$100 Laptop

$100 Laptop Diagram 3
Originally uploaded by Arnold Ho.

This is the $100 laptop that MIT researchers want to get into the hands of the world's children.

The AC adapter would double as a carrying strap and a hand crank would power them for 10 minutes from one minute of winding when there's no electricity.

The screen display will be able to shift from full color to glare-resistant black and white for outdoor reading.

The laptop will also have a rubber casing that closes tightly to make the device hardy enough to last.

It will use a 500-megahertz processor by AMD and flash memory instead of a hard drive with moving parts. To save on software costs, the laptops would run the freely available Linux operating system instead of Windows.

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It would be able to connect to wireless networks and be part of "mesh" networks in which each laptop would relay data to and from other devices, reducing the need for expensive base stations. It will also have 4 USB ports for multimedia and data storage.

A 3D render and 2 additional diagrams to illustrate what just went by here. I have quite a lot of hardware but I would love to have the chance to tinker with one of these. They aren't for sale to the public for good reasons though.

Melissa Theuriau

Melissa Theuriau
Originally uploaded by Arnold Ho.

Proof that French men watch more news than us.

A short video compilation of her can be viewed here and here. Direct link to .wmv file here.

For more of her pictures and videos, check out her fansite(this news anchor has a fan site, in 4 languages!).

She even has an online petition raised by Minnesota's 92 KQRS-FM Radio on Sep 13, 2005 to get her transferred to Minnesota. It has been 5 days and it contains 887 signatures so far. I would have put mine on to be the 888th, you know, for good luck. But I decided to forsake that because I want her here in Singapore, not Minnesota!

She was borned on 18th July 1978 and I would expect her to be rather intelligent and well-travelled since she has a Diploma from the Institute of Media and Communications(probably in France), reports the news and hosts a tourist destination variety show titled Voyages which has already brought her to places like Madagascar. The closest I have been there is when I watched Madagascar. The movie.

As for what I think about her beauty? Let's just say that I consider it appropriate that her name, Melissa Theuriau, be included in the results when I do a define:exquisite search on Google.

Jiang QinQin / Shui Ling

Jiang QinQin / Shui Ling
Originally uploaded by Arnold Ho.

Isn't she gorgeous? I love her eyes. I first noticed her when she starred in Feng Yun(Wind & Cloud) as the mesmerizing Meng(Dream). Surprisingly, I caught her again on television today on Se Diao Ying Xiong Zuan(Legend Of The Arching Hero?!) as Mu Nianci.

Gorgeous. Just gorgeous. Check out her site here. Not to sound shallow but gals, if you look anything like her or have friends who do, please look for me. I will give up

(Choose any 3)
1. Linux
2. WWW
3. Tennis
4. Badminton
5. Mountain Biking
6. Pool

for you! Or if you would rather spare me the agony, we could go out and do some of those stuff together yeah? I would even go shopping and carry your bags for you!

P.S: I have no idea why the second show is titled Legend Of The Arching Hero. The original story had always been titled Legend Of The Condor Heros.

"Singapore Bloggers Charged Under Sedition Act" Slashdotted

Singapore And Bloggers Slashdotted
Originally uploaded by Arnold Ho.

I have just got off a night of coding a DVB driver in Vim. It's late and I have a tennis game tomorrow.

What do I do? I go to Slashdot. The first post that greeted my eyes. Singapore Bloggers Charged Under Sedition Act. For those of you who are on cue doing the run-of-the-mill "Free Speech Is Dead" speech, go ahead and click on the link and see what others in other countries think about country's course of action.

I had already read the original article earlier. Frankly, I think they deserve it.

I personally value only capability and integrity. So a person's race is inconsequential. My race is inconsequential. I would get along much better with a well-spoken and intelligent insert_your_race_here than with a foolish Chinese who actually believes in the racist thrash he is mouthing.

So what if you are Chinese and others aren't? It doesn't make you any smarter than them does it? Does it make you tiniest bit more valuable to the world than them? No? Then shut up.

So what if you are Chinese? Keeping racist forum entries and blogs? Foolish. Attracting enough attention to get yourself hauled off to court for it? You tell me.

Oh. And you made Slashdot.

Robot Jox

I was bored so I ended up terrorising my friend. As for some of my friend's replies... I really don't know what he was thinking.

Oh, just in case you are thinking I am like this all the time, I have my serious moments.

