Does the end justify the means or does the means justify the end? Philosophical.
How can good intentions be misconstrued? How can it be lost in translation?
How can love cause pain?
Life is hard. Emotions are hard. Fine tuning to wavelengths is hard.
It is almost enough to make one want to forgo it all and live a life of solitude.
Almost...
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
If only peace was this easy...
Saw this one excerpt below:
Now if people could actually understand the true meaning of tolerance. If one could have everyone dispel their xenophobic ways. If we are to get anywhere as the 'Human Race', this is an obstacle we will have to overcome. Everyone needs to improve. Not just one side of the coin.
People of the Book in general, are not very different. The only difference we have is culture. There is no Islamic fundamentalists. Just terrorists. Terror is not a fundamental of any religion (no religion teaches killing of innocents). With that, neither is it a teaching of any religion to be imposing on others. Coercion, and belief have no ties what-so-ever. This goes for those without a belief or those who believe in something else. Everyone in their own way. No one tells the other what is right or wrong because right and wrong (apart from the general consensus) is subjective to culture and person.
Fear and hate come natural. Learn about your neighbor. And do not be quick to judge. Go out into the world. It is a lot bigger than you think.
In the end, we are all brothers (and sisters) in the human race. No one better than the other, instead, one is as bad as all others (a more humble view - if you will - strive to be better).
Anwar Ibrahim in an interview with Time magazine in June 1996:
Democracy is a gradual process that comes when society matures. We have to reach a stage where people must be given the rights and confidence that come with democracy. . . . It is not fair to insist that we mature in a few years. So you ask me, are we a complete democracy as understood by some countries in the West? Then I would say no. But if you say therefore that democracy is alien to Asia, I would certainly say no. Because the issue of human rights -- fundamental differences, freedom -- is very much in our religious teaching, be it Islam, Christianity or Confucianism. So to consider democracy as something alien to us is in my mind unacceptable. . . .
I think Islam teaches enough tolerance and understanding. But one problem with Islam is the prejudice of the West against it: anybody who practices Islam is a fundamentalist. Islam in Southeast Asia is a unique experience. If you are a good practicing Muslim in Malaysia, you are a democrat, you are tolerant, you try to learn and understand other cultures and religions. You don't need to force Islamic laws on others.
SOURCENow if people could actually understand the true meaning of tolerance. If one could have everyone dispel their xenophobic ways. If we are to get anywhere as the 'Human Race', this is an obstacle we will have to overcome. Everyone needs to improve. Not just one side of the coin.
People of the Book in general, are not very different. The only difference we have is culture. There is no Islamic fundamentalists. Just terrorists. Terror is not a fundamental of any religion (no religion teaches killing of innocents). With that, neither is it a teaching of any religion to be imposing on others. Coercion, and belief have no ties what-so-ever. This goes for those without a belief or those who believe in something else. Everyone in their own way. No one tells the other what is right or wrong because right and wrong (apart from the general consensus) is subjective to culture and person.
Fear and hate come natural. Learn about your neighbor. And do not be quick to judge. Go out into the world. It is a lot bigger than you think.
In the end, we are all brothers (and sisters) in the human race. No one better than the other, instead, one is as bad as all others (a more humble view - if you will - strive to be better).
Sunday, July 27, 2008
NIN Concert pt 2!
Whoa....
That was one hell of an AWESOME show. Trent Reznor performed NON-STOP for 2 hours plus. The audio was spectacular (deafening - key arena shook from the outside on the opening act - I was lining up to buy NIN swag... :p ).
I bought the tickets through a pre-sale on nin.com that was extended to members. These tickets gave me REALLY good seats. Also what I didn't know was that there was a special entrance for people who bought the tickets through nin.com. One that did not have any line at all (I was worried coz the general entrance already had a HUGE line). Instead the nin.com members had their own dedicated entrance with no waiting at all. Tickets were also real purdy too (this one is definitely a keeper).
