5-year-old on 911 call

[Thanks to Henry]

I could do without the host, but this is a cool girl.

My tee-shirt and colors

I just talked to the owner of a beauty salon here in town. She has seen my acclaimed tee-shirt and wants it as uniform for herself and her staff, only she'd like it on orange.

I was not sure it could be done, the web site from the company who makes them for me is not exactly userfriendly.

But it can be done. You can also do it, and there are other colors to choose from too.


Go to: eolake.shirtcity.com

... click on the black man.
... then click on the Yellow shirt.
... Then click on "Customize" on the right.

Then select your shirt color (orange for example) and your size on the left side. (The sizes are a little on the small side.)

Ihnatko iPhone review

Andy reviews the iPh4.
Hi rez pics samples here.

If a quick glance at the iPhone 4’s new features inspires initial cynicism, spending five days immersed in the actual device makes another impression entirely. For the first time since 2007, I feel as though the device I’m carrying isn’t merely an improved iPhone, but a truly new one.

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"Apple of My Eye" - an iPhone 4 film

[Thanks to KC Aussie]

"Apple of My Eye" - a short-film shot and edited entirely on the iPhone 4.

Eizo: Pin-up Calendar 2010

[Thanks to Pi]

Eizo is a brand of medical supplies. This is their pin-up calendar. I really have mixed feelings about it.       :-)
Funny, I guess. But creepy. 

It must be the Ne Plus Ultra of revealing girlie pics.

The shoes are a quite funny ingredient.

Writing workshop still going

My writing workshop is still going.

Speediness

A snail was mugged by a turtle. When the police asked him what happened, the snail said, 'I don't know. It all happened so fast'.

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"Reading while sunbathing nude makes you well red."

podcasts auto d/l

Does anybody know an app which will let your iPhone/Pod/iPad check for and download new episodes of podcasts, without having to go 'round the desktop computer? I've heard they exists, but I can't find any.

Why wear socks with sandals? (Updated)

1. Why not? 
2. I'm a rebel.
3. To not get so dirty feet. 
4. I don't like to sweat into my sandals.
5. I never sacrifice comfort for looks, especially not other people's ideas of looks. 
6. I've inherited my father's overall handsomeness, but sadly also his crooked toes. (This is an additional reason these days, but I've done this all my life.)
7. I like it. To me, it's the best of both worlds.
8. It gives some people something to laugh at, making them feel better about themselves for a moment. It's an easy way to do a little charity. If those people were surrounded only by people who looked and dressed better than themselves, they'd feel bad, and I can't have that on my conscience. 

PS: I can't find the durn article now, but there was a an article which pointed out that nerds dress informally deliberately as a protest against the idea that such things as wearing a tie or not has any importance whatsoever in the world.
Nerds don't want to spend the time and energy to follow fashion demands, they consider it wasteful.

Update:
Anonymous said...
the socks are OK, but the CARPET!

eolake said...
Ah yes, that's the carpet from my local electronics store, a couple of days ago I was down to get an iPod classic, having decided it was a mistake to try to replace my old one with an iPod Touch, in that the touch has poorer ergonomics without physical buttons. (You can't control it without looking at, such as in a pocket or on the bedside table when in bed.)

Humor is your friend

[Thanks to Henry]

As teachers and parents everywhere have discovered (but usually not realized), if you don't make Humor your ally, it will be your enemy.

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Our teacher asked us what our favorite animal was, and I said, "Fried chicken." She said I wasn't funny, but she couldn't have been right, everyone else in the class laughed.

My parents told me to always be truthful and honest, and I am. Fried chicken is my favorite animal. I told my dad what happened, and he said my teacher was probably a member of PETA. He said they love animals very much. I do, too. Especially chicken, pork and beef.

Anyway, my teacher sent me to the principal's office. I told him what happened, and he laughed, too. Then he told me not to do it again.

The next day in class my teacher asked me what my favorite live animal was. I told her it was chicken. She asked me why, just like she'd asked the other children. So I told her it was because you could make them into fried chicken. She sent me back to the principal's office again. He laughed, and told me not to do it again.

I don't understand. My parents taught me to be honest, but my teacher doesn't like it when I am. Today, my teacher asked us to tell her what famous person we admire most.

I told her, "Colonel Sanders." Guess where I am now...

Samsung hig-end compact

Samsung is treading where angels fear to go: the high-end compact camera market. But it seems that apart from a shortish zoom and no HD video, the Samsung EX1 is doing really well. It has a very good and fast lens, and a good sensor for a small-sensor camera. (I recommend reading a couple more reviews as they become available, Mike Reichman is sharp, but he has a tendency to be very enthusiastic about his newest toy.)

Barbie loves Woody

But which fresh girl doesn't?

(Notice on the lower right, it's actually the title of the toy.)