how great is that!

whale saves diver suffering from leg cramps by bringing her up to the surface

but i tell ya, what a silly human competing in a free-dive and getting cramps. thankfully there was a whale around who noticed her suffering or the story could come out differently

what do you get when..

..a spring that had fallen off Rubens Barrichello's Brawn GP car flew up and struck Massa in the helmet while travelling at around 175mph during qualifying on Saturday.


The spring in question is around five inches long, coiled metal and quite heavy.



An apparently dazed Massa continued straight through a curb, across the track and through the gravel area alongside the circuit before slamming into the tire barrier at high speed (estimated 65mph).



The impact of the rear suspension part damaged the left side of Massa's helmet, ripping out the visor and leaving a long dent on its side. Blood was seen above Massa's left eye, which was not damaged.



"Following a complete medical examination it emerged that he had suffered a cut on his forehead, a bone damage of his skull and a brain concussion," Ferrari said in a statement.



get well soon, mate. your little red car will wait for ya

Blackberry for the masses

to boot, it's got the new trackpad. i'm curious when this will start flowing up to the rest of the BB family :)

i like voda's ad below:



one last complete pic to drool over (maybes?)

kevin spacey's not only a BB user but he tweets too!

Kevin busted out his BlackBerry Bold and educated David in the ways of Twitter. It's funny clip, be sure to watch. And if you're wondering what Twitter client Keyser Söze himself is using, by his description from sending a tweet it sounds like TwitterBerry.

rumor or true?

according to FT, Apple is set to launch this in SEPTEMBER

man, that really makes putting on hold the netbook I've been eyeing to test with a WWAN module.

then again, the article did mention running on WiFi only with no mobile broadband in sight (hack it for Gobi WWAN card?)

i guess this looks..tempting too? (it DID before the rumor on the above)

for the subey riceboys

For starters, the whiz kids over at Subaru Tecnica International have reprogrammed the ECU and fitted smoother ball bearings for the turbocharger to boost output to 304 horsepower and 311 lb-ft of torque. They've also retuned the suspension, reinforced the chassis, recalibrated the power steering's lubrication, fitted new rims on Bridgestone Potena RE070 rubber and reduced the curb weight with lighter body panels, windows, battery and tire kit.

more here

Lunch @ 7atenine

just..about sober now..latte kickin' in

it's a GO!

"..after all the validation checks were met, we signed off and declared build 7600 as RTM.."

but wait, there's more!



windows server 2008 r2 has also been RTM'd!!

Live Migration now comes to Hyper-V! Perfect timing just when we're looking to implement Hyper-V in our environment :)))

helping to spread the word

as you commanded, the mighty guru!

can i check out ur wireless?

for hiam and my bro, you know what i'm talking about ;)

excerpt:

"..It's a $2000 router, actually. Oh sorry, an outdoor $2000 router.

That's because Ruckus Wireless's ZoneFlex 7762 uses dynamic beam forming and adaptive meshing with wireless N. Dynamic beam forming, you say? Why yes. Ruckus says that its dynamic beam-forming antennae automagically find the best way to shoot the internet waves, so it has 3-4x the performance of other outdoor routers. It's supposedly able to keep going 150Mbps of bandwidth going at 1,000 feet between meshed node.

Oh, and it has a built-in heater, in case it gets cold (down to -40 degrees) and there are no blankets.."

more here

one more pic to consider

welcome to retail oblivion

from penny arcade, a preview into how microsoft's retail store will be like (after announcing they were going to setup shop right next to every one of apple's store)

time to replace housings for curvy and boldy?

first up, sapphire housing for curvy. or maybes red?



next up, boldy to receive the "All Black" treatment?



or go iPod whitey?



alas, only OEM parts for Stormy :(

that was certainly quick

win7, office 2010, ms security essentials and citrix installed and updated

win7 installed pretty quick and was running and connected to the net in roughly 25 minutes after a clean DVD installation :)

next to try will be the vpn client

you need to upgrade?

other then windows mail parental controls (don't recall choosing this option whilst installin live messenger) and endpoint *being* not compatible (maybes?) with win7, all the rest are GOOD TO GO

i've added the win7 upgrade advisor program in the live mesh folders, so for folks in the know, you know where to go looking for this if you're not in this, drop me a line either via email or in the comments section :) EDIT: you can get it here

one other thing that eases the mind is that in order to have a win7-certified logo as shown below, "..64-bit support is a logo requirement, logo’d devices will work with both 32 and 64 bit!.." straight from the horse's mouth



i'm diggin the new logo, will you?

