A day in the life
A day in the life of an iPhone owner circa 2010. Prompted by the Starbuck's deal.
You wake up, grab a shower and a coffee. Some overnight emails are synced to your iPhone. This you can do today.
You hop in the elevator and head for the lobby. On the way down, some upcoming events in your building (regular maintenance, scheduled outages) are synced to your iPhone.
You head for the MTR to go to work. On the way, your iPhone notes that there are 10% discounts on some taxis next week. In the MTR you can check your emails. Any up and coming promotions are automatically synced to your calendar.
You pick up a coffee from your local coffee shop. They have some discounts and special offers which are automatically synced to your iPhone.
You go to work and get stuck in a meeting. Relevant tasks (according to your personal settings) get automatically added to your calendar. As does Secretaries day, Personal Assistants day. For some reason "Worship Your System Administrator Day" overrides your golfing appointments for next Friday.
Work has been crap, and you head for the pub afterwards. As you enter, the next two weeks of Happy hour promotions are synced to your phone. There are no regular happy hours anymore - the freebies are varied and given to regulars only.
The band staggers on: Their next two weeks appearances appear in your calendar. You acquire an iTunes bookmark for their new single. (And three bookmarks to your local bottle shop for their favourite hooch!)
Time to go home. You flag down an Honest Chan's Company taxicab, and receive an electronic voucher for the next time your blood alcohol is so high and you elect to have someone else drive you home. 15 spam appointments for 'massage' services appear in your address book.
Posted by dave on 07 September 2007 at 21:38 (GMT +08:00)
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free wifi
Ooh, there's free wi-fi in HK airport now!Posted by dave on 21 May 2007 at 22:25 (GMT +08:00)
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Dave's Rules of the Kitchen, #31415926
If the best before date on a food product you find in the kitchen (or indeed anywhere) has faded to the point of illegibility, it's not a good idea to use that product, no matter how fresh or fragrant that product appears.
Posted by dave on 13 April 2007 at 09:00 (GMT +08:00)
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Cool Googling
Just noticed this: Google search for: e to the power of (i times pi)
Posted by dave on 30 December 2006 at 16:01 (GMT +08:00)
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It's a big Ad!
The Making of the Carlton Draft Big Ad
Posted by dave on 30 December 2006 at 12:11 (GMT +08:00)
Categories: Links, Silly Stuff
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Now that's driving!
Posted by dave on 25 December 2006 at 21:20 (GMT +08:00)
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Happy Hogswatch!
Happy Hogswatch to my imaginary reader!
Posted by dave on 25 December 2006 at 20:37 (GMT +08:00)
Categories: Family, Holidays, Silly Stuff
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Bra Ad of The Week ][
This one was pointed out by the missus the other day:
"Look!"
"What?!"
"Gong Li! She's *huge*"
It's from the poster for "The Golden Flower", the latest Zhang Yimou movie.
Psst, Chow Yun Fat, her eyes are a little higher up!
(Is it just me, or does he look like Jean Reno in this movie?)
Posted by dave on 18 December 2006 at 19:59 (GMT +08:00)
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Talk like a pirate day!
Arrrrr mateys, it be talk like a pirate day today! Shiver my timbers, splice me mainbrace and bittorrent my movies!
Yo ho ho and a small rum'n'coke.
Posted by dave on 19 September 2006 at 09:00 (GMT +08:00)
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...sitting on the dashboard of your mac...
Posted by dave on 09 August 2006 at 20:48 (GMT +08:00)
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A novel method for the removal of ear cerumen
A novel method for the removal of ear cerumen
Midway through the second load's stream, wax particles began to run out of the ear. Just after starting the third load, a large plug of wax burst forth from the patient's ear. The 3 generations of family members present took turns admiring (or recoiling from) the specimen. The patient exclaimed in joy, "I can hear again!"
Posted by dave on 16 July 2006 at 11:43 (GMT +08:00)
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it's the end of the world as we know it
(and I feel fine)
We got past 6/6/06 without the world ending, but there are some serious signs of the impending apocalypse*:
You can boot into windows on a Mac;
OK, so this one isn't news...
Duke Nukem Forever may ship this year
I'm here to kick ass and chew gum. And I'm all out of gum.
I remember two games with very long development times: DaiKatana, (probably one of the most embarassing failures in the history of computer gaming) and Half-Life2, which was as revolutionary as the original was. I'm predicting the DaiKatana route for DNF.
The 5th Chtorr book may be finished this year;
(Find the June 3, 2006 entry)
This leaves only two major sequences to finish. I'm guessing 20,000 words more and the narrative sections of the book will be pretty much done. Then I'll have to correlate three separate interlocking storylines, finish the interstitials and add the Solomon Short quotes. My target is to be done by the end of July.
