Lesson Learnt on convergence

My awesome computer mother board has failed me for the second time, of course i have backups. Although the inconvieniance of RAID0 is revealing itself to be rather troublesome. Orginally setup as a performance feature it has turned it a nuesance, not that i could have known that i would go through 2 motherboards and be expecting a third from the UK, as Australia is out of stock. Without the RAID i could have purchased a new mobo and hope windows doesnt reject it.

Deffinatley less emotional second time around as i have provisioned a better redundancy plan. No more sweaty palms and dry throat.

when they replaced my faulty mother board with another faulty mother board i wonder if they were rubbing their hands together chuckling?

District 9

"A brutally emotional film"

It may require a more diverse taste than what you are use to. This film left me inspired and craving more, the energy and raw power, of such a well scripted film.

From laughing at the introduction of the numerous bizarre characters to remorse for humans naive aggression and finally compassion for basic survival.

The action scenes have the feel of contemporary computer games with it's flawless graphic animations. Such a ruthless and tormenting life style which seems to be South Africa, set in Johannesburg the city is host to an alien ship the size of the city itself.

Such a pleasant and refreshing surprise to watch a well crafted cinematic experience, everything was perfect even when I began to loathe some parts, I realised that this is the directors intentions. As I went into this film not knowing anything about it I was unsure what to expect, this is how I leave this post.

If you have not seen District 9 it's highly recommended, no doubt that there is no other film in 2009 this enjoyable.

For those who have seen it, did you get any reactions from it?

Going back to Taiwan

Well i am back in action after my useless Taiwanese made motherboard failed me which was expected to last longer. Typical,...

It had to be sent back to get repaired leaving me, without options. Unfortunately, could not simply "get another one" as i had made a commitment and could not find an exact replacement,..

apparently they don't stock this model any longer.

1 year after, it has failed me leaving my confidence now in disarray whether or not my system is capable to sustain a stable future. Time will tell.

The moral of my story is this:

Anything important needs to be made redundant, when you experience a major catastrophe and cant immediately recover, the preparation your have previously made is the difference between crying and laughing.

I have been provisioned a laptop from ACER (Made in China) according to their free laptop scheme offered to eligible students. This could not have come at a better time, for now studying and other computer related activities can continue.

If only everything in life was replaceable...

Fakebook & Anti-social Networking

Welcome to my Fakebook blog,

Previously i have been known to traverse the Internet from IRC, ICQ, email and blogs. I first setup a blog called Interlude in 1999, although i referred to it as a web bulletin board system. Before the Internet the BBS was a huge social environment, you frequently met people that had similar interests. The novelty has warn of for me, although i could imagine that the millions of social net-workers from various websites will in the next 8 years reminisce on these days.

I want to know what your first contact with the internet was, what was it you were doing/shown?

Baby Proof – Emily Giffin [Fiction Book]

Disappointing,..

The first 6 chapters of this book about a couple who get married after discovering each others 'Babyfree' life happen to suit each others preferences. The husband changes his mind, but the wife doesn't and then marriages break. About this time I hit chapter 7 the book delves into a wives turmoil from dealing with the break up and weather she should change her fixated childless life style.

The book bombs so hard i actually had to skip to the end where i found the closure predictably boring.

"The whole 'misery loves company' thing never applies more when you're breaking up." [1] which was used in a common sense way, although i have never heard it. Felling instantly perplexed as i apply this new way of thinking to many of my past friendships.

The most disappointing aspect to this book was the let down as it quickly turned into a female centered novel, i took a chance as i would never normally read this and i was hoping that it the author would generate interesting aspects like she opened the first third of the book.

http://www.amazon.com/Baby-Proof-Emily-Giffin/dp/0312348649

[1] Page 48

Primitive Culture Erosions

Earthlings have yet to construct an example of our technological abilities that will last the test of time. The ability to unite communities across the globe has never been so easy. Where is a symbol of mankind's achievements in modern times? ...will last more than a generation. Yes, we have computers and data warehouses, but will these ugly constructions be legible in 250 years?