Paul's Journal

10/02/2011 22:31 #55231

Samsung Galaxy S2 - AT&T Attain
Category: mobile

The Samsung galaxy s2 came out on ATT&T today and I finally jumped ship from the nexus one after almost 2 years. It feels like the future because this is my first video phone. I called myself between the fedora 15 laptop and the phone. It was pretty neat. Its even neater between phones. The thing that did it was a combination of the speed, size, amazing screen and camera. The screen is so clear and the blacks of the AMOLED are so black. I want a TV like that someday.

The camera is amazing. Actually it was the main factor as I can you it to document my geographic tongue better and take close-up pics of text. The nexus one had cracked lens so closeups were a no go.

As you can see by the benchmarks, it blows away my old phone.

It even has this fun cartoon mode.

tinypliny - 10/07/11 18:30
Hmmm... I guess I didn't think of that at all. Hahah, yeah, maybe.

I still don't like the cartoon mode.

bill - 10/07/11 18:28
I kinda like the cartoon pic of (e:Terry), it's sexy 'cause it leaves something to the imaginatio! But I'd like to see the real thing, too!! ;-)

tinypliny - 10/07/11 18:09
Yes, I agree. The cartoon mode is icky. I don't like it. It looks like a bad cartoonish drew you.

bill - 10/07/11 18:05
I'd like to see the pic of (e:Terry) but not in cartoon mode!!

metalpeter - 10/05/11 17:03
Kinda reminds me of like a movie almost like A scanner darkly or something like that or one of those investment ads where the cartoon is put over "The Real" objects... Wonder if this would work at say a party?

tinypliny - 10/03/11 09:50
You totally posted the second pic to taunt me. I see how it is.

tinypliny - 10/03/11 09:49
Well, does it do 3d?

enknot - 10/03/11 09:43
I can't wait to see this thing. Come to my desk asap! (if not I'll find you!)

10/02/2011 21:11 #55230

Casinorama
Category: games

Last night (e:matthew), (e:Mike) and I went to the Seneca Casino last night. Gambling at the slots sucked. Sometimes I win a bit, even if I am going to lose. This time I consistently lost $20 worth of plays on the penny slots. Even though it was the penny slots we were playing 50 lines at a time.

Actually, I was exaggerating - there was on win, this was it. How the frick is this a win? I can't understand how the machine works at all, which makes it seem all the more suspicious.

The best part was the Mega sized mozzarella cheesesticks. The worst part was the cigarette smoke. I had no idea what it was like to be in a place where thousands of people are smoking cigarettes indoors.

We opened the glowstick fairy wand, but had no chance to show it off. Its kind of a sad end to the fairy wand.

vincent - 10/03/11 23:43
Although the funny part of your post is that there is actually a Casino Rama that does exist. It's North of Toronto on the way to Cottage Country.

vincent - 10/03/11 23:42
Just wait until the snows flies and that place is even more smokey. The slots anywhere these days are just set on "Suck" Canada is even worse if you can imagine that concept. A few years ago I could hop on a plane and get some fun out in Vegas as their payback settings were descent. Now with the depression, they're almost as bad as they are here.

I just go there for the Steakhouse and the Pan Asian place Koi, if not I'm just hanging out across the street at Starbucks. The place is run shitty and the people that work there are just borderline belligerent when it comes to natural customer service. I remember my Dad tell me how the people around Pittsburgh actually Wheeling WV were trashing the place down there and how they would never go back to the Seneca Niagara Casino.

When it think of the place I basically place it as a OK casino facility with a nice hotel but with East Fremont St Clientele.

tinypliny - 10/03/11 09:53
I don't get any of the machines. When I was in Vegas I had earmarked 25 cents to gamble. But time slipped past (because we were travelling through Vegas to the Grand Canyon) and tiredness got the better of me. I had my last chance at the airport. But I spent 20 minutes figuring out how to play and it was time for the flight back so I didn't lose the 25 cents in the end.

10/02/2011 21:03 #55229

Looking at 3D images cross eye style
Category: images

Apparently I don't cross my eyes all the way when using the cross eyed method for viewing stereoscopic images.

tinypliny - 10/03/11 09:54
You look zombie like. Crossing my eyes gives me a severe headache. Can't do it.

10/01/2011 16:43 #55224

Toro For Restaurant Week
Category: food

Sameer, (e:terry) and I ate at Toro for restaurant week the other day. I think they might have the best calamari in town. Its not greasy and its topped with parmasean cheese slices and peperoncini.

Sameer was going for the madmen look with a tie and a martini.