Scanner

Hope you like it:

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I got this scanner off Ebay for less than $27 in total.

key features:
1. Slim!
2, USB-powered; no extra power source need

The scan quality is very good even though it is an old model. The only thing that this scanner lacks–besides film scanning capabilities–is speed, which is still better than I thought given that it is USB-powered.

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If any of you have ever looked, there is a photo showcase on the right (on my actual blog, not xanga). I have made some changes so it now randomly shows one of my photo albums.

像新世紀福音戰士和攻殼機動隊這樣成功的動畫大作其中一個共通點是有非常出色的音樂製作。以上述兩者為例,各自有五隻或以上市面上可買到的CD,不單製作水平高,格調亦多變,水準比起苛里活不遑多讓。相比起來港產片就遜色得多,電視劇只有最多兩首主題曲不用說,一般電影也不是好得到那裏去–從無間道監製對該片插曲用上交響樂團錄製的自豪感就可知一二。

You see the new Windows Mobile 5.o–Windows for Pocket PC–is plagued with bugs and efficiency issues. Users have been desperately waiting for a update; below is the IM conversation between Dell support and one of them (not me):

[user: when will there be an update?]
8:12:09 PM Amitabh_01113228 Within 10 days is the projected time.
8:12:28 PM You dont pull my leg
8:12:56 PM You i swear if you get my hopes up i might commit suicide
8:12:56 PM Amitabh_01113228 No sir, I am not
8:13:12 PM Amitabh_01113228 This is the time which we have been told
8:13:35 PM Amitabh_01113228 No sir, such situation would not arise.
8:13:46 PM You ok, well im not eating untill you release it, my life is in your hands.
8:13:49 PM Amitabh_01113228 please believe me.
8:14:02 PM You yessir
8:14:07 PM You ill just loose a couple pounds
8:15:31 PM Amitabh_01113228 No sir, we will surely inform you regarding the windows mobile 5.0 version.
8:16:35 PM Amitabh_01113228 Is there anything else, I may assist you with today sir
?
8:17:52 PM You yes please go see this “Team” and tell them for every minute they do not release this path that a puppie probably looses its life to a frustrated axim user.

He proceded to tell me I will be updated as soon as this is released and that I should not endanger my life over this problem and that I would be very happy with the new update. SO TEN DAYS BROTHERS AND OUR PILES OF CRAP WILL WORK AGAIN!!!!!


http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showthread.php?t=108015

Yeah!

男拔贏喇沙封王雪前恥 2005年12月6日
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【明報專訊】拔萃男書院周日舉行之九龍區中學校際羽毛球比賽男子第一組決賽中,成功壓倒雄霸過去三屆賽事的喇沙書院,繼2001至2002年度後重登總冠軍寶座。

2002年被喇沙終止兩連冠的男拔今次成功報仇,分別於甲組以3:0及丙組以3:1擊敗喇沙,雖然男拔在乙組賽事力戰下以2:3僅敗,但最終依然以較佳成績壓倒喇沙,重奪男子第一組總冠軍。

男拔領隊何茂宏認為今戰校隊勝在練習充足,他說﹕「對手具相當實力,且有十足鬥志,故雙方比數差距不大。而我們今年對乙組不抱太大期望,所以落敗並不意外,期望明年可全勝奪標。」

男拔領隊矢言明年全勝

至於去年因帶病上陣而表現失準的男拔甲組主將周進,今年則獲何Sir點名稱讚,周進謂﹕「為學校重奪冠軍當然開心,各隊友今仗都能盡顯所長,並以穩定發揮達到賽前部署。」

Came across some user reviews on Battlefield:Earth (a movie by John Travolta). What can I say–it’s just hilarious!

Watching this terrible abomination called “Battlefield Earth” is as painful as watching your dog’s head get crushed by a semi truck.

Watch this movie only to punish yourself and others. There just really isn’t anything good to say about it. It’s not even “so bad that it’s good.” There’s no way to find a way to laugh at how bad it is — it’s THAT bad.

In some parallel universe, this movie might rise to the level of pathetic, but in this universe there are simply no words to describe how BAD BAD BAD this movie is.

I wish I had my own religion…By the way my new religion is called Craptology and you make your way to heaven by avoiding this film.

it is a historical milestone in the world of cinema. Never once has a movie released in theatures fallen this low, and it will be laughed at by generations to come.

This is a movie that you don’t have to go to see or rent. Instead, I’ll give you the recipe for experiencing this movie in the luxury of your own house.

Ingredients:
– bad acting
– loose, incoherent drivel-encrusted plot
– a director, or a drunk chimpanzee in a party hat holding a foghorn while throwing crap around with its other hand
– stale popcorn

Place ingredients into toilet and flush thoroughly, making sure that the mixture is sufficiently thick. Wait 10 seconds until toilet backs up. Wait for the contents to settle and observe for 20 hours. Congratulations! You have just seen Battlefield Earth!

I remember people going on about how this is one of the worst movies ever made. So I had to check it out for myself. Believe the hype!!!!

Not just the worst movie ever made its is the worst idea the worst thing in the history of the world this movie should be recalled and every copy should be destroyed its that bad.

If you do not want to risk being addicted to sleep aids, rent this movie. I rented it to be the first movie I watched when I got my new home theater system, I almost took it out on the tv, which would have been unfair!

(Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…. )If you see this movie, the only thing you will wish for is to get back those 2 hours of your life that were just wasted. I’ve heard that John Travolta wants to make a sequel. Someone, please stop him.

i think im on the right track by saying I give this movie an A for Absolute trash. Or maybe A for Alcoholified, the way you must be too accidently rate this movie an F when you really…. oh wait, yea you did mean F. Or A for Atrophy, what your brain is doing when you see that one 2 minute blurb that i saw.

