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Friday, February 27, 2009
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Taking it to the Streets
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My copy of the Collector's Edition of Street Fighter IV for the PS3 finally arrived. Been wanting to play this game ever since the first teaser came out. I haven't played a Street Fighter game in quite a while, so I'm a bit rusty. But I'm told that pulling off Hadokens is like riding a bike. Ryu Figurine.
Unboxed. Labels: Games, PlayStation |
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Folding@home
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 I've decided to help Stanford's Folding@home project using my PS3. To those uninitiated with the Folding@home project, it's an international effort to share processing power of idle computers to simulate "folding" of proteins. Why fold proteins? Well, to quote the official Folding@home site:
Proteins are biology's workhorses -- its "nanomachines." Before proteins can carry out these important functions, they assemble themselves, or "fold." The process of protein folding, while critical and fundamental to virtually all of biology, in many ways remains a mystery.
Moreover, when proteins do not fold correctly (i.e. "misfold"), there can be serious consequences, including many well known diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers and cancer-related syndromes.
By simulating folding proteins, the brilliant people at Stanford can then study these and try to determine what causes these "misfolds" and come up with ways to prevent and/or reverse them.
Sony and Stanford recently released a client for the PS3, so I thought to myself, what the heck. It's not like I'm gaming or watching Blu-ray Movies 24/7. But you don't need a PS3 to share some of your own idle processing power. You go to the official website and download a client for your operating system.
So how does it work? Each participant is given a protein to fold, then once the protein has fully developed the sample is sent back to Stanford. Simple enough, but to simulate the almost infinite randomness of proteins requires lots of time. Even with my PS3's hefty Cell Processor, one sample takes 8 hours to complete. But that doesn't mean you need to let your computer run for 8 hours straight, you can always turn if off then the program should continue where you last left off. At least that's what my PS3 does. Dedicating 2 hours a day for your computer to fold should be enough. It may take longer for you to finish a sample, but every little bit helps.
It feels good that I'm able to help with something I bought for selfish reasons. Just paying it forward I guess.Labels: PlayStation, Tech |
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Friday, February 23, 2007
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Black is the New Black
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 What did I say about Black and Shiny Gadgets? Yeah, I tend gravitate towards them. Got bored and took some snapshots of my black gizmos. I just realized that most of my black gadgets are Sony products. Fancy that. Click the image for more of my practice photography shots.Labels: Photography, PlayStation, Toys |
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Friday, February 02, 2007
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I've seen the Light, and it's in HD
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 I hadn't the slightest idea what High-Definition content would look like. I've always thought DVD was the best picture quality we'll ever get. Boy, was I wrong.
Oh. My. God. DVD ain't got nothing on HD.
HD truly can't be described to you. You really have to see it yourself. Running my new toy on a measly 1080i resolution has already impressed me, it boggles the mind what 1080p would be like. I'm just relieved that I've justified my impulse purchase.
If all this HD Resolution jargon made you go cross-eyed, read more here.Labels: PlayStation, Tech, Toys |
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Tuesday, January 30, 2007
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Don't Look at Me! I'm a Weak Shell of a Man!
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 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!Labels: Games, PlayStation, Sony, Toys |
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Come on over to the Gray Area. There's Plenty of Room.
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 This billboard in Holland promoting the new Ceramic White PlayStation Portable is creating quite a stir in the InterWeb. Most people pointing at Sony and crying racist. But I don't really get any of it. I mean, what the hell are they talking about? What white woman grabbing a black woman? All I see are two people wearing black and white clothes.
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Point made. Zing!Labels: PlayStation |
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Geeking Out
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 It's E3. And that usually means new (non-Apple) expensive toys. They've just showcased the PlayStation 3 at the Sony Press Conference. I haven't salivated like this since they announced the iMac Core Duo. They're releasing 2 configurations at launch this November. A feature-stripped US$499 one and a hefty US$600 cool-dude version. Both prices are pretty steep, but seeing I've already bought an insanely (more) expensive piece of hardware (cough-iMac-cough), US$600 seems much easier to save for now. And you know what that means...
It's Frugal Hermit™ time!Labels: Geek Stuff, PlayStation |
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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
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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.)
Best viewed at 1024x768 on Firefox or Safari. Internet Explorer 6 sucks donkey dick.
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© 2006. All rights reserved.
Illustrations and Character Designs: Jin.
The Sims. © 2006. Electronic Arts, Inc.
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