Every time there’s a film festival or sometimes even if it’s just the weekend, this site goes down faster than a drunk hooker. It’s embarrassing.
And yet, I prefer the faster navigation afforded by the stripped down site. IRONY, amirite?
Close, well you couldn’t get much closer
Let’s get this straight, other than the fact the iTouch’s iCare insurance groups it with the iPods (though it is more expensive), it is not remotely similar to the iPod. So to the Apple fanboys using “but people complained about the iPod 9 years ago, and look where it’s at now”, that defense is pathetic.
But let’s follow the logic for a moment, say the iTouch is an evolved version of the iPod classic, while the Nano and Shuffle are branches along the evolutionary scale. In that case, the iTouch equalavant of the iPad will be pimp beyond belief, if far way.
Well enough banging the iPod for a moment. It was definitely a stepping stone to greater things, like the way we viewed portable music and the potential of handheld entertainment. (Please ignore the existence of the Walkman and Gameboy as you read that sentence).
A minor failing lies in the fact it only ever encouraged the consumption of poor quality music, with its combination of the iTunes store, the rigid audio formats it accepted, and the subpar hardware inside the actual device.
I doubt it’s possible to encourage the consumption of subpar ebooks, so good luck to the Ipad as it gets forward to boldly beat the living shit out of its competition, netbooks ebook readers.
This is why you should consider Googling a name before you use it. Vaginal firewalls and whatnot.
You Rais me up
To anyone not Malaysian, the #yorais tag must be pretty confusing. What with more important news at hand, like Cadbury’s handover to Kraft.
It started with this news article, where Malaysia’s Information Communication and Culture Minister (aka Censorship goon), Rais Yatim, basically said Malaysians shouldn’t get too into the whole internet business, especially in regards to twitter and facebook. ‘Cause it’s shady western stuff.
He also tells Malaysians not to make fun of non-net savvy people. Which we blatantly ignore.
Two tweets that best summed up the Rais issue:
When Prometheus stole fire from gods to give it to mortals, #yorais said to give it back. It’s evil. We don’t use dat kind of technology.
-akukelabu
Rais provides an unfounded & silly reason for people to turn their backs on something potentially useful/fun. This tweet also keeps to the “Yo mama’s so old” format.
OMG! I think the fire last night was Rais Yatim trying to send a message to his friends! kantoi! #yorais
- @leviasher
Not only suggesting that Rais has other clueless old-fogie friends, but it also references the fire in Tun Sambanthan. The fire in which the news thanks social media for the headsup. Flying in the face of Rais’ Amishness. Kantoi!
And one last tweet that’s tumblr related:
He so ancient he think Tumblr is how his kids bring water to school. #yorais
-@altimet
For more silliness, just search the #yorais hashtag or Spinzer’s blog.
The folks are flaming
While Friday is traditionally a day for Muslims to pray in the mosques, some poor sods got confused and went to church instead.
Oh yeah, they also set the church on fire. Of course, the trailblazers started yesterday.
All signs point towards this being part of the ongoing “Silly Christians, Allah is for Muslims” saga.