(22:43:08) Wai Kong:" Love others the way u want to be loved & respect others if u want others to respect u!": r u in ur rm?
(22:43:18) Arnold: slut. u want yr mop eh
(22:43:25) Wai Kong: need to get my mop
(22:43:31) Arnold: i knew it!!
(22:43:48) Arnold: yeah, i am in the room
(22:44:31) Message may have not been sent because a timeout occurred:
i knew it!!
(22:44:48) Message may have not been sent because a timeout occurred:
yeah, i am in the room
(22:45:53) Arnold: why my previous messages cant be sent to you??
(22:46:15) Wai Kong: so u in ur rm nw?
(22:46:20) Arnold: yes
(22:46:32) Wai Kong:" Forgive totally means forget totally the harm someone did to u!": i change my nick perhaps
(22:46:58) Arnold: you and heqi both got weirder and weirder nicks.
(22:47:19) Wai Kong: really?
(22:47:26) Wai Kong: wats his nick
(22:47:30) Arnold: what time is yr class tmr? wanna watch movie at 3am?
(22:47:43) Arnold: hes not online now.
(22:47:52) Arnold: but when u see it... brrrrrrr... so cold...
(22:47:55) Wai Kong: 3am??
(22:48:01) Arnold: yup.
(22:48:39) Wai Kong: my class ends late tmr and i going home tmr
(22:48:46) Wai Kong: so i guess nt
(22:48:49) Arnold: After WWIII, war is outlawed. Serious Disputes are settled with robot battles.
(22:48:55) Arnold: human pilot huge robot.
(22:49:09) Wai Kong: wat movie title?
(22:49:13) Arnold: Robot Jox
(22:49:32) Wai Kong: at 3am at where?
(22:49:34) Wai Kong: ur rm?
(22:49:39) Arnold: tv lounge.
(22:49:53) Wai Kong: whose idea?
(22:49:55) Arnold: theres air con but no tidbits...
(22:50:05) Arnold: mine. great ideas all come from my head.
(22:50:35) Wai Kong: wow, so who is watching?
(22:50:44) Wai Kong: besides u
(22:50:48) Arnold: if you not wathcing, only me and the ghosts.
(22:51:10) Wai Kong: i see, ask xuejun lah
(22:51:13) Arnold: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/robot_jox/
(22:51:19) Arnold: he is at home...
(22:51:28) Wai Kong: but he gt quiz on tue
(22:51:53) Arnold: so are u on???
(22:51:57) Wai Kong: haha...will he watch? hmmmm.....dont know leh
(22:52:07) Arnold: he is at home!!!
(22:52:34) Wai Kong: i come over to get my mop nw
(22:52:48) Wai Kong: can rite?:D
(22:52:55) Arnold: ok. got snacks?? want to watch???
(22:53:06) Arnold: its robots!!
(22:53:15) Wai Kong: u mean 3am as in a few hrs later ah?
(22:53:19) Arnold: yup
(22:53:25) Wai Kong: i cant lah
(22:53:31) Arnold: alamak
(22:53:39) Wai Kong: ask lilim lah
(22:53:44) Wai Kong: leelim
(22:54:02) Arnold: haiz. keep on trying to ask me to ask someone else...
(22:54:09) Wai Kong: cos i nw doing project presentation slides
(22:54:11) Arnold: fine. forget it.
(22:54:18) Wai Kong: my mop?
(22:54:29) Arnold: i shall burn it.
(22:54:36) Arnold: *poof
(22:55:07) Wai Kong: hey!
(22:55:24) Arnold: too late. no movie. no mop.
(22:55:34) Wai Kong: hw can like that! be fair lah!
(22:55:46) Arnold: robots are not fair.
(22:55:49) Arnold: robots kill
(22:55:50) Wai Kong: :(
(22:55:59) Arnold: robots burn MOP
(22:56:01) Wai Kong: yah rite
(22:56:11) Wai Kong: i see
(22:56:12) Arnold: *burnzzzz
(22:56:27) Arnold: ok. left the ashes only.
(22:56:38) Arnold: you can come collect the ashes now.
(22:56:57) Wai Kong: pple
(22:57:14) Arnold: oh wait wait. What is this? A blowdryer on my robot?
(22:57:18) Wai Kong: evil ones rape human! bwahahaha......
(22:57:27) Arnold: turn on and try...
(22:57:38) Arnold: *whooooooooooooo
(22:57:43) Wai Kong: yah, as if they hav erections
(22:57:54) Arnold: ok. the ashes are now gusting into the wind.
(22:58:14) Wai Kong: aiyah
(22:58:14) Arnold: ok. all gone now.
(22:58:24) Wai Kong: nevmind i gt quiz tmr
(22:58:31) Arnold: left the red pail only. maybe i can burn it too.
(22:58:39) Wai Kong: gt fr u another day then
(22:58:44) Wai Kong: bye
(22:58:45) Arnold: oh goodie. its flammable too.
(22:59:00) Wai Kong: must study and do presentation slides liao
(22:59:04) Arnold: BURN BABY BURN!!
(22:59:07) Wai Kong:" Forgive totally means forget totally the harm someone did to u!" has closed the conversation window.