Star Wars Rogue One- God's Review!

First things first- this is far better than the sewer water that was
The Farce Awakens. Far better.

But still the lack of a true visionary in the vein of Lucas is evident
in almost every single frame. Making up for this by grabbing everything
from the original trilogy- mostly Return of the Jedi this time. And
banking on nostalgia by doing cameos of previous characters and
situations.

And coconut trees on an alien planet? Seriously??? And where the hell
was the Star Wars logo and theme at the beginning??? That put me right
off straight from the start.

The acting and characters have about as much depth as tissue paper. And
the dialogue is totally stupid, retarded, and yawn inducing, like it
was written by a bunch of adolescents. Add to that some cringe-worthy
situations and reactions by the totally miscast actors and you get ZERO
emotional impact once they all start dying (to my relief). Annoying
would be the best term to describe the characters. Plain effing
annoying.

Another problem with Rogue one is a lack of strong lead actor or two to
anchor the film. The Prequels had Liam Neesen and Ewan McGregor and and
Ian McDiarmid, Original Trilogy had Harrison Ford and Alec Guinness.
This has none. The lead character Jyn is utterly forgettable and her
horrible dialogue does not help. Her budding romance with the
castrated-Han Solo-rip-off-dude is ( I cannot even remember- I was
wishing I was somewhere else other than in that darkened theater). As
stated before the characters are just annoying and Donnie Yens
character is the most annoying of the lot. And you actually feel
relieved when they die off. Its that bad.

Lack of a proper bad guy does not help either- Vader comes through in
the end but somehow feels like its not enough- like he belongs in
another movie and has been lent into this to make it feel better.

However the space battles are far superior to anything in The Farce
Awakens and even though a total rip-off of Return of the Jedi are a
welcome respite to the boredom before it. At least they are coherent
and easier to follow than the stupidity of the Farce Awakens; however
they pale in comparison to any of the Lucas directed space battles.
They keep the same look and design of the original ships and combat
displays and call signs, even taking footage from the original movies
for the Red Squadron members. However its just too little too late.

Saving graces are the deaths of the two leads in an embrace (similar to Pompeii movie) in the
pillars of the Death Star destruction wave having managed to beam out
the battle station's plans back to the rebel fleet at the last moment-
which I did not expect and which lent a small emotional crescendo to an
otherwise dead movie.

As I had already feared without Lucas Star Wars is truly truly dead.
Disney will never be able to do anything totally new without the
God-like imaginings of George. This is getting out of hand. Instead of
making crap Star Wars movies after another maybe Disney should (as
another Disney princess sang) just let it go.

Best Predator Fan Film! Better than Hollywood movie!

This classic fan film based on the Predator movie franchise is stupendous. Fantastic cinematic production values, great acting and perfect casting. Effects and make-up aren't bad either.

Better than 90% of Hollywood movies that come out.

Samsung said to be following iPhone 7 by removing headphone jack in 'Galaxy S8'!!

The next flagship phone line coming from Samsung in 2017, expected to be called the "Galaxy S8," will likely omit the headphone jack in favor of a single USB-C port for charging and headphone use.

The most recent supply chain rumors about the "Galaxy S8" flagship phone from Sammobile note the lack of analog headphone jack, as well as a 2K resolution super AMOLED display similar to that in the Galaxy S7, but with embedded fingerprint sensor.

The "Galaxy S8" display is said to shift back to RGB, eschewing the company's previous use of the Diamond PenTile pixel layout. Overall, the design is expected to be aesthetically similar to that of the ill-fated Galaxy Note 7.

Apple ditched the headphone jack with the iPhone 7 family to much discontent, but was not the first smartphone to do so. Apple has also been tied to patents related to biometric sensors embedded behind smartphone screens, with the latest rumors pegging the technology to the "iPhone 8" refresh, expected in the fall of 2017.

Swiftkey vs Swype- which is better?

I have been using Swiftkey for a while now on iOS and recently got Swype as well thanks to my payment method being finally accepted by the App Store.
And dammit what they say is true- you have to pay if you want the best.

