PLASTIC MEMORY

In Memory.

noreply@blogger.com (Gene Lim) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:59:00 +0000

Of Plastic-Memory.

This is post #341, signing off.

Blog is shutting down.

Thanks for reading.

UPDATE 3/8/08

I carefully thought about this blog, and I have an idea.

If Operation: PROfessor SUPERswan (bad name, I know) is to happen next year, and goes by the name of Plastic-Memory, then this blog will function as part of the PROfessor SUPERswan blog.

Don't know what I'm talking about? Watch this space... Well probably next year.

As for me. I think I will have a real blog. The conventional one, where you can write stuff in? Get the link from me, if thou is really interested.

Hopes go through the curve.

noreply@blogger.com (Gene Lim) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:09:00 +0000

Spare me from the bullshit, man.

I should actually start getting used to the anti-climaxes.

Or maybe I should learn to not have faith at home.

What for? Everything is a same result. Everything points back to the same issue I have always been upset with, which no one wants to resolve and therefore I do the part which needs to move or shift.

(World of) World Of Warcraft

noreply@blogger.com (Gene Lim) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:31:00 +0000

Instead of playing MMO, you play an avatar playing an MMO, so it's you in a world of people playing World of Warcraft (I've gone cross-eyed)... Weird services and stuff. Funny crap!

Unease of Heart.

noreply@blogger.com (Gene Lim) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:17:00 +0000

My mind is here but my soul is lost.
Escape from here is what I need.
Fear creeps forward in purest dark.
Why am I not moving?

Instead of clinging on to the past,
I switched to enjoying twisted reality.
No, the heart still denies.
Why am I still not moving?

"Why am I still not moving?"

"Why am I still not moving?"

A Nightmare. Shh...
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Movie boredom

noreply@blogger.com (Gene Lim) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:13:00 +0000

Too bored, too lame.

Forgive the latest movies... Which I'd think I can star in. (ROFL)

Damn, I can give Al Pacino a run for his money.

Minus the hair.

And the original...

Credit to Weiliang!

Robot Teddy Navigator

noreply@blogger.com (Gene Lim) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:50:00 +0000

On June 3, engineers at iXs Research Corporation unveiled a robotic teddy bear designed to work as a talking car navigation system. The prototype robot stands 30 centimeters (1 ft) tall and has 6 joints in its arms and neck, which it uses to make gestures while providing spoken directions.
The robot bear is also equipped with functions to improve auto safety, such as an alcohol detection sensor embedded in its neck. If it smells booze, the robot confronts the driver, saying, “You haven’t been drinking, have you?” Other sensors detect reckless driving, so if the driver suddenly accelerates or slams on the brakes, the robot says, “Watch out!”

As a bonus feature, the robot bear provides information about nearby landmarks when you stroke its head.

The company hopes to make the robot commercially available next year. “We want to make it more compact,” says CEO Fuminori Yamasaki, “and we’d like to offer a variety of shapes, including other characters and a plain mechanical version.”

Fujitsu has patented the idea of merging car navigation systems with dolls, but it has granted iXs Research Corporation permission to use the patent through a Kawasaki-area project encouraging major corporations to share intellectual property rights with small-to-medium-sized companies.

[Source=PinkTentacle]

Probably as bad-ass as a hysterical person next to you when driving, the assortment of functions really make you feel like you're driving next to a really paranoid... WIFE.

Golddigger... Issues.

noreply@blogger.com (Gene Lim) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:47:00 +0000

From ShootTheStupid.com

Craigslist Gold Digger Gets Verbally “Shot” Down.

Her Ad: What am I doing wrong?

Okay, I’m tired of beating around the bush. I’m a beautiful (spectacularly
beautiful) 25 year old girl. I’m articulate and classy. I’m not from New York. I’m looking to get married to a guy who makes at least half a million a year. I know how that sounds, but keep in mind that a million a year is middle class in New York City, so I don’t think I’m overreaching at all.

Are there any guys who make 500K or more on this board? Any wives? Could you send me some tips? I dated a business man who makes average around 200- 250. But that’s where I seem to hit a roadblock. 250,000 won’t get me to central park west. I know a woman in my yoga class who was married to an investment banker and lives in Tribeca, and she’s not as pretty as I am, nor is she a great genius. So what is she doing right? How do I get to her level?

