How loud you fuck til’ heaven’s dawn,

Sweep the whole singles red;

Your insecurities pierce through,

Every single naked passion spent

You’ve drank loneliness like vodka,

For all the wrong purposes but not misled,

Thinking your poison be a panacea

You might get it right tomorrow;

Sober up in your drunk sorrow

Laugh now while young,

Only those who will not regret it,

Them who’ve tasted your tongue

That is now of acid and forever lasts,

Of your short lived pasts

The sweet gamble of uncertainty,

Maybe your is life’s odyssey

Innocence is where the story left of,

To a sad and miserable phase,

I wrote this for you

[brainwash]

Passive happiness is using Windows 7. It pleases you because you’re using the latest Windows operating system available today. It tickles inspiration and pushes you to fulfillment in work, play or study.

[/brainwash]

I love Windows 7; that’s passive. Actively, I get a kick out of showing people the new features and conversing on how its making things better for them; whether their prayers have been answered, issues lifted, or found something so useful that shocked them on how’d they ever live without it.

I’m at an internet cafe on a bad machine by my standards. I am a hard person to please when it comes to hardware, I always prefer the best possible experience when using a computer. I play and work hard. The machine I’m using right now to post this is laughable: Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 (2.20GHz), 1GB DDR2@333Mhz and a GeForce 7300 GT. A little notch above entry leve l, mediocre and similar to what most people who “just need a computer” have.

Yet you would be surprised how good Windows 7 makes this computer feel. It’s responsive for one and everything else you expect in higher end computers. Already installed in this computer are your typical performance hungry 3D games such as Call of Duty 4: Modern Ware 2, Left4Dead 2, etc.

You would think these games would crawl at this poor, underpowered system. You would be wrong.

Staggeringly, they run decent, wait… better than decent. The games mentioned above and all other games run on the highest available resolution as well as up to a 2x level of anti-aliasing (smoothens jagged edges) and some higher levels of model details/texture. It might be magic working under the core, but really there’s technical jabber that rationalizes all that which I’m trying to avoid for this post. A partly and short explaination is that graphics priority to foreground applications play a large part in Windows 7: video memory is ony allocated to active (onscreen) applications rather than split to everything running even if most don’t actually appear onscreen. As a proof of result… while running Left4Dead 2…Aero Flip works just fine, at some points delaying for a second but that’s understandable. There maybe lots more to mention, maybe some I don’t even know about, but as mentioned in another post: an operating system with the functionality of Windows Vista and greater while performing as it would as if it was on XP is magic enough.

It’s naive, misinformative and inaccurate if I give all the trophies to Windows 7 though, the hardware have done their part as well. It was entirely in my own opinion that I didn’t give them enough credit.

What Windows 7 was responsible for was the optimizations and the overall user experience to make this all possible. That my friends, will make anyone happy.

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A HIGHLY OFFENSIVE POST, I WROTE THIS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INSOMNIA AND NATURAL HIGHS THAT FOLLOW. PLEASE TAKE THE OBVIOUSLY VULGAR PARTS WITH TONGUE-IN-CHEEK. IF IT OFFENDS YOU AND SPITES YOU WITH ANGER AGAINST ME, BETTER FUCKING BITE THAT TONGUE OFF BECAUSE I’M ON A ROLL, BITCH.

If there’s one complaint I hear too often and which I’m downright furious about is “Windows memory hogging”. If you’re confident than you’re leaning into the more techy side of things, I would recommend that you do a search engine for this topic because honestly I’m really going to dumb it down just to please the lowest end of the intellectual chain. Still here? Alright dumbass let me spit some insight to your rotting shitbowl of a brain.

Have you ever tried the elliptical cardiovascular trainer? It looks something like this:

Let me make a quick assumption that cardio is the most boring type of workout possible. No one likes the routine of repeatedly doing the same damn thing in the course of an hour or so, this leads to the conclusion that you want to get to fat burning as fast as you downed your last piece of mud pie. You aim for performance. Recently I realized a “cheat” to the machine, I can opt to let my arms rest in the non-moving bars in the middle for the rest of the workout. Therefore leaving my arms to do nothing; effectively not getting the most out of my time because I got lazy.

Generally, you’d want your computer to be performing at it’s best when you need it to. Let’s set aside green/power saving features as we’re currently focusing on the time you’re actively using it. People have fucked up misconceptions on how memory should be utilized, this is drawn from a very bad imagination that main memory like your secondary memory (hard drives) should avoid being “filled up”. This is only true for the latter as secondary memory often needs defragmenting for optimization. Shit did that bleed you out a bit? I meant don’t porn up your hard drives because the more pious files are finding it more difficult to squeeze in between. Okay fine, just maintain 15-20% free space and run a defragmenter from time to time.

