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Met A Girl From POF

January 11th, 2011 • Random, Technology
Tags: POF

So I finally met a girl from POF in person last night, and it was pretty good.

She showed up a bit late, but what female doesn’t. They all have to be fashionably late. Luckily I had my kick ass new Samsung Focus Windows Phone to keep me company.

via Mobile Jaw

When I arrived at the coffee shop, I needed to get a drink first. I always get water. I can’t drink tea or coffee. A, it stains my teeth, and B, for coffee anyway, it’s an acquired taste that I have not acquired. To be frank, it tastes disgusting. I don’t understand how the rest of the population can drink that stuff. It tastes like dirt. Seriously. What is wrong with you people?

I get my water, and start looking for a place to sit. They have a row of bar stools that go across the entire length of the coffee shop, but there’s always people camped out all over the place with the laptops, etc there. So I take a seat at a table. As I’m sitting at said table, I start to realize how low the chairs are and how uncomfortable I’m starting to feel sitting there, feeling like a little person. Not only that, I realize I’d be facing this girl, and that may get weird. I like to sit side be side.

I look around and finally find a stool and with a couple other seats around it free, so I take that and sit there, surfing the net on my phone while I wait for the chick to show up.

As I’m sitting there, I turn my head a little just to see who’s around, not wanting to make a first meeting even more awkward with people being able to listen to the very first conversation I have with this girl. I have no idea how the meeting will go, if it goes well, then it’s all good, but if it goes horribly to shit, then some random person will be listening in on the entire thing, especially the weird silences that always happens.

Luckily for me, there wasn’t anyone around that would make this weird for us.

She finally shows up, and phew(!), she’s cute. Granted I’d already seen her pictures, but as we all know, girls know how to make themselves look good. Good lighting, different angles, etc.

I won’t get into all the stuff we chatted about (mostly because all of it was so random that I wouldn’t know where to to start), but it was definitely one of the better conversations with a chick (whether new or someone that I’ve known for years) that I’ve had.

I got to talk about evolution (one of my favorite subjects) for a bit, though she did threaten to punch me if I continued to discuss evolution. Why did she do that you ask? Well, because I was using evolution as an “excuse” for everything that men do that women like. But it does go both ways. Women always complain about men thinking with their penises, etc, but don’t seem to realize that men only put up with their shit because they think there may be a remote chance of getting laid.

Sheesh.

Anyway, good times, as we were there for a couple hours. I’ll let you know if we meet again.

via fffound.com

And no, this is not the girl I met, but hey, who doesn’t like to see a cute girl in the shower with balloons? That’s right.

Jolie O’Dell Is The Hot Babe Of The Day

July 6th, 2010 • Babes, Technology
Tags: Bisexual, Jolie O'Dell, Mashable, Mashable.com

Jolie O’Dell is a social media reporter for Mashable.com. She’s not only smart and a great writer, but she’s also gorgeous and bisexual.

So not only can she help you figure out your privacy settings on Facebook, and reporter on Apple’s iPhone 4 issues, she’ll also be up for inviting another hot girl into the bedroom.

I’m in love.

Be sure to checkout her Twitter avatar in this awesome YouTube time-lapse video made by David Hoang.

Jolie O’Dell On flickr.

Steve Jobs And Bill Gates Share A Laugh About Apple Getting Sued

July 1st, 2010 • Technology
Tags: Apple Sued, Bill Gates, iphone, Steve Jobs

HAHA!

Restaurant Replaces Menus with iPads

July 1st, 2010 • Technology, Video
Tags: Australia, Global Mundo Tapas, iPad, iPads, Restaurant Menus, Sydney

Global Mundo Tapas, a Sydney, Australia restaurant has replaced all their menu’s with the iPad. Seems pretty cool, and I definitely think it’ll make people order more food this way, especially seeing the food all beautiful and glossy looking on the iPad screen.

I wonder if the customers will adjust their tips then, eh?

iPhone 4 Recall And Twitter

June 27th, 2010 • Babes, Technology
Tags: Brooklyn Decker, Brooklyn Decker Andy Roddick, Brooklyn Decker iPhone, Brooklyn Decker white iPhone, Daily Mail, iPhone 4 Recall, iPhone 4 reception, Steve Jobs Twitter, Twitter

Obviously someone at the Daily Mail was too busy watching the England vs Germany soccer game to realize their error, Mashable reports:

The Daily Mail reported this morning than an iPhone 4 recall is underway, but don’t believe it; the UK publication’s source was a tweet from a fake Steve Jobs Twitter account. Apple hasn’t announced any plans to recall its new phone.