PS - hiam, i'm craving for that maggi mee!!

"..you have an invite.."

thanks microsoft for passing out the invite to me so soon after the announcement on Worldwide Partner Conference

day 3 starts tonight around 11pm.

still no announcement of windows 7 RTM yet

ho-hum!

EDIT: just downloaded the x64 version of office 2010. this will be installed ontop of win7 build 7600 ;)

wth???

Your horoscope for July 13, 2009

"..You might become interested in improving your computer system, Fred. Maybe you will do some research about upgrades that you can make. You might be thinking about installing a new drive. Or you could be thinking about putting in some new memory. You'll want to increase the overall speed and functionality of your machine. Talk to others who have the same computer as you. Get some good advice before making any major purchase.."

now that's some lousy advice for the day innit?

arms and shoulders..complete!

major parts all done up. left with accessories like guns, shields and sword holder.

*excuse the poor lighting*

another ad-time

would you have had the patience to snap all these photos?

"..This is the PEN Story in stop motion. We shot 60.000 pictures, developed 9.600 prints and shot over 1.800 pictures again. No post production! Thanks to all the stop motion artists who inspired us. We hope you enjoy :-) Song & Lyrics by Johannes Stankowski
Produced and Arranged by Michael Kadelbach.."

welcome to the family

you lucky dog (?)

paul smith gets a one-of-a-kind pressie from jonathan ive (Apple's most famous designer)

"..On Friday 3rd July, I received a really lovely mad gift for my birthday (which is on the 5th) from Jonathan Ive and Jody who works with him at Apple - a perfect model of an Ipod but as you can see slightly bigger than usual. Jonny knows I like strange things; as the real thing gets smaller, he sends me a giant version!.."

watches to drool at only..

presenting the Urwerks 'King Cobra' UR-CC1



On the UR-CC1, there are two horizontal indications displayed by two cylinders: one for the (jumping) hours and a retrograde cylinder for the minutes. The seconds are displayed by a rotating disk on the dial.
The UR-CC1 is the result of more than three years of research, development, production and testing to ensure that the rotation and instant fly-back of the large hour and minute cylinders was achieved without compromising accurate timekeeping.

more here

next up, we have the ultra-"how'd they do that" Louis Vuitton Tambour Mysterieuse Calibre LV115



The focus of the design lies in its transparent face with a mechanism that appears to float in the center. However, the secret to this magical feature is actually quite simple—the hour and minute hands are supported by two transparent sapphire disks. The watch is also capable of running for up to eight days on a single winding.

cost? a measly US$250,000

you do get a nice steamer trunk tho'



source

very cool ad

HP - invent from Tom and Matt on Vimeo.

In response to a call from Hewlett Packard for user-made advertisements, two students at London's Kingston University pulled off a mesmerizing synchronized printing routine with a stable of HP printers.

source

if you're craving for a yakiniku..

(or korean bbq) but cant have it for lunch or dinner, Bandai has just the thing for you



"..Using a fake BBQ and fake food, players must be the first to successfully collect fully "grilled" plastic foodstuffs.."

this will sell millions!!!

SE, its not bad..not bad at all

this is Sony Ericsson's take on the Android platform coming on Rachael and Kiki with images below respectively with Android, Snapdragon, 8 megapixel camera with auto-focus, 7.2Mbps HSDPA and 3D graphics capabilities



more here

a monstrosity of a RC heli

This RC helicopter is a scale model of a Russian Mi-24 chopper, a monstrous beast that's 55 feet long. The scale version looks about 1/8th the size.

J, can i have one?

pricing for bidarlah

How much is the iPhone 3GS in Singapore?

The 16GB iPhone 3GS will cost S$548 if you sign up for the iFlexi Lite two-year plan with a monthly subscription of S$39. The 32GB model will cost S$678 on the same plan.

All prices for iPhone 3G 8GB, iPhone 3GS 16GB and 32GB are only avaliable at the pre-order site . All prices will only be effective from 10 July 2009.

have you reserve yours?

all friday slots are full! sat onwards.

Grats to GAB for finally getting one too! his slot is on saturday. i *might* be joining you too, sir!

UPDATE: i will be getting it delivered to the office. beats having to queue and wait ;)