too many megapixels backlash

SHARP announced today they came up with a 1/1.7" 10 megapixel sensor. normally, having more megapixels for a pocket cam would be an achievement that people would want, but it seems like people are just getting fed up with the more megapixels marketting gimmick, because people have wised up and know that a 10 megapixel camera really isn't going address any of the issue with their current cameras. it may even make the images softer. everyone pretty much has a digital camera now and are more knowledgable in the subject than ever before, and people know what their camera isn't capable of. i personally would prefer better lower light performance and less noise at higher ISOs, and i think that is the general consensus. it pretty much seems like SHARP has been bitch slapped by the public for their "accomplishment".

which may not be fair. people were speculating that the 7 megapixel sensors that canons and sony uses was not going to provide much more, then it proved that, at least for well lit conditions, it actually provided very noticable improvement even over the 5 megapixel cameras. then again, they were comapring it to a 1/2.5" 5 megapixel sensor to a 1/1.8" 7 megapixel sensor. we'll see when the reviews come out.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0511/05110201sharp10mp.asp
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000300066377/

one post for october

i guess its time that i update some stuff on here. hmm...what's new... i'm going to taiwan on thanksgiving for about 9 days to see cherie. it'll be my first vacation where i've gone on vacation with a significant other. although she's already there, so i guess it's not a couple's trip per se. should be a blast.

i also bought a PSP and a 2 gig memory card. i primarily bought it so i can take it to the gym with me while i do cardio. i almost bought a video ipod, but i think the PSP was a much better choice. on the 60 gig ipod, the screen is less than half as big as the PSP, lower resolution, only 50% of the battery life, doesn't play PSP games, no emulators. and with a 2 gig card, you can easily store 6 hours of video, and by then your battery would have run out so techinically, you shouldn't need more than 2 gigs for video storage space. yes its true that it will be cool to carry every episode of family guy, futurama, and simpsons on top of everything else you plan on watching, but really, would i really be watching those eps at the gym when i have so many other things i would never get to that i would want to watch first? probably not. good thing they were out that day when i walked up to the counter and asked for a black 60 gig one.

another big purchase i made was a queen sized slect comfort 5000 series sleep number bed. there was a sale for 33% off, so i got that. the select comfort have the right idea. the problem with any matress is that people sleep in different positions, have different body types (frames, weight, big ass, whatever). and when they manufacture a bed, they have to try to accommodate for as much as possible. so if you fit the average frame, sleep on your side, and weigh about the weight of the national average, probably you never had a problem finding a bad bed as long as you bought anything from a descent manufacturer. but if you are not, like to sleep on your back, have narrow or wide shoulders, you need something that is adjustable so it is more customized to your body. i'm not saying the select comfort is the perfect bed either, but they have the right idea. what am i gonna do with my current bed? maybe i can have it replaced under warranty and then sell it. the tempur pedic was freakin' awesome for the first 2 months. probably better than the select comfort matress i bought today. but after that, its not too different than a cheap slab of foam. and that's not what you want to be sleeping on.

wet

its the wrong day to be wearing slippers into work.

What the funk?

I thought something had gone wrong with my taste buds because all the water I've been tasting at the gym's water fountains, chipotle, pho hoa cali express, flame broiler all tasted moldy. Finally ran into someone who observed the same thing, and discovered its some algae in the water, and it should be clearing up relatively soon. until then, I'll have to bring a water bottle to the gym. cause i just can't stand it when i'm forced to drink the moldy tap water when i'm really thirsty in the gym.

If Shaq keeps this up, maybe he'll be the Governor of California someday

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/.../index.html?cnn=yes

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/.../shaq.katrina.ap/

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8357843/

What is worse?

A president who we blame for the tragedy? Or a president who says he's to blame for the tragedy? He should just quit. But Cheyney is even worse. Wow, we are really SOL. Its still 2005.

Where did my old blog go?

Well, with 500 posts, I was starting to wonder if the stuff I wrote in the posts 3.5 years ago would still be stuff I would write today. So I've put it in a safe place for now, and just started another one. Maybe this way, I can get myself to post often. Also, the new blog templates are so much cooler anyways, I got tired of the old design.