Here are my questions specifically:

- Where do you single rich men hang out? Give me specifics- bars, restaurants, gyms

-What are you looking for in a mate? Be honest guys, you won’t hurt my feelings

-Is there an age range I should be targeting (I’m 25)?

- Why are some of the women living lavish lifestyles on the upper east side so plain? I’ve seen really ‘plain jane’ boring types who have nothing to offer married to incredibly wealthy guys. I’ve seen drop dead gorgeous girls in singles bars in the east village. What’s the story there?

- Jobs I should look out for? Everyone knows - lawyer, investment banker, doctor. How much do those guys really make? And where do they hang out?
Where do the hedge fund guys hang out?

- How you decide marriage vs. just a girlfriend? I am looking for MARRIAGE ONLY

Please hold your insults - I’m putting myself out there in an honest way.
Most beautiful women are superficial; at least I’m being up front about it.
I wouldn’t be searching for these kind of guys if I wasn’t able to match them - in looks, culture, sophistication, and keeping a nice home and hearth.

it’s NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
PostingID: 432279810
THE ANSWER
Dear Pers-431649184:

His Response:

I read your posting with great interest and have thought meaningfully about your dilemma. I offer the following analysis of your predicament. Firstly, I’m not wasting your time, I qualify as a guy who fits your bill; that is I make more than $500K per year. That said here’s how I see it.

Your offer, from the prospective of a guy like me, is plain and simple a crappy business deal. Here’s why. Cutting through all the B.S., what you suggest is a simple trade: you bring your looks to the party and I bring my money. Fine, simple. But here’s the rub, your looks will fade and my money will likely continue into perpetuity…in fact, it is very likely that my income increases but it is an absolute certainty that you won’t be getting any more beautiful!

So, in economic terms you are a depreciating asset and I am an earning asset. Not only are you a depreciating asset, your depreciation accelerates! Let me explain, you’re 25 now and will likely stay pretty hot for the next 5 years, but less so each year. Then the fade begins in earnest. By 35 stick a fork in you!

So in Wall Street terms, we would call you a trading position, not a buy and hold…hence the rub…marriage. It doesn’t make good business sense to “buy you” (which is what you’re asking) so I’d rather lease. In case you think I’m being cruel, I would say the following. If my money were to go away, so would you, so when your beauty fades I need an out. It’s as simple as that. So a deal that makes sense is dating, not marriage.

Separately, I was taught early in my career about efficient markets. So, I wonder why a girl as “articulate, classy and spectacularly beautiful” as you has been unable to find your sugar daddy. I find it hard to believe that if you are as gorgeous as you say you are that the $500K hasn’t found you, if not only for a tryout.

By the way, you could always find a way to make your own money and then we wouldn’t need to have this difficult conversation.

With all that said, I must say you’re going about it the right way. Classic “pump and dump.” I hope this is helpful, and if you want to enter into some sort of lease, let me know.

Ouch!

Third-Generation Console?

noreply@blogger.com (Gene Lim) — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:13:00 +0000

I'm wondering whether I should spend on a third-gen console.

It's either PS3 or X360 for me, by the way. Definitely not the Wii, since I really need some thrill playing.

Neither platform is that exclusive when it comes to the great games developers are making nowadays. But, there are a whole list of problems when I think about it.

Firstly, these third-gen consoles probably feel too good for our normal televisions. It probably requires HD-technology to make it feel and sound awesome. Now I don't know how much HDTVs cost, but I don't think they are cheap... Yet.

I don't really care about the online option... It's no big deal to me. I'm an average gamer... Probably enough to beat the AI, never good enough to beat human brainpower. But even if I did care, the PS3 would be a better option, since PSNetwork is free (correct me if I'm wrong). That means downloading mods and patching isn't a big deal.

There are a lot of games I want to play actually. Here's a simple list, due to the lack of games made anyway.

1. Ninja Gaiden (1, 2, Sigma. Count as one)
2. GTA IV
3. Final Fantasy XIII (When it does come out)
4. Resident Evil 5 (^^)
5. Devil May Cry 4
6. Ghostbusters
7. Dynasty Warriors 6
8. Splinter Cell - Double Agent
9. Tony Hawk's Project 8

Probably some games are still in production. Almost all of the games are available on the X360 as well.

On pricing, the consoles will probably cost in huge variations, with the PS3 costing at about $600++, and the X360 at about $350 - $400. Huge difference... Could really add to the HDTV part.

