I’m afraid of loss. I’m afraid of losing the good in my life.
I’m afraid of pain. I’m afraid of avoidable pain.
I’m afraid of the unexpected. I’m afraid of not being in control.
I’m afraid of the unexplained. I’m afraid of not knowing enough.
I’m afraid of failure. I’m afraid of not learning from failure.
After getting back from [...]
Posted on December 27th, 2008 by Jon Lim
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Hello all, t-minus 22 minutes until December 25th, and I’d just like to take this time to say Merry Christmas to all, and I hope everyone is having a happy holidays!
Just for kicks, here’s a video on YouTube that had me laughing for quite a while – the Awareness Test:
Posted on December 25th, 2008 by Jon Lim
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An oddly vague title, but through Digg, I’ve recently found a movie being made by Tim Burton called ‘9′. Here is the link to the trailer.
And here is the short film the movie is based on, hosted on DailyMotion:
9 Nine Shane Acker Short Animation
Uploaded by FrFKmeron
Very cool stuff. Enjoy!
Posted on December 24th, 2008 by Jon Lim
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Well, I guess I can file this one under “Ideas I’ve Had” that was successfully executed. Meet Massify – a collaborative website that brings together writers, actors, producers, and directors into one central site for the creation of movies.
As stated in the ReadWriteWeb article, they are set to release their first feature length film – [...]
Posted on December 22nd, 2008 by Jon Lim
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This week on Featured Album Fridays, I’m taking a look at Howling Bells’ new album, Radio Wars. I’ve received an advanced copy of the album as I understand it’s due to come out next year. I wholeheartedly enjoyed this album, and hope you guys give it a listen!
Here is the description of Howling Bells straight [...]
Posted on December 19th, 2008 by Jon Lim
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In my eyes, electric vehicles had always been the front runner in the race for alternative fuels to gasoline. It had an established distribution system, it was easy to understand, and the advancement of lithium ion batteries were making it very possible to drive longer without stopping to refill.
And here we are, Tesla is releasing [...]
Posted on December 17th, 2008 by Jon Lim
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Here’s my official review (More like comparison!) of the Nokia E71 that came in for me today. Summary for the lazy: I am absolutely in love, and it’s an amazing phone!
You can read about tech specs and whatever features it has elsewhere, so I’m going to compare it to the Samsung Jack as well as [...]
Posted on December 15th, 2008 by Jon Lim
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Let me introduce you to a very nifty idea that advances social networking – Poken.
Essentially, it’s a keychain that you carry around with you, and when you meet someone else who has a Poken, you hold them close together and your information is exchanged. Information being your LinkedIn or Facebook profile information, which you can [...]
Posted on December 6th, 2008 by Jon Lim
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I’m doing this a little earlier compared to last week – I actually got it in during a Friday! Great album this week, it is Annuals’ Such Fun album released in 2008.
Here is the description of Annuals, straight from their Wikipedia:
Annuals is a six-piece indie-pop outfit from Raleigh and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The band [...]
Posted on December 5th, 2008 by Jon Lim
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