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iPad!

Apple announced the iPad today, it’s so cool, and now I’m confused, don’t know if I should get an iPhone or an iPad…

Bullshit of life

I just watched a video of Jacque Fresco (the guy behind the “Venus Project”) and made me come up with a list of words that are bullshit:

-Religion
-Democracy
-Politicians
-Laws and lawyers
-Monetary system

Also, I want to share some quotes that are really good:

Then there’s another bullshit word that’s gonna hurt a lot of you, love, now let me tell you what’s the matter with it, is there anybody perfectly satisfied with everything you’ve done? Off course not, so sometimes you like yourself sometimes you don’t, sometimes you like your self very much some times you dislike yourself, so, when you get married it’s the same thing, sometimes you love your husband or wife very much, sometimes a little less, sometimes not at all, so love is a fluctuating thing, not a fixed thing. — Jacque Fresco.

That one doesn’t have to do much with the subject but it’s an “eye opener” so to speak.

Let’s take god for example, the old guy, sitting up in the clouds, who knows everything, he’s omnipotent, you don’t have to tell him anything, he invented every bug, every tree, every galaxy, and then Jesus preceded to insult him, here is where he insulted him: before they crucified Christ, he looked up and said “father forgive them, for they don’t know what they do” and god said “gee I didn’t know that”. — Jacque Fresco.

Irony huh? And here is my favorite one related to religion, took this one from Zeitgeist the movie:

Think about it! Religion has actually convinced people that there’s an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever ‘til the end of time! - But He *loves* you. — George Carlin.

Billiards!

OK, so recently I’ve been really interested in Pool, I kinda suck, so I went to search tips and tricks and I found this guy who pretty much covers everything you need to know to stop sucking:

Billiards: The Cue: Video Series
Billiards: Basic Shot Making: Video Series
Billiards: Basic Positioning Shots: Video Series
Billiards: Positioning the Cue Ball: Video Series
Billiards Stroke Basics: Video Series
Billiards: Using English: Video Series
Billiards: Advanced Shots: Part 1: Video Series
Billiards: Advanced Shots: Part 2: Video Series

Edit: For some reason I can’t watch all of those videos anymore, so I went to YouTube and manually created playlists for each series:

http://www.youtube.com/user/roalgumo7#g/p

A discussion on TechCrunch

Today a TechCrunch writer posted An iPhone Lover’s Take On The Nexus One, and I decided to add a comment, and reply to one:

My comment:

Completely agree with all. About the Google apps, if you live outside the US you’re not missing a thing, since Google Voice only works there, and you can always add the GMail bookmark to your home screen, the other Google apps are not that essential.

The other comment (not mine):

Apparently, MG prefers a phone with slower processor, less RAM, non replaceable battery, non upgradable storage space, no multitasking outside of core apps, no Flash support, crappy phone network, no voice input in all text fields, no open-source core, smaller screen size, lower resolution, and very little customizability.

My reply:

“slower processor”, even though it has slower processor, the iPhone’s UI is so much smoother and faster than Android’s, Androir’s UI is so clunky…

“non upgradable storage space”, lol, 16 or 32 gigs are enough compared to the 4 you get.

“no multitasking outside od core apps”, what’s the point of running multiple apps at a time if it makes your phone so slow?

“crappy phone network”, sorry but that’s US only, rest of the world is fine.

“no voice input in all text fields”, are you really talking instead of typing all the time? I really don’t dig that speaking thing much…

“no open-source core”, lol, this is a weak point, proprietary software normally delivers much better quality in less time, at the end of the day you’re not even paying extra for the OS if you compare the price of the devices, and having all those devices running the same OS is just a pain for app developers.

The rest of your arguments: “meh, don’t care if that’s missing or if it’s there”.

Not getting the Nexus One

Today Google announced the Nexus One, I had high hopes, but I’m really not digging it much… the only two things that I liked: the camera, they sell it unlocked.

Mixed Feelings

I’m huge Apple and Google fanboy, but there are certain things about both companies that I dislike, both as consumer and developer, so I came up with a list of things I would change today if I had the power to so:

Google:

1.- Quit Android, Google is going the wrong direction (like Microsoft) with this.

2.-  Open up Google Voice world-wide and give free voice and video chat to other Google Voice users just like Skype.

3.- Develop Google Maps Navigation and Google Goggles for the iPhone.

4.- Get into data providing service (like 3G) and do it world-wide, then work with Apple so that they support it and integrate Google Voice.

Apple:

1.- Sell the iPhone in the Apple Store contract and carrier free, Google is going to sell the Nexus One unlocked for 530 dlls, I’m pretty sure Apple can do the same…

2.- Allow developers to distribuite apps outside the AppStore, not doing so makes Apple look like the classic middle man a.k.a. “The Gatekeeper”.

That’s all I can think of right now, let’s see what happens in the following days and months.

Welcome

I’m to lazy to update constantly my WordPress blog, so I’ll be using this for a while to post, share and express stuff, and if I like it then I’ll point my domain here and use is as my personal website. Also, I pay 40 dlls every 6 months for hosting, and to be honest I really don’t need the hosting that much.