Sorry I haven't posted in the past week, I've been with minimal to no internet while on vacation.
So on Thursday, the spectacle known as LeBron James' free agency came to a close. After 30 minutes of useless analysis from anchors I'm tired of seeing, LeBron finally announced the team he will play for next season
The Miami Heat
Yes, the "worst-case scenario" came true. Wade, Bosh, and James are on a team that will most likely be filled by fans from the stands, based on the amount of cap room the Heat have. LeBron will most likely win a championship in the next 2 years with a team like that. But the whole free agency isn't my problem.
It's LeBron James and his selfishness and massive ego.
In the semifinals of the Eastern Conference this year, LeBron and his Cavaliers were up 2-1 in the series with the Celtics. In game 4, LeBron pulled a move that made realize who LeBron truly is. Rather than continuing to win games in a series I believed they would get through quickly, LeBron decided to "take a break" in Game 4. His team lost. Badly. At this point in the series, the Celtics gained a sort of advantage, and eliminated the Cavs 4-2 on their way to the Finals. LeBron's wish of winning a title was in his hands this year. I believe that the Cavs would have won the Eastern Conference, and may have beaten the Lakers in the Finals.
He threw it away because of his selfish nature.
So LeBron, you may get your title in Miami, don't worry, but you took the easy, pansy route. Rather than try your hardest with the Cavs, you will most likely
half-ass in Miami, but with real, TALENTED, and much better players in Wade and Bosh, you'll get your ring. But it will come with a price. No one will think
of you being the hero of the team, but rather the player that took the easy way out of his own team
Friday, July 9, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Update: 6/26/10
Here's an update of stuff on June 26, 2010
- So it looks like the US Soccer team lost again in the World Cup to Ghana 2-1. I didn't get to watch a lot of the game, but from what I saw, the team really didn't play like a team in the World Cup. Oh well, there's always 2014.
- England takes on Germany in the Knockout Stage tomorrow. Here's hoping that the Germans can take down the English, since they're the only team in the World Cup I really don't like.
- I've got a 7:00 flight on Monday to New Orleans. Of course, since there's no more SD-NO flights, I have to go through Nashville to get there. The good thing is that I get to spend time with my dad in July.
- My birthday is coming up on the 14th. I can't believe I'm actually going to be 16 (I put 16 in my description since I'm a lot closer to 16 than 15). I still have no idea what I want (kinda want a new PC, but I've already got money saved for that).
So that's all I've got for today. I might post a journal tomorrow, but it'll probably be a post about Paul McCartney's comments, calling people who don't believe in global warming "just like Holocaust deniers."
- So it looks like the US Soccer team lost again in the World Cup to Ghana 2-1. I didn't get to watch a lot of the game, but from what I saw, the team really didn't play like a team in the World Cup. Oh well, there's always 2014.
- England takes on Germany in the Knockout Stage tomorrow. Here's hoping that the Germans can take down the English, since they're the only team in the World Cup I really don't like.
- I've got a 7:00 flight on Monday to New Orleans. Of course, since there's no more SD-NO flights, I have to go through Nashville to get there. The good thing is that I get to spend time with my dad in July.
- My birthday is coming up on the 14th. I can't believe I'm actually going to be 16 (I put 16 in my description since I'm a lot closer to 16 than 15). I still have no idea what I want (kinda want a new PC, but I've already got money saved for that).
So that's all I've got for today. I might post a journal tomorrow, but it'll probably be a post about Paul McCartney's comments, calling people who don't believe in global warming "just like Holocaust deniers."
Thursday, June 24, 2010
I Loathe You, Steve Jobs
So the new iPhone officially released today (despite people getting theirs early in the mail). With the iOS 4 on it and a new design, people have camped out and much more for their new shiny phone. While the product is great and all (iPod Touch/iPhone is really nice), I have one problem with Steve Jobs and Apple:
You release your products WAY too quickly.
Now granted that their typical user of their products is usually seen as some dim-witted media person or a self-absorbed snob pretending to write a novel at the local Starbucks, that doesn't have to be who they market their products for.
A quick story:
- In 2006, I got a 30 GB iPod Video, at that time a high-tier product. Less than a year after, the iPod Touch and iPhone are released. Needless to say, I was angry. So earlier this year, my father, who had gotten a iPhone 3GS in July (top of the line then) gave me his old 2nd Generation iPod Touch (from 2008). When the new iPhone and iOS 4 were announced, I saw that 2nd Gen iPod Touch was supported. I was excited to see that the improvements (custom BG, multitasking) could be felt on my iPod. I later saw the lag and awful rate that 3G, which was released around the same time, had after updating. Filled with rage at how in less than 2 years a product goes from top of the line from unsupported, I now refuse to update my iPod Touch (I don't use my Windows partition much, so that's no problem).
