Real Photographers Don't Use Camera Phones?

Just as I was getting all excited and started to snap photos with my HTC Desire, I got to read this article about a survey done on 2,245 Brits - that only a fifth felt a camera phone is sufficient. Bummer.

No big deal. I never once thought a camera phone can replace even the cheapest compact cameras from Panasonic, Canon or Nikon (but I am quite sure it may be better than some really cheap brands) but ever since I got a "quite" decent camera phone in my HTC Desire, I've been going around snapping.

Maybe because it's so new and I can't get enough of it... sometimes, I felt like hugging it in my sleep but fear of too much radiation may cause me to turn into a jolly green giant monster when I get too anxious stopped me from doing just that.

Or maybe it is just so convenient to reach into my pants pocket, take out the phone and start snapping in a few seconds! Hmmm... I think I may find one day to talk about the HTC Desire's camera... can't like it too much but can't hate it either. :D Anyways, am talking about the convenience of a camera phone here.

Night, folks!

via PhotographyBLOG.

Inflated Lump of Mass

Oh I love this old comic from Bizzaro and what it says about working out too much (FYI, I hate to exercise but certain things in life is without choice)...:P

"As a teen and young adult, I used to think it would be cool to be a big muscle man. Now I see it as a ludicrous deformity that tells the world that you've three or four hours a day with nothing better to do than lift heavy stuff. I still like to exercise and stay in shape, but I no longer fantasize about looking like an inflatable toy."

via BizzaroBlog.

Why Is Coffee So Popular?

I've been curious for a long time why so many people I know like coffee? Some can survive on coffee without breakfast and lunch and some need at least a few cups of coffee a day. Some need to start the day off with a cuppa. And some drink coffee to stay awake.

Personally, I still feel sleepy after drinking coffee (the normal dose). I will feel dizzy and couldn't sleep if I overdose on coffee. I remembered one incident when I was studying for exams (am so glad I don't need to study anymore... woooohooooooo! But I am not too amuse with working life either but that is another story that could span a few thousand pages) so I made myself a mug of super thick coffee and gulped the whole thing down - ended up dizzy and then had to lay down wide-eyed. :-O

Comics via Being Five.

Morning Sky

This be what the sky looked like early this morning... while on my way down South. Sigh...

Dumplings!

Folks, the Chinese dumpling season is just around the corner... I think the exact date is this Wednesday, 16 June 2010. Right below a couple of photos for ya.

O Hai Ronald-On-A-Bench!

I did something unusual today that I never thought I would do. I photographed Ronald.

Blasted By The Past - Wishing Upon A Laptop

I say be careful what you wish for. During my younger days, it appeared to be a privilege... luxurious to own a laptop and carry it around wherever one went. The next best thing would be a company laptop. I was even grateful during those days when my evil Jap boss handed me his laptop to do some design work at home over the weekends.

Those were the days. Laptops are so common now and people doing work at home with laptops is almost like part of the job scope. Now I wish that I had never ever made those wishes to have a company laptop. Too late, I know...

Sexsomnia

We learn something new everyday and today, I bring to you a term that I just discovered - sexsomnia. It basically is having sex while sleeping and the initiator (more men than women) would not have a clue when he/she wakes up later. According to the article by LiveScience, it is possible that this is due to illicit drugs.

via LiveScience.

Lots of Android Mascots

Love this pix and becoming an Android fan:
Hmmm... where can I get one of these robots in soft toy form? :D

via Mashable.

My Favourite Mug is a Lens

There are plenty of things that we don't think about that is possible besides its intended purpose and one such thing is how a lens can be replicated into a coffee mug!
This somehow reminds me of the really ancient Motorola phones that eventually became water tumblers.

via CrunchGear.

Sunny flower at Tangkak rest stop

Flowers #12 - Sunflower!
Originally uploaded by IonBuck.

Snapped this while taking a toilet break at the Tangkak rest stop along the North South Highway. This is the only rest stop I've encountered with so many cheerful sunflowers... and are right in front of the toilets.

- Taken with the HTC Desire -

Dell Streak has one mean screen!

Dell's huge 5" Android based internet-tablet kind of thing that is commonly known as a slate has one durable glass screen. Called the Gorilla Glass it can withstand multiple pen stabs without any stab wounds! My heart skipped a few bits when the dude in the video started the stabbing action! Fuuuuuuuu!

via Engadget thru Android Community.

Computer Viruses May Now "Infect" Humans

The time when the border between humankind and computers robots blurs has finally arrived. Computer virus can now "directly" infect humans! Recently, a University of Reading researcher Mark Gasson purposefully infected a chip implanted into himself with computer virus and passed on to other devices from the implant.

The purpose was to illustrate the ease of how computer viruses may spread into other more important devices in the future (such as life saving pacemakers, cochlear implants for the hearing impaired and deep brain stimulators) when these devices get more advanced (ie. when Windows OS is installed into these devices... just kidding... in other words, when these devices eventually have its own operating systems).

It wouldn't be too far off then when some evil programmers create a self-aware virus an infect these devices which could control humans...

via LifeScience.

Some quick thoughts about my 1 day old HTC Desire

As some of my little Twitter followers would know, I got my first ever smartphone yesterday at the Maxis roadshow in KLCC. Mine is the much awaited HTC Desire - an Android 2.1 device. It's been my desire for quite some time now.

Here're some quick thoughts - first the positives:

1. The AMOLED screen!
2. I don't know Chinese but the on-screen keyboard has it built-in. 好!
3. The 5 megapixels camera is quite acceptable for a phone.
4. I love the physical back button.
5. The screen is not so bad under direct sunlight as some reviewers put it - phew!
6. Not because of the device but I'm on cloud 9 to know my area has kickass HSPA!

The bad:

1. On-screen keyboard needs some major getting used to (because I've never used these before).
2. This device is for sale by Maxis Malaysia without screen protectors and cases in the market! Highly unacceptable. I need to protect my precioussssssss.
3. Taking photos with the optical pad is a no no.

That be all for now, folks!

INSANE: The Amazing Atari Joystick Strikes Again!

Previously, the Atari joystick was used to control a XBox 360. This time around, it is capable of firing controlling a cannon! Ok, a Canon. A Canon's shutter.
via Engadget (there's even a video that appears to prove that it works).