Or perhaps A for “Jon Travolta is < A > bad Actor in this < A > trosity”

had to join you guys, these reviews were too funny.
:P

There’s only two reasons to see this movie:

1. You’re Tom Cruise
2. You want to see one of the funniest movies of all time

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雖然我的專業是經濟學(畢竟都讀到博士了…),但我的對動畫製作的興趣始終濃厚。我正在構想一部以香港警隊一支秘密部隊–暫稱之為n部門–為故事主軸的短片。設定有點像<<攻殼機動隊>>加<<重裝警察>>的樣子。以下是主要角色的初步構想:

姓名:?
年齡:30
職級:高級督察
背景:
n部門副主管。在n部門之前任職重案組。空手道黑帶。
c1
姓名:?
年齡:28
職級:警司
背景:
n部門主管。天資聰穎,十四歲會考九優,同期入選香港柔道代表隊,十八歲牛津法律系畢業後加入香港警隊。二十一歲任高級督察,二十四歲任總督察,最後以二十六歲之齡升任警司。
c2
姓名:?
年齡:20
職級:警員
背景:港人在內地所生子女,十九歲來港後加入警隊。曾獲得全國少年散打大賽第五名。
c3
姓名:?
年齡:24
職級:高級警員
背景:射擊天才,多個國際射擊比賽的香港代表。原隸屬特別任務連(飛虎隊)。雖打扮入時又玩世不恭在值勤時卻是非常冷靜可靠。
c4

註:
1. 起碼會有第五個主角。會是一個老一點的警員,還在構想中。
2. 武器會以飛虎隊採用的為主。構想中n部門的運作是用包括飛虎隊在內的多個警隊部門為掩飾,例如行動中有隊員受傷時就會掩飾為飛虎隊訓練受傷。角色四所穿的並不是飛虎隊常用的所謂的”Level 4″,原因是考慮到n部門的設定不是用來正面攻堅,”Level 4″在行動時只會礙事。這些細節還要多想一點。
3. 角色四的那支PSG-1畫短了。

Announcement: For your convenience from now on all my posts will be synchronized between my own blog and Xanga.

Current Consumption: <<涼風>>第87話

<<涼風>>的畫工回復了不少,結衣的樣子也開始定形,不像85話初出現時忽然會很像涼風那樣。不過我還是對這個角色的出現有點微言…

Previous entries: journal.ticoneva.com

恭喜一班師弟!話說回來,明報本學期開始明顯多了很多學界比賽的報導,差不多天天都有。是想增加在校園的銷量?

喇沙劍團搔15年之癢
曾局長任軍師 與男拔並列冠軍 2005年11月30日
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【明報專訊】在一片刀光劍影和熱烈的歡呼聲下,港九區學界(第一組)劍擊團體賽周日在灣仔新伊館結束,喇沙書院和拔萃男書院最後同分並列男子團體冠軍,前者更是自1990年後再度奪魁。能夠重溫15年前的美夢,箇中因由與現任工商及科技局長曾俊華有密切關係。

曾俊華局長多年前原是喇沙的劍擊高手,1990年喇沙校隊榮登港九區學界男子總冠軍寶座,便是由曾局長義務帶隊。15年後的今天,當年披上校隊戰衣的喇沙劍手已成為軍師,而曾局長亦會間中到母校指導劍擊選手,是幕後功臣之一。

同屬喇沙舊生的現任劍擊隊領隊岑志遠老師表示﹕「曾局長閒時會回到母校,指導一班學弟的劍擊技術,得到名人的指點和鼓勵,對提高校隊士氣和戰意有莫大幫助。」在比賽當日曾局長由於身處南韓開會,未能與師弟並肩作戰,但岑志遠透露,他們已第一時間將好消息以手機短訊通知。

闊別團體冠軍15年,岑老師卻指這是個「早來一步的錦標」,他說﹕「賽前跟教練們預計明年才能摘下錦標,豈料隊員演出神勇,特別是男子重劍隊在決賽力壓新法書院,幾名隊員年紀較輕,但仍能擊敗對方的甲組劍手。」

女拔壓協恩奪冠

就讀中四的重劍隊隊長朱加軒賽後直言,從去年的「小師弟」變成今年的「大師兄」,壓力實不少﹕「去年兩位主將梁志文和吳俊廷中七畢業,領軍工作交由我負責,由於年紀較輕,實戰經驗不多,取勝確有點意外。」另一邊廂的拔萃男書院,拿獎盃同樣喜不自勝,隊長任家駿亦指﹕「新法書院一直是劍擊大贏家,我們失卻團體冠軍3年,今年終於如願以嘗,可謂吐氣揚眉。」

女子組方面,拔萃女書院勇奪花劍及重劍錦標,加上佩劍得一席亞軍,終以兩冠一亞的成績,從協恩中學手上奪回團體冠軍,協恩則得次席,去年團體殿軍中華基督教會基智中學亦殺入三甲。

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Little Big Game 2005 Photos (Part I)

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Album (105 photos)

Two lessons learnt,
1. My 300D’s LCD screen is definitely too bright. As a result I underexposed quite a few of the shots.
2. Using AI Servo is a bad idea for sports like frisbee and football. Since players’ movements are multi-dimensional the camera losses its focus too easily.

Furthermore, I should check if the UV filter is lowering my Bigma’s focusing capabilities…