Dickson's Blogathon

November 2004 - Posts

• Just when bad isn't bad enough...

  With a course project and a paper presentation due in a few hours, I'm forced to pull an all nighter here at the Computing Science Building.  One of my group members just cracked open a fortune cookie and it says: “It is a good time to Read More posted 29-11-2004 05:24 by dicksonw | 2 Comments Filed Under: General

• Illegal Activity in Chinatown

  My mom came home from a chinese restaurant tonight (which I will not name) and apparently for a small fee of $10, you can play/gamble mahjong with others.  My first question to her was how much did she make?  My second question was Read More posted 20-11-2004 12:39 by dicksonw | 3 Comments Filed Under: General

• 80 GB Hardrive + Linux OS + Wifi + Touch Screen = Yamaha's Grand Piano

  I was given a heads up by Mack (ironically) about Yamaha's new grand piano: MARK IV Disklavier.  Sure we have all seen pianos that can play on its own but I have never seen anything like the Mark IV.  It literally is a home theatre system! Here Read More posted 20-11-2004 12:24 by dicksonw | 6 Comments Filed Under: General

• Pillow Fight!

  I'm sure many of you have heard about the boyfriend's arm pillow made by a Japanese company.  Well, now there is something for the guys as well: I'm just a little unsure of how this would be used.  Any insights?Read more about this at TechJapa Read More posted 15-11-2004 01:42 by dicksonw | 6 Comments Filed Under: General

• Season II: With Ease!

  From the person who virtually wrote the book on procrastination,  I return with another season of “With ease!”.  As the team leader working with Gobi and two other members, many of our meetings have been cancelled, promises Read More posted 14-11-2004 01:07 by dicksonw | 4 Comments Filed Under: General

• Happy Birthday Jane and Andrew!

  The once McNally SU Major Events Coordinators, Jane and Andrew, strikes again with a very creative and well planned birthday party.  There was much suspense and build up leading up to this day and rightly so.  With hints of a city wide scavenger Read More posted 12-11-2004 07:26 by dicksonw | 3 Comments Filed Under: General

• New nGallery!

  I now have an almost empty photo album that can be found at http://gallery.dicksonwong.com Thanks to Mack for helping me out!   Read More posted 12-11-2004 05:29 by dicksonw | 4 Comments Filed Under: General

• Snowboarding Update

  The first attempt to hit the slopes failed on November 5th due to weather conditions.  So here is an update of days to keep open. Keep in mind, they are all tentative.Snowvalley - November 10th @ 4 pmSunridge - November 11thRabbitHill - November Read More posted 07-11-2004 12:55 by dicksonw | 2 Comments Filed Under: General

• What the Kerry Campaign missed

  This video shows the now elected President Bush giving the middle finger.  I'm not sure when this video was made but if it was before the election, I wonder would it have changed the outcome if it got out into the public eye.  Kerry's team needs Read More posted 07-11-2004 12:04 by dicksonw | 0 Comments Filed Under: General