Farewell Loki!!!

Loki, my home desktop just died (two weeks ago actually). :'( It had its case USB ports short-circuited due to bad manufacturing and now I'll have to buy a new motherboard and graphics card (and case of course). I really wanted to wait until 2009 to upgrade it. :S It looks like I'll have to go ATI this time, since nVidia is putting lead again on its parts and I'll have none of it in my bedroom.

Meanwhile, I've built a new, improved, Super Loki, but I've had problems again. One of the power supply cables is too short to reach the connector on the motherboard, so I've had to order an extension cable which will only be here by next week. :( Well, I can wait... (have to anyway :))

Finally...

...I've made up my mind on which netbook to buy, almost. :) Either the Asus EEE 1000H or the MSI Wind, because smaller keyboards might get on my nerves. :P

Now I'll just wait for one of them to drop its price below 350€ or so. Probably by christmas...

My favourite bookstore...

...has simply got to be:

http://www.bookdepository.co.uk

Free shipping worldwide, good customer support and most prices better than amazon, especially when you consider postage costs. I've bought 50+ books from them in the last year alone and don't have any complaints. :)

And now for something completely different...

No, it's not Monty Python... but it might be a lot crazier. :)

Have you noticed how people seem to react similarly when confronted with similar situations. What if I were to tell you that people associate actions with numbers and tend to move a 'x' number of times according to what they-re thinking or perceiveing? For example, if someone answers "yes", but nods its head five times, he or she is probably lying. Sounds crazy, hum?

Here's a small list of correspondences:

1 - To be, to exist
2 - To see, to smell, to think
3 - To ask, to confirm
4 - To search, to find, to understand
5 - opposite, appears to be but it is not
etc...

I'm going to turn everyone into wackos. :)

Another day... another gadget

Well, yesterday I was going out from work when I received a mail from Play Asia. The GP2x Wiz is available for pre-order. The what?!



Hum, it doesn't look bad. But why would someone put a second d-pad instead of four buttons (my girlfriend loves playing sonic, and this configuration doesn't allow to select levels at start)? And no wifi for downloads and multiplayer gaming? I never bought a GP2x, but I would certainly buy this one if these two things were corrected/added. And I bet one must buy a separate accessory to make software for the thing. :S As it is, I'll rather spend my money somewhere else. Maybe the Pandora so I'll finally have an Amiga in my pocket. :)

PS - I love the Wiz's shape and color scheme though... :P

Update 02/09:

GPH (the console's manufacturer) is going to change that horrible 2nd dpad with four buttons. I might buy one of these now. :) Shame about no wifi though...

Searching for a netbook...

Before the last summer holidays, I would come home from work and use up the rest of my time playing "Civilization 2", one of the only games that still makes me lose track of time. I even bought the "Civilization Chronicles" compilation so I could play "Civilization 2: Test Of Time". As I was going to have two 5h+ train trips, I started searching for a computer which would allow me to play Civ during those trips or/and maybe some Amiga emulated games.
The only ones available in Portugal at the time were the Asus EEE 701 and the Acer Aspire One. The problem is the EEE's keyboard is just tiny and the One's battery only lasts a little over 2h. I decided to wait and didn't buy either one.
One month and the holidays have passed and I still feel the need to have one of those "toys". Now there are also the Asus EEE 901, EEE 1000H and MSI Wind on the market. I like Asus hardware more than the other brands, but the 901's keyboard is still tiny, the 1000H's keyboard bends when you type and the computer itself is just too big and heavy. The Acer One and the MSI Wind still only have 3 cell (short duration) batteries. I think the One's size is just ideal. All I want is a decent keyboard and battery, so I'll have to wait 2 or 3 more months for a model that suits me. Preferably an EEE with the size of the One, because it's common knowledge how Acer's hardware and customer support just sucks.

Conclusion: I'll probably buy the first 6+ cell battery, decent keyboard, Linux OS, netbook that I see. :)

Pensamento do dia

Se o número de pessoas que acreditam em algo definissem a exactidão e precisão de uma verdade, não restaria nada por explicar, não haveriam mistérios, não haveria guerra, não haveria pobreza... às vezes são as minorias que detêm uma versão mais exacta e precisa da verdade... "No equilibrio é que está a virtude", o número de opiniões com o mesmo conteúdo não contam, mas sim o conteúdo em si...

Pensamento do dia

Por vezes penso que estamos todos doentes, cada um à sua própria maneira, sendo que uns estão mais que os outros e há quem tenha consciencia que está e quem não tenha.

Pensamento do dia

Nós nunca nos esquecemos daquilo que aprendemos. Quando precisamos de nos lembrar, lembramo-nos sempre. O acreditarmos que nos podemos esquecer é que impede que nos lembremos.

Pensamento do dia

"As nossas crenças cegas são a nossa prisão..."

Poema à flor

Quando me sinto incompreendido, quando julgo que o mundo esta contra mim, quando pensam que sei o que nao sei, que ajo por preguiça e não por incompreensão e distração, existe um raio de calma e esperança na minha vida, que eu por vezes não dou tanta atenção como devia. Uma luz que me irradia compreensão e esperança por um mundo melhor, luz essa brilhante no meu coração. Tu, Nês minha flor... adoro-te e quero que te sintas sempre feliz e sempre que perceber que precises de mim ajudar-te-ei.

Feliz "quadrimesário" para nós! :D

Moonsilver Lake

As the wind blew through the treecups in that deep blue night, the moon shimmered gently above the water. The clouds softly caressed the lake's surface with their moist hands, echoing a sound through the foggy land, almost like an harp... A dark veil approached from afar, a messenger of things to come. Silence covered the landscape, no life could be heard in the damp shores, only the tingling sound of the drops... And between the trees, a lonely face gazed the starlit sky, waiting for its future to uncover, counting the days until when the birds would sing again and the sun would rise once more. One, two, three hours went by, still the same stillness in the dark. Drawing on the ground, his only allowed pleasure... But still he went ahead and looked at the water. And in it, the reflection of his sorrow. He took a drink and found himself in a neverending slumber. Above him, the silver glow of a fiendish moon... Below him, the weight of his cold feet buried in the mud... As he closed his eyes, the night became day, and the darkness which was his vision went away... And the birds sang , the sun shone, the clouds parted... but only until he woke again...

Teste

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