um futuro delicioso
passado que foi um óptimo fim de semana em lisboa regresso a aveiro a tentar intensificar a frequência das sestas neste início de semana, apesar de ser eu o único a ressonar lá na pousada.
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20100301 1355 || depends: personal, politics, pt, society || no patches »
now in full hd
so maybe buying an ultra laptop is not the way to go. the specs i listed are already packed in at least one product series, except for the price tag, of course. i don’t see it coming down to 50% in just a couple of months so my way to go about an update was to first buy an external monitor, which i’m now using as primary with my laptop. this is an lg flatron w2261vp, full hd, with one of the best subjective image quality around the stores, nice reviews along the web, and just a minor leakage at the sides, instead of below, like most. at the stores i was too impressed with the quality of some other appliances: i might buy two asus eee computers sometime in the future. one for the room, another for the road. :)
20100226 0940 || depends: en, personal, technology || no patches »
an education
as semesters go by, experiences shape personality more and more. the exams are done, but research scholarship catch-up is due. apart from a few drops, the winter seems to grow smaller by the day. these will be two weeks to think feel things differently…
20100123 2339 || depends: en, personal || no patches »
deti student seeking
as my a8js’ backlight dims i’m officially seeking a new laptop still buying this year. top considerations:
- manufacturer: this has to be apple, sony, toshiba or asus, mixed order
- screen: 14.1″ proved itself ideal. also considering 13.3″. pixel size from 1366×768, definitely led backlit (or better?)
- processor: something 2010 intel
- storage: ssd!! when does it mass ship?
- graphics: something a bit more than “hd capable”, preferably dedicated
- price: up to 1100€, please?
everything else is relevant, but not major. welcome things like apple mbp’s unibody, 7 hour battery, light sensors, illuminated keyboard…
20100111 1724 || depends: en, personal, technology || no patches »
third season: strike?
after autmun comes the winter and, with it, the most pleasant warmth…
20091220 1357 || depends: en, personal || no patches »
extreme programming
i have always been amazed by the power of each and every single person’s brain. some state that we usually squeeze a mere 10% of its capacity. i partly believe this. some accidents and misfortunes cause people to become absolute geniuses, so who is to say that a broken computer is supposed to work faster than a mint one? also don’t take this the sexist way, but apart from susan polgar, whose brain was molded as a child, forcing her embedded face recognition system to play chess like, let us say, not kasparov or karpov, i have never seen a brilliant-minded girl.
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20090907 2317 || depends: en, personal, science || no patches »
manga cava feat. aquecimento global
se há coisa que me atrai nos países nórdicos, além da qualidade de vida, do branco e das auroras, é o frio. ninguém me tira o prazer de dar uns belos mergulhos no rio, mas odeio estes verões de temperatura absurda… não me lembro de ser assim há 10 anos…
ainda assim, mais um verão, mais uma votação, é tempo de descobrir que se armin van buuren renova o título.
20090818 0018 || depends: music, personal, pt || no patches »
porque deus quis assim
eu sou agnóstico (talvez mesmo ateu) como, aliás, muita gente, alguns mesmo sem saber. para muitos que as histórias da bíblia, especialmente a de adão e eva, não passam de contos de fadas. e é verdade, não passam.
parece que a nova geração, forçada pelos pais a frequentar a catequese, mal se apanha nas disciplinas de biologia, não quer saber de outra coisa senão ciência. para estes, a revolta traduz-se numa guerra santa contra a religião.
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20090813 1009 || depends: personal, pt, religion, science, society || no patches »
menções honrosas
outro final digno de menção foi o desta semana. na companhia de 7 pessoas em particular e centena e meia em geral a câmara municipal de mortágua proporcionou-me um fim de semana espectacular, através da organização exímia de um conjunto de desportos radicais e não só, de entre os quais a descida nocturna do rio criz (40.447927,-8.157949 até 40.396225,-8.186381) em kayak que, apesar da escuridão, devo dizer que foi linda.
20090726 1737 || depends: personal, pt || no patches »
punto final
uma manhã quase sem nevoeiro, uma estrada quase seca, um condutor quase irresponsável e o desejo acaba por se impôr realidade…
20090723 1738 || depends: personal, pt || no patches »