Swype is superior to Swiftkey in almost every single way.
Its far more accurate at interpreting the swiping movements. Plus unlike Swiftkey, Swype does not need an internet connection for its predictive engine- which is a huuge plus in my book.

The accuracy of Swype had me jaw hitting the floor on a regular basis.
99 cents? Hell its easily worth ten times that.
Just get it. Don't think. Do it.

Post your Geekbench 4 score!

Here's what I got with my iPhone SE 64gb with iOS 10.1.1

iPhone SE God's review!

So I have spent a fair amount of time with this little device and must say I am very very
impressed. I had iOS 9.3 before and after a tough battle (mainly cos iOS insists on WIFI
to update iOS through the phone) I finally managed to get into iOS 10.1.1.

With 9.3 it was smooth sailing, fast and slick- with 10.1.1 I get the occasional hiccup.
Things lag sometimes and my impatience does not help.

The phone itself is a masterpiece. Perfect size to fit in my hand and with maximum
portability. No need for a backpack to carry it in unlike most Android bricks.

Performance is stellar as expected from Apple. All games load and run with zero problems,
crashes or slow frame-rates.

Display is perfect without being exceptional. Perfectly adequate for a phone. 2k or 4k is
utterly stupid for a phone I say. Even 1080p is too much IMO and can only be fully
appreciated with a large screen TV.

I haven't had much time to take photos with the main camera but the front selfie cam is
similar to the iPhone 5s- capable but fall apart in low light.
I plan to take some slow mo shots and 4k videos soon- main reason I bought the 64GB
version. Will upload them soon and put up links here.

The Audio quality is, I must say, utterly incredible. Even more so than the 5s I had
previously. Especially with high quality headphones like the Velodyne vPulse that I use,
the bass and the dynamics are breathtaking. Even though I do not have the 5s with me to do
a direct comparison- if memory serves me right the sound is a definite improvement.
One listen to your favorite tunes on this you will instantly forgive its other
drawbacks.

Battery life was a total surprise for me- even though I read reviews how it was superior to almost anything else out there. Due to the small screen and lower resolution and optimizations of iOS and the hardware-software marriage of perfection, this phone will easily last the whole day and then some even with high usage- games, music, web etc. Could it get any better?

So to sum up this is the BEST small factor phone you can buy right now. So much power and
finesse in the palm of your hand is utterly stupendous. If you hate huge bulky bricks that
require a handbag to carry in, this is your No. 1 option. Plus add to this the ease and
quality of iOS and App Store and apps that are exclusive to Apple, this is a no brainer.

Update- After a few weeks with this phone I realized another great thing about this phone- one of its best features is Always-On Siri. That is so fucking useful.

Best evil laughter from a villain in a movie!

The Emperor when he first visits the Death Star to supervise construction- when he first disembarks his shuttle and talks with Vader and then he laughs, That  is so chilling and sinister and so EVIL!

President Trump! And the White House will be White once more!

HILLARY GOT TRUMPED!

Trump becomes the 45th President of The United States of America!
Clinton never had a chance. Women do not have the Balls to be a President. Women should stay in the kitchen!

I love this guy- truly connect with his policies.
99% of Hispanics and Mexicans are Drug Dealers.
99% of all crime done by Blacks.
99% of Muslims are Terrorists.

Trump will wall off the Mexicans, kill off the dealers, send all the Blacks back to Africa and ban all Muslims (hopefully Nuke the Mid-east).

GO TRUMP. 

Do you agree?? Comment below.

First time using Shipito freight forwading service to buy an iPhone- daily progress update!

Hey people- I am making this account of my first ever experience with a freight forwarder to acquire a fairly valuable piece of electronics- an iPhone SE 64GB from shipito.com.

I decided to buy an iphone from eBay from a seller that does not do international shipping as those are where the best deals can be found. I got this brand new phone from a trusted seller for $392 shipped to Shipito's Hawthorne California warehouse. Once it reaches there I am expecting a further $16-20 for shipping and handling straight to Sri Lanka using the cheapest shipping option which is Airmail.

