Van 18 tot en met 28 juli is het alweer zover: 10 Days Off in Vooruit (en S.M.A.K.). Het programma is naar goede gewoonte niet onaardig.
- Fijne visual overigens dit jaar
Het minimalgenre genegen zijnde, kijk ik persoonlijk vooral uit naar
Mijn al dan niet aanwezig zijn op dag 1 zal afhangen van de concrete line-up, die hopelijk spoedig bekend wordt gemaakt. De andere twee dagen, die zijn gewoon niet te versmaden.
I barely use my old iriver H140 anymore. Don’t get me wrong: it’s an awesome product and it’s certainly served me well. But I’ve grown tired of it, and about the only times I listen to music on the go is when I have my laptop handy. Thus, being an audiophile, I urgently need a new gadget.
I’ve been doing some digging and iriver’s Lplayer looks decent enough. The 4 GB version sells at €99, which is just about what I’m willing to pay. It certainly seems like a fair price, considering that the butt-ugly iPod nano—we’ve been over this—will set you back a whopping €139 and the Cowon iAudio D2 is priced around €150 for whatever reason.
- iriver Lplayer
Frankly, I still don’t give a damn about the video capabilities, but the UI looks spiffy enough. Evidently, like we’ve come to expect from iriver, aside from MP3, the device supports Vorbis and FLAC, though the latter seems a bit overkill on a 4 GB flash drive. It’s also nice to see that they continue to embrace FM radio, which I do still use, occasionally. Finally, according to its manual, the Lplayer is a proper external mass-storage device, a feature I certainly appreciate in my H140.
PC Magazine recently ran a review of the Lplayer and they’re mostly enthusiastic about it. My only gripe with the device so far would have to be its appearance. In the pictures I’ve seen so far, it looked reasonably nice, but not extremely elegant. I’m not sure which color I’d get either.
So, any thoughts? Except for getting an iPod, I’m open to suggestions.
Update: Or maybe I could just wait until they disclose pricing information on the sexy Spinn. It might well be worth the extra investment.
Yes, it’s that time again. I have indeed composed a spanking new tune. Scroll past the shiny piano keys to get linked.
- Piano Keys by zoomed_in
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Thank you. Your commitment is rewarded with the 100% free Ganymede, a future former breakbeat classic. You heard it here first.
After my previous exams, I indulged in some harmless prognoses. They turned out to be mostly wrong, but nonetheless, having just taken my last exam, I’m going to give the concept another go.
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Without further ado, here come the projected grades.
| Subject |
Prognosis |
| Computational Geometry |
14/20 |
| Computer Graphics |
14/20 |
| Introduction to Compilers |
14/20 |
So, yeah, those are indeed rather monotonous. None of them really went as planned, but in light of the amount of time and energy I invested in the respective subjects, as well as my being in touch with the material, I feel a 14/20 would be justified in all three cases.
All that’s left for me to do is present my thesis next Friday. I’m mostly pleased with how it turned out, so there shouldn’t be much trouble.
Vrij naar Overheard in New York, waar men mij overigens nog een boek verschuldigd is:
Onbeschofte copyshopbediende: Moet da recto-verso zijn?
Welwillende student: Ja.
Copyshopbediende: Allez, goed dat ge ’t zegt.
Student: Goed dat ge ’t vraagt.
—Reproduct
Morgen ga ik dus mijn afgedrukte thesis afhalen. Wee hun gebeente als er iets aan scheelt. Dat vrouwspersoon vond het mijns inziens allemaal ietsje te “standaard”, maar wat weet ik ervan? Ik ben maar een klant.
Update: De schade blijft beperkt. Ik had hen 10 kaftbladen bezorgd voor 5 exemplaren. Ze wisten me te melden dat er een kaftblad over was, doch één van de exemplaren bleek een achterkaft te ontberen. Dat viel gelukkig op te lossen. Voor de rest wijkt de marge van bladeren met kleurendruk af, maar ik leg me erbij neer. Volgende keer beter.