angery
superstition should be kept at home.
stale rants for 2010-02-08
- saw a bus with the words ???? on the side. tot it was Ngoh Hiang supplier. turns out to be 5 loaves 2 fishes!! translation fail #
- ewwwwww just saw an orange BMW X3. #
- only 2 songs in my playlist today – don't stop believing & don't stop believing. need the "hope" at work. #
- Laugh with or at? RT @iammyy RT @gnoserif @mediumshawn: Making a girl laugh is the 1st step to making her fall head over heels for you. #
- waiting for client. head is still buzzing from the madness today. #
- monday morning rituals… windows PC startup… #
- awesome pink power ranger dance http://bit.ly/9TLKuR #
stale rants for 2010-02-07
- I'm at Teachers Estate (Tagore Avenue). http://4sq.com/cit9Kj #
- I just became the mayor of Teachers Estate on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/cit9Kj #
- beautiful video shot with canon 5D markII and VINTAGE lomo lens! http://bit.ly/8YhchF #
don’t stop believing…
have you ever thought to yourself how much you’ve stopped believing in something?
stale rants for 2010-02-06
- I'm at CNY bazaar, Chinatown (chinatown, Singapore). http://4sq.com/aBKQdb #
- I'm at People's Park Centre (101 Upper Cross Street, Singapore). http://4sq.com/5tag9c #
- he's being extremely tame http://twitpic.com/11nexd #
- brought muffin over to @squareberry's place for a visit. he seems to like the place. atas dog. like landed property. #
- I'm at Teachers Estate (Tagore Avenue, ). http://4sq.com/cit9Kj #
- FINALLY! ComfortDelgro Taxi Booking – http://itunes.apple.com/sg/app/comfortdelgro-taxi-booking/id349091682?mt=8 #iTunes #
- ok not exactly gadget… appliance… but fun nonetheless ha #
- waiting for the new washing machine to arrive… new gadget! teehee #
- I'm at Gloucester Road (Gloucester Road, Singapore). http://4sq.com/6jxcjw #
- I love the skoda taxis. amazing power. love the grunt. #
stale rants for 2010-02-05
- I'm at Digipost (516a North Bridge Road, ). http://4sq.com/cq7shU #
- I'm at The gunnery (7 keong siak st, ). http://4sq.com/9aOl64 #
- I'm at AirView Bldg (38 Maxwell Rd, Singapore, Peck Seah Street, Singapore). http://4sq.com/by4jyn #
- I'm at International Plaza (10 Anson Rd, Singapore). http://4sq.com/5HNN0f #
- SHE'S JUST A SMALL TOWN GURL… LIVING INA LONELY WORRRLD… SHE'S TAKING THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN GOIN ANYWHEREEEE #
- finally got the polarizing filter to work on my nikon lens on e-p1… now to test it out in the day and see how well it worksss #
- washing machine spoilt… just bought a new one… oh well.. can't avoid it #
stale rants for 2010-02-04
- I'm at City Square Mall (Kitchener Road, Singapore). http://4sq.com/5PGxBW #
- fetishists RT @tessa_wong Srsly? Who the hell wld want to watch this?? RT @stcom: A new Indonesian horror movie about a menstruating ghost #
- and the glass panel on my left smells like sour coconut oil. *shift to right by a mile* #
- me spots a nexus one in the bus. #
- ouch… RT @litford Blimey! Sun Ho gets all the wrong publicity at the Grammys! http://bit.ly/906qCh (via @pixiedub) #
- poker face… CNY edition http://bit.ly/9IsVH3 #
- I'm at International Plaza (10 Anson Rd, Singapore). http://4sq.com/5HNN0f #
- I'm at Tiong Bahru Market (Lim Liak St, Singapore). http://4sq.com/8lTvUC #
- the real end to goldilocks & 3 bears… http://bit.ly/9VqUlc #
- while a very Asian couple are conversing in perfect French. i'd rather listen to them. #
- this girl has been talking on the phone nonstop – complaining. whole bus can hear abt her mum not happy tt she asked her dad for more $… #
stale rants for 2010-02-03
- I'm at Gloucester Road (Gloucester Road, Singapore). http://4sq.com/6jxcjw #
- wah now got 2 bus conductors partner one ah. blitzkreig style. #
- I'm at Bestway Building (70 Palmer Rd, Singapore). http://4sq.com/9KBhyC #
- I just became the mayor of Bestway Building on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/9KBhyC #
- I'm at International Plaza (10 Anson Rd, Singapore). http://4sq.com/5HNN0f #
- lies… hehe RT @thenewpaper Hot TV hunk Qi Yuwu: 10 years of being single…Yes, I'm lonely #
- polygamy! RT @mikefoong @avalanchelynn lol, I wonder if its legal to marry your iPhone? I've got 2 iPhones personally
# - time to break out all the anti mozzie gear tonight. TO WARRRRR #
- the bus is full again! whole bus stop full of people are late! #
- alright…niterz'all #
- yes her sprawling estate is very accomodating… heehee RT @avalanchelynn: @smithankyou no sweat!;)any place is gd for a tweetup!;) #
- everytime i hear the new subway jingle on telly, i giggle a little on the inside #
- so stuffed…. meeswa and fuji apple soda… *burp* #
omg! a smiling dog!
