Processus Stochastique (pro.st)

The perfect camera (Nikon F3HP NASA body & 55mm F2 UV...

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:52:00 +0000

The perfect camera (Nikon F3HP NASA body & 55mm F2 UV Nikkor) for your next holiday in space.

"Tiger Woods is now on the inward nine when it comes to women claiming relationships with [him]"

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:47:00 +0000

“Tiger Woods is now on the inward nine when it comes to women claiming relationships with [him]”

- Quote du Jour

T-mobile broadband anomaly

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:19:13 +0000

Am 19 months into a 24-month contract on a T-mobile web ‘n’ walk package with a rebadged Huawei E170 HSPA modem as the dongle. Have been mainly using it occasionally as backup (on trains, meeting rooms without wifi etc.) and have found it acceptable with DL speeds up to 2Mb/s (though speeds while moving are of course unstable). With the knowledge that mobile broadband bandwidth is inherently ‘bursty’, my expectations have been limited (ie. I don’t expect smooth streaming video) and these have been met.

The reason for writing this however, is to highlight an anomaly I’ve discovered. I moved house two days ago and so have been using the dongle as my main connection until my new ISP activates my ADSL line. Within two days of mobile dongle use my 3 gig fair use limit had been breached. Fair enough. Despite being careful about not watching online video, or downloading large files, this was mainly due to my online backup program hogging the bandwidth of the 2Mb/s upload connection (4x my old ADSL UL speed!) while I wasn’t paying attention. Fair use is calculated on the sum of upload AND download traffic.

The irony of the situation is this: my punishment for having exceeded the limit, is that I am restricted to web browsing only between the hours of 4pm and midnight (a lashing with wet noodle), with full functionality at all other times.

But here’s what I’ve discovered as a result of the bandwidth transgression: the upload bandwidth seems to be unrestricted (ie. a full 2Mb/s!) even during the 4pm-midnight blackout period. This means that I will complete my current c.400 gig online backup in about 19 days, rather than my original estimate of 3.5 months, and I also have zero incentive to restrict my usage for the rest of the month, as T-Mobile calculate the fair use limits based on a calendar month and I was already put in the ‘penalty box’ on day 4 of this month. (Compare this with Vodafone, who reputedly charge £15/gig excess bandwidth charge)

Of course, my usage will probably be flagged as excessive and we’ll have to see how T-Mobile deals with the matter (T&Cs are vague about this: “If you use more than your fair use policy amount, we won’t charge you any more, but we may restrict how you can use your plan, depending on how often you go over your amount and by how much.”). For now, (and even when my ADSL line gets activated) I’ll continue to enjoy SDSL-like upload speeds, for mobile broadband prices.

Mistakes in Typography Grate the Purists - NYTimes.com

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:56:54 +0000

Mistakes in Typography Grate the Purists - NYTimes.com:

Guilty as charged - as I recently noted in Guangzhou

One of the most satisfying puzzle games for the iPhone I have...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:05:00 +0000

One of the most satisfying puzzle games for the iPhone I have yet played, is the oddly capitalised infeCCt, from HandyGames. The puzzles (which bear a cognitive resemblance to Sokoban) take between 10 seconds and upward to solve and require plenty of frontal lobe (ie. planning) functionality. Sadly, there is no trial/freeware version, but the $9.99 app gives about 10 hours of game time, with 300 puzzles in total. ~~Am currently~~ Was 13th on the global high score list (as Hedgy), but that’s probably because the game was only released two weeks ago…

HandyGames’ infeCCt at the AppStore

iPhone 3GS unlock released

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:20:52 +0000

iPhone 3GS unlock released

Best client brief - ever.

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:20:27 +0000

Best client brief - ever.

Bus trip from Guangzhou to Kaiping - geotagged photos

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:18:43 +0000

Bus trip from Guangzhou to Kaiping - geotagged photos

From Hong Kong via Shenzhen to Guangzhou - geotagged photos

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:16:00 +0000

From Hong Kong via Shenzhen to Guangzhou - geotagged photos

Locr slideshow mapping of Yoong Chun odyssey

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:27:32 +0000

Locr slideshow mapping of Yoong Chun odyssey

Search for Yoong Chun - my great-grandfather’s ancestral...

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:39:17 +0000

Map created by EveryTrail:

Search for Yoong Chun - my great-grandfather’s ancestral village

Hong Kong Oct 2009

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:13:07 +0000

Hong Kong Oct 2009

布袋澳 - Po Toi O fishing village

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:31:12 +0000

布袋澳 - Po Toi O fishing village

Dragon-I birthday party

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:31:08 +0000

Dragon-I birthday party

Guangzhou

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:37:43 +0100

Guangzhou

The term 'to curate' no longer belongs only to art and museums | Contemporary Art Galleries & Events / artreview.com

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:50:00 +0100

The term 'to curate' no longer belongs only to art and museums | Contemporary Art Galleries & Events / artreview.com:

Referencing a recent article in the NYT, Art Review opines: “the term ‘curate’ is now a ‘buzzword’ used by all the creative sections of society to refer to choosing, selecting and sorting.” Ah, I see. That’s fundamentally different to role of an art curator, whose job it is to choose daily between Jil and Miuccia, and keep manufacturers of original Corbusier owl-eyeglasses in business…

AAO surgery

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:07:51 +0100

AAO surgery

"Once you start changing a name, you see, there’s no reason ever to stop. One always hears one..."

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:54:00 +0100

“Once you start changing a name, you see, there’s no reason ever to stop. One always hears one that sounds better. - Evelyn Waugh”

- Am shocked to discover (a year late) that New Hall has been renamed Murray Walker College, in honour I think of the British broadcaster, who donated 30 million quotes to the cause of Formula One commentary.

During the race

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:02:40 +0100

During the race

Who’s the twit @2:58? (via Babelgum: Brompton World...

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:05:00 +0100

Who’s the twit @2:58?

(via Babelgum: Brompton World Championship 2009)