This Month’s Thing To Geek On: The Portable Audio Rig
Sansa Clip (Original, not ‘+’ version) + Fiio E3 amp + Soundmagic PL11 IEM’s
Just last month, it was an unhealthy obsession on CPU cooling. Now its that thing in the middle you see with a red light on the bottom.
Its 500 pesos worth, powered by one AAA battery, and it makes me keep my mp3 player volume halfway.
Big Band Jazz at Ten 02
Last Monday was a gig adventure. I didn’t think I’d enjoy one that started at 6PM. I couldn’t imagine that there was an actual smoke-free jazz bar in QC. I must’ve had numerous silly-face moments as I was just in awe of the amazing sound I was hearing from the 20-or-so performers on stage.
I find it just too awesome that this happens every two weeks.
Eating Differently/This Blog’s 6th Anniversary!
BREAKING NEWS: Just noticed today. THIS BLOG IS 6 YEARS OLD. No shit. Not my first blog, but the first one hosted and using Wordpress (when everyone jumped ship from Movable Type, the de facto blog CMS before), and my own domain. See the first entry here.
Back to regular programming:
Vegetarian Barbecue (Gluten), Brown Rice, and Pickled Cucumber and Carrots
Something I read about a month ago had me shun red meat for some time. Not a complete dismissal in the normal, everyday diet, just that it won’t be cooked or served at home, nor taken to work as baon. That non-purist thinking was something I got from what Jane Goodall said recently on The Daily Show. Jon Stewart posed a question about him enjoying a good hamburger, and if it actually bothers Goodall. She said it doesn’t, and vs. the well-known PETA animal rights activism (I’m para-phrasing here) extremism is never good.
Photo Archives: Shanghai Food
Jianbing. (Was) My default, almost-everyday breakfast, from this lady who’s always across the street from our apartment every morning. See a video of how its made here. Ridiculously addicting fare.
First 2 Weeks of 2010, I Wear My Nerd Cap
It all started with me bookmarking pages from a local computer enthusiast forum, and me making eventual treks to Gilmore, and this nondescript netcafe with a rice dealer store-front.
See, despite my being in the IT for god-knows-how-long, I think I’ve been practical and reasonable with my geek purchases, with a few misses, of course. For example, I have no fashionable laptop to carry with me anywhere, because work does not require it, and if I do need to be online, unlike years ago when the only other option would be to find a netcafe, I have with me a wifi-enabled Nokia E63 smartphone.
This also means that I have a trusty, Gilmore-assembled desktop computer at home, about half a decade old would be my good estimate. There really is no need to make an upgrade, but rust started showing up on the corners of my CPU, and, though the computer is working perfectly anyway, I deemed it timely to make some upgrades.
First idea that came through was my stabilizing the temperature, and finding a way to make my rig quieter that it is, but the rust was getting to be real eyesore.