And these third-gen consoles are still in its growth phase only (probably for PS3, considering how slow it became popular. The X360 is not too shabby in popularity). Once it hits maturity, prices are bound to drop.

Then on games, prices range from $60- $90. Not cheap at all... One game should really make it last for long.

How how how?!

Or I could just rig up a super computer and miss out on the exclusive console games, wait for some genius to make an emulator, and live happily ever after.

SOMEONE, PLEASE GIVE ME A BUDGET.

My deadline for getting one is probably the end of the year, after I move into a bigger room.

I can't help you to live

noreply@blogger.com (Gene Lim) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:48:00 +0000

Should this blog return to being a personal diary?

Infobyte

noreply@blogger.com (Gene Lim) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:29:00 +0000

Tagged by : Rach

Rules & regulations of this quiz is...

A) People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blogs & replace any question that they dislike with a new question formulated by themselves.
B) Tag 8 people to do this quiz & those who are tagged cannot refuse. These people must state who they were tagged by & cannot tag the person whom they were tagged by. Continue this game by sending it to other people.

Q: If your Lover betrayed you, what would your reaction be?

I would start getting used to these sort of things.

Q: If you can have a Dream to come true, what would it be?

Dreams are for dreamers. I gave up dreaming.

Q: What will your dream wedding to be like?

The word should be "ideal", and more likely possible than dream. I'd like to do it underwater.

Q: Are you confused of what lies ahead of you?

There's still NS to think.. And you can do a lot of thinking in 2 years.

Q: What's your ideal lover like?

God-lover, me-understander.

Q: Which is more blessed, loving someone or being loved by someone?

To love is probably a blessing. Being loved is something common but usually undermined and unnoticed.

Q: How long do you intend to wait for someone you really love?

Until it's time to move on.

Q: If the person you secretly liked is already attached , what would you do?

I would keep it to myself because I wouldn’t want to spoil her happiness and cause something ugly to happen.

Q: Is there anything that made you unhappy these days?

My computer died and I had to spend money.

Q: Is being tagged fun?

Don't make this look stupid.

Q: How do you see yourself in ten years time?

Still unmarried, but enjoying life.

Q: Who are currently most important people to you?

My friends. But sometimes I overwrite them.

Q: What kind of person do you think the person who tagged you is?

Rach? Oh she's a cool chick(en).

Q: Would you rather to be a single & rich or married but poor?

Single & rich. It's not the money for myself. Why should I bring poverty into the family I want to start?

Q: What's the first thing you do every morning?

Hit the snooze button on my phone and go back to sleep for another 9 minutes. 4 times.

Q: Would you give all in a relationship?

Depends.

Q: If you fall in love with two persons simultaneously, who would you pick?

I don't know. I think I should just back off.

Q: What type of friends do you like?

The listeners, the ones who are there when you need them.

Q: Do you have a pet?

Logan.

Q: What type of friends do you dislike?

Those who think they know me.

8 people that I'm tagging:
Later.

Forget You Never.

noreply@blogger.com (Gene Lim) — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:20:00 +0000

It's late, but never too late. The three years were my best.

Wacky times.

And smart ones too.

To some, true friends were a rare find. I scored jackpot.

Libres quebrados, pero…

noreply@blogger.com (Gene Lim) — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:05:00 +0000

The problem as turned out was my video card, which is supposedly spoiled. Strangely though, when it's plugged in, the system fan still runs as per normal.

Perhaps it just needs some rest time, as Ashton said, because sometimes graphics card do miraculously come back in time.

So right now, I'm surviving on an 128MB nVIDIA GeForce FX 5200, which is pretty the basic card to run all things, no problem... Just that I don't have the privilege of playing my COD4 or even CS:S, since I have considerably downgraded from the original 256MB ATI Radeon 9600... Page memory is not too high for these games.

Should I succumb to temptation and head for the Sim Lim Square tomorrow to get a graphics card. It's AGP, so I don't have to spend much... About $150 and I can get a quality one, complete with the Shaders 3.0 technology.

Or, an alternative is that there is an IT fair up ahead (not sure when, I've heard it's this weekend, or it's over) and buy parts there. But I always thought IT fairs were like for equipment such as laptops and printers. Hardware, even if sold, shouldn't cost too different from the main outlets selling.

Either way, I hope to get to playing my games soon. Haha...

