After a few days with the new phone....

Overall, I think this will be worth it in the long run. The MyTouch 4g phone has either one of two chipsets in it. One works fine, the other one is apparently defective, and will eventually fail and brick your phone if you constantly flash your ROM. I have the apparently defective chipset in my phone. As far as I can tell, it can still work. Provided I don't flash any software. So I'm going to use the stock Rom for now. Not that there's anything wrong with it. And I have more than enough memory for all the apps I could want. The main irritating bug I've found is the music player: I can't get the remote control on either of my headsets to work. But that was solved easily: install Songbird from the market.....

Off to work

And as usual, there's a bright yellow UFO in the sky. Oh well. At least the AC will be on aboard the Soundtransit bus...

Star Blazers on tv again...

I grew up watching Star Blazers. Between the local tv here in Tacoma, and the Army controlled tv in Germany (at the time in Germany, the only English-speaking tv station was run by the US Army. Fortunately for me, the GI responsible for programming was an anime fan, so I saw the good stuff when I came home from school). And now the ScfFy channel has Star Blazers. Yes, the animation is crap (this was the late '70s, mind you), and the plots may be a little thin (iirc, this originally was a japanese feature film that they stretched into a full blown series....), and the dialogue is definitely dubbed.... But it is still a classic, and is worth watching....

Now somebody needs to air Guyking and Grandizer.....

Hey Igwanarob, want a phone?

I finally gave into temptation. I got a MyTouch 4G. I’m very much impressed with it. The Internet connection is as almost as fast as my apartment’s Wi-Fi. That in an of itself makes it worth it. Then there’s the Android. Unlike my previous phone, this was designed from the start for it, so there’s no having to go through three different steps to load a good build on it.

Then again, with my HD2, all the android build were rooted from the get-go. I have to manually root this phone, and there goes  the warranty if i do. Well, I think I know what I’m doing, and I’m sure if I muck it up too much, I can put a stock ROM back on, besides, I know how to back-up.

So, Igwanarob. Would you like a slight used HTC HD2? I have confirmed that it runs windows mobile quite well (and ENERGY is still cooking ROMS for it). And you can run android (in fact you can dual boot pretty well). I’ve also heard rumors that you can run windows phone 7 on it, but why would one do that. It’s like escaping the mousetrap to run into the arms of the cat…

Ok, last time I will tell you!

If you go barefoot and paint your toenails black, you’ll be able to walk down the side of a building:

And was that Greta van Susteren making a cameo?

It’s all about the internet security….

I currently use AVG for internet security (along with a hardware firewall/router). There’s also Microsoft Security Essentials. Both are free. Both work. There are also some others out there. But they pale in comparision to what you really need for internet protection. You’ve got malware & virus protection, but what’s protecting you from The New World Order (Mind-Control Division). What you need is a good AFDB:

Always wear your afdb, or you’ll end up like Napoleon:

Happy National Drink Guinness Day

So today is Cinco de Mayo. An alleged Mexican holiday that is celebrated more by white people in America than Mexicans. Basically it commemorates a battle fought against the French in a war that the Mexicans eventually lost. Its not that big of a holiday in Mexico. Their big national holiday is the Grito de Dolores, sometime in September...

So, it is said that Cinco de Mayo is best celebrated by drinking Corona. I don't think so. Corona = Bottled Urine. Then I think back to two years ago. When I basically had my first Guinness. So, if you celebrate it today, first look it up and learn about the history. Then go have a pint...

BTW, this wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for the Civil War going on at the time (Google the Monroe Doctrine...). The French, of course, probably have a different of view on this. The action that the Mexicans commemorate is also commemorated by the French Foreign Legion as a solemn occasion, where they essentially affirm that they won't back down. The French Army may be a bunch of Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys, but the French Foreign Legion is where the real balls are....

I hope you enjoyed it

I hope you enjoyed the bright yellow ufo that greeted Washington State this weekend. I of course, had to work. All weekend long. But ires all back to normal this morning. The rain is back. And I have to work. Which means the dart is going to suck. I'm so used to Mondays off.

Good Morning, gentles...

Pierce Transit are liars!

First they say that they have to drastically reduce service, cutting over a third of there service (mostly the routes that I have to take to work). But they're still buying new buses. The drivers routinely flout the laws of the road (I can't tell you the times I couldn't cross at the marked crosswalk because the bus was standing in it). I've also seen drivers threaten passengers with an extended denial of service for having the gall to wish the driver a nice day. I've given up on complaining to Pierce Transit about this. Their customer service is dev/null. They just need to fold and stop glutting themselves off of our tax dollars.

Soundtransit is funded differently, and they still rock.

Osama dead

Bin Laden is no more. I’ve been trying to think of what the implications of this are, and to sort my own opinion out on this, but words fail me. All I’ll say is that he can no longer perpetrate evil anymore.

And I don’t think there will be a Beer Volcano and Stripper Factory in your afterlife, Osama…

EDIT:

I saw this posted on as somebody’s facebook status today. And it had been reposted before, apparently. I feel it’s worth sharing, and it sorts out how I feel on it:

”I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that”

Violence. Is. Evil. Period. It doesn’t matter who does it, or for what it is done. It’s evil. If you resort to it, then you’re no better than your enemies.

