The Virtual Life of...
"Always imitating, copying, cribbing..."
*sigh*
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Anime reviews
I guess what makes this genre poignant is the execution of an experience to its conclusion; the experience of willing ourselves away from forces such as prejudice and ignorance that predetermine our lives, only to find loneliness. And in this we try to reshape the world, not out of altruism but despair.
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Diary of an EVE Industrialist - pt. 5
The Villore - Tama pipe has run dry. Now pirates and the Amarr are camping the OMS-Vill gate, similar to what the Gallente militia has been doing to the Caldari on the Tama-Nourv gate.
Rumors that powerful corporations of the Caldari militia are moving their base of operations to Placid. Perhaps to link up with other Caldari 5th column in the region. Apparently the withdrawal of their executor corps were not enough to deter the few highly organized corporations from moving heavy capital into the flanking region of Gallente space.
Our corp also has plans to move to the low-sec space of Faction Warfare, and eyes the prospects of an alliance further down the road.
Rumors that powerful corporations of the Caldari militia are moving their base of operations to Placid. Perhaps to link up with other Caldari 5th column in the region. Apparently the withdrawal of their executor corps were not enough to deter the few highly organized corporations from moving heavy capital into the flanking region of Gallente space.
Our corp also has plans to move to the low-sec space of Faction Warfare, and eyes the prospects of an alliance further down the road.
Monday, August 11, 2008
2008 Beijing Olypmics Opening Ceremony and 歌唱祖国
Watched the opening ceremony just yesterday, from a recorded TVB torrent. I must admit, at first I didn't pay all that much attention to the Olmpics event itself. For me, what is more interesting is the cultural war that is being waged around it. Until I heard 歌唱祖国 being sang in the opening ceremony.
It is a moment in the ceremony where I struggled and failed to hold back my tears, especially at the part "从今走向繁荣富强". Who would not want to see their country walking toward prosperity and well being?
歌唱祖国
五星红旗迎风飘扬， 胜利歌声多么响亮；
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
越过高山，越过平原， 跨过奔腾的黄河长江；
宽广美丽的土地， 是我们亲爱的家乡，
英雄的人民站起来了！ 我们团结友爱坚强如钢。
五星红旗迎风飘扬， 胜利歌声多么响亮；
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
我们勤劳，我们勇敢， 独立自由是我们的理想；
我们战胜了多少苦难， 才得到今天的解放！
我们爱和平，我们爱家乡， 谁敢侵犯我们就叫他死亡！
五得红旗迎风飘扬， 胜利歌声多么响亮，
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
东方太阳，正在升起， 人民共和国正在成长；
我们领袖毛泽东， 指引着前进的方向。
我们的生活天天向上， 我们的前途万丈光芒。
五星红旗迎风飘扬， 胜利歌声多么响亮；
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
8/13/2008
What a shame this happened.
It is a moment in the ceremony where I struggled and failed to hold back my tears, especially at the part "从今走向繁荣富强". Who would not want to see their country walking toward prosperity and well being?
歌唱祖国
五星红旗迎风飘扬， 胜利歌声多么响亮；
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
越过高山，越过平原， 跨过奔腾的黄河长江；
宽广美丽的土地， 是我们亲爱的家乡，
英雄的人民站起来了！ 我们团结友爱坚强如钢。
五星红旗迎风飘扬， 胜利歌声多么响亮；
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
我们勤劳，我们勇敢， 独立自由是我们的理想；
我们战胜了多少苦难， 才得到今天的解放！
我们爱和平，我们爱家乡， 谁敢侵犯我们就叫他死亡！
五得红旗迎风飘扬， 胜利歌声多么响亮，
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
东方太阳，正在升起， 人民共和国正在成长；
我们领袖毛泽东， 指引着前进的方向。
我们的生活天天向上， 我们的前途万丈光芒。
五星红旗迎风飘扬， 胜利歌声多么响亮；
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
8/13/2008
What a shame this happened.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Common sense at the BBC
Seven militants and a security guard have been killed after a series of bombings in China's north-western region of Xinjiang
and the article goes on to say confidently:
"China has spoken in the past of what it calls a terrorist threat from Muslim militants in Xinjiang, but it has provided little evidence to back up its claims, correspondents say."
I guess when a series of bombings occur in China with the intent to cow the civilian population it is not a terrorist act after all, since the BBC says so.
and the article goes on to say confidently:
"China has spoken in the past of what it calls a terrorist threat from Muslim militants in Xinjiang, but it has provided little evidence to back up its claims, correspondents say."
I guess when a series of bombings occur in China with the intent to cow the civilian population it is not a terrorist act after all, since the BBC says so.
