Sunday, June 27, 2010

The greatest war-themed game music

這兩天一直有一首音樂在腦子裡轉,轉啊轉。每轉一回我就激動一回,每激動一回就發抖一回。現在終於有時間表達出來。

也許這個題目大了一點,但對我來說一點也不誇張。雖然我玩過戰爭題材的遊戲不多,但這一首絕對是經典。當然NES除外,和Contra也許還是不能比。

讓我先賣個關子,大家聽聽音樂先,跳轉後揭曉:

Saturday, June 26, 2010

袁騰飛倒了,中國敢憑良心說真話的老師也倒了

被稱為“最牛歷史老師”的袁騰飛被管了,不能說了,留下的只有以前的講課,不知道還能不能看到他出來上課。

附上袁騰飛語錄,希望他安好:

“獨裁的都是弱智,天天有人跟你說你萬歲你就真以為自個兒萬歲。什么東西才能萬歲?王八才萬歲呢!”

“毛這個人多二啊,治國無方,擾民有術,狗屁不懂的東西。毛肯定是不懂馬克思主義的,他又不懂英文,不懂德文,俄語也不懂,你看過馬克思主義的著作嗎?沒有。他看得最多的是《資治通鑒》,怎麼整人啊,怎麼玩人啊,中國古代的帝王的陰謀之術,他這個玩得爐火純青。 毛別說在中國歷史上,在世界歷史上都是少見的暴君獨裁者。”

“毛澤東紀念堂不是不可以去,但你要記住那個紀念堂是靖國神社,裡面供奉的雙手沾滿人民鮮血的劊子手。”

“毛澤東說原子彈只能嚇唬神經衰弱的人,他給自己定位很正確。”

“毛澤東造原子彈不是為了保衛中國,而是為了保衛他屁股地下那把椅子。這和現在北朝鮮做的事情一樣,你擁護他嗎?那當年你也這德行,你为什么認為他對啊?原子彈還不如茶葉蛋有用呢,那好歹能果腹。你不造原子彈還能少餓死點兒人。”

“你說我造原子彈的目的是保衛國家不受侵略,可以避免遭受南京大屠殺。結果因為你造原子彈餓死的人比南京大屠殺死的多的多的多的多,那還是屠殺我們兩回吧!”

“'三年自然災害’中國死的人比二戰整個歐洲死的人還多。什么“自然災害”這麼嚴重啊?地震有汶川嚴重嗎?洪水有98年嚴重嗎?那幾年中國人口都是負增長,餓的都沒力氣生了。你跟我說中國人口負增長就跟你說你在火星上買房子一樣。”

另在跳轉後附上他的講課節選:

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

“Oops, ma bad!”

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It’s not often when you search someone’s pictures, almost all of them are portrait style. But this is the case when you search for “Manute Bol” (being as tall as 7’7”).

With Bol being the headline lately, I’m surprised that there is no news about him on the website of University of Bridgeport, as I clearly remember that he once attended UB (see Bol’s player profile on NBA.com) and there is a big poster of him in UB’s gym.

With people who has forgotten about him in all the year now summing up his career and life pretending that they know him well, Boing Boing is reporting that he is said to have popularized or even originated the phrase “My bad”, which I suspect would have been heard as “ma bad” as he spoke it.

Interesting theory. Might be worth digging though.

Continue reading on Boing Boing and the article from the Washington Post.

SOURCE: Boing Boing, the Washington Post.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Couple cool Hot Air Balloon renditions

“If you suck at autotune, you suck.” says our lovable Sir Charles.

I haven’t been a big fan of techno and autotune music, but I came across Owl City and his Hot Air Balloon a while ago. Now I’m discovering several cool covers. It’s an adorable song, so are these covers. Enjoy  =_@

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

“阿凡達”

又一個抗拆維權的。在歌舞升平,SB開會的時候,這樣的新聞沒見過吧?

