The Winding Labyrinth of Life

TOSHIBA! Sucks.

wwrtcac — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 01:56:46 +0000

I’m actually a little disappointed. Toshiba is supposed to be a reliable computer manufacturer, and Windows 7 is supposed to be an actually good OS from Redmond. However, my Toshiba laptop experienced four crashes and a failed right speaker in barely over six months, and now my brother’s Toshiba laptop is also working intermittently. Honestly? Oh, and here’s an amusing video I thought I’d share.

Link: Apple WWDC 2006-Windows Vista Copies Mac OS X
And another: Bill Gates – Windows 98 crash

Targeted Ads

wwrtcac — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 04:12:43 +0000

I understand that companies want to focus their ads to consumers, but taking your search term and inserting it into a predetermined phrase is taking it a little too far. There’s something about “Buy Atomic Bomb here today! Free shipping!” that just doesn’t sound right.

Lost for Words

wwrtcac — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 05:05:46 +0000

I’ll admit. I have nothing to say today. The postaday topic doesn’t help either, because I’ve never had a job interview. I did upgrade to Snow Leopard from Tiger today. Snow Leopard is beautiful.

Yea, so that’s about it.

Snow Leopard!

wwrtcac — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 03:08:41 +0000

After six frustrating months of Windows 7 (3 crashes, 2 BSoDs), it will soon be over. I’m switching back to a Mac (0 crashes in 4 years). 512 MB of RAM will be replaced with 2 GB, and Snow Leopard will be installed in my current Intel iMac. Can’t wait.

No Pun Intended

wwrtcac — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 01:25:10 +0000

It’s amazing how often this phrase is, consciously or not, used in a way opposite of its literal meaning. Based on the frequency with which it is used*, when people say this, they intended to insert the pun (having not been able to resist the temptation), and add “no pun intended” both to avoid criticism at their crappy attempt at a joke and to point out the joke in case you missed it.

*It’s used way too often to be mere coincidence every time that a pun managed to somehow worm its way in.

Oh Humanity

wwrtcac — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 07:00:36 +0000

It amazes me how much it takes to unite people in a single cause. For example, when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first manmade object to orbit the Earth, the United States panicked, fearing this showed Soviet military supremacy. Around a decade later, Apollo 11 touched down on the moon, and US astronauts set foot on the Moon (to this day, only the Apollo program has been able to bring men to the Moon). Do we really need to wait until we perceive imminent disaster to take action for the better?

The key in that last sentence was “we perceive.” The imminent danger must be seen as an immediate threat. For example, take global warming. It’s in the back of our minds, but it may not appear as something that needs to be taken care of right away. However, it is indeed a serious problem, and despite the efforts of a few people, we put it off until later. According to some, if this problem is not corrected within 10 years, the damage will be irrevirsible. It’s a shame that a little over a century of Industrial Revolution is capable of destroying millenia of progress on Earth, and indeed, Earth itself – the only celestial body found to date that supports life.

Sorry peoples…

wwrtcac — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 20:14:41 +0000

All posts not relating to postaday2011 have been deleted. I’m starting clean.

PHD

wwrtcac — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 19:58:41 +0000

I’d like to introduce PHD, or Post-Holiday Depression. It stems from the realization that the holiday season is over and that you’ll have to wait another 11 months for the magical excitement. Granted, if you hosted holiday events, perhaps you’re experiencing PHE, or Post-Holiday Euphoria, when you realize that you won’t have to experience personal hell for another 11 months.

Anyways, I’ve decided to participate in postaday2011 rather than postaweek2011. This decision was partially inspired by the blog of a friend of mine (link here) who decided to participate in postaday2011. Come along for the ride, and I’ll see you again tomorrow!

Interview Fail

wwrtcac — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 20:04:24 +0000

Have you ever conducted or seen an interview with a nice round number of questions (20, for example)? I’ve always found it amusing when people have 18 or 19 good questions and throw in a few crappy ones just to get to 20. As an exaggerated example:

18: So what do you see in your future in terms of acting?

19: Do you like bunnies?

20: Carrots or broccoli?

So… about this thing

wwrtcac — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 04:05:09 +0000

I’m considering participating in postaweek2011. Well, I guess it’s not an event per se, but I’m considering doing it. I haven’t really been blogging much lately, but I won’t do postaday2011. That would be too much for me. [EDIT: Just kidding, I lied. See January 2.] So, we shall see. New Year’s resolution, perhaps?