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geek

earth to squarepants

(or the new story behind the name of this website)

last tuesday i was working and as always, i had my ibook on one of the desks i use at work. on the other one there’s a big desktop pc, with lots of software… all in dutch. that was the main reason i was using the ibook, it made it easier for me to work if i understand where the tools and functions are.
then, in the same table of the ibook, there was a cup of coffee and milk (what we ironically call a “meia de leite”). can you guess where this is going already?
that was basically it. i knocked the coffe down, close enough to bath4 the ibook with about half of it (we’re talking about dutch coffee here, the full cup kind, not the short mediterranean expresso variety).

fast forward the images of ana running to the kleenex box, screaming “ohnãonãonãonãonão”, force shutting the computer, removing the battery, the keyboard, the memory and cleaning as much liquid as she could off the soaked logic board, while secretly praying to the apple god for a little miracle.
15 minutes later, having cleaned what i thought was the most of it, i tried to start it again. and it worked. for about 3 minutes. after that, the screen started to flicker a bit and then the whole thing just died.

that was it. i took it to the nearest apple center and, though i still don’t have a definitive answer on what caused the problem, they seem to think i damaged the motherboard.

can you see where i went wrong there?
besides the whole leaving-a-full-cup-of-coffee-by-the-computer thing. :| (and yes, i do realise how stupid* that was…)
well, impatient and atheist, i didn’t really wait for a miracle, did i? i read afterwards that i should have waited at least a full day before turning it back on again, to allow it to dry and not cause any short circuits in the board. i guess i panicked.

if it happens to you, at least i hope now you know what to do. i wish i had read it somewhere before. :| it’s one of those things…

* stupidity is a clause a simple warranty won’t cover. i checked.

Categories
just life

4! = 4*3*2*1 = 24

yesterday was my birthday. i’m 24 now… and it feels great. i love birthdays! friends get together, a lot of hugging and smiling all-day-long… and i got to do it all weekend, in a almost two-day celebration. what can i say? it was perfect.
i feel so warm inside, and so spoiled by everybody… thank you guys! :)

besides, 24 is such a round and perfect number, and generally i get a much better feeling out of even numbers, so i believe this year is going to be great.

ps – despite the loss of the ibook. but more on that later.

Categories
geek

…

i asked whether it could be fixed and he shruged his shoulders and looked at me.

“what did you have on it? anything important?”
“everything. and a chinese ally macbeal dvd”.

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in china

the right of reply

 

_shanghai (上海)

Situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is China’s largest city by population. Widely regarded as the citadel of China’s modern economy, the city also serves as one of the most important cultural, commercial, financial, industrial and communications centers of China.
Administratively, Shanghai is a municipality of the People’s Republic of China that has province-level status. Shanghai is also one of the world’s busiest ports, and became the largest cargo port in the world in 2005.

Originally a sleepy fishing town, Shanghai became China’s most important city by the 20th century and was the center of popular culture, vice, intellectual discourse and political intrigue during the Republican China.
Shanghai once became the third largest financial centre in the world, ranking after New York and London, and the largest commercial city in Far East in the late 19th century and early 20th century. After the communist takeover in 1949, Shanghai languished under heavy central government taxation and much of its bourgeois elements were purged. After the central government authorized the market-economic redevelopment of Shanghai in 1992, Shanghai quickly surpassed early-starters Shenzhen and Guangzhou, and has since led China’s economic growth.
Some challenges remain for Shanghai at the beginning of the 21st century, as the city struggles to cope with increased worker migration, and a huge wealth gap. However, these challenges aside, Shanghai’s science-fiction skyline and modern lifestyle marks the pinnacle of China’s recent economic development.
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ok?

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photography

pedido de ajuda.

update: ela apareceu. :D

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Pede-se a quem tenha encontrado na madrugada de terça-feira (06 de Junho) uma mochila preta lowepro no passeio em frente ao Hospital Privado dos Clérigos, o favor de a entregar a nelson d’aires. No interior da mochila encontra-se:

– uma carteira com todos os documentos pessoais
– um telemóvel nokia de cor prateada (que estava desligado).
– uma Nikon D1x com o número de série 5121942
– uma objectiva nikon 20mm f2.8
– uma objectiva nikon 50mm f1.4
– um flash SB-28dx
– um gravador de voz
– e mais umas quantas coisas pequenas que não me consigo de momento lembrar.

Esta mochila, como já disse, é para mim muito importante. Em Dezembro despedi-me de um trabalho de dez anos para recomeçar uma nova vida. Uma vida dedicada à fotografia documental. Desde Janeiro até ao dia de hoje, tive de investir tudo para divulgar o meu trabalho e neste momento não tenho nada, a não ser um saldo negativo no banco. Se por acaso você souber quem tenha achado a minha mochila com a minha vida lá dentro, por favor informe-me e acima de tudo informe de que a mochila não pertence a uma pessoa rica nem a uma pessoa que vive bem. Essa mochila é o meu investimento e ao devolver-me pode ter a certeza que me vai ressuscitar.

obrigado.
nelson d’aires

pronto, não custa passar a palavra. por muito pouca esperança que haja…