Tags: girls, music, Flash
Friday, June 30, 2006
Get music from the girls
Do you like playing keyboard? Well, then play a song by clicking the girls:
Tags: girls, music, Flash
Tags: girls, music, Flash
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Superman Returns - But he did not save my day
So, a few colleagues and I decided to watch Superman Returns at the Metreon, San Francisco on 6/28/2006 as a team building event for completing a quarterly goal.
It was nicely planned. We left work early, and I joined a partially-heard conference call in my boss’ car by listening through the speakers that hooked up to his Blackberry via Bluetooth. We arrived at SF around 4:00PM ? not bad considering we had to fight against the traffics. We went inside Metreon, bought some pizza and a pitcher of Sierra Navada; we drunk, we laughed, and we then headed to the theater around 4:30PM.
With another 150ish people ahead of us, we lined up outside the showroom for another half an hour. And finally, the door was opened, and the seats were ready. We had a nice set of seats, and it was show time! By the way, the reason that we had to drive all the way from San Jose to San Francisco for the movie was because Metreon features IMAX 3D. Superman Returns has a total of 20 minutes 3D effects in the movie, and it is suppose to make people “Wah”. So we were given a pair of glasses when entered the showroom, and we even figured out that the glasses were polarized during the spare time before the movies ? geeks, huh?
Finally, the show started with a “Happy Feet” commercial in 3D ? was it nice! Two minutes later, the commercial ended, and the show stopped. An announcement said there was some “technical difficulties”, and we were told to wait for “a few minutes”.
About 10 minutes later, the show re-started with a new commercial. Everyone seemed happed for a bout 2 seconds, until the audience realized that there was not sound. In fact, the sound was out of sync. So, a second announcement was made (without a microphone, and people at the back had to ask “what?”) that there was yet another “technical difficulty”.
We were told to wait for another “10~15 minutes”. After another ~20minutes of sit-and-get-bored waiting, the show was re-started from the beginning with the “Happy Feet” commercial. Fine, as long as it works. And it worked, well, right to the BEGINNING of the movie! We saw the logo of the production company, and that was it. Lights came on again, and yet another announcement (without a microphone) was made ? Get out for a refund, “we will not try again”. The person whoever announced the message was pretty rude. Although I could barely hear him, it was not in the sense of an apology.
And that was the end of the show. We went out the showroom and got the refund plus a free pass. I really didn’t think it was a good deal because it pretty much screwed up the evening ? considering we had to leave work early, took carpool to drive to SF, stood in line for a long time, and wasted a few hours without seeing the movie.
Most importantly, I just don’t understand this “technical difficulty” thing. I mean, isn’t the theater suppose to TEST the projector and the movie before they letting people walk into the showroom?! And if the projector (and/or the film) was too difficult to operate/handle, couldn’t the theater or IMAX just make the damn thing simple enough for stupid people to operate?! Why did they have to make it worked like a prototype, like people were inventing 3D movies in the theater with another 1,200 people waiting to see it?
Anyways, I guess I will be going back again ? probably during the coming long weekend. It was sad that Superman did not come out and save my day. And thank you, IMAX, for ruining my day.
Tags: Superman, Movie, Metreon, IMAX, San Francisco
It was nicely planned. We left work early, and I joined a partially-heard conference call in my boss’ car by listening through the speakers that hooked up to his Blackberry via Bluetooth. We arrived at SF around 4:00PM ? not bad considering we had to fight against the traffics. We went inside Metreon, bought some pizza and a pitcher of Sierra Navada; we drunk, we laughed, and we then headed to the theater around 4:30PM.
With another 150ish people ahead of us, we lined up outside the showroom for another half an hour. And finally, the door was opened, and the seats were ready. We had a nice set of seats, and it was show time! By the way, the reason that we had to drive all the way from San Jose to San Francisco for the movie was because Metreon features IMAX 3D. Superman Returns has a total of 20 minutes 3D effects in the movie, and it is suppose to make people “Wah”. So we were given a pair of glasses when entered the showroom, and we even figured out that the glasses were polarized during the spare time before the movies ? geeks, huh?
Finally, the show started with a “Happy Feet” commercial in 3D ? was it nice! Two minutes later, the commercial ended, and the show stopped. An announcement said there was some “technical difficulties”, and we were told to wait for “a few minutes”.
About 10 minutes later, the show re-started with a new commercial. Everyone seemed happed for a bout 2 seconds, until the audience realized that there was not sound. In fact, the sound was out of sync. So, a second announcement was made (without a microphone, and people at the back had to ask “what?”) that there was yet another “technical difficulty”.
We were told to wait for another “10~15 minutes”. After another ~20minutes of sit-and-get-bored waiting, the show was re-started from the beginning with the “Happy Feet” commercial. Fine, as long as it works. And it worked, well, right to the BEGINNING of the movie! We saw the logo of the production company, and that was it. Lights came on again, and yet another announcement (without a microphone) was made ? Get out for a refund, “we will not try again”. The person whoever announced the message was pretty rude. Although I could barely hear him, it was not in the sense of an apology.
