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Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Hiatus???

My itching fingers got the better of me. After a few days of typing commands, editing codes and an e-book, I got tired. Well there's also the fact that my mental digestion seem to work exceptionally well these few days. I've digested most of the information that I've acquired in my weekend trip the other day.
Basically I'm not changing what I'm doing. I will just add on to what I do. It is comforting to realise that I am on the road leading to my intended destination and that's what I've realised after processing my discussions and the ideas that spring from it. I also learned how to accelerate which is something that gives me a needed boost to my confidence. I was already confident of what I planned even when people kept asking me and pushing me to do something else before this but I persevered. Well, I did so courtesy of my parents' patience and understanding but I did manage to hold on to my path. Whole new dimensions.. all with boundless potential. New worlds... new civilisations... so many possibilities...
I was speaking of ideas and possibilities not new worlds. The words that I use are simply a mirror of my thinking style. Something that I felt was so alien and kept me apart from people around me. I lamented the fact that my mind worked in a way so strange that people misunderstood my observations and ultimately my intentions. Well, most of my time in the past year had been spent in trying to understand the strange twists and turns my mind makes and stringing sense out of the output it gives. It's a wonder that I actually finished school and an even bigger wonder that I finished my degree when I never actually understood what my mind prints out. They were so much gibberish and I only understood a portion of what I processed before my philosophical year.
Okay. This is turned out to be a post on my mind and how much it was a stranger to me before this. There are still it's ways that I've yet to understand but I work well with it now. My mind and I make a good team, a mutually beneficial partnership. One that enriches both of us...

Friday, April 20, 2007

Hiatus

Am on a writing hiatus. Had a trip to my friend's place last weekend and had great discussions with him. Exchanged stories and ideas.

Still processing a lot of things right now and am working out a new map. I'll be writing again in 2 weeks time unless I have a revelation before that. So, see you on the 5th of May...

-Ahmad Hilmi-

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Ah, news from AMD....

Been wondering when AMD would release their new processor... There's also the new GPU, R600 from ATI/AMD that's supposed to come out this April but so far is has been quite elusive. Here's a few lines from the AMD Gospel on Overclockers.com.
Then the same day in Tunisia, being the second day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the C2Ds, came Jesus Derrick and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, "Pieces I bring unto you."

And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his Barcelonas and Agena FXs, and even 65nm R600s, with copies of selected benchmarks. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.


The AMD Gospel

Here's to hoping the new GPU and CPU from AMD would be great performers. Prices would be competitive if they're so and we would be able to enjoy better performance at lower prices. My target date for a full upgrade is sometime in October so am really hoping they give Intel and NVIDIA stiff competition.

Google Map Bug

Well, just read about the google map bug.. apparently it asks you to swim across the Atlantic Ocean if you try to find directions between Europe and the United States. Quite a funny bug.... Oh it's also true the other way round, from the US to Europe.

Saturday, April 07, 2007

Speed Reading!

Did the speed reading test that Aimi did... I got this You read 144 words in 0.37 minutes. Your reading speed is 389 words per minute!

One intetesting tidbit from the site is this statement; Please note that reading is around 25% slower when reading from a screen compared to reading from a paper. I've always preferred books when there's a choice between an electronic and paper based formats. Maybe that's why... Screen reading is slower~

Oh the speed reading test link.