See how I epicly got off topic there? I might end up explaining the whole fucking universe before I get to you, but I am your friend and I understand you’re stupid so I am here to inform!

As I obscenely stated, remove that misconception that main memory should be running as conservatively as your hard drives. Let me visualize it to someone you can relate to… main memory is just like you, or your bestfriend…possibly your mom or dad before they even thought (or lack of) when they conceived you.. YES, main memory is a drug junkie. A different kind of drug junkie. Main memory gets high on electricity, without it… it forgets everything that happened, like a bad hangover except it’s dead. Like a true blue on speed, it can run like a motherfucker too. It can do operations within itself in a fragment of a second.

Let’s say your applications are your heroine, cocaine, marijuana, whateverthefuck.. main memory’s job is to store that for your convenient smoking, snorting or anal insertion needs. So whenever you run anything in your computer, it is passed from the memory it currently is residing on (your hard drives, etc.) to main memory where it is ran by the all great processor.

If it’s still not making sense to you, at this point you should know that main memory is your wrapper, without it.. you can’t smoke your fine shit! Now that you know what it does, let’s go back to the elliptical trainer so you can stop scratching your head on why I had to bring it up. Your resting arms are similar to poor memory utilization. Again, aiming for performance, you should consider doing as much as possible in little time, therefore you INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY. Before Vista, memory is only to be used when an application is running which is pretty logical considering it needs to be in memory to be able to run in the first place.

This poses a problem! Yes it does.

Applying what used to be ‘working’ which is the process of only using memory when it is needed results in a large surplus of memory in today’s computers which are owned by morons who mindlessly add more and more without realizing their operating system isn’t utilizing it at all. This is the exact opposite of the ‘problem’ cited earlier when Windows apparently hogs all your memory.

I realized that I haven’t added anything vulgar for quite a few sentences now… so….. NOOOOOOOOOOO DUMBFUCK YOU GOT IT WRONG, BITCH! I still won’t tell you why Windows using up your memory isn’t a bad thing, no I’ll save it for the end.

First let us grasp the concept of caching. To understand caching, let me tell you about the small, tiny, itty bitty, microscopic memory that’s inside every processor. The level 1 & 2 caches! …moving ahead.. to explain that bit, imagine a library! In the library there is a librarian and in this current era, Harry Potter is still hot stuff. Now normally, the librarian would put the books under fiction as per the Dewey Decimal classification. There’s an exception though as these books are often read and borrowed therefore it only gives more work to the librarian to be pointing out or grabbing the books personally.

THERE IS A SOLUTION! A mini shelf for the librarian. In this case, the librarian is the processor. No matter how fast the librarian may be, if the data to be accessed is far away it would always take some time to retrieve. Therefore with the use of a nearby shelf, the frequently accessed information, in this case the Harry Potter books can be placed where they can easily be retrieved. The shelf is the cache, now is this making any sense to you already? GOOD, you dumbass.

Now back to high level stuff. At this point you should have already grasped the concept of what takes place when you run an application and as recently explained, caching. Let me reiterate: Wiindows XP and lower will only use memory when it needs to, That’s a gray area: It sounds good to you because it removes the intrusion feel that you’re not directly in charge of your computer’s resources.

Now… the question has already been answered if you read up, but Windows using up your memory isn’t a bad thing because of… CACHING TECHNOLOGIES! There’s something called Superfetch that takes note of the applications you use frequently and puts these items into memory automatically! What does that mean? The time spent moving the data from your hard drives to main memory is non-existent!

You might be thinking what happens when you launch an unfamiliar program that the memory could not accommodate … right? Well, that’s easy! Memory is so fast it can wipe all that data in no time. In fact it can wipe it faster than your monitor is able to display the free space. AMAZING!

Actually, all I really needed to tell you was Superfetch, but we both had a good run right?

In summary:

Don’t fucking complain that Windows is a memory hog because you don’t understand the process involved and what’s happening the background. YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND..but now you do. Now you know that it’s a good thing…you can praise the good gods of technology for shining down on Microsoft for implementing such awesome shit so you can be productive, making the most out of your computer!

Oh how I love sounding like I’m paid for this!

I’ve easily succumbed myself to suffering. This desire engulfed me with pain.

I’ve been put to compromise and unrest until I get what I want. It has always been this way for me. I have never considered other factors that might calm the situation, like weighing how this could set off my happiness if left unfulfilled. Desire isn’t a bullet you could dodge.

Through meditation I have played outcomes of two scenarios: I get the headphones and I am happy. Being human, it doesn’t last very long. There’s always going to be something else, something greater to want. The other scenario is if I don’t get it which I’ll just continue onto desire. Whether or I get it or not, I am put to unrest either way.