Day 1: Hard Disk, perché forsaken me?

noreply@blogger.com (Gene Lim) — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 04:12:00 +0000

I do suppose I shouldn't be too addicted to the computer anyway... But for the general mail-checking and blogging, I'm using my sister's laptop for this week. I'm hoping to salvage as much by probably Wednesday, with a new hard disk and an additional piece of 1GB RAM for it.

To sum up, here's what happened:

1. Gene switches on computer.

2. Gene logs in to MSN, Firefox, the usual stuff, where he checks mail, reads Soccernet.com, LFClive.net

3. Having nothing to do, Gene switches on Steam to play CS:Source.

4. Choosing from a list of servers, he chose a HK-server to play a ZombieMod CS.

5. The map is a bit special, so it requires downloading off the main dedicated server. While waiting, he Alt-Tabs to go to Messenger and chats with some of his friends.

6. He switches once back to CS:S to check the status. Almost there. Never mind, goes back to chat.

7. Chats halfway, *blackout*, the screen reads "No Video Input". At first thinking that it could be a problem with the connection cable, he tightens it a bit more.

8. Expecting to restart, it didn't. Heartbeat rises to 120Bpm. He presses the Reset button. It's not reseting! He holds the power button to turn it off. Turns on again, still nothing! Gene (145Bpm) turns off the switch at the back of the CPU and restarts the whole system.

9. Switching on, this time there is no BIOS, no anything. (OMGWTFZ)

10. Calls for help. Could be monitor problem, so switches the old CRT monitor from outside to try. Bad news, no video input too.

CONCLUSION: Hard disk crashed.

I think I was more shocked than sad. Perhaps the thought hasn't sunk in how my photos, my school work stuff from the past, my portfolio items, my ~~porn~~ (NO.)... I mean games, that has been wiped off.

The troublesome part is setting everything up. The stuff that can be downloaded I can easily solve, but the stuff that needs CDs to install will be a tad more difficult, such as MS Office.

Hopefully, I can have a saviour in Ashton, who can help me with this.

On the drawbacks, it's quite a paralysis for me. I can't wake up and just switch the computer on immediately. I can't finish watching my Monster anime, I can't continue my Call of Duty 4 which I have painstakingly reached Act II on Veteran difficulty.

Sofferenza, quando vi concluderete?

noreply@blogger.com (Gene Lim) — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:43:00 +0000

My hard disk has crashed.

Info galore, gone...

It doesn't even show a BIOS or anything. I'm too shocked to react. =(

MRT 101

noreply@blogger.com (Gene Lim) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:32:00 +0000

From Krisandro,

Without further a due, I present to you Krisandro’s list of MRT Rules.

1. When on the escalator during rush hour, either keep left or you follow the rushing passengers on the right. Don’t stall the fast lane and tempt me to grab your legs and throw you over the side.

2. When SMRT says they are increasing the number of train trips, it doesn’t mean that you can wake up later. And please don’t look at the screens telling you how long the next train is going to arrive if you have high blood pressure.

3. If you want to get into the train cabin and you do not let the passengers in the train cabin out first, you deserve to be knocked down by a smelly, sweaty, giant man with huge man-boobs.

4. If you do not move to the center of the train, you deserve to be sodomized by a horny blue whale and wear a tag so that we understand your plight that you cannot move around much.

5. If you will not give up your seat to a pregnant lady or a senior citizen, have the courage to at least PRETEND that you are fast asleep. Stop looking at the lady’s stomach and mentally weighing it against your beer belly and deciding who has the heavier load.

6. The vertical poles in the train cabins are for passengers to hold onto with their hands. If you lean on them with your whole body, I might need to separate your left butt cheek from your right to secure a holding spot and I do not have that much Dettol to cleanse my hand afterwards.

7. If you are blasting your choice of music through your phone speakers, please make sure that your taste in music is at least accepted by 70% of the people who are within earshot. If you are not sure how you can figure that out, please purchase a device called “ear-phones”.

8. The fare you pay for travelling on the MRT entailed you to a limited space. If you need space to hold a copy of The Straits Times fully opened in front of you during peak hours, consider buying an EZ-Link card for the newspaper as well.

9. If you fart or burp in a an MRT cabin, have the courtesy to say ‘excuse me’. If you think people will get angry over it, have the habit of laughing like a hyena as soon as you fart. I can assure you that it will be more amusing than anything.

