Behold! The secret of the Magic 8-Ball!

Ahhh... the lovely Magic 8-Ball. Don't you just love it? It makes quick decisions for ya - with just a simple shake of the hand! Totally cuts down the need for you to tax your overly-saturated noodle for daily decision-making. Saving brain juice! That's what its all about! ^_^

btw, ever wondered what goes into making this wonderous contraption? I know I am... so here's someone who actually did find out! Click on the link and feast your eyes on the truth!

I have one of these on my desk in office!

What happens when you pull the Heatsink from a SUPER-clocked CPU?

Well, a bunch of guys tried just that. Take a Duron that's o/c'ed to almost 4GHz and pluck the HSF off... well, waddaya know? You get a nice big HOLE in the mobo! :p

Racing exoticars with the Best Motoring crew

Found this lovely BM (Int'l) race video of my fave Lambos racin' their Japanese and European rivals... naturally, Gan-san has taken the mantel of protecting the face of Japanese supercars with the latest NSX-R... :)

Video in Japanese with English subtitles (Narration in English)

Last speed test for Earthlink Cable Internet

So, does the actual download speed of my cable line is as what my cable ISP promised? I decided to give the new Flash-based Speed Test (beta) on DSLreports.com a try, and here are the results:

Cool results pic huh? These are the D/U speed results for my so-claimed EarthLink (Time Warner supported) 5Mbps cable line... for a weekend afternoon, with "best-case" download speeds at around 82% and upload speeds at close to 90%, I think it's ok. :)

Let's see how the cable connect at my new place fares... it's also Time Warner, but this time I'm going with the parent company (coz no other company services that rental community! Grrrr! Despicable monopoly!).

VT shooting: Student victims - R.I.P

Since it's at the top headline of every news outlet in the whole wide world, I thought I'd toss my 2 cents on this matter as well...

/rant-on

First of all, it don't matter if the gunman was White, Black, Hispanic or Asian. He's a mentally disturbed kid. A real narcissist with false perceptions of bravado. Disturbing is also how he meticulously set each step of his attack... even chaining the double doors on the first floor.

I was watching the news about his "manifesto"... that whole line of BS talking about the Columbine killers being martyrs? Or how you wanna die like JC? You're kidding, right? Pffft. You know what, buddy? You're GREAT at throwing excuses for your own problems... problems that you don't wanna face and don't wanna find help for. It's like over-using your credit cards coz you know ya gonna die and don't wanna worry about handling the bills. Geez, I mean if you wanna sh*t yourself into a hole, go on ahead... just don't believe that your 'Hey, check it out I'm the Dual-Pistol Killer' plot of living forever in the minds of people will work as you think.

From now on, your face, your image will be marked as the worst sign of mental & emotional weakness.

From now on, your family will be shamed with failing to address your personal issues. Your parents will be blamed for your upbringing.

From now on, your plot will be known as the plan for a stoopid person who decided to go on a shooting spree for some selfish and immature personal reasons. No better than some misguided suicide bomber.

I'm glad you blew your own face away coz you don't deserve to face anyone of your victims. You better hope and pray that your parents and family members will be able to find peace in all of this fiasco, for many many many years to come...

/rant-off

To the victims, may you rest in peace - you will be missed. To their families and close friends, I hope you will find peace after the storm, and slowly comprehend that this one event truly is nothing anyone could have possibly imagined happening. Our prayers are with you all.

AP photo courtesy of CNN