I also need to make sure that all the people who bought character names are fairly included and appropriately dismembered. That could take another week or two. I hope to turn in the final draft before Labor Day. Then I have a handful of short stories and one other book to finish before I take up book six.
Well, it's only been about THIRTEEN YEARS since book four, so, you know, no worries dude.
* I'm personally looking forward to the Apocalypso, where all the nations of the earth rise up and dance the limbo while drinking rum.
Posted by dave on 13 June 2006 at 23:42 (GMT +08:00)
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It's the time of the beast
Look at the time!
Posted by dave on 06 June 2006 at 06:06 (GMT +08:00)
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Eurovision
Now that Lordi have won the Eurovision Song Contest, I have only one question: Why is there no Klingon Heavy Metal?
It is a good day to ROCK! And the day is not yet done!
Posted by dave on 23 May 2006 at 20:48 (GMT +08:00)
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...and she's buying a stairway to heaven
Stairways to Heaven, a collection of covers of the classic Led Zeppelin track.
And yes, the Rolf Harris version is there. Complete with Wobbleboard.
Via Making Light.
UPDATE: The Leonard Teale makes me wonder (sorry) about what a William Shatner version would sound like. (That was not a request Bill.)
Posted by dave on 06 May 2006 at 12:26 (GMT +08:00)
Categories: Links, Music, Silly Stuff
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Beer Belly!
No, not mine. The Beer Belly.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Over.
Posted by dave on 03 May 2006 at 21:42 (GMT +08:00)
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Bra Ad of the Week
(With apologies to Avedon Carol.)
This bra ad by Wacoal (motto: "Making Mountains out of Molehills"), has been appearing in the MTR stations recently.
(Sorry about the reflections - forgot to bring my circular polariser.) It's not too unpleasant to look at — attractive ladies in their skivvies are normally quite pleasant on the eyes, after all.
However, one part of it has been bugging me:
Fancy Strapes? Oh dear. Obviously a typo. On a huge advertising campaign in the MTR, where 2.4 million people per day realize that Wacoal can't spell.
But what if it isn't a spelling mistake; what if they really are offering 'fancy strapes'? What is (or are) strapes anyway?
A common sexually transmitted disease found among native mountain people of virginia.
"That dirty inbred Katy has got a nasty case of the strapes."
Hmm, not the nicest of things to get with a bra.
(Oh and if you're wondering why this post is dated before noon and didn't appear until midnight, the explanation is quite simple. I started the post, realized I had to go out and photograph the poster, then ended up in Sham Shui Po and bought a new motherboard. Honest, it all seemed logical at the time.)
Posted by dave on 26 April 2006 at 11:13 (GMT +08:00)
Categories: Chinglish, Hong Kong, Humour, Silly Stuff
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It's time to make some music...
As found on Making Light.
Posted by dave on 05 April 2006 at 09:00 (GMT +08:00)
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Interracial Romances
Here's a silly video on the subject of Interracial Romances: Wang Fu: Yellow Fever. It's a bit amateurish, but funny nonetheless.
(via.)
Posted by dave on 16 March 2006 at 09:00 (GMT +08:00)
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Fundamental Changes Down Under
Australians need stronger toilets:
Believing toilet seats are no longer able to handle our growing love handles, Standards Australia has begun a review and expects to make changes including "an increase in the strength of toilet seats to accommodate the increasing size of humans".
It's expected the new standard will cater for a 150kg person — of which there are more and more every day.
Source: Brisbane Courier Mail: Stronger toilet seats are a weight off our behinds
One nice thing about being in Australia is no longer being the fattest person in any given room.
UPDATE: darn <blockquote> tags!
Posted by dave on 10 March 2006 at 09:00 (GMT +08:00)
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Microsoft iPod
Microsoft redesigns the iPod packaging
(Via.)
Posted by dave on 08 March 2006 at 09:00 (GMT +08:00)
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If you curse at them, they will come?
The new advertisement for Australia is attracting a little controversy as shown in this Reuters article: If you curse at them, they will come?.
http://wherethebloodyhellareyou.com/
Posted by dave on 25 February 2006 at 09:00 (GMT +08:00)
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Seriously WTF: Doogal
The complete destruction of the Magic Roundabout.
Posted by dave on 22 February 2006 at 09:00 (GMT +08:00)
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Who do I look Like?
MyHeritage.com Face Recognition - determine who you look like. (Via.)
Apparently I look like:
- Julio Iglesias - 67% - Smarmy Singer.
