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Το τέλος του chuck
Friday, Mar 30 2012, 21:41 Ελληνικά, Τηλεόραση, Ψυχαγωγία PermalinkΝα το λοιπόν και το τελευταιο επεισόδιο του Τσάκ.
Αν και η σειρα εχει εδω και ένα μήνα που εχει τελειώσει δεν είχα δει τα δυο τελευταία επεισόδια μέχρι τώρα. Η αλήθεια ήταν πως αρχικά η σειρα μου άρεσε ως concept, αυτη η επιστροφή στο geeky με παλιά βίντεο παιχνίδια απο υπολογιστές και κονσόλες (π.χ. Η σειρα παιχνιδιών Zork που ήταν σε υπολογιστές και δεν υπήρχαν γραφικά οπότε όλο το dungeon crawler ήταν text based)
Στη αρχή επεισης είχαν αρκετα geeky τηλέφωνα, όπως το Ν95 της Νοκια το οποίο δεν το είχαν πολλοί στην Αμερική.
Η σειρα χαλασε καπου στην πρωτη σεζον, για μενα τουλαχιστον, και πηγε απο το κακο στο χειροτερο. Ενταξει, αυτη η ιστορία με τον Τσάκκαι την Σαρα μάλλον αναποφεκτη ήταν αλλα στο τέλος παραέγινε το μελοδράμα. Το άλλο που μου έσπαγε τα νεύρα, αντί να είναι η σειρά geeky, έγινε τελείως product placement, με τα αυτοκίνητα, τα σάντουιτς (subway) τα iPhone κτλ.
Στο τέλος κατάντησε να παρακολουθώ της σειρα για το Κεισιμ και τους Τζεφ και Λεστερ, και λίγο για τον Μοργκαν. Γενικά ο Τσάκ είχε καταντήσει λίγο σπαστικός. Πιστεύω πως το τελευταιο επεισόδιο όμως έσωσε λίγο την σειρα έτσι όπως εξελίχθηκε και μου άρεσε αρκετά. Πιστεύω πως η σειρα θα μπορούσε συνολικά να έπαιρνε Α, αλλα με τις βλακείες που κάνανε με το μελοδράμα και το product placement ο βαθμός που του δεινω είναι Β.

Τα πράγματα αλλάζουν...
Thursday, Mar 29 2012, 21:39 Βοστόνη, Ελληνικά, Ιστορικά Permalink
Εντάξει, ξέρω πως τα πράγματα όσο περνά ο καιρος αλλάζουν τίποτα δεν μένει το ίδιο. Όταν τα πράγματα αλλάζουν και είσαι εκεί για να δεις τις μικρές αλλαγές που συμβαίνουν κατά καιρούς οι αλλαγές δεν σου φαίνονται και τεράστιες. Όταν όμως βγαίνεις απο το περιβάλλον και επιστρεφεις μετα απο πολυ καιρό οι μικρές αλλαγές έχουν ένα τροπο, ή ένα φαινόμενο, μαζικής αλλαγής.
έτσι λοιπόν, αυτη την εβδομάδα είναι στην περιοχή Copley τις Βοστόνης. Στο Λύκειο ερχομουν εδω κάθε Σαββατοκύριακο για Ταεκβοντο, και να να πάω στη βιβλιοθήκη που είχε Ίντερνετ, αφού τότε δεν το είχα σπίτι. Κάθε καλοκαίρι ήμουν εδω καθημερινά αφού ο πατέρας μου δεν με άφηνε να κοιτάμε αργά, οπότε ερχομουν για Ταεκβοντο κάθε μέρα, και για βιβλιοθήκη, και φυσικά κινηματογράφο.
Οταν αρχισα πανεπιστήμιο δεν είχα και τόσο χρόνο για σινεμά, και για Ταεκβοντο, και Ίντερνετ είχα στο σχολείο και στο σπίτι, οπότε σιγά σιγά σταμάτησα να ερχομαι. Με μια παλιά κοπελιά είχα έρθει μερικές φορές εδω για σινεμά, αλλα και αυτο λίγες φορές. Έτσι λοιπόν, αυτη την εβδομάδα που ήρθα στη. Ίδια περιοχή, βλέπω πως αρκετα μαγαζιά έχουν αλλάξει και το σινεμά δεν υπάρχει πια. Στη θέση του ένα εστιατόριο. Αντίο λοιπον παλιο σινεμά, αρκετές καλές αναμνήσεις αλλα καιρος για νέους ορίζοντες.

Still Sharing Items in Google Reader - Here's how
Friday, Mar 23 2012, 05:20 Google, iOS, iPad, iPhone, RSS, Technology PermalinkIt seems like I am not the only one that really dislikes Google's change in Google Reader. Sure, it's old news by now, but that still doesn't mean that we have to like it. I used to use Google Reader on my desktop every day, that way I could keep up with my RSS feeds and share interesting things throughout the day. Now, with Google's +1 and lack of "share item", not so much. The reason I don't like +1 is that I often don't go to Google+ to see what my acquaintances are sharing, and it would require some rework of my website. Currently I take the RSS feed of my shared items list and I republish it on my website - this would require some work to take my old shared items, make them +1s and then share that feed...kind of a pain.
Well, there is a way around it. Using a Google Reader client on my iPhone and iPad, like ByLine (pictured below), I am able to share items, and share items with notes. This stuff goes to my Google Shared RSS list (yes! it still works!) which I can then republish. If people shared this way I would also be able to see their shared items in the "Following" folder that Google has in Google Reader (well, at least it shows up in byline). So, there is a way to share items, and see what your friends have shared - the caveat is that you can only follow people you were following BEFORE Google made the switch.