While not a scenario by itself, there is a solution –to let go. Unstringing myself from desire ultimately frees me from being troubled by any outcome. It seems to be a discipline by itself. Easier said than done, especially when you are put in a state of denial of not wanting. How do you clear your heart and mind of human burdens?

Letting go seems to be a powerful habit. Being able to overcome desire and avoid pain. It’s almost divine. It paves a way to contentment, which is to me is happiness without effort. Life is bundled with a lot of shit but never more than you can take.

Simply one of the most beautiful songs ever. I used to think most songs had harmony within them, but this made itself the new benchmark. The song’s tune is modest, humble and perfectly, PERFECTLY complements the near divine lyrics. I’d like to point out that their music video is based off my favorite scene in the only movie Jim Carrey wasn’t an obnoxious moron in –Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Rather than talking about what the song means to me which weirdly changes depending on my mood, you think about it.

For convenience, I’ve included the lyrics below. Enjoy.

Stars – Your Ex-lover is Dead

God that was strange to see you again
Introduced by a friend of a friend
Smiled and said ‘yes I think we’ve met before’
In that instant it started to pour,
Captured a taxi despite all the rain
We drove in silence across Pont Champlain
And all of the time you thought I was sad
I was trying to remember your name…
This scar is a fleck on my porcelain skin

Tried to reach deep but you couldn’t get in
Now you’re outside me
You see all the beauty
Repent all your sin

It’s nothing but time and a face that you lose
I chose to feel it and you couldn’t choose
I’ll write you a postcard
I’ll send you the news
From a house down the road from real love…

Live through this, and you won’t look back…
Live through this, and you won’t look back…
Live through this, and you won’t look back…

There’s one thing I want to say, so I’ll be brave
You were what I wanted
I gave what I gave
I’m not sorry I met you
I’m not sorry it’s over
I’m not sorry there’s nothing to save

I’m not sorry there’s nothing to save…

I miss getting testimonials.

Friendster boomed early into Web 2.0 and it was great. You know the drill: make a profile, upload pictures, update information about yourself ..and more importantly.. leave notes of appreciation or…dissatisfaction on other people’s pages.

There’s a big difference between comments and testimonials. A comment is like a bottle of beer; great for the moment until you put it down, let some minutes fly by and it goes flat. A testimonial on the other hand is like fine wine; take little sips, let time age you both and when you finally come back for more, it tastes even better. Sincerity is that ingredient that can sharpen a sword or soften a cushion.

These days comments are your random sparks of opinion on current matters –which, against the nature of sites like Facebook, doesn’t last very long to be seen or heard from again. More importantly they are less desired to be reviewed at a later time, as opposed to testimonials which give you a good lapse back.

I’ll always remember…

I don’t question why Friendster still exists, it still works for a lot of people after all. In the end, it’s the best time capsule I’ve ever had.

If you don’t understand me, I forgive that too.

Growing up I’ve always dreamed of having my very own Gundam, a mecha I’d climb into and cause havoc and change the world as I see fit. You see, while I was a big fan of Superman as he was my favorite superhero and all, that doesn’t necessarily mean I wanted him to win. No, I wanted to be Lex Luthor. I was in the team of the man who was up against an impossible foe; if Lex could kill Superman (which he did, inevitably), then he could do anything.

You’re no different from me, you’re self righteous in your own respect.

Dear friend as I write this to you I’m wearing the shades I bought two months back, because that’s what I regard myself lately –still intoxicated from the last drop of alcohol and swelled in bullshit that outlasted my teenage years.

I want to tell you about my greatest bracket in time. The shades have been with me for a while now but I feel like I’ve worn them since the year started. I never want to take them off. My old life was over; I was no longer the person I had been.

2009 was epic. I woke up one fine evening, looked outside my window to see a pale dying sunset and knew … (well I wasn’t really going anywhere with this but..) knew… nothing of the night before (heh).

In 2009 I could have been a successful millionaire –twice, on one account because of a stroke of genius and the latter with thanks to the local gambling institution. Not out of lack of assertiveness, but rather the guts to risk what I had now for something that could entirely change the balance of both my bank accounts and more importantly, the course of my life. As a result, I doubted my safety net. As I continue to reside within it I seem to be perpetual…. to going nowhere.

The year also saw a love of my life in passing (no she’s not dead, srsly). Many teachings abound here. It reminded me to cherish moments as they pass; seemingly as moments seem to be the only frames in time that happen only once. Totally shook the foundations of how I saw relationships unfold; from very hot to extremely cold. There were challenges in keeping up with one another, as far as the quote goes –“Two entities embodied in one”, yet their very characters able to develop into entirely new people. I have an impenetrable, unbreakable stance all in all; love and all it’s cooked up to be. You give it everything, expecting to lose just as much.