The Twitter account @ceoSteveJobs is a parody account — it even says so in the profile bio, and even if you don’t read the bio, it should have been obvious from the tweets, which include lines like “Be careful not to leave your #iPhone4 at the Genius Bar on the way out of the store. Gizmodo might pick it up,” and “I heard the CEO of AT&T got married recently. The service was great but the reception was terrible.”

The Daily Mail has pulled the original story, which began with a claim that a recall was coming and a quote from the fake Twitter account, and then continued to explain the issues users have had with signal loss when the iPhone 4 is held a certain way.

It’s hard to imagine that Apple didn’t know about the signal issue. The engineers at the company probably decided it was a worthwhile trade-off for otherwise improved reception, so don’t expect a recall for that reason.

Though you might surprised that The Daily Mail ran a story based on a tweet from an account that is so obviously fake, it’s not the first time something like this has happened. That’s why Twitter implemented a system for verifying the accounts of important people and publications.

The banner photo? Brooklyn Decker, recently voted the Sexiest Woman Alive by Esquire magazine, is shopping with an old white iPhone in her hand. As they say on Two And A Half Men, I’d hit that.

Fuck You Andy Roddick.

iPhone. Blender. Not Good.

June 26th, 2010 • Technology, Video
Tags: apple, Blender, iphone, iPhone 4 Blender, iPhone Blender

Can whomever financed this video send me a hot blonde with big tits and pink nipples? I mean…if you’re going to be throwing away money anyway…might as well get me laid.

Apple Is Holding It Wrong

June 25th, 2010 • Technology
Tags: apple, Don't Hold It That way, Holding the iPhone wrong, iphone, iPhone 4

So after Apple told people that they’re holding the iPhone incorrectly, someone took the time to make this kick ass graphic of Apple, in their own ads, holding the iPhone wrong.

I’m just pointing out what someone else did. Please don’t come and hurt me, Steve Jobs. Praise be to you.

Fire Up Your Sex Drive iPhone App

June 24th, 2010 • Babes, Technology
Tags: Erectile Dysfunction, Fire Up Your Sex Drive iPhone App, Rosie Jones

I know they call the iPad magical, but maybe they should apply that tag to the iPhone too, Gizmodo reports:

The iPhone App Store scam continues. Following wart removing, hair growing, fat burning, and anti-smoking apps that use the iPhone to perform their miracles, now it’s time for your penis: A new Apple-approved app fixes erection dysfunction through sound waves!

No more Viagra and Cialis pill popping! No more visits to the sex therapist! The app is called “Fire Up Your Sex Drive”, and it tries to lure stupid customers by saying “Sex up! Fire up your sex drive! [Just for Male (sic)] Dissatisfied with your sex life? This application could vastly enhance your male power!” And that’s not the end of it:

Just listen to the audio for 6 minutes everyday, and after 20 days your male sexuality will be enhanced for more than 85%! The effect is close to taking a viagra!

Yes, there’s actually an application in the the iPhone app store that says that in the description. Which means that somebody in Cupertino actually read it, tried it, obviously discovered it worked as it says, and approved it.

I don’t know if Ron Jeremy’s picture actually comes with the App, but if it does, that’s a boner killer right there.

OMG you know who’s not a boner killer? Rosie Jones!

Steve Jobs: Just Avoid Holding It That Way

June 24th, 2010 • Technology
Tags: apple, Ashley Greene, Avoid Holding It That Way, iPhone 4, Just Avoid Holding It That Way, Steve Jobs

Apparently, if you don’t hold the new iPhone 4 “properly”, you’ll get a bad reception, Steve Jobs confirms via TechCrunch reports:

Gripping any phone will result in some attenuation of its antenna performance, with certain places being worse than others depending on the placement of the antennas. This is a fact of life for every wireless phone. If you ever experience this on your iPhone 4, avoid gripping it in the lower left corner in a way that covers both sides of the black strip in the metal band, or simply use one of many available cases.

Engadget obtained an email he sent to another user, with a response:

Just avoid holding it that way.

And as the guys at TechCrunch correctly pointed out, that is the BEST “That’s What She Said”, ever!

Care to see some hot girls with the iPhone? Carol Zara at digitallyblonde.com has quite a few. Click here to see them all.

By the way, Ashley Greene is holding an iPhone in the banner picture, and she can hold it whichever way she wants.

Guy Goma BBC LMFAO

June 22nd, 2010 • Technology, Video
Tags: apple, BBC, Guy Goma

Guy Goma apparently was set to interview for a job, but ended up being mistaken for a guest who was set to talk about Apple.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Almost as funny as Alvin Green being interview by Keith Olberman.

Here’s more of Alvin Greene

The Greater Offshore Bank & Trust. Boxers or Briefs?