I don't see how Apple can even survive with a plan like this. In a 2 year span an amazing piece of equipment becomes obsolete, not supported in upgrades. I feel sorry for 1st Gen users of iPod Touch/iPhone, since they can't even get an update. 3 years and the device is worthless.
2nd problem: Your computers are COMPLETELY overpriced
Earlier this year, with my trusty 3-year old laptop now on its last legs, I went to Best Buy to shop around for a new computer. I took a peek at the prices of Mac laptops, and saw how expensive they were compared to equal PC laptops. In fact, I just checked again and the 17in. MacBook Pro is $2299, whereas the Dell Studio Laptop sells for $939. Both have 4GB RAM. Both have a 17in. screen. Both have an Intel i5 processor. The Dell has a better graphics card, and has an HDMI output. Will people honestly pay $1300 more for a brand name? Was the Mac vs PC ad campaign that influential? People think that a Mac means that they're free from viruses. It doesn't mean that at all. Those people forget what the point of a virus is. It's targeted at the MAINSTREAM computer (PC/Windows), thus why Macs have less viruses directed at them. I'll give you a top of the line anti-virus for $150(ESET NOD32 for about 5 years, though AVG is free and pretty effective) and a copy of Office for about $200. Hell, I'll even give you Photoshop CS4 and it's still less than a Mac! Are people really this gullible?!
To end this post, I challenge everyone reading to know the facts. Don't be a person influenced by the propaganda machine that is Apple. Would you honestly pay $1300 more on a laptop, just because it has some fancy logo and has a reskinned BSD Linux for an operating system?
You release your products WAY too quickly.
Now granted that their typical user of their products is usually seen as some dim-witted media person or a self-absorbed snob pretending to write a novel at the local Starbucks, that doesn't have to be who they market their products for.
A quick story:
- In 2006, I got a 30 GB iPod Video, at that time a high-tier product. Less than a year after, the iPod Touch and iPhone are released. Needless to say, I was angry. So earlier this year, my father, who had gotten a iPhone 3GS in July (top of the line then) gave me his old 2nd Generation iPod Touch (from 2008). When the new iPhone and iOS 4 were announced, I saw that 2nd Gen iPod Touch was supported. I was excited to see that the improvements (custom BG, multitasking) could be felt on my iPod. I later saw the lag and awful rate that 3G, which was released around the same time, had after updating. Filled with rage at how in less than 2 years a product goes from top of the line from unsupported, I now refuse to update my iPod Touch (I don't use my Windows partition much, so that's no problem).
I don't see how Apple can even survive with a plan like this. In a 2 year span an amazing piece of equipment becomes obsolete, not supported in upgrades. I feel sorry for 1st Gen users of iPod Touch/iPhone, since they can't even get an update. 3 years and the device is worthless.
2nd problem: Your computers are COMPLETELY overpriced
Earlier this year, with my trusty 3-year old laptop now on its last legs, I went to Best Buy to shop around for a new computer. I took a peek at the prices of Mac laptops, and saw how expensive they were compared to equal PC laptops. In fact, I just checked again and the 17in. MacBook Pro is $2299, whereas the Dell Studio Laptop sells for $939. Both have 4GB RAM. Both have a 17in. screen. Both have an Intel i5 processor. The Dell has a better graphics card, and has an HDMI output. Will people honestly pay $1300 more for a brand name? Was the Mac vs PC ad campaign that influential? People think that a Mac means that they're free from viruses. It doesn't mean that at all. Those people forget what the point of a virus is. It's targeted at the MAINSTREAM computer (PC/Windows), thus why Macs have less viruses directed at them. I'll give you a top of the line anti-virus for $150(ESET NOD32 for about 5 years, though AVG is free and pretty effective) and a copy of Office for about $200. Hell, I'll even give you Photoshop CS4 and it's still less than a Mac! Are people really this gullible?!
To end this post, I challenge everyone reading to know the facts. Don't be a person influenced by the propaganda machine that is Apple. Would you honestly pay $1300 more on a laptop, just because it has some fancy logo and has a reskinned BSD Linux for an operating system?
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Sorry For Lack of Updates
Sorry for a lack of updates to my blog. It's summer now, and I'm setting a challenge upon myself: to update the blog once or twice a week (like THAT will ever happen), so expect actual post and/or blogs here now.
-Posted from an iPod touch
-Posted from an iPod touch
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Journal #1: "What if?"
I'm going to start to post my daily journal onto my blog. Here is Journal #1:
Sometimes I think about the "what if?"s in life. It's always been a common thought in my mind. Sometimes these ponderings are very simple ones. But more often than not, my "what if?" is a big one:
What if the levees never broke?
I always think of this before I nod off to sleep. It's amazing how just some slight cutting of corners changed a city forever. For once, the world saw New Orleans as something it could never be imagined as: a damaged city, a wrecked city, a city without life. I may have almost lost a home, but the city almost lost its life. Could you imagine a world without Mardi Gras? To me, the thought is preposterous.
