Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Will You Make Up Your Minds!?
[Click the image for the full strip.] Statistics was invented for the betterment of mankind. At least that's what it says on paper. But in reality, it made us a bunch of paranoid, indecisive, whiny, oftentimes pretentious assholes waving statistical figures trying to make ourselves look more intelligent.

Statistics is one of the prime examples of humankind's insatiable appetite to give order to chaos. We like to think that there's a pattern for everything. Sure, it helps us make some sense of the world but we have to keep in mind, statistics ≠ facts. If we take all these studies as fact, then we'll end up like poor little Katie from Count Your Sheep. If anything, there should just be one statistic: Everything in Moderation, baby. (I'm not entirely sure that made any sense.)

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Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Don't Look at Me! I'm a Weak Shell of a Man!
Yes, I did it. I gave in. I'm pathetic. I needed a cheap (Cheap?! Since when is 39,000 pesos cheap?!) thrill. Don't look at me, I'm so ashamed!

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Friday, January 12, 2007
[Semi-RANT] Why You Should Care about the iPhone
Most of you might be sick to your spleens with the endless news about Apple's new iPhone. What's so special about it? It's nothing more than a glorified iPod or an overly expensive PDA or even a rip-off of a prototype as some would suggest. It's more significant than everyone thinks.

Ask yourself, when have you been really been excited about a mobile phone? Okay, now when has the whole WORLD been excited about a mobile phone? Really? Never? Think about it. No real mobile phone got this much buzz from mainstream media. When Nokia launches a new phone, will Europeans telco's fight for an exclusivity deal? Did the P990i boost Sony Ericsson's stock when it was announced?

Why is it so important? No real mobile has this much advanced technology behind it. Not Nokia, not Sony Ericsson. Most mobiles coming from those companies are evolutionary not revolutionary.

This may sound like hot air coming from a Mac fanatic. But watch the Macworld Keynote. Skip to the 26m 50s mark for the iPhone announcement. Watch the demo. See for yourself how much technology is in it. And ask yourself again, does any current or announced mobile have all of this functionality? Forget 3G for a second, and think about it. What phone has a highly advanced touch interface? What phone can detect whether it's rotated to landscape or portrait and adjust the screen orientation accordingly? What PDA-phone has Google Maps built-in? And what music phone has the ease of use of an iPod?

If you still don't believe me, just watch the Keynote or if you can't just go to the official site here. If you still don't then honestly, you're just lying to yourself. It's not a perfect phone, not by a long shot. It doesn't have 3G, which is a minor thing in my opinion. It only has a 5-hour talk time and the battery is not user replaceable. And we won't be getting one until 2008. But even with those flaws, you have to get your head wrapped around the idea on what Apple has done. They have truly reinvented the mobile phone. I will guarantee that other mobile phone manufacturers will incorporate all, if not, some of the technologies of the iPhone in some form in the near future. And that's the nice way of saying that they'll copy the iPhone.

In conclusion, Scott Kurtz said it best in his PvP comic strip:

[Click to view Larger Version]

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Wednesday, January 10, 2007
What was that I said about being Black and Shiny?

Apple did it. They released a Phone. An iPhone. The former computer company (now simply called Apple, Inc.) has now crossed into cellphones and entertainment media.

I want. ほしい. Gusto ko niyan. Damn you, Stevie J. You just made me want to spend more for something I'll probably have to take several odd jobs to pay for. [Sigh] It's tough to be a geek.

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Monday, January 08, 2007
It's Geek Week™!
I didn't realize until recently that Geek Week™ happens every second week of January. Why? Because of Macworld San Francisco and the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) happens (usually) on the second week of the new year! It's during these event that Apple and other Consumer Electronic companies announce their latest products (read: Toys for geeks)! It's a great week to be a Geek!

Oh, and pay no attention to the floor, it's just covered in geek drool.

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Name: Jin
Occupation:
Graphic Artist/Pirate
Geek Toys:
20" iMac Core Duo, PSP, iPod (3G), EOS350D
Special Attack(s):
La Serpiente Strike
El Gato Fist
Being the mindless drone of fashion that I am, I decided to jump on the Blogging bandwagon. This site contains all my rants and raves about current events, technology, video gaming, cinema and the occasional snippets of my own geek life. (Yeah, quite original, I know.)

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