Reading Time: 1 minute Before MDA or Mediacorp decides to pull the video off Youtube, watch it. For people who cannot view YouTube videos, here is the line: “Oh, my arm says that the rain won’t come today. … But my boyfriend will come tonight. … … Twice! (bimbo pose)” SEXEHH!
Reading Time: 15 minutes Bell Zeller, a fantastic programmer, committed suicide early last month. Being someone who does not have friends committing suicide (as if I want them to), it is kind of detached for me to feel sad. Not until you read a suicide note written with much intensity. It was succinct, even when the note is 4000 words long. It conveyed his entire 27 years of sadness. So great that it leaves me with a heavy heart. In the words of Joel…
Reading Time: 1 minute Those who are in my friend list on Facebook know that I am an avid sharer, sharing YouTube videos, interesting news, constant status updates, all just to distract them. Just kidding. Anyway, there is a new application in town! Not exactly an application, rather, a website: PostPost.com. This is the browser version of Flipboard. In their words: PostPost is a news aggregator for the social generation, and collates the articles, videos, and photos your friends have found interesting enough to…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Apparently, there are scammers/data miners who are exploiting features, or lack of it, on Facebook. For many years, as far back as when Facebook first started, countless of users have been asking or requesting for a similar feature to Friendster’s “Who viewed my profile”. Steadfastly, Facebook held their ground and refuse to allow such a feature to be implemented. Malicious programmers are now increasingly exploiting this stance to mine user data (so I have assumed) from unwitting Facebook users, who…
Reading Time: 1 minute Apparently breaking wind is about to be made illegal in Malawi. It appears to raise a stink in the local judiciary as well. Justice Minister George Chaponda says the new bill would criminalise flatulence to promote “public decency”. “Just go to the toilet when you feel like farting,” he told local radio. However, he was directly contradicted by Solicitor General Anthony Kamanga, who says the reference to “fouling the air” means pollution. Read more over here. Laughable. Now, this reminds…
Reading Time: 1 minute I mean, is ‘fat’ really the worst thing a human being can be? Is ‘fat’ worse than ‘vindictive’, ‘jealous’, ‘shallow’, ‘vain’, ‘boring’ or ‘cruel’? -J.K. Rowling
Reading Time: 1 minute For days, in fact, months, the Balloon Bliss group outing photo was my wallpaper. Now, on a wimp, I have decided to refresh the wallpaper. Balloons are distracting me. Wallpaper image taken from Lifehacker Wuala group. P.S. In case you do not know what Wuala is, read here. P.P.S. In case you want to create a Wuala account, do me a favour and use my referral link. Thanks!
Reading Time: 1 minute The following is just a rehash of what I have posted on my Facebook wall. It simply highlights the danger of liking random pages. Consider this a public service announcement. There is a “Nikon camera giveaway” (note the quotation marks) on Facebook (http://guyinawindchair.com/nikon/). It is a scam. Do not like not it. If you have, block the application and check if you have this page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/HM-Faysal/167240566625082) in your “like” list. Also remember to block the application as it has access…
Reading Time: 1 minute Kudos to furryphotos for exposing me to light stencilling on Plurk. It is a photography technique whereby the photographer manipulate exposure settings, lighting conditions, and together with self-made dies to create really nice pictures. There is a tutorial on light stencilling on Deviant Art. You can view more of light stencils on Flickr by searching for “light stencil”. Just wondering aloud: Can this be counted as a arts project in schools? I am sure that the students who are interested…
Reading Time: 1 minute Lifehacker has compiled tips that they consider essential for surviving office life. Working in an office for a short three months, I can’t help but to agree with most of the tips in the article. If you have any other tips, feel free to post them in the Lifehacker post. In reverse order: Have Someone Else Do Your Handicapping Ask Others to Be Creative Without Putting It That Way Leave Without Burning Bridges Get Around or Work Beyond Lame IT…