teh blog of Jim

February 28, 2006

Linux Puhelin… Kiitos, Linus!

Filed under: Tech — jimX @ 4:56 pm

…ja ei Kiitos.


Linux powered Mobile

This phone from Haier, a chinese company, is linux powered and seems feature-packed. Although my V551 is perfect for my needs now, I’ve wanted to see what the 3G coverage is for my area…

The Company’s American site didnt mention anything about cell phones, so I browsed to the chinese one, navigating it with the skill and dexterity of a newborn trying to thread a needle. After much digging, many popup windows, and several online translators later, I came up with this feature list table:

Frequencies GSM 900/1800/1900MHz
Size w/small battery 94.8×48.5×28.3mm
Size w/large battery 94.8×48.5×25.3mm
Weight w/small battery 131g
Weight w/large battery 152g
Small battery capacity 900mAh
Large battery capacity 1450mAh (Li-ion)
Standby time w/small battery 120-200h
Standby time w/large battery 200-300h
Talk time w/small battery 150-220min
Talk time w/large battery 240-360min

More info on this phone can be fount at Haier’s website, here (Simplified chinese, unkown dialect)

more info when I can translate that page^^

Update: With the lack of 3G suport, and a price tag of ~$460, I can honestly say that I will never buy this phone.

February 17, 2006

Quoth the raven,

Filed under: School — jimX @ 10:41 am

Quoth the raven, ” ”

Today, I learned that last night, Girl 1 (in my last post) discovered a dead raven/crow in the auditorium. Perhapse the killer mold got to it? Maybe it ate one of the underdone cookies from the cafeteria, which contain raw eggs. Maybe it forgot to hold it’s breath while passing the upstairs bathrooms, with their squishy carpets and wet footprints. It’s quite possible that it was disoriented by the lack of earthly magnetism, which is blocked by the walls… which also block cell phone signals quite effectively.

I havnt heard the rats today.

Welcome to PT. Do mind your head.

February 16, 2006

Welcome to PT…

Filed under: School — jimX @ 11:00 am

… beware the rats.

As is sit here in Comp Con & Web design (yeh… stfu) I remember first period Geometry.

Girl 1: “Oh My God! It’s in the ceiling!”
Everyone: “Wait… what?”
Girl 1: “Listen!”
*claws-on-ceiling tile are heard*
Class: *scream* “OMFG! It’s rats!” “No! It’s the crow!”
Teacher: “OMG!! Rats in my classroom!?!” *runs over to phone, calls office* “There are rodents in my ceiling. Get someone down here!”

Mayhem insues, continues for about 10 minutes. The class went silent.

Girl 1: “Is it gone?”

The class next door breaks out in screams.

My school is infested with rats/crows/squirrels/mice/ravens/etc.

Welcome to PT. Beware the rats.

February 14, 2006

I took the plunge…

Filed under: School, Tech — jimX @ 10:43 pm

… I took more than one honors course.

Course Credit Course #
English 10 1 102
Honors Global Studies 1 241
Algebra 2 1 307
Honors Chemistry 1 1 1/2 441
Phys Ed (required) 1/2 902
Honors Spanish 2 1 518
Computer Programming in C++ 1 655
Year-Long Study Hall 0 998

I would have taken honors algebra 2, but my Algebra 1 teacher scarred me for life, along with failing me. Comments? plz?

OK… to make the world less stupid, my riends and I are lobbying the school for A+ and Linux+ Cert Prep Courses… so here it goes.

Potentially Seeking: A Teacher with a recent A+ and Linux+ Certifications to teach these subjects at the high-school level in Western Pennsylvania. Preferrably experienced with custom Built Distros and Open source software. Pedophiles need not apply, nor homicidal maniacs. Fluency in english is preferred, however l33t and binary are also acceptable. Apply whenever the school agrees. (please note, as of now, the school has heard nothing of this and dosn’t have a job opening… yet)

-jX

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