NIN tickets
The opening act was Crystal Castles. Haven't really heard of them. They seem to be a mix of Thrash, House, and Punk-ish. The screaming parts were so so, but some of their songs was REAL nice. Check out the song Crimewave on their player on their myspace page. I will definitely be checking out their CD.
The lighting was spectacular. Words can't describe the visuals, sonic attacks, and the pure quality of the show. Trent Reznor is really talented. He played multiple instruments throughout the performance. I will DEFINITELY go again if he comes to Seattle (or near Seattle).
A must go if he is headed to your area.
Some YouTube vids of the concert.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FSA2k9A4ERI
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FtR0qsglWK4
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XPe07NLt8D4
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BhOOO5_hzPw
That was one hell of an AWESOME show. Trent Reznor performed NON-STOP for 2 hours plus. The audio was spectacular (deafening - key arena shook from the outside on the opening act - I was lining up to buy NIN swag... :p ).
I bought the tickets through a pre-sale on nin.com that was extended to members. These tickets gave me REALLY good seats. Also what I didn't know was that there was a special entrance for people who bought the tickets through nin.com. One that did not have any line at all (I was worried coz the general entrance already had a HUGE line). Instead the nin.com members had their own dedicated entrance with no waiting at all. Tickets were also real purdy too (this one is definitely a keeper).
NIN ticketsThe opening act was Crystal Castles. Haven't really heard of them. They seem to be a mix of Thrash, House, and Punk-ish. The screaming parts were so so, but some of their songs was REAL nice. Check out the song Crimewave on their player on their myspace page. I will definitely be checking out their CD.
The lighting was spectacular. Words can't describe the visuals, sonic attacks, and the pure quality of the show. Trent Reznor is really talented. He played multiple instruments throughout the performance. I will DEFINITELY go again if he comes to Seattle (or near Seattle).
A must go if he is headed to your area.
Some YouTube vids of the concert.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FSA2k9A4ERI
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FtR0qsglWK4
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XPe07NLt8D4
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BhOOO5_hzPw
Thursday, July 24, 2008
NIN Concert!
Is on Saturday!
Wewt! Can't wait! 8pm @ Key Arena. I have been WAITING!
Saturday is gonna be cool. I have a Paella party at Nick's place before that.
Exciting times!
Wewt! Can't wait! 8pm @ Key Arena. I have been WAITING!
Saturday is gonna be cool. I have a Paella party at Nick's place before that.
Exciting times!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Windows Home Server Power Pack 1!
Is out!
YAY!
What does that mean for me? Vista x64 time bebeh!
Buuuut! Before that, I need to buy a new hard drive (*cough* the VelociRaptor *cough*). Hey I am a pure bred geek. Sue me... :p
YAY!
What does that mean for me? Vista x64 time bebeh!
Buuuut! Before that, I need to buy a new hard drive (*cough* the VelociRaptor *cough*). Hey I am a pure bred geek. Sue me... :p
Whoa
Time flies!
Everyone who knows me knows that I tend to be obsessed with somethings from time to time. My current one is the lovely little world of Gundam. Gundam is a series of anime and manga that are hugely popular around the world and has a very strong following of plastic models. My younger brother has always been a fan and has tons of models that loves to build and paint. I have always enjoyed them too but usually from the sidelines.
Well no more. I have just bought 2 Master Grade models (2 large ones at that) with plans for at least 3 more to come very soon.
Also I am watching 2 series right now (Zeta Gundam and it's continuation, ZZ Gundam). Zeta Gundam is 50 episodes and ZZ Gundam is 48 episodes. Yeap. No life for this young single man (wait wait, I had a life?)... :p
I'll post up pics of the two models I have (younger brother just finished air brushing one of them), that is, if I can pry myself off of the monitor.
Everyone who knows me knows that I tend to be obsessed with somethings from time to time. My current one is the lovely little world of Gundam. Gundam is a series of anime and manga that are hugely popular around the world and has a very strong following of plastic models. My younger brother has always been a fan and has tons of models that loves to build and paint. I have always enjoyed them too but usually from the sidelines.
Well no more. I have just bought 2 Master Grade models (2 large ones at that) with plans for at least 3 more to come very soon.