Saturday, August 09, 2008
Diary of an EVE Industrialist - pt. 4
16:30 GMT, a lightly armed group of militia engaged a dozen of remote repairing war targets in a hi-sec solar system of Sinq Laison. In the ensuing battle, the Fleet Commander got disconnected just as he threw his ship against the enemy. Discipline vanished within seconds in the inexperience group; shell shocked Wing Commanders froze as they watched each squad member of their wing destroyed in turn.
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Tropical Storm
It feels so nice outside. 70 degrees, light rain, slightly downcast sky. Got the day off too so mud puddles beware!
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Contemplations on time, immortality, culture
It feels like ages since my last post. Closing has been rather busy, so has keeping up with reading.
It did occur to me that were mankind to realize immortality, his lust for power would be like never before (frankly, what else is there left to do after you spent millennia accumulating wealth and creating a legion of progeny?).
Culture and indeed memories would be become nothing more than a vehicle for a person's ambition, carried throughout time. But what is to say they aren't already? At least, currently with each generation they are gradually distilled to their basic element, survival. I'm not so certain the future could shoulder the ego of cynical immortals. Does that mean history only gets more, and not less, violent?
EVE
It did occur to me that were mankind to realize immortality, his lust for power would be like never before (frankly, what else is there left to do after you spent millennia accumulating wealth and creating a legion of progeny?).
Culture and indeed memories would be become nothing more than a vehicle for a person's ambition, carried throughout time. But what is to say they aren't already? At least, currently with each generation they are gradually distilled to their basic element, survival. I'm not so certain the future could shoulder the ego of cynical immortals. Does that mean history only gets more, and not less, violent?
EVE
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Sunday, July 06, 2008
Diary of an EVE Industrialist, part 3
Charon Freighter: 816,000,000 ISK
Drake 3 run 40 material efficiency 10 production efficiency blueprint: 1,500,000 ISK
Minerals to manufacture 3 Drakes: 83,000,000 ISK
Manufacture time: 8 hours
Market price of 1 Drake: 30,000,000 ISK
Manufacture profit after taxes: 5,200,000 ISK
Market turn around time: 16 hours
ISK making velocity: ~5,000,000 ISK/day
By the time those Drakes were out of the oven, I've come to the conclusion that manufacturing of commodity goods is a lousy way of making ISK (L4 missioning makes you 20,000,000 ISK per HOUR) UNLESS you capture the whole process vertically from blueprint research to marketing and sells. The blueprints costs 30% of my bottom line.
Goal right now is to procure a high material efficiency original blueprint of something that takes considerable risk to build. I am thinking of a freighter maybe? A specialized good that has low volume, which cancels the volatility of prices.
Drake 3 run 40 material efficiency 10 production efficiency blueprint: 1,500,000 ISK
Minerals to manufacture 3 Drakes: 83,000,000 ISK
Manufacture time: 8 hours
Market price of 1 Drake: 30,000,000 ISK
Manufacture profit after taxes: 5,200,000 ISK
Market turn around time: 16 hours
ISK making velocity: ~5,000,000 ISK/day
By the time those Drakes were out of the oven, I've come to the conclusion that manufacturing of commodity goods is a lousy way of making ISK (L4 missioning makes you 20,000,000 ISK per HOUR) UNLESS you capture the whole process vertically from blueprint research to marketing and sells. The blueprints costs 30% of my bottom line.
Goal right now is to procure a high material efficiency original blueprint of something that takes considerable risk to build. I am thinking of a freighter maybe? A specialized good that has low volume, which cancels the volatility of prices.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Houston, city. Economy, prosperous. Culture, vapid.
History, started booming when AC became common in the 1950s.
From How air conditioning changed America
"Engineered air was marketed to the public as an essential component of modern living. Manufacturers claimed that it promoted better sleeping and eating, healthier air quality, cleaner interiors free from pollen and dust, and the enjoyment of nature through glass window walls without the discomforts of summer heat and humidity."
History, started booming when AC became common in the 1950s.
From How air conditioning changed America
"Engineered air was marketed to the public as an essential component of modern living. Manufacturers claimed that it promoted better sleeping and eating, healthier air quality, cleaner interiors free from pollen and dust, and the enjoyment of nature through glass window walls without the discomforts of summer heat and humidity."
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Away from self during the weekend
Always the outsider. put aside the mantle of the observer and know what it means to stumble and laugh and be late.
There are no more exams, class presentations, term papers, only the weekend and what's made of it.
There are no more exams, class presentations, term papers, only the weekend and what's made of it.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Forks and spoons
Had a conversation on Friday. In such an overdeveloped country, groups of people are needed to make any impact. The individual has even less of an ability to steer society as I have imagined. What an obsolete dream to begin with. Not to mention the disappointment that comes with the realization. Glad I was candid, by myself it would have taken me 15 years to figure that out. Wish this took place 5 years ago.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
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