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This is a picture of me (yawning) and the sis on "Revenge of the Mummy" @ Universal Studios Singapore

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As you can see, I was super bored on this "thrill ride" pssh.
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I'd like to believe that some nerd who loves stealth aircraft designed this on my city's streets

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Check yo inbox? ;)

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World Robot Olympiad

I was at the World Robot Olympiad yesterday and it was ... boring. Most of them were just different variations of the LEGO Mindstorms kits.

Oo look at you, wannabe Robot Olympiad judge. If you're so smart (S-M-R-T), why don't you host your OWN Robot Olympiad?

I would if I could *shrugs*. I wasn't really expecting a laser shooting, chainsaw fighting, explosion fueled deathmatch between a classic T-800 or a Decepticon (Wall-E would judge the fight). We are 3 months away from 2011 and we should at least have a working humanoid/cyborg like Vicki from Small Wonder.

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Who doesn't remember that show? It used to be TMNT, na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na-na-na-naBatman! and then Small Wonder on Star World. Life was so good back then.

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Nexus One Root

I just rooted my N1, running Cyanogen Mod 6 stable release with ADW Launcher :)

Not really sure if you guys know this (I've been closely following this since it came out before I tried anything), but you can now "root" your phone (essentially giving certain apps "sudo" or "super permissions") without unlocking your bootloader. I repeat, without unlocking your bootloader or voiding your warranty.

I got the APK off from http://blog.23corner.com/tag/universalandroot/ downloaded the Universal Androot 1.6.2 beta 5 APK onto my SDcard, installed it and tapped the "Go Root" button. (to unroot, go back to software and tap "Undo Root" and this leaves ZERO trace on your system). This APK also installs a program called "Superuser" onto your device which tells you which apps have superuser permissions (malicious apps can do bad things with superuser access) and also gives you the authority to deny to grant superuser access to a certain app.

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You can continue using stock Android 2.2 on your device and keep it rooted to run apps that run on rooted systems only. The first app I downloaded from the Market was the top rated Screenshot app and Titanium Backup - both work like a charm!

I'm a bit adventurous (at least I'd like to think so :P ), so I installed Cyanogen Mod 6 onto my device and I'm surprised that I've been using my N1 all this while without all the features that CM6 offers. I don't think I can go back to a stock system now :/ Installing the mod took me a while, I had to do a clone backup of my stock 2.2 and then screw around to my heart's content. I got thru a lot of mistakes by trial and error (best way to "learn" a device - I learnt how to jailbreak+unlock iPhones this way) and I finally completed a proper installation in about 2 hours. The best part is that I didn't lose any of my data/sms/apps/preferences - I'd like to expand exactly what I did (and didn't) do but it will be a very long (and boring) read.

I've also rooted and installed Cyanogen Mod 6 for a Droid X in less than 45 minutes :D  - for those interested read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=747598http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=747598

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New IKEA catalog, yay!

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I got a new computer.

A 21.5" iMac :)

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I've retired my main PC at home and this one now takes over as the default computer. My family is loving it so far ... my mom especially likes it because this new iMac eliminates a number of wires (she made me count):

  • Monitor power/VGA cable
  • Modem connection (using AirPort on the iMac)
  • Keyboard
  • Mouse
  • Speaker power and connection cables
  • Camera wire
  • Microphone wire

That's 9 wires! I'm pretty sure that within a few minutes of this post being published, I'll be sent this image:

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Hahaha! If you guys know anything about me, I'm not a fanboy :) And speaking of repair, I also purchased extra AppleCare warranty via Apple's website which gives me 2 additional years of global warranty (which will be honored at a UAE reseller).

I have my own laptop which is rocking Windows 7/Ubuntu and now I have a spare PC (+ 17" monitor, keyboard, mouse etc) at home. I want to give away (not sell) this PC - if you know anyone who needs a decent dual core PC with 2GB RAM and 160GB eSata HDD, let me know.

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Friday nights are the best nights.

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I don't get why people are still so difficult.

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FFS whenever I log onto Crackbook.

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It's time to upgrade my life.

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