Geek Nymph
     The ramblings of a self-confessed geek (and proud of it!)

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

Writer's Block

I'm currently creating the related literature for my thesis proposal. I can't seem to start because I don't find my topic interesting (sad). I want to change my topic but I can't think of one right now. My current topic is QoS in mobile ad-hoc networks (no specific proposal yet).

I stumbled upon this link, a thesis topic generator. Most of the topics are composed of buzzwords. Some topics don't make sense, but most of them are plausible thesis topics.

I hope I can derive a new topic.


Macro Photography on a budget

Pretty cool results, Ozzie might want to try this. :)


Monday, December 12, 2005

Stereogram galore

I loved stereograms. A stereogram is an optical illusion of depth brought into appearance by focusing one's eyes in front of (crossing one's eyes) or behind the image one is looking at, often done with a device. The slight differences in repeated figures or random dots create the illusion of depth in the 2D image, just as the slight difference in perspective between one's eyes creates the perception of depth on 3D objects and scenes.

Here's a text-based stereogram maker I found on the web. Neat!

I made a sample: (There's a 3D heart)

OzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzie
HunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunny
OzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzie
HunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunny
OzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzie
HunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyunnyunynyunyyunyyusnyyusnyyusnyyusnyyusn
OzzieOzzieOzzieOzzeOzzeOzzeOdzeOdzeOdzeOmdzeOmdzeOmdzeOmdzeO
HunnyHunnyHunnyHunyHunyHunyHunyHunyHunyHJunyHJunyHJunyHJunyH
OzzieOzzieOzzieOzzeOzzeOzzeOzzeOzzeOzzeORzzeORzzeORzzeORzzeO
HunnyHunnyHunnyHunyHunyHunyHunyHunyHunyHounyHounyHounyHounyH
OzzieOzzieOzzieOzzeOzzeOzzeOzzeOzzeOzzeOKzzeOKzzeOKzzeOKzzeO
HunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyunnyunnyunnyunnyunTnyunTnyunTnyunTnyunTn
OzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzieOzieOzieOziepOziepOziepOziepOziepOzi
HunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnHunnHunnHuMnnHuMnnHuMnnHuMnnHuMnnHuM
OzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzieOziVeOziVeOziVeOziVeOziVeOziVeO
HunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunyHvunyHvunyHvunyHvunyHvunyHvunyH
OzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzie
HunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunny
OzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzie
HunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunny
OzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzieOzzie
HunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunnyHunny


If you can't see it, try copy-pasting to a text editor.

Yumyum... =P~

Drool... can't wait till it gets here (Hope it gets here soon!)
What a nice way to get your caffeine rush.

Oh, wait. I don't like carbonated drinks. Hurts my throat.
Teehee... well then will just have to shake or stir before drinking... :D

Saturday, December 03, 2005

First Ever Wristwatch on E-paper


Seiko has finally released the e-paper watch, A watch that utilizes electronic paper as it's display. The e-paper displays a constantly-altering mosaic pattern, in addition to the conventional time display (of course).

It's pretty cool and kind of geeky (the way I like it)... but it has such a hefty pricetag for a watch. Fine it's the first watch on E-paper, but would you buy a whopping US$2230 watch?

I'm happy with my current wristwatch.

URL: http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20050401/103334/?ST=english

Thursday, December 01, 2005

Errr... Moving dead pixels?

I recently had a post about dead pixels on my Sony Vaio.

What's weird is that the 'dead pixels' are moving. I swear that they were right above the time on the taskbar. Now, they're on the time's right side.
Ok, so they aren't really dead pixels. It brings me relief!

But what are those, really?
Dirt? But how the heck did they get in there and how in the world will I remove it?