from buzzfeed
stale rants for 2010-02-02
- I'm at Gloucester Road (Gloucester Road, Singapore). http://4sq.com/6jxcjw #
- listening to Meatloaf… classic #
- well I'm very amateur. first we gotta find a location. heh. @mediumshawn @inrsoul @pingpingss #
- Just posted a new video on Qik! http://qik.ly/3uLr #
- we just need one more… RT @inrsoul @lennel @mediumshawn been wanting to pick up my racket again for the longest time. Lol #
- I'm at International Plaza (10 Anson Rd, Singapore). http://4sq.com/5HNN0f #
- I'm at Bestway Building (70 Palmer Rd, Singapore). http://4sq.com/9KBhyC #
- Just posted a new video on Qik! http://qik.ly/3sAq #
- slaveryyyyy (@ International Plaza) http://4sq.com/5HNN0f #
- got a lump of something in my throat. so uncomfortable. here comes the sickness. #
- eeee unhygienic… RT @rumpledoodles every time I get out of the train I take a deep breath and kissing the floor. -.- #
stale rants for 2010-02-01
- zombiefied (@ Gloucester Road) http://4sq.com/6jxcjw #
- I've never had this much cucumber ever… #
- oh and the hunt for an affordable cocktail shaker continues… #
- loving the xi'an food stall in the coffeshop. come here almost every week. they'll recognise me very soon. #
- so mentally exhausted that I can't think properly anymore. don't even know what to buy for dinner. #
- I'm at Little India Tour (Serangoon Road, Singapore). http://4sq.com/d8eehK #
- I just became the mayor of Little India Tour on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/d8eehK #
- PARTAYYYYYY!!!! RT @stcom Cocaine has been washing up on an island in the Philippines. http://bit.ly/djnrum #
- if only there's a fastfood ordering app, I'd be using it so often… #
- heading home to do more work. it's going to be a helluvah busy week. #
- the air feels oddly hazy right now… #
- I'm at Koi Cafe (1 park rd, People's Park Complex, Outram). http://4sq.com/7AnQIw #
- I'm at People's Park Complex Food Centre (32 New Market Street, Eu Tong Sen Street, Singapore). http://4sq.com/7Har2a #
- work! (@ International Plaza) http://4sq.com/5HNN0f #
- I'm at Gloucester Road (Gloucester Road, Singapore). http://4sq.com/6jxcjw #
stale rants for 2010-01-31
- overdid the bicep curl + badminton = cannot straighten arms… #fail #
- I'm at Gloucester Road (Gloucester Road, Singapore). http://4sq.com/6jxcjw #
- I spy the vw polo. love. #
- my feet look older than they are. #
- I'm at Square 2 (10 Sinaran Drive, Singapore). http://4sq.com/5o916L #
- HAIR CUT! pronto! #
- tried to swim a little but shoulder is aching. #fail #
- guess someone is moving house… http://twitpic.com/10nsh3 #
- I'm at Yio Chu Kang MRT Station (3000 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8, Singapore). http://4sq.com/66HAL9 #
- RT @tampines1 Come join us @ Tampines 1 rooftop! There's a Dog show till 10pm… you can bring your dogs too! #
- I'm at 132 KOPISHOP (53 Upper East Coast Rd, Singapore). http://4sq.com/5OTewB #
- CHURCH! (@ Faith Community Baptist Church) http://4sq.com/9G1JQi #
- heading to the church… and aching aching aching… #
- I'm yer biggest fan I'll follow you until yer lurve me… papa… paparazziiiii #
- freudian thing? RT @msvindicta Crazy obsession with touching pussy willows. I stole a couple from the flower markets! #
- no wonder all the buses were packed RT @cnalatest Thaipusam festival attracts 9,500 devotees this year http://bit.ly/b1UbwL #
stale rants for 2010-01-30
- I'm at Gloucester Road (Gloucester Road, Singapore). http://4sq.com/6jxcjw #
- I'm at IKEA (Tampines, 60 Tampines North Drive 2, Tampines). http://4sq.com/bkl5HX #
- I'm at SIA Sports Club (, ). http://4sq.com/7jzHh3 #
- travelling up to AMK to meet gf… then train down to simei and then SIA sports club for badminton. I need a car. #
cat on a business trip
mein fuhrer hates the iPad
“The last time there was this much excitement about a tablet, it had some commandments written on it” – The Wall Street Journal