這位武漢的農民楊友德為了阻止拆遷隊強拆他的房子,自制了土炮,架起了塔樓,時刻準備和施工隊決斗。

這不是炒作也不是鬧劇。在投訴無門,無依無靠的時候,“人民政府”不辦人事的時候,人只能靠自己的力量來維護自己的權益。聽起來很英雄,其實是最無奈也是最悲劇的。就像楊友德自己說的一樣,有時候站在那上面,他也發抖。他不知道接下來的是什麼。是他被拉下來,是傷了別人坐牢,還是房子和土地都被推平——在後果出現之前,他說“我只能拼了”。

聯想到最近的傷人,自殘,跳樓事件,在環境和社會逼人作惡的時候,你能怪他們嗎?就像小時候我爸打我還不許我哭,有這么不講理的嗎?!

跳轉查看更多圖片

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Warning sign at a BP gas station

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From Boing Boing. It’s said to be a warning sign at a BP gas station in Ohio. Apparently, it reads:

“Do not leave pumps unattended, you are responsible for spills.”

Um… now what do you call this? Irony?

Click on the links below to check out the article from Boing Boing and the original picture from Flikr.

VIA: Boing Boing
SOURCE: The Rachel Maddow Show's Flickr stream

Monday, June 7, 2010

Windows Live gets a different look, sort of

If you have by any chance logged into Windows Live today, chances are you can already feel that it doesn’t feel as usual. The interface looks different, but you can’t really tell what it is. Head-scratching, isn’t it?

Sadly, it seems only the home page gets the better of the change. The reported Hotmail revamp is still nowhere to be found. But we can wait, I guess. If Microsoft has the patience to wait for all these years for Gmail to take over the world, why can’t I?

What I know about the iPhone 4

1. It’s called iPhone 4, not 4G. Apple knows you are not going anywhere with 4G and AT&T in the same sentence, not when Verizon keeps saying “there’s a map for that” in the commercials.

2. It runs on the custom made A4 processor that also powers the iPad – which means that the iPad has now officially gained the status of a “giant iPhone”.

3. The screen accommodates 4 times the pixel numbers of iPhone 3GS, which Apple claims to be “beyond the human eye's limit of distinction”. Which also means that it might look the same as one that’s within the human eye’s limit distinction to a mortal person, but they’ll tell you anyway, to make you feel that you are getting more.

4. If you own an iPhone 3GS now, you probably will upgrade and be stuck with AT&T. Because once you give up that $30 unlimited data plan, you’ll never get it back.

5. Speaking of upgrade, it’s said that iPhone owners have already been receiving messages from AT&T about early upgrade to iPhone 4. You are given mercy so stop complaining! That’s what they’ll say. Or they’ll see you in the court.

6. Apple’s new mobile OS is now called iOS 4, which they were permitted to use by Cisco. I said this several times, and I don’t mind saying it again: PATENT EVERYTHING IN THE DICTIONARY WITH AN “i” IN THE FRONT! For example, iCan, iCan-Opener, iCan’t-Open-It, iToilet, iToilet-Paper, iToilet-Paper-Holder. Because apparently, when they want a name, they’ll buy.

7. IPhone 4 has a front-facing camera and is capable of video calling… Wait, wait, wait, don’t get too hyped yet. It only performs video calling under Wi-Fi. You know who you dealing with, don’t you? AT&T. Get that tethering feature from last generation to work properly first fellas!

8. So if you have high expectations now, you’d better calm down for a while. If you are with AT&T and have a lot of dropped calls, chances are that you are still going to have a ton of them with the iPhone 4; and if you are not with AT&T, good for you!

9. But don’t feel disappointed either, because I have not mentioned the greatest part of the iPhone 4, which is “it can stand by itself to do self portraits from several feet away”. How cool is that?!

10. Another “more” biggest takeaway, Stevie Jobs is still alive and is still looking to take over the world.

So… um… will you get the iPhone 4 is you are not currently an iPhone owner?

(Jane Lynch’s iPhone 4 parody video after the jump)

Sunday, June 6, 2010

留学生驾飞机携巨型横幅盘旋中领馆,要求平反六四

6月4日下午,几位留学生开飞机从中国驻纽约领事馆上空飞过,以纪念和抗议六四。其中飞行员是是在1989年出生的。天安门四君子之一的周舵也参加了飞行。他们在低空拉起横幅:

“昭雪六四,结束专制,人民必胜,良知永存!河蟹,草泥马喊你从中国滚蛋!”

跳转后观看视频。

This is how the iPad should have been

This is fake by the way. But it looks a hundred times cooler than the real thing.