If you have read my previous post “Microsoft is Tripping“, you should more or less getting the idea that Microsoft is seeing Open Source Software as its No.1 threat in the market. Until now I have not heard any news about the infringement case, most likely they’ve learned the fact that they do not have a case unless they are willing to publish the “possible” alleged patents.

Today, when I stumbled upon this stunning page of Microsoft, I can’t help but to share it with all of you. I’m not going to make the link active here, please copy and paste if you may.
[code]http://www.microsoft.com/canada/getthefacts/default.mspx[/code]

Go read, and then laugh. I couldn’t help thinking is this a April’s Fool prank page that they forgot to remove? Now they are talking about reliability? Actually I wanted to conduct a detail survey, maybe one or two friends about their Windows 2k, or 2003 servers. How is the performance, the speed, or the reliability. You know, stuffs like that. Unfortunately, after searching my contact list, I couldn’t find anyone is using or maintaining a Windows server.

Okay, maybe you’ll say I’m one tiny prick that cannot afford Microsoft’s product and all I do is whining. You’re right, I cannot afford to buy Windows 95, then Windows 98, then Windows ME, then Windows XP, then Windows Vista, and I also cannot afford, Office 97, then Office XP, then Office 2003 and then Office 2007. There are many others I cannot afford too

• I cannot afford the frustration of BSOD(Blue Screen of Death)
• I cannot afford the stupidity of security hole that let MBLAST to auto shutdown my computer
• I cannot afford the time automatic update has to restart my computer.
• I cannot afford the cost to actually play a DVD on my computer

And so on.

Now you guys really need to get THE REAL FACTS. Google for “company that uses linux” or something like that. Don’t be fooled by this ridiculous page of Microsoft.

Here’s a list I’ve found
http://mtechit.com/linux-biz/

Also stumbled upon a blog entry of Sarah, “Everyone uses Linux“. You should visit her dad’s website too. Title of the site reads “free the people, too”, disclaimer of the site reads “This is not a commercial site. I’m not trying to sell you anything. Except maybe the idea that not everything is for sale.”. Pretty much the idea I want to share.

If you have read my previous post “Microsoft is Tripping“, you should more or less getting the idea that Microsoft is seeing Open Source Software as its No.1 threat in the market. Until now I have not heard any news about the infringement case, most likely they’ve learned the fact that they do not have a case unless they are willing to publish the “possible” alleged patents.

Today, when I stumbled upon this stunning page of Microsoft, I can’t help but to share it with all of you. I’m not going to make the link active here, please copy and paste if you may.
[code]http://www.microsoft.com/canada/getthefacts/default.mspx[/code]

Go read, and then laugh. I couldn’t help thinking is this a April’s Fool prank page that they forgot to remove? Now they are talking about reliability? Actually I wanted to conduct a detail survey, maybe one or two friends about their Windows 2k, or 2003 servers. How is the performance, the speed, or the reliability. You know, stuffs like that. Unfortunately, after searching my contact list, I couldn’t find anyone is using or maintaining a Windows server.

Okay, maybe you’ll say I’m one tiny prick that cannot afford Microsoft’s product and all I do is whining. You’re right, I cannot afford to buy Windows 95, then Windows 98, then Windows ME, then Windows XP, then Windows Vista, and I also cannot afford, Office 97, then Office XP, then Office 2003 and then Office 2007. There are many others I cannot afford too

• I cannot afford the frustration of BSOD(Blue Screen of Death)
• I cannot afford the stupidity of security hole that let MBLAST to auto shutdown my computer
• I cannot afford the time automatic update has to restart my computer.
• I cannot afford the cost to actually play a DVD on my computer

And so on.

Now you guys really need to get THE REAL FACTS. Google for “company that uses linux” or something like that. Don’t be fooled by this ridiculous page of Microsoft.

Here’s a list I’ve found
http://mtechit.com/linux-biz/

Also stumbled upon a blog entry of Sarah, “Everyone uses Linux“. You should visit her dad’s website too. Title of the site reads “free the people, too”, disclaimer of the site reads “This is not a commercial site. I’m not trying to sell you anything. Except maybe the idea that not everything is for sale.”. Pretty much the idea I want to share.

Look at this hilarious video. Embedding has been disabled by the original youtube poster. Please click on the image below to view the video.

Via: Screenshots

This is only for Malaysians. Foreigners, Ah Long means loan shark, or shylock in Malaysia.

