http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/ Jevon Wright's Journal en-us Sat, 10 May 2008 03:26:19 +0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss journals.jevon.org widget support@jevon.org support@jevon.org http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/15830 Huh, I get quite a lot of spam ;D Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:32:17 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/?showid=15830#15830 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/15830 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/15717 Woot, I love being on Xnet HSI for Broadband! We used to be on Quicksilver, which became Woosh... and the quality was so shitty and so slow, and you couldn't download a damn thing. (Bittorrent @ 10KB/s was a good day!) Now I'm on Xnet (full speed/full speed unlimited) and it's amazing! We get 6200kbps/700kbps transfer rates, and -- more importantly -- we can achieve 100KB/s+ on international Bittorrent! It's so empowering and awesome to actually have some decent transfer rates within New Zealand. :thumbsup: for Xnet! :D Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:17:08 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/?showid=15717#15717 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/15717 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/15175 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:09:55 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/?showid=15175#15175 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/15175 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/14944 I just found out about this... how screwy. If you're using Windows Live Messenger, have a look. Pity the icon is so ugly. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/ Fri, 18 May 2007 11:49:08 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/?showid=14944#14944 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/14944 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/14650 I'm curious. What is the price of everyone's power bills? And also: Who are you with, how many people live in your household, do you have any other energy sources, and how would you describe your usage? We're in a flat of six people, prepaid power, no gas/coal, and our power bill is gigantic ($220 in summer to $390 in winter). Sun, 25 Feb 2007 11:38:42 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/?showid=14650#14650 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/14650 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/14502 I've decided that I'm no longer going to be putting many entries in full public view, even though I don't do that many entries anyway. If you would like to continue reading my journal you will have to become a friend of mine on the Journals. PS: Happy new year! Wed, 03 Jan 2007 14:21:21 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/?showid=14502#14502 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/14502 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/14282 Things are going pretty... interesting at the moment. Over the last four weeks, I've been a sort of job-quitting limbo. I've been focusing more on my music, and have been quite surprised (and depressed) that it's quite hard so far to suddenly practice 8 hours a day! I'm trying to gradually focus on it instead, and doing quite well. I'm achieving most of my goals along my path to world domination, which I'm immensely pleased about. That's about it, really. I'm wondering what to do next year, I have a bunch of options but so far the most favoured one is moving out of this city for 2007. In the short term, I need to carry on practicing, carry on jamming, going out, meeting people, recording, and writing music. Oh how I wish I didn't have to work to survive! Luckily I've got a devious plan in action so I don't have to work again until next year. I have lots of other ideas screaming through my head. It's hard to describe. I wonder what creativity feels like? I'm considering rewriting the Journals but I'm not... Wed, 22 Nov 2006 19:56:48 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/?showid=14282#14282 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/14282 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/14027 Well I don't have much to write in here. My job isn't going very well. Music practice is going pretty well - we have our next practice tomorrow night, which should be long, hard and rewarding - just how I like it ;). I'm having a party next Saturday where we'll be playing a few songs. You should come along. All of a sudden I've become reacquainted with Linkin Park - Numb. Sigh! Another entry maybe later when I don't have to go to bed. Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:02:21 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/?showid=14027#14027 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/14027 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/13803 ;D Sat, 26 Aug 2006 12:08:20 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/?showid=13803#13803 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/13803 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/13731 This is terrible - it's a Sunday night and I feel really exhausted. I think it's mostly because I fell sick with some flu thing on Thursday, and I'm still not feeling great. (Apparently I'll have it for a few more days yet. Bah!) I'm not looking forward to the next week, because it's another five days of hard long work until I can have another break. :( Some random thoughts?... Work is going fine, it's hard but it's getting there, I'm excited to see how it works out in the real world. is wonderful, we're having fun :P. I'm really getting back into Evanescence again. I do wish I had more people with similar music tastes though :P. Wondering if they'll come to New Zealand again for their next album (comes out in September)... Still don't play enough music, I spend as much time as I can on it though. I bought a 5-string bass guitar last week, it's awesome fun to play, even though I suck. Need to also find some more people to play with. I have decided that as of right now, I love the Internet. I love how it ... Sun, 13 Aug 2006 20:40:16 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/?showid=13731#13731 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/13731 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/13601 Yes - another America-based entry. An interesting study on exit polls of the 2004 US elections suggests that its statistically impossible for Bush to have improved his results in every state, which he ended up doing. Hmmmm. