Along with two (occasionally three) other people, for the last four hours, I have been listening to book six of the brilliantly written Harry Potter series. Now, don't start judging us… actually, scratch that - judge me all you like. I know a lot of people (most, actually) would think of us as lunatics for sitting and listening to a book, but then they don't know us… or me… well enough and the joy I undertake in absolutely odd stuff like trains and horns (the blowing sort) and Harry Potter. Anyway, we didn't end up doing a close reading/listening of the book because we constantly broke into discussions about other stuff, but I think it was a fun, quiet night nonetheless. I enjoyed it. While listening to the Half-Blood Prince, we also consumed a bag full of two pounds worth of baby carrots (woo hoo! Vit. A!) and a plate of nacho chips prepared by yours truly. On the topic of nachos, I must say that the defintion in India seems to be slightly different from the one here. In India, if you walk into PVR Saket and ask for Nachos, you get Nachos = Tortilla Chips + Salsa. In California (because saying "In America" just sounds stupid somehow), if you do the same - except not PVR Saket - you'll be handed Nachos = Tortilla Chips in Molten Cheese + (Possibly) Jalapeño Peppers. Just a little observation I thought I'd share...
Also, another little biking trip today… 2.5 miles one-way perhaps. Extremely enjoyable because the sun was setting, it was cool and the up-and-downhill-ness was all quite pleasant. Still don't have brakes; but, that might be soon remedied as I might just give my bike over to the good (but expensive) fellows at the Campus Bike Shop tomorrow. Also, might end up going to see the movie called "A Scanner Darkly" tomorrow. Let's hope that's good because the ticket ain't cheap!
A lot of news surfaced about Intel's Core 2 64-bit processors today and the entire tech world, including myself, is extremely excited. Actually, a more honest description about the tech world would be that it's currently in a state of complete reverence towards Intel and I have heard not a single bad word about the Core 2 chips yet. According to the benchmarks at Anandtech, the highest-end Core 2 Extreme processor has, on average, a 20% performance lead over the highest-end AMD FX. That… is a huge difference in my opinion because the FX-62 is screaming fast. Also, these new Core 2 processors generate less heat and consume less power than both the AMD's and the older Intels. Another good thing is that if you bought a computer with a Pentium D or Core Duo in it, the Core 2 Duo is compatible with those sockets and it makes for an easy upgrade. They're also competitively priced and everyone's pointing to an availability by the end of this month. Let's hope AMD makes a good "Return of the Jedi". Anyway, exciting stuff. Let's see what Apple does with thesehot cool new chips. This is hoping for an ossum new PowerBook MacBook Pro by September.
And now, at 4.38am, to bed!
Also, another little biking trip today… 2.5 miles one-way perhaps. Extremely enjoyable because the sun was setting, it was cool and the up-and-downhill-ness was all quite pleasant. Still don't have brakes; but, that might be soon remedied as I might just give my bike over to the good (but expensive) fellows at the Campus Bike Shop tomorrow. Also, might end up going to see the movie called "A Scanner Darkly" tomorrow. Let's hope that's good because the ticket ain't cheap!
A lot of news surfaced about Intel's Core 2 64-bit processors today and the entire tech world, including myself, is extremely excited. Actually, a more honest description about the tech world would be that it's currently in a state of complete reverence towards Intel and I have heard not a single bad word about the Core 2 chips yet. According to the benchmarks at Anandtech, the highest-end Core 2 Extreme processor has, on average, a 20% performance lead over the highest-end AMD FX. That… is a huge difference in my opinion because the FX-62 is screaming fast. Also, these new Core 2 processors generate less heat and consume less power than both the AMD's and the older Intels. Another good thing is that if you bought a computer with a Pentium D or Core Duo in it, the Core 2 Duo is compatible with those sockets and it makes for an easy upgrade. They're also competitively priced and everyone's pointing to an availability by the end of this month. Let's hope AMD makes a good "Return of the Jedi". Anyway, exciting stuff. Let's see what Apple does with these
And now, at 4.38am, to bed!
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