The Neurotic

"....it is, in many ways, more beautiful inside than it is externally..." -Jony Ive



Apple did it again.....and I can't believe what they just did. Sure, the technology to actually machine a part from a single block of aluminum has been around for the longest time but the cost would be prohibitive to say the least! I'm amazed....the product design engineer in me is going crazy. It would take maybe 1 day to come out with one housing? Its like making a master mold for each and every Macbook.... as opposed to doing an injected plastic which will take...ummmm.....15 secs? Damn. These guys are amazing. It's amazing that they don't let cost prohibit their design. Is it any wonder why I love Apple and Blizzard so much? They share almost the same philosophy.

Look for me under a rock. or spore.

WAR (Warhammer Age of Reckoning) is here!

So I'll probably resurface and see you guys in a month after this is released. I expected it early next year..... ><

Geek out moment. Geek out moment!

About a month ago a small company called Figureprints reared its pretty head onto the gaming world. Specifically the WoW gaming world. Besides the obvious appeal of the product this also appealed to the engineering side of me.

When I was still working as a Mechanical Electronic Consumer Product Design Engineer (*whew* try saying that twice as fast in a party), I would be making a lot of prototypes. I would basically design a product, be it an audio system or printer, over in a 3D CAD system and have a prototype made through a process called SLA. Yes, too much acronyms, jargons and technical stuff being tossed around. I apologize.

Besides the obvious draw of Figureprints, I am actually more interested in the technology behind the product. I have actually listened to several interviews with one of the owners of the company and to my great surprise (and later on, hours of "imagineering") found that it actually merges the basics of the SLA process and printer techology! Why is this so exciting for me? I basically worked with SLA to produce possibly new printer technology and it never crossed my mind to merge the two! It's like a damn orgy of sorts for me! Would I like to see that baby at work, must be a sight.

Yes. I told you guys I was a geek.

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One of my favorite webcomics, Penny Arcade also made a funny jab at the product and its possible consequences. lolz

( Read the comic )

*This has got to be my most link extensive post to date.....or at least the post with the most "<>" to make use of those "fancy" LJ tricks. Yes...I'm usually too lazy to bother with those. :P

For all the sci-fi and puzzle geeks out there. Check this website out!
Its pretty awesome. Mave sent it to me last night and it kept us up until 3am.

http://www.ethanhaaswasright.com/

Sitting here at Coffee Bean T. Morato drinking my cup of coffee. A quick glance around and I notice three other guys using a Macbook. It's good to feel you belong. >

This is really the ultimate connectivity tool I've seen so far..... can't wait for the world to catch up. :P

Mave arrived and he came bearing gifts. :D

RTS Games have always had a place in my heart. This is a sequel to arguably the most popular RTS game out there (there are still playing the original one in Korea).

STARCRAFT 2!