June 8th, 2010 • Technology, Video
Tags: IE6, IE7, IE8, IE9, Internet Explorer, Microsoft

Microsoft wants to scare you into using Internet Explorer 8, so they created this ad that shows real New Yorkers being duped into handing over all their personal information at a fake bank Microsoft created. Bill Gates is so rich he could start his own bank over night.

As a web designer, I hate IE8, IE7, and most of all, IE6 (if you still use it, go and jump out the window) with a passion.

Microsoft web browsers are like the ugly girls you don’t want to bang, but you have no chance because “society” wants you to.

And now they’re testing IE9, which Mashable reports:

Microsoft also focused on adhering to web standards. IE9’s Acid3 test — a measure of how well a web browser follows certain web standards — achieves a score of 55/100. Firefox 3.7, for comparison, scores a 97/100, so still not great.

WOW, 55/100! Good work sweat shop employee! Maybe you can get Lindsay Lohan to do the QA for you while she’s drinking and doing crack.

A Tickle Massage

May 30th, 2010 • Technology, Video
Tags: Tickle Massage

Whatever happened to getting a massage to completion?

Click here to visit the company site.

iPad cases – It’s a European carry all!

May 28th, 2010 • Technology
Tags: iMaxi, iPad, iPad Cases

Out of all the cases I’ve seen the iMaxi has to be the most original, since its sort of taking its name from the iPad.

From The Manufacturer:

It’s the perfect one-of-a-kind embarrassing gift for the Apple geek in your life. Don’t be caught letting your iPad show!

The iPad finally came out in Canada today and I sure would love to get one. The iPhone is coming out in a couple weeks and I definitely need to get that as my current iPhone has a smashed up screen.

Ladies of Metal

May 27th, 2010 • Babes, Technology
Tags: Carol Zara, DigitallyBlonde.com, Ladies Of Metal, Sandra Bullock

Hot tech babe Carol Zara at DigitallyBlonde.com posted some images of hot Metal Babes. You can see the rest of the photos on her kick ass web site by clicking here.

Is it just me, or does the girl in the banner picture look like Sandra Bullock with lots of tattoo’s?

I guess all of Jesse James’s problems could have been avoided if Sandra Bullock just got a bunch of tattoo’s.

Jolie O’Dell from Mashable is hot

May 27th, 2010 • Babes, Technology
Tags: Jolie O'Dell, Mashable

Jolie O’Dell from Mashable.com posted this on her Twitter account the other day as her new profile picture. She’s rather pretty.

I work in the tech industry and let me tell you, it’s hard (no pun intended) to find girls in that field. Everytime we do job interviews, its just one dude after another dude.

It’s rather depressing. Sometimes I feel like I’m stuck in a Turkish prison. And when I finally do see some females when I step outside, I can’t help but giggle and say “oooh girls!”

Bill Nye The Science Guy On How ‘Top Kill’ Works

May 27th, 2010 • Technology
Tags: Bill Nye, Bill Nye The Science Guy, BP, british petroleum, Gulf Of Mexico, Oil Spill, Top Kill

I hope they do something like this to whomever thinks its a great idea to keep making Sex And The City movies. Yes, 50 year old women that live in NYC who have 20 something year old men after them all the time. Very realistic.

Facebook’s new privacy settings

May 27th, 2010 • Technology
Tags: Facebook, Facebook Privacy Settings

So as far as I can tell, I can still Facebook stalk. Great Success!

Scientist Infects Himself With a Computer Virus

May 26th, 2010 • Technology
Tags: Computer Virus, Science, Scientist infects himself with computer virus

From Mashable.com:

The University of Reading’s Dr. Mark Gasson has an unusual distinction: he’s the first human to become infected with a computer virus. After corrupting a small electronic chip with the malware, the British scientist inserted the device into his hand and was able to pass on the virus to external systems.

The chip itself uses a technology called RFID to send information back and forth. It allows Dr. Gasson to gain access through security doors and activate his cell phone — all of which still sounds odd and futuristic enough though the technology has been used for applications as mundane as paying for drinks in upscale nightclubs already for years.

That is pretty awesome. Only a matter of time before I can shoot laser beams out of my eyes.

10 Best “Get a Mac” Parodies

May 26th, 2010 • Technology, Video
Tags: apple, Get A Mac, Get A Mac Parodies

I didn’t know this, but apparently the awesome “Get A Mac” ads have been cancelled.

The awesome guys at Mashable.com a list of the best “Get A Mac” paradies. Click here to check it out.