Look at this hilarious video. Embedding has been disabled by the original youtube poster. Please click on the image below to view the video.

Via: Screenshots

For westerners, Pukii or puki means vagina. In Malaysia, Singapore, and perhaps Brunei.

Thanks look.eye for the sharing

Look at this video and you will know the answer. This is an advertisement brought to you by Shang Hai Commercial Bank.

For westerners, Pukii or puki means vagina. In Malaysia, Singapore, and perhaps Brunei.

Thanks look.eye for the sharing

This is one fine piece of work from xkcd.com.

Please see the original size at http://xkcd.com/c256.html

Now, let’s focus on Digg.com. I cannot point you to any particular story because the site is flooded with spams as of this time I’m writing. I will try to explain the situation to you as detail as I can.

Introduction to Digg.com

Just in case you do not know, Digg.com is a user-oriented news site. Users discover web pages on the Web, submit the pages as stories, other users can comment on and rate the story. If a story has enough votes, it will go to Digg.com’s main page. Digg.com used to have a lot of love from its users for the democracy it embraces.

The Cause

It all started here, and then here(Warning: HUGE page load). This Digg user CJ, has re-submitted a story that Digg.com purposely deleted, and then he’s banned from the site. He thought that he did not deserve that, and all the actions started.

The Situation

Many, in this case, countless of so called “Geeks” have supported the campaign “Spread This Number”. As you can see on Digg.com main page, or via RSS feed. There are a lot of on-going story submissions, mostly without valid links to the original stories, in other word, spam.

Here’s a screenshot I’ve taken.

And here’s some random comments I would like to quote.

“This genie is already out of the bottle, so there is no more reason for you people to pollute the Digg with this asinine bullshit.”

Too fucking bad. People are angry with Digg when they thought this was a good community. Many people discovered that Digg is in partnership with HD-DVD and are outraged by the fact. It seems people are sharing their thoughts by spamming digg with B.S. stories (and many others are digging them to the frontpage.)

This all could have been avoided but Kevin Rose handled the situation very poorly. Better luck next time. – By jon_k

“violate any laws in your jurisdiction”

And if your NOT violating laws in your jurisdiction?

The reality here is its far too late to put the genie back in the bottle. Unless the AACS people have a way to deal with the reality that this number is known, then to attack the freedom of speech of large numbers of people for pointless and in itself a cause for concerned action.

digg has many problems with its lack of moral and ethical understanding, with this just being one example. They are far too quick to attack users, ban them and try to impose their concerns on others. Its no good saying they can do what they like because they are not the government – everyone has to be held to moral and ethical standards in how they behave. That includes respect for the basic human rights which include freedom of speech.

digg should unban all those they have attacked in their desire to chase cash. And apologise. – By digghasnoethics

You can feel the angry mob simply by picking a random comment on the site now.

The Consequence

I do not know. This is by far the biggest flamefest I’ve seen on the Web, and ironically, it happens on the site that is being flamed at, big time!

Moral of the story

Say NO to Internet censorship.

What do you have to say?

[color=red]Update:[/color]Digg.com’s founder made a reply here. Please go and read about it.

If you’re still unaware of this, please visit Digg.com now and you’ll get what I mean. Digg.com has provoked its users over a group of numbers. These numbers are used to crack HDDVD with certain tools. For those who are interested, maybe this forum will lead you there.

Now, let’s focus on Digg.com. I cannot point you to any particular story because the site is flooded with spams as of this time I’m writing. I will try to explain the situation to you as detail as I can.

Introduction to Digg.com

Just in case you do not know, Digg.com is a user-oriented news site. Users discover web pages on the Web, submit the pages as stories, other users can comment on and rate the story. If a story has enough votes, it will go to Digg.com’s main page. Digg.com used to have a lot of love from its users for the democracy it embraces.

The Cause

It all started here, and then here(Warning: HUGE page load). This Digg user CJ, has re-submitted a story that Digg.com purposely deleted, and then he’s banned from the site. He thought that he did not deserve that, and all the actions started.

The Situation

Many, in this case, countless of so called “Geeks” have supported the campaign “Spread This Number”. As you can see on Digg.com main page, or via RSS feed. There are a lot of on-going story submissions, mostly without valid links to the original stories, in other word, spam.

Here’s a screenshot I’ve taken.

And here’s some random comments I would like to quote.

