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Rocket, yeah!

Remember that old Def Leppard song, Rocket?
"Rocket, yeah...
Sattelite of love.."
cool song...

Well, a little while ago i posted something on UFO technology stuff called Spinwave. Well, it doesn't just stop there... while some people think that Spinwave is a hoax, a lot of rocket scientist are looking at weird rocket science stuff. Here's a serious site on anti-gravity. If you have enough bandwidth and time, spend a couple of minutes downloading the whole documentation (41Mb!). Make sure you dont blow your mind.

And by the way, that site also gives out breaking news about the war in Iraq, minus the star spanggled propaganda puked by the likes of CNN and MSNBC, of course. Apparently, the source comes from some Russian military intel eavesdropping around the gulf region. Like other alternative source of info, the site have been hacked and under DoS attck. (Somehow rather i have the feeling this blog is going to be hit by a DoS attack, for blogging this... ) :-o

Back to Def Leppard, they really rock with the Hysteria album with tracks like Hysteria, Love Bites, Gods of War and Armageddon it,. Sure brings back old memories.

A bit on the techie side, Toshiba have released the successor to the highly acclaimed e740 PocketPC! Ladies and gentlemen, make way for the e750!

Plug: *sinner

Listening to: Somewhere I Belong, Linkin Park

Recap....

Recap....

I should've blog this last week but didnt have the time.
Anyway... i finally sold my soul to the digicam devil... heheheh...
Checked out this shop in Sg Wang Plaza and the lady was kind enough to let me play with the all new 5 megapixel Minolta F300! Brilliant cam! However, the battery issue still bogs me down.
So, I bought the Canon S45 instead! Great cam! I got a steal deal at RM 2040 with a 128Mb CF card thrown in. I would love to get the G3, as suggested by an anonymous commentator in my earlier blog. But like i said, I already have an SLR camera and i love it. the G3 wont really replace it totaly. I need something to complement my SLR. if i wanna get a replacement, i would have gone for the Canon EOS-1Ds!!! drool! drool!
And yes... of course I am planning to get a LOMO soon!

The S45 have lots of nice features for the average user. indeed it's a high end 4 megapixel cam. The dial mimics the function on an SLR, it got the Auto mode, Program, Shutter, Appeture and Manual. The also include presets like potrait, action, slow shot and stitch mode where you can take multile pictures and stitch them back to produce a nice panoramic shot. I have yet to test the camera all out. Maybe i'll go on an outing this weekend.
I also managed to update the firmware to version 1.02.0!

Two great sites on digital cameras review:
DPreview
The Imaging Resource

Other than that, last weekend's F1 race was marvellous! The whole race was exciting unlike the 2002 season. Brilliant performance by Raikonen and and impressive above expectation performance by the Reanult team. Congratulations to Alonso! Well done.
Montoya as usual have been plagued by bad luck... same performance out of Barichello and Ralf Schumacher. Michael Schumacher...? Let's not get there ok? ;)

Another bleak year ahead?

Two reports suggest that it's not going all nice and sunny for the IT industry. With the jittery economy and the current war in Iraq, it is going to be a tough time riding the waves.

Information Week: Confidence wanes as fiscal worries grow, spending slows to a trickle--and now war
CNet: Study: IT morale hitting bottom

Ever wonder how is it like being a technical consultant? Take a peek.

Listening to: Bring me to life, Evanescence

Boo-hoo! No free F1 tickets

No free F1 tickets for me this year...
Last year, i was lucky enough to be given a Grand Stand ticket!
Anyway, Im counting on my lucky stars for next year's F1 race... perhaps a Paddock ticket? :)

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Digital Fugue officially supports the BMW-Williams F1 Team!

For more F1 News:

The Official Formula 1 Website
Formula 1 Live
Daily F1

Oh yeah, while you're at it, dont forget the F1 Pit Babes! :)

Listening to: Satellite, P.O.D

Dilemma

"No matter what i do, all i think about is you...", No it's not about kelly or nelly or melly or belly... it's about digital cameras.
With the prices of digital cameras goin down, im spoilt with choices. Yesterday, I paid a visit to a camera store and asked about a few cameras. I had my mind fixed on the Canon S30 but they didnt have it. So i had a look at the S45 instead, tested it. and i liked it. It was on sale at RM 2,188 with a 128Mb CF card thrown in. It was a good deal but it sort of breached my budget a little. Then I was introduced a Nikon. I didnt like it as it was too bulky. I need a compact digicam to carry around. I already have my good old EOS 630 SLR camera and i dont need another bulky camera to weight me down.