The Butterfly Effect on the Sun’s Surface

May 25th, 2010 • Technology, Video
Tags: Breaking Bad, Butterfly Effect on the Sun, Science

From Wired:

The images were taken with SDO’s Atmospheric Imaging Assembly, which takes images of the full disk of the sun at eight different temperatures from 10,000 to 36 million degrees Fahrenheit. They show a small flare in the right part of the screen, which sets off a magnetic instability that cascades across the surface of the sun at hundreds of thousands to millions of miles per hour. This wave builds as it travels, culminating in a flare that triggers a large loop of hot, charged plasma at the top left of the sun’s disk.

This is an awesome video. I almost feel like Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Bad when he screams “Yeah Mr.White! Science!” God I love that show.

Koreans using sausages to play games on the iPhone

May 25th, 2010 • Technology, Video
Tags: iphone, Koreans, Sausages

And apparently this is a very useful accessory, according to Gizmodo:

Sausage finger puns aside, meat-shaped iPhone and iPad accessories don’t exactly seem like the most natural thing. The whole trend supposedly started with a some Koreans who decided to use regular sausages to play games on their iPhones. You see, unlike plastic sticks or other random objects, sausages actually work on capacitive screens—just like your fingers. CaseCrown’s styluses give you the weird sausage experience without making your gadgets smell like beef.

Click here to read the rest of the story.

They always come up with the craziest things in Asian. Usually its the Japanese, but I see the Koreans are giving them a run for their money now.

Speaking of Asians, I love hot Asian chicks. Usually if they’re a mix, say, white and asian, they always come out pretty hot. It’s either they come out hot, or not hot. There’s no inbetween when it comes to a mix.

I think I have to do a post on hot asian girls now.

4 Star Formula 1 Simulator

May 25th, 2010 • Technology
Tags: Formula 1 Simulator

Hands down, this beats all the car race games on my iPhone which currently has a very bad cracked screen. Lets hope the warranty cover its.

LittleDog Robot is awesome

May 25th, 2010 • Technology, Video
Tags: LittleDog Robot

This thing is totally awesome. The uses for it are endless.

Wow, kind of makes me feel useless for not being able to create something like that. I just post pictures of hot chicks. I like to think what I do is an important public service though.

The iPad black dress

May 25th, 2010 • Random, Technology
Tags: apple, iClothing, iPad

From Mashable.com:

Not everyone can pull off an iPad vest, which is why we’re relieved that someone finally came out with a line of fashion staples that will look good on anyone — well, anyone who wants to carry around their iPad on their person at all times, that is.

Yeah, something tells me Steve Jobs isn’t going to change his jeans/turtleneck/sneakers outfit for this.

But if you’re interested, you can find the “clothing line” here.

Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt bury the hatchet. Awww so cute!

May 25th, 2010 • Technology
Tags: apple, Eric Schmidt, Google, Steve Jobs

Gawker.com had an awesome Photoshop contest going, showing Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt making nice.

You can see the rest of the pictures here.

Yahoo!’s CEO Carol Bartz tells Michael Arrington to Fuck off

May 24th, 2010 • Technology
Tags: Carol Bartz, Fuck off, starbucks, Yahoo!

I don’t know why, but she kind of reminds me of the manager at the local Starbucks next to my office.

This manager is really hyper and funny and talkative, and a coworker and I were talking about how she’d probably be really hard to control in bed. She’s all tiny, but full of energy. She’d probably be bossing you around in bed and not giving you a break. Probably insulting you as you try and have sex with her too.

Yes, weird that I go from Carol Bartz to the manager of the Starbucks. They don’t even look alike.

How Open Is Google?

May 23rd, 2010 • Technology
Tags: Google

Looks like more and more, company’s that use to be the underdogs taking on Microsoft, such as Apple and Google, and now Facebook, are facing more scrutiny from not only the public, but governments as well.

Eat to starve cancer

May 22nd, 2010 • Technology, Video
Tags: Cancer, Eat To Starve Cancer

Has the iPhone lost its cool?

May 21st, 2010 • Technology
Tags: Android, apple, Google, iphone

From CNN.com:

The iPhone’s appeal is in large part tied to the hundreds of thousands of applications available in the App Store. But Apple’s controlling nature has frustrated developers. Its esoteric App Store rules mean that applications can be rejected for all manner of reasons, creating a strong disincentive to develop on the platform.

Apple has earned enemies, too, in its battle against Adobe Flash. By essentially banning Flash from the iPhone, Apple has provided fuel to critics who say the iPhone is a “closed” platform: You can play in Apple’s sandbox, but only if you abide by their rules. The rules, it seems, become stricter every day.

I haven’t had a chance to try out any Google OS phones, but I know many people that are now thinking of dumping their iPhones and getting an Android operated phone.

I’ll wait and see what the new iPhone 4G brings us.