Archive for February, 2005
Biohazard
Monday, February 28th, 2005If I die suddenly, it might be because some bum was spraying an aerosol can on the Green C-line. There was no paint coming out, but I could smell the fumes. Also peculiar is that he was spraying the heating vents. Arthur went up and told the driver when we got off. With all the possible germ warfare options available for distribution in an aerosol can, this type of activity is freaky.
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Monday, February 28th, 2005What? You ride the T like the rest of us? I thought you arrived at Emerson on your flying chariot.
— Professor Peter Flynn
Academy Awards
Sunday, February 27th, 2005Although I hate the MPAA‘s politics, Oscar Night is bigger than the Superbowl or the World Series at Emerson. While writing a paper, I watched. Here are my thoughts:
Jude Law is amazing and Chris Rock, who is only funny because he makes jokes about white people, can shut up.
I loved the adjectives used by the announcer to describe each host. Mike Myers is lovable. Drew Barrymore and Antonio Banderas are multi-talented, the latter actually so.
What was with all the non-English songs in for the predominately American audience?
Josh Groban was like, “I actually have real vibrato,” and Beyonce was like, “Well, I have real boobs? hair? nails? smile?” Seriously, could she possibly be even more fake singing sad songs?
Congrats to Pixar and the producers of Finding Neverland. Million Dollar Baby was short of award worthy, particularly because its ending was so awful.
Those places
Saturday, February 26th, 2005
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society, where none intrudes,
By the deep sea, and music in its roar:
I love not man the less, but Nature more,
From these our interviews, in which I steal
From all I may be, or have been before,
To mingle with the Universe, and feel
What I can ne’er express, yet cannot all conceal.
–Byron
My apartment’s location is near perfect. I am on the harbor, away from downtown, and 15-minutes from Emerson by subway. I love sitting on the large boulders along the harbor at night alone and just staring at the skyline, stars, and ocean. The cold air off the water smells so salty. The water soothingly laps the stone beach. Airplanes land distantly on the other side of the harbor. Boat lights seeming float into the ocean. This boulder is the closest place I have to nature. I can’t wait for summer to be here so that I can spend hours sitting on this boulder, mindlessly pondering whatever blows in my direction.
Woz is Wrong
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2005From MacNN: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak hopes that Apple will drop its case against one student for illegally distributing early builds of Mac OS X Tiger.
Woz defending this college student who illegally distributed developer seeds of Apple’s next OS upgrade is like Jesse Jackson defending high school students who started a riot.
Choices have consequences. People defending people who have made stupid choices only amplifies the stupidity of the choice.
Random or Redundant
Monday, February 21st, 2005
Life is random. and redundant.
Web Cam
Saturday, February 19th, 2005
T-Mobile: Get More
Saturday, February 19th, 2005I finally switched to T-Mobile in January. After a month of service, I can say that T-Mobile has far better coverage areas and plans in Boston than Virgin Mobile (which runs on Sprint’s network). I called T-Mobile customer service several times to ask generic new customer questions and I never waited more than a minute to reach a knowledgeable representative. Because I purchased my Motorola A630 and T-Mobile service through Amazon.com, I received more rebates than the cost of the phone.
The Motorola A630 is smaller, lighter than comparable T-Mobile Bluetooth camera phones. The battery life is excellent and the flip-open full keyboard makes text messaging super fast. Voice dial, photo caller ID, and highly-customizable shortcut keys are nice features for everyday use. I will never pay for a ringtone again because I can transfer MP3s to the phone via Bluetooth.
My only complaint is that Apple has not updated iSync to work with any Motorola Bluetooth phones. (Or maybe, Motorola does not comply with the appropriate Bluetooth profile for such synchronization?) iSync is an amazing application, but I’m still missing out on its tight integration with the rest of my digital world. While Apple gave Motorola the boot for processors, they made a love pact for cell phones that has been just as lackluster as Motorola’s processor manufacturing capabilities. I want to buy a Motorola Razr, but I’m not going to drop cash on a phone that won’t sync with my Mac.
Update (July 9, 2005): Here is a hack for the A630 to enable iSync support over Bluetooth!
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Friday, February 18th, 2005Anything I spend over $100 on, I treat it like a third testicle anyway.
— Landon
god of the EVVYs?
Wednesday, February 9th, 2005Pete called me a god of the EVVYs
tonight during a Team
