January 22, 2007 at 0:24
· Filed under Movies & TV
According to #24 on EFnet,
00:18:07] <@KimBauer> [24] S06E05 [STATUS] Unaired [TIME] 1days 7hrs 12mins 15secs remaining
…oh the agony!
- Ubuntu: JMicron…fixed? I think so!
Ben Collins patch has been included in today's build of Edgy Eft. Let's hope this works!
It doesn't, well not completely. It no longer hangs at 'Decompressing Kernel', but it can not find the opt...
- A Breath of Fresh Air…
I have been spending a bit of my time reading though all of Jake's entries, going back to the very inception of his blog - and there is a wealth of information put across in an extremely interesting m...
- IntenseDebate Incorporated into Blog…
First of all, I'd like to wish you a happy and prosperous New Year!
This morning I was crawling through the iphone dev team's blog and realised how powerful their comments handling system was ~ it ...
- Reflecting on Baselworld 2008
The experience was unforgettable, and meeting the folks I met was extremely enjoyable. But did anything actually catch my fancy?
The offerings from Rolex for their 100th year was at best, plai...
- The Definitive Apple iPhone 3G yellowsn0w Unlocking Guide
The following instructions are based on a guide originally posted by Takis and my experience in getting this operational.
Update:v0.9.4 has been released. Simply launch Cydia (or Installer) to per...
Permalink
January 10, 2007 at 12:12
· Filed under Watches & Horology
This has started to become a pretty enjoyable hobby, and I’ve dug up some vintage items. The first is a 9ct gold pocket watch, belonging to my great-grandfather, so circa 1800s.
This is my dad’s Omega, which I’m trying to have identified @ TimeZone.com - but they are unsure and want the movement number. It is also solid gold (18 or 24ct).
- Classic Rolex
This is a remarkable vintage ad...
...
- TimeZone GTG in London, October 2007
It just occurred to me that I completely forgot to blog about this amazing event. This was my very FIRST GTG, and meeting not so strange strangers for the very first time was quite thrilling to say t...
- The History of The Rolex President
Jake's Rolex Watch Blog is currently featuring a fantastic series covering the history of the Rolex President.
To quote Jake,
My first conscious experience with Rolex was when I was 14 years old, ...
- Happy Birthday, moi…
Yup I'm 24 today, but can't say I feel that much older really. However, I do feel more pedantic than my usual self - a definite sign of ageing but I wonder if getting set in one's ways at 24 is a goo...
- Two Crowns Better than One?
Here's a snap I took a while ago. On the left is the Lady DateJust I got my Mom for Christmas 8)
Her's is in SS/YG with the fluted bezel on a Jubilee bracelet whilst mine is SS/RG with the smo...
Permalink
January 8, 2007 at 6:59
· Filed under Watches & Horology
This is another addition to my collection featuring a black crocodile leather strap, GMT time (tiny blue arrow), domed sapphire crystal and automatic operation with date display.
I have been made an offer I simply can not refuse for another Omega I own (DeVille Prestige) so I’ll be parting with that for now, pending payment of course.
« Hide it
- C2D E6600 Rebuild…
Some might remember my ranting around this time, two years back in 2006. It was to do with the Gigabyte GA-965P-DQ6 mainboard and an incompatibility with the JMicron controller and Ubuntu (Edgy Eft a...
- Omega Speedmaster Professional, a.k.a “Moonwatch”
I have compiled a new article which maybe found here. It presents the basic history of the Speedmaster and jumps right into movement comparisons and explains the differences between the 3572.50.00 an...
- The new ‘beater’…
I have been rather late in posting, due to Uni taking priority over everything else. A couple weeks back I picked this beauty up, and is now my daily beater...
...I swap over to my other favor...
- Baselworld 2008: Patek Philippe World Time Ref. 5131 Enamel Dial
Superseding the 5130 World Time, Patek introduce the 5131 with an exquisite Enamel Dial,
The World Time, one of Patek Philippe’s emblematic complications, is highly sought-after by collectors...
- Mistake by Omega?
It definitely seems that way. Some detective work that I have been pursuing for the past couple days has finally paid off.
The NASA mission logs for Apollo 11 state the following,
4:18 p.m. EDT...
Permalink
January 5, 2007 at 17:15
· Filed under Random Ranting
Yup I’m 24 today, but can’t say I feel that much older really. However, I do feel more pedantic than my usual self - a definite sign of ageing but I wonder if getting set in one’s ways at 24 is a good idea? Ah, c’est la vie!
I woke up late in the afternoon today after watching Behind Enemy Lines 2, The Devil Wears Prada and Snakes on a Plane yesterday. They were all pretty exciting movies - I wouldn’t personally purchase them on DVD but am for sure burning the DVDrips by aXXo onto DVD-R.
About an hour ago I popped into Labels, the largest importer for Alcohol in Sri Lanka, and ended up picking up a bottle of Moët et Chandon Brut Imperial, Moët et Chandon “Dom Pérignon”, 1998 vintage of course and Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. Also ended up grabbing some of the wines we enjoy and returned home.
Tonight we are hosting my Birthday dinner at the Spoons (Colombo, Hilton), just for the immediate family, and I got about two hours to kill in between so I think I’m going to put on another movie.
Carpe omnia!
Update: Images from the dinner are located here.
- Mom’s Birthday….
We went to Gordon Ramsay at Claridges to celebrate my Mom's birthday.
...it was a very special evening indeed....
- Relaxation
In the process of re-arranging my lab I ended up trying a few LCD apps such as LCDC and LCD-Smartie. They all suck tbh. LCDC is Matrix Orbital prop. which forces you to shell out 'big bucks' which is ...
- Happy New Year!
I didn't take this image, just wanted something nice for this blog post :)
...
- Merry Christmas…
Put on a raging fire and break out the marshmallows and pour some eggnog... 'tis that time of year.
Ah well, here's wishing you a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.
On the MBP front, i...
- Monkey Steals the Peach
So what does one do, if someone hits your watch in the street?
Simple really, perform this!
Good luck wearing a Rolex in jail though 8) I for one am happy that I'm fully insured, I'd be pi$...
Permalink
January 1, 2007 at 3:34
· Filed under Random Ranting
It is already 2007 here in Colombo, while England is two hours away from crossing over. Colombo was flooded with crackers, mostly noise makers rather than sky rockets - I just hope the number of injured people will be quite low, as there are quite a few dud crackers around which tend to harm people.
That said, here’s wishing everyone a prosperous and enlightening New Year 
- Lunar Eclipse of March 03 2007 @ 22:43GMT
...
- ICC Cricket World Cup 2007: Decisive Dismissal of New Zealand
Today has been another one of those good and bad days for me, and had a rough experience involving the Colombo Hilton which I will be taking up with the General Manager in the morning.
This has by ...
- ICC Cricket World Cup 2007: Semi-Final, Sri Lanka vs. New Zealand
Pictured below are Lasith Malinga and Muttiah Muralitharan as they arrive in Kingston for the semi-final against New Zealand. This game starts tomorrow @ 14:30 UTC, which is 15:30 BST or 20:00 Sri La...
- Christmas 2007…
It was great to be back home for the holidays and I had my last exam today. Here are a couple 'WIS' shots I took...
The rest are all on my cousin's cam...and I need to try and source them from her...
- Flawless (2007)
Plot: In the 1960s and on the eve of his retirement,
a janitor (Michael Caine) plans to go out with a bang.
He's actually able to convince an unfairly treated
female executive (Demi Moore) t...
Permalink
