Monday, September 21, 2009

PPStreaming

Yup. It had to happen. I'll happily rant about anything I want.

PPS, or otherwise known as PPstreaming, is a chinese developed software meant to stream videos. Streaming is a process of rapidly getting data and playing back, almost instantaneously. Data only flows through the computer, and does not occupy any disk space.

Initially, the software is used in china (duh!). The internet speed there is actually way faster than what we have here, and so, by streaming, it is a logical idea too, since not many people likes to download movies. And from what I can tell, chinese can stream movies without affecting their download speeds, as they have a much better bandwidth.

Now here lies the problem. Some smart ass chinese who came here to study, tried to PPstream in Malaysia, but failed, as the speeds were atrocious. I bet he/she told some Malaysian that streaming is the future and bla bla bla.

Thing is though, streaming is good, but please do it in the confines of your own house, not in a shared house, or a hostel. The whole house's net will crawl, and people will hate you, your children, grandchilden and 3 generations after that. It is downright selfish to stream in a shared house, as PPstream can really suck the bandwidth. I've seen, in a house equipped with a 2MB/s Streamyx line, PPstream can use up to 1.8MB/s. That is what we all call a leeching program, and not even torrents can achieve such speeds. Sure, you benefit by enjoying your movie, and not wasting any hard drive space, but at what cost?

Conclusion? Stop streaming and get a life. I don't mind people downloading torrents, but PPstream is just way too stingy. To all PPstreamers, you know who you are.

Monday, September 7, 2009

Why I hate Facebook

- Fukken apps that clogs up the whole wall. And you can't see the proper posts by HUMANS !
- Every reply I get, an email comes in. I have to cleat >500 Facebook emails weekly. Ya, I can deactivate it, but how the hell am I going to know when there's an update? Facebook, if you're seeing this, LEARN TO FUKKEN CONTROL IT !!
- Damn Web2.0 coding that screws up in Chrome.
- Flash games that makes systems hang ( Restaurant City, Pet Society etc)

Will add more when "the mood" comes

Why???

Why is life so damn unfair?

Look at this. Me and a few of my friends are carfags. Yes, we do love cars. And like some of them, I don't own a car. Look around at Westlake. All the non-carfags are happily driving their godforsaken MeeVees all over the place. Those are people who drive from point A to point B. But for a carfag, we don't mind driving from point A to point B to point C and back to point A just to enjoy the car. Yes, driving for us is where we release our stress. But what happens if we don't have one? How to release our stress? Fap? Online? Cycle?

And then another one of my friend mentioned that, to be a good driver, tons of experience is needed. And practice as much as you when while you're here. Fine by me, but then, where's my so-called car for me to practice?? Flaws everywhere..

I'm not the only one, I know. my friend, who was promised a car, and now can't get it till next year, is feeling the same as me right now. what the heck, he has a higher chance of getting a ride when compared to me.

but then, life is unfair after all. so from that conclusion, i think my chances of getting a car here is pretty slim.. or maybe i should just give up.. sometimes i just couldnt be fukken bothered.. but at times like this..ranting out is my only way..but for how long can i rant on like this before i go insane??