Finally, comes the other camera, The Minolta F100. The F100 got Editors rating on CNET and it was the first choice for the compact digicams and 4 megapixel cams. Preety impressive and the offer price was RM 1,799. The bummer is, it comes with a mere 16Mb SD card and i was told that a 128Mb SD card would cost a damage of about RM 300... all and all, the cost would still breached my budget. Further more, most users bitched about the battery life on the F100. this little devil sure sucks up energy.

Other option includes the Canon G2 and Fujifilm F601Z. The G2 is quite affordable but like the Nikon, it's bulky and Canon have discontinued the model, having it replaced by the G3. I have yet to test out the F601Z. I might head to another camera store to get a second opinion. Any suggestions/comments would be very helpfull before i sell my soul to the digicam devil.

Another dilemma im having now is regarding handphones. I have planned a roadmap for my handphone migration. A new phone for my birthday would fit nicely into the roadmap. Currently im using the Nokia 6210. Im a 6 series user, my old phone was the 6110 so obviously my next phone is going to be a 6 series as well. The 6310 wasn't really released in Malaysia and the 6510 is too small for my liking. The possible migration path was either the 6610 or the 6100. I prefer the 6610 despite being released prior to the 6100, it is slightly bigger and heavier than the 6100. It fits nicely in my pocket and my big palm.
Then Nokia announced the 6220, which is love at first sight for me. The bummer is, it is only going to be released in Q3 2003. By the time it reaches the shores, it'll be Christmas. Looks like i will only get my birthday present on Christmas Day! Shall i wait... or shall i just get the 6100.... or the 6610...? Again, any suggestions/comments would be very helpfull before i sell my soul to the handphone devil.

One thing for sure, the Smeagol/Gollum in me is having a field time confusing the hell out of me!

Fuel cells

Fuel cells, that seemed to be the current buzzword. I have the feeling its going to be the in thing this coming year or two. Here are a few in sights from various sources:

Fuel cells offer staff a lighter load
Fuel Cells Power Portable Electronics
Batteries not included
Toshiba to showcase fuel cell prototype

Its been a while since i last featured articles from Technology Review. Here's a scoop of what's interesting.
Countdown for Rocket Planes
Space Shuttle Science
Untapped Networks
Cheap Solar Power on Deck
Iris Identification
Quantum Chips Advance

And finally; new digital cameras are coming our way!
This means, prices of digicams currently in the market will drop! Yippee...!!

Plug: Evanescence

Listening to: Kusha Las Payas, Las Ketchup

Sometimes, that's just about as

Last night, just like any other day, i parked my car accross the street in front in my house. I reached home at about 8:15pm, had dinner and the i was online checking my mails etc. I suppose to go out again around 11 to run some errands.
Some ass hole tried to pry open my car and broke my rear passenger windscreen in the process. Idiots. It all happened within the span of two and a half hours... during prime time.

Fortunately, Im greatful that they didn't take anything. There are coins in the glove compartment, untouched. Some documents, my jacket, my CD collection, video LCD, CD changer and a PC in the car. All untouched. And thank God they didn't steal the car!

Called the workshop and they said they could source out for a used windscreen late this afternoon. Even that, i'll be a few hundred dollars poorer. Damn it... all have to happen when i was just eyeing on that glittering "Disco daddy-o suite" on sale ;)

Ol' skool records

I went to Lini's birthday party at Planet Hollywood monday night. It was great. Good food, good company, good music, good cigar, what else could you ask for? :)
But the house band, Thunderstorm couldn't really summon a storm as they were just meddling on the average scale. Indonesian band Asia at Hard Rock Cafe have more punch and could beat the hell out of them. The crowd base at Planet was also dissapointing but who cares, we got good company and we had fun.

Anyway, before the party, i dropped by at Tower Records. Checked out a few Dance and Trance albums, the Ibizas and Cafe del mar but they're dead expensive. Instead, i got myself two old school records; Foo Fighters' first album (yeah, the one one with the disintegrator ray gun cover) and Stone Temple Pilots' first album - Core. I got the cassettes a long time ago... lost it and i feel like listening to old favourites. There's nothing like having a rock concert in my car :)
Actually i was looking for Alice in Chains' Dirt, but they didnt have it. Maybe i'll just grab the Live album and the MTV Unplugged... maybe...

Speaking about music, a funny thing happened to me... not once not twice but a couple of times; the latest was this morning. I just reached the office turned on my laptop and the drum and bass beat of Tatu's "Not Gonna get us" was playing in my head. I jammed up winamp and played my random playlist and that song was the first one played. I was like... Hey cool daddy-o! Then i realised last week, i was humming "The game of love" as i was on my way to the car. Cranked up the engine, turned on the radio and the song was on air on Red104. A couple of weekes ago the same thing happened but the song was Fugee's "killing me softly" on Hitz.fm. funny eh?? I think im a music psychic.

Listening to: What's your flava, Craig David