Archive - Oct 28, 2007

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Dream reader: iRex iLiad

iRex iLiad is the reader of this age. Ever after the first time I laid my eyes on it, I have been dying to get my hand on one.
The spec sheet shines! Cool glasses
an 8.1-inch e ink 768x1024 pixels display with 16 levels of grayscale can guarantee this machine showing any A5 PDF document as clear as crystal (most books are around A5 size).
I would like to buy an iLiad. $699 seems expensive, someone might suggest you to buy a cheap laptop just to read books. Don't listen to them, LCD monitor harms your eyes with the backlight. iLiad don't. Instead of a LCD, E Ink Corporation provides a electrophoretic display (EPD) for iLiad. EPDs does not emit light, it simply rearrange pigments and reflects light, so it does no more harm to the eyes than a piece of paper. In fact, a white paper might be more harmful than the EPD for iLiad because white paper usually reflect more light.

iLiad runs on Linux, it won't be long until a lot of cool applications will run on it. Currently, iLiad have MP3 support with 3rd party applications.

Some pictures of iLiad, click to see the full image. There are more images in this comment about how it works with math showing math formulas. A post in mobileread have really high resolution pictures.

iLiad under sunlight
iLiad under sunlight
iLiad render Count down to spanish
iLiad render Count down to Spanish
iLiad compare with normal document
iLiad compare with normal document
iLiad render Simplified Chinese
iLiad render Simplified Chinese
iLiad render Traditional Chinese
iLiad render Traditional Chinese

Sorry, after reading the comment, I did some research, and found the ones down here are the M218A from a Chinese company, and it's 2380 RMB.
iLiad in white background
M218A in white background
M218A with a image of some Asian girl
M218A with a image of some Asian girl
M218A showing all languages
M218A showing all languages
M218A showing newspaper
M218A showing newspaper

I'm so poor right now else I can get my hand on it Crying. I don't wana...

Usually applicants of student loans are more likely to abide by the rules of mortgage rates and less likely to use their payday loans or eventually give in to debt help either.

Wedding toast to my sister

A week ago, I received public speaking class's first assignment about giving a speech. It require me to write a personal speech, I choose the easiest one(obviously), wedding toast.
The wedding toast is for my sister, Ye1, so I had a little chat with her about this online. To my surprise, it's quite funny. Chat log slightly edited for space-time continuum.
Ye is not getting married, this is just a public speaking project!
Mgccl: I'm writing a wedding toast for public speaking
Ye: are u serious?
Ye: cool.
Mgccl: so... I have to toast Ye
Ye: wy?
Mgccl: because it's a wedding toast
Mgccl: so what can I write
Ye: who are u toasting to?
Ye: me ?
Mgccl: yeah
Ye: lol. that's a funny topic.
Mgccl: Toast:
"Excuse me everyone, could I please have a moment of your attention? I would like to have a few words about this wedding. I'’m Chao, Ye’s longtime math genius brother. I would like to thank the host for allowing me in here, since I have a drinking problem.

We are here to celebrate the marriage between Ye and Mike.
I have known Ye for more than 10 years and she is a intelligent and kind person.
Ye, listens to people’s problems, without judging them, a quality not often seen these days. Remember there was a time when I finally finished the 165 questions in Project Euler, she is the only one who can listen to me bragging about it without getting a emergency phone call. It’s nice to know that this time she is going to find someone who is going to listen to her.
Mike, even though I haven’t had a long time to see you in person, I know you are the perfect one for Ye. In the last 2 month, you are involved in every bit of the wedding preparation. Your enthusiasm in making this marriage to work can be seen everyday.

Congratulations to Ye and Mike. Here I give you my dearest blessings.

Now, can I have my tequila back?"
Ye: it's awesome.
Mgccl: You always say my stuff is cool.
Ye: haha. u are my bro of course i have to say that.
Ye: that's what family is for.
Ye: lol.
Mgccl: xD.. hope you are not saying "neat, awesome, cool" because I'm your bro, but because it is really awesome..
Ye: it is really awesome. i mean it with all my heart.
Ye: it's nice and short, but to the point filled with eulogy and nice sentiment.
Mgccl: ...
Mgccl: isn't eulogy mean a formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently?
Ye: i am falling asleep. going for a walk. be back in 15-20 mins.
Mgccl: ...

  1. 1. Nothing is there... yet... soon there will be some photos of drunk people... I hope...
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