Schemes set to music
I've got a song stuck in my head. It's the tune of "Hal-la-la-la-la-la-le-lujah," which happened to be a Pictionary word from earlier this evening at Ashley B's birthday party. The word, however, has evolved into, "Ono-ma-no-ma-no-ma-topoeia," which is actually quite a tongue twister to sing.
Meanwhile, I'm not sold on the "advantages" of Windows Vista, but Microsoft's marketing team has again showed they're the more intelligent arm of the corporation. They hired Demetri Martin to subtly pitch the product. I can spend hours on this site before getting bored or brain numb. Indeed, not long ago Tanya and I did spend an extended period of time listening to it.
On another technology front, it's amazing what a good dusting can do for a computer. My laptop has a crappy Prescott core Pentium 4 (world-renown for running hotter than hades and crashing), which means the fans must spin constantly and I can't set it flat on anything for fear of blocking the air intakes. Recently the fans had gotten so loud you could hear them in the next room and I was sure the system would die soon. So, today I dusted. It's purring rather than hacking and wheezing now. I'm still not happy with Intel or Toshiba for selling this crap, but I'm much happier with the crap itself. It's always hard to believe that a low-tech solution like dusting can improve the quality of life for such a high-tech gadget.
And finally, with my birthday just a month away (exactly), I want to say if anyone out there is looking for a way to dispose of $600+, I'm currently in techno-lust with Apple's iPhones and Benq's 24-inch monitors. I don't really need either of them, but that's not the point. For those of my readers looking to spend significantly less than that, please no tea. I love tea and appreciate it; I even nearly ran out before Christmas. However, now I have more tea than I can deal with. And no Ukrainians. I'm up to my ears in Ukrainian.
Labels: pop culture, technology
Did you see Demetri Martin's Person., his Comedy Central special? It was sponsored in large part by Vistas and had a mock Doctor, the head of the Institute for Advanced Persons, for a majority of the commercials.
Posted by
Daniel |
1/15/2007 10:43:00 PM
Person was good. I'm more interested in being up to my ears in Ukrainian. That sounds enjoyable.
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Unknown |
1/16/2007 08:01:00 PM
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