Nathan Ng

Drooling over Storm hands-on

The blogs have gone up in arms with Paul Miller’s hands-on with the Storm… and I’m totally drooling. I previously had a hands-on about two months ago, but no software, just full hardware (and I totally won’t say who or what or where lol). Previously the screen was actually quite hard to press, and it didn’t feel right. The stupid ninja who had a hands-on, actually quite reflected what I was thinking.

But I’m REALLY glad to hear this thing is picking up momentum with praises (finally) about the screen.  I really liked the innovation.  Although I would like to say for my own egoistic reasons that I, actually, totally thought of that concept – but obviously, I’m in no position to implement anything like that =/ *sigh*. 

Coming out in November for the masses on Verizon!  And Telus!  And other Canadian carrier, says BGR.  I’m totally gonna pick this up one way or another.  I’ve been fighting for a reason to like it, and now I have lol.

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/08/blackberry-storm-9500-hands-on/

Randoms #2

So a few quick blurbs to keep this updated.

I’ve been following The Daily Show and the Colbert Report throughout this whole American political campaign and though their opinions and their statements are made to blatantly to make fun of the press and the politicians, I’m finding more and more truths to what they have to say.  Honestly… a lot of their sarcastic statements are actually very down-to-earth and true.  why should we (Edit: Oh gosh, I’ve turned American) vote someone into office if the people just find them funny.

Oddly enough, Canadian politics are hardly ever spoken about.  (It was a while before I even FOUND OUT that an election was coming up).  And I’m finding that Stephen Harper is running our country GOOD-ENOUGH that our politicians and our media don’t make much comedy out of it.  Heck, I barely know anything about Canadian politics and I’m satisfied with it (which… might not be a good thing).  I just hate the heck out of Stephan Dion for unknown reasons.

Let me quote these few sentences from John McCain, cuz I laughed so frickin’ hard.  And note, these are all taken out of context and out of order, and totally should not be taken as advice or whatnot, but STILL:

“The fundamentals of this package are good, they’re strong”
“It shows the incredible influence of lobbyists and special interests”
“I think that this plan will produce a profit”
“Its insanity and obsenity because its a waste of taxpayers’ dollars”
“The taxpayers will be paid back first, which is an important provisionist bill”
“This is inside the belt-weight chronism of the worst kind”
“Coming back to Washington, getting the Republicans at the table”
“These pork-barrel projects, these outrageous procedures”
“Improving the bill”
“Its terrible, it really is corrupting”
“And I believe it will pass”

Jon Stewart: (Shows picture of Gollum):
“We LOVES the bill, we hates the bill, we LOVes, HATES”
“That is an UNFAIR JOKE” (shows picture of Gollum and John McCain in very similar portraits)
“Its an unfair joke, because Gollum is an old man on his quest for ultimate power and…”

HAHA.  Oh so great.

My last comment: Apparently, (story from the media) people still seem to believe that Obama might be a Muslim!? That just absolutely BLOWS my mind.  JUST because of that, I’d totally hate to be on the Republican side, because it just seems like anyone voting in that regard is the most ignorant person alive. 

Anyway, that’s my quick political blurb.

Nokia N78 Design Review

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My first design review is up!  

Check it out over at Intehxicate.com: http://www.intehxicate.com/2008/10/01/nokia-n78-design-review/