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:38:48 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/?showid=13601#13601 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/13601 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/13496 Interesting video about 9/11: MIT engineer and research scientist Jeff King: what most likely happened http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8533904938803031452 I also tried to watch one contradicting this video, but it had no facts and no evidence - only emotional pleas from people. Who should you believe, people or science? Tue, 11 Jul 2006 09:53:14 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/?showid=13496#13496 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/13496 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/13369 Someone cool convinced me to start writing this :P I've been terrible over the last while and have spent the last few weeks playing that horribly addictive game, World of Warcrack. It's a pity that game is so good - they've got it so well balanced, and it's based on a game I totally love - so it's no surprise it's been so easy for me to get addicted. But not for too much longer. Playing games is great, but I have more important things to do, that I have been neglecting for too long. Such as my music studies. 's drumset is still set up here, and probably for a while longer too :D, so I've been playing around on that for about five minutes a day. It's super fun! And apparently I'm getting better. I've been thinking a lot recently about what kind of person I've become and what's happened in my life over the last few years. Generally, I'm very glad that I'm the person I am. I've also been studying politics, religion and conspiracy theories - though they sound boring, they are intensely interesting, because ig... Sun, 25 Jun 2006 21:42:03 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/?showid=13369#13369 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/13369 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/13263 jevon and aaron playing Originally uploaded by jdub_dub. The photos from my 21st party are IN! View them here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jdub_dub/sets/72157594160317301/ Am eagerly awaiting to put hers online as well. Did anyone else take some? :) Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:41:42 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/?showid=13263#13263 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/13263 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/12983 From a meme which is doin' the rounds... Go to the music player of your choice and put it on shuffle. Say the following questions aloud and press play. Use the song titles as your answers. NO CHEATING. How does the world see me? Title: Eternal Flame Band: Atomic Kitten Comment: I'm an everlasting light on peoples lives? Awww how nice. lol Will I have a happy life? Title: A Plateful of Our Dead Band: Protest the Hero Comment: Obviously my life will be angry instead. Lol What do my friends really think of me? Title: Spirit Band: Chicane Comment: Aww. Well isn't that nice lol Do people secretly lust after me? Title: 60% Band: NOFX Comment: Lol. Three in five people lust after Jevons! How can I make myself happy? Title: Peaches and Cream Band: Beck Comment: More kinky sex you say? What should I do with my life? Title: Baal Reginon Band: Therion Comment: Make death metal music worshipping the Devil! Exxxcellent. Why should life be full of so much pain? Title: Kyur4 th Ich Band: Linkin Park Comment: Everybo... Fri, 28 Apr 2006 20:21:22 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/?showid=12983#12983 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/12983 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/12981 Omg, an entry from Jevon! This is to fill a request ;). Life has been pretty interesting recently. My full time job has degraded into a part-time job - possibly permanently - which has given me a lot more spare time. I don't really mind that I don't have a "real" full-time job yet, especially one which I'd have to commute for. Yes, my new profession is literally, a "professional bum". :P As a few people may (or may not) have noticed, I've been trying to spend all of my spare time practicing music. Thanks to a guide purchased from the States, my guitar technique has improved considerably :yay:. I still haven't found my spark of inspiration for actually writing music. I'm not rushing it. I have much, much more to learn. Today's achievements included learning how to play/improvise 12-bar blues, which is really fun! Last weekend I went to Wellington to go hunting for a guitar and amp - and I found the perfect combo for me. A Schecter Omen-6 and a Randall 50W tube amp are now my chosen axe and amp. It's such an... Fri, 28 Apr 2006 20:02:27 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/?showid=12981#12981 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/12981 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/12753 I just found out that my auditory speed of processing is 25 ms, which is apparently way higher than the top performers for my age group. Yay! ;D Find out your brain speed too. Sun, 26 Mar 2006 06:00:55 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/?showid=12753#12753 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/12753 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/12725 Dsc01595 the ocean Originally uploaded by jdub_dub. I liked this photo of the ocean down at the west coast. smells. Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:56:47 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/?showid=12725#12725 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/12725 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/12609 As promised, a few of my photos from the South Island part of my road trip: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jdub_dub/sets/72057594078685891/ The ones down the west coast are really, really pretty - and we had such excellent weather! I wish we had more time to explore the coast down south. Both me and took the photos. (Krissi would take them while I drove ;D.) Flatwarming tonight! Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:41:17 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/?showid=12609#12609 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/12609 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/12600 Stolen from 's journal, using my overall top 10 artists on last.fm as at March 2006: 1. Nine Inch Nails 2. Foo Fighters 3. System of a Down 4. Pink Floyd 5. Marilyn Manson 6. Rage Against The Machine 7. Queens of the Stone Age 8. Matt Uelmen 9. Tool 10. Green Day 1. What was the first song you heard of #6? It would have been Rage Against The Machine - Wake Up, but the song that got me into Rage was Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name 2. What is your favourite album of #2? Foo Fighters - The Colour And The Shape 3. What is your favourite lyric that #5 has sung? Er... I suppose it would be "I am the god of fuck" from Marilyn Manson - Cake and Sodomy ;D 4. How many times have you seen #4 live? None. Is Pink Floyd even still playing together? lol 5. What is your favourite song by #7? Without a doubt, Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf. Purrr. 6. What is a good memory you have considering the music of #10? Erm. ;D 7. Is there a song of #3 that makes you sad? Nope. Hardly! Lol 8. What... Thu, 09 Mar 2006 18:27:08 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/?showid=12600#12600 http://journals.jevon.org/users/jevon/entry/12600