Thursday, January 13, 2011

Often, I feel like Macs are the hardest to geek on. 

There's a big rumor that using a Mac is a breeze. I guess when you're just a simple person, with very minimal computational or technical needs, it is a very easy and beautiful interface. But Windows is too actually, if on that same level.

Now, I find it time and time and again very frustrating to install applications on my machine. Of course these aren't the usual applications, I'm talking about not so commercial software, the types that are used to solve coupled second degree PDEs or whatever. Unlike Windows which has binaries for its applications (for the record, I haven't encountered any Windows application that had to be built manually) and Linux which has detailed solutions on installations, there's this fuzzy how-to for Macs. Essentially same principles apply in installing on Macs and other Linux flavors because they're both built on UNIX, but Macs are like the foreign cousins of LInux. They're similar, but often use different languages.

So frustrated right now.

On a different note, I went to the Eng'g Job Fair again yesterday afternoon. I vividly recall the P&G person telling us last Monday that the exam was at Jan 12 4pm. Namove ata or napagbaliktad ko kasi  11:30-1 pala. Oh well, at least I got to submit my resume and get some more freebies. And then Macquarie is interviewing me again on Friday, but I'm not really sure on that.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

The secret to  delicious super crispy french fries is to [insert preferred cooking method here] them twice. *

I'm eating french fries, I toasted what was left from my purchase on the way home. They're better than when I bought them fresh from McDo. Hehe. I was actually supposed to buy twister fries but they're not available anymore.



Naalala ko lang. I thought I'd share. :)

*I think. I know it's proven for frying, but I think it should work in whatever method. Just undercook then cook again.


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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

I love the way you say good morning.

While downloading the latest album of The Rescues, I was googling reviews. One blogger thought it was good and also suggested other similar artists. I got curious and looked up one of the artists, Ingrid Michaelson, because I saw her in my Who to Follow list a couple of times.

So glad I did. Currently LSS to The Way I am, alternating with New Radical's You Get What You Give because of that Star World ad and Bea's own LSS.


Yaaaaaay.


Now, back to work.