So altogether with any luck this would come to a max expenditure on my end of  $415-420.
Now if I bought this phone locally I would have to pay around $550. So I am getting a pretty good deal and also avoid giving my hard earned cash to the local Muslim phone shops. (Only good Muslim is a dead Muslim.)

So as of today (Nov 2, 2016) tracking shows parcel is close to its Shipito warehouse in Cali. Once there Shipito are supposed to send me an email informing me of its arrival. Lets hope everything goes according to plan and USPS delivers it and not take it back saying that they need an actual signature from me or something. :(

Update (Nov 3, 2016)-
OK shipito sent me a prompt email informing me of the package arrival. The Airmail option was not available (maybe because of the Lithium Ion battery in the device?) so had to choose USPS First Class Parcel which cost me $39. Also after i paid the deposit for that amount Shipito asked me to verify the card by making a small debit from my card. Finally after verification everything's good to go. It will be shipped out today as soon as business starts in the US.

I had to fill in the Customs form myself so I put it in as a Computer Flash Drive/Powerbank and set the value as $35 and as a Gift. Lets hope local Customs in Sri Lanka fall for that and send it direct to my home.

Update (Nov 4, 2016)-

Package has been shipped to Sri Lanka via USPS First Class Mail as requested. Total cost only $39!
Now gotta hope it doesn't get caught by Customs. :P

Update (Nov 16, 2016)-


So Phone arrived not a single problem- came straight to the house- no Tax no nuttin- very happy.
Shipito is awesome.

New Drug Reverses Baldness!

(CNN)In his mid 40s, Mike Thomas went bald. Not a "little bald spot in the back" kind of bald or "receding hairline" kind of bald, but almost totally and completely bald. He was diagnosed with alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease, and he was devastated.

He looked, by his own description, like a "freak," with his eyebrows and eyelashes completely gone. He could feel it when people looked at him. Some of them quietly asked whether he had cancer.

"I'm in the real estate business, and I'm active in my community, but I started to shy away from people," said Thomas, who asked that his real name not be used in order to protect his privacy.

"It affects every part of your life. I got very depressed, and it was horrible," he said.

Then, this year, Thomas took a little white pill used for arthritis, and within seven months, his hair grew back.

"It's incredible. I'm so happy to have it back," he said.

What this pill means for men with more common baldness

As part of a study conducted at Stanford and Yale, Thomas and 65 other alopecia areata patients took the pill, called Xeljanz, which is prescribed for people with rheumatoid arthritis, another autoimmune disease.

More than half of the study subjects saw hair regrowth. A third recovered more than 50% of their lost hair. In a separate study, nine of 12 patients with alopecia areata recovered more than 50% of hair regrowth using a similar drug, Jakafi, which is approved for cancer treatment.

Although researchers say this is potentially great news for people with alopecia areata like Thomas, what does it mean for men who have hair loss because -- well, because they're men and they're older?

Thomas' head may help answer that question. When his hair grew back, he still had a receding hairline. That's because the Xeljanz pill gave him back his 47-year-old head of hair, not his 25-year-old head of hair.

"It's incredible," Mike Thomas said of his restored hair. "I'm so happy to have it back."

So now Thomas' dermatologist, Dr. Brett King at Yale, is trying something else: rubbing an ointment containing Xeljanz on the heads of men with alopecia areata.

Will the men grow back full heads of hair, or will they be like Thomas and many of the other men in the study and grow back a head of hair with male pattern baldness?

Dermatologists are deeply divided between skepticism and optimism. King strongly suspects that the ointment won't get rid of male pattern baldness. But others are more optimistic.

Dr. Angela Christiano, a co-author of the recently published study, had success with Xeljanz when she made it into an ointment and rubbed it on the skin of mice with skin engineered to be like the skin of bald men.

Bald mice regrew hair on their right sides but not on their left after being treated with an experimental cream for hair loss.

The ointment was rubbed on the right side of the mice and not on the left, and the results are plain to see.