3-0…

The Sounders won 3-0. Since Zakuani broke his leg, the Sounders have shut out their opponents. Mullan got off too easy, with only a 10 game suspension. When Zakuani might be out for the rest of the season. I think making his suspension last as long as Steve is out is more appropriate. Or better yet, make Colorado play shorthanded until he comes back…

The Mariners have been rather hot of late. They swept Detroit. In Detroit. (yes, it’s Detroit, mind you, but a win is a win). And they’ve won 2 so far in Boston (sorry Brother Charles). There still might be ho[e for the Seattle sports scene…

And allegedly, there was a wedding in London this well. You’ve probably seen or heard something of it, so I’ll hold my peace on it….

Time once again to put my full 90 in….

MLS season started a few weeks ago. But I’ve usually worked during the matches, so I couldn’t see them. And I just saw Steve Zakuani break his leg. Not a good thing. Obvious Red Card. And I think somebody will be getting a lighter wallet, and more likely than not, a extra vacation….

Edit: Freddy Montero just ended his drought.

Edit #2: Freddy’s 1 was all they needed. 1-0 victory.

They're back at their old form...

The Mariners are still in their old form. Unfortunately, this doesn't bode well. In fact, they're even worse than before. It used to be they'd gain the lead, only to have the bullpen choke it in the final innings. Now they're just getting their asses kicked outright completely....

It's about that time again...

I just wiped the hard drive. Again. I know of no virus that can survive a format c: command. I don't think I had a virus this time, I just wanted to clean up. This time, but I did not a little bit more planning, and I did my back-up in heirarchal format. So hopefully, all I'll need to do is to copy my d drive to my c drive... As for emails and blog entries and the like, my Android Powered HD2 handles that quite nicely (and the kick-ass Blogger app that Google puts out doesn't hurt that much, either....)

In a totally unrelated story, I finally got rid of my MySpace page. Of I want to follow a musician or a celebrity, Facebook works just as well. It seems that MySpace is now more populated by stslkers, spammers, and pedophiles than by actual human beings. I have to give props to them though, for being speedy and thorough in nuking offending accounts. I'm beginning to realize that the MySpace Mating Calls I've occasionally recieved were probably spammers. Or worse. But I had long ago figured out that you take anything you see on the Internet with a grain of salt, like the actual existence of Belgium...

Elton on SNL….

Elton John is hosting tonight’s episode of SNL. Ok, I know Elton John is gay. The monologue is kind of like beating a dead horse. Though most of the sketches kept the gay references to a minimum. And then they did the Silver Screen sketch. And I didn’t know the queen of England and Prince Philip played punk that well…

All and all, worth seeing…

EDIT: I shouldn’t have posted this before the gay cowboy sketch. Funny, though, again it beats a dead horse…

Am I the only one…

Am I the only one who sees the irony of the Mariners starting the season on April Fools’ Day. Somebody should tell them that April Fools’ is only for one day, not the entire season.

On the bright side, hats off to Felix Hernandez.  A 6-2 victory tonight. And a complete game. The first time in 35 years. I hope this bodes well.

BTW, Igwanarob, the Yankees still suck…

Once again, I have to announce this:

The Spaghetti Harvest is in:

I hope it’s a bumper crop….

Ramen. What would I be if I didn’t even mention the Flying Spaghetti Monster…

And it couldn’t happen to a more deserving company….

Sbarro is going to file bankruptcy. If you remember my last post about Sbarro (here if you can’t remember), you’ll know that I don’t have the highest opinion of them. Good Riddance to them, the stealing, free-loading assholes…

Even when they weren’t trying to shake me down, their pizza tasted like cardboard. With tomato sauce that tasted like unsweetened kool-aid. And it was expensive (even considering how it was just mall food court fair).

It’s here.

Firefox 4 is out. I highly recommend it. It does seem faster than previous versions.  It is certainly better than Internet Explorer. I’ve been using the public beta for about the past month, and while I’ve been impressed with the overall performance, I was having a few issues with the extensions. I ended up getting rid of quite a few of them that didn’t work.  There are a couple of others that aren’t being updated fast enough, but i figured out how to make them work (hint: the .xpi file that the extension comes as is a .zip file. You can can simply unzip it, and there is a certain file that you can open in your favorite text editor and you can change the maximum Firefox version…) I don’t have the specifics now on how to do it. Maybe later, I’ll post it…

Firefox is available in a mobile version (for Android). I used to try it, but I found for Android, your best bet is Dolphin Browser HD. Not as many plug-ins as there are for Firefox, but it gets the job done (in fact, my boss thinks it’s even faster than his iPhone, which says something since my phone isn’t even supposed to run Android….). For those of you stuck with a Windows Mobile 6.x device, I’d have to go with Opera 10. Or better yet, get a new phone….

I know it’s late to comment on it, but…

The Huskies are out of the dance. I was at work at the time, but I followed it on my phone (my boss hath decreed no internet for personal use at work, but he shouldn’t put me on the schedule for major sporting events if he wants me to follow that… And Gonzaga got eliminated to. By BYU. Gonzaga is run by the Society of Jesus (who just so happen to be the largest Catholic order around). The Jesuits got beat by the Mormons. And to further add to the humiliation, BYU is more known for football (in fact they’re more of a quarterback factory). And they were beat by a team that didn’t even have it star player… But BYU just got eliminated tonight by UConn.

I’m now no longer officially interested in the Final Four…