J-Pop american funtime NOW (part II)
Thursday, Mar 22 2012, 05:14 Entertainment, Hulu, Humor, Japan PermalinkPretty funny!

Adieu, Posterous
Wednesday, Mar 21 2012, 07:55 adieu, Technology, web 2.0 PermalinkI guess this is the official end of Posterous. I got the following in my inbox the other day and it confirmed what the twittersphere and blogosphere had been going on about in the last few weeks.
The irony is that I had Posterous and used it as a twitter backup (using ping.fm to cross post). With over 11,000 tweets, I wonder how I can access my old stuff when companies keep folding or getting bought ;-)
Hi Apostolos,
I’m thrilled to announce that Posterous has been acquired by Twitter!
The opportunities in front of Twitter are exciting, and we couldn’t be happier to bring our technology and expertise to hundreds of millions of users around the globe. Plus, the people at Twitter are genuinely nice folks who share our vision for making sharing simpler.
Posterous Spaces will remain up and running without disruption. We’ll give users ample notice if we make any changes to the service. For users who would like to back up their content or move to another service, we’ll share clear instructions for doing so in the coming weeks.
You can find more information answers to other questions you may have here.
Finally, I’d like to offer thanks to everyone, especially those who have been with Posterous since day one. The last four years have been an amazing journey. Your encouragement, praise and criticism have made Posterous better, and I really appreciate everything you’ve done.
Thanks again and I look forward to building great things for you at Twitter.
- Sachin

AT&T Nasty gram
Tuesday, Mar 20 2012, 17:11 att, Cost, Technology, Telephony Permalink
Rugby with Tasers...
Saturday, Mar 10 2012, 08:51 sports, Weird PermalinkIt looks like indoor rugby with a giant ball and tasers...

Adieu Knol and Ovi Share
Friday, Mar 9 2012, 05:57 adieu, FAIL, Google, Nokia, Technology PermalinkKnol on the other hand is a bit sad. When Knol was announced I signed up, and I was really looking for a good wikipedia competitor (two encyclopedias are better than one). The main problem with Knol was that Knol results NEVER came up in my google searches. Whenever I was looking for something, Wikipedia would be what came up, not Knol. If this isn't a major #fail, I don't know what is. When I look for information, I don't tend to go to silos of information UNLESS I know already that there is something there. Wikipedia isn't a destination for me, but rather something that comes up in google results! Poor SEO on Knol's part, and poor integration with Google Search.
Knol Announcement:
As part of Google’s prioritization of product efforts, we will be retiring Knol. From now through April 30th, 2012, Knol will work as usual, but we’ve made it easy for you to download your knols to file and/or export them to Wordpress.com. From May 1, 2012 through October 1, 2012, knols will no longer be viewable, but can be downloaded and exported. After that time, knol content will no longer be accessible. We hope that this timeline provides you ample time to transition your content. For more information, please visit our FAQ: https://knol-redirects.appspot.com/faq.html
Thank you,
The Knol team
Ovi share Annoucement
Dear Ovi Share user – |
You are receiving this email because you have previously used the Ovi Share service. Ovi Share is an online service that enables Nokia users to upload and share files, typically photos and videos. |

Would you like a Latte with your Occupy?
Thursday, Mar 8 2012, 05:49 FAIL, Protest, School, Work PermalinkFree Lodging? |
I was walking out of the cafeteria the other day, where the Occupy tents are setup (4 of them) and I noticed chairs, coffee makers, people playing chess, or going out for a cigarette and hacky sack. It seems to me that the Occupy Movement has become LESS about protesting the insane increases in our public higher education system and more about free amenities: free wifi, free sofas, free heating, free water, bathroom facilities cleaned up by other people. At least the Occupy Boston movement froze their butts off, they protested and they were a thorn on other people's sides - the message got out. What OUMB has become is a place for free lodging. In the original picture bellow you at least saw an information table (and no living room furniture or coffee makers). All I can say is #fail.
Original Occupy (Jan 2012) |

Assassin's Creed Revelations | done
Wednesday, Mar 7 2012, 05:15 Assassins Creed, Entertainment, VideoGames, XBOX PermalinkThis past weekend I finished Assassin's Creed Revalations (with 69% synchronization), and as was expected, it ended in a cliffhanger... #facepalm. I know that the series is episodic, and I really didn't expect to see Desmond really do something much in today's world...and yes the game revealed a lot about Altaïr and Ezio, and the Assassins...and Desmond's past; but I am left wanting more of this story (despite the fact that it's getting a bit weird with the "first people") I suppose this is a good thing - I could be playing a game like Alone in the Dark where I am happy that it's just done ;-)
A few other stats about the game:
- 100% reconstruction of constantinople (but no badge for this!)
- 40 (or so) data fragments picked up (should I go find the other 60??? there is an achievement for that)
- 30 out of 60-something achievements received (I really hate the multiplayer ones since I don't really like playing the multiplayer that much)
- 67% sync (you know, I've never gotten 100% sync in any Assassin's Creed Game, despite the achievement badge you get)
Now I guess it's time to download the Lost Archive DLC and see what Subject 16 is up to...

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