“This genie is already out of the bottle, so there is no more reason for you people to pollute the Digg with this asinine bullshit.”

Too fucking bad. People are angry with Digg when they thought this was a good community. Many people discovered that Digg is in partnership with HD-DVD and are outraged by the fact. It seems people are sharing their thoughts by spamming digg with B.S. stories (and many others are digging them to the frontpage.)

This all could have been avoided but Kevin Rose handled the situation very poorly. Better luck next time. – By jon_k

“violate any laws in your jurisdiction”

And if your NOT violating laws in your jurisdiction?

The reality here is its far too late to put the genie back in the bottle. Unless the AACS people have a way to deal with the reality that this number is known, then to attack the freedom of speech of large numbers of people for pointless and in itself a cause for concerned action.

digg has many problems with its lack of moral and ethical understanding, with this just being one example. They are far too quick to attack users, ban them and try to impose their concerns on others. Its no good saying they can do what they like because they are not the government – everyone has to be held to moral and ethical standards in how they behave. That includes respect for the basic human rights which include freedom of speech.

digg should unban all those they have attacked in their desire to chase cash. And apologise. – By digghasnoethics

You can feel the angry mob simply by picking a random comment on the site now.

The Consequence

I do not know. This is by far the biggest flamefest I’ve seen on the Web, and ironically, it happens on the site that is being flamed at, big time!

Moral of the story

Say NO to Internet censorship.

What do you have to say?

[color=red]Update:[/color]Digg.com’s founder made a reply here. Please go and read about it.

We see photographs on a daily basis, whether on a blog post, on a user profile, or a news report. This post is going to tell you the story behind a successful photoshot.

body size determines the steadiness of the camera.


While the tripod’s height is fixed.

A little bit of KungFu in positioning.

This reminds me of Tai Chi Chuan.

Higher ground means clearer view.

Maybe a better camera.

Do you feel his determination?

While this post is intended to make you smile, I would like to take this chance to thank all professional photographers who sometimes risk their personal safety to present us the precious visuals of current issues.

These images are taken from a forwarded email. The original source of these images are unidentifiable. Thanks Jimmy Liow for his weekly email forwarding, I am having so much fun reading them.

We see photographs on a daily basis, whether on a blog post, on a user profile, or a news report. This post is going to tell you the story behind a successful photoshot.

body size determines the steadiness of the camera.


While the tripod’s height is fixed.

A little bit of KungFu in positioning.

This reminds me of Tai Chi Chuan.

Higher ground means clearer view.

Maybe a better camera.

Do you feel his determination?

While this post is intended to make you smile, I would like to take this chance to thank all professional photographers who sometimes risk their personal safety to present us the precious visuals of current issues.

1. Parabolic cooking strainer.
   You will see this a lot in Malaysia, especially stalls selling Gan Low Mee, dumplings and many more. As for parabolic, I can’t be sure if I’ve seen this stuff in any other shape before.
2. USB Wireless Thumb Drive (signal g or b/g)
   It’s what we call wifi dongle here. Can be bought in any pc shop.
3. USB Extension Cable

Now I’m wondering, is it the bigger the better? Because I’ve got a HUGE strainer in my kitchen now, sealed with dust!!

The original article is first published in this site. Credit goes to danfolkes.

Check out this brilliant work.

Picture taken from instructables.com

Stuffs needed

1. Parabolic cooking strainer.
   You will see this a lot in Malaysia, especially stalls selling Gan Low Mee, dumplings and many more. As for parabolic, I can’t be sure if I’ve seen this stuff in any other shape before.
2. USB Wireless Thumb Drive (signal g or b/g)
   It’s what we call wifi dongle here. Can be bought in any pc shop.
3. USB Extension Cable

Now I’m wondering, is it the bigger the better? Because I’ve got a HUGE strainer in my kitchen now, sealed with dust!!

The original article is first published in this site. Credit goes to danfolkes.

Like it?

These people in ad industry are just too creative.

Like it?

This clip is produced locally from an unidentified group of talented guys. Inspired by the surrounding haze in Malaysia, the product of Indonesia’s mass forest fire. If you are not local Malaysian, you probably will not understand the languages being used inside the clip. Just skip this.

http://www.100mb.nl/

Credit goes to the owner of above link.

This worths taking a look.
Seems like vim generated, what do you think?

http://www.100mb.nl/

Credit goes to the owner of above link.