Though she thinks men might have the same success with an ointment, she said the trick is that it has to penetrate properly. Compared with the paper-thin skin of mice, human skin is "much thicker, and it's oily, and it's deep, and it's got a fat layer -- so there's a lot to think about when making a good topical formula," said Christiano, assistant professor of molecular dermatology at Columbia University Medical Center.

Why male pattern baldness is so hard to stop

Modern medicine can treat big cancerous tumors and complicated neurological diseases; it should be easy to get hair to grow, right?

"You might think you could just sprinkle something on your head like what you use to get grass to grow," said Dr. George Cotsarelis, a dermatologist at the University of Pennsylvania.

But sadly, the physiology of hair growth is much more complicated than that.

King, an assistant professor of dermatology at Yale, said that with an autoimmune disease such as alopecia areata, you're essentially trying to trick the environment surrounding the hair.

"It's like making a plant in my house think it's springtime when it's winter," he said. "You just throw a light up in the living room, and it warms things up."

But with male pattern baldness, you're dealing with a hair follicle that's pooped out. "It's like taking a brown plant that's all but dead and bringing it back to life again," he said.

And much less money is spent on solving this problem than you might imagine. "People think major pharmaceutical companies must be spending billions of dollars on this because the payoff could be so huge, but that's not the case," King said.

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He said big companies are concerned that the Food and Drug Administration would approve a treatment for male pattern baldness only if it had no or few side effects, since it's treating a cosmetic problem and not a disease. Some men, however, say they suffer psychologically from losing their hair, especially if it's at a young age.

Cotsarelis, a professor at the Perelman School of Medicine, is working with relatively small companies on stem cell therapies for male pattern baldness and on tissue engineering, which involves growing hair-producing skin on a tiny scaffolding and then transplanting it back onto the scalp.

"In the end, I think there are going to be multiple ways to treat male pattern baldness, and some will work fabulously well in some people and not so well in others," Cotsarelis said.

CNN's John Bonifield contributed to this story.

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/18/health/experimental-drugs-restore-hair-loss/index.html

How to avoid getting scammed on eBay!

Its hard to get completely scammed on ebay these days due to its top-notch Buyer Protection Plans. However you can save yourself some time and money and stress by knowing how to spot a scam seller a mile away. Follow these simple rules.

1) Try and buy from a Top rated Seller- these sellers have high reputations and will never even dream of doing anything to hurt their reputation.

2) Even new sellers without much or zero feedback don't always automatically mean they are con artists. Just make sure you message them and ask for details and see how they respond etc. However if the seller has zero feedback and the item price is too good to be true its 99% certain to be a fake listing. Remember if its too good to be true it usually is.

3) eBay will show some sellers with lots of 100% positive feedback trying to sell something real cheap. Always make sure the feedback is as a Seller and not as a Buyer. You can do this by clicking on the feedback number enclosed in brackets next to the seller's user name. If seller does not have any Seller feedback always be wary of buying something that's going for real cheap. Most likely it'll be fake.

4) Recent scam I got caught to involved hackers getting control of long unused eBay accounts with lots of good feedback to create their fake listings. I bought an iPhone they had listed for an unusually low price- but since the seller had lots of good Seller feedback I thought it was the real deal.

Later eBay contacted and informed me the Sellers account has been hacked and to immediately request a refund, which I did. Seller did not respond and after a week eBay refunded me fully- however the currency coversion fees were not refunded and I lost about $20 beacuse of it.

So always the top rule of the book is "If its too good to be true, it usually is".
Buy Safe.

Star Trek Beyond- a Fan's Review!

Beyond Crap.

Easily the Worst Star Trek I have ever seen. Has Zero elements known for being Trek and simply transplanted Fast & Furious into Outer Space.

Story-wise its utter trash. Would Starfleet have the tech to build a vast city-station of the type seen in this at such an early stage in Federation history? No.

It moves so fast its incomprehensible- the CGI and lens flares make it look so synthetic I realized how good the miniatures and physical effects looked in the early movies and ached to see them again.
Krall- the bad guy's motives are never really explained and is a totally forgettable villain- just an excuse for more CGI.

The only saving grace are the performances of Simon Pegg and Karl Urban who really nail their performances as Scotty and Bones.

