fERDI's mind-Dumpster v.2.0 beta. Better than fERDI's mind-Dumpster 0.6 beta. And faster too.
Metro Renov Powder, Redux by ~Lemi4 on deviantART
Here's one sample from my gallery. I think the last time I posted anything in my deviantArt was around 2007. I don't post there anymore because I feel myself waaaay too out of my league. There are still many other artworks there, but its just that I don't think I'll ever really feel good about posting there myself.
I need a space where I can post whatever artwork I want. Without worrying about any repercussion or anything.
...Or maybe not.
I just need to be able to feel good about drawing again. Or playing music.
Something.
[Gotta go drive Mum to the market to buy groceries] [/whoosh!]
The three levels of Twitter Zen:
lvl.1: It doesn't matter when they unfollow me.
lvl.2: It doesn't matter when they antagonize me with their tweets.
lvl.3: It doesn't matter when they block me.
My wife came with me because Pak Ibrahim asked her to,” he said. “He was my senior while I was in Aceh. We have a cultural relationship. I couldn’t say no.
Let me first begin by stating my opinion that corruption of public funds to the detriment of our nation at large and, especially, the economically less fortunate among us is a fatal cancer on our society that needs to be eradicated for us to survive.
Now that I've gotten that out of the way...
This case of Mr. Mustafa being told by his senior to ride on the plane to Shanghai with him reminds me of this "adat" ("custom") that we have in my parents' and ancestor's culture. When someone comes to our house no matter what time it is the host must provide something to eat, and the guest must eat what was offered.
My guess is that the purpose of this ritual is as a symbolic gesture of trust, and to reinforce that trust. But I don't have anthropological data to back that up. So there you go.
So anyways, so the rule goes, if the host doesn't offer something then the host is insulting the guest, and likewise if the guest doesn't accept the offer then the guest is insulting the host. Yes offers like this can be seen as "gratification" or "bribery" in some cases, but on the other hand...
So anyways modernism aside and everything, what I'm asking is must Indonesia "abandon its roots" to "progress into the brave new world?" And just what are our roots anyway? If we still have any at all to speak of?
#justhinking ::please CMIIW::
[link via Brett McGuire]
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Update: I've emailed the Indosat Wiigo pre-order team (which I got by visiting indosat.com/wiigo), asking about their el-cheapo Android OS handset, and they have answered some of my questions:
1. Does the Wiigo support GMail, Google Maps, Buzz etc.?
- Does not support Google services.
2.Does it support Twitter, Facebook, Y!M, etc.?
- Non-Google have their own 3rd party apps.
3. Does it support Google Market?
- Does not support Google Market
4. What's the processor speed?
- Maximum processor speed 624 Mhz Marvell PXA 310.
Their answers were quite as terse as I've outlined above, just four sentences. My questions were a bit longer; I summarized them to the above. The conversation was in Indonesian. No, their response did not inspire me want to want to buy the Wiigo more /:)
It seems that either the Wiigo marketing team need more training, or that even they don't really believe in their product. Perhaps it's both...
[Previously: The Indosat Wiigo Android On Demand - via Gajeto - the mind-Dumpster]
[Discussions at other places: Indosat Wiigo thread - forumponsel.com (in Indonesian)]
Apa gunanya merdeka
Kalau tak bertelur
Apa guna bebas
Kalau tak menetas?
Wahai bangsaku
Wahai pemuda
Mana telurmu?
Kepompong menetaskan kupukupu
Kuntum mengantar bunga
Putik memanggil buah
Buah menyimpan biji
Biji menyimpan mimpi
menyimpan pohon
dan bungabunga
Uap terbang menetas awan
mimpi jadi
sungai pun jadi
menetas jadi
hakekat lautan
Setelah kupikir pikir
manusia itu
ternyata burung berpikir
Setelah kurenung renung
manusia ternyata
burung merenung
Setelah bertafakur
Tahulah aku
Manusia harus bertelur
Burung membuahkan telur
Telur menjadikan burung
Ayah menciptakan anak
Anak melahirkan ayah
Wahai para pemuda
Menetaslah kalian
Lahirkan lagi
Bapak bagi bangsa ini!
Ayo Garuda
Mana telurmu?
Menetaslah
Seperti dulu
Para pemuda
bertelur emas
Menetaskan kau
Dalam sumpah mereka
(7 Agustus 2010)
...its still cheaper to buy DVDs at Glodok for Rp20000 per DVD than to download over cell-provider HSDPA via Bittorrent etc.
And Rp80 grand a month is pretty damn cheap already for broadband.
(though the "band" is not really that "broad," if you know what I mean. Still way, way better than dial-up though.)
Indosat Launch Wiigo Android On Demand
Not only BlackBerry On Demand, Indosat also has Android On Demand services. Indosat plans to bundle these services with Wiigo Android On Demand. Wiigo, a local brand Android QWERTY phone. A special chip with Indosat APNwill be immersed in the Wiigo Android phone. Consumers will be able to choose their own type of service desired by Indosat Wiigo Android On Demand.
Indosat has a pre-order registration page for this handset at http://www.indosat.com/wiigo but unfortunately it doesn't even list the unit's processor.
I mean, I'd be willing to tolerate even an anemic 350-450Mhz processor so long as this ultra-cheap Android handset can sync with my Google Address Book, Gmail, Buzz, Google Maps... maybe perhaps even open Yahoo! Messenger, or Google Talk at least...
And of course it must support Twitter and Facebook! :p
(Hopefully the official Android Store apps, but I'd be willing to live with minimalistic GPRS/WAP browser access to these services...)
(And can I have copy/paste and multitasking, too? Pretty please? #MintaDigampar)
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Update: I've emailed the Indosat Wiigo marketing team, and they have responded...
...and the meter says it still has over 3 hours left. Yes I turned the brightness down to 1 (out of 10), and turned off the WiFi and Bluetooth. But I was typing most of the time (jotting down the minutes meeting) and not once did it go on stand-by. What's more It's priced the same as the average Atom N450-based netbooks, but it uses DDR3 memory (instead of DDR2).
My new netbook is an Acer Aspire One D230.
I bought the version with Windows XP preinstalled at Rp 3,2 million. So that I could immediately begin using it to take notes. And I still doubt I would have enough free time anytime soon to install Ubuntu on this netbook.
Perhaps I could have waited for the new 2Ghz Snapdragon processor-based Google Chrome OS netbooks to come out in the wild, but...
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Update: My mistake; it seems the D230 variant equipped with DDR3 memory is the one using an Atom N455 processor with Windows 7 preinstalled. Mine came with the Atom N450, and obviously it only supports DDR2, not DDR3.
But still, the netbook did last more than 8 hours on a single charge, at least. Despite only using DDR2 :p
the mind-Dumpster is where I dump miscellaneous writings and media that's been somewhat polluting my brain, in an attempt to clear my head.
I use it as reference to get my thinking straight. Maybe you'll also find it useful. But maybe you'll find it's all B.S.
Doesn't matter. One man's trash is another's treasure.
:)
[I hereby license all original content published on this blog by me as CC-by-sa. I've also figured out how to put a CC license template here. I will get around to doing so soon.]
the mind-Dumpster is where I dump miscellaneous writings and media that's been somewhat polluting my brain, in an attempt to clear my head.
I use it as reference to get my thinking straight. Maybe you'll also find it useful. But maybe you'll find it's all B.S.
Doesn't matter. One man's trash is another's treasure.
:)
[I hereby license all original content published on this blog by me as CC-by-sa. I've also figured out how to put a CC license template here. I will get around to doing so soon.]
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