Also I am watching 2 series right now (Zeta Gundam and it's continuation, ZZ Gundam). Zeta Gundam is 50 episodes and ZZ Gundam is 48 episodes. Yeap. No life for this young single man (wait wait, I had a life?)... :p
I'll post up pics of the two models I have (younger brother just finished air brushing one of them), that is, if I can pry myself off of the monitor.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Quote of the day
Muahahaha.
Ran across this when I was reading about the AMD/ATI 4870 X2 graphics card.
"As a result, the X2's 1600 total stream processors have a peak computational rate of 2.4 teraflops. That's, erm, considerable—beyond the obvious graphics applications, that's the sort of computing power that may one day enable men to figure out what women want."
BAHAHAHAHAHA!
Geek pwnage.
Ran across this when I was reading about the AMD/ATI 4870 X2 graphics card.
"As a result, the X2's 1600 total stream processors have a peak computational rate of 2.4 teraflops. That's, erm, considerable—beyond the obvious graphics applications, that's the sort of computing power that may one day enable men to figure out what women want."
BAHAHAHAHAHA!
Geek pwnage.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Now remember kids!
The way this is done is as below!
1) Orange/White wire
2) Orange wire
3) Green/White wire
4) Blue wire
5) Blue/White wire
6) Green wire
7) Brown/White wire
8) Brown wire
Make sure the stupid wires don't move in the plug and make sure you see the copper leads at the end before you crimp!
Done this way too many times......
1) Orange/White wire
2) Orange wire
3) Green/White wire
4) Blue wire
5) Blue/White wire
6) Green wire
7) Brown/White wire
8) Brown wire
Make sure the stupid wires don't move in the plug and make sure you see the copper leads at the end before you crimp!
Done this way too many times......
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Lan cables SUCK!
Well crimping them at least. :s
Warning: I am getting my Geek on!
Yesterday, we had people come in and install some in wall LAN cables. For this purpose, I supplied some Cat6 cables, the 8P8C connectors that are spec'd for Cat6 as well as Cat6 modular plugs.
For those who knows, all of this is for Gigabit Ethernet. Since we wanted to lay cables in the wall, I figured we might as well. Plus I have the Windows Home Server which really does benefit from Gigabit Ethernet especially with multiple computers accessing it at the same time!
But at any rate. We have some (actually a lot) of extra wire (kinda bought a 1000ft spool of Cat6) so I figured I would make patch cables using the (tons of) spare Cat6 cables.
In order to do this, you have to crimp the cable once you sort it out based on which arrangement you want to use. But the Pain In The Ass (PITA for short) part is inserting the arranged wire into the modular plug to be crimped.... Somehow, the wires tend to get everywhere and sometimes not even lining up correctly when in the connector. The Heartache!
Crimping sucks. I need better plugs.
Warning: I am getting my Geek on!
Yesterday, we had people come in and install some in wall LAN cables. For this purpose, I supplied some Cat6 cables, the 8P8C connectors that are spec'd for Cat6 as well as Cat6 modular plugs.
For those who knows, all of this is for Gigabit Ethernet. Since we wanted to lay cables in the wall, I figured we might as well. Plus I have the Windows Home Server which really does benefit from Gigabit Ethernet especially with multiple computers accessing it at the same time!
But at any rate. We have some (actually a lot) of extra wire (kinda bought a 1000ft spool of Cat6) so I figured I would make patch cables using the (tons of) spare Cat6 cables.
In order to do this, you have to crimp the cable once you sort it out based on which arrangement you want to use. But the Pain In The Ass (PITA for short) part is inserting the arranged wire into the modular plug to be crimped.... Somehow, the wires tend to get everywhere and sometimes not even lining up correctly when in the connector. The Heartache!
Crimping sucks. I need better plugs.
Monday, July 7, 2008
The Buck Stops Here!