So thanks to JJ- 2 of the greatest SF franchises lay in ruins, raped and eviscerated.
ST and SW.

Fuck You JJ.

The Best exercises for each Muscle group based on Scientific research and studies!

You go to a gym and every brah there will tell you their version of the bro-science involved in building the best physique and which exercises are best for each body part.
Ask 'em "I need some guns brah what should I do?" And he will immediately say "Do some barbell curls boy! There's nothing like curls for getting biceps like Arnold! Boy."

And he would be Wrong!

That's where Electromyography (EMG) comes in.
Its similar to the ECG for the heart except its meant for measuring electrical activity in the muscle fibers.

"EMG is performed using an instrument called an electromyograph to produce a record called an electromyogram. An electromyograph detects the electric potential generated by muscle cells when these cells are electrically or neurologically activated. The signals can be analyzed to detect medical abnormalities, activation level, or recruitment order, or to analyze the biomechanics of human or animal movement." (wiki)

Thus EMG studies are a sure fire way of finding out which exercise is best at activating the most muscle fibers for a given muscle group.

So without further ado lets get straight to what various studies done with EMG have shown.

Deltoids (Shoulders)-

According to a study published by ACE Research (American Council on Exercise) the best shoulders exercises for each of the three heads of the deltoid muscle- the front, middle and rear- are as follows.

Anterior Deltoid (Front)- Dumbell Shoulder Press.

Dumbell Shoulder Press

 

According to the study the Dumbell Shoulder Press has far greater front delt muscle activation than the universally recognized Front Dumbell Raise. So might as well ditch the Dumbell Raise altogether and just do Press, IMO.

Middle Deltoid- 45-degree Incline Row
                           Bent-arm Lateral Raise

45-degree Incline Row

 

Bent-arm Lateral Raise

 The dumbell incline row coupled with the bent-arm dumbell raise is more than enough for total middle delt activation. Classic exerices such as Military Press and Dumbell Press mostly hit the Front Delt. However for raw strength gain I recommend doing bid compound lifts like the Military Press and Shoulder Press and their variations.

Rear Deltoid- Seated Rear Lateral Raise
                       45-degree Incline Row

Seated Rear Lateral Raise

45-degree Incline Row

 

According to the study for the rear delt there's simply no reason to do anyting else other than these two exercises.

Chest-

 ACE Reaserch study on Chest developement resullted in the folowwing findings-

The Top Three chest exercises for maximal chest muscle activation were 

1- The Barbell Bench Press

2- Pek Deck Machine

3- Bent-Forward Cable Crossovers

Everything else even incline dumbell flyes and dips fell far behind these three.

The Barbell Bench Press

 

 Pek Deck Machine

 Bent-Forward Cable Crossovers

Biceps- 

ACE Study on bicep activation resulted in the most surprising results.
The classic Barbell Curl was outgunned by the Concentration curl, cable curl and the chin up!

So make sure to include concentration curls in ANY bicep workout. Now we know why Arnold had the best biceps- he always did concentration curls!

However I would recommend starting your bicep workout with a big compound movement such as the barbell curl. Even though the concentration curl will elicit far greater bicep activation it won't strengthen your arms for everyday use as doing heavy barbell curls will.

Triceps- 

The triceps study elicited some surprising results as well!

The Top 3 were-
1- Triangle Push-up (AKA Diamond push up)
2- Kickbacks
3- Dips

Triangle Push-up

Kickbacks

Dips

Much-touted tricep mass builders such as the Close Grip Bench Press scored very low and can be removed from any tricep routine.

The type of dips they did for the study were bench dips so it stands to reason that parallel bar dips and bar dips with added weight will elicit even better triceps results!

Bar Dips

So these are the Top Exercise for development of the upper body muscle groups.

Samsung Note 7 replacement phone explodes on plane!

A Southwest Airlines flight was canceled Wednesday after a passenger's Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone caught fire on board. And the owner says he already replaced his phone after the recall of Note 7 phones for the same issue.