10. Do not scold me if the train is packed and I am poking your butt from behind. The one who you should scold is the one who is poking my butt. Don’t ask me to push back as well because it will seem as though I am reciprocating.

Revival Post #1

noreply@blogger.com (Gene Lim) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:25:00 +0000

After watching Sport Science at work, I've decided to start with a pretty cool post. Ice hockey goalie Clint Malarchuk gets a horrific injury in 1989... I know none of us watch or play ice hockey, but this sure makes you empathise completely.

Contains graphic scenes. Viewer discretion is advised.

Sorry for the long silence.

noreply@blogger.com (Gene Lim) — Sat, 31 May 2008 15:32:00 +0000

(: And it probably would remain this way.

Memory Block

noreply@blogger.com (Gene Lim) — Sun, 04 May 2008 17:08:00 +0000

Sorry, lack of inspiration these few days. Will try to get back on a spree.

Here's one for laughs.

Possibly the Hardest Game.

noreply@blogger.com (Gene Lim) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:22:00 +0000

This wickedly difficult game... it's just too hard! Basically you're the RED square, you navigate the level with the keyboard to avoid the BLUE balls, and reach the other side of the GREEN patch. Some levels require to pick up the YELLOW ball before you can reach the other side. There is no time limit, the high score is defined by the number of deaths at the end of 30 levels. Sounds easy? Wait till you try it!

I gave up at level 10. -.-

Zhng My PS3.

noreply@blogger.com (Gene Lim) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:46:00 +0000

Guy remakes his entire PS3 into a PS3 laptop, complete with a 17" LCD HDTV screen monitor and keyboard, weighing in at about 7kg. Crazy, I know, but this guy has even made an Xbox 360 laptop and Wii version as well.

I'm on Reuters... Not.

noreply@blogger.com (Gene Lim) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:04:00 +0000

But I really am! On Rueters, at least, but for a dangerous reason? From Rueters:

CHICAGO - The world is in shock as news sinks in.

"It's only a matter of time before plastic-memory kills you and everyone you know." said Dr. Paul Rathburg, a University professor who is the spokesman for the World Health Organization.

Contact with, or even being in the proximity of plastic-memory is known to trigger acute grapey sores, continuous, unstoppable gargling, and a deadly soup of bacteria called gumbo that shoots out of your nostrils.

"We know that plastic-memory needs little time to reach sufficient levels to kill," Rathburg said.

Rathburg said the first victim was a young man who had a web design job, and worked for a well respected university. "He was perfectly fine when he went to work," Rathburg said in a telephone interview.

"After about 15 minutes, he had a case of hepatitis Z and collapsed on the floor. The autopsy clearly indicates he died from exposure to plastic-memory," said Rathburg, who would not disclose the man's name or the precise place and time of his death for privacy reasons.

(continued...)
Exposure to plastic-memory causes about 1.6 million deaths in adults in the United States each year, according to the World Health Organization, and this number doubles each year.

"This plastic-memory is a horrible death. There's no doubt, plastic-memory will kill us all." Rathburg said as he burst into tears.

A tragic day for the world as we try to understand the final impact this will have on mankind.

Want to be featured? just type (your thing here, separate spaces with a full-stop).willkillusall.com.

Crazy NTU Students

noreply@blogger.com (Gene Lim) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:15:00 +0000

Exchange students pulling a crazy stunt at an NTU canteen. Who says NTU is boring?

Batman Bin Suparman

noreply@blogger.com (Gene Lim) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:10:00 +0000

You've got to be kidding me. And I thought celebrity names were crazy enough, and they only happened in the States, but this guy is incredible! Pretty cool, huh?

Anyway, this was taken off some article he wrote, which I don't understand whatever he is talking about (probably because I wasn't paying any attention to the article) so you might want to check it out here.

Shoot & Kill

noreply@blogger.com (Gene Lim) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:58:00 +0000

Bought this game for cheap at $9.95. It's purely for cheap thrill since I'm bored and looking for work. Shooting zombies has never been so fun, now with a pump-action shotgun!

I managed to complete it, but I don't think the arcade version is easy, because it really uses a shotgun, and it is ridiculously tiring to hold it, reload & shoot for at least 25 minutes. Joshua and I played it before, and we lasted till the middle of the first stage. -.-

Say and Write

noreply@blogger.com (Gene Lim) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:07:00 +0000

HAHAHAHAHAHA!