- Douglas Adams - 61% - Author, although not much of a writer.*
- Harrison Ford - 60% - Actor.
- John Travolta - 59% - "Actor" and freaky Scientologist.
- Pierce Brosnan - 59% - Bond, James Bond.
- Tony Curtis - 59% - Actor.
- Ernst Lubitsch - 59% - German Jewish Filmmaker.
- Robert Goddard - 58% - Father of Modern Rocketry.
- Dan Quayle - 57% - The Republican Party's first attempt to groom a moron for President.
- Ahinoam Nini - 54% - An Israeli singer.
So, out of 10 people, that's 0.5 Italians (Travolta), 1 Manx (Quayle), 1 Spaniard (Iglesias), 1 Englishman (Adams), 1 American (Goddard), 2 Irishmen (Ford, Travolta and Brosnan), and 3.5 Jews (Nini, Lubitsch, Curtis and Ford).
For someone with an ancestry which is just about 100% Irish with a little Norse from the 11th Century, that's kinda weird.
* - I say this, not out of any ill feeling towards Mr. Adams (peace be unto him), but he was a notoriously late writer. All of the Hitchiker's books were written either on the deadline or well past it. So he was an Author (someone who has written some good books), but not a Writer (someone who writes for a living). At the other extreme, Terry Pratchett is both and Author *and* a writer because he can churn out two books a year, and has done so for more than 20 years.
Posted by dave on 09 February 2006 at 22:50 (GMT +08:00)
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Come Here, Fat Boy!
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er, I think that should read Kung Hei Fat Choi!, the traditional geeting at Chinese New Year. It's the Hair — sorry — Year of the Dog so, according to ancient tradition, you are now allowed (and required!) to sniff the bottoms of anyone who comes to your house. |
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Posted by dave on 30 January 2006 at 01:12 (GMT +08:00)
Categories: China, Holidays, Hong Kong, Silly Stuff
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bath-blogging
ln what is probably a first for a Hong Kong blog, I'm blogging from a nice hot bath, thanks to my Palm TX and a wireless router.
Don't worry - there'll be no pictures!
The palm is a relatively capable internet device, with a 480x320 display and an 802.11b wireless link.
It'll also handle a reasonable amount of audio and video, as it has a reasonably fast processor for a handheld. There's also no Windows overhead, which suits me fine.
I'm just using the standard MovableType interface to enter this, and it's ok -- given the input limitations of the palm, of course. I have a Bluetooth keyboard for more intensive text entry, but that's a little awkward for the tub.
Posted by dave on 12 January 2006 at 23:55 (GMT +08:00)
Categories: Blogging, Geekery, Palm, Silly Stuff
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Does it go up to 11?
I spotted this the other day: US $485 for a volume control knob!
Posted by dave on 03 July 2005 at 13:44 (GMT +08:00)
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Once upon a time you dressed so fine, didn't you?
Silliness: Weird Al Yankovic: Bob. Try and see what the connection between the various phrases is...
Via: Making Light
Posted by dave on 02 December 2004 at 20:45 (GMT +08:00)
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Funny Moment
Three Uruk Hai in full hero costumes waiting for their shot in a tent. One says to the camera: "Do I make you horny, baby?"
Posted by dave on 25 January 2004 at 01:38 (GMT +08:00)
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A Famous Question
I can't remember where I saw this first, but I had to go looking for it earlier on today and finally found it:
What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
Update: I don't mean that I can't remember where I saw the question first, I meant that I couldn't remember where I saw the link referred to.
Posted by dave on 08 January 2004 at 14:02 (GMT +08:00)
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What the...
This is pretty weird. Warning! Link contains picture of stuffed Warthog genitalia! I kid you not!
As seen on the ever-wonderful Making Light, Teresa Nielsen Hayden's blog.
updated to correct spelling.
Posted by dave on 10 November 2003 at 00:22 (GMT +08:00)
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Silliness
Fantasy Characters: http://www.rain-street.org/fightcrime.htm
Found on Charlie Strosses Diary
Posted by dave on 07 October 2003 at 23:34 (GMT +08:00)
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What a strange Phenomenon (do doo be-do-do)
Doctor! I keep seeing these strange animals whenever I hear the word 'Phenomenon'
Posted by dave on 24 September 2003 at 17:48 (GMT +08:00)
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Arrrrrr
Avast there shipmates! It be Talk Like a Pirate Day today, so Roll your Arrrrrr's, shiver your timbers and scupper the mainbrace!
Posted by dave on 19 September 2003 at 15:52 (GMT +08:00)
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Mormon Name Generator
The Mormon Name Generator. I'm 'Jordan River Corren', which isn't too silly, I suppose.