Lol Samsung's days are over. RIP Galaxy. :p

http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/05/technology/samsung-galaxy-note-7-explodes-airplane/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom

Want a high-end smartphone for less than $100? Read On!

Everyone wants a kick-ass smartphone but not everyone can afford the latest greatest hardware at current prices. So what do you do?

Buy a model that came out coupla years ago but failed to take off!

Enter Amazon's Fire Phone!

When it was launched in July 2014 it came with some serious hardware packed into an iPhone like device.

But it never took off and recently Amazon cancelled it altogether.

However there are a few sellers on eBay who are selling Fire Phones brand new for dead cheap- less than $100- which is a STEAL for a Quad core top end device from Amazon, with 13 MP camera with OIS!.

So go search on eBay and get one- http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.XAmazon+Fire+Phone.TRS0&_nkw=Amazon+Fire+Phone&_sacat=0

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iPhone 7 vs. Galaxy Note 7 Speed Test!

The iPhone 7 completely obliterates the explosive new Samsung Note 7 in this speed test. lol.
Not only is the Note 7 da Bomb, its got a slow fuse. LMAO.

iPhone 7 has 'the most color accurate display ever'!

According to tests done at DisplayMate website the iPhone 7 has the most color accurate display ever.

http://www.displaymate.com/iPhone7_ShootOut_1.htm

Exploding Samsung Note 7 parodies/ internet memes! Funny!

This gonna hurt a lot of Android and Samsung losers :P

  

Here's my Bitch!

Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge also have battery explosion problem!

Recent Samsung fuck-ups with the Note 7 has now extended to the Galaxy S7 range as well as a user in the UK had her S7 Edge explode in smoke in her hands.

 Instead of spending time and money on making ads that make fun of Apple they should've put more effort into... oh lets see... have their phones NOT explode.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1772176/samsung-s7-edge-overheated-and-then-exploded-in-teachers-hands-in-the-middle-of-busy-cafe/

 

 

 

 

Negroes- how far they have come over the years!

5 Things We Want Donald Trump to Do if elected President of the United States!

If elected President, we would most like Donald Trump to do the following!

1) Nuke All Muslims.
Yeah Muslims are nose-heavy ugly-ass terrorists. Every single ugly-ass cockhead Muslim has the terrorist gene in them.
Kicking out Muslims from US is not enough. Put them all on a Pacific Atoll and JUST NUKEM.
Good riddance.

2) Kick out all the Mexicans and all the Latinos.
All Mexicans and Latinos are Murderers, Rapists and Drug dealers. C'mon watch Apocalypto already!
Kick em all out and the poor Whites will have more jobs for themselves in their own county. Plus they can walk on the streets without getting mugged or raped.
Or he should take a lesson from the new Filipino President and just shoot em dead on the streets.

3) Build a Wall between US and Mexico! 
 After kickin 'em out best way to keep em out is to build The Wall. Something like The Berlin Wall- only thicker and maybe shorter cos Latinos are midgets anyway. But with more armed guards ordered to shoot to kill any monkey trying to jump the wall.

4) Send all the Negroes back to Africa.
Where they belong! Bringing back Negro slaves back from the jungle was No. 1 worst mistake in a long line stupid mistakes. Now Negroes are going rampant killing, gang-banging, shooting hoops, breeding white women. Negroes are the cause for 99% of crime in the US- if they're all kicked out US would become like a Disney movie overnight.

5) Let NATO and Europe fend for themselves.
Too long has the US being running to save Europe, Korea and NATO from foes. Going to war for the sake of bunch of idiots on the other side of the planet.
I say the US should pull out all troops and military support and let them fend for themselves for once. Fuck em.


So to sum up- America First we say!

My favourite Comedy show of recent years!

So I don't really watch comedy shows much cos they all stale and boring. The last show I really liked was Seinfeld.

But this Brooklyn Nine Nine has got me hooked and won't let me go.
Its so fucking funny. Not only are the jokes funny and the stories funny- hell even the actors Look Funny- take for example Andy Samberg with his big, overlong Jewish nose. Just looking at hime makes me laugh.

What do you think? Is Andy funny looking or not?
Comment below.