And that was the end of the show. We went out the showroom and got the refund plus a free pass. I really didn’t think it was a good deal because it pretty much screwed up the evening ? considering we had to leave work early, took carpool to drive to SF, stood in line for a long time, and wasted a few hours without seeing the movie.
Most importantly, I just don’t understand this “technical difficulty” thing. I mean, isn’t the theater suppose to TEST the projector and the movie before they letting people walk into the showroom?! And if the projector (and/or the film) was too difficult to operate/handle, couldn’t the theater or IMAX just make the damn thing simple enough for stupid people to operate?! Why did they have to make it worked like a prototype, like people were inventing 3D movies in the theater with another 1,200 people waiting to see it?
Anyways, I guess I will be going back again ? probably during the coming long weekend. It was sad that Superman did not come out and save my day. And thank you, IMAX, for ruining my day.
Tags: Superman, Movie, Metreon, IMAX, San Francisco
Friday, June 23, 2006
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Most Microsoft employees use Google!
Here is an interesting news, and it says:
Not sure how Bill Gates will think about this, although I'm sure he will never read my blog... =) Or maybe after he steps down after 2008.
Tags: Microsoft, search engine, Bill Gates, News
"...of the users originating from Microsoft's domain who reached Hitchcock's site via a search engine, 80 percent came through Google. Only 20 percent used a Microsoft search engine..."
Not sure how Bill Gates will think about this, although I'm sure he will never read my blog... =) Or maybe after he steps down after 2008.
Tags: Microsoft, search engine, Bill Gates, News
Maxthon: China's hip browser
CNET News.com reports that a new browser called Maxthon, is getting more popular in China because it can funnel traffic through a Web proxy. The browser was developed by a "tiny" Beijing company.
Well, I don't care if the developer is "tiny" or not. It's a good move for the Internet surfers in China, and I just hope that they won't be screwed by the Chinese government once they find out about it...
Tags: browser, Maxthon, News
Well, I don't care if the developer is "tiny" or not. It's a good move for the Internet surfers in China, and I just hope that they won't be screwed by the Chinese government once they find out about it...
Tags: browser, Maxthon, News
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Friday, June 16, 2006
Man walks on pool water?!
The theme in "Hero" that Jet Li chases people on water is a pure Hollywood show, and the actors were dragged by "invisible" cables.
But I saw this video from Acroos-the-Board. The man, Criss Angel, walked on pool water! So how does this work? See the video below and try to explain it:
Tags: Jet_Li, Hero, Magic, Video, Criss_Angel
But I saw this video from Acroos-the-Board. The man, Criss Angel, walked on pool water! So how does this work? See the video below and try to explain it:
Tags: Jet_Li, Hero, Magic, Video, Criss_Angel
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Diesel Audi A8 got 800 miles in one tank
Like TechEBlog's editor said:
Here is the 1st half:
Here is the 2nd half (Read More! (查看全文)):
Tags: Audi,A8, DieselLondon, Edinburgh, TopGear, Video
"Top Gear personality Jeremy Clarkson takes the Audi A8 twin-turbo diesel out for the ultimate test: driving from London to Edinburgh and than back for a total of 800 miles - on a single tank of gas."These videos show how solid the Germany engineering is.
Here is the 1st half:
Here is the 2nd half (Read More! (查看全文)):
Tags: Audi,A8, DieselLondon, Edinburgh, TopGear, Video
A Simulation of Meteorite Collision!
I love our planet, and it's scary to see what may happen when a fXXXXXX meteoroid hit it!!!
Tags: meteoroid, simulation, collision, video
Tags: meteoroid, simulation, collision, video
Friday, June 09, 2006
Monday, June 05, 2006
刀郎 - 2002年的第一场雪
冷个哩个儿冷:
2002年的第一场雪
比以往时候来的更晚一些
停靠在八楼的二路汽车
带走了最后一片飘落的黄叶
2002年的第一场雪
是留在乌鲁木齐难舍的情结
你象一只飞来飞去的蝴蝶
在白雪飘飞的季节里摇曳
忘不了把你搂在怀里的感觉
比藏在心中那份火热更暖一些
忘记了窗外北风的凛冽
在一次把温柔和缠绵重叠
是你的红唇粘住我的一切
是你的体贴让我再次热烈
是你的万种柔情融化冰雪
是你的甜言蜜语改变季节
Tags: 刀郎, 2002年的第一场雪, MTV
2002年的第一场雪
比以往时候来的更晚一些
停靠在八楼的二路汽车
带走了最后一片飘落的黄叶
2002年的第一场雪
是留在乌鲁木齐难舍的情结
你象一只飞来飞去的蝴蝶
在白雪飘飞的季节里摇曳
忘不了把你搂在怀里的感觉
比藏在心中那份火热更暖一些
忘记了窗外北风的凛冽
在一次把温柔和缠绵重叠
是你的红唇粘住我的一切
是你的体贴让我再次热烈
是你的万种柔情融化冰雪
是你的甜言蜜语改变季节
Tags: 刀郎, 2002年的第一场雪, MTV
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