To move away from the global aspect, the breaking of the levees changed my life forever. Before, I was a foolish child, believing I would always be free and safe. Nothing would ever happen to me. After, I emerged a new person. An event that lasted 2 weeks seemed to age me much longer than that mentally. I saw the atrocities of humanity and how idiocy dooms the world. I learned that I lived in a corrupt city, the government taking money and cops looting stores. To think that the men and women we believe protect us every day can be no better than the lowliest criminal. Another prime example of this is the murders on the Danziger Bridge. Cops killing the innocent, then being able to cover it up for almost 5 years. Even now, it sickens me to think about it.
Positives can come out of even the worst events. I was able to see my community, which Mayor Nagin wanted to bulldoze and pretend never existed, rebuild itself, without true help from the government. It was a disheartening yet joyful sight. After the storm, I was fortunate enough to adopt a "Katrina stray," whom I named Mushi. He was more than a cat. He stood for the fighting spirit that we should all have. Even to the day he died, he would never give up and never surrender.
Through a series of events, the storm brought me out here to San Diego. Even though it is not home, it is a wonderful place. Had the storm never hit and the levees never broken, I would have never had the horrid and great events that came from it. I would have never met someone whom I care about so much, even if she doesn't know it ♥
Sometimes I think about the "what if?"s in life. It's always been a common thought in my mind. Sometimes these ponderings are very simple ones. But more often than not, my "what if?" is a big one:
What if the levees never broke?
I always think of this before I nod off to sleep. It's amazing how just some slight cutting of corners changed a city forever. For once, the world saw New Orleans as something it could never be imagined as: a damaged city, a wrecked city, a city without life. I may have almost lost a home, but the city almost lost its life. Could you imagine a world without Mardi Gras? To me, the thought is preposterous.
To move away from the global aspect, the breaking of the levees changed my life forever. Before, I was a foolish child, believing I would always be free and safe. Nothing would ever happen to me. After, I emerged a new person. An event that lasted 2 weeks seemed to age me much longer than that mentally. I saw the atrocities of humanity and how idiocy dooms the world. I learned that I lived in a corrupt city, the government taking money and cops looting stores. To think that the men and women we believe protect us every day can be no better than the lowliest criminal. Another prime example of this is the murders on the Danziger Bridge. Cops killing the innocent, then being able to cover it up for almost 5 years. Even now, it sickens me to think about it.
Positives can come out of even the worst events. I was able to see my community, which Mayor Nagin wanted to bulldoze and pretend never existed, rebuild itself, without true help from the government. It was a disheartening yet joyful sight. After the storm, I was fortunate enough to adopt a "Katrina stray," whom I named Mushi. He was more than a cat. He stood for the fighting spirit that we should all have. Even to the day he died, he would never give up and never surrender.
Through a series of events, the storm brought me out here to San Diego. Even though it is not home, it is a wonderful place. Had the storm never hit and the levees never broken, I would have never had the horrid and great events that came from it. I would have never met someone whom I care about so much, even if she doesn't know it ♥
Monday, February 15, 2010
One More Time
Hmm, the Colts may still have a shot to win. Tracy Porter, do you think they can still win?
...That's what I thought.
So finally, after 43 years of mediocrity and awfulness, the Saints finally get the Vince Lombardi Trophy. I still can't believe that they won. I've watched about 7 replays of the game and don't believe it. I mean good god, I'm wearing a Super Bowl XLIV Champions shirt right now and I still don't believe it. It's because I grew up around the decline of the Dome Patrol, the Mike Ditka seasons, and the 8-8, 7-9, and 3-13 seasons. I never thought it would ever happen in my life. I thought they would forever be out of the hunt for the championship, kind of like the Lions. But thanks to the greatness that is Drew Brees and Sean Payton, we're not only a team with a Super Bowl appearance, we're also one that has the Super Bowl trophy.
...So, I guess I really need to post here now, since I spent time making a banner and such. Hopefully I'll find time to do so
...That's what I thought.
So finally, after 43 years of mediocrity and awfulness, the Saints finally get the Vince Lombardi Trophy. I still can't believe that they won. I've watched about 7 replays of the game and don't believe it. I mean good god, I'm wearing a Super Bowl XLIV Champions shirt right now and I still don't believe it. It's because I grew up around the decline of the Dome Patrol, the Mike Ditka seasons, and the 8-8, 7-9, and 3-13 seasons. I never thought it would ever happen in my life. I thought they would forever be out of the hunt for the championship, kind of like the Lions. But thanks to the greatness that is Drew Brees and Sean Payton, we're not only a team with a Super Bowl appearance, we're also one that has the Super Bowl trophy.
...So, I guess I really need to post here now, since I spent time making a banner and such. Hopefully I'll find time to do so
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