It’s weird, whenever you let something go, whatever it is, it changes you. I may have been two-three-five-six people in the past because of those I had to part with. It makes you think how much circumstance shapes your life even in a moment when you think you’re perfectly fine with the universe. To dwell on this further is to ponder on a deity’s high order of fate inevitably leaving you to question your power on changing your own destiny.

I also had a lot of encounters with responsibility this year, a word I’m not really associated with at all. Free will is all that I have, beyond that is someone else’s problem; that honeymoon ended abruptly. It’s downright wrong to say I’ve changed this year, more accurately… the year has changed me.

I’m easy to please but not keen to pleasing other people. 2009 had me fighting, it had me wanting to rip people apart. Anger is my definite weakness, it triggers an overreaction of sorts within me. To this day I have not yet found a way to sedate myself. I’ve always fought and fought hard I did for the things I stood up for and cared about. Rarely, I would defend the layer of dead skin I call a reputation, which personally was always in vain. I don’t really give a fuck what others think and are saying of me, just as long as it’s the truth. Yes, I will flail, flurry and gut you for speaking on a tongue of lies and my name on the same sentence.

Originally I had more to share, but the alcohol is wearing off and so is my memory. It’s a shame!

In its entirety, I haven’t gotten a lot of things right and I’m still making mistakes. 2009 was the greatest collection of fall outs and peaks; I’ve touched ground and heaven in such a while. Levels were set and paths …..rerouted.

2009 had me holding hands with happiness and drinking with destiny.

..but right now I’m still hungover.

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.

Having recently gathered more than 100GB of music from all of my computers into a single drive, I’m faced with the cleaning of more than five thousand songs with generic filenames such as “Track1.mp3” and some even left untagged which is even worse. The process of singlehandedly looking up and tagging can take months.

Just so you know how it goes:

1. Look up album on Amazon or do a web search.

2. Find an exact match for my copy of the song.

3. Copy/write song info into ID3 tag, including album art.

One song might take two to three minutes, indie tracks might take longer.. that’s time I just don’t have!

A quick search gave me TidySongs……. simply… one of the most useful software I’ve ever ran into. Through your iTunes playlist, TidySongs looks up each song on Amazon’s music database and suggests details, furthermore, providing a “confidence” level of how close it matches your song against the recommendation.

Add album art – for example you might have a library that doesn’t need polishing but lacks album art, you can opt to do just that without modification of any other details.

Find duplicates – similar to iTune’s Show Duplicates feature but does more as it highlights the songs by appending “DUPLICATE” to the song name or you can set it to automatically remove the song from the iTunes playlist and move the file to the Desktop or a folder of your choice.

Fix your songs – crème de la crème; TidySongs goes through your whole playlist and sorts each song by comparing its existing tag to the Amazon database then recommending additional/changing details.

You might have misspelled songs or artists, missing details such as album name, genre or even track number, TidySongs fills that up!

Organize genres – I have VERY ODD genres in iTunes…. including “Mexico”, “Animal” and my favorite… “Evil”. This lets me rename “Evil” to “Goth”, “Death Metal”, any other existing genre or to a new name.

You have to love how powerful this little app is as it lets you specify which song details can be altered by Fix your songs. Also, the option to undo fixed songs is extremely handy because……

YES, AUTOMATIC! It can sort your music AUTOMATICALLY! If you’re having doubts about the quality of tagging (which it has as well, considering one’s music album can potentially contain eccentric songs)…….

TA-DA! A confidence level ranging from 50-95%. The confidence level is determined by how close a song’s details is against the online databases’. Usually a song which has a title and artist name exactly like the one in the database will have a confidence level of above 90%, so personally I always set it to 95% when auto-fixing so it never confuses songs.

(YES I HAVE THE THEME SONG TO POKEMON)

Personally, the only thing I didn’t like about TidySongs is its use of the Adobe Air runtime environment, understandable as it allows TidySongs to run on Windows and OS X… but from experience (TweetDeck uses over 150MB of RAM!), its such a memory hog. This is a minor annoyance to be honest, nothing that outshines the convenience for using it.

TidySongs makes use of Amazon’s music database, so as the database expands, so does TidySongs’ support of songs. Quality of details is of course, depending on whether the guy that was responsible for that entry had too much or too little time. Currently at 4M, it should cater to most if not all mainstream artists. Not bad, not bad at all!

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND TIDYSONGS, WHETHER YOU’RE A MUSIC LOVER OF 100 SONGS TO 100,000! Get it now, try it on 100 songs! www.tidysongs.com

Drivel is simpler but less polished compared to lekhonee. Features seem pretty much generic; one huge thing missing (as far as my general use goes) is the support for tags in posts. Other than that, its humble presentation and ease of use should be good enough for most people.

So yeah, pretty much wearing my open source hat for tonight. I still love *my* Windows 7 of course, since it was *my* idea.

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