module, Computing students take a calculus module catered specially for them, and the Maths website does not list this particular module as a approved module to offer a second major in Maths. So I decided to ask whether I can use this module to replace that standard calculus module, because of time clashes.
And the replies I got:
Ok fair, different faculty.
@#$%!@#$%!
********************************
Playgrounds are usually where children have fun, but now I realise, playgrounds are also where the old and lonely gather to find company in each other. At least for the one just behind my house.
Whenever I walk home from the MRT station in the evenings, I will pass by this lovely playground; its surrounded by two blocks of flats that shields it from the setting sun, huge majestic trees, and a covered walkway that actually serves moderately heavy human traffic. Together with the benches that line the skirts of the playground, this little corner is perfect for social interaction.
Twice in two weeks I ran into my aunt, who lives three blocks away from me, sitting on the benches. She told me that she felt warm in her house, so sitting at the playground she could get some breeze. Asked her why she didn't want to watch TV, and her reason was that she would get into a fight with her husband, my uncle, over which program to watch, so she'd rather not watch at all. Sitting at the playground she could chat with other elderly people.
I'm not sure whether I should feel happy or sad. I really like the tranquility [funny for a place like a playground haha] and the whole social interaction, but I think my aunt deserves better than sitting at a playground.
What's next for me? Slowly get myself back into studying mode again lol, and hunting for a camera!
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