Posted in Normal on Nov 30th, 2005
My D70 had been afflicited with the “blinking green light of death”, which Nikon recognizes as a problem with a few of its D70s. Lucky me. Anyways, my Nikon D70 is out for work again, which means its going to be a sad, picture-less time. My backpack does feel lighter though…
Posted in Normal on Nov 30th, 2005
The Heart and Stroke Foundation logo The Heart and Stroke Foundation press release talks about the new CPR standard that is easier to execute, faster to learn and is more effective than the traditional CPR methods. The most important point: HSF – The most significant change to CPR is to the ratio of chest compressions [...]
[Photo] Peanuts in all their glory. Food allergies really suck: Canwest Media- A Chicoutimi, Que., high school is in mourning after a 15-year-old girl with a food allergy died suddenly after kissing her boyfriend who had eaten peanut butter. To all of you who think kissing someone is safe after eating peanuts, and believe any [...]
Posted in Normal on Nov 25th, 2005
The Globe and Mail (protected by insider edition subscription, but viewable by Google Cache) reveals how true fobs Chinese speakers converse over the internet with shorthand. In an effort to protect the Chinese language from this latest invasion, they are taking measures that include an “official language”, the banning of using slang in papers. On [...]
[Photo] Jay Chou CD cover shot My Jay Chou – November Chopin CD finally came in yesterday (17 days to ship from HK, very slow!), so I picked it up and listened to the (higher quality) version of it. And now that I offically own the CD, I can write a mini-review guiltlessly. (More pictures [...]
[Photo] The error that says the PC suite software is missing from the phone I got this phone last week Friday, and its so far been a joke – PC suite doesn’t work like it should and the firmware is even worse. In trying to diagnose this error (read: trying to FIX it), I: Called [...]
[Photo] A Poppy for Remembrance Day Prime Minister Paul Martin – They will be missed. They will be remembered. And we will be forever grateful Please take a moment to remember the veterans who fought for our country this Remembrance Day. During the Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa, another sad fact: CBC News – [...] [...]
[Photo] The obligatory (huh?) Fido box My Nokia 8801 (8800 in other parts of the world) came in last night, so here is a wealth of pictures for you! Find all pictures in the Nokia 8801 gallery or read on!
[Photo] The Frisk MP3 Player Frisk Japan (who knew they sold Frisk there?) is giving away 1,000 MP3 players in a promotion. We never get anything cool like that here, unfortunately. 256 MB and white in colour, which looks awfully better than a Shuffle. Mei Lai, if you’re still poppin’ your Frisks in excess, this [...]
[Photo] My winter exam schedule – It better be revised soon. I certainly hope this Winter schedule of mine is really tentative, or else I feel a major screwing over coming about…