Archive for the 'observational' Category

“I’m really excited about this year”

Sunday, August 20th, 2006

You know. I must be getting pretty damned jaded. This week’s been pretty slow. Worked a bit. Did a lot of random video gaming. Tried to adjust my sleep schedule (woo 11:30 classes!). Not a whole lot interesting … just sort of there. The roommate’s still in his room basically all the time. Dunno what’s [...]

sudden shifts in technological preference…

Thursday, July 13th, 2006

So, for a long time I’ve been a pico/nano user. Then one day I just sort of suddenly started using vim. I don’t know why … I just did. I think it was about 2, 3 months ago maybe. Away from “intuitive” and towards “efficient” I suppose. Then, just last week, I started using “control-d” [...]

balancing skepticism and cynicism

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

note: (this is one of those “early march” backlogged thoughts… might as well polish it up a bit and spit it out, right?) So, more and more I’m finding myself in the skeptic’s mindset… demanding sufficient proof for whatever claims land at my feet — including, increasingly, my own claims. This isn’t necessarily a bad [...]

The words you say …

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

Ever find yourself trying to come out with just the right way to say something, only to have a quotation from someone else pop into your head which nails the idea perfectly? The words you say never seem to live up to the ones inside your head. (~Chris Cornell, Soundgarden, The Day I Tried To [...]

XviD and h.264: a popularity contest

Saturday, July 8th, 2006

h.264 is generally touted as technically superior to xvid (among other alternative codecs). Some fansub groups have embraced this as the next big thing. But most fansub-watchers don’t give a damn. At least, that’s what I get from the following (all images taken July 8, 2006). HB’s Keroro Gunso. While not seeded, notice that the [...]