I really am selling my PC.

The PC is in perfect condition, almost as new, since I haven't put in that many hours of work on it. The monitor is a brilliant PVA panel display.

UPDATE: SOLD

Tower:

  • Pentium D, 3.00Ghz
  • 2GHz RAM
  • 300Gb HDD
  • NVIDIA GeForce 6600, 256Mb
  • NEC DVD RW (- +, Lightscribe, Dual Layer)
  • Extra CD/DVD drive
  • Windows XP Pro English

Monitor:

  • EIZO S1910 19", PVA, Rotatable

Peripherals:

  • Logitech MX5000 wireless bluetooth keyboard/mouse set
  • Creative Labs speakers
  • Creative Labs Mic
  • Logitech webcam

Price, very reasonable.

Attached are some pics, don't mind the mess.

Contact me via direct message on Twitter http://twitter.com/cdemetriadis

 

Twitter in Athens riots

This post is a copy-paste of my reply to Georges' post. Read it here.

Great article George!

Was planning on writing about this whole experience myself. Truth is that Twitter really did show it's practical and informative side, unfortunately in these disastrous occasions.

I can't say that I followed up on the Mumbai issue through Twitter, but the Athens riots had me refreshing my cell phone every 2 mins.

The pattern was always the same. Twitter posters sent in the information. After 3 or 4 different people posting the same thing, this was a means of cross-checking the info, I noticed TV stations we're relaying that single piece of information... Amazing! At one instance, a twitterer posted that Kolonaki was under attack. 3 mins later, there was a TV crew headed to Kolonaki following a tip they had.

That tip can be easily identified as Twitter. But let's face it, Twitter wasn't the only "high tech" gadgetry used. SKAI TV broadcasted live via 3G video calls, thus rendering the huge and bulky cameras and crews of three people, obsolete. So, what we saw these past few days happening is that, although people headed to the web for immediate information, they were not the only ones.

Traditional media relied on these new technologies as much as we did. So, we can't really say that the traditional media is fading out, or dying... they're just adapting, just like we are...

Global "χ kilo" Constant

There is a global "χ" constant in this world we live in. The "χ weight" or "χ kilo" constant. The theory is this...
At any given moment, the complete population of earth's inhabitants (by species: humans, canine, feline etc) is always the same "χ" kilos
Now this theory may come as a shock to many, but believe me, it explains alot of weird things. First off, if in fact this theory is real, then we can explain global hunger, which is not really "hunger", just a way of balancing the obesity that's present in some countries (eg US). Since the weight of an average person in the US is quite high, that means that the someone must lose weight in order to keep the "χ" constant correct. Unfortunately, some countries suffer due to natures' correction mechanism (eg Africa) In fact, nature's way of course correcting is often camouflaged behind medical terms such as "metabolism". You might say that someone has a high metabolism and that's why he/she cannot accumulate any weight... I say it's just nature's way of correcting an in-balance in the "χ kilo" constant. The "χ kilo" constant is so delicate that it can run down to the smallest details in your life. Take me for example, when my wife was pregnant and started gaining weight, I was losing weight. After the birth of our daughter, my wife some how managed to return to her self again, and on the other hand, I'm quite larger now... So, to say the least, the "χ kilo" constant is real. I'm sure most of you can relate...