yes, everyone loves and hates it at the same time. it’s beautiful but flawed. it’s advanced but lacking in features. it’s a great feat of engineering yet it’s nothing more than just a giant oversized ipod touch…
you know what i think? i’m looking beyond what it does. i’m more concerned about what it’s telling about the future of Apple products.
1. steve calls the company a “mobile device company”. Apple dropped the word “computer” from their official name. and now they come up with, not a computer, but a tablet that does it’s job quite well – let you stay connected to your internet and your multimedia content. it’s a mobile device alright. i wouldn’t call it a tablet computer, because it isn’t. it’s more of an “appliance”.
“a device or piece of equipment designed to perform a specific task, typically a domestic one.”
2. so Apple’s making their own processor now – the A4 processor. it’s a not a brand new processor actually, but something put together using an ARM processor and an integrated graphics processor. it’s a system-on-a-chip. it’s how multimedia-heavy appliance are going to move towards in the future. nvidia has their Tegra processor, which is being tested to run graphics intensive displays in cars. i’m actually quite excited at how they are going to scale down the A4 processor for the future iphones. and trust me, they will.
3. they call it the technology of the future, and the way things will be in time to come. maybe it could be. try to recall movies where some evil villain is controlling his lair from a sort of touchscreen device. heck, think about the starbridge on star trek. i think jonathan pryce’s character in one of the Bond movies had something like that. these appliances will undoubtedly come into our lives in the future. i think there was some report last year that most working executives are starting to have an average of 2 laptops person, as opposed to having a desktop at work or home, and a laptop to bring around. most of us are doing that now, and some are starting to have 3 – the netbook.
it’s a need to stay connected, and to be able to do our work anytime and anywhere (because we just have so bloody much work to finish). why not have an intermediate device that’s in between your 2 systems? good enough to do light editing, check your emails and contacts? sure, some smartphones are good enough for that, but a phone will have to remain small enough to bring around in your pocket. we need something bigger.
4. Apple wants to be the king of content. itunes has music (the largest online music store), tv shows and movies, applications, and sooner or later, books. they want to become a 1-stop destination for all the content anyone wants to get. how about that? it’d be so easy to get any content you want.
And everything in an elegant interface/form…
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so what’s the iPad good for?
1. showing off to your friends
2. use as a wireless tablet to control your HTPC system
3. replace that portable multimedia player that your kid lugs around
4. a presentation tool – show your client your designs on it, or even run a full presentation right from the built in apps
5. a digital medial chart for use in hospitals
6. education tool – 1 digital textbook to replace them all
i wouldn’t say that Apple is going to change the world again. they’re not. they’re raising the bar so that the other players in the market want to get in on the market and come up with something better. the HP slate is going to come later this year with Windows 7, and that’s a direct competitor, even though the iPad does not run a full OS. we’ll see what they can offer. we’ll have to wait and see how the tablet market is going to change from now on…
//at around 29.5 minutes into the iPad keynote… steve said ipod instead of ipad… teehee
• product of the ‘80s • corporate slave to an advertising + shopper marketing agency in sgp • major tech junkie or technosexual • twitter addict • amateur petrolhead / photographer • best found on a beach after a couple of dry martinis¶