Image from WikipediaAnd this is one of the rare times that I mean it both literally as well as figuratively. :o
I have been spending waaaay too much lately. The latest cause of cash expenditures? PC/Cooling upgrades... :s
Things I just bought for my setup:
1) 850w UPS (had a nasty brownout the other day, scared me shitless) Has my PC, Server, TV and consoles hooked up to it (though can't run em all at once due to overload LOL).
2) PC Cooling galore. New rad ($$$ Thermochill - stupid British Pounds to USD forex), new Pump (MCP655 - 1200 Liters per Hour, 50ft of Head Pressure - AWESOME!), 3 quieter powerful fans (tired of feeling like my room is in a Boeing 737), tubing (expensive Tygon).
3) PC Hardware interim upgrade galore. New CPU (Core 2 Duo 'Wolfdale SLAPL'), new ram kit (2x2GB PC8500 ram).
And that crap was only the major stuff I bought last week!
Refrain!
Stop spending!
I have been spending waaaay too much lately. The latest cause of cash expenditures? PC/Cooling upgrades... :s
Things I just bought for my setup:
1) 850w UPS (had a nasty brownout the other day, scared me shitless) Has my PC, Server, TV and consoles hooked up to it (though can't run em all at once due to overload LOL).
2) PC Cooling galore. New rad ($$$ Thermochill - stupid British Pounds to USD forex), new Pump (MCP655 - 1200 Liters per Hour, 50ft of Head Pressure - AWESOME!), 3 quieter powerful fans (tired of feeling like my room is in a Boeing 737), tubing (expensive Tygon).
3) PC Hardware interim upgrade galore. New CPU (Core 2 Duo 'Wolfdale SLAPL'), new ram kit (2x2GB PC8500 ram).
And that crap was only the major stuff I bought last week!
Refrain!
Stop spending!
Moving sucks but....
It is a cool kinda suckage (if there is such a thing).
Kinda lets me start fresh. No crap. When I left my apartment, I had like 2 mounds of crapola that was destined for the dumpster.
Yet it sucks coz of the down time (I was deprived of Internet for over a week!). No Air-Conditioning (YET!) so my PC had to stay off to prevent internal combustion of my room due to high heat (no I do not need 400+ watts of heat from my PC - yes it is a space heater). That and my idle temperatures were way too high.
My PS3 was my sole confidant throughout all of this (again with no internet connection).
We did some semi-massive renovations. My brothers repainted their rooms (though I did tell them that the purple pink combo and the all pink walls suited both of them), we have to replace/cover up drywalls, mounted my dad's 52' LCD HDTV, we still need some A/C (eventhough the temperatures have tapered off - I made a point that it's pointless to feel like shit in your own home - even if it is just for a few months of the year), we need some Cat6 LAN cables laid into the walls so that the PCs can enjoy gigabit ethernet (what can I say, there is a resident computer geek in the house - that and a Windows Home Server), and some random little things here and there.
Kinda lets me start fresh. No crap. When I left my apartment, I had like 2 mounds of crapola that was destined for the dumpster.
Yet it sucks coz of the down time (I was deprived of Internet for over a week!). No Air-Conditioning (YET!) so my PC had to stay off to prevent internal combustion of my room due to high heat (no I do not need 400+ watts of heat from my PC - yes it is a space heater). That and my idle temperatures were way too high.
My PS3 was my sole confidant throughout all of this (again with no internet connection).
We did some semi-massive renovations. My brothers repainted their rooms (though I did tell them that the purple pink combo and the all pink walls suited both of them), we have to replace/cover up drywalls, mounted my dad's 52' LCD HDTV, we still need some A/C (eventhough the temperatures have tapered off - I made a point that it's pointless to feel like shit in your own home - even if it is just for a few months of the year), we need some Cat6 LAN cables laid into the walls so that the PCs can enjoy gigabit ethernet (what can I say, there is a resident computer geek in the house - that and a Windows Home Server), and some random little things here and there.
Anyways, PICS!
Side view of the house. Note Apple Tree and view of my 'Man Cave'
Side view of the house. Note Apple Tree and view of my 'Man Cave'
Front shot of the house with all the cars in the drive way
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